For the characteristics of the buildings,according to the grey system theory,using grey prediction model GM(1,1),write a macro program in EXCEL based the VBA(Visual Basic for Application),to forecast the building subsidence analysis,it can achieve grey forecasting easily,through analysis,the efficiency improved obviously and the result is intuitive and satisfied.


Abstract Susceptibility of plum cultivars: 'Katinka', 'Jubileum', 'Diana', 'Valjevka', 'Żółta Afaska', 'Elena', 'Jojo', 'President', 'Vision', and 'Węgierka Zwykła' (Pozegaca type, included as reference, highly susceptible cultivar) to aphid-vectored Plum pox virus (strain D), was evaluated. The trees were grown for 7-8 years in the field characterized with high infection pressure. 'Katinka' and 'President' showed susceptibility even higher than 'Węgierka Zwykła'. 'Vision' and 'Valjevka' showed relatively low susceptibility with less than 30% of trees becoming infected. All 'Jojo' trees remained free from ELISA-detectable amounts of PPV, although a high percentage of the fruit of this cultivar showed sharka-like symptoms on stones and fruit flesh. The reason for that phenomenon is not known.


Objectives  To describe baseline nutritional anthropometry and its determinants in a cohort of children commencing HAART, and subsequent longitudinal anthropometric trajectories over 2 years.


At the present time, in connection with the successes in studying and building Innova-operating heat and power facilities, in which there are a multitude of intensive энергопреобразований, increased requirements to the modeling of their energy state. The model should reflect the possibilities of complex energy effects on the studied structure of the sources of various energy conversion


With the development of technology and society, non-destructive requirements for dielectric constant measurement is appearing. In this paper, a sensor for non-destructive measurement of the dielectric constant of solid materials is proposed by etching a compressed complementary split resonator ring on the radiation patch. The simulation results show that when the dielectric constant of the sample changes from 1 to 10, the relative frequency offset percentage reaches 6.6-35.7. Compared with the ordinary patch sensor with the same resonance frequency, the sensitivity of the sensor is improved by 7-7.5 times. The antenna sensor has a simple structure and excellent sensing effect.


[1] During the Transport and Chemical Evolution Over the Pacific (TRACE-P) period in the spring of 2001 we launched an ozonesonde at three Chinese sites: Kunming (102.68°E, 25.03°N), Hong Kong (114.17°E, 22.31°N), and Linan (119.75°E, 30.30°N). The sites extend from subtropical southwestern China close to the Southeast (SE) Asian border, to the southeastern Asian coast, and to the edge of the middle latitudes of central eastern China, respectively. The aims of the study are to provide ozonesonde data within the source regions of the Chinese mainland, to investigate the source of tropospheric ozone (O3), and to investigate to what extent SE Asian biomass burning emissions impact both tropospheric O3 over the subtropical Chinese mainland and O3 outflows to the Pacific. The results show that there are substantial variations in vertical O3 distributions over these sites, with low O3 values in the upper troposphere of Hong Kong, high O3 values in the middle and upper troposphere of Linan, and frequent O3 enhancements in the lower troposphere of Hong Kong and Kunming. The low values in the upper troposphere over Hong Kong in the spring of 2001 were not usually observed from 1993 to 2000 and are the result of the transport of O3-depleted air from the intertropical convergence zone of equatorial SE Asian regions following the eastern Asia local Hadley circulation. Such transport processes do not affect the higher latitude at the edge of the middle latitude of Linan, where stratospheric O3 is the major contributing source to middle and upper tropospheric O3. The O3 enhancements over the lower troposphere of Kunming and Hong Kong are caused by SE Asian biomass burning emissions. Such enhancements are frequently observed over Hong Kong, less often over Kunming, and scarcely ever over Linan. Our analysis shows that biomass burning emissions from SE Asia in the spring of 2001 mainly affected the southern parts of the subtropical Chinese region.


A Tg-less epoxy resin was easily obtained by curing with ionomer. In this system, the storage modulus did not drop and maintained a high level as if it were in a glassy state even at an elevated temperature of 300 °C. Investigation of the curing process for the epoxy resin mixture with ionomer, using DSC and FT-IR, revealed that the curing reaction was initiated from the nucleophilic addition of—COO− to the epoxy group to form an ester linkage, and that the chain propagation subsequently occurred by anionic ring opening polymerization of the epoxy group to form an ether linkage. On the basis of the results, the mechanism of 'Tg-disappearing phenomenon' is also discussed. Copyright © 2007 Curtin University of Technology and John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.


The rate of diffusion of a trimethyl aluminum trail released by a Skylark rocket over Woomera, Australia (31°S, 137°E), in 1969 is interpreted in terms of molecular and turbulent diffusion, and is related to the scale of internal atmospheric gravity wave winds. Implications for disagreement between imaging Doppler interferometry and incoherent scatter radar winds are explored.


The document describes EPA's approach to conducting the industry study required by the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF)/EPA consent decree and characterizes the study residuals and how they are managed.


Education is a topic of immense significance in society, so much that it has always been (and
remains being) a topic for consideration and debate among professionals in education. When the
Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) is analysed, Spain is always is at the end
of the queue, a fact which proves that there is a gap between educative efforts and real results. As a
solution, there is a wide range of pedagogical practices that try to provide a response to the
disparities that are presented, just as in the case of what it is being considered here:
Neuroeducation. The need of considering the organ of learning (the brain) arises out of this
problem and it is the main objective of this essay. For this reason, the main purpose of this essay
and its proposed practice has been to create an intervention based on the principles of
Neuroeducation applied to the subject of Geography and History at the 1st year of ESO
[Compulsory Secondary Education], with the intention of improving the academic achievement. To
begin with, we have carried out a wide bibliographic review with the aim of bringing the reader
closer to the concept of Neuroeducation: what is it and which are its neurological bases. The next
point tries to show the main false myths created around learning process, and to debunk them,
showing its lack of scientific validity. Furthermore, we explain the brain development in
adolescence (the analysed vital stage). Finally, after all the theoretical contribution, we expose our
proposal of intervention based on an active and cooperation learning, which students may find
interesting, encouraging the self-paced learning. All of it by using simple methods to reach the aim
of this essay.


Summary After the founding of the Great Mongol Empire, Chinggis Khaan, and his successors faced the task of pursuing sound economic policies. This is because the prospects for the existence and development of Great Mongolia would ultimately be measured by economic development. The kings of the Great Mongol Empire, led by Chinggis and Ogedei, believed that nomadic animal husbandry should be the basis of the economy of the united power, and emphasized the development of animal husbandry. Chinggis Khaan introduced the millennial system, the most appropriate form of organization in the situation, to nomadic pastoralism. The Great Kings also sought to promote trade by supporting foreign traders by exempting them from customs duties and taxes, and by protecting their interests and security. However, unfair trade, exploitation, and bribery were strictly forbidden. At the same time, one of the reasons for the victory and success of the Great Mongol Empire was the development of communications, including stations, which were rigidly organized and transmitted faster than the settled civilizations of the time. Thus, Chinggis Khaan and his successors were able to correctly define the economic policy of the Great Mongol Empire and to develop animal husbandry, trade and communication in a coordinated manner, which created the basic conditions for the long-term existence of the Great Mongol Empire.


Belotserkovskiy and Yanitskiy proposed stochastic laws for simulating molecular collisions in gas; these laws are consistent with the assumptions on which Kac's master equation is built up. Firstly, it is shown that the laws can be derived directly from Kac's master equation by use of the stochastic solution method recently proposed by the author. Secondly, by use of the laws the solution of Kac's master equation is obtained and compared with the known exact solution of the Boltzmann equation. If the number of simulated molecules greater than about 40 is used, the obtained solution agrees with the exact solution.


One result of the Baconian method of research has been to enlighten both the scientific and the professional mind. Previous to the time of Bacon, scholastic arrogance prevailed, and the votaries of the then dawning sciences kept themselves aloof from a large portion of their fellow beings, whom they regarded with the greatest contempt or indifference. Scholasticism, long decaying, received its death-blow from Bacon. It, however, struggled desperately against its destruction and, so persistent has been the contest, that at the present day there remains a remnant of that haughty arrogance. But that is slowly disappearing before the radiance that is glowing from the secrets of ethical and physical laws that are now being revealed to man. This advance in knowledge has gradually developed a fraternal feeling among the various investigators in not only the closer, but also the more distantly allied branches of science. This accession in science has


Differentiating between SARS and influenza is a tricky business, and as Canada heads into its winter months health officials are concerned about the possibility of widespread false alarms. This means that important decisions will have to be made about how to handle patients with flu-like symptoms


remained epitaxial and in the bcc phase up to x=0.35 but, like Fe growth, is rotated 45 degree with respect to the MgO(001) surface net. This is beyond the bulk bcc stability limit of x=0.12. Both magnetometry and XMCD measurements show that the net magnetic moment of these alloy lms behave similarly to the bulk behavior, with a gradual moment reduction at low Mn concentrations followed by an abrupt departure from the Slater-Pauling curve and disappearance of the moment at x=0.15. By generating a compositional variation around this critical concentration and subsequently using spatially resolved mapping of the X-ray absorption at the Fe and Mn L3-edge using linear and circular polarized soft X-rays, the local composition and elemental moments can be simultaneously mapped across the surface of the sample. The Fe moment is found to gradually reduce with increasing Mn content with a very abrupt decline at x=0.15. Surprisingly, the Mn moment shows a very small net moment (<0.1 muB) at all compositions, suggesting a complicated Mn spin structure.


A spectrophotometric method for bromide determination has been developed. Bromide is converted to tribromide which absorbs at 267 nm. The detection limit is 0.01 #g/ml bromide. As little as 0.4 #g of bromide can be determined in an excess of chloride and sulfate with a coefficient of variation of 4%.


