The aim of the present study was to develop an effi cient protocol for best callus induction and comple te plant regeneration for varieties of rice (Oryza sativa) i.e. Pakhi Bir oin, Hati Baromashi, Kacha Biroin, Badal Boro, Pori chok Amon, Khoiya Boro, Joria Aman and BRRI Dhan53. Pakhi Biroin, HatiBaromashi, BadalBoro, Porichok Amon, KhoiyaBoro and Joria Aman cultivate mainly in Sylhet & Sunamgonj district of Bangladesh. For callus induction from mature d ehusked rice seeds MS (Murashige & Skoog, 1962) media supplemented with different concentrations i.e. (1.5, 2.0, 2. 5, 3.0 mg/L of 2,4D (2,4 dichlorophenoxyacetic acid)) were used. Khoi ya Boro and Joria Aman did not show any efficiency in callus induction. Maximum percentage of callus induction efficiency that is 100% was noted for Pakhi Biroin, Hati Baromashi and BRRI Dhan53, but 75% was the highest percentage of callus for Kacha Biroin. For plantlet regenerat ion of Pakhi Biroin, Hati Baromashi and Kacha Biroin, MS media with 0.5 mg/L NAA (1-Napthaleneacetic acid), 0.5 mg/L Kinetin and various concentrations of BA (6-benzyladenine) (1.0 , 2.0, 3.0, 4.0 mg/L) were employed. On the other h and, MS media with 1.0 mg/L NAA, 1.0 mg/L Kinetin and various concentrations of BA (1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0 mg/L) were us ed for BRRI Dhan53 regeneration. Different result was recorded for different varieties at various hormone concentr ations.


Abstract—In this paper, the author studied the possibilities of using Rice Husk Ash (RHA) available in India; to produce concrete. Experiments conducted with RHA obtained from West Bengal, India; to replace cement partially to produce concrete of grade M10, M15, M20, M25 and M30. The concrete produced in the laboratory by replacing cement by 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25% and 30% RHA. Compressive strength tests carried out to determine the strength of concrete. Cost analysis and comparison done to show the cost effectiveness of RHA Concrete. Traditional uses of Rice Husk in India pointed out and the advantages of using RHA in making concrete highlighted. Suggestion provided regarding prospective application of RHA concrete in India; which in turn will definitely reduce the cost of concrete and environmental friendly due to utilization of waste and replacement of Cement.


Oil fields were seriously affected by the mineral scale formation, mainly calcium deposition. This paper focused on the synthesis and scale prevention of oilfield scaling, especially carbonates scale and sulfate scale. Scale can cause loss of production due to blockages in the near-well formation, in the tubing or in the surface facilities. Phosphonates are widely accepted as the most effective inhibitors for calcium carbonate and calcium sulfate, also are widely used in many water treatment applications. Most good scale inhibitors should work at dosage levels between 5 and 25 ppm on most production systems depending on calcium concentration. The treatment rates can be affected by contaminants which take the scale inhibitor out of solution. Six different compounds of phosphonate containing groups have been synthesized and evaluated for scale inhibition property. Evaluation of synthetic phosphonate compounds as scale inhibitors has been done by using NACE Standard TM-0374-2001. From the results clear that one and two phosphonate group containing compounds do not show any characteristic of prevention of scales of either calcium carbonate or calcium sulphate. The compounds which have phosphonate group three or more show characteristics of prevention of both types of scales.


To improve the transient voltage stability of asynchronous machine of wind power station,the compensation-type generator model based on static var compensator(static var compensator,SVC) in wind power system of simulation software PSASP is established,based on the simulation calculation in the wind power system consisting of 5 wind turbines,the transient performance of asynchronous wind power station with the use of SVC is analyzed.The research result shows that the transient voltage of asynchronous machine of wind power station is instability as occurring the failures of three-phase short-circuit large disturbance at local distribution network of wind power,after using SVC,it can effectively help the wind power turbines to resume voltage in the system after a large disturbance failures,SVC can improves the transient voltage stability of the wind power station to ensure the continuous operation of wind turbines and the security and stability of network.


Because Mexico has the world's fourteenth largest economy, it is part of the G-20. However, it is also prisoner of the tentacles of backwardness because 60 percent of its workers are in the informal sector (see Table 1), almost 50 percent of its population lives in poverty, and one-fifth of its inhabitants live in rural areas. Its possibility of becoming a develop ing nation is complicated by three conditions: accumulated structural insufficiencies; high centralization and control by the big economic elites; and the crisis of the developed coun economy


The 20th century welfare states can be seen as one of the results of the social right entitled for the human being, and a sort of productivity investment to guarantee the enterprises' competitive-ness; so it can be used as an instrument in the analysis of the welfare regimes, which is explained as the induce ment of the decommodification of labor that produces the three welfare regimes, which result in three different social stratifications. Three different social stratifications differ in different employment models and labor markets, which have strong impact on the welfare regimes to reinforce the traits for each of the three regimes.


Objectives of the paper are to explore the current state of business engagement in adaptation to climate change, identify hidden drivers and barriers of adaptation, and to find ways to accelerate the engagement process in a highly climate vulnerable developing country. Based on behavioral perspective, the authors deployed a qualitative multiple case study research to investigate three significant business sectors in Bangladesh namely telecom, real estate and garments manufacturing. Findings show that their overall perception of climate change impacts on businesses is still unclear. Their present engagements in adaptation can be termed as coadaptation with other regular organizational changes. Majority of adaptation decisions are reactive. Businesses show more sensitivity to non-climatic factors (e.g. regulation, market-force) than direct climatic factors like extreme weather events. They follow 'wait and see' or 'deferred' adaptation approaches, and in some cases, also absorb risks or shift the risks to other businesses. There exist a number of internal and external drivers and barriers that are directly or indirectly determine adaptation decision. Lack of awareness and wrong perception are the main barriers. However, unavailability of information and adaptation finance, costly adaptation technology, poor organizational leadership, corruption, political unrest, and unfavorable policy are significantly hampering their adaptation process.


We consider finite horizon Markov decision processes under performance measures that involve both the mean and the variance of the cumulative reward. We show that either randomized or history-based policies can improve performance. We prove that the complexity of computing a policy that maximizes the mean reward under a variance constraint is NP-hard for some cases, and strongly NP-hard for others. We finally offer pseudopoly-nomial exact and approximation algorithms.


We derive a kind of operator disentangling formulae and their coherent state representation by virtue of the correspondence between symplectic transformations and their quantum mechanical images. The application of the formulae in calculating Feynman transformation matrix elements is discussed.


This application, by selecting the map data tiles corresponding to the area covering the path describes a technique for retrieving the map data as a selected portion of the map data for the entire available. The amount of the map data to be accessed may be adjusted based on the priority assigned to the region or point along the path. The order of the map data can be accessed based on the priority assigned to the set of map data. .FIELD 1


Consider the two-phase Stefan problem in a domain $\{ (x,t);x \in D,0 < t < \infty \} $ with the heat flux across a part $\Gamma _1 $ of $\partial D$ being a control function $k(x,t)$ periodic in t of period $\sigma $, and $N_1 \leqq k \leqq N_2$, $\int _0^\sigma \int _{\Gamma _1 } k(x,t) = M$, where $N_1 ,N_2 ,M$ are given positive constants. The solution $u(x,t)$ behaves asymptotically as a periodic function $\hat u(x,t)$. We wish to maximize $\int _0^\sigma \int _D p(x)\hat u(x,t)$ where p is a given positive function. It is proved that any optimal control $k_0$ has the form \[k_0 (x,t) = \left\{ {\begin{array}{*{20}c} {N_2 \quad {\text{if}}0 < t < \varphi (x),} \\ {N_1 \quad {\text{if}}\varphi (x) < t < \sigma } \\ \end{array} } \right.\] where $\varphi (x)$ is a smooth function.


Effect and session type systems are two expressive behavioural type systems. The former is usually developed in the context of the lambda-calculus and its variants, the latter for the pi-calculus. In this paper we explore their relative expressive power. Firstly, we give an embedding from PCF, augmented with a parameterised effect system, into a session-typed pi-calculus (session calculus), showing that session types are powerful enough to express effects. Secondly, we give a reverse embedding, from the session calculus back into PCF, by instantiating PCF with concurrency primitives and its effect system with a session-like effect algebra; effect systems are powerful enough to express sessions. The embedding of session types into an effect system is leveraged to give a new implementation of session types in Haskell, via an effect system encoding. The correctness of this implementation follows from the second embedding result. We also discuss various extensions to our embeddings.


This study aims to determine the pattern of the management program of Life Skillsbased Education Equality in PKBM Bendan Jaya Pekalongan. This study employs a qualitative case study approach. The subjects of this study were 5 managers, 27 tutors, 5 technical resource persons and 131 Citizens. The data was collected by the method of participant observation and in-depth interviews and documentation. Analysis of data is employed derived from Miles and Huberman, namely data reduction, display data and verification data. The results revealed that (1) Program Planning education in PKBM Bendan mature Jaya done that based on the potential and opportunities; (2) Implementation of Life skills-based education equality in PKBM Bendan Jaya is very flexible related to the agreement between all the elements that exist in PKBM; (3) Organization of Human Resources at PKBM Bendan Jaya is characterized by patterns of kinship and stewardship patterns which tend to follow the pattern of the dual position gendhong indhit; (4) Eventhough the equality of Education Program Evaluation of PKBM Bendan Jaya tends to be less tolerant, but the residents are found to learn the material well enough with the evidence of high graduation.


