Background:In order to improve the management of opiate abuse problem and contain the spread of HIV, China established methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) programs in early 2004. In order to evaluate the effectiveness of MMT, we translated the 5th edition of Addiction Severity Index (ASI) into Chinese as a measurement instrument. Objective:To evaluate the reliability and validity of the 5th edition ASI, Chinese version (ASI-C) in heroin addicts receiving MMT in China. Methods:One thousand and five heroin addicts receiving MMT were recruited by convenient sampling, 744 men and 261 women. They were all interviewed with the ASI-C questionnaire, and 35 were re-interviewed at an interval of seven days to assess test-retest reliability. Results:Factor analysis for construct validity, with eigenvalue 1, seven factors were extracted. Comparing the 7 domains with the criterion indictors in ASI-C, it showed good discriminant validity (r=0.09-0.80). The average of the Cronbach's alpha for internal consistency of CSs was 0.68, from 0.52 to 0.88, five domains' Cronbach's alpha were above 0.60. Test-retest reliability of composite scores (CSs) of ASI-C were good enough with interval 7days overall. Conclusion:ASI-C in drug users had good enough construct and discriminant validity. For interval consistency of Cronbach's alpha, five domains in ASI-C were acceptable, but two domains' should be improved. Test-retest reliability was acceptable overall.


The Mixed Raster Content (MRC) model is a common form of representation of a scanned document image. The further development of this model, which consists in the structural representation of homogeneous regions on each layer of the MRC image has been completed. The aim of such representation is to detect regions of interest in the image and identify it to solve the problem of segmentation of scanned document images. The layer containing graphic and photographic images was represented as a union of several regions using a piecewise constant function of the intensity of the image region. For this, the graphic and photographic images were represented in the form of a partition into segments containing pixels of uniform intensity. To determine these regions in order to separate the graphic from the photo images, the edges at the segment boundaries were considered. The layer containing the text was represented as an image of the regions of the structural texture on a uniform background. These regions contained fragments of normal text and heading with the same pixel intensity and differing in the shape and size of symbols, as well as the distance between them. Such a representation of the layer made it possible to take into account the spatial relationships between symbol image pixels and further to extract text from the background. The proposed model for the representation of the scanned document image allows to extracting the image layers that contain homogeneous regions, and reducing the process of segmentation of the entire image to the segmentation of separate layers of the image. This allows increasing the performance speed while maintaining a high quality of image segmentation


The utility model relates to an automatic controller for disconnecting from normal source and connecting to stand-by source. The utility model is composed of a detection circuit, a programmable controller, a display circuit, an acoustic-optic alarm circuit and a latching executive circuit. The utility model is characterized in that the detection function of a power supply signal is realized, the on-off state of the equipment can be detected, and the equipment state and the equipment code can be displayed by a display; when the abnormal case of the equipment occurs, the failure equipment can be directly indicated by the display circuit and the acoustic-optic alarm circuit, and workers can deal with the failure equipment in time; thus, the utility model is always in normal working state; thereby, the reliability of the utility model is improved, and the success ratio of the automatic control of the utility model can reach to 100%. The utility model also has the function of motor protection.


A Cloud-based Service-Oriented Architecture (CBSOA) is typically composed of web services, which are offered off the cloud marketplace. CB-SOA can improve its utility and add value to its composition by switching among its constituent services. We look at the option to defer the decision of substitution under uncertainty. We exploit Binomial Options to the formulation. We quantify the time-value of the architecture decisions of switching web services and technical debt they can imply on the structure. As CB-SOA are market-sensitive, dynamic and "volatile", the decision of deferral tends to be sensitive to these dynamics. Henceforth, the structural complexity of a CB-SOAcan change over time and so the technical debt as its constituent web services are modified, replaced, upgraded, etc. The method builds on Design Structure Matrix (DSM) and introduces time and complexity aware propagation cost metrics to assess the value of deferral decisions relative to changes in the structure. Architects of CB-SOA can use our method to assess the time value of deferring the decisions to switch web services relative to complexity, technical debt and value creation. We demonstrate the applicability of the method using an illustrative example.


Transition metal catalyzed decomposition of diazo compounds and consequent transformations constitute various synthetic useful reactions in the past decades. The catalytic addition of diazo compounds to olefins generally provides cyclopropanes in high yield. However the reaction of electron-rich enamines with diazo compounds gave variable results. Wenkert et al.reported the reaction of enamines with ethyl diazoacetae (EDA) in the presence of cuprous chloride or silver oxide unexpectedly gave α-diazo-β-aminoester. On the other hand several other groups found the addition of EDA or diazomethane to enamine catalyzed by copper salt provided aminocyclopropane derivatives.In this paper we report an unusual reaction of diazo compounds with enamines catalyzed by copper or dirhodium complexes leading to γ-ketoesters in good yield. A reaction mechanism involving nucleophilic addition of an enamine to a metal carbene and subsequent hydrogen transfer is proposed.


The present work on the practices of hospitality at the Federal University of Maranhao
(UFMA) (Campus, Sao Luis), from the look of the international students participating in the
PEC-G and PAEC programs. The well receive in organizations has been translated and
evidenced strongly in large companies, because the appreciation of relationships through
practices and policies has been one of the main ways of loyalty and approximation with
customers. In this way, we aim to understand the perception of the foreign students who study
at UFMA (Campus, Sao Luis) as to the hospitality practices promoted by the institution. The
methodological design is based on bibliographic and documentary research, with quantitative
and qualitative approach, characterized as case study. A questionnaire was used as a data
collection tool, applied through the use of the free tool called Google Forms. The results point
out that the majority of students are from countries that are part of the African continent and
Latin America with higher flow of entrants in the first half of 2018 (2018.1), and that the
PEC-G program has the largest number of students enrolled in UFMA . In addition, the
students point out that there is a long way


We hypothesize that differences in levator veli palatini (LVP) muscle characteristics prior to surgery play a critical role in the prevalence of velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI) after cleft palate repair. Physiologic differences in single muscle fibers from LVP muscles of congenitally‐clefted (CP) and normal palates (NP) exist: CP consist of predominately type II fibers and have increased fatigability that may result in VPI. We compared contractile properties of 5 single permeabilized muscle fibers from each of three 2 mo old CP goats prior to and 6 mo post cleft palate repair (RP) and one 2 mo NP goat. The cross‐sectional area (CSA), maximum isometric force (F0), and rate of force development (ktr) were measured, and specific force (sF0) and normalized power (nPmax) were calculated for CP (n=15), RP (n=15), and NP (n=5) fibers. Using ktr to determine the fiber type composition, NP was 100% type I compared to 100% type II in CP. Two of the three RP shifted to 100% type I fibers, while one RP remained 100% type II fibers. The difference in fiber type was the only factor contributing to the increases in CSA, Fo, and nPmax between the groups. There was no difference in sF0 between the groups or fiber types. These data show that in 30% of the RP, surgical repair did not result in a shift to type I fibers. This persistent state of type II fibers will lead to increased fatigue in the LVP of these subjects and may lead to VPI. Grants: P30 AG 13283.


Gelsolin is a 90-kD actin-binding protein that mediates the severing and capping of actin filaments. This process is a vital step in a number of cellular events, including apoptosis and cell migration. Gelsolin is downregulated in the majority of tumor types, although it was also found at above-normal levels in certain cancers. In this study, two assays were performed in order to ascertain gelsolin's possible roles and expression patterns in colorectal cancer. First, tissue samples were stained for the protein using immunohistochemical methods; second, two colorectal cancer cell lines were analyzed for gelsolin expression via immunofluorescence. It was observed that the majority of tissue samples displayed a consistent pattern of gelsolin downregulation in the tumor bulk and overexpression at the invasive or peripheral border, where tumor cells involved in invasion and metastasis are expected to be found. In the two cancer cell lines, gelsolin expression was localized to the membrane and cell periphery, particularly in cells that appear to be in the process of morphological change or locomotion. These findings provide supporting evidence that gelsolin may play a role in both programmed cell death, which is inhibited in cancer, and cell motility, which is a vital factor in a tumor's invasive and metastatic potential.


We analyze the branching ratios of B → D(*)D* s0 (D s1 ) decays using the factorization hypothesis. The B → D(*) transition form factors are taken from a model-independent analysis done by Caprini, Lellouch, and Neubert based on heavy quark spin symmetry and dispersive constraints, including short-distance and power corrections. The leptonic decay constants fD*s0 and fDs1 are calculated assuming a molecular structure for the D* s0 and D s1 mesons. The calculated branching ratios of B-meson two-body decays are compared with experimental data and other theoretical results.


SUMMARY Japanese cadastral survey is summarized of current status and agendas by Mr. N. Samejima's book in 2011. Cadastral survey, conducted with relevant acts for National Land Survey Act, faces to lessons from Hanshin Earthquake (1995) and East Japan Earthquake (2011) in surveying applications. Future solutions are proposed on satellite surveying and photogrammetry in Japan. Studying worldwide status and agendas, like Cadastre2014, Land Administration Domain Model Standard and Social Tenure Domain Model, we now look into German AAA and SAPOS satellite data service, as Land Information System. New Japanese Basic Act on Land Resilience would affect the Survey Act, Basic Act on the Advancement of Utilizing Geospatial Information, Real Property Registration Act and National Land Survey Act. Japanese Basic Act on Land Resilience and Construction Information Infrastructure Modeling of MLITT are to be promoting initiatives for cadastral survey as well. Based on our projects for restoring original boundaries by using past aerial photos, we propose a cadastral survey Japan- initiative, using 3D Image Map Archive, 1 second geodetic network adjustment on electronic control points, real time parcel point determination and 3D mapping for Real Property Registration Act based Maps.


