By starch gel electrophoretic method, one of us examined previously the chicken plasma esterases and observed two genetically controlled variations of the esterases. The loci controlling those variations were designated as Es-1 and Es-2. A close linkage relationship of those loci was suggested. This report is concerned with the linkage data involving loci Es-1 and Es-2.The chickens used in this study were Single Comb White Leghorns. Sires (Es-1S/ Es-1S•Es-2A/Es-2A) were mated to dams (Es-1F/Es-1F•Es-2a/Es-2a). F1 progeny thus obtained were crossed to chickens of genotype of Es-1F/Es-1F•Es-2a/Es-2a. The preparation of blood sample, electrophoretic procedure, and staining technique used in this study were identical to those described for the eserine resistant esterases (KIMURA, 1969).The results showed that Es-1 locus was closely linked to Es-2 locus. The rate of crossing over showed a higher value in the male. Recombination frequencies of 0.0358 for the male and 0.0047 for the female were obtained. One of the two possible recombinant types was not detected.


Sun drying is the traditional method for drying and still preferred in Asia because cheap compared to mechanical drying. Since it uses the sun as heat source it is friendly to the environment, many farmers, grain collectors, traders and millers often dry their paddy on pavements that specifically constructed for drying. Sundrying pavements have the advantages of high capacity and thus economics of scale, but the weakness is very dependent on the weather. The amount of paddy that can be dried with a drying depends on the number of sunny days, so it is important to know the probabilities of rainy day based on the historical climate data in a region. From these, simulations can be done to calculate how many dryer machines should be provided to overcome the lack of drying capacity. This method is known as Monte Carlo. This paper presents a study to determine the amount mechanical dryer needed based on the failure probability of sun drying pavements using monte carlo simulation methods in the District of Ciomas, Bogor. The study results based on 10 years daily rainfall data the probability of rainy days in March (0.62) was greater than in September (0,37), so that the total capacity of dryer machine to be prepared is 110 tons/ day. That was equal to 11 units dryers with 10 tons / unit in capacity.


This article presents a revisited proposal for the formulation of objects and geometric relations and constraints in the conformal space. For modeling, graphics engineering, kinematics, and dynamics, the solution of problems using only points and lines; or the formulation of rigid motion (SE(3) using vectors calculus, matrix algebra, or calculus is indeed very awkward. In contrast, we use incidence algebra and conformal geometric algebra to effectively represent geometric objects and compute relations and constraints between geometric entities. In conformal geometric algebra, one can compute efficiently the linear transformations SO(3) and SE(3) of these geometric entities using rotors, translators, and motors. Since these operators and geometric entities have no redundant coefficients, they can be computed very fast. The authors present a new and complete set of equations using incidence algebra and conformal geometric algebra. The use of the proposed equations depends upon the applications. You can enclose certain objects with geometric shapes in your setting using points, lines, planes, circles, spheres, hyperplanes, and hyperspheres. Then, quadratic programming for optimization can be applied to find the minimal directed distance or a minimal path to be followed among many geometric objects. These methods and equations can be used to tackle a variety of problems in graphics, augmented virtual reality, GIS, Robotics, and Human-Machine Interaction. For real-time applications, the procedures and equations presented in this work can be used to develop efficient algorithms, which can be sped up using FPGA or CUDA (Nvidia).


In this paper, at first two properties of Cournot mixed strategy Nash equilibrium with transmission grid constraints are proved and then a novel method of computing mixed strategy equilibrium is suggested. This method first searches all possible transmission states due to competition of market participants and all generator outputs which is corresponding to every state; For the given all generator outputs, the fixed points algorithm of simplicial subdivision in the product space of unit simplex is used to reckon the equilibrium, from which the probability of generator outputs and its expected payoffs are gained. For a given generator, change output strategy of the generator in turn to attain more expected payoffs with satisfying that this output is combined with other producers' corresponding outputs to determine the same transmission state that the former one does, and use fixed points algorithm above-mentioned to calculate the Nash equilibrium again. For every generator, the above steps are executed in turn until all generators do not alter their outputs strategy. At last the same strategies of every generator are united and Cournot mixed strategy equilibrium with transmission constraints is obtained. Illustrative examples are given to show the process of this method.


This research aimed to find out the representation of Madrasah Aliyah (MAN) teachers' understanding on inquiry learning set based on level of inquiry. The research method employed was descriptive one with the subject of research consisting of 5 physics teachers in three MANs in Sragen City, taken using random sampling technique. The instrument of research used was learning questionnaire to see the learning set based on level of inquiry developed by teacher and document study of learning set. Data analysis was conducted by categorizing and presenting the result of teachers' questionnaire. The result of research showed that teachers' understanding related to the development of inquiring learning set is varying in each level of inquiry. From the percentage of each level, it can be found out that 100% of teachers have understood and used discovery learning, interactive demonstration, inquiry lesson learning models, 80% have understood and used guided inquiry lab, 30% bounded inquiry lab, 20% free inquiry lab, 40% Pure hypothetical inquiry, and 30% applied hypothetical inquiry. It indicated that some teachers have not understood the level of inquiry and find some constraints with the development of inquiry-based set. Teachers needed reference and facilitation activity in developing learning set based on level of inquiry, so that in the future inquiry activity can run chronologically corresponding to the level of inquiry.This research aimed to find out the representation of Madrasah Aliyah (MAN) teachers' understanding on inquiry learning set based on level of inquiry. The research method employed was descriptive one with the subject of research consisting of 5 physics teachers in three MANs in Sragen City, taken using random sampling technique. The instrument of research used was learning questionnaire to see the learning set based on level of inquiry developed by teacher and document study of learning set. Data analysis was conducted by categorizing and presenting the result of teachers' questionnaire. The result of research showed that teachers' understanding related to the development of inquiring learning set is varying in each level of inquiry. From the percentage of each level, it can be found out that 100% of teachers have understood and used discovery learning, interactive demonstration, inquiry lesson learning models, 80% have understood and used guided inquiry lab, 30% bounded inquiry lab, 20% free inquiry lab,...


The software industry needs university graduates with up-to-date knowledge on software development approaches and the necessary knowledge and skills to tackle the practical issues of real-life software development. Various techniques are used in industry to provide a holistic view of projects and identify obstacles in software development as they occur. Kanban is a new technique that is spreading throughout the software industry. The Department of Information Processing Science at the University of Oulu in Finland built a software factory laboratory in 2012. The aim of the laboratory is to provide students with real-life software engineering experience and enable them to practise new processes and techniques, as well as interact with actual customers from industry. To determine student perceptions about Kanban, the authors conducted a one-and-a-half-year-long study with Master's degree students in a software development project. Results indicate that using Kanban in students' project work helps students achieve their goals. This article describes and promotes the use of Kanban in students' experiential learning projects.


The widely‐held belief that the doctor can prescribe a 'pill for every ill' can result in some rather unrealistic requests from patients, says Dr Delvin.


The South African National Bioinformatics Institute (SANBI) is part of the University of the Western Cape (http://www.uwc.ac.za/) situated outside Bellville, near Cape Town. The staff comprises five principal investigators supported by administrative and technical staff. Since 2010 we have seen an increase in graduate student registrations with a total of 18 postgraduate students representing a range of countries on the African continent including Cameroon (1), Ethiopia (1), Ghana (1), Kenya (4), South Africa (10), Sudan (1). URL: http://www.nepadst.org/sanbio/


A study on the diel activities and feeding habits of Pseudobagrus brevicorpus living in the Daegacheon Stream of Nakdonggang River was conducted in September 2017. Diel activity took place during the night, just after sunset and just before sunrise. Pseudobagrus brevicorpus swam in the middle depths, and when they found prey organisms, approached and consumed them immediately. Fish were divided by age into three groups. Prey organisms whose index of relative importance in the stomach contents exceeded 1% belonged to the orders Ephemeroptera (80.8%), Diptera (8.6%), and Trichoptera (8.5%). An index of relative importance by age showed that the Ephemeroptera are very important prey organisms, and the sizes of prey organisms increase with fish growth.


With the development of the Internet,E-Learning online learning mode has become a new way of learning.In the paper,the author describes the E-Learning concept and discusses the characteristics,the overall functional design,the functional modules and database designing of a E-leaning teaching system which yet to be built to apply E-Learning teaching philosophy in practice.


Vegetable waste is a product of human existence. With the present global shift towards green energy production and utilization, there is need for emphasis on the economic; health and environmental benefits of proper harnessing/ utilization of market decomposable waste as a resource that can be utilized in Nigeria towards the achievement of some of her set targets/ goals in the Vision 2020 agenda. This work therefore aims at assessing the method of vegetable waste handling and extent of utilization in urban and rural settlements; its environmental implications and proffer possible panacea for a better environmental quality in Delta State, Nigeria.


Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a heart muscle disorder and is the most common form of Mendelianinherited heart disease, affecting approximately 0.2% of the global population [1,2]. In adults the disease is often inherited as an autosomal dominant trait caused by mutations, mainly in one of the 23 cardiac sarcomere protein genes [3-5]. HCM is defined as left ventricular wall thickness or mass, in the absence of abnormal loading conditions [3]. Whilst, histologically it is characterised myocardial disarray, fibrosis and small vessel disease [4]. HCM was the first of the cardiomyopathies to be attributed a genetic aetiology, with 50% of HCM cases attributable to a specific disease-causing gene [4,6]. Validation studies through co-segregation and linkage analysis has identified only half of the 23 sarcomeric or sarcomeric associated proteins, but the majority of cases (almost three quarters) arise from 2 genes MYH7 and MYBPC3 [7]. A number of HCM causing mutations are unique to families known as 'private mutations'. The remainder of cases are found in the Thin filament complexes such as the Troponin T, I and Tropomyosin and rarely in the non sarcomeric proteins or metabolic genes such as PLN (Cardiac Phospholamban) CAV3 (Caveolin-3) and PRKAG2 (5'-AMP-activated protein kinase γ2). Unfortunately, given the substantial allelic heterogeneity within each disease-causing gene and the large number of distinct mutations (>900) it remains a complex genetic conundrum [8,9]. This is further compounded by the variable disease penetrance, age of onset, and outcome. Hence, this would support the presence of other disease modifiers must exist beit common or intermediate genetic variants across the entire genome, or interactions via epigenetic signalling. Molecularly a number of possible molecular pathogenesis for HCM have been postulated, amongst which impaired myofibrillar contractile function, perturbations in calcium sensitivity, increased myocardial fibrosis are the main factors [10-13].


The middle latency of the somatosensory evoked potentials (SEPs) of the trigeminal nerve by electrical stimulation of the upper and lower lips in 20 healthy subjects and 25 patients who had different lesions of the trigeminal nerve and its central pathway vas studied. Changes in peak latencie and amplitude of wave N19 are correlated with clinical findings especially in multiple sclerosis (MS) and trigeminal neuralgia. The technique is simple and painless. Midle latency SEPs of the trigeminal nerve could be an appropriate method for analysis and evaluation of the function of the trigeminal nerve and its central pathway.


A study to assess the suitability of residual soil as a medium for biodegradation
processes for cyanide is presented in this paper: The residual soils we obtained from
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) in Bangi (granite residual soil), and Hospital
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (HUKM) in Cheras (sedimentary residual soil). The
cyanide contaminated soils were bio-treated using the slurry phase or leachate
method. Sampels were also mi.xed with a nutrient solution and innoculated with
bacteria that has been breaded in the cyanide contaminated soil. These samples were
tested in two environments, i.e.normal nutrient and catalystic (glucose) nutrient. The
time allowed for the biodegradation processes was 78 hours. Results showed that
HUKM residual soil have.a better characteristics for biodegradation processes
compared to UKM residual soil. This is due to greater organic carbon, organic content
and acidity of the HUKM residual soil that enhances biodegradation processes


Oil sources and accumulations in complex oil reservoirs of superimposed basins are difficult to identify and recover because of multiple kitchens and multistage charging processes. Constraining the oil sources and characterizing their accumulation patterns is a critical challenge. In this study, 46 crude oils from the Upper Wuerhe Formation, a widely distributed oil reservoir in the Mahu Sag of the Junggar Basin, NW China, are geochemically characterized to assess their sources and spatial distribution. These oils are divided into four groups: group I oils (characterized by high β-carotane and gammacerane concentrations, low C21/C23 and (C19 + C20)/C23 tricyclic terpane ratios, and low Pr/Ph ratios); group II oils (characterized by low β-carotane and gammacerane concentrations, high C21/C23 and (C19 + C20)/C23 tricyclic terpane ratios, and moderate Pr/Ph ratios); group III oils (very high Pr/Ph ratio (>3), the lowest β-carotane and gammacerane concentrations, and low tricyclic terpane concentration, but relatively high C19 and C20 tricyclic terpane abundance); and group IV oils (refered to here as geochemically hybrid, and inferred to be sourced from mixed P1f and C/P1j source rocks). The integration of oil-source correlation and geological framework indicates that oils generated from multiple kitchens are more likely to be near-sourced accumulations, providing a plausible example for oil accumulation in a complex oil reservoir of superimposed basin with several sets of kitchens and multistage oil charging history. The results show that multisource and multistage hydrocarbon accumulation is a common characteristic of prolific superimposed basins. The oil accumulation pattern must be established by carefully characterizing sources and charging processes to reduce the risk of exploration activities.


1 2 n the 16 April 2018 issue of theMJA, we reflected on Australia's impressive track record of research and Iadvocacy on climate change and health, and the international development of a leading global assessment, the Lancet Countdown, examining progress on climate change and human health in the context of the Paris Agreement. We also signalled that a multidisciplinary groupofAustralian expertswas commencingwork on the country's first national Countdown report. We are delighted to announce that this report has now been published by theMJA, with its online release synchronised to coincidewith thepublicationof theLancet Countdown 2018 global report. Here, we provide a brief introduction to and summary of the Australian Countdown report, and encourage readers to access the full comprehensive report.


To adapt and apply the heat‐pulse technique for thermal‐diffusivity measurements to liquids, the one‐dimensional three‐layer heat conduction problem has been solved analytically with an adiabatic boundary condition on the front surface and both adiabatic and isothermal boundary conditions on the rear surface. Computed solutions of the three‐, two‐, and one‐layer problems are compared to determine the relative effects of the front layer (window) and the rear layer (cell material) on the temperature pulse shape transmitted through the liquid layer. Measurements at several temperatures from 294 to 267°K on a mercury specimen are analyzed using these results and the deduced diffusivity values are compared with those given by the Thermophysical Properties Research Center.


The aim of this study was to synthesize and characterize Zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO-NPs) prepared by precipitation method. Zinc nitrate and sodium hydroxide was used as starting materials with biopolymer pectin as capping agent. ZnO-NPs were synthesized at three levels of temperatures (60, 80 and 100 °C) without or with calcinations (500 °C). Particle size analyzer (PSA) analysis results showed that the samples without calcination (T60, T80 and T100) having an average particle size respectively 105.13, 78.53, and 76.43 nm, whereas at the samples by calcination (T60C, T80C and T100C) each have average particle size of 88.73, 44.30 and 543.77 nm. The results showed that preparation of ZnO-NPs by using heating at 80 °C followed with calcinations at 500 °C (T80C) produced the smallest size. T80C samples further were analyzed using XRD, SEM and the antimicrobial activity compared with the ZnO-NPs commercials. XRD analysis confirmed that ZnO-NPs were successfully obtained and have form of pure nanostructure. SEM analysis showed that ZnO-NPs obtained has a spherical shape. Furthermore, this ZnO-NPs (T80C) has a better antimicrobial activity compared than commercial ZnO-NPs in market.


In North Carolina, as the knowledge of fiber optic communication use grows, other city departments have begun to inquire about the potential to use the communication network for their purposes. In earlier systems, only the amount of spare fiber necessary for current and anticipated future use by the signal system was installed. Accordingly, NCDOT has been reluctant to allow cities to use spare fibers for other communications purposes. However, in more recent projects, some cities have approached NCDOT prior to the beginning of construction and requested that additional communications capacity be installed. The Department has agreed to these requests with the understanding that any additional capacity, above that necessary for the signal system, will be the responsibility of the city. This paper will review four case studies in the North Carolina cities of Salisbury, Burlington, Durham and Fayetteville. It discusses the approach each city used to enhance their communications network, the approximate costs they incurred, and their potential uses for the network. This paper also discusses the planning that needs to occur to design a joint use communications network.


The analysis of the volume of material wasted by fluvial erosion in Gran Canaria allows to evaluate the subsequent isostatic response (uplift) by means of the application of simple equations of Geophysical relief. The total removed volume (223.95 km 3 ) in Gran Canaria only represents about 0.5% of the bulk volcanic edifice, but about 26% of its emerged sector (859.77 km 3 ). Even this small amount of erosional unloading can explain the 83% (+71.1 m) of the maximum uplift (+143 m) recorded by pliocene (ca. 4 Ma) pillow-lava horizons in the NE slope of the island. The study of the evolutionary relationships between erosion and volcanism within the context of the differential dissection and uplift (SW-NE) are interpreted here as linked to the isostatic flexure generated by the neighbour and massive Tenerife Island since 3.5-3.8 Ma ago. Complex feedback between fluvial unloading, differential uplift, orographic effect, lithospheric flexure, and volcanic underplating, seems to control the geomorphological development of hot-spot volcanic islands during their rejuvenation stage.


Chronic alcohol consumption is accompanied by intestinal inflammation. However, little is known about how alterations to the intestinal immune system and sphingolipids contribute to the pathogenesis of alcohol‐associated liver disease (ALD).


