What do this issue of Facial Plastic Surgery that is dedicated to the 2018 EAFPS Annual Conference in Regensburg and the conference proper have in common? Both aim at improving your knowledge in facial plastic surgery and at inspiring you. Both for the journal and for the conference, optimizing the format and content of presentations continues to be a challenge for editors and conference organizers alike. "verba volant, scripta manent" (words fly, writings stay) is reflected in today's need to publish rather than surrender to the ephemeral nature of a presentation at a conference. Even the most stimulating lecture may not be fully remembered, not unlike the achievements of us as surgeons, onwhose grandeur Honoré de Balzac commented: The glory of surgeons is like that of actors,who exist only in their lifetime andwhose talent is no longer appreciable once they have disappeared. Most of those who teach facial plastic surgery have had no training in teaching skills and face some uncertainties regarding the best way to teach and train facial plastic surgery. A traditional lecture, for example, is considered to be an inadequate medium for the teaching of psychomotor skills at the operating table and therefore coined obsoleteby some froma theoretical perspective.1–3 Others, however, found traditional lectures to improve performance.4 From a more practical standpoint, lectures are still accepted as being a good vehicle to bring a specific personal perspective across.1 Adhering to a fourquadrant cycle of learning has been proposed for teaching facialplastic surgery, too,but itwas foundthatmore than three outof four plastic surgery residentspreferred skipping thefirst two quadrants. These are defined as preparation by reading, watching videos, and discussing similar cases and the communication of what performancewould be expected from the trainee. Trainees were found to prefer moderating the operation while watching and receiving direct feedback from the lead surgeon while performing the procedure themselves.5 Challenging established concepts and striving for improvement is a uniting trait among facial plastic surgeons. Only through critical introspection can we find ways to get better: In the spirit of the late Claus Walter and Tony Bull, we consulted several younger colleagues to learnwhat we can do to enhance our meetings. Among the comments we received, were most noteworthy:


A new technique detects as few as 200 microwave photons at a time by the heat they supply to an electrical circuit.


UROLOGICAL STUDIES ON ALDOLASE. III. WITH SPECIAL REGARDS TO ALDOLASE ISOZYMES IN HUMAN TISSUES. Naotami Terao Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Tokushima University. (Director: Prof. Kazuo Kurokawa) 1) The method of horizontal starch grain zone electrophoresis was employed for the studies on ALD isozyme in the normal kidney, the bladder, the prostata as well as the respective organ tumors, the normal liver and the iliopsoas muscle. 2) The ALD isozymes, ALD I and II were confirmed for the first time in the normal prostata, the bladder, prostatic tumors (cancer and adenoma). Especially, in the normal prostata and prostatic cancer, ALD II which was failed to demonstate with veronal buffer but borate buffer afforded the excellent electrophoresis. Protein patterns with a lower albumin peak and A/G ratio were observed in a group of kidney, liver and iliopsoas, while that with a higher albumin peak and A/G ratio, in a group of bladder and prostata. 3) Kinetics of ALD isozyme were determined as Optimum pH being 8. 5-9. 0, Km 0. 64-0. 81 X 10'8M, and relatively thermostable, which were observed with little difference among isozymes. The effectors employed included Na, K, Ca, Mg, Mn, Zn, Cu, Co, Fey, Fe4*, cysteine-HCI, glutathione of reduced type, ascorbic acid, 2-mercaptoethanol, EDTA, diethylstilbesterol, PCMB, hexestrol, testosterone propionate, among which only diethylstilbestrol was able to demonstrate the differences in the isozymes with ALD II more strongly inhibited.


Three kinds of chaotic responses of Onchidium pacemaker neuron to a sinusoidal current stimulation have been classified by means of stroboscopic mapping. The map, however, failed to show that the random alternation between harmonics is a deterministic chaos. In this paper, trajectories in a three-dimensional phase space, ( I , V , \(\dot{V}\)), and return maps which are obtained from intersections between trajectories and a plane, \(\dot{V}\)=const., are investigated. The random alternation is also shown to be subject to a deterministic law. Moreover, all of the chaotic responses observed in the neuron are caused by instabilites of two kinds of harmonic responses and random jumps between the responses. Two types of instability were observed. Each combination of the two types of instability corresponds to each chaotic response.


The estimation of the Domain of Attraction (DA) is an important topic in investigation of system stability. Using Lyapunov's conditions leads to a dependency of the chosen Lyapunov function and the size of the estimation. This paper presents a method, which delivers the coefficients of the optimal quadratic Lyapunov function (OQLF) for a given system. Additionally the method determines the largest estimation of the DA. Therefore, the coefficients of the quadratic Lyapunov function are intervals. The coefficients are optimized by an iteratively outer optimization algorithm based on interval arithmetic. An inner optimization algorithm delivers an estimation for the DA's size of all QLF which can be constructed from the coefficient intervals. This yields the largest estimation of the DA as well as OQLF for the given system.


In this paper, we explore the Raspberry pi 2 B+ (RPI) graphics in terms of electrical power and energy. We use a novel method to correlate graphics processing, CPU load and electrical power consumption and total energy. By using different benchmarks both with and without the GPU rendering and a Power Gauge, the power consumption difference between GPU rendering and software rendering can be measured. Our results are showing that the number of frames rendered per second increases dramatically when hardware rendering is used, as does electrical power. Interestingly, because the hardware rendering takes less time, we have found that the total energy consumed per rendered frame can be lower despite the electrical power during hardware rendering being higher.


To analyze the possibility for the genetic improvement at the early period at 60 days of age in tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus. Genetic parameters on eight traits, total length (TL), standrad length (SL), head length (HL), body depth (BD), body height at the origin of dorsal fin (BH1), length from the origin of dorsal fin to the origin of dorsal fin (BH2), snout length (SNL), and body weight (BW), were estimated by sib analysis. Heritabilities estimated from sire, dam and full-sib components were moderately high in all metric traits, ranged 0.080.70, 0.220.41 and 0.180.55, respectively. Those of SL from sire, dam, and full-sib component were estimated as 0.13, 0.22, and 0.18, respectively, Besides BH1, BH2 also showed high heritabilities, (0.08), (0.38) and (0.23), indicating that it would be a new production-related metric trait for selection. Among the metric traits, phenotypic and genetic correlation coefficients were ranged from 0,86 to 0.97 and from 0.90 to 0.99, respectively. Thus, genetic improvement would be possible at the early growth rate by the individual selection in tilapia.


The new outstrips the old—but only sometimes. This short paper identifies four forms of 'novelty' in Anglophone human geography. In taking the case of a nascent 'nonrepresentational geography' some concerns are raised about the seeming ennui with representation as a research issue and as a practical and political resource. Far from insisting that 'old' intellectual fashions are better than new ones, we simply caution against travelling forward minus some important baggage. By way of seven theses, we finesse critical geography's engagement with representation and argue that any nonrepresentational 'alternative' should not be seen as jettisoning the substantial power of representational acts.


From the second half of the 1990s, thanks to more affordable and more powerful technology and systems for recording based on miniaturized sensors, we can observe a more intensive development of a system that monitors the physical and psychological conditions of soldiers. Systems for measuring of physical and medical data for the diagnostics of physical and psychological state has significantly spread. This study, however, examines the current technologies and usage of the wearable monitoring systems in military. The article can serve as a guide for choosing suitable and affordable systems of quantitative evaluation of physical and psychological conditions of soldiers. In addition, the innovative telemetry monitoring system (FlexiGuard system) composed of appropriate sensors is introduced. Based on previous researches and tests, FlexiGuard system and its sensors are recommended for use in military practice.


Diabetes mellitus has become a global problem, a major epidemic of the twentieth century. The prevalence of diabetes is rapidly rising all over the globe at an alarming rate. Diabetic foot ulcerations and amputations are serious chronic complications of diabetes and have severe impact on society. Foot ulcer disease becomes more serious when it ends with amputation with worse impact on the family and society. Poor foot wear usually contributes to the majority of ulceration with patient ignorance. Most of the diabetic patient does not know about good footwear or therapeutic footwear. The data of diabetic patients were collected at the foot clinic of Aseer Diabetes Center of Aseer Central hospital from January 2012 till Jun 2012. Total patients were 209 and out of them 167 (79.9 %) were male and 42 (20.1%) females. It was observed that 19.1% of foot ulcers were due to inappropriate foot wear, 16.8% were due to burns, 13.69% was due to external injury, and 12.78 were due to tenia pedis. Ulcers due to inappropriate footwear are the top most reason in the diabetic ulcer patients. It was observed that higher education level was significantly associated with greater knowledge of diabetic symptoms, risk factors, complications and presentation. According to the current circumstances, it is highly recommended that all diabetic patients must be examined periodically in foot clinics. A program at regional level and national level is required for the awareness of diabetes and its complications especially in foot complications and its prevention.
Keywords: Diabetes; Foot ulcers; Awareness; Footwear; Aseer.


This review tries to relate the innovative capacity of e-learning to Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and Rural Development Policies, and to identify and specify e-learning innovations that are directly relevant to the needs of rural SMEs and micro-businesses within the EU.


In PNAS, we (1) highlight changes in the balance of oxidized and reduced nitrogen contributions to United States reactive nitrogen deposition, pointing out that decreases in nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions, combined with modest growth in ammonia emissions, have altered the inorganic nitrogen deposition budget from majority deposition by oxidized species (nitric acid and nitrate) in the early 1990s to majority deposition by reduced species (ammonia and ammonium) today. Our analysis was conducted using measurements of individual species concentrations and, for wet inputs, measured deposition fluxes, to overcome some of the limitations of prior analyses based on simulation by large-scale chemical …

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Nanocrystalline γ′-Fe4N thin films were synthesized on single crystal Si(100) substrate by facing target magnetron sputtering.The structure and magnetic properties at room temperature and low temperatures were characterized by means of X-ray diffraction(XRD) and vibrating sample magnetometer(VSM).The results indicate that the film had a single easy magnetized direction along(111).In a temperature range of 80~350 K,the saturation magnetization σs and coercive force Hc increased,whereas the ratio σr/σs decreased with decreasing measured temperature.The relation between the coercive force Hc and temperature T obeyed the T1/2 law,the relation between σs and T did not obey the Bloch T3/2 law,which means that the interaction among spin waves should be considered.


