orbit about the earth. For nearly 9 months, until 8 February 1974, it was successfully operated with and without astronaut crews as the world's first space station of major size. It was an overwhelming success and, one now suspects, far, far ahead of its time. Skylab was bigger than a boxcar and weighed, on earth, almost 100 tons. A part of that mass was expendable food, water, oxygen, and life-support equipment for its three, three-man crews who lived and worked on board through successive missions of first 28, then 59, and finally 84 days. But a major portion was a massive payload of scientific and engineering equipment , largely of an optical nature. The goals of Skylab were to observe the lands and oceans and atmosphere of the earth, and the sun and stars above, and to carry out on-board medical and engineering experiments. It was designed as well to evaluate the ability of man to live and work efficiently in a weightless condition for long periods of time, in part to gauge the practicability of more advanced manned laboratories in the future. Skylab was a scientist's spacecraft: its experiments were many and sound and foremost in the mission. They were the reason that Skylab was there. Scientific, medical, and engineering experiments occupied almost all the hours of the long days of each astronaut crew. And most of them were carried out with full-scale, laboratory or observatory-sized equipment. For the first time in space there were few constraints on experiment weight, power, telemetry, or film storage. For the first time, solar astronomers were able to take advantage of photographic emulsions in long-term observational patrols from space. For the first time repairs and modifications were made on experiment equipment during the operational phase-within the Skylab and outside it, during spacewalks by astronaut crews. In this way the first crew salvaged the entire mission. From there on the three crews carried out adjustments, brought up replacement parts and installed them, tinkered , improvised, made changes, and generally worked as scientists do in a ground-based laboratory. Their effectiveness was beyond imagination. More than anything else Skylab was a laboratory of optical instruments, in the broadest definition, spanning the full reach of the electromagnetic spectrum from hard x rays to radio waves. It was surely the largest


17 Background: Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common cancer in the US, affecting more than 3 million people every year, and the incidence of BCC is increasing. Traditional management of BCC involves multiple physician visits and a pre-treatment biopsy which may be unnecessary. We assessed the costs of treating BCC, comparing traditional management with a simplified scheme.

METHODS
We developed a decision analytic model to compare the costs of traditional BCC management with a simplified Detect and Treat (DAT) scheme that eliminates pre-treatment biopsy. We assumed that all patients had an unequivocal BCC diagnosis based on clinical and dermoscopic findings. In the traditional approach, all patients had a biopsy prior to treatment. In the DAT scheme, well delineated lesions ≤1cm in diameter on the trunk and extremities were treated with shave removal and Mohs indicated lesions were referred to Mohs for on-site histologic check, both eliminating pre-treatment biopsy. Distributions of lesion location, size and treatment modality, and estimates of clinical diagnostic accuracy and success of shave removal were from the literature and from an analysis of 240 consecutive BCC cases seen over 5 years at our institution. Costs were based on assumptions about the number of dermatologist visits, tests and procedures required for each strategy, and unit prices from the 2014 Medicare physician fee schedule.

RESULTS
The average cost per case in the DAT scheme was $449 for non-Mohs-indicated lesions and $819 for Mohs-indicated lesions, compared with $566 and $864, respectively, with traditional management. DAT was associated with a savings of $117 (21% of total average cost) per non-Mohs-indicated case and $45 (5% of total average cost) per Mohs-indicated case. The combined weighted average savings per case was $95 (15% of total average cost). The magnitude of savings varied with changes in model parameters, but conclusions were similar under a wide range of plausible scenarios.

CONCLUSIONS
A simplified management strategy that avoids routine pre-treatment biopsy can reduce the cost of treating BCC without compromising quality of care.


ABSTRACT Nostalgia and homesickness were well-known eighteenth-century ailments. Undertaking protracted travels, Grand Tourists were potential sufferers, yet these emotional afflictions are absent from the Tour's lengthy lists of hazards. Querying this and applying history of emotions approaches to the histories of the Tour, masculinity and the family, this article examines how Tourists and tutors navigated nostalgia and homesickness as emotions that sat uneasily with the Tour's wider aims of masculine formation. Such investigations offer a means of unpicking the complex, contradictory demands placed on young gentlemen during their emotional formation. Through this, it contributes to wider reconsiderations of eighteenth-century masculinity.


Since the 1950's the radial ply tyre has gradually penetrated all fields of ground transportation to the situation today where it enjoys a dominant position, particularly in the Western World where road surfaces are of a high standard. The advantages offered by the radial ply construction for passenger car and road vehicle applications are well known, although their lack of robustness has prevented their more general adoption in areas where roads are of an inadequate standard.


Based on the semiparametric regression model with random missing response data,we construct the empirical log-likelihood ratio statistic for the unknown parameter.It is shown that the proposed statistics have the asymptotic chi-square distribution,and hence it can be used to construct the confidence region of the parameter.A simulation study is carried out to compare the proposed methods with least-squares method in terms of the confidence regions and its coverage probabilities.


The objective of this paper is to expand the use of nonparametric testing in environmental engineering by demonstrating the flexibility and usefulness of another nonparametric test. In particular, Kendalls partial rank correlation test is described and then used to study the statistical characteristics of water quality variables which include toxic compounds. When examining a multivariate suite of water quality variables, the partial rank correlation test can be employed in a number of innovative ways. To check for the presence of trends in seasonal data, the seasonal effects can first be removed or partialled out. One can also eliminate the influence of one variable on another before testing for the existence of trends. Finally, one can examine the relationship between two variables after partialling out the effects of a third controlling variable.


With the highlights of the role in the region economic development, regional logistics has been as the focus of economic development in many areas. This paper carries out in-depth analysis the factors influencing the development of Ningbo regional logistics in gray relational method. Based on the analysis, it gets the development characteristics of Ningbo regional logistics. Finally, it brings forward some proposals to promote the development of Ningbo regional logistics, combined with regional characteristics of the Ningbo City.


A 3 MeV proton Radio Frequency Quadrupole (RFQ) accelerator has been designed at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, India, for the Low Energy High Intensity Proton Accelerator (LEHIPA) programme. The 352 MHz RFQ is built in 4 segments and in the first phase two segments of the LEHIPA RFQ were commissioned, accelerating a 50 keV, 1 mA pulsed proton beam from the ion source, to an energy of 1.24 MeV. The successful operation of the RFQ gave confidence in the physics understanding and technology development that have been achieved, and indicate that the road forward can now be traversed rather more quickly.


f m n a h d d ( The focus of this article is on the management of idioathic constipation in childhood. It is a common problem in hildren and when it becomes chronic and relapsing the hild and family face a very distressing problem. In the nited States estimates of constipation have varied from .3% to as high as 8% of children, accounting for 3% of isits to pediatric outpatient clinic and 20% of pediatric astroenterological complaints presenting to a pediatriian. There has been a steady increase in the number of hildren with severe constipation and a higher prevalence in ore developed countries compared with that in developing ountries. The diverse needs of children with constipation and fecal oiling are best met within a multidisciplinary therapeutic eam including nurses, pediatricians, general practitioners, hild psychiatrists and psychologists, and pediatric surgeons ho work as a team in partnership with the child and family. here is lack of evidence for the treatment of constipation as here are few useful randomized controlled trials in the edical literature and so much of our current management dvice is based on expert opinion rather than objective vidence. The aim of this article is to discuss the current manageent of childhood constipation based on review of literature nd our experience as a tertiary referral center in investigaion and treatment of lower intestinal motility disorders in hildren at Guy's and St. Thomas' Hospital, London.


This trial provides valuable impulses and information for pharmacological and clinical research aiming to treat, or at least decrease the severity of Cleidocranial Dysplasia symptoms. Until now, Strontium ranelate was exclusively recognized for treatment of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women or for osteoblast growth stimulation for cell biological laboratory purposes. However, we assume, on the basis of this first pilot study and the significant improvement in Runx2+/- osteoblast-related genes (ALP and OC), cell proliferation rate and the rise of mineralization in extracellular matrix, that administration of Strontium during embryogenesis and postnatal development by Cleidocranial Dysplasia patients would significantly improve bone formation of the clavicles, accelerate the closure time of fontanels in children and decrease the hazard of bone deformations.
At the same time, we are still aware of potential risks of Strontium due to its inhibiting action of osteoclastogenesis and stimulating effect on osteoclast apoptosis which might interfere with the adaptive bone remodeling process during postnatal growth. Therefore, we recommend further investigations on Strontium administration with genetically engineered Runx2+/- mice to evaluate the risk-benefit profile of Strontium in the phase of embryogenesis.


It brought forward the new urgent requirement for geo-information technology in emergency aid,such as dynamic data model in GIS,the problem of Zero initialization,route planning with obstacle,safety island,and kth nearest against safety area. This paper put forward the solving methods and computing examples to the problems.


The undrained uniaxial bearing capacities of skirted footings for offshore structures, namely skirted spudcans, were investigated by means of finite element analysis (FEA). In order to increase the fixity and moment capacity of conventional spudcans, peripheral skirts are fitted to the shallow footings. Additional capacity is acknowledged by the offshore industry, but no formal recommendations have been established to quantify the capacity increase. The present paper assesses the behavior of skirted spudcans subjected to pure vertical, horizontal and moment loading on normally consolidated clay. The resulting bearing capacity factors and the failure mechanisms are presented and compared to both solid embedded footings and circular skirted footings solutions found in the literature.© 2013 ASME


We analyze the predictions of an event-based corpuscular model for interference in the case of two-beam interference experiments in which the two sources are alternatingly blocked. We show that such experiments may be used to test specific predictions of the corpuscular model.


