In this paper, we introduce a novel human interaction detection approach, based on CALIPSO (Classifying ALl Interacting Pairs in a Single shOt), a classifier of humanobject interactions. This new single-shot interaction classifier estimates interactions simultaneously for all human-object pairs, regardless of their number and class. State-of- the-art approaches adopt a multi-shot strategy based on a pairwise estimate of interactions for a set of human-object candidate pairs, which leads to a complexity depending, at least, on the number of interactions or, at most, on the number of candidate pairs. In contrast, the proposed method estimates the interactions on the whole image. Indeed, it simultaneously estimates all interactions between all human subjects and object targets by performing a single forward pass throughout the image. Consequently, it leads to a constant complexity and computation time independent of the number of subjects, objects or interactions in the image. In detail, interaction classification is achieved on a dense grid of anchors thanks to a joint multi-task network that learns three complementary tasks simultaneously: (i) prediction of the types of interaction, (ii) estimation of the presence of a target and (iii) learning of an embedding which maps interacting subject and target to a same representation, by using a metric learning strategy. In addition, we introduce an object-centric passive-voice verb estimation which significantly improves results. Evaluations on the two well-known Human-Object Interaction image datasets, V- COCO and HICO-DET, demonstrate the competitiveness of the proposed method (2nd place) compared to the state-of- the-art while having constant computation time regardless of the number of objects and interactions in the image.


Dental materials are an integral part of Dental practice. A lot of material testing is done in terms of its Tensile, Shear, Compressive strengths, and other properties before the material goes into markets, and even once in the market to check its permutation combinations with other materials. The Universal Testing Machine has been the age old standard for this purpose. However its unavailability in all cities around the country for use by the dental community and more so being quite expensive for getting samples tested; has proven to be a major hindrance in research activities on this front. Majority of Post Graduate studies in Orthodontia are based on Bond strength measurements. Keeping in mind this, a Bond strength measuring machine for Orthodontia is indigenously developed on the similar lines of the Universal Testing Machine, but is quite simple, accurate and serves our purpose.


Wind power prediction has received much attention due to the development renewable energy sources using wind power. The paper presents a new approach which is a support vector regression (SVR) based local predictor (LP) with false neighbours filtered (FNF-SVRLP) to undertake short-term wind power perdition. The proposed predication method not only combines the powerful SVR with the reconstruction properties of time series, but also overcomes the drawback of the original local predictor by removing false neighbours. The proposed method (FNF-SVRLP) is evaluated with the real world wind power data, and the final performance is compared with the support vector regression based local predictor (SVRLP) and the autoregressive moving average (ARMA). The results demonstrate that the proposed method can achieve a better performance than the other methods.


L625 UV-DIAL lidar acquired lots of stratospheric ozone data during 1998~2001.Through analysis of these data,some characteristics of stratospheric ozone profiles over Hefei were given.The altitude of peak density of average ozone profile is 23.32 km,and the averaged ozone peak density is 4.43×10~(12)cm~(-3).The column abundance is 6.4×10~(18)cm~(-2).The variation of ozone density is of an obvious one year cyclic vibration, shown as the seasonal variation.The ozone density in middle and upper stratosphere is larger in summer than in winter.In lower stratosphere,ozone density is larger in winter than in summer.The average altitude of peak ozone density is lower in winter than in summer.


Structural Contingency Theory holds that teams perform best when their structure is aligned with their environment (Hollenbeck et al., 2002). Yet when teams perform poorly due to structural misalignment, they may focus on making changes to their personnel or processes rather than to their structure. This experiment examined whether teams decided to make changes in their structure, personnel, or processes when their structure was misaligned with their environment, and the impact of those decisions on their performance. Two interventions were tested: (a) providing information to teams on the typology of possible changes, and (b) the feedback provided to the teams about their previous structural alignment. Results indicated that teams were most likely to choose to change their structure when (a) they were explicitly informed about the three possible types of changes, and (b) they were provided with feedback regarding their structural alignment. Teams that changed structure subsequently performed better than teams that did not change structure, and the decision to change structure mediated the relationship between the interventions and subsequent team performance. In contrast, a decision to change personnel did not improve performance, and a decision to change process actually worsened team performance. Research on both organizations and teams has shown that when it comes to designing task structures or resource allocation structures, there is no "one best way" across diverse contexts (Burns & Stalker, 1961). Instead, the optimal structure for any given mission may depend upon the nature of the task environment (e.g., predictable versus uncertain). For example, functional structures tend to work best in predictable task environments, but divisional structures work best in uncertain environments (Hollenbeck et al., 2002; Johnson et al., in press). This suggests that when confronted with dynamic situations that may entail changes in the nature of the task environment, teams should change their structure in order to maintain high levels of performance. However, in terms of perceptual space, personnel and processes are often the "figure," whereas the team's structure is the "ground." Hence, when confronted with performance deficiency problems, attention tends to be directed at changes in personnel (e.g., where an individual or subgroup is singled out as the scapegoat) or changes in processes (e.g., reengineering or benchmarking procedures). This may even occur in contexts where the most direct causal determinant of the performance deficiency is an overlooked structural problem. Clearly, if the primary determinant of a performance deficiency is actually structural, structural realignment should be the preferred solution to such a problem. Thus, interventions aimed at both increasing the salience and desirability of structural adaptation may need to be developed. This study examined two such interventions: (a) the information provided to teams regarding possible changes, and (b) the feedback provided to the teams about their degree of structural alignment. A Typology of Change Mechanisms In this section, we propose a typology of possible changes that teams can make in an attempt to improve their performance. In so doing, we draw broadly from the organizational change and development literature, but this typology has not been proposed elsewhere. Additionally, although our focus is on teams, the typology may apply equally well to higher levels of analysis, such as departments, SBUs, or organizations themselves. Specifically, we suggest that teams can make three types of changes: structure, personnel, or process. Structural Changes The first type of change teams may make is structural in nature. Drawing from Burns and Stalker's (1961) theory of mechanistic and organic organizations, both Wagner (2000) and Hollenbeck (2000) suggested that two dimensions along which teams can be structured are centralization and departmentation. Centralization refers to the horizontal dimension of structure, reflecting how much authority (if any) is invested in a team leader. Highly centralized teams require most decisions to be made by the leader, whereas highly decentralized teams empower team members to make decisions, and may even be self-managing (without a leader). Departmentation refers to the horizontal dimension of structure, reflecting differences in specialization of the members. In functional teams, members specialize in one aspect of the team's task, through possessing expertise or resources in a specific area, whereas in divisional teams, members are generalists that handle many aspects of the team's task. In addition to these two dimensions of structure, Johnson et al. (in press) added rewards as a third dimension. In cooperatively rewarded teams, members are rewarded based upon their team's performance as a whole, whereas in competitively rewarded teams, members are rewarded based upon their individual performance. According to structural contingency theory, there is no one best way to structure teams; instead, the best structure depends upon both the environment within which the team operates and the dimension of performance they are seeking to maximize. Centralized, functional, and cooperatively rewarded teams fit best in predictable environments and promote accuracy, while decentralized, divisional, and competitively rewarded teams fit best in unpredictable environments and promote speed of performance. When seeking to improve their performance, teams making structural changes may modify any combination of these structural dimensions. Centralized teams may become decentralized, functional teams may become divisional, cooperatively rewarded teams may become competitively rewarded, or vice versa. Moreover, teams may undergo more than one structural change simultaneously. For example, a centralized and divisional team that has operating in an unpredictable environment may change to a decentralized and divisional structure in order to become more aligned with their environment. Personnel Changes The second type of change teams may make is related to personnel—the team members themselves. In this type of change, the performance problem is attributed to one or more of the team members, and these attributions may or may not be legitimate. A team member may legitimately lack the requisite knowledge, skills, or abilities (KSAs) to perform their portion of the team's task. A team member may possess the requisite KSAs but not be a good fit with the rest of the team, and thus inhibit overall team performance (Ferris, Youngblood, & Yates, 1985). There may simply be more team members than is necessary to do the task ("too many cooks spoil the broth"), and thus one or more needs to be downsized or reassigned. More pernicious, however, are the illegitimate attributions. When team performance is poor, people often engage in counterfactual thinking, where they consider what could have happened if something had been done differently. Often that counterfactual thinking process leads people to blame one member for the team's failure, even if there were many factors that led to poor performance (Naquin & Tynan, 2003). Alternatively, a team member may serve as a scapegoat for the rest of the team, as the other members seek to avoid responsibility for the team's failure (Boeker, 1992; Gamson & Scotch, 1964). When poor team performance is attributed to personnel issues, teams may make one or more of four types of changes. First, they may remove the member or members who are perceived to be responsible for the team's poor performance. If the task can be performed with fewer members, these members may not be replaced, but in most cases, other individuals will be selected to take over their responsibilities. Second, teams may seek training for the poorly performing members in order to imbue them with the knowledge and/or skills necessary for good team performance. Third, teams may engage in activities intended to increase the motivation of the poorly performing members. This may entail the promise of rewards for better performance or the threat of punishment for continued poor performance. Finally, teams may redistribute roles within the team so that each team member fills the role that is most in line with their KSAs. Thus, a team confronted with a performance deficiency has a wide variety of options open to them if they attribute this to a personnel problem. Process Changes The third type of change teams may make is related to their process—the methods and strategies they use to perform their tasks. In this type of change, poor performance is attributed not to the team's structure or personnel, but rather to how they are doing their jobs. In a sense, the team believes that they have been going about their tasks the wrong way, and devise what they believe to be superior strategies that will lead to better performance. At the organizational level, making process changes is often referred to as reengineering, work redesign or business process design, where work is redesigned to improve efficiency in workflow or effectiveness in organizational performance (Burke, 1997). This is roughly paralleled at the team level, as teams make changes that enable them to be more efficient or effective in performing their tasks. Teams may make changes to their technology, possibly in response to changes in task complexity (Lawrence & Lorsch, 1967). They may develop better methods of coordinating their actions with each other, possibly by improving their communication practices. They may develop strategies for helping each other out when individual members are overwhelmed with task demands. As these brief examples illustrate, the range of process changes teams may make are numerous, and are dependent upon the team's task and the environment in which they operate. Thus, teams may make three types of changes when they are seeking to improve their performance: structural


In this article the development of German können, dürfen, sollen, mögen, müssen, and wollen is examined in the light of grammaticalization theory. It is assumed that these verbs form a class (or subclass) of modal auxiliaries. Some of the assertions made on the development of modal verbs across languages are examined. For example, do the modal meanings develop from nonmodal meanings? Do the epistemic uses of these auxiliaries evolve from deontic ones? Can such an evolution be described in terms of metaphor and can the development of these verbs be described as following a distinct "path" that is "unidirectional"? Some of these questions are answered in the affirmative, but new question arise in the course of the investigation.