The Inte rmag Conference in Stockho lm was wonderful , as we all expec ted . The papers were good , Stoc kholm was beautiful and in te resting, the weath e r was superb, and our colleagues we re as ente rta ining as ever. Th ere we re a few items fro m the committee mee tings tha t might be o f interest to the membership. On e was the reluctant dec ision to pursue an Ot'de rly ph ase-out of out' Tt,ansl ation.Jo urn al o n Magn e tics inJapan , or TJMJ as it 's called. This journal prints English transla tio ns of important magne ti cs pape rs tha t have first appeared in J apanese . It has a small circula ti on , and has always lost mo ney. Equally important, it has consumed a lot of time, effort, and enthusiasm fi-om the Magnetics Society volunteers who have worked so hard to make it a success. Vl'e a re a volunteer o rganizati o n that needs to conserve enthusiasm as much as it needs to conserve money. The TJMJ was and is a good idea, but we have to tum our attention to even better ones. I would like to express the Society's sincere thanks to those who have worked on TJ~J , and who will continue to do so to the end of the project. Ano the r ite m that was discussed was moving the Magnetics Socie ty in to more modern me thods of information distribution. The Magnetics Society Vice President, Celia YeackScranton , reported on an IEEE proposal to begin disuibuting reports and notices by E-mail and fl oppy disks. I am particularly enthusiastic about the E-mail part, and would like to get the Magnetics Society into the fo reti-ont of this ac tivi ty. The reason is that the printing and mailing of confe rence notices, calls fo r papers, program booklets, newsletters, and so fo rth have caused more disaste rs and more co m pla in ts th an any othe r aspec t o f our ope rati o ns. It 's not that pape r copies of th ese things wo uld be e liminated in th e first stages of the program. It 's tha t people would be able to seek o ut ea rly copies of impo rtant info rmation if they need th em . For example, the program bookle t fo r Intermag contains a lo t of info rmation , such as pape r titl es and especially in vi ted pape r titles, that require las t-minute revision by the program chairs. This re ta rds the pre pa ra tion and printing of th e bookle t. An E-mail synopsis with the session names and ela tes, trave l information , and registra tio n forms could have been ava ilable two months ea rli e r than th e ac tual bookl e ts showed up in your mailbox . People who need ed the informa ti o n ea rly would have been able to ge t it ( e\·en if they clidn ' t have E-mail access themselves, and had to rely on the good will of a co lleague) . Another possibility is that newsletter items could become ava ilable as th e editor prepa res th em, ra th e r than as th e co llection is printed as a single issue. In e ith e r case , E-mail subscribe rs would probably not ge t th e mailings directly, but just a br!ef no ti ce that a particula r no tice, identifi ed by title o r abstrac t, was ava ilable . An E-mail inquity to a robot se tve r wo uld trigge r sending of the full docurnen t. The Society needs computer-literate volunteers to help get this thing going. John Nyenhuis (firstname.lastname@example.com ) has agreed to ac t as coordin a to r. Help with th e soft-ware will be needed , and also creative thinking about how to obta in and mainta in the E-mail mailing li st. If you want to participa te, send a note to .John.


This paper presents an overview of a research program which is investigating how to generate and present information to Navy helicopter aircrews to help them handle mechanical problems in-flight. This work seeks to provide a mechanism for alerting aircrews to problems that are identified and potentially diagnosed by a Health and Usage Monitoring System (HUMS). HUMS alerting is combined with a concept for an interactive, electronic flight manual to produce a complete aircrew aiding system. Since the basis for the flight manual information is the Navy's NATOPS, the system is designated as Interactive Electronic NATOPS (IE-NATOPS). A prototype design, which will be presented, is planned for implementation on an electronic kneeboard device with aircraft 1553 bus connection to the Warning Caution and Advisory (WCA) cockpit alerting display and HUMS. Aircrew information requirements for HUMS-based aiding have been investigated through two studies that were conducted in a Navy H-46 simulator. The first study addressed aircrew performance in a baseline aircraft with no aiding. The second study examined performance with a hypothetical (scripted) aid which provided information in the categories of problem identification, diagnosis, confirmation, and action recommendation. Aircrew performance and preferences in using these various categories of information were studied. Results of both of these studies will be summarized. Human factors design issues will be discussed, focusing primarily on the cognitive issues of information characteristics. Implementation issues will also be addressed, including document information management, aircrew interface, and aircrew training implications.


The prediction of conformal invariance for the statistics of self-avoiding random walks restricted to both semi-infinite and wedge-shaped geometries are tested by extrapolating exact enumerations. Close agreement is found, both for the angular distribution of the end-to-end vector, and for the dependence of the critical exponent gamma 2 on the opening angle of the wedge.


This manuscript deals with the problem of disaggregating daily rainfall records into an hourly resolution and particularly assesses the added value of considering the spatial correlation between neighboring stations. The problem of rainfall disaggregation is particularly relevant for hydrological modelling when only daily data are available but high resolution simulations are still required as for flood forecasting or flood predictions in case of fast reacting catchments (with the concentration time smaller than a day). Thus, the manuscript is certainly of a broader interest. Generally, it is also well written. However there are several issues that need more explanations and thus I recommend a major revision.


This article begins by situating modern-day second language acquisition (SLA) research in a historical context, tracing its evolution from cognitive to social to sociocognitive accounts. Next, the influence of the zeitgeist is considered. In this era of rapid change and turmoil, there are both perils and opportunities afforded by globalization. In addition, what globalization is bringing to the forefront is a need to grapple with the complexity of the world. It follows then that we need to think differently about SLA. I suggest that this thinking take two directions. The first is that the researchers in the field adopt an ecological perspective, whereby the relations among factors are what is key to elucidating the complexity. I offer as an example overcoming the bifurcation between research on individual differences and research on the SLA process. Doing so ushers in a person-centered, humanistic dimension of SLA. A second, related change is the renewed awareness of the importance of context and of the nature of constraints that shape any particular context. Language learning does not occur in an ideological vacuum but rather is affected in a serious way by prevailing beliefs in the society at large. I therefore make the case for language researchers to be more mindful of the social injustices that exist in the world concerning language learning and use, and I indicate several of the ideologies and myths that deserve to be challenged accordingly. Before concluding, I discuss the implications of these two changes for issues of language assessment, research, and teaching


Abstract : Quantify the temporal and spatial variability in acoustic propagation characteristics on the continental shelf in the South China Sea in the presence of trans-basin and locally-generated nonlinear internal waves; specifically: (1) at long ranges (up to 100 km), to investigate (a) the focusing effect in acoustic propagation parallel to the NLIW's, and (b) range dependence over long distances, through a highly dynamic environment, towards the physical oceanography study area along 21N; and (2) at short ranges (less than 10 km), to limit the number of internal waves and bottom interactions, allowing (1) better quantification of the statistics of acoustic fluctuations in an unsaturated regime as a function of time, frequency, range and bearing relative to internal wave fronts, and (2) isolation of the relative contributions of the variability in the water column and bottom topography/composition.


An autogenous laser welding of dissimilar materials involving AISI 304 austenitic stainless steels and Inconel 600 nickel alloy was investigated in this study. Hence, the aim of this investigation was to study the solidification and microstructure of fusion zone when using a pulsed Nd:YAG laser. The laser and optical beam parameters were chosen to achieve a good weld with total penetration. Optical microscopy pictures showed a typical keyhole weld with total penetration, small pores and free of cracks. The x-ray spectrometry by energy dispersion (EDX) carried out in the melting zone showed a heterogeneous distribution of the nickel and iron. Fusion zone solidification began by epitaxial growth of the base metal along the fusion boundary. The solidification behavior is influenced by thermal gradient, solidification rate and chemical composition. The results of Vickers microhardness carried out in the joint were reasonably homogeneous. Tensile strength measurements showed high values of weld efficiency.


In this article, we apply the improved (G'/G)-expansion method to construct some new exact traveling wave solutions including soliton and periodic solutions of the combined KdV-MKdV equation involving parameters. In this method, G"+λG'+µG = 0 together with () ( ) j m j jm u a G'/G


Cui Zhiyuan is a great literati in Korean liferary history. This paper gives a brief accounf of Cui's life about his eastern pilgrim to Tang dynasty and eastern return to his motherland, and an analysis of his representasive works of Chinese poetry. Cui's Chinese poems express a deep affection for his motherland and nature, which style is fresh and feacctiful, which content is sincere and honest. This paper emphathcally analysds the process of which Cui wrote the longthylyric poem, A Couple of Girl's Tomb, while he assumed the office of vice county magistrate of LiShui. A Couple of Girl's Tomb is the earliest Lengthy poem which occupies an important place in Korean literaey history.


At first time, a porous dual-doped carbon network-immobilized ultrafine pentlandites nanoparticles (NPs) was employed as a highly stable and efficient electrocatalyst for acid oxygen evolution reaction.


The paper shows the ways to make municipal budgets more stable such as the lower shares of conditional intergovernmental transfers, the greater tax revenues and greater non-tax ones to local budgets, and a new distribution of the spending powers and revenue sources between governments. The analysis of the structure of municipal fiscal revenues is presented too


A pH sensing capacitor with stacked SiO2 /Gd2O3 / SiO2 oxides prepared on compound semiconductor GaAs substrate is fabricated in this study which has few report been published till nowadays. Through this work, the GaAs based stacked capacitor, with a so called electrolyte insulator semiconductor (EIS) structure, is proven to have the potential to be used as pH-sensitive devices. These GaAs based EIS devices which can further be integrated with GaAs based radio frequency devices to accomplish remote sensing or with GaAs based red light emitting diode to form single chip light addressable potential metric sensors (LAPS). Among this work, different post oxide annealing (POA) treatments were carried out. The as grown EIS and POAEIS capacitors were then immersed in various (pH=2-8 & 8-12) solutions for testing. An interesting POA dependent sensing range and sensing sensitivity variations were found and explored.


Chemical education for health profession curricula has the rigorous task of balancing chemical concepts in relation to healthcare and concepts presented on health profession graduate school admissions and/or licensing exams (such as NCLEX, nursing licensure; and MCAT, medical school admissions), often within a limited time frame. In an attempt to achieve this measure, an engaging learning activity was designed to help nursing (and a number of exercise sciences) students identify chemical education topics in published medical case studies. Student perception of the significance and practicality of this activity was examined. Three groups of students (Ntotal = 167) were provided with a number of published medical case studies and instructed to employ concept mapping techniques to "map out" how examples of four chemical education topics (analytical, biological, general, and organic) were identified in these clinical cases. The overall goal of this project is to allow students to (1) identify, (2) categorize and conceptualize, and (3) apply chemical knowledge in their present studies and overall future healthcare professions. As a result, a marked decline in course fail/pass ratios was observed. Additionally, over 80% of the students who completed the concept map activity voluntary survey highlighted their ability to identify chemistry in healthcare settings after completing the assignment. Student polling also highlighted recommendations for chemistry education in undergraduate health profession curricula, following this activity.