The detailed properties of sonic booms have to be better understood before commercial, next generation, supersonic and hypersonic aircraft can be properly developed. Experimental tests and measurements are needed to help sort the physical details of the flows at realistic test conditions. Some of these tests can be made in wind tunnels, but the need for full flight conditions simulation, the problem of tunnel wall interference, and the short distance the shocks can be examined from the aircraft, limit the usefulness of wind tunnel tests. Previous measurement techniques for examining the flow field of aircraft in flight have included pressure measurements on the aircraft, ground based pressure measurements, and flow field measurements made with chase aircraft. Obtaining data with chase planes is a slow and difficult process, and is limited in how close it can be obtained to the test aircraft. A need clearly existed for a better technique to examine the shock structure from the plane to large distances from the plane. A new technique has been recently developed to obtain schlieren photographs of aircraft in flight (SAF). Preliminary results have been obtained, and the technique holds promise as a tool to study the shape and approximate strength of the shock wave structure around the test aircraft, and examine shock wave details all the way from the aircraft to near the ground. The current paper describes this approach, and gives some preliminary test results.


In this paper two different approaches to enhance the performance of the most challenging component of a Speaker Diarization system are presented, i.e. the speaker clustering part. A processing step is proposed enhancing the input features with a temporal smoothing process combined with nonlinear filtering. We, also, propose improvements on the Deep Embedded Clustering (DEC) algorithm -- a nonlinear feature transformation. The performance of these enhancements is compared with different clustering algorithms, such as the UISRNN, k-Means, Spectral clustering and x-Means. The evaluation is held on three different tasks, i.e. the AMI, DIHARD and an internal meeting transcription task. The proposed approaches assume a known number of speakers and time segmentations for the audio files. Since, we focus only on the clustering component of diarization for this work, the segmentation provided is assumed perfect. Finally, we present how supervision, in the form of given speaker profiles, can further improve the overall diarization performance. The proposed enhancements yield substantial relative improvements in all 3 tasks, with 20\% in AMI and 19\% better than the best diarization system for DIHARD task, when the number of speakers is known.


TiO2 nanotubes were prepared via the commercial TiO2 powder treated with 10 mol/L NaOH aqueous solutions.The effects of temperature and time during the base treatment on the structure and morphology of the resulted TiO2 nanotubes were investigated by the characterizations of the XRD,N2 adsorption-desorption,and SEM techniques.TiO2 nanotubes were formed when the commercial sample was treated at temperatures between 120~150 ℃,while the temperature was increased up to 180 ℃,TiO2 nanorods were formed.The BET surface area of the TiO2 nanotubes calcined at 400 ℃ was larger than 100 m2/g,while that of the nanorods was smaller than 50 m2/g.The as-prepared TiO2 nanotubes were used to prepare V2O5/TiO2 catalysts by wet-impregnation,in which V2O5 species were highly dispersed on the support confirmed by the characterization of the Raman and H2-TPR techniques.These catalysts were applied to the ammoxidation of 3-picoline and the results showed that the catalyst prepared using the TiO2 nanotubes obtained by the base treatment at 120 ℃ as the support represented the best catalytic performance in terms of selectivity.


Time variations in the flux of galactic cosmic rays are the result of changing conditions in the solar wind. Maximum cosmic ray fluxes, which occur when solar activity is at a minimum, are well defined. Reductions from this maximum level are typically systematic and predictable but on occasion are rapid and unexpected. Models relating the flux level at lower energy to that at neutron monitor energy are typically accurate to 20 percent of the total excursion at that energy. Other models, relating flux to observables such as sunspot number, flare frequency, and current sheet tilt are phenomenological but nevertheless can be quite accurate.


ABSTRACT In this article, I discuss my use of blind-portrait in which participants draw an image about 'who I am' in a particular context with their eyes closed. Blind-portrait, as an arts method, could provide a political and ethical tool to redefine the knowability of intercultural, educational research. It moves beyond and besides the traditionally-privileged, central medium of language, challenges the quest for certainty, and disrupts the traditional power hierarchy between the researcher and participants. Blind-portrait could contribute to challenging epistemic injustices and to de-essentialising what counts as knowledge and how knowledge is created in intercultural, educational research.


Vickie Y. Jo received a BA at Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts, and an MD at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia, where she also completed her Anatomic and Clinical Pathology residency. She did her fellowship training in soft-tissue pathology and cytopathology at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) in Boston, Massachusetts, and joined the BWH faculty in 2012 and is currently an Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School. She is active in the head and neck, soft-tissue, and cytopathology services at BWH and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, with research interests in the clinicopathologic characterization of soft-tissue and head and neck neoplasms and the development of diagnostic biomarkers in surgical pathology and cytopathology.


This study examined the relationship between alcohol consumption and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in a nationally representative sample of middle-aged to older South Koreans. Data collected from 3,408 men and 3,361 women aged ≥ 40 years were obtained from the 2010 and 2011 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Based on the World Health Organization guidelines, the participants were categorized into zones I (0–7), II (8–15), III (16–19), or IV (20–40) according to their Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) scores, with a higher zone indicating a higher level of alcohol consumption. Data collected from the AUDIT and EuroQol 5-Dimension (EQ-5D) test were subjected to multiple regression analysis in order to examine the relationship between alcohol consumption patterns and health-related quality of life, and to identify intersex and interzone differences. Significant intersex differences were found for the mean total AUDIT and EQ-5D scores and the proportion of participants rating their pain/discomfort and impairment in mobility and usual activities as "moderate" or "severe" (p < 0.001). The analysis of the EQ-5D scores by alcohol consumption pattern and sex suggested the existence of an inverted U-shaped relationship between the total AUDIT and EQ-5D scores. The HRQOL of moderate alcohol drinkers was higher than that of non-drinkers and heavy drinkers. The results of this study will be valuable in designing appropriate interventions to increase the HRQOL impaired by the harmful use of alcohol, in comparing HRQOL among different countries, and in implementing alcohol-related health projects.


The sidewall residue seen after Al etching and via-hole etching on an Al pattern was investigated. X-ray photo-electron spectroscopy (XPS) after O2 plasma ashing revealed that this sidewall residue contained a large number of Al atoms sputtered from the Al film surface. A downstream ashing technique employing F atoms and water vapor has already been developed to remove the persistent resist after plasma processing or ion implantation, but even this downstream ashing could not remove the sidewall residue containing Al. It has been found that the downstream process changed Al and Al oxide in the residue to Al fluoride, a water-soluble compound. Thus, rinsing with DI water successfully removed the sidewall residue after downstream ashing.


This study aims to examine the relationship between work-family conflict (work interference family and family interference work) and job performance among employees in Malaysian service sector. In addition, this study focuses on exploring the moderating effect of social support received from supervisors and family members on the relationship of work-family conflict dimensions with employee's job performance. This study is employed quantitative method whereby the questionnaires are used to gather the data. The data for the present study were collected from a total of 250 employees working in Malaysian service sector. The mean, standard deviations, correlations, and moderated hierarchical regression analysis were performed in analyzing the data by using the IBM SPSS statistics software 23. The results of the study indicate that work interference family and family interference work are negatively correlated with employee's job performance. Moreover, social support received from supervisors and family members is observed to significantly moderate the relationship of work interference family and family interference work with employee's job performance.


In this issue, Kumar et al. (1) report a large observational study of renal transplant recipients that compares an African-American population to a non-African-American cohort. The study began in 2000 and the follow-up averages almost 5 years although some patients have not yet completed their protocol biopsies. All patients were treated in a similar fashion with glucocorticoid avoidance, frequent protocol biopsies and treatment (glucocorticoid bolus) when sub-clinical acute rejection was detected. It does appear, however, that the non-African American group had less use of tacrolimus and significantly more use of the nephrotoxic cyclosporine/sirolimus regimen. The study (in its current form) neither includes randomization nor compares different types of therapy or management. Randomized controlled trials by definition involve random allocation of different interventions (or treatments) to subjects. The length of follow-up and the likely low rate of noncompliance are the strengths of this report, especially considering a Canadian multi-center study (2) in which later findings after 5 years of follow-up reversed an earlier positive conclusion.


The paper presents an additional method of correction pulse signal characteristics in ground penetrating radar (GPR) data processing. Improving the methods of GPR signal processing is the important problem connected to the possibilities of non-destructive testing of localized as well as extended objects like motor roads. The relevance of such task is associated with the need to optimize maintenance and repair activities in conditions of limited funding. The proposed correction increases the reliability of processing and accuracy of restoring the properties of probed objects in the process of solving thickness measurement problems. The proposed method additionally is based on the use of combined correction of the original real pulse signal in order to remove signals which re-reflected from the metal sheet and other close items during the calibration process. Thus, the shape of the sounding pulse becomes as close as possible to the shape of the ideal probing signal, which ultimately contributes to an increase in the quality and accuracy of GPR data processing.


We develop the deformation theory of instantons on asymptotically conical $G_2$-manifolds, where an asymptotic connection at infinity is fixed. A spinorial approach is adopted to relate the space of deformations to the kernel of a twisted Dirac operator on the $G_2$-manifold and to the eigenvalues of a twisted Dirac operator on the nearly K\"ahler link. As an application we use this framework to calculate the virtual dimension of the moduli space of the instanton of G\"unaydin-Nicolai which lives on $\mathbb{R}^7.$ This enables us to show that unobstructed connections in the moduli space are $G_2$-invariant and by classifying such connections we prove a uniqueness result for unobstructed $G_2$-instantons on the principal $G_2$-bundle over $\mathbb{R}^7.$


The interaction of a dense compressed nitrogen plasma flow with a system of Ta-Ti layers on a silicon substrate has been investigated. This plasma flow was generated in a quasi-stationary pulsed plasma accelerator that can provide a supersonic high energy plasma flux. The plasma pulse duration, discharge current, concentration, and energy densities absorbed by the target were 100 µs, 80 kA, 1018 cm−3, and 3–13 J/cm2 respectively. The samples were exposed to a single plasma pulseor to a series of pulses and were characterized by scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, and energy dispersive X-ray analyses. The result showed that the changes in the elemental and structure phase compositions depends on energy and number of plasma pulses. Formation of Ti5Si3 and Ta2N, are the main results of the current research.