. Individual (private) contracts occupy one of the key places among individual regulators of legal relations. The rapid development of legal relations in the scientific and technological sphere, their importance for the evolution of society and the state, predetermines the need to study individual (private) contracts as regulators of these legal relations. The purpose of the study is to form scientific knowledge about the role and significance of individual (private) contracts in streamlining legal relations in the scientific and technological field. The objectives of the study are to analyze the essence of individual (private) contracts, their relationship with legal contracts, to determine the industry specifics of individual (private) contracts in the regulation of legal relations in the scientific and technological sphere. The work as a whole is based on the methodology of the integrative understanding of law. The author used methods of a general scientific nature (methods of formal logic, systemic, functional, historical methods) and private scientific methods of jurisprudence (formal legal, comparative legal). The author of the article is understood an individual (private) contract as an individual regulator of a specific legal relationship. In modern conditions, individual (private) contracts, along with other individual regulators, play a significant role in streamlining legal relations in the scientific and technological sphere within the framework of the principles and norms of law. Differentiation of individual (private) contracts from legal contracts is carried out. It has been established that individual (private) agreements are of particular importance for regulating legal relations related to the direct implementation of scientific and technological activities, which are key, backbone for the scientific and technological sphere. It was revealed that such contracts can be concluded within the framework of either civil law or labor law. Their common and special features are determined.


Through a comparison between basketball and other similar sports viewed from the structure of technical actions, rules of contest and attack-defenseantagonism, the article points out the characteristics and the functions of modern basketball game for the purpose of getting a scientific understanding of the basketball game, and thus developing and improving it.


The potential involvement of the extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) pathway in chondrocyte mechanotransduction was tested in bovine chondrocyte-agarose constructs under hydrostatic loading. Results suggested that the ERK pathway may be inhibited by hydrostatic pressure-induced mechanotransduction and may also be a negative regulator of Sox9 mRNA expression, which is an important modulator of chondrocyte function.


This paper sought to provide information regarding the water resources in the Philippines, focusing on the issues of water quality, status of water use and water scarcity, and other threats to water availability. Although the country has sufficient amount of water resources, it was found out that water availability is still threatened by some major water resources problems: increasing water demand due to drastic growth in population, water resources pollution, droughts and flooding and weak institutional framework to address these problems. Water quality problems include increasing groundwater and surface water pollution. Moreover, drought and flooding have also increased damages in recent years due to deteriorating watersheds and high economic and population growth. In relation to these, the government enacted national laws to define and deal with water control and quality management. The
objective of this research was to present and evaluate current conditions and issues on Philippine water resources.


Threatened species are frequently patchily distributed across small wild populations, ex situ populations managed with varying levels of intensity, and reintroduced populations. Best practice advocates for integrated management across in situ and ex situ populations. Wild addax (Addax nasomaculatus) now number fewer than 100 individuals, yet thousands of addax remain in ex situ populations, which can provide addax for reintroductions, as has been the case in Tunisia in the mid-1980s. However, integrated management requires genetic data to ascertain the relationships between wild and ex situ populations that have incomplete knowledge of founder origins, management histories and pedigrees. We undertook a global assessment of genetic diversity across wild, ex situ, and reintroduced populations in Tunisia to assist conservation planning for this Critically Endangered species. We show that the remnant wild populations retain more mitochondrial haplotypes which are more evolutionarily diverse than the entirety of the ex situ populations across Europe, North America and the United Arab Emirates, and the reintroduced Tunisian population. Additionally, 1704 SNPs revealed that whilst population structure within the ex situ population is minimal, each population carries unique diversity. Finally, we show that careful selection of founders and subsequent genetic management is vital to ensure genetic diversity is provided to, and minimise drift and inbreeding within, reintroductions. Our results highlight a vital need to conserve the last remaining wild addax population, and we provide a genetic foundation for determining integrated conservation strategies to prevent extinction and optimise future reintroductions.


This paper is the second part of a study of katabatic jet along a convexly curved slope with a maximum angle of about 35.5°. Large‐Eddy Simulation (LES) is performed with a special focus on the outer‐layer shear of the katabatic jet. In the first part, a basic statistical quantitative analysis of the flow was performed. Here a qualitative and quantitative description of vortical structures is used to gain insight in the present 3‐D turbulent flow. It is shown that Görtler vortices oriented in the streamwise downslope direction develop in the shear layer. They spread with a specific mushroom shape in the vertical direction up to about 100 m height. They play a main role with respect to local turbulent mixing in the ground surface boundary layer. The present curved slope configuration constitutes a realistic model for alpine orography. This paper provides a procedure based on local turbulence anisotropy to track Görtler vortices for in situ measurements, which has never been proposed in the literature.


Bisphenol-C-formaldehyde-acrylate (BCFA) resin was synthesized by reacting 0.1 mol bisphenol-C-formaldehyde resin, 0.4 mol acrylic acid in 25 ml 1,4-dioxane and 1.5 g phenothiazine catalyst at 80°C for 6 h. Jute, glass, jute-bamboo, and glass-bamboo composites were prepared by compression molding technique at 150°C for 2 h under 30.4 MPa pressure. Jute-BCFA, Glass-BCFA, Jute-bamboo-BCFA, Glass-Bamboo-BCFA possess 50, 114, 49, and 65 MPa tensile strength; 58, 185, 69, and 70 MPa flexural strength; 1.2, 3.3, 1.3, and 1.9 kV/mm electric strength and 6.2 × 1012, 2.5 × 1013, 6.6 × 1012, and 1.5 × 1013 ohm cm volume resistivity. The data are interpreted in terms of nature of fibers and resin and fiber loading and orientation. Water absorption behavior of composites is tested in pure water, 10% NaCl and 10% Hcl solutions at room temperature as well as in boiling water. Observed diffusivity order for each of composite is H2O < NaCl < HCl. Sandwich composites shown high water absorption in all media due to high bamboo fiber loading and fiber agglomeration. The presence of HCl and NaCl affected the water structure and hence diffusivity. Jute-bamboo-BCFA and Glass-Bamboo-BCFA delaminated in boiling water within half an hour. Mechanical and electrical properties and water absorption behavior are affected by the nature of fibers and matrix, fiber loading and fiber arrangement. Fairly good mechanical and electrical properties of Jute-BCFA and Glass-BCFA and their low water absorption behavior signify their usefulness as low load bearing applications. Composites signify their use for low load bearing applications in construction, electrical and marine industries.


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"Who howled ... and were dragged off the roof waving genitals and manuscriptsAllen Ginsberg, "Howl""Beat." A single-word synthesis describing this group of disaffected heroes of the subculture who used the language of the body, as well as of the soul, in their writing. These questers for a new vision, journeying through the inner and outer conflicts of their disparate, though related, lives by experimenting with new modes of transcendence, new styles of writing, and new methods of surviving, paved the way for a new generation of writers by breeching taboos; by exposing their problems, their nightmares, and their fears in print; by shocking the safe, insipid culture of the fifties. They created a movementthe Beat Generation with their revolution of the spirit and their anthem of "Go."In these critical essays Gregory Stephenson takes the reader on a journey through the literature of the Beat Generation: a journey encompassing that common ethos of Beat literaturethe passage from darkness to light, from fragmented being toward wholeness, from Beat to Beatific. In his introduction, Stephenson provides a brief history of this literary and cultural phenomenon and establishes the basis of these authors right to be called a "generation." He examines what sets the Beats apart from other writers of the postwar period, showing which qualities of the works of these dissimilar authors formed the nexus of a movement. He also discusses the effect they had on a very unaware and cautious public.Stephenson then provides original in-depth examinations of the writings of eight Beat authors and develops new perspectives on their work. He travels through Jack Kerouac s "Duluoz Legend. "following Kerouac s quests for identity, community, and spiritual knowledge. He examines Allen Ginsberg s use of transcendence in "Howl," discovers the Gnostic vision in William S. Burroughs fiction, and studies the mythic, visionary power of Lawrence Ferlinghetti s poetry. Stephenson also provides oneof the first detailed examinations of the writings of lesser-known Beat authors: John Clellon Holmes. Gregory Corso, Richard Farina, and Michael McClure. He explores the myth and the mystery of the literary legend of Neal Cassady. And in the conclusion Stephenson integrates the common traits of the Beat writers their use of primitivism, shamanism, myth and magic, spontaneity, and improvisation, all of which led them to a new idiom of consciousness and to the expansion of the parameters of American literature.Carolyn Cassady, in the foreword to Stephenson s chapbook on her husband Neal, has stated that "Stephenson s concise insights illuminate with exceptional clarity the complex dualistic nature Cassady wrestled with throughout his lifeboth real and fictional." Burroughs, commenting on Stephenson s essay on him, has said, "The precise parallels with my own lines of thought, independently arrived at, are striking." And Ferlinghetti has called the essay on Ginsberg s "Howl," "excellent." Stephen Moore, in his review of the Cassady essay in "The Kerouac Connection, "refers to "Stephenson s growing reputation as one of the best Beat critics writing today.""


