In the lecture on stress relaxation, we talked about how an Oldroyd-B fluid deforms as it flows past a rigid sphere. We also discussed the two main shortcomings of the Oldroyd-B model as the Deborah number increases, namely the failure to predict the sudden increase in pressure drop after an initial decrease and long wakes. The infinite extensibility of the Oldroyd-B model renders it useless at high Deborah numbers. However, if the Oldroyd-B model is modified into its finitely extensible counterpart also called the FENE (Finitely Extensible Nonlinear Elastic) model, then strong flow phenomena can be successfully predicted. Figure 1 has been taken from a finite difference calculation [1] for a sphere falling down a cylinder of FENE fluid. Notice the increase in drag force after an initial decrease. The initial decrease in drag until De = 1.3 is captured well by the Oldroyd-B model. Such a decrease occurs due to the elasticity of the microstructure lending itself to the flow and deforming along with it. However, at higher Deborah numbers, the Olroyd-B continues to deform to infinite lengths. The finite extensibility in the FENE model limits the deformation of the microstructure, leading to an extensional viscosity that adds to the drag experienced by the flow. Figure 2 is a plot of the drag force felt by the falling sphere with increasing Wi [2].


Objective To investigate the treatment of complications of augmentation mammoplasty induced by polyacrylamide hyarogel injection(PAM-HG). Methods In light of concrete situations of 88 cases of complications after augmentation mammo-plasty induced by PAM-HG injection,swelling-dilation and negative pressure drainage,removal of gel infiltrated gland tissue,in-cision-drainage-intermittent irrigation,and puncture aspiration were adopted in treatment. Results In 88 cases of complications, all symptoms disappeared,mammary gland tissue turned to be soft and even. Accessory examination indicated no apparent gel residues found. The therapeutic effect was satisfactory. Conclusion It is feasible and effective to adopt different managements for complications after augmentation mammoplasty induced by PAM-HG injection in light of concrete situations of individuals.


Objective: To summarize the CT appearance of abnormal hepatic blood due to hepatocellular carcinoma associated with portal vein thrombosis,to investigate the mechanism and clinical significance of its hemodynamic change. Methods: From July 2004 to June 2011,the cases of hepatocellular carcinoma were diagnosed by CT scan in our hospital.The objects of study included the cases of abnormal hepatic blood within them.All patients were routinely performed contrast enhanced CT scan with the arterial phase,portal vein phase and balance phase.Result: There were 120 cases of CT appearance with abnormal hepatic blood and all cases of primary hepatocellular carcinoma lesion and definite portal vein thrombosis.The appearance of contrast enhanced CT scan with abnormal hepatic blood outside the tumor lesion were divided into three types: early enhancement of local hepatic parenchyma,early display of portal vein,cavernous transformation of portal vein.In the same case,only one type of performance occurred,or two types(dual performance) and three types(triple performance) occurred simultaneously.Conclusion: Abnormal hepatic blood of hepatic carcinoma is caused by portal vein thrombosis,its mechanism include abnormal hepatic perfusion through hepatic artery and portal vein,abnormal drainage through hepatic vein and inferior vena cava,abnormal hepatic artery-portal vein shunt,establishment of collateral circulation,etc.


The structure of the semiconducting alloy Cu2Cd0.5Mn0.5GeSe4 was refined from an X‐ray powder diffraction pattern using the Rietveld method. The present alloy crystallizes in the wurtz‐stannite structure, space group Pmn21 (No 31), and unit cell parameters values of a = 8.0253(2) Å, b = 6.8591(2) Å, c = 6.5734(2) Å and V = 361.84(2) Å3. The structure exhibits a three‐dimensional arrangement of slightly distorted CuSe4, Cd(Mn)Se4 and GeSe4 tetrahedras connected by corners. © 2004 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim


The utility model discloses automation fishpond feeding equipment which comprises an evenly mixing bin. One end of the evenly mixing bin is connected with the output end of a high pressure fan. The other end of the evenly mixing bin is gradually shrunk and is in sealed connection with an output cylinder. The cross section of the output cylinder is smaller than the maximum cross sectional area of the evenly mixing bin. The evenly mixing bin is fixed to a base through a fixing support. A plurality of charging baskets are arranged on the top of the evenly mixing bin. A conveying pipeline at the bottoms of the charging baskets is connected to a shell of the evenly mixing bin through a pneumatic automatic valve. High pressure airflow is manufactured inside the evenly mixing bin by the high pressure fan, and the Venturi effect is utilized in cooperation with a lengthening cylinder, so that feed inside the evenly mixing bin is sufficiently accelerated and then fed out, the remote and automatic feeding function is achieved, rapid and automatic feeding of a large-area raising pond is achieved, and the automation fishpond feeding equipment has the mixing function; the charging baskets are matched with an electromagnetic valve for control, the feed matching mixing is achieved, and therefore the automation fishpond feeding equipment is simple in structure and reduces labor investment.


The process of industrialization of China is mainly restricted by the funds The monopoly for purchase and marketing was produced to meet the needs for industrialization of China Exploring an organize which pledges the monopoly for purchase and marketing to be implemented,had been the reason that accelerated collectivization of agriculture and finally led to bring about people' commune The monopoly for purchase and marketing has provided a lot of funds and contributed to industrialization of China


Abstract In this paper, we give two new maximal element theorems in l.c. metric spaces, and as their applications, a new coincidence theorem and two new existence theorems of solutions for generalized quasivariational inequalities are obtained.


Generally, active electronic devices emit slightly unintentional electromagnetic noise. From long ago, electromagnetic emission levels have been regulated from the aspect of electromagnetic compatibility (EMC). Also, it has been known the electromagnetic emissions have been generated from the ON/OFF of signals in the device. Recently, it becomes a topic of conversation on the information security that the ON/OFF on a desired signal in the device can be reproduced or guessed by receiving the electromagnetic emission. For an example, a display image on a personal computer (PC) can be reconstructed by receiving and analyzing the electromagnetic emission. In sum, this fact makes known information leakage due to electromagnetic emission. "TEMPEST" that has been known as a code name originated in the U. S. Department of Defense is to prevent the information leakage caused by electromagnetic emissions. This paper reports the brief summary of the information security due to electromagnetic emissions from information technology equipments.


rCompound ta reacted with phenacylbromide and chloroacetamide to yield thienopyridine derivatives 6 and 7.Compound lb reacted with DMFDMA to yield methylthioether 3 which reacted with DMFDMA to yield pyridine derivative 4. Compound 7 reacted with DMFDMA to yield pyrido[2,3-b]thieno[3,2-d jpyrimidine derivative 10. Compounds 2a and 2b reacted with malononitrile to afford pyridone derivative 11 and pyrane 13. Compound 2c reacted with cyanoacetamide to yield pentasubstituted benzene 16. The considerable activity of polyfuctionally substituted pyridines'" as calcium channel blockers and as antiviral agent has stimulated considerable interest in developing synthesis of pyridines derivatives". Thus, we recently reported' efficient synthesis of la-c via reacting 2a-c with cycanothioacetamide. In this article we report on the utility of these compounds for synthesis of polyfunctionally condensed pyridines such as 3-10 (Scheme 1). Moreover, results of our effort to extend synthetic approach for 1 functionally substituted pyridones to enable is also reported. Thus methylation of 3-cyano-5-carbethoxy-6-methylpyridine-2(l//)-thione l b with DMFDMA afforded the corresponding methylthioether 3. Treatment of 3 with DMFDMA in anhydrous DMF afforded the corresponding N,N-dimethylenamine 4 which is assigned the configuration based on the presence of two doublet at δ 8.10, and 6.47 ppm corresponding to the two trans vinyl protons, with coupling constant 12.4 Hz. Treatment of 4 with aromatic amines in glacial acetic acid gave the corresponding N-arylenamines 5a,b without cyclization (Scheme 1), 'H NMR of 5a shows triplet at δ 1.38, quartet at δ 4.32 for ethyl group and doublet at δ 10.97 pm, exchangeable for NH group. Unauthenticated Download Date | 3/9/19 2:48 PM Vol. 7, No. 2, 2001 Enaminones as building blocks in organic synthesis: Synthesis of new polyfunctional Pyridines, condensed pyridines and pentasubstituted benzene The pyridine-2(l//)-thione l a reacted with phenacyl bromide in the presence of K2CO3 under reflux in etlianol to give the thieno[2,3-b]pyridine derivative 6. Also pyridine-2(l//)-thione derivatives la-c reacted with chloroacetamide in the presence of K2CO3 under reflux in etlianol to give thieno[2,3-b]pyridine derivatives 7a-c (Scheme 1). Treatment of 7a,c with nitrous acid afforded the pyrido[2,3b]thieno[3,2-b]-l,2,3-triazine derivatives 8a,b in good yield. Also, compound 7a on treatment with DMFDMA afforded a product that is formulated as pyrido[2,3b]thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidine-4(3//)-one 9 and it's tautomer 10 (Scheme 1). Tautomer 9 is believed to be the major one as 'H NMR shows two singlets at δ 8.93 and 8.43 ppm corresponding to the two ring protons and a broad exchangeable signal at 10.75 ppm for the NH of structure 9, whereas the NH of 10 would normally appear at ~ 12 ppm


We consider some aspects allowing to optimize the designing of ships with the desired propulsion properties and to estimate the tactical and technicoeconomic characteristics. First question concerns a forecasting of characteristics of flow near hull, including one in boundary layer and viscous wakes, and, above all, a data on water resistance in real conditions. Simulation is carried out in the towing tank with help of the developed methods allowing to reproduce a full-scale experiment with position of description of some hydrodynamic parameters. Also the classification of supercritical regimes of dynamic systems is given and the mechanism of occurrence of self-organization, low-mode chaos and multimode turbulence is predicted. It can be used, in particular, for modeling of ocean processes, in oceanography, etc. We noted the mechanism allowing to approach to the problem of ship moving with substantial decreasing of power inputs in terms of thin coherent formations moving along body.


