Barbara C. Sampson is president and CEO ofTERC, a nonprofit education research and development organization in Cambridge, Mass. She serves on the National Advisory Board of the George Lucas Educational Foundation and the Board ofTrustees of the American Community School in Beirut, Lebanon. Correspondence concerning this section may be sent to email@example.com. _ The focus shifts to leadership. Seen metaphorically through the reflecli&dquo; tive glass of a kaleidoscope, the decade of the 1990s began with intense focus on content and the multiple strands of curriculum development. It evolved to include the complex facets of standards and assessment and


Coil coating is a continuous process for providing coating to a metal strip. In 2017, a total area of 1.37 billion m2 of aluminium and steel was coated with 219 kt of paint in Europe, representing one third of the worldwide production. The coil coated products are mainly used in the construction market as building envelope. Consumers encounter coil coated products in everyday life for example as casing in a variety of size from fridges, washing machines to toasters and wireless speakers. In the coil Reporting period: 2019-04-01 to 2021-03-31


Objective To observe the synergistic effects of trastuzumab and 9-cis-RA on HER2/neu positive breast cancer cells in vivo. Methods MCF-7 breast cancer cells transfected with exogenous HER2 gene were inoculated into nude mice. Four weeks later, the mice bearing a tumor of approximately 200 mm3 in volume were selected to be treated with trastuzumab and/or 9-cis-RA (SC) for 20 d. Then the tumor volume was precisely measured, simultaneously the protein expressions of Cyclin E, CDK2 as well as P27 in the tumor tissues were detected by Western blot assay. Results The combination of trastuzumab and 9-cis-RA synergistically decreased the tumor volume, compared with control group and single medication group. Western blot results showed that the Cyclin E and CDK2 expressions were significantly inhibited, while P27 protein expressions were remarkably up-regulated by the co-treatment. Conclusion Trastuzumab and 9-cis-RA could synergistically inhibit the proliferation of HER2 positive breast cancer cells in vivo by influencing the protein expressions of G0/G1 phase-related molecules.


This chapter contains sections titled: Introduction System Overview Principle of In-phase/Quadrature-phase Turbo Equalisation Complexity Analysis Results and Discussion Summary and Conclusions


There has been a considerable amount of decrease in stock shortage with the use of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology. Most of the RFID networks include a wide range of automation technologies. RFID provides effective communication facilities for the users. The technologies are RFID readers, RFID writers, RFID barcode scanners, RFID smart sensors and RFID controllers. Our idea is to track the bus timing using RFID. The RFID transmitter card is attached to the buses and it has a pin number, the RFID receiver is fixed in the bus stops and has a display of bus number and bus timing of the buses which crosses the bus stops. The software has been handled for the management, controlling, transaction reporting and operation tasks for bus stop located on various parts of the city.


In his Lumleian Lectures in 1890 Hughlings Jackson set forth his mature views " On Convulsive Seizures." Among his more important conclusions was his placing of the seat of the epileptic disturbance in the cells of the cortex. Paralysis was due to "destroying lesions," convulsions to " discharging lesions." Epilepsy was the name for " occasional, sudden, excessive, rapid, and local discharges of grey matter." These discharges occurred " because the cells have by some pathological process become highly unstable" (Jackson, 1931). Jackson held that the study of unilateral convulsions unaccompanied by loss of consciousness was the key to the understanding of convulsions in general. Such convulsions, he said further, " tell us nothing of the pathological processes by which the local instability results." In this statement he warns against an error still prevalent at the present day, that focal convulsions necessarily indicate gross or expanding lesions such as tumour. Jackson was not the first to describe unilateral convulsions, now known universally by his name. He himself gave the credit to Bravais, though in fact they had been observed from the days of antiquity, and Bright and Wilks both noted such disturbances and attributed them to lesions in the cortex of the brain (Temkin, 1945). In Gowers's (1901) words Jackson showed a "mode of investigation" rather than a new type of epileptic attack. He brought convulsions into line with his conception of physiological levels in the nervous system. Local convulsions he called " epileptiform " to distinguish them from " epileptic " convulsions or " genuine" epilepsy. The former referred to discharges at a relatively low physiological level-the middle level or sensorimotor cortex-the latter to discharges at a higher level, which he thought to be in the prefrontal region. These conclusions received powerful support from the subsequent discovery by Fritsch and Hitzig, and shortly after by Ferrier, of the excitability of parts of the cortex to electrical stimuli. To these researches Jackson expressed his great indebtedness, for they showed that stimulation of the cortex could produce not only isolated movements but local and general convulsions. Great physiologists thereafter confirmed and expanded these observations in the laboratory, and neurological surgeons demonstrated them on the exposed cortex of human subjects. So the matter stood until Berger (1929) announced his discovery of the recording, through the unopened skull, of the spontaneous electrical activity of the brain. Later he (Berger, 1932) showed that epileptic attacks were accompanied by large electrical discharges. Amplified several million times, the record of the brain waves forms the


Teaching practice is a key component of the undergraduate teacher training programme. It is during this period that the student teacher gets to translate the skills and theory learnt into reality through actual classroom teaching. The study investigated the student teachers' perceptions of teaching practice assessment. The study adopted a cross sectional survey design. 75 students were selected using stratified random sampling technique based on gender, year of study and programme of study. Questionnaires were used which had a reliability coefficient alpha of 0.84 to collect data. The collected data was analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics. The results showed that the student teachers' perceptions towards teaching practice assessment were favorable. The findings indicated that there were no statistically significant differences in student teachers perceptions of teaching practice assessment by programme of study and year of study at 0.05 significance level. However there was a statistically significant difference in perceptions of teaching practice assessment between male and female student-teachers at 0.05 significance level. The study recommended that the Mwenge Catholic University should ensure that student teachers especially first year students and female students are adequately prepared before engaging in teaching practice sessions and the university should consider increasing the number observations made during assessment of teaching practice from one to two per teaching practice session. Keywords: Student Teacher, Perception, Teaching Practice Assessment


The appearance of the higher education functions of teaching,scientific researching and social services has its profound historical roots.It is not only the demands of society on higher education,but also the demands for logical development of university itself.It is unified by history and logic.Review from the evolvement of the higher education function of America,this article analyzes the position and developing tendency of the three functions in every time of America,and brings the enlightenment to the higher education function of our country.


Radiation dose estimation on the newborn and infants during radiation examinations, unlike for the adults, is not actively being progressed. Therefore, as an index to present exposure dose during radiation examinations on newborn and infants, entrance skin dose was measured, and the result was compared with results of monte carlo simulation to raise reproducibility of entrance skin dose measurement, and it was proved that various geometry implementation was possible. The resulting values through monte carlo simulation was estimated using normalization factors for entrance skin dose to calibrate radiation dose and then normalized to a unit X ray radiation field size. Average entrance skin dose per one time exposure was and the percentage error between measurement by dosimeter and by monte carlo simulation was found to be -4.77%. Entrance skin dose assessment by monte carlo simulation provides possible alternative method in difficult entrance skin dose estimation for the newborn and infants who visit hospital for actual diagnosis.


The Sahara Solar Breeder (SSB) project is a joint Japanese-Algerian universities project to utilise the plentiful sand and solar energy in the Sahara desert. In the context of the SSB project, a Sahara Solar Energy Research Center was created at the University of Saida in Algeria. This centre is equipped with the meteorological monitoring system, the outside photovoltaic panels evaluation systems and the underground temperature measurement system. In this paper, a description of these types of equipment of this centre is presented. Also, some important data such as irradiance, temperature, energy, I–V curves and underground temperature measurement are presented and analysed. Finally, a discussion on the usefulness of these data for the SSB project will be discussed.
Keywords: Sahara Solar Breeder project, solar irradiation, air temperature, underground temperature, PV module, I–V curve


Based on the meta-theory view of disciplines construction,this paper is to explore the interdisciplinary development of foreign language education(FLE) and educational technology.It argues that the integration of information technology(IT) into curriculum forms a technology-oriented new paradigm of FLE.According to Kuhn's paradigm theory,the formation and transformation of a new paradigm means the establishment of a new discipline.It has been proved practically that the new paradigm of FLE,consisted mainly of CALL research,constitutes a prerequisite and rationale for the establishment of E-educology of Foreign Languages(EEFL).


Spatial distribution of heterogeneous porous media has double characteristics of randomicity and structure.Geostatistic method is scientific in the research of spatial variation of variables,which is both structural and stochastic.In this paper,the spatial variability of heterogeneous porous media was studied based on the Kriging method handled by ArcGIS.The object of this paper is analysis of the data of groundwater contaminants in Langfang,Hebei province,Using Kriging method to analsize the spatial variations of four contaminants.


Two dimensional direct detection electron imaging solid state sensor systems, subject to intense radiation, suffer from charge overflow to neighbouring pixels. This not only affects the dynamic range and linearity, but also the position precision of e.g. the electron impinging on the detector. Various techniques have been proposed to overcome the problem of charge overflowing the pixels. Several sensors are able to cope with up to a few million signal charges per pixel. In many scientific applications, e.g. in free electron laser science and electron detection in TEMs, this is by far not sufficient. We have developed a technique to handle 1 billion signal charges per pixel without charge spilling over to neighbouring pixel within one readout frame of typically 1 ms. The quality of the point spread function remains unchanged but amplitude information may be degraded. We call this mode of operation: controlled charge extraction (CE) mode.