This paper considers the information introduced by measured zeros from frequency response functions. The zeros' sensitivities are expressed as a linear combination of the eigenvalues' (natural frequencies) and mode shapes' sensitivities. It is demonstrated in a numerical exerdse that the sensitivities of the closest eigenvalues and mode shapes contribute most to the sensitivities of the zeros.


Abstract The polymerization of some kinds of vinyl monomer was found to occur without an ordinary initiator in aqueous solutions of AB-type block or random copolymers of sodium methacrylate with styrene as a so-called "uncatalyzed polymerization." Although the spin trapping technique showed that the initiation mechanism by the block copolymer was the same as that by the random copolymer, the initiating ability of the block copolymer was lower than that of the random copolymer. Such results are attributable to the difference in the incorporating ability of monomer into the micelles formed by the block copolymer and into the hydrophobic areas formed by the random copolymer.


This paper studies the impact of the accelerometer output error on the levelling accuracy in levelling mode of the airborne remote sensing stabilized platform. On the basis that the accelerometer output signal is non-stationary, a non-stationary time series model of ARIMA(3,0,1) is established, with which an adaptive Kalman filter is designed. In the Kalman filter, an online correction method for the forgetting factor based on real-time measurements is presented, achieving the automatic adjustment of the Kalman filter gain. The model of the accelerometer and the adaptive Kalman filter are applied to the airborne remote sensing stabilized platform principle prototype made by our research group. On one hand, the results show that the model is fit for the accelerometer. On the other hand, it is noted that the new filter has improved the measurement accuracy of the accelerometer, depressed the oscillations of the levelling progress of the platform and reduced the steady-state error of the platform. The levelling performance of the stabilized platform is efficiently improved after all these work.


This paper overviews recent work that examined the optical properties of mono-disperse, PPE-based π-conjugated oligomers that contain a 2,2-bipyridine-5,5'-diyl metal coordinating unit. The photophysical properties of the free oligomers and metallated oligomers that contain the -Ru(bpy) 2 2+ and -Re(CO) 3 Cl transition metal complexes coordinated to the bpy-diyl unit have been characterized by absorption, photoluminescence and transient absorption spectroscopy. In addition, we report the photophysics of a novel organometallic "square" that features "sides" consisting of a PPE-type π-conjugated oligomer and "corners" that consist of (dbubpy)Pt II (acetylide) 2 units (where dbubpy = 4,4'-di-tert-butyl-2,2'-bipyridine).


Small crystals of YbAl/sub 3/ have been obtained using the Bridgman or a direct synthesis method and subsequently disc-shaped compacts prepared using a hot-pressing technique. The Seebeck coefficient, electrical resistivity, thermal diffusivity and specific heat capacity were measured over a temperature range 200-800 K. Although the thermal conductivity of YbAl/sub 3/ is much higher than that of Bi/sub 2/Te/sub 3/ based alloys, YbAl/sub 3/ possesses an electrical power factor which is more than double those of Bi/sub 2/Te/sub 3/ based alloys. The thermoelectric figure of merit at room temperature is about 1.1/spl times/10/sup -3/ K/sup -1/, which is only a third of Bi/sub 2/Te/sub 3/ based thermoelectric materials. However, YbAl/sub 3/ may be a useful material for electrical power generation using waste heat with its substantially large electrical power factor providing a large electrical power density.


Objective To study the characteristics of genotypes of Vibrio parahemolyticus strains collected in Wuxi city in 2009,analysis the phylogenic relationship among the strains isolated from the samples of bacterial food poisoning and foodborne illness, and establish the molecular typing databases of Vibrio parahemolyticus, so as to provide scientific evidence for quick reaction and early warning, monitoring and control of foodborne illness. Methods Pulsed field gel electrophoresis(PFGE) was used for molecular typing of isolates. Clustering of patterns was analyzed with software BioNumerics. Results All 21 strains were clustered into 9 PFGE patterns when digested with Sfi I,with similarity coefficient between groups more than 60%.The strains of DNA fingerprinting of two food poisoning incidents were identical,the strains isolated from foodborne illness belonged to 7 PFGE patterns.Subtype 3 and subtype 6 were predominant patterns in 2009. Conclusions The predominant patterns were subtype 3 and subtype 6 in Wuxi in 2009. It is necessary to enhance the prevention of bacterial food poisoning and foodbourne illness.


Objective To investigate the risk factors for post transplant hyperglycaemia undergoing allogene peripheral blood stem cell transplantion(allo-PBSCT) in hematologic disease patients.Methods 62 patients undergoing allo-PBSCT with hematologic disease were divided into 2 groups:hyperglycaemia group and control group.Variables were analyzed using T-test and chi-square analysis methods.Logistic regression analysis was done to rank the relative risk of potential variables and calculate the 95% confidence interval(CI).Results Posttransplant hyperglycaemia patients included posttransplant diabetes mellitus(PTDM),impaired glucose tolerance(IGT) and impaired fast glucose(IFG).Posttransplant hyperglycaemia developed in 15 patients(24.19%).On univariate analyses,posttransplant hyperglycaemia was close correlated with many factors respectivly(P≤0.05),such as ages,weight of pretransplant,the time of apply ciclosporin A and glucocorticosteroid,cumulative dosage of glucocorticosteroid,smoking history and hypertension after allo-PBSCT.Multivariate and Logistic regression analysis revealed that the risk factors for hyperglycaemia were identified as,appliy time of ciclosporin A and development of hypertension after allo-PBSCT.Conclusions Hyperglycaemia is a common allograftic complication in recipients after allo-PBSCT with hematologic disease.The cumulative dosage of steroids,using time of CsA and development of hypertension after allo-PBSCT were independent risk factors for posttransplant hyperglycaemia hyperglycaemia.


The paper firstly summarizes the important role of geographic information in the population census and household registration,then introduces the experiment results of establishment of population census GIS and household management GIS by the combination of population data and spatial data.Based on the research experience,the main research direction and content to develop population GIS in China are finally proposed.


Women's beliefs, attitudes, and intention, defined according to Fishbein and Ajzen (1975), were studied in relation to procedures for abortion: a commonly used surgical method, vacuum aspiration, and a recent medical alternative. Subjects were 53 women requesting an abortion and 53 nonpregnant women. Effects of having had an abortion prior to the study and of situation were obtained as expected in belief ratings and attitude measures. Choice of the medical alternative was related to having distinctly opposite attitudes to methods. Choice of the surgical treatment related to having slightly negative attitudes to both methods. In the actual situation more positive attitudes had been expected and were obtained. Previous experience of abortion and situation were assumed to be external factors with effects on intention if mediated by the attitudes. A logistic regression model showed a good fit and predicted the intentional choice of treatment from attitude scores.


The publication of the lead article in this issue of Studies in American Fiction has special significance for me in that it appears on the occasion of the retirement of Philip Young as Evan Pugh Professor of English at Pennsylvania State University. My own desire to pursue graduate study at Penn State was directly inspired by Professor Young's landmark book Ernest Hemingway, first published in 1952 and revised in 1966 as Ernest Hemingway: A Reconsideration. As a student in his seminar on Hemingway, I came to know something of Professor Young's wealth of knowledge, the depth of his personal and scholarly sensitivity, and the respect and affection he inspires in students and colleagues alike. I feel all of this still, even though the experience that inspired it is more than two decades in the past. Philip Young has left his mark on the profession and on the lives of those who studied with him. I am deeply pleased that he chose to publish his article on Melville in SAF, and I present it with pride and humility and gratitude. We wish Professor Young a fulfilling and productive retirement.


We consider a free boundary problem for the p-Laplace operator
which is related to the so-called Bernoulli free boundary problem.
In this formulation, the classical boundary gradient condition is replaced
by a condition on the distance between two di erent level surfaces of
the solution. For suitable scalings our model converges to the classical
Bernoulli problem; one of the advantages in this new formulation lies in
the simplicity of the arguments, since one does not need to consider the
boundary gradient.
We shall study this problem in convex and other regimes, and establish
existence and qualitative theory


In order to learn more about the physical phenomena occurring in cloud cavitation, the nonlinear dynamics of a spherical cluster of cavitation bubbles and cavitation bubbles in cluster in an acoustic field excited by a square pressure wave are numerically investigated by considering viscosity, surface tension, and the weak compressibility of the liquid. The theoretical prediction of the yield of oxidants produced inside bubbles during the strong collapse stage of cavitation bubbles is also investigated. The effects of acoustic frequency, acoustic pressure amplitude, and the number of bubbles in cluster on bubble temperature and the quantity of oxidants produced inside bubbles are analyzed. The results show that the change of acoustic frequency, acoustic pressure amplitude, and the number of bubbles in cluster have an effect not only on temperature and the quantity of oxidants inside the bubble, but also on the degradation types of pollutants, which provides a guidance in improving the sonochemical degradation of organic pollutants.