Based on the principle of synoptic meteorology,the cause of low temperature and overcast weather in spring of 2012 in Pulandian Area was analyzed.It came to the conclusion that upper trough was the main weather system which caused low temperature and overcast weather in Pulandian Area,low-level jet was water vapor transport channel,the cyclone near the surface produced convergence ascending,made warm and wet flow condensation,precipitation,resulting in low temperature and overcast weather.There was more rainfall in March and April,soil moisture was too large,farmers and farm machinery couldn′t work in the fields,soil preparation work would be hindered,crop sowing date would be significantly delayed,plant germination,flowering period would be lagged.Fruits and vegetables in greenhouse would be grow slowly,mature period would be extended,which directly influence the economic effect of farmers.


Algal species vary considerably in sensitivity to the commonly used herbicide atrazine, and it is hypothesized that several factors may contribute to species-specific sensitivity. In this study four estuarine microalgal species, a planktonic chlorophyte (Dunaliella tertiolecta), a benthic chlorophyte (Ankistrodesmus sp.), a cryptophyte (Storeatula major) and a dinoflagellate (Amphidinium operculatum), were exposed to atrazine to determine toxicity and identify factors that might influence species sensitivity. Atrazine effects were examined at the population (cell density, primary productivity and biomass), cellular (biovolume), and subcellular (pigment composition, protein concentration and lipid concentration) levels. Atrazine significantly decreased cell density, productivity rate, biomass and biovolume in all the algal populations tested at atrazine concentrations ≥ 12.5 μ g l−1. Toxicity values (96 h EC50 values) for the four species ranged from 11.87 to 146.71 μ g l−1. Species sensitivity rankings varied with endpoint measured. Overall, Ankistrodesmus sp. was the most sensitive species followed by Storeatula, Dunaliella and Amphidinium. Cellular biovolume was a significantly more sensitive test endpoint for Amphidinium, chlorophyll a was a significantly more sensitive test endpoint for Ankistrodesmus sp., and phototrophic carbon assimilation was a significantly more sensitive test endpoint for both Storeatula and Amphidinium. Algal subcellular responses to atrazine were also species dependent. Chlorophyll a concentration per cell decreased in the green algae, increased in Amphidinium and did not change in Storeatula. Total lipids per cell increased in Storeatula, decreased in Amphidinium and did not change in the green algae. Ankistrodesmus sp. pigments were not significantly altered after atrazine exposure; however selected Amphidinium pigments increased per cell, and selected Dunaliella and Storeatula pigments decreased per cell in the atrazine treatments. Atrazine significantly reduced cellular biovolume in all test species. Species with smaller biovolumes and less chlorophyll a per cell tended to be more sensitive to atrazine exposure based on population growth rate.


The world economy has entered a new era of industrial revolution. In these new conditions many thing are changing, such as the productive forces and production relations between enterprises. We consider the degree of scrutiny and the relevance of the problems of cooperation of industrial enterprises. The authors present the point of view of domestic and foreign authors on the factor of competitive cooperation of industrial enterprises. The idea of free competition as the main condition for the successful development of the market economy seems uncertain for many researchers. The authors also identified the necessity of forming a broader view of the problem of competitive cooperation with the consideration of a larger number of participants in this process. The notion of «competitive industrial enterprise immunity» was clarified, and the main attention was paid to sustainable development, and dynamic adaptation of the enterprise to the changes in the conditions of internal and external environment. The study distinguishes groups of the necessary conditions of ensuring cooperation of enterprises and the effects of such cooperation. It also underlines the expediency of targeted estimation of the effects of cooperation in those functional areas of the enterprise where they actually occur. Authors provide a set of basic quantitative indicators of comparative analysis of the effect achieved because of industrial cooperation between enterprises. The developed toolkit allows determining of the effectiveness of the principles of the formation of the adaptation of the system of partnerships. The analysis is complemented with conclusions about the benefits of long-term coexistence of competitive industries. It is shown that partnerships can provide an effective adaptation to the rapidly changing conditions in both internal and external environment. The authors present the evaluation criteria from the perspective of regional socio-economic development.


The last 20 years we witness enormous research activities with an aim to reduce the solvent emission from organic coatings. It is practically impossible to summarize the whole work done in a paper like this, despite its ambitious title. Therefore, the overview of the achievements in water-borne, powder, and high-solids coatings will be limited to the last five years only. Radiation-curing coatings, which belong to the environmentally friendly products, represent an important area as such. Because of the relatively small volume and rather minor environmental impact, they will not be regarded. The paper is concluded with the thankless task of predicting the future trends. As usually, it should be regarded as a combination of wishful thinking and extrapolation of the present knowledge and ideas to the years to come.


The invention discloses a filtering tank capable of being easily cleaned and replacing filtering materials. The filtering tank comprises a tank body, as well as a water inlet pipe and a water outlet pipe which are communicated with the inner part of the tank body, wherein the tank body is composed of an upper tank body and a lower tank body which are detachably connected; a sealing part is arranged on the connection part of the upper tank body and the lower tank body; the water inlet pipe is located on the lower part of the lower tank body and the water outlet pipe is located on the upper part of the upper tank body; the lower tank body is internally provided with a filler layer and a filtering net in sequence from top to bottom; the filtering net is located above the water inlet pipe; a dreg discharging opening is formed in the bottom of the tank body; valves are arranged on the water inlet pipe, the water outlet pipe and the dreg discharging opening. According to the filtering tank capable of being easily cleaned and replacing the filtering materials, liquid enters the tank body from the water inlet pipe and sequentially passes through the filtering net and the filler layer to be discharged from the water outlet pipe; the liquid is doubly filtered through the filtering net and the filler layer and the filtering effect is good; the tank body is composed of the upper tank body and the lower tank body which are detachably connected and the inner part of the tank body is convenient to detach and clean; the filler layer is also convenient to replace.


Correction for 'Estimating NH3 and PM2.5 emissions from the Australia mega wildfires and the impact of plume transport on air quality in Australia and New Zealand' by Ece Ari Akdemir et al., Environ. Sci.: Atmos., 2022, https://doi.org/10.1039/d1ea00100k.


Slope stability studies have been conducted in Istanbul Sariyer, Uyum Cites (An urban area) in the slope with 58 and 20 - 22 m average bench height between the B5 - B8 houses at the level of z = 189 - 192 and B9 - B12 houses at the level of z = 170. Unstability occurred in the area, folded, fractured and lost its strength by cornpression, between the houses B6 - B7 at the top and B11 - B12 at the bottom covering approximately 1200 m2 area.


Aim and Scope: We selected this topic because of sporting value of team handball players resides largely in the qualities of training including strength, endurance and power that shapes the skills and principles required by content development. The main purpose of this research is to demonstrate the usefulness of resistance, plyometrics and maximal power training on strength endurance and anaerobic power of men team handball players.
Methods: The target group consists of one hundred and twenty college level men team handball players were randomly selected from Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu as subjects. Their age ranged between 18 and 25 years. The selected subjects were divided into four equal groups consisting of thirty each. No attempt was made to equate the groups. Experimental group I (n = 30) underwent Resistance training (RT), Experimental group II (n = 30) underwent Plyometrics training (PT) Experimental group III (n = 30) underwent Maximal power training for a period of 12 weeks and group IV (n = 30) acted as control group (CG), the subjects in control group were not engaged in any training programme other than their regular work. Data obtained were evaluated in SPSS package. The F value revealed that the strength endurance and anaerobic power were significantly improved due to the influence of maximal power training.
Conclusion:As a result, 12 weeks of maximal power training can be said to increase the selected parameters of team handball players.


Till today chilli seeds are separated manually and there is no specific machine designed to separate seed from its pulp. The manual process is carried out by hammering chilli fruits with wooden stick, separating the husk using hand separator. This manual method is quite tiresome mainly due to the inhalation of fine particles of chilli fruits by labours. Its pungency results in continuous sneezing and irritation for labours. Hence, it is necessary to eliminate laborious work and time consumption. The automated process of chilli seed extraction will be the better solution for this problem, which helps farmers. This automated method can also be adopted by food industries for large scale extraction of chilli seed, as well.


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Abstract : The Thermodynamical Ocean Predition System (TOPS) is a general and flexible software framework for operational implementation of upper ocean forecast models at Fleet Numerical Oceanography Center (FLENUMOCEANCEN), Monterey, California. It was developed by NORDA Code 322 as a part of the Navy's Automated Environmental Prediction System (AEPS). TOPS is fully interfaced with the FLENUMOCEANCEN operational data base and meets all FLENUMOCEANCEN programming standards for operational programs. This technical note discusses the uses for TOPS, provides documentation of the physics currently represented in the system, indicates probable future developments, and briefly addresses the problem of forecast verification. (Author)


This paper presents a combined system of hybrid power filter and controlled reactors for compensating the reactive power and harmonic current under the condition of three-phase four-wire system. A delta-connected thyristor controlled reactor is used to eliminate fundamental negative-sequence current, and a Y-connected thyristor controlled reactor is used to compensate fundamental zero-sequence current. The instantaneous reactive power theory is modified for three-phase four-wire system. Adopted this theory, negative-sequence current and zero-sequence current can be detected accurately and rapidly.


In order to determine the pipeline characteristics of the sand-wind simulation system, using the closed wind tunnel system, the partial loss of the fan's pre-axial guide device was obtained from experiments at different openings. The partial loss of the axial guide device was simulated at different boundary conditions with FLUENT [1]. The simulation and experiment results were compared and a plan of setting reasonable boundary conditions was confirmed. A feasible method of using numerical simulation to predict the characteristics of dusty weather simulation pipeline system was developed.


