By inhibiting constant error of inertial components,rotation monitoring technology can improve navigation positioning precision of strapdown inertial navigation system(INS) effectively.However,the existing of scale factor error may decrease rotation modulation effect.By analyzing scale factor modulation effect in single-axis rotation,angular rate error inspired by scale factor in single-axis is derived,and corresponding rules of rotation position and angular rate error have been summarized.Best dual-axis rotation scheme has been proposed,which can inhibit scale factor error at the most.Simulation results shows that,comparing with single-axis rotation scheme,errors of system latitudes and longitudes are reduced by degree of 10-2 level by dual-axis rotation scheme,which can reduce navigation positioning errors inspired by scale factor error more effectively.


A formal intercomparison of fine particle ammonium was conducted involving three real-time semi-continuous measurement systems and an integrated filter measurement. The three semi-continuous sampling techniques are 1) the Particle-into-Liquid Sampler—Ion Chromatography (PILS-IC), 2) the Quadropole-Aerosol Mass Spectrometer (Q-AMS), which is able to identify the particle size distribution and chemical composition alternately, and 3) the Wet Scrubbing-LOng Path Absorption Photometer (WS-LOPAP) that is based on aqueous scrubbing through a glass frit impactor with analysis by long path absorption spectrophotometry. The 24 hour co-located filter based measurements are from EPA Speciation Trends Network (STN) protocol samplers with 1-in-3 day sampling. The measurements were made at the rural site of Pinnacle State Park (PSP) in upstate New York from July 18 through August 8 in 2004 and the urban site of Queens College (QC) in New York City from January 9 through February 6 in 2004. Intercomparison of hourly averaged particulate ammonium measurements from the three semi-continuous instruments shows correlations with recoveries (forced zero intercept) between 0.71 and 1.04 with all R 2 values above 0.82 at PSP. The comparable recovery at QC is 1.00 between Q-AMS and PILS-IC with R 2 of 0.77. While there is an overall agreement among the methods, some systematic and episodic differences are also noted. Sample handling, collection efficiency and seasonal differences are considered as possible reasons for the observed differences.


OBJECTIVE: Evaluate the ethanolamine oleate effects on venous dog wall. METHODS: The cephalic vein wall changes were evaluated in 39 male adults mongrel dogs, weighing 10-18 kg, randomly distributed in three groups (group 1 = 7 days, group 2 = 14 days and group 3, 21 days). Single punction and injection of 2 mL of 5 % ethanolamine oleate and 7, 14 and 21 days later operative specimen excision were compared to non-injected contralateral control vein. Histological parameters evaluated (hematoxylin-eosin and Masson's trichrome staining methods) were: venous thrombosis and organization, thrombus recanalization, media layer lesion and inflammatory process, outer wall inflammatory process, hemossiderin, sclerosant spillage outside the outer layer and hyaline amorphous material deposition. RESULTS: Venous thrombosis and thrombus organization were seen in all animals. Thrombus recanalization was not shown until 21 days. Media layer lesion occurred without inflammatory process. Outer wall inflammatory process was seen in all three time periods. Hemossiderin phagocytes occurred on 14th and 21st days. Sclerosant spillage outside the outer layer was seen only on the 7th day. Hyaline amorphous material deposition was seen only on the 21st day. CONCLUSIONS: Ethanolamin oleate in contact with the inner vein wall produced venous thrombosis, organized in all cases. During this study no significant recanalization was observed. Media layer vein lesion was seen in all animals without any correlate inflammatory reactive process. Reactive inflammatory process, hemossiderin phagocytosis, sclerosant spillage and hyaline amorphous material deposition was shown in the adventitia layer.


A decade has passed since the faculties of Michigan's Alpena and Henry Ford Community Colleges voted t o replace "shared authority" with the National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers. During this time we have witnessed a plethora of valueladen discussions, mono graphs, articles, books, workshops, conferences and meetings devoted to faculty collective bargaining. That the arrival of faculty unions has formented so much self analysis is in itself a telling insight into the mindset of the American pro fessoriate.


Bioreactors are employed in several industries, such as pharmaceutics, energy, biomedic and food. To ensure the proper operation of these bioreactors, Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) and High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) systems are commonly used. Although ELISA and HPLC provide very precise results, they are incapable of real-time monitoring and present high operational costs. Given this context, in this work, we discuss the technical and economic viability of implementing fiber optics-based monitoring systems in lieu of traditional ELISA and HPLC systems. We selected fed-batch ethanol fermentative systems for our analysis, as the fed-batch mode is not only prevalent in different fermentative industries, but ethanol production represents a major sector of the Brazilian economy, with annual production in excess of 35 billion liters. Then, a simple fiber sensing system for measuring the refractive index of the fermentation broth, capable of real-time monitoring the fermentation process, is proposed and the advantages of the real-time process control are discussed. Afterward, we present the long-term economic gains of implementing such a system. We estimate that, by using readily commercially available components, the typical Brazilian ethanol plants will see a return for their investment in a time as short as 50 days, with a 5-year Internal Rate of Return (IRR) of 742%/year by setting up a fiber-optic monitoring system over HPLC. With the provided list of components, these numbers can be easily adjusted for industries worldwide, providing incredibly attractive economic prospects.


Introduction:Pain management is important for early mobilization and well-being of the surgical patient.So we compared pregabalin and gabapentin as preemptive analgesic for post operative pain management in patients undergoing abdominal hysterectomy under subarachnoid block.
Material and methods:In this randomized controlled double blinded study , 60 elective patients posted for abdominal hysterectomy were randomly divided into two groups of 30 patients each. Group G900 received 900 mg Gabapentin and group P300 received 300 mg Pregabalin, administered orally 1 hour prior to administration of spinal anesthesia.VAS scores ,first rescue analgesic time,total analgesic requirement, and any adverse effects in first 24 hours postoperatively were compared.
Results:Mean total analgesic dose and mean no. of doses in first 24 hour post-operatively were significantly lower while time to first rescue analgesic was significantly more in pregabalin compare to gabapentin.
Conclusion:Preemptive pregabalin is more effective for postoperative pain relief compared to gabapentin.


The microelectrophoresis method described by Jaques et al. (Can. J. Physiol. Pharmacol. 46, 351–360 (1968)) for identification and quantitation of microquantities of heparin was improved by using the differential effects of inorganic electrolytes on the solubility of quaternary ammonium – mucopolysaccharide complex. Samples were applied to agarose gel coated microscope slides for electrophoresis. The slides were then immersed in 0.1% cetylpyridinium chloride (CPC) in M NaCl at 35 °C with constant agitation for 5 h, washed thoroughly with 0.1% CPC, then stained with toluidine blue. As a result of this treatment, only heparin in concentrations of 0.25–2.0 μg produced optically dense spots on the slides for measurement. Heparin was identified by the combined information from electrophoretic migration, salt fractionation, and metachromatic activity.


The Apartments Tao is located in Morro Jable. It features a swimming pool with sunloungers and parasols, Wi-Fi area, and lifts. The apartments are well equipped and feature a kitchenette, bathroom, and flat screen TV. The airport is about 85km away. The..


Over the past few years, cloud file systems such as Google File System (GFS) and Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS) have received a lot of research efforts to optimize their designs and implementations. A common issue for these efforts is performance benchmarking. Unfortunately, many system researchers and engineers face challenges on making a benchmark that reflects real-life workload cases, due to the complexity of cloud file systems and vagueness of I/O workload characteristics. They could easily make incorrect assumptions about their systems and workloads, leading to the benchmark results differing from the fact. As the preliminary step for designing a realistic benchmark, we make an effort to explore the characteristics of data and I/O workload in a production environment. We collected a two-week I/O workload trace from a 2,500-node production cluster, which is one of the largest cloud platforms in Asia. This cloud platform provides two public cloud services: data storage service (DSS) and data processing service (DPS). We analyze the commonalities and individualities between both cloud services in multiple perspectives, including the request arrival pattern, request size, data population and so on. Eight key observations are highlighted from the comprehensive study, including the arrival rate of requests follows a Lognormal distribution rather than a Poisson distribution, request arrival presents multiple periodicities, cloud file systems fit partly-open model rather than purely open model or closed model. Based on the comparative analysis results, we derive several interesting implications on guiding system researchers and engineers to build a realistic benchmark on their own systems. Finally, we discuss several open issues and challenges raised on benchmarking cloud file systems.


This study discusses the use of indicative evidence as a basis for proving adultery and what kind of indicative evidence has the justification for proving adultery. The research method used is normative juridical with a case and statutory approach. The results of the study concluded that: First, the use of indicative evidence is very much dominated by the subjectivity of judges. This evidence is used after the judge is absolutely sure that the defendant has committed adultery based on the conformity and logical relationship between each fact and the element of adultery that is to be proven. When using indicative evidence, the judge strongly emphasized the fact that the defendant was together in a closed room within a period of time that allowed for adultery, to be linked to the Supreme Court Decision Number 854K / Pid / 1983, which became the legal source of proof of adultery or sexual intercourse. The use of indicative evidence is always linked to the inability of the defendant to prove his argument; and Second, indicative evidence that has justification must meet the formal and material requirements.


Nanosized oxides of barium strontium zirconate of general formula Ba_1- x Sr_xZrO_3 (0 ≤ x ≤ 1) have been prepared over the entire range of x for the first time by polymeric precursor route using citric acid and ethylene glycol. These solid solutions were investigated by means of powder x-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, scanning electron microscope and Brunauer, Emmett and Teller surface area studies. X-ray diffraction studies reveal the monophasic nature of the powders at 1000 °C. The grain size was found to be in the range of 17–52 nm for all the oxides at 1000 °C. Specific surface area of these solid solutions comes out to be in the range of 49.1–94.4 m^2/g. Smallest particle size with highest surface area has been achieved for x = 0.25 and comes out to be 17 nm and 94.4 m^2/g respectively. Dielectric constant (ε) and dissipation factor (D) were investigated as a function of frequency and temperature. The room temperature dielectric constant of Ba_1- x Sr_xZrO_3 was found to be maximum 105 for x = 0.20 at 1 MHz.


