Again the data to be presented must be qualified. They are not for many rural cooperative electric services but for only one. Thus the present paper offers a very qualified response to the question of the place of rural cooperative electric service. Further, the results may well be place and time specific so that generalization of them may be unwarranted. Fortunately, other studies have been or are being made so that eventually it may be possible to put the pieces together to arrive at a more general conclusion than is warranted by the data available at present.


Objective To investigate the efficacy,technical-tips,safy and complication prevention of endovascular treatment for multiple intracranial aneurysms.Methods We retrospectively analysised 16 patients(34 aneurysms)with MIA,which were treatmented with endovascular technique.7 aneurysms were embolized with GDC after nake-stent were released,23 aneurysms were done with simple GDC and 4 aneurysms companied with perforating branch blood vessel weren't done.Results 6 aneurysms totally and 1 aneurysm partly were embolized with combination of nake-stent and GDC technique,which leaded to 1 stent collapse partly.16 aneurysms totally and 7 aneurysms partly were packed with simple GDC.Nither thrombokinesis,stents displace,endarterium split nor arterial occlusion occurs and all treatment were done successfully in one time.1 cases occurred SAH prior to endovascular treatment in 2 cases with lumbar puncture.Conclusion Endovascular treatment for MIA is safy,efficacy,micro vulnerarious and has little complication without limit of positions and amouts of aneurysms,which can be firstly choosed for all aneurysms in one time as well.


This article examines anti-missionary rumors that prevailed in nineteenth-century China and led to the Tianjin Missionary Case of 1870. Relying on archival sources, it shows that many rumors were fueled by Protestant missionaries' medical practices in addition to political conflicts. Furthermore, the rumors were framed in spatial concepts. The rumors arose and persisted not because the missionaries deliberately hid information, but rather because the visibility of their daily activities, the accessibility of the space they inhabited and practiced in, and the spatial placement of their living quarters contradicted cultural norms in nineteenth-century China and therefore prevented the Chinese from acquiring correct information about the missionaries. The ambiguity of information that caused the rumors was the result of the confrontation between two ways of understanding space.


Supplementary to the study on the emissions and concentrations of copper,
arsenic and chromium in air near three wood preservation plants in the
Netherlands, we measured concentrations of these elements in coarse dust
particles near wood preservation plants. Measurements were taken near a
stack of stored impregnated wood in a dry weather period when wind speeds
were high. In addition, soil and grass samples, taken in the vicinity of
two wood preservation plants, were analysed for copper, arsenic and
chromium. Particle mass concentrations varied from 40 to 80 mug m-3,
while concentrations of copper, arsenic and chromium were in the range of
5 to 50 ng m-3, which compares well with the results of the measurements
in the previous study performed under wet weather and low wind-speed
conditions. The concentrations in most of the soil and grass samples
compared well with background levels in the Netherlands. This shows that
dispersion and deposition of particles from the plants do not lead to
detectable copper, arsenic and chromium contamination of the soil and
grass near the plants, which is in agreement with the results of model
calculations in the previous study. At one location, high copper,
arsenic en chromium concentrations were found in the soil however, these
appeared to result from earlier plant activity. The results of the
additional air, soil and grass measurements confirm the conclusions of
the previous study that both the health risks for residents in the
surroundings and the contamination of the environment due to emissions
from the wood preservation plants are low.


The metro cities of India are under the influence of the real estate business. Mumbai, the center of India's commerce, is not exempt from the gentrification process. Mumbai is a city of new money and rising real estate in the twenty-first century. The novel Last Man in Tower raises the issues of globalization and redevelopment in Mumbai in the last few years. Further, Globalization has widely affected the morals of the social and cultural arena too. The novel also examines how English literature is affected by the ever-evolving current trends in the postcolonial age by globalisation, which is a sort of neo-colonialism. Like his debut novel The White Tiger, this novel also, Adiga has become the voice of the marginalized section by exposing the pitfall of urban development. This propulsive, explosive, insightful story coming out of the signature wit and magic of Adiga presents several interlinked issues of the teeming city of Mumbai. With great courage, Aravind Adiga explores the theme of lawlessness as the protagonist, Master Yogesh Murthy fails to receive justice and support from law, order, and even from the media. The crux of the novel revolves around the duality of human existence in the modern world and raises the question of whose rights should be preserved in case of a conflict between an individual and society. There are grave consequences of the redevelopment of societies which include not the only issue of compensation but also the larger issue of the acquisition of land, resettlement, rehabilitation, and participation in negotiation which can mitigate the darker side of redevelopment. The novel may be acclaimed as an example of post-modernist ethos seeking to explore the modern way of life. The present paper attempts to throw light on redevelopment and its social, economic, and political impact on society.


Comprising at least one display adapted to display product information, electronic label which is wirelessly connected to a product information updating system. The display has a rear surface of the transparent or semi-transparent, and is adapted to be turned from the rear, either by an external light source or internal source surrounds the primary illumination.


A new family of TADF emitters based on U-shaped D-A-D architecture with a novel accepting unit has been developed. All investigated compounds have small singlet-triplet energy splitting (EST) ranging from 0.02 to 0.20 eV and showed efficient TADF properties. The lowest triplet state of the acceptor unit plays the key role in the TADF mechanism. OLEDs fabricated with these TADF emitters achieved excellent efficiencies up to 16% EQE. Over the last few decades, research on organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) has greatly advanced. Indeed, many types of OLEDs can already be encountered in prototypical and commercial applications such as smartphones, lighting, and flat panel displays. Currently, almost all the commercial OLEDs contain the rare metals such as Ir and Pt complexes because of their efficiency and stability. Due to their high costs, the development of inexpensive and highly efficient emitters is desired. In OLEDs, the recombination of electrons and holes in an active material leads to the formation of various excited states such as singlet and triplet excitons, with the statistical probability of 25% and 75%, respectively. With a conventional fluorescent emitter, the generated triplet excitons are dissipated through non-radiative (NR) processes. Therefore, to develop efficient OLEDs, these triplets should, in some way, be efficiently converted into emissive singlets, and to do so, without using a heavy metal atom-containing phosphorescent emitters, the phenomena of delayed fluorescence (DF), either via the process of triplet-triplet annihilation (TTA) yielding a maximum 62.5% internal quantum efficiency, or much better via thermally activated (or "E-type") delayed fluorescence (TADF) attaining theoretically 100% harvesting of excitons, can be used. To achieve efficient TADF, the energy difference between the excited singlet (S1) and triplet state (T1) EST must be small (less than about 0.1 eV) so that the T1 can efficiently backward transfer to the S1 by thermal activation. In this connection, twisted donor-acceptor (D-A) structures have been shown to be one of promising molecule scaffolds for TADF emitters, because such structural motifs often allow effective HOMO/LUMO separation leading to small EST. Nevertheless, many questions still remain about the TADF mechanism and molecular design principles. Furthermore, in contrast to the versatile options for D units, viable A units are quite limited. Herein we disclose the development of a new family of efficient TADF emitters comprised of a new A unit core, dibenzo[a,j]phenazine (DBPHZ), and two Ds (Figure 1). Furthermore, these new emitters were found to yield green to deep-red/NIR OLED devices with high EQEs up to 16%. Figure 1. Structures of the investigated DBPHZs. Recently, we have established a synthetic method to construct DBPHZ derivatives through an oxidative skeletal rearrangement of 1,1'-binaphtalene-2,2'-diamines (BINAMs). With a slight modification of the original conditions, 3,11dibromodibenzo[a,j]phenazine (2) was readily prepared from dibromo-substituted BINAM 1 in 50% yield (Scheme 1). The following Pd-catalyzed amination of 2 with the corresponding aromatic amines gave new family of D-A-D compounds that are otherwise difficult to synthesize (for the details, see the SI). Scheme 1. Synthetic route to U-shaped D-A-D compounds. A typical behavior of such fluorescent D-A compounds is to change their emission spectra as a function of the polarity of their environment. This is due to stabilization of the chargeseparated character of their excited states over the locally excited character of D and/or A as polarity increases (Eq 1). ICT = c1|D*A>Loc + c2|DA*>Loc + c3|DA>CT (1) Usually, emission in non-polar solvent comes from LE (singlet locally excited state, |D*A> for example) which has ππ Dr. P. Data, P. Pander Physics Department, Durham University, South Road, Durham DH1 3LE (United Kingdom) and Faculty of Chemistry, Silesian University of Technology, M. Strzody 9, 44-100 (Poland) E-mail: email@example.com Prof. Dr. A. P. Monkman Physics Department, Durham University, South Road, Durham DH1 3LE (United Kingdom) Prof. Dr. Y. Takeda, M. Okazaki, Prof. Dr. S. Minakata Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering Osaka University Yamadaoka 2-1, Suita, Osaka 565-0871 (Japan) E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com Supporting information for this article is given via a link at the end of the document.


The present invention relates to a liquid composition manufacturing device, wherein: the device is provided with two stirring tanks equipped with a tank body for holding a common component solution (B) and a distinctive feature-conferring component (C) and stirring blades for mixing the respective components; the inner tank wall surface and the inner bottom surface of the tank body are formed as a smooth surface and the ratio of the tank body internal diameter (D) to the maximum liquid surface height (h) is in the range of 0.9-2.0; the stirring blades are single level blades that are disposed and rotate near the inner bottom surface of the tank body; the production capacity (S) is 1-30 (ton/hr); the maximum holding capacity of the stirring tanks is 1000 kg or less; the time (T) for extracting the liquid composition from the stirring tank is 2-8 (min); the relationship between extraction time (T), preparation time (I) and stirring time (t) is represented by the expression [(T) ≥ (I)+(t)]; and the stirring time (t) is 1 (min) or more. The present invention provides a liquid composition manufacturing device and manufacturing method capable of uniformly stirring and mixing high viscosity components in a short time and of manufacturing high quality liquid compositions with excellent cleansing properties with good productivity.


