The drastic changes occurring in the world are having a logical knock-on effect on both engineers and engineering colleges and subsequently demand that we move away from our traditional approach. This article raises the need to reconsider the type of education given in engineering colleges and to search for ways to acknowledge the quality of the colleges and qualifications through accreditation. In the same way, the improved relations between companies and universities with respect to R&D, brought about by the Spanish Technological Platforms, have been threatened by sharp cuts in research funding. It is necessary to make a far greater effort to secure funds for universities and to develop means to enhance interrelations between universities and the business and professional world.


The year 2019 marks the 15th anniversary of the EU's Eastward enlargement, which incorporated the Visegrad Four, the Baltic Three and Slovenia into the European Union. But it also marks the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall and the great political transformation that opened the way to German but also all-European re-unification. Since the transitional recession of the early 1990s, the region's strong growth potential has been consolidated by EU membership. However, the EU accession of East-Central European countries resulted in an imbalanced Single Market. The 2004 enlargement was different from previous ones in that the income disparity between new and old Member States was much more significant. Hence, the positions and strategies of Eastern members have to be scrutinised from the point of view of economic as well as social sustainability.


Extensions complement web browsers with additional functionalities and also bring new vulnerability venues, allowing privilege escalations from adversarial web pages to use extension APIs. Prior works on extension vulnerability detection adopt classic static analysis, which is unable to handle dynamic JavaScript features such as those function calls as part of array lookups. At the same time, prior abstract interpretation focuses on lightweight server-side JavaScript, which often cannot scale to client-side extension code due to object explosions in the abstract domain. Inthispaper,wedesign,implementand evaluate anovel, coverage-driven, concurrent abstract interpretation framework, called CoCo, to efficiently detect vulnerabilities in browser extensions. On one hand, CoCo parallelizes abstract interpretation with concurrent taint propagation for each branching statement, message passing and content/background scripts to detect vulnerabilities with improved scalability. On the other hand, CoCo prioritizes analysis that increases code coverage, thus further detecting more vulnerabilities. Our evaluation shows that CoCo detects at least 43 zero-day, exploitable, manually-verified extension vulnerabilities that cannot be detected by state-of-the-art works. We responsibly disclosed all the zero-day vulnerabilities to extension developers.


New Zealand's Performance-Based Research Fund regime makes no explicit provision for journalism practice-as-research, although it does not exclude it either. The Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) has hinted at applied research changes that may open the door to investigative journalism and other long-form modes for the next audit in 2018. As a growing global debate responds to international pressure on journalism practitioner-academics to publish scholarly outputs and seek external research income, there has been a parallel paradigm shift in defining methodologies for some journalism as research. This article advocates a bolder approach by journalism educators in New Zealand to push the boundaries for greater acceptance of journalism research methodologies and to claim an enhanced academic space as a 'critic and conscience of society'.


The Web offers the means to reach out to potential customers and clients. It enables the establishment of a communication link that allows designers to probe the preferences of their customers, and potential clients to be heard in the design process. It also serves as a communication platform for customers and other interested parties to share and express ideas and concerns. Opening up the design process to future stakeholders and other concerned parties is particularly accommodating in the aspiration to a consensus model, as is the case in Dutch architecture. We present two residential development projects in which the Web serves to reach out to customers and clients, and discuss additional techniques to strengthen and nurture their role in the design process.


The cooling rate, density of stacking faults, austenite grain size, and temperature strongly influence the γfcc → ehcp → a'bcc martensite transformation in austenitic alloys. During cooling, austenitic Fe-Mn steels can partially transform to e and α'martensites within a restricted chemical composition. Martensite formation will influence the mechanical behavior of the alloy. The microstructure evolution under three cooling rates of a hot-rolled austenitic steel, Fe-17.0Mn-0.06C (wt%), was analyzed by optical microscopy and scanning electron microscopy/electron backscatter diffraction. The volume fraction of martensite and austenite were measured by X-ray diffraction line profile analysis by directly comparing the as-cast alloy, alloy subjected to different cooling conditions, and this processed with hot rolling.


In Jean-Luc Godard's cinema, which has been presented as the cinema of the present, as contemporary, par excellence, and marking the signs and modes of current events, a fault line has opened onto the past. Godard's cinema and creative psyche fell into it as of the 1980s and the artist has never stopped thinking "the death of cinema." Thus, the past never stops rising up and then rising up again in Godardian films which are traces of his own history in the century, from the child and young man that he was, but equally a very ambitious cinematographic project. This place is held by the Histoire(s) du Cinema thattransformed Godard into a historian, which is certainly strange, and had him working on the very stuff of represented memory, that of war and extermination, of totalitarianisms and corruption of capitalism, of recent wars and the selling out of cinema.


In order to improve the friction-wear properties of t he C/C composites for aircraft brake pairs, the friction mechanism of two dimens ion C/C composites was studied deeply. The influence of the different Si smearin g thickness on friction properties was investigated. Results show that samples o f infiltrating Si are improved in comparasion with no infiltrating Si, such as f riction curve, vibration. But the friction coefficient reduces from 0.35 to 0.28 with the increasing of SiC content, the wear increases with the increasing of S iC content. Friction surface of C/C composites has obvious nick, when a lot of S iC is produced. The results is analyzed deeply by C/C composites micro-properti es and friction mechanism.


According to the mathematical model of permanent magnet synchronous motor, the control strategies of synchronous motor-direct torque control ((DTC)) and space vector pulse width modulation ((SVPWM)) are analyzed. By analyzing the shortcomings of the traditional direct torque control, the SVPWM technology is introduced into the direct torque control, and the SVPWM module is used to replace the original table lookup module. This method not only maintains the fast dynamic response of direct torque control but also obviously improves the phenomenon of current distortion and reduces the torque ripple of the motor. The use of SVPWM combined with DTC can have very excellent control performance.


This study aim to detect the midline shift from CT scan predicated outcome in patients with head injuries. This study was done in Al gazira Traumatology center during the period from feb.2016 to November 2016. Fifty patients (36 males and 14 females), males represent (72%) of study population and (28%) are males, the age range of patients was between 15-95 years. (16%) of patients aged range between 15-35years, their GCS according to classification to mild, moderate, and severe (21.2%12.5%, and 0%). For patients aged between 36-55years, (34%) their GCS (39.4%, 33.3% and 12.5%). (38%) of patientsofaged between 56-75 their GCS (30.3%, 55.6%, and 50%). While (12%) of patients of age between 76-95, their GCS are (9.1%, 0%, and 37.5%). The result shows the degree of midline shift in patient's brain injury was statically significant as a determinant of outcome. It appeared that probability of poor outcome was higher when there is combination of midline shift with other type of intracranial hemorrhage, clinical factor such as sex, age GCS score and associated injury. Also the outcome would be poorest if the midline shift with SDH compared to other lesion in patients with brain injury. the degree of midline shift did not prove to be of a predictive significance of all the patients with midline shift ثحبلا صخلم ةلاحلاب هتنراقمو ةیعطقملا ةعشلأا مادختساب طسولا طخ فا رحنا سایقل تیرجأ ةسا ردلا هذه باصملل ةیضرملا . نیب ام ةرتفلا يف باصعلإاو خملا ةحا رجو تاباصلإل ةریزجلا زكرم يف ةسا ردلا هذه تیرجأ ریا ربف 2016 ریا ربف ىلا 2016 . ىلع تیرجأ دقو 50 ،ضیرم 76 % و روكذلا نم 28 % نم نیبام رامعلأا تحوا رت ثانلإا 15 – 95 ًاماع . نإ ةیئاصحلإا جئاتنلا تتبثأ 16 % مهرامعأ تحوا رت 15 – 35 ةایحلا رشؤم نإف ةنس ناك ریطخو طسوتمو دیج ىلإ عزوملا ) 21.2 % ، 12.5 % ، 0 (% نیذلا ىضرملل ةبسنلاب امأ نیبام مهرامعأ تحوا رت 35 55 تناك ةایحلا تا رشؤم نإف ةنس ) 39.4 % ، 33.3 % ، 12.5 .(% نیب ام مهرامعأ تحوا رت نیذلا ىضرملا 56 – 75 ةبسنب 38 % ةایحلا تا رشؤم ناف تناك ) 30.3 % ، 55.6 % ، 50.5 ) .(% 12 (% نیب ام مهرامعأ تحوا رت نیذلا ىضرملا نم 76 – 95 تناك ةایحلا تا رشؤم ناف ) 9.1 % ، 0 % ، 37.5 .(% ةیضرملا ةلاحلاب ةقلاع هل غامدلل طسولا طخ فا رحنا نإ ایئاصحإ ةسا ردلا ةجیتن تحضوأ باصملل . عونب باصملل ةیضرملا ةلاحلا ةقلاع نإ جئاتنلا تنیب امك ،غامدلا يف فیزنلا تا رشؤمب لاو ضیرملا ةلاحب طبتری لاهناف اً ریبك طسولا طخ فا رحنا ناك امهم هنا رابتعاف ةایحلا . ًاضیأ ةقلاع اهل ناف عونلاو رمعلا لماوع ىلإ ةفاضإ .


Objective To investigate effects of continuous blood purification(CBP) therapy on the immune function and stable state internal environment. Methods 23 patients with severe acute pancreatitis were selected from the department of Critical Care Medicine,Anhui Provincial Hospital,all accepted CBP therapy within 12 hours,At the time points of 0,12,24,72 h during the treatment,electrolytes,urea nitrogen,creatinine,blood gas analysis were detected accordingly. Flow cytometry(FCM) was employed to detect CD4 +,CD8 + and calculated the ratio of CD4 + / CD8 + T lymphocyte subsets in peripheral blood; Enzyme-linked immunosorbent(ELISA) method was detected IL-1,tumor necrosis factor(TNF-α) concentrations in peripheral blood of the patients,and observed in 0,12,24 and 48 h phase APACHEII scores. Results 1. SAP patients after treatment with CBP lymphocyte CD4 +,CD8+,CD4 + / CD8 + levels increased significantly,and reached a peak at 24 h,Inflammatory cytokines IL-1,TNF-α l decreased after treatment than before(P 0. 05); 2. After CBP,blood electrolyte disorder was quickly corrected,Such as blood calcium,blood sodium,,creatinine and urea nitrogen have different degree of decline,the difference was statistically significant; 3. Acidosis was corrected after CBP,blood BE value and bicarbonate return to normal range,blood oxygen partial pressure and oxygen saturation were significantly increased after treatment(P 0. 05); 4. The APACHEII scores decreased significantly before the treatment(P 0. 05).Conclusion severe acute pancreatitis patients not only have internal environment disorder,but also have immune dysfunction. continuous blood purification(CBP) can maintain the stability of internal environment,at the same time,can remove elevated inflammatory factors,adjust and improve the patient's immune function,thus improving the prognosis of patients.