Objective: To describe the current situation of physical and sexual violence during the time of COVID-19 pandemic 's wave one among women who experienced domestic violence in Hanoi as well as its consequence and coping strategies of those women. Methods: A cross-sectional study with combination of quantitative and qualitative approaches was used. 303 women who ever experienced domestic violence participated in quantitative study and 15 women participated in in-depth interviews in qualitative study. Results: During COVID-19 pandemic, 63,04% of women who were ever experienced domestic violence were physical and sexual violence, of which, the proportion of women who were sexual violence was 25,08% and the proportion of women who were physical violence was 58,75%. 37,89% of women, who experienced physical and sexual violence, were led to be injured and need to have medical treatment. Facing with physical and sexual violence, majority of those women chose to keep silent, some of them ran away to other places or have negative thoughts and actions such as suicide. Conclusion: COVID-19 pandemic made worse the situation of women being physical and sexual violent, which can be reflected through the frequency of women being physical and sexual violence five times were all higher than 51% during outbreak of COVID -19 pandemic. Key words: physical violence, sexual violence, violented women, COVID-19 pandemic, social distancing.


Slovenia emerged from the former Yugoslavia in 1991 following a brief skirmish that prefigured the Balkan conflicts that persist to this day. Part of one empire or another for centuries, Slovenia was denied a cultural identity of its own. Its writers, however, insisted on writing in their native tongue, thus keeping Slovenian culture alive in the written word. The confused, confusing questions of Europe, ethnicity, empire, and autonomy are often only backdrop to what may of these writers have sought to foreground, namely, an attention to private life and its attendant sorrows and joy. In their work Slovenian authors still insist upon fidelity to a personal dialogue that, far from delaying these tragedies, in fact redeems them. Such poignant, reverent pleas for intimacy amid destruction may be the hallmark of most engaging writing in Central Europe, from which Slovenia is a crucial, distinctive voice.


Most countries are currently engaged in phases of containment, mitigation, or a combination of both. 'Flattening the curve' has been widely adopted to help delay the epidemic curve peak and allow health-care systems to cope with demand (1). Recent modelling suggests that a strategy of suppression (Rt<1), rather than mitigation (Rt>1), would save the most lives and avoid exceeding healthcare capacity (2,3). Beyond modelling limitations, this was also demonstrated in Wuhan, China, which witnessed the first successful suppression of widespread COVID-19 (4). By the end of February 2020, the suppression measures in Wuhan had driven the COVID-19 reproductive number (Rt) to 0.3 (4). Such strong suppression measures result in 'crushing the curve' within a matter of weeks, as the decline would be exponential (5).


We studied Lanzhou's atmospheric aerosol samples in winters between 1990 and 2010.The samples collected at the same location were analyzed on eight kinds of water-soluble inorganic anions and cations by using the ion chromatography.Due to the alteration of energy and industrial structures in Lanzhou and the rapid increase in the amount of vehicles,the main composition ratio and order of water-soluble ions in atmospheric aerosols and changed greatly in the past seven years.Great attention should be paid on the dangerons effect of water-soluble ions on humans.


The present research paper makes a comparative study of representation of nationalism and ethnicity in Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala's Sumnima and Hridaya Chandra Singh Pradhan's In the Battle of Kirtipur. These literary texts present the relationship of conflict between nationalism and ethnicity. The reason of conflict is either to preserve the prehistoric identities or to possess power. In construction and representation of nationalism and ethnicity, Koirala gives emphasis on their religious aspects while Pradhan focuses on historical and political aspects.


Although FPGA based implementation of software can give us not only higher performance but also energy efficient computing, efficient implementation algorithms as hardware and as software can be significantly different. Typical high-level synthesis methods may not concentrate on this issue, as they are targeting general hardware designs. In this paper performance directed synthesis targeting throughput based computations rather than traditional high-level synthesis techniques is proposed based on "template based" approaches. With templates, given data flow graphs are automatically converted into the ones for high performance with FPGA implementation by using SAT-based automatic refinement methods. Several experimental case studies with the proposed synthesis methods are presented in order to demonstrate the usefulness of the proposed approach.


Study design, materials and methods We evaluated in a prospective study 23 patients suffering from PRPUI and treated by ProACT TM and followed by a period longer than three years. Preoperative and postoperative evaluation included pads count, Incontinence Quality of Life Evaluation (IQoL) and evaluation of the impact of incontinence (IIQ). Preoperative and postoperative data were compared to determine if the variations were statistically significant.


The modular multilevel cascaded converter with single-star bridge-cell (MMCC-SSBC) is very suitable for next generation high-scale renewable energy resource system for the low switching loss, low output current distortion, and high reliability. The voltage balancing control is an important issue for MMCC-SSBC to maintain system operation which can be accomplished by negative sequence current and/or zero sequence voltage injection. The pure negative sequence current injection results in unbalanced output current, and thus increasing the stress of power electronic devices. On the other hand, pure zero sequence voltage injection increases the DC voltage utilization, and thus increasing the risk of over-modulation. This paper provides a flexible voltage balancing by regulating the effectiveness between these two injections to manage the DC voltage utilization and reduce the imbalance of output currents. The laboratory test results verify the proposed method, which are tested under unbalanced output power between each phase of MMCC-SSBC and asymmetrical voltage faults.


Abstract The invariance of maximum likelihood estimators to non-one-to-one parameter transformations is considered. Three approaches to maximum likelihood estimation are discussed, and it is shown that invariance depends on the approach adopted. A theorem is provided that gives sufficient conditions for invariance to hold under all three approaches.


Key Points Question How have emergency department (ED) capacity and use changed in California since 2011, and has the supply of acute care resources kept up with the demand for ED care? Findings In this cohort study of ED data from more than 400 general acute care hospitals in California between 2011 and 2021, the number of EDs decreased by 3.8% and the number of hospital beds decreased by 2.5%; the number of treatment stations increased by 21.1%, but these stations were concentrated in a smaller number of EDs. From 2011 to 2019, the total number of ED visits increased by 23.4%, and visits rated as severe with threat (Current Procedural Terminology code 99285) increased by 67.8% over the entire study period. Meaning These findings suggest that, although some mixed results were present, ED capacity has not proportionally expanded with the increasing California population and demand for emergency services, offering 1 potential explanation for increases in ED crowding.


The subharmonic Melnikov theory for periodic perturbations of planar Hamiltonian systems is improved. An approximation to the associated Poincare map in action-angle coordinates is explicitly constructed, and existence, stability, and bifurcation theorems for subharmonics are obtained. In particular, simple formulas for determining the stability of subharmonics and invariant circles bifurcating from them at Hopf bifurcations are obtained, and a degenerate resonance case, which was not appropriately treated in previous references, is discussed. Furthermore, the weak nonlinearity case, in which the unperturbed system is linear, is studied. The results are also useful to describe dynamics near the unperturbed centers in strongly nonlinear systems. Several examples are given to illustrate our theory.


Phenomenon of employment transformation in the modern economy is the subject of active discussions. Identification of factors influencing its development and the construction of a model of «new» (non-standard) employment are particularly topical. Based on the results of previous studies, we have identified both personal (human capital, education) and external factors (digitalization, social protection), put them forward and tested hypotheses about their impact on non-standard employment. We have constructed a structural model that reflects both the factors affecting non-standard employment, and the socio-economic parameters of society affected by non-standard employment (income and social inequality). We have assessed reliability and internal consistency of the model as well. Based on the results obtained, we have determined the degree of studied factors' influence on non-standard employment in Kazakhstan. For the research, we used methods of online polling, modeling using structural equations (SEM) of SmartPLS software. Based on the results of the PLS analysis, we have identified two main issues of non-standard employment in Kazakhstan: a low level of social protection and inability to accumulate human capital of employees. Obtained determination coefficients (0.8, 0.5, and 0.58) indicate that the unstable nature of non-standard employment (instability, low wages) leads to an increase in poverty and social inequality. We have proposed measures to regulate these issues by improving legislation on social insurance for non-standardly employed citizens, and taking active measures to promote employment, including a state employment program.


Objectives. Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with SSc. The submaximal heart and pulmonary evaluation (step test) is a non-invasive, submaximal stress test that could be used to identify SSc patients with PH. Our aims were to determine whether change in end tidal carbon dioxide (▵PETCO2) from rest to end-exercise, and the minute ventilation to carbon dioxide production ratio (·VE/·VCO2), both as measured by the step test, differ between SSc patients with and without PH. We also examined differences in validated self-report questionnaires and potential PH biomarkers between SSc patients with and without PH. Methods. We performed a cross-sectional study of 27 patients with limited or dcSSc who underwent a right heart catheterization within 24 months prior to study entry. The study visit consisted of questionnaire completion; history; physical examination; step test performance; and phlebotomy. ▵PETCO2, ·VE/·VCO2, self-report data and biomarkers were compared between patients with and without PH. Results. SSc patients with PH had a statistically significantly lower median (interquartile range) ▵PETCO2 than SSc patients without PH [−2.1 (−5.1 to 0.7) vs 1.2 (−0.7 to 5.4) mmHg, P = 0.035], and a statistically significantly higher median (interquartile range) ·VE/·VCO2 [53.4 (39–64.1) vs 36.4 (31.9–41.1), P = 0.035]. There were no statistically significant differences in self-report data or biomarkers between groups. Conclusion. ▵PETCO2 and ·VE/·VCO2 as measured by the step test are statistically significantly different between SSc patients with and without PH. ▵PETCO2 and ·VE/·VCO2 may be useful screening tools for PH in the SSc population.