Abstract It is argued that while counsellors have adopted the principle tenets of phenomenology—consciousness and meaning—they have built their work on an interpretation of intuition which is contrary to phenomenological rationale and presents it as a form of knowing which is esoteric and mystical. Phenomenologically, intuition differs from no other way in which sense is made of the world. Intuitions should then, in principle, be accessible to conscious understanding so as to allow counsellors to reflect (cognitively?) on their practice. If the process of intuition were really unknowable, then reflective practice in counselling would not be possible.


There is a class of views about our moral relations with non-human animals that share the idea that animals do not matter directly for ethical purposes: whatever duties or obligations we have with respect to animals are indirect, connected somehow to other duties or obligations – to other human beings, for example – in which the well-being or interests of animals do not figure. Criticisms of indirect duty theories have often focused either upon denying the link that is supposed to exist between how we treat animals and how or whether we discharge other obligations or upon denying that the indirect duty theorist has an adequate account of the animalrelated duties we are confident that we have. I shall not pursue either of these options. Instead, I shall argue, first, that there is a tension within the indirect duty theorist's view that makes it doubtful that anything will enable him to get what he wants from a theory, and second, that even if the necessary link between the way animals and humans are treated is assumed to be present, it will turn out that its best explanation will imply that there are direct duties to animals after all. I shall begin by exploring the territory further and spelling out the sort of claim to which the indirect duty theorist is committed.


Uniform carbon wrapped copper telluride nanowires were successfully prepared by using an in situ conversion reaction. The length of these nanowires is up to several micrometers and the width is around 30–40 nm. The unique one dimensional structure and the presence of conformal carbon coating of copper telluride greatly accommodate the large volumetric changes during cycling, significantly increase the electrical conductivity and reduce charge transfer resistance. The copper telluride nanowires show promising performance in a lithium ion battery with a discharge capacity of 130.2 mA h g−1 at a high current density of 6.0 A g−1 (26.74 C) and a stable cycling performance of 673.3 mA h g−1 during the 60th cycle at 100 mA g−1. When evaluated as anode material for a sodium ion battery, the copper telluride nanowires deliver a reversible capacity of 68.1 mA h g−1 at 1.0 A g−1 (∼4.46 C) and have a high capacity retention of 177.5 mA h g−1 during the 500th cycle at 100 mA g−1.


Copy of transcript for a letter from Stephen F. Austin to J.H. Bell, in which Austin orders Bell to prevent any new settlers from traveling further than five miles below La Baddie [Bedias Road], because Mr. Kincheloe has already been given the authority to choose any tract above or below La Baddie. Austin also warns Hill to avoid giving settlement permits to anyone without proper recommendations, and to be cautious of incoming settlers from Red River because their traveling party may include criminals.


The Association for Tropical Biology and the Editorial Board of Biotropica are proud to announce the establishment of a new award, the Biotropica Award for Excellence in Tropical Biology, to be presented annually to the author of a paper published during the previous calendar year in Biotropica. The goal is to recognize an outstanding contribution based on research conducted in tropical regions. Criteria include originality, clarity of presentation, a strong basis in natural history, well-planned experimental and/or sampling design, and insight gained into processes that influence the structure and functioning of tropical systems. The 2000 Award is presented to Ellen Andresen for her paper "Seed dispersal by monkeys and the fate of dispersed seeds in a Peruvian rain forest" (Biotropica 31: 145-158). This study experimentally examined the interactions of dung beetles as secondary dispersers of tree seeds, and rodents as predators of those seeds. The field of seed dispersal ecology in the tropics has a rich history. As many as 75 percent of the plant species in tropical forests have seeds dispersed by animals. Much research effort has focused on the identity of the dispersers that initially move the seeds from the plants, and how far away they move those seeds. Once a seed lands, however, its fate is not entirely determined. One influential factor that has not been studied in great detail is the role of secondary dispersers, both insects and rodents, and how they interact to influence the probability of establishment of the seed. Ellen Andresen combined natural history observations with experimental manipulations to quantify the interactions between primary and secondary dispersers and their impact on seed escape from seed predators. Through natural history observations, she first identified the seed species that were dispersed by monkeys. Then, through a series of experiments, she established that dung beetles, in burying monkey dung, also bury seeds. These seeds were then less likely to be found by rodents. Seed size was important, as was type of dung beetle. The overall conclusion is that secondary dispersers can potentially modify the fate of dispersed seeds, and thus their contribution must be considered when trying to quantify the impact of frugivores on plant population dynamics and the evolution of fruiting traits. Robert Marquis, Editor


Environment pollution, food scarcity and health concern are serious problems in the today's scenario. Almost all the synthetic surfactants are toxic and not ecofriendly. They lead to adverse effects in the environment and also cause human skin health problems [1-3]. These chemical compounds extensively used in petroleum/oil industries are usually toxic, irritant and recalcitrant leading to disposal problems for oil field produced water, ground water contamination and ample health risks to humans [4]. Substantial use of chemicals to control plant/animal diseases has disturbed the ecological balance of microbes inhabiting soil leading to development of resistant strains of pathogens [5,6].


A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements of Master of Science
Degree in Natural Resources Management School of Sciences Nkumba University


With the development of Internet technology, the information on the web is now increasing in an explosive way, therefore how to extract the specific and useful information inane automatic or a semi-automatic way becomes a problem. There are lots of bilingual corpora of different forms and different qualities on the web now, so how to extract massive and high quality corpora from the web is now becoming amore and more important task. Bilingual web filtering based on support vector machine is investigated and bilingual resources information extraction is also investigated. A system of mining bilingual resources based on the web data is established. The proposed system implements the bilingual mining methods and shows the experiment results in the visual way. It includes the functions, such as words search, web pages browsing, user addition, the specified web pages extraction and seed selection for users. This system is an entire user-oriented usage procedure.


The temperature and velocity fields in a round heated jet were investigated in detail. Both conventional measurements and conditional measurements (zone averages and point averages) were performed. The probability density functions of the lengths of turbulent and non-turbulent durations were also measured. Filtered correlation measurements show that large-scale turbulent motions were responsible for the bulk of momentum and heat transport, and also that small scales were more efficient in transporting heat than in transporting momentum. In no case was heat transported further or more than momentum, however. These results are discussed in detail, particularly with regard to the entrainment. Conservation equations for turbulent-zone variables and the intermittency factor are derived and a model for some of the resulting higher-order correlations is suggested. An exact equation for the intermittency function is presented.


ABSTRACT The absorption pattern of orally administered OxyContin (OXC) reflected in urine indicates that its appearance into systemic circulation undergoes transit absorption delays. The authors developed an OXC transit-delay compartment model that identified a new source of oxycodone hydrochloride (OC): the rate of appearance of OC due to OXC tablet dissolution in transit through the gastrointestinal (GI) tract (RGIa), which is due to disintegration of OXC's AcroContin delivery system. RGIa is independent of the biphasic dissolution and release of OC from the delivery system. The authors conclude that an OXC transit-delay compartment model can be of value in the interpretation of OXC pharmacokinetics.


The motif of the plantation is central to Caribbean scholarship. Its full explanatory power, however, is rarely found in contemporary understandings of education in the region, where globalised agendas and local aspirations for change seem to beconflating around normative and universalised language andpractices. The central concern in this article is to explore the possibilities and challenges of understanding education as a practicein light of a postcolonial experience, particularly through Eric Williams' book Education in the British West Indies (1946). The ideas and work of Eric Williams have been instrumental in shaping andcreating anti-colonial thinking in the Caribbean and internationally ata time when nationalism and anti-colonial struggles were rife and theaspiration for independence for many colonies, an urgent agenda.Williams' work, through his life as a scholar, teacher and politician, exemplified a counterpoint to the colonial experience by crafting adifferent set of images for Caribbean peoples. His was a decolonisingvision for the education of Caribbean people to write their ownhistories and chart their own destinies on their own terms. For Williams, education as political action through public participationwas central to this process of decolonisation. This important text, I will argue, can be read as a source of educational theorising thatasserts a decolonising stance, modelling 'post-colonial pedagogy' (McCarthy and Sealey-Ruiz, 2010 p. 75) and drawing references to historical themes that come together to represent the persistent andurgent struggle to resist 'the inner plantation' (Brathwaite, 1973).


This article develops what I call 'prac crip' as an innovative methodology to perform on the page the scholarly realities of working, living and writing with the disability of repetitive strain injury. Prac crip is a prac crit of crips that complicates liberatory crip criticism. It shows how repetitive strain injury changes an approach to practical criticism, but also, by association with 'crit', how practices of practical criticism with repetitive strain injury shift some key uses of the 'crip'. Critical of this mode of cripping as well as cripical, prac crip demonstrates the emancipatory limits of practising crip criticism for those crips the work also hurts in the act.Peter Larkin's fascination with gleaning runs parallel to the rise of lean. To glean and its derivatives have a 'distinctive presence' in his lexis from Pastoral Advert (1988) to Seven Leaf Sermons (2018), a thirty-year period during which lean management has become increasingly global. The article traces through Larkin the eco-politically crucial relationships between the common right of gathering after harvest known as gleaning, historically, a practice for disabled people; the gesture of leaning; and the genealogy of global lean management technologies in the packing of lean meat. The essay explores how disability is an integral part of how its readings are produced, as well as addressing the predicament that work-related upper limb disorders, which are driven by lean managed environments, continue to be driven by writing against lean managed environments.


