Emergency frequency control is one of the most critical approaches to maintain power system stability after major disturbances. With the increasing number of grid-connected renewable energy sources, existing model-based methods of frequency control are facing up with challenges of computational speed and scalability for large-scale systems. In this paper, the emergency frequency control problem is formulated as a Markov Decision Process and solved through a novel distributional deep reinforcement learning (DRL) method, namely the distributional soft actor critic (DSAC) method. Compared with other reinforcement learning methods that only estimate the mean value, the proposed DSAC model estimates the distribution of value function over returns. This advancement can lead to more insights and knowledge for the agent, with the benefit of a much faster and more stable learning process, and the improved frequency control performance. The simulation results on IEEE 39-bus and IEEE 118-bus systems demonstrate the effectiveness and robustness of proposed models, as well as the advantage compared to other state-of-the-art DRL algorithms.


Social justice involves a negotiated vision, which can be surprising at times. The photograph above is from a community art program called Kid's View: On Assignment, sponsored by Prairie, Inc. (http://www.cincinnatikidsview.com/), a Cincinnati art gallery with a strong mission of community engagement and social justice. In this program, 10 local middle-school age children participated in an after school photography class that introduced them to four community agencies in the surrounding Northside neighborhood. One of these agencies, Visionaries and Voices (http://www.visionariesandvoices.com/content/vv-home/) provides art studio space, activities, and exhibitions for adults with developmental disabilities. Kid's View students learned about the work of Visionaries and Voices' artists, especially Nikki Martin, a fashion designer who created the garments modeled by other Visionary and Voices artists and staff in a fashion show.


A low-power 3–9 GHz receiver front-end with excellent stop-band rejection by 0.18 µm CMOS technology is demonstrated. High stop-band rejection is achieved by using a pre-filter with three finite-transmission zeros, one of which (ωz1=0.9 GHz) is in the low-frequency stop-band and the other two (ωz2 and ωz4) are in the high-frequency stop-band. In the low-gain (LG) mode, the receiver front-end consumes 9.45 mW and achieves high and flat conversion gain (CG) of 25.7±1.5 dB, noise figure (NF) of 6.95 dB, and input third-order intercept point (IIP3) of −8 dBm. To the author's knowledge, this is the lowest-power dissipation (PD) ever reported for a 0.18 mm CMOS receiver front-end with NF smaller than 7 dB, average CG greater than 25 dB and bandwidth wider than or equal to 6 GHz. In the high-gain (HG) mode, the receiver front-end consumes 19.5 mW and achieves high and flat CG of 32.7±1.6 dB, NF of 6.78 dB and IIP3 of −13.5 dBm. In addition, in both the LG and HG modes, the receiver front-end achieves stop-band rejection better than 30 dB for frequencies DC∼1.5 GHz and larger than 12 GHz.


Large amounts of carbon are stored in soils of the northern circumpolar permafrost region. High-resolution mapping of this soil organic carbon (SOC) is important to better understand and predict lo ...


Human back movement estimation is clinically important for assessing patients with back pain. Most current techniques are limited to simple spinal movement angles without consideration of surrounding muscle movement and backplane rotation and torsion. These three dimensional analysis is fraught with difficulties due to the complex nature of the movement and sensor placement. In this paper, a consistent method based on multiple Body Sensor Network (BSN) nodes for the measurement of 3D bending and twist of the back is proposed. In our method, five BSN nodes, each consisting of a three axis accelerometer, a gyroscope and a magnetometer, are placed at the human back. Euler angles are then defined to represent the orientation for human back segments, kinematics analysis is then derived. An unscented Kalman filter (UKF) is deployed to estimate the defined Euler angles. Detailed experimental results have shown the feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed measurement and analysis framework.


Taking Mogan mountain road No.50 as an example,the paper studies the creation and development of artificial storage,and discusses the social cultural value and economic value of the renovation,which has significant meaning for protecting and renovating industrial heritage.


This thesis aims to present the framework in which a marine protected area is included. At the end was presented the adaptation of indicators for the National Marine Park of Zakynthos, which they used as a method of evaluating the effectiveness of management of marine protected area.
At first, the international experience of the marine parks, on global and European level was recorded. Then became a reference in marine parks in Greece and in legislation framework. Also, inputs and outputs identified for a marine protected area and how they interact, giving us results for the ecosystem and for the welfare of the local community.
Then chosen as example the National Marine Park of Zakynthos, as it covers the international conventions and legislative frameworks for a protected area. Thus, after the information for the park, the indicators examined, where with the help of them the assessment of the management plan can be made.


Abstract The electrical resistivities of bismuth, gallium and bismuth-gallium alloys have been measured over the whole phase diagram in ten atomic per cent steps, from the liquidus to 1100°C. The electrical resistivities of the pure components have been computed at different temperatures using Ziman's formula with various model potential form factors and experimental or hard-sphere structure factors. For the alloys, the measurements are compared with the values obtained from the Faber-Ziman formula. We followed Ashcroft and Langreth for the description of the partial structure factors and used the local potentials of Harrison and Ashcroft and the non-local potentials of Heine and Abarenkov, Animalu and Heine, and Appapillai and Williams. The theoretical results are generally in good agreement with the experimental values on the gallium side of the phase diagram. They are less good for bismuth-rich alloys for which the ratio between the mean free path and the interatomic distance tends to 1 7. Here we are ...


Corrections that have been proposed to minimize the unwanted contribution of cell autofluorescence to the total fluorescence signal often require either specialized instrumentation or the sacrifice of a data channel so as to perform a measurement that can be used to correct for autofluorescence in individual cells. Here we propose a simple cell by cell correction for autofluorescence that is suitable for multiparameter laser scanning cytometry (LSC) studies in human solid tumors that relies on the ratio of mean autofluorescence to mean total cell fluorescence (mean Flauto/mean Fltotal). This approach assumes a correlation between the autofluorescence component and the total signal in individual cells. This correction does not require specialized instrumentation, and does not sacrifice a data channel in multiparameter studies. A potential disadvantage is that errors may be introduced by the assumption of a correlation between the two components of the total fluorescence signal in individual cells in samples in which no such correlation exists.


Abstract This article argues that Wilhelm von Humboldt's two essays on gender published in early issues of Schiller's Die Horen lay out a 'heteroclassical' aesthetics that provides for exuberant literary and cultural participation by women in the project of Weimar Classicism. In Caroline von Wolzogen's novel Agnes von Lilien we see Humboldt's heteroclassical aesthetics at work as the heroine of the novel resolutely withstands pressure to renounce the object of her desire in a manner which instantiates a female mode of aesthetic autonomy.


This study tested the effects of patients' cultural orientations on preferences for medical decision making among patients from Hong Kong and Beijing. Specifically, this study aimed to assess whether self-construals, as individual-level correlates of individualism and collectivism, had an impact on how Chinese patients prefer to make decisions about their medical care. A family decision option was added to the revised form of the Autonomy Preference Index (Ende, Kazis, Ash, & Moskowitz, 1989; Smith, Garko, Bennett, Irwin, & Schofield, 1994). This was administered along with a set of items to assess the self-construal of participants. Consistent with previous findings, Chinese from both Hong Kong and Beijing preferred joint decision making to either patient or doctor decision making. Participants' levels of interdependent self-construal positively predicted preferences for decisions made by the physician, joint decision making, and decisions made by family, but not decisions made by patients. On the other ...


according to exercise type chosen by the teacher. The exercise is presented to the learner on a web-based interface. Sarah Davies (Edinburgh) reported on tests of simple CALL prototypes that have been created using CSLUrp, a graphical authoring system for the creation of spoken dialogue systems. Since it is evident that today's dialogue systems are useable in CALL software, it is now possible and necessary to study the integration of corrective feedback in these systems. A system is currently being developed in order to study the six corrective feedback strategies (Lyster/ Ranta). Ruslan Mitkov (Wolverhampton) outlined plans for a new CALL project The Language Learner's Workbench. This workbench will ideally incorporate text corpora, speech databases and text-to-speech systems, a repository of video materials, on-line dictionaries, termbanks, spell, grammar and style checkers, machine-aided translation, text formats and templates, reference materials, keyword and term extraction, multilingual abstracting tools and design tools. This set of tools will be gathered in order to support (business) learners of English, French and Portuguese.


Workplace deviant behavior has traditionally been studied with respect to business or for-profit organizations. In this article, we argue that nonprofit organizations also experience deviance, and due to their unique characteristics, they deserve special attention for extending the understanding of workplace deviant behavior to other types of organizations. Based on a review of the literature on deviance, we develop a general model of workplace deviance that we apply to nonprofit organizations. Based on the integrative conceptual framework, we advance relevant propositions for understanding and explaining deviance in nonprofit organizations.