This paper presents the design, production, and testing of a mechanism to passively deploy a coiled tape spring in a controlled and reliable manner. The design has the tape spring wrapped around a central spool and constrained by five rollers attached to ball bearings on either side. Except for ball bearings and a metal shaft through the central spool to provide an attachment point for an encoder, the mechanism is intended to be mostly 3D printed using various ABS-based polymers. Prototyping the deployer produced data regarding the selected tape spring and the design presented in this paper. Examination under extreme temperatures revealed difficulties for the mechanism to perform appropriately. However, after several design iterations, the final design performed adequately. Finally, the development and testing of this mechanism demonstrated a passive deployable boom capability for a variety of space missions, including spacecraft with passively unfolding structures. Furthermore, the design presented here not only has the potential for intricate unfolding spacecraft designs when motorized deployment is not desirable but also opens up opportunities for the SmallSat community with its lower complexity and small size.


Video streaming services strive to support high-quality videos at higher resolutions and frame rates to improve the quality of experience (QoE). However, high-quality videos consume considerable amounts of energy on mobile devices. This paper proposes NeuSaver, which reduces the power consumption of mobile devices when streaming videos by applying an adaptive frame rate to each video chunk without compromising the user experience. NeuSaver generates a policy that can determine the appropriate frame rate for each video chunk using reinforcement learning (RL). The RL model automatically learns the policy that optimizes the QoE goals based on previous observations. NeuSaver also uses an asynchronous advantage actor-critic algorithm to reinforce the RL model quickly and robustly. Streaming servers that support NeuSaver preprocess videos into segments with various frame rates, which is similar to the process of creating videos with multiple bit rates in dynamic adaptive streaming over HTTP. NeuSaver utilizes the commonly used H.264 video codec. We evaluated NeuSaver in various experiments and a user study through four video categories along with the previously proposed model. Our experiments showed that NeuSaver effectively reduces the power consumption of mobile devices when streaming video by an average of 16.14% and up to 23.12% while maintaining high QoE.


MIL-HDBK-217F handbook is widely used in the reliability prediction of electronic system. In this paper the case studies of reliability prediction method based on MIL-HDBK-217F handbook is conducted. Firstly, the history of reliability prediction based on handbook is introduced, then the theory and prediction process. Finally the reliability of Electronic Power Supply (EPC) is predicted based on the MIL-HDBK-217F method, including the failure rate of each component. This paper is based on MIL-HDBK - 217, Part count method to predict the reliability of system.


Ft. Adams, R. I., Dec. 21, 1897. To the Editor: —In theJournalof Nov. 27 and Dec. 11, 1897, articles appeared on the treatment of inevitable abortion, and I present the following history of a patient in which curettage was performed as a means of emptying the uterus of the retained secundines, which resulted in the prompt recovery of the patient from an almost moribund condition. The patient, a female of middle age, multipara, anemic and debilitated, while about her household duties suddenly fell to the floor from continuous loss of blood, which had been a prominent symptom for several days and had been attributed to a more than usually profuse catamenia. All knowledge of a probable pregnancy was denied. Pain and hemorrhage were very pronounced symptoms, and the patient was at once placed in bed, the foot end raised, morphia and viburnum were administered pro re nata;


Background: In last few decades, childhood obesity has become a burdensome challenge globally. The most important long-term consequence of childhood obesity is its persistence into adulthood, with all the associated health risks. Persistent obesity is established before the age of 11. Methods: A descriptive cross sectional study with non-probability convenient sampling was carried out over a period of three month in a private sector school Islamabad, Pakistan. The sampling frame was 250 students of grade 4 of roots school system. The response rate was 67%. Results: Mean age in our sample was 10 years. Mean BMI was 18.14 with a standard deviation of 4.4. The frequency of obesity in children was 22% (more than 97th percentile and equivalent to BMI of 30kg/m 2) and that of overweight was 32% (more than 85th percentile and BMI of). Among obese children 28% were reasonably physically active the past week. Regarding eating habits 52% children ate their breakfast every day, 16% of the children never had their breakfast because they didn't like breakfast or because they were never given breakfast at home. 55% of the children thought that obesity can be prevented by making sure that children are into sports and games, by promoting healthy snacks and banning fast foods, by launching fitness programs and by health education. Conclusion: We found a high frequency of obese and overweight children in the private sector school of Islamabad. Physical inactivity and relationship with other factors like watching TV, gaming and over consumption of junk food was found to be associated with overweight and obesity adds some useful data to the previous researches.


The invention provides a control system of an intelligent vehicle. The control system comprises a steering engine, a motor, a central control module, a photoelectric sensor module and a speed measurement sensor, wherein the photoelectric sensor module is used for collecting road information of the intelligent vehicle; the speed measurement sensor is used for detecting the movement speed of the intelligent vehicle; the central control module is used for receiving the road information and the movement speed, determining the movement direction deviation value of the intelligent vehicle running off the road according to the road information and the movement speed, and controlling the steering of the steering engine and the speed of the motor according to the deviation value, so as to control the movement direction of the intelligent vehicle. With the application of the control system of the intelligent vehicle provided by the embodiment of the invention, control over the steering and the speed of the intelligent vehicle is realized, the road recognition stability of the intelligent vehicle is improved, and the running stability of the intelligent vehicle is improved.


Objective To observe the effect of Kangfuxin liquid in treating radiation esophagitis.Method Total 120 cases confirmed by gastroscopic examination received radiation with radiation esophagitis were randomly divided into two groups:the treatment group(n=60)and the control group(n=60);10 ml of Kangfuxin liquid was given to the treatment group,3 times a day for two weeks,for the control group,20 ml of the mixture of 500 ml of Vitamin B complex liquid,400 000 U of Gentamicin,10 mg of Dexamethasone,200 mg of Lidocaine were given,3 times a day for two weeks;the clinical symptoms were observed in both groups before and after treatment.Results The contrast between the two groups showed that the clinical symptoms of both groups relieved obviously,while symptom improvement in the treatment group was quicker than that in the control group.The difference between the two groups was obvious.Conclusion Kangfuxin liquid can rapidly improve the clinical symptoms of radiation esophagitis,promote the local repairment.Kangfuxin liquid is reliable and effective in treating radiation esophagitis and it is worthy of wide application.


At the historical juncture of being about to be in power in the whole nation,CPC scientifically summed up the basic experience of style construction of the Party in the period of democratic revolution,took the persistance of fine style of the Party to the high plane of concerning Party character and success or failure of cause ,advanced the thought that carried forward the basic fine style and change some conerete style not adapting situation,stressed that keeped up the practice of criticism and self criticism,modest and prudent and plain living and hard struggle under the condition of being in power,took the Party under surveillance by the masses,prevented pride and combated corrupt.Made indispensable theoritical preparation for style construction of the Party under the condition of peace and being in power.


Dr Kimberley Hill, Senior Lecturer in Psychology (firstname.lastname@example.com) Dr Rebecca Semmens-Wheeler, Birmingham City University Our research is putting together the puzzle pieces behind the UK's decision to leave the EU. While some research is beginning to emerge around so-called 'Brexit', limited work focuses on a number of psychological factors related to these recent events. Our large-scale, UK-wide survey focuses on attitudes towards voting preference, how participants might vote now and a range of other factors such as: locus of control, social dominance orientation, prejudice, decision-making styles, social self-esteem and interpersonal reactivity, among others. Over 350 participants have participated in our study so far and preliminary results will soon be available, including findings related to voting preference and correlations between various personality and attitudinal measures. Our research will contribute to the growing picture forming around UK's decision to leave the EU, while providing an insight into the important psychological processes behind collective decision making. Project updates can be found at: https://www.researchgate.net/project/Attitudes-towards-Brexit


The invention is suitable for the field of communication, and provides a method and a system for displaying an information transmission progress of a mobile terminal, and the mobile terminal. The method comprises the following steps of: acquiring a transmission progress of information in a process of transmitting the information; and displaying a predetermined picture in a display scale corresponding to the acquired transmission progress according to the corresponding relationships among the predetermined picture, the display scale and the transmission progress and the acquired transmission progress. In the method and the system for displaying the information transmission progress of the mobile terminal, and the mobile terminal, conventional progress bar and percentage progress display modes are replaced by displaying the predetermined picture in the display scale corresponding to the acquired transmission progress, so as to bring a novel experience visually.


An efficient identity-based threshold signcryption scheme was presented.With bilinear pairings technology,a proved secure threshold signcryption scheme was designed in the standard model,based on Waters and Paterson's signature scheme.We prove its semantic security on the hardness of decisional bilinear Diffie-Hellman problem and its unforgeability on the hardness of computational Diffie-Hellman problem.Compared with other schemes in the random oracle model,this scheme is more meaningful.


The interest of the terrorist groups like Al-Qaida in biological weapons is obvious. A biological attack which aims to provoke disabling or lethal diseases should have dramatic consequences like government beheading or economical and social disorganisation.The struggle against biological threat begins upstream from the attack with efficient intelligence services, fast and accurate detection apparatus, setting up medicines and training the security and help services.The intervention after an attack depends on the quality of the previous actions.There is still a lot of work to do such as improving sensitivity and rapidity of the detection apparatus or improving the intervention plans like the French "Biotox" Plan.