In Crawford v. Marion County Election Board, the United States Supreme Court upheld an Indiana statute requiring specific government-issued photo identification to vote in-person. The Court found that the interests advanced by the statute were sufficiently important to justify and legitimize the limitation imposed on voters. Thus, the Court decided that the burden of obtaining, possessing, and presenting photo identification to vote was not a severe limitation on voters, because it did not significantly increase the normal burdens of voting on a significant number of individuals. The decision in Crawford failed to recognize critical arguments that ultimately lead to the conclusion that the Voter ID Law in Indiana is unconstitutional and should be struck down. Whether assessed under the flexible standard as developed in previous ballot access cases or under the more appropriate strict scrutiny standard, the Voter ID Law should have failed to pass constitutional muster. I. INTRODUCTION "Voting is of the most fundamental significance under our constitutional structure." (1) While voting is not an absolute right, the government plays a large role in structuring voter regulations and elections. (2) In terms of practicality and efficiency, a degree of election regulation is expected and understood by society to ensure a fair and honest democratic process. (3) Article I, Section 4, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution provides that states may prescribe "[t]he Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives," and retain the ability to regulate their own elections. (4) Voting is part and parcel of the right to participate in the electoral process, which assures the integrity of the democratic system. (5) Cases involving the fundamental right to vote consistently present courts with difficult constitutional questions, as the right to vote is basic to the preservation of all rights. (6) The right to vote is fundamental because "[n]o right is more precious in a free country than that of having a voice in the election of those who make the laws under which, as good citizens, we must live." (7) All others basic rights become "illusory if the right to vote is undermined." (8) As voting preserves other basic civil rights, any alleged violation or limitation upon this right must be examined closely and carefully. (9) Courts are often asked to consider the extent to which voter identification laws may impose burdens while still passing constitutional muster. (10) Each state has only a limited power to impose restrictions or qualifications on the right to vote. (11) "Wealth, like race, creed, or color, is not germane to one's ability to participate intelligently in the electoral process." (12) The Court has made clear that to introduce arbitrary factors such as location or economic status "as a measure of a voter's qualifications is to introduce a capricious or irrelevant factor[.]" (13) Crawford v. Marion County Election Board (14) involved the question of whether a voter identification statute passed in Indiana in 2005 violated the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. (15) The statute required individuals wishing to vote in-person at the polls on election day to present a particular form of government-issued photo identification. (16) Plaintiffs claimed that the statute had the effect of making it difficult for some to vote and impossible for others and should, therefore, be invalidated. (17) The trial court, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court all held that the legislation was valid and constitutional. (18) In a dissenting opinion authored by Justice David Souter and joined by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, (19) however, the Voter ID Law was thought to be unconstitutional as the State's proposed interests did not justify the unreasonable burdens placed on voters. (20) Part II of this note will discuss the facts and evidence presented to the United States Supreme Court in Crawford. …


Summary form only given, as follows. We find ASIC technology in a wide variety of demanding applications where high performance, low power, small weight or low parts count is a driving factor in design. This session has six articles describing a wide set of diverse applications. We begin with three articles describing ASICs for industrial applications. The first work describes a precision scale controller tha1 increases position resolution by an order of magnitude over existing methodologies. The second work describes a 32 bit embedded SPARC microcontroller designed for high performance motor control. The third details the utilization of a compact neural net design for precisely controlling electrical motor current. The forth work describes FPGA implementation of a Java processor designed to speed up applications v ritten in the popular Java programming language. The FPGA implementation is flexible, allowing the update of the processor design as the Java specification evolves. The fifth article describes the memory architecture of a high performance reconfigurable ATM switch supporting advanced features such as backpressure. The sixth pap r describes an ASIC implementation of the IDEA encryption algorithm. The authors describe an implementation that takes advantage of both temporal and spatial parallelism available in the IDEA algorithm. The HiPCrypto ASIC can encrypt/decrypt data at rates of up to 4.4 Gbps.


We study fair allocation of resources in multicast networks with multirate capabilities. In multirate transmission, the session source hierarchically encodes its signal and the receivers subscribe to the appropriate number of layers. The objective of the network is to distribute the layers fairly. This can be attained either by computing the fair rates first, and then using a scheduling policy to attain the fair rates, or by using a scheduling policy which allocates the fair rates without computing them explicitly. The first requires knowledge of system parameters like link bandwidth, which are not generally known to the link schedulers. The second approach is more realistic. We present a scheduling policy which allocates the fair rates without computing them beforehand. We have presented analytical and experimental results demonstrating the fairness of the resulting rate allocation. In addition to guaranteeing the fair rates, this policy confines the packet losses to enhancement layers, and protects the more important base layers, when there is shortage of bandwidth. Furthermore, this policy does not require any knowledge of traffic statistics, is computationally simple, and is essentially local information based.


In order to fully understand the production characteristics of new maize variety Hengdan 6272,using maize regional test,production test and production in large area demonstration data based on the yield results from 2008 to 2011 in Hebei Province,the high and steady yield of new maize variety Hengdan 6272 were analyzed.The results showed that Hengdan 6272 was a new maize variety with wide adaptability,high yield and good stability for extending and developing.


Effective teachers are characterized by their abilities to make thoughtful, deliberate, and informed adaptations while teaching (Hoffman & Pearson, 2000). These in-the-moment teaching decisions are guided by a complex web of teacher knowledge. Raising teachers' awareness of the decisions they make on a moment-by-moment basis may aid in thoughtful, more deliberate decision-making and more robust instruction. We charge that preservice teachers can acquire this skill, as well. This article highlights practices employed in preservice teacher education courses as a means to promote awareness of, and engagement with, in-the-moment teaching decisions. Using examples from mathematics, social studies, and literacy methods courses, we describe our processes to intentionally cultivate preservice teachers' adaptive teaching skills through metacognitive decision-making.


The invention relates to a displacement estimation method of a bearing-free synchronous reluctance motor, comprising the following steps: constructing a band-pass filter BPF: sending coordinate- transformed suspension winding three-phase detection current into the band-pass filter BPF; extracting suspension winding high frequency induction current ix_i and iy_i through the BPF; then constructing a multiplication demodulator: taking the ix_i and iy_i as a first input signal of the multiplication demodulator; constructing a phase shifter, taking pulsation high-frequency voltage signal ud_i having gone through phase shift as a second input signal of the multiplication demodulator; obtaining I' and I signal after demodulation computation is carried out on the two input signals by the multiplication demodulator; then filtering high-frequency component of the I' and I' signal by a low-pass filter LPF, finally obtaining current components comprising rator radial displacement; afterwards multiplying corresponding scale factor to obtain estimated value of the radial displacement of a controller electric machine rator. With the method and the device for controlling the displacement-free sensor, the displacement sensor is not needed and a DSP is adopted to control an electrical machine with the assistance of a software.


This paper represents an investigation on the microstructures of soil stabilised with binary blending using two different types of waste fly ashes. The microanalysis was conducted in order to realise the improvement in the strength of the stabilised soil. The soil used in this study was an intermediate plasticity silty clayey soil with medium organic matter content. FA1 was optimised in a previous study dependant on the unconfined compression strength (UCS) test conducted on specimens of soil treated with various percentages of FA1. The optimum percentage of FA1 was 12% of the dry weight of the soil. In this study, UCS test was conducted on specimens of soft soil treated with 12% of binder produced by binary blending of FA1 and FA2 with different proportions and the specimens were kept for curing at different periods (3, 7, 14, and 28 days) prior to being subjected to UCS testing. Scanning electronic microscopy (SEM) testing was employed to investigate the mechanism of strength improvement in the most remarkable soil-binder mixture. The results showed a significant development in stabilised soil strength. Moreover, the bond building sequences and subsequent changes in the microstructures of the stabilised soil due to the chemical reaction of the added fly ashes were observed.


* Yamanashi pref. Industrial technology center, Yamanashi, 400-0055, Japan ** Yamanashi University, Yamanashi, 400-8511, Japan *** Uddehorm K.K., Tokyo, 105-0003 ,Japan Abstract In this study we attempted to produce a high-quality surface through the use of Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM). We confirmed the formation of a hardened layer upon mixing Ti powder into the dielectric working fluid. However, surface roughness increased on the treated surface. In this experiment, we applied this treatment to a die having a complicated shape. Some characteristics of the layer modified by EDM were evaluated by surface roughness measurement, X-ray diffraction analysis, and SEM observation. The following results were obtained: 1) Although surface roughness was improved by finishing EDM after surface modification, surface hardness decreased only slightly, 2) When applying scanning EDM, it was evident that a modified layer formed on the surface, 3) When these surface modifications were applied to a metal stamping die for the production ofjewelry, a uniform modified layer was formed over the machined surface. 4) When heat treatment over 600°C was applied to a modified layer, its toughness increased, the hardness of the surface decreased.


The dielectric functions of 2–10 QL Bi2Se3 are investigated by spectroscopic ellipsometry. We find that the hybridization influences surface plasmons and the joint density of states dominates the evolution in imaginary dielectric function.


This paper presents a new ultrafast dc solid-state circuit breaker (SSCB) that uses a silicon carbide cascode as the main switching and limiting semiconductor and an isolated photovoltaic driver to control it. The proposed topology is self-powered and fully implemented with discrete parts. The SSCB's cascode can work in three different states—fully on during nominal operation, linear mode for current limitation, and fully off to disconnect the load. The time the SSCB operates in linear mode and the maximum current limit is easily set by discrete components. Control inputs have also been included to reset the SSCB after a fault has been removed or to remotely switch it on or off. This device can be used in dc distribution avoiding deterioration due to the problems associated with electric arcs and mechanical aging of moving parts, limiting inrush currents and also minimizing conduction losses respect other kind of circuit breakers. Functional, thermal, and efficiency tests have been carried out with three different 380 V prototypes. Experimental results show the excellent behavior of the SSCB, it is able to block a 380 V short circuit failure in 570 ns; the authors have not found any faster results in the literature.


