It is really difficult to guess Confucius' will at his old age. The author maintains that the crux of the matter is how to appropriately choose historical materials available to understand it well. Treating some related content in the Confucius' Analects as the criterion, this paper attempts to analyze Confucius' thought at his old age by interpreting the related parts in Yi zhuan and the Spring and Autumn Annals. Meanwhile, the paper raises a new interpretation of the part of the Late Spring, being claimed to be difficult to be understood in the Analects, to stress Confucius' conception of closely uniting with the Dao of heaven, and pointing out this is the pains Confucius had taken to set then the chaotic society to rights by expanding the principles dwelling in Yi and revising the Spring and Autumn Annals. It is really not advisable for the decedents to neglect or over suspect the value of the historical materials such as Mencius ?Duke Wen of Teng (II), Historical Records ?Hereditary Houses of Confucius, as well as Yi zhuan ?Yao copied on silk excavated, in manifesting Confucius' real thought at his old age.


Summary form only given. Single-wall semiconducting carbon nanotube (CNT) field-effect transistors (CNFETs) have been among the foremost candidates to complement Si and extend CMOS technology scaling to sub-10-nm technology thanks to the atomically thin body of CNTs and their near-ballistic transport [1-3]. However, non-idealities such as high contact resistance (Rc) [4], parasitic capacitance and tunneling leakage current can diminish the superior intrinsic electrical properties of CNTs in a highly scaled CNFET. Here we present the first data-calibrated compact model for CNFETs which captures dimensional scaling effects, metal-CNT contact resistance, parasitic capacitance, and direct source-to-drain tunneling leakage current. We then use this model to study design trade-offs and identify the remaining critical challenges for the CNFET technology. The model has been implemented in Verilog-A, is now available online [5], and will be described here for the first time.


DUE to the large number of participants on the program of the 45th Annual Convention of the National Association of Secondary-School Principals, this issue of THE BULLETIN contains only a summary of the addresses and papers presented. These proceedings are divided into four parts: Part I, Discussion Groups; Part II, General Sessions; Part III, National Advisory Council Meeting; and Part IV, Business Meeting.


Soil Water Balance (SWB) is a user-friendly irrigation scheduling model developed to estimate water use for a wide range of crops. The FAO crop factor option within this model allows one to determine daily irrigation requirements from daily weather data as long as suitable crop parameters are available. The parameters required are the basal crop coefficient, root depth and plant height for the relevant growth stage (i.e. initial, development, mid- and late) and the length of each growth stage as well as a stress day index, the leaf water potential at maximum transpiration and the maximum transpiration rate. Data gained from trees planted in a lysimeter trial in South Africa have been used to develop these parameters for a deciduous peach tree crop (Prunus persica cv. Transvalia). These parameter values differed for first leaf and second leaf trees. The determined values gave very good estimates of water usage when applied in field trials. Evidence is presented to highlight the 2-D variation in the components of the soil water balance of a micro-irrigated hedgerow orchard and suggestions are made as to how these variations should be handled.


In today's Public Education Sector, the need for creative education is becoming more and more prominent. An excellent method for achieving this is gamification, which provides an opportunity to activate and motivate students by playfully processing the desired knowledge material. Minecraft is a multi-platform video game that can be successfully used in gamified education. This game platform is used at one of the summer camps we announced for elementary and high school students (10–16 years old). The participants mastered the topics of renewable energy sources with the help of the Minecraft game. This study describes the methods used in the camp and presents the research results on the effectiveness of the camp. The students' current level of knowledge was examined with a questionnaire about renewable energy sources, and the collaborative skills questionnaire was used to assess the collaboration characteristics, and the school creative climate questionnaire was used to explore specific features of the camp. The practical results of the camp and the research results proved that gamification, the use of Minecraft, was excellent for arousing students' interest, increasing their motivation, and helping them master the knowledge materials, effective task solving, and cooperation (i.e., the camp was equally effective from the point of view of knowledge acquisition and collaboration).


Galen and its successor Fallot are computational models of medical diagnosis based on expert reasoning. Each uses patient data to infer congenital heart defects which explain that data. If multiple defects are present, interactions among them may alter the expected data, making diagnosis difficult. Fallot combines the reasoning methods in Galen with new, multiple data combination methods to correctly interpret these interactions. Tests performed on multiple defects cases showed Fallot's methods to be a significant improvement over Galen's. The flexibility and portability of Common Lisp (CL) enabled an easy integration of Galen's pre-CL methods with the newer methods of Fallot, all in CL. The combined model is better and more robust than either alone. Future work aims to integrate probabilistic reasoning methods into the model.


Nowadays, massive amounts of patients' healthcare data, coming from disparate data sources, have to be integrated to facilitate data analysis and cleaning tasks. In this article, we introduce a novel framework for privacy-preserving large-scale linkage of electronic health records. As part of this framework, we utilize our proposed system, called LSHDB, which is a parallel and distributed data engine for performing Privacy-Preserving Record Linkage (PPRL) tasks, while offering formal guarantees of completeness of the results. We also demonstrate that the MapReduce extension of our framework, offers a robust and distributed solution for performing on-demand, large-scale privacy-preserving record linkage tasks in the healthcare domain.


