OBJECTIVE: For young adults, dental attractiveness is a key factor that influences social relationships. The objective of present study was to find out the influence of malocclusion in development of new relationships. METHODOLOGY: In this cross sectional study, photographs of 6 willing young adults (3 boys, 3 girls) were used. Of these, photographs of 2 adults (1 boy, 1 girl) were manipulated (Photoshop, CS3, Adobe System) to produce photographs of different types of orthodontic conditions. A total of 90 evaluator age 20 to 25 years were asked to evaluate these photographs on a questionnaire based on Visual Analog Scale. Data was analyzed using SPSS software (version 21.0). RESULTS: All malocclusions interfered negatively in development of new social relationships among adults, with inadequate incisal show at smile, being the type of malocclusion that led to the highest level of rejection (P =0.001). CONCLUSION: All malocclusions interfered negatively in development of new social relationships among adults, with some having more influence than others.


Two complementary inorganic carbon uptake systems show distinct functions in the CO2-concentrating mechanism and both are essential for limiting CO2 acclimation. The limiting-CO2 inducible CO2-concentrating mechanism (CCM) of microalgae represents an effective strategy to capture CO2 when its availability is limited. At least two limiting-CO2 acclimation states, termed low CO2 and very low CO2, have been demonstrated in the model microalga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, and many questions still remain unanswered regarding both the regulation of these acclimation states and the molecular mechanism underlying operation of the CCM in these two states. This study examines the role of two proteins, Limiting CO2 Inducible A (LCIA; also named NAR1.2) and LCIB, in the CCM of C. reinhardtii. The identification of an LCIA-LCIB double mutant based on its inability to survive in very low CO2 suggests that both LCIA and LCIB are critical for survival in very low CO2. The contrasting effects of individual mutations in LCIB and LCIA compared with the effects of LCIB-LCIA double mutations on growth and inorganic carbon-dependent photosynthetic O2 evolution reveal distinct roles of LCIA and LCIB in the CCM. Although both LCIA and LCIB are essential for very low CO2 acclimation, LCIB appears to function in a CO2 uptake system, whereas LCIA appears to be associated with a HCO3− transport system. The contrasting and complementary roles of LCIA and LCIB in acclimation to low CO2 and very low CO2 suggest a possible mechanism of differential regulation of the CCM based on the inhibition of HCO3− transporters by moderate to high levels of CO2.


In order to reduce the occurrence of landslides disasters,this paper analyzed the principle,applicability and advantages and disadvantages of borehole inclinometer,pull type deep displacement meter,multi-point displacement meter and time domain reflection technology commonly used in side slope deep displacement monitoring technology,researched the characteristics of each monitoring technology,provided reference for making suitable side slope monitoring implementation scheme.


The present study investigates the rolling motion of a rigid sphere moving down a granular slope. We observe that the sphere only moves steadily beyond a critical inclination that depends on the diameter and density of the sphere. The groove created on the bed surface during the passage of the sphere, grows with the diameter and density of the sphere and it is nearly independent of both the sphere speed and the slope angle. The granular resistance experienced by the rolling sphere is deduced from its dynamics. A mechanical description of the interaction between the sphere and the granular bed accounts for the experimental findings through a single adjustable parameter. A phase diagram for the sphere dynamics defined by two dimensionless parameters, namely the slope angle and the ratio of the densities of the sphere and of the grains, is proposed.


When using AA3000 series and AA1000 series aluminum alloys to produce extruded products for heat eXchanger applications, by controlling the level of copper and nickel in the alloy to very low levels it is possible to produce excellent corrosion resistance both before and after a brazing cycle. To achieve these results, the copper content should be no more than 0.006% by weight and the nickel no more than 0.005% by weight. A typical alloy of the invention contains about 0.001-0.5% by weight manganese, 0.001-0.7% by weight iron, 0.001–0.02% by weight titanium, 0.001–0.3% by weight silicon, less than 0.006% by weight copper, less than 0.005% by weight nickel and 0.001–0.02% by weight zinc, with the balance consisting of aluminum and incidental impurities. No Zinc addition to the alloy is required either by Zinc spraying or by alloy addition.


The ways of the rare vascular plant protection on the Primorsky Territory example are considered. On the basis of the conducted research the main conclusions can be drawn. They are 1) ecotope is an elementary unit of the wildlife protected areas system. It is the basic ecosystem containing a complex of coenotic populations which are ready for self-maintenance and self-reproduction for a long time; 2) phyto and gene pool protection can be realized in some different ways (genebanks, living collections in the botanical gardens, arboreta, nurseries), but the most effective and scientifically based way is gene pool protection in the natural environment with the ecotope in the system of the protected areas.


In this paper we propose two metrics for the evaluation of the impact of pre-echoes and post-echoes on the perceived quality in soundfield rendering applications. These metrics are derived from psychoacoustic-based considerations, in particular the masking effect, well known in the literature of perceptual coding. The measurement is accomplished through a virtual microphone array that samples the soundfield on a circumference. The soundfield within the circle is estimated by means of the circular harmonic decomposition. As a result, space-time impulse responses of the rendering system are obtained, which are then analyzed through the masking curve to extract the pre- and post-echoes metrics. A comparison between experimental and simulative results, conducted using the same setup, allows to discriminate the impact of the adopted rendering engine and of the non-idealities of the real system (environment and loudspeakers) on pre- and post-echoes.


Leptin is thought to play a major role in the control of voluntary food intake. Twenty non-pregnant and non lactating Largewhite x Landrace sows of approximately 110 kg were randomly allocated into 2 groups and received either a high protein (HP, 15.6% crude protein and. 14.5 MJ DE/kg) or low protein (LP, 5.8% crude protein and 14.6 MJ DE/kg) diet over a period of 114 days. The resulting fat and lean groups and 2 different diets were used in a 2x2 factotial arrangement to measure VFI for 14 days after completion of the first period (114 days). Blood and fat were sampied throughout the 114 days and analysed for 08 gene mRNA and leptin in plasma. The; body composition of the pigs was manipulated successfully and there was a significant increase in leptin concentration over time but there was no affect of fat o/o on ob mRNA levels, leptin levels or voluntary food intake.


Upon the recent development of the quasi-reversibility method for terminal value parabolic problems in \cite{Nguyen2019}, it is imperative to investigate the convergence analysis of this regularization method in the stochastic setting. In this paper, we positively unravel this open question by focusing on a coupled system of Dirichlet reaction-diffusion equations with additive white Gaussian noise on the terminal data. In this regard, the approximate problem is designed by adding the so-called perturbing operator to the original problem and by exploiting the Fourier reconstructed terminal data. Furthermore, we no longer need the decay behaviour of the perturbation, relying on a variant of the classical quasi-reversibility regime. By this way, Sobolev- and Gevrey-type source conditions are easily included, while we successfully maintain the logarithmic stability estimate of the corresponding stabilized operator, which is necessary for the error analysis. As the main theme of this work, we prove the error bounds for the concentrations and for the concentration gradients, driven by a large amount of weighted energy-like controls involving the expectation operator. Compared to the classical error bounds in $L^2$ and $H^1$ that we obtained in the previous studies, our analysis here needs a higher smoothness of the true terminal data to ensure their reconstructions from the stochastic fashion. Especially, using finer energy estimates our method is valid for any finite time. Two numerical examples are provided to corroborate the theoretical results.


Traumatic brain injury (TBI) increases the risk for dementias including Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy. Furthermore, both human and animal model data indicate that amyloid-beta (Aβ) peptide accumulation and its production machinery are upregulated by TBI. Considering the clear link between chronic Aβ elevation and AD as well as tau pathology, the role(s) of Aβ in TBI is of high importance. Endopeptidases including the neprilysin (NEP)-like enzymes are key mediators of Aβ clearance and may affect susceptibility to pathology post TBI. Here we use a "humanized" mouse model of Aβ production which expresses normal human APP under its natural transcriptional regulation and exposed them to a more clinically relevant repeated closed-head TBI paradigm. These transgenic mice were also crossed with mice deficient for the Aβ degrading enzymes NEP or NEP2 to assess models of reduced cerebral Aβ clearance in our TBI model. Our results show that the presence of the human form of Aβ did not exacerbate motor (Rotarod) and spatial learning/memory deficits (Morris Water Maze) post injuries while potentially reduced anxiety (Open Field) was observed. NEP and NEP2 deficiency also did not exacerbate these deficits post injuries and was associated with protection from motor (NEP and NEP2) and spatial learning/memory deficits (NEP only). These data suggest that normally regulated expression of wild-type human APP/Aβ does not contribute to deficits acutely after TBI and may be protective at this stage of injury.


Ultrasound examination is widely used for diagnosis of breast cancer, which requires a full-coverage scan of the whole organ and stable probe–breast interaction for high-quality image acquisition. In this study, a robotic system for automated breast ultrasound scanning is proposed. To avoid occlusion, point cloud of the breast is obtained from multiple angles and registered together for accurate tissue shape reconstruction, then scan path planning is performed with isometric 3-D point cloud searching algorithm for full and uniform coverage. To reduce the adverse influence of large tissue deformation during ultrasound scanning, a contact force–strain regression model is built for tissue deformation estimation and used as a feedforward to correct the planned scanning path, and a probe–tissue interaction model with scanning resistance is built for normal probe orientation adjustment. To maintain normal probe orientation and stable contact force during robotic ultrasound scanning, a hybrid force–velocity control framework is proposed based on admittance control algorithm. Experiment results show that the robotic system can successfully maintain a constant contact force and keep the probe's posture along the normal orientation of probe–breast interaction both in in-plane direction and out-of-plane direction.