The article analyzes Beyond the Frame (Oltre i bordi, 2023), a film based on Simone Brioni's fortuitous discovery of a family archive: a box of photographs taken in Italian East Africa in the 1930s by a distant relative. Beyond the Frame discusses colonial photography and visuality, as well as the material legacies of that past, challenging the gaze through which they framed the subjective and collective idea of Africa in Italian society. The article is divided into two parts, each of which discusses colonial photography and how Beyond the Frame observes, interprets, and reflects on how the legacy of colonialism shapes our present. In the first part, Brioni traces the process that led to the construction of a narrative that interweaves personal reflections and collective history. In the second part, Gianmarco Mancosu draws upon Ann Laura Stoler's work to discuss how the colonial archive and the remains of empire fashion our present, with a particular emphasis on photography and on colonial traces in the Italian cityscape. The article shows how the film works with as well as against the archive: how it enacts a process of resignification, thus modifying the original meaning of colonial pictures.


Fractures about the elbow in children are different from those in adults. Bone growth after the fracture is responsible for the difference. Continued growth is important for several reasons: A fracture increases the blood supply to the bone, which accelerates the rate of growth; this tends to equalize shortness from overriding. Growth will correct some angular deformities near the ends of long bones. However, a fracture involving an epiphyseal cartilage may retard growth so as to cause shortening or angular deformity. Fractures at the elbow joint are very common in children. They follow patterns so remarkably constant that they may be discussed in groups. While each fracture must be evaluated and treated individually, certain general rules may be established. In children, fractures may be well treated by simple conservative means more frequently than in adults. The exceptions to this are almost all fractures at the elbow joint. Fractures of the


The maintenance/administration facility for Memphis, Tennessee's 300-bus fleet began displaying structural problems before it even opened for service in 1979. The 23 acre complex is built on a landfill, which settled during construction. Some of the buildings have suffered differential settlement of as much as 18 in. and the paved parking areas settled as much as 3 ft in places. The excessive settling has wreaked havoc not only on buildings, but on buried utilities and the everyday function of getting people and buses around the site. As a result, both technical and administrative innovation was needed to rescue the four sinking buildings. On the technical side, engineers specified driven piles and more than 100 jet-grouted minipiles, setting a record for North America, to help stabilize the buildings. On the administrative side, the Memphis Area Transit Authority opted for a design-build, "best value" contract that combined a bidder's technical and cost proposals, and specified a demonstration phase (to protect itself from claims) before selecting the winning bid.


This study aims to determine and analyze the influence of work ability on employee performance at PT. Lion Mentari Airlines in Makassar and to know and analyze the influence of work motivation on employee performance at PT. Lion Mentari Airlines in Makassar. The analytical method used in this study is a multiple regression analysis method. Research data was obtained from employees of PT. Lion Mentari Airlines in Makassar. The research approach is an explanatory causal approach. The results showed that based on the results of multiple regression tests, the effect of work ability variables had a positive and significant effect on employee performance at PT. Lion Mentari Airlines in Makassar, meaning that employee performance can be increased if influenced by employee work ability and the influence of work motivation variables have a positive and significant effect on employee performance at PT. Lion Mentari Airlines in Makassar, meaning that employee performance can increase if influenced by employee work motivation.


Introduction Open air food markets are il very comman phenomenon in France. Every town used 10 have il farmers' market. With the rise of longer food chains, most of farmers' markets became open air food markets with many resellers and only few producers. In the contex! of il renewed public Inleres! in local food production, however, do these markets remain jus! ordinary shopping places or do they play il new mie in oommunity building and re-localisation of urban food systems, as stated in North American and British literature on farmers' markets (Brown, 2002) and alternative food networks (Renting et al., 2(03)? The objective of the paper is to understand the dynamics of open air food markets within the urban shoppingscape of a medium size city in the South of France: Montpellier and especially to determine some factors of their emergence and growth or dedine. It contributes to fill a gap identified in literature on farmers' markets (Machell & Caraher, 2012). Moreover, the originality of our contribution is to focus not mainly on the city centre, but rather on periurban localities, where many farmers' markets disappeared in the 1970' with the motorized way of life and the rise of large-salle retail facilities. Which types of open air food markets can be distinguished? What are the role of urban public policies and community initiatives in the emergence or re-emergence of markets in periurban context? Are they places of reconnection between the city and the agriculture of its hinterland?


Virtual Human model is very important for the ergonomic digital design and evaluation of man-machine system.After the key items of human fatigue modeling methods were analyzed,the general human pulling/stretching was studied.Based on the experimental data with 35 subjects participating on it,the upper limb fatigue model of virtual human was constructed for study.This model is of importance to virtual human pulling/stretching fatigue evaluation.


A significant number of patients have some degree of personality pathology that can interfere with treatment, whether they receive medication or some form of psychotherapy. But how can clinicians develop a strong therapeutic alliance with patients who have personality disorders? An expert explains.


With the development of the human genome project, scientists have obtained a large number of biological sequences which needed to be processed and analyzed. In this paper, we characterized the biological relationship between virus and host cell by using alignment-free sequence comparison statistics such as, D2S, D2*, Hao, Eu and Ch. By using sequence alignment-free comparison, we acquired sequence distributions of K-tuple in the tested species, and here K-tuple in biology is a short sequence of genes with a length of K. We used the ROC curves to analyze the data of DNA sequences of virus and host cell to find an optimal statistic method. The ROC curves show that when K is small, all of the statistics can better react the biological relationship of virus and host cell in the genetic similarity, but with K gradually increasing, the statistics D2S and D2* have been proved to be almost invariant and well in reflecting the biological relationship between virus and host cell in the genetic similarity, at the same time the other statistics reduced, which confirmed our conjecture, so we can consider the statistics D2S and D2* as effective alignment-free sequence comparison methods for the relation between virus and host cell.


IntroductionOut of the four types of serve in tennis the flat serve is the only one in which the ball is hit with almost no rotation (spin). It is the easiest to perform and control and that which is proposed to be taught initially. Many men players perform this serve faster than 200 km / h, as well as some women, like the Williams sisters. The flat serve is considered as the basic (first) serve. The remaining three serves are called specific, due to rotations and the specific racket movement. The slice serve is hit with side rotations, transmitted by brushing the ball from its right rear part (for right-handed players). The top spin serve is hit with a combination of the two rotations, side and forward, transmitted by brushing the ball from back to top and right (Knudson, 2011). Finally, the twist serve, initially known as «American twist», is a special kind of topspin-slice serve where the ball behaves differently after its bounce in the court, because it has more topspin than sidespin rotations. When the twist serve executed properly the ball bounces in the opposite direction from that of the slice serve (Groppel, 1984). The ball should be tossed backwards and left of the head of the server and the racket to brush the ball from position 8.00 to 2.00 of a clock (Bahamonde, 1994). All three serves with rotation (specific) are used mainly as second and have less speed than the first (flat) serve (Bahamonde, 1994; Atkinson & Speirs, 1998).In all tennis strokes the grip is a key success factor (Elliott, 1982; Elliott & Christmass, 1995; Elliott, Takahashi & Noffal, 1997; Reid, Campbel & Elliott, 2012, Rossi,Vigouroux, Barla, & Berton,2014 ). More commonly is mentioned that a cause for a no optimal impact of the ball over the strings of the racket is the incorrect grip (Groppel, 1984; Brody, 1987; Knudson & Elliot, 2004). In all kinds of serve, particularly in the specifics, the most used grips are the continental and the eastern backhand (Roetert & Ellenbecker, 2007; Brown, 2012; Rive & Williams 2012). Another particularity of the grip in general is to which level the player grip is "tangential'' to the edge of the racket handle, which is the classic and most faced selection of players and coaches in the teaching process (fig. 1, left).However some players hold the racket "inwards", so that a part of the handle overhangs beyond the fingers of the athlete (Fig. 1, middle). Some other players still hold the racket "outwards", so as the tip of the handle of the racket not to be shown (Fig. 1, right). The effect of the above two selections of the players regarding the grip of the racket lias not been investigated as far as the effectiveness of the serve is concerned. It is extremely interesting to study whether the two possibilities affect the performance of players' strokes. The stroke which is more appropriate for the above purpose is the serve, because it is performed without any influence by the opposing player and with zero to the minimum speed of the ball during impact (Reid et al., 2012).The purpose of this study is to investigate how the accuracy and speed of the serve varying in tennis depends on the placement of palm across the racket grip in advanced and intermediate men and women players. Depending i.e. by placing the palm over the handle to cover this handle or leave it in the back uncovered by a small portion. It was hypothesized that the serves with the personal grip would have a higher percentage of accuracy and also would be faster, both in advanced and intermediate players. The other hypothesis was the more free the grip is, i.e. the smaller part of the handle covered by palm (longer lever), the more fast will be the serve compared to the other option, where the palm is within the handle, so as to leave part of the handle outside the palm (shorter lever).MethodSubjectsThe sample consisted of N = 31 tennis players of which 20 were men and 11 were women, age 22 ± 3,4 years old. …


Rensch's rule, a macroevolutionary pattern in which sexual size dimorphism (SSD) increases with body size in male-biased SSD species, or decreases with female-biased SSD species, has been investigated in many vertebrates because it indicates whether SSD is being driven by sexual selection or a different force (i.e. fecundity or natural selection). Evidence in turtles has shown some conflicting results, which may be explained by the different phylogenies used in the analyses. Because the newly available well-resolved phylogeny of family Kinosternidae provides evidence for the ancient monophyly of Staurotypidae and Kinosternidae and their recognition as separate families (previously Staurotypidae was considered as a subfamily within Kinosternidae) and introduced the genus Cryptochelys for the monophyletic leucostomum clade, we revisit the pattern of SSD and body size in Kinosternidae. By contrast to what had been proposed, we found that the Kinosternidae as formerly recognized (i.e. including Staurotypus and Claudius) and the restricted Kinosternidae both follow a pattern consistent with Rensch's rule. Our analysis with published body size data did not change our results, confirming the importance of the phylogeny used in macroevolutionary studies. © 2014 The Linnean Society of London, Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2014, 111, 806–809.