Evaluations of the Motorcycle Operator Skill Test (MOST) indicate that, while the skills it assesses are critical to safe motorcycle operation, the effectiveness of the test in measuring the skills as well as the administrative requirements imposed by the skills make its use questionable. The objective of the effort described in the report was to modify the exercises of the MOST in order to improve their effectiveness and reduce their administrative requirements. The modifications of the exercises included (1) confining the test to the most critical skills, (2) replicating measures of critical skills, and (3) reducing equipment and facilities requirements. Results showed the modified exercises to have greater measurement reliability, as indicated by both internal consistency and test-retest statistics.


Archival specimens are a great resource for molecular research in population biology, taxonomy and conservation. A primary goal for researchers is to preserve specimens from collections by improving noninvasive methods for DNA extraction and to achieve successful amplification of the short fragments of a target gene in the event of DNA fragmentation. We tested the suitability of a noninvasive method of DNA extraction and amplification of the barcoding region of the mitochondrial gene cytochrome c oxidase subunit I from archival specimens of aphid parasitoids belonging to the genera Aphidius, Lysiphlebus and Praon (Aphidiinae, Braconidae, Hymenoptera). Using a commercial kit as a noninvasive method, we successfully extracted DNA from dry 7 to 41 year old samples of 26 different parasitoid species. However, amplification of the barcoding region failed using the standard primer pair LCO1490/HCO2198. In order to reconstruct DNA barcodes we designed internal genus-specific degenerative primers and a new amplification protocol to target the short fragments within the mitochondrial region. Novel primers were designed using as a template the reference sequences from congeners retrieved from the public database. The combination of standard primers with internal primers, in direct and nested amplification reactions, produced short overlapping subsequences, concatenated to recover long barcoding sequences. Additional analyses also confirmed that primers initially designed for Aphidius, Lysiphlebus and Praon can be combined in a mixture, and successfully used to obtain short fragments of disintegrated DNA from archival specimens of several other braconid species from the genera Ephedrus and Monoctonus.


Broadband seismic processing has become a key technique to get more out of the data. Deghosting is a key part of broadband techniques, but the location in the processing flow varies significantly. The deghosting operation is performed anywhere from immediately after acquisition to imaging. We will look a the interaction between deghosting and such techniques as demultiple, debubble, residual designature and denoise techniques. We hope to shed some light on the optimal location for deghosting in the processing flow.


In the present work, we present a numerical method able to capture the optimum thermal performances of finned surfaces of high and low conductivity. The bidimensional temperature distribution on the longitudinal section of the fin is calculated by restoring to the finite volumes method. The heat flux dissipated by a generic profile fin is compared with the heat flux removed by the rectangular profile fin with the same length and volume. In this study it is shown that a finite volume method for quadrilaterals unstructured mesh is developed to predict the two dimensional steady-state solutions of conduction equation, in order to determine the sinusoidal parameter values which optimize the fin effectiveness. In this scheme, based on the integration around the polygonal control volume, the derivatives of conduction equation must be converted into closed line integrals using same formulation of the 'Stokes theorem'. The heat flux dissipated by generic profile fin is compared with the heat flux removed by rectangular profile with the same length and volume. The numerical method is then applied to the case of sinusoidal profiles fin that represent problems with complex geometries, which make the heat transfer fluxes as high as possible under different conditions. The optimum profile is finally shown for different sinusoidal profiles.


Dear Editor, The response offered by Dr Wong is well taken. A thoughtful discussion regarding the practical application of a truncated acetylcysteine regimen is certainly warranted prior to its uni...


The parabolic wave equation (PE) is a powerful numerical method for computing the full‐wave complex acoustic pressure field in range‐dependent environments. The split‐step Fourier PE algorithm (SSFPE) of Hardin and Tappert provides a very efficient computational implementation of PE when the surface boundary condition is of the Dirichlet or Neumann form. This allows use of fast Fourier transform (FFT) methods to implement the SSFPE algorithm. In many cases, however, the surface boundary condition is of the mixed or impedance type which precludes use of simple FFTs. In this talk, generalizations of the SSFPE algorithm will be discussed that use a novel fast radiation transform (FRT). The FRT allows explicit incorporation of complex surface impedance boundary conditions into the SSFPE algorithm, while still retaining computational efficiency. Illustrative examples that use this new method will be shown.


The article proposes a method of forecasting the deformability of the track formation based on an approximation system, taking into account the stochastic character of forces to which the track formation is subjected. Using a deformability index, this method makes it possible to make a general estimate of the state of the track bed at any moment.


This, the first in a series of monographs published by the Society's History of Psychology Centre, outlines the development of the profession in the United Kingdom during its first century of existence. It describes a number of different themes that have emerged over time and documents key points in the profession's development. Between each chapter is a vignette conveying personal accounts of the profession over the decades described.


The Astronautics and Space Technology Program (http://astronautics.usc.edu) of the University of South- ern California (USC) offers a full set of undergraduate and graduate degree programs in Aerospace Engineer- ing with emphasis in Astronautics. The program fo- cuses on the needs of the space industry and govern- ment research and development centers. The program classes cover practically all main areas of spacecraft technology and many graduate classes are taught by adjunct faculty who are leading specialists working in the space industry. The Master of Science degree is available through the USC Distance Education Network (DEN), reaching students anywhere in the world through webcasting. The majority of our graduate stu- dents work full time as engineers in the space industry and government research and development centers. We describe in detail the program's academic focus, student reach, enrollment dynamics, and structure of program components. The achievements, difficulties, and lessons learned are discussed. The development of the future workforce requires a concerted effort by all stake- holders, including the space industry and government. We outline the areas where such cooperation can make a difference in improving quality of space education.


Background and objectives Ethiopia's agricultural sector - an overview FSR in the Institute of agricultural research the maize-tef system of western Ethiopia the tef-wheat system of north central Ethiopia the semi-arid areas - farming systems of south central Ethiopia the barley-wheat system of southeastern Ethiopia selected policy issues, including - the stagnation of coffee-based forming systems, constraints to increasing maize and wheat production, grain market policies conclusions - impact, institutionalization, methodology part contents.


century origins of modern democracy, today we mostly vote for representatives we have never met. They no longer hear our voice in town meetings. Once elected, they go to a legislature on the floor of which few of the major issues that affect our lives are discussed. Most of the really big decisions are made by the circle of policy advisers around the head of state, while a much larger number of middling decisions are taken within public and private bureaucracies without debate in the legislature. So our vote is not the accountability tool it once was. Private law accountability is something only corporations and a tiny number of wealthy individuals can afford, and widespread private prosecution of both what we today call public and private law is no longer something the law allows in the way that was standard up to the 19


This article provides the first, detailed analysis of the textual contents of this manuscript, and places these findings within the context of monastic life in the Anglo-Norman realm. It argues that the Reading manuscript can be placed within a small group of Anglo-Norman volumes; and examines the intellectual significance of this. Since computus is a subject which is relatively little understood it also discusses the place of the Reading book within the developments in computus at the time.


The article is aimed at researching the concept of decent work as a strategic direction of the labour legislation development in XXI century. De- cent work is considered as the basis for sustainable development, overcoming poverty and income inequality. The author analyses the stages of formation and development of the concept of decent work in the International Labour Organization (ILO) activity. It also determines the content of the basic dimensions of decent work for ILO standards. There are such elements of the concept of decent work as the fundamental principles and rights at work, the promotion of productive employment, social protection, social dialogue. The need for defining qualitative and quantitative indica- tors to measure progress towards decent work in each country is emphasized.

The need for decent work is especially relevant in the modern period, due to the deepening of the human-oriented approach to regulating rela- tions in the field of work. The broader content of the substance of social protection has been identified in comparison with national doctrine, includ- ing measures for social security and protection of workers, as well as working conditions. It is emphasized that nowadays the decent work is the safe work. It is concluded that social dialogue is the key to achieving the goals of decent work, balancing the interests of the state, employees and employers in the field of work.

The article summarises scientific approaches to determining the content and objectives of decent work nowadays. The purpose of the concept of decent work is defined as ensuring productive employment, decent working conditions, and opportunities for professional and personal devel- opment of employees on the basis of equality, fairness and security. It is emphasised that the complexity of the concept of decent work, the realiza- tion of this concept will affect not only labour relations, but also at the standard of living of employees and society as a whole. The implementation of international standards for the decent working conditions, decent wages, ensuring equal rights and opportunities allows improving the well- being of employees, their economic status, and also affects the level of the country's economic development.


A method of treating cardiac conduction defects and/or congestive heart disease. The method involves identifying the branch arteries that feed blood to the specialized cardiac conduction cells of the heart and/or to any ischemic regions of the heart. Any occlusions in these arteries are then opened using conventional PTCA devices and procedures which, prior to the present invention, have not been used to treat occlusions in the branch arteries that supply blood to the heart.