Development of modern engineering devices and structures demands inherent multifunctionalities in their constituent materials. The superior performance in physical, chemical, mechanical, structural, thermal, electrical, and biological properties projects carbon nanotubes as an essential component of multifunctional nanodevices and structures. Many experimental and theoretical analyses thus far confirm that nanotubes are the strongest and stiffest nano-wires available with tunable electrical conductivities and electronic properties. Modern technological advances are capable of offering carbon nanotubes of reasonable purity and uniformity. Therefore, the time is right to develop nano integrated structures and nanoscale devices using carbon nanotubes to create autonomous nanostructures. Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are quasi-one dimensional, nearly single crystalline (axially), hollow, graphitic carbon structures [1, 2]. The combination of high aspect ratio, small size, excellent mechanical properties [3, 4], low density, and high electrical conductivity [5] make them perfect candidates as basic building blocks for nanodevices and systems. Experimental as well as theoretical predictions [6] on nanotubes suggest axial Young's modulus of 1 TPa [7]. Bristles are the most important component in a brush, which determine the applications and performance of brushes. For example, metal bristles are susceptible to abrasion and degradation due to chemical exposures as well as oxidation at elevated temperature over time, and are also heavy. Natural hairs are flammable and too soft, with low mechanical strength and poor chemical resistance. Finally, synthetic fibers suffer from low thermal conductivity and stability. Carbon nanotubes seem to be ideal bristle materials, which will be strong, flexible, and are stable in chemical environments and at high temperatures (600 oC in air). They can be bent to large angles and are able to straighten again upon load release without structural damage [8]. They have excellent thermal conductivity (>3000 W/mK), thus will dissipate heat very fast during brushing actions. They are electrically conductive, holding promise in anti-static applications. The structure of nanotube is inherently rough and porous, with low density (porous film is ~0.16 g/cm3) and high surface area, allowing the fabrication of light brushes with high cleaning efficiency and functionalization capability. Most importantly, it is possible to use carbon nanotubes to construct brushes with much smaller size compared with conventional brushes. The motivation of making small brushes stems from the rapid development of nanotechnology in recent years [9, 10]. Health concerns for the increasing use and release of nanoparticles by industry have been mounting greatly recently, yet there are no effective methods/tools for the detection, cleaning, and recollection of these nanoparticles. It is therefore imperative to manufacture new-generation tools with much reduced size for targeting small area/objects, and at the same time, integrated with multifunctionality to perform a series of necessary tasks [9, 10]. Multifunctional autonomous nanofactories on microfibers


This paper studies the heavy-traffic joint distribution of queue lengths in two stochastic processing networks (SPN), viz., an input-queued switch operating under the MaxWeight scheduling policy and a two-server parallel server system called the $\mathcal{N}$-system. These two systems serve as representatives of SPNs that do not satisfy the so-called Complete Resource Pooling (CRP) condition, and consequently exhibit a multidimensional State Space Collapse (SSC). Except in special cases, only mean queue lengths of such non-CRP systems is known in the literature. In this paper, we develop the Transform method to study the joint distribution of queue lengths in non-CRP systems. The key challenge is in solving an implicit functional equation involving the Laplace transform of the heavy-traffic limiting distribution. For the $\mathcal{N}$-system and a special case of an input-queued switch involving only three queues, we obtain the exact limiting heavy-traffic joint distribution in terms of a linear combination of two iid exponentials. For the general $n\times n$ input-queued switch that has $n^2$ queues, under a conjecture on uniqueness of the solution of the functional equation, we obtain an exact joint distribution of the heavy-traffic limiting queue-lengths in terms of a non-linear combination of $2n$ iid exponentials.


The mineral matter naturally occurring in coal is recognized as a coal liquefaction catalyst. Pyrite is considered to be the primary catalytic mineral. It is known to convert to pyrrhotite under reaction conditions. Pyrrhotite is believed to be the active form of the mineral. Our investigations have shed some light on the type of reactions which can be catalyzed by the pyrite/phrrhotite system. The models studied include the isomerization of cis‐ to trans‐decalin, the reaction of tetralin to give naphthalene, 1‐methylindan and n‐butylbenzene, and reduction of flourenone to flourene and the cleavage of 2‐benzylphenol to toluene and phenol. Significant differences in the mechanism of formation of naphthalene and 1‐methylindan from tetralin and in the catalytic activity of pyrite versus pyrrhotite have been found.


On September 3rd,Exxon Mobil Chemical an-nounced it will improve the supply of its spe-cialty compounds in Asia Pacific (AP) follow-ing the establishment of a compounding agree-ment


This paper deals with the transformation of three major Parisian railway stations, the diversification of their activities and the increasing emphasis on their commercial strategies. What can best describe this emerging model of polyfunctional place management? The paper offers a site management analysis, focussing on the individuals who are simultaneously consumers and travellers in a context governed by the sometimes contradictory logics of transit and of consumerism.


On the basis of studying Zhejiang express markets,the paper analyzes the advantages and problem existing in the process of quick development of Zhejiang Private express enterprises and puts forward the corresponding countermeasures.


A double potassium and sodium ions sensor based on separated extended gate field effect transistor (SEGFET) and a new entrapment method are proposed in this study. Having high sensitivity, reproducibility, and a simple manufacturing process, the sensors are quickly able to supply information and detect human blood within an abnormal range. The sensing membranes were fabricated using a Poly(vinyl chloride) carboxylated (PVC-COOH) matrix; sodium ionophore (B12C4) or potassium ionophore (valinomycin). The sensitivity of ion-selective biosensors is 42.55 mV/decade for Na+ between 1 M and 10-7 M, 42.75 mV/decade for K+ between 1 M and 10-6 M.


This thesis reveals the tribological mechanisms behind the intrinsic low friction potential of the Co-based family of alloys called Stellites. Although being an established and important group of m ...


The purpose of this study is to determine and compare some biomotoric properties and anthropometric measurements of Antalya Muratpasa High School Boys' Basketball Team and Football Team.  Thirty volunteering players from Antalya Muratpasa High School Boys' Basketball and Football Teams participated in the study. Fifteen of the participants were from the Basketball Team and 15 were from Football Team. The mean age of the Football Team was 16,3 ±0,9 years; mean body weight was 65,6 ±9,4 kg, mean height was 170,3 ±6,7 cm; and the mean age of the Basketball Team was 15,5 ±0,74 years, mean body weight was 64,8 ±11,7 kg, mean height was 178,6 ±6,1 cm. As well as the height, weight, age values of the 15 Basketballer and 15 Footballer Boys', the right and left grip force, back force, sprint tests, leg force, free vertical jump, subcutaneous fat measurements from 8 different points, and circumference measurements from 7 different points were taken . As a result of the comparison between some biomotoric properties, a significant difference was found between the vertical jump test values of the Basketball Team and Football Team (p<0, 05). When the Basketball and Football teams participating in the study were compared, it was determined that there was a statistically significant difference between the calf area sub-cutaneous fat measurement values (p<0, 05). No statistically significant differences were found in the measurements of shoulder, chest inspiration, chest expiration, arm, forearm, thigh circumference, calf circumference, hip circumferences of the Boys' Basketball and Football players who participated in our study (p<0,05). A statistically significant difference was found in the 10-m speed run tests of the Boys' Basketball Team and Football Team Players (p<0,05). The data of the study were analyzed in Independent Samples T Test (p<0,05) according to statistical significance levels. Nobody should doubt that positive science is affecting all sports disciplines in the light of technological developments in our present age and it will continue even more in the future with more efficient and faster use to serve sports and sportsmen. In this context, it was aimed in the present study to determine how young sportsmen are suitable for their branches, and also to determine the missing and full aspects of their present biomotoric and physical statuses, supplement the missing aspects, and improve the full ones.


Objective To investigate the values of early secretory antigenic target 6(Esat6)and lipoarabinomannan(LAM)in the diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis.Methods The levels of Esat6 and LAM in cerebrospinal fluid and serum were detected by Elisa in 20 patients with tuberculous meningitis,20 patients with non-tuberculous meningitis and 20 control subjects with headache as the chief complaint.Results The cerebrospinal fluid and serum levels of Esat6 and LAM in tuberculous meningitis group were significantly higher than those in non-tuberculous meningitis group and control group(P0.05).However,the difference was not statistically significant between non-tuberculous meningitis group and control group(P0.05).The cerebrospinal fluid and serum levels of Esat6 were significantly correlated with those of LAM in patients with tuberculous meningitis(r=0.961 and r=0.894,respectively;P0.05).Conclusion The Esat6 and LAM in cerebrospinal fluid and serum can be used as auxiliary diagnostic indicators of tuberculous meningitis.


I argue, contra Noel Carroll, that there is no reason to think that an aesthetic theory of art cannot do justice to art in its relation to the extra-artistic world. My argument depends on a reinterpretation of the aesthetic theory of Francis Hutcheson, according to which Hutcheson does not hold aesthetic perception to be non-epistemic, as Peter Kivy has maintained.


in English, 250 words or less): Professor David Sackett defined Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM) as "the conscious, explicit and judicious use of the best scientific evidence available to make decisions about patients." These words, loaded with common sense and critical spirit, were not simply a declaration of good intentions, but became the genesis of the revolutionary paradigm of medical practice in which MBE was erected. In order to obtain the best possible evidence, the exercise of EBM has been based on the scientific method, which considers the best "instrument" to understand reality and express it in a systematic, intelligible and synthetic way. Of course, without forgetting or neglecting the knowledge acquired by medical professionals in their years of practice. In fact, MBE's main objective is to integrate the experience of the different professionals with the best available scientific evidence, in order to improve the clinical decision-making process. To achieve this purpose, different mathematical entities have been created, including Bayesian networks, which have become one of the most valuable "tools" in the decision-making process. In this dissertation we introduce the concepts and probabilistic contents on which the Bayesian networks are based, to conclude with the creation of two networks associated to two practical cases.


The aim with this study is to empirically investigate explanations behind different levels of democracy in a competitive authoritarian setting. My theoretical perspective is based on a structured contingency approach, since I argue that the common dichotomy between structural and actor-oriented causes behind democratization is unfruitful. Moreover, I use a nested research design that combines cross-national analyses with case study research.

The main finding of the quantitative analysis is that diffusion effects and opposition mobilization are significant when it comes to explaining variation on the dependent variable. Among these factors the small-n analysis focuses on the latter, which is motivated by the fact that the statistical result concerning opposition mobilization is relatively more secure.

The case study investigates the bulldozer revolution that occurred in Serbia (2000). In this analysis I demonstrate that the ousting of Milosevic can be understood from a background of low regime legitimacy and international inspiration effects. These structural circumstances enabled actors within the Serbian opposition to mobilize massively, which in the end led to splits between the incumbent regime and the state security forces.