Historical Evidence and Argument David Henige. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 2005. 325 pp. $45.00.When Bacon's Pilate asked, What is truth? and then would not stay for an answer, he should have substituted Evidence. Truth is a far simpler concept and is often quite easy to ascertain that something is or is not so, that is, it is not that difficult to verify that it is raining or cold or dangerous in a war zone. Evidence and its applicability, on the other hand, vary remarkably from discipline to discipline. In life writing, the standard is relaxed; in science, the standard is inflexibly high. What passes for evidence in a legal context would be tossed out in a clinical drug trial (see Miller and Miller's excellent overview, "On Evidence, Medical and Legal" in the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons, 18 [3], Fall 2005, 70-75) and historical evidence runs the gamut from archeological artifacts and archival documents (some of which may be forgeries) to (misleading) interviews and (manipulated) photographs. In a context in which the validity of evidence could not be more important, what is admissible often defies conception: In a court of law, material that could condemn or exonerate is sometimes disallowed because it was acquired illegally. When personal video recorders came into wide use and people recorded actions that could prove guilt, the only necessity to enter such potentially manipulated tape into evidence was a sworn statement on the part of the videographer that he or she did indeed shoot the unedited sequence! In all of these disciplines and their diversely possible cases evidence is taken for granted. This is not so in philosophy and in Evidence and Inquiry. Susan Haack discusses criteria, justification, and epistemological foundations.David Henige, a polymathic master of the world's historical literature, investigates the many nuances of historical evidence. In 21 loosely connected chapters, he discusses a host of intriguing and interconnected ideas, concepts, and procedures. Since he is a historian (and the African bibliographer at the University of Wisconsin), he draws his examples from the broad spectrum of world history. He shows how dating is unreliable; how evidentiary material is often misleading; why archeological conclusions (especially those that relate to or appear to confirm holy writ) are unreliable; why doubt and skepticism have their place in the historian's armamentarium; in what ways primary, secondary, and tertiary sources can be more or less valid and how these hierarchical levels can be confused; how authenticity and reliability are not necessary concomitants; why numismatic data may lack credibility; why an account derived from a single source (Caesar's Gallic War, for example) is suspect, but how multiple sources sometimes confuse; how oral transmission is problematic; in what ways texts (especially travel accounts and translations) lack stability; that forgeries (and their anachronisms) are ubiquitous; why historical myths continue to appeal; that problems with chronology and astronomical dating are wide-spread ("The study of Near East chronology is an epistemological purgatory."); how discourse influences argument; that silence can have many diverse repercussions; how statistical structures add (unwarranted) verisimilitude ("The greater the vacuum, the more passionately numbers are embraced. …


Probabilities P1, P2, ..., Pn of n events E1, E2, ..., En can impose constraints on the probability of a further event E. deFinetti's fundamental theorem of probability characterizes the interval of coherent probability of E. Lad, Dickey, and Rahman (5) extended deFinetti's theorem in a few directions. In this work we will show some applications of these results to the calculation of experimentwise false positive error rate in multiple hypotheses testing procedure.


To investigate of tumor Ag specific CTL activated by apoptotic tumor cells loaded DC to anti malignant B lymphoma,DC was derived from peripheral blood monocyte induced by rhGM CSF and rhIL 4;Daudi cells were incubated with agonist mAb CD40 combined with 60 Co γ 50 Gy irradiation to be induced to apoptosis Then the apoptotic cells were loaded to DC, and tumor loaded DC combined with IL 2 to activated tumor specific CTL Immune florescent and FCM analyzed the expression of membrane molecules;ELISA kit assayed the cytokine levels The ability of DC capturing antigens was measured by Dextran FITC endocytosis,proliferation of CTL was assayed by 3 H thymidine release, and CTL activity was analyzed by a 4 h 51 Cr release assay The results showed that on the 7th day culture,DC had the most powerful ability of endocytosis After incubation with agonist mAb CD40 (5 μg/ml) combined with 50 Gy irradiation,the apoptotic rate of Daudi cells was 27 6%±2 1% CD40 mAb treated the maturation of tumor loaded DC,and DC's phenotypes CD1a,CD80,CD83,CD86 and HLA DR were upregulated The production of IL 12 was higher than any other group Tumor loaded DC induced a strong and specific CTL cytotoxicity to Daudi cells The cytotoxicity rate was 57 6%±5 3% for Daudi cells,Raji 29 5%±3 4%,XG 2 20 1%±4 0% The death percentage of Daudi coculturing with CTL was 24 3%±3 9% 24 h later,and 48 h later95%,measured by trypan blue dyeing It concludes that apoptotic tumor cell loaded DC stimulated by CD40 mAb can efficiently induce the proliferation and activation of tumor specific CTL against target cells


Twenty verocytotoxigenic Escherichia coli (VTEC) O118 strains isolated between 1996 and 1998 from human patients in Germany were analysed for their serotypes, their virulence markers and their epidemiological relatedness. Three strains were typed as O118[ratio ]H12, these carried only the VT2d-Ount variant gene and were not associated with diarrhoea or haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS). Seventeen strains were serotyped as O118[ratio ]H16 or O118[ratio ]non-motile (NM). These carried all the genes for VT1, eae and EHEC-haemolysin. The O118[ratio ]H16/NM strains were from diarrhoea (13 cases) and HUS (2 cases). Sixteen of the patients were young infants and most infections were associated with a rural environment. Evidence for zoonotic transmission from cattle to humans was found in two cases. The epidemiological relationship between the human and bovine O118[ratio ]H16/NM isolates was indicated by homogeneous plasmid patterns and by very similar XbaI restriction patterns obtained by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. VTEC O118[ratio ]H16/NM are emerging pathogens in Germany and should be classified as new enterohaemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) types.


Redan, Benjamin W. Ph.D., Purdue University, August 2016. Intestinal Adaptation to Repeated Exposure of Flavonoid-rich Foods: In Vitro and In Vivo Data. Major Professor: Mario Ferruzzi. Interest in application of flavonoids for chronic disease prevention has grown significantly, but the low oral bioavailability of these compounds from acute doses is commonly highlighted as a limitation when considering their biological significance. Still, the impact of broad dietary patterns such as repeated exposure on flavonoid's absorption, metabolism, and eventual efficacy is critical to consider since evidence suggests that their bioavailability may be enhanced with repeated exposure. To fill this gap in knowledge, this dissertation will focus on three major areas including characterization of flavonoid metabolites, in addition to use of in vitro models and clinical work to test the effect of repeated exposure on flavonoid bioavailability. Though flavan-3-ols undergo Phase II metabolism in humans and rodents, researchers have generally not been able to utilize fully characterized standards for these metabolites. Thus, collaborators synthesized flavan-3-ols metabolites after which liquid chromatography/time-of-flight mass spectrometry (LC-TOF-MS) and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy were used to characterize their structure and match the synthesized metabolites to those found in rodent plasma. To explore changes


Simulation results for the First AIAA Sonic Boom Prediction Workshop (LBW1) are presented using an inviscid, embedded-boundary Cartesian mesh method. The method employs adjoint-based error estimation and adaptive meshing to automatically determine resolution requirements of the computational domain. Results are presented for both mandatory and optional test cases. These include an axisymmetric body of revolution, a 69◦ delta wing model and a complete model of the Lockheed N+2 supersonic tri-jet with V-tail and flow through nacelles. In addition to formal mesh refinement studies and examination of the adjoint-based error estimates, mesh convergence is assessed by presenting simulation results for meshes at several resolutions which are comparable in size to the unstructured grids distributed by the workshop organizers. Data provided includes both the pressure signals required by the workshop and information on code performance in both memory and processing time. Various enhanced techniques offering improved simulation efficiency will be demonstrated and discussed.


A model Mistry training center (MTC) is proposed here to enhance the economic growth rate and literacy rate of the rural and urban areas. It is based on a teacher, Mistry, and eduworker. This is a combination of school and small industries into a single educational setting. In this model, the teacher teaches the general course whereas Mistry means a technical person who has skill in particular fields. Moreover, eduworker means students who take education with part-time work. This model is developed an algorithm to understand basic three mode such as primary mode accomplishment (PMA), apprentice mode accomplishment (AMA), and finally, optional mode (OM) of the proposed model. While role and responsibilities of the teacher, Mistry, and eduworker are given in detail under profitable condition and non-profitable conditions, a comparative data of the per capita income, literacy rate, and gross domestic product (GDP) are presented to distinguish how the proposed model is a good option.


Computational Modeling of Combined Steam Pyrolysis and Hydro- gasification of Ethanol Surinder P. Singh*, Chan Seung Park, Joseph M. Norbeck College of Engineering-Center for Environmental Research and Technology Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering University of California, Riverside Tel: +1-951-781-5524 Email: email@example.com We are utilizing transportation fuels at an alarming rate as the world is advancing into the new century. It is projected that petroleum may be completely utilized within the next fifty years. Research on finding alternative feedstocks and processes to develop liquid fuels for the global transportation system is gaining momentum. The energy group at CE- CERT is developing a novel multi-step process to convert carbonaceous matter to fuel. An integrated system is being developed to convert carbonaceous matter into liquid fuel. Hydrogasification refers to the reaction of carbon with hydrogen at high temperatures. A combination of steam and hydrogen in the hydrogasification section is used. Simulation studies have been carried out to model the pyrolysis and steam-hydrogen gasification (using a mixture of hydrogen and steam) steps to convert ethanol to methane. Ethanol was selected because of the simplicity of the system and to get an insight into the effects of different variables on the product gas composition and extent of gasification of a simple carbonaceous matter. Equilibrium models have been used to model the process. The methane that is produced in this process is fed to the steam methane reformer from which we get carbon monoxide and hydrogen that can be converted to FT fuel in a fischer tropsch reactor. The equilibrium model is based on the element potential method and the code is developed using Cantera. Process optimization is studied with varying reactor conditions such as temperature, pressure and steam/carbon ratios. A comparison between a pyrolysis/steam hydrogasification model with the experimental results from a flow reactor will be presented. Keywords: Hydro-gasification, Pyrolysis, Simulation, Modeling, Renewable Energy Background The use of transportation fuels is increasing at an alarming rate in this century. The world is using 404 quadrillion BTUs of energy per year (Ref: http://eia.doe.gov/). Out of this most of the energy comes from the fossil fuels such as crude oil. America uses a quarter of the world's oil supply while holding a mere 3% of the global oil reserves. The renewable and the nuclear sources account for a very small percentage of energy usage. The energy usage is projected to increase to 632 quadrillion BTUs per year by the year 2025. In 2003 US imported 9.6 million barrels per day of crude oil. At this rate of increase in energy usage the crude oil is not projected to last long. Hence it is important to find an alternate source for transportation fuels that can sustain the growth in energy requirements. The United States was self sufficient in terms of energy until the 1950s. After that the consumption started to increase at a much faster rate as compared to the production. In


The Nordic countries, i.e., Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, have long had a reputation as being among the most gender equal and socially equal countries in the world (Arnesen & Lundahl, 2006). A comprehensive school system and early childhood education for all children regardless of the children's social background and demographic location have characterised the Nordic educational system (Gordon, Lahelma & Beach, 2003; Odenbring, 2014; Tallberg Broman 2009, 2010).