In the present study, fifteen heart from clinically healthy buffaloes of different ages and both sexes are used to examine the skeleton of the heart. The techniques used are manual dissection, radiographs and Microscopical examination. The skeleton of the heart is composed of a group of fibrous structures encircles the margins of the inflow and outflow orifices of the ventricles in a form of rings. The right and left atrioventricular fibrous rings in addition to aortic and pulmonary rings are formed from collagen fibers. In addition to, the presence of a central fibrous body composed of one fibrocartilage encircled the origin of the aorta and two spongy bones; right and left ossacordis. The ossacordis are absent in the young calves and hyaline cartilage is present instead of the spongy bone. The results are discussed with relatives previous researches.


Authors Jerome O Klein, MD Stephen Pelton, MD Section Editors Sheldon L Kaplan, MD Ellen M Friedman, MD Deputy Editor Mary M Torchia, MD Disclosures: Jerome O Klein, MD Consultant/Advisory Boards: GlaxoSmithKline [Vaccines (Pneumococcal)]; Cubist [Antibiotic for Clostridium difficile (Fidaxomicin)]. Stephen Pelton, MD Grant/Research/Clinical Trial Support: Pfizer [pneumococcal disease surveillance (PCV13)]; Merck [NP surveillance for pneumococcal carriage ( PCV15)]; Cempra [Efficacy of Solithromycin in experimental Otitis Media (macrolide)]; Windhoek health care [New formulation of Amox/clar (amoxicillin, clarithromycin). Consultant/Advisory Boards: Pfizer [pneumococcal disease (PCV13)]; GSK bio [pneumococcal disease (PCV10)]. Sheldon L Kaplan, MD Grant/Research/Clinical Trial Support: Pfizer [Pneumococcal surveillance studies (PCV13)]; Cubist [S. aureus skin and soft tissue infections (daptomycin pediatric studies)]; Optimer [fidaxomicin pediatric studies]; Cerexa [ceftaroline Pediatric studies]. Consultant/Advisory Boards: Pfizer [Pneumococcal surveillance studies (PCV13)]. Ellen M Friedman, MD Nothing to disclose. Mary M Torchia, MD Employee of UpToDate, Inc.


Treatment of real leachate from municipal landfill with high ammonia nitrogen content was investigated by using lab-scale anoxic/anaerobic UASB-A/O process. On the basis of achieving simultaneous COD and nitrogen removal, how to achieve and stabilize partial nitrification in the A/O reactor was studied. Denitrification and methanogenesis were conducted in UASB reactor, and the average removal rate of organics and NOx--N were 5.3, 1.1 kg/(m3·d), respectively. Partial nitrification was achieved (nitrite accumulation ratio was above 50%) after 54 days operation, and after 70days, nitrite accumulation ratio in A/O reactor reached above 90% at ambient temperature of 12 to 30.6℃. Stable and long term partial nitrification was achieved due to the cooperative effect of free acid (FA) and free nitrous acid (FAN). Destruction of partial nitrification caused by extended aeration was avoided by using pH as process control parameter. Nitrifying population was optimized by establishing favorable environment of AOB and inhibiting the growth of NOB, then NOB was washed out from the biological system, which was proved by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH).


ABSTRACT Drawing on first-hand fieldwork experiences, conversations and interviews, this paper describes and analyses the violent attack on a GALZ event in Zimbabwe in 2014. A gang of unidentifiable men stormed the event and assaulted those present. The paper explores this attack on the LGBTI community in Zimbabwe as a sign, drawing on Peirce's theorizing of signs as triadic. We describe the emotions, acts and reflections the raid gave rise to, and the intense speculation about who stood behind the attack. The paper demonstrates how precarious sexual minority activism can be in a context of oppression and opposition, and how unsettling and disrupting hate violence can turn out to work.


Modeling is one of the most important topics in the domain of Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS). In the field of process modelling, Business Process Modeling and Notation (BPMN) is the most used standard. However, BPMN remains limited to cater for the specific characteristics and properties of CPS such as real world properties. In this paper, we propose BPMN4CPS, which provides a set of extensions for BPMN to properly and accurately model CPS processes. In order to illustrate the applicability of BPMN4CPS, we present a case study of an ambulance drone system.


© 2017. The copyright of this document resides with its authors. In this paper we present a novel method for 3D human body shape and pose prediction. Our work is motivated by the need to reduce our reliance on costly-to-obtain ground truth labels. To achieve this, we propose training an encoder-decoder network using a two step procedure as follows. During the first step, a decoder is trained to predict a body silhouette using SMPL [2] (a statistical body shape model) parameters as an input. During the second step, the whole network is trained on real image and corresponding silhouette pairs while the decoder is kept fixed. Such a procedure allows for an indirect learning of body shape and pose parameters from real images without requiring any ground truth parameter data. Our key contributions include: (a) a novel encoder-decoder architecture for 3D body shape and pose prediction, (b) corresponding training procedure as well as (c) quantitative and qualitative analysis of the proposed method on artificial and real image datasets.


Adrian Hearn Despite significant differences in economic and demographic scale, the governments of Cuba and China have confronted a comparable "dual" challenge as they open their economies to foreign investment. (UNCTAD, 2005; United Nations Population Information Network, 2005) The first part of this challenge has been to promote greater interdependence and collaboration between foreign multinationals and local enterprise; the second part has been to build stronger links between state and non-state actors to promote civic participation and social stability. The governments of both countries have confronted this challenge not by replacing the state apparatus with market forces but by encouraging their coexistence. (Hearn, 2004; Foster, 2002; March Poquet, 2000; Dilla Alfonso et al, 1999; Goldstein, 1995; The goal has been to harness local creativity, initiative, and social capital within the framework of nationally integrated, state-guided commercial initiatives that both facilitate economic growth and consolidate political support. Economic reforms were introduced in China long before—and have advanced well beyond—those adopted in Cuba, though the recent decentralization of economic governance in Havana's historical zone, by far the most progressive economic plan in contemporary Cuba, has proven itself to be a viable model for other urban centers. Comparing political and economic decentralization in Cuba and China reveals how societies in transition from centralized governance can derive a range of advantages from their social and political legacy. Socialism in both countries brought about strong popular nationalism, but the scarcity of


The performance of a Manhattan like microcellular system with multiple reuse patterns (MRP) is evaluated. The system capacity and the outage probability are calculated. The outage probability, the probability of receiving an inadequate signal-to-interference ratio, is evaluated considering log-normal shadowing. The effects of the reuse factor, the base station antenna height, and the frequency band on the outage probability are investigated. Also, different bands division are studied. We compared the performance of the microcellular system with MRP against the optimal dynamic channel assignment (DCA). Varying the number of channels used in each reuse factor, the quality of service can be modified.


The most frequent types of accidents involving injuries to persons are accidents at junctions and accidents involving opposing traffic. For this reason the design of the front to produce a stiff cell around the passenger as a survival area deserves priority and in future research and development for new car models and their optimization the frontal crash must be guaranteed the greatest attention amongst testing methods. In the forefront of international discussion regarding future standard frontal tests, is the crash pattern at 0 degrees impact and the crash pattern at 30 degrees impact. The author discusses both crash tests as well as their effectiveness and comes to the conclusion that the 30 degree crash test must be given priority because it corresponds most closely to actual events. (TRRL)


Abstract This paper argues that the capability approach can add to the concept of autonomy (as defined in international law) as a means to provide larger freedoms to indigenous peoples. We show that autonomous regimes established within nation-states – by opening up a space for self-governance – provide a means to facilitate indigenous peoples' pursuit of their own paths of development. However, such regimes frequently face, and their effectiveness can be reduced by, various problems such as tensions between individual and collective rights, the definition of the ideal scope of autonomies, and the lack of proper implementation. This is illustrated with case studies from Colombia, Mexico and Nicaragua. We argue that the capability approach, and in particular its focus on the freedom to choose a life path one has reason to value, can be used to address such problems confronting autonomous regimes.


This report has the data that was used in the design of the DOT Standard Seat. Full details of the test conditions and the use of this data is given in "Fabrication of a Standard Bench Vehicle Seat," Final Report (UM-HSRI-BI-74-5-1). /HSRI/


Graphene, with cracks filled with gold nanoparticles, is grown by chemical vapor deposition on a Cu substrate. The crack-filled graphene not only exhibits superior electrical properties but also forms a better junction with other semiconductors. A high-quality crack-filled graphene/Si Schottky junction solar cell is achieved, demonstrating the highest fill factor (0.79) and best efficiency (12.3%).


Borehole cataloguing is an important task in geological drilling. Traditional manual cataloguing provides the stratification of underground boreholes based on changes in core lithology. This paper proposes a novel borehole cataloguing method using a drilling process monitoring (DPM) system. This DPM cataloguing method stratifies a borehole according to the drilling speed through the rock. A 102 m borehole was drilled and cored in Baota district, Yan'an city, Shaanxi Province, China. The rock-breaking response parameters of the drill bit displacement, drill rod rotation speed and inlet pipe and outlet pipe oil pressures were monitored throughout the drilling process, and the drilling depth-penetration rate curve during the net drilling process was obtained. The changes in drilling speed show that the DPM cataloguing can identify the depths of the layer interfaces of the borehole and describe the stratification. The interface depth values obtained by DPM have little difference from the interface depth values obtained by manual cataloguing, and the errors are between −0.04% and 4.29%. From the DPM stratification results, the engineering quality evaluation of the rock mass can be realized without coring. DPM is fast, convenient, accurate, can greatly improve the efficiency of existing catalogues, and can be applied to scientific research in any underground space. DPM is a measurement-while-drilling technology. According to DPM data, the operating state of a drilling rig and the parameter changes while drilling can be obtained in situ and in real time throughout the drilling process.