The Indian National Gas Hydrate Program Expedition-01 has established one of the richest gashydrates deposits in the clay-rich marine sediment of Krishna-Godavari (KG) basin in the eastern Indian margin. The morphology of gas-hydrates varies from complex vein structures (grain-displacing) to invisible pore-filling. The available rock physics models assume isotropic pore-filling gas-hydrates and thus mislead the estimation of gas-hydrates for fractured fine grained sediments. The anisotropic behavior of sediment in KG basin provides additional complication. First time, we apply the differential effective medium theory to incorporate grain-displacing morphology by which gas-hydrates are included as vertical ellipsoids with aspect ratios corresponding to thin veins to nodules in an elastic anisotropic background. The results from sonic velocities at Hole-10D in KG basin show the saturations of gas-hydrates in the depth range of 60-140 meters below sea floor (mbsf) as 35-42, 2730 and 33-41% of total porosity for three different morphologies of (i) pore-filling, (ii) grain-displacing and (iii) combination of grain-displacing and pore-filling, respectively. The saturation is the highest at ~67 mbsf for any morphology but the estimations differ among different morphologies. For pore-filling morphology, the maximum (56%) gas-hydrates saturation is 18-22% higher than that of the graindisplacing morphology and 2-9% higher than that of the combined morphology.


This paper demonstrates and exploits some interesting frequency-domain properties of nonstationary signals. Considering these properties, a new method for blind separation of linear instantaneous mixtures of mutually uncorrelated, nonstationary, real sources is proposed which is based on spectral decorrelation of the sources. It allows the existing timedomain algorithms developed for stationary, temporally correlated sources to be applied to nonstationary, temporally uncorrelated sources just by mapping the mixtures into the frequency domain. The method sets no constraint on the piecewise stationarity of the sources, unlike most of previously reported methods.


Objective: To explore the application of fibrin glue on hemorrhage and lymph - oozing after radial operation of breast cancer. Methods: 30 patients were chosen as the test group and give them fibrin glue during the period of radical operation of breast cancer while other 30 patients as the control. Results: The bleeding rate, lymph - oozing have been singnificantly reduced in the test group in which fibrin - glue was given. Conclusion: Fibrin glue can decrease the hemorrhgae and lymph -oozing effectively after radical operation.


Objective To study the effects of exogenous pulmonary surfactant(PS) on acute lung injury induced by intestinal ischemia reperfusion in mice.Methods Twenty seven healthy SD mice were anesthetized and divided equally into 3 groups at random, namely : Group A transient occlusion of mesenteric artery for 10 seconds as sham control; Group B occlusion of the artery for 1h followed by 2?h reperfusion ; Group C intratracheal injection of PS (100mg/kg). All mice were tracheotomized and ventilated mechanically after the initial 3?h, pH, dynamic compliance(Cdyn), and resistance(R) were measured simultaneously. Results 1. Pathological examination showed that the lung edema, hemorrhage and partial atelectasis were found in group B. All of these features were reversed by PS in group C;2. The gas exchange function was damaged in group B ( lower PaO 2 and higher PaCO 2, B vs A, P 0.05 ). After using PS, PaO 2 was improved and PaCO 2 decreased (C vs B, P 0.05 ); 3. The lung function of group B also showed decreasing in Cdyn and increasing in R. Cdyn in group C was obvious better than that in group B. Conclusion PS is an effective therapy in animal models of acute lung injury.


The talent management in higher education institutions is complex and embedded in the education and research processes. Knowledge and conscious planning of the interfaces is only possible based on information from a properly functioning quality assurance system. Therefore, in designing, developing, and changing models of quality assurance systems, particular attention should be paid to ensure substantive support for talent management processes. For this reason, talent management cannot be linked to one or another ESG 2015 standards, but must be understood and presented in a complex way, as a whole system. The aim of this study is to explore this complexity, to highlight the links and to suggest possible improvements.


The aim is to raise questions about possible links between nationalism, racism, Christian heritage and processes of inclusion and exclusion, and to explore the role of communication in these proces ...


Science education is concerned with the meaningful pursuit of comprehension, knowledge and understanding of scientific concepts and processes. In Vygotskian social constructivist learning, personal interpretation, decision-making and community cooperation fosters long-term understanding and transference of learned concepts. The construction of knowledge requires learners to be actively involved in the process of learning. For effective science learning to take place an instructor's pedagogical approach must be anchored in meaningful contexts so that students have actual opportunities to experience science. This paper presents the early stages of a research project that attempts to assess and define effective measurements for evaluating strategies for communicating science by using LEGO robots and MindstormsTM RCX controllers that are collaboratively constructed and programmed by students using virtual technologies while physically situated in different locations.


In spring 1996, my students and I were in the midst of rehearsing my version of Euripides' Ion. This play is driven by an obsession with motherhood. Some fourteen or fifteen years before the play opens, Creousa, an Athenian princess, was raped by Apollo in a cave on the Acropolis. She bore a child secretly and abandoned it. Though later married, she has borne no more children. As the play begins, she and her husband arrive at Delphi to consult Apollo's oracle. Encountering a sympathetic young slave, she tells him she has come to ask whether she will ever have children. To his question, "You've never given birth? You're barren?" she answers evasively, "The Bright One knows my childlessness." Many plot twists follow: the oracle leads Creousa's husband Xuthus to believe the temple slave is his own son, and he plans to adopt the boy without telling his wife; Creousa tries to kill the boy, now called Ion, and finally learns that he is the very child she lost long ago. At one rehearsal, we were working the scene in which the chorus decides to tell Creousa her husband's secret plans, even though he has threatened them with death if they betray him (759–63):


Measurements and a comparative analysis were made of the spectra of amplitude fluctuations of the radiation emitted by several types of cw injection laser at frequencies in the range 0.1--2.2 GHz.


A pilot study was conducted using a cohort of 18 students, studying for their Bioscience Masters, and carrying out project work throughout the summer. On arrival for a laboratory class the students were asked to complete a baseline confidence log and answer a knowledge quiz. The confidence log and quiz were developed from ideas suggested in Draper et al., (1996). The forms assessed confidence and knowledge in terms of specific, basic laboratory skills which would be able to be practised on the UEL Virtual Lab (http://www.uelconnect.org.uk/hab/UELVirtualLab.html). The confidence log used a visual analogue scale and students were asked to rate how confident they felt in performing a basic laboratory procedures or calculations formulated from each of the sections in the UEL Virtual Lab. The quiz paper had 10 questions testing knowledge of basic laboratory skills.


The networks represents a continuum of insurgents, militants, drug smugglers & terrorists. Improvised Explosives Devices (IED) tactics & techniques used by these networks are increasing in sophistication and proliferating globally. Render safe procedures (RSP) to deal with IEDs have been deployed by military forces around the world. RSPs may be developed as a result of direct experiences with devices or by applied research to counter the threat. The supposed effectiveness of IED jamming systems, including vehicle and personally mounted systems has caused IED technology to essentially regress to command-wire detonation methods. These are physically connections between the detonator and explosives device and they can't be jammed. However these types of IEDs are more difficult to emplace quickly and more readily detected. To detect IEDs mainly ultra wide band microwave band radar or trained dogs are used. As these technology fails sometimes. So here we use Nano Sensors to identify these types of devices. As Nano sensors are more efficient and highly sensitive in single molecule level they provide strong potential to create sensor for identify these IEDs Electronics Nose, Nano wire, Nano tube and Nano material composite of these types materials are used for the detection of IEDs and other explosives. These Nano system is mainly composed of neural network system. The sensor sense the explosive & forward its signal. Where Nano tube electrical conductivity changes with the interaction of the molecules. And this overall technology is used to find the explosives &hence they made up the detection system to trace the IED's.


no previous illnesses. Both parents were alive and well; there was one healthy male sibling 12 years old. There was no history of relevant illness in the family, in particular none of peptic ulceration. Three days before admission the child became anorexic and listless. The following day he vomited coffeeground material and had episodes of severe central abdominal pain during which he drew his knees up to his chest. On the morning of admission the abdominal pain became worse and he passed a melena stool. On examination he was pale, though not distressed.


58 Figure 1Supplementary data In addition to the PSQI questions from Pérez-Carbonell et al (2021) were included. The majority of students reported less sleep since the pandemic began, in addition to greater difficulty falling asleep. These results are consistent with Pérez-Carbonell et al (2021) extending the findings beyond a heterogeneous sample, to specific sample of UK students[Figure omitted. See PDF]ImplicationsThe findings add to the existing body of literature surrounding COVID-19, it's impact on university students' mental health, and sleep patterns. Future research is needed to monitor the direction and causality of the ongoing effects of restrictions as a result of COVID19, and the impact on student wellbeing, ensuring appropriate and supportive provisions are implemented.


see the Salt River Indian Reservation's agricultural land, casinos, and modest Bureau of Indian Affairs houses. On the other, they see expensive Scottsdale luxury homes and malls. Here and in comparable places around the world, entrepreneurs are convinced that indigenous peoples are not properly developing their resources. The Salt River Indians, like their sisters and brothers on other lands, are perpetually pelted by project proposals. We have worked with indigenous development issues on several continents, and whether projects are accepted or rejected, we have heard one question echo in many tongues: "what is going to happen to my people?"