A thermoelectric module comprising a first support on which a first electrically insulating layer is applied cohesively, a second carrier to which a second electrically insulating layer is applied a material fit, and a first thermoelectric leg and a second thermoelectric legs disposed between the first insulating layer and the second insulating layer are arranged.


Although online information literacy tutorials have proven to be a popular method of delivering instruction to undergraduates, there seem to be relatively few that are targeted toward junior faculty or graduate students. Librarians at the University of Colorado have created an online tutorial for junior faculty and graduate students. "Publish Not Perish: The Art and Craft of Publishing in Scholarly Journals" is an online tutorial that addresses the information literacy needs of junior faculty regarding the subject of publication strategies. It also presents an opportunity to further familiarize junior faculty with the concept of open access publication.


This paper presents a context-aware coordination model called USCM , ubiquitous semantic coordination model. Our model accompanies with the generic coordination model (XCM). XCM comes within P.Ciancarini's approach and the vision of coordination proposed by T.Malone. Ubiquitous Computing poses the challenge of increased communication, context-awareness, context-sensitivity and functionality. In order to meet out the challenge of increased communication USCM has chosen the coordination media to be Ubiquitous Semantic Space, a Distributed Space-based computing. Ubiquitous Semantic Space provides asynchronous communication, data persistence and context-awareness. USCM Model introduces a new pattern called Access-Oriented Space Pattern as a communication mechanism which is also modeled for contextual information. Contexts are represented using Ontology Web Language, OWL to provide context-awareness and context-sensitivity. The model is designed to express reactive behavior, by writing rules in SWRL and fired using JESS reasoner. It is also designed for discovery and composition of semantic services, we have demonstrated our model through an ubiquitous application, e-assisted living for the aged.


The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of reduction, cessation, and resumption of smoking on cancer development.


A course guide to library research resources for Prof. Eger's Communication and Gender students. Scholarly vs. other types of articles


Determination of the chromosome number of the leafcutter bee, Megachile rotundata (F.), an important pollinator of alfalfa in the Pacific Northwest, is reported hero. A previous summary (Kerr and Laidlaw 1956) of apoid chromosome numbers lists Osmia cornuta Latreille, the only representative of the family Megachilidae reported, as having an n number of 16.


Some considerations on plastic culture an thropomorphic V ădastra The anthropomorphic plastic art of Vădastra culture distinguishes itself by a typologica l diversiy, besides the pieces denoting an extreme sch matism, where we can find exceptional accomplishes too, rea l masterpieces of the neolithic art, with a balance d volume, a rendering of the anatomical details and an impress iv decorative scale. The fact that most of the anthropomorphic statues a r rendered in different states proves the existenc e of some worship themes, transposed in plastic art by u sing some artistic canons. This fact makes even mor e difficult the epistemiological measure of establishing, beyond th e existing anatomical and decorative elements , t he functionality of these statuettes which, in case of a correct dec iph ring, grasps only part of the realities which are specific to those


The next pandemic will erupt, not from the jungle, but from the disease factories of hospitals, refugee camps and cities. Wendy Orent, How Plagues Really Work, https://aeon.co/essays/the-next-pande...


Echinacea is a genus of flowering plants endemic to North America; species used medicinally include Echinacea angustifolia, E. pallida and E. purpurea [1]. These species and their extracts are most often used for the prevention and treatment of upper respiratory tract infections, such as cold, flu, and as an immune stimulant [2]. Phytochemical constituents include the polyphenols, alkamides, glycoproteins, and polysaccharides [3-4]. Root and aerial plant parts may be used raw or in formulations, while homeopathic remedies may include the whole plant [5]. Determination of major phenolic compounds in Echinacea as raw material and in finished products by High-Performance Liquid Chromatography makes it an important marker for possible standardization and QC purposes [3, 6-8].


Formulation of the problem. The complexity and diversity of structural metal components is not always possible to make its functional description, strictly define the metric in the space of states. Problems are solved only with the help of irreducible algorithms, naturally are called numerical irreducible. The hypothesis of numerical irreducibility problem of identification of qualitative characteristics of metals (eg, steel) can be formulated as follows: resolution function domain which is the set of raster images of the metal thin sections, and the range of values - a set of vectors describing its quality, it can only be built by applying the exhaustive search algorithm. It is clear that, considering the technical and organizational difficulties along the way, at this stage of scientific and technological progress should be at least temporarily abandon attempts to solve this problem by using "pure" analytical apparatus. Purpose. To partially eliminate of the formal axiomatic incompleteness arised with describing of the metal structure by conventional methods, we propose a method based on the use of the multifractal formalism of estimation uncertainty (entropy) of the structure. Results and discussion. Currently used for the evaluation of quality indicators structure multifractal formalism can more accurately assess the specific structure of supplies to a particular class of metal. According to the theory of multifractals the spectrum statistical dimensions of the structure is calculated according to the classical formula Renyi. The data analysis shows that from the spectrum of the calculated statistical graphite dimension the best sensitivity to the cast iron hardness has an information dimension. Trends of the graphite informational dimension and an information indicator HX proposed by Shannon are acceptable match. They have a more accurate convergence, exeeding the visual rating in 0.89 / 0.22 = 4.05 times. Conclusions. Thus, the article shows one of the ways to determine the metal belonging to a particular class by its quality criteria prediction with a multifractal analysis and a structure information entropy applying.


The trapezoidal ribs had been installed in the retaining wall in order to reduce to flood damage in the impingement of mountain rivers. In this study, experiments in open channel with the trapezoidal ribs on sidewall were conducted to evaluate the effect of flow resistance by the trapezoidal shape. The hydraulic flow characteristics according to the flow rates were surveyed where the wall roughness is k-type that dimensionless spacings, λnυ, are 6, 9, and 12. The flow-resistance factors such as roughness and friction coefficients increased generally with increase of the spacing of ribs. In high flow rate the friction coefficient showed the maximum value when λnυ is 9. Though the trapezoidal ribs has the relatively smaller flow resistance compared to the square ribs, their form drag accounted for mean 62% of the total flow resistance. It was confirmed that the optimal spacing of trapezoidal ribs to maximize the effect of flow resistance as the wall roughness increases are 9 to 12 times of the height of trapezoidal ribs.


Despite ever-growing calls for peace and the proliferation of peacekeeping initiatives, many areas in the world continue to be violent environments in which children develop, often struggling to survive amid frightening conditions and destruction. Wars, terrorism, social conflicts, and political violence are man-made disasters. Perhaps one of the most tragic consequences of modern warfare is that present global conflicts are mostly prosecuted as a prolonged series of violent events by irregular forces and within civilian cities and communities. This implies that the horrors of war extend beyond traditional battlefields to places where children live, implicating them both as direct and indirect victims.

Keywords:

political violence;
children;
adolescents;
pathology;
resilience


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FIELD: chemistry. SUBSTANCE: invention relates to high-molecular weight compounds, particularly to aromatic copolyesters, , where n=1, 5, 10, 20. or m=1-100. Said compounds are obtained through a reaction between oligosulphones based on diane or phenolphthalein with polycondensation degree equal to 1, 5, 10, 20 and diacyl chlorides of terephthaloyl-di(p-oxybenzoates) through acceptor-catalytic polycondensation in chlorinated organic solvents. EFFECT: copolyesters have high value of intrinsic viscosity, thermal stability and heat resistance and can be used as heat resistant construction materials. 2 cl, 2 tbl, 8 ex


Since the key point of training IT specialists is based on the labor market demands and the compliance of the employer's requirements with the knowledge and skills of future programmers acquired during the training, the authors conducted a study of the Ukrainian IT labor market. To demonstrate the distinctive features of the domestic and foreign IT markets, a comparative rating of programming languages in the labor market in Ukraine and in other countries was made. A survey of IT students and experienced programmers was conducted as another factor of the study. Based on many years of the authors' teaching experience and the result of analyzing the opinions of interviewed programmers, the requirements for the first programming language studied in universities by IT-students were determined. According to these requirements, a system of numerical evaluation of practical criteria for the first language programming selection among the most demanded ones was worked out. A total rating for each language was created in order to identify the most suitable programming language for teaching the beginners.


A computer code has been developed to solve for the steady-state solution of the 3D incompressible Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes equations. The approach is based on the cell-center, central-difference, finite-volume formulation and an explicit one-step, multistage Runge-Kutta time-stepping scheme. The Baldwin-Lomax turbulence model is used. Techniques to accelerate the rate of convergence to a steady-state solution include the preconditioned method, the local time stepping, and the implicit residual smoothing. Improvements in computational efficiency have been demonstrated in several areas. This numerical procedure has been used to simulate the turbulent horseshoe vortex flow around an airfoil/flat-plate juncture.


Traditional therapeutic options for a fetus diagnosed with severe congenital heart diseases(CHD),such as hypoplastic left heart syndrome(HLHS),include staged surgical palliation to a functionally univentricular circulation,neonatal heart transplantation after birth,or termination of pregnancy. Open heart surgery in fetus has not yet been done successfully up to date. However,attempts of CHD fetal cardiac intervention are now being made to prevent fetal hydrops,spontaneous abortion,and fetus demise;to recruit hypoplastic ventricles;to create a two-ventricle circulation after birth;and to remodel the fetal pulmonary vascular bed whose outlet is obstructed. The outcomes will depend,in large part,on our knowledge of physiology and pathology of CHD. Evaluating the effects of the interventions requires deep understanding of these diseases,both on their natural and on unnatural courses. New ultrasound techniques and assessment tools to eva-luate fetal cardiac wellness could enhance the limited progress in fetal cardiac intervention.