Extracting a set of Association Rules (AR) is a common method for representing knowledge embedded in a database. As long as many authors have aimed at improving the individual quality of these rules, not so many have considered their global quality and cohesiveness: Our objective is to provide the user with a set of rules he/she may combine to reason with, a consistent set as regards to "common sense logic". As local quality measures offer no warranty in this respect, we have defined patterns of major incoherencies and have associated metarules to them, resulting in a post-treatment cleaning phase for tracking down incoherencies and proposing corrections. We show that on the artificial Lucas0 database of the Causality Challenge, starting from 100 000 rules, we have reduced this rule set by three orders of magnitude, to 69 high-quality condensed rules embedding most of the structure designed by the challenge organizers.


In the distinction 27 of the Commentaries on the four books of Sentences of Master Peter Lombard, in that question where the proper meaning of the concept "Word" is discussed and clarified, Bonaventure invokes the authority of the anselmian thought, as it is exposed upon the several pages of the Monologion, for the conclusion of the problem and the solution of the dissensions. Taking, therefore, such text as the starting point of our incursion on the philosophy of the monk of Le Bec, our aim is to reflect on the mediating character of the Word in the creational act, and on the way in which it becomes the interpretational key of the philosophical question of the one and the multiple. It is this relation between the one and the multiple, in which the mystery of creation is enclosed, that, in its tum, will find Strong aesthetical resonances, within the philosophy of the Seraphic Doctor founded on a certain conception of beauty, of Augustinian matrix, that defines it as "aequalitas nunierosa", i.e., as unity of the multiplicity.


The invention relates to a fastener, in particular a shear bolt (1; 101; 210; 301; 401; 501) having a head portion (2) having a tool engagement surface (6), and a threaded portion (3) over at least part (10; 110; 310; 410; 510) of its axial extension a continuous external thread (7; 107;; 207,307) and a bore, characterized in that the thickness (14) of the (in the threaded region (3) between the bore 10; 110; 310; 410; 510) and external thread (7; 107; 207; 307) resulting wall (18; 418; 518) over at least part of its axial extent starting from a head portion remote from the end to a Kopfbereich- increases continuously proximal end, and an associated Schraubverbindungsklemme (20).


Two of our contemporaries have published from time to time several cases of formidable, nay fatal, haemorrhage, in consequence of ulceration of the throat. One rare case is of little importance, but when three or four of the same description are collated and compared, the subject assumes a commanding interest in the eyes of practical men. It has always been our object to act on this plan, and whenever it was proper or practicable we have endeavoured to bring into one consistent group such scattered specimens of unfrequent diseases, as would fail to strike the eye when single and apart, or it noticed would be glanced at as merely matters of curiosity. This is certainly


With the growing popularity of collaborative tagging systems — like Flickr [1], del.icio.us [2], Technorati [3] and many more — the use of tags has become evermore popular. The need for a way to visualise the information within a collaborative tagging system has likewise become increasingly necessary. The tag cloud is a popular way of visualizing the information in a collaborative tagging system. In this thesis, we have pointed to limitations of the first generation tag cloud as an information visualization interface. By examining the users of a tag cloud and the way they employ it to retrieve information, we have examined these limitations. And by studying related research, we have found ways to avoid these limitations. Some of these solutions has been implemented in a proof of concept to visualize a concept of a second generation tag cloud. To evaluate the solutions and their impact on the tagging system and tag cloudinterface, we have examined their contributions in relation with a set of defined userroles. Our results show how a second generation tag cloud may look and how new functionality can improve it as an information visualization interface.


MISSIONS: GENERAL WORKS Campbell, Cynthia M., ed. Renewing the Vision: Reformed Faith for the 2]SI Century. Louisville, KY: Geneva Press, 2000. xvi, 214 pp. $14.95, paper. 0664501249. A collection of essays and sermons by 20 Presbyterian scholars, pastors, and church leaders offering opportunities for reflection, as conversation starters and as aids to dialogue; arises from "A Call to Covenant Community" which seeks to shape a vision for the theological center of the Presbyterian Church (USA).


In this paper we construct a class of topological quantum error-correcting codes on compact surfaces with genus g ges 2. This generalizes the construction process of toric codes. As examples, we tabulate some good topological quantum codes on surfaces with genus 2 and 3.


In multifocal findings, the possibility of multifocal osteoid osteomas should be considered and this case helps us to be attentive for the unusual radiographical presentation of osteoid osteoma.


Due to the implementation of the strategy of "the belt and road", it involves five links: "policy communication, facilities interconnection, trade flow, financing and people's hearts interlinked", and its key lies in the universal language. How to achieve universal language is a key issue to enhance the strategic significance of "the belt and road". Language is not only a bridge between politics, economy and culture, but also an important means of "going out" of Chinese culture.


Although post-earthquake fire is a kind of relatively infrequent urban disaster, its potential destruction has attracted the concerns of urban disaster mitigators. In order to resist this disaster, a GIS-based software system for the simulation of urban post-earthquake fires was built by the authors for assisting mitigators in predicting the occurrence, spread, suppression and destruction of post-earthquake fires. This software system is composed of four main parts, i.e. spatial database, model library, simulation center and outputs. Spatial database provides basic data sources for simulation by collecting and organizing the spatial and no-spatial data closely related with post-earthquake fires. Model library is the core of system storing three models, i.e. ignition model, fire-spread model and fire-suppression model, which correspond to three key steps of post-earthquake fires respectively. As the operation center of system, simulation center integrates data and models to fulfill simulation of post-earthquake fires. After simulation, various statistical results are output from simulation center in form of table, map and report. These results will provide scientific supports for decision-making of disaster mitigation.


A System for electronic control of an actuator of an auto matic control System in a motor vehicle, has a control unit with at least one control function unit for controlling the actuator as a function of at least one operating parameter at a defined adjusting Speed. The control unit has an adjusting rate limiting device assigned to at least one control function unit, for limiting the desired adjusting speed for controlling the actuator defined by the control function unit, to a defined limit value.


We study the vibration reduction of the non-uniform SCOLE (NASA Spacecraft Control Laboratory Experiment) model representing a vertical beam clamped at the bottom, with a rigid body having a large mass on top, using a Tuned Mass Damper (TMD). The TMD is a heavy trolley mounted on top of the rigid body, connected to the rigid body via a spring and a damper. Such an arrangement is used to stabilize tall buildings. Using our recent well-posedness and strong stabilization results for coupled impedance passive linear time-invariant systems (possibly infinite-dimensional), we show the following: The SCOLE system with the trolley is well-posed and regular on the energy state space with the force or torque acting on the rigid body as input and with the speed or angular velocity of the rigid body as output, and this system is strongly stable on the energy state space.


English A (External) Personal Notes, 1930; 4to exercise book English A Lecture Notes, bound together: Printed, in loose-leaf binder with University Arms printed on front cover. "English A: Lecture Notes, issued with the authority of the lecturer" Part 1 English Language, Composition and Criticism; "English A (External), Lecture Notes issued with the authority of the lecturer. Part 2. M.U.P. 1930. This volume is described by Professor Horne as "English A (External) Lecture Notes 1930 Melbourne University". History of Literature 1660-1990; Restoration to Present Day. Prof. Cowling. 4to exercise book. History of Literary Criticism (for Honours). Prof. Cowling, 1933. 4to exercise book. Study notes on Shelley and two draft papers for Miss Enid Derham's course in English C. 1933. 1 file.


A series of nine patients with chronic granulomatous disease have been maintained on continuous nafcillin therapy for a period adequate to allow preliminary evaluation. Clinically significant hepatic sepsis has not occurred since initiation of this program. The effect on extra-hepatic sepsis is not yet clearly established.


Big Rivalry Makes a Big Splash By Alex Crook On Wednesday Oct. 24, the infamous Campo-Miramonte rivalry hit the water as three teams collided for a sold-out night of water polo in Orinda. There was a cool breeze, clear skies, and a full moon. Beautiful, right? Not for Campo. First, Miramonte Girls varsity defeated the Lady Cougars 9-4 in a 6 p.m. match-up. Then, it was the Boys varsity team's turn. Shortly before the game, a couple of players from both teams were honored as a good-bye present from their teams. Competing in their last high school games were a total of 14 players, including Campolindo's keeper TJ Barni, and Miramonte's Trevor Hutchinson. Miramonte scored first exactly two minutes into the game on a goal from Tommy Briskey. The first quarter ended 1-0. The second quarter was entertaining, with the Matadors outscoring Campo 3-2, including a well-executed pass all the way to the goal from Miramonte's keeper. With 2:37 left in the quarter, Bret Lathrope finished off a beautiful breakout play, beating TJ Barni one-on-one for the Matadors' fourth goal of the game. Campolindo senior Matt DeTrane later had his 5-meter shot blocked, and the half ended 4-2 Matadors. Miramonte then outscored Campo 3-0 in the third quarter, giving the host Matadors a commanding 7-2 lead. In the fourth, the Cougars started a 3-goal rally late in the game, but time ran out as the Matadors prevailed in front of their home fans, 8-4. The JV game was a lot less crowded, but still Miramonte dominated. They led 3-0 in the first quarter when David Crawford put Campo on the board with just 17 seconds left in the opening quarter. The other Cougar goal was a nice backhand shot from Hayden Beaudreau with 1:49 left in the match. Otherwise, Miramonte won that game as well, 6-2. Campolindo had three chances to win that night. Each time, they came up empty-handed. Campo girls finished the year at 15-7, and 5-1 in DFAL. Miramonte girls finished at 19-4 and an undefeated 6-0 in league play. Campolindo Boys varsity finished at an impressive 18-2 and 5-1 in DFAL, including winning the Acalanes Tournament at the Soda Aquatic Center earlier this month. Miramonte Boys varsity finished at 16-4 and an undefeated 6-0 in league play. Senior Zak Dychtwald Photo Jordan Fong


Generation process, classification and affecting factor of pollen-tube pathway method were introduced in paper, then it expounded the processes of molecular test and enumerated application to breeding of crops, it put forward that pollen-tube pathway method should select best import method and period, thus increase import efficiency and conversion of genetic information of exogenous DNA, increase mutant frequency of traits and obtain extensive mutation, offer rich mutant offspring.