PT. Ultra Prima Plast - Flexible Packaging always performs a trial period on every new employee. In appointment of new employee candidate required selection process and proper observation during the trial period to maximize the quality of the prospective employee, so far decision-making in the appointment of employees after the completion of the trial period is still done manually by using the assessment of several criteria. The criteria used from the assessment of employee performance are: absenteeism, quality of work, initiative, discipline, responsibility, communication ability and organizational skills. The purpose of holding research on PT. Ultra Prima Plast is to find out what problems or constraints exist in managing employee data, refining existing processes and getting new employee appointments using Simple Additive Weighting (SAW) method. As for data collection methods, the authors used literature study methods, field studies and interviews. In system development, writer use tool (model) of structured system modeling with design tool that is Diagram Unified Modeling Language (UML). Implementation and program design using PHP programming language and MYSQL database. Therefore the authors lift the title "Design Decision Support System (DSS) Application Employee Appointment Using Simple Additive Weighting Method (SAW) At PT. Ultra Prima Plast - Flexible Packaging"


Fish provide a high caloric diet to a large number of people all over the world but indiscriminate use of these pollutants has reduce fish growth synthetic pyrethroids may decrease nutritive value, as well as, there compounds may also rich to human body through fish flesh and will cause toxicity to human being also. Two sources of oxygen are potentially available to fishes while most use only dissolved oxygen; others have the ability to obtain oxygen from the atmosphere. All breathing fishes also use dissolved oxygen to some extent, under toxic condition, the oxygen supply becomes deficient and number of poisons become more toxic increasing the amount of poison being exposed to the animal. The fish breathe more rapidly and the amplitude of respiratory movement will increase. The result of the present study suggest that the altered rates of respiration of fresh water fish may serve as a rapid biological monitor of the pesticides exposure to important components of fresh water fish community.


Our previous studies have shown that continuous exposure to nonylphenol (NP) may cause female reproductive toxicity even at low doses. To better understand this toxic effect, the aim of this study was to investigate the basic characteristics of the disposal kinetics of NP under a chronic exposure scenario to simulate human exposure. Female rats were exposed to NP at three dose levels (50-, 500-, and 10,000 µg kg−1 bw day−1, low, medium, and high dose, respectively) by gavage daily for 17 weeks. Ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry was used to detect NP in rat sera and tissues. The results suggested that a two extravascular compartment model was found to better match the actual serum metabolic behavior of NP. Compared with the high-dose group, the NP absorption in the low-dose group was relatively efficient, the clearance rate was slower, and the residual amount of NP was greater. NP was found mostly in the uterus, adipose and brain tissues and to a lesser degree, in the liver, kidney, and ovary. The results indicated that the extensive organ distribution may cause corresponding toxicity even at relatively low doses.


Abstract : Inmarsat is a predominantly commercial satellite system fitted on most United States Navy surface vessels including: frigates, cruisers, destroyers, amphibious ships and mine sweepers. It is primarily used for telephone, fax, email, web browsing, and the Global Command and Control System (GCCS). Inmarsat, however, has a very limited data rate. For ships fitted with the latest modem upgrade, Inmarsat provides a meager 128 kbps for support of its numerous functions. To improve upon Inmarsat's limited data rate, this thesis suggests a potential improvement to Inmarsat communications by integrating a dynamic data rate link that maintains the required probability of bit error without exceeding the allocated bandwidth. The results from this thesis show that link margin provisions from the static data rate design are able to support much greater data rates using advanced modulation and forward error correction techniques. The proposed adaptive dynamic link improves the link by measuring channel conditions to determine the fastest data rate for successful communications. When channel conditions are good, the adaptive dynamic link will communicate at a high data rate, and when channel conditions are poor, the dynamic link will communicate at a lower data rate to maintain a target probability of bit error ceiling.


A new design of Thomson coil (TC) actuator based on pressure buffer for high-speed switch (HSS) is proposed, in which the pressure buffer is realized by utilizing the internal flow field variation caused by the fast moving of metal plate in the enclosed actuator. The dynamic characteristics of the actuator have been investigated by using a new model with multiphysics field effects of flow field, transient electromagnetic field, electric circuit, and mechanical motion coupled in the calculation. Compared with the traditional simulation models, such a model well considers the influence of flow field on the motion of a metal plate. To show the validity and usefulness of this proposed model, a prototype of HSS based on TC actuator is successfully developed, which shows sufficient dynamic performance with satisfying pressure buffer. In contrast to laminar, the turbulence model predicts a closer result to the measurements with stronger pressure buffer and is more suitable to calculate the dynamic characteristics of the actuator. Finally, the influences of metal components in the actuator on the opening process and different design parameters on pressure buffer are analyzed in detail.


In this paper, through analysis the characteristic of Chinese traditional ink painting, we introduce the current main methods of computer simulation from different aspects, elaborate several classical brush, paper models, summarizes their respectively character, discuss the ink diffusion methods during the process of drawing, In addition, introduce other Chinese painting simulation methods and discuss the future research directions.


: The present research aimed to effectiveness of a program based on a strategy of Discrete Trial Training (DTT) to develop self- care skills with autistic children and continuity of the effectiveness of a program after a period of its application. The sample consisted of (10) children with autism، whose ages range between (4-6) years. For this purpose، the researcher used Cars scale for autism severity، Stanford Binet IQ test fifth picture self- care skills scale for autistic children ( prepared by the researcher) and program based on a strategy of Discrete Trial Training (DTT) to develop self- care skills with autistic children (prepared by the researcher). The results of the research effectiveness of a strategy of Discrete Trial Training (DTT) to develop self- care skills with autistic children.


A once-subtracted form of the Low equation for the pion-nucleon scattering amplitude is derived, with PCAC used to define the amplitude when one pion is off the mass shell. The static approximation is not made and both the seagull terms and the antinucleon contribution (z-graphs) are retained. The theory is applied to calculate the S-wave amplitudes in the elastic scattering region. Good agreement is found with the phase shift fits to the data when we use mod(g/sub ..pi../(4M/sup 2/)) = 11.69 and 25.5 MeV for the ..pi..N sigma-commutator. The implications of this work for the analysis of low-energy elastic scattering of pions from nuclei are discussed. In particular, it is pointed out how this work establishes the presence of a Laplacian term in the pion-nucleus optical potential with a magnitude that is fixed from the value of the sigma-commutator.


In order to decrease the memory effect and to increase the linearity of RF( radio frequency)PA( power amplifier),the optimization method was adopted by adjusting drain static bias resistor to eliminate electric memory effect. Offsetting the electro-thermal memory effect was also achieved by temperature compensation due to the feature that the increase of PN function's temperature would drop the conduct voltage. ADS simulation result showed that the difference between the high and low frequency component of third-order intermodulation was decreased from 6. 88 d B to 0. 214 d B and the electric memory effect was significantly eliminated. Meanwhile,the electro-thermal memory effect was also improved.


A receptor for measles virus on epithelial cells reveals how the virus accesses the respiratory tract. The causative agent of measles is one of the most infectious viruses known—each infected person can transmit the virus to 15 to 20 susceptible individuals. Identification of the cell adhesion molecule nectin-4 as an epithelial cell receptor for measles virus (1, 2) provides insight into how this high rate of transmission is achieved.


Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) is a distributed network formed by sensor nodes that perform a specific sensing task like temperature, humidity, fire attacks, and so on. Used in all sorts of application like military, medical, industrial, scientific, and so on, WSN's are well known for high performance operations. Till date, power conservation and sensor node lifetime remained as the major drawback in such networks where the development of optimization techniques and routing protocols were proposed to overcome them. Also, attacks like DoS (Denial Of Service), Sybil attack, wormhole attack, HELLO flood attack, and identity replication attack are mostly common in a WSN. At present, Hotspot-based issues and attacks is found as one of the major and performance-degrading factor in wireless sensor network. In this paper, we propose a novel cloud-based FPA scheme or approach to defend and withstand such hotspot-related issues and attacks in WSN. Developed with the principle of Cloud, the simulation results prove that the proposed scheme offer high privacy, and routing stability.


The Fourth Industrial Revolution and rapid developments in technology increase the need for improving the teaching-learning process and teacher performance. Research shows that empowerment has a significant and positive effect on teachers' organizational behavior.Schools are living spaces where teachers spend most of their lives. As long as teachers' perceptions of the quality of work life are high, it is expected that the degree of achieving the goals of the school will be greater. In this article, it is evaluated how empowerment in their school affects their own work life quality according to teachers' perceptions. Quantitative design was used in this study. The data of this research were collected from 298 teachers determined by random sampling method working in the central districts of Denizli province during the 2020-2021 academic year.235 (79%) of the teachers participating in the study were female and 63 (21%) were male. The Teacher Empowerment Scale developed by Hıdıroğlu and Tanrıöğen (2020) was used to measure teachers' perceptions of empowerment. The Quality of Work Life Scale, which was adapted to Turkish and educational organizations by Akar and Üstüner (2017), was used in order to determine teachers' perceptions towards their work life quality. Multiple linear regression analysis was conducted to predict the quality of work life by using the "cooperation", "professional development", "trust" and "status" sub-dimensions of teacher empowerment. Teacher empowerment affects the quality of work life. Accordingly, "cooperation", "professional development", "trust" and "status" which are the dimensions of teacher empowerment predict the quality of work life positively and significantly. The predictive variables "collaboration", "professional development", "trust" and "status" dimensions explain 58% of the total variance of the predicted variable "quality of work life". However, according to the standardized regression coefficients (β), the order of importance of the predictor variables on "quality of work life" is "trust", "status", "collaboration" and "professional development". In this study, it is recommended to examine the "trust" and "status" dimensions, which were determined as the variables with the highest impact on "quality of work life", separately.