The emission characteristics and parameters of the plasma are important both for the improvement of existing and for the creation of new radiation sources [1-3]. Plasma in mixtures of mercury diiodide and mercury dibromide vapor with atomic gases can be an effective source of dual-band coherent and spontaneous emission in the violet-blue and blue-green spectrum with an emission maximum at a wavelength of (λmax.) 443 nm and (λmax.) 502 nm [4,5]. Light sources that operate on these mixtures provide high spectral radiation power, which is important for practical applications, such as sources of active photosynthetic radiation or lasers and others [6-8]. The high radiation efficiency of such mixtures was demonstrated in the studies of the authors [9–11].


The effects of vetiver grass strips on sediment tra pping and soil loss were studied during 2010 rainin g season. Field studies, conducted on 6% alfisol of loamy sand text ure which is susceptible to sealing, allowed the co mparison of three situations corresponding to buffer strip widt hs of 3 and 40 m located at the down slope end of a bare experimental field. This study aimed at comparing t he rate of soil loss under vetiver grass strip and non-vetiver hedges. The mean total sediment yield of the contro l plot was greater (28.76 kg/ha) than those in the vetiver plots. The yield was in the trend of non-vetiver plot > pl ot 2 > plot 1 > plot 3 (28.76kg/ha > 8.94 kg/ha > 4 .09 kg/ha > 3.99 kg/ha respectively). %). Statistical comparis on of soil loss among the plots revealed that non-v etiver plot was highly significantly different from the vetiver plo ts, while vetiver plot 2 was significantly different from vetiver plots 1 and 3 (p < 0.05)


The purpose of this research was to explain the factors that affect the increasing exports of Indonesian Tuna to the global market. Tuna is one of Indonesia's flagship fishery export commodities with high economical value and high demand by the world's consumers. By the activities of tuna export to global market, Indonesia applied policies related to the development of tuna. This research focuses on Indonesia's policy of supporting tuna exports to global market as an internal factor and importer's country policy that contibuting to the increase tuna export from Indonesia as an external factor.


Before I Go to Sleep A Novel, by S.J. Watson (Harper Perennial, 9780062060563, $14.99) "Christine wakes every morning in a state of panic. Due to a horrible accident she has no memory and relies on daily notes from her husband, Ben, to understand her life. That is until Dr. Nash, a neuropsychologist, begins to work with her. Little by little, Christine pieces together her lost memories until she is dangerously close to discovering the truth of her past. This is a psychological thrill ride that, at times, leaves you uneasy, queasy, and afraid of the next twisted turn. I couldn't put it down!" —Kristin Bates, McLean & Eakin Booksellers, Petoskey, MI


Low temperature (4.2 K) photoluminescence spectroscopy (PL) measurements were performed on mercuric iodide (HgI2) crystals which were intentionally doped with copper or silver during KI etching. PL spectra obtained after these doping experiments show specific Cu and Ag features similar to those previously observed after deposition of Cu or Ag contacts on mercuric iodide crystals. The in‐diffusion of Cu or Ag into bulk HgI2 has also been confirmed a few days after doping. This diffusion introduces new recombination centers in the material. This work suggests that the processing steps used to fabricate mercuric iodide nuclear detectors can lead to the introduction of new defects which are detrimental to detector performance.


In a changing world, sustainable development is at the core of all conversations, included those of the companies. Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is mentioned in this context. This phenomenon requires interactions with stakeholders, therefore companies have to communicate on their sustainable actions. In order to do that, internet is a very relevant communication tool. Thanks to a content analysis and the scoring technique, this paper aims first to classify Belgian companies involved with corporate social responsibility which communicate a lot through the Internet. Secondly it will try to bring about a better understanding of the strategic elements on which companies have to set the focus in their communication strategies.


Let , and let be a sequence of positive numbers with . Denote by the class of all functions for which the best approximation by trigonometric polynomials satisfies the condition .In this paper the relation between best approximations in different metrics is studied. Necessary and sufficient conditions are found for the imbedding , where and are positive sequences with and .Furthermore, it is proved that the condition of P. L. Ul'janov is not only sufficient but is also necessary for the imbedding .The question of imbedding in the space of continuous functions is also considered.Bibliography: 7 titles.


To protect transmission line from faults 3-zone distance protection is widely used as it also provides backup protection. This study aims at simulating three-step protection using PSCAD software under different fault conditions in different zones. Also how relay malfunctions under presence of fault resistance. Finally, quadrilateral characteristic of relay is drawn which solves the problem of under-reach of relay due to fault resistance. Keywords : Distance protection, fault resistance, MHO characteristics, quadrilateral characteristics, PSCAD. Cite this Article Joyeb Kapadia, V. J. Upadhyay. Three Zone Distance Protection of Transmission Line Using MHO and Quadrilateral Characteristics. Trends in Electrical Engineering . 2019; 9(1): 17–30p.