SUMMARY What factors affect the handling of usage data? What skills does an electronic resources (ER) librarian need to work with usage data? How do they solve problems innovatively and contribute to the library's efforts to deliver digital information? First and foremost, ER librarians need a firm understanding of the libraries in which they work and what innovations or adaptations are appropriate. There are no true answers to the question of how to handle usage data, which leaves the field open for innovation and customization.


The software of the LEP beam orbit measurement system allows the acquisition of the beam position for over 1000 consecutive turns. The acquisition can be synchronized to a deflection by a kicker in order to observe coherent betatron oscillations. In this paper we describe the use of this technique to study the dependence of head-tail damping on beam parameters and the tune dependence on the oscillation amplitude for various LEP optics. Coherent oscillations can be represented in phase space to observe the effect of resonances and other non-linear behavior. Coherent oscillations can also be excited using a sinusoidal deflection in order to maintain the oscillation amplitude. Thus, precise measurements of the phase advance are obtained by harmonic analysis of the signal at each pick-up.


The eutectic Al‐Si alloy was treated with ultrasonic wave through the mechanical modification, including mechanical vibration which was induced to the melt and applied to refine grains and silicon phase. A horn crucible was used for this experiment. The horn crucible was a part of ultrasonic horn, and the molten alloy was directly treated direct in this crucible. The morphology, size, and distribution of the constituents in this alloy were observed by means of an Optical Microscope. The results showed that the hydrogen bubbles in the alloy melt were removed and the silicon phase was refined.


In this paper, we study the following generalized quasilinear Schrödinger equation − div ( ε 2 g 2 ( u ) ∇ u ) + ε 2 g ( u ) g ′ ( u ) | ∇ u | 2 + V ( x ) u = K ( x ) | u | p − 2 u + | u | 22 ∗ − 2 u , x ∈ R N , where N ⩾ 3, ε > 0, 4 < p < 22 ∗ , g ∈ C 1 ( R , R + ), V ∈ C ( R N ) ∩ L ∞ ( R N ) has a positive global minimum, and K ∈ C ( R N ) ∩ L ∞ ( R N ) has a positive global maximum. By using a change of variable, we obtain the existence and concentration behavior of ground state solutions for this problem with critical growth, and establish a phenomenon of exponential decay. Moreover, by Ljusternik–Schnirelmann theory, we also prove the existence of multiple solutions.


The subject of this article is an analysis of participation in campaigns of the German Cardio-Vascular-Prevention Study (GCP). In 1988 two representative surveys were carried out in the City of Bremen. Altogether, 2360 persons were questioned. Of these, 149 stated that they had participated in campaigns of the GCP. A multivariate analysis shows that the probability of participation was highest for people with an interest in health-related issues and for members of higher social classes. The discussion of these result emphasizes some problem areas in the use of such community-based intervention concepts.


Design, layout, and characteristics of the 4 Bev/c unseparated antiproton beam to be provided at the ANL zero gradient synchrotron are shown and discussed. (D.C.W.)


Regulating, monitoring and controlling the use of sapropelic mud for therapeutic purposes should be a major concern of the local and the central public administration, upon the long-term management of the Romanian natural heritage. As the owner of one of the richest and oldest historical and balneal heritage of Romania, Techirghiol resort is concerned on developing the methods and means to provide the restoration, conservation and sustainable use of its natural dowry. It is the Techirghiol Lake Nature Reserve placed inside the ROSPA 0061 Lake Techirghiol (which is also RAMSAR site). The management project of a team from the Techirghiol Balneal & Recovery Sanatorium specialists requires the development of an integrated catalog for the treatment and of joint consultancy services and reservations addressed to the Romanian and foreign tourists, a database adapted to the specific individual needs, but also to the profile of the social tourism, a dominant within this coastal area. Even if it is a spa only partially dependent on the seaside offer, the Techirghiol Balneal and Recovery Sanatorium presents a balanced seasonality of all seasons, with obvious peaks in July and August. Adding to the socio-balneal tourism profile of Techirghiol a new, rapidly growing global wellness profile is a managerial priority that provides the treatment as a major medical procedure but also the need to maintain and improve patient well-being that involves the changes of the behavioral approach towards the health care recipient. This involves fitness, spa, preventive and homeopathic treatments, anti-aging treatments with Gerovital, Aslavital, a bio food, recreation places such as Botanical Gardens of the city or minigolf spaces, conference support, a Sanatorium library, film evenings, poetry, plastic exhibitions, etc. Although medical and wellness tourism at first glance seems to involve fundamentally different activities that respond differently to the needs of the patients and the tourists, they may be complementary, providing benefits not only to the medical act but also to the development of the local community. The marketing strategy of the Balneal & Recovery Sanatorium Techirghiol offers healthcare and spa products, in line with international demand, featuring those spa products that effectively target potential customers.


Many documents and initiatives at a government level emphasize the necessity of a society and a country to develop further basing on education, digitization and innovations. The article concerns the first of mentioned factors, i.e. the education market, and even more the training services market in Poland. Its aim is to show the size of such a market and to present basic analysis of competitiveness. A definitional chaos connected with determining the range of training services market as well as with a definition of a training institution does not contribute to the construction of unified strategy directed towards such a market (this constitutes the first part of the article). In a further part a size of geographical difference of the training market, its disintegration, a local character in the activities of most of training institutions as well as product differences are presented.


This research focused on 152 Alzheimer patients whose communication capacities were assessed with a tool based on a pragmatic and environmental approach. Research revealed the influence of different factors on the patients' communication capacities. The predominant factor being the degree of cognitive, whereas age, sex as well as the sociocultural level and neighborhood play a limited role which are not enough to explain the interindividual heterogeneity of the different communication profiles. Other personal factors, such as environmental, are to be taken into account notably for therapeutic caretaking.


A shift lever is mounted on the bicycle frame for pivoting about a first axis and for angular displacement about a second axis perpendicular to the first axis. A first speed changing cable connects the shift lever to the first train, and a second speed changing cable is connected to a member displaceable by angular displacement of the shift lever. The first cable is connected to an end of the shift lever so that it is displaced linearly upon pivoting of the shift lever about the first axis. Angular displacement of the shift lever effects rotation of a drum or gear which, in turn, effects linear displacement of the second cable. Conjoint pivoting of the shift lever and angular displacement thereof effects simultaneous linear displacement of both speed changing cables.


With the power system reform deepening, the distributed power trading in the market is prominent. Exploring the business model of distributed power trading has become an important issue to perfect the distributed power trading market. Firstly, the paper describes the current situation and the characteristics of the distributed power trading, summarizes the same characteristics between the distributed power trading and blockchain. Secondly, the paper analyses the interested participant of distributed power trading, clarify the value target of relevant participants, and then analyses the application of blockchain technology in distributed power trading through the literature method. Finally, the paper proposes to build a public service platform for distributed power trading based on blockchain technology, improves the principle of distributed power trading, standardizes the business trading process of distributed power trading, and then forms a kind of distributed power trading business model with multiple subjects participating in the competition. Furthermore, it can maximize the interests of the main participants and promote the distributed power trading fairer and more open.


This paper aims centered around the product of hypersolvable arrangements by using the hypersolvable partition analogue by proving that each of A and B are hypersolvable if B A is a hypersolvable, also each of A and B are supersolvable if B A is supersolvable. Moreover, this paper show how to prove that the dimension of the first non-vanishing higher homotopy groups of the complement ) ( B A M  is )} ( ), ( min{ ) ( B p A p B A p   . Keyword: Hypersolvable, Supersolvable, Hypersolvable arrangements List of symbols: rk(A)  rank of A, T(A)  maximal element of central A, M(A)= complement of A . Mathematics subject classification: 55Q20 Recived : 17\7\2018 Revised : 26\7\2018 Accepted : 1\8\2018 Available online : 6/8/2018 DOI: 10.29304/jqcm.2018.10.3.411 Math Page 108117 Mayadah .A


A method of variable selection for fuzzy regression has been proposed. Using the method, the significance of fuzzy regression coefficients has been examined. The method presented is equivalent to the method of variable selection for classical regression based on an analysis of the confidence intervals for their coefficients. Illustrative examples are presented.


It is known that the appearance of the order state in continuous medium is the result of the spontaneous breaking of the symmetry. The collective fashion was used in the role of carrier maintaining the order state, may be considered as plastic fashion. In other world, the order state exists because of the concentration of strength in the medium. In this case the symmetry regulates the character of this concentration. At general in the process of plastic deformation may exist as such situation :
Formation of order state = Spontaneous breaking symmetry = Reconstruction of symmetry.
However, in this situation the reconstruction of symmetry turns to no reduction of symmetry but to the q-symmetry. Here we, in secret sense, identity the process of reconstruction of symmetry with the process of "quantization" of group Lie in the deformation bundle . The parameters $q$ plays the role of the parameter of regulation.
In this paper we used the formalism BRST to carry out the procedure of "secondary calculus".