Smooth slick-sided slip planes can develop between the compacted layers of clay fills under particular conditions of soil-machine interaction. A laboratory model study using a smooth wheel roller reproduced these layers and enabled both a formation mechanism and limiting condition to be identified. Methods of detecting these surfaces on site are discussed along with possible remedial measures. For the covering abstrac tof the symposium see IRRD 286603. (Author/TRRL)


Profiles of slope normal gradients of continental slopes of the U S Pacific margin can be related to the large scale structural framework of the margin and to the secondary effects of sedimentation Tabulations of average gradient steepest gradient slope width and the relation of steepest segment to midslope depth define three major slope provinces The first two regions form the area extending from the Agua Blanca Fault Zone and its offshore extensions off northern Baja California to the Mendocino Fracture Zone The boundary between region 1 and region 2 has been taken at Point Conception The boundary separates I the outer steep slope province off the California Borderland the Patton Escarpment and 2 a northern province with gentler declivities usually because of modification by deposition Both provinces show possible effects of the inlersection of oceanic fracture zones with the margin The northern province region 3 from Cape Mendocino to Juan de Fuca Strait can be subdivided into two subregions approximately at Heceta Bank Oregon The major provinces correspond on the first order level to the two main modes of margin inleraction withthe adjacent ocean plates underthrusting and transform motion Second order factors are the location of fracture zones and deposilion Within the California Continental Borderland the shallower base of slope depths and narrower shelves produce slopes that have lower relief and are generally steeper than the main conlinental slopes These are secondarily modified by depositional processes and mass failure There is a general increase in depth of slope base and in steepness to the south illustrating the regional depression to the south as well as the decrease in sediment supply in that same direction It is evident that regional characteristics of the morphology of slopes is a function of Ihe structural setting and of the local sediment supply


In order to meet the needs of current military information construction, the method combining the C/S and B/S structure is presented to establish medium-size communication equipment network resource management system.Firstly the users can access the Web browser through the Internet with B/S structure, and then access to the SQL server database through the web server, and finally access the database server directly with B/S structure. Under C/S and B/S structure, the information including equipment tactical performance, maintenance and real-time in-storage and out-storage information are shown to the user comprehensively by the communication equipment management system.At the same time, the system can provide forecast analysis which is useful for us to distribute, repair and apply for the equipment.


The present invention provides a fiber blend filter glass and PTFE, the dust from the surface to meet the clean gas side in turn includes a microporous PTFE film, PTFE impregnated treated layer, glass and fiber blends expanded PTFE ply, layer of Teflon immersion treatment, immersion treatment at a temperature above 300 ℃, PTFE will exhibit semi-molten state at a high temperature, the glass fibers together with the PTFE. Filter warp and weft are made of fiberglass and PTFE yarn, PTFE fiber content control in 55wt% -60wt%, not only significantly improve the flexibility and folding resistance, film filter high fastness, good ventilation, high filtration precision, has a surface filtration efficiency, but also to high temperature, corrosion resistance, long life, low cost, can be used to smoke composition of complex, high temperature, corrosive large industrial environments.


Test of asymmetrical digital subscriber line(ADSL),based on POTS(plain old telephone service)and broadband character,is used to confirm the fault.The test is realized through:Firstly,broadband test judges subscriber line POTS capacitance and resistance,then judge the ADSL broadband subscriber line inductance,longitudinal balance,frequency response,noise,TDR and DMT of character etc,finally,decided the subscriber quality of service,analyzed the position of ADSL broadband fault.


In recent years the industrial sector has evolved and involves a variety of business operations, as well as activities, manufacturing which is considered to be one of the activities that has had many effects on the environment, especially negative effects. The resulting environmental impacts occur during the production process, starting from the procurement of raw materials, followed by the production process, and to the stage of product reuse. CV Surya Food Indonesia is a company that produces various types of bread located in blitar. Based on the initial observations, the company still has not implemented Green Supply Chain (GSC) performance measurement so that the industrial activity occurring in CV Surya Food Indonesia still has an impact on the environment. This study discusses GSCM performance measurement with Green Supply Chain Operation Reference (GSCOR) approach in the company. Performance measurement begins with an initial hierarchy based on processes in GSCOR, ie Plan, Source, Make, Delivery, and Return with common dimensions, Reliability, Responsiveness, Flexibility and Asset all related to the environment. Then the initial hierarchy is adjusted to the company's condition is then performed to measure the company's GSCM performance. Identification of the Key Performance Indicator (KPI) becomes a benchmark in subsequent performance measurements to assist in determining the priority of existing criteria. Measurement of GSCM performance in CV. Surya Food Indonesia produces 23 KPIs and measured by Objective Matrix (OMAX) method which yields the highest importance level value in Reability process. The company's GSCM performance value is 6.314 with the category Traffic Light System (TLS) is yellow which indicates that the achievement of GSCM company's performance is sufficient category.


This paper respectively added diatomite, bentonite and montmorillonite these three kinds of inorganic clay into the SBS modified asphalt to investigate the influence of inorganic clay on the performance of asphalt under the different dosage.


While examining specimens of Rana pretiosa Baird and Girard from Idaho, the author recovered a number of helminths of the genus Haplometrana Lucker, 1931. In attempting to identify the species involved, the variability of the individuals and the similarities of the 2 described species became apparent. After studying the distribution of the host, it appeared that the 2 described species of Haplometrana were sampled from hosts at 2 ends of a cline, in the center of which was Idaho. It seemed reasonable to assume that the parasites as well were 2 ends of a cline and the 2 species were synonymous. In order to prove or disprove these suppositions, a wide-spread collection was made and a large number of worms were studied. The results of this study are presented in this paper. The genus was named and described by Lucker (1931) the type species being H. intestinalis from the small intestine of Rana pretiosa from Bothell, Washington. Olsen (1937a) described a new species, H. utahensis, from the small intestine of Rana pretiosa from Springville, Utah, and studied its life cycle. Olsen (1937b), in his study of the subfamily Plagiorchiinae, revised the generic diagnosis and again differentiated between the 2 species in a key.


RAYTRAN infrared materials are formed by the chemical vapor deposition process which produces materials of unique characteristics and properties. This specification establishes optical and physical property requirements for polycrystalline zinc selenide and zinc sulfide made by this process.


Melt fracture is the most serious problem met in the extrusion moulding of PO with high viscosity and high molecular weight.The selfmade fluoropolymer modifier powder from domestic fluoropolymer was used in the extrusion of high viscous LLDPE,high molecular weight HDPE and PP respectively.The results of rheological analysis showed that blending the resin with certain quantity of fluoropolymer modifier is an effective measure to lighten or even eliminate melt fracture. Fluoropolymer modifier can also decrease the melt temperature of the resin and decrease the pressure on the machine head and increase the extrusion efficiency.


Good work is an activity that creates a strong sens e of personal meaningfulness because it is directly connected to the project of our personal development, what we want f rom life. We all want to become complete. To this e nd, we have to grow and achieve fulfillment. Good work challenges us to go beyond our limits and confront new and exciting asp ects of life. Work should be a direct manifestation of life. Life is a simple an d clear expression of what you do. Our love of life is revealed in what we do. The fine art of working and the secret of working are t o be found in the intimacy of the intersection betw een our lives and the world around us. The secret of the extraordinary working life is the blossoming of all our human talents. Mo st interestingly, it seems that we all have great gifts to give to the world, but o nly after many years of dedicated practice will the se gifts reveal themselves fully.


"Han" is a Korean word meaning "one, single, or same." It describes unity of mind, but can also describe multiple feelings of frustration, sorrow, and insatiable desire.
Asian American Voices from College is an interpretative narrative of students' Han identity transformation as they make sense of their college educational experiences. Dr. Einsiedler combines sociological, psychological, and historical cultural perspectives, psychosocial conflicts of family and institution, and tensions between mono- and pan-ethnic Han.
"This book is an engaging groundbreaking treatise on a very complicated and under researched issue in higher education. No other work has dealt so thoughtfully with the way Asian Americans attempt to mediate the multiple realities they face as students. This book challenges "Model Minority" assumptions about Asian Am students and establishes new parameters for research in educational studies. Asian Am Voices from College is a truly important and unique contribution to the field and a must-read for scholars, practitioners, and policy makers of multicultural diversity in Higher Education."
Dr. Susan Franzosa
Dean Graduate Education
Fairfield University


A superstructure for the olfactory epithelium is described. The interrelationship of its cellular constituents and their relationship to the free surface of the epithelium is demonstrated. The microvilli in the olfactory region of man are shown to contain an array of filaments, whose pattern of distribution is demonstrated; their mode of branching is discussed. A distinct receptor zone consisting of the terminal processes of the peripheral olfactory neurones forming the outer third of the superstructure of the olfactory epithelium in the experimental mammals is demonstrated. Experimentally induced damage results in swelling and ultimate disintegration of these processes and invariably leads to the disappearance of the receptor zone. There occurs hypertrophy and increase in the number of microvilli of the supporting cells; physio-pathological deformities of their free surfaces are occasionally seen. Later events are recorded and at a week the appearance of the receptor end of the olfactory epithelium is shown.