Drawing on the interplay between gender, aging, and sexuality, the aim of this article is twofold: (1) to show how Brazilian gerontologists treat gender differences and sexual activity in old age; (2) to analyze the  ways  discourses regarding the aging body and sexuality are perceived and evaluated by older women and men . I argue that  attempts of gerontologists' to eroticize old age have to contend with the widespread notion that the desire for sex is inevitably lost with age. Thus, in the retiree associations that were studied, men had a tendency to assume they are not 'old' because their erectile function was still in good condition, and divorced or widowed women, in senior citizen associations, tend to regard themselves as happy due to having freed themselves from the sexual obligations imposed by marriage. In both cases, the dominant belief that there is a loss of sexual desire in old age was reproduced.


Diabetic cardiomyopathy involves the two main types of cell death: apoptosis and necrosis. It is unclear, however, on whether apoptosis induced by hyperglycemia in a cell culture model can be inhibited by postganglionic parasympathetic neuron derived exosomes (PPN‐Exos). Postganglionic parasympathetic and postganglionic sympathetic neurons were isolated, cell cultured, and exosomes were isolated. H9c2 cells were utilized to induce apoptosis via hyperglycemia, which were then divided into 4 groups: 1. Control, 2. H9c2 + Glucose, 3. H9c2 + Glucose + PPN‐Exos, 4. H9c2 + Glucose + postganglionic sympathetic neuron‐derived exosomes (PSN‐Exos). An MTT assay kit was utilized to determine cell proliferation and viability, while apoptosis was determined using TUNEL staining and cell death detection (CDD) ELISA kit. The H9c2 cells that were exposed to glucose displayed significantly (p<0.05) reduced cell viability, and a significant (p<0.05) increase in TUNEL staining and CDD ELISA was present in hyperglycemic H9c2 cells compared to controls and this reduced cell viability and increased apoptosis was reversed with PPN‐Exos but not with PSN‐Exos, suggesting a cell protecting components are present in these PPN‐Exos. Our data on pro‐apoptotic gene expression of caspase‐3 and BAX was significantly (p<0.05) increased in glucose treated H9c2 cells compared with control. These pro‐apoptotic genes were attenuated with PPN‐Exos treatment. Anti‐apoptotic protein Bcl‐2 levels were significantly (p<0.05) reduced in hyperglycemia group and this decrease in Bcl‐2 was improved following PPN‐Exos treatment. In conclusion, our data demonstrate that apoptosis is present in hyperglycemic H9c2 cells mediated through caspase‐3 and BAX pathway is inhibited with PPN‐Exos but not with PSN‐Exos. Our data also suggest that PPN‐Exos must be containing a unique set of protective factors that needs further investigation.


The geopolitical theorist Sir Halford Mackinder once observed that democracies find it difficult to think strategically in peacetime. It should not be surprising then that one of the United States' core peacetime strategic objectives for more than half a century the development of a robust international system based on free trade, international law, and international institutions was born in wartime. The 1944 Bretton Woods agreement laid the foundation for this system to reconcile and reconstruct the Axis powers and avoid another world war. This strategy was further developed in 1950 with ''NSC 68,'' which claimed that the development of a healthy international community should be pursued by the United States even without the existence of a Soviet threat. The international system is inextricably interwoven with the continued openness and stability of the world's common spaces. Open commons allow large container ships to connect manufacturers to customers all over the world, likeminded individuals to share information as well as ideas, and global militaries to coordinate movements over vast distances. These capabilities did not happen by accident; they are the result of decades of effort by governments and private corporations to build a ''system of systems'' that allow for global commerce. These systems exist within and between the global commons: the sea, air, space, and cyberspace. Today, over 90 percent of global trade worth over $14 trillion in 2008 travels by sea. Every year, 2.2 billion passengers and 35 percent of the world's manufactured exports, by value, travel through the air. Governments, militaries, and corporations around the world rely on space for communications, imagery, and accurate positioning services. Any computer in the world with access to the


A juvenile male whale shark Rincodon typus Smith was captured by the Solathandavankuppam fishermen of Pondicherry State on 30th January, 1984.


Abstract:Between 1968–1974, Black and Latinx youth on the Lower West Side of Chicago led walkouts citywide to protest racist policies and terrible school conditions, and one of the legacies of student and community activism is the founding of Benito Juarez Neighborhood Academy High School in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood. Art educators Nicole Marroquin and Paulina Camacho collaborated on a critical action research project with Benito Juarez High School students for 4 years. Together they explored this complex and unwritten history of the Froebel and Harrison High School uprisings, and groups of students used documentary photographs, newspaper accounts, and firsthand reports to develop artwork, performance, and public interventions in the neighborhood. They examined the role of youth in protecting and enriching our democracy, analyzed how we can recuperate culturally affirming histories that support creative responses to the discriminatory policies in our schools, and discussed how schools can continue to be sites of youth liberation and empowerment.


The progress of modern science is an important issue in the current study of religion. For this reason, comparative studies between science and religion have actively been discussed, but technically speaking, those are the comparative studies between science and Western theology. Here I will briefly discuss the limitations of the present conversation between science and religion in which Christianity has become central. Then, I will examine a methodology of conversation between science and religion with the help of representative comparative scholars, Jonathan Smith and Francis Clooney: description, comparison, generalization, differentiation and supplementation. Through my methodology, I will suggest a way of widening the science - religion conversation's parameters by incorporating East-Asian religious thought.


Introduction Breast cancer (BC) is the most frequent neoplasia among women and one of the leading causes of cancer-related death worldwide. It is a clinically heterogeneous disease, with the triple negative (TN) as the most aggressive subtype. Epigenetic alterations are common molecular abnormalities in cancer, including changes in DNA methylation, microRNA profiling and post-translational modifications of histones. Aberrant DNA methylation has been recognised as one of the most common epigenetic modifications in BC. Methylation of certain genes is associated with pathological features, differential response to therapy or metastases during follow-up, being also a predictor of survival in BC; but little is known about its involvement in TN BC. Our objective was to identify the methylome of TN BC compared to that of non-neoplastic mammary tissue. Material and methods A 450k-methylation array was performed to identify differentially methylated genes in 8 TN BC samples (T) and 5 non-neoplastic (N) tissues from reduction mammoplasties. For that, DNA was extracted, bisulphite-converted, whole-genome amplified and hybridised to Infinium HumanMethylation450 BeadChip array. The level of DNA methylation at each CpG locus (β-value) was calculated as M/(M+U), ranging from 0 (100% unmethylated, U) to 1 (100% methylated, M). Differentially expressed probes were obtained by limma t-test (False Discovery Rate<0.05). Those probes with delta β-value (Δβ)>0.2 and located in CpG islands in the 5´UTR, 1500–200 bp upstream the transcription start site or in the first exon, were considered. ADAM12, VWCE and TSPAN9 genes were selected for further validation by pyrosequencing in a series of 30 T and 20 n, using a PyroMark Q24 after PCR amplification. Protein expression was explored by immunohistochemistry. Results and discussions A total of 700 hypermethylated and 349 hypomethylated probes in T compared to N, corresponding to 15 and 7 hyper- and hypomethylated genes, respectively, were found to fulfil our criteria. ADAM12, VWCE and TSPAN9 genes showed lower methylation levels in T than in N (p<0.05). The increased protein expression in T compared to N was confirmed, highlighting the causal role of the hypomethylation in the regulation of the expression of these genes. No association was found between these alterations and clinicopathological variables. Conclusion This is the first description of ADAM12, VWCE and TSPAN9 hypomethylation and overexpression in TN BC compared to non-neoplastic mammary tissues.


Pollen grains including 6 species, 1 variety and 1 cultivar of Colocasia Schott, were examined by light and scanning electron microscopes. C gaoligongensis,C gongii, C lihengiae, C bicolor were reported for the first time.In this genus, the pollen grains are spheroidal, inaperturate. Based on exine ornamentation differentiation, pollen grains were distinctly divided into 2 types.One is psilate such as C gigantea ,the other is spinulate. The size of pollen grains ranges from 20 07 to 32 76?μm in diameter.


Antimicrobial assay of acetone and ethanol extract of Cinnamomum zeylancium, Trachyspermum ammi and Syzygium aromaticum was performed using agar well diffusion method against bacterial culture. (E.coli, P.mirabilis and K.pneumoniae) the acetone extract of Cinnamomum zeylancium, ethanol extract of Trachyspermum ammi and acetone extract of Syzygium aromaticum were selected to evaluate the synergistic activity. The activities were combined in the ratio of 1:1:1, 1:2:1 and 1:1:2 (Trachyspermum ammi: Cinnamonum zeylancum: Syzygium aromaticum). Phytochemical analysis was carried out for the ethanol and acetone extract of Cinnamonum zeylancium, Trachyspermum ammi and Syzygium aromaticum, to check the present of carbohydrate, proteins, sterioids, resins, tannins, glycosides, flavonoids, saponins and quinines.


The upper (21) and the lower edge (22) of the airbag (6) are folded first pointing to the centre of the bag (6) to form a trapezium (23). The short edge (24) is again folded pointing to the centre of the bag (6) and the resulting parcel is rolled into a shape that fits into a longitudinal container. The gas generator (7) is accommodated inside the rolled airbag (6).