We analyze data from a crosswell seismic survey that was conducted in 2004 at the Noel gas field located in northeastern British Columbia and operated by BP Canada Energy Company. The goal was to create high-resolution images of gas-bearing, but tight, sandstone channels 2400m to 2650m deep in the Cadomin and Nikanassin formations. Recording between two wells approximately 145m apart employed hydrophones and a piezoelectric vibrator source. The dominant frequencies in the crosswell seismograms are about 1000Hz to 1500Hz, with wavelengths on the order of 4m to 6m. Compared to wavelengths of about 100m that are usual for surface seismic data, the shorter wavelengths in the crosswell data provide significantly better resolution of beds 10m to 25m thick. A P-wave velocity tomogram was created from first arrival times using a back-projection that accounts for head wave arrivals. Wavefield separation isolated upand down-going reflections. These reflections were mapped with a VSP-CDP method using ray-tracing and guided by the velocity tomogram. Seismic boundaries on the velocity tomogram and the reflectivity image correlate closely with the known geology.


Novel compositions in petroleum jelly-free unguent form, in particular for topical application, contain a vitamin D compound and optionally an active agent of the family of steroidal anti-inflammatory agents.


Technological development has changed human life style. Child's world that was once filled with traditional games has now been eroded by technological advances. Nowadays online games that replace traditional games are not only favored by children, almost all levels of human age like playing online games. But behind it all there is a negative impact that haunts its users. This study aims to reveal the negative side of using online games from the point of view of Islam and Islamic Psychology. The technique used is literature review by compiling some previous articles. The results showed that excessive use of online games will give a bad impact on the physical and psychological users, such as visual impairment, sleep disturbance, addiction, violence and stress. The use of online games is also considered more disadvantage than the benefits and it's seen as an activity that wastes time, and it is prohibited in Islam.


The subject of this research thesis is religious diversity and division within the early modern English Church. Its objective –– in a development of my Master's dissertation research into the Admonition Controversy of the 1570s –– is to reveal the nature of disagreements which culminated in the split between the Church of England and Nonconformity in the early 1660s, the 'Great Ejection'. What were the imperative incentives, the religious convictions, which motivated the participants, given the deprivation suffered by those driven from their positions of ministry, and the consequences suffered by the national Church in England? The thesis makes a comparative study of events in the late sixteenth century, when controversy in the Elizabethan Church did not result in division: rather the incentive was towards consensus, and a rejection of separation. Why was this, given that the issues at stake were not dissimilar and no less contentious? Having defined the terminology to be used, and explored the historiographical and analytical contributions from historians and theologians, the thesis moves to an exploration of primary evidence from the times under review, the documentary evidence extant from religious controversies during the periods, and the polemical literature from principal participants in religious debate in the late sixteenth, and mid-seventeenth centuries in England. The thesis draws together conclusions resulting from this research, and seeks to make meaningful observations regarding the nature and causes of religious divisions in any century, and then to make comment upon disagreements between Christian believers in our own time, drawing upon the nature of division as revealed in English Christendom's post-Reformation history. 1 Michael Tanner, 'The 'Admonition Controversy' and the 'Puritan' Agenda Within the English Church in the 1570s, with Particular Reference to the Elizabethan Book of Common Prayer', Master of Arts degree dissertation, History of Christianity, (London, 2002)


In this paper, a solar charge controller with
Maximum Power Point Tracking is designed and
implemented using Matlab Simulink. There is also an
output inverter integrated with the system to obtain a single
phase AC output to power the home appliances. For the
maximum power point tracking two methods, the Perturb
and Observe (P&O) and Incremental Conductance (INC)
algorithms are implemented and their performance is
analysed. With the changing irradiance, the MPP is tracked
effectively and a regulated DC voltage is obtained using
Buck-Boost converter, which is suitable for the selected
pulse width modulation (PWM) inverter. Mathematical
modelling of the same is performed, establishing the
relation between various mathematical equations and
estimating quantitative behavior of the physical system.


As a key component of power transmission and distribution systems,disconnecting switches have suffered serious damage in previous earthquakes.Generally,typical destruction feature of disconnecting switches during earthquakes appears as the breaking at bottom of insulator porcelain posts.In this paper,shake table test on a full-scale disconnecting switch was carried out to study the seismic behavior of the equipment.Displacements,strains and accelerations of the critical parts of the equipment were measured under broadband white-noise tests and input ground motions.The influence of the supporting frame and blades on seismic responses of insulators was estimated.The test results indicate that the responses of the two insulators in the disconnecting switch are correlated,and the amplification factors of the supporting frame are larger than that specified in the specifications.


We consider the problem of finding the optimal dividend policy for a company whose cash reserve follows a Brownian motion with drift and volatility modulated by an observable finite-state continuous-time Markov chain. The Markov chain represents the regime of the economy. We allow fixed costs and taxes associated with the dividend payments. This optimization problem generates a stochastic impulse control problem with regime switching. We solve this problem and obtain the first analytical solutions for the optimal dividend policy when there are simultaneously fixed costs, taxes and business cycles. Our results show that the optimal dividend policy depends strongly on the regime of the economy, on fixed costs and on taxes.


Reflects on the selected papers from the 2004 LOEX‐of‐the‐West Conference to note the importance of collaboration and connections to advance information literacy goals with college and university faculty and students.


This paper presents a new circuit for eight phase sinusoidal oscillator. The proposed circuit is built using Differential Voltage Current Conveyor (DVCC) alongwith passive components. New circuits for QPSK, π/4 QPSK and 8-PSK modulators employing the proposed eight phase oscillator are also presented in paper. Design and verification results which confirm the functionality of the circuit are also included.


The multiple strip-sandwich method is a specially devised method using quicklime and filter fabric for embankments with difficult cohesive soils. A quicklime layer of about 5cm thick, sandwiched between two sheets of filter fabric of 30cm wide, is placed in a triangular configuration with a horizontal pitch of about 2m at each stage of piling cohesive soils. The usefulness of this method has been proved by field tests and a practical large scale work, but some problems remain yet for the establishment of the design procedure of the method. To make the multiple strip-sandwich method more practical, this paper examines and analyzes the past data obtained in the laboratory tests, field tests and the practical work, and presents the diagrams to use for evaluating the improvement effect of this method. (Received 22 June, 1983) キー ・ワー ド: 粘性土, 盛土工, フ ィルター ファブ リック, 生石灰, 多段式サ ン ドイ ッチ工法


This, then, was the state of the theatre when the Romans first came into direct contact with the Greeks in the middle of the third century: revivals of fifth-century melodramas and romantic tragedies, especially those of Euripides, and revivals of the New Comedy of the late fourth and early third centuries, especially the plays of Menander, held the stage. The Romans themselves had nothing quite like this in their own popular entertainment. They had stage-shows of a sort, of course. Their own native form of entertainment was the satura, which seems to have been some sort of variety show; and they had imported Etruscan ludi, consisting mainly of music and dancing, and the Campanian Atellane farce, which was something rather similar to a harlequinade. The Greek theatre, which at this period was outwardly more splendid than ever before, was to the Romans an impressive and fascinating novelty; and, when Livius Andronicus in 240 B.c. translated a Greek tragedy and a Greek comedy for the Roman stage, he achieved an immediate success and started a vogue for drama in the Greek style at Rome which ousted the old satura from the stage. It is sometimes regarded as a reflection on Roman taste that the Roman theatre in the third and second centuries B.c. should have concentrated on Euripidean melodrama and Menandrean New Comedy to the exclusion of the greater works of the fifth-century Greek dramatists. But this is an unjustified conclusion. The choice of models represents not the taste of the Romans—for in fact Greek-style drama failed to achieve lasting popularity at Rome—but that of the contemporary Greek theatre, which was the only guide that the Romans had at that date. At this period Rome imitated the literature which was currently fashionable in the Greek world. It was not until the time of Catullus and the 'learned' poets that the Romans, following the lead of the Alexandrine scholars, made a systematic study of Greek literature. It was only then that the Romans made the acquaintance of those works which had become the province of the scholar, and so were able to draw upon the whole range of Greek literature for their models. The inspiration derived from studying Greek poetry of the finest periods was to lead to great developments in lyric and elegy and in pastoral and didactic poetry, but it came too late for drama, which was by that time fast disappearing from the Roman theatre.


From silica precursors we synthesized silica fillers in sol-gel reaction in the carboxylated acrylonitrile/butadiene rubber (XNBR). N-2-aminoethyl-3-aminopropyl-trimethoxysilane (DAMS) and tetraethoxysilane (TEOS) were used as fillers' precursors. It has been found that DAMS is a substance crosslinking XNBR. The network points are silsesquioxanes' domains containing amide as well as ionic bonds. Some part of points (∼30%) decompose under ethylenediamine treatment. The bigger DAMS content the bigger crosslinking density of elastomer as well as the stress at suitable elongation and tensile strength (Tables 2 and 4). The dynamic properties measurements show that organosilica compounds do not influence glass transition temperature of elastomer (Table 6) but in the range of 30-40°C the second maximum appears which is a transition connected to ionic aggregates activity. Addition of a mixture of DAMS + TEOS to the elastomer causes the increase of crosslinking of silsesquioxanes' domains and the filler shows tendency to creation of its own structure (Fig. 2). 2 9 Si NMR results show that mostly trifunctional structures Q 3 are obtained for equal ratio of silanes (1:1) but tetrafunctional structures Q 4 are also present (Table 1). The increasing of tetrafunctional structure Q 4 content, that is a synthesis of a filler with DAMS + TEOS mixture, leads to the increase of stress at suitable elongation, and tensile strength (Table 5).