In order to understand the microwave carbothermic reduction of steelmaking slag to recover Fe, the effects of gas atmosphere and carbon addition on the carbothermic reduction behavior of CaO--FeO slag were investigated. It was found that the maximum temperature and the reduction rate were higher in air than in nitrogen atmosphere. In addition, under air atmosphere, the maximum temperature and the reduction rate were increased by increasing the amount of additive carbon. When the carbon equivalent is 5, the maximum temperature reached as high as 1800K and the reduction rate was approximately 90%. As the Carbon equivalent increased further, the maximum temperature and the reduction rate did not change.


A film of iridium and tin dioxides doped with antimony oxide (IrO2-SnO2-Sb2O5) was deposited onto Ti mesh and plate substrates by the Pechini method. The electrode surface morphology and composition were characterized by SEM-EDS. The ternary oxide coating was used for the anodic oxidation of methyl orange (MO) azo dye. Linear sweep voltammetry was used to identify the electrode potentials that favour MO degradation. Batch electrolyses were then carried out at a constant electrode potential of 1.5, 1.75 and 2.0V vs. SHE using either a three-electrode batch cell or a flow reactor. The dye solutions were totally decolorized via reactive oxygen species, such as OH, H2O2 and O3 formed in situ from water oxidation at the Ti/IrO2-SnO2-Sb2O5 surface.


Malaria transmitted by Anopheles stephensi mosquito is one of the serious infectious diseases among vector borne diseases. Many plant-based extracts/oils have unique larvicidal activity against mosquitoes. This study was designed to determine the toxicity of Eucalyptus globulus oil against An. stephensi larvae. Different concentrations of E. globulus oil @ 50, 60, 70, 80, 90 and 100 ppm were tested against 4 instar larvae of An. stephensi. Mortality was recorded after 3, 6, 12, 24 and 48 hrs. LC50 and LC90 values of toxicity were determined by logprobit technique. Out of these tested concentrations, 90 ppm of E. globulus were calculated out to be the effective ones. LC50 and LC90 values were found to be 46.11 and 69.33 ppm for E. globulus oil, against An. stephensi larvae after 48hours. E. globulus proved to have good potential as a bio-larvicide against An. stephensi and could be used as effective and ecofriendly mosquito control agent in future.


Objective To evaluate the application of B-type natriuretic peptide(BNP) and homocysteine(Hcy) in traditional Chinese medicine(TCM) differential diagnosis of chronic heart failure(CHF).Methods The CHF patients enrolled were classified into 4 different TCM types of CHF,including edema due to Yang deficiency syndrome(EYDS),Qi-deficiency and blood-stasis syndrome(QBSS),Qi deficiency of both heart and lung syndrome(QDHLS),deficiency of both Qi and Yin syndrome(DQYS).Fifteen health controls were selected as normal control group(NCG).The BNP and Hcy Were observed for compatison.Results The BNP was elevated in CHF patients,following as EYDS,QBSS,QDHLS,and DQYS.It was significantly elevated in the 4 groups,when comparing with that in NCG(P0.01).There were also significant differences between EYDS and the other 3 CHF groups(P0.01).The Hcy was elevated in CHF patients,following as EYDS,QBSS,QDHLS,and DQYS.The Hcy in all 4 CHF groups were significantly higher than that in NCG(P0.01);The Hcy in QBSS and EYDS were significantly higher than that in QDHLS or DQYS(P0.05),with no significant between QBSS and EYDS(P0.05).There was no significant correlation between BNP and Hcy in CHF patients(P0.05).Conclusion The BNP and Hcy are correlated with the TCM differentiation of CHF,which are more prominent in EYDS.There is close correlation between BNP and heart function.However,the Hcy is closed correlated with the primary diseases of CHF.Objective TCM differential diagnosis could be given with BNP and Hcy assistance.


New-generation biodegradable-polymer platinum chromium everolimus-eluting stent (BP-PtCr-EES) is available, which has different polymer and alloy compare to more established stent design, a durable-polymer cobalt-chromium everolimus-eluting stent (DP-CoCr-EES).

 To compare neointimal coverage (NIC) between BP-PtCr-EES and DP-CoCr-EES by using coronary angioscopy (CAS).

 A total of 36 patients (44 stents) with BP-PtCr-EES or DP-CoCr-EES who underwent CAS at 1 year after stenting were investigated. We compared angioscopic findings assessed by angioscopy between BP-PtCr-EES (n=18) and DP-CoCr-EES (n=26). NIC grade and yellow plaque grade (YPG) was adopted from earlier reports from grade 0 to 3. We determined maximum (max-) and minimum (min-) NIC grade and heterogeneity score (HGS = max NIC grade minus min NIC grade). We also assessed YPG and the presence of thrombus (TH).

 Six lesions (33.3%) in BP-PtCr-EES group and 7 (26.9%) lesions in DP-CoCr-EES group were culprit lesions of acute coronary syndrome, which did not statistically differ between the two groups (p=0.74). And there were no significant differences in stent diameter (BP-PtCr-EES: 2.97±0.39 mm vs DP-CoCr-EES: 3.14±0.45 mm, p=0.22) and length (BP-PtCr-EES: 26.9±7.9 mm vs DP-CoCr-EES: 28.4±8.0 mm, p=0.54). In terms of CAS findings, BP-PtCr-EES group has better neointimal coverage than DP-CoCr-EES group (max NIC grade: 2.6±0.7 vs 2.0±0.9, p=0.01. min NIC grade: 1.1±0.8 vs 0.5±0.5, p<0.01), but HGS was almost same (1.6±0.7 vs 1.5±0.9, p=0.70). YPG of BP-PtCr-EES group showed significantly lower than DP-CoCr-EES group (1.0±1.0 vs 1.7±1.0, p=0.02). The rate of TH was significantly lower in BP-PtCr-EES group than DP-CoCr-EES group (25%, n=6, vs 75%, n=18, p=0.03). There were no clinical events such as stent thrombosis or restenosis during the observation period in both stent groups.

 Superior neointimal coverage and less YPG or TH were observed by CAS in the BP-PtCr-EES group at 1 year after stenting. Clinical significance was still unknown because of no clinical events in both groups. Prospective and large populations studies may be required.

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In this paper, we propose a spiking neuron-astrocyte network model to study the mechanisms of epileptic activity in the brain. This model allows for the implementation of a self-organized bistability regime - spontaneous switching of network activity between two states: desynchronization and synchronization. These states simulate the resting state and pathological state of the brain, respectively. In other words, under the dominant stability of the asynchronous state, rare and short-lived occurrences of extreme synchronization of action potential generation by neurons are possible. Numerical investigation of this model has shown that the recurrence of transitions to the synchronization regime in this network model exhibits the same statistical properties as the interictal intervals observed in numerous experimental studies. This confirms the relevance of the model and the correctness of the basic physical principles underlying it.


OBJECTIVE:
To report a case of orgasmic auras as an initial symptom of a primary brain tumor and review the literature on orgasmic auras.
 BACKGROUND:
Orgasmic auras and ictal events are rare. A limited number of case reports and reviews have been published since the early 1980's. These cases offer valuable information in regards to sexual function localization in the human brain.
 DESIGN/METHODS:
Medical record review and literature search using PubMed.
 RESULTS:
A 56 year old presented to the emergency room for confusion. He had become disoriented while watching television. Although the patient denied previous symptoms, he described sensations of unprovoked sexual arousal and orgasm occurring a few times daily and lasting several seconds in the few years preceding. His initial neurological exam, including a detailed mental status exam, was normal. Laboratory work up was unremarkable. MRI scan of the brain with gadolinium contrast revealed an infiltrative non-enhancing 3x4 cm lesion in the right medial temporal lobe. Levetiracetam was introduced at a dose of 500 mg twice daily under suspicion of partial seizures with and without dyscognitive features. Open biopsy revealed WHO Grade 2 oligodendroglioma. At follow up the patient complained of continued unprovoked orgasmic sensations. Levetiracetam dosing was escalated with cessation of these sensations. Several months later the patient complained of recurrence. Repeat MRI studies showed new tumor growth. Temozolamide was initiated with post chemotherapy radiation planned. Lacosamide was added as second line anti-seizure therapy.
 CONCLUSIONS:
In the large majority of published cases of orgasmic auras, including this case, events can be localized to the right temporal lobe. Orgasmic auras appear to have powerful localizing value and once established can aid in long term management decisions, particularly in the case of primary brain tumors.
 Study Supported by:
None Disclosure: Dr. Glover has nothing to disclose. Dr. LaSala has nothing to disclose. Dr. Weidenheim has nothing to disclose. Dr. Graber has received personal compensation for activities with Stemedica Inc., Novocure Inc., and Biogen Idec.


Many improvements have been achieved in the design of modem diesel engines(Khair, GilM *2). These design improvements enabled the diesel engine to meet strict limitations imposed by emissions regulations adopted by many governments in the industrialized world. In spite of the success achieved in controlling diesel emissions while maintaining good performance characteristics, paniculate emissions still remain a challenge to researchers. Attempts to control diesel paniculate emissions led scientists to investigate diesel exhaust aftertreatment. Two methods of aftertreatment emerged as likely candidates for this task. The first method involved trapping and incinerating participates at certain intervals. This method used a diesel particulate trap(Garner ) with a regeneration system, and was quite effective in reducing the insoluble components of particulates. Users of this device soon realized its durability limitations as well as the complexity of its regeneration system. A second aftertreatment method relying on catalytic oxidation of the soluble organic fraction gained popularity. (Ball ) However, researchers also realized the negative impact of the fuel sulfur content on the effectiveness of this method.