We present the design and analysis of subwavelength lenses based on air cylindrical waveguides surrounded by metal for the focusing of light in very small areas. The lenses are composed by several concentrically disposed air-metal waveguides with different widths in order to control the phase shifting necessary to focus the light. The lenses we designed to operate at visible frequencies then, the propagation mechanism of light along the air-metal waveguides is obtained by the surface plasmon polaritons (SPPs). The structures have been analyzed by an efficient finite element formulation in cylindrical coordinates with perfectly matched layer (PMLs).


The DAMAGE-PREDICTOR computer code, which has the capability of simultaneously estimating the concentrations of radiolysis species, the electrochemical corrosion potential (ECP), and the crack growth rate (CGR) of a reference crack in sensitized Type 304 stainless steel, is used to evaluate the responses of the Dresden-2 and Duane Arnold boiling water reactors (BWRs) to hydrogen water chemistry (HWC). The HWC simulations for these two BWRs are carried out for feedwater hydrogen concentrations ([H 2 ]FW) ranging from 0.0 to 2.0 parts per million (ppm). Results such as species concentrations (H 2 , O 2 , H 2 O 2 , etc.), ECP, and CGR are predicted for various components in the heat transport circuits (HTCs) of the two reactors. It is found that while 1.3 ppm of feedwater hydrogen is needed to protect part of the lower downcomer, the recirculation system, and the lower plenum in Dresden-2 from intergranular stress corrosion cracking, only 0.3 ppm is needed to achieve the same goal in Duane Arnold. However, it is also found that the ECP in many regions (core channel, core bypass, upper plenum, downcomer, etc.) in the HTCs cannot be lowered to below the critical corrosion potential of -0.23 V SHE for sensitized Type 304 stainless steels, even when [H 2 ] FW is as high as 2.0 ppm.


Direct numerical simulations of time-evolving turbulent plane wakes developing in the presence of various irrotational plane strains have been generated. A pseudospectral numerical method with up to 25 million modes is used to solve the equations in a reference frame moving with the irrotational strain. The initial condition for each simulation is taken from a previous turbulent self-similar plane wake direct numerical simulation at a velocity deficit Reynolds number, R(sub e), of about 2,000. All the terms in the equations governing the evolution of the Reynolds stresses have been calculated. The relative importance of the various terms is examined for the different strain geometries and the behavior of the individual terms is used to better assess whether the strained wakes are evolving self-similarly.


Skin's aging relates to energy supply to cells. The mitochondrion supplies energy with cells and produces ATP. When aging or attacked by free radicals, the mitochondrion will be out of activity. The skin-care lotion, combined with brine water with high concentration of bivalent ion and dunaliella salina from Yuncheng Salt Lake, can improve skin's hydration, stimulate mitochondrion to produce ATP, promote the skin's renewal and enhance skin's cells function. All these can enhance skin's lightness and improve skin's ability to anti-aging.


Refractory wastewater has been the focus and difficulty in the fields of water treatment.The influence of the amount of H2O2and FeSO4,pH value and microwave irradiation time have been studied through orthogonal experiments,and the catalytic oxidation mechanism is also discussed in this paper.The results show that after the treatment in the best reaction conditions,the COD value decrease from 3117 mg/L to 784mg/L.The technical evaluation illuminates that microwave-assisted Fenton reagent catalytic oxidation technology is an efficient method to treat refractory wastewater.


The present study addresses the corrosion fatigue behavior of a Duplex Stainless Steel (DSS) material used for suction rolls at the wet end of paper machines during pulp and paper manufacturing process. Environments that reflect increments of chloride ion concentration, as an effect of water closure (volume of water used per ton of paper produced), were studied as well as different microstructures that might be obtained during manufacturing or repair of the DSS roll materials. Standard corrosion fatigue tests were conducted using compact tension specimens by measuring the crack growth with the number of fatigue cycles and calculating the stress intensity change (driving force) for crack growth under realistic environments. Results from this study clearly indicate that for the tested duplex stainless steel, microstructural changes due to heat treatment had more effect on the threshold stress intensity for crack propagation as well as on crack growth rates compared to the increase in chloride ion concentration in paper mill environments. Increase in chloride ion concentration had a small effect on lowering of threshold stress intensity change, AKlh, or all heat treatments; however, one of the reasons for the insignificant effect of the environment on corrosion fatigue behavior of DSS's might be in the test parameters. The experiments presented in this study were conducted at 25 Hz in a tension/tension sinusoidal waveform to a R=0.5 ( R = ·*·/ ). Under high / ® max frequency the crack tip may not be exposed to the aggressive environment for significant time to be affected in terms of propagation and growth rates. * Corresponding author: Institute of Paper Science and Technology, 500 Tenth St. NW, Atlanta, GA 30318-5794, email: firstname.lastname@example.com


Global Youth Network is an action group that responds to a variety of issues confronting youth in Victoria, but more particularly to those facing young refugees and asylum seekers. The network provides social opportunities that will bring each community together and stimulate a range of benefits.


A radioactive Ni beam was successfully accumulated for an experiment with an internal hydrogen target at the storage ring ESR of GSI, Germany. The radioactive beam was produced and separated at the GSI fragment separator from a stable Ni beam. About 8 · 10 Ni ions were injected into the ESR on a high relative momentum orbit. The beam was subjected to stochastic precooling, bunched and transported to a low relative momentum orbit. Slightly below this deposition momentum, the beam was accumulated and continuously cooled by means of electron cooling. After accumulating about 60 shots, this beam was prepared to overlap with the ESR internal gas jet target for a nuclear physics experiment. Data acquisition was started with a stored beam of roughly 4.8 · 10 particles in the beginning. OVERVIEW A radioactive Ni beam was accumulated for the first time in the ESR to an amount which was sufficient for performing a nuclear physics experiment with the ESR internal target. A proof of principle experiment had already been performed in 1999 [1]. The final success of the experiment was due to the large acceptance of the ESR, the application of both stochastic and electron cooling, and the versatile orbit bumps, which are available at the ESR, both in the horizontal and in the vertical directions. Figure 1: Scheme of beam orbits during accumulation. The beam was prepared for the experiment by sequentially performing the following procedures: 1. Acceleration of a primary Ni beam in the SIS18 synchrotron with fast extraction. 2. Production of the secondary Ni ions at a fragmentation target in the fragment separator FRS [2]. 3. Fast kicker injection into the Experimental Storage Ring ESR. 4. Stochastic precooling and bunching with dedicated orbit bumps. 5. Diplacement by rf to an inner orbit with a special vertical orbit bump. 6. Displacement of the deposited beam by electron cooling to a stack orbit nearby. 7. Repetition of steps 1 to 6 until a sufficient number of Ni ions was accumulated. 8. Interaction with the internal target using dedicated target bumps. Beginning of data acquisition. Some of these steps are sketched in Fig. 1. The beam was accumulated using up to 60 single injections. The average time between injections was 36 s, as the SIS synchrotron had to serve several different experiments in parallel. SECONDARY BEAM PRODUCTION Ni is a doubly-magic nucleus and its production cross section is particularly large. It is therefore best suited for a first experimental test of the general procedure. The Ni ions were produced in the fragment separator (FRS) by shooting an intense 600 MeV/u Ni beam from the SIS18 synchrotron on a fragmentation target. Typically 8 · 10 ions were injected at each shot from the SIS. The production efficiency is roughly 1 · 10 per primary ion. From the secondary ions produced only 10% can be stored in the ESR, because its injection acceptance is limited. By proper settings of the FRS degrader, contaminants like Co could be reduced to a total fraction of < 10, reliably measured by the well-established technique of Schottky mass spectrometry [3]. STOCHASTIC PRECOOLING The beam in the ESR was precooled in two steps by stochastic cooling using the newly established time-offlight method [4] in longitudinal phase space. After comparative studies of the three longitudinal stochastic cooling techniques the time-of-flight method was chosen because it is faster than the Palmer technique and has a larger momentum acceptance than notch filter cooling. In the future it is planned to provide fast switching from time-of-flight to notch filter cooling, but this was not yet available at the Proceedings of IPAC2013, Shanghai, China MOPEA013 04 Hadron Accelerators A21 Secondary Beams ISBN 978-3-95450-122-9 91 C op yr ig ht c ○ 20 13 by JA C oW — cc C re at iv e C om m on sA tt ri bu tio n 3. 0 (C C -B Y3. 0) time of the experiment. The injected coasting beam was cooled after injection for 5 s, then the rf was turned on to proceed with bunched beam cooling, in order to get wellcooled bunches for the subsequent displacement by rf. Simultaneously the beam was cooled horizontally and vertically. Figure 2 shows the second moment of the longitudinal distribution (σ(δp/p)) during stochastic precooling of a fresh secondary beam as determined from Schottky spectra. As long as the beam is coasting σ(δp/p)is decreased by a factor of 3. Then the rf is turned on non-adiabatically. Therefore σ(δp/p) first increases slightly and is then reduced anew. Because all stochastic precooling systems (pick-ups and kickers) are installed at high dipersion (D ≥ 4m) in the outer part of the ESR acceptance, the pick-ups get only a very small signal from the stacked beam. Therefore the performance of the stochastic cooling system is practically independent of the inensity of the accumulated stack, as long as the number of injections is less than 100. Vice versa the stacked beam is not disturbed by the stochastic cooling kicks either, because both the pick-up and the kicker systems are installed at positions with identical ion optical parameters.


A 45-degree swept-back box beam with a non-swept centrepart and all ribs perpendicular to the spars is analysed by application of the principle of minimum complementary energy. Thirty one supplementary stress systems of six different types are used. The entire computation has been effected by a systematic matrix procedure. Two structures are considered, differing in the stiffness of the first rib in the swept part. The stress distributions are compared with that in a similar box beam, with the same dimensious and weight, but with the ribs in flight direction, as computed previously by Benthem (Ref.1). The accuracy of the computations appears to be insufficient to allow a conclusion as to the most efficient structural form. However there are some indications (shearflows in the webs) that a box beam with ribs perpendicular to the spars has somewhat smaller stress concentrations in the region of the rear spar. Improvement of the calculations may be possible by using more types of supplementary stress systems.