The author, an early adopter of Aplia, describes the use of Aplia both pre- and post-acquisition by Cengage Learning. Students improve their exam scores (by 5 to 7 percent) and are receptive to using Aplia. Students report despite spending between 7 and 9 hours a week on Aplia assignments, they would gravitate to future offerings that included Aplia assignments.


In this report, the authors develop two new nonlinear spacing policies, variable time headway and variable separation error gain, designed to all but eliminate the undesirable side effect of large steady-state intervehicle spacings. This disadvantage is pronounced in heavy-duty vehicles, which require larger time headways due to their low actuation-to- weight ratio. The first policy significantly reduces the transient errors and allows for the use of much smaller spacings in autonomous platoon operation, while the second one results in smoother and more robust longitudinal control.


Calcium ions enhanced the proteinase activity of malted barley. Magnesium ions produced a similar effect in malted sorghum. In both sorghum and barley malts, metal ions, such as zinc, and ferrous ions inhibited the proteinase activity of the malted grains because, in the water control where these metal ions were excluded, higher proteinase activity occurred. In 'Chariot' barley and some sorghum varieties studied, proteinase activity increased up to day three and dropped on day four. But in 'Puffin' barley and other sorghum varieties studied, proteinase activity increased up to day four and dropped on day five. These results suggest that, in both sorghum and barley, the pattern of proteolysis that occurs during the malting of these grains is influenced by the genetic property of the cereal variety under investigation and, possibly, by other unknown properties of the cereal variety.


Four varieties of barley (Atlas 46, California Mariout, Hannchen, and White Smyrna) with a graded moisture range of 8, 10, 12, and 14% were fumigated with methyl bromide in 100-cubic - foot gastight chambers at an exposure period of 72 hours. Various dosages of fumigant and temperatures of 50, 70, and 90° were used. One variety, California Mariout, was fumigated with methyl bromide and hydrocyanic acid under varying conditions of temperature exposure, and dosages of fumigant. One-half of the fumigated samples of seed received one fumigation; the others were fumigated twice. Two series of germination tests were made, the first within 5 days following fumigation of seeds, and the second after 8-1, days of post fumigation storage at 50.

Under the conditions of these studies, the germination of barley was not affected by fumigation with hydrocyanic acid. Injury resulting from methyl bromide fumigations could be identified as dead seed. Little evidence of retarded emergence was observed. Dosage, temperature, period of exposure, and moisture content of seeds were variables found to he most important in contributing to injury from methyl bromide. However, burley was highly tolerant to methyl bromide fumigations under the most extreme conditions.


Aiming at problem of tracking precision and energy consumption,a target tracking collaborative algorithm with energy-balanced is proposed in wireless sensor networks( WSNs) application of target tracking. This algorithm use regular hexagon grid as clustering model,and some proper clusters can be dynamically awaken to estimate target state. Furthermore,the concept"virtual cluster heads"is introduced to optimize cluster head election strategy. Simulation analysis show that compared with the central Kalman filter algorithm,the proposed algorithm not only has the approximate estimation performance,but also lack of the strict request for cluster head node. In addition,through the adaptive dynamic cluster head election strategy,it balances energy consumption of nodes effectively,as a result,improves the robustness of the systems.


At least seven years had passed since subject librarians at Santa Clara University Library performed a comprehensive review of their information resources. A review including journal subscriptions, institutional changes (including a new Cataloging and Metadata Librarian and University Librarian), as well as a new strategic plan, contributed to high noon being declared. Roping together duty and determination, subject librarians, technical services staff, and EBSCO representatives worked together to tame the Wild West landscape and bring order to the new frontier.


We have recently established dendritic cell (DC) lines (XS series) from the epidermis of newborn mice by repeated feeding with granulocyte/macrophage‐colony‐stimulating factor (GM‐CSF) and culture supernatants from skin‐derived stromal cell lines (NS series). XS lines resemble resident Langerhans cell (LC), which are immature DC that reside in epidermis, by their surface phenotype and antigen‐presenting profile. XS lines further resemble resident LC in that they express mRNA for interleukin‐1β and macrophage inflammatory protein (MIP)‐1α, and by the absence of mRNA for IL‐6. Their growth is promoted by GM‐CSF, colony‐stimulating factor‐1 (CSF‐1), or NS culture supernatant, and inhibited by interferon‐γ or tumor necrosis factor‐α. The expression by the XS lines of la molecules is up‐regulated by GM‐CSF, and down‐regulated by NS supernatant. These results suggest the existence of negative regulatory mechanisms in which the growth and/or maturation of DC is suppressed by selected cytokines.


The South Iceland Seismic Zone is a transform zone marking the southern boundary of the Hreppar microplate. It is the source area of some of the most destructive earthquakes in Iceland's history. The surface formations of the zone are ground moraines, alluvial plains and Postglacial lava flows, and show widespread evidence of Holocene faulting. The fractured area is 15 km wide and 70 km long. A project to map by GPS-instruments all recognizable Holocene fault structures in this zone is described here. A large majority of fractures strike NNE to NE and form left-stepping, en echelon arrays with a northerly trend. They are associated with right-lateral faulting at depth. Right-stepping arrays also exist, apparently associated with faulting onconjugate faults with ENE strike, but they are an order of magnitude less frequent and mostly of a secondary nature. Other fault trends also occur, but are rare. Push-up structures are prominent in association with the en echelon arrays, sometimes reaching heights of several meters. Fractures active during a few of the large, historical earthquakes in this region have been identified and traced, e.g. the 1630, 1784, 1896, and 1912 events. The fractures are found within narrow, N–S trending zones crossing the seismic zone. Thus the large-scale, left- lateral transform motion across the plate boundary is accommodated by right-lateral slip on a series of transverse faults arranged side by side within the zone and by slight rotation of the blocks between them, a process sometimes called "bookshelf tectonism". Fractures formed during the earthquakes of June 17 and 21 ($M_w$ = 6.5) in 2000 and May 29 in 2008 ($M_w$ = 6.3) follow this pattern and confirm this general model of faulting along the transform zone. The size of push-up structures gives a clear indication of relative sizes of the earthquakes. The push-ups formed in 1630 and 1912 are an order of magnitude larger than the ones formed in the 2000 and 2008 earthquakes.


For the first two centuries of its existence Christianity was, even in the West, a Greek thing. Domitian might find Christian victims among members of the reigning family, but Tacitus could still regard the Christians of Rome as the off scourings of the eastern provinces. The language of the Roman Church was Greek throughout the second century A.D., the language of Bible, Creed and Worship. However Roman in feeling Clement might be his letter to the Corinthians was in Greek; and Hermas' Shepherd was meant for home consumption. During the century nearly all the leading Christians from the East appear to have visited Rome bringing their ideas as to a sort of clearing house; and towards the end of it Bishop Victor of Rome, a genuine Roman, had still to struggle with Theodotus the Tanner from Byzantium, and Blastus and Florinus from Asia. Under his successors Zephyrinus and Callistus theological controversy was still carried on in Greek, but their opponent Hippolytus seems to have been the last Greek-speaking Father of the Roman Church. Similarly in Gaul the Christians of Lyons and Vienne were Greek migrants from Asia, and their bishop, 180–200, Irenaeus, was a product of Asia, the authentic voice of Christian Ephesus.


Designing SI circuits layouts is a demanding task. The process is very time consuming and there is a high risk of making mistakes. It would be much easier if there were a CAD tool doing part of the job for ourselves. This is the place where a possible solution comes in - the AMPLE script language in the ICStation environment. AMPLE is a script language that can be used to generate layouts. Apart form making a layout faster the AMPLE generator enables parametrisation of SI devices and can also be technology-independent. It provides a way for automating and speeding up the process of designing a layout. This paper presents a DCT layout generator which takes advantage of the AMPLE language and offers parametrisation that can make the design process independent from the technology used.


The paper gives a brief account of the basic ideas concerning reform of the personnel system in health institutions. It points out that deepening of this reform lies chiefly in the reform of the health management system and the optimization of health human sesources allocation. The paper also puts forward the following viewpoints. Adoption of the appointment system constitutes the key to the deepening of the reform of the personnel system in health institutions while setting up posts in a scientific way is the prerequisite for health institutions to adopt the appointment system. In the course of implementing the appointment system, it is imperative to actively promote reform of professional and technical titles. Perfection of the income distribution system is an important guarantee for the reform of the personnel system, focused on the implementation of the appointment system. It is necessary to bring the talent market into full play, perfect the talent flow mechanism, and make appropriate arrangements for those people who fail to get appointed. It is important to further deepen cognition, unify thoughts, and work in a down to earth manner so as to strive for the substantial advancement of reform of the personnel system in health institutions.


A recurring issue in the discourse about choice modelling is the role of consideration sets. Many scholars have proposed that consumers will follow a two-stage decision process. Others however have argued consideration set membership merely reflects utility and provides little additional information relative to observed choices. This paper argues that the role of the consideration set depends on the decision maker's knowledge of the alternatives in the choice environment and his or her type of access to the alternatives. It is proposed that two types of process operate to limit an initial large set of options to a smaller final choice set. One is a process of consideration set formation based on recalled attractiveness of options, the other an application of time and space based feasibility constraints. The paper presents a simulation analysis of the effects of knowledge and physical access on consideration and choice in the context of motorists' decisions where to refuel. It simulates a grid road network where motorist's access to petrol stations is constrained by the geographical location of the alternatives and the availability of network connections between them. In this hypothetical spatial environment the study simulates consideration and choice processes for refuelling options under different conditions of petrol station access and (non-spatial) station attractiveness.