Peritoneal fibrosis (PF) is an irreversible complication of peritoneal dialysis (PD) that leads to loss of peritoneal membrane function. We investigated PD effluent and serum levels and the tissue expression of chemokine (C‐C motif) ligand 8 (CCL8) in patients with PD. Additionally, we investigated their association with PF in a mouse model. Eighty‐two end‐stage renal disease (ESRD) patients with PD were examined. CCL8 levels were measured via enzyme‐linked immunosorbent assays in PD effluents and serum and analyzed with peritoneal transport parameters. Human peritoneal mesothelial cells (hPMCs) were obtained from the PD effluents of 20 patients. Primary cultured hPMCs were treated with recombinant (r) transforming growth factor (TGF)‐β, and CCL8 expression was assessed via western blotting. As the duration of PD increased, the concentration of CCL8 in PD effluents significantly increased. Correlations between peritoneal transport parameters and dialysate CCL8 levels were observed. Western blotting analysis showed that CCL8 was upregulated via rTGF‐β treatment, accompanied by increases in markers of inflammation, fibrosis, senescence, and apoptosis in hPMCs after induction of fibrosis with rTGF‐β. Anti‐CCL8 monoclonal antibody (mAb) treatment suppressed the rTGF‐β‐induced increase in all analyzed markers. Immunohistochemical analysis revealed that CCL8 along with fibrosis‐ and inflammation‐related markers were significantly increased in the PF mouse model. Functional blockade of CCL8 using a CCR8 inhibitor (R243) abrogated peritoneal inflammation and fibrosis in vivo. In conclusion, high CCL8 levels in PD effluents may be associated with an increased risk of PD failure, and the CCL8 pathway is associated with PF. CCL8 blockade can ameliorate peritoneal inflammation and fibrosis.


The invention belongs to an error determining method, and particularly relates to an optical fiber gyro scale coefficient error determining method. The method includes the steps: step 1, initializing, mounting an inertial navigation system, rotating, and recording a course angle, an attitude angle and a gyro temperature outputted by the inertial system; step 2, calibrating, heating up, rotating for 360 DEG, recording a course angle, an attitude angle and a gyro temperature; and repeating the process until the system temperature rises up to a working temperature upper limit; and step 3, processing the data, dividing a navigation angle difference by 360 DEG, and thus obtaining a scale coefficient error at the corresponding temperature; and by using a fourth-order polynomial model, fitting a change rule between the gyro scale coefficient error and the temperature. The optical fiber gyro scale coefficient error determining method has the effects of high precision and low calibration work amount.


In this easy we will discuss the energy revision of hydrogen-like ion after the nucleus volume 、nucleus mass、electron mass been considered ,And given the first order energy revision formula of hydrogen-like ion after considering the nucleus volume.


We prepared polyetherimide (PEI) hollow fiber membranes using polyvi- nylpyrrolidones (PVP) with different molecular weights (PVP 10,000, PVP 40,000, and PVP 1,300,000) as additives for oil/water separation. Asymmetric hollow fiber mem- branes were fabricated by wet phase inversion technique from 25 wt % or 30 wt % solids of 20 :5:7 5 or 20 :1 0 :7 0(weight ratio) PEI/PVP/N-metyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP) solutions and a 95 : 5 NMP/water solution was used as bore fluid to eliminate resistance on the internal surface. Effects of PVP molecular weights on morphology, oil-surfac- tant-water separation characteristics, mechanical, and thermal properties of PEI/PVP hollow fiber membranes were investigated. It was found that an increase in PVP molecular weight and percentage in PEI/PVP dope solution resulted in the membrane morphology change from the finger-like structure to the spongy structure. Without sodium hypochlorite posttreatment, hollow fiber membranes with higher PVP molecu- lar weights had a higher rejection but with a lower water flux. For oil-surfactant-water emulsion systems (1600 ppm surfactant of sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate and 2500 ppm oil of n-decane), experimental results illustrated that the rejection rates for surfactant, total organic carbon, and oil were 76.1 ' 79.8%, 91.0 ' 93.0%, and more than 99%, respectively. Based on the glass transition temperature values, PVP existed in hollow fiber membranes and resulted in the hydrophilicity of membranes. In addi- tion, using NaOCl as a posttreatment agent for membranes showed a significant improvement in membrane permeability for PVP with a molecular weight of 1300 K, whereas the elongation at break of the treated hollow fiber membranes decreased significantly. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 74: 2220 -2233, 1999


THE BULK SILICATE MOON: A COMPARISON BETWEEN ESTIMATES FROM SAMPLES AND INFERENCES FROM LMO MODELING. F. M. McCubbin 1 , S. M. Elardo 2 , K. E. Vander Kaaden 1 , J. W. Boyce 3 and C. K. Shearer 1 , 1 Institute of Meteoritics, 1 University of New Mexico, MSC03-2050, Albuquerque, NM 87131, 2 Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Institution of Washington, 5251 Broad Branch Rd. NW Washington, DC 20015, 3 Department of Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095 (email@example.com).


Nowadays, lung disease is a major global problem in the world. Many of the lung diseases are untreatable and reduce the life span of the individual. Initial diagnosis of these diseases can help to completely cure the illness and reduce disease progression. Diagnosis of lung disease is often made based on CT scan images of the lungs. But the diagnosis of lung disease in CT images is a complicated and challenging task. Such a challenge is due to the noise of imaging, the lack of transparency of the image, the intensity of the lighting of some components, and so on. Eliminating these issues makes it easy to diagnose the disease for specialized physicians as well as existing automated diagnostic systems. In this paper, we propose a novel approach for lung CT image segmentation that solves some of these challenges. Also, correct accurate segmentation of these images can help to automatically detect lung diseases. The correct segmentation means a precise determination of the intensity of each area's brightness, the exact location of the pixels in each area and the preservation of the original image. We employed a reinforcement-based approach for our image segmentation. The proposed method produces the image without noise, and the image components are split with the best accuracy. To evaluate our approach, we manually generated 200 labelled lung CT images. After that, the proposed method, along with two recently published approaches is evaluated against our generated dataset. This comparative evaluation is conducted in two qualitative and quantitative ways. For the qualitative comparison, we employed the consultation of two ultrasound radiologists for evaluating the results of our approach. We also used a similarity measurement to quantitatively evaluate the performance of our proposed segmentation method. In both evaluation approaches, the proposed algorithm provides better performance compared to the other methods. The proposed method provides an accuracy of more than 90% for lung image segmentation, which shows around 5% increase in the accuracy comparing to the state of the art. The high accuracy of this method is due to its fitness to the application.


The Covid-19 pandemic has created problems for SMEs. This study examines several factors that affect the sustainability of MSMEs during the Covid-19 pandemic. This study uses quantitative methods. Data collection techniques using questionnaires and literature study. The population of this study amounted to 130,000 MSME actors. The sample that became the respondent of this study was 200 MSME actors. The series of data tests that have been carried out have found several things, that product quality and the external environment have no effect on the sustainability of MSME businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Meanwhile, the use of e-commerce, capital readiness, and relaxation of taxes and banking credits have an effect on the sustainability of MSME businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. The novelty of this research, namely testing of new variables that only exist in Indonesia, namely the relaxation of taxes and credits that emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic is intended for MSME actors to maintain business continuity. Cara Mengutip: Mauladi, K. F., Susilo, P. H., & Sari, R. E.. (2021). Determinan Keberlangsungan UMKM di Era New Normal. Esensi: Jurnal Bisnis dan Manajemen, 11 (1), xx-xx. https://doi.org/10.15408/ess.v11i1.22038.


The extent to which geographical knowledge penetrated to the common reader has been little studied in the past. This paper examines the question in relation to late eighteenth and early nineteenth-century Ulster. In the eighteenth century the material distributed around the countryside consisted largely of fictional and actual accounts of voyages (though some readers had access to better material via private libraries or local reading societies). Early in the nineteenth century the Kildare Place Society of Dublin issued huge numbers of small books, many of geographical interest, and in Ulster these were sold and imitated by two Belfast printer/publishers. By'this time, the coming of a national system of education in Ireland heralded a variety of geographical textbooks, bringing accurate (if dull) geographical knowledge to a wide public for the first time.


An examination of carboxyhemoglobin levels in a community blood bank was undertaken to ascertain the human carboxyhemoglobin burden in relation to stored blood. Smoking histories were obtained from 198 volunteer blood donors. Carboxyhemoglobin determinations were made at the time of donation and at the time of recipient transfusion of the donor unit. T test for repeated measures demonstrated no significant difference (p < .05) in carboxyhemoglobin levels between donation and recipient transfusion, and between inhaling and non-inhaling cigarette smokers. This author suggests that all banked blood be prominently labeled with carboxyhemoglobin content.


As schools and youth-serving agencies struggle to meet the needs of at-risk children and families, interagency collaboration is being proposed as an effective, efficient means of service delivery. However, most writing on interagency collaboration has been from the perspective of service providers, not schools, and has given little consideration to the special concerns of collaboration in rural communities. This paper examines rural issues in agency collaboration from the perspective of one principal in a rural school. A literature review describes three models of the relationship between service organizations (referral-based, cooperative, collaborative); discusses schools as service organizations; and emphasizes the central importance of the school principal in leading change toward collaboration. Multiple in-depth interviews were conducted with a high school principal in a small midwestern town. The principal was regarded as innovative and caring by peers and was not currently involved in formal restructuring of services for at-risk families and children. The interviews discussed school support services to high-risk students and families, the school's contacts with other service organizations, interactions between the school and the area education agency, barriers to interagency communication, gaps in services available locally, confidentiality issues, the flexibility and informality of the school's current system, and problems of collaboration related to "turf" issues and lack of resources. (SV) ******************************************************************************** Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. ******************************************************************************** Interagency Collaboration: A View from the Rural Principal's Chair U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Office of Educational Research and Improvement EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) e3/This document has been reproduced as received from the person or organization originating it. Minor changes have been made to improve reproduction quality. Points of view or opinions stated in this document do not necessarily represent official OERI position or policy. "PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE THIS MATERIAL HAS BEEN GRANTED BY 01:tvr \fY\ TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC)." Louise E. Esveld, Co-Director The Home Connection: Hardin County School-Based Youth Services Robert M. Boody University of Northern Iowa


We studied how actual users find items of interest in today's complex, recommender-rich information environments, what role recommenders play in it, and if recommenders increase perceived social presence. We used applied ethnography, on-location observation and interviewing, and Amazon as the environment to get an accurate picture of user activity. We found that users are increasingly relying on recommenders in finding items of interest. Since they have developed strategies to combine keyword searching with recommenders for discovery, recommenders should not be developed in isolation of the whole because users do not use them in isolation. In addition, while some users feel that recommenders add to the sense of social presence, others feel that they are not enough to create a sense of others being present.