Let H be a subnormal subgroup of a finite group G and let θ be a complex irreducible character of H. It is proved that if the character pair (H,θ) satisfies the conjugation closed property, then there exists a one to one map from Irr(T|θ) onto (G|θ) defined by character induction, where T is the inertia group of the pair (H,θ) in G. Moreover, our theorem generalizes the Clifford's correspondence and Isaacs' maximal F_π-correspondence.


The utility model discloses a hoisting device for an on-load tap-changer of a transformer. The device comprises a base, a first vertical column, a second vertical column, a cross beam, a cross beam hand buggy and a lifting hook, wherein a plurality of screw holes arrayed in the same manner with screw holes in a connection flange for the original transformer body and the on-load tap-changer are formed in the base, and the base is detachably fixed at the position of the connection flange for the original transformer body and the on-load tap-changer via a bolt; the bottom end of the first vertical column is detachably fixed on the base, and the first vertical column is vertical to the plane of the base; the bottom end of the second vertical column is rotationally fixed at the top end of the first vertical column; the cross beam is detachably fixed at the top end of the second vertical column, and a slide rail is arranged on the cross beam; and the cross beam hand buggy is slidably fixed on the slide rail of the cross beam, and the lifting hook is fixed on the cross beam hand buggy. Compared with the prior art, with the adoption of the device disclosed by the utility model, the problem of difficulty in safe hoisting for the on-load tap-changer of an indoor transformer is greatly solved.


Recently, a reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) that provides alternative wireless propagation paths (by reflecting an electromagnetic wave from a base station in desired directions) has attracted attention as a key facilitating technology for Beyond 5G and 6G wireless communications. This paper presents an improved path-loss model suitable for RIS-aided wireless communications. Unlike previously reported RIS path-loss models, the proposed model considers more practical electromagnetic phenomena (e.g., the incident and reflected gain patterns of the RIS unit cell, the effective received power at the RIS, the reflection phase error of each unit cell, and the specular reflection loss), by applying rigorous analysis. Furthermore, the accuracy of the proposed path-loss model is validated by extensive experimental measurements using our developed RIS prototype. The prototype consists of 576 phase-reconfigurable unit cells operating at 29 GHz, each of which features two PIN diodes. Each PIN diode is independently controlled to produce the desired phase distributions on the RIS. It is shown that the calculated received power in the proposed path-loss model matches the measurement results within a 1 dB margin across various practical test environments.


The mechanism of cancer cell death induced by hydrogen discharged from Pd-5at.% Ni hydrogen storage alloy has been investigated. Cancer cell (HeLa : cervical cancer cell) death was observed in the limited region within ~ 3 mm from the sample. The measurement of surviving fraction of cells revealed that almost all the cancer cells in the well of 96-well multi plate, 6.2 mm in diameter were extinct (p < 0.01), while no detectable influence was observed in the normal cells. From the fluorescent imaging experiment, it was indicated that the cell death induced by discharged hydrogen was due to the "Apoptosis" and hydrogen peroxide was detected in both intracellular and extracellular regions. Furthermore, the generation of hydrogen radical and hydroxyl radical was observed in the ESR measurement. From the results obtained, the mechanism of cancer cell death is proposed.


Trapezium tunnel is a sort of familiar tunnel in coal mine.But it is difficulty to solve the Maxwell equation in trapezium tunnel by using analytic method. To make use of finite element method, the field of electromagnetic wave propagating in trapezium tunnel was studied. The attenuation rate and its numerical analysis were deduced on the foundation of tiny-intervene method and the calculating program was also compiled. According to numerical results, the attenuation rate will be reduced when the working frequency or the conductivity of tunnel wall is increased. The attenuation rate of primary mode in trapezium is very low when the working frequency is about 500 to 1000 MHz. On the foundation of practical condition, it is reasonable to choose 900 MHz as the working frequency of mobile communications in mine well.


Quantum search on the two-dimensional lattice with one marked vertex and cyclic boundary conditions is an important problem in the context of quantum algorithms with an interesting unfolding. It avails to test the ability of quantum walk models to provide efficient algorithms from the theoretical side and means to implement quantum walks in laboratories from the practical side. In this paper, we rigorously prove that the recent-proposed staggered quantum walk model provides an efficient quantum search on the two-dimensional lattice, if the reflection operators associated with the graph tessellations are used as Hamiltonians, which is an important theoretical result for validating the staggered model with Hamiltonians. Numerical results show that on the two-dimensional lattice staggered models without Hamiltonians are not as efficient as the one described in this paper and are, in fact, as slow as classical random-walk-based algorithms.


The bachelor thesis deals with the suggestion and the creating of websites to support learning the subject Process Engineering. Its goal is creating the secured web interface for the transmissions of the information to students, sharing the study materials and the opportunity to check their calculations, regarding just the subject Process Engineering, with software tools as Java applets. The result of the bachelor thesis is the complex web application allows both students access to the necessary information and administrator access to the editing of this information.


Experiments have been carried out in a small laboratory packed tower and in a wetted wall column to determine the respective contributions of the gas and liquid films to the transfer of water vapour from moist air into strong solutions of calcium chloride. Comparative tests were also made on the absorption of ammonia from air-ammonia mixtures into dilute sulphuric acid in the wetted wall column. The experimental results have shown that in normal conditions gas drying by calcium chloride solutions may be regarded as a case of predominantly gas film limitation. This information may be used in the design of gas or air drying towers using strong calcium chloride solution as desiccant.


In July 1988 the united states Department of Defense pub lished a report entitled "Bolstering Defense Industrial Competi tiveness."1 Although this document received little notice outside of the circles typically reached by the defense trade press, it echoed the growing concerns of a number of important figures in America's technological community. These administrators are concerned about the perceived impairment of US technical, industrial, and financial competitiveness. The trade deficit in particular is identified as having the potential to undermine the international role, defensibility, dem ocratic stability, and, ultimately, even the independence of the United States if not actively brought under control. Looking at the national technical and economic balance sheets of the last decade, they tend to see a picture of uncontrolled decline in one strategic sector after another and an unchecked slide from creditor to debtor status, as well as a loss of banking preeminence and market share in key areas of technology. Figure 1 and the following facts lend credence to such concerns. In 1982 the two largest banks in the world (in terms of assets) were American: Citicorp and Bankamerica; France and Britain boasted the next five and Japan the eighth. By 1986 Citicorp had sunk to sixth place, Bankamerica below tenth, and the five largest world banks


The background and development of functional brain imaging are briefly reviewed. The optical imaging technologies of brain function are then introduced and classified. Several methods including voltage sensitive dyes imaging, optical imaging based on intrinsic signals, optical coherence tomography imaging, event related optical signals imaging are summerized and compared, and the key factors of how to choose an optical imaging system recording fast brain activity are summed up. Based on the analysis and comparison, we suggest how to improve functional brain imaging technologies and point out possible directions for further research .


This paper discusses power/ground noise induced by on-chip multi-layered inductors. Employing multi-layered inductors instead of spiral inductors is an effective choice for area-efficient bandwidth enhancement. However the impact of the coupling between multi-layered inductors and underlying circuit is still not clear. We evaluate inductive/capacitive coupling and the impact on the power and the signal integrity. Electromagnetic simulation and circuit simulation show that dense power/ground structure makes the impact of coupling small. The peak-to-peak noise voltage becomes less than 5 mV against 1 V aggressor swing.


The article analyzes the main effective actors of industrial water pollution loss, and established economic metrology model based on the way of economic metrology. The paper tests the model which is based on the data of industrial wastewater discharged of Fujian province.


Aiming at the fluvo-aquic soil,one of the main soil types in major wheat producing areas,by analysis of the results of many fertilizer efficiency experiments on winter wheat,the fertilization parameters,such as nutrient uptake amount per 100 kg grain yield,utilization coefficient of soil nutrients and fertilizer use efficiency were figured out respectively.And based on advantages of the nutrient balance method,the influence of soil environmental factor and grain yield level factor on calibration coefficient of soil available nutrient and fertilizer use efficiency,and their change regularity were studied mainly.The results indicated that soil available nutrient contents demonstrated significantly negative correlations with calibration coefficient of soil available nutrient and fertilizer use efficiency respectively.On their conclusions,we established soil testing and recommend fertilization index system on wheat in fluvo-aquic soil,founded on nutritious balance method,and based on soil testing,in order to guide winter wheat fertilization and production directly,quickly,scientifically and rationally.


Oxidative nano-writing by a conducting AFM tip to Si substrates has so far been ascribed to an anodic electrochemical process. However, there is evidence that thermal effects may play a role. More recently it has been demonstrated that conducting diamond-like carbon (DLC) films can be nano-machined by a biased conducting tip; the process is evidently due to local thermally activated oxidation and formation of CO2. Thus the prevailing description in terms of an athermal anodic oxidative mechanism will need to be revisited and possibly revised. The physico-chemical state of the tip is known to affect the rate and efficiency of the process in some unspecified manner. It is plausible to ascribe variations in the I-V characteristics and thermal transport to tip effects that are operational at the point of contact. However, so far the focus has been on the surface, and little attention has been given to a detailed and relevant characterization of the tip and its efficacy as a manipulative probe. Tips were prepared with a range of known initial conditions (i.e. doped Si plus H-termination, Au-coating, or native oxide). I-V characteristics were correlated against oxidative efficiency versus clean H-terminated Si, Si plus native oxide, Si plus 2.5 nm thermal oxide and DLC. The outcomes at positive sample bias can variously be described by ohmic transport, by Fowler-Nordheim, and direct tunnelling. Likewise, tip alteration resulting from oxidative surface manipulation has been monitored by subsequent characterization. The evidence favours a thermal mechanism of oxidation arising from a repetitive, but interrupted, deposition of thermal energy at the tip-to-surface junction, where inelastic tunnelling completes the circuit. Thus there is a narrow temperature window of optimum conditions. The tip will deteriorate irreversibly if the peak temperature is too high, while oxidation of the surface will not take place if the peak temperature is too low.