Hexaarylbenzene (HAB) 1 derivatives are important class of aromatic compounds due to their potential applications in the field of science and technology such as molecular scale devices, liquid crystalline materials, molecular receptors, etc. Their interesting architectures as well as potential applications inspired researchers worldwide for the fabrication of various electronic devices such as photovoltaic cells, semiconductors, light-emitting diodes, sensors and bioimaging agents. HAB and their analogous compounds have non-planar conformations, with large torsional angles between the central and peripheral aryl rings so as to give topology of propeller and toroidal mimic and act as scaffolds for the fabrication of proton conducting molecular crystals. The presence of phenyl rotors reduce the conjugation and restrict the general intermolecular π-π and C-H···π interactions which led to the higher HOMO-LUMO gap, compact molecular cohesion, improved volatility and higher solubility of HAB derivatives than their planar fused analogous hexa-peri-hexabenzocoronene (HBC) core.


Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) develops from somatic driver mutations. A group of non-random point mutations in epigenetic modifiers (EMs), DNMT3A, TET2/IDH1 or 2, in combination with NPM1mut, showed a strict functional association, strongly suggesting a crucial role for the balance between methylation and demethylation in the pathogenesis of AML. Methylation is a dynamic process related to oxidative demethylation whose intermediates represent DNA damage signals with the potential to increase mutagenesis and transformation if not accurately repaired. This is also relevant for those with DNMT3A mutations linked to clonal hematopoiesis and an increased risk of AML.


Real-time accuracy of the permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) parameter directly affects the performance of the servo system. In this paper, the model reference adaptive parameter identification method, the parameters of permanent magnet synchronous motor running as the actual model , the mathematical model derived from the equation of state in the d, q coordinate system as the theoretical model , in order to calculate the real-time stator resistance , inductance and rotor flux value . Thereby increasing the accuracy of the vector control .Using simulink simulation results show that, The system can quickly and accurately calculate the real-time parameters and the applied control.


Background: Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma (cSCC), is one of the major types of skin cancer, along with basal cell cancer and melanoma. It usually presents as a hard lump with a scaly top but can also form as an ulcer. The greatest risk factor is high total exposure to ultraviolet radiation from the sun. Squamous cell carcinomas are generally treated by surgical excision, Mohs surgery or electrodessication and curettage. Non-surgical options for the treatment of cSCC include topical chemotherapy, topical immune response modifiers, Photodynamic Therapy (PDT), radiotherapy, and systemic chemotherapy. Patient and Methods: The patient was a 92-year old female with cSCC at the left side of frontal bone, which was removed a few times by surgery. In July 2018, a last attempt at removal was made, R2 resection with penetration versus meningeal tissue. She was irradiated in this area with 70Gy, achieving reduction of the tumor mass and relief. In May 2018, upon tumor progression, cemiplimab (Libtayo) treatment was suggested. Results: After 6 cycles of treatment, more than 50% tumor reduction (as shown by MRI) was seen, along with partial healing of wounds caused by bone destruction. Adverse effects appeared with a cutaneous rash, Grade IV, after the 5th cycle, treated successfully with prednisone. Conclusion: The use of Cemiplimab is safe and effective and needs to be considered as a first-line treatment in such cases.


An analysis of the rifting history of the Central Atlantic focused on Nova Scotia and Morocco reveals new plays potentially charged from an Early Jurassic source system. The revised rift model is based on newly acquired seismic refraction data, reprocessing of existing refraction and multi-channel seismic data, and integration of potential fields data from the conjugate margins. We infer from the geophysical evidence that there was volcanic rifting from south-west Nova Scotia to the Newfoundland fracture zone during the Early Jurassic, with a restricted, shallow marine environment for sediment deposition.
We have integrated plate tectonics, geochemistry, and sequence stratigraphic interpretation with the aim of identifying new plays. Analysis and integration of geochemical evidence has led to a new paradigm for the exploration potential offshore Nova Scotia. In particular, there is now good evidence for deposition of a source rock in restricted marine conditions during the Early Jurassic. This source rock is capable of providing charge to an oil play in the south-western half of the Scotian margin, which is a new concept for this area.


Abstract : America should reduce its military presence in the Far East. This would result, in part, in the much called for "peace dividend." Washington currently maintains some 100,000 military personnel in the region. There is little prospect of Russian, North Korean, or Chinese expansionist moves that require such presence. Even it a threat were to emerge, there are regional powers with both incentive and ability to counter it. It is in America's interest to eliminate its military presence in Korea and Japan, forcing these countries to assume the responsibility for their own economic and military stability. The US, as a major pacific power, should concentrate its military Support to the region from bases in Guam, Hawaii, Wake Island and CONUS.


The book on Information Feudalism: Who Owns the Knowledge Economy? by Peter Drahos with John Braithwaite is a landmark contribution to the discourse on the role of intellectual property rights in perpetuating inequalities between different states and actors, as information is critical for participation and effectiveness in the international arena in the era of globalization. The critical role that information plays in development ensures that the owners/ holders of information impact significantly on development paths. The trends in information ownership currently are such that the owners comprise organized business based in the North. Even in areas where actors from the developing world would be the majority of the owners as in the case of knowledge and information relating to genetic resources, rules on intellectual property refine and entrench inequalities to the detriment of actors in the developing world. The authors convincingly argue that intellectual property rules are being used to lock up vital educational software, genetic and other information. The result is a global property regime that is used to expropriate everything from HIV/AIDS drugs, seeds for developing world farmers to information on the human genome. The authors illustrate how intellectual property rules became part of the global trading rules and how they have altered the knowledge game in favour of international business. They also address the implications of this trend for the ownership of biotechnology, digital technology and access for those who now have to pay for once fully shared information. There are inevitably global winners and losers in this game whom the authors typologize. Through the use of extensive interviews with key players, the authors argue that in the globalized information society, the rich have found new ways to rob the poor. They argue that intellectual property rights should be more democratically defined and shared. In the first chapter, the authors explain the connections between information feudalism and medieval feudalism. They note that both involve a redistribution of property rights. In the case of medieval feudalism the relationship of the lord to the land and vessels was a relationship of great inequality. With information feudalism similarly, redistribution of property rights involves a transfer of knowledge assets from the intellectual commons into the private hands of media conglomerates and integrated life sciences corporations. The analysis of different categories of intellectual property rights to illustrate the monopoly of information holding makes the book an invaluable contribution to the discourse on intellectual property rights. It resonates a theme that has preoccupied scholars for over three decades delving into the role intellectual property rights play in developing countries. This theme has been revisited with vigour from the 1990s with the internationalization of intellectual property rights through the World Trade Organization's Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights. While the book is an indictment of the system of rules governing intellectual property rights, there is a ray of hope. The authors in Chapter XII note that it is possible to democratize intellectual property rights to secure the common good rather than advance the private ambitions to enrich the self. They outline hire certain conditions that should guide that process:


As one of the language skills, writing has an important role in communication. Through writing someone can reach other people from different places and backgrounds. However, the fact shows that learning how to write is difficult, especially for EFL students. Their problems include getting ideas, producing well-organized paragraphs, choosing various kinds of vocabulary creatively and implementing appropriate structures.
To overcome students; problems above, the writer conducted a study to find out what technique might assist students in learning to write narration. The literature mentions the importance of schemata, i.e., when someone writes, he or she also uses his or her knowledge of the world that is called schemata. The schemata will help him or her to get ideas to write. One way to active the schemata is by reading. Summarizing and question-answer techniques in reading allow students to gain information that can activate schemata helpful for developing their compositions.
In this study, therefore, the writer intended to answer the question: "Is there a difference between the achievement of the students when they learn narrative writing using summarizing technique and using question-answer technique?" Using quasi-experimental design, she gave treatment, i.e., summarizing technique before writing to the experimental group. The control group was given question-answer technique before writing. A simple random sampling was applied to choose two from the five-second grade classes of Santa Maria Surabaya Catholic Senior High School of the academic year of 2004/2005. Both groups received four times of treatments. After the period of treatments was over, the students in both groups were requested to write narrative compositions under the topic "Your Last Holliday." They had forty-five minutes to finish their compositions under that consisted of at least a hundred words. The result of their writing became the data of this study to measure the students' achievement after they received several treatments.
To find out the answer to the question and to test the hypotheses of this study, the writer analyzed the results of the post-test of both groups by using t-test calculation. From the t-test calculation, the observed-t (2.40838) was higher than the t-table (1.6702). Therefore, it could be concluded that there was a significant difference between the students' achievement when they learned narrative writing using summarizing technique and using question-answer technique. The students who got the summarizing technique during the treatments wrote better narrative writing compositions in their post-test.
The writer concluded that it might happen because the students in the experimental group learn to get ideas and to organize writing from the reading passages they read. The reading passages might also trigger them to get familiar to certain vocabulary and sentential structures.
Therefore, she suggests that summarizing technique can be used as an alternative to teach narration.