The present invention impregnating solution is sufficiently evenly penetration, to provide a manufacturing apparatus and a method of manufacturing the additional do not need to use the member blade end. A wind power generator - blade end of the rotor blade (100) - an apparatus for producing a semi-finished products (101) (1), that preferably can be rotated in order to wind the belt-shaped fiber composite material winding having a mandrel (3a), the fiber composite material, for impregnating before wrapping around the winding mandrel, drivable impregnation device along the winding mandrel (5), preferably in synchronization with the impregnation device, having a drivable magazine device (7) along said winding mandrel in order to provide the fiber composite material. .FIELD 1


Introduction: Primary cardiac involvement is common in systemic sclerosis (SSc) and responsible for 25% of deaths. Myocardial extravascular extracellular volume fraction (Ve), derived from cardiac ...


who have infants aged 0-6 months with simple descriptive design. Maternal breastfeeding attitude was measured using Iowa Infant Feeding Attitude Scale (IIFAS) in Indonesia version by involving 106 respondents. The results showed that majority of respondents have a neutral attitude with a mean of 63.19 (SD = 5.07). The instrument used in this study can be applied as a basic for determining intervention to improve mother's exclusive


A motion capture data key frame extraction method, comprising the steps of: (1) wherein represents; represents a main feature of the body movement component exercise posture by a rotation angle of the human limbs and trunk, and the relative distance between each of the limb joint; (2) filter critical point; extreme point extracting the motion and movement of the component curve point as a critical point conversion, and the use of selected critical point reduction algorithm key critical point; (3) configured key curve; dividing point according to the movement component of the critical limits screened curve, calculate the key segment of the curve of each data frame, a key component of the motion curve form; (4) weight learning; (5) extracted key frame; a weighted fit of the motion components of the target key motion curve, based on fitting curve key frame extraction. Critical to the invention need not manually set the threshold value is difficult to determine, the sample is capable of learning from the frame extraction movement style, and extracting key frames according to the motion of the limb portion, to meet the needs of real time motion capture data.


This paper introduces new design and implementation of low profile planner antenna for Ultra-Wideband (UWB) applications. This new antenna consists mainly of conducting elliptical patch and the partial conducting ground plane, with fabrication dimensions of 41.95×21.2×1.27 mm, the design was fabricated using Rogers 5880 LZ substrate. The impedance bandwidth of the designed antenna is between 3 GHz to 10.75 GHz and the selected ground length is 10 mm. VSWR and S11 are obtained for the new antenna through HFSS simulation for different ground plane lengths. Antenna group delay, maximum antenna gain and radiation pattern for this new antenna are studied and analyzed. We further take the design one step beyond the simulation and fabricate a prototype for testing. Simulation results and experimental results obtained from the fabrication show an excellent agreement, achieving the desired bandwidth.


INDUCES A SUBSEQUENT INCREASE IN THE DURATION AND/OR IN THE INTENSITY OF SLEEP AND THAT the occurrence of sleep reduces sleep propensity. The outcome of the regulation of such a balance between sleep and wake has been addressed as "sleep homeostasis".1,2 The major hindrance in a quantitative approach to sleep homeostasis lies in the fact that sleep consists of two different states, NREM sleep (NREMS) and REM sleep (REMS), which cyclically alternate on an ultradian basis. In particular: (1) it is not possible to carry out a selective NREMS deprivation without interfering with REMS occurrence; (2) selective REMS deprivation procedures have been shown to affect to some extent the quality of NREMS during deprivation3,4; (3) a complex interaction between NREMS and REMS rebounds has been observed following different sleep deprivation protocols5,6; and (4) NREMS and REMS regulation are influenced differently by circadian rhythmicity.7 In spite of this, many different "short-term" (minutes/hours) or "long-term" (hours/days) sleep deprivation studies seeking a homeostatically regulated sleep parameter have shown that NREMS is substantially regulated in terms of intensity, and REMS in terms of duration.2 However, some contradictory aspects arising from "extended" (days/weeks) sleep deprivation studies and/or from the comparison of animal and human studies still leave this topic open to discussion.2,8-11 As far as NREMS is concerned, the power density in the delta band (approximately, 0.5-4.5 Hz) of the electroencephalogram (EEG), not NREMS duration, is considered to be the homeostatically regulated parameter in NREMS and is commonly taken as an index of NREMS intensity.1,2,12 Such a regulation appears to be disrupted following an extended period of either sleep deprivation or sleep restriction.9,13 REMS appears to be precisely regulated in terms of its duration on both a short-term and long-term basis. The short-term component is expressed as a function of the ultradian wake-sleep cycle. Within a species, the duration of the interval between two consecutive REM episodes (REMS interval) appears to be directly related to the duration of the preceding REMS episode, but not to the duration of the subsequent REMS episode.14-17 The long-term component of REMS regulation is expressed in the total amount of REMS during the days following a total sleep or selective REM sleep deprivation. A precise REMS conservation has been observed in both the cat and the rat, since the rebound in REMS has been found to be proportional to the total loss of REMS during the deprivation period. 11,18-22 This precise quantitative regulation of total REMS amount may not occur following an extended period of sleep deprivation or sleep restriction.9,13,23 Whereas changes in EEG power are an REM SlEEp


The results presented represent a synthesis of data from those Pioneer Venus experiments directed toward studying cloud problems. These orbiter and multiprobe experiments show the cloud system to consist of three altitude regions populated by cloud particles and smaller haze particles which extend above and below as well as coexist with the cloud particles. The optical properties derived are only consistent with the largest particles, having platelike morphology. The smallest particles are shown to require changes in chemical composition to explain observed behavior. The medium-sized H2SO4 droplets of 2 micrometers diameter appear to be the least volatile and are the best understood. The role of the cloud particles in precipitation dynamical processes, lightning, and radiation are all discussed.


The uniform high pressure electrostatic field with different strengths is applid to Mung bean seeds.It is required for the experiment to observe the germination of Mung seeds,to count the germination rate and vitality index of Mung seeds,to analyse the plumule drought resistance,to measure the soak conductivity,seed anylase or peroxidases,and to analyse its mechanism,after the seeds are processed with the different strenghts electrostatic field.The experiment proves that after processed through the proper electrostatic field,the soak conductivity of Mung bean seeds can be reduced obviously,and the vitality of anylase and peroxidases can be increased remarkably.And the germination rate of the corresponding seeds,the vitality rate of Mung bean sprouts,and its drought resistance property can be increased remarkably.However,the effects are different for the electrostatic field with different strengths.When the field strength is 4 kV/cm,the comprehensive effects of the electrostatic field on Mung bean germination and sprout growth will reach the optimization.When the field strenght is 2 kV/cm and 5kV/cm,the sprout ability of drought resistance will be promoted obviously.When the field strength is 7 kV/cm,the germination and the drought resistance ability of Mung bean seeds will be restrained.


AN OSTEOMA of the frontal sinus was - formerly considered a rare condition. Now there are an increasing number of cases being reported. There were 18 cases diagnosed from among 840,000 patients over a seven-year period at the Kasr-EI-Ainy Hospital in Cairo, Egypt.1Two cases were seen among 48,000 patients at St. Joseph's Hospital, Ann Arbor, Mich., in 21 years. Teed collected 321 cases from the literature in 1941.2However, Dowling in 1945 reported 5 cases that were found among 7,000 patients over a two-year period.3Vadala and Somers in 1949 saw six cases in six months at the Fitzsimmons Army Hospital in Denver.4King reported seven cases in one year.5Newell reported four cases from Chicago in 1948.6Colver saw five cases in Los Angeles in 1948 and 1950.7The Mayo Clinic had 40 cases in a 20-year period ending in 1950.8Five cases were seen at Brooke Army Hospital


Several types of plastic materials are widely used in food packaging because it has good mechanical and physical properties. However, the types of plastic used in food packaging, such as polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), and polycarbonate (PC), are petroleum-based plastic that is not renewable, not biodegradable, and causes environmental pollution. One option to overcome this problem is to make bioplastic using renewable sources, one of which is carrageenan. Carrageenan is a polysaccharide used in bioplastic synthesis, but it has shortcomings in terms of mechanical properties. Thereby it needs additional supporting materials to improve its mechanical properties. This study aims to obtain optimal mechanical properties such as tensile strength, elongation, and modulus of elasticity. We optimized two variables in this study: glycerol concentration (1, 2, 3, 4, and 5%) and montmorillonite concentration (10, 20, and 30%). Optimization was carried out in two stages; the first stage was the optimization of glycerol concentrations, and the second stage was the optimization of montmorillonite concentrations. The optimum condition was obtained at 3% (v/v) glycerol and 20% (w/w) montmorillonite which gives a tensile strength value of 3.43 MPa, elongation of 47.01%, and Young Modulus of 7.31 MPa. Based on these optimization results, carrageenan-based bioplastic, especially on %EAB value, are comparable with other commercial plastic for food packaging.


To investigate the genetic variability and evolution of rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus (RHDV) strains in China, VP60 gene sequences of eight new isolates collected from farms with RHD occurrences in China between 2009 and 2014 were analyzed, and compared with the reference sequence of the vaccine strain WF/China/2007. We conducted a comprehensive analysis of the Chinese RHDV strains, including hemagglutination tests, western blot and phylogenetic analysis, and identified a new distinct antigenic variant. Specifically, strain HB/2014 collected in North China was identified as a non-hemagglutinating strain, and belongs to the original RHDV (G1–G5) group. The other seven isolates were classified in genogroup G6 (RHDVa), which was widely distributed across China before 2014. Collectively, these data provide new tools and insight for further understanding the molecular evolution of RHDV in China.