This paper proposes an architecture for modeling the enterprise context. This model is comprised of a quasi-static module which is shared by all the documents in an enterprise and a dynamic module that is document specific. The quasi-static module is then modeled based on the assumption that the context is formed as in a distributed cognitive system. The modeling tools used are taken from the field of cognitive linguistics.


We have fabricated nm-scale phononic crystals (PnCs) to improve the thermal sensitivities of terahertz(THz) MEMS bolometers. Homogenous hole arrays of square lattices were formed on the MEMS beams, which significantly reduced the thermal conductance of the MEMS beams by ~90%, giving an enhancement in the thermal sensitivity by ~10 times. Furthermore, since the heat capacitance of the MEMS beam is also reduced by introducing the PnCs, the thermal bandwidth is only slightly decreased, demonstrating the effectiveness of the PnC structures for enhancing the thermal sensitivities of THz bolometers without significantly deteriorating their operation bandwidths.


In May 1950, three declarations, similar in content, were issued simultaneously in Paris, London and Washington, stipulating that arms be provided to Middle East countries for purposes of self-defense and internal security and in accordance with the contribution of the recipient nation to regional security, but in quantities that would not lead to an arms race in the region. The three western powers also pledged to prevent, even by force, the violation of the established demarcation lines between states in the region. The declaration was intended as a joint diplomatic enterprise undertaken by the three allies, aimed at preventing an arms race in the Middle East, pre-empting the possible outbreak of a new Israeli–Arab war, and blocking the entry of the Soviet Union into the region, and this was how historians have interpreted it. There is, however, something odd in this interpretation. Historians writing on post-World War II Anglo-American relations in the Middle East recognize the dimension of cooperation and shared interests, but they also emphasize the dimension of controversy and conflict. On balance, disagreements over Middle East policy, even if subtle and mostly beneath the surface, were more prevalent than harmony and cooperation. Divided We Stand, the title of Scott Lucas's book on Anglo-US relations over the 1956 Sinai War, effectively summarizes the shared historiographical approach of historians to this key bilateral relationship in the Middle East during the late 1940s and the 1950s.


It has sometimes been doubted that Anaximenes believed in a St'vn. Zeller (I. 242. 4) controverts the contention of Teichmiiller that the primordial motion of the Air was rotary. We might be content to accept Zeller's conclusion, if we could assume that Anaximenes distinguished between the primordial motion of the infinite Air and the original motion in the cosmos. But this assumption, made without definite evidence, would be extremely hazardous in the case of so early a thinker. Within the cosmos Zeller, though not without misgivings, is willing to accept the &lVP, regarding Anaximenes as the first to advance this view. In support of a &Lvq in the system of Anaximenes we may offer the following considerations. 1. When Simplic. Phys. 24. 26 (Dox. 477. 4), following Theophrastus, says, 1ct'vrtPv SC IcaD ov'ro5 (as well as Anaximander) aMtov 7OtESt &' Xv Ica' r'v /.LEraa3oXflv ytVEVcOat, he doubtless referred to rotary motion; cf. Arist. Cael. 286 a. 9, Ocob S' evepyeLa atOavaot'a


1. Roberts MJ, Richards RS, Chow CWK, et al. Prostatic fluid mRNA and microRNA biomarkers: an emerging paradigm for noninvasive diagnosis of prostate cancer. Asia Pac J Clin Oncol 2016; 12 (S3): 41. 2. Roberts MJ, Chow CWK, Schirra H, et al. A new prostate-based biofluid for the detection of prostate cancer and diagnostic performance comparison using mRNA biomarkers. BJU Int 2016; 117 (S3): 50. 3. Gardiner RA, Ashrafi D, Baade P, Yaxley J, Roberts M, Williams S. Long term survival outcomes for men who provided ejaculate specimens for prostate cancer research: implications for patient management. Asia Pac J Clin Oncol 2015; 11 (S2): 35. 4. Roberts MJ, Chow CWK, Schirra H, et al. Diagnostic performance of PCA3, Hepsin and microRNA biomarkers in ejaculate in combination with serum PSA for the detection and triaging of prostate cancer. BJU Int 2015; 115 (S4): 68. 5. Roberts MJ, Selth LA, Chow CWK, et al. Seminal fluid microRNAs: New, non-invasive biomarkers for prostate cancer. BJU Int 2014; 113 (S4): 97. 6. Roberts MJ, Schirra HJ, Lavin MF, Gardiner RA. Predicting prostate cancer: a novel, non-invasive approach. Cancer Prev Res 2012; 5 (11 Suppl): B14. 7. Roberts MJ, Teng L, Buck M, et al. Molecular and metabonomic ejaculate profiling enables prostate cancer detection. BJU Int 2012; 109 (s4): 8. Invited Oral Presentations (Plenary) 8. Roberts MJ, Hadway P, Doi SAR, Paterson DL, Gardiner RA. (15th April 2013) Fluoroquinolone resistance in rectal cultures predicts infective complications following prostate biopsy and is not influenced by baseline prevalence – a bias adjusted metaanalysis. Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand (USANZ) 66th Annual Scientific Meeting, Melbourne, Australia (invited presentation)


Animal studies suggest that endotoxaemia may contribute to tbe disturbances of coagulation in obstructive jaundice. Two groups of patients, 14 controls (C) and 28 jaundiced (J) having pancreatic or biliary surgery were studied prospectively. Endotoxaemia, soluble fibrin (s. f.) by tanned red cell agglutination, FDP and DVT were measured for comparison with outcome of surgery. In group J more complications occurred with 7 deaths and 10 DVT; by comparison, only one death occurred in group C and no DVT, fever or haemorrhage.S. f. was found in none of group C but in 9 of 24 in group J pre-operatively. Presence of s. f. did not influence outcome of surgery. Endotoxaemia and raised FDP were also seen more frequently pre-operatively in group J. Of the group J patients 11 had endotoxaemia or FDP before operation and 7 died. An association between endotoxaemia and FDP was shown in both groups and in group J endotoxaemia appears related to s. f. although s, f. and FDP are independent. A coagulopathy associated with endotoxaemia is present in some jaundiced patients and they fair badly after surgery.


Recent reports that human pluripotent stem cells can be captured in a spectrum of states with variable properties has prompted a re‐evaluation of how pluripotency is acquired and stabilised. The latest additions to the stem cell hierarchy open up opportunities for understanding human development, reprogramming, and cell state transitions more generally. Many of the new cell lines have been collectively termed 'naïve' human pluripotent stem cells to distinguish them from the conventional 'primed' cells. Here, several transcriptional and epigenetic hallmarks of human pluripotent states in the recently described cell lines are reviewed and evaluated. Methods to derive and identify human naïve pluripotent stem cells are also discussed, with a focus on the uses and future developments of state‐specific reporter cell lines and cell‐surface proteins. Finally, opportunities and uncertainties in naïve stem cell biology are highlighted, and the current limitations of human naïve pluripotent stem cells considered, particularly in the context of differentiation.


3 T.. INTRODUCTION , 4 II. EXPERIMENTAL METHOD 5 III. EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS 6 A. Total Neutron Cross Sections . . . . . . . . . . 6 8. Elastic Neutron Scattering Cross Sections. ... 6 C. Inelastic Neutron Scattering Cross Sections. . . 8 IV. DISCUSSION. . 9 A. Optical Model and Statistical Calculations ... 9 B. Cross Section Fluctuations 12 V. MODIFICATION OF THE ENDF/B EVALUATED DATA FILE. ... 16 A. Total Neutron Cross Sections .... 17 B. Elastic Neutron Scattering Cross Sections. ... 17 C. Inelastic Neutron Scattering Cross Sections. . . 18 D. Other Exit Channels 18 VI. SUMMARY 19


The thesis introduces the developping progress of wireless city,analyzes the way to carry out wireless city business and to frame its application platform,and then proposes applying method and makes future development prediction.


Late blight (Phytophthora infestans) is one of the devastating diseases of tomato worldwide. Field trial was carried out in Kharif 2019 and 2020 in Hesaraghatta, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, to estimate yield loss due to late blight and to assess extent of protection in resistant genotype during late blight epiphytotics. Yield loss was calculated as per cent difference in yield between fungicides treated and unprotected plots in three F1 hybrids NS501, Arka Rakshak, both susceptible genotypes and Arka Abhed, a resistant genotype. Over two years, average yield loss due to late blight was 79.47 per cent in NS501, 75.53 per cent in Arka Rakshak and 12.84 per cent in Arka Abhed. With lower mean AUDPC values (147.22 in 2019 and 469.17 in 2020) and with low yield loss, Arka Abhed provided affordable protection against late blight. Our findings indicate late blight as an economically important peril to be considered for tomato yield loss coverage under insurance scheme in Bengaluru region. Arka Abhed hybrid can be cultivated to avert yield loss risk associated with late blight epiphytotics.


In this study, we investigated the effect of growth interruption time (tGI) during migration enhanced epitaxy (MEE) growth of self-assembled InAs/GaAs quantum dots (QDs) to control the density of the QDs without any substrate rotation stop during QD formation. By manipulating the growth factor (tGI), the control of QD density in the range of 3.4 ×109–3.5 ×1010 dots/cm2, as well as the QD shape, was demonstrated. We concluded that three phenomena occur during growth interruption: 1) In re-evaporation, 2) In segregation, and 3) the redistribution of InAs QDs. From photoluminescence (PL), it is found that the emission wavelength of samples increased from 967.7 to 1151.7 nm as tGI increased due to redistribution. In addition, we confirmed PL peak emissions from QDs, quasi-three-dimensional (Q3D) clusters, and wetting layer. As a result, the manipulation of tGI in the MEE method can control the density, uniformity, size, and wavelength of QDs.


The author performed 27 laparotomy for chronic inflammation of the uterine appendages. On the basis of this material, the author examines in detail the ethiology and pathology of these diseases, the indication for operational intervention in them and the subsequent state of the operated patients. The author did not have any death in the entire 27 laparotomy.