Recent empirical work on construction and procurement contracting finds that repeated interaction leads toward use of lower powered explicit contracts (e.g., cost-plus contracts instead of fixed-price [FP] contracts). I present a theoretical model of construction and procurement contracting that captures the trade-off between the flexibility of cost-plus contracts and the high-powered incentives of FP contracts. I then analyze the effect of implicit contracting supported by repeated interaction on explicit contract choice to demonstrate a rigorous intuition for this empirical finding. The Author 2011. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Yale University. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please email: firstname.lastname@example.com, Oxford University Press.


Fast Correlation Vector Quantization(BFCVQ)have the shortage in degraded quality of rebuilding image and block artifact,against which,an image encoding algorithm is presented in this paper which integrates exploiting a finite region backward to predict the input block with the finite-state vector quantization(FSVQ).The Improvement of Equal-average Equal-variance Nearest Neighbor Search algorithm(IEENNS-2)and Partial Distortion Search algorithm(PDS)are combined to search codewords.Experimental results show that the proposed algorithm provides high compression ratio,reduced the additional distortion and have better rebuilding quality.


The utility model discloses a sense-controlled automobile clutch pedal which comprises clutch pedals and connecting rods, wherein the clutch pedals consist of an upper clutch pedal and a lower clutch pedal; the connecting rods consist of a main connecting rod and an auxiliary connecting rod; the upper clutch pedal is fixedly connected with the main connecting rod; the lower clutch pedal is fixedly connected with the auxiliary connecting rod; the main connecting rod and the auxiliary connecting rod are connected through a fixing sliding rod; when the upper clutch pedal and the lower clutch pedal are on one same plane, the clutch is in a semi-linkage state. By using the sense-controlled automobile clutch pedal disclosed by the utility model, a driver is effectively enabled to sense the position of the clutch in semi-linkage, so that the driving level of the driver is improved, and convenience is brought to a user.


This paper suggests a feasible method to organize some domain-specific knowledge based on encyclopedic features. In order to find out encyclopedic features, we choose a specific domain, disease, from an encyclopedia, analyze descriptive texts in entries of human disease, and derive features about the disease. The features are defined as structural, content-based, and linguistic ones. The content-based feature reflects the necessary characteristics of the concept. We also use linguistic features to extract the relevant information on the characteristics and organize it using the structural and content-based features. Our experiment shows that the encyclopedic features help the extraction of relevant information with 81% of precision.


Abstract Siberian flying squirrel, an endangered species in South Korea, is distributed through major mountain regions of South Korea. The number of Siberian flying squirrel (Pteromys volans) in South Korea has decreased and their habitats are fragmented and isolated because of anthropogenic activities. So far no molecular genetic data has, however, been available for their conservation and management. To obtain better information concerning genetic diversity and phylogenetic relationships of the Siberian flying squirrel in South Korea, we examined 14 individuals from South Korea, 7 individuals from Russia, and 5 individuals from northeastern China along with previously published 29 haplotypes for 1,140 bp of the mtDNA cytochrome b gene. The 14 new individuals from South Korea had 7 haplotypes which were not observed in the regions of Russia and Hokkaido. The level of genetic diversity (0.616%) in the South Korean population was lower than that in eastern Russia (0.950%). The geographical distribution of mtDNA haplotypes and reduced median network confirmed that there are three major lineages of Siberian flying squirrel, occupying; Far Eastern, northern Eurasia, and the island of Hokkaido. The South Korean population only slightly distinct from the Eurasia, and eastern Russian population, and is part of the lineage Far Eastern. Based on these, we suggest that the South Korean population could be considered to belong to one partial ESU (Far Eastern) of three partial ESUs but a different management unit. However, the conservation priorities should be reconfirmed by nuclear genetic marker and ecological data.


It is difficult to ignore the growing salience of the new governance of crime and disorder in many late modern societies. To date there has been limited empirical exploration of the practices and experiences of these new local actors and institutions. This article aims to correct this neglect in the criminological literature by its exploration of the knowledge and skills base and habitus of one of the new partnership experts, the community safety manager (CSM). In particular, the article involves an engagement with recent research findings from Britain together with the more abstract conceptual tools opened up by current debates in critical social and political theory. It begins with a brief history of the community safety occupation during which the key features of the 'profession' are explored. Next, the thesis of a hegemonic risk management governmental logic in the field of community safety is critically examined. By exploring specific sites and contexts of community safety 'work', doubt is cast on totalizing narratives of neo-liberal transformation currently popular in criminology and sociology. Finally, the possible futures of community safety and crime and disorder reduction when viewed from the contemporary experiences of CSMs are considered.


5 Merino rams were injected intramuscularly with 25 mg/kg/day alpha-chlorohydrin for 3 days. 10 ewes were inseminated before treatment at the end of treatment (Day 1) and 30 days after treatment (Day 30) as a measure of ram fertility. Sperm concentration was reduced at Day 1 and Day 30 over pretreatment levels (p less than .05 and p less than .01 respectively); motility was reduced only at Day 1 (p less than .001). Ram fertility as measured by both lambing and nonreturn to service was depressed at Day 1 but returned to normal by Day 30. There was a discrepancy between the 2 fertility measures (p less than .01) particularly at Day 1 which is presumed to be due to an increase in embryonic mortality.


Objective:To find out the situation of the root caries of the middle and elderly in Tianjin area Methods:With the method of random sampling to investigate the incidence and average of root caries of 4264 middle and elderly aged from 35~44 and 65~74 in Tianjin area Results:The incidence and average of the root caries of the elderly are higher than that of the middle aged The incidence and average of the root caries of citizen are higher than that in village areas To compare with the whole country, the incidence and averrage of the root caries of the middle and elderly are lower in Tianjin area Conclusion:The incidence and average of the root caries of the middle and elderly are rising with age increasing in Tianjin area which is the lower incidence area of the whole country


BACKGROUND To investigate the therapeutic effects of inhaling furosemide in patients with chronic respiratory failure. CASE REPORT 36 cases of chronic respiratory failure were randomly divided into two groups, and the control group was inhaled with 50?g/L sodium bicarbonate 20?mL and the treating group was inhaled with 50?g/L sodium bicarbonate mixed with furosemide 20?mg. After 7?d, the PaO 2 and PaCO 2 were observed. The PaO 2 in treating group was higher than that in control group and the PaCO 2 in treating group was lower than that in control group. DISCUSSION The effects of inhaling furosemede is better than that of inhaling sodium bicarbonate in patients with chronic respiratory failure.


Eileen Chang's fiction named A Short Story Set in the Time When Love Came to China tells us a story of two pairs of young people who were living in the time when the May 4th Movement of China had its great influence.According to the story,those young people were pursuing noble and graceful love at the beginning,but they finally sank into common customs.The fiction is the narrative about fate of enlightenment modernity which not only brewed the state will of Enlightenment and Salvation for Chinese intellectuals,but also conceived a myth of Great Affection to be Meta-narration to convert and remold Chinese intellectuals' everyday life.As a fatalist,Eileen Chang has been clearly conscious of the predicament of enlightenment modernity.That's why she refused to do as those Aesthetic Salvationists' did to sublimate everyday life with poetry,and she also rejected to adopt the attitude of social revolution theory which was Lu Xun's choice,towards everyday life.


A triptycene-derived oxacalixarene with expanded cavity has been synthesized, and showed high efficient complexation abilities toward fullerenes C(60) and C(70).


Abstract The catalytic degradation of chlorfenvinphos and methidathion on H+, Ca+2, Na+ and ?+ monoionic kaolinite and bentonite was investigated. The results showed that the decomposition of chlorfenvinphos was greater than methidathion in both clays. The extent of degradation was influenced by the nature of the exchange cations and its degree hydration, in the following sequence: K+ >Na+ >Ca+2 >H+/A1+3. In both clays the process of hydrolysis occurred in two stages involving first‐order kinetics of differents hydrolysis rates. The first stage consisted a high hydrolysis rate of short duration and the second had a slow rate but involved a continuous hydrolysis.


In this paper, soybean as raw material was fermented as soy yoghurt.The optimal fermentation conditions were achieved by the single factor experiments and orthogonal tests as followed:the ratio of soybean to water(g ∶ mL)1 ∶ 10,sucrose content of 8 %, inoculated quantity of 5 %, fermentation temperature of 40 ℃,fermentation time of 6 h. This soybean-yoghurt was well in texture,taste and full of fermention soybean special flavor.


Software product lines (SPL) gain momentum as a mean for developing and managing a set of related software systems under one umbrella. While intensive research on design and implementation of SPLs exist, the consequences of continuous evolution over time such as a decay of design or implementation have been neglected so far. In this context, refactoring has been shown to be an appropriate mean for improving the structure of source code. In this paper, we provide support for fine-grained program refactoring of feature-oriented SPLs. Particularly, we extend existing, object-oriented refactorings by taking the additional dimension of variability into account. To this end, we present the tool VAmPiRE as a basic framework for such refactorings and explain our considerations during implementation, which has been mainly guided by the idea of decomposing refactorings for ease and understandability. Additionally, we provide a detailed discussion about problems and limitations we faced during the implementation and come up with future challenges that have to be tackled for reliable and automated refactoring of software product lines.