The first part of this essay deals with the difficulties created by the rarity of indigenous, written sources and the multiplicity of languages used in external sources. The ethnonyms and administrative terms these contain cannot be relied upon to determine the language spoken by a given people. Archaeological data are seldom convertible into historical terms. The second part examines the characteristic features of Central Eurasia as a historical entity. Emphasis is given to pastoral nomadism and its application to warfare. The third part deals with the question of long-distance, quasi transcontinental migrations, a much abused, unjustified cliche.


A paradigm for the synthetic manipulation of composition and crystallite size of bimetallic composites via a low-temperature, aqueous co-precipitation technique employing non-stoichiometric ratios of starting materials, AgNO_3 and Fe(NO_3 _3, is introduced. In-situ formation of composites containing crystalline silver ferrite, AgFeO_2, and nanocrystalline maghemite, γ-Fe_2O_3 is demonstrated and established by Raman spectroscopic and X-ray absorption analyses. As a cathode, the lowest silver content composites exhibited profoundly improved electrochemical performance, with reversible capacities approximately 100% higher relative to stoichiometric AgFeO_2, and demonstrate the lowest capacity fade.


In the work the approach to analyse the state of the health resorts located in Podkarpackie province was presented. The characteristics of Horyniec-Zdrój, Iwonicz-Zdrój, Polańczyk and Rymanów-Zdrój include a historical overview, description of climate, soil and water, health resort protection zones, available mineral water and medical raw materials and also description of performed treatments. The analysis was made on the basis of statistical data concerning the number of active centres, the number of patients, the number of performed treatments and the analysis of municipal infrastructure in the years 1995-2016. The analysis was performed on the basis of statistical data from Central Statistical Office. Additionally, the indicators of water supply infrastructure development and indicators of tourism development were calculated. The work is aimed at analysing all health resorts bases in the Podkarpackie province and determining which health resort develops best, where individual treatments are offered, as well as what medical raw materials caused that these places provide balneological treatments.


The use of futures markets for the purpose of hedging output subject to price uncertainty has been the focus of several recent studies. Danthine [4], Feder, Just and Schmitz (FJS) [5], and Holthausen [7] argue that the producer's ability to sell output forward in the futures market (i.e., to become a short hedger) effectively insulates the optimal production decision from the effects of price uncertainty. This result is in marked contrast to the standard treatment of production under price uncertainty (e.g., Sandmo [14] and Batra and Ullah [2]), where output in the absence of hedging opportunities is an increasing function of the producer's expectation of the output's future spot price and a decreasing function of his degree of risk aversion and the amount of price risk. It is important to note, however, that this optimality property of futures markets crucially relies upon the implicit assumption that producers are able to obtain perfect time hedges-i.e., the delivery date of the futures contract coincides with the marketing date of the output. In actuality, of course, this circumstance is quite rare due to institutional restrictions (i.e., contracts traded on organized commodity exchanges have standardized maturities, usually at three month intervals), so that typically producers must either overhedge or underhedge temporally (e.g., hedge output coming to fruition in four months with either a three month or six month futures contract). This paper examines the implication of this reality for the optimal production and hedging decisions of producers and establishes that in general the optimality result does not hold.' In addition, a more general model which does not make the


To evaluate the correlation between the gross imaging evidence of an aggressive masticator space (MS) tumor and the presence of such a MS malignancy.


This study was conducted to determine the optimum mix proportion of lightweight concrete (LWC) containing expanded polystyrene (EPS) and steel fiber which is designated as Expanded Polystyrene Fibred Lightweight Concrete (EPSF-LWC) for load bearing wall application. In order to produce LWC, EPS beads were chosen as lightweight aggregate because it gives advantages in term of energy absorbing capacity which suitable for structure that would be exposed to impact like shear wall. However, EPS beads possess zero strength. Therefore, steel fibre was added to improve LWC strength and also to reduce occurrence of micro and macro crack. In the mix design method, the percentage of EPS beads adding to the mix are differ while the percentage of steel fibre is same. The result showed optimum mix design was the one that contained 30% of EPS and 0.5 % of steel fibre and is designated as M8. The compressive strength EPSF-LWC of mix proportion designated as M8 is 19.51 MPa with density 1939 kg/m3. It is greater than 17 MPa as the requirement for structure component application that stated in the BS8110. Hence, reinforced and unreinforced EPS-LWC wall panels were constructed to determine the maximum loading that wall can sustain and deflection profile EPSF-LWC wall panel for the loaded to failure. The wall was set up under pinned-fixed end support condition. The sample was modelled using finite element analysis (FEA) for validation with experimental programme.  The maximum loading capacity was found to be 908.20 kN and 853.40 kN for each reinforced (WR5) and unreinforced (WUR5) of EPSF-LWC wall panel. These loading were 31% to 35% less than finite element analysis. However, WR5 and WUR5 EPSF-LWC wall panel was deformed in single curvature profile for both experimental and FEA. Maximum deflection for WR5and WUR5 of EPSF-LWC recorded is 10.27 mm and 12.95 mm occurred at 0.7 heights (H) of wall panel. According to Euler buckling load theory, the location of maximum lateral displacement of wall panel sample is influenced by the type of fixity at end support of the sample.


Title of this research is  "The Influence of Human Development Index (HDI) and Gross Domestic Product (GDP) on Poverty Rate in ASEAN-4 (Study on 4 ASEAN Countries)". This study aims to determine the effect of Human Development Index (HDI) and Gross Domestic Product (GDP) on the level of poverty in ASEAN-4. Method of data analysis tool used in this research is multiple regression analysis. The results of this study indicate that the Human Development Index (HDI) has a negative and insignificant effect on poverty level in ASEAN-4 with a probabilty value of 0.1149. Then, the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has a negative and significant effect on the poverty level in ASEAN-4 with a probability value of 0.0000. Keywords: Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Human Development Index (HDI), Poverty


The effect of receiver location uncertainty on all-pole superresoltion (SR) techniques that use aperiodic arrays will be analyzed in this paper. It will be shown that the effect of noise and element position errors on the target location estimates will be independent. An expression for the contribution of receiver location errors to the mean squared error in estimating the target locations will be derived. It will be shown that element position errors also raise the background level in the image. An expression for the rise in the background level will also be derived.


Introduction: Nitric Oxide (NO) is one of the important compounds in the body. Nitric oxide is a factor for blood vessel relaxant. In a reasonable amount of NO compounds also controlling an important physiological role in the cell signaling processes and inflammation, however in excessive amounts of NO have a characters as reactive oxidative, genotoxic and destrukstif for human cells, therefore necessary to study the profil of NO levels in humans. Aim: To determine the mean levels of NO in the Yogyakarta society based on gender, age and body mass index (BMI). Methodology: This study used a cross-sectional study design. The respondents are 44 people consisting of 11 male and 33 female who live in Yogyakarta. A total of 44 respondents who had appropriate the criteria and agree with informed consent then examined the levels of NO plasma using ELISA method. Results of the study will be presented in the descriptive and statistical analysis on the relationship of the levels of NO with gender, age and BMI at 95% confidence level. Results and discussion: From this research, the results showed mean levels of NO is 17.87±7.80 µmol/L. The results of data analysis by the gender showed mean levels of NO in male respondents is 21.58±8.42 µmol/L and 16.63±7.31 µmol/L in female respondents. The mean levels of NO in male respondents was higher than female. However, there is no significant correlation between mean levels of NO in the male respondents and female based on statistical analysis of independent sample T-test with p= 0.102 (p>0.05). The mean levels of NO respondents with aged 25 years. Respondents were aged 25 years is 21.5±5.86 µmol/L. However, based on statistical analysis with independent sample t-test showed p=0.181 (p>0.05), there is no significant correlation between the mean NO levels aged 25 years. The test results analysis with independent sample t-test showed no significant correlation between the levels of NO in the non-obese and obese respondents with p=0.060 (p>0.05). Based on the results we know the mean NO levels in non-obese respondents is 16.55±8.09 µmol/L, where the obese respondents have mean NO levels is 21.00±6.27 µmol/L. From the results of these studies showed the mean levels of NO respondents with obesity is higher than respondents who are non-obese. Conclusions: The mean NO levels of this research in Yogyakarta society is 17.87±7.80 µmol/L. Based on the gender, the mean levels of NO mile is 21.58±8.42 µmol/L and 16.63±7.31 µmol/L for female. Based on the age, the mean levels of NO with aged 25 years is 21.5 ±5.86 µmol/L. Based on the BMI, the mean levels of NO with non-obese is 16.55±8.09 µmol/L and obese is 21.00±6.27 µmol/L. Keywords: Profile, Levels, Nitric oxide (NO)


Resumen en: Urban regeneration involves multiple actors and organisations. This article focuses on the post-scenario of iconic, large scale urban project within a me...


The literary work analyzes four of the women's characters from the works Minna von Barnhelm and Emilia Galotti by Lessing. The main heroine of each work is described and other women occurring in the works are described too. The aim of this work is an outline of the women's situation in the 18th century, which we know more from the behavior of the women's characters by Lessing. Another important aspect, which is reflected in the work, is the relationship man – woman that in this period reached new dimensions.


Twenty patients with chronic pulmonary tuberculosis and organisms sensitive to streptomycin were treated with daily streptomycin plus pyrazinamide, the majority attending a clinic daily for the therapy; all had previously been treated with isoniazid plus PAS. Treatment was stopped in 7 patients after 8 to 10 months because the disease was still active. Of the 20 patients 13 completed a year's treatment, and 10 attained bacteriological quiescence. Sputum conversion was very rapid in the patients who attained bacteriological quiescence. A clear-cut "fall and rise" phenomenon associated with a high level of streptomycin resistance was present in the patients whose response was unsatisfactory. Toxicity was not a problem with either drug. It is possible in India, given especially favourable clinic facilities, to administer long-term daily streptomycin and pyrazinamide under ambulatory conditions.


Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to develop a coiling robot in the production of coated elevator compensation chains to replace the manual coiling operations and improve the quality of compensation chains. Design/methodology/approach – This paper introduces both mechanical and servo control system designs of the coiling robot. The structure of two friction wheels stabilizes the conveying speed of compensation chain, so the chain speed matches with the car speed. A centering mechanism pushes the chain to its original position. Seven servo motors are integrated into the system, and they are controlled by a servo control system based on programmable logic controller, positioning controller, analog output block and touch screen. Findings – The results of the project show that the coiling robot can both greatly reduce the number of workers and the intensity of the work and improve the quality of the chain. The chain lid by the robot is not only neat, but also uniform in its inner stress. Research limitations/implications – When the output speed of the compensation chain from the rear friction wheel does not match the coiling speed, the coiling operation has to be halted. Then, the operator adjusts the chain speed and restarts the coiling operation. Practical implications – The coiling robot is proven working. It has been adopted by a leading company manufacturing compensation chains. Originality/value – This is the first coiling robot which is practically used in a production line of compensation chains. Its design, mechanism and control systems are of great reference values to people.


This paper describes the health effects of concern associated with electricity generation, information from which health effects can be estimated, and how the boundaries of analysis are determined. It also describes advances, new approaches, and trends in the risk assessment process. It discusses the application of these advances to comparative risk studies. Trends in the risk assessment process include more explicit characterization of quantitative uncertainty, the broader application and acceptance of Monte Carlo analysis and other numerical methods to the propagation of uncertainties through the analysis, greater realism in risk assessment, and the application of greatly increased computational capabilities.


The belief of MOOC is to deliver the world's high-quality educational resources to the remotest corners of the earth. In the joint promotion of innovative teaching concept, advanced network technology and social actual demand, MOOC attracts a widespread attention of education circle at home and abroad. Aimed at the understanding of MOOC, the paper intends to find appropriate ways to the relevance and the reform of Ancient Literature teaching of MOOC and Open University.


Structures of MO-TeO 2 (M=Zn and Ba) glasses have been investigated by x-ray diffraction analysis. Local environments around Zn and Ba atoms were examined in terms of the difference RDF curve, ΔRDF, which was obtained by subtracting the RDF curve of ZnO-TeO 2 glass from that of BaO-TeO 2 glass at the same composition. Coordination numbers of Zn and Ba were estimated by the pair function curve fitting with the ARDF curves. The coordination number of Zn atoms (N Zn-O ) decreased from 5.3 to 3.9 as ZnO content increased from 10 to 40 mol%. Coordination numbers of Ba atoms (N Ba-O ) up to 35 mol% BaO were 6.1-6.4 independent of BaO content. N Ba O decreased over 35 mol% BaO and was 5.6 at 40 mol % BaO. On the basis of the local structures around Zn and Ba atoms revealed in this work and the one around Te atoms derived from the previous 125 Te static NMR study, the detailed structure models of MO-TeO 2 (M=Zn and Ba) glasses were proposed.


BETHELL (Leslie) . — The abolition of the Brazilictn slave trade, Brasil and the slave question 1807 - 1869. Cambridge at the University Press, 1970 (424 paginas).


The depression, the advent of the New Deal, and the war emergency profoundly affected the economic condition of the Negro population during the past decade. The depression accentuated the marginal economic status of this group and resulted in widespread unemployment and dependence upon governmental aid. The New Deal accelerated the enactment of social and labor legislation which, for the first time, effectively included large groups of the Negro population. The new status given to labor coupled with the development of industrial unions brought new strength and security to Negro workers. The war emergency has resulted in a challenge, strongly supported by the federal government, of the traditional industrial employment policy of the United States with reference to discrimination against Negro workers. The result has been some increases in employment of Negroes in new industries and in higher categories of skills. In education striking advances may be noted over the past decade, although wide differentials between Negro and white educational facilities still exist. The recent Supreme Court decisions which have stimulated southern states to provide graduate instruction for Negro students and to show concern over the equalization of Negro and white teacher's salaries are significant developments. Some improvement in Negro health has been recorded, but it has not been sufficient to offset the decline in the fertility of Negro women which has accompanied urbanization of the Negro population. In politics the Negro has gained new power as a result of the shift of the Negro population to northern areas and the increased influence of economic interests upon Negro political behavior as over against past political sentiment. It is entirely possible that the future economic, social, and political status of the Negro will be as profoundly influenced by the issue of war in the Pacific as it has been in the past by the economic fortunes of the nation.


Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells (PEMFCs) represent promising technologies to the world economy, with many applications and low environmental impact. A most important aspect concerning their widespread implementation is the cost of polymeric membranes, typically perfluorinated membranes and platinum-based catalytic electrode materials, all of which are necessary to promote electrode reactions, thus increasing fuel cell energy efficiency. In this work, we present some data about non-fluorinated polyetheresulphone (PES) membranes and Pt-free catalysts, as possible substitutes of the above materials. Their electrochemical behaviour in oxygen reduction reaction in acidic media are investigated and compared with available reference materials.


The Panzhihua intrusion in southwest China is part of the Emeishan Large Igneous Province and host of a large Fe-Ti-V ore deposit.During emplacement of the main intrusion,multiple generations of mafic dykes invaded carbonate wall rocks,producing a large contact aureole.We measured the oxygen-isotope composition of the intrusions,their constituent minerals,and samples of the country rock.Magnetite and plagioclase from Panzhihua intrusion haveδ~(18)O values that are consistent with magmatic equilibrium, and formed from magmas withδ~(18)O values that were 1-2‰higher than expected in a mantle-derived magma.The unmetamorphosed country rock has highδ~(18)O values,ranging from 13.2‰(sandstone) to 24.6-28.6‰(dolomite).The skarns and marbles from the aureole have lowerδ~(18)O andδ~(13)C values than their protolith suggesting interaction with fluids that were in exchange equilibrium with the adjacent mafic magmas and especially the numerous mafic dykes that intruded the aureole.This would explain the alteration ofδ~(18)O of the dykes which have significantly higher values than expected for a mantle-derived magma.Depending on the exactδ~(18)O values assumed for the magma and contaminant, the amount of assimilation required to produce the elevatedδ~(18)O value of the Panzhihua intrusion was between 8 and 13.7 wt.%,assuming simple mixing.The exact mechanism of contamination is unclear but may involve a combination of assimilation of bulk country rock,mixing with a melt of the country rock and exchange with CO_2-rich fluid derived from decarbonation of the marls and dolomites.These mechanisms,particularly the latter,were probably involved in the formation of the Fe-Ti-V ores.


Motivation is one of the most important factors for academic learning and achievement across childhood through adolescence, according to Elliot and Dweck, (2005). Using descriptive qualitative method, this study sought to establish information to determine the influence of teachers on the learning motivation of senior high school students in Siniloan Integrated National High School, Laguna, Philippines, the researcher used purposive random sampling and got 239 senior high school students as respondents. The study finds that (52.30) or 125 of the students are male where (35.98) or 86 are age 16 years old, (99.58) or 238 are also single belonging to an entire family. Two hundred thirty-three or (97.49) of the students also claimed to like the Technical Vocational Livelihood Strand and 69 or (28.87) are taking Food Processing as their field of specialization. 141 or (59.00) of the students also depicted that it was their parents that influenced them to take the TVL strand. It was found in this study that the teachers influence the students greater in terms of their learning styles and it was found that the senior high school students are aural or auditory learners. In view of the forgoing findings, it confirms that senior high school students from the Siniloan Integrated National High School under the TVL strand showed intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. The study also stated that the intrinsic and extrinsic motivation is significantly influenced bythe teachers method of motivation. The researcher recommends that the teachers continuously improve and use different methods of motivating students and to teach and allow the students to practice learning styles that would help the students to learn better and encourage students to use solitary learning style or become intrapersonal learners to help them become successful in the futureconcluded that solitary learning style is likely to influence a students academic performance because students that are intrapersonal tend to be more organized, focused andaccordance with the method of motivation used.


The low glycemic index diet (LGID) was applied to seventeen patients who had previously been treated with the ketogenic diet (KD) but had demonstrated either partial (n=9) or no (n=8) improvement in seizure control. In 3 out of 8 patients in whom the KD failed, transition to the LGI diet led to reduction in seizure frequency by 30 to 70 %..


The variation of velocity and volume transport of the Tsugaru Warm Current (TWC) is investigated based on the data of continuous and cross‐sectional current monitoring in the Tsugaru Strait. During November 1999–March 2000, the structure of the velocity transection across the strait was almost stable in which the TWC occupied the central part of the strait, while the returning flows existed in the northern and southern part of the strait, and the velocity of these flows decreases with time. The volume transport of the TWC varies from 2.1 to 1.1 Sv, with the mean value of 1.5 Sv, following the variation of the TWC. The temporal variation of the volume transport shows a linear correlation with that of the sea level difference between the Japan Sea and the Pacific Ocean. The contribution of the sea level difference to the volume transport is estimated to be roughly 70%.


The present invention provides an oil-free screw compressor which is prevented by closing the discharge port in the compression working space before zero is generated through compression problems, prevent an increase in the power consumption. Oil-free screw compressor comprising: a plurality of helical teeth formed with a pair of male screw rotor (1) and a female screw rotor (2), both the rotor housing and formed with a suction port and a discharge housing (Port 3 (4) ) rotatably supported by two shaft portions of the rotors and is held on the bearing housing (11 to 14). And the discharge port provided adjacent to the groove of the housing (6), the two grooves with the rotation of the rotor, while the capacity of the compressed working space formed by the rotors and the housing is substantially zero, connected to the discharge port.


Flexible organic field-effect transistors (OFETs) based on solution-processed TIPS-Pentacene as semiconductor and high-<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">${k}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> P(VDF-TrFE) gate dielectric are successfully demonstrated on fabric for future electronic textile (e-textile) applications. These devices exhibited very high electrical performance with maximum (<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\mu _{{\mathrm {max}}}$ </tex-math></inline-formula>) and average (<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\mu _{{\mathrm {avg}}}$ </tex-math></inline-formula>) field-effect mobility values of ~1.2 and ~0.5(±0.3) <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">${\mathrm {cm}}^{2}\cdot {\mathrm {V}}^{-1}\cdot {\mathrm {s}}^{-1}$ </tex-math></inline-formula>, respectively, in the saturation regime and <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">${I}_{ \mathrm{\scriptscriptstyle ON}}/{I}_{ \mathrm{\scriptscriptstyle OFF}}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> of ~103 for a low operating voltage of −5 V, along with excellent electromechanical stability. Furthermore, these devices showed excellent environmental stability with almost unchanged electrical characteristics for 26 weeks. Moreover, devices showed high cyclic stability with stable ON/ OFF switching characterized up to 500 cycles.