A novel resonant laser-induced breakdown scheme has been demonstrated to provide precision spatial guidance of spark formation within an air flow and has been further demonstrated successfully in resonant laser-induced ignition of a moderate-speed flow of an air-propane mixture. This scheme could potentially provide ignition within a combustion system with a laser trigger leading to breakdown of an air-fuel flow within a high-voltage gap using a compact low power laser source. The laser scheme involves resonant enhanced multiphoton ionization (REMPI) in molecular oxygen and subsequent laser field-enhanced electron avalanche to generate a pre-ionized micro-plasma path between high voltage electrodes and thus guide the ignition spark through fuel-rich areas of the air-fuel flow. With this resonant method, sufficient photo-ionization and laser field-enhanced electron avalanche ionization have been generated for inducing air breakdown at a relatively low laser power compared to most laser breakdown concepts. This low power requirement may allow for a laser source to be transmitted to an ignition chamber via fiber optic coupling. Results of this study include high speed photography of flame ignition in an air-propane flow, showing the spatial and temporal evolution of the laser-induced spark and flame kernel leading to combustion.


The key to mission performance is the capability of a UAV operator to command and monitor automation as well as his ability to coordinate its actions towards achieving the current task. In order to reproduce such capabilities onboard an unmanned aircraft to a certain extent, we present an approach to introduce an Artificial Cognitive Unit (ACU), acting as an onboard agent supervisor. The ACU commands and controls all onboard automation and acts as a single mission management system subordinate to the human supervisor. For this purpose the term "Agent Supervisory Control" is introduced. In this context onboard automation represents UAV capabilities that can be deployed by the agent supervisor to achieve tasks issued by the operator. These capabilities are managed by the ACU according to their availability, to task and to system constraints. The implementation of the cognitive agent and its automation components, integrated into a UAV system architecture is described. The system has been tested in real-flight experiments and results on in-mission planning and decision making are presented.


There has been little research on the distribution and ecology of the four dormouse species occurring in Greece; the Edible Dormouse (Glis glis), Forest Dormouse (Dryomys nitedula), Hazel dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius) and Mouse-tailed Dormouse (Myomimus roachi). As a result, the latter three species are listed as data deficient (DD) in the National Red Data Book. Recently, the government has tried to address this knowledge gap, funding dormouse surveys within the Natura 2000 network. In this context, we used a combination of nest-tubes (n=442) and track-tunnels (n=238) to study dormouse distribution and habitat use across 37 sites representing different habitat types (with varying levels of grazing) of two mountainous N2K sites (GR1270001, GR1270005) in central Macedonia. We detected G. glis at 28 sites, D. nitedula at 32 sites, and M. avellanarius at seven sites. Positive identification of the different species was twice as likely in track-tunnels (unbaited; metal sheets covered in soot) than nest-tubes. We estimated relative abundance across sites using Royle-Nichols occupancy models, except for M. avellanarius due to data limitations. For all species, we examined habitat use using MaxEnt ecological-niche models. Our findings show that D. nitedula has the widest distribution, occurring even in sparse forests and maqui with moderate or high livestock grazing intensity. G. glis is common, but restricted to medium-high elevation forests. M. avellanarius appears to have a discontinuous distribution. If this study is representative of its status across the country, that species requires conservation efforts.


The invention relates to a composition extracted from animal organs, wherein the animal organs are selected from livers, small intestines, large intestines and lungs, and animals are selected from cows, pigs, sheep and dogs.


Research The causal factor influencing the effectiveness of academic administration of schools to international excellence has a population of secondary schools under the Office of Secondary Education Service Areas (Office of the Basic Education Commission).  The central region is 14 immigrants in 22 provinces, which are 5, 252 schools. The samples used in this study were school administrators of the samples were 375 schools. The results of the structural equation, the model of the causal factors that have influenced the effectiveness of the academic administration of the school to be international level are significant.  Consistent with the empirical data with statistical significance 0.05 with Chi-Square = 91. 530 df = 30. 0 Sig = 0.177> 0. 05 and CIN / df = 1.145 <2.0 results From the model adjustment, it was found that 7 indices were found to be consistent and these statistics were in the criteria that determined the test results. The model of the causal factors influencing the academic administration effectiveness of the school to be International excellence found that the analysis of all 7 index values are consistent with the empirical data, indicating that structural equations, current models A causal effectiveness in the administration of the schools, academic excellence, internationally are in harmony with the empirical data, conditional on the acceptance level statistically.


An introduction was made on the conception and meaning of department budget as well as the principal and measures to be adopted.A summarization was made on the department budget work of the Guangxi Hydrology and Water Resources Bureau over the past 7 years.The importance of department budget was discussed and the focal points of future work are also presented.


This study aimed to analyze satisfaction of the college students of the beauty-related departments for the curriculum and the operation of the curriculum and find the basic directions and improvement measures of the curriculum. As to the research method, the study selected and analyzed 156 pieces of survey sheets after conducting a survey by randomly extracting the samples of the students who are majoring in the beauty-related departments of 4-year universities in the Jeonnam area. According to the research, the students of the beauty-related departments had strong pride and were highly satisfied with the practical curriculum. They were highly satisfied with the teaching capacity of the professors but less satisfied with the practical training equipment in terms of the department operation method. It is expected to improve the learning environment of the beauty-related department through this research and continue to study the measures to improve satisfaction of the college students of the beauty-related departments for the curriculum and the operation methods of the curriculum.


Not content to serve only its customers' eyes and ears, Japan's NTT Communications, of Tokyo, has just finished testing an Internet-connected odor-delivery system to be used by retailers and restaurants to attract customers.


: The study showed that the effect of experimental Trichomonasis caused histological change to some of organs under investigation (prostate and testes and penis) in albino rats.In our study, albino rats were divided into three groups [Group I (Single infected within Albritton –Intrapereationial by use the concentration 106), group II (Single infected under the skin – Subcutaneous by use 106 as concentration for the infected solution ),and group III (double infected for Intrapereationial and Subcutaneous by use 106 as concentration for the infected solution)].The result showed that the prostate and penis more effect by the infection than testes، In which the histological changes were appears as congestion، necrosis، vaculation، infiltration of inflammatory cells and deposition of fibrin in some locations in addition to an increase in these changes bleeding with tearing of the tissue of a member of the penis while shown testes less impact of these changes was to happen necrosis with vaculation and fibrin deposition in some locations tissue.


The Web is an item available from the universities to issue information and to develop relationships with different target groups, among them students both potential and actual. Today the universities, through their Web pages have information for both groups, becoming a powerful communication tool. In this paper we analyze the information for the potential students. From the information and its accessibility, the university attempts to bring together and analyze the position of their websites. It has also been tried to link the groups of universities with the " Webometrics Ranking of World Universities", as an initiative of the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas (CSIC), in order to analyze correlations between the analyzed variables in the study and the position in the general ranking at the CSIC and the different indicators of it, and to compare the average between the universities in the groups developed. As a consequence, we extract an important relationship between the position of groups of universities in our analysis and the development in the ranking.


The empirical likelihood ratio test (ELRT) statistic is constructed for testing the homogeneity of several nonparametric populations in the presence of some auxiliary information. It is shown—under some regularity conditions and under the null hypothesis that all distribution functions of the populations are equal—that the asymptotic distribution of the ELRT is a chi-squared distribution. The proposed ELRT could be more powerful than the Kruskal–Wallis test, as extra information can be efficiently employed by ELRT. The advantage of ELRT over T&P (2006) is that researchers do not need to select approximately normal statistics for inter-group comparisons, and ELRT is more suitable for the multi-population consistency test with a small sample size.


Hurricanes are one of the most disastrous natural phenomena occurring on Earth that cause loss of human lives and immense damage to property as well. For assessment of this damage, windshield survey is commonly used, which is an error-prone and time-consuming method. For solving this problem, computer vision comes into the picture. In this paper, a convolutional neural network-based architecture has been proposed to classify the post-hurricane satellite imagery into damaged and undamaged building classes accurately. The model consists of five convolutional and five pooling layers followed by a flattening layer and two dense layers. For this, a dataset of Hurricane Harvey has been considered having 23000 satellite images each of size 128 X 128 pixels. With the proposed model, the author has achieved an accuracy of 92.91%, F1-score of 93%, sensitivity of 93.34%, specificity of 92.47%, and precision of 92.65% at a learning rate of 0.0001 and 30 epochs. Also, low false positive rate of 7.53% and false negative rate of 6.66% were obtained.


In many real-life networks such as computer networks, branches and nodes have multi-state capacity, lead time, and accuracy rate. The network with unreliable nodes is more complex to evaluate the reliability because node failure results in the disabled of adjacent branches. Such a network is named a stochastic unreliable-node computer network (SUNCN). Under the strict assumption that each component (branch and node) has a deterministic capacity, the quickest path (QP) problem is to find a path sending a specific amount of data with minimum transmission time. The accuracy rate is a critical index to measure the performance of a computer network because some packets are damaged or lost due to voltage instability, magnetic field effects, lightning, etc. Subject to both assured accuracy rate and time constraints, this paper extends the QP problem to discuss the system reliability of an SUNCN. An efficient algorithm based on a graphic technique is proposed to find the minimal capacity vector meeting such constraints. System reliability, the probability to send a specific amount of data through multiple minimal paths subject to both assured accuracy rate and time constraints, can subsequently be computed.


This paper highlights the findings of the second National Family Health Survey (NFHS-2) in India. NFHS-2 collected data in 1998 and 1999 on population health and nutrition topics by interviewing about 90000 ever-married women aged 15-49 years. Findings indicated that the proportion of married women using contraception was 48% up from 41% in the first NFHS. Progress has been made toward universal immunization of children. Whereas 30% of children had received no immunizations at the time of NFHS-1 that proportion declined to 14% by NFHS-2. Despite this progress when NFHS-2 measured anemia among women and children the survey found that 74% of children and just over half of the women were anemic. Anemia is still a problem particularly during pregnancy. Similarly AIDS continues to represent a serious health problem for the country. When asked about their knowledge in HIV/AIDS 6 out of 10 women in India were found to have never heard of the disease and the proportion varies by state. The NFHS-2 results showed progress in many areas but the improvements is still slow. More efforts at both national and local level are critical.