Vehicular Ad hoc Network (VANET) has been gaining the attention from the academic and industry communities due to the promising applications in road safety, traffic management and passenger comfort. However, the short vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communication range and the nature of vehicle mobility impose many challenges in packet routing and, accordingly, infrastructure-based applications, e.g., Internet access. For more reliable communication, automobile manufacturers have started the investigation to deploy cellular networks, such as LTE, to support in-car Internet access. In addition to the high communication cost to the end-user, using centric cellular networks for vehicular communication applications causes data explosion and network overload. A feasible solution is using VANETs for mobile data offloading when connectivity to infrastructure is guaranteed, which requires an efficient routing protocol with global connectivity awareness. In this paper, we propose a novel infrastructure-based, dynamic, and connectivity-aware routing protocol, iCARII, to enable infotainment applications and Internet access in an urban environment. iCARII aims to improve VANETs routing performance by enabling selecting roads with guaranteed connectivity and reduced delivery delay. Detailed analysis and simulation-based evaluations of iCARII demonstrate the significant improvement of VANET performance in terms of packet delivery ratio and end-to-end delay with a negligible cost of routing overhead.


This paper presents a CMOS voltage reference design, which is widely used in electronic circuits, both analog and digital circuits. In the conventional, a CMOS voltage reference circuit design composed of several MOS transistors and complicated circuits, the output voltage cannot be adjusted to any levels. Therefore, in this paper proposed the CMOS voltage reference circuit design technique based on current combination circuit, which it was reduced number of MOS transistors and the proposed circuit is able to operate without complex startup circuit. The performance of the proposed circuit is confirmed through PSPICE simulation results, the circuit can be operated with supply voltage varies from 1.85 - 4 V, the output voltage reference is about 500±2.5 mV at wide temperature range of -58 o


Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a common bacterium that can cause disease in animals and humans. The source of pathogenicity of this bacterium is a potent Pseudomonas exotoxin (PE). P. aeruginosa is naturally resistant to a large range of antibiotics. The objective of this present work project is to control Pseudomonas infection through therapeutic methods based on different medicinal plant extracts of turmeric, ginger, clove oil from clove, Euphorbia hirta, Fenugreek and Alangium. The main aim of this study is to inhibit exotoxin activity by using different phytotherapuetics. Exotoxin was extracted from Pseudomonas and to be purified. The domain regions of Exotoxin A, Exotoxin S and Exotoxin Y have to be analyzed and modeled by using Bioinformatics techniques. Docking of different plant derivatives with Exotoxins were done to determine the best phytotherapeutics to control toxin activity.


As the producer of official statistics for the European Union, Eurostat aims to produce relevant and accurate European statistics (official statistics at the European level) that are directly accessible to and understood and used by a wide range of users. On a monthly basis, the Eurostat website records more than three million visits, over four million page views, some 700,000 pdf downloads and more than one million extractions of data. These metrics rank the site among the top five websites of the European Commission (Bautier et al. 2014). But who are these users? And what are they looking for? Eurostat obtains information about the users of its data in various ways: via bilateral contacts with Commission policy services (via "annual hearings" and through written agreements – "Memorandum of Understanding"), via requests that users address to the Eurostat Statistical Support services (which include the Eurostat User Support network and separate central services for media and institutional requests) and via the annual Eurostat User Satisfaction Surveys. The Eurostat User Support network consists of Eurostat and Support Centres in all 28 EU countries and in a number of countries in the wider European area. This network has been in operation since 2004. Users can put forward specific questions to this network, which in turn gives a first insight of the type of users and the main type of support wanted. In the period April 2015 to September 2015, the Eurostat User Support network processed 3,757 requests and, in the same period, 1,271 requests were sent directly to Eurostat. Of these requests sent directly to Eurostat a further analysis was made on the type of user (see Table 1). Through an annual Eurostat User Satisfaction Survey, which includes general questions about clarity and user-friendliness of the data, Eurostat is reaching out to its users – inside and outside the Commission services – in order to learn about the type of users and uses, users' assessment of the quality of, and trust in, European statistics and on its dissemination. The report on the 2015 User Satisfaction Survey indicated that students, academic and private users account for 43.5% of users and that "research" and "general background information" were the most common purposes for all users combined. Results also showed a high user satisfaction rate with the renewed Eurostat website, a significant improvement


Background: Abnormalities in left atrial (LA) structure and function may be important cardiac traits. We determined the prevalence of increased LA end diastolic volume (EDV) or low LA emptying frac...


The controlled ring-opening polymerisation (ROP) of an e-caprolactone derivative that contains an ATRP initiator pendant to the ring, γ-(2-bromo-2-methyl propionyl)-e-caprolactone (γ-BMPCL), and its copolymerisation with e-caprolactone (CL) is reported. Functional PCL copolymers that contained pendant ATRP initiators were obtained with higher than previously reported molecular weights using diphenyl phosphate (DPP) as the catalyst at room temperature. Surface-initiated ATRP grafting of oligo(ethylene glycol) methacrylate was successfully carried out on the surface of two dimensional (2D) substrates comprising thin films of a functional PCL copolymer.


Subject – atmospheric emissions of a coal mine in Novokuznetsk. Objective – to assess the non-carcinogenic risk of the exposure to the emissions into the air basin of «Polosukhinskaya Mine», OJSC, for the population of Novokuznetsk and Novokuznetsk district. Methods. The analysis of the mine's atmospheric emissions has been carried out on the basis of a study on the volume of maximum permissible emissions (MPE). The indexes of non-carcinogenic hazard of the emissions by the contaminating impurities and pollution sources were determined. The maximum and average annual concentrations of toxic substances from each source of the emissions at each point of the exposure to concentrations (PEC) of toxic substances related to the microdistricts of residential area were calculated based on the data on the distance between each PEC and each source of the emissions, and non-carcinogenic risks to population health were calculated. Main results. Hazard indexes of air emissions by the coal industry enterprise in Novokuznetsk and Novokuznetsk district have been established. The risks of chronic intoxication related to the emissions of such substances as diiron trioxide, sulfur dioxide, carbon oxide, manganese, nitrogen dioxide, coal ash (with a SiO 2 content of 20-70 %), fluoride gaseous compounds were calculated. A comparison of total risks with the acceptable levels for each point of the exposure was carried out. Conclusions. «Polosukhinskaya Mine», OJSC, contributes to the pollution of the atmospheric air in Novokuznetsk and Novokuznetsk district, herewith chronic inhalation effect on the health of the population in Novokuznetsk and Novokuznetsk district is not provided.


Lignin and switchgrass based poly (butylene succinate) composites were prepared using a melt mixing technique. The effects of polymeric methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (pMDI), isocyanate terminated polybutadiene prepolymer (ITPB) and organic peroxide on the properties of the composites were evaluated. Peroxide and pMDI resulted in the improvement of the tensile and flexural strengths of the composites. ITPB enhanced the impact strength of the material. The degree of crystallinity of the polymer increased with the addition of fillers and reduced with the incorporation of chemical additives. The composites exhibited about 252–333% higher storage modulus than the virgin plastic. Good interfacial morphologies were observed for composites with chemical additives. Mechanisms were deduced for the predicted chemical reactions.


Using double difference module of BERNESE and Precise Point Positioning module of PANDA,the data of 120 days to 365 days in 2009 from Chinese coastal GNSS operational observing network was processed,and the results were analyzed and compared from the outer and inner accuracy. The results showed that the positioning precision of double difference of BERNESE is slightly better than that of Precise Point Positioning of PANDA.


The invention relates to a method for producing an active corrosion protective coating on steel parts. A conventional means (. For example, dipping, spraying, flooding) coatable on an industrial scale active corrosion protective coating for with protection against scaling provided to develop hot-formed and, more particularly press-hardened steel parts, it is proposed method comprising the following steps in the context of the invention: a. Use of a steel element provided with a Verzunderungsschutzschicht, b. Annealing the steel element at a temperature above 600 ° C in an annealing furnace for the purpose of curing, the warm or hot forging or mold curing, wherein a reaction layer is obtained, c. Applying a corrosion protective coating to the annealed reaction layer.


The development of quantum mechanics in the first decades of the twentieth century opened a new paradigm in the way physicists view the world of nature. Given the radical nature of the theory, it has taken some time for its ideas to filter down to a popular level, but this is now to an increasing extent taking place. It is still the case that few people outside the physical sciences have a good understanding of this subject, but many others now appreciate its importance at some level, and a cultural influence is beginning to grow and the associated vocabulary used. But the interpretation of quantum ideas is still a matter of debate among experts, and so it is no surprise that the broader cultural references will be equally controversial. Victor Stenger's latest book deals with this area, and as its full title makes clear, it is a work that covers a great deal of ground. Each of the topics listed might indeed be worth a book in itself. All are interesting, and all are worth serious discussion. My feeling, it must immediately be said, is that there is too much piled on the plate to be digested properly in a volume of this size. Even a summary of the contents is difficult. However, the author's primary aim is to attack any connection that is claimed between quantum physics and theology or Eastern philosophy. In order to deal with his wide-ranging subjectmatter, Stenger sets himself the task of educating the reader about many of the branches of physics. I would say that the expositions of the physical topics are on the whole the best feature of the book, even though the treatment is a bit idiosyncratic and there are some problem areas, as we shall see. Of course, other books are available that present physics to the lay reader. Many of them succeed better in this task, since they are not aimed at establishing a particular philosophical or ideological point of view and so can take time to explain the subject more fully. The concept of 'cosmic consciousness' illustrates a number of difficulties with the present book. The phrase was publicised in 1901 in a book by the Canadian psychiatrist Richard Bucke, who proposed that there is a kind of 'superconsciousness' into which ordinary human consciousnesses can connect and which extends throughout the universe. The idea can be found in different forms in various religious teachings, both mainstream and heterodox, and a variety of meditative techniques have been claimed to awaken the condition. In the 1970s, in his well known book The Tao of Physics, Fritjof Capra attempted to make extensive connections between modern physics and Eastern religious philosophy. Capra had much to say about higher levels of consciousness, though not explicitly the so-called cosmic kind. Further books on this theme gradually appeared, but in recent years the idea of 'quantum spirituality' seems to have come well into vogue. Certainly, there is scope for an extensive critique of what the various writers and video producers are saying. Stenger does not say much about the original idea of cosmic consciousness, however, or try to explain it or any other type of consciousness. He spends a chapter briefly summarising the views of a number of modern New Age thinkers – one might say a little indiscriminately sinceRoger Penrose is attached to the collection – after which he makes reference to the various themes that have been mentioned. A mist of scorn pervades it all, as well it might do given Stenger's own negative views on this subject, which will be widely shared in the scientific community. Rather more attention is paid to The Tao of Physics, but this is a work that has been commented on many times over the past 35 years, and it is not clear that Stenger has anything very new to say or even gets to the heart of things particularly well. Neither does the short biography of the late Maharishi Mahesh Yogi achieve a great deal except to indicate a disdain for that individual's activities, although the account is quite readable. However, one is left still wondering whether the association with unified field theory ideas is largely window-dressing for the transcendental meditation, or is an essential part of it. Contemporary Physics Vol. 51, No. 6, November–December 2010, 531–534