The effect of injected gas composition (as minimum miscible enrichment) on minimum miscibility pressure (MMP) and respective oil recovery has been studied through numerical slim tube simulation on a wide range of gas compositions. An initial comparative study on the performances of representative equations of state for predicting MMP in slim tube simulations has proven Peng–Robinson equation of state to provide results with better agreement with experimental data. Different injection scenarios are then designed to understand the effects of varying percentages of each component (like CO2) into the injected gas mixture on MMP. MMP decreased when the concentration of CO2 and intermediate components (C2–C6) increased. It was also found that when C7+ content in the injected gas increased, recovery factor decreased significantly. Further investigations on the effect of adding benzene, toluene, and xylene as chemicals into the injected gas (in slim tube simulations) also prove that addition of these aromatics can obviously improve oil recovery and decrease MMP and toluene gives the better results in comparison with the other ones. © 2017 Curtin University of Technology and John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.


The 30 326 deaths from lung cancer in England and Wales in 2008 represent 22% of the total mortality burden from cancer in that year.1 The next two most common causes of cancer death were colorectal cancer (10%) and breast cancer (8%). These familiar statistics outline the enormous impact that lung cancer continues to have on public health in the UK.

The dramatic fall in the prevalence of smoking in the UK over the last 60 years means that the lung cancer epidemic in the UK has peaked, particularly in men, and this is good news.2 In order to protect future generations of people in the UK from developing lung cancer, however, steps to drive down the prevalence of smoking as much as possible, and across all sectors of society, remains a pressing public health priority.3 4 This will inevitably need a broad spectrum of approaches.5 6

People who are currently at high risk of developing lung cancer, but do not yet have the disease, may benefit in the future if an effective screening programme can be developed to detect early subclinical disease. At the moment the use of CT imaging seems the approach most likely to succeed, but no trial yet has been able to demonstrate a reduction in mortality. A number of trials are currently ongoing, however, and more definitive evidence is expected between 2012 and 2016.7–13 Recently, a feasibility study for a randomised trial of CT screening in the UK has been completed and currently the arrangements are being finalised to undertake a pilot randomised trial. We hope that this project will stimulate more research in this area in the UK, including a trial powered to detect a mortality benefit of screening as well as research into the natural history of early lung cancer …


Reading H.L.A Hart's internal point of view or participant's self-understanding through Deleuzian philosophy suggests an alternate way of grasping Hart's refutation of John Austin's command-based theory of law. The study claims two main arguments. First, a Deleuzian investigation of participants' self-understanding asserts the way to understand not only what law is but also what is about law, or, to be precise, what law can actually do. Therefore, Hart's participant's self-understanding is not simply a property of law but instead, it is a concept that uncovers the capacity of Deleuzian 'desiring-machines' in law's plane of immanence. Second, by putting Hart's concept to the initial proposition of refutation of Austinian mere habit of obedience, we can situate the participants as desiring-machine whose acceptance to rule is essentially a form of communications. That is, like a rhizome, it has no definite root/source. Self-understanding or acceptance does not stem from a particular sovereign power—it somehow reflects Deleuze's transcendental empiricism.


This article is about realization of the ideal of enlightenment to educate a perfect personality. They try to realize this idea in the Empire educational house. And it was failed. But the best experience of the bringing up, the treatment and socialization, scientific research became the "golden fond" of Russian pediatrics.


The voice of each individual is unique because the fact that each person have a different size of vocal cord and the shape of the body. The length of the vocal cord decides the pitch and range of frequency of the voice of an individual. In this paper, we have made an attempt to use this unique feature of the individual for the purpose of identification and recognition. The proposed technique uses the concept of Fourier Transformation (FT) to extract the pitch of the voice and it also uses the method of noise removal and extraction of the noise free voice. The pitch for each individual is extracted and saved in the database. To recognize the voice, the proposed model makes use of neural network to train and classify the new voice.


This paper describes the overall plan and design of a computer network system for local electric power cooperation, based on a generalized management IS (MIS) idea, in accordance with the character of the power system. Combining the instance of the development and operation of MIS in China's AnShan utility, it emphasizes the implementation for real-time data supervisory control systems of power networks and the technology of the interconnection of the network.


The aim of this study was to determine the chemical composition and in vitro digestibility, and to estimate the in vitro fermentation parameters of palm leaves and pedicels from Ghars palm variety. A rumen in situ technique was also used to examine In vitro Digestible Dry Matter (IDDM), In vitro Digestible Crude Protein (IDCP), and In vitro Digestible Neutral Fiber (IDNF), and rate and extent of gas production. Vetch-oat hay was taken as a reference feed material. The samples were collected in Tolga district (southeast Algeria). The Crude Protein (CP) content of the plant species was low for pedicels and palm leaves (33 and 60 g kg−1 DM, respectively). The highest content of total extractable phenols, tannins and condensed tannins was observed in palm leaves whereas pedicels showed lower concentrations. In vitro digestibility and in situ DM disappearance were slightly different for the examined forages. Analogue trends were observed for the in vitro fermentation kinetics estimated from the gas production curves. Pedicels showed the highest DM effective degradability (ED; assuming a passage rate of 0.03 h-1) whereas palm leaves seemed to be a poorly degradable material with an ED coefficient of 0.39 and 0.14 g g-1DM, respectively. Despite the moderate CP and high fiber content along with in vitro digestibility and in situ DM disappearance found in pedicels, in comparison with vetch oat hay degradation, it indicated that this plant could have a greater nutritional value. Dry matter disappearance after 144 h of incubation was negatively correlated with phenolic compounds and total extractable tannins, suggesting that the in vitro techniques can be appropriate for detecting the presence of anti-nutritional substances in shrubs.


Background: Myocardial infarction is a serious medical emergency, which leads to irreversible myocardial tissue death. Counseling based on health promotion model achieve higher level of wellbeing and behavior changes. Aim: To evaluate the effect of counseling program based on pender's health promotion model for patients with myocardial infarction. Design: the study design was a quasi-experimental Setting: The current study was conducted at cardiac outpatient clinic, affiliated to Benha University Hospital, Qalyubia Governorate. Sample: A purposive sample of 188 myocardial infarction patients was recruited. Tools: Three tools were used. I. A structured interviewing questionnaire , II. Health promoting lifestyle profile II. And III. Pender's determinants of healthy behaviors. Results: Regarding patients' knowledge; pre program only 1.1% of the studied patients had good total knowledge regarding myocardial infarction, which increased to 71.3% post program. Pre program 9% of the studied patients were highly adhered to health promotion lifestyle, which increased to 55.3% post program. 28.2% of patients had good total behavior according to Pender's health promotion model pre program, which increased to 90.4% post program. Conclusion: The counseling program had a significant effect on the improvement of myocardial infarction patients' knowledge, health promotion lifestyle and pender's healthy behavior . Recommendations: Further researches are required on a large scale on health promotion behavior for patients with myocardial infarction.


4D printing (4DP) is a promising technology that enables additive manufactured parts to be programmed for actuation, reducing the need for external power or electromechanical systems. As this area of research has grown exponentially, this review paper aims to define and establish fundamental concepts and terminologies used in the field of 4DP. The objective is to encourage researchers to adopt a more consistent approach and a standardized set of vocabulary associated with this emerging field. Even though the paper covers the most widely used definitions, the multidisciplinary nature may mean that certain words could be used interchangeably or have a different meaning in another context.


Iron matrix surface composite was produced on the wear surface of gray cast-iron castings by cast sintering technology.Microstructure change of the surface composite was examined and the mechanism of vanadium quick carbonizing and compacting of the compressed block during cast sintering process was investigated by using SEM and XRD.The result showed that under cast sintering condition there was good metallurgic conjunction between iron matrix surface composite reinforced by in situ VC particulates and the parent metal.The surface composite had better wear resistance than that of quenched steel No 45 and that of chilling cast iron under the conditions of heavy load and dry sliding friction.


The present invention relates to an image forming system and a Driver rollout comprising the same administrator terminal device, connected to the image forming apparatus and a client. Driver remote installation of the at least one image forming apparatus, and the administrator terminal device associated with the at least one client comprising the steps of: searching for at least one of the image forming apparatus that can be connected from the administrator terminal device; Selecting at least one client to use to share the searched image forming device; Selecting an image forming apparatus, the server according to the connection status of the image forming apparatus; And a step of installing a driver of the image forming apparatus to at least one of the client selected by the server of the selected image forming apparatus. In this way, selecting at least one client that is a client of the drivers are installed, and at the same time perform the installation of the drivers to save unnecessary time and costs for each selected client, it is possible to provide convenience to the system administrator.


The high nitrogen stainless steel with solid solution heat treatment after forging was austenitized completely. The microstructure of the alloys were observed by OPM, SEM and EDS. The mechanical properties were analyzed by tensile test and impact test. In addition, the corrosion test of high nitrogen austenitic stainless steel, 304 stainless steel and 316L stainless steel were conducted in the environment of highly purified nitrogen gas in the autoclave, and the deionized water is used to make 10000mg/L sodium chloride solution. The corrosion depth was studied by laser scanning confocal microscope. The experimental results showed that the addition of nitrogen improves greatly the mechanical properties of stainless steel. Otherwise, three kinds of stainless steel caused pitting in sodium chloride solution, because the passive film of stainless steel was destroyed due to the permeation of the chloride ion. Moreover, the corrosion rate of high nitrogen austenitic stainless steel is much lower than that of the 304 and 316L stainless steel. So the corrosion resistance of high nitrogen steel is much better. On account of the chemical interaction between nitrogen and molybdenum, it can prevent the surface from forming high current density and decrease the pitting tendency of stainless steel. The result expanded greatly the application of high nitrogen stainless steel in the field of corrosion.