This research aims to study the process of stimulation and the choice of optimal modes of seed treatment by ultrasonic exposure. Agricultural production faces providing the population with high-quality and affordable agricultural products, raw materials, and food. It is also an important task to provide livestock breeding with a full-fledged feed base. Barley is one of the high-protein cereals with 8-15% protein content in the grain. According to several scientists, field germination of barley seeds averages 65.8% [1]. In most cases, this is due to insufficient moisture during the growing season in difficult soil and climatic conditions. In most cases, this is due to insufficient moisture during the growing season in difficult soil and climatic conditions.It is necessary to conduct exploratory studies to determine the intensity of ultrasonic radiation and its duration, to determine the influence of the selected ultrasonic effect on the process of swelling and oxygen penetration into the seeds.


A holomorphic function f in D = {z : \ z \ < 1} is said to be annular if there is a sequence {/"} of Jordan curves about 0 in Z), for which min {| z | : z € /"}-> l s n-> oo and such that min {| f(z) \ : z € /"} increases to infinity s n increases. A point e is a Fatou point of a holomorphic function f if f(z) tends uniformly to some limit (which may be oo) inside every angular domain of opening π — ε having vertex at e and bisected by the radius drawn to β. Clearly, σο is the only possible Fatou value for an annular function. In [4], the first author posed the question of whether or not an annular function can have a Fatou point. The main result of this note is our theorem giving an affirmative answer to this question*). In addition, we make a few more elementary observations about Fatou points for annular functions.


Shortening and surfactants influence the quality of bread with respect to texture, taste, nutritive value and keeping quality. In present investigation, attempts have been made to assess the impact of shortening (hydrogenated vegetable oil, safflower oil and palm oil) and surfactant (Glycerol mono stearate) on quality of high fiber bread. Psyllium husk was incorporated to the extent of 5 per cent to prepare high fiber bread. It was observed that dough prepared with addition of GMS (0.5 per cent) showed increased loaf volume, non-sticky and smooth behavior during mixing and molding, irrespective of type of shortening. It was concluded that palm oil and GMS stand as best combination of shortening and surfactant for better quality of bread.


Background: The application of excessive force on a material results in fracture of material which may be complete or incomplete. Resistance to fracture is an important property of a material. It would depend on its composition and also on the cavity configuration in which it is being placed. The cavity configuration plays an important role in the durability of the restored material. The preparation also maximizes or minimizes the bondable enamel surface area. Restoring the tooth with appropriate material is also an important aspect as its long-term performance depends on the physical and mechanical properties. It is determined by its compressive properties and the composition. Short running title: Effect of cavity preparations on the strength of different composites Aim: To evaluate the effect of the different cavity preparations on the strength of different composites as a restorative material. Methodology: Clark's Class II and Class II box only cavities were prepared on the distal surface of all mandibular molars of permanent dentition and were restored with two different packable composite, Filtek Z350 (3M/ESPE, Maplewood, USA), a nanofilled type of composite & Tetric N-Ceram (Ivoclar Vivadent, Schaan, Liechtenstein), a nanohybrid type. Compressive strengths of both cavities and materials were measured using the computer control universal testing machine. The data was statistically analysed using one way anova. Results: Results were subjected to statistical analysis one-way analysis of variance test and Student's Unpaired ttest. The compressive strength was highest for Clarks Class II cavity preparation as compared to the conventional class II box only cavity preparation. The Tetric N-Ceram (Ivoclar Vivadent) showed the highest compressive strength than FiltekZ350 (3M/ESPE) Conclusion: Within the limitations of the study, it can be concluded Clarks Class II cavity preparation and Tetric NCeram (Ivoclar Vivadent) has highest compressive strength. Clinical Significance: Cavity preparation in which the margins of the proximal preparations extend into enamel and make the tooth more resistant to fracture and also increasing durability of restoration. Dental composites cause Polymerization shrinkage leads to micro leakage and thus creating gaps at the dentin or restoration interface and increase chances of fracture.


Specific skill described in the teaching guides of the Degree in Information and Documentation of the University of Zaragoza are studied. The methodology consists of analyzing the skills of all subjects by inclusion in a database and processed later by SPSS (v. 22.0). The results highlighted the study of 37 subjects. The average number of competitions per subject is 3.1. Skill with the largest presence are: Preparation and dissemination of information, Knowledge of the professional environment of Information and Documentation, Identification and evaluation of information sources and resources, and Organization and storage of Information. Skill without presence are: Information Technology: Telecommunications and Business skills. In the core subjects is the most common Preparation and dissemination of information. In the optional subjects, the most common skill are Knowledge of the professional environment of information and documentation, Identification, and evaluation of sources and resources of information and Preparation and dissemination of information. Keywords


Objectives/Aims: Prostatitis is a common entity that is seen in younger
than 50 years old men in urology clinics. Subcategory of chronic
prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) accounts for more
than 90% of cases of prostatitis and heterogeneous symptoms cause
negative impact on quality of life. Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is a
common inflammatory disease of the upper airways and results in a
constellation of symptoms that have a significant negative effect on a
patient's quality of life, either. However, both of these entities may
share an inflammatory background because of systemic inflammatory
responses and endocrine effects of cytokines. In this study, we aimed to
find if any symptomatic correlation between CP/CPPS and CRS that can be
measurable with National Institute of Health- Chronic Prostatitis
Symptom Index (NIH-CPSI) and Sinonasal Outcome Test-22 (SNOT-22)
validated symptom scores. Methods: Patients from urology (n:113) and
ear-nose-throat (ENT) clinics (n:104) are included in this study. They
were questionned with NIH-CPSI and SNOT-22. Also, they were evaluated if
there was a correlation between these scores and some parameters (e.g.
age, marital status, smoking, masturbation frequency, concomitant
inflammatory diseases). Results: As our main result we found out a
low-moderate correlation between NIH-CPSI and SNOT-22 scores (r:0.370
for urology, r: 0.466 for ENT patients). Conclusions: In this study we
found that, CP/CPPS and CRS have a low correlated relationship
symptomatically. We suggest that with further studies and additional
data, CP/CPPS and CRS symptom relation might have been connected to a
possible main root.


Objective : To investigate the anti-metastasis and preventing relapses of HangAm-Plus (HAP) on pancreatic cancer patient. Methods : A 49 year old male patient diagnosed with pancreatic cancer (T3N0M0) was admitted to EWCC (East-West Cancer Center) on Jul. 21st 2008. He had operated pylorus preservin...


For quite some time, the idea that the decision making process is almost one of the exclusive attributes that operate with 'divine' rights at the very first level of any social pyramid, at its very top, has been accepted as a fact, way beyond discussion. However, nowadays, things tend to take a more flexible shape, and the dynamics of the rippling circle game focuses on the broader perspective of things, in which the heart of it, the first circle, plays a considerably key part. It is this first circle that we consider to be the local community and its representatives, the ones that being mostly aware of their problems and inner needs, generate this chain reaction that increases its echoes and spheres alongside the authority level is reaches; the more important the latter, the broader the circle sphere. This is just to show that within the contemporary picture of social and political hierarchy, the level of the local communities is of utmost importance, supporting the 'bottom up' approach to leadership. In what rural development is concerned, the EU priorities have been defined in some Strategic Guidelines that include the competitiveness of the agricultural and forestry sectors, knowledge transfer and innovation, the creation of employment opportunities in the fields of diversification and quality of life, improving governance and mobilising the endogenous development potential of rural areas. In addition there are issues of governance and participation (the mainstreaming of LEADER) and compatibility with other EU policies. The 'content' of the process of delivering the RDP 2007-2013 will comprise the programme cascading down a series of 'levels' before it finally impacts upon the target audience whom it is hoped will adopt the policy and operationalise it. These levels will vary across the Union but their common attempt will be to make local communities, including representative associations and individual enterprises respond and voice their problems; a must for the Romanian rural groups who need to start building their own LAGs in order to wisely articulate their right to be heard.


The decrease in the performance of athlete is often associated with an imbalance between workload and recovery period. Thus, it is very important to implement tools which can assist in the quantifying the effects of workloads, so that the maximum performance of the athlete is reached. In this context, we know little about the influence of selective load periodization system (SLPS) on cardiac autonomic control and the effects on stress markers already known. Thus, the aim of this study was to investigate if the application of SLPS promoted alterations in autonomic modulation of heart rate variability (HRV), as well as same stress markers. Therefore, sixteen male basketball players (mean ± SE: age 23.3 ± 1.0 years; mass 87.5 ± 3.5 kg; height 194  2 cm) were submitted to SLPS and evaluated before and after a competition period. The HRV was evaluated by a spectral analysis of the time series composed of R-R intervals obtained in the supine position and during a tilt test. The evaluation of stress markers consisted of measuring plasma catecholamines, cortisol and free testosterone. The results demonstrated that the training load used during the competition period did not cause significant changes in the autonomic modulation of HRV. This affirmation is supported by the absence of change in oscillations of low frequency (LF: 0,04-0,15Hz), that corresponding to sympathetic and parasympathetic modulations, and high frequency (HF:0,15-05Hz), that corresponding only to parasympathetic modulations of HRV. Additionally, no changes were observed in plasma concentrations of catecholamines, free testosterone, cortisol and, consequently, in testosterone/cortisol ratio, when pre-competition and post-competition values were compared. In summary, our findings suggest that the use of SLPS in basketball athletes presented balance between workloads and recovery periods. However, further investigations are needed, including in other sports, so that we can evaluate the effects of SLPS on cardiac autonomic modulation and stress markers evaluated in this study.