Data collected as part of a study into mortar conductivity. Consists of impedance data organised by mix and date, taken using an Agilent E4990A. Some physical information about the mixes is included since it was recorded at the same time. An included README file gives more details.


Edible antimicrobial films containing essential oils for antimicr obial purpose are an important research topic in the field of food packaging,which have gained growing attention among food scientists.In this article,the major components and antibacterial properties of essential oils used in edible films are introduced.Meanwhile,we summarize the commonly used techniques for preparing such edible films and for testing their antimicrobial performance.The emphasis is put on elucidating the effects of essential oils on antioxidant activity,mechanical properties,permeability and other physical and chemical properties of edible films.Furthermore,possible problems with edible antimicrobial films containing essential oils are analyzed,and future prospects are discussed.


In the following pages I will try to give a solution to this very known unsolved problem of theory of numbers. The solution is given here with an important analysis of the proof of formula (4.18), with the introduction of special intervals between square of prime numbers that I call silver intervals . And I make introduction of another also new mathematic phenomenon of logical proposition "In mathematics nothing happens without reason" for which I use the ancient Greek term "catholic information". From the theorem of prime numbers we know that the expected multitude of prime numbers in an interval is given by formula  considering that interval as a continuous distribution of real numbers that represents an elementary natural numbers interval. From that we find that in the elementary interval around of a natural number ν we easily get by dx=1 the probability that has the ν to be a prime number. From the last formula one can see that the second part of formula (4.18) is absolutely in agreement with the above theorem of prime numbers. But the benefit of the (4.18) is that this formula enables correct calculations in set N on finding the multitude of twin prime numbers, in contrary of the above logarithmic relation which is an approximation and must tend to be correct as ν tends to infinity. Using the relationship (4.18) we calculate here the multitude of twins in N, concluding that this multitude tends to infinite. But for the validity of the computation, the distribution of the primes in a random silver interval is examined, proving on the basis of catholic information that the density of primes in the same random silver interval is statistically constant. Below, in introduction, we will define this concept of "catholic information" stems of "information theory" [1] and it is defined to use only general forms in set N, because these represent the set N and not finite parts of it. This concept must be correlated to Riemann Hypothesis.


This paper analyses the influence factors of alumni donation to public colleges. Through 205 questionnaires, the research built the local public college alumni donation theory model‥ This framework based on social identity theory has integrated the Mael&Ashforth's recognition model of alumni organization. The research would benefit to form theoretical research system and improve college ability to access resources.


Partial table of contents:. The Properties and Turnover of Hyaluronan (T. C. Laurent & J. R. E. Fraser). Cartilage Proteoglycans (T. E. Hardingham, et al.). Biological Roles of Dermatan Sulphate Proteoglycans (L. C. Rosenberg, et al.). Common Structures of the Core Proteins of Interstitial Proteoglycans (D. Heinegard, et al.). Biosynthesis and Processing of Proteodermatan Sulphate (H. Kresse, et al.). Proteoglycan-Collagen Interactions (J. E. Scott). The Functions of the Heparan Sulphate Proteoglycans (L. A. Fransson, et al.). Functions of Proteoglycans at the Cell Surface (M. Hook, et al.). Heparan Sulphate Proteoglycan as Mediator of Some Adhesive Responses and Cytoskeletal Reorganization of Cells on Fibronectin Matrices: Independent Versus Cooperative Functions (L. A. Culp, et al.). Structure and Function of Basement Membrane Proteoglycans (M. Paulsson, et al.). Index.


Objective To evaluate the feasibility,clinical effect and safety of vaginal myomectomy.Methods To compare the effects of operation and recovery,retrospectively analysis were done on the clinical data of 32 cases of transvaginal myomectomy(TVM),45 cases of abdominal myomectomy(TAM)and 29 cases of laparoscopic myomectomy(LM)From January 2007 to December 2008 in our hospital.Results The mean operation time was significantly shorter in the group TAM(93.13±27.38)min than that in the group LM and group TVM(P0.05);The intraoperation hemorrhage volume was significantly less in the group TVM(125.25±100.30)mL than that in the group TAM and the group LM(P0.05);About the time of gas passage by anus,the group TVM occupied the shortest time(22.62±6.65)h and the cases need to relieve pain were the least(9.37%),there were significant differences among the three groups(P0.05);The mean operation time,the highest temperature after operation,the active time after get up,hospitalization days and temperature recovery time,there was no difference between group TVM and group LM(P0.05).Conclusion TVM could be performed in selected patients because it shows several advantages:including good safety,less trauma,less pain,quick recovery,low complications.


Pi is a debugger written in C + +. This paper explains how object-oriented programming in C + + has influenced Pi's evolution. The motivation for object-oriented programming was to experiment with a browser-like graphical user interface. The first unforeseen benefit was in the symbol table: lazy construction of an abstract syntax-based tree gave a clean interface to the remainder of Pi, with an efficient and robust implementation. Next, though not in the original design, Pi was easily modified to control multiple processes simultaneously. Finally, Pi was extended to control processes executing across multiple heterogeneous target processors.


Relation between duration of hoarseness and tumor size or stage was studied on 249 cases of glottic carcinoma who were treated in National Cancer Center Hospital. From this study, growth of carcinoma of vocal cord can be divided into three types. 1. The cases in which carcinoma is limited to Tla for long time and then extends to deeper tissue without any apparent extension on the surface of mucous membrane and then the vocal cord is fixed (T3). In these type of T3 cases, carcinoma is limited to the involved side of the larynx for long time. Average duration of hoarseness in these cases is approximately 11 months. 2. The cases in which carcinoma extends to the opposite cord or the supraglottic or the subglottic region. In this type of extension, tumor usually extends superficially and average duration of hoarseness is about 6 months. 3. This type of carcinoma can be found in T3 cases in which carcinoma extends beyond midline of the larynx. Carcinoma extends to both superficial and deep tissue. Mean duration of hoarseness in these cases is 4 months. For early diagnosis of the vocal cord carcinoma, it is important to give the information about the disease to the people. Analysis of our cases revealed that 70% of the cases with carcinoma of vocal cord were Tla when the patients visit doctor within three months after the onset of hoarseness. However, early detection of the vocal cord carcinoma depends on the nature of tumor itself, and there are many patients with Tla carcinoma, who don't visit doctor for long time after they noticed hoarseness. On the other hand, the patients are often encountered in whom the advanced carcinoma is detected in spite of earlier consultation.


In his recent paper Xia [1991] presents an interesting penalty function technique for the identification of kernel functions for watershed systems which are represented by Volterra series. It is unfortunate that the published results of research that has been carried out in hydrology on rainfall runoff modeling by means of Volterra series in the last 13 years were not taken into account. Hence, there are some errors and misconceptions in the paper. It is silently assumed in the paper by Xia that the water shed system can be represented by a lumped nonlinear operator P, which maps a space of lumped rainfalls into a space of corresponding flood waves at a measuring station on a river. If this unknown operator P is differentiable as many times as may be required in the Frechet sense, and the system is deterministic, time invariant, initially relaxed and nonanticipating, then its behavior can be approximated within the radius of convergence to any predetermined accuracy by a truncated Volterra series [Volterra, 1959]:


This study aims to : (1) test the contribution of the organization activity against learning achievement of mathematics, (2) to test the contribution of achievement motivation to learning achievement of mathematics, (3) test the contribution of study habits on achievement of learning mathematics, (4) test the contribution of the organization activity, achievement motivation and study habits on learning achievement of mathematics.
This study includes the type of quantitative research linear regression double. There are two variables in this research is the dependent variable that learning achievement of mathematics and the independent variable is the organization activity, achievement motivation and study habits. Population in this research is students of class XI princess of the Semester Gasal SMA MTA Surakarta of the academic Year 2017/2018. Samples taken as many as 68 students with a proportional random sampling. Data collection techniques with questionnaires and documentation. A questionnaire previously tested and tested for validity and tested for reliability. Test of analysis of this research using the T test and F test.
 The regression equations in this study were Y = 36,931 + 0, 277X1 + 0, 429X2 + 0, 371X3. As well as the results of this study are: (1) there is the contribution of the Organization towards the achievements of the liveliness of the learning of mathematics, (2) there is an accomplished motivational contribution towards achievement of learning math, (3) there is a contribution towards the achievements of the study habits of learning math, (4) there is a contribution of the liveliness of the Organization, motivation, and study habits achievers against the achievements of learning math.


Three nonsense forms were differentially rewarded by having Ss spend them as money at the University Student Union. There were two control groups, one having comparable experience with the forms but not rewarded, the other having minimal experience. When the meaning of these forms, as measured by the semantic differential, was compared with the meaning of actual money (a dollar bill), the meanings were found to be consistent, that is, the nonsense forms used as money took on the same meaning as money. A secondary inference was that conceptual meaning processes serve an integrative function in perception.