The key to speeding up the urbanization of Shanghai suburbs lies in a proper and rational guidance or the dispersion and assembly of Shanghai's rural and urban populations. 1st, adjust the industrial structure of the rural labor force and promote a further diversion of labor force. Adjustment should be done in various forms and at various levels: 1) reform the rural economic system, improve the related policies in rural areas, speed up reform of agricultural labor productivity to release more farming labor force; 2) strengthen technical and administrative guidance for the suburban commune and brigade-run industries and improve the labor productivity; and 3) search for new ways to develop the tertiary industry. 2nd, draw up policies and adopt measures to encourage the movement of population from the core city to its suburbs. 3rd, handle properly the relation between the population dispersion from the core city and assembly in its suburbs and set up an appropriate model for the movement of rural and urban populations. 4th, take action to increase step by step the proportion of settled population to the dispersed and assembled rural and urban populations of Shanghai. 5th, give priority to the construction of satellite towns and communal towns to promote the construction and development of the system of Shanghai suburban towns. In construction of communal towns, 1) strengthen leadership and embody the construction in a commune project for a social and economic development, 2) plan the construction well, 3) settle funds properly, and 4) increase facilities and raise the level of modernization.


Jonson's Bartholomew Fair uses the comic representation of criminality to comment on the urban culture of commodities. The variety of goods bought, sold, circulated, stolen and exchanged in the fair become a trope for the fluidity and malleability of the commodity form, not tied to particular material histories or uses, but part of an emerging fluid ideological space of the market. Against the decay of traditional notions of community, the play proposes a new and radical model of temporary, tactical, mobile and fluid alliances – a community of rogues based on the trope of the commodity form and the economic contract.


ABSTRACT The author undertook a research project with parishes in the Anglican Diocese of Adelaide, South Australia, 2013–2014 to find evidence, if any, as to whether a learning community approach enhanced learning outcomes in parishes. The three learning processes of holism, collaboration and theological reflection define this approach. The image of the 'body of Christ' provides a biblical foundation for the approach. The article explores the effectiveness of a learning community process in relation to the enhancement of learning outcomes. Research participants reported much growth and enhancement of their knowledge, understanding and practice of the Christian faith where parishes practised all three learning processes. Implications of the research results for parish ministry practice today are discussed.


A 52-year-old woinaii with a known psychiatric history of paranoia was depresscd on returning frorn a holiday in Mali. She refused to eat 2nd within a week's time tliis led ro deliydratioii, hypovolaemic shock aiid reiial failiire. She also presented wirh melaena. After her admittaiice to thc emergency unit of our lhospital the surgeoiis iirst iiivestigated the gastrointestinal rrnct with gastroscopy and rectoscopy to find tlie origiii of the inelaeiia arid rhe increasing anaemia. These examinations were negative. Two days later a hard and diffuse swelling iii tlie neck occurred. The swelliiig incliided tlie submental and submandibular regions 2nd reached to the Sternum. In the meantime her teniperature rose aiid she became subcomatous. Rapid progressioii of tipper airway obstruction required intuhation. A purulent discharge was seen at the ostia o f rhe salivary glaiids. The hypopharynx and laryiix coiild not be exainined due to the marked swelling iii rhe oropharynx. T o exclude a deep neck abscess or Ludwig's angiiia, a soft cissiie lateral X-ray film and a C T scan were perforiiied. Tlie lateral film showed obliteration of the nasopharynx and oropharynx. CT scan confirmed complete obliteration of the nasopharynx, orop h a r ~ n x and hypopharynx (Figs. I , 2). No air was seen except inside the intubation tube. Metal in the posterior wall of the tube only produced small artefacrs (Figs. 2, 3). The siibmaiidibular (Fig. 2) and parotid glands (Fig. 1) were eiilarged and showed inhornogencoiis contrasr eiihaiicernent. The subcutaneoiis tissues, tlie parapharyiigeal spaces and even the fat between the retroverrebral neck rnuscles showed increased densiry (Fig. 2). The siiblingual space was obliterated. Tlierc was iio loc;il mass effect o r ring-shaped contrast enliaiiceiiieiit, so that a neck abscess could be excludcd. At the infra-hyoid level an enlarged lylnph node was seeii, aiiterior to the internal jugular vein (Fig. 3). Diagiiosis was "pan-sialadenitis". Tracheostomy was performed. N o pus was encountered during this procediire. 'The patient was admitted ro rhe intensive ciire unit. The blood culrure and cultures rakeii at the ostia of the salivary glands revealed staphylococcus aiireus. The patieiit was treated with antibiotics Claiiioxyl@, Flagyl@, parenteral feeding and inanagement of fluid and ioii balarice. Infusion of plasrna rich in rhroinbocytes was necessary due to thrombocytopenia. One month afrer admission the patient was discliarged iii good general condition.


We study efficiency of proportional fairness (PF) and dominant resource fairness (DRF) in the aspect of resource usage and total throughput when there are two different type resources are available. With a unified convex optimization describing both fair resource allocation schemes, we characterize bottleneck resources (resources in full utilization) of PF and DRF and prove that PF always more efficiently utilizes the available resources with less waste than DRF does. We provide conditions when PF has higher throughput than DRF and give examples showing that PF may have smaller throughput than DRF even though PF has higher resource usage than DRF.


A lack of facilities for terminally ill mesothelioma sufferers results in unnecessary suffering according to a palliative care nurse who has cared for more than 100 mesothelioma and lung cancer sufferers in the greater Kuruman district in the Northern Cape. Sister Phemelo Magabanyane was addressing delegates at the International Mesothelioma Interest Group Conference at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. Mesothelioma is a deadly cancer of the pleura or peritoneum diagnosed up to 40 years after exposure to asbestos.


A stock price decline in response to a company's decision to force conversion of convertible securities reflects the effects of a potential change in corporate cash flows. In particular, analysis of several possible causes of the price response indicates that only after the tax effect-that is, the expected reduction in the company's interest expense tax shield-is a significant factor. The market does not appear to anticipate a redistribution of wealth from common stockholders to holders of preferred stock and debt claims or to respond to a reduction in earnings per share resulting from an increase in shares outstanding. It is unclear, however, whether the price decline reflects the market's perception of the call's effect on corporate taxes per se, or whether the market interprets the call as conveying information about earnings prospects. In the latter case, the market interprets the call announcement as a proper response by company management to an internal downward revision in firm earnings; the call is thus not contrary to shareholder interests.


Most history courses are dominated by the didactic form of lectures in which students only passively receive information from the teacher but seldom become active learners. In order to correct this undesirable form of learning and to nurture the self-directed learning ability of humanities among medical students, we developed a history course entitled "The Sun's Tears-Social and Cultural Studies of Taiwan Indigenous Populations," based on the principle of Project-Based Learning (PBL) approach. Twenty-six medical students from China Medical University participated in this study, and at the end of the teaching semester a survey was conducted to analyze the effectiveness of such a renovation in teaching. We found: (1) The contents and design of this history course stimulated students' learning motivation; (2) PBL facilitated students' construction of historical knowledge; (3) Cooperative learning among students advocated by PBL increased student's collaboration and sharing the learning experiences; (4) PBL enhanced students' self-directed learning; (5) PBL developed students' ability to critically think about social issues. We concluded that the combination of PBL and the teaching history of Taiwan's indigenous people helped medical students to learn independently, work cooperatively, and think critically.


Arabic language has four skills: listening, reading, speaking, and
writing (istima', qira'ah, kalam, and kitabah). The aim of these skills is to
master Arabic language as media of communication. In practice, to teach
them needs a particular and appropriate method or strategy based on the
unique of each skill. On the other word, the learning strategy of listening
is different from that of speaking, reading, or writing. Thus, based on
this frame of thinking, this article is intended to explain the procedure,
method, or learning strategy of every skill in Arabic language.


Fog, cumulonimbus, cirrus clouds... Clouds are present in the atmosphere at very different altitudes and have a wide variety of characteristics in terms of shape, appearance, temperature and composition. The Cloud Atlas, published by the World Meteorological Organization, presents the reference system for the classification and identification of clouds and associated atmospheric phenomena. In this article, we will see what clouds are and how they form, their evolution and the means of forecasting the weather


Introduction: Left ventricular false tendons (LVFTs) are discrete, fibromuscular structures of varying length and thickness that traverse the left ventricular (LV) cavity. The aim of the present study was to describe the echocardiographic characteristics and associations of 100 consecutive cases of LVFTs that presented to the echocardiography laboratory at a tertiary care teaching hospital in India. Subjects and Methods: One hundred consecutive patients with LVFTs were studied. They were classified based on the number (single and multiple), morphology (simple and complex), and location (apical, mid, and basal). The individuals were divided into three groups (Group 1: with LV dilatation and/or LV hypertrophy [LVH], Group 2: abnormal echocardiogram other than Group 1, and Group 3: normal echocardiogram). Analysis was done using SPSS 15 software. Results: A total of 121 LVFTs were identified in the 100 individuals. The LVFTs were more commonly single (81%), simple (92.56%), and apically located (52.90%). Complex LVFTs and apical location were more common among males, while multiple LVFTs and mid location were more common among females. LVFTs were most commonly visualized in the apical four-chamber view. There was a preponderance of males (67%), patients with structural heart disease (79%), and patients with LVH and/or dilatation (44%) in the study group. Conclusions: LVFTs are readily identifiable on echocardiography and can be characterized based on their number, location, and morphology. Their relationship to structurally abnormal hearts, male gender, LVH, and dilatation requires further study.