Reduction of substituted N-arylideneanilines (3) and NN′-bisarylidene-ethylenediamines (10) in glacial acetic acid takes place smoothly with 3,5-bis(ethoxycarbonyl)-2,6-dimethyl-1,4-dihydropyridine (Hantzsch ester)(2) at room temperature in the dark. One-pot reductive amination of aromatic aldehydes in glacial acetic acid using (2) was equally efficient. Enamines (6)–(8) underwent reduction on protonation with trifluoroacetic acid in dichloromethane, but not in acetic acid. These reductions are analogous to NADH-mediated biochemical reductive aminations of carbonyl compounds. Imines (3) are also reduced to the corresponding amines (4) when irradiated with Pyrex-filtered light in the presence of (2) in benzene under nitrogen. This photoreduction also proceeds in the solid state and a two-phase system was successfully tested for recycling an NADH model for photoreduction of (3) using sunlight.


Background: Multiple inflammatory syndromes in children (MIS-C) relate to COVID-19 severity in children. SARS-CoV-2 serology antibody is one of the diagnostic tools of MIS-C. The study aimed to describe the yield of serology antibodies of MIS-C and some characteristics found in hospitalized children with MIS-C suspects. Methods: This research was an analytic observational study. The data were collected retrospectively from some children who were hospitalized in Dr. M. Djamil General Hospital, Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia, from April June 2021. The inclusion criteria were children aged 1 month to 18 years, with or without contact history with the person who probable or confirmed COVID-19 and have signs and symptoms as MIS-C base on WHO criteria. Results: About eight out of 44 children showed positive serology antibodies and were diagnosed as MISC (18,2%). Based on demographic characteristics, children aged 11-15 years (27.3%) and boys were more affected (52.3%) as MIS-C suspected. Most of them were referred from a 2nd-level hospital outside Padang City (70.4%), but only 13.6% had a history of contact with COVID-19 confirmation patients. There was a significant difference in cardiovascular signs and symptoms between positive and negative serology antibody SARS-CoV-2 among children with MIS-C suspected (p<0.05), but not in fever, respiratory distress, gastrointestinal, neurology symptoms, either in laboratory results such as leukocytes, CRP and D-dimmer. Intravenous immunoglobulin, steroid, and PICU admitted showed no significant differences between the 2 groups, but more death prevalence in positive than negative. However, no significant differences (12.5% vs. 11.1%, p>0.05). Conclusion: Cardiovascular signs and symptoms could be proposed to be one of the significant differences in clinical conditions to differentiated children with MIS-C suspected and MISC due to serology antibody results.


During the last twenty years the groundwater resources of Mnasra experienced their lowest levels relative to domestic demand and agricultural activity that continue to increase. In addition, the water quality becomes increasingly impaired: seawater intrusion fairly high electrical conductivity and nitrate concentration; hence the need for optimal exploitation resolutely turned towards rational planning. In this study we will attempt to shed the light on the vulnerability in Mnasra aquifer using different methods: DRASTIC, SI, GOD, and SINTACS to identify the most vulnerable areas where issue of good management is needed.


In this chapter, the author based his research on his authentic mixed multidisciplinary applied mathematical model that is supported by a tree-base heuristics module, named the applied holistic mathematical model for organizational asset management (AHMM4OAM), where the proposed AHMM4OAM is similar to the human empirical decision making process, which can be applied to any type of asset management discipline, in order to support the evolution of organisational, national, or enterprise asset management. The AHMM4OAM can be used for the detection of financial irregularities, assets optimisations and eventual dangers for the organisation's or national assets. In the case of gigantic financial misdeeds that endanger national assets, which are related to fraud and money laundering that damage many organisations and even countries, and in this concrete case it is related to the Swiss, Union des Banques Suisse (UBS), in which 32 trillion US dollars are hidden and is the problem of global financial disequilibria. The AHMM4OAM is supported by a real-life case of a organisational (or business) transformation architecture in the domain of organizational (or enterprise) asset management (OAM) that is supported by the alignment of a standardized organisational or enterprise architecture blueprint.


The invention relates to an anticorrosion and rust resistant type post-tensioned prestressed duct grouting material and a preparation method thereof. The grouting material comprises cement, an expanding agent, mineral powder, a water reducing agent, a retarding agent, a rust inhibitor, a preservative, carboxymethyl cellulose and a defoaming agent, etc. The water-glue ratio is 0.28, cement mortar mixer slow speed stirring is employed, and then 1000r/min rapid stirring is carried out so as to obtain the product. The grouting material provided by the invention has the characteristics of good slurry flow performance, no layering, no water bleeding, fullness, no shrinkage after hardening, and high strength, is conducive to protecting prestressed reinforcement from being rusted and prolonging the service life of a prestressed bridge structure, is especially suitable for post-tensioned prestressed duct grouting in the northwest and coastal areas, and has anticorrosion and rust resistant functions.


Abstract:This study elucidates the power of the story and the role of storying as web, philosophy, and ultimately the role of readers and storytellers. Examining the grammar of colonialism, with references to language translation and continuity in storytelling, this article applies a Yaqui/Yoeme epistemic framework and the word story "Yoeme" to read Leslie Marmon Silko's Almanac of the Dead.


Transcutaneous bilirubinometer (Tc Bilimeter, Minolta Co) has not gained in popularity partly because variation in skin colors (racial difference) and phototherapy affect its reading. Nevertheless it is small, portable and easy to use. We apply this handy machine for direct reading of bilirubin from serum collected in the cuvette (normally used for American Optical bilirubinometer). Blood was collected by heal puncture in a capillary tube, centrifuged and the supernatant serum was collected in a cuvette to be read. Tc Bilimeter was pressed against the cuvette on a white paper background, and a reading (digital number) obtained. A simultaneously collected blood sample was sent for total serum bilirubin determination by conventional diazo method. A total of 66 paired Tc bilimeter readings and total serum bilirubin levels from 36 newborn infants were compared. Linear regression analysis revealed y=0.9x+0.79. r=0.85, standard error of estimate 1.86 p<0.001. There is a good correlation between direct meter reading and total serum bilirubin level within a standard error of less than 2 mg which is acceptable by most laboratory standard. The fact that a direct digital reading from this machine can be used as a predicted serum bilirubin value without having to use conversion tables is extremely convenient and time saving. We conclude that this Tc bilirubinometer can be used as a reliable bedside tool to measure bilirubin directly from serum rather than from skin.


This article describes experiences gained during efforts to develop engineering education to support students' personal and networking skills, which are considered an essential element of (CDIO) skills. The data was collected during a cross-border study project organized in two higher education institutions (HEIs) operating in northern Sweden (Lulea) and Finland (Kemi) in the autumn of 2013. A total of 21 student participants from the two countries were divided into four multicultural teams. During this project, students were expected to develop interpersonal skills such as teamwork, communication, and communication in foreign languages. Additionally, personal skills and attitudes were required, such as creativity and critical thinking, awareness of personal knowledge, and time and resource management. Today's turbulent and multicultural working environment presents a huge challenge for every engineer. This challenge must also be considered in engineering education, which has to be renewed continuously. It has to look for new approaches to offer experimental learning situations and environments. Students need to be able to develop their personal CDIO skills and attitudes in different learning situations. In this process, the university's role is to enable different learning experiments and support teachers to utilize their knowledge, skills, and personal networks. Specifically, the article covers the survey data collected from student teams. The purpose is to analyze their networking experiences and awareness of developed CDIO skills in a cross-border context. Moreover, relevant scientific literature is analyzed to form an adequate theoretical basis. The study is part of the northern Scandinavian Innopreneurship 21 project, which aims to create a center for entrepreneurial learning competence in each partner HEI. The purpose is to enhance development of entrepreneurial behavior and entrepreneurship by utilizing a virtual learning environment which will be available for all HEIs that are willing to join the network later.


The article offers information on the professional standards of the Society of Biology members. It discusses the scientific standards of ethics and practice that would affect the value of the messages that could be exploited by junk sciences. It states that there could be misunderstanding about science among the general public because there is a vague difference between evidence and opinion shown to the public.


Hadith is the second source of law after the alquran and hadith as explanations for verses that still need further discussion (mutasyabihat verses), there are many traditions that tell about how the journey of da'wah at the time of the Prophet, the procedures, the tactics and the media. Of course the media of preaching has developed from time to time like today's modern times where the media of preaching is very qualified through electronic and print media, this is a new challenge for preachers to convey Islamic values throughout the world through modern media in a face-to-face way. face-to-face, visuals, audio-visuals, or through print and electronic media can all be used as media of da'wah, although there is no hadith that tells about electronic media as it is today, but it would be nice to be flexible by following the times.


Pretransitional order at the free surface of the isotropic phase of a liquid crystalline side-group polyacrylate was studied by reflection ellipsometry. A larger shift of the Brewster angle φ B to higher values was observed when the temperature approached the isotropic-nematic transition point, indicating a boundary layer of large thickness together with negative anisotropy of the dielectric constant. To describe the profile of the reflecting layer, a model function for the dielectric constant assumuning uniaxial symmetry of the layer and exponential decay of the anisotropy was used, taking into account a roughness of the surface


Streptococcus pyogenes (group A Streptococcus) is frequently involved in a wide range of human diseases. Here we evaluated polymorphonuclear neutrophils and mononuclear cells from healthy subjects for their bactericidal function after stimulation with live and inactivated Streptococcus pyogenes (Streptococcus Group A). Mononuclear cells and Neutrophils were isolated from heparinized blood samples (n=18) using a Ficoll-Hypaque gradient and cultured in RPMI 1640 for 18 hours with a suspension of either live or inactivated Streptococcus pyogenes. Both the respiratory burst (flow cytometry) and nitrite, TNF and IL17 production (ELISA) were measured in the cell culture supernatants. An increased respiratory burst (expressed as R index) was induced by both live and inactivated bacteria. Also, increased nitrite, TNF and IL17 concentrations were found in cell culture supernatants in both cases. These findings may provide some explanation as to the roles played by neutrophils and mononuclear cells in Streptococcus pyogenes immunopathogenicity.