Utilizing solar energy requires accurate information about global solar radiation (GSR), which is critical for designers and manufacturers of solar energy systems and equipment. This study aims to examine the literature gaps by evaluating recent predictive models and categorizing them into various groups depending on the input parameters, and comprehensively collect the methods for classifying China into solar zones. The selected groups of models include those that use sunshine duration, temperature, dew-point temperature, precipitation, fog, cloud cover, day of the year, and different meteorological parameters (complex models). 220 empirical models are analyzed for estimating the GSR on a horizontal surface in China. Additionally, the most accurate models from the literature are summarized for 115 locations in China and are distributed into the above categories with the corresponding solar zone; the ideal models from each category and each solar zone are identified. Comments on two important temperature-based models that are presented in this work can help the researchers and readers to be unconfused when reading the literature of these models and cite them in a correct method in future studies. Machine learning techniques exhibit performance GSR estimation better than empirical models; however, the computational cost and complexity should be considered at choosing and applying these techniques. The models and model categories in this study, according to the key input parameters at the corresponding location and solar zone, are helpful to researchers as well as to designers and engineers of solar energy systems and equipment.


Objective: To determine the diagnostic yield of microscopy of endobronchialsecretions collected by bronchoscopy in patients who were suspected to have pulmonary TB but their sputum smearwas negative for AFB with ZN staining. Study Design: Descriptive study. Place and Duration of Study: At MilitaryHospital Rawalpindi from June 2004 to May 2005. Subjects and Methods: Fifty patients were included in the study.Convenience sampling technique of non-probability sampling procedure was used for the selection of patients. Onlythose patients suspected to have pulmonary TB on clinical grounds, raised ESR and X-rays chest showing pulmonaryinfiltrates but sputum smear negative for AFB on a minimum of three examinations were included in the study.Bronchoscopy of these patients was done, endobronchial secretions taken and sent for microscopy for AFB. Results:Out of 50 patients, 16(32%) patients were positive for AFB while 34(68%) were negative on endobronchial secretion'smicroscopy. Conclusion: Microscopy of endobronchial secretions collected by bronchoscopy is a useful technique inthe diagnosis of pulmonary TB in patients who are suspected to have pulmonary TB but their sputum smear is negativefor AFB with ZN staining.


In stand-alone photovoltaic installations the photovoltaic inverter allows transforming the DC power produced by the photovoltaic modules into an AC power. Depending on the shape of the AC output voltage generated by the inverter there exist three main types of stand-alone PV inverters: pure sine waveform inverters, modulated sine waveform inverters and square waveform inverters and each type of these inverters is also divided into different topologies. In this paper we will be interested and study the square waveform stand-alone inverter topologies which are the half bridge and the full-bridge inverter topologies.


A review of production and properties of silica produced from rice husk is carried out with assessment of processing and manufacturing methods and suggestion of new research directions with respect to the processing methods. It was revealed that the structural nature of the silica produced from rice husk is independent of the purification methods but largely dependent on the incineration temperature used in the production process. Also, it was established that without pre-treatment, incineration of rice husk results in the production of silica of low purity, surface area and whiteness. The paper concludes by advocating the use of a novel process called hydro thermo-baric process, for producing high-purity reactive nano-silica from rice husk. This novel process, has the advantages of high volume production, versatility of application of its product through varying any of its process parameters and being environmentally benign compared to other processes.


In this study, analyzing the research studies in which independent living skills were taught to individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) descriptively and evaluating these studies regarding the "single-subject research qualitative criteria" were aimed. Moving with this purpose, 32 research studies were determined regarding the including criteria and the demographic characteristics (participants, setting, teaching conditions, etc.) and methodologic characteristics (dependent end independent variables, research design, effectiveness, generalization, maintenance, social validity, etc.) were analyzed on the tables and graphs, and the results were interpreted. The included research studies were also evaluated regarding the qualitative criteria. The results of the studies revealed that independent living skills were mostly taught to individuals with ASD during their transition to adolescence and adulthood years, technology based implementations were used to teach these skills in most of the studies in the recent years, studies were mostly conducted in one-to-one settings and the types of independent living skills did not change significantly in the studies. The results regarding the qualitative criteria showed that 25% of the studies met the "acceptance" criteria. Regarding this result, it can be said that the quality of the studies in which independent living skills were taught showed an increase in the recent years.


Background: Osteoporosis results in an increased risk of fracture among aging women. A strong connection exists for bone health with tooth loss, menopause, diet, BMI and hysterectomy. Purpose: To study the impact of heel BMD with age, BMI, menopausal status, hysterectomy and tooth loss among people living in Chennai metropolitan neighborhood. Materials and Methods: The study involved ([Formula: see text], age: [Formula: see text] years) women, which included women with normal BMD ([Formula: see text] = 35, age: [Formula: see text] years), Osteopenia ([Formula: see text], age: [Formula: see text] years) and Osteoporosis ([Formula: see text], age: [Formula: see text] years). All the participants underwent BMD assessment at their right heel using an Ultrasound densitometer system (Model: CM-200, Manufacturer: FURUNO ELECTRIC CO. LTD., Japan). The subjects were classified into various subgroups based on BMD, age, Menopausal status, hysterectomy and tooth loss. Results: The mean age of women attaining menopause and those undergoing hysterectomy are [Formula: see text] years and [Formula: see text] years, respectively. The decrease of heel BMD was very prominent among women having more than two tooth extracted, menopause and hysterectomy. It was found that approximately 90% of the studied population were suffering from either osteopenia or osteoporosis in their post-menopausal period. Conclusion: Women aged above 50 years are at greater risk of osteoporosis due to post-menopausal phase, high probability of undergoing hysterectomy and tooth loss. Therefore, women should ensure sufficient consumption of calcium rich diet in their entire life cycle to ensure a healthy livelihood.


The mineral matter in coal constitutes a major impediment to the direct use of coal in power plants.A concerted effort has been mounted to reduce the ash/sulfur contents in product coal to meet the ever more stringent environmental regulations.In recent years,significant advances have taken place in fine coal cleaning technologies.A review of recent developments in aveanced physical,chemical and biological processes for deep-cleaning of fine coal is presented.


There is a well-known conjecture of Serre that any continuous, irreducible representation ρ : GQ → GL2(F ) that is odd arises from a newform. Here GQ is the absolute Galois group of Q, and F is an algebraic closure of the finite field F of elements. We formulate such a conjecture for n-dimensional mod representations of π1(X) for any positive integer n and where X is a geometrically irreducible, smooth curve over a finite field k of characteristic p (p = ), and we prove this conjecture in a large number of cases. In fact, a proof of all cases of the conjecture for > 2 follows from a result announced (conditionally) by Gaitsgory in [G]. The methods are different.


Causal explicative clauses headed by the connectors pois, que and porque in Portuguese, despite presenting some properties of subordination establish a paratactic relation with the sentence they are related to. We argue that they are parenthetical clauses that exhibit the properties of specifying coordination.


The article presents the results of the laser alloying process of ductile cast iron EN-GJS 350-22 surface with titanium. The laser alloying process was conducted on 2 kW high power diode laser (HPDDL) Rofin Sinar DL02 with rectangular focus and uniform power density distribution in the focus axis. The laser alloying was conducted with constant laser beam power and processing speed with titanium powder feed rate variation. The tests of the produced surface layers included macrostructure and microstructure observations, X-ray diffraction (XRD) and energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) analysis, Vickers hardness, and solid particle erosion according to ASTM G76-04 standard. To assess the erosion mechanism, SEM observations of worn surfaces after erosive test were carried out. As a result of laser alloying of a ductile cast iron surface, the in situ metal-matrix composite structure was formed with TiC reinforcing particles. The microstructure change resulted in the increase of surface layers hardness and erosion resistance in comparison to the base material.


Section I. Chapter 1: Approach to the Critically Ill Cat. Chapter 2: Cardiopulmonary Cerebral Resuscitation. Chapter 3: Shock. Chapter 4: Trauma. Chapter 5: Guidelines for Anesthesia and Anesthetic Protocols. Chapter 6: Pain Management in Critical Feline Patients. Chapter 7: Fluid Therapy. Chapter 8: Nutritional Support. Section II. Specific Protocols and Procedures for Emergency Conditions. Chapter 9: Respiratory Emergencies. Chapter 10: Cardiac Emergencies. Chapter 11: Gastrointestinal Emergencies. Chapter 12: Urologic Emergencies. Chapter 13: Neurologic Emergencies. Chapter 14: Hematologic Emergencies. Chapter 15: Endocrine and Metabolic Emergencies. Chapter 16: Reproductive Emergencies. Chapter 17: Pediatric Emergencies. Chapter 18: Ocular Emergencies. Chapter 18: Dermatologic Emergencies. Chapter 19: Toxicological Emergencies. Chapter 20: Miscellaneous Emergencies. Appendix A: Table of Emergency Drugs, Dosages, Indications. Appendix B: Table of Normal Values. Index


volume was replaced with heparinized blood from a donor); (ii) 10 rats treated as in (i) but with replacement of blood with saline; (iii) 30 rats without cannulation or transfusion from which only one sample was taken, by abdominal aorta puncture, from groups of five animals at 15, 45, 90, 180, 240 min and 24 h. Quinidine sulphate was determined by a method of Gelfman & Seligson (1961) measuring quinidine fluorescence. Fig. 1 shows that the half life times are between 34-45 min for the three groups of animals. Although these results are preliminary we consider the blood concentration pattern acceptable, since the rates of elimination for the three groups do not show significant differences (P > 0.05). It is also possible to overcome the limitation of the reduced blood volume (12-15 ml), even in the adult stage, by using this technique.