Objective:To evaluate the efficacy and safety of acupuncture for depression.Methods:Cochrane systematic review method was applied.A number of English,Chinese,Japanese and Korean medical databases were searched,and most of the randomized controlled trials of acupuncture for depression were collected.According to Jadad criterion,the quality was evaluated,and the data were extracted by two independent authors.A descriptive systematic assessment and Meta-analysis were performed.Results:Seven high quality trials involving 895 patients were included in this systematic review.In one study,there was a statistically significant difference between acupuncture and waitlist groups on the Hanmilton Rating Scale for Depression(HAMD) score(WMD =-4.79,95%CI :-6.17,-3.14);In another study,no statistically significant difference was found between electroacupuncture and fluoxetine groups(WMD =-1.15,95%CI:-4.24,1.94);In the other two studies,no statistically significant difference was found between acupuncture combined with auricular acupuncture and fluoxetine groups on the HAMD score(WMD =-0.87,95%CI:-2.08,0.35).Conclusions:Based on current evidence,acupuncture is a promising treatment for depression.Electroacupuncture for major depressive disorder and acupuncture combined with auricular acupuncture for depressive neurosis have the same effectiveness as fluoxetine.The safety of acupuncture is good with slight and transient adverse effect.More follow-up studies are needed for evaluating the long-term effect of acupuncture for depression.


As aging affects society increasingly, occupational social workers can benefit from gerontological research and prac tice in developing programs to help older employees counteract ageism, prepare for retirement, cope with health challenges, and reduce stress in fami ly relations. The workplace is a conve nient site for preventive and therapeutic interventions to meet the social prob lems associated with longevity. THE EMERGENCE of social work in Florence Safford were still in the work force. By the the workplace is a legitimate program- mid-1970s, only one-third of men older than matic response to the stress that accom- a* nmv o nffert* cnriotv iwrrenciwalv 65 were employed. This social revolution panies the modern occupational structure ° :® , • , ¥ , ?■', was the result of two trends. The first was and that affects individuals and family occupational social workers can benefit pension provisions designed to move older systems. Among programs developed to from, gerontological research andprac- workers out of the work force through corn help employees cope with job-related emo- tice in developing programs to help pulsory retirement policies to create jobs for employees and their families, from leisure interventions to meet the social prob- concePf> society has not developed clear facilities to health care services. few5 associated with longevity. for,^hat Problems retirees should Une extensive study of services in the ° y anticipate and how they can deal with those workplace identified several areas where problems. employees perceived needs, most of which Retirement studies reveal that the most often related to the needs of older workers, time, a lower birth rate has resulted in significant variables that affect morale or Those problem areas with identified needs a smaller percentage of younger people in this positive adjustment in retirement are health most relevant to older workers, in order, country. In 1983, for the first time in history, and income.4 While degree of satisfaction were the following: financial problems, family senior citizens outnumbered teenagers. with work or leisure activities and quality of problems, retirement problems, legal prob- Social planners have not been prepared for social relationships also are significant to ad lems, health problems, mental health prob- what has been called a geriatric explosion, justment, these cannot cancel out the lems, alcohol and substance abuse, and which has presented many social problems negative effect of poor health or inadequate recreation problems.2 Social workers who along with the benefits of a longer life. Many income. Because the variables change with wish to address some of the needs of these problems surface before old age, often in the time, retirement can be viewed as a process older workers, who constitute an increasing- workplace. Middle-aged and older workers that is affected differently during later life ly large percentage of the work force, re- can benefit from a range of social work in- stages. These stages include the preretire quire knowledge about the process of aging terventions aimed at prevention or treatment, ment decades (ages 45-55 and 55—65) as and the needs of that population. well as the retirement decades (ages 65-75, " . , 75-85, and 85 and older). From this frame " tax au a +v. r\ eron o ogy an work, life satisfaction for individuals for each Current Data About the Old Occupational Social Work life stage is the sum of the posidve Qr nega. The impact of aging on contemporary Gerontology addresses issues such as pen- tive characteristics associated with health, society is occurring at such a rapid pace that sion adequacy, the phenomenon of retire- income, social relationships, and degree of even gerontologists are surprised, and avail- ment, and retraining of older workers, all of satisfaction with work and leisure, with able data require demographic updating, which relate directly to the work experience health and income being the most signifi Only 12 years ago, in 1975,20 million people of older people.3 Knowledge of some of the cant. Concerns about all of these retirement in the United States (10 percent of the popula- gerontological data in these significant areas variables often intensify in mid-life, and the tion) were older than 65. Demographers can assist occupational social workers in transition from each of these decades to the warned at that time that planners should pre- recognizing the impact of the phenomena on next frequently is stressful, pare for large increases in the number of older older workers and their families. The geron people and predicted that by the year 2000 tological method of inquiry, which examines


Bruise, scratch, decay and insect pest are the most common defects in thin skin fruits. To detect these defects with the use of infrared thermography, the mathematic model of spherical shaped fruits based on heat transfer theory is developed and a further classification research is carried out. By using a commercial infrared thermal imaging camera, the radiation temperature on the fruit surface of various defect tissues can be observed after thermal excitation. Both model and experimental studies reveal that the cooling rate of specimen is related to the fruit thermal properties and fruit size, and the logarithmic temperature is directly proportional to detection time. Bruise has a steeper cooling slope than other defects and sound tissue, while insect pest performs poor during the fruit cooling range from 29 oC to 24 oC, this may be related to their more cracked wax layer and higher amount of lenticels.


currently, more and more following-setting compensation arc suppression coils are applied. When the power distribution network is operated in a loop closing mode, the problems about the parallel operation of the following-setting compensation arc suppression coils are caused. On the basis that the operational characteristics of the following-setting compensation arc suppression coils are analyzed, the improved master-slaved type automatic control technology of the parallel operation of the multiple following-setting compensation suppression coils is proposed. When the capacitive current is calculated, all slave arc suppression coils should go into service with the respective compensating capacity of each when operated on the respective shunt, then the master arc suppression coil is adjusted, and therefore the calculation accuracy is guaranteed. After the calculation of the capacitive current is completed, the compensating current should be proportionally distributed according to the capacity of the arc suppression coils so that the loads of all the arc suppression coils are balanced. The technology is mature and reliable and the practicability of the technology is fully proved by the actual field operation. Chinese library classification number: TM475;TM761


Information on the over 80 pension for those with little or no State Pension from The Pension Service, part of the Department for Work and Pensions, UK.


There are four usages in mandarin Chinese of"shuoshi":trans-departmental construction "shuoshi1",evidentialmarker"shuoshi2",contra-factivemarker"shuoshi3",discoursemarker"shuoshi4",andthe relationship is grammaticalization between them,meanwhile the process accompanies with subjectivisation.At firstt this paper describes the four usages and the difference of syntax,then depart three stages on the grammaticalised process,from shuoshi1"to"shuoshi2",from"shuoshi2"to"shuoshi3",from"shuoshi3"to"shuoshi4",and introduce the reasons and the mechanisms of the process.At last according to the two kinds of parallel grammaticalization,"shuoshi"presents word family on form,and has the overlap feature on function with some words which have the same function.


There are several visualization tools available for scientists that allow for modeling, simulation and visualization of complex biological systems data. The functionality and features of these tools vary depending on the layer (cellular, molecular, etc.) of the system to be explored. My BBSI research effort will focus upon developing a different way of visualizing complex microarray datasets that have multiple variables of interest. We will use The T. cruzi parasite as the initial development data; however if implemented correctly, the resulting tool could be used to visualize datasets that contain more than 5dimensions or variables of interest and may include time as well. This proposal will outline the approach we plan to take towards visualizing multivariate data.


A rarely studied trend in corporate governance is the increasing tendency to fill CEO openings through external hires rather than through internal promotions: Kevin J. Murphy and Jan Zabojnik (2004) show that the proportion of outside hires has doubled and their pay premium almost quadrupled over the last thirty years. Assuming that general managerial skills are becoming more important relative to firm-specific skills, the authors conclude that competition in the managerial labor market establishes an optimal compensation contract. In our model we question the last explanation and argue that it is the balanced mix of external market control and internal firm control that establishes compensation contracts, which may be approximately optimal.