Summary The DL-kynurenine-keto-14C was resolved by chromatography on powdered paper columns. Rats were injected intraperitoneally with aqueous solutions of a 14C-isomer either alone, or together with an equimolar amount of unlabeled enantiomer, or 30 min after a loading dose of the enantiomer. Respiratory and urinary radioactivities were measured. Urinary quinolinic acid, nicotinic acid, kynurenic acid, xanthurenic acid, kynurenine, hydroxykynurenine, and N'-methylnicotinamide were isolated by carrier techniques and their radioactivity was measured. The L-kynurenine-14C was more rapidly metabolized to 14CO2 than was the D-isomer and was also a better precursor of quinolinic acid. Only traces of label appeared in nicotinic acid and there seen in approximately equal amounts in each isomer. A load of D-isomer inhibited the metabolism of the L-14C-isomer to 14CO2 and on the basis of changes in urinary metabolites, it is suggested that D-kynurenine inhibits L-kynurenine hydroxylation. A load of the L-isomer increased the metabolism of the D-14C-isomer very slightly. Kynurenic acid was the main product of D-kynurenine-14C metabolism identified in the urine. This could arise by deamination and cyclization as a result of the action of a transaminase or D-amino acid oxidase. Other urinary metabolites were also labeled from D-kynurenine-14C, indicating further metabolism of this isomer without conversion to the L-form. The appearance of label from D-kynurenine-14C in niacin metabolites indicates the presence of metabolic pathways in the rat capable of converting D-kynurenine to this vitamin.


objective The activity of caesium-137 (Bq/kg) in the crustaceous lichens and other samples were determined to testify the feasibility , of which crustaceous lichens worked as a sensitive biology monitor to record the caesium-137 (Bq/kg) radiation level of land environment. Methods The measurements were performed by GEM series HPGe (high-purity Germanium) coaxial detector system (ADCAM -100) made by EC G ORTEC Company in USA. Results It was found that the activity of caesium-137 (Bq/kg) in the crustaceous lichens was one order of magnitude higher than that found in surface soil, and was over three orders of magnitude higher than those found in corn, vegetable, fruit, eggs, milk and meat. Conclusion The crustaceous lichens grow in most places, their growth period is long, and they adsorb the nutrition from the atmosphere by their surface, which prove crustaceous lichens may be one of the most sensitive biological monitors of caesium-137 remote transmission and environmental radiation level.


A survey as to bodybuilding situation among the residents from nine cities of Fujian Province was conducted by means of literature,questionnaire data,comparative study and mathematical statistics,and it is indicated from the result thereof that there exist large discrepancies relating to the spare-time bodybuilding consciousness,bodybuilding situation,bodybuilding group,bodybuilding place and bodybuilding consumption among the residents in Fujian Province as well as that the strengthening of the concept of health and the lag of bodybuilding consciousness are prevalent.The situation is also due to the unreasonable time arrangement of spare-time bodybuilding, the lack of willpower and systematicness during the process of exercise,and such factors as living standard and economic conditions.It is hereby proposed that the government should attach great importance to popular sports,especially the establishment of community bodybuilding center,and that the competent bodybuilding administration should increase the relevant advertising,investment and administration so as to create a good atmosphere of spare-time bodybuilding for the residents.


【Abstract】This paper mentions an improved Genetic Algorithm(GA) used in mobile agent-based application system to calculate the best routing for mobile agent's migration. By improving the arithmetic operators, the improved GA can optimize the performance of mobile agent-based systems. Qualities of the solution and convergence speed are evaluated in the followed examination compared with the classical GA. The result shows that the improved GA mentioned in this paper can ensure the quality of the solution, and has better convergence speed. This helps the application system run with higher efficiency. 【Key words】Genetic Algorithm(GA); mobile agent; routing algorithm; network management; emulation


In this work, we have investigated the temperature dependence and effect of seed layer thickness on the exchange bias of a Ni80Fe20 (ts)∕Fe50Mn50 (20nm)∕Ni80Fe20 (20nm) trilayer, with ts varied systematically from 5to50nm. Room temperature hysteresis loops show that variation in ts strongly affects the exchange bias of both the seed and top Ni80Fe20 layers. Magnetotransport measurements were used to determine the temperature dependence of the overall exchange field (HE) and coercivity (HC) as a function of seed layer thickness.


The worldwide population is aging. With a larger population of elderly people, the numbers of people affected by dementia are growing. Unfortunately, there is no known cure for Alzheimer's disease. The only way to alleviate it's serious effects is to start therapy very early before the disease has wrought too much irreversible damage. Current diagnostic procedures require a lot of time by specialists. In my PhD project I am working on automatic detection of dementia using spontaneous conversational speech in a longitudinal context in order to meet the demands for frequent mass screening required to mitigate the consequences of cognitive impairments on the global scale.


The hardware scheme of a radar detector with UART was presented, which used a DSP chip TMS320VC5402 as core processor, and an AD7495 as A/D converter. The basic frame,the working principle,and CFAR detection were introduced in detail. This detector satisfied the requirements of guarding radars to detect multi-batch and long-distance targets in real time and had the advantage of small size, stabilization, low cost and general compatibility.


Ecotone is a transition belt between cultivation area and grazing area with spec ial characters of resources and environment. The countermeasures of sustainable development in those areas are to break the closing state of the system, to intr oduce negative entropy in order to promote the system from a low stage to a high stage, to restructure the regional agriculture and economy to couple cultivatio n and husbandry so as to optimize the allocation of resources of the system, to encourage the opening to the whole country and the world in order to input energ y, mass and information, and to develop new jobs and livelihoods.


Francisite is a new copper bismuth oxy-chloro selenite from Iron Monarch, South Australia. The new mineral occurs as radiating clusters of bright green bladed crystals up to 0.25 mm in length. The crystals are elongated along [010], and the principal forms are {100}, {0ll}, and {l0l}. Associated with francisite are barite, chlorargyrite, muscovite, native bismuth, naumannite, djurleite, and a number of poorly characterized selenides of Bi, Ag, and Cu. Francisite appears to have formed as a result of hydrothermal alteration of the selenide and sulfide minerals. Electron microprobe analysis yielded CuO 32.62, Bi,O3 35.75, SeOr27.23, Cl 4.1l, less O : Cl, 0.93, total 98.78 wo/o; the simplified formula is close to CurBi(SeOr)rOrCl. The mineral is transparent and has a pale green streak. The estimated Mohs hardness is 34, and D*. : 5.42 gm/cm3. Single-crystal studies gave an orthorhombic cell with a: 6.354(l), D : 9.630(l), c : 7.220(2) A, V : 441.80(2) A,, space group Pmmn and Z :2. The crystal structure was solved by Patterson methods and refined to R : 0.0443 and wR : 0.0395, using a set of 734 reflections, of which 434 were considered to be observed [I > 3o(I)]. The structure consists of an infinite three-dimensional framework of cations and O, containing eight-coordinate Bi3r, square-planar Cu2*, and three-coordinate Seo*. The Cl ions and the Se lone pair electrons occupy tunnels parallel to [001]. The strongest lines in the X-ray powder pattern are (doo", I"bhkl) 5.31 (60) (l l0); 3.39 (r00) (r2r)2.866 (80) (r30);2.652 (70) (220);2.4er (60) (22r); r.695 (35) (2a2); 1.588 (60) (332). The name is for Glyn Francis of Iron Knob, South Australia.


A secure hash code or message authentication code is a one-way hash algorithm. It is producing a fixed-size hash function to be used to check verification, the integrity of electronic data, password storage. Numerous researchers have proposed hashing algorithms. They have a very high time complexity based on several steps, initial value, and key constants which are publically known. We are focusing here on the many exiting algorithms that are dependent on the initial value and key constant usage to increasing the security strength of the hash function which is publically known. Therefore, we are proposing autonomous initial value proposed secure hash algorithm (AIVPSHA64) in this research paper to produce sixty-four-bit secure hash code without the need of initial value and key constant, it is very useful for a smart card to verify their identity which has limited memory space. Then evaluate the performance of hash function using autonomous initial value proposed secure hash algorithm (AIVPSHA64) and will compare the result, which is found by python-3.9.0 programming language.


This empirical note aims to complement the works by Gnangnon (2019) on the effect of poverty on export product diversification in developing countries, and Gnangnon (2021) on the effect of economic complexity on poverty in developing countries. It investigates the latter issue the other way around. In other words, it uses a panel dataset of 135 countries over the period of 1998-2019, and the two-step system Generalized Method of Moments estimator to explore the effect of poverty on economic complexity, which is a strong predictor of economic growth and development. The analysis has revealed that higher poverty levels influence negatively economic complexity, and advanced countries tend to bear a higher negative effect of poverty on economic complexity than relatively less advanced economies. These findings underline the need for fostering efforts at both national and international levels to fight poverty. Through a variety of channels, pro-poor policies would ultimately contribute to greater economic complexity, and consequently promote economic growth and development.


Microswarms assembled by microparticles have shown promising prospects in targeted delivery. However, the automated manipulation of microswarms remains a considerable challenge due to the limitations of existing in vivo imaging technology. In this article, we design a magnetic tweezer system with a large workspace of 100 mm × 100 mm × 30 mm, which can assemble, transport, and disassemble microswarms efficiently. The magnetic tweezers generate rotating magnetic fields in the workspace, enabling magnetized microparticles to roll toward a specific point along spiral trajectories. The assembly process and mechanism of microswarms are analyzed. The developed system can assemble low-density magnetic microparticles to form a stable and compact microswarm at a predetermined position. Actuation of the magnetic tweezers allows precise navigation of the swarm without relying on real-time image feedback. The experimental results show that the flexible microswarm can achieve satisfactory motion performance and transmission efficiency. The microswarm can successfully move on a slope with an inclination angle of $40^\circ $ and navigate analog channels. The overall delivery efficiency can reach 92%.


For the demand of high specific energy and high specific power of power battery of electric tractor, in this paper, a power battery optimization design strategy based on the multi-criteria decision model is proposed for electric tractors to solve the difficult problem of power battery matching selection. By analyzing the towing parameters and calculating the rated and maximum mechanical power of electric tractor, a hybrid battery system combined with supercapacitor is proposed, and the parameters of the hybrid battery system are matched on this basis; the performance of seven kinds of power batteries under different weight ratios is studied with battery weight, volume, cycle life, safety factor and cost as evaluation criteria. The results show that the lithium iron phosphate (FLP) battery is best choice under the current technical conditions.


The twofold purpose of the present study was to determine the magnitude of relationship between the scores on the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking and scores on the Ingenuity subtest of the Flanagan Aptitude Classification Tests and to determine the intercorrelations among Torrance Tests for 79 undergraduates, tested in groups. The Pearson product-moment correlations (—.19, largest r) indicated that the concepts of creativity and ingenuity are dissimilar.