Ville Vähäkoitti. Physical performance of Finnish futsal players, analysis of intensity and fatigue in official futsal games. Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Science of Sport Coaching and Fitness Testing, Master Thesis, 60pp. Introduction. Futsal has grown notably in last years and have over 12 million players worldwide. Futsal is a high-intensity indoor sport where burst of multi-planar movements varies with short periods of rest. Futsal is played on a court sized 40 x 20 m for two halves of 20 min, where clock is stopped when ball is out of play. Purpose of this study was to find out physical performance of Finnish futsal players and analyse intensity and fatigue in official futsal games. Methods. Two Finnish Futsal League teams were involved (n = 19), age 26.3 (± 3.0 years), body mass 76.4 (± 6.2 kg), height 178.7 (± 5.7 cm), BMI 23.9 (± 1.4 kg/m) and body fat % 12.3 (± 4.0 %). Measurement were done in the middle of the season 2016-2017, during two months' period. Two games from both teams were analysed. Measuring included physical performance tests (sprint test 5-m and 20-m, agility test, CMJ, isometric leg press and maximal treadmill running test) and game measurements (HR, movement distances and velocities, playing time, accelerations and deceleration). CMJ and lactate were measured before, middle and after futsal game to assess fatigue. Results. Sprint times were 1.03 (± 0.04 s) in 5-m and 3.01 (± 0.07 s) in 20-m. Agility test time was 6.87 (± 0.25 s). CMJ result was 41.8 (± 5.6 cm) and isometric leg press 5327 (± 1070 N). In the maximal treadmill running test HRmax was 191.6 (± 9.5 bpm), VO2max 59.8 (± 5.4 ml/kg/min) and VEmax 171.9 (± 20.8 l/min). Futsal players moved on average 4463.0 (± 1169.3 m) on intensity 54.0 (± 13.2 m/min) during the futsal games. Sprinting occurred on average 39.7 (± 17.2) times in the games. HRmax achieved during the futsal games was 191.6 (± 9.9 bpm), and average HR 147.0 (± 16.9 bpm). Fatigue did not occur during or after the futsal games when measured as CMJ or lactate (p > 0.05). Conclusions. From the results of the physical performance tests, it seems that Finnish futsal player's physical fitness is comparable to play futsal in high level. During Finnish Futsal League games the distance moved is similar to those measured in literature, but the intensity lower when expressed as % HRmax, distance moved in one minute or in different speed zones. Because fatigue was not evident during the games, higher-intensity tactic or less substitutions to the key players could be used. In general, consistency in research methods would ease comparison of different studies. More futsal research is needed to understand the fundamentals of the sport that is growing and evolving constantly.


Active management practices (i.e. prescribed burns, cutting, mowing, etc.) are often used for habitat restoration. The use of active management practices can be important tools for improving soil quality, reducing invasive species, and promoting native species. Historically the public, especially those in urban areas, has been resistant towards the use of active management practices. This resistance has led to active opposition that delayed the use of active management practices and halted restoration work altogether. Public discontent and resistance to the use of these practices can be due to many factors including an individuals' lack of knowledge about the active management practices and their benefits, safety concerns, or discontent with the change in the landscape's aesthetic (See Restoration & Management Notes 15.1,1997, p.25-37).


It has been found that men are infected with the coronavirus 1 5 times more often than women, but at the same time 95% of them have mild infection There are questions that require a scientific explanation: why are men infected more often and more susceptible than women, does the virus cross the blood-testicular barrier, can it be found in the seminal fluid, does SARS-CoV-2 have an effect on the production of androgens, is the testicle affected and what are the consequences of this damage, what is the direct effect of a virus and virus-associated problems (such as social problems, isolation, quarantine, psychological problems, sedentary lifestyle, etc ) primarily on sexual function, sexual behaviour and reproduction in general? The review article examines the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic-associated situation in 2020 and its effect on the men's health The article provides data on epidemiology, aspects of pathogenesis, features of new coronavirus infection in men The authors announced the international reproduction associations (ASRM, ESHRE, RAHR) recommendations for the implementation of assisted reproductive technology (ART) programs in the era of the pandemic Different points of view on the effect of testosterone on the disease incidence in men are presented The importance of sperm oxidative stress and antioxidant therapy for male infertility has been shown The tasks of an international project for the study of SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus infection and its consequences on men's health are outlined An invitation to collaboration with domestic and foreign specialists in the field of urology and andrology under the aegis of the National Medical Research Center of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology named after Academician V I Kulakov of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation has been published © 2020, Remedium Group Ltd All rights reserved


lavage were used more frequently than ipecac syrup as routine treatment course. We also found that almost 60% of the patients were hospitalized for further treatment. These results confirm that older people are less likely to improve rapidly. Figure 1 further classifiespoison exposures according to the type of agent used. Drugs were responsible for almost 50% of all poisoning cases. In the drug group, benzodiazepines were the most frequently used agents (29%, Figure 1), with diazepam accounting for 41 of 64 of these cases. Because benzodiazepines are the most frequently prescribed sedative/ hypnotic, the high incidence of poisonings observed with these agents was justified. Our previous work on fatal outcome results from poisoning also indicated that many of the deaths attributable to cardiovascular drugs were accidental in nature and occurred mainly in older people. Cardiac glycosides were responsible for 67% of the cardiovascular drug poisonings. Psychotherapeutic drugs, including antipsychotics and antidepressants, closely followed cardiovascular agents as the cause of poisoning (18%, Figure 1). Tricyclic antidepressants were responsible for almost 60% of the poisonings with these agents. As shown in Figure 1, opiate products (opium, heroin, opiate) were next to drugs in frequency of usage (88 out of 384). The number of poisoning cases attributed to pesticides was also noticeable (8%). More than 60% of the poisonings with pesticides occurred with insecticides, mainly organophosphorus compounds. The results from our previous studies on poisoning cases leading to fatality, placed pesticides second to drugs on the frequency of usage. Chemicals followed pesticides as th next leading cause and were involved in 7% of poisoning cases. Older people are more likely to use old-fashioned household products such as cleaners and disinfectants in attempts at self poisoning; this is in agreement with the types of products shown in our survey. Depilatory (main ingredients are arsenic and calcium hydroxide) and kerosene oil were also used commonly as poisoning agents by older people. With the improvements in health care standards, the older population is expected to grow. Therefore, future studies are required to further characterize poisonings in older people and to reduce the incidence of poisoning. Educating medical professionals about the trends and special circumstances of poisoning in this population is of utmost importance.


In Pursuance of an Order of this Society, I shall Endeavor to Entertain you with a reasonable Account, How the Raising of a Blister may Cure a Fever, and its most terrible Symptom the Delirium, and that in Six, Eight, or Ten Hours.


A 13 year-old boy presented to the Ear Nose Throat clinic with a 6-month history of nasal obstruction due to a progressively enlarging, nonpainful growth within the right anterior nasal vestibule. Examination revealed a 1.3-cm submucosal mass on the ventral surface of the right lower lateral crural cartilage (LLC). The mass encompassed the area just cephalic to the intercartilaginous junction and spanned the under surface of the LLC caudally to the alar margin (Figure 1). A benign cyst was initially considered, so imaging was not performed and the patient was scheduled for surgical resection. A transcartilaginous incision was made overlying the mass which was easily dissected from the surrounding tissues and alar cartilage perichondrium. Histopathologic sections of the 1.3 cm 1.0 cm right intranasal tumor revealed an encapsulated mass composed predominantly of compact cellular areas of elongated spindle cells with wavy nuclei arranged in fascicles and alternating parallel arrays or palisades around fibrillar processes consistent with Verocay bodies (Figure 2). Ectatic small vessels are scattered throughout and rare vessels show perivascular hyalinization. The findings are consistent with a conventional (common or solitary) schwannoma. Schwannomas are benign encapsulated peripheral nerve sheath tumors composed of neoplastic Schwann cells. These tumors may show varying amounts of 2 architectural patterns designated Antoni A and B. Antoni A contains more cellular areas showing compact, elongated, fusiform cells with spindled nuclei, moderate amounts of eosinophilic cytoplasm, indistinct cellular borders, and little to no nuclear pleomorphism. Scattered pleomorphic or bizarre nuclei may be observed in some cases with no prognostic implications. Verocay bodies, which are a classic feature, show nuclear palisading around fibrillar processes. Antoni B contains hypocellular areas of loosely textured cells with indistinct cellular processes, variable lipidization, and myxoid stroma and hyalinized vessels. Schwannomas are observed in the head and neck region approximately 45% of the time with sinonasal schwannomas comprising only 4% of these cases. Schwannomas of the nasal alar cartilages are exceedingly rare with only 4 previous cases being described. Even more rare are nasal alar schwannomas in Figure 1. Right lower lateral cartilage schwannoma extending to alar margin (arrow).


A pseudo static RAM (PSRAM) was fabricated using cost effective commodity DRAM 0.14mum technology. With the focus to mobile application the standby current was reduced by operating all the internal analog circuitries in a clocked arrangement with a duty cycle adaptively adjusted to the load. This principle was even proven for an on-chip bandgap cell (BGR) and a very efficient high voltage pump. The current consumption for all analog circuitries was firstname.lastname@example.com and together with the refresh portion less than 40muA@ 1.8V/25degC for a 32Mbit memory size to further approach towards low power SRAM substitution (Taito et al., 2003)


The invention relates to an induction heater for use in a method for the inductive heating of components or component material, in particular for producing a component of a turbomachine, comprising at least two induction coils (12, 14) each having at least one turn (24, 26), wherein the coils (24, 26) of the induction coils (12, 14) next to each other and movable to each other are arranged such that they define at least one inductively heated work zone (16, 18) at least partially. The invention further relates to a device for preparing the additive of at least one component region of a device and method for inductive heating of components or a component material.