Objectives:To retrospectively evaluate the feasibility of perfusion-weighted MRI (PWI) in uterine leiomyomas. Materials and Methods:Eighteen uterine leiomyomas in 15 patients were evaluated. PWI was performed using a double-echo T2*-weighted spoiled gradient-recalled acquisition sequence, and the first-pass pharmacokinetic model was applied to calculate relative blood volume (rBV). Histopathologic analysis was performed to measure vascular area (VA). Results:PWI was successful in 13 of 15 patients. On quantitative analysis, mean (±SD) rBV calculated from PWI was 0.17 ± 0.13 (range, 0.06–0.55), whereas mean VA was 3.3% ± 1.6% (range, 1.7–8.5%). A significant correlation was identified between rBV and VA (r = 0.87, P < 0.001). Conclusions:The rBV determined at PWI correlates with histologic vascular area in uterine leiomyomas.


Abstract : The report summarizes analytical relationships derived for estimating the effects of x-rays on materials. The effects covered include energy deposition in single and multiple materials, front-face mass removal structural heating, blowoff impluse, stress generation by impulse loads and thermal loads, stress wave attenuation in undistended and distended materials, and structural response. Optimum energy spectra which maximize an effect for a given fluence are emphasized; however, specific spectra are also treated.


The islands of Hawaii have been the battleground for successive "invasion waves" by exotic ants for over a century. The arrival of Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius) (the big headed Argentine ant) in the late nineteenth century, was followed in 1939 by Linepithema humile (Mayr) (the Argentine Ant) and Anoplolepis gracilipes (fr. Smith), (the longlegged Ant) in 1953. The most recent arrival is the little fire ant (Wasmannia auropunctata Roger) which was first recorded in 1999. This paper chronicles the subsequent spread of W. auropunctata through the Hawaiian archipelago. Initially introduced and spread via the import and sale of nursery plants, W. auropunctata is now well-established on the island of Hawaii. Ubiquitous on the windward side of Hawaii island, W. auropunctata are now being transported not only via nursery plants but also via non-agricultural products. The prevention, detection and response to W. auropunctata introductions is addressed by informal and ad hoc partnerships between a number of agencies, each contributing to preventing and reducing spread of this species. The draft Hawaii Inter-Agency Biosecurity Plan recognizes and strengthens these partnerships and will contribute positively to Hawaii's biosecurity system.


In vivo detection of neurotransmitters with high temporal and spatial resolution is critical for understanding brain physiology. We adapted the use of the fluorescent cell‐based assay to create implantable Sentinel Cells to detect acetylcholine (ACh). Functional signals from these cells were imaged in vivo with two‐photon laser scanning microscopy (TPLSM).


The tryptophan residues of P nerve growth factor (J3NGF) were modified by reaction with varying concentrations of N-bromosuccinimide. Analysis of the oxidized derivatives by electrophoresis under denaturing conditions, before and after reduction or oxidation of disulfide bonds, revealed partial hydrolysis of specific peptide bonds. Analysis of the newly created NH2 termini by the 5-dimethylaminonaphthalene-1-sulfonyl procedure showed that the peptide bonds contained the carbonyl group of the reacted tryptophan residues and that the oxidation reaction proceeded in the order Trp21, Trp-99, and Trp-76. To obtain PNGF modified only at Trp-21, 0.9 tryptophan residues/NGF chain were oxidized. The dose-response curves for the PNGF-induced neurite outgrowth on sensory and PC12 cells showed that 20to 30-fold higher concentrations for the 0.9 Trp-OX-NGF YNGF oxidized with N-bromosuccinimide) derivative and about 1000-fold higher concentrations for a 2.0 Trp-OX-NGF derivative were required to elicit half-maximum biological response when compared with native PNGF. This decrease in biological activity was paralleled by a decreased binding to NGF receptors on both sensory and PC12 cells. On sensory cells, the affinity of 0.9 Trp-OX-NGF was 2.5% and the affinity of 2.0 Trp-OX-NGF was 0.05% of that of native PNGF. Tested on PC12 cells, 0.9 Trp-OX-NGF bound with 1.2% of the affinity of native PNGF. At the highest concentration tested, 2.0 Trp-OX-NGF did not compete with the binding of PNGF to PC12 cells. That the residual binding affinity and biological activity of 0.9 TrpOX-NGF were not due to unmodified PNGF in the preparation was ascertained by the PNGF-dependent cytotoxicity assay, which showed that less than 0.2% of unmodified PNGF remained. In contrast to the significant decrease in biological and binding activity, the derivative modified at Trp-21 retained 25% of the antigenicity of the native protein.


The Self-Reference Effect (SRE) results from the formation and utilization of mental cues and is not the result of special mnemonic properties of the self. Properties of mental cues, such as constructibility, associability, discriminability, and bidirectionality, are necessary for mental cues to be effective and are briefly described. Although SREs have often been reported in the literature, evidence is reviewed demonstrating that self-reference processing does not always result in the best recall performance. An experiment was performed in which four types of mental cues, including some associated with the self, were evaluated for their ability to support free recall. Names of friends used as mental cues were found to be slightly superior to places in one's house and much superior to personal experiences. Names of friends and house locations resulted in the best recall because they are more constructible as mental cues than are personal experiences. Names of fruits, though constructible, were not as effe...


Genitourinary infections, including those associated with the urinary tract (urinary tract infection [UTI]) and vulvovaginal region, are common in women, affecting approximately one‐third of biological females. A growing female military workforce necessitates consideration of their genitourinary health risks and needs to support and enhance their occupational health, safety, and performance.


To the Editor: An 88-year-old Chinese woman was brought to the emergency department by her family, who reported that she had been lethargic and unable to walk or swallow for 3 days. She had been eating an estimated 1.0 to 1.5 kg of raw bok choy daily for several months in the belief that it would help control her diabetes. She had no previous history of thyroid disease. On examination the patient was lethargic. The temperature was 36.1°C, the pulse 58 beats per minute, blood pressure 181/89 mm Hg, and the respiratory rate 22 breaths per minute. A pulse oximetry . . .


This paper presents a method based on vector autore gression (VAR) modelling technique to issue macroeconomic forecasts for the French economy. The accuracy of an eight variables VAR model forecasts are compared to the "Notes de conjoncture de l'INSEE" fore casts using a backward testing method on quaterly data. The VAR modelling technique appears to provide a usefull tool to forecast French macroeconomic variables as GDP or aggregate consumption.


A s to c h a s t ic , a l l d i g i t a l model o f a tra in e d human opera to r in compensatory tra ck ing is developed using time ser ies a n a ly s is . Human . performance data was c o l le c te d in a hybrid s im u la t ion o f a r e a l i s t i c environment which included an o p t ic a l l y sighted AAA gun system and ta rg e t f l i g h t paths supplied by the A ir Force. Two men manipulated the gun and p h y s ic a l ly closed the con tro l loop by viewing scope d isp la ys o f t h e i r t ra ck ing e r ro rs and generating c o r re c t iv e to rques, each in h is respec tive channel. The model is made up o f a d e te rm in is t ic and a s to c h a s t ic noise component. The same model form app lies to azimuth and e le v a t io n channels and one set o f parameter values is v a l id fo r approach and escape maneuvers. The model operates w ith two inputs: t ra c k in g e r ro r and ta rg e t angular v e lo c i t y ; and the ind iv id ua l t ra n s fe r fu n c t io n s are superimposed w ith w e igh ting fa c to rs to form the m u lt ip le inpu t model. Performance o f the d e te rm in is t ic model is in e x c e l le n t agreement w ith the mean tra ck ing e r ro r o f the human opera tors. The s to ch a s t ic component is produced by passing w h ite noise through a f i l t e r and the re s u l t is l in e a r ly added to the d e te rm in is t ic p a rt to make up the f in a l model. Elements o f white no ise have a zero mean and a v a r ia b le variance which is the outcome o f a very simple t ra n s fe r fun c t ion whose o n ly input is the second d i f fe re n c e o f ta rg e t angular v e lo c i t y . The model being s imple and in vo lv in g no d i f f e r e n t ia l o r in te g ra l operators is a t le a s t ten times fa s te r on a d ig i t a l computer than e x is t in g conventional models serv ing a s im i la r purpose.


Tin atoms were inserted into the skutterudite-type CoSb3 host lattice under high pressure and temperature conditions. It was found that Sn atoms could be inserted into the body-centered vacant site, resulting in the formation of new filled (or partially filled) skutterudites, SnxCo4Sb12. The degree of insertion (x) increases with increasing applied pressure, and the vacant sites of the CoSb3 host lattice is fully occupied by Sn atoms when the reaction is carried out at 8GPa and at 550°C. X-ray Rietveld refinement revealed that the inserted Sn atom showed an anomalously large isotropic atomic displacement parameter, indicating a large thermal vibration amplitude at the body-centered position. The Sn-filled skutterudites exhibit n-type semiconducting behaviour indicating that Sn filling causes the formation of a donor level.


The paper aims to interpret the reasoning of L Laudan and J. Leplin on the inconsistency of the theses of empirical equivalence and underdetermination of the theory by data within D. Ross's rainforest realism and D. Dennett's real patterns concepts. Following L. Laudan and J. Leplin, the main problem is with the absolutization of the idea that the only significant form of evidential support of a theory is the empirical confirmation of its consequences (consequentialism). We believe that the conception "to save the phenomena" (P. Duhem), as a possible alternative strategy of evidential support, could be connected with the narrative type of explanation. The definition of "perspective" that defines a pattern in terms of the "information channel" concept ensures that the explanation within D. Ross's conception is not a deductive argument, it is precisely a "story telling" that makes it possible to single out what is significant in the intended explanation. At the same time, the non-consequentialist nature of the evidential support of the pattern (that is defined with respect to the relations between data) is justified by the fact that the pattern is real only if it contains information about another pattern, reproduces only the structural characteristics of reality, and represents the probable causes of the phenomena explained via the idea of "natural classification" within "to save the phenomena" conception.