A measuring apparatus is described by quantum mechanics while it interacts with the quantum system under observation and then it must be given a classical description so that the result of the measurement appears as objective reality. Alternatively, the apparatus may always be treated by quantum mechanics and be measured by a second apparatus, which has such a dual description. This article examines whether these two different descriptions are mutually consistent. It is shown that if the dynamical variable used in the first apparatus is represented by an operator of the Weyl-Wigner type (for example, if it is a linear coordinate), then the conversion from quantum to classical terminology does not affect the final result. However, if the first apparatus encodes the measurement in a different type of operator (e.g., the phase operator), the two methods of calculation may give different results.


Stochastic inflation can resolve strong inflationary perturbations, which seed primordial black holes. I present a fast and accurate way to compute these perturbations in typical black hole producing single-field models, treating the short-wavelength Fourier modes beyond the de Sitter approximation. The squeezing and freezing of the modes reduces the problem to one dimension, and the resulting new form of the stochastic equations, dubbed `constrained stochastic inflation,' can be solved efficiently with semi-analytical techniques and numerical importance sampling. In an example case, the perturbation distribution is resolved in seconds deep into its non-Gaussian tail, a speed-up of factor 109 compared to a previous study. Along the way, I comment on the role of the momentum constraint in stochastic inflation.


The invention discloses a multilayer stereotactic frame assembled by prefabricated reinforced concrete members. The multilayer stereotactic frame comprises prefabricated reinforced concrete vertical columns, prefabricated reinforced concrete column heads and a plugging type prefabricated reinforced concrete beam frame, wherein a plurality of vertical-column steel bar insertion heads are reserved in the lower ends of the prefabricated reinforced concrete vertical columns, and a plurality of vertical-column steel bar insertion holes matched with the vertical-column steel bar insertion heads are reserved in the upper ends of the prefabricated reinforced concrete vertical columns; a plurality of column-head steel bar insertion heads matched with the vertical-column steel bar insertion holes of the prefabricated reinforced concrete vertical columns are reserved in the lower ends of the prefabricated reinforced concrete column heads; a plurality of through holes corresponding to the vertical-column steel bar insertion holes of the prefabricated reinforced concrete vertical columns are formed in nodes of beam columns of the plugging type prefabricated reinforced concrete beam frame; the prefabricated reinforced concrete vertical columns and the plugging type prefabricated reinforced concrete beam frame are arranged in a multilayered manner. The multilayer stereotactic frame disclosed by the invention has the advantages that the construction is convenient and the pollution in site construction can be reduced.


THE value of studying tlie relation of stroma to parenchyma as an aid to the intorprctatioti of pathologii-al fhariges in organs cannot bo overstresscfl (Tn()an, H)(i4). In solid organs, sur-h as the pancreas and the liver, the recogtiition of changes in the lohtilar pattern facilitate the histological interpretation of lesions—particttlarly proliferativc proces.ses. In an organ such as the breast, the sttidy of the lohular architectiue is often a ttscfnl guide foi" distingtiishing neoplasia from lesions that structurally mimic it. Partly because of the lack of <'Iear lobular patt-erii in tlie skin and, partly })ecause the strntttn-al lomporieiits of the skin are tistially envisaged as linear structures—namely epidcrnns and dermis—the study of t utaneoti.s arcliitccture has not been sufficiently stressed in dermatological pathology. By comparing skin to breast. I propose to show that the skin has a moditiod lohular architecture and I wish to draw attention to the ap])litation of this cotu-ept to tiie hist(tlogieal intei'pi'etatiun oi' cutaneous lesions.


in English, 250 words or less): Create a business intelligence environment in order to analyze the sales of TOTSALES company. A sales study of the five company's delegations is requested to achieve a better knowledge of its business. These project begins with a study of the most used open source platforms so as to identify which one meets TOTSALES's needs. Once the software has been chosen, it is time to define the required steps to design a business intelligence platform: the design and implementation of a Data Warehouse and the creation of the ETL processes to load all data given by the company. Finally, the requested reports are designed and generated in order to get the key indicators that will provide TOTSALES with a more analytic perspective of its business. Palabras clave (entre 4 y 8): Business Intelligence, Pentaho, ETL, PostgreSQL, Data Warehouse


The elderly in the rural areas are suffering due separation or loneliness resulted through urbanization and emergence or increase of nuclear families. The elderly are differing from not only in their socio-demographic, economic and health characteristics but also differ by their gender roles in various aspects of life. This paper explores the gender differentials of the rural aged population in their socio- demographic, economic and health characteristics in Madurai district, Tamil Nadu. The data, collected from 160 aged persons in four villages of Madurai district selected through a disproportionate stratified random based on the number of households reveal that most of the rural male aged were older and married, while most female aged were old and widowed. Male aged mostly lived with their spouses and female aged with their children. Marital status was found to be the most positive significant variable to an increase in economic well-being of the rural aged, and living arrangement found to be negative significant one.


LIKE many antebellum utopian communities, the Northampton Association of Education and Industry-an organization promoting social reform through cooperative work and living arrangements that existed in Northampton, Massachusetts, from April 1842 to November 1846--proclaimed the value of equality. "The rights of all are equal," declared its constitution, "without distinction of sex, color or condition, sect or religion." It was logical that gender equality should be one of its guiding values, for the Northampton Association's members were radical abolitionists. The abolitionist movement had just fragmented, in part over the issue of women's rights. Steadfast in their support, the community's founders continued to advocate women's public participation in the antislavery cause. A female member of the association later recalled that "the question of the equality of the sexes was never discussed" at Northampton because "it was accepted as one of our fundamental principles."'


A parallel anisotropic block-based adaptive mesh refinement (AMR) algorithm is proposed to describe the solution of physically complex flow problems with disparate spatial and temporal scales exhibiting highly anisotropic features on three-dimensional multi-block body-fitted hexahedral meshes with non-uniform grid blocks. Instead of using a classical uniform treatment for the computational cells of each block within the multi-block grids, the proposed anisotropic AMR scheme adopts a non-uniform representation of the cells within each block. With the former approach, all of the cells for a given block are forced to be at the same resolution, including both interior and ghost cells containing solution information from neighboring blocks. In such a uniform representation, various techniques are required to evaluate the solution in the ghost cells and ensure flux conservation at block interfaces with such a uniform representation. The proposed non-uniform approach directly uses the neighboring cells as the ghost cells, even at a grid resolution change, and this affords a number of computational advantages. A modified upwind finite-volume spatial discretization scheme is applied in conjunction with the AMR scheme to the solution of Euler and Navier-Stokes equations for inviscid and viscous compressible gaseous flow. Steady-state and time-varying flow problems are considered on anisotropic adapted meshes. The potential flexibility and efficiency of this enhanced anisotropic AMR scheme are demonstrated for the simulation of flows of varying complexity.


Indoor experimental study is made on the ground conditioning for EPB shield in water-rich cobble ground in Chengdu and ground conditioning agents and their mixing proportions suitable for such ground are obtained temporarily.The agents and their mixing proportions are trialed in the job site and final appropriate mixing proportions are determined.The study results can be served as reference for the ground conditioning of EPB shields in other similar grounds.


Summary John Fenn was born to modest circumstances, enough to pay for school and university and, with other inheritance, to support him as a small country squire. Brought up by his widowed mother in habits of thrift and industry, he shared her views on the importance of education to a 'Situation in Life'. He was conscious of intellectual curiosity from an early age and developed a strong bent for antiquities, probably encouraged by acquaintance as a schoolboy with Thomas Martin, a senior antiquary and a collector who had recently acquired the 'Paston Letters'. At Cambridge Fenn worked hard and made friends of similar tastes but rather better connections, especially John Frere, whose sister he married. Established at East Dereham, his zeal expanded into civic duties, bringing him eventually to the High Sheriffalty of Norfolk. It mattered to him as much to become a Fellow of the 'Antiquarian Society', and his industry persisted in miscellaneous antiquarian pursuits. He came by the Paston Letters as rewards for cataloguing their new owner's collections. Brother antiquaries and Horace Walpole encouraged him to publish; a good connection arranged for dedication to the King. The consequent knighthood gratified both sides of Fenn's nature but the original manuscripts intended for his sovereign went astray into the library of his patron.