—The shift of public sector service provision to digital first, has had a considerable impact on how individuals interact with public sector entities. Therefore, this research argues for a systems approach to explore and understand different assistance-seeking behaviours. In particular, there is a need to understand the critical points within the system at which assistance is sought and the changing behaviours correlated to post assistance-seeking outcomes. Evidence for this research is presented through a case study on the Australian Taxation Office. Observations of the digital lodgement channel were undertaken to evaluate the components in which individuals sought assistance. Through the application of systems thinking and process mapping, this research highlights the critical points in which assistance was sought within the lodgement process. The results of this research lead to the recommendations that ongoing education should be provided for four years post first lodgement, and that education should occur at change of circumstances. Through the use of strategically placed self-help assistance throughout the lodgement process, it is anticipated that individuals will be less likely to seek assistance. However, this research demonstrates the importance of maintaining human interfaces for assistance-seeking to maximise an individual's capacity to interact with the system successfully.


Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is an idiopathic and reversible form of dilated cardiomyopathy which is of unknown aetiology with absence of determinable cause for cardiac failure. The disease is relatively uncommon with an estimated rate of 1 in 3,000-4,000 deliveries and its incidence is getting increased nowadays due to many reasons. The diagnosis of this entity is often difficult and it requires a high degree of clinical suspicion since majority of the cases in puerperium with cardiac failure (acute LVF or cardiac arrhythmias) are often the cause for maternal mortality. Early diagnosis facilitates immediate intervention, which will prevent maternal morbidity, mortality and also helps to team up with an internist or cardiologist to provide effective treatment to the patient. In this regard the present study was conducted at Hanamkonda, Warangal with the aim to review the maternal complications in peripartum cardiomyopathy related to different age groups considering various socioeconomic conditions of the women.


Local and global correlations for condensing energy transfer in the presence of noncondensable gases in a containment facility have been evaluated. The database employed stems from the E11.2 and E11.4 tests conducted at the German HDR facility. The HDR containment is a 11060-ml, 60-m-high decommissioned light water reactor. The tests simulated long-term (up to 56 h) accident conditions. Numerous instrumented structural blocks (concrete and lead) were located throughout the containment to provide detailed local heat transfer measurements. These data represent what is probably the most extensive database of integral energy transfer measurements available. It is well established that the major resistance to condensation heat transfer in the presence of noncondensable gases is a gaseous boundary layer that builds up in front of the condensing surface. Correlations that seek to model heat transfer for these conditions should depend on parameters that most strongly determine the buildup and thickness of this boundary layer. Two of the most important parameters are the vapor/noncondensable concentration ratio and the local atmospheric motion. Secondary parameters include the atmosphere-to-surface temperature difference, the pressure, and condensing surface properties. The HDR tests are unique in terms of the quantity and variety of instrumentation employed. However, one of the mostmore » important parameters, the local bulk atmospheric velocity, is inherently difficult to measure, and only fragmentary measurements are available even in the HDR data-base. A detailed analysis of these data is presented by Green. This study uses statistical methods to evaluate local and global empirical correlations that do not include the atmospheric velocity. The magnitude of the differences between the correlations emphasizes the importance of the local atmospheric velocity and serves to illustrate the accuracy limits of correlations that neglect this essential parameter.« less


The paper concerns the structure of another language communicative competence as a key one in education of the future specialists for tourism sphere; analyses the instrument-technological base for preparing future specialists for their professional communication in foreign language. Pedagogic situations are confronted with thesaurus structures.


ABSTRACT Objective: The objective of this study was to determine whether a new diagnosis of asthma is associated with a later diagnosis of herpes zoster (HZ) in a nationwide, retrospective, non-age limited, population-based cohort. Methods: We used data from the National Health Insurance Research Database in Taiwan. The asthma group consisted of all 40 069 patients in the database with newly diagnosed asthma and using asthma medications from 2000 through 2005. The nonasthma group comprised 40 069 age- and sex-matched patients without any asthma diagnosis. Cox proportional hazards regression analysis was applied to calculate the hazard ratio of HZ in the patients with asthma relative to those without asthma. Results: During a mean follow-up period of 8.77 years, the risk of HZ was 1.48-fold higher in the asthma group compared with that in the nonasthma group after adjustment for sex, age, comorbidities, inhaled and systemic corticosteroid use, and annual outpatient department visits to dermatologists. Additional stratified analyses revealed that the risk of HZ was significantly higher in patients of both sexes and those aged older than 21 years. Conclusions: Newly diagnosed adult patients with asthma have a significantly higher risk of developing HZ than do those without asthma.


Objective To investigate the anti-inflammatory response of montelukast on macrophage and T-cell activation by sIL-2R and TNF-α in asthmatic patients for the further decision of pharmacologic scheme in clinical medication.Methods 48 patients with midrange stable phas asthma were treated montelukast for 8 weeks.And 48 healthy volenteers(control group)were enrolled.Lung function test forced expiratory volume in 1 second(FEV1)was performed before and after treatment.Serum SIL-2R,TNF-α,and eosinophil cationic protein levels were determined in the control group and in asthmatic patientes before and after treatment.Results The mean eosinophil cationic protein value was significantly decreased(32.1±11.8 VS 20.2±11.2,P0.01)and FEV1 was significantly increased(78.9±10.9 VS 103±13.7,P0.05)after 8 weeks' treatment with montelukast.The mean serum IL-2R levels were significantly higher in the before-treatment group than that in the after-treatment group(1034.77±175.18,773±230.19,P0.05)or in control subjects(571.11±123.12; P0.01).The mean serum TNF-α level was higher in the before-treatment group than that in the after-treatment group and control group(8.60±1.79,5.89±2.16,5.10±1.07; P0.05).The Spearman regression analysis showed there was negative correlation between TNF-α and sIL-2R in patients before montelukast treatment(r=0.665; P0.01).Conclusion Our research indicates that montelukast improves clinical parameters and shows anti-inflammatory response by decreasing serum sIL-2R and TNF-α.At the same time,the expression level of SIL-2R and TNF-α has an intimate relationship with the clinilcal therapeutic effect of montelukast.It can be used as reference marker for clinicla choice of this kind of medicine.