Microelectronics is a field embodying the transfer, storage and processing of information. Thus microelectronics is the technical base of informatics. It encompasses the materials, properties and technological processes, through which a multitude of devices and principles of operation are realized. Microelectronics is naturally related to mathematics and physics. Mathematics provides the theoretical tools while physics delivers the necessary materials and processes. Following the material information carrier, microelectronic devices separate into semiconductor and wave. Semiconductor microelectronics still remains prominent in digital information processing. Wave microelectronics, on the other hand, demonstrates increased functionality and advantage in analog processing. With regard to information processing acoustic waves demonstrate a vital advantage over electromagnetic waves. Their propagation velocity in solid media is five orders of magnitude lower than light velocity. This means that, at one and the same frequency, the device dimension obeys the same proportionality ratio. Another important side is the efficiency of impact of the electric field on the acoustic parameters.


This chapter describes how air pollution is the presence of undesirable material in the air in sufficient quantities to pose health risks to humans, damage vegetation, negatively impact ecological systems, reduce visibility, or damage property. A number of naturally occurring processes contribute to air pollution, such as dust, forest fires, and volcanoes. In urban area, the majority of pollution originates from human activity and includes stationary sources, such as factories or power plants; area sources including facilities such as dry cleaners; and mobile sources. Mobile sources include automobiles, trucks, buses, aircraft, trains, marine activity, farming equipment, construction equipment, lawn mowers, etc. Mobile sources contribute approximately 60 percent of carbon monoxide (CO), 50 percent of nitrogen oxides (NOx) and 40 percent of volatile organic compounds (VOC) in urban areas, the majority of which is attributed to highway vehicles. In certain urban areas, CO emissions from mobile sources have been estimated as high as 95 percent.


Emancipating our minds is the essence of the ideological method of our Party,and the most effective method to develop socialism with Chinese characteristics.Going a step further to emancipate our minds means to have a better understanding of the gist of Party's 17th National Congress,and to raise our consciousness and sturdiness to carry out the scientific concept of development.The basic point of consideration of furthering to emancipate our minds is to elevate our souls,to bestir ourselves,and to have a creative spirit.We should spare no effort to study new circumstances,sort out new thoughts,and solve new problems ahead to promote the structural reform.We should renew our theory,have strong opportunity awareness,establish a new system circumstances, and carry forward to act with courage and determination.


The extent to which freedom should prevail continues to be a lingering question in the economic discipline. The article focuses on how freedom is conceptualized. The question addressed is whose freedoms are being served through economic self-governance. The profit seeking microeconomic objective of capitalists, as addressed by Karl Marx, must lead to structural change resulting in unemployment. But unemployment has disastrous social costs. So the promotion of freedom for capitalists comes at a high cost toward society. Thus it is argued that the concept of freedom is itself a paradox. Freedom itself must be constrained to be viable.


The MOET open herd operated by Genus is an open-nucleus breeding programme, designed to identify superior families and individual females. The herd of 250 cows was established over the period 1987-1990, with embryos from high genetic merit dams in North America. Subsequently, replacement heifers have been bred both from donors selected within the nucleus herd, and from external donors. The herd is milked three times a day, and fed a high-quality complete diet, to maximise production and so facilitate selection. Average NMR 305 day production figures for 440 heifers were 8995 kg, at 3.88% and 3.41% protein. A relatively high proportion of the herd is kept open for embryo production, with 40% of these heifers milking beyond 400 days and 13% for over 500 days. Data from the MOET project are currently being used to model production up to and beyond 305 days, and to establish correlations between performance in early and extended lactations and between lactation length and subsequent performance. These results will be discussed in the context of options for calving interval available to high production-high genetic potential Holstein Friesian herds.


This paper discusses four sources of misperceptions about productivity growth during the 1980s: excessive reliance on financial rather than physical productivity measures, insufficient control for changes in output mix, inattention to inconsistencies between sector-specific results and broader industry data, and inadequate consideration of the productivity effects of modal shifts. Some possible explanations for seemingly conflicting productivity results are postulated, and suggestions for future improvements in the accuracy and reliability of freight transportation productivity studies are made.


Reproductive health and employment are inextricably linked for women. Across the globe, women are the primary caretakers of children, and a woman's reproductive years tend to overlap with her economically productive years. Planned and unplanned pregnancy and childbearing affect women's ability to pursue different types of economic opportunities and even the choice of sectors in which they seek to work. This study explores the timing and sequencing of policy to address reproductive health needs and to strengthen labor market institutions and social protection, illustrated by case studies from six developing countries – Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, South Africa, the Philippines, and Vietnam – which have similar demographic transitions but divergent labor market outcomes for women. The findings suggest that where fertility transitions have been sharpest, this has not automatically translated into more employment and better labor market outcomes for women – illuminating a critical role for policy to support women's transition into formal employment.


Second, service-oriented computing is viewed by many analysts as the computing paradigm of the near future. It allows for the dynamic integration of functionality provided by different parties. This paradigm shift is changing the way the computer software is developed and used (designed, architected, delivered, consumed, and analysed), and this way of reorganizing software applications and infrastructure into a set of interacting services is usually referred to as Serviceoriented Architectures (SOA).


Reaearch on tourism aesthetic value represents the development of tourism maket towards aestheticism and the base for developing and planning tourist resources.By taking Chinese classical gardens for example,applying the basic principles of tourism aesthetics,the article discusses on history of garden making of different kinds at different times,garden-making factors,garden layout,landscaping technique,gardening artistic conception and gardening cultural history,etc.


Animation scene education is a fresh subject in our country,so there must be shortage of abundant theories and methods to support it.Based on this and problems which exist in current animation setting teaching practice,we consistently keep going to discover and creative in order to find out a right way to meet the demands of educational practice in the process of animation scene teaching.


Adherence is an important process in bacterial pathogenicity.In order to make deep study on APP adherence to swine lung epithelial cells line mediated by trimeric atuotransporter adhesion(TAAs),the important functional domain(amino acids 1703-2018) of trimeric atuotransporter adhesin from A.pleuropneumoniae serotypes 5 strains was expressed by E.coli strain BL21(DE3).Then the interaction of recombinant protein with swine lung epithelial cell were examined under a confocal laser scanning microscope,and its biological activity was tested by adhesive inhibition assay.The results showed that the sequence identities were 100%between amplified adh4 gene and that from GenBank(CP000569.1),and the size of recombinant Adh4 protein was about 31 000.Also,Adh4 protein could attach to the surface of bacteria,lung epithelial cell pretreated with Adh4 protein resulted in partial inhibition of APP adherence,and APP pretreated with antisera against Adh4 reduced adherence to epithelial cell,which seem negatively correlated with its dilution-fold.These observations demonstrate that Adh4 mediated APP adherence to swine lung epithelial cells line,indiating that the predicted fragment(amino acids 1 703-2 018) of TAAs is the functional domain.The data will further contribute to study for APP adhesion mechanism.


Objective
To investigate the effects of phenylephrine combined with restricted infusion on the intraoperative hemodynamics and postoperative complications in patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty.

Methods
A total of 60 patients hospitalized at our hospital from May 2017 to November 2017 were randomly divided into two groups (n=30): a routine infusion group (group S) and a phenylephrine combined with restricted infusion group (group NR). In group S, the patients were infused by routine methods, including cumulative missing amount, physiological requirement per hour, compensatory expansion, body fluid redistribution, blood loss. In group NR, half of total liquid loss was infused within 60 min after intravenous access was established, while constant infusion rate was then set at 4 ml·kg-1·h-1. For immediate anesthesia induction, intravenous injection of 0.2 μg·kg-1·min-1 phenylephrine were given. An equal volume of 6% hydroxyethyl starch 130/0.4 sodium chloride was injected due to blood loss. The mean arterial pressure (MAP), heart rate, cardiac output (CO), cardiac index (CI), stroke volume (SV) were recorded before anesthesia induction (T0), after anesthesia induction (T1), when the operation began (T2), before cement infusion (T3), immediately when being infused (T4), 3 min after infusion (T5), 10 min after infusion (T6) and the operation ending (T7). Arterial blood samples were collected to test lactic value at T0 and T7. The volume and postoperative complications were recorded.

Results
Compared with T0, groups S and NR demonstrated significantly reduced heart rate, MAP, CO, CI, and SV at T1-T7 (P 0.05). Compared with group S, the total fluid infusion, crystal infusion, and urine volume were lower in group NR (P 0.05).

Conclusions
Phenylephrine combined with restricted infusion is safe and effective in maintaining hemodynamic stability and reducing complications.

Key words:
Phenylephrine; Restrictive infusion; Aged; Hemodynamics; Complications


The inhibiting effect of unsealed anodic oxide layers on filiform corrosion (FFC) was studied. This was done by means of impedance measurements, polarisation measurements and accelerated corrosion tests (Lockheed test). The electrochemical measurements indicate that both the porous layer and the barrier layer contribute to an enhanced corrosion resistance. In the Lockheed test, the specimens with a porous layer, did not show FFC. The specimens with a barrier layer revealed first a decrease of the number of filaments but after a certain point it increased. In contrast to this, the corroded area of the filaments showed a gradual decrease with increasing barrier layer thickness.


The ability of many bacteria to hydrolyze fats has been well established. On the other hand, the oxidative action of bacteria on this type of substrate has not been so well investigated. Both chemical and cell respiration studies have demonstrated that bacteria can oxidize fats, but relatively little information has been obtained on the characteristics of this action on lipid substrates. Chemical evidence of bacterial oxidation has been obtained on olive oil (Pigulewski and Chaxik, 1929), soybean oil (Horowitz-Wlassova and Livschitz, 1935), hardened cottonseed oil and leaf lard (Jensen and Grettie, 1933, 1937), and triolein (Castell and Garrard, 1941). Corn oil was used as the substrate in the Warburg and Thunberg techniques by Mundt and Fabian (1944). A comparison of the results revealed no agreement between the two methods. The Thunberg technique was used by Quastel and Whetham (1925) to show that B. coli-communis could dehydrogenate the lower fatty acids. The same species was able to oxidize the sodium salts of stearic, oleic, and palmitic acids in the Warburg apparatus (Mazza and Cimmino, 1933). At pH 7.5 stearate was oxidized at the greatest rate, followed by oleate and palmitate. These results were confirmed by Singer and Barron (1945), who also showed that the oxidative enzyme contained active SH groups. Barron and Friedemann (1941) demonstrated that several cultures of bacteria not capable of fermenting glucose were able to oxidize acetate, jpropionate, and butyrate, and that more than one enzyme might be responsible for the oxidation of saturated fatty acids. Streptococcus mitis oxidized butyrate aerobically with the accumulation of H202 (Niven et al., 1945). The purpose of this study was to gather additional information concerning the metabolic response of various bacterial cultures on lipid substrates by use of the Warburg technique.