In this paper, we present a Projection Pursuit (PP) approach to target subpixel detection. Unlike most of developed target detection algorithms that require statistical models such as a linear mixture, the proposed PP is to project a high dimensional data set into a low dimensional data space while retaining desired information of interest. It utilizes a projection index to explore projections of interestingness. In the applications of target detection in hyperspectral imagery, an interesting structure of an image scene is the one caused by man-made targets in a large unknown background. If we assume that a large volume of image background pixels can be modeled by a Gaussian distribution via the central limit theorem, then targets can be viewed as anomalies in an image scene due to the fact that their sizes are relatively small compared to their surroundings. As a result, detecting small targets in an unknown image scene is reduced to finding the outliers or deviations from a Gaussian distribution. It is known that Skewness defined by normalized third moment of the sample distribution measures the asymmetry of the distribution and Kurtosis defined by normalized fourth moment of the sample distribution measures the flatness of the distribution. They both are susceptible to outliers. Since Gaussian distribution is completely determined by its first two moments, their skewness and kurtosis are zero. So, using skewness and kurtosis as a base to design a projection index may be effective for target detection. In order to find an optimal projection index, an evolutionary algorithm is also developed. The hyperspectral image experiments show that the proposed PP method provide an effective means for target subpixel detection.


As a special detective means,trap detection is widely exercised in the judicative practice of our country,but it is not explicitly stipulated in the legislation,leading to confusion and abuse in the practice along with heated disputes accordingly.But in the actual fact,this question cannot be discussed in the simplified way.Relative rationalism being sought as a precondition,trap detection should be let exist as an effective detective measure on the one hand,and it should be normalized in allusion to its possible abuse with the negative impact minimized and the due value achieved on the other hand.


Aerosol time of flight mass spectrometry(ATOFMS) determines aerodynamic size(in the 0.1—2.5μm range) and chemical composition of single particles.Zinc(Zn) and copper(Cu) in individual aerosol particles were measured using ATOFMS in August of 2007(summer),February and March of 2008(winter) in Shanghai,China.In general,heavy metal pollution in winter was more severe than in summer.Specifically,number concentration of Cu in winter was two times higher than that in summer.No zinc containing particles were observed in summer while a large number of zinc containing particles existed in winter.Using the ART-2a neural network algorithm,these fine Zn and Cu containing particles were classified into several main classes by their mass spectral patterns.All observed heavy metal containing particles contained sulfate,nitrate organic carbon and elemental carbon.A part of Cu containing particles in summer contained chlorine.The combinations of heavy metal,such as Pb and Cu,Pb and Zn and Mn,Cu and V,also existed in heavy metal containing particles.For size distribution,particles containing elemental carbon are the smallest particles,peaked at 0.4μm.The size of the particles containing organic carbon-sulfate,nitrate and chlorine,peaked at 0.5 — 0.6μm.Particles containing multiple heavy metals are relative larger,peaked at 1μm.Based on the temporal variation of number density,chemical composition and the correlation between different chemical species,several major emission sources were identified.In summer,most heavy metal containing particles were attributed to waste incineration and oil combustion.In winter,heavy metal containing particles were assigned to waste incineration,coal combustion,and metallurgical processes.


Locational factors, like the quantity and quality of skilled labour, demanding customers, competitors, supporting industries, and research institutions, are assumed to have an influence on the competitiveness of a region and the performance of the regional actors. However, few studies focus on this topic from an innovation network perspective in the energy sector. Our study tries to close this gap: a sample of 128 German innovation networks of companies and research institutes in the energy sector is used to analyse the effects of locational factors on the performance (effectiveness) of innovation projects. Based on the distinctions in Porter's Diamond Model, we find that two locational factors—the quality and quantity of the demand conditions and skilled labour—have positive effects. In contrast to the widespread assumption in the literature we could not find evidence for positive impacts on the quality and quantity of the competitive environment. In fact, the effect on performance was negative.


Condition monitoring of induction motors traditionally involves current measurements to detect electrical faults, and accelerometer measurements to determine mechanical faults. This work focuses on the use of acoustic measurements for condition monitoring, and proceeds from preliminary work done by Reynders, et al. (1992). The feasibility of identifying loose stator coils by acoustic measurements is shown, as is the identification and verification of a suitable neural network to perform this task automatically.


This document describes the roles and requirements for a slice gateway
that is a data plane function or function group for
connecting/disconnecting and compose/decompose network slice subnets
and providing network slices from end to end. The interworkings
between management and control elements at the management and control
planes with the gateway function for controlling and orchestrating
end-to-end network slices are also presented in this document.


A supercritical fluid (SCF) is any substance at a temperature and pressure above its critical point, as shown in Fig. 1, where distinct liquid and gas phases do not exist [1]. It can effuse through solids like a gas, and dissolve materials like a liquid. In addition, close to the critical point, small changes in pressure or temperature result in large changes in density, allowing many properties of a SCF to be fine-tuned between a gas and a liquid. SCFs are suitable as a substitute for organic solvents in a range of industrial and laboratory processes.


Soymilk was prepared by non-heated squeezing and then heated at various temperatures. For one-step heating, the precipitate produced by heating soymilk increased for heating at 70 and 80°C and was much less at 90°C or higher temperatures, showing that the dispersion stability of soymilk was dependent on the heating temperature. In the case of two-step heating (combinations of 115°C and a lower temperature), soymilk heated at 115°C in the first step and 70 or 80°C in the second step resulted in increased precipitation. Changes in protein surface hydrophobicity were considered to be related to the precipitate formation of soymilk heated at the two different temperatures, indicating the significance of heat denaturation and aggregate formation of proteins on the dispersion stability of soymilk.


Dendrobium thinhii ( D . sect. Breviflores ) , Sarcoglyphis tichii , Taeniophyllum phitamii ( T. subgen. Codonosepalum Schltr.) and Trichoglottis canhii are described and illustrated as species new to science. All are local endemics of the area associated with Truong Son Range (Annamese Cordilleras) within territories of Dac Lak, Kon Tum and Lam Dong provinces of the southern Vietnam known in national geography as the Central Highlands or Tay Nguyen Plateau. All discovered plants are well-defined, taxonomically isolated species representing very strict plant endemism quite typical for the southern part of eastern Indochina.


In order to study the soil characteristic,environmental qualities,the time path of contamination in special enviroment,quality and character of man-made soil in refilled mining areas,so can give some suggestions about the reclamation and environment neaten in coal mining areas,the experiment study and values analysis of different refilled fields are taken in this paper.The results are:(1) For the permeability,the field that refilled with gangue is better than the field that refilled with fly ashes;(2) For the soil compaction,the field that refilled with fly ashes is better than the field that refilled with gangue,but all suit for planting;In the third field the soil compaction is a little higher than normal;(3) Because of the waste materials at the bottom of the soil,it is maybe not very good at keeping water and nutrient,so affect the yield of the field.


This paper introduces the hardware input and output control circuit and software flow chart of programmable logic controller(PLC).Through control of the PLC the TIG/CO2 bead welding machine operates on many kind of metal straight pipe and the inwall of container to make them possess corrosion resistance and higher strength.Therefore this device has a wide application in petrochemical industry.


Objective: To investigate how dexamethasone dosage impacts intratympanic steroid therapy (IST) for treatment of sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL). Study Design: Retrospective review. Methods: Inclusion criteria identified subjects who received IST between January 1, 2010 and June 1, 2020 for iSSNHL. Subjects with Meniere's disease, autoimmune inner ear disease, subjects who received injections of non-dexamethasone steroid formulations, and subjects with missing audiogram data were excluded. Subjects were stratified by dexamethasone dosage: low-dose (10 mg/ml) versus high-dose (24 mg/ml), time-to-treatment and oral corticosteroid use. Outcome measures included post-treatment improvement in 4-frequency pure tone average (4F-PTA [500, 1000, 2000,4000 Hz]), low- and high-frequency PTA (250-1000 Hz and 2000-8000 Hz, respectively). Results: Of the 55 included subjects (50.9% male, mean age 48.9 ± 16.4 years), 31 received high-dose while 24 received low-dose injections. 90.9% of subjects were treated with oral steroids prior to or during IST. No significant differences in hearing outcomes were observed between low- and high-dose cohorts or when stratifying by oral steroid use. Time-to-treatment analysis comparing ≤1 month (67.3%) versus >1 month (32.7%) groups demonstrated a significant improvement in post-treatment 4F-PTA (P = .01) in the ≤1 month group. Conclusions: Hearing recovery was not significantly different between the 10 mg/ml versus 24 mg/ml doses of intratympanic dexamethasone, suggesting that steroid dose may not impact the efficacy of IST. A shorter time-to-treatment was observed to be favorable for hearing improvement.


Communication is essential not only in personal communication but also in organizational and group contexts. Organizational communication occurs vertically, horizontally, and across channels. The Paguyuban Kampung Pesilat in Madiun is a way to build social ties. It has been approved by 14 pencak silat colleges in the city and supported by the government and TNI/POLRI security forces. Pencak silat is one of the nation's cultural treasures that must be preserved. Even pencak silat itself has contributed to the process of Indonesian independence. This research aims to: (1). what is the communication pattern on social media towards social relations between martial arts colleges? (2). what is the impact of social relations between martial arts colleges on social media and in the real world? This research aims to find out the communication patterns of social relations between martial arts colleges on social media. The research methodology used is a qualitative explanation which aims to explain the position of the variables studied and the relationship between one variable and another. In contrast, the data collection techniques used are interviews, document studies, observations and literature studies. The theory used is the theory of organizational communication Horrison and Doerfel, Persuasive Communication and S-O-R Theory Studies. It can be said through the theory's assumption that "Communication is a key variable that makes it possible to build relationships in an organization and interact and share information". The results of this study indicate that organizational communication has a vital role in improving social relations between martial arts colleges in Dimadiun. The pattern of organizational communication towards martial arts colleges in Madiun is the formation of a paguyuban kampung pesilat as a place to improve social relations and efforts to overcome conflicts that continue to occur every year.


pared with Nietzsche's Uebermensch, the Elizabethan superman here depicted presents many similarities, but differs essentially in being compassionate and willing to aid. Theseus is described not merely as noble but as of boundless goodness. While following Zarathustra's advice that one should remain faithful to earth, he does not despise the benediction of those for whom he has fought, "Both heaven and earth friend thee for ever." To repeat, Nietzsche's Uebermensch is antichristian. Theseus is Greek and non-Christian. The play proclaims, "I am not against your faith yet I continue mine."