While Ezra Pound is still widely repudiated in the U.S. for his wartime associations with Mussolini and his anti-Semitic statements, he is nonetheless recognized there and throughout the world as a groundbreaking modernist literary figure. Why this divided attitude? Of course, there is no dearth of interest in Pound inside and outside the U.S. Yet the most telling proof of his legacy is evident in his continuing influence on contemporary American poets. This essay offers an overview of Pound's deep yet varied impact on a broad range of later poets, especially among those at the turn of the twenty-first century, despite that these same poets tend to resist Pound as an influence and, often, do not to admit to any association with each other. While Pound's influence manifests itself in highly varied ways – for example, from the classical pose of Robert Pinsky to the ludic wordplay of Charles Bernstein, and from the untethered experimentation of Rachel Blau DuPlessis to the post-Imagist poetics of Marilyn Chin – the abiding characteristic that binds these and other American poets to Pound is their poetics of resistance, itself a trait intrinsic to American poetry from its beginnings. This essay considers Pound less for his political affinities than for his quintessentially American sensibility – revealed, as his diverse successors demonstrate, in the breadth of his innovations, his resistance to constraints on the imagination, and his fidelity to the word.


This study is carried out as descriptive and analitic with the aim of determining the relationship between life satisfaction and hopelessness in hemodialysis patients. The study was carried on 136 patients in 3 hemodialysis units in Erzurum between the dates December 2003 and February 2004. The data were collected using a questionnaire determining the sociodemographic features, Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS) and Beck Hopelessness Scale. In the result of the research, mean hopelessness score was 8.8±5.1 and mean life satisfaction score was 19.2±6.7 There was a negative significant correlation between hopelessness and life satisfaction ( r = .-365, p<0.01). It was detected that life satisfaction was affected age, education. Educational levels and professions of the haemodialysis patients have led to a difference of significance on hopelessness.


Let G be a connected reductive group defined over a non-archimedean local field of characteristic 0. We assume G is quasi-split, adjoint and absolutly simple. Let g be the Lie algebra of G. We consider the space of the invariant distributions on g(F), which are stable and supported by the set of nilpotent elements of g(F). Magdy Assem has stated several conjectures which describe this space. We prove some of these conjectures, assuming that the residual characteristic of F is"very large"relatively to G.


This article describes a feasibility study, by an international consortium, to improve the existing links across the Andes mountains between Santiago de Chile and Buenos Aires. The existing railway ceased operation in 1980, and the mountain section of the existing road is covered by heavy snowfalls in winter, has many hairpin bends, and is dangerous to traffic. The project zone under investigation has area of about 300 sq km, and covers the tops of the Las Cuevas Valley in Argentina and Juncal Valley in Chile. Eight tunnel alignment alternatives were evaluated, using ten criteria drawn from the available data. Of the three feasible alternatives, the 26.1km long and 24.5km long options were favoured, because of overburden conditions and penetration directions of the fault zones. The other alternative, with a 14.6 km long tunnel and 8.5km cut-and-cover section, had the most favourable geological and geotechnical conditions. The tunnel options for these alignments were two-way single tunnels or twin one-way tunnels, which could be either road or shuttle-rail tunnels. The selection of a single solution at present is probably not justified. Further investigation and project development are strongly recommended, because the existing border crossing will not reach capacity until 2005.


We consider a recent T-matrix analysis by Albaladejo et al., [Phys. Lett. B 755, 337 (2016)] which accounts for the J/ψπ and D * ¯ D coupled–channels dynamics, and that successfully describes the experimental information concerning the recently discovered Z c (3900) ±. Within such scheme, the data can be similarly well described in two different scenarios, where the Z c (3900) is either a resonance or a virtual state. To shed light into the nature of this state, we apply this formalism in a finite box with the aim of comparing with recent Lattice QCD (LQCD) simulations. We see that the energy levels obtained for both scenarios agree well with those obtained in the single-volume LQCD simulation reported in Prelovsek et al. [Phys. Rev. D 91, 014504 (2015)], making thus difficult to disentangle between both possibilities. We also study the volume dependence of the energy levels obtained with our formalism, and suggest that LQCD simulations performed at several volumes could help in discerning the actual nature of the intriguing Z c (3900) state.


We prove a known partitions theorem by Bell in an elementary and constructive way. Our proof yields a simple recursive method to compute the corresponding Sylvester polynomials for the partition. The previous known methods to obtain these polynomials are in general not elementary. 1. Proof of Bell's theorem. The main purpose of this section is to prove the following theorem, originally proved by Bell in [1], by elementary methods. Theorem 1.1. For a fixed positive integer n, let A1,...,An be positive integers and let M be their least common multiple. For a fixed integer r , the number of nonnegative solutions Xn,...,X1 of An·Xn+···+A1·X1 = M K +r , which we indicate by D n (M K + r), is given by a polynomial in K, which is either the zero polynomial or a polynomial with rational coefficients of degree n − 1. First, we need the following known result. Lemma 1.2. For N ≥ 0 and m ≥ 1, H m (N) = 0 m + 1 m +···+N m is a polynomial in N of degree m + 1 with rational coefficients. Besides, H m (−1) = 0. For example, we have H 1 (N) = 1 2 N 2 + 1 2 N, H 2 (N) = 1 3 N 3 + 1 2 N 2 + 1 6 N. There exist several elementary methods to obtain the polynomials H m (N). We will see that D n (M K +r) is a polynomial as a direct consequence of Lemma 1.2. The proof of Theorem 1.1. We are going to prove Bell's theorem by mathematical induction. The theorem is clearly true for n = 1 since in this case, the number of solutions to the equation A1 · X1 = A1 · K + r ' is given by the polynomials D 1 (A1 · K + r) = 1 if r is multiple of A1, D 1 (A1 · K + r) = 0 if r is not a multiple of A1. (1.2) Let n ≥ 1 be a given, and assume Theorem 1.1 holds for n − 1; we will prove it is also true for n.


ABSTRACT Experimental arrangements are described that lead to reliable stress measurements in calibration chamber tests involving steel displacement piles in dense sand. The research required: developments with the chamber and pile testing equipment; novel approaches to the calibration and modelling of soil in-situ stress sensors; special arrangements for the sensors' deployment; and development, calibration and operation of a miniature instrumented ICP pile. Preliminary results are reported from pilot tests to demonstrate the capabilities of the resulting measurement systems.


Abstract Three new alkaloids, hipporidine A ( 1 ), hipporidine B ( 2 ), and (−)-lobeline N -oxide ( 3 ), were discovered from the whole plant of Hippobroma longiflora together with five known compounds ( 4 – 8 ). Their 2,6-disubstituted piperidine structures were established based on the HRESIMS, NMR (COSY, HMBC, HSQC, NOESY), and UV spectroscopic data. Hipporidines A ( 1 ) and B ( 2 ) possess a rare 1,3-oxazinane moiety. Compound 3 is the N -oxide derivative of (−)-lobeline ( 6 ). Moreover, the absolute configuration of norlobeline ( 5 ) was established by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. Three major secondary metabolites ( 6 – 8 ) were evaluated for their neuroprotective effect against paclitaxel-induced neurotoxicity. Consequently, pretreatment with compound 8 at a concentration of 1.0 µM displayed significant attenuation on paclitaxel-damaged neurite outgrowth of dorsal root ganglion neurons without interfering with the cytotoxicity of paclitaxel on cervical cancer SiHa cells.


Martial arts and calligraphy are an important part of traditional culture of China.They formed a separate content,style and features in their development process.But they are not independent system.In history of their development,taking the natural world as a material and classical philosophy as the theoretical basis,with the influence of common traditional culture such as aesthetics,literature,ethics,sociology,they inextricably linked with many ways.Their commonality on the aesthetic expresses very prominenty.


A previous study demonstrated that Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy can distinguish thyroid cancer from benign thyroid lesions. The aim of this study was to explore the use of FTIR for identifying metastatic lymph nodes of papillary thyroid cancer in vitro, and distinguishing between metastatic and non‐metastatic tissue.


Objective:To explore the effect of telephone follow-up on breastfeeding behaviors of primiparous women during puperium.Methods:Quasi-experimental research method was used to select 120 primiparous women who gave birth to single and full-term neonates from May to September in 2009,then they were divided into control group and intervention group.The women in intervention group were followed up by telephone on the first,second and fourth weeks after delivery,the methods targeting to the problems in the course of breastfeeding and mental support were provided to the women.The women in control group received conventional nursing.The status of breastfeeding was evaluated at the end of puperium.Results:A total of 100 primiparous women completed the whole study,50 women in each group,the rate of follow-up was 80%.The breastfeeding rates of the two groups in hospital were 18.0% and 18.0%,respectively,there was no significant difference between the two groups(χ2=2.79,P=0.24).At 6 weeks after delivery,the breastfeeding rates in control group and intervention group were 48.0% and 70.0%,respectively,there was significant difference between the two groups(χ2=6.17,P=0.04).Conclusion:Telephone follow up can increase the breastfeeding rate of primiparous women during puperium to a certain degree.


Abstract Background. The multitargeted tyrosine kinase inhibitor sunitinib is used in various cancers. Clinical studies have reported a substantial variation in the incidence of hypothyroidism associated with sunitinib, without a systemic attempt to synthesize these data. Methods. We searched Medline databases for relevant clinical trials published up to May 2012. Phase II and III trials and expanded access programs of sunitinib in patients with any type of cancer that reported occurrence of hypothyroidism were eligible. The summary incidence, relative risk (RR) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated using random- or fixed-effects models based on the heterogeneity of included studies. Results. Incidence analysis was performed using 6678 sunitinib-treated patients from all 24 eligible trials. The incidence of all- and high-grade hypothyroidism was 9.8% (95% CI 7.3–12.4%) and 0.4% (95% CI 0.3–0.5%), respectively. A meta-analysis of seven randomized trials with 2787 subjects revealed a RR of all- and high-grade hypothyroidism of 13.95 (95% CI 6.91–28.15; p < 0.00001) and 4.78 (95% CI 1.09–20.84; p = 0.04), respectively. Subgroup analysis revealed a significantly higher incidence of all-grade hypothyroidism in patients receiving sunitinib for longer duration than in patients receiving sunitinib for shorter duration (p = 0.02). Conclusions. This meta-analysis of data available from clinical trials demonstrates that sunitinib is associated with a significant risk of developing all- and high-grade hypothyroidism. These data provide further evidence to recommend monitoring for hypothyroidism in patients receiving sunitinib.