The Maternal Mortality Rate is still found to be high in Bandar Lampung City with 19 maternal deaths throughout 2016. This city has the highest ranking of MMR cases out of 15 cities/districts in Lampung Province on Maternal Mortality Rates for Pregnant Women. Teluk Betung Selatan District has a history of fluctuating MMR (KIA Bakung Health Center) and the Rawat Bakung Health Center was chosen because every year there are maternal deaths. The high MMR in Bandar Lampung City is due to the long decision-making to refer from the screening results obtained during the delivery process. The purpose of this study was to determine the factors associated with a screening at the start of labor in the City of Bandar Lampung in 2017. The design of this study was an analytic survey using a cross-sectional approach. The population of this study was midwives in the Working Area of the Bakung Health Center. The number of samples is the total population of 45 people. Questionnaire as an instrument and analysis of frequency distribution data using chi-square and logistic regression. The results of the study obtained a p-value of 0.000, so there was a significant relationship between age, education, length of work, APN training, and the implementation of early delivery screening at BPM Bandar Lampung City. The need to increase efforts to socialize health workers and stakeholders by seeking regular meetings with stakeholders and colleagues in direct handling of early labor screening results. wife's health during pregnancy clearly and also in detail.


In the information society,office efficiency can be improved and management cost can be cut by using information technology,it's important in the entire process of informatization.As technology progresses,traditional MIS and Internet/Intranet are intricately linked,which has changed the way we use information.This information management system based on Internet brings more security risk while improves the efficiency and management,data security is of vital importance among all kinds of threatens.


Abstract : The report describes two approaches to solving the problem of natural language access to mechanically stored data by translation algorithms. The first approach operates on the output of an existing parsing algorithm for natural language sentences. When a base P marker for an input sentence has been produced by this algorithm, interpretive transformations on this marker produce a formalization of the sentence in the quasi-language SNORP, which may then be compared with the information in the data base to produce an appropriate answer. The alternative approach defines certain semantic markers from the nature of the data base and, by a multipass algorithm, extracts from the input sentence those semantic units necessary to supply a satisfactory answer. The quasi-language MOL provides expression for both the data base and the semantic content of the questions to it. The third section of the report deals with the more general problem of man-machine interface in terms of communication via a restricted subset of natural language sentences. (Author)


The purpose of this study is to discuss morality in hadith research. This research method uses qualitative research through literature study with content analysis. The results and discussion of this study include general views on morality, hadith about morality, and the meaning of morality according to hadith. The conclusion of this study is that every human being, especially a Muslim, must have good morals following the morals of the Prophet Muhammad S.A.W with the aim that we have noble character. This study recommends the importance of applying a moral approach for all Muslims.


This research aims to know the proper isolation method to isolate naringin compound from Citrus maxima for natural product chemistry laboratory. This natural product chemistry laboratory provides students with the essential skills and knowledge required to perform the extraction, isolation, and structural identification. The isolation began with sample preparation, extraction with methanol, partition with n-hexane, purification by crystallization using isopropanol, by analyzing the purity with Thin Layer Chromatography (TLC) tested, and the presence of functional groups with Fourier Transform Infrared (FT-IR) spectrophotometer test. The result of FT-IR spectrophotometer analysis contains hydroxy group (-OH), aromatic cyclic groups (C=C), CH2, CH3, and ether groups.


Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) bonds between carbon atoms. In this res length to determine the influence of ch atoms are simulated using linear beam finite element analysis, the effects of d torsional and bending loading condition modulus comparing the armchair and c shear modulus comparing armchair one bending modulus of chiral CNTs is larg


The most fundamental issue for a temporal reasoning model is characterizing the notion of time itself. This is composed of two decisions. The rst decision is ontological. One must decide what are the basic entities time is made of. Intimately related with that, is deciding the set of primitive relations between the basic entities. The second issue is the structure of time. One must consider the desired properties for the desired temporal structure formed out of the primitive units. In includes properties such as bounded/unbounded, discrete/dense, or the ordering (partial, total, circular,.. .). Several theories of time has been proposed in the literature. This chapter presents an overview of them, discussing their ontology, underlying intuitions, axioms and models. Finaly, their are compared in terms of some general desiderata and the consequences of the decisions made here for the temporal incidence theory and the temporal reasoning system.


The time-independent approach to scattering in a laser field is used as the basis for a derivation of a low-frequency approximation, in which field-free scattering amplitudes enter into the determination of transition amplitudes in the presence of an intense radiation field. The scatterer is here represented by a local, short-range potential. For the case of a linearly polarized single-mode field, the result reproduces that obtained earlier by Kroll and Watson, who based their analysis on a semiclassical description. In the present derivation a plane-wave field of arbitrary polarization is treated; the field may consist of a superposition of low-frequency modes, the propagation direction being the same for each mode. In preparation for the derivation of the low-frequency approximation, a general analysis is given of the properties of the asymptotic states which describe the propagation of a charged particle in the field. This analysis should also be useful in other applications of the scattering formalism.


Provided is a light-assisted magnetic head which is compact, is hardly affected by the heat generated from the light source for a magnetic recording/reproducing unit, and can be easily assembled. A light-assisted magnetic head is provided with: a slider which has an optical wave guide, is suspended above a disc-shaped recording medium, and moves relative to said recoding medium in accordance with the rotation thereof; a light source which is attached to the side surface of the slider; and an optical element which has a deflected surface which deflects the light beam from the light source towards the optical waveguide disposed on the slider. The light beam emitted from the light source enters the optical waveguide via the deflected surface of the optical element, and exits towards the recording medium from the light-exiting edge of the optical waveguide, which faces the recording medium.


Sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) have been regarded as one of the most promising alternatives to lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) due to their analogous working mechanism but greater abundance. The cost-effectiveness of Na batteries is expected to overtake that of LIBs in terms of electromobile applications if their energy densities can reach 200 Wh kg-1. In an anode-free configuration, all active sodium is stored in the cathode while anode only contains current collector with zero excess sodium, therefore achieving maximized energy density, significantly reduced cost, and simplified manufacture procedures. However, the anode-free batteries often suffer rapid capacity decay due to the absence of a reservoir to replenish the Na loss during cycling. In this work, we employed repeated cold rolling and folding to fabricate a metallurgical composite of sodium-antimony-telluride Na2(Sb2/6Te3/6Vac1/6) dispersed in electrochemically active sodium metal, termed "NST-Na". This new intermetallic has a vacancy-rich thermodynamically stable fcc structure and enables state-of-the-art electrochemical performance in widely employed carbonate and ether electrolytes. NST-Na achieves 100% depth-of-discharge (DOD) in 1 M NaPF6 in G2, with 15 mAh cm-2 at 1 mA cm-2 and CE of 99.4%, for 1000 hours of plating/stripping. Sodium metal batteries (SMB, NMB) with NST-Na and Na3V2(PO4)3 (NVP) or sulfur cathodes give significantly improved energy, cycling and CE (> 99%). Anode-Free battery with NST collector and NVP obtains 0.23% capacity decay per cycle. Imaging and tomography using (cryo-)FIB sectioning, (cryo-)SEM, and (cryo-)TEM imaging indicate that sodium metal fills the open space inside the self-supporting sodiophilic NST skeleton, resulting in dense (pore-free and SEI-free) metal deposits with flat surfaces. The baseline Na deposit consists of filament-like dendrites and Dead Metal, intermixed with pores and SEI. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations show that uniqueness of NST lies in the thermodynamic stability of Na atoms (rather than clusters) on its surface that leads to planar wetting, and in its own stability that prevents decomposition during cycling.

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We analyze the cosmological simulations performed in the recent work of Greif et al. (2012), which followed the early growth and merger history of Pop III stars while resolving scales as small as 0.05 R⊙. This is the first set of cosmological simulations to self-consistently resolve the rotation and internal structure of Pop III protostars. We find that Pop III stars form under significant rotational support which is maintained for the duration of the simulations. The protostellar surfaces spin from �50% to nearly 100% of Keplerian rotational velocity. These rotation rates persist after experiencing multiple stellar merger events. In the brief time period simulated (� 10 yr), the protostars show little indication of convective instability, and their properties furthermore show little correlation with the properties of their host minihaloes. If Pop III protostars within this range of environments generally form with high degrees of rotational support, and if this rotational support is maintained for a sufficientamount of time, this has a number of crucial implications for Pop III evolution and nucleosynthesis, as well as the possibility for Pop III pair-instability supernovae, and the question of whether the first stars produced gamma-ray bursts.


Machine learning has evolved over the past years to become one of the major research fields in Computer Science. In simple words, Machine Learning can be described as the process of training a machine to learn from its outputs and improvise itself in order to optimize its outputs. One of the major branch of machine learning is Unsupervised Learning where in the machine is not given any kind of feedback but is expected to learn on its own ("without Supervision"). This paper aims at describing in detail and thus comparing two such neural networks: Kohonen's Self Organizing Feature Maps (KSOFM) and Linear Vector Quantization (LVQ).


Selected landforms and the ice in permafrost may be used as indicators of the direction of moisture input into perennially frozen ground. Accumulation of ice from meteoric sources from above may be the most widespread process, being dominant in the palsas, peat plateaus, and near-slope rock glaciers studied so far. It is also the main source of ice accumulation in permafrost. Pingos and seasonal frost mounds are the result of injection of ground water from below. The resulting ice content usually exceeds 90% by volume and some massive icy beds in Arctic Canada may also form in this way. Glacial ice is also proven as a source for some massive icy beds and may represent an Arctic form of ice stagnation. Segregation of ice by water moving to the freezing plane is very important in active layer processes and the initial formation of peat plateaus and palsas, but is probably of secondary importance thereafter. More work is needed to confirm these relationships and to prove the origin of near-glacier rock glaciers. However, if these relationships prove reliable, then the landforms can be used as indicators of potential sources of ice so that foundation designs can be modified to minimize heaving problems.