A number of problems pertaining to the flowfield in a plug nozzle, designed as a supersonic thruster nozzle, with provision for cooling the plug with a coolant stream admitted parallel to the plug wall surface, were studied. First, an analysis was performed of the inviscid, nonturbulent, gas dynamic interaction between the primary hot stream and the secondary coolant stream. A numerical prediction code for establishing the resulting flowfield with a dividing surface between the two streams, for various combinations of stagnation and static properties of the two streams, was utilized for illustrating the nature of interactions. Secondly, skin friction coefficient, heat transfer coefficient and heat flux to the plug wall were analyzed under smooth flow conditions (without shocks or separation) for various coolant flow conditions. A numerical code was suitably modified and utilized for the determination of heat transfer parameters in a number of cases for which data are available. Thirdly, an analysis was initiated for modeling turbulence processes in transonic shock-boundary layer interaction without the appearance of flow separation.


The planetary-boundary layer (PBL) plays an important role in air-pollution studies over urban/industrial areas. Therefore, numerous experimental/modelling efforts have been conducted to determine the PBL height and provide statistics. Nowadays, remote-sensing techniques such as ceilometers are valuable tools in PBL-height estimation. The National Observatory of Athens operates a Vaisala CL31 ceilometer. This study analyses its records over a 2-year period and provides statistics about the PBL height over Athens. A specifically developed algorithm reads the CL31 records and estimates the PBL height. The algorithm detects an upper and a lower PBL curve. The results show maximum values of about 2500 m above sea level (asl)/3000 m asl in early afternoon hours in all months for upper PBL, and particularly the summer ones, under all-/clear-sky conditions, respectively. On the contrary, the lower PBL does not possess a clear daily pattern. Nevertheless, one morning and another afternoon peak can be identified. The intra-annual variation of the upper PBL height shows a peak in August in all-weather conditions and in September under clear-sky ones. Season-wise, the upper PBL height varies showing an autumn peak for all-weather cases, while the lower PBL height shows a winter maximum due to persistent surface-temperature inversions in


THE BEST THERAPY for a given morbid condition is possible only when both its pathoanatomy and pathophysiology are clearly understood. This certainly applies to the acute ischemic syndromes of the heart. Early in the study of myocardial infarction the term was considered to be synonymous with acute coronary thrombosis." 2 This theory remained intact for many years, to be challenged only within the past two decades when it was seen that autopsies did not always uncover an acute coronary thrombosis subtending an area of established infarction. While the elegant pathologic studies of Mitchell and Schwartz3 did demonstrate a close relationship, they also found coronary thrombosis less often as death occurred further in time from the acute event. They hypothesized that recanalization might well have occurred in the interim. Roberts4 later proposed that coronary thrombosis might occur secondary to the acute myocardial infarction rather than as a cause. However, during the last few years, technical advances have brought to light a definitive role of thrombosis in the pathogenesis of the acute coronary syndromes. The role of plaque rupture and thrombosis in the acute coronary syndromes. Recent pathologic studies of the coronary arterial system have revealed that rupture, cracking, or ulceration of atherosclerotic plaques is a common finding at autopsy in patients with coronary atherosclerotic disease.5'8 Disrupted atherosclerotic plaques are often associated with mural or occlusive thrombi, usually anchored in cracks in the ruptured plaque. The part of the thrombus directly overlying the fissure is composed predominantly of platelets. Evidence derived from serial coronary arteriography,9 and that obtained after reperfusion by thrombolysis,'0 at operation during acute coronary artery syndromes," and from postmortem coronary arteriography,'2 have


Advances in geospatial analysis technology have resulted in new data-gathering techniques for environmental justice (EJ) assessments. Frequently investigated metrics relate to race and income due to relatively easy availability of census data. Geographic information systems (GIS) offer the ability to embed these data in maps in order to better recognize patterns that may designate discriminatory practices. Many other indicators of disproportionate negative effects exist and can be assessed using GIS. Map-based analysis results can also provide data on proximity for various phenomena. However, expert human analysis is required to interpret images which may lead to arbitrary or subjective conclusions. Researchers at the University of Missouri have developed a GIS methodology to overcome the limitations of image-based analyses for evaluating spatial relationships in community infrastructure by employing metrics such as travel time and distance to jobs, education, healthcare, and food markets in order to move beyond identification of those affected to quantification of the impacts on their lives. That is, to quantify the answers to the questions: How does daily life change as a result of infrastructure improvements? How do the impacts on these parameters compare to the impacts of alternative projects? Manifestations of these impacts have been transformed into quantifiable data that will offer planners greater decision-making confidence. Mathematical representations in the form of indices have been developed to offer a consistent approach to infrastructure problems as they relate to EJ.


This article provides a step by step development of designing a Object Detection scheme using the HOG based Feature Pyramid aligned with the concept of Template Matching.


The discipline competition of college students is an important part of innovation and entrepreneurship education, and is increasingly valued. As an important teaching auxiliary department, university libraries have a large number of library resources and a sufficient number of teachers, and should actively participate in the guidance of discipline competitions. To this end, we should determine the scope of the subject competition, establish a team of instructors, choose the suitable students participating in the competition, optimize the layout of the library to facilitate students to participate in the competition, strengthen the cooperation between schools and enterprises, and establish the database of the subject competition of excellent entries in the school.


It is this Divine Spirit which is the essence of man. The body is merely the outward physical form which contains the Divine spark. The body is made of the material elements fire, earth, air and water, and has five external senses -sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch; and five internal faculties -discursive thinking, imagination, doubting, memory and longing. All these powers, that is, both the external senses and the internal faculties, serve the heart. By the 'heart' we do not mean the physical organ which pumps the blood, and which is possessed by both man and animals. Rather by 'heart' we mean the Divine spark which distinguishes man from the animals. And unlike the physical heart which dies and decomposes with the rest of the physical body, the Divine spark or heart is indivisible and transcends death because its origin is in the spiritual world.


Anomalous environmental electromagnetic (EM) radiation waves have been reported as the portents of earthquakes. Our goal is to predict earthquakes using EM radiation waves. We have been measuring the Extremely Low Frequency (ELF) range all over Japan. However, the recorded data contain signals unrelated to earthquakes. These signals, as noise, confound earthquake prediction efforts. It is necessary to eliminate noises from observed signals in a preprocessing step. In this paper, we propose a method for global signal elimination using Non-negative Matrix Factorization (NMF) and evaluate the effectiveness of this method.


Based on our translation of a best-selling Korean novel, we look at the relationship between a mother and her adult children when the mother in a Korean family is terminally ill. In Korean families, filial piety is changing, but there is still a core of intergenerational obligation. The mother is self-sacrificing, and children are expected to do well in school, get a good job, marry, and honor their parents with appreciation and appropriate assistance. In the novel, The Most Beautiful Farewell, the goodbyes between mother and children revolve around expressions of filial standards, regrets for standards not yet met, efforts to meet standards in the present, and promises to meet standards in the future.


Jan Breman's book, Capitalism, Inequality and Labour in India, is a product of his research conducted between 1962-2017 on the prevalence of bonded labour in India, specifically South Gujarat. The author considers the Hali community (landless tribes) in the southern part of Gujarat as a case in point to analyse the changes that have taken place in this regard in the last 75 years. His research was conducted on tribals and their owners, who were affluent farmers belonging to the dominant caste. He tests the validity of the three theories of double liberty, the dominant nature of the mode of production and disposal by accumulation, in the Indian context. According to the theory of dual independence, the rise of capitalism has generally led to the dual transformation of the working people (peasants, artisans and the rural working class) as they have been liberated from the means of production and are also able to get the best price possible for their products in the labour market'. Through the theory of production, Bremen examines the mode of production in the contemporary context in India and attempts to understand to what extent workers get exploited.


An in vitro experiment was conducted to investigate the protective effect of ascorbic acid, mannitol and aminoguanidine at different concentrations against carbon tetrachloride induced toxicity and oxidative stress in hepatocytes cell line (BRL3A) from buffalo rats. Results were compared with those of vitamin E as standard hepatoprotective agent. Treatment of BRL3A with CcL4 lead to generation of free radicals detected after two hours incubation using ESR technique and produced cell injury demonstrated by increased leakage of LDH, ALT and AST to the media. Exposure to CcL4 caused apoptosis to cells but did not induce lipid peroxidation as tested by the TBARS technique. Treatment with vitamin E has significant hepatoprotective effect by lowering the leakage of intracellular enzymes, reducing the oxidation of proteins and decrease incidence of apoptosis. Ascorbic acid, mannitol and aminoguanidine were ineffective against CcL4 toxicity. [Kamel, H.H., Azza, H. Abd-El-Rahman, Walaa, M.S. Ahmed and Amira, H. Mohamed. Protective Effect of some Antioxidants against Ccl4-Induced Toxicity in Liver Cells from BRL3A Cell Line. Journal of American Science 2011; 7(2):283-296]. (ISSN: 1545-1003). http://www.americanscience.org.


THE PAPER UNDERTAKES PREDICTION OF FRICTION PILE STATIC BEARING CAPACITY FROM DYNAMIC MEASUREMENTS OF FORCE AND ACCELERATION TAKEN AT THE TOP OF THE PILE DURING THE DRIVING PROCESS. THE ANALYSIS SCHEME INVOLVES THE USE OF THE ONE-DIMENSIONAL STRAIN-WAVE EQUATION TOGETHER WITH AN ARBITRARILY ASSUMED SOIL RESISTANCE UNIFORMLY DISTRIBUTED ALONG THE LENGTH OF THE PILE. THIS RESISTIVE FORCE IS ASSUMED TO BEGIN ACTING JUST AFTER THE INITIAL ELASTIC WAVE HAS TRAVELLED THE LENGTH OF THE PILE. ALL CALCULATIONS OF BEARING CAPACITY ARE COMPARED WITH RESULTS OF PILE STATIC TESTS MADE IN THE FIELD NEAR THE TIME OF THE DYNAMIC TESTS. THESE COMPARISONS INDICATE AN ENCOURAGING SUCCESS OF THE METHOD FOR THE EXAMPLES AND SOIL CONSIDERED. THE ESSENCE OF THE PREDICTION SCHEME FOR STATIC BEARING CAPACITY IS THE DEMONSTRATION THAT, AFTER HAMMER IMPACT, A LONG PILE FIRST UNDERGOES AN INITIAL PERIOD OF COMPRESSION AND THEREAFTER ACTS MORE OR LESS LIKE A RIGID BODY WITH ELASTIC PERTURBATIONS. THE AVERAGE SOIL RESISTANCE, PARTICULARLY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF ZERO PILE VELOCITY, IS SHOWN TO BE A GOOD ESTIMATE OF PILE STATIC BEARING CAPACITY, VALID JUST AFTER DRIVING. /AUTHOR/


This article recognizes the development of tourism in Hainan is not only exploits natural resources,but also open up the folk custom of Lizu and Miaozu,so the development of tourism can promote the economic development in the national area of Hainan middle.