Ideal nanogels as nanocarriers fordrug delivery should be efficient and convenient for loadingdrug molecules. The nanogel materials alone are also expectedto be biocompatible, and they should be available with simplesynthesis. On the other hand, for systemic drug administration,PEGylated nanoparticles are known to extend their bloodcirculation,


This article examines the contribution of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth) (RDA) to the elimination of racial discrimination. While anti-discrimination law is not the whole story of equality for racial and ethnic minority groups, it is nevertheless an important tool for individuals and groups who want to take action. An analysis of complaints and litigation from 2000-04 suggests that there is reason to be seriously concerned about the lack of effectiveness of the RDA in protecting equality rights. After 30 years it has not kept pace with the modernization of equivalent laws in other countries. The RDA was passed in 1975, with high hopes that it would assist in the elimination of racial discrimination in Australia. Thirty years later, it is appropriate to examine what has and has not been achieved through using the Act and to explore some of the reasons behind any limitations. This article first outlines the broader context of the achievements of the institutions set up by the RDA, and then examines the effectiveness of the legislation as an instrument against discrimination. It is not enough to look only at case law doctrine developed by the courts under the RDA in order to assess its success. It is also necessary to look at the extent to which it is actually used to provide a remedy for racial discrimination. Thus, all litigation reported under the RDA for the period 2000-04 is analyzed to reach an assessment of it and its contribution to social change. In conclusion, the reasons why litigation has been largely unsuccessful are considered and it is argued that after 30 years, the RDA needs updating to bring it in line with developments in knowledge since it was passed and to overcome its apparent ineffectiveness.


Background The lymphatic filariasis (LF) control programme has been on-going in Ghana since 2000 with mass drug administration (MDA) of ivermectin (IVM) and albendazole (ALB). Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections control is augmented within this programme. Therefore this study aimed to determine the efficacy of ALB against STH infections and impact of MDA on study participants. Methods This was a twelve months longitudinal study. A total of 412 subjects including school children (between the ages of 2–17 years) and pregnant women were randomly selected from four endemic communities in Kpandai district of the Northern region. Coprological assessment for parasites was based on the Kato–Katz technique in both dry and rainy seasons at baseline, 21 days and 3 months post treatment. Single dose albendazole treatment was administered to all patients at baseline. Results Of all the parasites found (hookworm, Trichuris trichiura, Hymenolepis nana, and Taenia sp.), hookworm was the most prevalent. In the dry season, the overall STHs prevalence at pre-treatment was 29%, while 9% and 13% prevalence was recorded at 21 days, and three months after treatment, respectively. However, in the rainy season, the overall STHs prevalence was 8%, while 4% and 12% was recorded at 21 days and three months respectively after ALB treatment. In general, ALB treatment resulted in an overall hookworm egg count reduction rate of 89% in the dry season and 93% in the rainy season, while the T. trichiura egg count reduction rate was 100% in both seasons. Conclusions STH infections still remain a significant public health burden in Ghana. Hookworm infection seems to respond poorly or suboptimally to ALB, raising concerns of possible emergence of resistance which may lead to a major setback for the control and elimination of STH infections, especially hookworm infections.


Water-mist,CO2 inert gas and dry powder are very effective on suppressing gas deflagration.With the increase of spray water-mist volume,the mixed CO2 concentration or sprayed dry powder quality are increased and flame propagation speed and peak overpressure are reduced.The inbibitional effect of water-mist,CO2 inert gas and dry powder on deflagration is that the injection of water-mist,CO2 inert gas and dry powder can greatly decrease the concentrations of H,O and OH in chain reaction.


A 69-year-old white man presented to our clinic with a 5-mm diameter, slightly raised papule within a nevus flammeus on his right lateral forehead (Fig. 1). A shave biopsy revealed islands and strands of basophilic cells with peripheral palisading in the dermis. Dilated dermal blood vessels were noted between the basophilic islands (Fig. 2). These histologic findings were consistent with the diagnosis of basal cell carcinoma of the morpheaform type occurring within a nevus flammeus. Three stages of Mohs micrographic surgery were required to reach a tumor-free plane. The size ofthe resultant defect after Mohs micrographic surgery was 13x18 mm. Although the patient has remained free of tumor recurrence in the treated area for 2 years, he recently developed a 3-mm translucent papule on the right upper lip within the area of another nevus flammeus. A shave biopsy revealed another basal cell carcinoma ofthe solid type that subsequently required two stages of Mohs micrographic surgeiy to reach a tumor-free plane. The postoperative defect measured 6 X 8 mm.


Objective: To determine the risk factors of heart failure (HF) in the hypertensive cases attending the cardiology unit of tertiary care Hospital.
Methods: This Case-Control study was conducted from April 2020 to May 2021 at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad. One hundred (100) patients of sex - and age -matched pairs were included in the study. Adults clinically diagnosed as cases of Hypertensive heart failure (HF) and individuals having systemic hypertension but no HF (controls) were included in the study. Cardiovascular risk factors were assessed by the questioner. Assessment of the study variables was done and the data analysis was carried out using SPSS version 26.
Results: A total of one hundred (100) cases and 100 cases as controls were studied. The average age of the study subjects (cases) was 38.4±9.28 years and 38.35±9.04 years of controls. Males were in majority in both groups. Obesity, renal impairment and hypertension in the first degree relative were higher in the hypertensive heart failure in contrast to controls. Average proteinuria and serum creatinine level were higher among study subjects compared to controls (p-<0.05). Medication adherences were considerably higher among the subjects in the control group than in the subjects of case group. Hypertension control group members were more inclined to eat vegetables and fruits on a daily basis, whereas no significant difference was found in the consumption of the salt between the cases and controls. History of anti-hypertensive drugs intake, lower intake of vegetables and fruits, and medication adherence represented the highest levels amongst the risk factors.
Conclusion: In the conclusion of current study, the particular lifestyle, poor dietary habits, medication adherence, and lack of exercise were observed to be the commonest risk factors of heart failure. Awareness programs should be expanded in general and specialty health care settings.


Lemna paucicostata LP 6 , a strain of duckweed isolated locally, does not flower under any photoperiodic schedule when grown in Bonner and Devirian or other media routinely employed in various laboratories for studies on flowering in Lemnaceae. Flowering in this strain could be induced, however, by 8-hydroxyquinoline (8-HQ)-a well-known copper chelating agent-irrespective of the length of the photoperiod. To our knowledge, this is the first report where a direct induction of flowering in a duckweed by 8-HQ has been observed. Atomic absorption analysis of the plant material revealed that the endogenous level of copper is significantly higher in the plants treated with 8-HQ.. This is contrary to the general assumption that chelating agents influence flowering of duckweeds by causing a reduction in the uptake of copper ions and making them less available to the plants.


ABSTRACT In March 1986, in-place oil-burning tests were conducted at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Oil and Hazardous Materials Simulated Environmental Test Tank (OHMSETT) facility in Leonardo, New Jersey. These tests culminated a three-year effort to explore the range of conditions under which in-place burning of oil is possible in broken-ice conditions. Four tests were conducted in the OHMSETT test tank in a 42 m2 area, and 19 follow-on tests were conducted in a 1 m2 pan. The tank tests used Hibernia A and Prudhoe Bay crude oils. The oil was burned in an area having 60% to 75% ice cover. In tests with Hibernia A, both neat and aerated to raise the flash point to 14° C, a total of 65% to 75% of the oil was removed by burning. The neat Prudhoe Bay crude was aerated to a flash point of 46° C and only allowed removal of 18% of the oil. An emulsion of 9% Sandy Hook Bay water and 91% Hibernia crude burned, removing 55% of the emulsion. The pan tests used four crude oils in neat, aerated, and emuls...


Mucopolysaccharidosis type I mild forms include Scheie syndrome and Hurler-Scheie syndrome that are characterized by slow progression, intact intelligence, and primarily effect on visual organ, musculoskeletal and cardiovascular systems. Early diagnostics, multidisciplinary approach to examination and monitoring, timely management are crucial in maintenance of patients' quality of life, preventing complications development and early disability. The article provides the overview of published data and description of 3 clinical cases with mild course of mucopolysaccharidosis type I.


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Transducers based on dielectric elastomers (DE) represent capacitive loads from an electrical point of view. Thus, for an efficient operation of these transducers tailored power electronics are required, preferable with bidirectional energy flow to improve the energy efficiency. Therefore, in this contribution a bidirectional flyback-converter is modeled in order to design the control. Since the superimposed application-oriented control of the DE transducer requires an accurate inner control of the utilized converter, a model of the flyback-converter feeding capacitive loads is carried out under consideration of losses. Based on this a sensor-less current control is developed that operates the converter in boundary conduction mode enabling the highest possible dynamics. This control can be superimposed e.g. by a voltage control. Finally, the obtained control approaches are experimentally validated by measurements with a realized prototype of the bidirectional flyback-converter.