Human resources are essential because they are the driving force of the company in achieving company goals. Company goals can be achieved if employee performance is good. In this study, employee performance can be seen from the factors of organizational culture, motivation, and company leadership. The research method used in this research is descriptive research with a quantitative approach. Respondents in this study were employees; with the number of respondents in this study were 18 people. The data analysis technique used simple linear regression analysis with the help of IBM SPSS Statistic 25 software. Based on the research results, it is found that organizational culture, motivation, and leadership can significantly influence the performance.


To estimate the possible influence of the artificial embankments on the genetic structure of Chydorus sphaericus in Lake Donghu, the COⅠgene of C. sphaericus from Lake Donghu, Wuhan, was analyzed with classical DNA sequencing. The results showed that C. sphaericus collected from seven sampling sites at Lake Donghu were not classified into different groups. Both global test and pairwise difference test indicated that there was no remarkable inheritance difference among seven C. sphaericus populations. The N-J tree indicated that COⅠgene of C. sphaericus from Lake Donghu was clustered into one group and those from different regions were clustered into different groups except Lake Kookatsoon, Yukon Territory, which were clustered into the Lake Donghu group. The correlation analysis between pairwise distances of COⅠgene sequences of C. sphaericus and geography distances among sampling sites showed that there were distance-decay relationships regardless within Lake Donghu or in larger scales. This result indicated that there was distribution restriction in C. sphaericus populations. In conclusion, the artificial embankments in Lake Donghu that were built 50 years ago did not cause remarkable influence on the genetic structure of C. sphaericus population in Lake Donghu. The relatively strong passive diffusivity of C. sphaericus in small scales may be one of the reasons that neutralized the influence of the artificial embankments on the population genetic structure.


[Objective] To study the effect of phosphoinositide 3'-kinse(PI3K)in pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells PASMCs under hypoxia.[Methods] Cultured HPASMCs were divided into two groups.Expression of PI3K proteins was detected by Western blot and cell cycle was analyzed by flow cytometry.[Result] Western blot showed that PI3K protein expression under hypoxia increased and analysis of cell cycle by flow cytometry showed that the proportion of cells at G1 phase decreased significantly while the cells at S phase increased significantly in hypoxia group(P 0.01).[Conclusion] The results suggested that hypoxia prompts PI3K protein expression in HPASMCs,which played an important role in pulmonary vessele structureal remodeling in PASMCs proliferation.


Let Diff(.M) be the space of C diffeomorphisms of a compact C°° w-manifold M with the C topology, l ^ r g oo. Central problems in the study of differentiable dynamical systems, as formulated by Smale [8], [9] are: (a) Find a Baire subset B of Diff(ikf) with strong stability properties. (b) Find a practical means of classifying the elements of B. Smale's survey article [8] is a general reference to these problems and to the definitions of the basic notions used in this abstract. During the last decade, a number of unsuccessful candidates for B have been studied. Among these are Morse-Smale diffeomorphisms, structurally stable diffeomorphisms, maps satisfying "Axiom A", and fl-stable diffeomorphisms. The latter two classes were shown to be nongeneric in Diff(ikf) by Abraham and Smale [l ], for r ^ l , w ^ 4 , and by Newhouse [7], for r^2, n = 2. However, it has been emphasized ([9], for example) that many more counterexamples to the genericity of fl-stable and Axiom A diffeomorphisms must be constructed for the theory to advance, especially since each new conjecture for B has arisen from careful analysis of past counterexamples. The examples described below are the first such counterexamples in DifP(Af). More significantly, all the above classes of diffeomorphisms conjectured to solve problem (a) have had the following property: All maps close enough to any diffeomorphism in the class have the same number of periodic points of each period as the original map. Theorem 1 illustrates that this is not a generic property.


Kerathoacanthoma (KA) and Squamous cell carcinomas (SCC) are entities that often have been difficult to differentiate. Current thought establishes that Kerathoacanthoma behave similarly to a low-grade squamous cell tumors. We present a case of an 80 year old female which history of present illness as well as clinical impression mimics Kerathocacnathoma (KA), but on histopathological examination resulted in Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC). We posit the use of novel histopathological and cytological advances, such as TGF-β sequencing and TGF-Alpha staining in assessing the specimen. Subtle differences should guide treatment for patients that need further resection and that might have orbital involvement.


Thin-walled tubes are used in a number of industrial applications as interconnecting elements, in the pneumatic, hydraulic, and exhaust systems of machines, in the electrical and electronics industry, as connectors in medical devices etc. The end of the tubes should be formed into different shapes that will suit the need of the above mentioned applications. In most of the applications, the tube ends either will be expanded or converged. However, there is a limit to which these tubes are expanded or converged, which depends on the material property as well as the process used. In the present study, an effort has been made to expand tubes of AA2014 aluminum alloy, which is an aerospace alloy containing copper as one of its main constituent. Different heat treatment processes such as solutionizing, aging, and annealing have been done on the preform to enhance its formability. Due to the low ductility of AA2014 alloy, the tube has been expanded at elevated temperatures. Finite element analysis based simulation studies have been performed to minimize the number of experiments. The formability of the tube has been found to improve considerably at the elevated temperatures.


This article covers the arguments and conclusions of Alexander Henry Rhind's presentation about the creation and use of iron in Egypt. He provided evidence that the Egyptian pharaohs were buried with iron objects and suggested that they had the ability to create these items themselves, rather than importing them from elsewhere. However, he declined to offer a timeframe for when they might have begun using iron instead of bronze.


Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is a non-malignant condition with poorly characterized epidemiology affecting older men . Androgens play a vital role in its development. The most common manifestations of BPH known as lower urinary tract symptoms, are hesitancy, straining, weak flow, prolonged voiding, partial or complete urinary retention and increased frequency of micturition. It was estimated to affect approximately 10% of men in their 30s, 20% of men in their 40s, 60% of men in their 60s, 80% of men in their 70s, and 90% of men in their 80s. It has been found that BPH and prostate cancer is highly prevalent among Africans and Africans in the Diaspora. Interestingly not enough study is available related to Socioeconomic group and risk of BPH. Methodology: In the current study sixty (60) diagnosed and randomly selected cases of BPH were categorized as per the standard socioeconomic scale, Kuppuswamy`s Socioeconomic status scale. Results: The study reveals that majority (40%)


'History' (among other meanings of the word) is a variously nuanced literary art form, be it 'scholarly' or 'popular'. There is the narrative story mode; there is the explorative exercise of interpretation and explanation of a given topic; there is the analysis of commentaries on matters relating to the past; and much more. Among these many expressions of interest and curiosity, there can also be reflections that are intensely personal and focus essentially on the present. Diaz's Repositioning the Missionary is one such. It is redolently subjective, being strewn with the first-person pronoun: 'I think', 'I argue', 'I wonder', 'I am', 'I am not', 'I will', 'My own suspicion', 'I want to close', to cite but a few such usages. Moreover, like a ruminative musing, it is relentlessly self-referential, being littered with phrases such as 'you will recall', 'as we have seen', 'as we will see' and a plethora of their cognates. In fine, it is a book about 'what I think' rather than about 'what happened' or 'what we know'. It is also wordy. At the same time, it is a clever indulgence in creativity. The foundational event of Diaz's disquisition in the killing of the Spanish missionary Diego Luis de San Vitores at Tonhom on the island of Guam in 1672 at the behest of chief Mata'pang. San Vitores, a Catholic of the Jesuit order, had landed in Guam in 1668. Welcomed at first into the chiefly (chamorri) class, the missionaries made numerous converts in their first years. But, as some of the implications of Christianity, especially in regard to sexual morality, became clear, indigenous resistance began to develop. Then, on 2 April 1672, San Vitores secretly baptised the daughter of Mata'pang, the chief of Tonhom village, and a lapsed Catholic. He did so contrary to her father's expressed wishes, but given the putative theological implications and the high rate of infant mortality, it was not unreasonable. In retaliation Mata'pang had his 'hitman' Hirai kill San Vitores, an event that attracted severe military reprisals. In his discussion of these events, Diaz presents the missionary enterprise as a cultural intrusion, and Mata'pang as a precursant 'nationalist'. Maybe so, but there are also fallacies in the argument. It is surely anachronistic to see 'culture' as an absolute — and not to allow for adaptation, which can occur without subverting a particular or local identity. For instance, through the Christian missionary movement, religious change has become an almost universal phenomenon; and conspicuously so in the Pacific, where it has become of the essence of ethnic and political and cultural identity (cf. 'Koe otua mo Toga ko Hoku Tofia': 'God and Tonga are my inheritance'). Consistent with that proposition, if somewhat ironically so, is the process initiated in the 1960s by indigenous Catholic Chamorros (the term for native Guamanians) for the canonisation of San Vitores. As a step towards that dignity, he was beatified ('Blessed') in 1985. It is the putative cultural impropriety of this drive that seems to be the basis of Diaz's argument. As well as playing down the continued Chamorro identity of advocates of the cause, he is also unduly quibbly about the records and subsequent commentaries on the killing, and scarcely considers the theological dimension of the topic. Mata'pang's deed may have been 'political' rather than exclusively 'religious' but, for San Vitores, it was religion that drove him to take risks; nor is the martyrdom to be dismissed as suicidal. Danger was an inherent part of pioneer evangelisation in the Pacific (and elsewhere). If the 'religious' motivation cannot be comprehended or the mystery of belief accepted, it is useful for the commentator to recall St Anselm's maxim 'fides quaerens intellectum' ('faith seeking understanding'); the inherent truth of the belief may not be evident or even logically demonstrable, but in seeking to understand it remains an enduring epistemological challenge for those who hold it, no less than for those who question it. It seems, though, that, should San Vitores eventually join the canonised elect, he will be accepted by the majority of Chamorros as a nationalist patron no less so than a religious one. It is to Diaz's credit that he has raised questions that extend far and profoundly beyond the narrative.