What, exactly, constitutes an appropriate understanding of life issues is the degree to which these issues interrelate with the operational values and systems of a given community. Yet, this understanding is intrinsically linked to the cultural realities of the people covertly or overtly expressed in the language of their contextual reality which is the mother tongue. This study focuses on the interconnectivity of knowledge in this evaluative era of multiculturalism in Cameroon and seeks to establish the challenges of the mother tongue education in some selected primary schools in Donga Mantung Division with the Limbum language as a case study. The paper discusses, from a psychosocial perspective, issues raised by Skinner and Tamanji in their theories of behaviourism and cognitivism respectively in an attempt to contribute to the on-going discourse on the vital need to revitalize Cameroon local languages at the initial levels of education, which is the primary school. In examining the critical role for research and the importance of transformative or quantitative mother tongue education, the paper underpins the challenges inherent in the process and the limitations in carrying out the project with naturalness and authenticity.


A microstructure replication technique to make a high contrast micro-cell LCD has been developed. The robust microstructure can sustain the cell gap very well. Compared with the traditional photopolymerisation-induced phase separation, the micro-cell LCD has higher contrast ratio and more reliable manufacturing process. This technique could be applied in the high performance and low cost flexible LCDs.


Stimulated by this result, we consider the quantization of field in the curved space-time of a rotating relativistic star instead of a black hole. For a non-rotating star, the curved space-time has been proved to be stable and no interesting phenomena occurs.") The main difference between the black hole and the star is concerned with the event horizon; the event horizon of the black hole plays an essential role in assuring the continuous particle inflow. The quantum theory of field in the curved space-time has a close connection with the quantum theory of field in the presence of the external electrostatic potential in the flat space-time. The interesting results found long ago in the latter problems are the Klein phenomena 5l and the phenomena found by Schiff, Snyder and Weinberg (SSW) ,6l who discussed some peculiarity of the solution of Klein-Gordon equation in the presence of a deep electrostatic potential well. The relationship between these two phenomena was thoroughly clarified recently by Fullingn and the particle creation near the Kerr black hole is shown to be a curved space-time analog of the Klein phenomena. The problem which is studied


Objective To provide a brief clinical research update and commentary advice on the practical psychiatric care of patients suffering workplace bullying. Conclusions While there is empirical research on the prevalence and impacts of workplace bullying, there is a relative dearth of clinical research into psychiatric patient care. Accordingly, we provide commentary on practical considerations that assist in psychiatric care planning and delivery.


This paper shows that using a product builds up specific human capital that is difficult to transfer to another product, and this creates a form of consumer switching cost. In the context of digital cameras, I use novel data to directly characterize the cost of switching products, by measuring the changes in consumer picture quality. I estimate a structural model of demand with learning by doing, in order to quantify the effect of learning-driven switching cost on the demand for new products and on consumer welfare. I find that 10% of consumer human capital is lost to every brand switching, for which a consumer is willing to pay $40 to avoid. This explains a quarter of the consumer's persistence in brand choice, and lowers her cross price elasticities by a factor of 3.


Objective: To analyze the therapeutic effect of combined immunosuppressive therapy ( IST) ( ATG combined with cyclosporine) in treatment of patients with severe aplastic anemia. Methods: Clinical data of 24 patients with severe aplastic anemia were analyzed retrospectively,and were followed-up for 8 to 79 months. Therapeutic effects of IST as well as the factors that might influence the efficacy were analyzed. Results: The overall effective rate of standard IST was 75. 0% . In patients who responsed to IST,the recovery time of white blood cell was 15 ~ 42 days,the median recovery time was 24 days. The platelet recovery time was 2 ~ 6 months in 6 cured patients. The response rate in patients with com- bined androgen treatment was 82. 4% ,higher than that in patients without androgen ( 57. 1% ) . The response of rate patients with the neutrophilic counts ( N) ≥1. 5 × 109 /L at + 30 day ( was 86. 7% ) and 50. 0% in patients with N ﹤ 1. 5 × 109 /L ( 50. 0% ) . 18 patients were suspected with fungal infection,1 case complicated with infiltrative pulmonary tuberculosis. 8 patients with N ﹤ 1. 5 × 109 /L showed typical pulmonary fungal infection foci. Conclusions: IST could effectively reduce transfusion dependence; when combined with androgen IST can increase the response rate. Neutrophilic counts more than 1. 5 × 109 /L at + 30 day may indicate a good response to IST. Patients with neutropenia for a long time have a higher incidence of fungal infection.


The use of English as the common official language is recognized in over 50 countries. While the classrooms are constantly flooded with materials of teaching and learning to support elements like reading, writing, speaking and listening in English, one aspect has remained perplexing for the learners of English; pronunciation. The teaching of pronunciation had drastically improved from when it was first introduced. Amidst the increased use of technology to learn pronunciation in Malaysia, the use of language learning software to learn pronunciation has yet to gain popularity. A preliminary study was conducted to identify the general concerns surrounding the use of TMM to learn pronunciation. The preliminary study found that 56% of the students were not comfortable to be corrected on pronunciation errors through a language learning software. In order to further examine student's inhibition on receiving pronunciation correction from TMM, this study investigates students' apprehensions on usability through the use of a language learning software like Tell Me More (TMM) on students segmental and suprasegmental pronunciation. First, a questionnaire was distributed to find out how students perceived the usability of the built-in pronunciation modules in TMM to learn segmental and suprasegmental pronunciation. Then, in the second part of the study, an interview was conducted to investigate the user experience of students on TMM. The findings from the questionnaire attested that 187 students found the built-in pronunciation modules in TMM attributed to positively in improving the students segmental and suprasegmental pronunciation. However the findings from the interview demonstrated varying user experiences while using TMM. By documenting the effect of TMM built-in pronunciation modules and its user experience, this research hopes to highlight how well a language learning software like Tell Me More achieves pronunciation goals with engineering undergraduates in Malaysia and how students feel while interacting with digital products like TMM.


Background: With global changes in markets and government regulations, most organizations, which previously opted for offshore production, began to return to their country of origin—a process called reshoring. The new strategies for locating units and business models, which involve decisions to outsource production and organizational capacity, now face a new context of Industry 4.0, a market for technologies with the potential to transform entire supply chains in addition to directly influencing organizational aspects with innovative solutions and resource efficiency. Methods: This systematic literature review (SLR) found 43 articles relating to reshoring and Industry 4.0; there was an increase in publications in the last few years. We divided the studies according to 9 aspects: market uncertainties and labor supply; support for managerial decision making; competitive priorities analysis (costs and efficiency); business strategies; information knowledge and collaboration management; political, social and economic changes; risk security and privacy management; supply chain management; and investment market and private equity funds. Results: This article presents a content analysis of articles in the field of administration, focusing on location strategies, technology adoption, and organizational changes. The study identifies key aspects such as research quality, publication trends, regional focus, and strategy topics. The findings emphasize the importance of research objectives and problem-solving for managerial decision-making and highlight the need for further exploration in the literature. Conclusions: Reshoring, Industry 4.0, and location strategies are relevant topics for global management. The supply chain plays a role in decision-making for location and technology adoption, suggesting the need for more research in supply chain management.


Neutron diffraction measurements have been made on the ferromagnetic metallic glass Fea3Bi7 using D5 polarised beam spectrometer at ILL, Grenoble. Neutron diffraction patterns have been obtained with a magnetic field applied in the H || Q and H ]_ Q̂ configurations. The partial structure factors Speye(Q) a n d FeB(Q) were obtained from the suitably normalised scattering cross-sections. These former curves are discussed in relation to current models of metallic alloy glasses, and information of the magnetic moment, and magnetic form factor is also presented.


In this study, the removal of chemical oxygen demand in the wastewater of the textile and dyeing plant of Jey Industrial Zone using UV/H2O2 process in the presence of titanium dioxide and iron ion (II) catalysts was investigated. The experiments were performed by an advanced oxidation process in the presence and or absence of UV light. The effect of operating variables such as time (30, 90 and 150 min), UV lamp power (0, 15 and 30W), hydrogen peroxide concentration (100, 500 and 900mg/L), and catalyst concentration (values for titanium dioxide of 100, 500 and 900mg/L and for iron ion (II) of 10, 50 and 90mg/L) at pH=3 were investigated on the reduction of chemical oxygen demand of textile wastewater. All experiments were performed in a glass reactor at a temperature of 25 °C and on a magnetic stirrer at a suitable speed, and 27 experiments (for each type of catalyst) were randomly tested using the Box-Behnken design method. The results show that in the UV/H2O2/Fe2+ process, at time of 138min, the UV lamp power of 30W, the concentration of hydrogen peroxide of 677mg/L, and the concentration of iron ion of 50mg/L, the maximum rate of removal of chemical oxygen demand was equal to 90.20%. While in the UV/H2O2/TiO2 process, the highest rate of chemical oxygen demand removal was about 100% in time of 148min, the UV lamp power of 30W, the concentration of hydrogen peroxide of 710mg/L, and the concentration of titanium dioxide of 593mg/L.


In the recently-published paper "Gold Nanobipyramid-Enhanced Hydrogen Sensing with Plasmon Red Shifts Reaching 140 nm at 2 vol% Hydrogen Concentration" by Yip et al.,[1] the authors claimed that the tuning of catalytic activities of the synthesized Au nanobipyramids(NBP)@Pd nanostructures was mainly due to the electronic effect. Here, we show that this claim is unsupported and an important reference was mis-cited in this commented publication.