Do women and racial/ethnic minority leaders pay a risk tax on their way to the top? Theories of the glass cliff have focused on the penalties imposed upon women and minority leaders due to bias and discrimination at the time of appointment to top leadership positions. Much less attention has focused on the strategic agency these leaders exercise in response to bias across the career. This paper advances theory and research on the glass cliff by analyzing the choices, decisions, and priorities of white women and people of color that, across the career, result in their appointment to glass cliff positions. Our analysis relies on in-depth, semi-structured interviews with 33 senior leaders across a range of industries. Our findings suggest that rather than isolated instances of high-risk promotions, glass cliff appointments represent the culmination of a long-term career strategy centered on risk and risk-taking. We find evidence that these leaders pay a significant risk tax in order to achieve upward mobility in their organizations.


The main algorithm for simulation of digital circuits, applied in digital simulators, is the algorithm of the event driven simulation. However, the im-plicit choice of the sequence functioning of simultaneously switching signals may lead to an appearance of differences in the obtained simulation results. A new algorithm of the event driven functional simulation of digital integrated circuits, based on application of the modified mathematical apparatus of the Petri nets, has been proposed. In the apparatus of the Petri nets the parallel constructions are imitated using the sequential instructions. Hence, there is no need to separate the events using delta-delays. It has been shown that the de-scribed approach enables to eliminate the ambiguity of switching signals, which occur at the same time due to failure because of using the delta-delay. The results of the algorithm work have been presented on an example of simulation on the gate level of combinational and sequential schemes have been presented. The obtained time diagrams as well as the simulation time show that the algorithm proposed does not yield to existing simulation tools in terms of relia-bility and simulation time.


Feminist welfare-state research has repeatedly pointed to the link between women's social rights and the extent to which they are freed from family obligations. Thus the availability of sufficient extra-familial child care in order to combine work and family life should be a central claim of women activists. Swedish child-care politics of the 1960s and 1970s reflects this logic well: Swedish feminists lobbied intensely for the expansion of public child care. In West Germany, however, second-wave feminists made no major demand for child-care services: German feminist politics does not fit with the assumptions about women's interests underlying most feminist research on welfare states. Rather than assuming a fixed set of women's interests, this paper argues for a dynamic and contextualizing approach to women's collective agency in modern welfare states. It is argued that national variations in feminist politics concerning women's social rights are the result of differences in women's collective identity formation and their reactions to historically specific political and discursive opportunity structures.


Several specific assays are commercially available to determine dabigatran anticoagulant activity. Aims of this multicenter and multiplatform study were to compare five methods for dabigatran measurement and investigate their performances in the low concentration range.


Real time visual tracking is a complicated problem due ihe different dynamic of the objects involved in the process. On one hand the algorithms for image processing usually consume a lot of lime on the other hand the motors and inechanisnzs used for the camem moveinenis are sign$cantly slow. This work describes the use of ANFIS model to reduce the delay's effects in the control for visual rracking and also explains how we resolved this problem by prcdicting the targer movenieni using a neurofuw approach.


The Hilbert space structure of totally even functions (mod $r$) which depend on extended Ramanujan sums is described. The function $\varepsilon_k$ defined as the quotient of Jordan's $J_k$-function and Euler's $\phi$-function is introduced as a new generalization of the Dedekind $\psi$-function. Using the basic methods of totally even functions (mod $r$), we point out that $\varepsilon_k$ has also a purpose to serve in obtaining the $k$-dimensional analogue of an identity due to P. Kesava Menon.


Recent research has shown that processing based on the product-category schemas of consumers can influence the manner in which consumers evaluate products. This article presents a series of studies that explore how processing based on such schemas interacts with consumer expectations prior to the trial of a new product and influences disconfirmation judgments and product evaluations following the trial. An initial study finds that, when attributes included in the description of a new product are very discrepant from a prior category schema, consumers may switch schemas in forming pretrial expectations. A second study finds that more negative product evaluations following the trial may result when consumers' experience with a product during the trial is very different from schema expectations, compared with the situation in which the product matches schema expectations. A third study demonstrates that disconfirmation judgments and post-trial evaluations may occur through processing at the product-category schema level, rather than through processing at the product attribute level. Copyright 1992 by the University of Chicago.


Paper-based friction material is a kind of porous wet friction materials which has been widely used in wet clutches and brakes of vehicles for its good friction properties.Due to the advantages of stable friction coefficient,excellent abrasion resistance,high mechanical strength and good chemical stability,carbon fiber has been widely used in various types of composite materials as reinforcement.And it will be the ideal reinforced fiber for paper-based friction materials.This paper briefly introduces the development of carbon fiber reinforced paper-based friction materials at home and abroad,and mainly focuses on the component,tribology properties and mechanism of the friction materials.Finally the development tendency of carbon fiber reinforced paper-based friction material was presented.


The reports included in the three-part volume describe eight studies by various investigators, to better understand the physics and chemistry of two-phase combustion with respect to pollution formation. Volume IIa describes mechanisms of fuel nitrogen processing in large-scale utility flames burning pulverized coal and heavy fuel oils, in three parts: (1) high-temperature decomposition and combustion of pulverized-coal (EERC); (2) detailed measurement of long pulverized coal flames for the characterization of pollutant formation (International Flame Research Foundation); and (3) heavy-oil combustion in shear layers (United Technologies Research Center).


In this paper a hybrid scheme given by diffusion equation in conjunction to classical electrodynamics to examine physics-based mechanisms behind the behavior of beta cells, is presented. Particular attention is paid on the scenario by which beta-cell is not able to segregate insulin granules. Thus, a mechanism that would explain anomalies as seen in the lost of functions to segregate granules of insulin, is proposed. In this manner, the main argument of this paper states that the processes previous to the segregation of insulin given by (i) entrance of insulin, (ii) exit of Potassium K+, (iii) entrance of Calcium 2+, and (iv) segregation of insulin belong in only one universal formulation. A pseudo code by which the diabetes disease might be seen as a bug of the biological software of beta cell is proposed. Therefore a scheme capable to fix that bug would constitute a path to alleviate the disease inside the framework of Nanomedicine.


Running condition of pulverized coal pipe and mill is of greatly effecting on the combustion and safely operation of utilities in power station. There are, however, less effective ways to on line monitor or diagnose the pipe. This paper presents the research on on line diagnosing the operating of pulverized coal pipe with light fluctuation method. The experimental results show this method works well to monitor and diagnose the running condition of the pulverized coal pipe.


1. You wanna have some tea? Coffee? milk? soda? juice? You name it, I got it, It's all in the fridge over there. She brings it to me, that woman, Stashes it in there, Says don't forget to drink. I don't drink any, I'm off that stuff, Only water now, tastes better. But you don't be shy, Help yourself. Do I know you? 2. What did you say your name was? Sorry if I asked already, Losing my manners, that's what she says, Slip my mind, slippery buggers won't stay put. Knew this kid once, musta been way back when, Used to bring eels from the river, Caught them with a homemade hook, Brought them home in his hat. Funny, hey? Did I tell you this one already? 3. I could swear I seen you before, Musta been way back, nevermind. You're not a kid are you? Got a houseful of those come over in the evening, Watch the tube. Little one sits on my lap, Wiggles, bounces up and down, Cutie-pie that one, Hugs me, kisses my ear, pulls my hair Like I was her beats me what. Do I know you? 4. Not a kid then, White hair 'n all, Mine's been like that since when, Runs in the family they say. But who are they and what do they know? Beats me. You sure look familiar. 5. Come let me show you something, Here, take a look. This one's me. Same one's in the mirror When she makes me shave. She says better not cut yourself again, Like I was a baby, Says better be careful this time. But that's me right there, sure ain't no baby. Now this one right next to me, beats me who. Haven't we met before? 6. Now this one I know, comes visits with the kids, Sits says what's happenin pops, how ya doin. What can I say? How do I know? Can't win, slippery eels Like the kid used to bring From the river in his hat. Used to go look for him in the dark, Walk along the river, Hope he hadn't capsized, Darn woman getting frantic. Skinny little kid, shout his name and listen, Shout and listen. What did you say your name was? 7. Used to scream in the dark Go find him, bring him home. …


Lake Budha Pushkar, a threatened water body situated in the Pushkar gap of Aravallis was studied for causes of its degradation and possible restoration practices. The historical records indicate that in the beginning of 20 th century (1906), the lake and its catchment area was rich in wildlife where fishing in the water body and poaching was prohibited. The lake had been a main source of water for Railways for the last over 70 years till 2004. The study reveals that two major causes of its degradation are high rate of sedimentation through sandfall from nearby sand dunes and agricultural activities at about 1/2 of the peripheral area of water body. Changes in physico-chemical and biological characteristics were observed. The lake is almost converted into land. Agricultural activities has led to high input of N and P fertilizers along with pesticides being used by the farmers. Sediment was analyzed for its use as fertilizers. It has high content of macro (NPK along with OM) and micronutrients like Fe (39.60 ppm), Mn (18.78 ppm ), Cu (2.38 ppm ) and Zn (3.24 ppm ), as maximum values and 3-6 times higher than the soils of the area. Recently in 2006, 'Jal Chetna Yatra' a campaign through public participation was launched for one month. The excavation during the campaign has resulted in increased water retention capacity of the lake to some extent. A positive response of people was also observed for such restoration programmes. Sand dune stabilization through sand binders mainly Crotolaria burhia Lepidigathis trinervis , Leptadenia pyrotechnica and some grasses had been successful in checking the erosion of soil into the water body. Creating shelter-belts and watersheds in the vicinity are other options for restoration.