The mcdification of cutaneous histamine under the effect of x radiation was studied in the adult mouse. Irradiation by a lethal dose does not decrease the histamine concentration in the skin of the adult mouse. In the female, a slight augmentation from the 48th hr after x irradiation was observed. (tr-auth)


PURPOSE: To enhance the expression of a code segment by transforming yeast cells with a specific code segment expression vector into which the code segment is inserted. CONSTITUTION: Yeast cells are transformed with a code segment expression vector into which a code segment is inserted to express a DNA segment. This yeast expression vector contains the DNA segment originating from a yeast glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase promoter substantially not containing the codon from the 5' terminus, and this novel promoter is adjacent to the 5' terminus of the inserted DNA codon segment ad oriented so that the transcription initiated in the promoter may include the above-started code segment. COPYRIGHT: (C)1993,JPO


Context: Usually, experimental studies that are conducted to generate evidences on the different scientific fields produce many qualitative data to be analyzed by researchers. For instance, this is the case of defects lists generated from the software inspection activity, which defects consist of qualitative data that should be discussed and classified. This scenario was experienced during the Readers Project, where defects lists have token long time to be analyzed, sometimes hours or days, making the decisions about defects difficult. Moreover, feedback questionnaires deserved a careful analysis, since they carried relevant information about the experimental study. Aim: Driven by the described situation this research aimed to support the qualitative analysis conduction in an information-guided way, using visualization and text mining techniques to enable it. This approach allows software inspection defects described similarly be analyzed together, due to the use of these techniques, which may allow the homogeneity of the decisions about them. The same happens in the context of feedback questionnaires. Methodology: Based on the objective, the ways that visualization and text mining could contribute to become qualitative analysis more effective and efficient were investigated and designed. Considering it, the Insight tool was developed to enable the information-guided qualitative analysis. Experimental studies were conducted to validate and evaluate the approach on different contexts. Results: Four experimental studies were conducted: (i) a feasibility study conducted with text documents which gave evidences that the use of visualization and text mining met previous expectations and was feasible to be employed; (ii) a study in the context of software inspection which, although the quantitative data did not present statistical significance, the descriptive statistics and feedback questionnaires analysis gave evidences that visualization and text mining makes the qualitative analysis effective and efficient; (iii) a study in the context of questionnaires, which results were similar to the previous study; (iv) a case study in the context of qualitative analysis of long text documents which gave evidences about the utility and ease of use of the approach. Conclusion: Under the different contexts of evaluation, the Insight, an information-guided qualitative analysis approach that is based on visualization and text mining, gave evidences about the improvements on efficiency and effectiveness. Adding to its relevance in software engineering area, this research also contributes to other scientific fields, which often claim for technological support to conduct their research.


Itisshownthattheclassofallholomorphic univalent intheupperhalf-plane mappings with symmetry of carry along the real axi is a compact initself class.It isprovedthecovering theorem. It is fied sets of values of the part of mappig andtherealpartofderivative in the fixed point.


Abstract Prediction of control structures in cell metabolism is a key open problem in systems biology, but the knowledge about dynamics of metabolic networks is often incomplete. Here, we propose a method for reconstructing robust transcriptional controllers based on the structure of the controlled system instead. It solves a discrete optimization problem whose decision variable models the interaction between transcription factors and metabolic genes by a specifically tuned search metaheuristic. By comparing the results with randomized controllers, we obtain estimates of interaction probabilities. An application to a medium-scale model of B. subtilis shows that the method yields high-confidence predictions for known interactions from a database. Beyond the prediction of novel interactions, the approach can be used in optimal experimental design because it includes an explicit description of biological disturbances.


Gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH), D-Phe6-GnRH and thyrotropin releasing factor (TRF) were tritiated by direct catalytic exchange using Rh/Al2O3 + HT under conditions which lead in model deuterations of Nα-acetylhistidine amide to a high incorporation of deuterium into position 5 of the histidine ring. Specific activities up to a range of 400 GBq/mmol in form of nonhydrolyzable tritium are attainable after removal of the label incorporated into position 2 of the histidine ring. A crucial reason for diminished specific activities was found to be a catalystmediated hydrogen transfer between the peptides and traces of water, contained in the reaction mixture, competing with the tritiation.