A tamper-resistant, tamper-evident closure assembly comprises a cap with a lid portion and a downwardly extending skirt, said skirt having an internal portion that engages a corresponding formation 68 on the container neck, said skirt having a breakable lower extension with a pull-tab 19c attached thereto, a lower edge of the lower extension being shaped to fit closely against a radially-formed, inwardly-facing wall 82 formed on a shoulder of the container. The closure may be screw-threaded or of the snap-on, push-off type with at least one bead on each of the cap and container neck. In use, the co-operation of the inwardly facing wall 82 and the lower edge of the lower extension makes it harder to insert an implement under the tamper-evident ring. Also disclosed is a closure assembly where the bridges between the downwardly extending skirt and the breakable lower extension are replaced by a series of tabs 17 (not shown) and ratchet teeth 20 (also not shown).


Both authors reject the premise that these revitalization movements were somehow inauthentic resistance. Wheeler shows how Aupaumut constructed a vibrant, Christian republicanism with Native Americans at the center; he created a space for natives in the new nation. Silverman likewise highlights how Native peoples thought about, believed in, and built a vital Christianity. Two Brotherton preachers taught that Native survival depended on Christianity and civility, and that their past and present difficulties were the consequence of transgressions against God. Only by embracing Christianity could the community realize a Christian, Native utopia. Taking the faith of its subjects seriously is one of the most welcome parts of this collection. For too long, students of Christianity and Native Americans have seen religion as a secondary affair or in functional ways. Throughout this collection the editors demonstrated the various and intricate manifestations of faith. Perfect for an advanced undergraduate or graduate seminar on American Religion or Native Americans, this book is a welcome addition.


This study aims to determine the improvement of short story writing skills through the use of blog media in class XI students of SMA Negeri 2 Lawe Bulan in the 2021/2022 academic year. The population in this study were all students of class XI and a sample of 36 people. The method used in this study is an experimental method with a one group pretest and posttest design with data analysis using the "t" test. From data processing, it was found that the average value of the initial test of short story writing skills by students was 52.10 and was included in the poor category, with a standard deviation of 6.09 and an increase in the final test score with an average value of 87.36 and included in the good category, with a standard deviation of 7.33. Based on the results of the students' initial and final test scores and if it is associated with the KKM value of Indonesian language subjects for high school, it is 70, the students' short story writing ability is included in the good category. From hypothesis testing, it is obtained that the value of t count = 24.19 and in consultation with the value of t_table at a significant level of 5% = 2,030, thus t_count > t_table or 24.19 > 2,030 then the hypothesis is accepted. So it can be concluded that there is an increase in the ability to write short stories through the use of blog media in class XI students of SMA Negeri 2 Lawe Month in the 2021/2022 Academic Year.


On the 19th of November 1941, the Royal Australian Navy Modified Leander Class light cruiser HMAS Sydney II, en route to Fremantle, intercepted the disguised German raider, the HSK Kormoran, about 100 nautical miles west of Steep Point off the coast of Western Australia. In the ensuing battle, Sydney was sunk with the loss of the entire crew of 645 men. Kormoran was subsequently scuttled with the loss of 81 men. The wreck site of Kormoran and Sydney and the debris field on the ocean floor were surveyed by Geosounder and many hours of video footage of both wrecks was produced. This footage was analysed by the DSTO and the RINA to assess the extent and type of damage to both Kormoran and Sydney. This paper looks at the identification of the significant damage observed from the survey of the Sydney wreckage. This analysis involved examining and identifying the structural and equipment damage to both ships. Observations of the footage of the wreck site of Sydney identified 87 individual 15 cm shell hits and extensive fire damage. Most of the ships boats were found in various degrees of decay on the seabed.


The concept of uncertainty, which emerges in situations such as war, financial crises, and political elections, has a great influence on the decisions of economic units. An environment of uncertainty negatively affects investors' confidence in the economy. One of the areas where the negative effects of uncertainty can be observed is country stock markets. This study explores the relationship between the economic policy uncertainty index and stock exchange in G7 developed markets. For this purpose, the monthly period from 1997 to 2019 is examined with second-generation panel data methodologies to consider the possible cross-sectional dependence among observed markets. In estimating the long-term effect of the economic policy uncertainty on the G7 country stock market indices, the Common Correlated Effect (CCE) estimator, which considers the cross-sectional dependency observed between countries. The causality relationship between the economic policy uncertainty index and the G7 country stock market indexes is examined with the panel causality test, which considers the cross-section dependency and heterogeneity. The results show that economic policy uncertainty negatively affects the G7 stock market indices in the long term. On the other hand, the panel causality test results reveal that there is bidirectional causality between economic policy uncertainty and financial markets.


The present invention relates to a technique for reducing a coding delay and a memory number of a convolutional code and an interleaver frequently used in a communication system. The convolutional coding and the interleaving are performed to correct an error occurring on a channel of a communication system, There is proposed a convolutional coding method capable of improving the amount of memory and transmission delay by performing interleaved convolutional coding of the interleaver function as compared with the conventional convolutional coding method which improves the error correction capability.


Full potential linearized augmented plane wave method combined with quasi-harmonic approximation, has been used to perform the calculations of thermophysical properties of carbides and nitrides of the group IVB elements at high temperature and pressure. Relative accuracy of linear density approximation (LDA) and generalized gradient approximation (GGA) exchange correlation potentials have been tested. Specific heat () obtained through LDA and GGA agrees with experimental data up to 1500 K. Above 1500 K, GGA gives better agreement whereas LDA under-estimates the specific heat. LDA overestimates the bulk modulus, GGA gives better agreement with the experimental data. High-temperature bulk modulus follows the Wachtman formula. Calculated isotherms agree with published experimental results. The transformation pressures () from NaCl-type structure (B phase) to CsCl-type structure (B phase), and collapsed volumes () at () have been predicted. The stability and hardness of these compounds are related with the calculated density of states.


immediately seized by a revolutionary organization, already existing or which can be created during this crisis' (p. 107). In fact, previous historical experiences have revealed that the bourgeoisie have the capability to regulate and contain both interand intra-class conflicts. The author's recipe for a resurgence of organised specialist political practice and intervention in Nigerian politics portrays his under-estimation of a widespread determination to uphold the existing social order. Moreover, he ignores the fact that the avowed commitment of the few Nigerians who proclaim socialist goals does not go beyond mere rhetoric.


The purpose of the study: to analyze the pharmacotherapy of patients with cardiovascularpathology in the Republic of Tatarstan, referred for medical and social examination. Materials and methods. The object of the study was primary medical documentation. The study included 194 patients with arterial hypertension, first examined at the Bureau of Medical and Social Examination of the Republic of Tatarstan in 2019 and recognized as disabled. Quantitative assessments were carried out on the basis of the developed quality indicators. The study used pharmacoepidemiological methods.


In solutions of 6(7)-formyl-, 6(7)-acetyl- and 6(7)-p-toluenesulfonyl-2-trifluoromethylperimidines in non-polar solvents, both of the NH tautomers were detected using 1H NMR spectroscopy even on heating up to 130 °C.


Aiming at the shortcomings of traditional on-line monitoring SSR method that it is very hard to get useful information and judge the development trend of oscillation,this paper proposes a new method for power system SSR on-line monitoring——frequency-amplitude-attenuation coefficient method based on TLS-ESPRIT algorithm.The method directly analyses instantaneous speed of generator shaft,can get frequency,amplitude,and attenuation coefficient of shaft oscillation quickly and accurately,and then judge whether SSR occurs or not and what's its development trend.Because of the sub-space technology,the method has great ability of antinoise.After analysing the result theoretically,it is proved that the method is practical to sub-synchronous resonance on-line monitoring.Experimental example shows that the method is feasible.


Of the many published methods for determining hydrogen in uranium, those based on complete separation of the gas by vacuum or inert-gas extraction are the most satisfac- tory. When 5-- to 10--g samples are used, the average operator time can be reduced to about ten minutes per sample for either of these techniques. Routune operation of one inert-gas and six vacuum extraction units has producecd an over-all laboratory precision of plus or minus 0.3 ppm for production material containing up to 7 ppm H/sub 2/. Improved precision, at a considerable expense of time, can be obtained with larger samples. (auth)


The procedures found to lead to good tunnel junctions on the Al5 superconductor Nb-Sn are described. The use of an acetic acid atmosphere and/or oxidized Si layer barriers is shown to be particularly effective. The role of excess Sn in good oxide barrier formatiom on bare Nb-Sn is discussed. These results are related to earlier work using oxidized Si barriers on V 3 Si.


This mix method study investigated the correlation among students' perception on collaborative writing (SPoCW), students' self-efficacy (SSE) and students' writing achievement (SWA). The quantitative data of the study was gained from 62 students who have been taught using collaborative writing during one semester. The data included the students' perception on collaborative writing questionnaire adapted from [1]. The questionnaire consisted of 18 statements with  a five Likert scales.  The reliability is 0.892. While students' self-efficacy is measured using self efficacy questionnaire consists of 23 statements  adopted from [2] with the reliability is 0.80. Using correlation Pearson Product Moment, It was found that SPoCW correlated with SSE and the score is 0.377. To investigate the correlation between independent variable (SPoCW and SSE) and dependent variable (SWA), the researcher used Analysis Model Summary, it showed that R Square value is 0.394. This mean that the effect of SPoCW and SSE toward students writing achievement is 39.4 % and the rest is influenced by another factor. While to get qualitative data, semi structure interview was randomly given to the students and it was revealed that mostly students felt confident and had a new writing experience with collaborative writing which strengthen the investigation. It is recommended to build good students' perception and self-efficacy for best writing achievement.


The author takes the systemic trend in contemporary sociology and proposes questions and considerations about different discourses and practices. He tries to define their applications and limits, or even dangers. The author will elaborate some criticisms and propose the idea that the systemic approach and family therapy reflect feminine characteristics.