This text proceeds discussion and definition to the some concepts (leisure, leisure study, leisure science, leisure consume, leisure product, leisure property, leisure economy, leisure culture, leisure environment, leisure value etc.) within leisure study.


Relevance Epidemiological safety in maternity houses is an essential component of ensuring the quality of medical care. Epidemiological monitoring is a modern technology to identify the potential risk of healthcare-associated infections. Aims The effectiveness of epidemiological monitoring in the system of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) prevention was performed. Materials & Methods , 1188 newborns in maternity house were under epidemiological observation. The effectiveness of epidemiological monitoring was assessed according to the criteria: 1) identification of the risk of developing HAIs at the time of its occurrence; 2) identification and removal of the source of risk before the development of cases HAIs; 3) the absence HAIs associated with the identified risk; 4) the absence of the pathogen in the hospital environment. A total of 25 suspected factors of transmission were studied. A total of 1234 swab from hospital environment objects, 267 sterility samples of materials, and 27 samples infant formula feeding were studied. Results , During the period of prospective epidemiological observation, colonization Pseudomonas aeruginosa of intestine without any clinical signs of infection was detected in 14 newborns for 14 days, the colonization rate was 22.73 per 1000 infants [95% CI 14.26-31.20]. As a factor, liquid soap for hand hygiene was found contaminated during the manufacturing process. The elimination of the transmission factor prevented infection and the development of cases of HAIs. Conclusions. Epidemiological monitoring allowed identification of the risk of HAIs, removal of the source of the risk, to prevent of formation and distribution of a hospital clone of bacteria.


This article explores the importance of tourism industry. The relevance of the proposed research is determined by the fact in modern conditions tourism is extremely important for the development of the economy and social sphere of any country. Uzbekistan, possessing a huge tourist potential, uses only a small part of it. In this regard, the possibilities of replenishing the reserve accounts from income base of budgets of all levels are artificially narrowed, at the same time the outflow of foreign currency from the country is growing.  With an efficiently functioning mechanism for financing the tourism industry.


Objective To investigate the effect of neck dissection for the recurrent and persistent lymph node of NPC after radiotherapy. Methods The clinical data of 52 cases of NPC with recurrent and persistent lymph node were analyzed retrospectively.Results The 3 and 5 year survival rates were 51.9% and 40.4%.The size of the lymph nodes and the involvement of the capsule of the lymph nodes had correlate to the survival rate(p0.05),except for sex and age(p0.05).Conclusion The neck dissection is an effective method in improving the survival rate of NPC with recurrent and persistent lymph node.


Ab initio calculations of hydrogen bond energies for a number of water–formamide and methanol–formamide complexes are reported at both the SCF and correlated levels. Full gradient optimizations of these structures have been performed for basis sets of double zeta and double zeta plus polarization quality. For both water and methanol, the most stable 1:1 complex is found to be a cyclic double hydrogen bonded structure. Basis set effects on the calculated hydrogen bond energies were investigated as was the magnitude of the basis set superposition error. In all cases investigated, the addition of polarization functions to the basis set is found to decrease the calculated binding energy by approximately 2–4 kcal/mol, while correlation is found to increase the binding energy by ≂1 kcal/mol. Calculations on dihydrated formamide indicate a small three‐body contribution to the total binding energy.


Based on two groups of four-pile field tests on a multi-type-pile composite foundation, the pile-soil stress, load sharing mechanism and its development character of the multi-type-pile composite foundation are analyzed. Based on the test results of horizontal displacement of deep soils in multi-type-pile stress and loading process, the theory of stress diffusion angle of the multi-type-pile composite foundation is discussed. The problems of stress compound method in calculating parameters for the bearing capacity of composite foundations are discussed. This work will contribute to the theoretical and technical development of the composite foundation. Moreover, to solve these problems needs effective tests and filed measurements in the future.


The invention discloses a U-shaped tissue fabric which is formed by interweaving warps and wefts, wherein the warps are U-shaped tissues and are half-dull full drawn yarns; and the wefts are half-dull full drawn yarns and full-dull full drawn yarns. The invention overcomes the defects of the prior art and provides the U-shaped tissue fabric with layers and two-color effect.


Newborn baby photographer Staffordshire Ava was born on 8th December 2013 and I'm very proud to say she is my beautiful daughter. When Ava was born everyone expected her to be the most photographed baby in Stafford, unfortunately as with the story of...


The solution to the problem of increasing the production of agricultural products largely depends on the correct assessment of the level of fertility and cultivation of the soil, a clear understanding of its main indicators optimal for cultivated plants and the use of an effective soil fertility management system on this basis. The goal is to determine the effect of the use of systems of basic tillage and fertilization in grain-tilled crop rotation on changes in soil density in the agrophytocenosis of winter wheat. Methods: The soil density was determined with M. Kachinsky cylinders in the arable layer of 0–10, 10–20, 20–30 sm. The results of stationary studies of the effect of prolonged (2012–2019) application of three options deep coarse-silty-medium loamy in ten-field grain-row crop rotation of the right-bank forest-steppe for its agrophysical indicators. It has been established that the variant of dump-dump-free tillage in the crop rotation creates the best agrophysical conditions for the fertility of typical chernozem. The use of shallow moldboard-free tillage led to a significant increase in soil density (on average by 0,02–0,04 g/sm3) compared to the control. The use of shallow moldboard-free tillage led to a significant decrease in the total porosity by 2,2% in comparison with differentiated and moldboard-free tillage.


Is there a Southern European political culture? Is there something specific and distinctive about the prevailing patterns of political attitudes and values in Greece, Italy, and Portugal and Spain, that in some way distinguishes those cases among Western democracies in general, or among European democracies in particular? There are some reasons to believe that may precisely be the case. Discussions about Italian political culture have long been pervaded by assumptions of a general prevalence – in spite of North-South 'cultural dualism' (Banfield 1958; Putnam 1993) − of a syndrome of attitudes of political alienation, clientelism, particularism, discontent, and distrust (Almond and Verba 1963), which has shown signs of remarkable persistence through time (Inglehart 1988 and 2003). And in view of the literature on the Greek, Portuguese, and Spanish cases − even that which is based on modern social-scientific study of political attitudes through surveys of representative samples of the population − the same syndrome seems to prevail in the remaining Southern European democracies. This syndrome is thought to comprise a pronounced distrust vis-a-vis politicians, parties and even fellow citizens 1 as well as overall low levels of political and social engagement. 2


We present the first results from a study designed to test whet her, given high-quality spectrophotometry spanning the mid-ultraviolet‐optical wavelength regime, it is possible to distinguish the metal content and star-formation history of in dividual elliptical galaxies with sufficient accuracy to establish whether their formation hi story is linked to their detailed morphology and position on the Fundamental Plane. From a detailed analysis of ultraviolet-optical spectroph otometry of the 'cuspy' elliptical galaxy NGC 3605 and the giant elliptical NGC 5018 we find that: 1) optical spectra with λ > 3500 ˚ A may not contain sufficient information to robustly uncover all the stellar populations present in individual galaxies, even in such re latively passive objects as elliptical galaxies, 2) the addition of the ultraviolet data approachi ng λ = 2500 ˚ A holds the key to establishing well-constrained star-formation histories for th ese galaxies, from which we can infer a formation and evolution history which is consistent with their photometric properties, 3) despite the superficial similarity of their spectra, the two galaxies have very different 'recent' star-formation histories ‐ the smaller, cuspy elliptical N GC 3605 contains a high-metallicity population of age ≃ 1 Gyr, and has a position on the fundamental plane typical of the product of a low-redshift gas-rich merger (most likely at z ∼ 0.08), while the giant elliptical NGC 5018, with a sub-solar secondary population, appears to have gained its more recent stars via mass transfer / accretion of gas from its spiral companion, 4) despite these differences in detailed history, more than 85% of the stellar mass of both galaxies is associated with an old (9-12 Gyr) stellar population of near-solar metallicity. This pilot study provides strong motivation for the construction and analysis of highquality ultraviolet-optical spectra for a substantial sam ple of ellipticals spanning the fundamental plane.


Pain assessment remains difficult in children with cognitive impairment (CI). In this study, we evaluated the validity and reliability of the Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, Consolability (FLACC) tool for assessing pain in children with CI. Each child's developmental level and ability to self-report pain were evaluated. The child's nurse observed and scored pain with the FLACC tool before and after analgesic administration. Simultaneously, parents scored pain with a visual analog scale, and scores were obtained from children who were able to self-report pain. Observations were videotaped and later viewed by nurses blinded to analgesics and pain scores. One-hundred-forty observations were recorded from 79 children. FLACC scores correlated with parent scores (P < 0.001) and decreased after analgesics (P = 0.001), suggesting good validity. Correlations of total scores (r = 0.5–0.8;P < 0.001) and of each category (r = 0.3–0.8;P < 0.001), as well as measures of exact agreement (&kgr; = 0.2–0.65), suggest good reliability. Test-retest reliability was supported by excellent correlations (r = 0.8–0.883;P < 0.001) and categorical agreement (r = 0.617–0.935; &kgr; = 0.400–0.881;P < 0.001). These data suggest that the FLACC tool may be useful as an objective measure of postoperative pain in children with CI.


This paper discusses the needs for high-temperature electronic and electrooptic devices as they would be used on aircraft engines in either research and development applications, or operational applications. The conclusion reached is that the temperature at which the devices must be able to function is in the neighborhood of 500°C to 600°C either for R&D or for operational applications. In R&D applications, the devices must function in this temperature range when in the engine but only for a moderate period of time. On an operational engine, the reliability requirements dictate that the devices be able to be burned-in at temperatures significantly higher than those at which they will function on the engine. The major point made is that semiconductor technology must be pushed well beyond the level at which silicon will be able to function.