Results are reported from an effort to define a passive magnetic field concept for the High Energy X-ray Timing Experiment (HEXTE), in the interest of reducing the detector-gain variations due to 0.5-1.0-sec timescale magnetic field variations. This will allow a sensitivity of the order of 1 percent of the HEXTE background. While aperture modulation and automatic gain control will minimize effects on timescales of tens of seconds and longer, passive magnetic shielding of the photomultiplier tubes will address 1-sec timescale variations due to aperture motions.


To obtain a healthier diet, Americans need to consume not only more vegetables, but also a healthier mix of vegetables. Household demands for eight categories of vegetables are investigated, using ACNielsen's Homescan data. A maximum simulated likelihood estimation procedure results in elasticity estimates which are somewhat larger than those obtained from both time-series and cross-section data in the literature. Even these larger elasticities are not large enough to bridge the dietary consumption gap without, and possibly even with, substantial price or food expenditure subsidies. Furthermore, Homescan data do indicate some significant differences in preferences for types of vegetables by household characteristics, such as race and ethnicity. This information could be used in designing more effective public interventions for boosting vegetable consumption in the United States.


We have previously found [J. Eggers, M. A. Fontelos, D. Leppinen, and J. H. Snoeijer, Phys. Rev. Lett., 98 (2007), 094502] that the pinch-off of a gas bubble in an inviscid environment is controlled by scaling exponents which are slowly varying in time. To leading order, these results did not require the spatial profile of the interface near break-up. Here we refine our previous analysis by computing the entire shape of the neck. The neck shape is characterized by similarity functions that are also slowly varying on a logarithmic scale. We compare these results to experiments and find agreement within the experimentally accessible range. More detailed confirmation of the asymptotic analysis is provided by the excellent agreement with numerical simulations of the bubble pinch-off.


The utility model relates to a sugar cane lifter. The top of a machine frame (3) is provided with a sprocket shaft (1), the middle part of the machine frame (3) is provided with a pining pin (4), and the lower part of the machine frame (7) is provided with a drive shaft (14) which is in one same vertical surface with the sprocket shaft (1). Both ends of the drive shaft and the sprocket shaft are provided with sprocket gears. A supporting rod (16) which is positioned on the lower part of the machine frame and is parallel to the drive shaft is movably connected with the machine frame (3). A power machine (6) is arranged on a bracket (28), and the supporting rod (16) and a telescopic rod (17) are connected by the bracket (28). The lower part of the machine frame is provided with an extended cross rod piece (21) to be connected with a wheel shaft (29) of a walking wheel (30). The sugar cane lifter can lift materials vertically and has the advantages of simple structure and light weight. The machine frame is small. The utility model can be hung on an automobile railing for work and can conveniently move working places.


Objective To assess the effect of working mode on oral hygiene guidance for children in rural areas. Methods This study was consisted of 180 12-year-old children of grade 6,three classes,from a rural primary school,who wereequally randomized to three groups as: working-mode guidance(WMG) group,doctor guidance(DG) group and control group.The result was appraised via detection of dental plaque index(DPI) before and after the guidance and a questionnaire on the knowledge awareness. Results The DPI between before and after the guidance,both by doctor and working mode,was significantly different(t=9.79,12.43;P0.001).Compared with the control,the DPI in the guidance groups differed greatly(F=31.16;q=9.86,9.46;P0.01).The awareness of oral health before and after the guidance education of guidance groups was statistically different(t=33.17,36.39;P0.001),for the control,the result was also significant(t=2.38,P0.05) and that differences among the three groups were significant(F=413.92;q=35.13,35.35;P0.01). Conclusion The working mode on oral hygiene guidance is an effective and economic method for oral health education,which is suitable to be extensively and lastingly carried out in rural areas to greatly improve the mouth hygiene of children who live in countryside.


This study investigated how external environmentally-friendly factors adopted to improve the quality of outdoor spaces have been designed and used in the construction of apartment complexes. The goal of this study is to determine what areas should be improved through environmentally-friendly ways to create natural outdoor spaces in apartment complexes and enhance their availability and usefulness. For this study, 21 environmentally-friendly factors were chosen and a checklist by specific item was prepared. This study examine how these items were applied to basic planning, detail design, and construction in 4 target areas. As a result, it was found that the development of environmentally-friendly residential areas was an ultimate goal of the project during basic planning and design. All target areas focused on developing an inner greens network, eco-pond, brook, and pedestrian track as well as the growth of a variety of plants. Some differences have been observed, however, in terms of method. Furthermore, due to economic and technological problems and poor construction site conditions, green walls/green roofs/pedestrian tracks/use of rainwater have not been properly promoted. These kinds of problems must be improved through the development of environmentally-friendly construction methods and materials, the expansion of natural grounds areas, economic support, a satisfactory repair and maintenance system.


We investigate experimentally and numerically the impact of using different fiber dimensions to spread out the 32-dimensional Voronoi constellations. We find similar performance in experiments and less than 5.4% reach improvements in long-haul transmission simulations by spreading the constellation dimensions over time slots compared to wavelengths.