The Supreme Court of India generally distinguishes between content and its expression to judge the precise legal implications if the case so demands. In the twilight of the year 2020, it delivered a judgment that not only digresses from this healthy norm but is also heinously per incuriam. The process of elections in India is not taken to be complete until the votes are validly counted, and this is more so the case with Rajya Sabha elections. In Pradeep Kumar Sonthalia v. Dhiraj Sahu, the Court seems to have disagreed, without any justifiable basis. The Supreme Court, through this decision, unduly focusses on the voter's status during voting, not the vote's status by the stage of electoral scrutiny. It commits one more error in construing disqualification of a sitting legislative member as only applicable against the member, not her acts. Disqualification has always been a tool to mitigate damage to the democratic will, as soon as the knowledge of something illegal comes to light. Additionally, the public law evolved to preserve the actions taken in public interest was wrongly applied, especially when Parliamentary privileges have notably excluded voting for Rajya Sabha elections from its ambit. The other line of reasoning it adopted is also the most unusual: grafting the presumption of innocence in favour of the convict, post-conviction/sentencing, that too in a non-criminal proceeding. All three errors in reasoning occur since the Court mistakes such elections to be ethically oriented towards expressivism. In reality, these are more approximate to the epistemic-ethics of voting. The implication of this misplaced assumption is debilitating damage to de-criminalisation of politics.


We show that the number of primordial black holes (PBHs) which is originated from primordial density perturbations with moderately-tilted power spectrum fluctuates following the log-normal distribution, while it follows the Poisson distribution if the spectrum is steeply blue. The log-normal, as well as the Poisson, fluctuation of the PBH number behaves as an isocurvature mode and affects the matter power spectrum and the halo mass function in a different way from those for the Poisson case. The future 21cm observation can potentially put a stronger constraint on the PBH fraction than the current one in a wide mass range, 10−5M⊙–10M⊙.


to the Court on major issues. On the other hand there are recently encouraging indications that the present Court is gradually making a more universal appeal in a world which has more than doubled the number of States. Two important disputes between South American States have been adjudicated: and since 1960 some African States have used the Court as an instrument for their diplomacy against the former European colonial Powers. The Court is not at all rigidly conservative and is perceptive of a new spirit in international law which is fostered by the increase and variety of the international society. Dr. Rosenne stresses that the established organ of the United Nations is an integral part of a political structure, and that in the Court the smaller nations have a preponderant majority. While the Great Powers sometimes seek protection of the Court applying traditional international law, small States often impugn that law as the product of European Imperialism. Having exhaustively examined in part I the establishment and constitution of the Court and its political and institutional roles, he comes in part II to the organization of the Court. Just as thoroughly he analyses every aspect of its membership, its finance and property, and the working of the Registry. The reader is almost overwhelmed by the mass of detail. Part III expounds the jurisdiction in contentious cases, and covers over 220 pages. The second volume starts with the account of the practice and procedure in such cases, and finally part V is devoted to the practice and procedure in Advisory Cases. There the author's part ends; but there are 200 pages of appendices, containing documents on every topic dealt with in the text. For example, appendix 10 sets out the declarations of all the States accepting the compulsory jurisdiction of the Court, with their many and manifold reservations. The substance of the two volumes is utterly comprehensive; the form of the presentation might perhaps be revised in a second edition in order to make the matter more easily comprehensible to the average student. Norman Bcntwich


. Based on the "carbon peaking and carbon neutrality" goal, this paper combines the DSR model to build a carbon audit evaluation index system in the power industry, uses the entropy weight method to determine the index weight, and uses the TOPSIS model to calculate the effectiveness of carbon reduction and emission reduction. The research results show that from 2016 to 2020, the carbon reduction and emission reduction work in China's power industry has achieved remarkable results, among which total profit, total reduction in soot emissions, total SO 2 emissions reduction, total investment in electricity and total reduction in NO x emissions are the main factors affecting the carbon reduction and emission reduction of the power industry.


We present an experimental realization of the transmon qubit, which is an improved superconducting charge qubit derived from the Cooper pair box. We experimentally verify the predicted exponential suppression of sensitivity to $1∕f$ charge noise. This removes the leading source of dephasing in charge qubits which results in homogeneously broadened transitions with relaxation and dephasing times in the microsecond range. Our systematic characterization of the qubit spectrum, anharmonicity, and charge dispersion shows excellent agreement with theory.


Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe and to gain an understanding of the prejudices and discrimination faced by Finnish Roma entrepreneurs in their business activities.Design/methodology/approach – The starting point to this phenomenographical research is social marginality since the people of the Roma continue to exist at the margins of Finnish society. As a result of the study, how Roma entrepreneurs observe and understand discrimination against them in the business world is described and the manner in which their perceptions are formed is explored.Findings – The entrepreneurs interviewed had experienced prejudice and discrimination in interactions with revenue offices, TE‐Centres (Employment and Economic Development Centre), city councils, banks, insurance companies, suppliers, retailers, customers and with competitors.Practical implications – Creating trusting relationships with special interest groups was seen as the best method by which to reduce the prejudices. The perception of the R...


THE following case is reported as an instance of some of the etiological and diagnostic pitfalls that occur in neuropsychiatry. Tumours, cysts, etc., form a surprisingly large proportion of those cases in which a diagnosis of functional .nervous disorder has been based on a complaint of chronic or recurrent headache. This is especially liable to occur when one is too ready to accept a history of minor trauma as an important fact6or in the production of crippling headache. In the present case no attempt will be made to give a full account of the anatomy of the anomaliesencountered in the sub-callosal region. Recently Thompson' has published a valuable and complete report, Wolf and Bamford2 have studied the histology, Dndy3 and Van Wagenen and Aird4 have report eases in which operation has been performed. The currently accepted theory as to the, embryology is that advanced by Corning.'


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There is considerable evidence to suggest that hearing and vestibular function can be influenced by autoimmune processes. In 1979, McCabe1 reported 18 cases of patients with progressive bilateral hearing loss who responded to corticosteroids and/or cyclophosphamide. An autoimmune mechanism was suggested and he called this entity "autoimmune sensorineural hearing loss" (ASHL). A number of systemic autoimmune disorders include hearing loss and vertigo among their constellation of symptoms. Although evidence for a specific autoimmune etiology mediated by an immune response directed solely at the inner ear is elusive, it appears that autoimmune damage can also exist as an entity confined to the labyrinth. Antigenic targets of autoimmunity within the labyrinth seem to be diverse. Partly because of this, the condition is difficult to diagnose2. Various tests can be used to detect specific antibodies directed against antigens, such as 58 kDa protein3, 68 kDa protein2, and P0 protein4 …


J Public Health (Oxf) 2017; doi: 10.1093/pubmed/fdx135 There was an error in the fifth sentence of the second paragraph of the Introduction. The correct sentence is: In a pooled analysis of 12 population surveys in the UK, Semlyen et al. found adults who identified as LGB and 'other' were twice as likely to report symptoms of poor mental health, and younger LGB people were more at risk of suicidality and selfharm than those over 25 years old. The online paper has been corrected.


Police Directorate of Water (Ditpolair) Police West Sumatra carry out the tasks of the police in general, the Directorate of Water Police also carry out special tasks in accordance with Article 202 Regulation of the Chief of Police of the Republic of Indonesia No. 22 of 2010 on the organizational structure and working procedures at the police level paragraphs 1, 2, 3. Formulation of the problem is 1) What is the role Ditpolair West Sumatra Police in arresting the fishermen who do not have a fishing permit (SIPI) in waters off West Sumatra? 2) Are the constraints faced by Ditpolair West Sumatra Police in arresting fishermen who do not have a fishing license (SIPI) in waters off West Sumatra? This type of research is juridical sociological. Data sources include primary data and secondary data. Data were obtained through interviews and document study. The collected data were analyzed qualitatively. It can be concluded 1) the role Ditpolair West Sumatra Police in arresting the fishermen who do not have permits fishing (SIPI), Ditpolair West Sumatra Police role is to conduct applications in patrol activities, inquiry and investigation of criminal offenses in the territorial waters are no exception criminal offense fisheries. 2) Means, inadequate infrastructure and law enforcement process is not fast, high cost and has not been a deterrent effect. Keywords: Role Ditpolair West Sumatra Police, SIPI


The head loss is a decrease in compressive height caused by friction and direction changes of flow at the sliced bend.
This method expected to provide is easy, fast, and economical. The elements of influence are the velocity of flow, the number of slices, average length of sliced walls, angle changes of the sliced, coefficient of friction, acceleration of gravity, and slope of the pipe. Equation for coefficient of head loss (Kb) is an analysis method for the head loss (hL) calculation. The analysis results that have obtained are the larger diameter of the pipe, and the more slices with a fixed discharge, the coefficient of hL becomes small. Conversely, if the diameter of the pipe is getting smaller, and the slice is getting less, then the coefficient of hL becomes bigger. This method, expected to give new knowledge in pipeline network applications, especially for the large diameter of pipelines.


A method for the solution of the regulator equation for the discrete-time nonlinear output regulation problem is presented. This method is based on solution of the regulator equation by finite differences. Moreover, the algebraic condition guaranteeing zero tracking error is replaced by an error functional whose value decreases to zero in an iterative process. The conditions guaranteeing convergence are shown together with some important details for implementation of the scheme. The method is verified on an example.