In Caballero and Simsek (2018), we develop a model of fickle capital flows and show that, when countries are similar, international flows create global liquidity and mitigate crises despite their fickleness. In this paper, we focus on the asymmetric situation of Emerging Markets (EM) exchanging flows with Developed Markets (DM) that feature lower returns but less frequent crises. Relatively high DM returns help to mitigate EM crises, by reducing fickle inflows, and by providing greater liquidity. The situation dramatically changes as the DM returns fall, as this increases the fickle inflows driven by reach for yield and exacerbates EM crises.


Purpose: To report an unusual case of neuroretinitis caused by Bartonella quintana and its spectral-domain optical coherence tomographic (SD-OCT) features. Methods: A 12-year-old girl presented with unilateral neuroretinitis with stellate maculopathy. Bartonellosis was confirmed after serologic testing for antibodies to B. quintana. Results: Color photograph of the right eye revealed papillitis and stellate macular exudation. spectral-domain optical coherence tomography of the right eye revealed hyperreflective dots in the outer nuclear and outer plexiform layers, as well as disruption and loss of the external limiting membrane, ellipsoid zone, and interdigitation zone in the foveal area. Conclusion: The authors report an unusual case of neuroretinitis by B. quintana and its spectral-domain optical coherence tomographic findings.


Weather forecasting plays a major role in various fields such as agriculture, transportation etc., It is also essential in prediction of natural disasters like Flood, storm etc., So in order to prevent the damages from such natural disorders, accurate weather prediction is essential. IoT topology is a combination of both hardware and wireless communication network utilized for real-time data analysis. Hence, this proposed topology formulated an IoT based weather monitoring using artificial neural network (ANN) for prediction. The main objective of this designed topology system is monitoring weather parameters such as temperature/humidity/pressure/rainfall etc., IoT is organized to collect data from sensors and is communicated through Wi-Fi network. ANN is tailored for weather prediction. The analysis proves that the proposed architecture shows better efficiency in weather prediction than the conventional methods.


The kidney Zhuangdu Collaterals plus Foot treatment of lumbar disc herniation(LOH) of clinical observation,under the guidance of Chinese medicine theory,and understand that "difficult by the" "Governor of the disease,ridge strong anti-Jue",because it is the Governor's lumbar spine pulse through the line of site,so kidney in charge of the Governor,one of Yang Du Channel."Yi Zong Jin Jian" "Long Ridge tendon,the suture must be wrong",pointing out that LOH pathogenesis.214 cases were randomly divided into treatment group were cured 187 cases(87.3%),improvement in 24 cases(11.2%),healed in 2 cases(0.4%), the total effective rate 98.9%.Control group,151 cases were cured 67 cases(44.4%),improvement in 39 cases(25.8%),healed 45 cases(29.8%),the total effective rate 70.2%.Two groups of cure rate,the total efficiency,the difference was statistically significant(P0.01).


Abstract It is now well established that the majority of young stars are found in multiple systems, so that any theory of stellar formation must account for their existence and properties. Studying the properties of multiple star systems therefore represents a very powerful approach to place observational constraints on star formation theories. Additionally, multiple systems offer other advantages. They provide the most accurate and unambiguous way to measure masses, using orbital fitting and Kepler's laws, and even the stellar radius in the special case of eclipsing binaries. They also allow to compare the properties of 2 coeval objects with different masses, providing important tests for the evolutionary models.


The species diversity,use/property,and threat degree of wild edible mushrooms collected form Lancang County,Jingdong County and adjacent regions of Pu'er,Yunnan Province were studied from 2002 to 2009.593 mushroom collections were obtained and examined,and 214 specimens from the Herbarium of Kunming Institute of Botany(KUN) were also accounted.Total of 134 taxa belonging to 61 genera of 35 families were identified,and 95 taxa in 39 genera of 28 families were traded at the local markets.To date 155 taxa wild edible mushrooms in 67 genera of 38 families were reported from Pu'er,Yunnan.Among them,17 species were found from Polyporaceae family,making up 10.97% of total mushrooms.Both Russulaceae and Boletaceae ranked the second in species richness and made up 20.65%(32 species) of total species together.11 species were found from Ganodermataceae,sharing 7.1% of total species.More than 42 species were from Auricularia,Boletus,Lactarius,Ramaria,Russula,Termitomyces and Thelephora,making up 52.5% of the most common wild commercial mushroom species at Yunnan local markets.In recent years,increasing demand for wild edible mushrooms has resulted in large-scale commercial harvesting,leading to the decline of mushroom production.Great efforts must be taken to conserve and manage their habitats,so as to attain sustainable use of these valuable fungal resources.


This study aims to determine the extent to which the role of forensic experts in solving criminal cases, the help and the position of forensic experts in solving criminal cases, in this study using a form of juridical-normative, because research examines the normative role of forensic experts in solving criminal cases, which in studies using secondary data sources in the form of legislation and court decisions. This study uses a court decision No. 2554 K / Pid.Sus / 2011, the court ruling No. 109 PK / Pid / 2007 and the decision No. 178 / Pid.Sus-ITE / 2015 / PT.BDG. Results of research on the setting and type of forensic experts could be seen in the Criminal Procedure Code, the State Gazette No. 350 of 1937, Police Chief Regulation of the Republic of Indonesia Number 10 of 2009 and the Regulation No. 12 of 2011 on medical police.


This paper describes a programmable DSP-based testbed that is employed in the development and evaluation of blind demodulation algorithms to be used in wireless satellite or terrestrial communications systems. The testbed employs a graphical user interface (GUI) to provide independent, real-time control of modulator, channel and demodulator parameters and also affords realtime observation of various diagnostic signals such as carrier, timing recovery and decoder metrics. This interactive flexibility enables an operator to tailor the testbed parameters and environment to investigate the performance of any arbitrary communications system and channel model. Furthermore, a variety of digital and analog interfaces allow the testbed to be used either as a stand-alone digital modulator or receiver, thereby extending its experimental utility from the laboratory to the field.


Cell membrane-derived lipidic hydroperoxides, introduced into the skin by environmental stresses, seem to be key players in oxidative stress-mediated extrinsic aging. Imidazole-containing peptidomimetics can protect against their toxicity through a variety of mechanisms.


Experimental formation of mucous cyst was conducted by cutting off a duct of the minor sublingual gland at the floor of the mouth of Wistar rat, and the following results were obtained.1. From around day 5 after duct cutting a hemispherical swelling appeared under the mucosa at the floor of the mouth, and it formed a translucent swelling, which resembles ranula in man, of such a size as to push the tongue upward by day 28.2. At the initial period of the experiment mucous granulation was formed around the cut off-duct but this was gradually compressed by the extravasating mucous to the peripheries, and the cyst cavity was formed. After day 28 it presented a finding conforming to extravasation mucous cyst having the mature thin fiber cyst wall in man.3. Hyperplasia and squamous metaplasia were observed in the epithelium of the duct at the cut off-region in almost all cases.In a few cases the epithelium of the duct became thin, then this thinning progressed along the inside of the cavity and covered the whole cavity inside on day 56, and a finding of the cyst having an epithelial lining was shown.4. The remnant on the mucosal side of the cut off-duct in the oral cavity showed a tendency toward earlier atrophy and disappearance due to compression accompanying the cyst formation.


This study focuses on an exploration of the concept of beauty using the semantic differential method. 2,080 participants (53.46% were female) aged 18 to 89 (M = 41.36 years; SD = 16.48) were asked to evaluate the concept of beauty using twenty-one bipolar adjectives across three semantic differential dimensions – activity, evaluation, and potency. The results indicate that the most descriptive adjectives used to describe beauty are: pleasant, inviting, good, inspiring, pure, and kind, indicating that the concept of beauty is mostly associated with positive connotations. Furthermore, the majority of the characteristic adjectives are related to the evaluation dimension, in which statistically significant differences were identified in the evaluations made by men and women. Women perceive beauty as a concept that is significantly more strongly associated with evaluative judgments than men (p <.01). The potential of the semantic differential method can be used to compare the meaning of the concept of beauty with synonymous and oppositional concepts.


This article puts forward the existing problems in the development process and relevant present condition of of Guangdong University of Technology.It investigates teaching management in a scientific way.It also elaborates the relationship between management of teaching and construction of studying atmosphere,and the scientific and standardized management.


The device (10) for isothermal DNA amplification diagnosis comprises: - a substrate (105) porous comprising: - an area (110) comprising at least one compound (115) reacts with a reactive compound (120) of a target sample, so-called "diagnostic zone" - an area (125) transported fluid supply, by capillarity in the sample application zone and in the diagnostic area, - the area (130) sample deposit positioned between the fluid deposition area and the diagnostic area, and - two channels (135, 140) positioned in the thickness of the porous substrate, respectively between, on the one hand, the fluid deposition zone and the zone of sample application, on the other hand, the sample application zone and the diagnostic area; and - means (205) isothermal local diagnostics area heating.


This research investigated the impact of the use of WhatsApp on students' socio-emotional development and academic achievement. WhatsApp Messenger is a proprietary, cross-platform instant messaging subscription service for smart phones and selected feature phones which uses the internet for communication. The objectives of the study were to investigate how video chatting, online chatting and frequent communication through WhatsApp affect students' socio-emotional development in the University of Buea. It also sought to establish the relationship between socio-emotional development and students' academic achievement. This research adopted the quantitative research method and the survey research design. With the use of a structured questionnaire, data was collected and analyzed from a sample that consisted of 180 students of the Faculty of Education, University of Buea. The respondents answered the questions which were analyzed using Chi-square test. The relationship between socio-emotional development and students' academic achievement was established using the Pearson Product Moment Correlation analysis. The research found out that video chatting, online chatting through WhatsApp and frequent use of WhatsApp has a significant effect on students' socio-emotional development and academic achievement. These findings are clearly reflected in the responses of the respondents. Based on the findings, the research recommends that students should control the use of WhatsApp and other social media platforms. Article visualizations:


In China temple festivals are replete with noises, sights, smells, tastes, and ambient sensory productions. When worshipers converge on a particular temple festival, they produce and experience honghuo (social heat or red-hot sociality). This native concept of honghuo highlights the importance of the social production of a heightened sensory ambience as well as the sensorial production of sociality. In co-producing honghuo the festivalgoers are exhibiting a 'resonant body-person' that is in accord with the spirit of mutual responsiveness. I propose a sensory-production model of sensory analysis that foregrounds the active participatory role of social agents in producing a sensorially rich social world. This model extends from, yet also critiques the prevalent cultural phenomenological approach to investigating sensory orders in different cultures. A 'mindful body' or an 'attentive body' is only the pre-condition for any person's action-full lifeworld.