The paper explores the relations of (1) regionalized climate change impulses; (2) their impacts on regional industry sectors; and (3) a regional econometric impact analysis. It develops a methodology by which the impulses of a regional climate change scenario can be transformed into 'primary' impacts on the capital stock and value added of climate-sensitive regional industries. These industries are vulnerable to 'creeping', i.e. continuous, climate change impulses, and they tend to react through 'defensive' investment. In addition, a singular flooding event is simulated for a specific local area and its different capital stocks. The stock damages and value-added losses of both the continuous industrial impacts and the singular flooding are inserted into a regional econometric model. This is sectorally disaggregated in stock, value-added and investment functions. It is also calibrated in the very-long run (through to the year 2040), according to different scenarios. The regional economic 'secondary' effects on the regional GNP are calculated. In addition to the calculation of regional economic primary and secondary impacts, the methodological issue of generating more transparency of the causal chains by use of damage functions, reaction functions, and comparative defensive strategies are discussed.


The validity of the concept of linear notch mechanics for evaluating the damage near the notch root of notched FRP plates is subjected to further experimental scrutiny. An experimental program is presented which examines the effect of notch-root radius on the initiation and growth of damage near the notch root of FRP plates in tension and bending. Two kinds of FRP plates were used: a woven roving glass fabrics/epoxy laminate and a short glass fiber reinforced polycarbonate. To evaluate the damage, we measured the luminance distributions by means of the luminance measuring technique with a CCD camera. The experiment shows that the growth of damaged zone near the notch root was governed predominantly by both the notch-root radius and the maximum elastic stress at the notch root, while it was independent of notch depth and type of loading. On the basis of the concept of linear notch mechanics, the experimental results can be clearly elucidated.


The combination of measurements of the local abundance of rich clusters of galaxies and its evolution to higher redshift offers the possibility of a direct measurement of $\Omega_0$ with little contribution from other cosmological parameters. We investigate the significance of recent claims that this evolution indicates that $\Omega_0$ must be small. The most recent cluster velocity dispersion function from a compilation including the ESO Northern Abell Cluster Survey (ENACS) results in a significantly higher normalization for models, corresponding to $\sigma_8\approx 0.6$ for $\Omega_0=1$, compared to the Eke, Cole, & Frenk result of $\sigma_8=0.52\pm 0.04$. Using the ENACS data for a $z=0$ calibration results in strong evolution in the abundance of clusters, and we find that the velocity dispersion function is consistent with $\Omega_0=1$. The results are dependent upon the choice and analysis of low-redshift and high-redshift data, so at present, the data is not good enough to determine $\Omega_0$ unambiguously.


A probability distribution $\mu$ on $\mathbb R ^d$ is selfdecomposable if its characteristic function $\widehat\mu(z), z\in\mathbb R ^d$, satisfies that for any $b>1$, there exists an infinitely divisible distribution $\rho_b$ satisfying $\widehat\mu(z) = \widehat\mu (b^{-1}z)\widehat\rho_b(z)$. This concept has been generalized to the concept of $\alpha$-selfdecomposability by many authors in the following way. Let $\alpha\in\mathbb R$. An infinitely divisible distribution $\mu$ on $\mathbb R ^d$ is $\alpha$-selfdecomposable, if for any $b>1$, there exists an infinitely divisible distribution $\rho_b$ satisfying $\widehat\mu(z) = \widehat \mu (b^{-1}z)^{b^{\alpha}}\widehat\rho_b(z)$. By denoting the class of all $\alpha$-selfdecomposable distributions on $\mathbb R ^d$ by $L^{\leftangle\alpha\rightangle}(\mathbb R ^d)$, we define in this paper a sequence of nested subclasses of $L^{\leftangle\alpha\rightangle}(\mathbb R ^d)$, and investigate several properties of them by two ways. One is by using limit theorems and the other is by using mappings of infinitely divisible distributions.


The rhizocephalan barnacle Loxothylacus panopaei (Gissler, 1884) is a parasitic castrator that infects xanthid crabs and is invasive on the Us Atlantic coast. It was introduced with infected crabs to chesapeake bay in the mid-1960s, and has since expanded north to Long Island sound, New York, and south to cape canaveral, Florida. results of an 8-mo field study (January-August 2012) indicate mean monthly L. panopaei prevalence of 18.2% ± 6.2 (mean ± 95% cI; n = 66/384; monthly range 9.4%-30.3%) in Eurypanopeus depressus (smith, 1869) in clambank creek, North Inlet, south carolina. Prey consumption was compared between parasitized (externa-bearing) and unparasitized (externa-lacking) E. depressus 8-13 mm carapace width. Parasitized crabs (n = 43) consumed significantly fewer (median = 2) mussels (5-9 mm shell height) than unparasitized crabs (n = 29, median = 4) over 72 hrs, suggesting the ecological role of E. depressus may be modified. The parasite was only found in E. depressus 5.8-14.0 mm carapace width. Unparasitized E. depressus ranged from 2.3 to 17.0 mm carapace width.


Pinellia ternata is a medicinal herb often contaminated by cadmium (Cd), which inhibits its growth and metabolism. In this study, ground granulated blast-furnace slag (GGBS) is proposed as a soil a...


Ulcerative keratitis (corneal ulcer) is an inflammatory infected condition of the cornea with a violation of its epithelial layer, affecting the stroma. Due to the fact that the cornea is a tightly innervated tissue of the body, its damage is associated with the appearance of symptoms of varying intensity: hyperemia of the conjunctiva, blepharospasm, the corneal vascularization, a decrease or increase in tear production, the formation of superficial or deep sections of corneal epithelialization, depending on the severity and the duration of the pathological process. The causes of ulcerative keratitis are also diverse: corneal injuries, chronic conjunctivitis, dry keratoconjunctivitis, anomalies of the eyelids, brachiocephalic syndrome. The danger of ulcerative lesions of the cornea is due to their necrotic effect on eye tissue, possible perforation of the eyeball, the development of secondary glaucoma or uveitis, as well as panophthalmitis. It is necessary to establish risk factors for the occurrence and development of ulcerative keratitis in dogs to prevent this pathology in the future, since in the absence of timely diagnosis and treatment, the disease can progress and lead to impaired vision of the animal, thereby lowering the level of their quality of life. Determining the root cause of corneal ulcerative lesions is necessary to understand the possible outcome and relapse of the pathology, as well as the appointment of adequate treatment. Prevention and relief of the etiological factor of the disease and timely prescribed therapy lead to a decrease in the risk of development and complications of ulcerative keratitis.


Security issues are one of the most important aspects in the world of information technology, such as document security. Most of the documents are created through the Microsoft Office application package, because it is easy to use. There are several applications available in Microsoft Office, namely Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Powerpoint, and others that are used to process words and numbers according to user needs. Comparative analysis of the Blowfish algorithm and the DES algorithm in the encryption process is carried out based on 3 comparison aspects, namely processing time, file size and memory used. Comparisons were made with 40 test data in the form of document files, each consisting of 10 test data with extension formats *.docx, *.xlsx, *.pdf, and *.pptx, where these formats are familiar in data processing using Microsoft Office. Based on the tests that have been carried out, it can be concluded that in the encryption process, the DES Algorithm has a faster time than the Blowfish Algorithm with a percentage of the DES Algorithm's encryption processing time of 3.7975%. In the decryption process, the DES Algorithm has a faster time compared to the Blowfish Algorithm with a percentage of the DES Algorithm's encryption processing time of 3.595%. In the encryption process, the file size in the DES Algorithm increases bytes less than the file size in the Blowfish Algorithm. In the decryption process, the file size in the DES Algorithm and the Blowfish Algorithm does not change, because the file size returns to the original file size. In the encryption process, the DES Algorithm uses less memory compared to the Blowfish Algorithm with the percentage of memory used by the DES Algorithm being 49.655%. In the decryption process, the Blowfish Algorithm uses less memory compared to the DES Algorithm with the percentage of memory used by the Blowfish Algorithm 49.5925%


Laser vibrometry is used to assess tissue motions induced by orthogonal-frequency pulses and binary pulses. The tissue motions in a swine liver is induced by ultrasound radiation force and measured by a laser vibrometry. The displacements of tissue motion induced by the orthogonal frequency pulses are higher than that of binary pulses from 3 dB to about 10 dB from 700 Hz to 900 Hz with a reduced excitation intensity that is only 17% of that of the binary pulses. The study finds that the peak displacement of the motion is proportional to the excitation energy and the spectrum of the motion velocity is strongly correlated to the spectrum of the excitation PWM pulses. Thus, the excitation pulses of ultrasound vibrometry should be carefully designed according to the prescribed spectral distribution that is preferred for applications.


On the background of State Grid Corporation's vigorously advancing "three intensification and five large structure" system building during the 12th five-year plan, based on the conception of Xinjiang Electric Power Corporation's deepening the development of human resource management, the article discusses SAP, data center, coordination office platform, SMS platform and the interface design of pay slip self-service terminal for system integration, finally realizes the paperless transmission and intelligent query function of pay slip. System integration may effectively integrate information resource, save management cost, meet staff benefit demand, and further enhance human resource management and employee satisfaction.


This paper introduced the principle and algorithm of principal component analysis method,and then performed this comprehensive assessment method on water resources carrying capacity in Dongjiang River Basin.At the same time,the results between principal component analysis and fuzzy comprehensive assessment in water resources carrying capacity of the Dongjiang River Basin were compared.The results show that evaluation results of the two methods are same,which is the current water resources carrying capacity higher in middle reaches and upper course,lower in the lower reaches.Therefore,the measures have been put forward for water resources sustainable utilization to make the sustainable development between water resources and social economy.