The Fujian provincial bureau of quality and technical supervision recently published a provincial standard of the product of geographical indication-Larderite(DB35/T 419-2012).This paper explains the drafting process and its key contents and it also provides detailed explanations on features of larderite and on classification and identification methods of larderite adopted in this new standard.The larderite is divided into four groups: Tianhuan stone group,Gaoshan stone group,Furong stone group and Wenyang stone group.Gaoshan stone group is composed of kaolinite minerals,Furong stone group is composed of pyrophyllite and Wenyang stone group is composed of illite.Tianhuang stone group is the product of larderite being transported and buried.These groups can be identified by their relative densities and near-infrared spectra with ease.


The erosion of partisan ties observed in many advanced industrialised democracies has been attributed to a cluster of factors associated with societal modernisation. This article considers the impact of one of these explanatory factors, the political sophistication of the electorate, in the case of France. Specifically, it tests the proposition that a more highly-educated and better-informed electorate will be less partisan. Its findings challenge a number of the assumptions behind the 'independent' voter thesis. The evidence points to the fact that it is lower rather than higher cognitive mobilisation that is associated with apartisanship. More politically-sophisticated voters, young and old alike, tend to have stronger party attachment and to rely on this rather than on complex evaluations of issues and policy to guide their voting decision.


An intrinsic formulation of Analytical Mechanics is given. After studying notions of connection and Riemannian structure, a deep analysis of the concept of acceleration naturally leads to Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formulations of Dynamics. Comparison is made with Classical Dynamics. RESUME. Nous donnons une formulation intrinsèque de la Mécanique Analytique. Apres avoir etudie la notion de connection et de structure riemannienne, une analyse approfondie du concept d'acceleration conduit naturellement a la formulation lagrangienne et hamiltonienne de la dynamique. Nous faisons la comparaison avec la dynamique classique. INTRODUCTION My purpose is to give a rigorous setting for Analytical Mechanics in General Relativity, using the language of modem Differential Geometry. I believe that a more systematic effort in this direction can lead, not only to a mathematical formalization of Physics, but also to a deeper understanding of it. Sometimes, generalizations of physical theories arise simply by trivial comparison with classical ones. Actually, Geometry can play an interesting role in binding some crucial points of Physics. One of the most important features of modem Mathematics is the idea of structure. It is in this spirit that I wrote this paper. The setting of the law of motion is performed in several steps, each one annales de l'Institut Henri Poincaré Section A-VoL XXI, n° 2 1974.


ABSTRACT The structure and properties of highly birefringent polyester (PET) films annealed at 120°C for different intervals of time are investigated. In the present of a polarizer, the Michelson interferometer is used to determine the refractive indices and the birefringence of the samples. For accurate results, the refractive indices are determined at different angles of incidence, and the average is taken. The effect of annealing time on the optical properties is investigated. The results show that the refractive indices and the birefringence increase as the time of thermal treatment increases. The values of refractive index difference (birefringence) are confirmed by those obtained directly from another optical technique. The obtained values of refractive indices and birefringence are utilized to calculate some optical and structural parameters important in characterizing the investigated PET films. Relationships between the obtained parameters and annealing time are given for illustration. The study shows that the Michelson interferometer can be considered as important tool in investigating thick and highly birefringent polyester films.


During the sixties many studies of creativity focussed upon the evaluation of outcomes or products and gave little serious attention to the study of the genesis and development of the cognitive abilities responsible for the products. As a result, creativity assessment was delayed until the child had developed the verbal and other expressive abilities necessary for product‐orientated assessment and creativity was deprived of an adequate developmental theory. This paper offers an explanation of creativity within a developmental constructivist framework. The focus is upon the nature of creative activity and not upon the evaluation of products. There is an attempt to demonstrate that creative activity may be observed from early infancy and that this early transformational activity increases in structural and contextual complexity as the individual develops.


One of the methods used in Design and Development Research (DDR) is the Fuzzy Delphi Method (FDM). It is a systematic method for the development and validation of the model. This article aims to use this method to validate a Fun-Driven Mobile Learning (FDML) Model for Teaching Arithmetic. In phase 1 of design and development research, based on the opinion of teachers as subject matter experts, the need to develop the FDML model was justified. In phase 2, the model developed, comprised of thirty-two teaching activities grouped into four clusters. This article presents results on suitability and overall usefulness of the model components derived from the collective opinion of the 15 experts involved in Phase 3 of the study. The data analysis was conducted through the fuzzy Delphi method using a 7-point Likert scale. The outcome indicates a consensus of 93.4 percent of experts at a threshold value of ≤0.02. The suggested components of the FDML model include an integral planning reference for the application of the model and provided alternative validation procedures for model developers in mathematics education and educational technology.


ALICE is well suited for strange particle production studies since it has very good reconstruction capabilities in the low transverse momentum (p t ) region and it also allows the identification to be extended up to quite high p t . Charged strange mesons (K + , K ― ) are reconstructed via energy loss measurements whereas neutral strange mesons (K 0 s ) and strange hyperons (A, Θ, Ω) are identified via vertex reconstruction. All these particles carry important information: firstly, the measurement of production yields and the particle ratio within the statistical models can help to understand the medium created, and secondly the dynamics at intermediate p t investigated via the baryon over meson ratio (Λ/K 0 s ) allows a better understanding of the hadronization mechanisms and of the underlying event processes. We present these two aspects of the strange particle analysis in pp collisions using simulated data.


Proposed calculate movement dispersed medium in devices with rotating working element. Surface forces in dispersed medium obey Coulomb's internal friction in the presence of connectivity. A symmetric stress tensor satisfying isotropic of medium is proposed. Equations of motion in terms of stresses are used. These equations taking into account the stress tensor are written in a natural coordinate system in the form of Euler. Equation of continuity supplements equations of motion. Received in the first partial derivatives set of equations requires four initial and boundary conditions for its decision. These conditions are determined by solving specific problems. As an example, the movement of the granulated material in the horizontal rotating cylinder was considered in the present article. Slippage area motion equations are reduced to a single equation. This equation is completed with equation of continuity in a Cartesian coordinates. Boundary conditions for velocity era determined on the border between different areas of the behavior of granular material. Numerical integration uses a standard grid method. Also the velocity field of granular material in the slippage area is calculated. The comparison of the calculated data with the experimental data obtained by the authors in earlier works is given.


Surface morphology of myoid cells in mouse and human seminiferous tubules treated with HCl was studied with a scanning electron microscope. Mouse myoid cells were very thin and had smooth cell surface. They showed a rectangular, pentagonal or hexagonal shape. They arranged like a pavement. As to the size, they were 28.3±4.3μm in length and 20.3±3.2μm in width. Human myoid cells were also very whin and had smooth surface. They showed a stellate or


The correct execution of well-defined movements plays a crucial role in physical rehabilitation and sports. While there is an extensive number of well-established approaches for human action recognition, the task of assessing the quality of actions and providing feedback for correcting inaccurate movements has remained an open issue in the literature. We present a learning-based method for efficiently providing feedback on a set of training movements captured by a depth sensor. We propose a novel recursive neural network that uses growing self-organization for the efficient learning of body motion sequences. The quality of actions is then computed in terms of how much a performed movement matches the correct continuation of a learned sequence. The proposed system provides visual assistance to the person performing an exercise by displaying real-time feedback, thus enabling the user to correct inaccurate postures and motion intensity. We evaluate our approach with a data set containing 3 powerlifting exercises performed by 17 athletes. Experimental results show that our novel architecture outperforms our previous approach for the correct prediction of routines and the detection of mistakes both in a single- and multiple-subject scenario.


For the realization of a safe train traffic environment, a wireless communication system which makes an information network between ground and vehicles has been needed. Low-Density Parity-Check (LDPC) codes have been widely considered as error-correcting codes for next generation communication systems. In this paper, Vehicle Condition Detect System (VCDS) channel coding methods were given according to [3].Then some reduced complexity decoding algorithms (BP-based, TSP, TDMP) are compared with the original BP algorithm. We find the optimum algorithms which are improvement in coding gain and suitable for VCDS credible information transmission. In the aspect of the hardware design, We analysis a highly efficient scalable decoder architecture for LDPC codes. This architecture adjusts the parallel processing factor based on the serial frame to increase decode speed.


In the present study to investigate the phytochemicals and anti-pyretic activity of Enicostema axillare Lam Antipyretic effect of alcoholic extract of Enicostema axillar (Lam.) A. Raynal., (Gentianaceae) leaf against brewer yeast induced pyrexia model in albino rats was investigated. Pyrexia was induced by subcutaneously injecting 20% w/v Brewer's yeast suspension (20 ml/kg). Twenty four hours after the injection, the rectal temperature of each rat was measured. The temperature was measured at every 30mints upto 4hrs after Enicostema axillar extract administration of different concentrations (100, 250 and 500mg/kg b.wt.). Paracetamol (150 mg/kg p. o.) was used as standard drug. The group received alcoholic extract 500mg/kg showed significant decrease in rectal temperature as compared with the group received standard drug. The statistically processed results support the conclusion, that the alcoholic extract of Enicostema axillar (500mg/kg) possesses dose dependent, significant antipyretic activity due to the phytochemicals Flavonoids and phenolic compounds present in the plant. From the study it was concluded that plant of Enicostema axillar possesses significant antipyretic activity. Citation: S. Jayanthi and R. Sagaya Giri (2016). Identification of phytochemicals and antipyretic activity of Enicostema axillare Lam.. World Journal of Science and Research. 1(1): 26-