Abstract: Exercising is the most important thing to live a healthy life. To be free from injuries and getting the most from our workout proper form of exercise is important. Doing too much repetition and over training can cause muscle soreness. Unendingly doing exercise incorrectly could eventually cause severe future injuries. The rest between the sets should be optimum depending on the repetition of the exercise, what muscle group is being trained and the load that is being put in the muscle. Maximum Muscle hypertrophy is achieved with the correct form of exercise. The goal of the project is to build an exercise repetition counter and form corrector in a way so the optimum growth can be achieved with the help of cutting edge technology. The whole project is written in python. Simple easy to use tkinter GUI is used, Computer vision for live video input, media pipe for building machine learning solutions and numpy for mathematical calculations. Our system is built on the most recent advancements in deep learning for build cause estimation. We tend to the area units that are able to observe and find errors in user's activity (pose) by effectively supporting some threshold deviation between the limb angles. If a person is doing exercises with the help of this system, the user's form is checked (corrections in form also will be given if any) repetition's status and count is displayed. Along with this the AI dietitian calculates the maintenance calories, BMR, etc. This will increase muscle hypertrophy and reduce the risk of injury. Keywords: Exercise, Form corrector, Machine learning, Numpy, Tkinter


Objective To establish a method for the determination of loratadine syrup and its related substance by HPLC.Methods A Beckrman C18 column was used,with the mobile phase of acetonitrile-methanol-0.02% diethyamine solution(50∶20∶30,adjust pH to 4.0±0.1 with phosphoric acid).The flow rate was 1.0 ml/min,and the detection wavelength was 247 nm.Results The calibration curve of loratadine was linear in the range of 40.0~120.0 μg/ml,r=0.999 9.The average recovery was 99.5%,RSD=0.4%.Conclusion The method is simple,rapid,accurate,and has good reproducibility.It can be used to determine the content and its related substance in loratadine syrup.


ABSTARCT Few studies have considered the modeling of a linear relationship between two circular variables or circular regression model. However, the problem of outlier detection in these models has not received enough consideration. This paper extends the COVRATIO statistic which is originally used to identify outliers in linear regression model. It is our aim to further exploit this approach of detecting outliers in circular regression model. The cutoff points for the statistic are obtained using simulation. It is found that the cutoff points are dependent to the sample size. We also show that the statistic has higher power of performance in detecting outliers for large sample size and large concentration parameter. A practical example is considered for illustration purposes. 1. INTRODUCTION The difference in topological space between the linear and circular variables require the development of special models to study the relationship between circular variables. Discussion on circular regression when either response or covariate variable is circular has been dated back to Gould [1]. Several circular regression models have been proposed by Down and Mardia [2], Hussin et al. The regression line for the case when the dependent variable is linear and the independent variable is circular may be represented by using a sine or cosine curve


In the Northeast region of Brazil, in the municipality of Ourolândia (State of Bahia) a unique light beige limestone visually resembling "travertine" is found and has been exploited as a dimension stone since the 1960s. Geologically, it constitutes a member of the Caatinga Formation, Miocene-Pleistocene age, and was formed by the chemical, physical and biogenic alteration of a marine Neoproterozoic limestone of the Salitre Formation. Thus, it is a secondary, calcrete type limestone. Petrographically, it corresponds to a breccioid limestone characterized by a heterogeneous arrangement of calcareous fragments disposed in a micritic matrix/cement. The presence of irregular and centimetric cavities is a typical characteristic which results from dissolution and recrystallization processes, most of them resembling geodes because of the presence of calcite crystals covering their walls. Another relevant characteristic is the sparse occurrence of whitish areas, regionally called "mud", composed essentially of microcrystalline calcite and minor clay minerals (illite group) that are often friable or disaggregating. This "mud" imposes several difficulties in processing and polishing procedures of the stone. Aiming to enhance the visual appearance and the quality of the polished slabs, to improve their competitiveness in domestic and international markets, a joint project was carried out with some small companies of the Local Productive Cluster of Ourolândia. The activities related to improving the process and product included in situ (processing plant) and laboratorial experiments aimed at optimizing the production routine such as: better organization of chemical products and fillers and improved preparation of the slabs to be processed; definition of procedures for quantification and homogenization of the reagents used to prepare the polyester (+filler) and epoxy mixtures; establishment of preliminary polymerization and curing time; introducing gloss measurement as a tool to assess the quality of the final product (polished slabs), among others.


It has been already shown that the tsutsugamushi disease rickettsia obtained from the infected mouse of this disease, that mouse was repeatedly injected small dose of chloramphenicol, is highly capable of inducing the disease to the chlorpromazine treated guinea pig leading to the much production of ascites and the antigenic capacity of this ascites was inferior to that obtained from the infected animal by the original strain of the organism owing to the variation on some properties of the organism by chloramphenicol. The author studied the complement fixation reaction using the original strains, OSEKI's, MITANI's, and HICHITO strains and the strains obtained by variation of these and found some specificity on the antigen. In any case of the test, the ascites was obtained from the organism inoculated guinea pig and used as antigen for complement fixation reaction. From the view of the results, all ascites obtained by inoculation of the original strains showed difinite strain specificity to the corresponding antiserum, but those by the varied strains showed only slight inhibition on hemolysis in any case just like having no strain specificity. Hence, it was confirmed that the occurence of variation on the properties of the tsutsugamushi disease rickettsia by action of chloramphenicol.


Based on the shell corrections obtained from an extrapolated potential, the superheavy nucleus 126 in a spherical configuration does not appear to have a half-life as long as the age of the universe. Hartree-Fock calculations with Skyrme interactions do not reveal extra stability for element 126 (A=354). There is thus the possibility that the primordial superheavy element 126 observed by Gentry et al. may not be spherical. The distinction between spherical and toroidal shapes can be made by measuring the mass number of the observed superheavy element. (AIP)


The utility model discloses a novel nailing gun, including air spring ( air spring is by cylinder, plunger rod, uide bushing, sealing washer, valve, constitutions such as jump ring), elastic roll blanket strip, gyro wheel, weight, bearing, boss, cam, axis of rotation, firing pin, fixed bolster, cartridge clip, motor, reduction gear, controller, battery, switch, push pedal, first buffer block, support, second buffer block. The beneficial effects of the utility model are that: the utility model discloses the rifle of injecing is equipped with two buffer blocks, and inside and outside at air spring respectively, and the plunger rod can be brakied to buffer block 1, and the buffer block is used for the unnecessary kinetic energy of absorption column cock stem to absorb the unnecessary momentum of air spring, protects the parts does not receive the damage, be equipped with an independent air spring, the inside high -pressure gas that is filled with of air spring for storing energy, the utility model discloses the rifle of injecing adopts the cam of gradually opening line knot and constructing, can improve the work doing efficiency, promotes the weight when cam is rotatory, can make the weight remove.


AbstractProject work is very common in today's organizations. For various tasks projects are even the dominant organizational form in practice. Compared to the work in the line organization project ...


Asymmetric-pole single-phase doubly salient permanent magnet machine (APSP-DSPMM) can yield higher torque and lower dead zone than the traditional one. Some special structural factors, such as the stator pole pieces, unequal air-gap lengths, and seriously saturated auxiliary teeth, if not properly considered, may bring large errors in the electromagnetic performance evaluation. This article proposes an improved magnetomotive force-specific permeance method to account for these special structural factors. This method is implemented numerically to obtain the electromagnetic performance of APSP-DSPMM under the conditions of no-load and full-load, and the results are compared with those of the two-dimensional finite-element analysis. The theoretical results are verified by the experimental test results of a prototype.


The paper describes the problems of estimation the electric field strength and calculating the arc switching time in contact switches during making of current in current paths and test circuits. The amount of heat power delivered to contacts as the result of electric arc ignition before metallic touching of contacts depends on parameters of the electric circuit, as well as on the size and velocity of change of the contact gap. The switching-on arc duration depends hence on the value of the intensity of electric field in the contact area, and on the velocity of contact closing.


This article reviews The Lucifer Effect, a fascinating and incisive book by Phillip Zimbardo, a professor emeritus at Stanford University. The book is a multilayered and compelling treatise about the malleability of human nature and the utter rapidity with which it can change from civility to malevolence. Lying at the heart of the volume is a painstaking chronology of the Stanford Prison Experiment, a case study that illustrates the overriding "power of the situation" to transform "good citizens" into "evil doers." The book's most valuable contributions are the parallels Zimbardo draws between the experiment and the Abu Ghraib atrocities. This underscore the timelessness of the insights generated in his laboratory that went unheeded in Iraq because of systemic and situational forces that compelled young men and women of the military to engage in wanton acts of abuse and torture. The author extracts from The Lucifer Effect seven enduring lessons for America's prison administrators.


address completely the issue of guanylyl cyclase and soluble or particulate guanylyl cyclase, imposed direcmuscarinic inhibition. Moreover, we consider that recent tionality on the response to ligands. Such considerations investigations have strengthened rather than diminished the also apply to stimulation of L-type calcium current (I ) Ca(L) importance of cGMP signaling, per se and in connection by cyclic AMP [2]. Importantly, the muscarinic agonist with ACh action. For example, CCh increased carcarbachol (CCh) and atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) diomyocyte cGMP in the presence of NOS inhibitors inhibited IBMX-stimulated I by an LY83583-sensitive Ca(L) indicating a NOS-independent path to regulate cGMP process, presumably particulate guanylyl cyclase. Carbachsynthesis [10]. ol continued to inhibit isoproterenol-stimulated I in the Ca(L) Several pathways promote cGMP synthesis preand presence of LY83583 implying that suppression of postjunctionally yet cGMP-inhibited PDE (PDE 3) is the adenylyl cyclase activity, not a cGMP-mediated action, only cGMP effector identified in cardiac cholinergic nerves accounted for muscarinic inhibition under this condition. [6,7]. Postjunctionally, different cGMP effectors exist However, LY83583 prevented ANP from inhibiting isowithin the same cell. In cardiac myocytes derived from proterenol-stimulated I . A soluble guanylyl cyclase Ca(L) embryonic stem cells, ACh inhibited isoproterenol-stimuinhibitor, ODQ, had no effect against either CCh or ANP lated I by activating cGMP-stimulated PDE (PDE 2) Ca(L) but prevented inhibition by the NO donor, SIN-1 (but see in early-stage cells and by inhibiting adenylyl cyclase in [3]). This underscores two features. First, cGMP is an late-stage cells [11]. In human atrial cells, cGMP exerted important component of ANP action. Second, cGMP origin opposite effects on I by acting on PDE 3 and, at Ca(L) and concentration bear heavily on the outcome of experihigher concentrations, through PDE 2 [12]. Further, cGMP ments with CCh. Targeted disruption of cGMP-dependent may arise from muscarinic stimulation of soluble guanylyl protein kinase I not only illustrated its role in cardioinhibicyclase to increase I via PDE 3 [13] or activation of Ca(L) tion by cGMP but also excluded its participation in particulate guanylyl cyclase [1] to inhibit it via cGMPmuscarinic inhibition of forskolin-stimulated contractions dependent protein kinase [14]. These observations illus[4]. This result is consistent with the dual pathway trate the complexity of this second messenger's actions in hypothesis for muscarinic inhibition [1] because forskolin modulating cardiac activity. The manifold patterns for activates adenylyl cyclase as does isoproterenol. synthesis and targeting of cGMP actions may well serve Whether and how cGMP serves as a messenger for the the homeostatic function of the autonomic nervous system cardiac actions of the vagus transmitter acetylcholine and of hormones like ANP. (ACh) has attracted critical attention since first reported