. From a statistical comparison of high-latitude coronal mass ejections (CMEs) and disappearing solar filaments (DSFs), we find: (1) Beginning with the "rush to the poles", DSFs arise at an increasing rate from the "emerging" or polar crown relative to the "true" polar crown. At maximum, these "opposite polarity" filaments are the dominant source of high-latitude DSFs. Following polarity reversal, the emergent polar crown becomes the true polar crown and the source of virtually all high-latitude DSFs. (2) At the last two solar maxima, we estimate that there were ~ 4 times as many high-latitude (> 60°) CMEs as high-latitude (> 45°) DSFs. Possible reasons for this discrepancy include the following: (a) DSFs, particularly small ones, are under-reported, (b) propagation effects, whereby radially propagating CMEs appear at higher latitudes than their underlying source regions, are more important than currently thought, or (c) some combination of these effects.


A WAG injection pilot was initiated in February 1994 in the Snorre Field. This resulted in an immediate increase in oil production, as gas export restrictions no langer limited oil rates. In 1994, the total acceleration of oil production due gas injection was estimated at 1.5 x 10 6 Sm³.


This study mainly focused on the intergenerational exchange as a plan to revitalize the social participation of the elderly. The purpose of the study is to propose a plan for revitalizing future intergenerational exchange through the present condition analysis in the aspects of activity, space and consciousness for the elderly-centered intergenerational exchange. The study scope is the local welfare level, broad sense of exchange for the aged, children, youths and local residents, and the study objects are the personnel in charge of welfare policy and the staff in charge of operating general social welfare centers and the users of the facilities users. A survey questionnaire type research was sent through post mail to 278 social welfare centers, and 384 government offices within the jurisdictions. Among them, the responses were collected from 22 general social welfare centers and 26 offices within the jurisdictions. A proposal of a plan to revitalize intergenerational exchange that needs to be implemented in future based on the consideration of the present condition and characteristics of the intergenerational exchange of general social welfare center.


T ui effectiveness of diphenyihydantoin (DPH), a well established anticonvulsant medication, has within recent years been extensively investigated in the treatmnent of various psychiatric and emotional disorders. Bogoch and Dreyfus have reviewed the literature extensively.1 Although reports regarding its efficacy in this more purely psychiatric context vary in their conclusions,2-5 there is evidence that the drug can be differentiated from placebo imi its ability to alleviate anger, hostility, irritability, amid anxiety in patients specifically seeking relief from these symptoms.#{176}'7 Less well investigated have been any side effects produced by I)PiI in the psyehotherapeutie context amid any effects the drug mmiight have on normal psychological and psychomotor funetiomiing. Since many psychotropic compounds do produce demonstrable alterations in motor functioning and mood, often of an Undesirable nature,842 it is important that the possible existence of any such effects be investigated with regard to DPH.


.................................................................................................................IV LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS ........................................................V TABLE OF CONTENTS ..............................................................................................VI Chapter One – Introduction ........................................................................................... 1 1.1 Background .......................................................................................................... 1 1.2 The context: Ethnic minorities in Hong Kong ..................................................... 1 1.2.1 Explanation of terminologies ................................................................................... 2 1.2.2 A macro background: South Asians in a disadvantaged position ............................. 3 1.3 Statement of the research problem ....................................................................... 6 1.4 Research aims and objectives .............................................................................. 7 1.5 Research questions ............................................................................................... 7 1.6 Organisation of chapters ...................................................................................... 8 Chapter Two – Literature Review .................................................................................. 9 2.


The effect of time and temperature on the microbial toad of 300 beaf samples was determined. Bacterial count were higher in the meat samples from the shops and at room temperatures. Processing under hygienic conditions, detection of carriers and storage in deepfreezers will reduce the risk of contamination (JPMA 36: 90, 1986).


In this paper we focus on the variable-selection peformance of solar on the empirical data with complicated dependence structures and, hence, severe multicollinearity and grouping effect issues. We choose the prostate cancer data and the Sydney house price data and apply two lasso solvers, elastic net and solar on them (code can be found at \url{this https URL}). The results shows that (i) lasso is affected by the grouping effect and randomly drop variables with high correlations, resulting unreliable and uninterpretable results; (ii) elastic net is more robust to grouping effect; however, it completely lose variable-selection sparsity when the dependence structure of the data is complicated; (iii) solar demonstrates its superior robustness to complicated dependence structures and grouping effect, returning variable-selection results with better stability and sparsity. Also, such stability and sparsity make solar a reliable variable pre-estimation filter of a linear dependence structure esimation (linear probablistic graph learning). The linear probablistic graph estimated on the variable selected by solar returns an intuitive, sparse and stable dependence structure.


The objective of this work was to evaluate the representation of semantic web data based on the JSON file format. This file format has been chosen because it reduces the amount of data trafficked in the network and has been widely used as Electronic Data Interchange for many of today's Web servers. To carry out the study, an experiment was carried out to evaluate the utilization of processing and memory resources of semantic JSON data models. As a result, it was concluded that JSON has a lot of potential to semantically represent models and structure of data and objects.


Changhong interchange is located on the southwest corner of 日-type expressway system in Changzhou.And the shape of interchange on the corner of a loop line expressway system is determined by the node's ray line direction and the traffic position of the loop line direction.Through an analysis of Changhong Rd.interchange traffic position,the loop line traffic will adopt the main line standard initially and the ray line traffic will adopt ramp standard interchange shape.Finally,relevant improvement plan of Changhong Rd.interchange is introduced in this paper.


We review a semi-microscopic model of nuclear parton distributions, which takes into account a number of nuclear effects including Fermi motion and nuclear binding, nuclear meson-exchange currents and off-shell corrections to bound nucleon distributions as well as nuclear shadowing effect. We also discuss applications of the model to the lepton-nuclear deep- inelastic scattering, Drell-Yan process and neutrino total cross sections.


Abstract Highland Ecuadorian Spanish has a unique process of /s/ voicing that differs from other dialects of Spanish in that word-final /s/ is realized as [z] intervocalically (Lipski 1989, 1994, Robinson 1979). Ecuadorian /s/ voicing is problematic for serial models of phonology as well as for some output-to-output analyses within Optimality Theory. It is argued that the data can be accounted for by an optimalitytheoretic analysis that incorporates phonetic underspecification as a strategy to satisfy coda-licensing restrictions. Sibilants without a voicing target remain unspecified until the phonetic component, where they adopt the laryngeal configuration of neighboring sounds and can thus be expected to exhibit gradient and variable voicing. Contrary to existing non-derivational proposals (Bradley 2007, Colina 2006), it is shown that it is not necessary to resort to two levels of representation (lexical and postlexical) to explain the behavior of Ecuadorian Spanish. The analysis proposed also accounts for cross-dialectal variation affecting word-final prevocalic /s/.


Zinc(Zn)biofortification through foliar Zn application is an attractive strategy to reduce Zn deficiency.Four Zn compounds were applied through foliar spray to three rice varieties at flowering and one week after flowering under field conditions.The concentrations of Zn and phytic acid in brown rice were measured.The results showed that Zn concentration in grains from different parts of a panicle varied significantly,with Zn concentration of grains from upper part of a panicle being higher than that of middle or lower parts.In contrast,phytic acid or the molar ratio of phytic acid to Zn showed the opposite trend.Compared with CK(water spray),foliar application of ZnSO4,Zn-citrate,Zn-gluconate and Zn-EDTA increased Zn concentration by 33%,31%,26% and 27%,respectively.The grains at upper or middle parts of a panicle were affected much more than that at lower part.Nipponbare was more sensitive to Zn application than other varieties.Zinc treatment had little effect on the concentration of phytic acid.Averaged across all varieties,the molar ratio of phytic acid to Zn in brown rice was reduced by 25%,24%,22% and 18% through foliar application of ZnSO4,Zn-Citrate,Zn-Gluconate and Zn-EDTA,respectively.The reduction was greater in the grains from upper or middle parts than lower part of a panicle.The reduction in Nipponbare or L71 was greater than that in L81.Significant Zn×variety interaction and Zn×variety ×position interaction were detected.In conclusion,foliar Zn application at early grain growing stage significantly increased Zn concentration and bioavailability,and the increment varied with Zn compound,genotype and grain position,with superior spikelets being more susceptible.


Abstract : This report presents results of a test program to measure the velocity field in the near-wake behind the wing of a high-lift test aircraft. This program continued the flight test measurements described in AD774 571. A direct measurement of the 3-component velocity vectors was made in several measurement planes located at various longitudinal positions behind the trailing edge of the aircraft wing. The test aircraft was a STOL L-19 equipped with a distributed suction boundary layer control system. Measurements were taken such that the velocity derivatives along all three coordinate axes could be computed. Thus, the three components of the vorticity vector could be determined at each point of the measurement matrix. It was found that, in general, velocity and vorticity vectors are not collateral. A design study was conducted to determine feasibility of a trailing probe support system which would allow detailed mapping of the wing wake velocity field at least 4 chord lengths behind the trailing edge of the generating wing. Such a system appears to be feasible and would provide a mechanism for further experimental study of the vortical flow at a point in the wake where roll-up is more developed.