CHINA'S STRUGGLE FOR STATUS The Realignment of Internauonal Relations Yong Deng New York: Cambridge University Press, 2008. 3i2pp, US$29.99 PaPer (ISBN 978-0-521-7145-0)AXIS OF CONVENIENCE Moscow, Beijing, and the New Geopolitics Bobo Lo Washington, DC: Brookings, 2008. 271pp. US$32.95 cloth (ISBN 978-0-8157534-07)EAST ASIAN MULTILATERALISM Prospects for Regional Stability Kent E. Calder and Francis Fukuyama, editors Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008. 28ipp, US$25.00 paper (ISBN 978-0-801-8884-96)It is now commonplace to suggest that the 21st century will belong to Asia. Yet it is unclear exactly what implications the revolutionary shift of power from west to east will have. The central issues are how China's growing influence will affect both its neighbours and the international system in general, and what goals Beijing will pursue with its newfound might. As the three books under review reveal, these questions urge us to develop theoretical frameworks and policy responses to grapple with the effects of China's rise.According to power-transition theory, changes in the international distribution of power result in war. In considering China's growing power, however, Yong Deng suggests that Beijing is following "an alternative path for great power recognition" in an effort to avoid destabilizing the international system (3). In this view, China's core objective is the pursuit of international status. Drawing on Max Weber's contention that a "dominant 'status group'" owes its privileged position to both material resources and a strongly shared identity, Deng argues that the west has defined a hierarchical international order based on respect for the "socially established values" of democratization, economic openness, and responsible sovereignty (23-26). States that deviate from these values will see their international legitimacy undermined as they elicit the opprobrium of western states, which in turn will categorize them as "outsiders" (23). Consequently, China has reacted to the western vision of international order with a mixture of compliance and revisionism. In certain cases, it has brought its policies into line with international standards, but in others it has tried to enhance the legitimacy of values that differ from those ofthe status group. Its overarching objective is to enhance its status within the system and to move from the periphery to the inside. The international human rights regime offers a salient example, Deng suggests. While acceding to various international legal instruments, Beijing has simultaneously tried to reshape the human rights discourse. The quest for status has also informed China's turn to multilateralism, its pursuit of bilateral "strategic partnerships," and its more restrained approach to Taiwan, which recognizes that the use of force against a democratic state would cause unacceptable damage to its international status.This is a fruitful framework for understanding Chinese foreign policy, but Deng's critique of mainstream theoretical approaches throws the baby out with the bath water. His declaration that "the definition and attainment of power and interests are contingent upon... political, social, and cultural factors" is oddly constructivist, raising questions about how different his own approach is from the mainstream (17). He also overlooks the possibility that the maintenance of domestic legitimacy might drive Beijing's pursuit of international recognition. Overall, Deng's failure to provide evidence to support his theory in a systematic way weakens his claims and makes one wonder exactly how Chinese foreign policy feeds the national appetite for status.Those interested in China's rise should read Deng's book in conjunction with Bobo Lo's Axis of Convenience, a readable dissection of the SinoRussian "strategic partnership." Lo's contribution is especially timely, given the rising profile ofthe relationship between Beijing and Moscow. …


Abstract : Sea mining is one of the least expensive, easiest to employ, and most highly effective methods for an adversary to deny sea control to a major sea power. It is therefore most alarming, in this era of increasing anti-U.S. terrorist activity, that the current U.S. Navy's mine countermeasures (MCM) posture falls critically short of achieving the necessary peacetime conditions to effectively counter mine threats along its Atlantic seaboard and Gulf coast. Perennial budgetary neglect and a mismanagement of the basic operational art concept of balancing the factors of Space, Time, and Force have combined to expose U.S. Navy MCM capacity as a critical vulnerability to U.S. maritime national security. The challenge of balancing these factors, as they relate to MCM capabilities, will become even more daunting in the immediate future due to nationally mandated budget sequestration. Sequestration will not only restrict legacy MCM asset maintenance and operational tempo, but also further impede already behind-schedule development of future MCM assets. However, by focusing on the direction outlined in national security and defense directives, leveraging existing multinational defense relationships, and continuing Theater Security Cooperation (TSC) initiatives, there is the potential for Geographic Combatant Commanders (GCC) to achieve increased efficiency in global MCM response while concurrently fortifying homeland defense MCM capacity.


WHEAT GERM OIL is extracted from the germ of the Wheat kernel, which makes up only 23% by weight of the kernel. It is a Refined Vegetable Oil that contains a high level of natural vitamin E which is a natural antioxidant, and high levels of unsaponifiable fraction. Its fatty acid composition supplies a high content of essential fatty acid that promotes the regeneration of cells. Wheat germ oil is particularly high in octacosanol a longchain saturated primary alcohol found in a number of different vegetable waxes. Octacosanol has been studied as an exercise and physical performance enhancing agent


Objective:To analysis the morphologic features and enhancement kinetics of breast lesion with dynamic contrast-enhanced and high-spatial-resolution magnetic resonance (MR) imaging and to identic histopathologic correlates with MR imaging appearances.Methods:31 women (mean age 44.6 years,range 21~66 years) were underwent dynamic contrast enhanced and high-spatial-resolution MRI of the breast. Contrast material was administered at 2.5ml/sec, using an automated pump. We analysis the morphologic features and enhancement kinetics of breast lesion with MR imaging appearances.Results:There were 51 breast lesions in MRI. With irregular shape, speculated margin or rim enhancement for a malignant lesion, the following diagnostic indices emerge:sensitivity, 60%, 70%, 80%; specificity, 83.9%,100%, 93. 5%;and diagnostic accuracy,74.5%, 88.2%, 88.2%. With lobular shape, dark internal septations on T_2-weighted or enhancement imaging for a benign lesion, the following diagnostic indices emerge:sensitivity, 68%, 60%, 72%; specificity, 92.3%, 92%, 96.2%;and diagnostic accuracy,80.4%, 76.5%, 84.3%. The early postcontrast signal intensity increase was stronger in malignant lesions. The distributions of curve types proved significantly different (P0.05).The diagnostic indices for signal intensity time course were sensitivity, 90%; specificity, 86.6%; and diagnostic accuracy, 88%.Conclusion:The typical malignant features were speculated margin and rim enhancement for mass lesions. Lobulation and internal septation may provide a more reliable basis for fibroadenomas. The shape of the time-signal intensity curve is an important criterion in differentiating benign and malignant enhancing lesions in dynamic breast MR imaging. But there is an overlap in the signal intensity characteristics of benign and malignant lesions.


ABSTRACT Meriania aurata C. Ulloa, D. Fernández & D. A. Neill (Melastomataceae) from the Llangantes National Park, Ecuador, is described and illustrated. It resembles M. hernandoi L. Uribe; both species have large leaves with an auriculate base and a scutum at the petiole insertion, a robust inflorescence, yellow calyx, orange petals, and purple thecae, but the new species is distinguished by the conspicuous coriaceous external calyx teeth, conspicuous auricles, and scutum present only adaxially.


Limits to arbitrage arise because financial intermediaries may face funding constraints when mispricing worsens. Using a model with limits to arbitrage, where we allow arbitrageurs to secure capital even in case of underperformance, we show that arbitrageurs that are more protected from withdrawals have more mean-reverting and volatile returns. Using data on hedge fund performance, we find robust support for these hypotheses: Funds with contractual impediments to withdrawals, and funds with performance-insensitive outflows, recover more quickly after a bad year and have more volatile returns. Our evidence is consistent with the idea that some hedge funds overcome the limits to arbitrage.


In the new environment of intelligent manufacturing, enterprise quality data has increased exponentially. How to manage, utilize, mine and analyze quality data has become a key issue in modern quality management. This article expands the definition of the product quality data package in the intelligent manufacturing environment, and proposes a big data-based product quality data package construction and management solution, gives a quality data fusion method based on business decision, outlines the application of quality data package. Finally, a chip manufacturing company was used to verify the feasibility of the product quality data package construction and management plan.


Context: Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) is widely used in the investigation of lymphadenopathy. A combination of FNAC and Flow cytometric immunophenotyping (FCI) can help to establish an accurate diagnosis and classification in most cases of NHL (Non-Hodgkin lymphoma). Aims: We evaluated the effectiveness of FNAC along with flow cytometry (FCM) with histopathology in the diagnosis and classification of NHL by applying FCI on a sample obtained from the FNAC of lymphoid tissue. Settings and Design: A cross-sectional study was conducted in the Department of Pathology. Patients of all ages presenting peripheral lymphadenopathy were screened on FNAC. All Cases suggested as NHL were taken up for FCM as well as for excision biopsy. Methods and Material: FCI of lymph node aspirate was performed by using four-color FCM (FACScalibur; Becton Dickinson). The sections were processed in Shandon Citadel 2000 tissue processor for histopathology. Statistical analysis used: Descriptive statistics were used to describe the study sample. Data were analyzed using SPSS. Results: A total of 30 patients, 27 (90%) male, and 3(10%) female were included in the study. Generalized lymphadenopathy (46.7%) was prominent followed by cervical lymphadenopathy(40%). Out of the 30 cases, eight cases were not analyzed due to the paucity of events. Out of 22 cases, a total of 18 cases were diagnosed as B-cell lymphoma, two cases as T-cell lymphoma, and two cases as reactive lymphoid hyperplasia. Conclusions: FNAC in conjunction with FCI is a reliable method that can be used as a first-line investigation to give rapid results, which can guide further investigation and facilitate cost-effective patient management. Key Messages: Excision biopsy and histopathological examination remain the gold standard for the classification of NHL. However, the need for anesthesia and possible complications of excision biopsy limits its role. FNAC in conjunction with FCI is a reliable method that can be used as a first-line investigation to give rapid results. © 2020 Published by Innovative Publication. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) * Corresponding author. E-mail address: firstname.lastname@example.com (D. Varshney).


12 AIDS/ARC patients with or suspected of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia were treated with co-trimoxazole and received supplementary folic or folinic acid to avoid peripheral blood cytopenia. Most patients developed decreased numbers of neutrophils and hemoglobin while receiving co-trimoxazole. Supplementary folate/folinate could not abolish the drug-induced cytopenia. Routine prescription of folinic acid is not recommended. Folic acid is cheap and may be beneficial and should be prescribed.