This paper examines China-Africa relations by discussing how the ties have evolved over time, current perspectives, reasons for China's venture into Africa and how African governments have benefited from this cooperation. China's robust presence in Africa is an area of interest that has attracted, generated and sustained a lot of scholarly debates. China's venture in Africa goes back to the 1950s when most African countries were fighting for independence from colonial masters. China aims at building a win-win type of co-operation. Currently, China is investing on the African continent in terms of funding massive infrastructural projects, cultural exchanges, trade, higher education etc. African governments look up to China as an old diplomatic and development partner and aspire to emulate its model of economic development. However despite these, China's increasing dominance in Africa has received a lot of criticism from western countries. They consider China's continued and increasing presence on the African continent as a form of neo-colonialist predatory tendency. Supporters of the Sino-African relations on the other hand argue that the Chinese model applied in Africa is similar to models used by Europe and the United States of America. China's policy of development without interference has often been misunderstood to imply indifference. This paper therefore explains the win-win type of co-operation between China and African governments.


Adult hepatocytes are quiescent cells that can be induced to proliferate in response to a reduction in liver mass (liver regeneration) or by agents endowed with mitogenic potency (primary hyperplasia). The latter condition is characterized by a more rapid entry of hepatocytes into the cell cycle, but the mechanisms responsible for the accelerated entry into the S phase are unknown.


Distance learning is not the product of the modern world as some may think; its origins go back to the 1720s with the very first experience of correspondence learning. Nevertheless, the concept of online learning, on the other hand, is the product of the modern digitalized world since its principal key element is the Internet. In this paper, we are going to clarify the ambiguity underlying two interrelated but different concepts which are 'distance learning' and 'e-learning'. Then, we will trace the historical background of distance education in the world and in Algeria. In the end, we will present the results of a descriptive study that was conducted through an online questionnaire, and which targeted first-year students of the Department of the Arabic Language and Literature, University of Oran1 Ahmed Ben Bella. The purpose of this opinion poll was to reflect students' impressions and evaluate their first and unique experience of learning English electronically during the COVID-19 pandemic.


This study aims to assess the potential greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of delivering 1 kWh from planned offshore wind farm sites to the grid in the Guangdong Province, China. In contrast to most previous studies, we avoided underestimating GHG emissions per kWh by approximately 49% by adopting a spatialized life-cycle inventory (LCI)-improved stock-driven model under the medium scenario combination. We also developed a callable spatialized LCI to model the spatial differences in the GHG emissions per kWh by cells in planned offshore wind farm sites in Guangdong. The modeling results indicate that, under the medium scenario combination, the GHG emissions per kWh will range from 4.6 to 19 gCO2eq/kWh and the cells with higher emissions are concentrated in the deep-water wind farms in the eastern ocean of the Guangdong Province. According to the mechanism by which the different scenarios affect the modeling results, increasing the unit capacity of turbines is the most effective approach for reducing the GHG emissions per kWh and decreasing the impact of natural conditions. Air density can be used as an empirical spatial variable to predict the GHG emission potential of planned wind farm sites in Guangdong. The modeling framework in this study provides a more reliable quantitative tool for decision-makers in the offshore wind sector that can be used directly for any offshore wind system with a monopile foundation and be extended to wind power systems with other foundation types, or even to the entire renewable energy and other infrastructure systems after certain modifications.


Nymphiposition and population growth of bird cherry-oat aphid, Rhoaplosiphum padi L. (Homoptera: Aphididae), were measured in four experiments with conventional, non-transgenic cultivars of wheat (...


We study the interplay between intrinsic rotation and internal transport barrier (ITB) dynamics through the dynamic change of the parallel Reynolds stress. Global flux-driven gyrofluid simulations are used for this study. In particular, we investigate the role of parallel velocity gradient instability (PVGI) in the ITB formation and the back transition. It is found that the excitation of PVGI is followed by a change in the Reynolds stress which drives a momentum redistribution. This significantly influences E×B shear evolution and subsequent ITB dynamics. Nonlocal interactions among fluctuations are also observed during the PVGI excitation, resulting in turbulence suppression at the ITB.


In this technical report we present two new privacy-preserving matching protocols for singular attributes and strings, respectively. The first one is used for matching of common attributes without revealing unmatched ones to each other. The second protocol is used to discover the longest common sub-string of two input strings in a privacy-preserving manner. Compared with previous work, our solutions are efficient and suitable to implement for many different applications, e.g., discovery of common worm signatures, computation of similarity of IP payloads. Key word: privacy-preserving attribute matching, longest common sub-string, elliptic curve cryptosystem


Sleep breathing disorders (SBD) in children are reportedly underdiag-nosed in general practice. A contributory factor may be parental underreporting of symptoms.This possibility was examined by comparing the frequency with which snoring was mentioned at general practitioner visits by parents with frequency that snoring was reported on questionnaire evaluation immediately prior to con-sultation. We also examined the effects of age and gender on SBD symptoms. Parents of 626 children aged 0 to 16 years attending their general practitioner for sick child visits completed selected items from the Sleep Disturbance Scale for Children and the Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome Expanded Childhood Questionnaire. Parents and general practitioners were also asked if snoring was discussed at the current consultation visit or at a prior consultation visit in the previous 12 months. Eighteen percent (112


An extended expression of the dynamic self-energy of one-particle Green function is obtained up to order 1/m in m-component Bose systems, by means of a complex unperturbed propagator. As applications of it, dynamic critical exponents of the TDGL model as well - as of a Bose system are evaluated to order 1/m, for both short-range and long-range inter actions. These confirm the previous results of the TDGL model and of the Bose system for short-range interactions. An effective interaction V.rr(p, i(J).) is obtained to order 1/m, which is useful for discussion on anomalies of transport coefficients near the A.-transition.


A new spray chrysanthemum (Dendranthema grandiflorum) 'Blue Hope' was bred by the Flower Research Institute, Gyeongsangnam-do Agricultural Research & Extension Services in 2009. The cultivar 'Blue Hope' was initially derived from the cross in 2005 between 'Ford', a spray chrysanthemum cultivar, with white anemone type, and 'Chopin', a spray chrysanthemum cultivar with white anemone type. The cultivar has anemone type with white petals. After the evaluation of the characteristics under shade culture in summer and retarding culture in spring and consecutive selection from 2007 to 2009, 'Blue Hope' was selected finality. The natural flowering time of 'Blue Hope' was October 24th, and year-round flowering is possible by shading or lighting treatment. The growth of plant was very vigorous and response time 6.5 weeks. The diameter of flower was 4.9 cm. Number of flowers per stem was 19.1 in autumn. Days to flowering under the short day treatment was about 45 in spring and its vase life was 23.8 days in the autumn season. This cultivar was resistance white rust and consumer's preference of new spray is high level than the control.


[Objective] The aim was to study the formation,differentiation and development of testis in Trionyx sinensis.[Method] With 200 fertilized eggs of T.sinensis as tested materials,the gonad indices of 1-4 years old T.sinensis and the formation,development and histological change of their testes were studied and the microstructures of their spermatogenic cells and sperms were observed.[Result] The T.sinensis eggs were hatched at(32±0.5) ℃,the genital ridges formed on the 5th day of embryonic development period.The primordial germ cells started to differentiate on the 16th day.The differentiation of gonads finished and the testes or ovaries formed in the period from the 24th day to the 26th day.The mature testis was composed of seminiferous tubules,their one side was tube-wall epithelial and the other side was germinal region.The developments of germ cells in all the seminiferous tubules were basically synchronous.From near basal membrane to luminal,the maturation modes of germ cells in seminiferous tubules were spermatogonia,primary spermatocytes,secondary spermatocytes,spermatids and sperms successively.Finally,the sperms entered into small sperm ducts.[Conclusion] The development of testis in T.sinensis could be divided into 4 stages: spermatogonium stage,spermatocyte stage,spermatid stage and sperm stage.


Right of genetic equality is a human being right about power of science. It indicates that person who carry unnormal genes should be no any discrimination and enjoy equal right as normal one in social li fe such as study, work etc. Now, the right has three features: depending on tech nology , comprehensive subject and non-legal content. The right of genetic equal ity should be protect by regulations and establishment system.


Solar cells are p-i-n photodiodes, which are operated under forward bias. The intention is to convert the incoming optical power into electrical power with maximum efficiency. In this paper we are going to design a solar cell and simulation of solar cell using the Silvaco TCAD tools. Silvaco TCAD refers to Technology Computer-Aided Design. This means that computer simulations are used to develop and optimize semiconductor processing technologies and devices. As TCAD simulations solve fundamental, physical partial differential equations, such as Poisson, Diffusion and Transport equations in a semiconductor device. This deep physical approach gives TCAD simulation predictive accuracy. It is therefore possible to substitute TCAD simulations for costly and time-consuming test wafer runs when developing and characterizing a new semiconductor device or technology. Keywords- photodiode, Silvaco TCAD Tools.


This article examines the wave of Marian apparitions that spread across Italy in the weeks leading up to the national election of April 1948, held to elect the first parliament of Italy's post-Fascist Republic. By widening the conventional notion of what is 'political,' the article weaves together the broad political narrative of 1948 with social and psychological dimensions, in order to understand how such factors as popular piety conditioned the conduct of the campaign, as well as its outcome. The 1948 apparitions reflected an individual and collective search for meaning, order and protection on the part of ordinary Italians who worried about the implications for the faith and for the country of a Communist win at the ballot box. This was evidence of the extent to which the cult of the Virgin Mary had moved from fighting secularization, to fighting the spread of Soviet Communism. That hundreds of people flocked to the sight of an alleged apparition in an age that knew the radio, air travel and the atom bomb suggests that the traditional division between the 'modern' and 'pre-modern' era—the former rational, secular, scientific, the latter irrational, confessional, superstitious—may not hold.