The pulmonary microdistribution of inhaled soluble plutonium in four beagle dogs was studied in autoradiographs of histologic sections and transmission electron micrographs of lungs. Dogs were exposed to a single nose-only aerosol of /sup 239/Pu nitrate with a post-exposure time ranging from 1 month to 42 months. At one month after the exposure, the plutonium was dispersed throughout the lung section, with a higher percentage of the activity found on alveolar macrophages and alveolar septa. However, a nonrandom localization of the plutonium was observed as time passed. The focal concentrations were primarily in nodular or diffuse interstitial fibrotic tissues typically contiguous with subpleural, peribronchial, or perivascular areas. More than 50% of the total activity was in the form of single-tracks at one month exposure, and this percentage increased with time. In summary, this preliminary study suggests an initial random dispersion of soluble plutonium with increased concentration of activity to nonrandom focal locations with time.


This text introduces a kind of steady, reliable, accurate electronic electromechanical performance and tests the system automatically, adopt programmable logic controller automatic parameters such as the voltage, load of trying on electrical machinery,etc., realize semi-automatic or full-automatic measurement.


We have constructed a Charon 4A phage library containing insert DNA isolated from a morning glory (Convolvulus arvensis) plant (clone 7) regenerated from a root organ culture incited by Agrobacterium rhizogenes, strain A4. Using a subcloned region of the Ri plasmid as 32P‐labeled probe, two lambda clones containing most of the 'left' T‐DNA (TL) region were isolated. One of these lambda clones contains the left TL‐DNA/plant junction, which was located by comparing nucleotide sequences from the appropriate regions of the Ri plasmid and this lambda clone. A 25‐bp sequence found near this left TL‐DNA/plant junction matches the 25‐bp terminal sequence found at or near T‐DNA/plant junctions of both nopaline‐ and octopine‐type A. tumefaciens Ti plasmids. A possible location for the right Ri TL‐DNA/plant junction in C. arvensis clone 7 was found by obtaining the nucleotide sequence surrounding its mapped location. Hybridization of plant DNA found adjacent to the left TL‐DNA/plant junction against total C. arvensis DNA shows that this T‐DNA integration occurred in a plant DNA region that does not contain highly repetitive DNA sequences. Nucleotide sequence analysis of 1004 bp of this plant DNA revealed no complete or partial open reading frames, but this plant DNA does have the potential to form various secondary structures which might play a role in the T‐DNA integration event.


Electrical conductivity and shielding effectiveness (SE) of conductive polymer composite of polypyrrole-chitosan (PPy-CHI) have been studied. It was shown that chitosan can improve electrical and thermal properties of polypyrrole. The applicability of PPy-CHI composite films to the electromagnetic wave shielding in the microwave frequency range from 8 to 12 GHz were investigated. The SE of the composite films had a strong dependence on chitosan content. The SE of the composite films was obtained by Simon formalism. Comparison of the experimental and theoretical values revealed good correspondence of the shielding of the composite films at high conductivity and frequency.


PURPOSE
To report a 20-year-old man who presented with monocular diplopia in the right eye with uncorrected visual acuity (UCVA) of 0.3 and best spectacle-corrected visual acuity (BSCVA) of 1.0 with -0.50 -3.00 x 45 degrees.

METHODS
Clinical examination and corneal topography revealed grade I keratoconus in the right eye. Intracorneal ring segments (INTACS; Addition Technology, Des Plaines, III) were implanted in May 2004 without surgical complications at 415 microm (70% of the corneal thickness), with the 450-microm segment implanted superiorly and the 250-microm segment inferiorly.

RESULTS
For 2 months postoperatively, BSCVA remained at 0.4 with +1.50 -4.50 x 25 degrees. The segments were reversed, implanting the 450-microm (thick) segment inferiorly and the 250-microm (thin) segment superiorly. One week later, UCVA was 1.0 and remained stable for 3 months after reimplantation.

CONCLUSIONS
This report shows that implanting the thicker segment inferiorly provides better visual results.


The electropolishing process (EP) is considered an essential step in the processing of high gradient SRF cavities. Studies on EP of small samples has been started at Fermilab as part of the SRF materials R&D program. A simple bench top setup was developed to understand the basic variables affecting the EP. In addition a setup for vertical EP of half cells, based on the Cornell design, was used and another one for dumbbells was designed and tested. Results and findings are reported.


The actuation capabilities and positioning performance of a single crystal ferromagnetic shape memory alloy (FSMA) operated in pulsed mode are evaluated in a prototype device. It consists of two orthogonal coil pairs that produce the magnetic fields necessary for the non-contact deformation of the material. The position of the top of the crystal after actuation is measured by a capacitive sensor. A specifically designed power module drives the discharge of a set of capacitors through the coils, producing fast current pulses of large amplitudes (about 250 A), the coil pairs are driven independently to control the direction of actuation. Open-loop experiments demonstrate that successive pulses of increasing magnitude successfully produced the desired expansion and contraction of the crystal, depending on the pair of coils that is activated. The deformation achieved is maintained after the pulses, highlighting the advantageous set-and-forget operation of the device. Closed-loop experiments are performed using a double proportional–integral–derivative controller, designed to take advantage of the energy-saving quality of the set-and-forget operation. Despite the nonlinear response and hysteric response of FSMA materials, a reference position can be reached and maintained with a maximum error of 0.5 μm.


The friction and wear properties of Ekonol-PI-PTFE composites were investigated with M-2000 friction and wear tester. It is found that Ekonol-PI-PTFE composites have good self-lubricating, the volume of 30∶20∶50 with best frictional properties in this study. The worn surfaces of Ekonol-PI-PTFE composites were observed by a scanning electron microscope, as an attempt to examine the wear mechanism of Ekonol-PI-PTFE composites. Results of study shows that PI can increase the adhesion of the first transfer film against the opposite surface, Ekonol can reduce the coefficient of Ekonol-PI-PTFE composites effectively.


Despite its predominant focus on gender equity, the present managing diversity discourse in Australia generally overlooks multi-racial feminist perspectives. Consequently equal opportunity legislation and practices, designed for "mainstream" Australian women, do not take into account the diversity of ethnic and socio-cultural contexts and experiences of the "other" women.


N-type Bi100−xSbx alloys have the highest thermoelectric figure of merit (zT) of all materials below 200 K; here, we investigate how filling multiple valence band pockets at the T and Η-points of the Brillouin zone produces high zT's in p-type Sn-doped material. This approach, theoretically predicted to potentially give zT > 1 in Bi, was used in PbTe. We report thermopower, electrical and thermal conductivity (2 to 400 K) measurements of single crystals with 12 ≤ x ≤ 37 and polycrystals (x = 50-90), higher Sb concentrations than previous studies. We obtain a 60% improvement in zT to 0.13.


Purpose: To study the cases of Orbital Cellulitis presenting to tertiary care centre with varied aetiologies during the COVID19 lockdown in India. Design: Cross Sectional study. Methods: Cases presenting with features of orbital cellulitis at M & J Institute of Ophthalmology during COVID-19 related lockdown (23rd March 2020 30th June 2020) were studied with respect to the aetiology, signs, symptoms, past history, different clinical presentations, treatments, investigations and associated complications. Results: A total 21 cases of Orbital cellulitis were identified including 19 males and 2 females (9.5:1). The median age was 47 years (3-71 years). Average duration of onset of symptoms before presenting at hospital was around 34 days (4-60 days). 13 had Infective, 6 had Neoplastic, 1 had Traumatic and 1 had Vascular as well as Infective etiology. 9 patients had Orbital mucormycosis as the cause of Infective aetiology. 19 (90%) had unilateral and 2(10%) had bilateral presentation. Conclusions: Our study highlights the abnormally increased incidence of orbital cellulitis during COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. Orbital mucor infection was the most common aetiology in COVID-19 positive patients. Most can be managed effectively by parental antibiotics, anti-fungals and if there is poor response with medical therapy, surgical treatment may be sought. Role of steroid is emerging however it might be the culprit behind the development of orbital mucormycosis especially in patients with COVID-19 infection. More future studies are required to establish the exact relation between COVID-19 infection and Orbital mucormycosis.