The hardness of a carbon steel after laser surface transformation hardening,HRC, is relsted to the carbon content of the steel. The formula is represented as: HRC = 37.15 + 52. 0 C + 15. 9 C ̄2 - 39. 5 C ̄3


The present study was conducted in order to evaluate the protective effects of Q10 on serum levels of renal function indicators in diabetic rats induced by Alloxan. The experimental model of diabetes type I in rats was created by intraperitoneally injection of 120 mg Alloxan monohydrate mg/kg. FBS within 120-250 mg/dl was considered as diabetic in the present study. Control group rats received buffer citrate 0.05 M with pH 4.5 intraperitoneally. Q10 Treatment group received 75 mg/kg Q10 via gavage for one month. The fourth group (combined intervention group) at first the rats was diabetic then they received 75 mg/kg Q10 by gavage. The data were expressed as Mean±SE. ANOVA statistical analysis method was used. The results of the present study show that induction of type I diabetes using Alloxan increases blood sugar meaningfully and the administration of Q10 in diabetic group doesn't decrease blood sugar. As a result, Q10 is affectless in type I diabetics to decrease blood sugar. In the present study, Alloxan caused a meaningful increase in the Urea, Uric acid, and Creatinine levels compared with the normal group. The obtained results of the administration of Q10 + Alloxan in diabetics, in the present study, show a meaningful difference in decreased level of Urea, Uric acid, and Creatinine. This means that the Q10 antioxidant characteristics can prevent nephropathy damages caused by disorders in renal function indicators. Then, blood glucose control is not enough by itself to postpone the process of diabetic nephropathy.


The use of a converter DC/DC is more common now, Need about improving and getting more practical solutions to consolidate more experimental Design methods. Due to this has Become. One of the biggest challenges of the power electronics. The objectives of this project are: Design, implement and evaluate a boost converter that takes power from a battery bank for nominal 48 volt output to 200 Volts DC. In order To achieve the objective it was Necessary to take into account a series of specific requirements : 1. Select an efficient topology for a 400 W energy conversion power. After comparing the obtained dimensions of the components for each of the models: Push- Pull, Half bridge and full -bridge. 2. Design and implement a converter with a low ripple current at the output, with the ability to feed an inverter which consumes a current with curly 100 %. 3. Minimize the requested ripple current from the battery in order to increase its life. Current-input max: 13.75 A. Current -output max: 2 A. Voltage -output max: 202 V. Voltage -output min: 198 . Voltage-input max: 55 V. Voltage-input min: 42 V. Duty-cycle max: 35%. Bank batteries supply: 4 batteries. Battery Voltage (single battery): 10.7 up to13.3 V. Battery current (single battery): more than 15 A. Not confine a bounded (closed) environment (heatsink forced convection-Fan). Load max (400W):100?. Load min (typically 40 W): 1000?.


Dalle et al. suggested that the beneficial muscular adaptations detected following Icelandic yogurt (IY) consumption and resistance training (RT) in healthy untrained oldermales(1) are due to an overall increase in energy intake. They base their hypothesis on the fact that total energy intake at the end of the study was significantly higher in the IY group (þ3·2% (57 kcal) v. þ0·7% (12 kcal) in the placebo group) and that there was a significant decrease in body mass in the placebo group (-0·7 kg), suggesting that IY consumption prevented an exercise-induced energy deficit. Although we do not disagree that an increased energy intake (energy balance) is an important factor in the improvement and maintenance of muscular adaptations in response to RT in lean older adults, we feel it is very likely that our notedmuscular adaptations were not primarily due to this factor and would like to highlight some supporting rationale. The increased daily energy intake in the IY group resulted nearly completely from an elevation in protein intake. Therefore, the increase in total available dietary proteins to be used as the building block for muscle tissue may partially explain the greater increase in lean mass following IY supplementation. Other crucial components in themaximisationofmuscular accretion includeprotein timing and post-exercise protein dose; this is relevant to our outcomes as IY was consumed immediately following RT (known to elevate muscle protein synthetic response). Additionally, the post-RT yogurt consumption provided a protein intake of ∼0·29 g/kg of body mass, which falls within the recommendations by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Dietitians of Canada and theAmerican College of SportsMedicine of 0·25 to 0·3 g/kg of body mass in the early recovery phase (0 to 2 h after exercise) to maximise muscular adaptations(2). It is also worth mentioning that protein source is another component involved in lean mass accretion. The IY supplement contained both whey and casein proteins. Whey proteins are rapidly absorbed and result in a transient surge in essential amino acid availability for muscle protein synthesis(3,4), while casein proteins are absorbed in a slower rate resulting in prolonged hyperaminoacidaemia, possibly extending the duration and capacity to augmentmuscle protein synthesis(3). Therefore, it is possible that IY both rapidly stimulated and prolong muscle protein synthesis following RT sessions leading to greater muscular alterations over time. Summing up, it is highly likely that several factors such as daily protein intake, post-RT protein dose, source and timingmediated the RTmuscular adaptations observed in the IY group compared with placebo. Wewould also like to point out recent evidence indicating that an increased energy intake might not always be required to achieve andmaximise muscular gains associated with RT in older adults. Nilsson et al.(5) showed that a large increase in energetic intake (þ21% (387 kcal)) in their placebo group resulted in no gains in lean mass despite increases in body mass and BMI after 12weeks of RT in older adults. In the same study, the intervention group consumed a protein-based 5-ingredient supplement that showed improvements in lean mass despite an insignificant decrease in energetic intake (-2 % (37 kcal))(5). Of note, the intervention group in the study byNilsson et al.had a post-intervention energy intake of ∼22 kcal/kg per d which was below that of the placebo group (∼27 kcal/kg per d) and the recommended energy intake of approximately 30 kcal/kg per d in older adults(5,6). This evidence is in contrast to the hypothesis proposed by Dalle et al. that a smaller gap between post-intervention total energy intake compared with the recommended threshold may have played a role in the positive muscular adaptations experienced after IY consumption in our investigation. From a practical standpoint, the argument by Dalle et al. that the yogurt supplement prevented an exercise-induced energy deficit is questionable. This is because there was a betweengroup difference in daily energy intake of 83 kcal at the end of the study and a significant interaction for the change in body mass (þ1 kg in the IY v. − 0·7 kg in the placebo group). Consequently, it is not very likely that an extra 83 kcal of energy intake per day in the IY group both prevented the energy deficit (-0·7 kg) and caused body mass gains of 1 kg (a difference of ∼1·7 kg) over an 8-week period. Moreover, it can be argued that the decrease in body mass in our placebo group might not necessarily reflect an exercise-induced energy deficit, to begin with. It is problematic to assume this without knowing energetic expenditure during our RT sessions and non-exercise activity levels (we did not measure these components). In fact, there are numerous other factors (dietary and physiological) not assessed in our investigation that might have influenced the decrease in body mass in our placebo group. It may also be worth noting that although not statistically significant, participants in the placebo group had a slightly higher body (∼1 kg) and lean ( ̃0·7 kg) mass than those of the IY group at baseline, which would translate to slightly higher energetic expenditure at rest and during activities (both exercise and non-exercise) at least in the first few weeks of our study. Therefore, a total higher


Single-board computers such as the Raspberry Pi make it easy to control hardware setups for laboratory experiments. GPIOs and expansion boards (HATs) give access to a whole range of sensor and control hardware. However, controlling such hardware can be challenging, when many experimental setups run in parallel and the time component is critical. LabNet is a C++ optimized control layer software to give access to the Raspberry Pi connected hardware over a simple network protocol. LabNet was developed to be suitable for time-critical operations, and to be simple to expand. It leverages the actor model to simplify multithreading programming and to increase modularity. The message protocol is implemented in Protobuf and offers performance, small message size, and supports a large number of programming languages on the client side. It shows good performance compared to locally executed tools like Bpod or pyControl, outperforms Autopilot and reaches sub-millisecond range in network communication latencies. LabNet itself does not provide support for the design of experimental tasks. This is left to the client. LabNet can be used for general automation in experimental laboratories with its control PC located at some distance. LabNet is open source and under continuing development.


An important research goal for the 90's is the development of programming languages which support database functionalities. One approach, illustrated by PASCAL/R [Sch77], is to extend an imperative language (here PASCAL) to incorporate access to a particular database model (here relational). In this approach, it is desirable to permit ae much communication as possible between the underlying programming language and the database access language. In particular, it is essential that scalar functions (i.e., interpreted functions that use only atomic values as inputs and outputs), both system-defined or user-defined, can be used inside database queries. While it is relatively straightforward to provide this in the context of the relational algebra, supporting this in the relational calculus is significantly more difficult. Indeed, the calculus sublanguage of PASCAL/R does not permit the use of scalar functions. We present here the theoretical component for a comprehensive framework for supporting the flexible use of (total) scalar functions in relational calculus queries. Our framework generalizes previous work on the relational calculus to this context. We use the notion of embedded domain independent (called "bounded depth domain independent" in [AB88] ), and generalize the notion of allowed [Top87] to embedded allowed (emallowed). In the full paper it is shown that each emallowed query is embedded domain independent. This is demonstrated using a non-trivial extension of the van Gelder-Topor algorithm [GT91] for translating allowed calculus queries into the relational algebra. In order to


A precise measurement of a muon (g - 2) experiment recently reported a deviation from the Standard Model. This implies the need to an extension of the model and suggests underlying mechanisms. We hypothesize that the influence of higher dimensional gravity causes this (g - 2) deviation. This effect would appear as Kaluza-Klein modes and NambuGoldstone modes on a 3-brane. These classical effects produce new contributions to the magnetic moment. In this paper, we perform a consistency check by comparing the results derived from the Born and Schrodinger approximations. This comparison reveals a similarity between KK-dilaton modes and the brane stretching effect.