This article studies the strategies for visibility of some of the most outstanding publications from Mexico, Venezuela, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, and Colombia, and the relationship between open access and the visibility of these journals. By means of in‐depth interviews with the editors, we explored their indexing and circulation strategies and examined certain organizational and contextual variables that may have helped them to remain in circulation. We also considered whether a combination of electronic publication and open access to the contents of the journals have increased the visibility of science from these developing countries. When these journals were not available electronically, even if they were distributed at no cost, their distribution was necessarily selective, and one could not properly speak of open access; once they were put on the Web, however, they became widely available at no cost to the reader. The editors' views on open access are also explored.


The purpose of this work is to propose a simple single-zone model for analyzing multi-zone cases. Multi-zone models can be defined directly describing the building plan while important simulation data and careful parameterization are required. In contrast, the single-zone model is set in a very simplified manner, so many engineering projects prefer such a model. However, differences between the two models are not yet well investigated, particularly in a quantitative way, and thus the paper tests the differences and proposes possible methodologies to enhance the single-zone model to be closer to the multi-zone model. Thus, the balcony is modeled in detail to account for the solar double transmitted irradiance via windows at both sides of the balcony. Since the solar transmitted irradiance directly influences building loads, a special attention is required. In addition, the internal walls are taken into account in the single-zone model to keep the similar thermal capacity of multi-zone cases. Results show that the proposed single-zone model predicts very similar annual loads with the reference multi-zone model (about 5% error) while the initial single-zone model without the methodologies is far from the reference model (more than 20% error).


Through the shear test on cross-section along the straight joint of 9 groups of autoclaved aerated concrete masonry specimens,the paper analyzes the influence of special mortar on shear strength of autoclaved aerated concrete masonry and failure mechanism,and concluded that the special mortar can enhance the shear strength of masonry than common mortar.


Favorable clinical outcomes after radiotherapy are dependent on the technical performance of delivery. As a result, systems have evolved with a dedicated emphasis on the quality with which they can deliver the radiation dose to a specified target. In parallel, imaging systems have advanced at an accelerated pace of innovation bringing outstanding performance in cancer characterization and diagnosis. Hallmarks of quality in diagnostic imaging have focused on distinguishing tissue contrasts for categorization of disease, high throughput, and low radiation exposure. However, as these images are now increasingly integrated in the radiotherapy workflow, it is important to now define what constitutes high-quality imaging for the purpose of radiotherapy guidance. The application of imaging in the radiotherapy setting begins in treatment planning; with an emphasis on the identification of anatomic and target boundaries, and the characterization of disease targets in order to select appropriate dose objectives and uncertainty margins. This may include such characteristics as cancer density, motion, and metabolism, including surrogates of radio sensitivity (e.g. hypoxia). A focus on quality is well justified, as errors introduced are often systematically propagated through treatment. Arguably one of the weakest points in the radiotherapy process, target volume delineation is still characterized by substantial inter-observer variability. Imaging performance and integration methods may have tremendous impact, as may the expertise and education of the staff. Therefore, the need for advanced imaging knowledge in the context of radiation oncology, and for interdisciplinary communication between C. Menard (&) D. Jaffray Princess Margaret Hospital, University of Toronto, 610 University Avenue, Toronto, ON M5G 2M9, Canada e-mail: email@example.com


Quantitative technique for comparison of experimentally obtained histograms with theoretically calculated size distribution functions of clusters in heterosystems is introduced. The most important characteristics of theoretically derived size distributions as dependences on the growth mechanism and form of clusters are computed using calculated magnitudes of the initial and central momentums. Obtained quantitative characteristics are compared with the corresponding ones for experimentally obtained histograms. Theoretical dependence to the best advantage fitting experimentally obtained histogram is found out on the results of such comparison.


-1. Sterols were identified from eight isolates of five species in the Chromophycota that were cultured axenically and harvested in the stationary phase. 2. Analyses were performed on four strains from the Prymnesiophyceae, two strains from the Cryptophyceae and one from the Baeillariophyceae. Most strains examined contained only one major sterol, 24-methyl-22-dehydroeholesterol. 3. Analysis by capillary GC, HPLC, and in one instance NMR, showed that the two strains provisionally identified as lsochrysis contained brassicasterol (24fl-methyl-22-dehydrocholesterol); whereas, all other species examined contained primarily epibrassicasterol (24~t-methyl-22-dehydrocholesterol). 4. Stigrnasterol (24a-ethyl-22-dehydrocholesterol) accompanied epibrassicasterol in Pleurochrysis carterae. 5. Analyses of C-24 alkyt isomers in these algae may provide useful information concerning their taxonomic placement. 6. The occurrence of both isomers of 24-methyl-22-dehydroeholesterol in oysters is explained by the occurrence of both isomers among algae which are probably dietary sources for oysters.


Platforms for interior DIY(Do It Yourself) design should hold sufficient realistic sense and light manual operation in interior modeling, besides more flexibility and adaptation of online editing are also essential. But current pure Web3D or pure image based platforms are hardly meet those goals. Therefore this paper presents a lightweight and immersive solutions by editing virtual 3D furniture into captured 2D interior pictures interactively, placing them at the optimal location automatically and rendering them in real time to consistently harmonize them with real interior pictures in terms of geometric layout and lighting visual effects. Our contributions consist in: (1)cuboid modeling from camera captured interior pictures interactively without loss of realistic sense and with light manual operation; (2)lightweight automatic furniture arrangement method with enough flexibility and adaptation for online editing; (3)lightweight IBL(Image Based Lighting) and PBR(Physic Based Rendering) to make virtual furniture immerse into real interior image more visually authentic. Compared with those existing online systems, this solution can provide low-cost, convenient, pervasive online services for interior DIY design over mobile Internet.


This is a research on the tectonic role contributing to the geomorphological formation of the Jeneberang watershed by considering the geological condition of the area as the background. The Jeneberang watershed is formed by various lithologies in each of its subwatershed. The oldest rock of middle Miocene (Camba formation) is found at upstream Tallo sub-watershed, while the newest one of Pleistocene (Lompobattang formation) is found at Lengkese sub-watershed. This fact indicates the existence of different tectonic systems in the area. The calculation of the morphometry and morphotectonic parameters has shown that the average stream gradient index is above 300, the bifurcation ratio is 3 in average, the type of the river is a sinuous and winding river with the mountain sinuosity index less than 2. It is concluded that the Jeneberang watershed is significantly influenced by active tectonics. The result shows that the angle of the hillslope are 260, 650 and 480, and these slopes have factor of safety 1,065; 0,23; and 0,45 for level I, II, III respectively. Considering to the resistivity and value of the safety factor can be predicted that the study area has a high potential to landslide. Inevitably, the land slide at the upstream of Jeneberang river causes instability at its watershed. The instability becomes a serious threat to the Bilibili Dam on the river basin which is the clean water source for the cities of Makassar and Sungguminasa.


Bartholomeus Anglicus and Vincent de Beauvais, the two major 13th-century encyclopedists, expand extensively on – good and fallen – angels. Before Thomas Aquinas's and Duns Scotus's comments, they insert a number of abstract theological data pertaining to medieval angelology. Other encyclopedists have different, mainly vulgarizing approaches. This essay will consider good angels exclusively and will offer a synthesis of medieval encyclopedists' angeolologic approach from Isidorus, in connection with their sources.


Air pollution in Europe is the topic of a wide range of studies involving difierent disciplines. However most of the analyses presented in the literature focus on the study of monitored concentrations with few articles investigating the relationship between concentrations and reported emissions. In this paper an analysis of sulphur dioxide (SO2) monitored in Europe from 1990 to 2001 uses additive models to test the relationships with emissions from the same and neighbouring countries. This nonparametric statistical approach allows data to determine the shape of trends with time, correctly models the serial correlation and dependence on covariates, and provides model selection procedures and valid statistical inference. The analysis showed that own country emissions adequately represented the trend over time at all but a few of the 112 sites across Europe, but there was clear statistical evidence that change in deposition was not proportionally related to changes in emissions at almost all sites. Covariates for neighbouring countries' emissions


Objectives: To determine if there is a difference in morbidity and mortality in orthopaedic trauma patients with femoral shaft fractures undergoing early definitive care with intramedullary (IM) nails in the supine versus the lateral position. Design: Retrospective cohort study, single centered. Setting: One level 1 trauma center. Patients: Nine hundred eighty-eight patients representing 1027 femoral shaft fractures treated with IM nails were identified through a prospectively gathered database between 1987 and 2006. Intervention: Antegrade IM nail insertion with reaming of the femoral canal in either the supine or lateral position. Outcome Measures: Mortality was the primary outcome. Admission to intensive care unit (ICU) was the secondary outcome measure and a surrogate measure of morbidity. Literature review was performed to identify factors shown to contribute to morbidity and mortality in orthopaedic trauma patients. Intraoperative position in either the supine or lateral position was added to this list. Logistic regression analysis was performed to determine the magnitude and effect of the independent variables on each of the study end points. To determine if a more significant trend toward less favorable outcomes was observed with increasing severity of injury, particularly injuries of the chest and thorax, subgroup analysis was performed for all those with a femur fracture and an Injury Severity Score ≥18 and all those with a femur fracture and an Abbreviated Injury Score chest ≥3. Results: Intraoperative position in either the supine or lateral position was not a significant predictor of mortality or ICU admission for the original cohort or the subgroup of Injury Severity Score ≥18. However, for the subgroup of Abbreviated Injury Score chest ≥3, intraoperative positioning in the lateral position had a statistically significant protective effect against ICU admission (P = 0.044). Conclusions: For polytrauma patients with femoral shaft fractures, surgical stabilization using IM nails inserted with reaming of the femoral canal in the lateral position is not associated with an increased risk of mortality or ICU admission.