Because of its high curative effects and low burden on patients, carbon ion cancer therapy is becoming more widely used. The accelerated carbon ions are delivered to patients via electromagnets on a rotating gantry. One advantage of a rotating gantry is that a tumor can be irradiated with carbon ions from any direction without changing the posture of the patient. On the other hand, because of the high magnetic rigidity of carbon ions, rotating gantries for carbon cancer therapy are about three times heavier than those for proton cancer therapy, according to our estimation. Use of high-temperature superconducting (HTS) magnets has been considered for reducing the size of the rotating gantry for carbon cancer therapy. For accurate irradiation, these HTS magnets must generate high-uniformity magnetic fields, and the shape of the HTS coils was designed by 3-D analysis to generate uniform magnetic fields. In our design, saddle-shaped HTS coils were used since they can efficiently generate a magnetic field. The conductor positions and the coil end shape were optimized to generate a uniform magnetic field. On the other hand, it was difficult to maintain the HTS conductor in the designed saddle shape because it has a tapelike shape and anisotropic flexibility in bending. In this paper, the winding accuracy of the fabricated HTS saddle-shaped coil was measured, and the influence of the measurement result on the magnetic field distribution was evaluated.


Abstract [Re(riboflavin)(CO)3Cl] shows intraligand (λmax = 476 and 518 nm) and Re(I) to π* (riboflavin) metal-to-ligand charge transfer, MLCT, (λmax = 556 nm, in CH3CN) absorptions in close proximity. The MLCT band undergoes a moderate solvent-dependent shift (negative solvatochromism) indicating a partial charge separation in the excited state. The complex is not photoluminescent.


Current distribution freshwater mollusks in the water bodies of Middle and Lower Volga. During the course of this study, 104 species, were recorded, of these species 40 were never registered in this region before.


Hoary cress germination decreased with lower osmotic potential. Knapweed germination was greatest at 0.0 and −0.5 MPa of osmotic potential. Salinity increases up to an electrical conductivity (EC) of 12 dS m-1 had no effect on germination of either species. Hoary cress and knapweed root growth were reduced by decreases in osmotic potential. Hoary cress root growth was not affected by increasing salinity up to an EC of 12 dS m-1. Knapweed root growth was reduced by the initial increase in salinity (4 dS m-1), but not by higher salt concentrations.


The evolution of the lithospheric rheological structure can reveal geodynamic processes of cratonic destruction. Using data of palaeo‐heat flow, crustal structure, and rheological parameters, we studied the rheological structure of the Linqing Depression. The results show that the lithosphere of the Linqing Depression experienced two stages of weakening, one in the Cretaceous and the other in the Palaeogene, with lithospheric strengths of approximately 2.09 and 1.67 × 1012 N/m and effective elastic thicknesses (Te) of approximately 24 and 20 km, respectively. The Meso‐Cenozoic rheological structures correspond to the 'jelly sandwich', 'crème brûlée', and 'banana split' models. The transformation of these models is closely related to the thermal regime, stress environment, and mantle water content of the Linqing Depression. The rheological structure evolution of the Linqing Depression is correlated with the cratonic destruction of the North China Craton. The geodynamic mechanism of lithospheric weakening in the late Early Cretaceous is related to the subduction and retreat of the Pacific Plate, and the lithospheric weakening in the late Early Palaeogene was a combined effect of the Indo‐Asian collision and subductions of the Pacific and Philippine Sea plates.


According to The programme for Huanghe River Control and Development, this paper analyzes the investment returns in the three steps of Guxian, Qikou and Ganzepo which are part of the Huanghe River north mainstream water conservancy Level 6 development planning, and proposes giving priority to the construction of Ganzepo plant and promoting the development of the bydraulic power generation base in the boundary river between Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces


The optical properties of a 2D liquid crystal-metal photonic crystal waveguide is analyzed with the FDTD method.A 2D square lattice metal photonic crystal waveguide lies between two electrodes filled with liquid crystal.By introducing different voltages to the electrodes,the orientation of the liquid crystal can be induced thus to change the refractive index of the liquid crystal,which varies the band structure of the photonic crystal.Numerical results show that the optical properties of the metal photonic crystal waveguide can be modulated by the voltage adjustment.This photonic crystal waveguide can be used in making optical switches and other optical devices.


Regularly sharing data with families contributes to student performance. A recent study found that students in a summer credit-recovery course whose parents received weekly, individualized communication were 41 percent less likely to fail the course (Kraft & Rogers, 2014). In particular, students whose parents received personalized messages with specific information about how the student could improve were more likely to earn course credit. The study suggests that educators can leverage new technologies, like text messaging, to communicate regularly with families.


For the packaging operation process of tablet category Chinese patent drug of S Pharmaceutical Co.,Ltd.,Model method of industrial engineering was applied to action analysis and operating efficiency analysis,the action process of packaging operation was improved by the economic principle of motion,so that the packaging operating efficiency for the tablet category Chinese patent drug of S Pharmaceutical Co.,Ltd.is increased.


Four precise, accurate, selective, and sensitive UV-spectrophotometric methods were developed and validated for the simultaneous determination of a binary mixture of Oxytetracycline HCl (OXY) and Flunixin Meglumine (FLU). The first method, dual wavelength (DW), depends on measuring the difference in absorbance (ΔA 273.4–327 nm) for the determination of OXY where FLU is zero while FLU is determined at ΔA 251.7–275.7 nm. The second method, first-derivative spectrophotometric method (1D), depends on measuring the peak amplitude of the first derivative selectively at 377 and 266.7 nm for the determination of OXY and FLU, respectively. The third method, ratio difference method, depends on the difference in amplitudes of the ratio spectra at ΔP 286.5–324.8 nm and ΔP 249.6–286.3 nm for the determination of OXY and FLU, respectively. The fourth method, first derivative of ratio spectra method (1DD), depends on measuring the amplitude peak to peak of the first derivative of ratio spectra at 296.7 to 369 nm and 259.1 to 304.7 nm for the determination of OXY and FLU, respectively. Different factors affecting the applied spectrophotometric methods were studied. The proposed methods were validated according to ICH guidelines. Satisfactory results were obtained for determination of both drugs in laboratory prepared mixture and pharmaceutical dosage form. The developed methods are compared favourably with the official ones.


Naturally infested pre-bud stage alfalfa (13 inches tall) was treated on 11 Apr. Thirteen insecticides and 2 untreated control plots were arranged in a randomized complete block design with 4 replications. All plots measured 6 by 9 m. Sprays were applied in water (20 gpa) with a C02-powdered backpack sprayer equipped with 80° hollow cone nozzles.


This article examines trends in and determinants of total factor productivity (TFP) in 28 manufacturing industries in Indonesia over the period 1975-93. The reforms of the mid-1980s appeared to have resulted in a significant acceleration of TFP growth. Among the inter-industry determinants of TFP growth, trade policy and orientation, domestic competitive pressures and ownership factors are singled out for scrutiny. The trade regime and one measure of domestic competition emerge as consistently important explanatory factors.


Due to its abundance and also flexibility of cultivation conditions, Chlorella vulgaris microalgae is one of the most ideal options available in order to production of microalgae based biodiesel. Since vulgaris cultivation for fuel production needs economic considerations to be taken, and in first place providing biomass and lipid production costs is important, wide researches have been conducted in this field, and this study aims to spot the best condition for cultivation of this valuable specie by reviewing the whole research conducted. So far, Researchers' efforts show that, the best condition for vulgaris cultivation is mixotrophic regime which is done in a bubble column photobioreactor. Glucose as carbonic source and nitrate as nitrogen source, have the most efficacy among nutrition conditions. It is known the best results obtain in amounts glucose and nitrate of 20 and o.5 g/L respectively. Alkaline medium (pH 9 to 10), non-continuous illumination, 5 to 7 Klux and a 200 mL/min aeration flow rate, indicated the best physical conditions. The most vulgaris biomass amount produced was 3.43 g/L, and the best lipid productivity was measured 66.25 mg/L/day.


It has long been known that masses of eosinophil leukocytes sometimes occur in the stroma of malignant tumours and apparently in squamous cell carcinoma in particular (KETTLE). The significance of these eosinophil leukocytes has been the subject of much speculation, but as yet no unanimity has been attained. Some workers in this field (LAHM 1922, SCHOCH 1925) have, however, expressed the opinion that marked eosinophilia in carcinoma of the uterine cervix is prognostically favourable, but they give no real grounds for such an assumption. In an attempt to elucidate this point, we studied a large series of carcinoma of the uterine cervix, in which the patients had been followed up for at least 5 years, for the occurrence of eosinophil leukocytes.


Background and purpose:  Data regarding stroke in young adults from Greece is scarce. We aimed to evaluate risk factors, etiology, and outcome in a hospital‐based prospective observational study.