Adventitious buds were differentiated on the hypocotyl-derived callus of Solanum melongena cv. Taya-nasu, but they did not develop into shoots upon subculturing because of recallusing. After being grafted on a hypocotyl of 'Taya-nasu' seedling, the adventitious bud grew into a shoot; concurrently, vigorous roots developed on the hypocotyl. These morphogenic responses resulted in plantlets which could be transplanted in soil. Both eggplant and tomato hypocotyls are suitable organs for rootstock sources using this micrografting technique.


Our interactions with the world around us are often guided by vision. The ability to perceive a visual stimulus and plan an eye movement to it requires the coordination of many brain areas. Though we have identified many networks of brain areas that work together during these processes, the content of the information exchanged between them is still poorly understood. We sought to answer this question by analyzing the flow of spatial selectivity information in simultaneously recorded neural activity of two cortical areas, the frontal eye fields (FEF) and the lateral intraparietal area (LIP).
First, we found that the spatial selectivity of the location of the visual stimulus but not the saccade target is well encoded by the local field potential (LFP) induced power. We determined this by comparing the spatial selectivity of the multi-unit neuronal activity (MUA) to that of the LFP at the same recording site. Next, we explored the interactions between FEF and LIP for insight into the exchange of information between the two areas. We analyzed the low-frequency neural signals across areas and found that there is less coherence between signals around the saccade onset when the saccade is directed to the preferred target location of both recording sites compared to the nonpreferred location. For a more direct analysis of the interactions between the two areas, we analyzed the LFP of one area with the MUA of the other by calculating the spike-field coherence (SFC). We found that a small number of recording site pairs exhibited significant SFC, but that the SFC was not significant across the population of pairs.
In summary, we found that the LFP signals both encode the spatial preference of visual stimuli and indicate cortical processing related to saccade generation and execution in FEF and LIP. Both areas appear to conduct this cortical processing largely independent of one another, though they have long been assumed to be working in concert. These results indicate a much more nuanced view of the functional interactions across the frontoparietal network.


The grounds of judicial review have been fixed in Singapore for a significant period of time. These are illegality, irrationality and procedural fairness. Adherence to the principles of the separation of powers has meant that the courts have been reluctant to review the content of the decision outside of irrationality which has been used sparingly and with a high threshold for an applicant to overcome. In addition, the courts have also eschewed proportionality as a ground for judicial review. However, recently in the landmark decision of Chiu Teng@Kallang PTE Ltd. v. Singapore Land Authority the High Court held that it was time to recognise the doctrine of substantive legitimate expectations as a standalone ground of judicial review. Prior to Chiu Teng, the courts in Singapore had been reluctant to explicitly recognise the doctrine other than by way of some form of irrationality review: in the words of the former Chief Justice, Chan Sek Keong, the courts were treading carefully. In this way, Chiu Teng marks a departure from the general reluctance to grapple with the content of a decision. This development echoes developments in other common law jurisdictions. As is usual at any early stage in the law's development there are a number of questions left to be considered on how the ground of review should evolve over time. This paper focuses on some of the more conceptual questions arising from this development, including how it fits in with existing statements made on substantive review and how the court proposes striking a balance between the applicant and the administration. It will not address some of the more specific practical questions, including, for example whether a legitimate expectation can arise from general policies promulgated by the government (rather than just specific representations) or what kind of detrimental reliance is required to generate a legitimate expectation.


In this paper noise source and transfer path of tactical vehicle are analyzed with partial coherence function and spectrum analysis. Engine, transmission, structure panel and aerodynamic are main source of cabin noise. To reduce cabin noise, identifying transfer path of sources and analyzing their contribution is important. With modeling of transfer path and partial coherence function, transfer path and principal noise source can be identified. Engine/transmission and structural resonance are principal source of low frequency noise and by adding stiffener and sound absorbing material, resonance of vibration and inflow air problem can be solved.


To minimize environmental problems associated with aquaculture, we wanted to develop abalone culture approach in small scale re-circulating aquaculture system housed in an air-conditioned recycled freezer container. Protein skimmer (PS) removes organic matter from the water before it breaks down into nitrogenous waste. The aim of this study was to elucidate the effects of PS, shelter and feeding interval on water quality, bacteria count and feed intake, feces excretion, growth and FCR of hybrid abalone (Haliotis discus hannai x H. sieboldi) in a small scale re-circulating system. A frozen container (4.3x1.9x1.9m) was used to maintain optimum water temperature at 19.2±0.8℃ for abalone growth for 87 days. Each system consisted of two bio-filters (100 and 200L) and two abalone culture tanks (each 200L) containing three plastic baskets (50x34x6cm, with 12mm mesh). The abalone stocking density was 20 individuals (5.3±0.8g). PS increased feed intake and shell growth of abalone. Shelter increased abalone growth and FCR. Feed intake was highest at a pattern of 2 days feeding after 1 day none feeding. Results indicate re-circulating abalone culture systems with PS housed in an air-conditioned recycle frozen container may provide a viable alternative to land based, flow through systems.


Current Phone number with area code   ()  Combined Degree Program List graduate courses/credits taken prior to this semester (i.e. PHY 500, 3 credits) During their Undergraduate career, students in Combined Bachelor's/Master's degree programs may only use a specified number of graduate credits and graduate courses towards the completion of their Master's degree. It is the students' responsibility to make sure s/he has registered for the appropriate number of credits. There are no exceptions to this policy. Course Title Credits I am currently enrolled in a Combined Bachelor's/Master's degree program. I understand that all graduate courses taken at Stony Brook will be used in the calculation of my graduate grade point average. (A copy of the admission letter must be attached to this request for it to be processed.) Students in the combined degree program may take up to 15 graduate credits towards their graduate degree during their undergraduate career. After completing the courses listed above this student will have taken ____ graduate credits towards their graduate degree. For Graduate School courses bring completed form to the Graduate School (2401 Computer Science Building) for approval. For SPD courses bring completed form to the School of Professional Development (2321 Computer Science Building) for approval. Once the form has been approved, the student must take it to the Registrar's office for processing.


A new image quality metric consistent with the properties of the human visual system is derived. Using the EM algorithm, the authors restore a blurred image and quantify the improvement in image quality with both the new metric and the mean square error (MSE). From these results, the advantages of the new metric are obvious. The EM algorithm is modified according to the underlying mathematical structure of the new metric, which results in improved performance.<<ETX>>


System for drying objects, in particular vehicle bodies, with a) at least one drying chamber (42) in which an operating atmosphere is generated, which has a higher temperature than the atmosphere outside the drying chamber (42); b) comprises a conveyor system (74), which is conveyed at least one skid (10) on which the object (38) through the drying chamber (42), and a conveyor unit (75) for the at least one skid (10); in which c) the skid (10) at least two support runners (14, 16), which is mounted on a mounting means (34) for releasably securing the object (38), characterized, in that d) at least the support runners (14, 16) of the skid (10) are at least partially formed from one of the following materials: or high-strength low-alloy steel, aluminum or aluminum alloy; Titanium or titanium alloy, and or e) a thermal insulation device (88; is 3088) is provided which at least the support runners (14, 16) of the skid (10) at least partially shields; 1088; 2088th


Background and aim: Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease is one of the most common gastrointestinal disorders presenting in general medical practice which adversely affects the quality of life. We Aimed to determine the prevalence of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and its risk factors among medical students in Medina, Saudi Arabia.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted from January to June 2021 using a pre-designed questionnaire distributed among medical students in Medina, Saudi Arabia. The questionnaire was composed of questions regarding sociodemographic and lifestyle characteristics. The diagnosis of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease was made using the GERDQ questionnaire. The data were analyzed by Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 27.

Results: Out of the 385 participants, the majority were females (65.7%). Based on ≥8 GERDQ score, 14.8% had Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease. The only significant risk factor was family history (36.8%). The prevalence of the remaining factors among the Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease group in the following descending order: skipping breakfast (66.7%), normal body mass index (62.5%), sleeping <7 hours/day (57.9%), fried food (57.9%), coffee and tea intake (50.9%), spicy food (49.1%), eating main meals within 10 min (43.9%), fast food (42.1%), sleeping within <1 hour of dinner (31.6%), exercising 2-3 times/week (26.3%), carbonated drinks (22.8%), smoking (10.5%), and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs use (5.3%).

Conclusion: The prevalence of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease was 14.8%. A significant correlation was observed between Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and a positive family history. Emphasis should be focused on implementing interventions aimed at increasing the awareness of this disease among medical students.


Based on Thiele's continued fraction,the Newton's iterative formula is deduced again in the paper.Considering that derivatives can be approximated by divided differences,the Newton's method can be rewritten by the secant method that avoids computing derivatives.