Recently, UAV has been widely used in various fields. The attitude estimation of autonomous UAV is an important basis for its autonomous flight mission. The attitude estimation technique based on GNSS is a traditional positioning method. However, it is a challenge to provide a high precision estimation when GNSS signal cannot be used. This paper summarizes the research status of attitude estimation based on vision or other multi-sensors when GNSS signal is not available. And the various improved methods of KF in UAV attitude positioning are introduced. Then the attitude estimation methods of UAV in multi-aircraft cooperative flight are analyzed. In the end, several issues worthy of attention in the further research are proposed. It should contribute to the further research on autonomous UAV navigation. Keywords—autonomous unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV); attitude estimation; kalman filter (KF)


RESPECT THE INVENTION OF COMPOSITE MANUFACTURING CARBON-CARBON. SHEET 11 FILAMENT PARALLEL IN CARBON OR CARBON IS BORNE BY PRECURSOR SHEET CARRIER 10 REGARDING TRANSITION SUPPORT WITH WHICH IT IS BOUND BY NEEDLING; MATERIAL SUPPORT TRANSITION THEN DESTROYED IN LEAVING PARTY OR BROKEN 12 DISPLACED SAID FILAMENTS hooked together SO AS TO CREATE A STABLE SHEET FOR MAKING A COMPOSITE PRODUCT, PARTICULARLY FOR REINFORCING COMPOSITE PRODUCED IN CARBON-CARBON . APPLICATION OF cOMPOSITE MATERIALS IN CARBON-CARBON.


The appearance in SOCIAL CASEWORK of Mr. Gershenson's technical-sounding article on reliability of the Movement Scale 1 presumably marks some sort of milestone along social work's road to statistical sophistication. The clarity with which some of the concepts of reliability are verbalized should certainly be appreciated as should the reminder that the record is one of the weak links in the measurement of movement scheme. In using a statistical model from another field, however, Mr. Gershenson does not appear to have avoided the ever-present danger of mistaking excellence in statistical manipulation for soundness in the rationale of application. Specific reference is to his use of the Spearman-Brown formula which led him to the unequivocal conclusion that the extension of the Movement Scale from 7 to 70 steps was equivalent to an extension to only 14 steps. The brisk certainty with which conclusions were drawn from this formula is scarcely justified by the weakness of the rationale used to apply it, and suggests some failure to distinguish between the behavior of mathematical models and the realities they attempt to portray. A statistical formula or model cannot be trusted beyond its demonstrated capacity to represent the subject matter being investigated. The Spearman-Brown formula has been found by experiment to predict increase in reliability of tests with increase in number of items and also increase in reliability of pooled judgments with increase in number of judges. There appears to be no evidence, however, that it can predict the effect of increasing the steps on a judgment scale, and there is no logical


Cloud computing - started as a buzz word is rapidly embraced by the enterprises and preached by the technological evangelist. Availability of high bandwidth internet at the end user level, and the adoption of virtualization for efficient resource utilization by the data-center management has given birth to this new computing paradigm. It promises colossal on-demand processing and storage capacity along with scalable service delivery model. Software solution providers are applying cloud computing to reduce service provisioning cost, by providing their business functionality as a service. However, it requires modification in context of how existing services are provisioned. Existing session management policies require dedicated computing resources to process sessions; this deviate from the concept of "Pay-As-You-Use". To conform to cloud computing architecture there is need to decouple session management with provisioned services. Derived by the need of on-demand service provisioning in this paper we present a decentralized session management framework inspired by P2P routing protocol. We call the proposed framework Chord based Session Management Framework for Software as a Service Cloud (CSMC). By applying CSMC there will be no need of separately deployed computing resources for managing sessions, in fact CSMC uses existing least utilized resources within Cloud Area Network (CAN). CSMC has been tested on three different cloud configurations, our results reveal that CSMC can be effectively deployed in cloud to achieve seamless service scalability. Additionally we have tested CSMC on different web servers to highlight its efficacy of session management on varied cloud infrastructure.


Electronic government (e-government) has been adopted globally by both developed and developing countries. Many studies revealed that the e-government not only improves the efficiency of public administration but also the practice of good governance, such as increasing transparency, deducing administrative corruption, improving service delivery, improving civil service performance, citizens empowerment and improving government finance.


p75‐neurotrophin receptor (p75NTR) plays an important role in cell death in adults and has been associated with age‐related basal forebrain degeneration and in Alzheimer's disease (AD). A recent study demonstrated the reduced pro‐inflammatory response and improvement of the functional outcome by blocking p75NTR following traumatic brain injury. Here, we aimed to test whether a novel p75NTR antagonist, EVT901, reduces neuroinflammation caused by AD pathology in the TgFAD344 rat model (Tg). We hypothesized that chronic administration of EVT901 will reduce the neuroinflammation caused by amyloidosis and hyperphosphorylated tau in the AD rat model.


Polarization data for Mercury, the moon, asteroids, and satellites of Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn are compiled along with the relevant laboratory results. It is shown that the slope of the ascending branch of the polarization-phase curve is a discriminant of the bulk albedo only, while the maximum polarization and the depth of the negative branch are sensitive also to the microscale roughness and opacity. Recently published data are used for new calibrations of the laws relating these polarimetric parameters to geometric albedo. It is demonstrated that the albedos of asteroids and small satellites derived from their polarization properties are in good agreement with infrared diameters, and that a microscopically intricate surface is characteristic of atmosphereless solar-system bodies.