Many pathogenic fungi may be recognized grossly by their appearance in culture. The more definitive method of identification, however, is through microscopic examination of the structures on which classification depends: the spores and the sporebearing apparatus. The simplest method of accomplishing this is to tease a small fragment of mycelium out of the culture and crush it under a cover slip. This procedure generally disrupts the spores from their attachments and produces a degree of disorder which obs-ures the diagnostic relationships of the spores to the structures on which they are borne. Microcultures prepared on slides or cover slips circumvent this difficulty since such preparations can be examined intact. In this way, disarrangement of thfruiting structure is avoided. The following method is a modification of Riddell (1950) who conceived a means of getting a thin film of fungus to grow over a naked glass surface. The method to be described is simpler and yields permanently stained specimens which are ideal for teaching and research purposes. Although Riddell claimed permanency for his preparations, this has not been our experience with slides stained with cotton blue and ringed with nail lacquer. The quality of the stain gradually deteriorates. Preparations mounted in a lacto-phenol menstruum and ringed with nail lacquer as described by Riddell are only semipermanent.


The effects of additives to Si3N4 matrix layers on microstructure and properties of laminated Si3N4/BN ceramics were studied. Laminated Si3N4/BN ceramics with La2O3-Y2O3-A12O3 (denoted as C), Y2O3-A12O3 (denoted as B), MgO-Y2O3-Al2O3 (denoted as A) added as sintering aids to the Si3N4 matrix layers were prepared and tested separately. The results obtained show that WOF (work of fracture) of sample C is 3100J/m2, which is higher than that of 2100 and 1600J/m2 of sample A and B. Bending strength of sample C is 610MPa, which is lower than that of 700 and 620MPa of sample A and B. In sample C, crack deflection and propagation occur, which result in high-energy absorption and high toughness. And in sample C, elongated β-Si3N4 grains grow very well, which is caused by the addition of La2O3.


In the wake of two health revolutions,the health authorities in many countries started to realize the importance of primary health care,which can make use of limited resources to meet the needs of both individual and community synthetically.The general practitioners(GP) are the ones who actually provide the primary health care.With the development of general medicine and constant growth of general practitioner contingent,some problems of GP training have been increasingly prominent.Here we expound the current problems of GP training and their countermeasure so as to provide a reference.


Modern natural science was born in two or three hundred years ago, but from then on, the way of study has changed greatly. Early scientific research relied mainly on individual. Where after, scientists were organized together in universities and academies of sciences. The industrial laboratory emerged in the middle of 20th century, reaching the top of its organization. While the scientific research was separated into different categories, there were barriers between different categories of sciences. Now with the advent of the big science era, humanities and natural science turn to be syncretic, which call for the intercommunication between different scientists. The rapid development of communication and network technology at the end of 20th century has made it possible to form a new scientific research manner. The virtual scientific research team will be the mainstream in future.


Emerging adulthood is a stage where identity exploration is one of its developmental tasks. As most modern-age emerging adults participate in higher education, educational context becomes decisive in understanding their identity development, including the physical identity (body image) of female college students, especially considering the increasing participation of women in higher education which reflects the necessity to attend to their educational and developmental needs. This study draws qualitative data through a phenomenological study of four female college students of an Islamic university in an urban area of Indonesia, specifically the English Literature students. By applying the feminist theory of objectification and the concept of emerging adulthood, this study aims to understand how female college students experience objectification specific to their educational context and how it impacts their physical identity development as emerging adults. This study finds that objectification is experienced by female college students through the curriculum; learning contents, media, dress codes, and students-lecturers, students-peers, as well as students-staff relationships. The experiences indicate negative views of their physique during the college years reflected in negative subjective experiences (shame, anxiety, disrupted peak motivational states, and diminished awareness of internal bodily states), as well as eating disorder risks. However, an overall positive body image is observed in the current time once graduating which rather reveals a non-appearance-focused physical identity—physical health, comfort, and safety—achieved through contextual and reflective thinking. Thus, this study suggests the implication of college or higher education as a facilitator of emerging adults' physical identity exploration.


The subject matter of the report I am going to give you is a statistical and historical analysis of some Danish material and it thus might seem to be of little interest in this country. The method, however, can be applied anywhere and I am going to place the main emphasis on the method. Results will be reported only in order to show how much, or how little, the method can be expected to yeld. The problem that interested me was the social origin of the intelligentsia and by intelligentsia I mean all those men an women who in some way have made original contributions to the representative cultural substance of their national society. It goes without saying that it is in itself interesting to learn from which social strata these culturally creative persons came and come. Furthermore, we have here one aspect of what may be called the cultural participation of social strata and this again may or may not influence the style of culture prevailing in various periods of history. The study covers the 400 years from the Reformation till 1900. These limit-


ITEALTII OF IRISII TOWN N DISTRICTS. DURING the September quarter, 5I deaths from scarlatina were recorded in the fifteen town districts, of which number I9 occurred in Clonmel, 17 in Limerick, 6 in Belfast, and 5 in Cork. Whooping-cough caused 12 deaths in Belfast, being 30 under the number for the preceding quarter, IO in Kilkenny, and 5 in Cork. The deaths from diarrhoea numbered 151, of which 69 took place in Belfast, 34 in Cork, ii in Clonmel, 9 in Limerick, and 7 in Waterford. Ninety-seven deaths were ascribed to fever-viz., typhus 48, typhoid 22, and simple continued fever 27. Eighteen deaths from typhus were registered in Cork, 7 in Lon(lon(derry, 6 each in Limerick and Waterford, and 5 in Belfast. MIeasles only caused 8 deaths: 4 in Coik, 2 in Belfast, and one each in Limerick and Londonderry; while the mortality from small-pox amounted to 7 cleaths, 5 being registered in Belfast and 2 in Lurgan. The deaths registered, as compared wvith the corresponding quarter of i880, show a substantial decrease in all except two of the fifteen town dlistricts. For example: in Kilkenny, where whooping-cough prevailed, there was an increase of 4 deaths; and in Clonmel, where diarrhcea and scarlatina were prevalent, thete was a slight increase (12) in the mortality, as contrasted with the returns of the-September quarter of last year.


Many universities, concerned with finding methods to improve the academic environment and support their students, carry out animal-assisted interventions. This study measured the effect of a canine-assisted intervention program on the stress of first-year university students at the Complutense University of Madrid. A quasi-experimental pretest-posttest design was followed, with a follow-up measure. The instruments used were the Perceived Stress Questionnaire and salivary cortisol measures. The sample was 102 students. The program, called "Compludog," consisted of one 45-minute session a week for three weeks. The results demonstrated significant improvements in physiological and perceived stress in the posttest and follow-up measure. In addition, analyses revealed that the sociodemographic variables had no influence on the effects of the program. It is concluded that a canine-assisted intervention program is effective. Therefore, Spanish universities should consider this kind of program to support their students and reduce their stress, even during exam time.


The recognition of people and/or populations at a high risk for the development of various types of neurological disorders and diseases is not only key to improved screening programs and earlier detection, but it also provides hope for appropriate treatment and care. Genetic alterations that change gene-expression levels have long been investigated for association with the development of pathological neurological conditions. Gene regulation by miRNAs is a relatively new area of study, and published evidence suggests that alterations in this process may be associated with increased disease risk. Here, the authors review the current data for association between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and miRNA-mediated gene regulation (miR-SNPs) in human neuropsychiatric and neurodegenerative diseases. Additionally, we present an approach to detect and identify functional miR-SNPs for the purpose of carrying out large-scale genetic association studies. The growing body of literature suggests that miR-SNPs ar...


Organizational stress in an ongoing transaction between an individual and the environmental demands associated primarily and directly with the organization within which he or she is operating.The term,organizational stress,was better to understand stress in athletes because of the special environment.There were 5 major categories within organizational stress:(1)factors intrinsic to the sport;(2)roles in the sport organization;(3)sport relationships and interpersonal demands;(4)athletic career and performance developent issues;and(5) organizational structure and climate of the sport.Although there are alrady some achievements in the studies on athlete organizational stress,the means and methods of these researches still need some improvements.The future researches should pay more attention on the control of experiments,the methods of researches,and the models.


Earlier studies reported that bidders significantly underperform in the long-term postacquisition period, but a growing body of literature shows that bidders' long-term underperformance is not an obvious phenomenon. Many theories exist regarding the motivation towards initiation of a corporate takeover by acquisition bidding. This study has examined three major motivations of corporate acquisitions (hostile, hubris, and synergy) separately and measured the market performance of bidding firm over a long-horizon period. Bidders and targets are identified from a sample of completed UK takeovers between the period 1990 and 1998 that accurately reflect a specific merger motive. The findings show that the performance in the post-acquisition period depends on the main driving force behind the acquisition. The conclusions presented in this paper add new evidence to the post-acquisition dilemma by postulating that the underlying motives behind the takeover is related to the performance of the bidder over the long-horizon. * Mahendra Raj is a Professor of Finance at the College of Business Administration, University of Sharjah, P.O. Box 27272, Sharjah, UAE, email: email@example.com. He is also a Professor at the Robert Gordon University, United Kingdom, e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com and is currently on leave. ** Md Hamid Uddin is an Associate Professor of Finance at College of Business Administration University of Sharjah, P.O. Box: 27272, Sharjah, UAE email: firstname.lastname@example.com or firstname.lastname@example.com


Recently, it has been reported that the prevalence of autism has increased significantly. One of the characteristics of autism is a language problem, or it is well-known linguistically as a language disorder. This study is conducted to analyze categories of expressive language disorder of autism represented in Miracle Run Movie and contexts affecting them in producing those utterances. This study applies a descriptive qualitative approach using Carroll's framework (1985). As the result of analysis on 75 data, Philip and Steven, as the autistic characters, face all kinds of expressive language disorders covering phonology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics in various cases. They face phonological language disorder in the case of inappropriate stress, flat and singsong intonation, and expressionless speech. They also face syntactical language disorder in the case of echolalia and semantic language disorder involving their disability in using semantic bias. In addition, they have pragmatic language disorder in the case of fewer complex gestures, politeness strategy, spontaneous remarks, misuse of pronouns, limited repertoire devices to initiate a topic in a conversation, and tendency to use a question to gain a response from a listener. Concerning the context when the autistic characters produce expressive language disorder, there are six types of context affecting their utterances. They have expressive language disorder when they are posing a question to someone, answering a question of others, expressing their ambition, expectation, surprise, and something they dislike. This study is an excellent guide for EFL teachers interested in working with autistic students.