The ability of serial versus single time application of 'Score for Neonatal Acute Physiology, version II' (SNAP-II) to predict mortality at day 14 in preterm neonates < 34 weeks with severe sepsis was studied prospectively over 1-year in a tertiary care neonatal unit. SNAP-II scores were recorded at the onset of severe sepsis (T0) and serially at 24 (T1), 48 (T2) and 72 (T3) hours later. Delta scores (Δ SNAP-II) were derived from the difference between any two SNAP-II scores. Seventy-one preterm neonates were enrolled. Baseline characteristics were similar in survivors (n = 53) and non-survivors (n = 18). Median SNAP-II scores at all the four time points were significantly higher in non-survivors (p < 0.001). The Δ SNAP-II (T0 – T2) score was significantly different between non-survivors and survivors (mean difference: -14.7; 95% CI: -29, -0.9; p = 0.02), while the difference was not significant between T0 – T1 and T0 – T3. Initial SNAP-II score had a significantly better discriminating ability for day 14 mortality (AUC (95% C.I): 0.83 (0.70–0.93)) than Δ SNAP-II scores at various time points (AUC (95% C.I): 0.59 (0.41–0.75) for T0 – T1, 0.70 (0.50–0.87) for T0 – T2 and 0.64 (0.38–0.89) for T0 – T3). Conclusion: Initial SNAP-II is better than Δ SNAP-II scores in predicting 14-day mortality in severely septic preterm neonates. Non-survivors had a significantly higher serial SNAP-II scores compared to survivors. Serial SNAP-II score do not have additional value in predicting mortality of preterm neonates with severe sepsis.


The CMOS implementation of two high performance rotation processors using redundant CORDIC are reviewed and compared. One of the designs uses a variable scaling factor while the other is with constant scaling. The latter also incorporates some radix-4 CORDIC stages. Characteristics for 1.2 mu m CMOS implementations are given.<<ETX>>


● The UNAIDS reported that $19 billion was allocated for HIV /AIDS response globally with an anticipated $26.2 billion for 2020. ● Robust evidence supports the use of Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for the prevention of HIV in the United States. ● Current Evidence suggest that PrEP is cost -effective in HIV prevention in highrisk populations. ● Yet, only 12 % of the high risk populations are enrolled in PrEP care per Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC, 2020). ● Current evidence suggests that the widespread use of PrEP has been low, especially among minorities, women, LGBTQ and people who inject drugs. ● The barriers that create gaps in PrEP initiation and retention need to be identified, and addressed in order to optimize PrEP delivery among the target population.


A basic combinatorial invariant of a convex polytope $P$ is its $f$-vector $f(P)=(f_0,f_1,\dots,f_{\dim P-1})$, where $f_i$ is the number of $i$-dimensional faces of $P$. Steinitz characterized all possible $f$-vectors of $3$-polytopes and Gr\"unbaum characterized the first two entries of the $f$-vectors of $4$-polytopes. In this paper, we characterize the first two entries of the $f$-vectors of $5$-polytopes. The same result was also proved by Pineda-Villavicencio, and Yost independently.


Dr Martin Duerden discusses the latest details to emerge regarding value‐based pricing of new drugs, set to be introduced in January 2014. Copyright © 2011 Wiley Interface Ltd


In 2001, a new bacterial disease was observed on hydroponically cultured pak-choi [Brassica campestris L. (chinensis group)] in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. Symptoms were expressed as water-soaked lesions that extended from the midrib to the tip of leaves. A causal bacterium was isolated not only from the infected tissues but also from the hydroponic solution. Stab inocula-tion of the midrib reproduced the original symptom. The symptom was also expressed after artificial inoculation of the roots, suggesting possible root infection from the bacterium in the hydroponic solution. The pathogen was identified as Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris (Pammel 1895) Dowson 1939.


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The manuscript examines the vertical profiles and inter-hemispheric gradients of mercury species observed during three recent aircraft campaigns using an ensemble of seven atmospheric mercury models. The study also evaluates the response of the models to the simulated chemistry and emission speciation, two processes that are poorly understood. This study beings together a large set of models and observations to understand these processes and is an important contribution to the field. My comments on the manuscript are as follows:


There has been increasing interest in the role that gut hormones may play in contributing to the physiological changes produced by certain bariatric procedures, such as Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy. Here, we review the evidence implicating one such gut hormone, glucagon-like peptide-1, as a mediator of the metabolic benefits of these two procedures.


For decades, scholars, lawyers, and judges have spotlighted what is now recognized as a permanent state of crisis in the system of public defense in the United States. More than fifty years after the watershed decision in Gideon v. Wainwright declared the states must provide counsel to indigents accused of felonies, it is acknowledged that criminal defense systems fail to live up to the promise. The reality is grim. Funding is sorely lacking to provide even minimally adequate defense in most offices around the country. As celebrated Southern Poverty Law Center director Stephen Bright has observed, "[n]o constitutional right is celebrated so much in the abstract and observed so little in reality as the right to counsel." Defense lawyers, judges, scholars, bar leaders, and other thought leaders wring their hands about the state of Gideon fifty years after its


This paper examines some of the potential difficulties Japanese ESL/EFL speakers experience when conversing across cultures. This paper explores how some of the characteristics researchers have ascribed to the Japanese communication style may influence spoken encounters in English. Considering some of the fundamental issues underpinning cross-cultural misunderstandings, this paper offers foreign EFL/ESL teachers of Japanese students some practical suggestions and activities designed to help their learners achieve more fruitful cross-cultural conversations.


A 2.4/5.8 GHz microstrip (MS)-to-coplanar stripline (CPS) transition (industrial-scientific-medical bands) is presented in this paper. The transition can operate at two bands simultaneously with a stepped impedance transformer and stepped impedance open stub. The circuit is proven with a design on RF060 substrate. Simulated and experimental results of the transitions connected in back-to-back style are in good agreement. The back-to-back transition exhibits return and insertion losses, which are better than 15 dB and 3 dB, respectively.


ABSTRACTThis paper examines the relation between social inter-action and fun in multi-player console gaming contexts.It points to the fruitfullness of integrating gamestudies and game sociology with cultural studies oftelevision and video use in order to explain both theframing and (social) use of console games and the funof playing them. A prestudy of the relation betweensocial interaction and fun in the playing of the gameSuper Monkey Ball reveals that there is a close rela-tion between gaming skills, the gaming situation as apleasurable and relieving social activity and the expe-rience of fun.KEYWORDSSocial interaction, fun, console gaming, Super MonkeyBall, social practice, contexts of consumption INTRODUCTION "Super Monkey Ball is just such a fun game to play", an otherwise non-gamingcolleague once told me and his comment is what motivated the researchdescribed in this paper. It grew out of two informal observations: firstly, severalpeople that I have met (colleagues and friends) enjoy playing


Preface - Ronald L Simons PART ONE: INTRODUCTION The Effect of Divorce on Adult and Child Adjustment - Ronald L Simons The Sample, Data Collection Procedures, and Measures - Ronald L Simons PART TWO: MATERNAL STRESS AND PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING Family Structure Differences in Stress and Behavioral Predispositions - Ronald L Simons, Christine Johnson, and Frederick O Lorenz Family Structure and Mother's Depression - Frederick O Lorenz, Ronald L Simons, and Wei Chao PART THREE: FAMILY INTERACTION Mother's Parenting - Ronald L Simons and Christine Johnson Father's Parenting - Ronald L Simons and Jay Beaman Sibling Relationships - Rand D Conger and Katherine J Conger PART FOUR: CHILD OUTCOMES Conduct Problems - Ronald L Simons and Wei Chao Adolescent Sexual Intercourse - Les B Whitbeck, Ronald L Simons, and Elizabeth Goldberg Adolescent Depressed Mood - Rand D Conger and Wei Chao Academic Performance and Future Aspirations - Glen H Elder Jr and Stephen T Russell PART FIVE: SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS Theoretical and Policy Implications of the Findings - Ronald L Simons


Channel bonding is one promising approach to cope with rising WLAN data demand, given scarce spectrum resources. An access point (AP) can aggregate multiple contiguous channels to satisfy demand. We discuss how to optimally utilize available frequency bands under uncertainty in AP demands using two stochastic optimization frameworks: a static scheme which minimizes the total occupied bandwidth while satisfying the demand of each AP with probability at least $\beta $ , and an adaptive scheme that allows adaptability of the bandwidth allocation in response to the AP demand variations. Given its complexity, we propose a novel framework to solve the adaptive stochastic optimization problem efficiently. The proposed framework exploits the special structure of the problem through decomposition into two subproblems. A particle swarm optimization (PSO)-based algorithm is tailored to the first-stage problem in order to obtain good solutions. The second-stage problem is further decomposed into several subproblems that can be solved independently in parallel. Our numerical results (i) demonstrate the advantages of stochastic compared to deterministic allocation, (ii) illustrate that the proposed framework reaches the optimal solution for the two-stage problem in few iterations, and (iii) explain the bandwidth–user satisfaction trade-off provided by the adaptive allocation approach.


The problem in this research is how to characterize the characters in the novel Nebula by Tere Liye and its implications for learning literature in high school. The purpose of this study is to describe the characterization of the characters in Tere Liye's novel Nebula and its implications for learning literature in high school. The method used in this study is a qualitative descriptive method. Qualitative descriptive method is a problem solving procedure that is investigated by describing or describing the state of the subject or object of research (novels, plays, short stories, poems) at the present time based on visible facts.The results of this study show how the characterization of the characters in Tere Liye's novel Nebula and its implications for literary learning in high school can be used as a reference in learning Indonesian at school. The characterization contained in the novel Nebula is viewed from the direct method (telling) and indirect method (showing). It was found that there were 33 characters who had been identified and played a role in the novel. The results of the study can be implied as a learning medium for learning literature on novel material in accordance with KD 3.9 analyzing the content and language of novels in class XII high school.


Audience identification in writing is comparable to the analysis phase of systems development. Understanding who the users will be, what their business function is and how it relates to the computer system, and what the users need to know is the only way to write effective user documentation. Identifying the users determines the type and amount of detail to include as well as the format, tone, and level of the documentation. Audience identification is the planning phase of the documentation and as such controls the entire writing process. This paper presents guidelines for identifying end users and directing the documentation to their needs.