A systematic study of structural, electronic, vibrational properties of new ternary dicerium selenide dinitride, Ce2SeN2 and predicted compounds—Ce2SN2 and Ce2TeN2—is performed using first-principles calculations within Perdew–Burke–Ernzerhof functional with Hubbard correction. Our calculated results for structural parameters nicely agree to the experimental measurements. We predict that all ternary dicerium chalcogenide nitrides are thermodynamically stable. The predicted elastic constants and related mechanical properties demonstrate its profound mechanical stability as well. Moreover, our results show that Ce2XN2 are insulator materials. Trends of the structural parameters, electronic structures, and phonon dispersion are discussed in terms of the characteristics of the Ce (4f) states.


We determine the structure of the lower central terms and the structure of the minimal central terms of the nilpotent product of free abelian Lie algebras of finite rank.


The paper describes surgical robotized systems available on the market today and gives basic keynotes and principles to their construction. Specific parameters, such as safety as a basic principle of surgery robotic system, are the main aspects the research of the paper. The work provides a summary of a classification of these systems.


Key Points Question What is the association of overweight and obese body mass index (BMI) with posttreatment response, tumor recurrence, and survival outcomes among patients with head and neck cancer who underwent chemoradiotherapy? Findings In this cohort study involving 445 patients, both overweight and obese BMI were associated with complete metabolic response after chemoradiotherapy. Only overweight BMI was associated with improved overall survival, progression-free survival, and reduction in locoregional failure. Meaning This study suggests that overweight BMI is an independent factor favorably associated with complete metabolic response after chemoradiotherapy, survival, and locoregional failure.


Thorough the history of Republic one of the most discussed topics in Turkey is the question of relationship between state and religion and religious education. The main reason of this is that while the great majority of population is Muslim the structure of the state is secular. For this reason, the issues of religious education have been discussed since the establishment of the Republic. The first higher religious education in Turkey began by opening of Faculty of Theology at Ankara in 1949 and then other higher religious education called "Higher Islamic Institutes" opened in various cities in Turkey followed. All higher religious institutions were transferred to faculties of theology in 1982 and these educational institutions continued in this way up to 1997. However, after 1997, called as 28 February Process, many serious problems were lived in higher religious education as lived other areas of religious education. While the number of students at faculties of theology decreased dramatically in 2004-2005 academic year, after that both the number of faculties of theology and their students' number began to rise quickly. At the moment, there are more than 100 faculties of theology in the country and they register 17 thousands students at average annually. Although the numbers of faculties and students continue to increase, there are still some important problems concerning higher religious education. This article discusses these problems and gives some examples from the western countries and advocates the quality rather than quantitative. The article concludes some suggestions concerning faculties of theology in Turkey.


Abstract We have successfully synthesized Sb2O3 nanostructures using ultrasonic waves. We have also synthesized a brominated compound via a simple chemical reaction. In order to improve the thermal stability of the polymeric nanocomposites, Sb2O3 and brominated compound were added to the poly methyl methacrylate (PMMA) acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS), cellulose acetate (CA) and poly styrene (PS). The influence of flame retardant additives on the thermal properties of polymer matrixes was studied using thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and derivative thermogravimetric analysis (DTG). We found that the thermal decomposition of the nanocomposites shifts towards higher temperatures as a result of synergistic effect between Sb2O3 and brominated compound. The nanocomposites were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy.


. Online neighborhood social networks (ONSNs) represent an emerging phenomenon among a growing number of niche social networks. These platforms afford users the ability to engage in activities such social interaction with neighbors, sharing of information on local issues or neighborhood volunteering and exhibit promising effects, including improved relationships between neighbors and an increase in neighborly communication. Despite the mounting popularity of platforms such as Nextdoor or nebenan, extant research on ONSNs remains scarce. In this paper, we aim to alleviate this research gap by developing a conceptually and empirically validated taxonomy of ONSNs with a particular focus on their differentiating design properties. We further leverage this taxonomy to derive four distinct archetypes of ONSNs based on a cluster analysis. With our research we provide a first and structured overview on the domain of ONSNs and support researchers and practitioners in analyzing, designing and selecting ONSNs.


This paper describes implementation of international standard speech coders for IP telephony using an ARM processor. To implement the low bit-rate speech coders on real-time, we utilize compiler option, intrinsic functions, C code optimization and fast algorithms. Finally we applied optimized software codecs to IP phones and measured CPU usages of the coders. Experimental results showed that the optimised codecs can perform encoding and decoding simultaneously on real-time using a single ARM926EJ-S.


Summary Terje Tvedt, 'Some Notes on Development Research and Ethics', Forum for Development Studies, 1998:2, pp. 211–227. This article argues that it is often difficult to see the difference between what is called development research and politics and between research and other aid-related activities. Values traditionally held in high esteem among researchers are being eroded not only by the close relations between research and government and aid agencies, but especially by the research community's inability to draw clear distinctions between what is research and what is not research. It identifies two areas of particular ethical concern for the development research community as a whole.


An acoustic method is proposed for measuring the low frequencies parameters of porous materials having a rigid frame. The Biot equivalent fluid model is considered, in which the viscous losses are described by the the static viscous permeability and an additional viscous parameter. The inertial interactions between fluid and structure are taken into account by the inertial factor. The thermal couplings are modeled using the thermal permeability and the thermal tortuosity. The proposed method is based on a solution of the direct and inverse problems for the propagation of transient audible frequency waves in a homogeneous isotropic slab of porous material having a rigid frame. The physical parameters are determined from the solution of the inverse problem using experimental reflected and transmitted waves by porous samples, in a wave guide (pipe). The minimization of the objective function, defined as the difference between experiment and theory, is done in the time domain. Tests are performed using industrial plastic foams. Experimental and theoretical data are in good agreement. Furthermore, the prospects are discussed.


Abstract Serious corrosion of mine traction systems using positive-polarity grounding of direct current supply equipment is described. Abnormally increased costs from excessive trolley insulator failures and a safety hazard resulting from possible formation of pure metallic sodium or potassium in corrosion products are reported. As a consequence of these conditions, Tennessee Coal and Iron Division of U. S. Steel Corporation has converted the only two of its mines in which the traction systems were designed for positive-polarity grounding of negative-polarity trolleys. Reasons for the installation in mines of positive-polarity systems are given. Illustrations show how the corrosive electrolysis destroys the rock in which trolley supports are fastened. Tests indicate the presence of pure sodium or potassium in corrosion products. These metals will cause skinburns and when bits of the crusty deposit formed on the insulator fell into pools of water on the mine floor an explosive reaction accompanied by flame...


Summary form only given. We report our studies on the 2D lateral diffusion behaviors in InGaN/GaN MQWs using optical techniques. Similar to previous observation of the giant ambipolar diffusion coefficient in GaAs-based n-i-p-i superlattices, we have observed giant ambipolar diffusion coefficient in large well-width InGaN MQWs due to the spatial charge separation by the large built-in piezoelectric field. With a well width of 62 /spl Aring/, a room-temperature ambipolar diffusion. coefficient of 2700/spl plusmn/500 cm/sup 2//s was measured.


Nitrile ylides of fluorenylidene (RR'C − -N + C-R″: R″=CH 3 or C 6 H 5 ; R, R'=C 12 H 8 ) serve as carbene equivalents in reactions with (salen) metal complexes (salen=N,N'-ethylenebis(salicylideneaminato)) of first-row transition metals in acetonitrile or benzonitrile solvents. The microscopic rate constants for these reactions were obtained directly by flash photolysis experiments and were found to depend upon the nature, oxidation state, and ligation of the metal. Oxo(salen)chromium(V) triflate reacts with a rate constant close to the diffusional limit to form (salen)chromium(III) triflate and fluorenone


Mobile learning has been recognized as a new approach in informational teaching. First of all, the paper reviewed the research on the mobile learning and introduces the development of smart mobile technology. With the utilization of mobile learning, learners' multiple terminals can log into the mobile learning platform, and learners can freely switch between different terminal devices. Then, the paper introduced system architecture of the mobile learning platform and the key technologies including the APP client, mobile web client and WeChat client. It illustrated the design and implementation process of mobile learning platform. At last, the paper raised the technology problems. In order to realize the seamless integration of the mobile learning platform and the web-based learning system, the teaching resources and the teaching activities should be properly converted to adapt to different terminals. The paper integrated the mobile learning platform into the web-based learning system, making a depth fusion of mobile learning and web-based learning, improving the utilization rate of fragment time. The multi-terminals platform can support the seamless learning, therefore, learners can learn at any time, any place and in any way.


The assembly process in companies is something that must be analyzed from the design of their products until assembly, because this directly affects the product cost, assembly time, shape or quality in the process. An important tool for these activities is the standardized work that went well for the assembly line of the companies can be a good alternative to contribute to improve the assembly process. The purpose of this study is to standardize the assembly process of a group of components to converting and packaging tissue. The research methodology applied in this study is bibliographic followed by action research, with practical application in a case study. Initially the company is presented and followed by a current assembly process identification. Subsequently the problems are identified and the development and application of the improvement tools for the standardization of the assembly process in a pilot group of components. Finally, the results are presented and can be observed that the development of the standardized work process reduced the receiving, warehousing and assembly parts, as well as a reduction of 7% in the internal assembly cost, which represents a saving in the annual purchases of $ 46,400.


One of our greatest challenges in education is to prepare our students for the realities of the workplace they will be entering. In an economy characterized by global competition and continuous change, students need career-sustaining skills in addition to hard knowledge. They must know how to synthesize and integrate information; to work together in teams; to be creative; to attack open, multidisciplinary problems; to communicate the answers obtained; and to bring ideas into fruition. Recent critiques of engineering education, state the need a slightly different way. They claim that engineering education has focused too much of its energy on engineering science at the expense of engineering design. The author considers how Georgia Tech's EduTech Institute is spearheading an interdisciplinary effort to address these needs. Key to the effort is a two-quarter pre-disciplinary introduction to design. The introductory courses are designed to lay the foundations for teaming principles and strategies behind good design, reasoning involved in doing design, and cognitive and social skills a designer needs. Keeping in mind that good design requires effective collaboration and effective use of computer technology, collaboration and use of software is integral to the courses.