Pregnancy is associated with a higher risk of adverse symptoms and outcomes for most infectious diseases, including SARS-CoV-2. These adverse risks are also observed in neonates. Antibodies provide protection against SARS-CoV-2 infection, and have been reported after maternal vaccination, maternal infection, and through passive transfer from mother to fetus in utero. However, it is unclear whether the magnitude or quality of maternally-derived fetal antibodies differs in the context of infection or vaccination. Here, we evaluated 93 paired maternal and neonatal umbilical cord blood plasma samples collected between October 2020 and February 2022 from a birth cohort of pregnant women from the greater New Orleans area. Histories of SARS-CoV-2 infection or vaccination were obtained. Humoral immunity was profiled for the levels of spike-specific antibodies and induction of antiviral humoral immune functions, including neutralization and Fc-mediated innate immune effector functions. We found that SARS-CoV-2 vaccination or infection during pregnancy increased the levels of antiviral antibodies from naïve subjects. Importantly, vaccinated mothers and cord samples had the highest anti-spike antibody levels and antiviral function independent of the time of vaccination during pregnancy. These results show that the most effective passive transfer of functional antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 in utero is achieved through vaccination, highlighting the importance of vaccination in pregnant women.
 Supported by grants from NIH (NCI U54CA260581-02, NHLBI Grant HL-061007) and USDA (APHIS NBAF NSTP)


The inner continental shelf is regarded as a repository of hyperpycnal flow (HF) deposits the analysis of which may contribute to hydrogeological risk assessment in coastal areas. In line with the source to sink paradigm, we examined the dynamics of the coastal watersheds facing the Salerno Gulf (Southern Tyrrhenian Sea) in generating hyperpycnal flows and investigated the shallow marine sediment record to verify their possible occurrence in the recent past. Thus, the morphometric properties (hypsometric integral, hypsometric skewness, hypsometric kurtosis, density skewness and density kurtosis) of the watersheds together with the potential rivers' discharge and sediment concentration, calculated by applying altitude- and extent -based experimental relations, allowed to detect the rivers that were prone to producing HFs. In the shallow marine environment record of the last 2 kyr, anomalous sedimentation, possibly linked to HF events, was identified by comparing the sand-mud ratio (S/M) down-core —at three sites off the main river mouths — to the expected S/M calculated by applying the relation governing the present-day distribution of sand at the seabed in the Salerno Gulf. A return period of major HF events ≤ 0.1 kyr can be inferred for rivers which fall into the category "dirty rivers". In these cases, the watersheds have a hypsometric index ranging between 0.2 and 0.3, coastal plains not exceeding 30% of the entire catchment area and a maximum topographic height ≥1000 m. A return period of about 0.3 kyr has been inferred for the "moderately dirty rivers". In these other cases, about 50% of the watersheds develop into a low gradient coastal plain and have a hypsometric index ranging between 0.09 and 0.2. The observations on land and offshore have been complemented to reach a more comprehensive vision of the coastal area dynamics. The method here proposed corroborates the effectiveness of the source to sink approach and is applicable to analogous sediment records in temperate continental shelves which encompass the last 3 kyr, a time interval in which the oscillations of relative sea level can be overlooked.


The Juno Waves instrument detected a new broadband plasma wave emission (~50 Hz to 40 kHz) on 27 August 2016 as the spacecraft passed over the low‐altitude polar regions of Jupiter. We investigated the characteristics of this emission and found similarities to whistler mode auroral hiss observed at Earth, including a funnel‐shaped frequency‐time feature. The electron cyclotron frequency is much higher than both the emission frequency and local plasma frequency, which is assumed to be ~20–40 kHz. The E/cB ratio was about three near the start of the event and then decreased to one for the rest of the period. A correlation of the electric field spectral density with the flux of an upgoing 20 to 800 keV electron beam was found, with a correlation coefficient of 0.59. We conclude that the emission is propagating in the whistler mode and is driven by the energetic upgoing electron beam.


My dissertation work focuses on increasing access to online communication and enabling self-expression for older adults with vision impairments. This population experiences barriers including technology cost and learnability of accessible software required for going online. My dissertation draws on research in accessibility, social computing, and aging along with my background in computer science, human-computer interaction, and communication studies. I will design, build, and evaluate a voice-based online platform that allows older adults to share content and express themselves through a traditional phone interface. I will study how sharing through this platform impacts social support, isolation, and quality of life as people age with vision impairments.


During the process of numerical simulation of fractured horizontal well,the impact of reservoir stress sensitivity and induced fracture closure should be primarily focused.Based on the conceptual geological model of one fractured horizontal well in some tight gas reservoir,established in early stage,the history matching of development behavior of gas well was conducted.According to production history matching of individual well,relevant reservoir parameters were determined,which helps to predict the development behavior.The development behavior of fractured horizontal well under circumstances of varying stress sensitivities and gas recovery rates was studied and subsequent data was obtained by using this model.It is believed that stress sensitivity greatly influences develop-ment behavior indexes and it is necessary to modify the development index to minimize the impact.For those low-permeability gas reservoirs with stress sensitivity,the initial proration of gas well should be controlled.In other word,the optimum recovery rate should refer to production index and economic benefit.Moreover,during the process of numerical simulation of fractured horizontal well,flow conductivity decline caused by fracture closure should be taken into consideration,which can decrease the prediction error of develop-ment behavior due to such move.


Compared with strong earthquakes (Ms ≥ 6.0), light-moderate earthquakes (Ms 4–5.9) occurred more frequently and distributed more widely, and rich ground motions have been collected around world. It provides a solid data base for the investigation on the ground motion and regional site characteristics which are closely related to seismic geological disaster. We chose two light-moderate earthquakes in China as study cases. Based on Hilbert-Huang transform, we analyzed the ground motion characteristics in time-frequency domain. Using a stable coda wave and marginal spectrum of it based on horizontal to vertical Fourier spectral ratio (HVSR) method, the site characteristics are clarified. Result shows that the amplitude (instantaneous frequency energy) of Hilbert-Huang spectrum is mainly concentrated within 20 Hz at the stations that are close to epicenter. The energy will change from concentration to divergence in time and frequency and decrease with the increase of epicenter distance under soil site condition. Two earthquakes present a low prominent frequency characteristic (1.075–2.45 Hz). Hilbert energy at soil layer is about 3 times greater than it at rock site when the epicenter distance is close and soil layer can also amplify the instantaneous energy. The predominant frequency of site at each station is within 3.6–6.2 Hz. The predominant frequencies of the earthquakes are lower than the predominant frequencies of the sites and would not produce resonance effects. The result can provide meaningful references for later study works about the characteristics and application of light-moderate earthquakes.


The concept of MIS and the method of developing MIS are presented. It is suggested that in the course of developing MIS, great emphasis should be put on software engineering and some misunderstanding must be eleared up in order to raise the success rate of developing MIS.


In this paper, we investigate the average block error rate (BLER) of an intelligent reflecting surface (IRS) assisted non-orthogonal multiple-access (NOMA) in short-packet communications (SPC) over Nakagami-m fading channels. In the considered system, a base station wishes to communicate with two users by using NOMA and SPC techniques with the aid of an IRS. We derive not only the closed-form expressions for the average approximate BLER of users but also the average asymptotic BLER in a high transmit signal-to-noise ratio. Monte Carlo simulations are conducted to verify the derived analytical BLER expressions. The simulation results also unveil the impact of the number of IRS elements and blocklength on system BLER performance.


The performance of existing search engines for retrieval of images is facing challenges resulting in inappropriate noisy data rather than accurate information searched for. The reason for this being data retrieval methodology is mostly based on information in text form input by the user. In certain areas, human computation can give better results than machines. In the proposed work, two approaches are presented. In the first approach, Unassisted and Assisted Crowd Sourcing techniques are implemented to extract attributes for the classical music, by involving users (players) in the activity. In the second approach, signal processing is used to automatically extract relevant features from classical music. Mel Frequency Cepstral Coefficient (MFCC) is used for feature learning, which generates primary level features from the music audio input. To extract high-level features related to the target class and to enhance the primary level features, feature enhancement is done. During the learning process, the audio tags are automatically predicted by different classifiers. With the domain knowledge of classical music, a human computation gives better results. The experimental results show that Human-Machine hybrid approach by taking machines in the loop gives a performance improvement as compared to conventional method.


Summary The use of probiotic microorganisms is one of the most attractive options for human consumption due to their excellent functional properties. Considering that the development of new products has gained increasing importance, the aim of this work was to evaluate the acceptability of cereal bars with potentially probiotic microorganisms. A nine point structured hedonic scale was used containing the descriptive terms situated between "like extremely" and "dislike extremely". The attributes evaluated were aspect, texture, fl avour and overall impression. A survey of the intention to consume the product was also carried out using a fi ve point scale between "never consume" and "always consume". The sensory evaluation was carried out by a team of 36 untrained subjects: teachers, students and staff of the Federal University of Espirito Santo, of both sexes and aged between 20 and 40 years. The samples were presented to the panellists in random order in a monadic way, identifi ed with 3-digit numbers. The various ways of incorporating Saccharomyces boulardii and Lactobacillus acidophilus into the cereal bars did not affect the structural and sensory quality of the product. The four cereal bar formulations presented good acceptability with respect to their aspect, texture, fl avour and overall impression. The survey of the intention to consume revealed that over 60% of the tasters would always or often eat the product. The fact that the microorganisms were only viable for a short period of time, makes it necessary to carry out further studies aimed at increasing the stability of these microorganisms during the product shelf life.


Chassis (1) of a motor vehicle comprising two lateral flanks (2) of sill having a horizontal portion (2b) for fixing a central floor (3) located between the two lateral flanks (2), at least one horizontal beam (5 ) of receiving seats (6) mounted on the central floor (3) of the vehicle, and a housing for an energy store (4) located under a horizontal main surface (3a) of the central floor (3), the horizontal portions (2b) of the sill (2) and the main surface (3a) of the central floor (3) having a difference in height (Z). The frame (1) comprises connecting elements (10) of the horizontal girder (5) to the side flanks (2) of cranked, so as to compensate the difference in height (Z) between said horizontal portions (2b) of the sill ( 2) and the main surface (3a) of the central floor (3).