Studying the activities of the governors ofHalychyna regarding the Ukrainian issue, the modern researcher faces a  number of obstacles. In particular, correspondence and other records management documents between Lviv and Vienna were conducted in German, and Polish was used for internal everyday life. In addition, very often official documents that were issued with the signature of the governors were the result of complex and intense discussions that were conducted in the society around the issues of education in the mother tongue in schools, electoral legislation, the establishment of the Ukrainian university, etc. However, the official document did not reflect the process that preceded  decision-making. In this context, the scientist will come to the aid of familiarization with the Ukrainian-language and Polish-language  press. Among the most popular Russian- language publications in Galicia, we will highlight the newspaper Dіlo, which  was an unofficial body of the UNDP and UDO. The first issue of the newspaper was published on January 1, 1880.  What is valuable to the researcher – since 1888 the newspaper began to appear daily (except Sundays and holidays). Thus,  we have the opportunity to track the daily life of Lviv and Galicia (there were small breaks during the First World War).  The creators of the publication conceived it as an all-Ukrainian political publication that was supposed to serve the  tasks, to act as a platform for free discussion, which would not be limited to personal or party interests. The grounds  and availability of such a magazine became an important sign of the modern community, and the longer the newspaper  existed, the more its authority grew, as the "Case" dragged prominent Ukrainian intellectuals into its orbit. From its  origins the newspaper worked on the project of the revival of Ukraine, as the Narodniks saw it – as opposed to the then  widespread moskvofilstvu – and stood on the national-democratic platform.


Application of 3DS was provided in the moldmaking design of industrial products. It was shown application of 3DS to the moldmaking design of spiral filling medicine machine.


Software reuse by importing packages from centralised repositories is an efficient and increasingly widespread way to develop software. Given the transitivity of dependencies, defects introduced in the repository can have extensive effects on the software ecosystem. Drawing from complex network theory, we define a model of repository vulnerability based on the statistically expected damage that the repository sustains from the random introduction of software defects. We test the model in stylized networks derived from real repositories, PyPI, Maven and npm, and show that the existence of a giant strongly connected component (SCC) explains most of the vulnerability. Indeed, we found that theoretical protection (immunization) of this entire component would remove almost all vulnerability from the network. Since repositories and their communities have limited resources to mitigate issues, we further model the problem of how to best apply these resources, finding sets much smaller than the giant SCC whose protection is nearly as good. Furthermore, we prove that the optimal selection of sets of given size is NP-hard but can be approached with heuristics, yielding respectable results. Our model contributes to a better understanding of software package repositories and could also be applied to other systems with a similar structure.


Many improvements have been made by the ingenuity of the makers of the machines, when to make them became the business of a peculiar trade; and some by that of those who are called philosophers, or men of speculation, whose trade it is not to do any thing, but to observe every thing, and who, upon that account, are often capable of combining together the powers of the most distant and dissimilar objects.


Large-scale library-based book scanning and metadata projects have greatly enlarged the sphere of readily accessible items for scholars, students, independent researchers, and casual readers. These efforts have made large numbers of digital surrogates of items once found only on the shelves of geographically dispersed research libraries universally available to those with access to the Web. Following current U.S. copyright law, the content of these projects is primarily date-determined public domain literature. Copyright law stipulates that all material published in the United States before 1923 is in the public domain. Material published after that date may be in the public domain as well if no copyright notice was included in the publication or if registration of copyright after the initial period of protection was not renewed. Among the several traditional areas of library operations that stand to benefit from these new resources is interlibrary loan service. Instead of deciding whether or not to loan (sometimes rare or fragile) original material, the opportunity to direct both local library users and libraries submitting borrowing requests to the wealth of now-available scanned copies of books and journal articles has the potential to have a significant impact on resource sharing. Legal objections from publishers and authors' organizations have challenged these scanning efforts since their inception, but court decisions, including the Author's Guild vs. HathiTrust case, have tended to set strong precedents for their protection under the fair-use provisions of copyright law (Albanese, 2012). The Author's Guild is undertaking a final push to have


The process of organisation management suffers significant changes the last several years. The issues of occupational safety such as labour safety, environment protection, fire safety, process safety in organisation under modern economic conditions might have common managerial solution. This allows organizations to decrease their expenditure for these agencies. The increase of social efficiency of labour safety activities is impossible without their joining to economic mechanism of making the managers of different levels to be interested in these activities. Therefore, an increase of social efficiency of labour safety activities is the mechanism that helps to eliminate the problems of financing.


Introduction. Involvement in the production of wood composite materials waste of woodwork industries helps to reduce the cost of finished products and their effective utilization. It is advisable to use tarred wood particles of crushed waste concomitant plywood plant for manufacture of the inner layers of plywood. Assessment of adhesive strength and interphase interaction at the borders of phase interface (peeled veneer and wood-adhesive) in plywood structure is of practical interest. The purpose of the work  is to estimate adhesion strength and interphase interaction at the borders of veneer sheets and wood-adhesive composition according to the structure of plywood. Solvable tasks: An estimate of the interphase interaction and adhesion strength of plywood with internal layers of wood adhesive composition depending on the package structure, the recommendation of a rational structure of plywood are the problems under consideration. Methodology. In the absence of a standard methodology for determining the adhesion strength and the value of interphase interaction of plywood with internal layers of wood-adhesive composition is taken as a basis for estimating the adhesion technique tearing strength veneers according to GOST (National standard) 27325 and method of determining the strength of chipping in accordance with GOST (National standard) 9624. Experimental results. Adhesive strength for the main schemes of plywood was determined experimentally be means of uniform avulsion of external and central veneers. The data show that in case of separation of the veneer sheets, cohesive in wood adhesive composition or mixed character of fracture are mainly observed. It indicates high interphase strength of the connection. Character of interphase interaction of  liquid (binder) with the solid body (wood particles and veneer) on the border of their interaction depending on the structure of plywood was determined by cleaving at the contact boundary of the outer sheet veneer and an inner layer of wood-adhesive composition, as well as an inner layer of wood-adhesive composition and the central veneer sheet. Experimental results show that by chipping in adhesive layers, cohesive on wood adhesive composition or a mixed character of fracture, indicating interphase of high strength compound are observed. Interpretation of the experimental results. The maximum limit of tearing strength was observed in the samples of plywood № 2, № 3 with the presence of inner layer of veneer, so it is recommended to use them in critical structures. From the perspective of the technological process organization, simple packet assembly was observed in the schemes № 1 and  № 4. Conclusion. High performance of  adhesive tearing strength of veneer sheets and deep interphase interaction  on  the interface of the layers of veneer  and layers of wood adhesive composition make it possible to make a conclusion about reliability and good bearing capacity of plywood with internal layers of wood-adhesive composition, which can be effectively used as a construction material in various fields.


Loyalty is a concept examined since the work of Porter and his colleagues in the 70's. In the early 90's, Becker (1992) started to disentangle the concept of loyalty into different foci and bases of commitment. This was the first time a pronounced relation was found between loyalty and performance in the form of commitment to the supervisor. In this thesis, the focus shifts to loyalty in the form of a foci of organizational commitment and a base of congruence of employee and organizations norms and values, as an answer for the agency conflict, and the relation with in-role performance. The survey results provide, for the first time, evidence of a positive statistically significance of this relation. The Relation Between Loyalty and Control: Establishing Goal Congruence Bergen op Zoom, July 2016 Student Tim Hoetelmans Student number: 431024 email@example.com Thesis supervisor Dr. A. Klein MBA Supervisor email@example.com Eramus universiteit Rotterdam Thesis second reader Erasmus School of Economics Drs. T. Welten Master Accounting, Auditing & Control Second reader Accounting & Control program email@example.com


Aim To investigate the effect of tirofiban on coronary flow and microcirculation in patients with ST segment elevation myocardial infarction(STEMI) treated by primary percutaneous coronary intervention(PCI).Methods 58 patients with primary STEMI who underwent primary PCI were randomized to receive either tirofiban and primary PCI(n= 30) or primary PCI alone(n= 28).Baseline characteristics of the two groups were compared.The patency rate of infarct-related artery(IRA) before intervention,the flow of thrombolysis in myocardial infarction(TIMI) before and after surgery,the resolution of ST segment,endothelial cell apoptosis,blood coagulation factor,the incidence of bleeding complications and acute ischemic events during hospitalization as well as the left ventricular ejection fraction(LVEF) measured by echocardiography before discharge were studided.Results A greater percentage of TIMI 1 flow was achieved in the tirofiban group(P 0.05).On the other hand,TIMI 0 flow was more commonly found in patients of the control group(P 0.01).There was no difference between the two groups in percentage of TIMI 2 and 3 flow achieved in IRA after PCI(P 0.05).The no-reflow phenomena,reperfusion arrhythmia,endothelial cell apoptosis,blood coagulation factor were less in the tirofiban group(P 0.05),and faster ST segment resolution in the tirofiban group after PCI(P 0.05).There was no significant difference between the two groups in occurrence of major adverse cardiovascular events(MACE) or bleeding in both groups.Conclusions Tirofiban treatment can improve the rates of recanalizationand and the TIMI flow to the acute myocardial infarction with PCI,the surgery can be done better.It can avoid more myocardial cell to die permanently,and improve microcirculation disfunction.