The mechanical clinching as an alternative joining process for fabricating lightweight aluminum to steel assemblies may face the challenges when joining low-ductility aluminum alloy to high-strength steel. Several researches have been focused on applying the electrically-assisted processes in various fields due to energy efficiency as well as practical simplicity, in order to improve the formability. This paper concentrates on the electrically-assisted mechanical clinching (EAMC) of AA6061-T6 aluminum to galvanized DP590 steel. To this end, a combination of experimental and numerical clinching tests was performed using extensible die at different penetration depths, in which controlling the material flow was obtained by applying newly defined chamfer ratio RC in order to guarantee the strong mechanical interlock. The joint section parameters, failure loads, and failure modes were measured. The effects of the geometrical features on material flow and mechanical strength of clinched joints were analyzed using a FE model. The results showed that the defined parameter RC greatly increased the strength with the use of the EAMC process, which came with a reduction in forming load.


Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disease in the central nervous system. Recently, more researches have been conducted in the determination of PD prediction which is really a challenging task. Due to the disorders in the central nervous system, the syndromes like off sleep, speech disorders, olfactory and autonomic dysfunction, sensory disorder symptoms will occur. The earliest diagnosing of PD is very challenging among the doctors community. There are techniques that are available in order to predict PD using symptoms and disorder measurement. It helps to save a million lives of future by early prediction. In this article, the early diagnosing of PD using machine learning techniques with feature selection is carried out. In the first stage, the data preprocessing is used for the preparation of Parkinson's disease data. In the second stage, MFEA is used for extracting features. In the third stage, the feature selection is performed using multiple feature input with a principal component analysis (PCA) algorithm. Finally, a Darknet Convolutional Neural Network (DNetCNN) is used to classify the PD patients. The main advantage of using PCADNetCNN is that, it provides the best classification in the image dataset using YOLO. In addition to that, the results of various existing methods are compared and the proposed DNetCNN proves better accuracy, performance in detecting the PD at the initial stages. DNetCNN achieves 97.5 % of accuracy in detecting PD as early. Besides, the other performance metrics are compared in the result evaluation and it is proved that the proposed model outperforms all the other existing models.


The spatial distribution of catches of male European pine sawfly, Neodiprion sertifer (Geoffr.) (Hymenoptera, Diprionidae), was studied using different pheromone trap arrays. In hexagonal trap groups, trap interference was evident by reduced catch in the central of seven traps spaced 10 to 40 m apart. When the trap spacings were either 5 or 80 m no significant reduction could be shown. The interaction was more pronounced for strong (100 μg) pheromone ([2S, 3S, 7S]‐3, 7‐dimethyl‐2‐pentadecanyl acetate) lures than for weak ones (10 μg). Similarly, the inner traps caught less than the outer traps in grids of 6 × 6 traps spaced 20 or 50 m apart. Mark‐release‐recapture experiments in the grid array confirmed that a majority of the males originated from outside the trap group and were caught in the first trap they encountered. There were no differences between catches in downwind, crosswind and upwind traps. Thus, no 'overshooting' was evident during average conditions, i.e. the sawflies did not divert from the trap initially attracting them by flying to the upwind trap. However, the proportion caught in the upwind traps increased with increasing wind velocity, suggesting more overlapping pheromone plumes at higher wind speeds. Also, the recapture rate of released males increased with increasing wind velocity up to a daily average of 3.1 m/s at 2 m, indicating that sawflies more easily find the pheromone source, probably due to a more stable pheromone puff trajectory during higher wind velocities. The application of pheromone traps in e.g. monitoring studies is discussed and a distance of at least 50 m between the traps with strong lures used in the present study is recommended to avoid trap interaction.


Purpose : To determine the optic disc of the eye in
patients with toxic optic neuropathy due to alcohol
consumption by administration of methyl prednisolone
Method :Descriptive non-experimental through
retrospective review .
Results :There were 18 patients came to the
department of ophthalmology RSUP Dr.Sardjito during
five years between January 2008 to April 2013. In the
cases here, 32 eyes or 88.89 % margin optic disc of
optic nerve were firm and 4 eyes or 11.11 % margin
optic disc of optic nerve were no expressly. After
control I,the optic disc of optic nerve obtained after
treatment with the use of methyl prednisonol 17 eyes or
94.44 % with margin optic disc of optic nerve were
firm, 1 eye or 5.56 % with margin optic disc of optic
nerve were no expressly and 18 eyes or 50 % did not
come back to hospital.After control II, 8 patients or
16 eyes with margin papil optic nerve were firm .
18 people or 36 eyes of toxic optic neuropathy
diagnosed obtained color of the optic disc optic nerve
before treated with methyl prednisonol the 32 eyes or
88.89 % with a pale optic disc optic nerve , 1 eye or
2.78 % with optic disc of optic nerve colored were
hyperemia and 3 eyes or 8.33% with optic disc colored
were slightly hyperemic optic nerve. Control I after
treated with methyl prednisonol using the 18 eyes or 50
% with a pale optic disc optic nerve , 18 eyes or 50 %
patients did not come back to the hospital . 11 eyes or
68.75 % with pale optic disc optic nerve , 5 eyes or
31.25 % with optic disc optic nerve hyperemia and 20
eyes or 55.6 % of patients did not come back to the
hospital for control II .
Conclusions : The proportion of patients with optic
neuropathy toxic methanol was dominated by men as much
as 100 % and productive age.Patients with toxic optic
neuropathy methanol between 19 to 60 years old.Atrophy
papilledema seen the most rapidly in the first week and
delayed after 2 months.All patients with toxic optic
neuropathy after treatment with methyl prednisolone
optic disc boundary into firm.After control II more
than half of the optic disc becomes pale or shows
atrophy of the optic disc.
Keyword: toxic optic neuropathy , optic dic,
methanol,methyl prednisolone.


ABSTRACT It is generally assumed that in order to teach mathematics effectively, middle years teachers ought to have a high degree of knowledge of mathematics and confidence in their ability to do the mathematics as well as self-efficacy to teach it. This study examines the content knowledge, mathematics confidence and self-efficacy of 99 graduate-entry pre-service teachers in an Australian school of education. The findings indicate that, in general, their mathematical content knowledge was not strong. Further, the participants expressed different levels of confidence and self-efficacy for specific concepts, so, while the scale used had high Cronbach's alpha coefficients, its internal consistency was relatively weak. That is, confidence and self-efficacy were found to be content specific. Further, the participants tended to have confidence and self-efficacy scores that, while low, were inconsistent with their ability to do the mathematics; they tended to overestimate their mathematics competency. The findings with respect to pre-service teachers' deficit of relevant mathematical knowledge, confidence and self-efficacy have implications for teacher preparation to teach mathematics in the study institution and potentially more broadly in the West.


A nonlinear formulation of optimum livestock diets, though very practical, has seen a limited research since classical techniques like Kuhn Tucker theory used by some researchers has its own limitations due to the rigidity of mathematical characteristics that should hold good to apply this technique. The present study deals with the importance of linear livestock ration formulation for sahiwal cows of second to fifth lactation number to maximize the milk yield[28].Its solution is found using heuristic approaches viz Controlled Random Search Technique(RST2) and Genetic Algorithm. We observe that the results obtained are well acceptable with slight deviations, takes less time due to computer usage, gives more flexibility to the decision maker. The techniques do not guarantee optimal solution but at least gives a solution which is best amongst the many solutions generated during the simulation process. The performance of both the techniques indicates that they can be well implemented for nonlinear livestock ration formulation problem.


Abstract : A new, general, boundary-integral-equation procedure for the numerical solution of boundary value problems governed by second order elliptic equations is implemented. Boundary geometry and dependent variables are approximated by means of quadratic shape functions. The procedure is applied to plane problems of anisotropic heat conduction and anisotropic elasticity. Comparisons between exact and numerical solutions are given. (Author)


Anaesthesia is a predominantly consultant led service, with senior doctors present for 87% of all anaesthetics and 75% of the time when anaesthetic is given out of hours, a study has found.1

The findings of a survey by the Royal College of Anaesthetists and the Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland showed that anaesthetists were responsible for the care of more than 3.5 million patients a year—meaning that, in a given year, one person in 20 requires an anaesthetic.

The study also showed …


The signal acquisition systems based on Compressed Sensing is an important research direction of wideband signal processing. When it is used in communication re-connaissance or spectrum sensing, the received signal is a mixing of some narrow-band signals within wide range. Then the number of the mixed signals is the key to subsequent signal analysis. The paper proposed a source number estimation algorithm focus on the sparsity and distinctive features for modulated signal on the cyclic power level. The algorithm aimed at reconstructing the cyclic power spectrum by the Subspace Pursuit algorithm, and the source number could be estimated with symmetry. Simulation results show it has a good performance of resolution when the SNR is -13dB.


The present invention relates to an improved ViBe background modeling algorithm based on dynamic background self-adaption. The algorithm comprises initializing a background model and setting an initial decision threshold value and an update rate; extracting the frame difference image sub-block standard deviation as the dynamic background characterization; constructing and extracting a space-time dynamic background characteristic (TSD characteristic) on the baiss of correcting the dynamic background characterization by utilizing a ViBe foreground, and then self-adaptively adjusting the decision threshold value and the update rate according to the characteristic; updating the decision threshold value, the update rate and the background model continuously according to the obtained decision threshold value and the update rate and by utilizing a feedback mechanism; and finally, carrying out the morphological post processing on the foreground image of the obtained video. Compared with a Vibe algorithm, the algorithm of the present invention enables the detection performance under a dynamic background to be improved and the error detection rate to be reduced.