This study assesses dyeing performance of reactive dyes with monofluorotriazine and modified cvinyl-sulfone bifunctional reactive groups in alkaline/acid denaturalization bath to the soybean fibers. It has been shown that 3~4 of the dyeing pH value, 60 minutes and 70°C of dyeing time and temperature were selected for denatured bath. The denaturalization bath can dramatically improve exhaustion and fixation and significantly decrease the chromaticity of the dyeing effluent. Besides, colorimetric properties, fastness and mechanical strength of the dyed fabrics were evaluated to indicate applicability of this dyeing process of soybean protein fibers.


FIELD: chemistry. SUBSTANCE: apparatus for thermal treatment of carbon-containing fibrous materials includes a carbonisation device and a graphitation device insulated from the carbonisation device, between which is integrated a device for accumulating and cooling carbonised material and/or washing and drying thereof. The graphitation device can be in the form of two identical electro-graphite furnaces which are not linked with each other and arranged in parallel one over the other. The electro-graphite furnace includes a heating element, a pipe for removing volatile products, a valve at the outlet for preventing entry of gaseous medium into the furnace, pipes for feeding an inert gas, a drive mechanism for transporting the material to be thermally treated, and a cooled metal housing with a heat insulation unit, in which there are horizontal slit-type channels for transporting material. The inlet channel is in the form of a pipe with a rectangular cross-section for removing volatile products, and between its upper and lower inner surfaces over the transported material at an inclination to said surfaces there is a graphite screen with gaps between the upper surface of the channel and the upper end of the screen, and between the lower surface of the channel and the lower end of the screen. The screen divides the heating chamber into a maximum temperature area, having a heater, and a medium temperature area. EFFECT: high efficiency and stability of the process of thermal treatment of carbon-containing fibrous materials, high quality of the end product. 4 cl, 5 dwg


Two novel C60-bound chiral (3) and achiral (2) phenylacetylenes were synthesized by the treatment of C60 with (R)-N-[1-(4-ethynylphenyl)ethyl]glycine and N-(4-ethynylbenzyl)glycine by the Prato reaction in the presence of paraformaldehyde and dipentadecyl ketone, respectively. The homopolymerization of the achiral 2 bearing long alkyl chains and copolymerization with optically active phenylacetylenes including 3 using a rhodium catalyst in chloroform homogeneously occurred, giving the C60-containing helical poly(phenylacetylene)s soluble in chloroform, while the homopolymers of the analogous achiral C60-bound phenylacetylenes with no alkyl chain (1) and 3 were totally insoluble in common organic solvents. The obtained copolymers exhibited an induced circular dichroism (ICD) both in the main-chain region and in the fullerene chromophoric region, indicating that the optically active copolymers possess a preferred-handed helical conformation and that the pendant fullerene groups are arranged in helical array...


A tremendous amount of effort can be wasted in developing a systems plan, especially if the effort is haphazard or if the desired output documents are not predetermined, This article discusses a systematic approach to systems planning and presents a case study of the development of a systems planning methodology.


To the Editor, Aspergillus fumigatus (A. fumigatus), a ubiquitous pathogen and allergen, is involved in the pathogenesis of invasive aspergillosis, allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA), etc. As it possesses pathogenicity and allergenicity, A. fumigatus exposure can induce either Th1/Th17 dominated antifungal immunity or Th2 dominated allergic inflammation, or both based on the situations.1,2 However, some investigations show that type2 immunity can suppress Th1 mediated immuneprotection against fungal infection, which promote fungal persistence and disease progression.3 These data suggest that antifungal immunity and sensitization to fungal allergen are always in dynamic balance and overwhelming type2 immune response may be detrimental for fungal elimination. Caspase recruitment domaincontaining protein 9 (CARD9), a central adaptor protein mainly expressed in myeloid cells, relays downstream signalling of Ctype lectin receptors (CLRs) via CARD9Bcl10Malt1 (CBM) complex, finally controlling canonical NFκB activation and resultant proinflammatory cytokines production (TNFα, IL6, IL12, etc.), which are critical for fungal clearance.1,4 Accumulating clinical evidence have found that null or loseoffunction mutations in CARD9 gene increase the susceptibility to fungal infection.5 However, in these fungal infected patients carrying CARD9 mutations, higher serum IgE concentration and hypereosinophilia are always a common manifestation.6– 8 In our previous work, we have identified CARD9 S12N mutation (c.35G > A, rs4077515) as a susceptible gene to ABPA.8 These investigations imply that CARD9 not only regulates host antifungal immunity but also involves in modulation of allergic inflammation. However, whether CARD9 tunes the balance between antifungal immunity and type2 immune response remains unclear. To determine the role of CARD9 in modulation of antifungal immunity and allergic inflammation, wild type (WT) and CARD9 deficient mice were infected with A. fumigatus. The detailed data about fungal burden and antifungal immune parameters are available in the following repository (https://zenodo.org/recor d/74937 54#. Y651P 8hqilw). We observed that CARD9 deficient mice had lower survival and higher fungal burden in the lung after A. fumigatus infection. Consistently, PASM staining showed more fungal colonization in the lung from CARD9 deficient mice. Furthermore, CARD9 deficiency dramatically reduced the mRNA abundance of Tnfα, Il6 and Ifng, and decreased TNFα and IL6 production in the lung from mice after A. fumigatus infection. Moreover, we observed that neutrophil infiltration was significantly decreased in CARD9 deficient mice compared with those in WT mice. These data suggested that CARD9 deficiency impaired antifungal immune response after A. fumigatus exposure. However, we strikingly observed airway remodelling such as airway wall thickening and airway stenosis in the lung from CARD9 deficient mice compared with that in WT mice after A. fumigatus exposure (Figure 1A). Simultaneously, large amounts of eosinophils were scattered in the lung from CARD9 deficient mice (Figure 1A). These H&E staining data made us hypothesize that CARD9 deficiency may screw host antifungal immunity into allergic inflammation. To confirm this hypothesis, we first analysed the frequency of eosinophils in the lung both in WT and CARD9 deficient mice via flow cytometry. A higher frequency of eosinophils (Figure 1B) were accumulated in the lung from CARD9 deficient mice in comparison to those in WT mice after A. fumigatus challenge. Furthermore, we found that CARD9 deficiency dramatically elevated the expression of type2 cytokines including Il4, Il5, Il13 and Il10 (Figure 1C) in the lung, and augmented serum IgE levels (Figure 1D) compared with those in WT mice. Collectively, these data suggested that CARD9 deficiency impaired antifungal immunity, but promoted A. fumigatusinduced airway allergic inflammation. Dectin1 is a wellestablished receptor for A. fumigatus swollen conidia (SC). To determine whether Dectin1 was involved in regulating pulmonary type2 immunity in CARD9 deficient mice, we used αDectin1 antibody to neutralize dectin1 signalling. We found that αDectin1 neutralization significantly blocked eosinophils accumulation (Figure 1E) in the lung from CARD9 deficient mice after A. fumigatus exposure. Consistently, αDectin1 neutralization significantly decreased IL4 and IL5 concentration (Figure 1F) in the lung and serum IgE levels (Figure 1G) in comparison to those in IgG control mice. Together, CARD9 deficiencymediated pulmonary type2 immunity was dependent on Dectin1 signalling after A. fumigatus exposure.


At two football venues, 35 professional football players, aged 17 to 30, took part in a study. The aim was to compare in-shoe dynamic plantar foot pressures between football boots and trainers by investigating relationships between area, force and pressure. The study showed a decreased plantar foot area of 9.3% in the left football boot when compared to the trainer and 7.2% in the right. Maximum pressure was 35% higher in football boots when compared to trainers. Similarly, mean pressure was 27.6% higher in football boots. The study suggests that a reduced football boot surface area may be responsible for the increased forces and pressures within football boots when compared to trainers.


Face recognition with occlusion is a challenging problem. Recently, the modular representation based method, i.e., modular linear regression based classification (MLRC) was proposed to deal with this problem. However, MLRC just simply combines the individual decision of each block within an image (based on the min rule) to make final decision. Therefore, the block distance information is not fully exploited. In this paper, we propose a robust modular linear regression based classification (RMLRC) method to overcome the above problem. RMLRC can effectively fuse the information provided by all the blocks and thus alleviate the limiations of the MLRC method. Experimental results show that the RMLRC method can achieve promising results for face recognition with occlusion.


This article shows that variations in how two UK governments justified contracting-out (issue framing), combined with shifting sector-derived incentives for union activism (sector character), can help explain the extent of contracting-out. Janitorial service, an activity of the UK government that should have been 'low hanging fruit' for its prolific reformers, proved difficult to contract-out for Thatcher's New Right Conservatives, but easier to contract-out for Blair's New Labour. The New Right government framed contracting-out narrowly, as merely an improvement in operational efficiency, and its reform faced unions that stood to lose a great deal from movement of janitorial jobs to private firms. In contrast, the New Labour government framed contracting-out broadly, as a means to efficient social justice, and faced unions with low stakes in government janitors. As a consequence, UK government units could expect lower benefit and higher cost from contracting-out janitors under Thatcher than they would under Blair.


[reaction: see text]. Propargyl vinyl ketones that are derived from the addition of 1-lithio-1-methoxymethoxy-2-ynes to morpholino enamides undergo isomerization followed by cyclization to alpha-methylene cyclopentenones upon exposure to silica gel.


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A method of orthostereoscopic photomicrography has been developed primarily for the purpose of the measurement of relative spatial angles of α-ray tracks in photographic emulsions. The conditions for obtaining the requisite perspectives from photographs made with a compound microscope system, and the necessary relations between the positions of an internal stop in the microscope, the shift of the object on the stage, and the mounting of the perspectives in a special form of Wheatstone stereoscope are discussed. A number of trial measurements with dry lenses and immersion microscope systems with magnifications ranging from ×100 to ×970 illustrate the application of the theory. The methods are applicable to other objects.