The analysis of particles trajectories in a vertical cylindrical coil shows that the magnetization force acting on paramagnetic particles has predominantly axial component which aims upwards and opposite to the gravitational force. In case of superconducting coil and depending on the value of the particle susceptibility, the axial force component can exceed several times the force of gravity. As a result, a motion of the particles in vertical upward direction appears. This effect was utilized to realize a magnetic separator, the main advantage of which is the high effectivity of separation process. A NbTi SC coil generates the magnetization force with a flux density field up to 12 T. Experiments with SiC inclusions in molten Aluminium have been performed to confirm the feasibility of this segregation concept.


Days available for tobacco-growing in fields as the basis were provided for the arrangement of its rational distribution and production technical measures.We used the daily data of 84 meteorological stations in Guizhou from 1961 to 2010 to analyze the initial temperature and final temperature for tobacco growing on the GIS platform to determine its available days in field.The results showed the days available for tobacco growing in field varied largely with locations,which reduce with the elevation.According to the length of time,geographical distribution and climatic characteristics,the days available were divided into four types of areas.Apart from the areas above the altitude of 2000 meters,available days in fields can ensure the normal growth for flue-cured tobacco.According to various areas of available days and climate characteristics,use patterns and technical requirements are presented for different types of areas,and arrangement propositions are proposed for the transplanting period and the end of harvest period for all types of areas.


Rough sets and fuzzy sets are both theories for handling uncertain problems, and the viewpoints between them are different. They are complementary than competitive. Much seminal research has been carried out into combining them both; the results are rough fuzzy sets and fuzzy rough sets. In this paper, we introduce the idea of fuzzy rough sets in research of decision tables with quantitative data. Thus, we can handle the decision table directly without discretization. Combining the idea of variable precision rough sets, we make the form of the upper and lower approximation uniform.


Creativity is not possible unless or otherwise organisation strengthen its knowledge base. This again is difficult to materialize if the organisation is not emerging as a Learning Organisation. The Learning Organisation is a concept that is becoming an increasingly widespread philosophy in modern companies, from the largest multinationals to the smallest ventures. What is achieved by this philosophy depends considerably on one's interpretation of it and commitment to it. As highlighted in literature and in practices, a Learning Organization is seen as a response to an increasingly unpredictable and dynamic business environment which now International corporations and National corporations are witnessing. This requires enormous wherewithal not in terms of money capital but in terms of Skilled and Trained HR which is not possible unless organizations have right ambience to create the same.


This paper is based on a study on students' vocabulary acquisition after reading in the same topic. The aim of this study is to find out the effect of applying Narrow Reading on the students' vocabulary acquisition. The data were the students' vocabulary test results which were analyzed to see the progress after five - times treatment. The results reveal that the students' vocabulary acquisition increased as shown by the improvement of on word knowledge in term of spelling, word meaning, part of speech and word production. Keywords: narrow reading, vocabulary acquisition, incidental learning


A lot of factors could affect the difference of students' reading comprehension
achievement. Among those factors, cognitive style of the students had a big deal
in different of students' reading comprehension achievement. The research
focused on left-brain and right-brain dominance toward reading comprehension
achievement as a cognitive style aspect of the students. Many teachers did not pay
attention to this cognitive style aspect.
Related to the statements above, the objective of the research was to find out
whether there was a significant difference of students' reading comprehension
between left-brain and right-brain dominated students. This research used ex post
facto design. The population of this research was the second year students of
SMAN 2 Bandar Lampung. The sample of this research was XI IPA1 and was
selected by using random sampling through lottery. In collecting the data, the
researcher administered the questionnaire and reading comprehension test. The
data were analyzed by using independent group t-test, in which the significance
was determined by p<0.05. The significant two tailed of the reading score was
0.001, it means that 0.001<0.05. Therefore, it can be concluded that there was a
significant difference of reading comprehension achievement between left-brain
dominated and right-brained dominated students. In other words, the alternative
hypothesis was accepted and null hypothesis was rejected.


Dear Editor, During the last decade, systematic review and metaanalysis (SRM) had become one of the most popular types of scientific research, particularly in medical sciences as the milestone of evidence-based medicine.1 Also the number of SRMs prospectively registered in the registries, e.g. PROSPERO, and those who follow the standards such as the PRISMA for providing a transparent report are increasing (Figure 1). As a result of impressive increase in the number of SRMs, inconsistent results derived from overlapping SRMs on the same topic, have been growing recently.2 This issue might provoke confusion in decision-making among medical practitioners and policy-makers. In fact, a majority of recent SRMs do not cite or discuss the previous SRMs on the same topic.3 In addition, SRM registration in appropriate registries such as PROSPRO is uncommon even in the published articles by the prestigious journals.4 To address this issue, journals could ask the authors to provide a comprehensive review of the published SRMs on the same topic and compare their inclusion/exclusion criteria, study population, and outcome with previous studies. This could be requested in a typical universal format, and would urge the authors to scientifically justify their replicated work and highlight their novel finding compared to older studies. This strategy might reduce the number of useless and repetitive SRMs that waste endeavor and funds but add nothing to the literature, and could even increase confusing contradictions. To put it simply, citing and discussing the previous systematic reviews and meta-analyses on the same topic by the recent ones, might prevent discordant or replicated publications. Beside the SRM registration, protocol publishing, and fulfilling standard guidelines such as PRISMA, we also suggest a mandatory section of review and convincing discussion of the previous SRMs to improve the future value of SRMs.


On the base of the study on dynamics of water jet in water jet looms, the parameters of water jet mechanism which affect the speed of water jet are analyzed and optimized. So the stability of the water jet can be improved to raise the speed of water jet as well as weft insertion rate and to enlarge the width of woven fabrics a lot. At the same time it also points out that to increase water jet speed and to prolong its affective jet time depend mainly on the accretion of spring rate (constant)of stiffness and the diminution of plunger's cross sectional area respectively.


Abstract "One Hundred Years of Revolutionary Experiments in Visual Art Education" defines and clarifies four often-invoked yet elusive concepts in visual art and visual art pedagogy: "experimental," "progressive," "critical," and "radical." Using the Marxist-theory based Whitney Independent Study Program in New York as a case study, an institution now transitioning from over a half-century under the continuous leadership of director Ron Clark, it helps write the history of the past one hundred years of revolutionary art training. In particular, this essay argues that the critical theory in contemporary art education taught at organizations like the Whitney Program, though built on a foundation initiated by experimental art schools such as the Bauhaus, Black Mountain College, and Vkhutemas, has dramatically reinvented the terms in which progressive politics are understood in visual art. To truly understand the Whitney Program's unique form of revolutionary experimentation requires contending with the radical element of its pedagogy as laid out in the definition this essay provides of radical pedagogy, that is, the ISP's emphasis on social change. This emphasis comes to the ISP in large part from the Frankfurt School, which, beginning in the 1920s, embarked on a critique of the culture and social forms of modernity, exploring the anomie and alienation at the heart of capitalist class inequality. The ISP is radical in the literal meaning stemming from the Latin radix (root), as it questions the basis of art at an ideological level: what roles it serves, and how it can align with other forces in society advocating for social justice, racial, gender and class equality, and economic redistribution.


In this paper, three types of optical textured glass substrates were prepared at the glass/transparent conductive oxide interface using polydimethylsiloxane nanoimprint lithography to increase the conversion efficiency of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). There were three types of textures: nanotexture, microtexture, and micro/nano double texture. In terms of optical characteristics, it was confirmed that the reflectance of all of the textured glass substrates was lower than that of flat glass in the mean value of the 400–800 nm wavelength band. Further, the diffuse transmittance was higher than that of flat glass for all of the textured glass substrates, and the D-Tx was particularly high. DSSCs were fabricated using N749 and N719 dyes; their size was 6 mm2. The conversion efficiencies of the N749 DSSCs were improved by 11% for the N-Tx (η of 2.41%) and 10% for the D-Tx (η of 2.38%) compared with flat glass (η of 2.17%) DSSCs. On the other hand, the M-Tx did not improve it. The conversion efficiencies of the N719 DSSCs with textured glass substrates were improved by 7.5% for the M-Tx (η of 2.74%), 18% for the N-Tx (η of 3.01%), and 26% for the D-Tx (η of 3.22%) compared with flat glass (η of 2.55%) DSSCs.