PurposeAccording to the 70th round of the National Sample Survey published by the Government of India in 2014, the incidence of indebtedness among households in the rural areas of Telangana state, India, is twice that of rural all-India. Around 59 per cent of rural households are indebted in Telangana as against 31 per cent all-India. The purpose of this paper is to examine the extent and magnitude of indebtedness among rural households in the Medak district of Telangana state. Further, the authors wanted to identify the sources of credit to these households and for what purpose the loans were utilised.Design/methodology/approachTo achieve the objective, the authors conducted a primary-level household survey in one of the distressed districts in newly formed state. The authors applied the Bayesian and the Lasso regression methods to identify the factors that impact indebtedness of a household.FindingsThe OLS results based on the Lasso regression results show that among all the explanatory variables, principal occupation, use of modern technology, the rate of interest, household medical expenditure and source of loan are significant, indicating that these variables significantly affect the loan taken by the farmers in the study area. The study shows that alternative sources of non-farm income and promotion of modern technology in agriculture can reduce the incidence of farmers' indebtedness in India.Originality/valueThe paper contains significant information with regard to indebtedness. It focusses on the issue troubling the authorities the most. It provides the ground realities of the incidence of indebtedness in Medak, one of the most distressed districts of Telangana, a Southern Indian state. There have been very few similar studies done in the newly formed state. The paper has employed an advanced statistical technique, i.e. Heckman's selection regression technique, to study farmers' indebtedness in India. It provides a means of correcting for non-randomly selected samples, which otherwise can lead to erroneous conclusions and poor policy.


We present basic properties of protostellar disks in the embedded phase of star formation (EPSF), which is difficult to probe observationally using available observational facilities. We use numerical hydrodynamics simulations of cloud core collapse and focus on disks formed around stars in the 0.03–1.0 M☉ mass range. Our obtained disk masses scale near-linearly with the stellar mass. The mean and median disk masses in the Class 0 and I phases (Mmeand,C0 = 0.12 M☉, Mmdnd,C0 = 0.09 M☉ and Mmeand,CI = 0.18 M☉, Mmdnd,CI = 0.15 M☉, respectively) are greater than those inferred from observations by (at least) a factor of 2–3. We demonstrate that this disagreement may (in part) be caused by the optically thick inner regions of protostellar disks, which do not contribute to millimeter dust flux. We find that disk masses and surface densities start to systematically exceed that of the minimum mass solar nebular for objects with stellar mass as low as M* = 0.05–0.1 M☉. Concurrently, disk radii start to grow beyond 100 AU, making gravitational fragmentation in the disk outer regions possible. Large disk masses, surface densities, and sizes suggest that giant planets may start forming as early as in the EPSF, either by means of core accretion (inner disk regions) or direct gravitational instability (outer disk regions), thus breaking a longstanding stereotype that the planet formation process begins in the Class II phase.


Based on a comprehensive survey on both cultivated and natural plantations in Panzhihua City,24 pests and disease were reported,of which 12 pests and 1 disease were first reported in China.The morphological features,typical infestation characteristics and distribution of the pests and diseases were described with illustrations and explanatory notes.


The study investigated factors affecting commercialization o f cassava producing household in Ikwuano Local Government Area, Abia State, Nigeria. It specifically examined the socio-economic characteristics o f cassava household; determine commercialization index and analyzed factors that influence commercialization among cassava producing households. The study employed purposive sampling technique in the selection o f 120 respondents from one local government area (LGA) based on characteristics o f interest, nearness and other related features. The selection was done from 6 communities at the rate o f 20 respondents per community. Analytically, descriptive statistics, household commercialization index (HCI), and multiple regression analysis were used. The results showed that the mean age o f the cassava producing household was about 40 years with a mean farming experience o f 14 years. They are mostly married with an average o f 5 persons per households. The result further revealed that only a few households (less than 2%) have very high commercialization orientation, which exposes the level o f farming in the area. With respect to determinants o f factors that influence commercialization, value o f output, farm size, sex, nearness to market, membership o f cooperative and farming experience were significant and found to exhibit varying degree. The study therefore recommends that supportpolicies that sustain and improve the productivity among farming household especially land tenure policy issues, greater incentives policies for farmers in the rural areas; linkages between farm households and the markets; increase access and exchange o f information on markets.


We present recent advances in the modeling of wind fields and their reconstruction from real-world atmospheric turbulence measurements. The proposed wind field model provides a statistically coherent framework for modeling the empirically observed occurrence of extreme atmospheric events. Furthermore, we demonstrate that the model is general enough to enmesh real-world measurement points, e.g., from meteorological masts or LIDAR, and thus provides a rather convenient method for the reconstruction of highly resolved, three-dimensional wind fields. Our methodology is based on the so-called superstatistics of Gaussian-distributed (or Mann-type) velocity fields with fluctuating covariances and exactly reproduces higher-order statistics due to extreme small-scale wind fluctuations. Therefore, it could lead to more realistic inflow conditions and might potentially enhance the current design standard of wind turbines. We further discuss potential applications of the wind field model in the context of LIDAR measurements as well as for wake situations.


BACKGROUND
Type 1 diabetes management has evolved from meal plans towards flexible eating with carbohydrate counting. With this shift, youth with type 1 diabetes may consume excess fat and insufficient fiber, which may impact glycemic control. Few studies consider whether insulin regimen influences associations between dietary intake and hemoglobin A1c.

PATIENTS AND METHODS
In this cross-sectional study, 252 youth (52% male; age, 13.2 ± 2.8 years; body mass index z-score [z-BMI], 0.7 ± 0.8) with type 1 diabetes completed 3-day food records. Dietary intake was compared with published guidelines. Logistic regression predicted the odds of suboptimal glycemic control (an A1c level of ≥ 8.5%) related to fat and protein intake or fiber intake according to insulin regimen (pump vs. injection) adjusting for age, sex, diabetes duration, z-BMI, insulin dose, glucose monitoring frequency, and total energy intake (TEI).

RESULTS
Youth had a mean TEI of 40.9 ± 15.4 kcal/kg/day and excess fat and insufficient fiber intake compared against published guidelines. Pump-treated youth consuming the highest quartile of fat intake (as percentage TEI) had 3.6 (95% confidence interval, 1.3-9.7) times the odds of a suboptimal A1c than those in the lowest quartile. No such association was found in injection-treated youth. In the total sample, youth with the lowest quartile of fiber intake had 3.6 (95% confidence interval, 1.4-9.0) times the odds of a suboptimal A1c, but this association did not differ by insulin regimen. There was no association between protein intake and A1c.

CONCLUSIONS
Higher fat intake in pump-treated youth and lower fiber intake in all youth were associated with an A1c level of ≥ 8.5%. Improving dietary quality may help improve A1c.


We thank Dr Guo and colleagues for their interest in our research and their engaging insight on an interesting topic. Dr Guo highlighted how in a recent publication of his group a high number of lymphnodes harvested during pulmonary metastasectomy (PM) was a significant predictor of longer progression‐free survival (PFS). Even though we were not able to read the full article, we congratulate with the Authors for their research. We agree that the comparison between our investigations raises some interesting points of discussion. In accordance with what has been described by Dr Guo, our investigation showed a trend towards a lower recurrence of disease in the group of patients where lymphadenectomy was carried out (5 years‐PFS 80% vs. 63.2%), although the difference did not reach statistical significance (p = 0.073). However, there are some evident differences between our two studies: the number of resected lymphnodes, that turned out as a significant independent predictor of PFS in Dr Guo's study, is a parameter that unfortunately we could not analyze in our retrospective series, as reported in the manuscript. Nonetheless, in our population we compared patients who underwent lymphadenectomy with others that did not have any lymph node harvested, and the two groups had comparable sizes. We do not know the proportion of patients who underwent associated lymphadenectomy during PM in Dr Guo's series: if this is significantly dissimilar from ours, the differences in our respective conclusions might be justified by a difference in the populations of study. Nonetheless, as Dr Guo underlined, there is a notable difference in the proportion of patients whose PM was performed through a minimally invasive approach in our respective studies and this may have affected the results. In our series, we observed a slightly higher incidence of persistent air‐leak and arrhythmias in the lymphadenectomy group, but the result might be biased by the higher proportion of lobar resections in this group. We agree that lymphadenectomy itself does not necessarily expose patients to an increased risk of complications, and that it may help to stratify patients from a prognostic point of view and offer an indication for postoperative adjuvant treatments. However, in our opinion the presence of lymph nodes metastasis is a marker of a disease behavior that goes beyond the definition of "oligometastatic." In this perspective, lymphadenectomy does not confer a real benefit in terms of prognostic outcomes. Therefore, we believe that patients should be accurately staged, and, in consideration of the well‐known detrimental effect of nodal metastases in patients with pulmonary metastasis, patients should be offered a surgical option once the presence of nodal involvement has been ruled out. Lastly, we acknowledge that the design of our study should pose some caution in interpreting the results, and an accurate prospective study assessing the impact of lymphadenectomy during PM would be of great value to define the real effect of this practice on oncological outcomes. We thank again Dr Guo and colleagues for their interesting considerations.


Recent research has demonstrated that egalitarian gender role ideologies are associated with higher marital satisfaction and higher psychological well-being. However, there has been little research investigating whether gender role ideologies in Evangelical populations follow these same trends. The current study examined how gender role ideologies in an Evangelical population are related to marital satisfaction and eudaimonic well-being, as well as the role of locus of control in these relationships. Three hundred sixty-three Evangelical Christian women were administered a survey containing measures of gender role ideology, marital satisfaction, eudaimonic well-being, and locus of control. No bivariate relationship was found between marital satisfaction and gender role ideologies. However, locus of control significantly moderated this relationship, such that the relationship was only significant for women with a more external locus of control. Specifically, externalizing women evidenced a significant positive relationship between egalitarian gender role ideologies and marital satisfaction, whereas the relationship was not significant for internalizing women. Moreover, egalitarian gender role ideologies were found to be positively related to eudaimonic well-being. The results of this research expand the current body of literature surrounding gender role ideologies within religious populations, specifically regarding outcomes that are associated with holding specific gender role ideologies.