Objective To investigate the efficacy of regional lymphadenectomy for patients with T2 gallbladder cancer. Methods From January 1990 to December 2009, 48 patients with T2 gallbladder cancer received regional lymphadenectomy following radical surgery at the Xinhua Hospital of Shanghai Jiaotong University, and their clinical data were retrospectively analyzed. Patients were divided into two groups according to the range of lymphadenectomy. Standard group (23 patients): lymph nodes in the regions of bile duct, common bile duct and hepatoduodenal ligament were dissected; extended group (25 patients): lymph nodes in the regions of hepatoduodenal ligament, head of pancreas, duodenum, portal vein, common hepatic artery and celiac axis were dissected).The condition of patients in the two groups were compared after the treatment. The morbidity and survival rate were analyzed by using Fisher exact test and Kaplan-Meier method, respectively, and the survival rates between the two groups were compared by using Log-rank test. Results No perioperative death was found in the two groups. The morbidities was 17% (4/23) in the standard group and 24% (6/25) in the extended group, with no significant difference between the two groups ( P > 0.05 ). The 5-year cumulative survival rate and median survival time were 40% and 29.8 months in the standard group, and 66% and 53.2 months in the extended group, with significant differences between the two groups ( x2 = 4. 687, P < 0.05 ). Conclusion Extended regional lymphadenectomy should be performed on patients with T2 gallbladder cancer if the primary lesions can be dissected radically.

Key words:
Gallbladder neoplasms, T2 stage;  Lymph node dissection;  Radical surgery;  Survival rate


We investigate the steady state of heat conduction in general relativity using a variational approach for two-fluid dynamics. We adopt coordinates based on the Landau-Lifschitz observer because it allows us to describe thermodynamics with heat, formulated in the Eckart decomposition, on a static geometry. Through our analysis, we demonstrate that the stability condition of a thermal equilibrium state arises from the fundamental principle that heat cannot propagate faster than the speed of light. We then formulate the equations governing steady-state heat conduction and introduce a binormal equilibrium condition that the Tolman temperature gradient holds for the directions orthogonal to the heat flow. As an example, we consider radial heat conductions in a spherically symmetric spacetime. We find that the total diffusion over a spherical surface satisfies a red-shifted form, $J(r) \sqrt{-g_{tt}} =$ constant. We also discuss the behavior of local temperature around an event horizon and specify the condition that the local temperature is finite there.


Summary form only given. Excitonic optical properties have been extensively studied in a large variety of semiconductors, and it has been found that biexciton formation and relaxation play an important role in the nonlinear optical processes. The binding energies of biexcitons in typical semiconductors, however, are less than 10 meV so that it is difficult in femtosecond spectroscopy to distinguish the biexciton process from a single exciton process. In order to study the exciton-biexciton system in detail, a large binding energy of the biexciton is required. In this paper we report on the biexcitons with extremely large binding energy (= 66 meV) in an organic-inorganic hybrid quantum-well material, (C/sub 4/H/sub 9/NH/sub 3/)/sub 2/PbBr/sub 4/. This material belongs to the layered perovskite-type quantum-well materials (C/sub n/H/sub 2n+1/NH/sub 3/)/sub 2/PbX/sub 4/ which have excitons with large binding energy. We investigate the dynamics of such a stable exciton-biexciton system.


Since the start of the SoHO mission, EIT -the Extreme ultraviolet Imaging Telescopeoffers a global view of the solar corona over the whole rising phase of the current activity cycle. Such a dataset is unprecedented. We give here the current results of an on-going investigation over the entire EIT archive. In this process, numerous classes of magnetic regions of all sizes as well as dynamical events will be identified in the images. The change in their properties (location, size, topology, lifetime, integrated flux) and their mutual relationships will then be monitored over the rise of magnetic activity towards the current maximum. In the Fe XV images (2 MK), the on-disk and off-disk intensity distributions have been evaluated, and their evolution is described. We developed an image processing technique that extracts the smallest detectable features. The cosmic ray hits are statistically disentangled from the solar point-like phenomena, and the trends in both rates are assessed.


Journal of Corporate Finance Research, Vol. 15, No. 1, pp. 37-47 (2021) For citation: Tsugankov, K. (2021) «Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting: Problems and Prospects», Journal of Corporate Finance Research / Корпоративные Финансы | ISSN: 2073-0438, 15(1), сс. 37-47. doi: 10.17323/j.jcfr.2073-0418.104.22.1681.37-47. Received 15 January 2021 | Peer-reviewed 13 February 2021 | Accepted 20 February 2021


Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML) is frequently associated with recurring chromosomal translocations, which lead to the fusion of two genes encoding transcription factors. As the moieties of these fusion proteins retain part of the functional domains of the wild-type proteins, they may interfere directly or indirectly with the transcriptional regulation of the leukemic cell, conferring survival advantage. The majority of the transcription factors commonly involved in recurring chromosomal translocations may be grouped in one of the following families: core binding factor (CBF), retinoic acid receptor alpha (RARa), homeobox (HOX) family, and mixed lineage leukemia (MLL). In vivo analysis of the molecular basis of leukemogenesis through the generation of transgenic mouse models revealed that a common theme is the recruitment of transcriptional co-activators and co-repressors by these fusion proteins. However, the expression of the fusion protein is not sufficient to induce full blown leukemia, as evidenced in part by the long latencies required for disease development in the transgenic models of leukemia, and therefore, second mutagenic events may contribute to AML pathogenesis.


Traction properties of hydrocarbon fluids were studied using molecular dynamics simulations. The fluid layer was confined between two solid Fe walls under a constant normal force of 1.0 GPa. Traction simulations were performed by applying relative sliding motion on the Fe walls. The interfacial slip was suppressed by applying large Fe fluid interaction. In order to determine the condition that can simulate qualitatively equivalent with experiments, film thickness (1-10 nm) and shear rate (10 7 -10 9 s -1 ) dependence of traction coefficient were calculated for n-hexane. Although our calculated traction coefficients showed a higher value than experimental one over a whole simulation range, traction coefficients decreased with both decreasing shear rate and increasing film thickness, which made a qualitative agreement with experiment. In ultrathin film less then 2.5 nm, large stick-slip-like motion caused by a slip between fluid layers were observed. The results suggest that film thickness of at least 5.0 nm is needed to simulate experimentally observed viscoelastic traction behavior.


Portions of the elaboration likelihood model of persuasion were tested in a natural selling with adults of various ages and educational backgrounds as subjects. The persuasive communication concerned risks of largl-scale use of coal for electricity production. The dependent variable was attitude change. Elaboration likelihood (EL) was operationalized through involvement and need for cognition. Highly credible sources were found to be more persuasive than less credible sources for low-EL but not for high-EL subjects. More persistence of attitude change (measured 14 months later) and stronger beliefs-attitude-intention consistency were found for high- than for low-EL subjects. Analyses of separate effects of involvement and need for cognition indicated that the two factors interacted concerning effects of source credibility. Need for cognition was related to attitude persistence. Involvement moderated beliefs-attitude-intention consistency, and need for cognition moderated attitude-intention consistency. Both factors were related to the route to persuasion.


The introduction of a new electromagnetic (EM) imaging system will have profound implications for crosswell analysis. Deep EM imaging enables formation resistivity measurements to be made across the reservoir rather than for volumes only a few meters from the wellbore. This makes crosswell EM resistivity imaging a valuable technique for locating bypassed pay and for monitoring water and steam flow by time-lapse surveys.


Objective To observe the effect of probiotics on Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis(SBP) in patients with Liver Cirrhosis.Method Sixty SBP patients were divided into two groups.The 30 patients in the control group were given treatments of anti-infection,liver-protection,lower portable hypertention,diuresis and nutritional support,while the 30 patients in the treatment group were given the same therapy plus an additional Zhengchangsheng capsule for 21 days.The variations in infection control and Hepatic function were compared between two groups.Result There were significant differences(P0.05) between two groups with regards to the disappear of fever and diarrhea,ascites analysis and improvement of hepatic function.Conclusion Probiotics has a certain therapeutic effect to SBP in liver cirrhosis.


High fatality rate in road accident of Bangladesh warrants immediate repair of the faulty roads. But due to limited amount of resources, it requires a prioritization of road improvement functions. One of the important factors for road maintenance prioritization is road safety. Road fatality risk is lavishly used for measuring road safety. Most deserving tool for measuring fatality risk exposure ? "fatalities per million kilometers traveled" requires information over road fatality and vehicles per hour in every specific links of national roads. The Road Maintenance Management System (RMMS) of Roads and Highway Department (RHD) of Bangladesh provide vehicle per hour information based on road links that belongs to multiple administrative segments of Bangladesh. On the other hand, Bangladesh Roads Transport Authority (BRTA) provides information over road fatalities corresponding to administrative segments. This creates problem in priority score calculation and allocating limited funds among many administrative segments so that the reduction of road fatalities can be achieved in best possible way. However recent adaption of geographic information system (GIS) for administrative and road information allows revealing road length data and thus approximating the information required for measuring fatality risk exposure. This research explains a methodology to identify a verified fatality index for prioritizing national road maintenance and also ranks the districts of Bangladesh using such methodology. The Ministry of Communication and Transportation, RHD and the respective district administration can use this methodology for scheduling the required maintenance of national main roads and thereby can reduce road accident fatalities in Bangladesh.


The bookstore is an integral part of campus public service, and it is an essential place for reading, learning and spending for teachers and students. Provided the current management and development problems faced by old campus bookstores, this article takes the old campus bookstore in the Huangjiahu campus of Wuhan University of Science and Technology as a research case while uses space syntax theory, Depthmap software, and axis models to analyzes and evaluate accessibility, and then optimize campus old location and layout of bookstores. Simultaneously, by using the analytic hierarchy process, the simulated bookstore sites of selection in the campus are tested at the target level, decision level and plan level. This article aims to propose optimization methods for the management and development of old campus bookstores from the perspective of spatial location selection through qualitative quantification and provide constructive references for similar research.