Using a base-point free version of the infinite symmetric product we define a fibrewise infinite symmetric product for any fibration . The construction works for any commutative ring R with unit and is denoted by . For any pointed space B let be the i-th Ganea fibration. Defining admits a section} we obtain an approximation to the Lusternik-Schnirelmann category of B which satisfies .g.a product formula. In particular, if B is a 1-connected rational space of finite rational type, then -cat(B) coincides with the well-known (purely algebraically defined) M-category of B which in fact is equal to cat (B) by a result of K.Hess. All the constructions more generally apply to the Ganea category of maps.


1. The WRF model used 41 vertical levels which is on the high end of common practice. As the comment suggests, it would be interesting to have a separate study on the impact of vertical resolution. Previous studies of vertical stratification in the MCMA region suggest that this question is intimately tied with the model of the planetary boundary layer (de Foy et al., 2007 and de Foy et al., 2009b). Our experience suggests that future


The biggest uncertainty in oil and gas economics is the commodity price. To determine this information, many experts produce very detailed price forecasts. These forecasts tend to follow very smooth trends. Unfortunately, both recent and past events have shown that hydrocarbon prices can change very rapidly. As well, several competing trends can be found in oil and gas prices. Long-term historical data indicate that hydrocarbon prices tend to revert back to historical averages. However, short-term price fluctuations are unpredictable. To address this need, a price fluctuation model has been developed for the Canadian oil industry. A random walk model with mean-reversion was developed and tuned to fit Canadian hydrocarbon prices. Starting with the current spot price, the model will generate a random but equiprobable prediction of future prices. The model can be used as input into a Monte-Carlo simulation. Alternately, the model can be run multiple times in order to generate high, low, and expected price predictions.


Public participation is increasingly important in flood and environmental management planning. Accordingly , understanding the attitude of local society to natural values and their relations with the environment is highly important to realize successful development projects. This study aimed to analyze the human-nature relationship, the public perceptions of environmental hazards and people's engagement with water management related and human interventions at Maros/Mureş River through a public survey. The survey was carried out in 11 Romanian and Hungarian settlements using the random walking method to interview the local public. The results show that people are a little pessimistic concerning the state of the river, and there are misbeliefs about the general problems affecting its present environmental status. Meanwhile, the perception of flood hazard is governed by the fading memory of the last high-risk flood event in 1970. The engagement of residents is mostly affected by socio-demographic parameters. However, the regularity they visit the river is also very important. Consequently, informing people on apparent environmental issues and processes can greatly help the socially inclusive implementation of water management measures along the river.


Abstract -Since the implementation of Special Autonomy law, the system of governance of Papua province experiencing changes in terms namely institutional establishment of the Papuan People's Assembly (MRP). The presence of MRP institutions greatly affect the implementation of the Provincial Government of Papua, especially in the manufacture of specific local regulations. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of the network between local governance institutions in the manufacture of specific local regulations (Perdasus) in Papua province. This study uses "triangulation" that combines qualitative and quantitative methods. The use of this method to produce a general overview of the phenomenon to be studied. In this study suggest that the making of specific local regulations (Perdasus) involving the three institutions namely the provincial government, the DPRP and MRP have done quite effectively. It is characterized by involvement, commitment, roles, and the implementation of mechanisms of each institution towards making Perdasus based authority. The study recommends that the need for institutional capacity development, especially against the MRP as a representative institution of the Papuan people.


Coding abstracts of communications of GPs during congress allows more efficient exchange of information through a specific indexing process. Coding with Core Content Classification in General Practice/Family Medicine (3CGP/FM), an association of ICPC and of a new tool called Q-Codes means identifying the main concepts the writer is willing to share in his/her contribution. This is called 'text classification' or 'topic list building' in computer science and 'qualitative data analysis' in cognitive science. The GP is dealing with issues concerning the patient and with issues concerning the management of the job. Symptoms, diagnosis and process are what we will call clinical activities. General management as well as ethical or quality related issues are up to what we will call non-clinical or managerial activities. Clinical activities will be identified in the abstracts by the use of the International Classification of Primary Care second edition, electronic, version 5 (ICPC-2 e ver5). Managerial activities will be identified in the abstracts by the use of the Q-Codes, version 2.1, 2015 which we are explaining now in detail.


Iris hollandica, Soaking iris bulbs (cv. « Ideal and « Prof. Blaauw o) for 1 h in a solution of ethephon (4 ml per litre of a Ethephon, commercial product containing 120 g of 2-chloroethylphosphonic acid per litre), before a cold treatment, led Bulb soaking, to an increase in flowering percentage due to a decrease in the number of vegetative plants and to a decrease Flowering, in the number of plants with blasted flower buds.


This is, we believe, the first investigation of the effects of experience with a particular program series on children's subsequent television viewing behavior and comprehension. Three- to 5-year-old, regular, experienced Blue's Clues viewers were compared to new, inexperienced viewers. In Study 1, experienced Blue's Clues viewers looked less but overtly interacted more with a new episode of Blue's Clues. This effect was most pronounced during recurrent format portions of the episode. They also showed greater comprehension of familiar content. Study 2 compared experienced and inexperienced viewers on viewing behavior and comprehension of an episode of a different series. Experienced Blue's Clues viewers looked less but overtly interacted more; there were no differences in comprehension. These results suggest that a television series can teach children a style of television viewing transferable to new episodes and to new series.


Objective:To observe the treatment result of radiotherapy for pain of bone metastases.Methods:Total of 58 patients with 83 painful metastases were treated with ~(60)Co-γ ray irradiation.Two treatment regimens were used:28-50 Gy in 14-25 fractions and 25-40 Gy in 6-10 fractions.Results:There was no significant difference in pain relief rate between the different fractionation regimens.The total effective rate was 94.8%.After 3-4 fractions of routine fractionation regimen,the pain relief occurred,while the hyperfractionation regimen could relief pain after only 1-2 fractions.Conclusion:Radiotherapy for pain relief of bone metastases is clear and quick with minor side effects.The hyperfractionation regimen is suitable for most patients with bone metastasis.


The aim of this study was to demonstrate the diversity of formation of the costs of electricity, heat and transport fuels. Using the data available in the literature and own research has shown that at the present stage of development, only energy from waste biomass is able to compete with conventional energy. Past trends suggest that in the future, thanks to technological progress RES can be competitively priced compared to conventional sources. Until then require financial support to new technologies can be applied on a scale sufficient to ensure their profitability.


We construct an analog computer based on light interference to encode the hyperbolic function f({zeta}){identical_to}1/{zeta} into a sequence of skewed curlicue functions. The resulting interferogram when scaled appropriately allows us to find the prime number decompositions of integers. We implement this idea exploiting polychromatic optical interference in a multipath interferometer and factor seven-digit numbers. We give an estimate for the largest number that can be factored by this scheme.


ABSTRACT Team sport athletes commonly perform repeated short-duration sprints (≤10 seconds) separated by brief recovery periods (≤60 seconds). The ability to maintain performance over a series of sprints is termed repeated-sprint ability (RSA). The physiological limiters of RSA include decreased force production capacity, insufficient energy supply, and metabolite accumulation. These limiting factors can be improved through repeated-sprint training, with greater RSA gains when performing this training with systemic hypoxia (i.e., reduced fraction of inspired oxygen). Exercising with blood flow restriction (BFR) causes localized hypoxia and a substantial metabolite load, which may provide an adjunct training method to improve RSA. Training with BFR augments muscular strength and adenosine triphosphate supply, which may improve subsequent sprint performance. Improved aerobic fitness, phosphocreatine resynthesis, and metabolite removal from BFR training could also enhance between-sprint recovery to resist fatigue. Despite the possible physiological benefits of repeated-sprint BFR training to improve RSA, there are no published reviews to collate this information. Therefore, this review proposes a theoretical framework for how BFR training could combat fatiguing factors and improve RSA based on current knowledge of the physiological impact of repeated-sprint training and BFR. Finally, guidance will be provided regarding how practitioners may implement BFR training to improve RSA.


The dynamic spin modes observed in magnetic vortex structures are shown to depend strongly on the nature of the initial excitation by a transient pulse field. In submicrometer-sized Permalloy disks, when a uniform perpendicular transient field is used to perturb the magnetization, radial standing-wave modes are excited; whereas if an in-plane transient field is used, angular or azimuthal modes are formed. The existence of the vortex core is responsible for a frequency splitting of the azimuthal modes, as demonstrated through comparison to micromagnetic simulations of a ring geometry.


The article presents the author's judgment on the possibility and expediency of political parties nominating independent candidates and citizens who are in a political party in elections at various levels.


On 25 April 1244 Pope Innocent iv granted Henry III's petition for absolution from any sentence of excommunication he might incur for violence against clerks. At first sight it might seem unlikely that the king of England would get involved in scuffles with clerks. He was in his thirty-seventh year and has been described by Sir Maurice Powiek? as devout, if not spiritually minded. He was of a fiery temperament, however, and may have been aware of the opinion of some canonists as to the culpability of those who instructed or ordered others to violence.


This paper presents a theoretical consideration of the optimal design of band-limited Nyquist-type signal shapes for data transmission, which maximizes its energy in a given time interval and which generates no intersymbol interference at the periodic sampling instants. A method based on a completely analytical approach is given for design of such signals. The optimal signal is a solution of an inhomogeneous linear integral equation of Fredholm type. A technique for solving this equation is given. The computation is straightforward and involves the determination of eigenvalues and eigenfunctions of a positive definite and symmetric kernel in terms of prolate spheroidal wave functions. The constraint for intersymbol interference is shown to be easily included into the problem. Finally, some numerical examples are given and the performance of the optimal signal shapes is compared to that resulting from the use of the "raised-cosine" type of signals. It is also concluded that especially for small values of rolloff factor, the optimal signals, thus obtained, are almost maximally immune to small timing offsets at the sampling instants.