Artistic conception(Yijing) is the core concept in classical Chinese aesthetics,and it is also the most difficult problem in literary translation.The biggest obstacle in translating classical Chinese artistic essays is the translation of the artistic conception.This essay investigates the obstacles and strategies in the translation of artistic conception from three perspectives: the translation of images,the conveyance of emotions,and the generation of readers' associations.


Using the method of document and queslionaire,the author investigates the structure,distribution,scale of education major of phisical colleges and univesities in Henan province.Main problems are analysed,suggestions and countermeasures are given


From a representational viewpoint, the "voiced" series of obstruents in Shanghai dialect can be specified in terms of complementary, contextconditioned tonal and segmental features: either low tone or glottal pulsing. Yet, some studies have proposed that, when the "voiced" obstruents can only be signaled by low tone (stress-initially), they retain something of segmental voicedness. This somewhat mysterious "something" has often been identified to a moderate degree of breathiness after stop release, or "slack voice." In this study we revisit this issue and find that Shanghai obstruents, as produced today by young Shanghai people, indeed retain some characteristics of plain voiced obstruents but breathiness does not appear as the sole one. We propose that articulatory timing relationships are the main determinant to the mysterious voiced quality of Shanghai obstruents.


This issue marks the 25th anniversary of Studies in Theatre and Performance. In celebration of this quarter-century achievement, spearheaded by Peter Thomson, and to acknowledge the arrival of new editorial team members, Jacqueline Bolton and Anna Harpin, new reviews editor, Adrian Curtin, and the development of a dedicated PaR section entitled 'Curating Practice-as-Research' led by Rachel Hann and Victor Ramirez Ladron De Guevara, we offer 10 exciting pieces of new scholarship. As a new arrival to STP, I have tried to follow the intellectual spirit offered up by Kate Dorney, Peter Thomson and Andrew Wyllie in my curatorship of this collection by inviting a diverse range of voices, examples of practice and forms of submission. When I first published a piece in STP, I asked Peter, 'how long should it be?' He replied, 'as long as it needs to be'. In this spirit of appreciating that critical thinking comes in many shapes and sizes and that a one-size fits all model may constrain or over-stretch contributors' thoughts, you will encounter a range of styles, approaches and lengths of critical discourses in these pages – from longer form essays to snappy provocations to extended critical thought pieces. This decision also engages with the lurching and lingering temporality of research in which an article, as Valéry suggested of a poem, is perhaps better understood as abandoned rather than ever entirely complete. The range of approaches and lengths permits an understanding of research as an ongoing, dialogic process with a community as opposed to simply an output to be ranked. While, there is of course, great value in writing to limits and, as Liz Tomlin intimates in her thoughtful essay about Coney's Early Days (of a better nation), sometimes we need rules, equally, as we look forward to the next 25 years of STP, we hope that less automatic constraint on our collective thinking as a discipline might yield alternative streams and shapes of thought. Several of the contributors raise, in myriad ways, heavy concerns about the hierarchies of knowledge and value within our discipline. Tiffany Watt-Smith's timely interrogation of mirror neurons pointedly turns our attention to the theatrical labours of the scientific community in a bid to remind us of the interdependence of methods of forms of thinking. Gerry Harris, Dee Heddon, Frances Babbage and Steve Bottoms, in their acute explorations of PaR, argue for the value of illegible, unquantifiable research value. Bottoms, for example, examines the 'long game' of practical experiment without immediate outputs in distinction to the potential churn of PaR. I was reminded here, through this slow research notion, of Maria Delgado's suggestion at TaPRA 2015 to do less (and do it better). Similarly, Harris exposes the inter-locations of knowledge (institution, gender, race, class) in her teasing apart of what counts as 'proper' thought. All three, albeit to markedly distinct ends, ask us to consider what 'counts' as knowledge, as research, as theory. And (to start improperly like Gerry suggests perhaps we ought) to consider what conditions the legitimacy, or illegitimacy, of one's voice. In both of these examples, as with Heddon and Babbage's contributions, is also a question of recognition. How does research come to be seen as such, both as a practice and latterly as an object in the world? And, moreover, what is research actually for? A further inheritance in editorial approach is witnessed in the range of stages of career that our contributors are writing from. We are delighted to include the winning entry in the TaPRA Postgraduate Essay Prize by Bryony White alongside contributions from authors at much later stages of rich careers, alongside still others stoating along somewhere else en-route. STP, as the only SCUDD-supported journal, is committed to publishing (and reviewing) voices from across


A graphical technique is described, which permits one to obtain the limits of a coefficient of a multiplier in a 2-D stable transfer function having variable magnitude characteristics. It is shown that this method obviates the necessity of evaluating the various determinants and inequalities required for the same purpose, if the method of inners is employed. A computer program is developed to plot such graphs.