Background: Synergies between amyloid-{beta} (A{beta}), tau, and neurodegeneration persist along the Alzheimer's disease (AD) continuum. This study aimed to evaluate the extent of spatial coupling between tau and neurodegeneration (atrophy) and its relation to A{beta} positivity in mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Methods: Data from 409 subjects were included (95 cognitively normal controls, 158 A{beta} positive (A{beta}+) MCI, and 156 A{beta} negative (A{beta}-) MCI) Florbetapir PET, Flortaucipir PET, and structural MRI were used as biomarkers for A{beta}, tau and atrophy, respectively. Individual correlation matrices for tau load and atrophy were used to layer a multilayer network, with separate layers for tau and atrophy. A measure of coupling between corresponding regions of interest/nodes in the tau and atrophy layers was computed, as a function of A{beta} positivity. The extent to which tau-atrophy coupling mediated associations between A{beta} burden and cognitive decline was also evaluated. Results: Heightened coupling between tau and atrophy in A{beta}+ MCI was found primarily in the entorhinal and hippocampal regions (i.e., in regions corresponding to Braak stages I/II), and to a lesser extent in limbic and neocortical regions (i.e., corresponding to later Braak stages). Coupling strengths in the right middle temporal and inferior temporal gyri mediated the association between A{beta} burden and cognition in this sample. Conclusions: Higher coupling between tau and atrophy in A{beta}+ MCI is primarily evident in regions corresponding to early Braak stages and relates to overall cognitive decline. Coupling in neocortical regions is more restricted in MCI.


The reaction between stoichiometric amounts of β-diketiminato-stabilized aluminum dihydride and methylhydrazine affords reddish brown crystals of a planar dimeric spirane aluminum hydrazide complex, [LAlN(Me)NH]2 (2).


All papers published in this volume of IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science are thoroughly peer reviewed, according to the established rules and regulations by the publisher. The process of peer review is administered and monitored by the Editors. All reviews were performed by experts, following the professional and scientific standards expected of a proceedings journal, published by IOP Publishing. Type of peer review: Single-blind, by at least two reviewers. Conference submission management system: "Morressier", www.morressier.com Number of submissions received: 53 Number of submissions sent for review: 46 Number of submissions accepted: 29 Acceptance Rate (Number of Submissions Accepted / Number of Submissions Received × 100): 54.71% Average number of reviews per paper: 2 Total number of reviewers involved: 29 persons Any additional info on review process: The reviews are based on the following criteria: Assessment of the Contribution of the Submission, Technical Criteria, Quality Criteria, Presentation Criteria, Reviewer's Overall Evaluation. All submissions have been checked for antiplagiarism, by the Morressier's bult-in "Turnitin" module. Contact person for queries: Name: assoc. prof. Angel Terziev, PhD Affiliation: Faculty of Power Engineering and Power Machines at the Technical University of Sofia, Bulgaria E-mail: email@example.com Webpage: www.copepm.eu


CAAT/enhancer-binding proteins (C/EBPs) play an important role in the regulation of gene expression in insulin-responsive tissues. We have found that a complex containing C/EBPb interacts with an insulin response sequence in the insulin-like growth factor-binding protein-1 (IGFBP-1) gene and that a C/EBP-binding site can mediate effects of insulin on promoter activity. Here, we examined mechanisms mediating this effect of insulin. The ability of insulin to suppress promoter activity via a C/EBP-binding site is blocked by LY294002, a phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase inhibitor, but not by rapamycin, which blocks activation of p70 . Dominant negative phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase and protein kinase B (PKB) block the effect of insulin, while activated PKB suppresses promoter function via a C/EBP-binding site, mimicking the effect of insulin. Coexpression studies indicate that insulin and PKB suppress transactivation by C/EBPb, but not C/EBPa, and that N-terminal transactivation domains in C/EBPb are required. Studies with Gal4 fusion proteins reveal that insulin and PKB suppress transactivation by the major activation domain in C/EBPb (AD II), located between amino acids 31 and 83. Studies with E1A protein indicate that interaction with p300/CBP is required for transactivation by AD II and the effect of insulin and PKB. Based on a consensus sequence, we identified a PKB phosphorylation site (Ser) within the region of p300/CBP known to bind C/EBPb. Mammalian two-hybrid studies indicate that insulin and PKB disrupt interactions between this region of p300 and AD II and that Ser is critical for this effect. Signaling by PKB and phosphorylation of Ser may play an important role in modulating interactions between p300/CBP and transcription factors and mediate effects of insulin and related growth factors on gene expression. CAAT/enhancer-binding proteins (C/EBPs) play an important role in the regulation of gene expression in insulin-responsive tissues (1, 2). Studies in cell culture and with knockout mice indicate that C/EBPa and C/EBPb both contribute to the regulation of hepatic glucose production (3–5), including the multihormonal regulation of phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (PEPCK) (6–10), a rate-limiting enzyme for gluconeogenesis. We have reported that a nucleoprotein complex containing C/EBPb interacts with oligonucleotide probes containing insulin response sequences (IRSs) from the insulin-like growth factor-binding protein-1 (IGFBP-1) and PEPCK genes (11). This complex interacts with the IRS in a sequence-specific fashion that correlates with the ability of the IRS to mediate effects of insulin on promoter activity, and replacing the IRS with a consensus C/EBP-binding site in reporter gene constructs maintains the effect of insulin (11). Together, these results suggest that signaling to C/EBP proteins may contribute to the effects of insulin on gene expression via an IRS. Based on these observations, we examined specific mechanisms by which insulin may suppress promoter activity via C/EBP proteins. Previous studies have shown that insulin inhibits basal activity of the IGFBP-1 promoter via an IRS, and that this effect of insulin is mediated by protein kinase B (PKB) downstream from phosphatidylinositol 39-kinase (PI 3-kinase) (12). Activated PKB is translocated to the nucleus where it may interact with nuclear targets directly involved in the regulation of gene expression (13). PKB has been shown to phosphorylate and suppress transactivation by a subset of forkhead transcription factors, including FKHR, FKHRL1, and AFX (14–16). Since a nucleoprotein complex containing C/EBPb interacts with IRSs in the IGFBP-1 and PEPCK genes, we considered the possibility that C/EBP proteins also might contribute to the ability of insulin to regulate promoter activity downstream from PI 3-kinase and PKB. Mink et al. (17) have reported that N-terminal transactivation domains in C/EBPb interact with p300/CBP coactivator proteins, and that this interaction is critical for transactivation by C/EBPb. GST pull-down and two-hybrid studies revealed that C/EBPb interacts with residues 1752–1859 of p300 (17). * This work was supported in part by National Institutes of Health, NIDDK, Grant DK41430 and the Department of Veterans Affairs Merit Review Program. The costs of publication of this article were defrayed in part by the payment of page charges. This article must therefore be hereby marked "advertisement" in accordance with 18 U.S.C. Section 1734 solely to indicate this fact. § Present address: Lexicon Genetics, 4000 Research Forest Dr., The Woodlands, TX 77381-4287. i Present address: Section of Rheumatology (M/C 733), Dept. of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, 900 South Ashland Ave., Chicago, IL 60607. ‡‡ To whom all correspondence should be addressed: Rm. 5A122A Research (MP 151), Veterans Affairs Chicago Health Care System (West Side), 820 South Damen Ave., Chicago, IL 60612. Tel.: 312-6666500 (ext. 57427); Fax: 312-455-5877; E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com. 1 The abbreviations used are: C/EBP, CAAT/enhancer-binding protein; CRE, cAMP response element; GST, glutathione S-transferase; IGFBP-1, insulin-like growth factor-binding protein-1; IRS, insulin response sequence; PEPCK, phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase; PKB, protein kinase B; PI 3-kinase, phosphatidylinositol 39-kinase; CBP, CREB-binding protein; Myr, myristoylated; LZ, leucine zipper. 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* Corresponding Author: Omid Massah, MD Address: Substance Abuse and Dependence Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Koodakyar Alley, Daneshjoo Blv., Evin, Tehran, Iran. Tel: +98 (21) 22180097 E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com Objective: This study was conducted to investigate the association between Islamic lifestyle and addiction potential among adolescents residing in Eslamshahr City, Iran.


OBJECTIVE To establish style of the Assessment of the uncertainty for astimation thickness of disposable infusion implement/soft tube method.METHODS According to JJF-1999,establish TypeA standard uncertainty and Type B standard uncertainty ynthetic uncertainty.RESULTS Level of confidence p=95%.degrees of freedomγ=4.CONCLUSION This assessment is very suitable for thickness and length of daily medical production mensurating method.


This study characterizes the spatial and temporal distribution of air pollution in an urban street environment given traffic and meteorological conditions. A mobile air monitoring platform was used to measure ultrafine particle (UFP) counts on a 1-second basis along a 3 mile-long transect in Downtown Los Angeles in April-July 2008 for a total of 12 runs and roughly 7,500 observations. Significantly higher UFP concentrations were found in morning compared to afternoon measurements. Spatially speaking, mean UFP concentrations were higher at intersections. High emitting vehicles (HEV), typically old light duty vehicles or medium and heavy duty diesel trucks, were associated with higher spikes of pollution. Advanced statistical modeling is needed to understand how UFP plumes from accelerating vehicle queues disperse in the built environment while controlling for wind conditions. These findings inform smart growth and traffic management strategies, and ultimately, support the creation of a toolkit for transportation planners and policy decision makers to mitigate air pollution exposures in urban street environments and near transit-oriented development (TOD).


There have been presented the results of the experiment for reception of signals transmitted by IRNSS (Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System) and their processing with the use of SDR (software-defined radio) technology.