Pruning of the plant canopy and paclobutrazol application to the root zone are agronomic practices that improve harvest yield in mango ( Mangifera indica L.) orchards. To assess the effect of pruning and paclobutrazol treatment on the vegetative and reproductive development of 'Ataulfo' mango, three pruning dates (20 April, 20 May, and 20 June) and three concentrations of paclobutrazol (PBZ) (7.5, 11.25, and 15 mL of active ingredient) were used. While control trees presented only one vegetative growth during the productive cycle, trees that were pruned and treated with PBZ had up to three vegetative growth cycles before flowering, regardless of whether pruning occurred in April, May, or June. The number of vegetative shoots and inflorescences (m -2 ) were equal when trees were pruned and PBZ was applied. When pruning was performed in April or May, the time of harvest occurred 28 days earlier compared to the control. Pruning in April numerically resulted in the greatest production efficiency (7-11 kg m -2 ). For all the three pruning dates, fruit production of trees treated with PBZ and pruning was from 38 to 98 kg; these values were always less than those obtained for the control trees. The greatest incidence of seedless fruits (57-80%) occurred when pruning was performed in June.


The main purpose of the study is to analyze the possibility of developing a tourist area through the development and implementation of an innovative product in the hospitality and ecological tourism industry. The article notes that over the past year, under the influence of the coronavirus pandemic and the introduction of restrictions on outbound tourism, especially international tourism, there is a high demand for domestic eco-tours and recreation in Russia, which contributes to the further development of the entire glamping industry in the country. It is also shown that the convenient location of the Saratov region in three natural and climatic zones, as well as such a powerful resource as the great Volga River, are a potential advantage for the construction of glamping in the region. As a result of the study, the proposed sites for the location of glamping were established, the main preferences of consumers of these tourist services in the region were determined. A description of the design development aimed at creating glamping in a specific territory of the Saratov region is presented. In conclusion, it is concluded that new forms of accommodation bring variety to the regional tourism product and contribute to improving the quality of service.


Immunization with components of the upper gastrointestinal tract, stomach and small intestine, obtained at intervals up to 12 h from picryl chloride fed guinea pigs, commonly results in sensitization of the recipients to the hapten. This suggests that ingested picryl chloride localizes in the upper intestinal tract.


BACKGROUND: Bio-fertilizers being essential components of organic farming play vital role in maintaining long term soil fertility and sustainability.OBJECTIVES: Study yield and growth indices of sorghum in response to consume chemical fertilizer and Nitroxin bio-fertilizer.METHODS: This research was conducted via split plot experiment based on completely randomized block design with three replications in research field of Ahvaz Islamic Azad University. Pure nitrogen from urea source was used as the main plot in four levels (0, 50, 100, 150 kg.ha-1) and Nitroxin bio-fertilizer was used as sub plot in two levels (lack of use of bio-fertilizer and use of 1 L.ha-1 Nitroxin per 200 kg seeds). RESULT: According result of analysis of variance effect of different level of nitrogen and Nitroxin on seed yield, biologic yield and harvest index was significant at 1% probability level but interaction effect of treatments on harvest index was not significant. Assessment mean comparison of different levels of nitrogen fertilizer indicated that the highest seed yield (341 g.m-2), biologic yield (1218 g.m-2) and harvest index (28%) belonged to the treatment with consumption of 150 kg.ha-1 nitrogen and the lowest amount of seed yield (200 g.m-2) biologic yield (1045 g.m-2) and harvest index (20%) was for non-consumption of nitrogen (control). Use 1 L.ha-1 Nitroxin led to achieve highest seed yield (324 g.m-2), biologic yield (1185 g.m-2) and harvest index (27%) compare to control treatment. The highest leaf area index was obtained in the application of bio-fertilizer compared to non-consumption (4.5), and the non-use of biological fertilizer with a maximum leaf index was 3.8. Net assimilation rate in the use of biological fertilizer at 25 days after planting the equivalent of 10 gr.m-2 per day started and in the 47 days after planting, it was 6.3. The non-use of biological fertilizerbegan at 8.1 after 25 days after planting and reached 6.1 in 47 days after planting.CONCLUSION: So finally consume 150 kg.ha-1 chemical nitrogen fertilizer with 1 L.ha-1 Nitroxin bio-fertilizer advised for farmers.


Nuclear medicine instrumentation visualize the radiopharmaceutical uptake inside the body allowing the interpretation of physiological processes. In dynamic nuclear medicine imaging, time-dependent image sequences are recorded. The changes of radiopharmaceutical uptake over time (so calles time activity curves, TACs) can be analyzed in order to find abnormal patterns corresponding to either structural or functional disorders. Hierarchical Cluster Analysis (HCA) is a powerful statistical tool for classification. We applied HCA on TACs to find clusters of similar TAC patterns. Optimal number of clusters is determined by Hubert's rule. We used Principal Component Analysis (PCA) on TAC clusters to find a representative TAC that presents the uptake pattern in the region of each cluster. The application of algorithm is illustrated in the patient with the histopatologically proven parathyroid hyperplasia, but the developed tool is useful for finding the appropriate classification method of TAC patterns in all types of dynamic nuclear medicine studies.


This paper proposes a method for domain adaptation that extends the maximum margin domain transfer (MMDT) proposed by Hoffman et al., by introducing L2 distance constraints between samples of different domains; thus, our method is denoted as MMDTL2. Motivated by the differences between the images taken by narrow band imaging (NBI) endoscopic devices, we utilize different NBI devices as different domains and estimate the transformations between samples of different domains, i.e., image samples taken by different NBI endoscope systems. We first formulate the problem in the primal form, and then derive the dual form with much lesser computational costs as compared to the naive approach. From our experimental results using NBI image datasets from two different NBI endoscopic devices, we find that MMDTL2 is better than MMDT and also support vector machines without adaptation, especially when NBI image features are high-dimensional and the per-class training samples are greater than 20.


4-Hydroxyphenylacetate-3-hydroxylase (4HPA3H; EC 220.127.116.11) is a heterodimeric flavin-dependent monooxygenase complex that catalyzes the ortho-hydroxylation of resveratrol to produce piceatannol. Piceatannol has various health benefits and valuable applications in food, medicine, and cosmetics. Enhancing the catalytic activity of 4HPA3H toward resveratrol has the potential to benefit piceatannol production. In this study, the critical amino acid residues in the substrate pocket of 4HPA3H that affect its activity toward resveratrol were identified using semi-rational engineering. Two key amino acid sites (I157 and A211) were discovered and the simultaneous "best" mutant I157L/A211D enabled catalytic efficiency (Kcat/Km—resveratrol) to increase by a factor of 4.7-fold. Molecular dynamics simulations indicated that the increased flexibility of the 4HPA3H substrate pocket has the potential to improve the catalytic activity of the enzyme toward resveratrol. On this basis, we produced 3.78 mM piceatannol by using the mutant I157L/A211D whole cells. In this study, we successfully developed a highly active 4HPA3H variant for the hydroxylation of resveratrol to piceatannol.


To compare the effectiveness and safety of high‐intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) versus uterine artery chemoembolization with methotrexate for the management of cesarean scar pregnancy (CSP).


The purpose of this paper is to explore the motion of classical particle with position-dependent mass (PDM) m(r) = 1/(1 + r4) in the harmonic potential (1D and 2D). We establish a geometric model of the particle with mentioned PDM that involves constant-mass particles in curved space. With the help of Lagrangian formalism, we solve equations of motion and express the result in terms of elliptic functions. In general, we explore one of the possible developments of Mathews and Lakshmanan ideas and provide a new example of elliptic functions occurring in physics.The purpose of this paper is to explore the motion of classical particle with position-dependent mass (PDM) m(r) = 1/(1 + r4) in the harmonic potential (1D and 2D). We establish a geometric model of the particle with mentioned PDM that involves constant-mass particles in curved space. With the help of Lagrangian formalism, we solve equations of motion and express the result in terms of elliptic functions. In general, we explore one of the possible developments of Mathews and Lakshmanan ideas and provide a new example of elliptic functions occurring in physics.


In order to maximize the network throughput many works have been processed in Wireless Mesh Networks. But all of the proposed systems are based both advantages of the static and dynamic channel allocation approaches have been combined to improve the throughput, where each mesh node has both static and dynamic interfaces. Adaptive dynamic on either purely static or purely dynamic channel allocation approaches. In current proposed system Channel Allocation (ADCA) protocol is used to reduce the delay in the network and considers the optimization of throughput. Interference and Congestion Aware Routing (ICAR) protocol balances the channel usage in the network. Advanced Encryption Standard is used to provide security. The hybrid architecture shows better adaptively to change the traffic than purely static approaches.