Abstract The objective of this article is to study the settlement and lives of Sikh merchants in Isan, the northeastern region of Thailand. The Sikhs of Isan initially migrated from Punjab to Bangkok for trade, before moving on to several places in the Isan region, including Nakhon Ratchasima, Khon Kaen, and Ubon Ratchathani. The majority opened fabric and tailor shops. Later, during the Vietnam War, a second wave of Sikhs migrated from Bangkok to other parts of Isan, notably Udon Thani and Nakhon Phanom, where they focused on foreign customers like American soldiers. Today, Thai Sikh families can be found throughout the Isan region with their businesses, although they are small in number. They maintain contact with each other via relatives and common socio-cultural and religious traditions. Their shops and businesses are mainly small-scale retail establishments adapted to and concentrating on local market trends and demand. Most of the newer generation, however, are looking to other kinds of careers more in line with their education, rather than continuing businesses started by their families. บทคดยอ บทความนเนนการศกษาการตงถนฐานและการดำรงอยของพอคาชาวซกขในอสาน ซงมา จากปญจาบ เขามาคาขายในกรงเทพฯ กอนแลวจงขยายสอสาน (นครราชสมา ขอนแกน อบลราชธาน) สวนใหญทำธรกจการคาขายผา ตอมาชวงสงครามเวยดนาม ไดขยายการคาจากกรงเทพฯ สอสานอกซงเปนการยายในระลอกทสอง โดยเฉพาะทอดรธานกบนครพนม เนนลกคาทหารอเมรกนในชวงนน ปจจบนมครอบครวชาวไทยซกขตงถนฐานและเปดรานคากระจายตวไปอยทวอสาน แตมจำนวนนอย โดยเครอญาตยงคงตดตอสอสารกนอยเปนประจำและเนนความสมพนธทางสงคมวฒนธรรมกบงานศาสนา สวนดานการคา เปนกจการขนาดเลก คาขายเปนปจเจก ประเภทซอมาขายไป เนนลกคาชาวทองถน บางสวนมการปรบรปแบบธรกจบางตามความตองการของตลาด ขณะทชาวไทยซกขรนใหมสวนใหญหนไปประกอบอาชพอนตามการศกษา มากกวาการสบทอดกจการคาขายของบรรพบรษ


Remote reprogramming of in situ wireless sensor networks (WSNs) via the wireless link is an important capability. Securing the process of reprogramming allows each sensor node to authenticate each received code image. Due to the resource constraints of WSNs, public key schemes must be used sparingly. This paper introduces a mechanism for secure and efficient code distribution that employs public key cryptography only to sign the root of a combined structure consisting of both hash chains and hash trees. The chain based scheme works best when packets are received in the order they are sent with very few losses. Our hash tree based scheme allows nodes to authenticate packets and verify their integrity quickly, even when the packets may arrive out of order, but can result in too many public key operations. Integrating hash chains and hash trees produces a mechanism that is both resilient to losses and lightweight in terms of reducing memory consumption and the number of public key operations that a node has to perform. Simulation shows that the proposed secure reprogramming schemes add only a modest amount of overhead to a conventional non-secure reprogramming scheme, namely Deluge, and are therefore feasible and practical in a wireless sensor network


Risk factors established during adolescence affect health outcomes in adulthood, although little is known about how adolescent health risk behaviours (HRBs) affect testicular development and reproductive health.


In order for robots to be operated in a variety of environmental conditions, a smooth motion trajectory to goal point is needed in accordance with actuators specifications of the robot. In this paper, a conventional cubic polynomial method for symmetric curve (S-curve) trajectory planning is extended to the smooth (infinitely differentiable and continuous) symmetric and asymmetric curve (AS-curve) trajectory planning derived from a smooth jerk function. In other words, the proposed methods are able to generate the trajectory as S/AS-curve form as well as to satisfy several physical limits such as jerk limit, acceleration limit, and velocity limit. The effectiveness of the proposed methods is shown through comparative studies with existing method.


............................................................................................................ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS..........................................................................................iii DEDICATION..........................................................................................................iv LIST OF CONTENT....................................................................................................v ACRONYMS...........................................................................................................xxi LIST OF TABLES..................................................................................................xxii LIST OF FIGURES.................................................................................................xxiv CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY 1.


In recent years, the scale of RDF datasets is increasing rapidly, the query research on RDF datasets in the transitional centralized environment is unable to meet the increasing demand of data query field, especially the top-k query. Based on the Spark distributed computing system and the HBase distributed storage system, a novel method is proposed for top-k query. A top–k query plan STA (Spark Threshold Algorithm) is proposed to reduce the connection operation of RDF data. Furthermore, a better algorithm SSJA (Spark Simple Join Algorithm) is presented to reduce the sorting related operations for the intermediate data. A cache mechanism is also proposed to speed up the SSJA algorithm. The experimental results show that the SSJA algorithm performs better than the STA algorithm in term of the cost and applicability, and it can significantly improve the SSJA's performance by introducing the cache mechanism.


The viscoelastic solid model with fractional order derivative is proposed in this paper. From the definition of fractional order derivative, the new idea that replaces the traditional Newton dashpot with Abel dashpot is also proposed . The standard linear body with fractional order derivative can successfully describe the relaxation and creep phenomenon of real material. The Stieltjes convolution of relaxation modulus and creep compliance is Heaviside unite step function strictly. The standard linear body with fractional order derivative can be satisfied with experiments of storage modulus and loss modulus of real material in very width frequency. It has extensive application foreground in the theory of viscoelastic.


Through learning technology process, design of the area environment in front of factories and individual architectural unit as well as service facilities, and by making use of modern concept of methods of design, an idea is tried to embody that, in factories design, equipment is modern, management is standard, service is human natural and environment is comfortable.


The present paper examines the use of natural gas in a small four-stroke engine of internal combustion, which is used for the movement of a small alternative generator. The electrical generator functioned without load and under different loads (500, 1000, 1500 and 2000 W), using as fuels gasoline and natural gas. During the tests, it has been observed the CO and HC emissions for every fuel and load condition. The use of natural gas as fuel has as a result the CO and HC emissions decrease under different load. The flow of natural gas was regulated so that until the load of 2000W the behavior of the engine from the aspect of efficiency to be the same with that of gasoline. This means that the engine rpm was the same for every electrical load in both fuels gasoline and natural gas. During the tests, the consumption of gasoline and natural gas were recorded and it has been noticed that they were increased when the electrical load was increased too. As far as the consumption of natural gas is concerned, it has been noticed that it gives the same behavior of the engine from the aspect of power and engine rpm that the manufacturer gives for the use of gasoline.


STUDY OBJECTIVES
To compare the assessment of snoring with the Snorelab app using three different smartphones in one participant to validate it as a method for collecting data for studies on snoring treatment effectiveness.

METHODS
A person of the research group was monitored for 30 consecutive nights with the Snorelab app with three different smartphones (Xiaomi MI8Pro, Samsung Galaxy Alpha, and BQ Aquaris V). The Snorelab app instructions were strictly followed, and data was collected from the app.

RESULTS
There were no significant differences in the measurements of the three smartphones in the time in bed, the all snoring time, the snoring percentage, and the quiet time. BQ and Samsung smartphones determined significantly more light snoring time than the Xiaomi smartphone. The Samsung smartphone assessed significantly less loud snoring time than the Xiaomi smartphone, and also measured the shortest epic snoring time. The lowest Snore Score was calculated with the Samsung smartphone and the highest with the Xiaomi smartphone. Pearson's correlation coefficients demonstrated a relatively strong relationship between the Snore Score measured with the three smartphones.

CONCLUSIONS
Even though the relatively strong relationship between the Snore Score measured with the three smartphones in one participant, the observed differences make it very difficult to use this index as a method of collecting data for studies on snoring treatment effectiveness when patients use different smartphones. However, the Snorelab app may be handy to quantify the treatment effectiveness for a specific patient, provided that he/she always uses the same smartphone.


The article is published on the topic of the state assignment 0761-2019-0004.
The purpose of research – increasing the yield of durum spring wheat in the conditions of Orenburg-tion of the Urals. Due to the increase in aridity of the climate, there is a lack of productive moisture in the soil, which creates sharply unfavorable conditions for the formation of the crop against the background of rising air temperature. The research method is a field experiment. Field experiments were carried out in the conditions of the Central zone of the Orenburg region in the zone of southern chernozems. Two methods of the main tillage – plowing, soil loosening to a depth of 25-27 cm and the background without the main soil formation-were studied. The experiments are laid in accordance with the requirements of the field research methodology. The left soil moisture was determined by the weight method, the calculation of correlation relations – with the use of the program Statistica 6.0. It is established that the yield of the studied crop has no reliable connection with the reserves of productive moisture to sowing in the soil horizons of 0-30 cm and 30-60 cm and is correlated with their amount in the horizon of 60-100 cm and in the meter (0-100 cm) horizon. In the earing phase, the content of useful moisture in both the sowing (0-30 cm), the main root (30-60 cm) and deeper layers of soil (60-100 cm), as well as its amount in the meter horizon is positively associated with the yield of spring durum wheat. Correlation ratios correspondingly on horizons make 0,743; 0,801; 0,954; 0,828, i.e. after earing the role of the moisture containing below a half-meter layer of the soil increases. The most important for the formation of the harvest of spring durum wheat is the accumulation of productive moisture in the soil horizons 30-60 cm and below. Loose soil loosening contributes to better penetration of moisture into the subsurface layers of the soil and increase its reserves.


Abstract A comparative study of crystal chemistry of LiM5+03, M = Nb5+ or Ta5+ was carried out. The limits of stability of the LiNb03 structure and the Tc appear to be controlled primarily by the sizes of the substitutional ions. The LiNb03 films were grown by the liquid phase epitaxy (LPE) technique, using the Li2 0-V2 05 flux. The Na-doped LiNb03 films showed a 30% reduction in the temperature coefficient of SAW velocity.


The inability of a computer to think has been a limiter in its usefulness and a point of reassurance for humanity since the first computers were created. The semantic web is the first step toward removing that barrier, enabling computers to operate based on conceptual understanding, and AI and ML are the second. Both semantic knowledge and the ability to learn are fundamental to web3, as are blockchain, decentralization, transactional transparency, and ownership. Web3 is the next generational step in the information age, where the web evolves into a more digestible medium for users and machines to browse knowledge. The slow introduction of Web3 across the global software ecosystem will impact the people who enable the current iteration. This evolution of the internet space will expand the way knowledge is shared, consumed, and owned, which will lessen the requirement for a global standard and allow data to interact efficiently, no matter the construction of the knowledge. The heart of this paper understands the: 1) Enablement of Web3 across the digital ecosystem. 2) What a Web3 developer will look like. 3) How this alteration will evolve the market around software and knowledge in general.