A flip-chip multi-chip module has been developed for NVidia's mobile AGP processor (MAP) family of integrated graphics subsystem products. The graphics subsystem consists of a high-end graphics processing unit (GPU) chip, four high-speed DDR memory components, forty passive components (consisting of resistors, capacitors and jumpers) and a heat spreader, integrated on two sides of a single high-density substrate, within the form factor of a JEDEC-standard 31 /spl times/ 31 mm ball grid array (BGA) package. The package includes several innovative and unique technological features such as: (a) A graphics processor chip with approximately 1000 solders bumps that is flip chip attached on the ball-side of the BGA package. This is facilitated by bumped wafer thinning technology to achieve a bumped die thickness of 240 /spl mu/m and a unique underfilling process for a thin die. (b) High speed DDR memory components in CSP packages that are mounted to the same substrate as the flip chip die but on the opposing side; the components are underfilled for high reliability. (c) A 2-2-2 build-up substrate that provides a high-speed interface between the memory components and the graphics chip located on opposing sides of the substrate; this also allows maximum utilization of the build-up layer density on both sides of the core. (d) A dual flow path cooling solution consisting of a heat spreader on the topside and direct thermal contact between the GPU and motherboard on the bottom side. (e) A unique assembly process that integrates flip chip technology, in-process electrical testing, and SMT processing in a streamlined flow to enable mass production of the package with yields above 99.5 % in high volume. In this paper, we present the development of this package covering design, assembly process development, and package structure optimization performed to enable high component-level reliability and a successful launch into production. We will present data covering the understanding of failure modes that led to the improvement of reliability and manufacturing robustness. Future evolution of the module architecture in graphics products will also be discussed.


This article reports on a study of accidents involving a forklift truck and a pedestrian. The study was undertaken by the safety division of the Hyster Company (Oregon, United States), a manufacturer of forklifts. The author reports the findings of the study, focusing on practical information to help companies decide how to equip lift trucks for specific needs, how to establish workplace rules for safe lift truck/pedestrian interaction, and how to organize the physical workplace to reduce the potential for these accidents. Many of the accidents involved injury to pedestrians who were not only aware of the presence of the lift truck but who were, in fact, working with the operator of the truck that struck them. Factors that contribute to accidents include ambient noise levels, ambient light levels, the number of lift trucks and pedestrians, the level of training of lift truck operators, the level of education of pedestrians, the physical workplace layout, the presence of audible or visible warning devices on lift trucks, cranes, conveyors, and other equipment, the lack of specific operating rules, and the lack of enforcement by management of safe work procedures for lift truck operators and pedestrians. The author concludes that, if a trainer operator keeps a proper lookout in the direction of travel (particularly in reverse, as fork lifts have good visibility to the rear) and maintains the lift truck under control, and if pedestrians are trained to maintain a proper lookout for their safety, there should be few, if any, lift truck/pedestrian accidents.


This study aims to explain the strategies of Greenpeace in pressuring the Indian government to overcome air pollution immediately that occurred in the country in 2015-2018. Based on WHO reports, India is known to be one of the countries with very high levels of air pollution in the world. Air pollution is a significant environmental problem in India and has caused various health problems to the death of its people. Greenpeace as an international organization whose aim is to protect the environment strives to help people express their aspirations to the government to immediately take proper actions related to air pollution in the country in various ways, such as campaigns and protest actions. Using the concept of NGO to look at Greenpeace's way of inviting the public to get involved in its activities, then using the concept of the Transnational Advocacy Network to find out Greenpeace's strategy in suppressing the Indian government.


Tropical instability waves (TIWs) are detected in remotely-sensed sea surface height (SSH), temperature (SST), and wind records of the eastern equatorial Pacific. The clearest TIW geophysical anomalies, evident at 3.5"N, are isolated by 2D filtering. Relationships between anomalies are examined by cross-correlation and phase offsets. The 72% correlation and 90" phase lag between SSH and SST indicate that TIW SST anomalies are mostly due to advection of the meridional temperature gradient by TIW geostrophic currents and emphasize the importance of SSH measurements. Meridional wind anomalies are well correlated (70%) and have a 90" phase lag with SSH. This supports that in the spectral band of TIWs the sea surface roughness measured by the scatterometer is significantly influenced by ocean currents. This causes wind anomalies to have similar speed but opposite direction of TIW surface currents. Ekman pumping (EkP) anomalies are well correlated with both SSH (62%) and SST(62%). Scaling and phase relationships support that EkP anomalies are an effect rather than a cause of the oceanic anomalies.


Gas mixing air heaters are widely used for heating air in the systems of inflow ventilation of autonomous air heating and thermal curtains of industrial premises, drying installations, for heating of greenhouse farms. Mixing of air with products of combustion of gaseous fuel provides effective air heating. Air heaters are manufactured with a nominal thermal capacity of 0.15 to 6.3 MW. The coefficient of working regulation for thermal power, not less than 2,5. Air heating in the range of 30-80 ° C. The mathematical modeling of radiation - convective heat transfer in the gas tract of the boiler is executed on the basis of the averaged by the Reynolds number of the Navie - Stoks equations, taking into account gravity and with the neglect of compression. The model consists of the equation of continuity, impulse transfer, energy and chemical components of the gas mixture, recorded in a stationary form. The equations are closed by Newton's law for a pressure sensor. Fourier law for heat flux, the Fick's law for mass flow, the Clapeyron-Mendeleev law for the thermodynamic state of a gas mixture, the equations of the turbulence model k-e Launder-Spalding and the model of turbulent combustion of Magnus-Hertgaher. The results of numerical simulation in the form of vectors of flow rates of gases, temperature, and concentration of O2, CH4, CO, H2O, CO2 in the characteristic sections of the flow part are presented. The aerodynamic structure of the torch, long range and maximum temperature zone are determined. The obtained results of theoretical research can be used to regulate the design parameters of gas mixing air heaters with the provision of specified concentrations of these gases depending on their need for growing crops in closed soils, as well as to achieve the necessary temperatures and velocities of the gases of the corresponding technologies. Maybe the basis for algorithmization of automation of the corresponding technological processes and cycles of elements of air (gas) systems of heat supply for various purposes. Calorie gas in mixing air heaters are presented


The utility model discloses an intelligent early warning system for a tower crane, which comprises a management layer, a transmission layer and an application layer, wherein the transmission layer is connected with the management layer and the application layer. The application layer includes a data acquisition module, a safety protection control and operation information recording module, a fault diagnosis and equipment damage early warning module, an anti-tipping early warning module, an anti-collision early warning module and a data processing module, wherein the data acquisition module, the safety protection control and operation information recording module, the anti-tipping early warning module, the anti-collision early warning module and the fault diagnosis and equipment damage early warning module are respectively connected with the data processing module. The intelligent early warning system for a tower crane integrates local safety monitoring, multi-machine local safety monitoring and remote control safety monitoring based on wireless communication, and overcomes the shortcomings of singleness and dispersion of the prior art.


The physical and chemical properties of nanomaterials depend not only on the nature of the substance, but also on the size and shape of the particles, as well as the size and shape of the pores. In this paper, the methods for managing the textural properties of SiO2, SiO2-MnO2 nanopowders, produced by pulsed electron beam evaporation in vacuum, are investigated. The researched methods include doping at the stage of preparation and ultrasonic treatment of aqueous nanopowder suspensions. In addition, the radiation of CaF2 nanopowders by relativistic electrons was considered as a potential method for managing properties.


Experimental and theoretical results on far UV transitions between levels of configurations 2s2p43s and 2s2p5 in Mg V, Al VI and Si VII spectra are reported. Theoretical analysis by means of ab initio and semi-empirical methods leads to a new identification of a number of lines, nine of which pertain to the Si VII spectrum. These are situated in the 70-90 AA range, and have not been observed previously. The energy levels of the upper configurations of Al5+ and Su6+ ions are calculated in the intermediate coupling scheme. The correlation effects expressed by configuration interactions do not greatly influence the relative energy position of the analysed lines but they do have significant consequences on their relative intensities.


The SiO_2–Al_2O_3 powders with compositions of 46.5 to 76.6 wt. % Al_2O_3, synthesized by the hydrolysis of metal alkoxides, were sintered at 1700 °C for 3 h in a reduced pressure of 40 Pa. After sintering, the samples were annealed at 1300 °C for 10 h in air. The densities of sintered samples were higher than 97.0% T.D. The electrical conductivities of the SiO_2–Al_2O_3 ceramics in N_2 atmosphere (>99.99%) were measured in the temperature range of 500° to 800 °C by using ac bridge circuit at 120 Hz to 1 MHz and dc circuit at 1 V. The electrical conductivities at 800 °C were 3.4 × 10^−7 to 4.3 × 10^−6 S cm^−1, and decreased with increasing Al_2O_3 content. The SiO_2–Al_2O_3 ceramics were mixed conductors of oxygen ions and electrons in nitrogen atmosphere. The activation energies of ionic and electronic conductivities were 102 to 143 kJ/mole and 102 to 123 kJ/mole, respectively.


The development of technologies to reduce turbofan engine noise reveals the fan noise, the first stage of an engine, as a great contributor for the total noise of an airplane. So a better understanding of the fan noise generation came up and motivated the construction of a fan rig test facility at the University of São Paulo in São Carlos by a partnership between the university and EMBRAER S.A.. The fan rig is composed of a long duct (12 m long) comprising a 16-bladed fan rotor and 14-vaned stator. The rotor is powered by an 100 hp electrical motor allowing speed up to 4250 RPM resulting in 0.1 Mach axial flow. A 77-microphone wall-mounted array was designed for fan noise analysis. A cooperation with NASA-Glenn allowed data and information exchanging from their similar fan rig setup, the ANCF, grating then the validation of the in-house developed software. A short guide for duct-array is proposed in this work. Complex software was developed to process the data from the microphones array. We performed 3 different types of analysis: power spectral density, noise imaging obtained by acoustic beamforming and modal analysis. We proposed a different technique for modal analysis based on beamforming images in this work. We did not find any similar technique in the references. The results obtained by this technique were validated with data from ANCF-NASA. Comparative results are presented for both fan rigs, such as: power spectral densities for different fan speeds, modal analysis at the blade passing frequency (strong tones generated by the fan), noise imaging obtained by beamforming for rotating and static noise sources. Finally, results achieved in this work are in agreement with those observed in the references consulted.