Does the "shaming" of human rights violations influence foreign aid delivery decisions across OECD donor countries? We examine the effect of shaming, defined as targeted negative attention by human rights international nongovernmental organizations (INGOs), on donor decisions about how to deliver bilateral aid. We argue that INGO shaming of recipient countries leads donor governments, on average, to "bypass" the recipient government in favor of non-state aid delivery channels, including international and local NGOs and international organizations (IOs). However, we expect this relationship to be conditional on a donor country's position in the international system. Minor power countries have limited influence in global affairs and are therefore more able to centrally promote human rights in their foreign policy. Major power countries, on the other hand, shape world politics and often confront "realpolitik" concerns that may require government-to-government aid relations in the presence of INGO shaming. We thus expect aid officials of minor donor countries to be more likely to condition aid delivery decisions on human rights shaming than their counterparts of major donor countries. Using compositional data analysis, we test our argument using originally collected data on human rights shaming events and an originally constructed measure of bilateral aid delivery in a time-series cross-sectional framework from 2004 to 2010. We find support for our hypotheses: On average, OECD donor governments increase the proportion of bypass when INGOs shame the recipient government. When differentiating between donor types we find that this finding holds for minor but not for major powers. These results add to both our understanding of the influences of aid allocation decision-making and our understanding of the role of INGOs on foreign-policy.


The ionization quotients of aqueous acetic acid have been determined precisely in NaCl(aq) media to 5 mol/kg from 50 to 300{degree}C with a potentiometric cell previously developed at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Pressure coefficients were also determined to 250{degree}C. The cell contains hydrogen electrodes in a concentration cell configuration and is operated in a flow mode. Results have been combined with selected information in the literature and modeled by both the Pitzer ion-interaction treatment and a conventional ionic strength approach. Thermodynamic quantities for the ionization reaction have been derived including the equilibrium constant, activity coefficient quotients, and pressure coefficients, along with the changes in enthalpy, entropy, heat capacity, and volume for the reaction. Dramatic increases in negative values for {Delta}H{degree}, {Delta}S{degree}, {Delta}C{sub p}{degree}, and {Delta}V{degree} are seen that appear to extrapolate to negative infinity at the critical temperature along the saturation vapor pressure curve. However, increases in pressure and salinity diminish this trend until, for example, at a density of 1 g/cm{sup 3} the quantities remain relatively constant as has been shown for other such processes involving ions. These results provide the first measurements of the activity coefficient ratio for the ionization of an organic acid at high temperatures. Themore » results provide a basis for use of acetic acid-acetate as a relatively stable buffer for physical chemical studies and as a protonated ligand for metal complexation measurements of the kind reported recently from this laboratory. A comparison of the ionization constants and enthalpies for ionization of several organic acids shows modest trends with the electron-releasing character of the carboxylate.« less


In this paper, we present an interactive visual task for robot-assisted gait training after stroke. This stand-alone game is interfaced with the impedance controlled modular ankle exoskeleton ("Anklebot") that provides support only as needed to enhance ankle neuro-motor control in the context of treadmill walking. The interactive task is designed as a simple soccer-based computer video-game such that movement of the game cursor (soccer ball) towards the goal is determined by a patient's volitional ankle torque. Here, we present the design and features of this interactive video game, as well as the underlying biomechanical model that relates patient-to-game performance. Additionally, we embed simple Statistical analysis algorithms to auto-adjust game parameters in real-time based on patient performance for patient motivation. Finally, we present preliminary test results from a stroke subject trials to validate the video-game performance and its feasibility for clinical use.


I hesitate to offer the suggestion that Doctor Ghosh's disappointing results with oral polio vaccine1 may have been the result of an impotent product. Its efficacy is affected by heat, by alternate thawing and refreezing, and possibly by antiseptics and other chemicals. Before dismissing oral polio vaccination, these factors should be studied.


ABSTRACT This study aimed to address the attempt of eradicating Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing in Arafuru Sea during President Joko Widodo's reign. This research was intended to find out how Indonesia's attempt is in eradicating IUU Fishing during President Joko Widodo's reign. Indonesia's strategic condition with abundant resource in fishing sector encounters very significant decrease in fish stock; it is because the illegal fishing commonly occurring in Indonesian broad waters. The threats coming from foreign ships disrupt Indonesian maritime sovereignty and security. This research was conducted using geopolitical theory related to geostrategy and maritime security. The research method employed in this study was a qualitative research method. The data used was secondary data. Techniques of collecting data used were documentation and library study with descriptive elaboration. From the analysis on the attempt of eradicating Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing in Arafuru Sea during President Joko Widodo's reign, the author found that the Policy of Eradicating Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing during President Joko Widodo's reign included establishing Task Force 115 in securing the sea, developing Minister's Regulation No.56 of 2014 about moratorium of ex-foreign ship license, Minister Regulation No.57 of 2014 prohibiting the transshipment in the mid of sea. Those policies were very optimal thereby relieving Indonesian waters area from illegal foreign ships.  Keywords: Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing, maritime security, Arafuru Sea


New convolution-based multiple-stream error-control coding and decoding schemes are introduced. The new coding method applies the reversibility property in the convolution-based encoder for multiple-stream erro r-control encoding and im- plements the reversibility property in the new reversible Viterbi decoding algorithm for multiple-stream error-correction decoding. The compl ete design of quantum cir- cuits for the quantum realization of the new quantum Viterbi cell in the quantum do- main is also introduced. In quantum mechanics, a closed system is an isolated system that can't exchange energy or matter with its surroundings a nd doesn't interact with other quantum systems. In contrast to open quantum systems, closed quantum sys- tems obey the unitary evolution and thus they are reversible . Reversibility property in error-control coding can be important for the following mai n reasons: (1) reversibility is a basic requirement for low-power circuit design in futur e technologies such as in quantum computing (QC), (2) reversibility leads to super-speedy encoding/decoding operations because of the superposition and entanglement properties that emerge in the quantum computing systems that are naturally reversible and therefore very high performance is obtained, and (3) it is shown in this paper tha t the reversibility rela- tionship between multiple-streams of data can be used for further correction of errors that are uncorrectable using the implemented decoding algorithm such as in the case of triple-errors that are uncorrectable using the classica l irreversible Viterbi algorithm.


Health is defined as a complete state of physical, mental   and social well-being   and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity [World health organization, 1948]. Defining  health  as  the absence of  illness, health is   recognized  to be  an achievement involving  balance among  physical, mental  and  social well-being.  Physical   health    is   inextricably    interwoven    with   psychological   and   social environment. All conditions of   health and   illness, not just the disease, identified   by   the   early   psychosomatic theorists   are influenced by   psychological and social factors.  The mind and   the   body cannot be meaningfully separated in matters of   health and   illness. This article defines health behaviors as any activity undertaken for the purpose of preventing or detecting disease or for improving health and well-being. Common ways of classifying different health behaviors (e.g., health enhancing, health compromising) are examined. Prevalence of key health behaviors (smoking, diet, exercise, screening, sexual behaviors, alcohol use) in different groups and their relationship to morbidity and mortality is reported. This presentation highlights the role of cognitive variables (such as health beliefs, attitudes, self- efficacy) as described in psychological models in understanding the distribution/prevalence of health behaviors and the use of such models in changing health behaviors.


The effect of susceptibility/resistance of seed potato varieties on
 population of golden cyst nematode - Globodera rostochiensis (Wollenweber,
 1923) Skarbilovich, 1959 was investigated in the infested field of Brdo, KO
 Ljubovija No. 413, in Macva District in Serbia during 2002 and 2003. The
 susceptible varieties Desiree, Innovator, Kennebec, Cleopatra, and Kondor
 were used in the experiment as varieties frequently grown in this district.
 The resistant ex-andigena varieties Agria, Frisia, Latona, Saturna, and
 Tresor were chosen on the basis of identified pathotypes of G. rostochiensis
 population originating from the aforementioned infested field. The results of
 this research indicated that nematode population of G. rostochiensis could be
 reduced and higher yield obtained by growing the resistant ex-andigena
 varieties in case of presence of pathotype Ro1. In the second year of
 investigation, final cyst density was 3.5 times lower than in the first year.
 It subsequently affected the crop yield which increased in the second year.
 The lowest crop yield was observed for susceptible varieties Kennebec (8.5
 t/ha) and Cleopatra (16.9 t/ha), and the highest for resistant varieties
 Agria (25.7 t/ha) and Frisia (29.1 t/ha). These results may be useful to
 growers in the infested areas of Macva District when choosing potato
 varieties, in order to eradicate the quarantine nematode G. rostochiensis.


The experiments of small scale projectile obliquely penetrating a semi-infinite concrete target with a velocity from 980to 1 870m/s are performed by a two-stage light gas gun.The ballistic trajectory and characteristic parameters are tested and painted.The results show that the trajectory deflection of the penetrator obliquely penetrating a semi-infinite concrete target with high velocity is more obvious than that with intermediate and low velocities,and presents a shape of"J".The penetration process can be divided into four phases according to the penetration mechanism.In addition,it is found that the terminal gesture of the projectile changes greatly,and the deflection angle at endpoint can reach up to 130°.


Pulsed photoionization of laser-cooled atoms in a magneto-optical trap (MOT) has the potential to create cold electron beams of few meV bandwidths and few ps pulse lengths. Such a source would be highly attractive for the study of fast low-energy processes like coherent phonon excitation. To study the suitability of MOT-based sources for the production of simultaneously cold and fast electrons, we study the photoionization dynamics of trapped Cs atoms. A momentum-microscope-like setup with a delay-line detector allows for the simultaneous measurement of spatial and temporal electron distributions. The measured patterns are complex, due to the Lorentz force inducing spiral trajectories. Ray-tracing simulations reproduce the main features. We find that the production of electron bunches with bandwidths of a few meV is straightforward; however, pulses in the ps-range are more demanding and require beam blanking or partial blocking.


Geophysicists have devoted great efforts to the problem of determining fluid saturation from seismic measurements, with some notable successes. It is commonly believed that fluid information is to be found in the P-wave data, with shear waves being insensitive to fluid, and indeed almost all successful fluid-detection methodologies have been based on analysis of the P-wave.