Whereas initially established in colorectal surgery, the benefits of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocols have been subsequently confirmed in noncolorectal fields, including hepato-pancreato-biliary surgery. An enhanced recovery pathway for pancreatic resection was formally introduced in 2012, with the first ERAS society recommendations for perioperative care for pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD). Since the publication of these recommendations, case-control and retrospective studies have reported equivalent or improved outcomes with ERAS pathways when compared with conventional postoperative care, with respect to mortality, morbidity, hospital length of stay (LOS), and readmission rates.1 Beyond improved postoperative outcomes, ERAS compliance has also been linked to improved oncologic outcomes after resection of certain malignant lesions. As with the improved postoperative outcomes described earlier, the oncologic benefits were first noted in the colorectal literature, with multiple studies demonstrating improved five-year survival in patients who adhere to ERAS principles.2 Understandably, because ERAS pathways for noncolorectal procedures have been introduced more recently, the impact of enhanced recovery on oncologic outcomes after resection of noncolorectal malignancies is not as clear. There have been no studies exploring whether using ERAS in the setting of pancreatic adenocarcinoma, an aggressive malignancy with a dismal prognosis even after complete resection, may impact long-term survival. On September 1, 2015, Carolinas Medical Center (CMC) altered its postoperative PD protocol to match ERAS compliance guidelines. This has led to a considerable decrease in LOS (9.8 vs 13.7 days) without impacting readmission rates (23.5% vs 25%). The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether introduction of an ERAS pathway for PD has had a significant impact on oncologic outcomes after the resection of pancreatic adenocarcinoma, and, furthermore, to determine whether any discovered impact can be linked to a specific level of compliance with ERAS elements. For this study, clinical data, including ERAS compliance, were prospectively collected via the ERAS interactive audit system (EIAS). The EIAS is a certified, web-based tool created by the ERAS Society to enter patient data. We used EIAS to compile a list of patients who underwent PD at CMC after September 1, 2015. To be considered for this study, patients were required to have pathologically confirmed pancreatic adenocarcinoma in the resected specimen. The exclusion criteria included abortion of PD (either for metastatic or locally advanced disease) and R2 resections. Eighty-six PD patients from the ERAS recovery cohort were ultimately identified for inclusion in the study. These 86 patients were propensity-matched to patients who underwent PD before introduction of the ERAS pathway in September 2015. The match criteria included factors that have either been shown or suspected to be independently linked to survival after resection of pancreatic adenocarcinoma. These included tumor size, margin status (R1 vs R0), tumor grade (well differentiated, moderately differentiated, or poorly differentiated), lymph node status, treatment with neoadjuvant chemotherapy, treatment with adjuvant chemotherapy, and surgical approach (robotic vs open).We drew the case-matched, pre-ERAS patients from a REDCap (REDCap) database. REDCap is a HIPAA-compliant software database, which includes five key components essential to tracking ERAS compliance: preoperative, perioperative, immediate postoperative, postdischarge, and completion percentage. Using ERAS compliance metrics from the EIAS database, we then divided the ERAS group into two subgroups based on compliance. The cutoff for the high compliance group was greater or equal to 85 per cent. Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dionisios Vrochides, M.D., Ph.D., Division of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Department of Surgery, Carolinas Medical Center, 1025 Morehead Medical Drive, Suite 600, Charlotte, NC 28204. E-mail: email@example.com.


The fifth-generation (5G) system utilizing millimeter wave is available in Japan, but more bandwidth is demanded by the mobile phone operators to accommodate the demand for high data rate. Allocation of the vacant spectrum is impossible due to the past spectrum allocation to other radio systems. For example, 24.25-27.5 GHz has been allocated for the fixed wireless access (FWA) and license exempt small power data communication system in Japan. Although Japanese government is considering to license a part of the band for 5G under the spectrum sharing scheme, the coexistence design is quite challenging due to unavailable operation data of such systems in a form of database for the coexistence study. For this purpose, this paper introduces a maximum-likelihood estimator (MLE), which utilizes the angle-of-arrival (AoA) and received power of the line-of-sight (LOS)/diffraction paths as well as the map database to simultaneously estimate these unknown parameters via the spectrum sensing. It was applied to the measurement data obtained from a sub-urban environment where a commercial fixed wireless access system with similar operational parameters is under operation. Its performance was evaluated for a different number of receiver (Rx) points. The results showed that the parameter estimation accuracy is proportional to the number of receiver points. The distance and orientation errors of 45 m and 5 deg were achieved at 90th percentile with 40 Rx points. Furthermore, the prediction performance of the effective isotropic radiated power (EIRP) was decent, albeit a slight underestimation of the beamwidth.


This study aimed to find out the formative characteristics of the ornaments of Gaya, an ancient tribe of Korea, as expressed in its mythologies and historical background. Through literature and relics, the study examined how the stylistic features and symbolic meanings of patterns were manifest in G...


Coconut fibers are gaining importance in the manufacturing of hybrid Fiber laminates. Coconut coir fibers should be chemically treated with diluted sodium hydroxide solution before using it to manufacture t surface modification on chemically treated fiber for mechanical properties such as tensile strength, flexural strength, impact strength and hardness of the composites were evaluated. Compared with the untreated coir/nyl coir/nylon epoxy composites it was found that the tensile strength increased by 33% and elongation at break was found to be 20% greater. The flexural strength increased by 35% and impact strength doubled compared to the untre The Scanning Electron Microscope was used to analyze the fractured surface feature as well as interfacial bonding strength of the composites. The results showed that the chemical modification in the coir fiber led to easier permeat epoxy resin and promoted effective interfacial adhesion. It was concluded that the mechanical properties enhanced after chemical treatment and improved the formation of chemical bonds between the coir/nylon epoxy resins with the c Keyword: Hybrid composites, Nylon fiber, Coconut fiber Cite this Article: M.Venkatasudhahar, R.Velu, K.Logesh and R.Ganesh, Effect of Surface Modification and Hybridization of Coir Fiber on Mechanical Properties of Nylon/Epoxy Hybrid Composites and Technology 8(8), 2017, http://www.iaeme.com/IJME asp 264 email@example.com 264–281, Article ID: IJMET_08_08_031 T/issues.asp?JType=IJMET&VType=8&IType=8 -6359


knowledge there is a complex array of attitudes and intentions which help govern behaviour. This particular area of health behaviour is not only of immediate relevance to extra-marital teenage pregnancies (of which seven to eight thousand occur in Scotland each year') but also to the later behaviour of couples when they intentionally begin their parenting careers. Bostock and Leathar3 have demonstrated that Scottish young people see the responsibility for avoiding pregnancy as being a female concern. It may be that this attitude extends to the details surrounding recognition of pregnancy and care during a continued pregnancy. These topics also may be seen as of interest only to women, and from this it may be predicted that females will


Tertiary institutions worldwide are catering increasingly to adult, part-time students who are entering higher education for the first time. This paper addresses the compound problems that these students face in attempting to pursue a distance education in a second language. It offers the specific example of Hong Kong and the access and degree programs offered by The University of Hong Kong's School of Professional and Continuing Education. The paper analyzes-the types of study and communication problems open learning students may bring with them to their studies, and recommends a policy of communication and study skills training as a means of ensuring both program quality and student access to full degree programs. Contains 7 references. (LB) *********************************************************************** Reproductions supplied by BURS are the best that can be made from the original document. *********************************************************************** ENSURING ACCESS AND QUALITY IN OPEN LEARNING ISSN 101S-2059 Ensuring Access and Quality in Open Learning Programmes: Communication and Study Skills Training for ESL-Medium Higher Education'


Study design, materials and methods All studies related to outcomes of incontinence treatments in humans were included in our analysis. Each abstract was individually assessed for type of incontinence, country of origin and mode of therapy. Further parameters of evaluation included pre-treatment definition of incontinence, validated questionnaires, post-treatment subjective and objective outcomes, definition of success and improvement, inclusion of 'dry' and 'pad-free' in outcome measures and whether failure was defined as repeat surgery or therapy.


We report a radioimmunoassay procedure for human growth hormone in serum, in which the assay mixture is incubated at 37 °C for a total of 5 h rather than at 4 °C for 48 h. There was no significant difference in results by the two methods, according to the Sign Test and the signed-rank statistical test of Wilcoxin. A comparison of results at the two temperatures demonstrated a Spearmann coefficient of rank correlation value of 0.94. With this facilitation, a laboratory can provide results on the same day that the sample arrives.


This paper presents a simple model to investigate the relationship among initial income inequality, education and eco- nomic growth. Public expenditure on education is determined through majority voting. Although preferences of individuals are not single-peaked, the individual with the median income becomes the decisive voter. Our model predicts that high initial inequality has a negative impact on education expenditure and therefore retards economic growth.


This article has as objective to analyze the use of military police officers in the unfolded contingent at UN's peace operations, what may contribute to reach the explained objectives in the mentioned operations and to consolidate peace at international conflicts scenery. The study also analyzed the advantages of military police officers engagement in peace missions, both to obtain the results searched by UN, as to the provided benefits to Military Police. The method used was deductive, presenting generically premises to reach the specific premise. It started from peace operations historical, studying Brazil's participation, to after analyze the use of military police officers in the referred operations. To that, it was developed an exploratory research by bibliographical and documental investigation. The result of this research revealed the need of military police officers engagement in peace missions contingent, demonstrating that Military Police should expand its participation, to contribute in an effective way at peace processes. With that, the research concluded that the military police officers engagement in UN's missions contributes to restore and preserve order in areas where missions are being realized, it helps in the formation and improvement of security forces at the countries in conflict, collaborates to defund police doctrines, as to promote human rights, contributing to attainment of sustainable peace and promoting the construction of a positive image of Military Police both at national as at international scenery.