INTRODUCTION Prevention of dental diseases in children requires interprofessional education (IPE) and care coordination between oral health professionals and primary care providers; however, the extent of preparation of medical residents and its impact on their provision of preventive oral health services in clinical practice requires further investigation. METHODS A two-stage cluster sample of 470 US family medicine and 205 pediatric residency programs was used. A random sample of 30% (N=140) of family medicine and 29% (N=60) of pediatric residency programs were randomly selected. Of these, 42 programs (21%) invited residents to participate. Residents (N=95, 28%) completed an online questionnaire regarding oral health training in residency. Statistical analysis included frequencies and Spearman's rank correlations. RESULTS Eighty-three percent of family medicine and pediatric residents combined reported receiving oral health education. Clinical experiences involving oral healthcare were frequently reported (77%, n=75); however, IPE with an oral health professional was limited. Both groups indicated they provided anticipatory guidance regarding regular dental visits and toothbrushing "very often" and avoiding bottles at bedtime "often." Residents reported performing dental caries assessments "often" and applying fluoride varnish "occasionally." For family medicine residents, moderate correlations (p ≤ 0.01) were found between hours of oral health education and providing anticipatory guidance. For pediatric residents, a moderate correlation (p < 0.01) was found between hours of oral health education and assessing teeth for demineralization. CONCLUSION Increased effort is needed to meet national recommendations for educating family medicine and pediatric residents regarding oral healthcare for children, including increased IPE involving oral health professionals. Received: 05/25/2015 Accepted: 08/28/2015 Published: 10/22/2015 © 2015 Bailey et al. This open access article is distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution License, which allows unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. H IP & Oral Health and Interprofessional Education ORIGINAL RESEARCH 2(3):eP1081 | 2 Introduction Oral health is a vital component of overall health and, therefore, the responsibility of pediatricians. Accordingly, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends pediatricians play an integral role in children's oral health by providing preventive oral health services including anticipatory guidance, oral health screenings and assessments, and fluoride varnish applications during well-child visits (AAP, 2014). This recommendation applies not only to pediatricians but to other primary care providers (PCP), such as family physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants (PA) (National Interprofessional Initiative on Oral health [NIIOH], 2011). In 2014, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommended PCP prescribe fluoride supplementation to children beginning at 6 months of age if they reside in areas with suboptimal fluoride concentration in the drinking water and provide fluoride varnish applications to all children beginning at eruption of the first tooth (USPSTF, 2014). In support of these recommendations, medical insurers are requir-ed to reimburse providers under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) for services assigned a grade A or B by the USPSTF. This reimbursement includes fluoride varnish applications for children ages 0-5 years (Kaiser Family Foundation [KFF], 2014). These national children's oral health initiatives coincide with the recent emphasis on integrating interprofessional education (IPE) opportunities across the healthcare professions to improve the health of the nation and overall quality of care (Institute of Medicine [IOM], 2011). IPE opportunities involving oral health experts such as dental hygienists, dentists, and/or dental professional students are integral to effectively train PCP to de-liver preventive oral health services to children. Little is known about IPE opportunities involving dental professionals in family medicine and pediatric residencies. Patients of all ages experience needless dental diseaserelated pain and expense, in part, because their PCP has not been trained to provide preventive oral health services (NIIOH, 2009). The general health status of children and adolescents can be improved by prevention and early intervention of oral diseases, including dental caries, before they develop into more complicated Implications for Interprofessional Practice


The aim of the work is to study the peculiarities of the operation of a step-down switching regulator in the case, when a battery operating in a buffer mode is connected to its output. The analysis of its regulating characteristics in the case of presence and absence of a capacitor of a large capacity at the input of the regulator was carried out. It is noted that in the presence of a battery at the output of the voltage regulator, the latter will operate in the mode of regulating the output current (battery charging current). It is shown that in order to ensure the maximum possible energy transferred from a source of electrical energy to a battery, a capacitor with a sufficiently large capacitance must be installed on the input of the switching regulator. The regulation characteristics are obtained for different values of the ratio of the battery voltage and the power source. The conditions under which the maximum possible power is transmitted from the source of electrical energy to the battery are determined. It is shown that under certain conditions, the battery charging current may exceed the short circuit current of the source of electrical energy. The conditions under which a discontinuous current mode occurs in the inductance of the regulator are determined. Taking into account the possibility of such regime, the adjustment of the obtained regulation characteristics was carried out. The regulation characteristics are based on the need to limit the loss of electrical energy in the battery. For this, the maximum permissible value of the relative internal resistance of the battery was determined. If it is necessary to limit energy losses in the power supply, the type of the obtained regulation characteristics remains unchanged. However, in this case, it will be necessary to use a limited portion of these characteristics. It was concluded that when a pulse regulator is operating on a battery, to determine its regulating characteristic, it is necessary to take into account the internal resistance of the power supply. Without taking this resistance into account, the regulating characteristic of the switching regulator are uncertain.


Medium-scale Traveling Ionospheric Disturbances (MSTIDs) are considered as an ionospheric manifestation of Atmospheric Gravity Waves (AGWs). Daytime MSTIDs are generated by the ion-neutral collisions in the F-region and it has been considered that plasma disturbances at the top-side ionosphere might be too small for satellite observations. In this presentation, we present simultaneous observations of daytime MSTIDs over North America, using data obtained from GPS-TEC and DEMETER satellite observation. On several selected MSTID events, detrended variations of ion velocity parallel to magnetic field lines and electron density data observed by the satellite instruments are compared to GPS-TEC value which is detrended both in time and space. GPS-TEC value used in the comparison is taken from the northern conjugate point of the satellite coordinate at the altitude of 300km, which is the assumed altitude in the construction of a GPS-TEC map. A novel result is the correspondence of the ion velocity along magnetic field lines at the satellite's altitude (660-710km) to the MSTID structures in the TEC map at 300km altitude. Electron density of the satellite observation shows a relatively less coherence to GPS-TEC. But in certain cases, the correspondence to a MSTID event is observed clearly, allowing the discussion of the phase differences among observed parameters at the satellite's altitude and 300km. We believe this is the first simultaneous observation of daytime MSTID by GPS-TEC and satellite measurements, which helps understand the generation/propagation mechanism of daytime MSTID/AGW and the ion propagation mechanism from the F-region to the top-side ionosphere.


The increasing popularity of dining out has led to a rise in obesity and a reduction in exercise among adults. In addition, the increasing consumption of refined foods is resulting in unbalanced diets and elevated risk of various chronic diseases. To reduce these risks, much attention is being paid to methods of weight loss in Taiwan, and there is increasing awareness of the need to monitor caloric and nutrient intake, as well as an emphasis on the healthiness and balanced nature of food intake. Hence, we developed the "personal diet and caloric intake monitoring system" for use on smart phones, which is based on the fuzzy inference method. In this system, a QR code is used to save information regarding nutrients, including calories, protein, fat, carbohydrates, and sodium. Using the data stored in the QR code, the proposed system calculates the total nutrition from individual sessions of food intake. Next, it determines whether the number of intake-calories and intake-nutrition value go beyond the daily recommended allowances. In addition, this system applies the G-Sensor available on most smart phones to measure the rocking motion of users during exercise. Fuzzy inference method infers number of calories burned. The success rate of the system was 90% in terms of the accuracy of calorie burning calculations. Based on comparisons with Nike+ sensor, the calorie-burning value measured by the proposed system was closer to that calculated by the standard calorie-burning formula. In summary, this proposed system was able to help users make food selections and monitor calories, regardless of gender or goal whether it be losing weight or monitoring diet. Users are able to adjust nutritional intake and measure calories burned during exercise to eventually balance nutrients and control caloric intake.


The effectiveness of selected aerosols and micronized dusts in controlling insects in aircraft, was evaluated in simulated field trials against 3 mosquito species ( Aedes aegypti L., Anopheles albimanus Wiedemann, and A. quadrimaculatus Say), 2 house fly ( Musca domestica L.) strains, oriental rat fleas ( Xenopsylla cheopis Rothschild), and cone-nose bugs ( Triatoma infestans Klug and Rhodnius prolixus Stal).

Micronized dust and aerosols containing resmethrin alone or in combination with certain other toxicants were highly effective against the test species. Chlorpyrifos dust and G-I730 aerosol ( d-trans allethrin) also gave promising results.

The data indicate that lower concentrations of active ingredient(s) in dusts and aerosol treatments and/or the application of lesser amounts of formulation per unit volume of space may be satisfactory against the insects of public health importance included in the tests.


The present invention includes at least a substrate (1), an anode (2), the first hole transport layer (3), the light-emitting layer (5), a light-emitting device having a cathode (6), wherein the first hole blocking layer (4) is formed between the first hole transport layer (3) and the light emitting layer (5), a light-emitting device. Hole blocking layer (4) is to reduce the concentration of holes that reach the light-emitting layer (5), Thus, the concentration of holes is usually many charge carriers can be adapted to the electron flow.