Investigation of well damage at Prudhoe Bay Field, Alaska, has led to the conclusion that calcium carbonate scale accumulation at or close to well perforation is the major cause for production capacity decline abserved in many wells. EDTA has proved viable as a sole treating fluid for use in removing the scale under Prudhoe Bay downhole conditions. Small volume, low cost acid wash treatments were very successful for short term recovery of well capacity. Further investigation of scale inhibition and fines stabilization is required to develop a true long-term capacity maintenance system for individual wells.


We have succeeded in growing a single crystal of tetragonal SmCu 2Ge2 in Sn-flux and measured the x-ray diffraction and magnetic susceptibility. The volume of the unit-cell and the magnetic behavior are consistent with trivalent Sm in SmCu2Ge2. It was confirmed that the temperature independent Van Vleck term arising from the J = 7/2 first excited state gives a large contribution to the magnetic susceptibility in SmCu2Ge2 similar to other Sm compounds. The difference in energy between the J=5/2 and 7/2 angular momentum states is roughly estimated to be ΔE ∼ 1800 K from the magnetic susceptibility. © 2012 The Physical Society of Japan.


Ovine LH or FSH administered 44 hr after a priming dose of PMS induced ovulation inhypophysectomized immature rats. A well-characterized and highly specific LH antiserum (A/S) showing no cross reactivity with NIH FSH, TSH, GH or pr.olactin or with serum and tissue proteinextracts, was used to test the ability of NIH-FSH or LH-free FSH to cause ovulation. Theminimal effective dose (MEID) of LH A/S blocking ovulation induced by 10 ug LH was 3.0 ul per rat whereas that for blocking ovulation induced by FSH (100 ug) was 1.0 ul. While the MEID of the LH A/S for inhibition of ovarian weight gain was about 3 times greater than forinhibition of ovulation induced by LH, that for suppression of ovarian weight gain and inhibition of ovulation induced by FSH were the same. Incubation of FSH with variable amounts of LH A/Sfollowed by removal of the LH A/S with anti-rabbit gamma globulin resulted in preparations having no LH contamination as indicated by the double immunodiffusion test. The ovulation inducing capacity ...


First-order methods such as proximal gradient, which use Forward–Backward Splitting techniques have proved to be very effective in solving nonsmooth convex minimization problem, which is useful in solving various practical problems in different fields such as machine learning and image processing. In this paper, we propose few new forward–backward splitting algorithms, which consume less number of iterations to converge to an optimum. In addition, we derive convergence rates for the proposed formulations and show that the speed of convergence of these algorithms is significantly better than the traditional forward–backward algorithm. To demonstrate the practical applicability, we apply them to two real-world problems of machine learning and image processing. The first issue deals with the regression on high-dimensional datasets, whereas the second one is the image deblurring problem. Numerical experiments have been conducted on several publicly available real datasets to verify the obtained theoretical results. Results demonstrate the superiority of our algorithms in terms of accuracy, the number of iterations required to converge and the rate of convergence against the classical first-order methods.


The concept of an 'intrinsic' mode has recently been devised as the basis for a systematic theory of wave propagation in slowly varying waveguides. An intrinsic mode is a self-consistent plane-wave spectrum which is approximated, to lowest order in the slow scale, by a more conventional adiabatic mode. However, where the adiabatic mode breaks down (at its transition from bound to cutoff behaviour) the intrinsic mode is uniform, and correctly predicts the radiation which occurs into the substrate or cladding. The object of this paper is to summarise the relevant theory and to present numerical computations of the intrinsic modes for a model problem consisting of a dielectric wedge with plane boundaries.


The World Health Organization states in the World Disability Report dated 2011 that 15.6% of the population over the age of 18 in the world is disabled. OECD, the EU countries and Turkey also have disability above 15%. With the increasing age and chronic diseases, the number of disabled individuals is also increasing. This situation necessitates policies and practices that take into account the needs and expectations of individuals with disabilities while making policies and regulations in countries. The main purpose of the study is to reveal the satisfaction of the disabled people in Nazilli district with the public services and to analyze the situation and needs. It is also aimed to increase the level of social awareness on this issue. In this study, it is analyzed whether the level of satisfaction differs according to the type of disability by determining the satisfaction levels of the disabled from public services and municipal services with a field study on a local scale. Physically disabled individuals constitute close to half of the 142 disabled individuals surveyed. Almost half of the sample consists of physically disabled individuals. The majority of the disabled are women, single, primary school graduates and individuals between the ages of 35-44. A significant majority of disabled individuals do not participate in employment. Descriptive statistics show that satisfaction with all public service items and public services in general is quite high. However, the satisfaction of the municipality with its infrastructure, social, cultural and sports activities is below the general satisfaction level. ANOVA test result shows that satisfaction with judicial and administrative services differs according to the type of disability. The analysis of multiple comparisons of satisfaction with services by type of disability shows that there is a statistically significant difference between physically disabled people and individuals with multiple disabilities in terms of satisfaction with judicial and administrative services. As a result of multiple comparisons, a statistically significant difference was found between individuals with pervasive developmental disabilities and individuals with more than one disability in terms of satisfaction with judicial and administrative services.


The purpose of this study is to find out from a didactic perspective, how traditional gender roles emerge in the classroom and the conceptions of traditional gender roles. This is explored from a s ...


The failure of hub bearing grease were analysised by calculating the quantity of grease running off from the hub bearing was,researching the rheological parameters of the grease,calculating the temperature field of hub bearing using imitating system.Laboratory examination was carried out,the hub bearing field tests were carried out on the plateau freight truck,the test methods of grease's performance characteristics were studied.It was brought forward that it is effective to cope with the grease running off by improving the lubricating grease's elastic modulus,apparent viscosity and yield shear stresses.


We review experimental results for the locus in the temperature–density plane of isothermal Cv (constant volume heat capacity) extrema of Ar, Kr and Xe, and published Percus–Yevick and simulation equations of state. It is likely that the locus of Cv maxima terminates at the critical point. We report new long (960 million Monte Carlo steps), 864 particle simulations of the heat capacity for the truncated Lennard-Jones potential (cutoff=2.5σ) near the liquid coexistence line, and establish directly that the locus of Cv minima intersects the coexistence line. On the basis of calculations and simulations for model systems, we induce that previously reported Cv extrema are caused by the interplay of three physical effects that we term, "aggregation," "caging," and "soft-core penetration." We test our hypothesis by carrying out calculations for a one-dimensional, nearest-neighbor, infinite-chain, truncated interaction model with the following potentials: Lennard-Jones, Lennard-Jones with hard core, Lennard-Jone...


Objective To evaluate the role of Color Doppler ultrasound,MRI and CT scanning in diagnosis of aortic dissection.Methods The clinical data of twenty-three cases of aortic dissection received multiple examinations including Color Doppler ultrasound,MRI and CT scanning during January 2000 to December 2009 were retrospectively reviewed and analyzed.Results There was no statistical difference in rate of diagnosis for aortic dissection and rates of rupture detection and intimal tear among examinations with Color Doppler ultrasound,MRI and CT scanning.Conclusion Color Doppler ultrasonography has the characteristics of high accuracy and specificity in diagnosis of aortic dissection.It is an invasive,continuous real-time monitoring,easy to be operated in examination and it is the first choice with higher value in diagnosis of aortic dissection.


The manipulation of sound with acoustic metamaterials is a field of intense research, where interaction via resonance is a common application despite the significant disadvantages. We propose a novel procedure for introducing well-designed coupling interfaces with a cell size of less than 10 nm into an ultra-soft porous medium, to prepare a meta-aerogel, where the sound propagation is significantly delayed in a non-resonant mode. The resultant sound velocity is shown as a scaling law with the mass density and the mass fraction ratio of the components, in accordance with our analytical model. We have prepared a meta-aerogel with the slowest sound velocity of 62 m/s. To the best of our knowledge, this is the lowest value in compact solid materials, with a prospect of further slowing down by our procedure. The development of such meta-aerogels can facilitate key applications in acoustic metamaterials intended to employ non-resonant type slow sound (or phase delay). Examples of the latter include deep subwavelength meta-surface and other focused imaging or transformation acoustics that require a high contrast of sound velocity.


Introduction: Euglycemic diabetic ketoacidosis (euDKA) is characterized by anion-gap acidosis, elevated ketones, and blood glucose <250 mg/dL. It is most commonly associated with type 1 diabetes and rarely seen in non-insulin dependent diabetes (NIDD). Here we present a case of gap metabolic acidosis secondary to euDKA in a patient with NIDD and pneumonia. Description: A 58 year old male with NIDD presented with 3 days of fever, fatigue, and anorexia. Despite decrease in oral intake, he was able to continue taking his home empagliflozin. Initial evaluation revealed gap metabolic acidosis with a pH of 6.92, pCO2 <20, anion gap 34, blood glucose 162, hemoglobin A1C 8.9, and a left infiltrate on chest xray. Further evaluation into the etiology of his acidosis was pertinent for elevated betahydroxybutyrate and glucosuria. Treatment was initiated with dextrose and insulin infusion with resolution of his acidosis over the next 2 days. Significant up-titration of glucose infusion rate and insulin infusion was required. The cause of his acidosis was felt to be due to ketoacidosis in the setting of acute illness, anorexia, and ongoing use of his home sodium glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitor (SGLT2i) medication, empagliflozin. Discussion: SGLT2i are oral anti-hyperglycemic medications used in treatment of type 2 diabetes and have been associated with euDKA, particularly in the setting of physiologic stress such as acute illness or surgery. SGLT2i decrease serum glucose by preventing reabsorption in the proximal tubules of the kidney. A suggested mechanism leading to euDKA may be inadequate serum glucose levels during episodes of increased metabolic demand caused by forced urinary glucose excretion and hence increased glucagon production and subsequent ketogenesis. Recent guidelines recommend SGLT2i as second-line agent after metformin and thus the prevalence of SGLT2i is likely to increase. Though it may seem counter-intuitive to administer insulin to a euglycemic patients, this treatment is needed to prevent further ketogenesis. Clinicians who care for patients with NIDD, particularly in times of increased physiologic stress and metabolic demand, need to be aware of the associated side effects of these medications and appropriate treatment with glucose and insulin infusion in euDKA.