There are well over 500 registered pesticides worldwide for use in agricultural regions and new agrochemicals are introduced to the marketplace continuously. This chapter deals with the chemical analysis methods for the main pesticide chemical classes that are most frequently analyzed with gas chromatography (GC) or liquid chromatography (LC) coupled to mass spectrometry (MS). GC amenable pesticide chemical classes which do not require derivatization include organochlorines (OCs), pyrethroids, organophosphorus pesticides (OPs), triazines, and chloroacetanilides. In addition some transformation products of organochlorines, triazines, and phenylureas are GC amenable and when derivatized some transformation products of OPs, pyrethroids, and phenoxyacid herbicides are also GC amenable. Specific methods have been developed with other injector choices than the standard splitless injection for more thermally labile chemical classes such as trihalomethylthio fungicides to extend the range of GC amenable pesticides. Some chemical classes which are more polar such as phenoxy acid herbicides and carbamates can still be analyzed by GC/MS methods but require derivatization to make them GC amenable. For some other chemical classes a few pesticides have been analyzed by GC/MS usually included in multiresidue methods but these methods have not tackled the entire range of compounds within the chemical class. These include chemical classes such as dicarboximides (vinclozin, iprodione), dinitroaniline (trifluralin, ethalfluralin), dinitrophenol (dinoseb), and dithiocarbamate (triallate). A large number of pesticide classes generally of higher polarity suffer from poor chromatographic performance, poor MS source ionization or stability in GC/MS injectors, on-column, or in MS. For these chemical classes and also to minimize the need for derivatization prior to GC there has been a gradual shift to the development of new methods utilizing LC coupled with tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS). Tandem mass spectrometry in selected reaction monitoring (SRM) mode is generally now more frequently used for LC rather than selected ion monitoring (SIM) with LC/MS as the ionization process for LC/MS is a softer process (change processes to process) than that of GC/MS ion sources such as EI and CI. For atmospheric pressure ionization (API) sources most frequently used in LC/MS/MS most pesticides have only one ion formed during ionization (the protonated or deprotonated molecular ion or sometimes an adduct ion (eg. sodium or ammonium adduct)) and consequently there is little confirmation ability. Tandem mass spectrometry allows for the controlled collision induced dissociation


The most commonly reported chronic pain conditions are corresponding with musculoskeletal dysfunction and degeneration. The most important cause of joint instability is the ligament injury, which leads to symptoms like pain. However, standard therapeutic regimens have failed to be effective in chronic conditions as they do not treat the under lying cause. Hence, this is where prolotherapy comes into picture. Prolotherapy is also known as nonsurgical ligament/tendon reconstruction, or sclerotherapy. The ligaments and tendon become weak over a course of time which leads to inflammation. Prolotherapy by using a sugar based solution is injected into the affected area whereby it causes increase in the blood supply and nutrients which stimulate the tissue repair. Through this review we are trying to highlight that prolotherapy can be regarded as an alternative therapeutic modality that can reduce or eliminate pain by stimulating the natural regenerative processes.


Apple anti hail apple bagging robot is of great significance to reduce the labor intensity of fruit farmers, ensure the timely harvest of fruits, ensure the quality of fruits, and improve the level of automatic operation of orchards in China. The performance of the anti-hail apple bagging robot was verified by orchard comprehensive test. The experiments show that: the apple anti hail apple bagging robot can realize the intelligent coordinated control of the key actions such as intelligent mobile platform navigation, picking manipulator movement, end effector fruit grabbing and fruit automatic packing. The real-time and robustness of various algorithms can meet the operation requirements of Apple anti hail apple bagging robot.


The article discusses the importance and relevance of methods in the formation of a trusting relationship between teacher and student in the primary grades. Therefore, the teacher must be able to use his style and methods in teaching his students. First of all, every educator should form a sense of respect for the student. In fact, he should not shout at the student, use sarcastic words, or isolate the students. Or he shouldn't try to embarrass them. These things cause the whole class to lose respect.


FIELD: medicine. SUBSTANCE: invention relates to medicine, namely to ophthalmology, and can be used for treating and preventing myopia and accommodation spasm. Method involves badminton training, which are carried out 3 times a week for 1–2 hours for 6 months and more, wherein before beginning of regular training optometry examination is made assignment by necessity of individual spectacle correction, while simultaneously with beginning of regular training reflexogenic exposure on biologically active points is made by massage, or acupuncture, or injections of dispersed biomaterial "Alloplant" for acupuncture administration, dissolved in physiologic solution in ratio of 30–50 mg of biomaterial per 5–10 ml of physiological solution, wherein reflexogenic exposure is performed in course of 2–4 weeks, wherein massage of biologically active points is performed daily for 5-15 minutes 1–2 times a day, acupuncture is performed daily or every second day in amount of 10 sessions, and injections are carried out in amount of 3–7 sessions' course, 0.5–1.0 ml of biomaterial per 1 injection. Exposure on following group of biologically active points should be made: paraorbital points and points of calvarium: VB1 (Tun-Zi-Liao), VB14 (Yan-Bai), E8 (Tou-Vej), V2 (Set-Zhu), V3 (Mei-Chun), V4 (Qu-Cha), TR3 (Sy-Chzhu-Kun), BT3 (Yin-Tan), BT5 (Yui-Shan), BT6 (Yui-Yao); points of cervical-collar zone: VB20 (Feng-Chi), VB21 (Czyan-Czin), V10 (Tian-Zhu), V11 (Da-Zhu), T14 (Da-Zhui). Additionally one may affect distant points on limbs: GI4 (Xae-Gu), GI11 (Qu-Chi), E36 (Zu-San-Li), F2 (Shin-Jian), F3 (Tai-Chun), VB34 (Yang-Lin-Chuan). EFFECT: invention provides effective and affordable method of treating and preventing myopia and accommodation spasm due to reflexogenic exposure on biologically active points in combination with intensification of accommodative-deaccommodative muscles. 3 cl, 3 ex


The two spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae C. L. Koch , 1836 is one of the most important pests of greenhouse crops worldwide. Due to its polyphagic range of hosts and rapid development it forms great populations and as such represents a suitable host/prey for lots of natural enemies usable in biological control. Most commonly used predators of Tetranychid mites are predatory mites ( Phytoseiulus persimilis Athias-Henriot, 1957, Amblyseius swirskii Athias-Henriot, 1962 ,…), but among most voracious predators is the larva of a predatory gall midge, Feltiella acarisuga ( Vallot , 1827) that was found also in greenhouses of the Biotechnical Faculty in Ljubljana on eggplant leaves in 2017. Besides the predatory gall midge also another predator, staphylinid Oligota oviformis Casey, 1893 beetles and larvae were found in great numbers. After positive identification of F. acarisuga found naturally in Slovenia, it can be added to the list of indigenous species of natural enemies and thus can be used in biological control programs in greenhouse crop protection against spider mites.


Boza is a ceral based fermented drink. Raw material of boza could be rise, millet, wheat and rye. Because of the diversity of raw materilas and the method of fermentation boza might show varied quality and nutrition value.
Nowadays healthy and conscious nutrition are playing more and more important roles in our lives. People pay an ever growing attention to the nutrition value of products, such as protein- and sugar content, components with antioxidant properties, and the mineral content of the products. In our research we wanted to know how the protein,-, sugar-, total polifenol-, mikro- and macro element content of products change.


During the twentieth century, music and dance in Sri Lanka became increasingly associated with distinct cultural identities, communal politics and territorial ideologies of the Sinhalese majority a...


Background/Aims The aim of this study was to compare the risk of complications and outcome between infarct-related artery (IRA)-only revascularization and multivessel (MV) revascularization in patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI) with renal insufficiency and MV disease. Methods A total of 1,031 acute MI patients with renal insufficiency and MV disease who were registered in the Korea Working Group on Myocardial Infarction were enrolled. They were divided into two groups (IRA-only revascularization group, n = 404; MV revascularization group, n = 627), and investigated the cumulative incidence of major adverse cardiac events (MACE) and the incidence of complications after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Results Complications after PCI occurred in 19.9% of all patients (206/1,031). Complications after PCI occurred more frequently in the MV revascularization group compared with the IRA-only revascularization group (20.1% [126/627] vs. 15.3% [62/404], respectively; p = 0.029]. The overall in-hospital mortality rate was 6.3%, and there was no significant difference between the groups (5.2% in the IRA-only revascularization group vs. 7.0% in the MV revascularization group; p = 0.241). The total incidence of MACE was 11.1%, and there was no significant difference between the groups (11.6% in the IRA-only revascularization group vs. 10.7% in the MV revascularization group; p = 0.636). Conclusions The incidence of complications after PCI was significantly lower in the IRA-only revascularization group compared with the MV revascularization group. However, there were no significant difference in the 12-month outcomes between groups in patients with acute MI and renal insufficiency with MV disease.


The article explores the idea that Augustine's understanding of Christendom is compatible with the practice of the art of medicine, and that bodily health plays a more prominent role in his understanding of salvation than previously thought. The article addresses these concerns with reference to the different perspectives from which Augustine views the body from 386-395: metaphysical, biblical, and empirical. It examines three aspects of Augustine's early works that pertain to the care of the body: his own experience of illness and his acquaintance with doctors, his conception of the natural order and the art of medicine, and the extent of his knowledge of medicine.


the aim of this article is to analyze the role of fiscal policies in the tourist sector. In this regard, an
analysis of competitiveness in the Italian tourist sector has been carried out to prove that governance
is one of the major causes of weakness. A study, at regional level, has shown that territorial imbalance on supply, demand, and public spending weakens the overall system. Medium/long-term policies are needed to bring about a recovery. this article discusses the specific role that fiscal policy plays and the tools that could be used to improve competitiveness.