B6 Table 1 Abstract B6 Figure 1 Plasma bupivacaine concentration and time profile demonstrated with Box-plot. X axis: Time points after ESPB block, Y axis: Concentration of plasma Bupivacaine (mcg/mL)B6 Figure 1 Plasma bupivacaine concentration and time profile demonstrated with Box-plot. X axis: Time points after ESPB block, Y axis: Concentration of plasma Bupivacaine (mcg/mL) Conclusions Twenty mL of 0.25% bupivacaine for ESPB at the lower thoracic level offers safe pharmacokinetics. Abstracts Reg Anesth Pain Med 2022;47(Suppl 1):A1–A315 A85 on S etem er 4, 2023 by gest. P rocted by coright. htt//rapm bm jcom / R eg A nsth P in M d: frst pulished as 10.136/rapm -222-E S R A 81 on 11 A uust 222. D ow nladed fom


OBJECTIVE:To select the metastasis-related genes in gastric cancer with high invasion risk and discuss the probable molecule mechanism of pathway in the process of gastric cancer.METHODS:Three paires of metastasized liver tissues and carcinoma in situ tissues of stomach(men in the same stage of age) were used as experimental group and control group respectively to establish high-flux cDNA expression spectrum chips.The up-regulating or down-regulating genes were chosen simultaneously in all the three chips.The software of Pathway V1.0 was applied in the investigation of multi-kinds of molecular pathways which might influence the genesis and progression of stomach carcinoma in the already selected genes.RT-PCR was employed to determine the transcription of mRNA to the related genes in several cases of metastasis stomach carcinoma in the primary and metastasis tissues.RESULTS:The up-regulating CLDN1 gene and down-regulating UGT1A10 gene selected by the pathway analysis in this study completely accorded with the qualitical detection of 6 cases by RT-PCR.CONCLUSIONS:The pathway analysis can find molecule pathways and related-genes on the basis of the primarily selected correlation genes in the chip,providing the evidences and references for the gene study on gastric cancer with metastasis.


In this paper, we consider the Cauchy problem of a sixth order Cahn-Hilliard equation with the inertial term,
\begin{eqnarray*}
ku_{t t} + u_t - \Delta^3 u - \Delta(-a(u) \Delta u -\frac{a'(u)}2|\nabla u|^2 + f(u))=0.
\end{eqnarray*}
Based on Green's function method together with energy estimates, we get the global existence and
optimal decay rate of solutions.


Objective: Heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) reduces the expression of cytochrome C, B-cell lymphoma-associated X, and cysteine-aspartic acid protease 3 (Caspase 3), in apoptosis of multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS), and thereby can prevent death. Previous researchers used 226 mg/kgBW/intraperitoneal (ip) of HSP70. This study aimed to determine the lowest effective dose of HSP70 to prevent death in sepsis mice model with MODS.Methods: This was a randomized control trial conducted at Pusat Antar Universitas (PAU), Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, from April 1, 2017 to April 21, 2017. The study subjects were Balb/c strain mice. The drug used to induce death was lipopolysaccharides (LPS). The drug used to prevent death in this study was Rat HSP70. A sample of 25 mice was randomized into five groups with each consisting of five mice: (1) Control group with NaCl, (2) experimental group receiving LPS injection of 0.25 mg/kgBW/i.p, (3) experimental group receiving the same dose of LPS injection with HSP70 injection of 100 μg/kgBW/ip, (4) experimental group receiving the same dose of LPS injection with HSP70 injection of 200 μg/kgBW/ip, and (5) experimental group receiving the same dose of LPS injection with HSP70 injection of 300 μg/kgBW/ip. Percentage of live mice between groups was compared by Chi-square test.Results: 3 days after intervention, 13 (86.7%) live mice in the experimental group with ≥100 μg/kgBW/i.p HSP70 were >2 (40%) live mice in the experimental group with <100 μg/kgBW/i.p HSP70, with p=0.038. All mice receiving ≥200 μg/kgBW/ip HSP70 in the experimental group were Alive 3 days after intervention.Conclusion: The lowest effective dose of HSP70 to prevent death in sepsis mice model with MODS is 200 μg/kgBW/ip. All mice are alive 3 days after receiving ≥200 μg/kgBW/ip HSP70.


We investigate theoretically dependence of the reabsorption in semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) on their geometric and electron parameters, namely the radius $\overline{r}$, its dispersion $\Delta\overline{r}$ and bulk semiconductor band gap $B_{g\theta}$. QDs are promising as luminophores in luminescence solar concentrators (LSCs). The photo-luminescence (PL) process in QDs is influenced by the reabsorption. To understand how to minimize the detrimental reabsorption losses, we considered six semiconductors, typically used to fabricate QDs, with a wide range of their bulk bandgaps: $\text{CdS}(B_{g0}=2.42\text{eV}), \text{CdSe}(B_{g0}= 1.67 \text{eV}), \text{CdTe}(E_{g0}=1.5\text{eV}), \text{InP}(E_{g0}=1.27\text{eV}), \text{InAs}(E_{g0}$ 0.36 $\text{eV})$, and $\text{PbSe}(B_{g0}=0.27\text{eV})$. We prove that by adjusting the QD radius $\overline{r}$ and dispersion $\Delta\overline{r}$, it is possible to optimize nanocrystal dimensions in order to minimize the reabsorption. It was shown that for the semiconductor bulk band gap in the range between 1.27 eV to 2.42 eV the optimum QD size and dispersion can always be chosen, at which the reabsorption is below the total experimental error of the measured normalized both absorption coefficient and luminescence intensity. Further reduction of $E_{g\theta}$, however, increases the reabsorption at any values of $\overline{r}$ and $\Delta\overline{r}$: for instance, for PbSe based QD of 1 nm radius and its 1 % dispersion, the reabsorption reaches 54%. We estimate the fragment of the solar spectrum, from which the photons, involved in the luminescence processes, originate. This is important for stacked LSCs application.


This paper is concerned with L2-L∞ filtering for a class of neutral systems with interval time-varying delays. The objective is to design a full order filter such that the resulting filtering error system is asymptotically stable with a prescribed L2-L∞ performance satisfied. Based on Lyapunov stability theory, a delay-dependent and rate-dependent sufficient condition for the existence of filter is obtained in terms of linear matrix inequalities (LMIs). The corresponding filter design method is also proposed, while the explicit expression for the desired filter is given. A numerical example is finally included to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed method.


The study determined the influence of internal control systems on project execution rate in Enugu State, the study therefore sought to: ascertain the influence of accounting control and administrative and operational control on the execution of projects in Enugu State public sector. The research design adopted for this study is survey design. This was adopted because of the nature of the data which is basically primary data generated through questionnaire method. The Researchers used questionnaires as the major source of data collection which was administered to 350 respondents of various ministries in Enugu State, Nigeria. The data collected were analyzed and tested using regression analysis with aid of E-view version 9. From the analysis, the result shows that Accounting Control, and Administrative and Operational Control was found to have positive and statistically significant influence on capital project execution rate in Enugu State public sector. The researchers therefore, recommend that various ministries in Enugu State that are looking for a way to reduce high rate of capital project abandonment in the state should consider strengthening their level of accounting control implementation.


Purpose – Researchers have argued that social networks within a community have positive effects on people's behavior in disasters. The Japanese government is testing online SNS at the municipal level with the intention to improve community building, democratic processes, and disaster management. This paper seeks to explore the use of social networking services (SNSs) in government and disaster in Japan.Design/methodology/approach – This study is based on a literature review of social capital, social support, disaster, and social software. Two exploratory case studies of local government SNS in Yatsushiro city, Kumamoto prefecture and Nagaoka city, Niigata prefecture provide empirical evidence. Consequently, the role of local SNS for social capital development and disaster is discussed.Findings – Yatsushiro's solution seems to be sustainable, Nagaoka's SNS is in decline. Both have to compete with popular SNS like Mixi and lack critical mass. There are some indications that government‐initiated SNS helps to...


The author studies the interaction between poetry and mythology. In discussing the poetry of Yeats he uses the term mythology in an extended sense as describing a process as well as an object.


The MEGAPOLI consortium is pleased to present the 12th FINAL issue of the MEGAPOLI Newsletter. Short contributions from Partners and Collaborators, as well as Research Teams introductions are given here. Details on the project progress can be found in public documents available at the project website (www.megapoli.info). The purpose of the newsletters is to inform about activities, progress, and achievements of the MEGAPOLI project as well as to establish a dynamic communication link with the Partners, Collaborators, and Users Community, to monitor the project activities and to exchange input and experiences. For these reasons your contributions to newsletters and news at the web-site as well as comments have been always welcome.


Electrical capacitance tomography is a measure technology for measuring flow styles in multi-phase flow and concentration profile in gas/solid flow from the 1980s. By using multiphase medium with different permittivity, the image of medium distribution could be obtained through measuring the obtained permittivity by capacitance sensor. It has the characteristics of fast image, non-intrusion, non-radiation, low cost. It is difficult to measure low permittivity solids concentration especially dilute concentration using ECT. Using low permittivity material to calibrate can improve the quality of image. The image effect is calculated by using Ansoft emulation software. The image effects calibrated by low or high permittivity materials are compared. This conclusion is validated through simulation and experiment.


A plasma initiation and current ramp up scenario envisioned for ITER has been simulated in DIII-D experiments. These discharges were limited on the low field side (LFS) during the initial current ramp up, as specified for the ITER baseline startup scenario. Initial experiments produced internal inductance (ℓi), higher than the design value for the ITER shaping coils, often leading to vertical instabilities. A modified startup with larger volume was developed to reduce ℓi in the current ramp up. This large-bore scenario, also limiting on the LFS, produced a lower ℓi and avoided the vertical instabilities. Feedback control of ℓi, using the ohmic field coil power supply as the actuator, was successfully demonstrated. Such control may be useful in avoiding vertical instabilities and in providing access to sawtooth-free steady state and hybrid scenarios in ITER. Experiments at reduced inductive voltage and with electron cyclotron assist for breakdown and burnthrough have also been carried out. The Corsica equilibrium and transport code has modelled these data to provide validation of transport models used to simulate this phase of ITER discharges in order to yield more accurate extrapolation to ITER scenarios.