The impact of a new technique upon a branch of science continues to be felt long after the first shock. Air-photography revolutionized the study of prehistoric fields and the excavation of individual sites, such as Caistor-by-Norwich, Woodhenge Arminghall, and the Ditchley Roman villa. It will, in the near future, revolutionize the study of distributions, itself quite a new subject. In my book Man and his Past (Oxford, 1921, pp. 128–153). I pointed out that the distribution-pattern of 'loose finds,' such as beakers and flat bronze axes, was free from the defect inherent in the distribution-pattern of objects fixed in the soil, such as megaliths, which may be removed by agricultural operations. 'Camps' and barrows are subject to the same limitations as indicators of population-areas; they may be destroyed by agriculture—prehistoric, mediaeval and modern; and there are many instances where such destruction is known to have occurred. They can both, however, be recovered by air-photography, which thereby rectifies the distortion of the distribution-map based solely on ground-work.


Wireless Sensor Networks are a key element of the Internet of Things since they are one of the most interesting pervasive systems. However, they are battery-powered, so energy efficiency represents one of the primary design challenges to address. This goal can be primarily achieved through an optimization of the communication procedure, which is the most power-consuming component of a WSN node. Nevertheless, the poor resources of the embedded devices usually limit the complexity of protocol solutions, which thus are not sufficient to reach satisfactory results. For this reason, the current trend aims at integrating both hardware and software solutions. In this work, a cross-layer solution, based on the combined use of a duty-cycling MAC protocol and a reconfigurable beam-steering antenna, is presented and validated. It significantly reduces the nodes' power consumption by exploiting scheduling techniques and directional communications. Specifically, a MAC scheduler manages the activation of the antenna sectors based on information coming from both MAC and network layers. This way, node awakenings occur only when an actual communication has to take place and only the interested antenna sector is activated. The effectiveness of the proposed cross-layer approach has been evaluated through OMNeT++ simulation tool.


This study retrospectively analysed the relationship between the final outcomes and the changes of eye position under general anesthesia of 83 cases of strabismus (53 cases of esotropia & 30 cses of exotropia) who were operated on and followed up for more than 3 years postoperatively at our hospital since 1981. In esotropes, we found the final outcomes was closely related to the changes of eye position under general anesthesia. Patients with exodrift had better outcome than those with esodrift. The esodrift patients had higher incidence to develop consecutive exotropia, especially when the age was below 5 y/o or the type was accomodative esotropia. To these patients, we should avoid to perform bimedial recession method. In exotropes, we didn't find any statistical significance about the surgical outcomes due to small number (n=30). But those patients with esodrift seemed to have better result than exodrift ones. The exodrift patients had higher incidence to develop recurrent exotropia, especially when the age was over 5 y/o or the type was constant exotropia. To these patients, bilateral recession method must be considered to get best surgical result. Besides, we found markable difference of the changes of eye position under general anesthesia between the patients with and without stereoacuity in exotropes. It might interpret these two types in strabismus as different pathogenesis or construction.


We report the effect of Sr substitution on the crystal growth and piezoelectric properties of calcium magnesium silicate Ca2MgSi2O7 (CMS) single crystals. Strontium-substituted CMS single crystals with a chemical composition of Ca1−x Sr x MgSi2O7 (CSMS100x; x = 0.0 to 0.6) were grown using the conventional Czochralski method. CSMS100x crystals without impurity phases are obtained up to x = 0.5. Both crystallographic axis c and a increased with the Sr content x, and the crystallographic axis ratio a/c decreased. The piezoelectric d 36 constants obtained using CMS, CSMS30, and CSMS40 crystals decreased with an increase in the Sr content x. Based on these observations, a relationship between piezoelectric properties and crystal structure was found using data from 14 types of melilite-type crystals. It was found that d 36 increases with an increase in a/c.


Delineating habitat requirements and preferences of species is essential for conservation planning. We studied nest habitat use and effects of microsite vegetation characteristics on breeding success of yellow-rumped warblers (Dendroica coronata (L., 1766)), blackpoll warblers (Dendroica striata (J.R. Forster, 1772)), and white- throated sparrows (Zonotrichia albicollis (Gmelin, 1789)) in an area with a low extent (<6% of available land) of forest harvest in northwestern Newfoundland. During 2004 and 2005, 99 nests were located and monitored, and the characteristics of nest sites measured. Vegetation at yellow-rumped and blackpoll warbler nest sites differed from ran- dom sites; however, within used sites, no vegetation characteristics were significantly associated with success. White- throated sparrow nest sites contained more downed wood and less ground vegetation than did random sites; however, successful nests were associated with different variables than those that distinguished them from random sites, includ- ing less canopy cover and less woody debris. Thus, whereas yellow-rumped and blackpoll warblers used specific nest- site characteristics and white-throated sparrows had higher nest success associated with certain characteristics, the nest characteristics these birds appeared to choose did not have demonstrable fitness benefits.


The purpose of this study is to analyze the effect of product quality and customer value on customer satisfaction and word of mouth in using Telkomsel's Halo card service in Palu City. The objects in this study are customers who use the Halo card in Palu City. The method in this study uses qualitative and quantitative analysis with Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) analysis tools as well as suitability tests and statistical tests which are all carried out with the AMOS 16.0 and SPSS 16.0 programs. The number of respondents in this study amounted to 180 respondents with the criteria of Halo Card Users in Palu City and at least 17 years old (assumed to be able to understand each question item). The results in this study are the significant effect of product quality consisting of performance, features, reliability, suitability and perceived quality on customer satisfaction; There is a significant influence of Customer Value consisting of Functional Value, Social Value and Emotional Value on customer satisfaction; Significant influence of customer satisfaction on word of mouth.


The condition and deterioration of a railway track over time has a major influence on its maintenance demands, service life and consequently its life cycle costs. Railway track condition is currently assessed on the basis of manual inspections, wayside equipment and measurements performed by a measurement car. This paper deals with combining the advantages of above assessment technologies, allowing continuous and permanent measurements for the entire network. On the one hand, we use Distributed Acoustic Sensing, a methodology relying on the effect of Rayleigh backscattering. This technology uses fibre optic cables, which are already installed in cable troughs alongside railway tracks and used for telecommunication or signalling. On the other hand, fractal analysis of vertical track geometry allows for a componentspecific condition evaluation, i.e. distinguishing the root cause of an irregularity in track geometry. Correlating both methodologies should show whether or not/to what and to what extent this innovative methodology of using fibre optic cables is applicable for assessing the component specific condition of a railway track. The proposed combination of both methodologies paves the way for real time condition assessment of railway track.


A small, light eye-movement recorder, capable of registering eye movements from the smallest voluntary movements to movements of 20 degrees of arc, is described. A miniature light projector gives a beam of infrared (or blue) light, which is reflected by the cornea of the eye. The beam is deflected by any movement of the eye. An optical system transforms the motion of the beam into changes of light intensity. These are translated into magnified fluctuations of current in a multiplier phototube. The output is translated into graphic form by an ink-writer fitted with a D.C. amplifier. The apparatus, except for the writer but including a helmet, weighs about 300–500 g and is mounted on the subject's head without appreciably disturbing the field of vision.


Text categorization is a fundamental task in document processing, allowing the automated handling of enormous streams of documents in electronic form. One difficulty in handling some classes of documents is the presence of different kinds of textual errors, such as spelling and grammatical errors in email, and character recognition errors in documents that come through OCR. Text categorization must work reliably on all input, and thus must tolerate some level of these kinds of problems. We describe here an N-gram-based approach to text categorization that is tolerant of textual errors. The system is small, fast and robust. This system worked very well for language classification, achieving in one test a 99.8% correct classification rate on Usenet newsgroup articles written in different languages. The system also worked reasonably well for classifying articles from a number of different computer-oriented newsgroups according to subject, achieving as high as an 80% correct classification rate. There are also several obvious directions for improving the system`s classification performance in those cases where it did not do as well. The system is based on calculating and comparing profiles of N-gram frequencies. First, we use the system to compute profiles on training set data that represent the variousmore » categories, e.g., language samples or newsgroup content samples. Then the system computes a profile for a particular document that is to be classified. Finally, the system computes a distance measure between the document`s profile and each of the category profiles. The system selects the category whose profile has the smallest distance to the document`s profile. The profiles involved are quite small, typically 10K bytes for a category training set, and less than 4K bytes for an individual document. Using N-gram frequency profiles provides a simple and reliable way to categorize documents in a wide range of classification tasks.« less


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The time dependences of the photoluminescence intensity is studied for InGaAsSb/AlGaAsSb quantum wells with different barrier widths and different barrier material compositions. From analysis of the photoluminescence dynamics, the times of charge carrier trapping at quantum wells, the energy dissipation times, and the lifetimes, including the lifetime with respect to resonant Auger recombination, are deter mined. It is shown that, for a certain structure configuration, it is possible to observe the resonant Auger recombination of nonequilibrium charge carriers. DOI: 10.1134/S1063782612120202 XVI SYMPOSIUM "NANOPHYSICS AND NANOELECTRONICS", NIZHNI NOVGOROD, MARCH 12–16, 2012


SUMMARY The nuinerical strategies employed in the evaluation of singular integrals existing in the Cauchy Principal Value (CPV) sense are, undoubtedly, one of the key aspects which remarkably affect tlie perforiilance and accuracy of tlie Boundary Element Method. Thus, a new procedure, based upon a bi-cubic coordinate transforination and oriented towards the numerical evaluation of both the CPV integrals and some others which contain different types of singularities, is developed. Botli the ideas and soiiie details involved in tlie proposed formulae are presented, obtaining rather siiiiple and attractive expressions for the nunierical quadrature which are also easily einbodied into existing BEM codes. Soriie illustrative exainples which assess the stability and accuracy of tlie new foriiiulae are included.