In modern retail market environment, electronic commerce has rapidly gained a lot of attention and also provides instantaneous transactions. In electronic commerce, credit card has become the most important means of payment due to fast development in information technology around the world. As the usage of credit card increases in the last decade, rate of fraudulent practices is also increasing every year. Existing fraud detection system may not be so much capable to reduce fraud transaction rate. Improvement in fraud detection practices has become essential to maintain existence of payment system. In this paper, we show how Hidden Markov Model (HMM) is used to detect credit card fraud transaction with low false alarm. An HMM based system is initially studied spending profile of the card holder and followed by checking an incoming transaction against spending behavior of the card holder, if it is not accepted by our proposed HMM with sufficient probability, then it would be a fraudulent transaction.


The emergence of small business as a major sector of economic activity in terms of volume, value, variety of products and services, employment, exports and geographic dispersal, both in developed countries and developing countries, saw the setting up of Small Business Centres (SB Cs) in various forms way back in 1960s. While they have taken the shape of specialised independent institutions like NISIET at national level in India, they have taken the form of specialist centres as part of Business Schools of Universities in UK. The earliest centre is the Small Business Centre in Durham University Business School. As on date, several such centres are activeas autonomous organs of university Business Schools. This is in contrast to the absence of such initiative by the University system in India.


With the largest high-risk prostate cancer (PCa) cohort to date undergoing 68 Ga-prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) PET/CT primary staging, we aimed to 1) characterize the metastatic spread of PCa in relation to tumor 68 Ga-PSMA-uptake and the D'Amico classification, and 2) compare 68 Ga-PSMA PET/CT findings with radical prostatectomy (RP) with pelvic lymph node dissection (PLND) histopathology. Methods A total of 691 consecutive newly diagnosed, biopsy-proven, treatment-naïve, D'Amico high-risk PCa patients primary staged by 68 Ga-PSMA PET/CT were included. PSMA maximum standardized uptake value (SUV max ) and metastatic findings were compared to PSA level, International Society of Urologic Pathology (ISUP) grade, and clinical stage as traditional risk stratification parameters. Moreover, 68 Ga-PSMA PET/CT findings were compared with histology in RP patients undergoing PLND. Undetected lymph node metastases (LNMs) underwent immunohistochemical PSMA staining.


The invention relates to a switching supported game interaction system which comprises a handheld terminal and a computer. The handheld terminal comprises a terminal display screen, a first interface module and an image processing module. The computer comprises a second interface module, a computer display screen and a main control module, and the main control module is used for sending game image display information to the handheld terminal or the computer display screen, and sending a game image switch-in command/game image switch-out command to the handheld terminal through the second interface module according to a game image switching command input by a user. According to the technical scheme, a game image can be switched between the handheld terminal and the computer display screen, so that flexibility in playing of games is improved.


Pressurized hot water extraction of hemicelluloses from spruce sapwood was studied at 120–170 °C using a batchwise-operated cascade reactor, which enables precise sampling as well as very accurate and rapid temperature control. The extraction was performed under identical conditions for two different chip sizes, a 1.25–2.0-mm sieved fraction and handmade 10-mm cubic blocks, to evaluate the influence of chip size on the overall extraction kinetics. The results showed that the extraction rate increases significantly with temperature and that the pH decreases during the extraction, as a result of the liberation of acid groups. The concentration of hydronium ions in the liquid phase was observed to have a linear correlation with conversion depending, however, on the chip size, which shows that the mass transfer of the acid groups differs significantly from that of the bulky hemicelluloses. It also shows that significant amounts of acetyl groups are liberated inside the chips before the hemicelluloses enter th...


Abstract Following an international trend, South Africa and Russia entered into a "strategic partnership" in 2006 and in 2013 upgraded it to a "comprehensive strategic partnership". This article examines the formal architecture of the partnership by means of Wilkins's "strategic partnership model". One of very few analytical devices for the study of bilateral partnerships between states, Wilkins's template probes three phases in the development of such alignments, namely their formation, implementation and evaluation. Based on a set of international instruments devised by South Africa and Russia, the institutional features of their comprehensive strategic partnership are set out and a tentative evaluation of its operation is offered. A comparative dimension is introduced by referring to formal aspects of South Africa's strategic partnerships with its other BRICS partners, namely China, India and Brazil. 1. Introduction It is an age-old phenomenon that certain bilateral relationships between states are in some ways "special" or "privileged" and hence more important, better or closer than "ordinary" inter-state ties. In the 19th century, for instance, relations between Germany and Austria and between Russia and France were considered as exceptional by the parties involved (Evans and Newnham 1992:304). In modern times the notion of a 'special relationship', especially when written in capital letters, is reserved more or less exclusively for that between America and Britain (Evans and Newnham 1992:304). The term itself was coined by Winston Churchill in March 1946, when he was the leader of the Opposition in the British Parliament. In an historic address delivered in Fulton, Missouri, Churchill warned that "an iron curtain has descended across the Continent" (Europe) and that Western powers should stand together against the perceived Soviet threat. What he called "a special relationship between the British Commonwealth and Empire and the United States" would be at the heart of a united front. Such a "fraternal association", as Churchill portrayed it, "requires not only the growing friendship between our two vast but kindred Systems of society, but the continuance of the intimate relationship" in the military and security domains (Modern History Sourcebook, undated). The so-called Atlantic Alliance between Britain and America endured--with ebbs and flows --throughout the Cold War. In part due to the huge inequalities between the two partners in economic and military terms, the designation "special relationship" lost favour in recent years. In 2011, President Barack Obama and Prime Minister David Cameron opted for the expression "essential relationship" between the United States (US) and Britain (quoted by Blanco 2011:15). Many other states have since 1945 also claimed a form of "specialness" for their bilateral relationships. Consider, for instance, ties between some former imperial powers and their ex-colonies, which are said to constitute "families of nations" (Haugevik 2010: 2-3); the Commonwealth, born of the British Empire, is the best-known embodiment of such an historical association. Since the 1990s states began displaying a preference for the adjective "strategic" to depict bilateral relationships that are supposed to be deeper and stronger than "standard" interactions, but usually without extending to alliances (understood as formal agreements for military cooperation in the face of common threats). The terms "strategic partnership" and "strategic relationship" are nowadays used the world over (Blanco 2011:1-2). Among numerous examples are strategic partnerships/relationships between India and the US (Teja 2014: 183-194), Syria and Iran (Lawson 2007:29-47), the US and Israel (Miller 2013:16), the US and Saudi Arabia (Miller 2013:1-6), China and South Korea (Kim 2008: 97-121), and Brazil and Japan (Lessa 2010: 123). Variations on the "partnership" theme include "constructive strategic partnership" (as the US and China envisaged in the 1990s) (Shambaugh 2004: 97); "comprehensive strategic partnership" (as between Russia and South Africa); "privileged strategic partnership" (Russia and India); and "fundamental partnership" (the US and Brazil) (Lessa 2010: 120). …


flat foot without eversion and who would have been lost under the old regulations. He had thousands of the otitis cases treated by mopping out the ear and dropping in daily equal parts of spirit and carbolic lotion (1-15)Hardly any of them developed a general infection in three years. He points out that with reasonable care in selection and treatment the vast majority of these patients do perfectly well. Great fault is found with the earlier medical boards and their waste of good material. One third of the B Class men who arrived in Egypt


A potted experiment was conducted to examine the effects of the applications of sewage sludge and aged refuse on the growth of Lolium perenne.The results suggested that both sewage sludge and aged refuse could improve the overground and underground biomass of L.perenne with the application amounts of 5% and 10% for sewage sludge and 25%-100% for aged refuse.The overground and underground biomass increased with the increase of application amount of aged refuse.Sewage sludge and aged refuse could also decrease pH of media,increase OM,N and P contents.Sewage sludge and aged refuse used as media for green plants,which could not only solve their outlet problems,but also reduce the cultivation and maintenance cost.It is an economical and sustainable development approach.


Advance resource reservations allow clients to have exclusive access to Grid resources. The goal is to deliver higher levels of Quality of Service. However, in practice, the support for advance reservations in Grids has been restricted to processor reservations on clusters or bandwidth reservation on high speed LANs. This is a shortcoming in current Grid architectures. In this paper, we present an analysis of current resource reservation strategies and propose a new approach to extend advance reservations to almost any Grid node. We validate our approach through the implementation of a resource scheduler and two highly scalable scheduling algorithms. We also verify the algorithms performance through simulation. The results show that the resource utilization rate can be over 90% depending on the number of reservations.


Sport events are increasingly being recognized as integral to a destination's marketing strategy. Charity sport events are a type of event that can be leveraged by local businesses and destination marketers as a way of stimulating flow-on tourism, shaping an image and generating word of mouth. Yet, little research has been conducted in this area. Previous research has shown that length of stay in a destination and group composition can impact subsequent tourist behaviors. Thus, visitors' push and pull motivations and their influences on participants' choice of event and mode of participation (team versus individual) were assessed as a way of developing this line of research. The motives of supporting others, learning about the destination and cycling identity were predictive of event choice. Social motives and an identity tied to cycling predicted participants' mode of participation. Further, motives were distinguished between first-time and repeat visitors. First-time visitors were more motivated than repeat visitors by the physical aspects of the event and the opportunity to learn about the destination. Conversely, repeat visitors were more motivated by identities tied to the cause and the sport at hand than first-time visitors.