Dirofilaria scapiceps (Leidy, 1886) developped in the abdominal fat body of Aedes canadensis, A. euedes, A. excrucians, A. provocans, A. punctor, A. stimulans/fitchii, A. vexans, and Mansonia perturbans which occur in enzootic areas in Ontario. Abundances of third-stage larvae were greatest in A. euedes and A. excrucians. Transmission took place in July and August. Development also occurred in Aedes aegypti (Liverpool strain) but not in A. triseriatus and A. trivittatus. Larvae in A. euedes and A. excrucians developed within syncytia containing hypertrophied adipocyte nuclei; third-stage larvae were first observed at 10 days postinfection (26 °C) and all larvae invariably developed to the third stage. Syncytia containing hypertrophied adipocyte nuclei apparently act as a nutrient source and may be essential for normal development of larvae. In A. stimulans/fitchii, syncytia did not form or formed abnormally, a longer period (12 days) was required for development to the third stage, and many larvae failed ...


Over the last years, probability weather forecasts have become increasingly popular due in part to the development of ensemble forecast systems. Despite its widespread use in atmospheric sciences, probability forecasting remains a subtle and ambiguous way of representing the uncertainty related to a future meteorological situation. There are several schools of thought regarding the interpretation of probabilities, none of them without flaws, internal contradictions, or paradoxes. Usually, researchers tend to have personal views that are mostly based on intuition and follow a pragmatic approach. These conceptual differences may not matter when accuracy of a probabilistic forecast is measured over a long period (e.g., through the use of Brier score), which may be useful for particular objectives such as cost/benefit decision making. However, when scientists wonder about the exact meaning of the probabilistic forecast in a single case (e.g., rare and extreme event), the differences of interpretation become important. This work intends to describe this problem by first drawing attention to the more commonly accepted interpretations of probability, and then, the consequences of these assumptions are studied. Results suggest that without agreement on the interpretation, the usefulness of the probability forecast as a tool for single events—which include record-breaking events—remains unknown. An open discussion of this topic within the community would be useful to clarify the communication among researchers, with the public and with decision makers.


An applied field of 105 V/cm produces electron emission from apparently smooth surfaces at room temperature. It is found experimentally that this prebreakdown emission is independent of emitter temperature up to 1000°K. Using a shadow electron microscope, projections about 2 μ high capable of producing field enhancements on the order of 100 have been found on optically polished cathodes at prebreakdown emission sites. This, with other evidence, strongly indicates that prebreakdown emission is Fowler—Nordheim field emission, due to a geometrical field enhancement.


In the present study, a total number of 1576 livers of ruminants, including cattle (924), sheep (487) and camels (165) were examined for detection of different pathogenic agents. Among those, a number of 58 cases (3.68 %) were infected with both parasites and bacteria. Out of this number, 3 cases only (0.19 %) were infected with bacterial species (Lactobacillus lactis lactis), 31 cases (1.97 %) were infected with parasitic stages only and a number of 24 cases (1.52 %) were co-infected with both bacteria and parasites. Among the bacterial isolates, 11 genera of bacterial species were found in 27 cases. The obtained results revealed that, all infected cases were cattle. The most prevalent isolate was Enterococcus species which present in 7 cases (25.92 %) among the totally bacterial infected cases, followed by 5 cases showed Staphylococci (18.52 %), then both genus Escherichia and genus Lactobacillus, each was found in 4 cases (14.81 %) and finally 7 genera including;Enterobacter,Micrococcus,Citrobacter,Aerococcus,Pseudomonas,Chrysomonas and Streptococcus; each was found in a single case with a percentage of 3.70 %. Concerning the parasitic affections, it has been found that Fasciola species was the most prevalent type of helminthes present in the infected livers. Among all infected livers, 40 cases (2.54 %) were infected with adult Fasciola gigantica (including 33 cattle and 7 sheep), followed by 8 cases of camels (0.51 %) infected with Hydatid cysts, then 4 cases of sheep (0.25 %) infected with Cysticercus tenuicollis and finally 3 cases of sheep (0.19 %) infected with both Fasciola gigantica and Cysticercus tenuicollis. The results revealed that, a considerable high number of co-infected animals {24 cases (41.38 %) among the totally infected animals} was existed and this reveals that the parasite facilitates the way to the secondary bacterial infection with the end results of hepatic tissue degeneration and necrosis. So, in abattoirs, great attention must be taken for appropriate evaluation of these pathogenic sources.


Anthrosols are a group of soils that have been heavily modified due to human activities.This paper studies systematically the anthrosols for understanding their engineering property and application.The connotations of anthrosols are defined,and their origins are analyzed.The classification principle of anthrosols is proposed,and an engineering classification and application system of anthrosols is established.Based on their origins,the anthrosols are classified into two types,five subtypes and eleven categories.Their connotation,basic principle,engineering property and disadvantage are introduced in detail.Finally the engineering utilization and application scope of each category of anthrosols is presented.These research results provide a theoretical basis for further study and application of anthrosols.


Democracy in the modern world faced a new challenge – the populism movement. This political concept creates a lot of difficulties not only for traditional political parties but also for governments. Articulating categories such as "corrupt elite", "true people", "pure people" and "oligarchic power" they rebalance the common political establishment and provoke large masses to protest against the government. In case of some populist party winning the elections, they will try to implement their ideas into state policy. But intrinsic part of populist ideas is that they are attractive only when they remain ideas. Like a Cinderella's coach, they will inevitably turn into a pumpkin once elections are over and it is time to implement them. Criminal law is among the victims of populist politicians. They make a negative impact on the quality of criminal statutes by violating the requirements of the legality principle. The main hypothesis is that the populism movement makes a negative impact on the quality of criminal law statutes, which is one of the requirements of the legality principle in criminal law. Requirements of the stability and reasonable dynamism of the criminal statute are often not complimentary with the interests of a wide range of ordinary citizens. That is why the theory of prevention unjustified and inappropriate changes to the criminal statute are needed. The methodology of this research is the following. The first step is to find a starting point – the common definition of populism and its features. The next step is to collect empirical data legal texts and literature on populism and


Query languages for current graph DB systems lack clear syntax and semantics, which difficults the understanding of its expressiveness and complexity. In particular, many of them suffer from poor performance due to the inherently high complexity of the queries they can express. We propose propositional dynamic logic (PDL) as a yardstick query language for graph database engines, based on the fact that it can express many relevant properties with very low computational cost. We present an implementation of the language that shows its potential applicability for querying massive graph databases by building on existing graph database support.


Superhydrophobic and transparent films would be very useful in optoelectronic applications where non-wetting is desired. Herein, hexamethyldisilazane was used for functionalization of fumed SiO2 nanoparticles via silylation derivatization reaction. Modified fumed SiO2 nanoparticle dispersion was used for fabrication of SiO2-based nanostructured film via drop-casting method. This film exhibited a combination of high optical transmittance in the visible spectrum portion and superhydrophobicity (163° ± 1° and hysteresis as low as ~2°). This was possible to achieve due to the submicrometer-scale roughness (Rq = 252.7 nm) and branched network structure of the film surface with convenient surface chemistry of hydrophobic methyl groups. The method reported herein is not complicated, allows for obtaining large quantities of modified SiO2 nanoparticle dispersions and can be used in combination with other deposition methods.


An effort was made to relate the rheological properties of gel fuel simulants with their atomization behavior. The gels were atomized using a triplet impinging airblast atomizer. Droplet size distribution was measured using a Malvern Mastersizer X. Pseudoplastic, viscoinelastic water-gels exhibit similar spray pattern with Newtonian liquids, however, they are more difficult to atomize. Spatial distributions indicate that the spray pattern is asymmetric. Small gas jet impingement angles were found to provide better atomization. Atomization is significantly affected by the gellant content in the fuel and the injector geometry. The SMD of the spray increases with increasing the gellant content due to the respective increase of the shear viscosity. SMD was found to decrease with increasing air to liquid ratio and a correlation between SMD and ALR was found. The effect of the mean apparent viscosity at the injector exit plane on the spray droplet size was investigated employing a numerical code. Increasing the gel mass flow rate resulted in decreasing viscosity and in overall increasing the spray SMD. The SMD was found to decrease with decreasing the gel viscosity at the injector exit. A correlation between SMD gel and gas mass flow rates and gel viscosity was established. * Graduate student, presently, Research Scientist, Rafael Israel Armament Authority f Senior Lecturer, Senior Member AIAA Copyright © 2001 by S. Rahimi and B. Natan. Published by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc., with permission. NOMENCLATURE D droplet diameter d injector exit plane diameter K correlation factor k power-law consistency index rh mass flow rate L jet impingement distance from injector exit n power-law rate index R injector radius r radial position x axial position Greek a convergence angle (3 jet impingement angle Y shear rate T) non-Newtonian viscosity rj mean shear apparent viscosity T shear stress (j) injector head orientation Abbreviations ALR air to liquid ratio SMD Sauter Mean Diameter


ABSTRACT– Historical accounts emphasize a high rate of mental morbidity in the Faroe Islands compared with Denmark. As prerequisites for a comparative investigation are now present, we have compared a 10‐year period of first admission rates in both areas. We found a lower rate for the Faroes generally, in particular for women, for the age group 30–64, and also for the majority of diagnostic groups. The group manic‐depressive psychosis come closest to Danish conditions, followed by reactive psychosis and alcohol and drug abuse. The greatest difference was found for the groups personal disorders, neuroses, and schizophrenia.


A variance map can be used to detect and distinguish texts from background in images. However, previous variance maps work at one level and they suffer a limitation in dealing with varieties in text size, slant, orientation, translation, and color. We present a method for robustly segmenting text regions in complex color Web images using two-level variance maps. The two-level variance maps work hierarchically. The first level finds the approximate locations of text regions using global horizontal and vertical color variances with the specific mask sizes. The second level then segments each text region using intensity variance with a local mask size, which is determined adaptively. By the second process, backgrounds tend to disappear in each region and segmentation can be accurate. Highly promising experimental results have established the effectiveness of our approach.