This work is based on interviews with four elderly Jewish men, members of a Swedish congregation who advocate egalitarianism. A narrative analysis found that the participants' perception of egalitarianism was connected to their own life experiences and to emotionally significant turning points in which the participants became aware how women were excluded. They perceived egalitarianism as a reassurance for a future Jewish life and described the development and preservation of traditions as intermingled rather than as opposed to each other. Gender equality in this study should not be viewed as specifically related to younger congregants and/or women but as connected to life experiences of the individual concerned.


The rnorphology and distrib~~tion of Cirsiz~nr foliosz~rn (Hooli.) DC. and C. d~z~mmo~rdii T. Sr G. are described. The chromosome nu111bcr of both species is 2n=34. The range of both species lies almost entirely in westcrn Canada, cutending into the northwestern Unitcd States only to approximately 43" N. Many authors havc misinterpreted these spccies, placing C. d~z~mmo7zdii and several other species in synonymy of C. foliosz~rtz. It is held that C. foliosrinz is distinct from all other taxa.


Board wrestles with energy and environment. ESSD Council retreat confronts key issues. Flash from the field. IFC implements revised environmental review process. World Commission on dams seeks continued Bank cooperation. NGO working group keep focus on decentralization. ESSD 18-month calendar coming on line. New ESSD Network publications. Your ESSD resources.


This paper studied spectrum effects on color visual performance under mesopic vision. Three types of light sources were studied, namely, high pressure sodium (HPS), phosphor converted white LED and RGB LED. Spectral power distribution (SPD) of HPS had a major peak around 590 nm, the white LED had peaks around 450 nm and 560 nm, the spectrum of RGB LED lamp peaked at 460 nm, 510 nm and 620 nm. The color appearance experiments [1] of those three light sources were carried out at illuminance of 5 lux, 10 lux and 20 lux, including forced judgments of the "most natural" and "most saturating" color appearance of familiar objects, color matching and mesopic color blindness detection. We found that SPD affected the performance of chromatic tasks. In the forced judgment of color appearance, 97% participants characterized white LED and RGB LED as the "most natural", while 89% characterized RGB LED as the "most saturating [2]". Color identification accuracy was slightly higher for white LED than that of RGB LED and significantly higher than that of HPS, and it correlated well with the selections of "most natural" and CRI. We also found that speed and accuracy in mesopic color blindness detection were noticeably higher for RGB LED than those of white LED and HPS, they also correlated with the selection of "most saturating" and S/P ratio.


The synthesis and spectral characterization of the novel organotin complexes [SnBu2(ten)] (1) and [SnBu2(Hten)2] (2) of the potent and widely used anti-inflammatory drug tenoxicam (H2ten) are reported. A crystal-structure determination of 1 showed that, in this complex, the ligand is doubly deprotonated at the hydroxy O-atom and the amide N-atom and is coordinated to the SnBu2 fragment via four- and six-membered chelate rings. An extended network of Sn−O−Sn, C−H⋅⋅⋅O and C−H⋅⋅⋅π contacts lead to aggregation and a supramolecular assembly. Potentiometric titrations in nonaqueous solutions support the ionization of the drug by removal of the second H-atom, the amide H-atom, in the presence of the diorganotin(IV) fragment. The Ka values of the poorly H2O-soluble drug tenoxicam were obtained spectrophotometrically in aqueous solutions of constant ionic strength.


The formation of the Ni∕Al0.2Ga0.8N Schottky contacts has been investigated by x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. In situ scanning tunneling microscopy was used in parallel to investigate the morphology of the Ni covered surface after the last deposition. In the same way, results are presented through two perspectives: the intensity of core-level signals which give information on the growth mode, and the core-level binding energy positions which assess changes in electronic and chemical properties as a function of Ni coverage. Ni deposition on Al0.2Ga0.8N substrates follows the Stranski–Krastanov growth mode. It is suggested that Ni preferably reacts with the contaminants at the surface rather than with the epilayer itself. The Schottky barrier formation is discussed in terms of unified defect and metal-induced gap states models.


The present invention provides a rubber article for a tag, the tag comprising: a film substrate; an undercoat layer having a first surface and a second surface, the first surface of the primer layer in contact with the film substrate, based on 100 % by weight of the total weight of the undercoat layer, the undercoat layer comprising: 10 to 80% by weight of an epoxy-modified olefin-based rubber, 10 to 80% by weight of a reactive polyamide resin, and 0 to 50 wt% of ring epoxy resin; and a pressure-sensitive, pressure-sensitive adhesive in contact with the second surface of the undercoat layer. The present invention also provides a primer composition.


Myomectomy and conservative surgical therapy of endometriosis (CSE) at laparotomy are associated with a high rate of symptomatic relief and improvement in a couple's reproductive potential. This historical prospective study is the first large series of a combined CSE-myomectomy procedure. Of 514 women requiring CSE between 1967 and 1984, 70 required myomectomy(ies). This retrospectively identified cohort of 70 CSEmyomectomy patients were followed longitudinally in the clinic of the senior author (L.R.M.). Comparison groups are comprised of the 444 patients treated by CSE alone, as well as another group of 20 women who required myomectomy(ies) during the same time period. Charts were reviewed for operative findings and complications; patients were followed longitudinally for pregnancy and operatively diagnosed recurrent endometriosis. The presence of leiomyomata correlated with mild-to-moderate endometriosis discovered at laparotomy (p = 0.04). Concomitant myomectomy significantly affected intraoperative morbidity; the only five blood transfusions in this series of 534 laparotomies were in patients treated with combinded CSE-myomectomy. Concomitant myomectomy had no effect on overall pregnancy rates (p = 0.98), but was associated with a greater risk of preterm liveborn delivery (p = 0.03). Myomectomy had no effect on risk of reoperation (p = 0.12); no patients in this series required a repeat myomectomy. Longitudinal followup was sufficient in these groups to support these statistical comparisons using life table analysis of the variable interval method. As some 10% of women who require laparotomy for endometriosis will also harbor significant leiomyomata, the surgeon should be familiar with adaptations of technique to enhance fertility potential without increasing the risks of adhesions.


Introduction to a Symposium on Broadening the Application of Performance Management Elio Borgonovi, William C. Rivenbark & Carmine Bianchi a Department of Policy Analysis and Public Management, Bocconi University, Milan, Italy b School of Government, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA c Department of European Studies, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy Published online: 06 Nov 2014.


The onset of osteoarthritis is characterized by damage to articular cartilage. Current treatments include pharmaceutical therapies and arthroplasty procedures. Work on a new type of device that uses orthogonal woven polymer scaffolds as a structure for tissue engineering of cartilage has been cited in the literature [1].© 2010 ASME


Games are no longer just an entertainment activity. Various games are being adopted in different fields, such as psychology, education, and healthcare. Their usage requires professionals to be capable of categorizing games to take the most advantage out of them. Therefore, we argue that a uniform classification for games can facilitate and improve the work on numerous investigations that focus on the usage of games. Along with research work on the matter, in this paper, we present an ontology, OntoJogo, for the classification of games according to different perspectives or categorization axes. In the paper, OntoJogo is described in detail (classes and relations are explained), and examples of use are shown.


Challenges and Critical Aspects of Neuro-Oncology in ICU Patients
Advent of twenty first century has heralded a sea of changes in medical and surgical fields. With the advancements in the imaging techniques, timely diagnosis of brain tumours has become a common feature. Further advancements in therapeutic modalities have propelled an increasing number of such patients getting admitted to intensive care units.


By reflecting to physical education curriculum,the author considers that paying too much attention to instrumental rationality in physical education and neglected the integrity and completeness of students' lives,which leads to the deviation from the nature of students' lives.Therefore,the physical education from the perspective of life-oriented education can upgrade Students' health awareness and exert the function of body subjectivity.Harmony of instrumental rationality with value rationality in physical education needs physical education to revert to humanities in physical education so as to promote the comprehensive development of students.


indeed of this doctrine applied to other developments) upon academic activities cannot be set forth in just a few words (cf. Rockford Memo V-202). It is my firm belief that academic experimentation must be encouraged-indeed it cannot be stopped. Nevertheless, the aberrant or even possibly improved products coming from the academic halls must not be permitted to confuse or mislead the consuming public. Careful use of, and respect for, trademark can ensure that this does not occur. ~NOBOL was mentioned as illustrating a presumably desirable situation regarding innovation. Yet according to the Snobol BuIlelin No. 3 (November 1967), we find already a deep concern regarding serious incompatibilities among the many "home-made" implementations of this language. In addition, there are serious complaints over the profound lack of "upward compatibility" between the latest "SNOBOLS." The consequent inability of the users to exchange or publish useful algorithms is cited. These are exactly some of the problems that our policy hopes to avoid. The future of our computing technology lies in service to the layman users. Our present chaos in interfaces, formats, lack of standards, proliferation of needless dialects, unreliable documentation , and all the other hazards and incompatibilities is completely intolerable to the users. The users know it. It is about time we knew it too. I believe that this doctrine of autonomous standardization and trademark identification is a long step forward in service to the user public, and thus is in the right direction. According to the almost uniformly favorable response we have received to date, many others seem to think the same way. I expec t to see the doctrine have wide application. tells of "paper designs that Could never be converted into operational systems," and among these includes "the page-turning procedures proposed with the original design of the Atlas." Not merely does this do injustice to Atlas, but it is in fact quite wrong. The Atlas I machine we have here has a one-level store made up of 48K words of 2gs cores and 96K words on drums. The paging and page-turning mechanism have worked without any trouble at all almost from the beginning-so well that it is something we hardly ever think about. To give an idea of how intensively the system is used let me say that since 1964 we have been running a service for research workers in all British universities with a very mixed load of …


A recent article (Liu et al. 2014) looks for evidence in the WMAP internal linear combination map (ILC) of unmodeled emission from the galactic radio loop known as Loop I. The statistically strongest result comes from a cluster analysis that tests whether the "hot spots" within a $20^\circ$ annulus at Loop I are preferentially located near the center line of the annulus. From this cluster analysis the authors report a $p$-value of 0.018% when considering the four highest bins (75-87 $\mu$K). I show that the reported statistical significance has been overestimated. First, the analysis does not correctly select the hot spots in the simulated sky realizations; second, it is sensitive to the map pixelization used, and in particular, pixel size used is similar to the relevant clustering distance. I have run 10,000 simulated sky realizations to reproduce the analysis in Liu et al. and to calculate the effects of incorrect hot spot selection and of pixelization. Accounting for both of these effects, I find a corrected $p$-value of $\sim1\%$, both in the highest-bin test and in the four-bin test. Finally, I note that even under the assumption that Loop I contributes significant power to the ILC map, the observed clustering remains very unlikely. Therefore, a result inconsistent with statistical isotropy is not automatically strong evidence for a detection of Loop I. I suggest additional tests that could clarify the degree to which the cluster analysis supports a detection of Loop I in the CMB map.