Objective To detect the pathogen of avian Chlamydophila psittaci in suspected poultry cases in order to investigate the prevalence of chlamydophilosis. Methods Throat swabs, air sacs and uterine mucosa from suspected parent birds, commercial hens, broilers, ducks and specific pathogen free (SPF) hens were collected and sampled appropriately. The fixed samples were examined to detect the specific inclusion bodies by a direct immunofluorescence test. Meanwhile, the clinical samples were subjected to detect the antigen positivity by PCE-ELISA and PCR method targeting omp-1 gene. Results In the current study, an average positivity of 38.7% was confirmed by immunofluorescence test. An average positivity of 58.7% was detected by PCE-ELISA, including 10.0% in SPF hens and 30.0% in clinical healthy broilers. Moreover, out of 60 clinical samples, 71.6% of samples was positive for target gene, particularly, 10% of the samples was detected to be positive in SPF layers. The tested gene sequences showed more than 99.0% similarity to that of reference C. psittaci of 6BC. Conclusion Avian chlamydophilosis is prevalent in both parent birds and in commercial flocks by the three tests. Immunofluorescence test and PCE-ELISA are proved to be two fast and reliable methods for investigating epidemiology of avian Chlamydophila psittaci in field.


Coastal saline-alkaline land is an important resource in our country,but the growth of plants was restricted by the special physical and chemical properties seriously. The researchers at home and abroad have done many deeply researches in physical and chemical properties and water movement of coastal saline- alkaline soil for a long time,and proposed some appropriate and effective improvement measures. In recent years,"raised field-shallow pond"pattern is a new method of coastal saline-alkaline land improvement,which has collected excellent saline improved methods at home and abroad. The utilization of sea ice water in"raised field-shallow pond"pattern is a distinctive feature in coastal saline improvement. Until now,the main study content include many kinds of comprehensive utilization test,such as land use change and optimizes configuration,field construction,improvement of saline- alkali soil,water and salt movement,sea ice water irrigation,crop planting,salt- tolerant plants screening and so on. It has been achieved good results in soil salinity,soil fertility,crop yields and economic efficiency. In the future,there are still many researches needed to explore the content and new direction of "raised field- shallow pond"pattern,such as improvement of soil fertility,the right crop varieties chosen,the utilization of clean energy sources,ecological development,and the sustainable development of coastal saline-alkaline land.


A second slow‐cycling retinylidene protein, in addition to slow‐cycling (sensory) rhodopsin (SR), can be bleached with hydroxylamine and regenerated with all‐trans retinal in photosensory signaling Halobacterium halobium membranes. Flash photolysis shows this protein undergoes a photochemical reaction cycle characterized by photoconversion of its ground state (λmax 480 nm) to a species with λmax ⩽ 360 nm, which thermally regenerates the 480‐nm species with a t½ of 260 msec at 25°C, under conditions in which SR photocycles at 650 msec in the same membranes. Mutants characterized with respect to their phototaxis behavior are identified which contain SR and the 480‐nm pigment, the latter ranging from undetectable to a concentration equal to that of SR. Receptor mutants lacking all phototaxis sensitivity lack both of the photochemically reactive proteins. The mutant properties contribute to an accumulation of behavioral and spectroscopic evidence that the 480‐nm pigment is a second sensory photoreceptor in H. halobium. NaDodSO4‐polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis of [3H]retinal‐labeled membrane proteins from the mutants indicates SR and the 480‐nm pigment contain distinct chromophoric polypeptides differing in their migration rates. The data implicate polypeptides of 25,000 Mr and 23,000 Mr as retinal‐binding polypeptides of SR and the 480‐nm protein, respectively.


Objective To study the clinical value of renal angiography and pre-operative renal artery embolization in advanced renal cancer. Methods A total of 36 patients with advanced renal cancer were definitely diagnosed by IVP,US,CT or MRI examination. A 5F Yashiro catheter was introduced into the femoral artery with Seldinger's technique under local anesthesia,abdominal aortagraphy and renal arteriography in both sides of kidneys were performed routinely to display the blood supplying arteries of tumor,thereafter,renal embolization was performed under superselective catherization for chemotherapeutic embolizingembolization group. Then the clinical effect was observed,the amount of blood loss and the operation time were recorded. All these results were compared with that of randomly selected 17 patients before surgical operation(control group) with advanced renal cancer admitted during the recent 3 years but without embolization. Results Angiography showed enlargement of arteries for supplying blood to renal tumor characterized with displacing branches and irregular twisting neo-vessels,some of which were reticular and encircled. Tumor vessels and tumor staining were seen. In only a few cases,the mottling blood reservoir and mini a-v fistula were found. The formation of cancer embolus were presented in renal veins and inferior vena cava during the venous and parenchymal phase. In embolization group,the amount of blood loss during operation was 0 ~ 600 mlmean 310 ml and the operation time was 60 ~ 150 min mean 90 min ,while that in control group were 0 ~ 1 600 ml mean 480 ml and 80 ~ 195 min mean 120 minl respectively. The amount of blood loss and the operation time in the embolization group were markedly less than that in the control group. In embolization group,the tumor mass softened,its surface looked pale and the peripheral superficial veins shrinked,the perivenal edema zone was formed and easy to strip. The post-operative pathological examination showed that in embolization group the amount of tumor cells were markedly decreased and the tumor cells presented with different extent of degeneration necrosis and liquifying. Conclusion The pre-operative embolization of target vessels is the most effective accessory treatment in advanced renal cancer,it can increase the resection rate,decrease the risk of operation and bleeding amount during operation.


Large language models (LLMs) encode a vast amount of semantic knowledge and possess remarkable understanding and reasoning capabilities. Previous work has explored how to ground LLMs in robotic tasks to generate feasible and executable textual plans. However, low-level execution in the physical world may deviate from the high-level textual plan due to environmental perturbations or imperfect controller design. In this paper, we propose \textbf{DoReMi}, a novel language model grounding framework that enables immediate Detection and Recovery from Misalignments between plan and execution. Specifically, we leverage LLMs to play a dual role, aiding not only in high-level planning but also generating constraints that can indicate misalignment during execution. Then vision language models (VLMs) are utilized to detect constraint violations continuously. Our pipeline can monitor the low-level execution and enable timely recovery if certain plan-execution misalignment occurs. Experiments on various complex tasks including robot arms and humanoid robots demonstrate that our method can lead to higher task success rates and shorter task completion times. Videos of DoReMi are available at \url{https://sites.google.com/view/doremi-paper}.


Dexterity is an important issue for the design, trajectory planning and control of robotic manipulators. However, even though a lot of robot manipulators are driven by DC motors, no dexterity measures were introduced to evaluate how efficient a manipulator system is for performing a required task in the case of taking the limit-driven characteristics of the DC motor into consideration. In this study, we introduce a new kinetostatic dexterity index to measure the task-executing ability of robotic manipulators where the possible maximum velocity and force of the required task are derived subject to the heat-converted power limit of the DC motor. The measure is to evaluate how efficient a manipulator system is to execute a required task, while the limit-driven characteristics of its actuators are taken into consideration. Two examples are used to show that the proposed dexterity index is task-dependent and changed due to the tasks.


How do we 'Close the Gap'? If you are a member of the Australian health care system you have undoubtedly asked this question at least once. Perhaps a question less frequently considered is: how do fresh fruit and vegetables travel to remote, Central Australia, and what are they like when they arrive? The significance of this question may not seem apparent at first, but given that an estimated one-fifth of the burden of disease of Indigenous Australians is attributable to a poor diet low in fresh fruit and vegetables,[1] and given that 19% (148,700) of these Australians live either remotely or very remotely,[2] perhaps the answer is worth exploring.


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Paper analyses the number of productivities and academic impact in thirty "985 Project" University Libraries.Four indicators of paper number published on Chinese core journals,research papers citations,papers with fund support and the International papers are used to rank and evaluate the academic libraries research.


ABSTRACT In quota-managed fisheries in which harvestable mass of individuals varies seasonally, harvesting can be tailored either to reduce exploitation rates without lowering quota or to increase catch limits without raising the fisheries' risk profile. Using data from the South Australian greenlip abalone (Haliotis laevigata) fishery, we demonstrate that changing harvesting from summer to autumn would allow either (1) a 13% reduction in the number of abalone harvested for the same quota, thereby reducing fishing mortality; or (2) a 13% increase in the landed weight of catch (16.5% increase in revenue) while leaving the number and mean length of individuals harvested unchanged. These benefits accrue because (1) the landed weight-to-length ratio is greater in autumn and (2) heavier abalone are more valuable. Consequently, changing the seasonal timing of harvest can serve to increase landed revenue, reduce exploitation rate, or achieve a combination of these 2 management objectives.


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Entrepreneurship activity is very important in the development of any nation. It ensures stability as well as growth of an economy. Due to its significant contribution to the economic performance of a country and a region, it has become a global agenda. Entrepreneurship activities are viewed from broad perspective throughout the world. Different nations defined entrepreneurship from different dimension based on their need and mind set. Recently, there is an emerging trend in entrepreneurship. Beside the traditional entrepreneurship which is also known as conventional entrepreneurship, innovation in information technology has shown the emergence of internet based entrepreneurship which is also known as cyber entrepreneurship. The cyber entrepreneur creates a firm that is basically established upon the electronic commerce (e-business start-up), and whose core activities are based on exploring networks using Internet technologies. Literatures on cyber-entrepreneurship are relatively new in the academic world. This dimension of research is still at its emerging stage and recently it started to capture the researchers' attention around the globe and it has also opened a research gap to be fulfilled by researchers. This paper intends to introduce various dimensions and terms used in entrepreneurship, especially the different dimensions of cyber entrepreneurship. It is hoped that based on the terms discussed in this paper, further studies would be made by the researchers to explore other research areas relating to cyber entrepreneurship.