BACKGROUND
Since 2016, public health professionals in a rural, Midwest county have collaborated with competing health care organizations to establish electronic health record (EHR)-based systems for identifying patients with prediabetes and referring them to National Diabetes Prevention Program (NDPP) classes. The purpose of this program evaluation was to identify barriers and best practices learned from implementation in two rural health care organizations.

METHODS
A purposively selected program coordinator from each organization and a primary care provider and information technology administrator from one of the organizations provided perspectives on initiating the referral process. Data were collected using open-ended questions in electronic survey format. Content analysis was used to identify themes.

RESULTS
Two barrier themes were identified: Timely, clear communication is challenging; and More education is needed for both patients and providers. Best practice themes included Start small with one provider champion; Create a referral process that doesn't exceed resources; and Providers should be actively involved in referral discussions and decisions.

CONCLUSION
Retrospective queries are a feasible way to initially establish EHR-based referral programs in rural areas. PHNs can facilitate this system change among competing health care organizations by leading partnerships, identifying common goals and timelines, and providing space for sharing challenges and best practices.


The dyeing rates of wool fibers pretreated with t-butanol-n-heptane, formic acid, chloroform/methanol and aqueous n-propanol were investigated with reference to changes in the fine structure of wool fibers. The dyeing experiments were performed using C. I. Acid Orange 7 and Acid Red 73 in an acidic dyebath. An acceleration of the rate of dyeing by the solvent treatment was observed: the apparent dyeing rate increased in the following order; uncleaned (scourd) wool<cleaned (t-butanol-n-heptane treated) wool<formic acid treated wool=chloroform/methanol treated wool<aqueous n-propanol treated wool. From the relationship between the relative dye uptake (Ct/C∞) and the square root of the dyeing time (t1/2), it can be seen that the surface lipid-type contaminants act as a factor interfering with the dye penetration. Further, it is apparent that the solvent treatments to extract lipid and protein materials facilitate the dye penetration within the bulk phase, Since the activation energy for the dye diffusion was the same for all the pretreated wool fibers, the diffusion mechanism of dye molecule within the bulk phase for all the solvent-extracted wools assumed to be nearly the same as that for the cleaned wool.Accordingly, the increase of the apparent dyeing rate is attributable to 1) the reduction of surface barrier effect and 2) faster movement of dye molecules within the cell membrane complex (CMC) and an increase of the effective internal surface area for dye penetration caused by the modification of bulk structure in the CMC.


The prominent problems that existed in today's rural vocational education are:unspecialized teaching mode,specialty settings do not meet the rural requirements,and the generally lower level of education."Radio and TV University is an important selection to develop the rural vocational education".The Radio and TV University should carry out vocational reform by integrating the different teaching modes in its system,perfecting the mechanism of facing towards the countryside,towards agriculture and towards the peasants.While the rural vocational education needs the participation of RTVU,RTVU can only get a new development by participating in the rural vocational education.


At present, the major of Ideological and political education has been established in most colleges and universities throughout the country. It undertakes the task of training the teaching, scientific research and ideological and political work professionals of Ideological and political education, and has an irreplaceable position. In view of the development and basic concepts of undergraduate teaching level assessment in China's universities, this paper further explores the evaluation of undergraduate teaching level. Through undergraduate teaching evaluation, the idea of running a school has been further established, the teaching capital construction and teaching management have been significantly strengthened, and the teaching reform has been gradually deepened. Research shows that the value orientation of "evaluating high-quality talents" in college teaching evaluation can guide colleges and universities to pay attention to undergraduate teaching evaluation, actively improve teaching conditions, strengthen teaching management, deepen teaching reform and actively create a good teaching environment and atmosphere. It is an effective way to improve the quality of China's higher education and establish a long-term quality assurance system and monitoring mechanism.


An apparatus for fixing wire ends in a switch box for electric power distribution of an apartment house is provided to prevent an electric shock accident due to electric wires contacting with an iron switch box, by fixing the wire ends in the switch box. In an apparatus for fixing wire ends in a switch box for electric power distribution of an apartment house, a magnet fixing part(20) has a magnet fixing groove and a magnet(23) is fixed in the magnet fixing groove. A connection pole(30) is fixed to the top of the magnet fixing part, and has a number of reinforcing parts(22) on a fixing part with the magnet fixing part, and is connected to the bottom of an electric wire supporting part(40). The electric wire supporting part has a semi-circular groove(51) on both sides of a body, and has a number of protrusions(43) in the middle of the semi-circular groove, and has two hook grooves(42) on a top plane. A cover part(50) is connected to the electric wire supporting part with a connection hinge part(44), and has a semi-circular groove, and has a hook(52) inserted into the hook groove.


Theoretical expressions for analyzing the refractive-index sensitivity of the hybrid optical fiber Fabry-Perot sensor is developed. Influence of the experimental parameters on the measurement sensitivity is discussed. Hybrid optical fiber Fabry-Perot sensor is fabricated by chemically etching a graded-index multimode fiber (GI-MMF), fusion splicing it into a single mode fiber, and cleaving the GI-MMF. The fringe contrast exceeds 30 dB and the corresponding measurement sensitivity of refractive index is about 45 dB per refraction index unit. Experimental results are in good agreement with the theoretical ones. It is indicated by the numerical simulations that the performance of this kind of sensor can be further improved.


Methods of making semiconductor devices with limited epitaxial region and localized epitaxial region for the semiconductor device are described. For example, the semiconductor structure is disposed on a semiconductor substrate and including the successive plurality of parallel semiconductor fin. Is on the semiconductor substrate and the isolation structure adjacent to the respective lower portions of said plurality of parallel semiconductor fins are arranged. Parallel to each of the upper portion of the semiconductor fin of the plurality will protrude above the top surface of the isolation structure. Each of the plurality of parallel semiconductor fin adjacent to the channel region in the upper portion of the semiconductor fin is disposed to the epitaxial source and drain regions. The epitaxial source and drain regions do not extend laterally on the isolated structure. The semiconductor structure are also each a gate electrode, and comprises at least one gate electrode is disposed over the channel region of the plurality of parallel semiconductor least one semiconductor pins of the pin.


The influence of mischmetal addition on physicochemical properties of PtSnNa/ZSM-5 catalyst was studied by means of XRF, H2 chemisorption, XRD, TPR, NH3-TPD and TPO techniques. The results showed that the presence of mischmetal had an obvious impact on the catalytic performance of the PtSnNa/ZSM-5 catalyst. A suitable content of mis- chmetal not only could enhance the interactions between Pt species and the support, but also inhibit the formation of coke during the reaction, thus improving the catalytic activity and stability. In our experiments, when the content of mischmetal was 3m%, the catalyst exhibited best catalytic performance. However, the continuous addition of mischmetal could promote the reduction of Sn species to metallic tin, which was disadvantageous to the reaction.


Due to the critical role of traffic flow information in urban activities, we propose a UAV-based system for traffic flow estimation and analysis. Deploying a quadrotor unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) equipped with a downward-looking camera and range finder, we capture traffic videos for region of interest from a 'bird's eye view'. To effectively process such videos where significant camera jitter may exist, we firstly design a low rank representation based method to simultaneously align the frames and detect the location of road. Then, we represent the well-aligned frames using spatiotemporal image, followed by a discriminative robust principal component analysis (RPCA) algorithm which fuses motion information with appearance for vehicle detection. Subsequently, leveraging on the camera height, the optical flow is exploited to classify vehicles into various size categories. Extensive experiments performed on the traffic data collected on university campus, achieving better performance than available methods.


The objectives of this study were to: (1) make baseline measurements of dry-acid deposition at two sites in the South Coast Air Basin in California, (2) develop measurement techniques suitable for long-term monitoring of dry-acid deposition, and; (3) study the mechanisms of dry deposition in order to provide a better basis for monitoring methods. The ambient concentration - deposition velocity method was selected for the development of monitoring techniques for dry acid deposition. Filter sampling trains containing cyclones, gaseous denuders and multiple filters, some chemically impregnated, were used to sample particulate strong acid, ammonium nitrate acid, and ammonia. Hydrogen peroxide bubblers sampled sulfur dioxide. Additionally, a Berner Cascade impactor was used to measure the size distributions of acidic particles. A new passive sampler (nuclepore surrogate leaf) for sulfur dioxide, sulfate, and nitrate was tested. Potted Ligustrum plants were exposed and the leaves washed for sulfate and nitrate deposits.