Using growth adaptability,ecological protection ability,landscape value and economic value as grade Ⅰ indexes,using water-tolerance,pollution-resistance,growth rate,features of canopy,branch-twig and root system,ornamentals of leaf,flower,fruit,trunk and shape,values of wood,medicine,food and industry as grade Ⅱ indexes,and determining the weight value and valuation of every index,the comprehensive evaluation system of tree species in ecological riparian shelter forest along Yangtze River in Jiangsu Province was established by analytic hierarchy process(AHP).The ecological riparian shelter forest was divided into four types including water protection and soil-water conservation forest,landscape shelter forest,pollution isolated forest and agro-forestry shelter forest.Using water-tolerance,pollution-resistance,wind-resistance,water-soil conservation ability,landscape value,economic value and growth rate as indexes,and determining the weight value of every index,the classification evaluation system was also established.The 223 tree species were evaluated by the comprehensive evaluation system,and the total score top 20 tree species of deciduous trees,evergreen trees and shrubs which were suitable for construction of the ecological riparian shelter forest along Yangtze River in Jiangsu Province were selected respectively.In which,deciduous trees include Taxodium distichum 'Zhongshansha',T.ascendens Brongn.,T.distichum(L.) Rich.,T.mucronatum Tenore and Metasequoia glyptostroboides Hu et Cheng,etc;evergreen trees include Cinnamomum camphora(L.) Presl,Sequoia sempervirens(Lamb.) Lindl.,C.chekiangensis Nakai and Cyclobalanopsis glauca(Thunb.) Oerst.,etc;shrubs include Salix suchowensis Cheng,Hibiscus mutabilis L.,Nerium oleander L.and Gardenia jasminoides Ellis,etc.The classification evaluation result shows that many tree species in 223 tree species are common in all four types of shelter forest,and the common tree species include T.distichum 'Zhongshansha',M.glyptostroboides,T.distichum,T.ascendens,T.mucronatum,C.camphora,S.suchowensis,H.mutabilis and G.jasminoides,etc.Otherwise,from life-form angle,some suitable tree species are selected to construct different types of shelter forest.It is suggested that this evaluation system has a certain practical value in construction of ecological riparian shelter forest along Yangtze River in Jiangsu Province.


Objective:To observe the curative effect and adverse reaction of elemene combined with gemcitabine and cisplatin in treatment of advanced non small cell lung cancer(NSCLC).Methods:All 68 advanced NSCLC patients were divided into treatment group and control group randomly,34 cases in the treatment group were given elemene combined with gemcitabine,cisplatin chemotherapy,34 cases in the control group were given gemcitabine,cisplatin chemotherapy.21 days as a cycle,curative effects were evaluated after 2 or 3 cycles.Results:Total efficiency of the treatment group and the control group was 44.1% and 41.1% respectively.There was no significant difference(P0.05) between the two groups.But in improving the quality of life and reducing the bone marrow inhibition,the treatment group were better than control group(P0.05).Gastrointestinal reaction,liver and renal function in two groups were almost the same.Conclusion:Compared with chemotherapy alone,elemene combined with gemcitabine,cisplatin therapy has similar curative effect in treatment of advanced NSCLC.Nevertheless,combined chemotherapy can palliate the adverse reaction,and improve patients' quality of life.


PURPOSE: A self-generating electric corrosion protection system is provided to remove the need of battery by transforming the kinetic energy of wave into electric energy to be used as power source. CONSTITUTION: A self-generating electric corrosion protection system comprises a generating member(10), a storage member(20), an anode(30), an anode wire(40), a cathode wire(50), and a floater(60). The generating member applies current for corrosion protection to a steel structure(SS) by being installed in the steel structure to convert the kinetic energy of sea water into electrical energy. The anode guides the current for corrosion protection to the steel structure by being electrically connected to the anode terminal of the generating member on one end and placed under the sea on the other end. The anode wire connects the anode terminal of the generating member and the anode. The cathode wire interlinks the cathode terminal of the generating member and the steel structure. The floater accommodates the generating member and a part of the anode and cathode wires by surrounding the exterior of the steel structure and floats on the sea in order that the other end of the anode wire is placed under the sea.


In the recent years, the commercial bank withdraws a lot of institutions, reduces management scores, the second-branch becomes direct management unit. The second-branch business developments quickly. But because of the inner and outer reasons, the quality of loan is low. So the second-branch one other develops business, the other should strengthen the loan risk management, keeping away from the risk of the loan effectively,and not fail forever in the violent competition.


The paper presents a way of tuning parameters of PID regulator of known structure implemented in the PLC using genetic algorithms (Fig. 1). The tuning process was considered for objects with both linear and nonlinear characteristics (Section 2). For each object the parameters were analyzed using genetic algorithms as well as two pairs of other settings dedicated to a particular object type selected on the basis of integral index (Section 5). Objects were simulated on a PC in Matlab / Simulink connected to PLC S7-300 Siemens by DAQ card in a negative feedback loop (Fig. 2). The tests were conducted for the set point, a trajectory model, perturbations and disturbances. For purposes of presentation and testing the methods were adopted as a universal structure of the PI algorithm (Figs. 3 and 4). Comparing the values of the integral indexes one can conclude that in most cases the best quality of control can be achieved with use of genetic algorithms. These settings proved to be more effective than those dedicated to the test objects (Tables 1 and 2).


The article proposes a financial mechanism of capital structure management in Russian corporations. The characteristics of the structural elements of the financial mechanism (financial methods, levers and instruments) are presented, the initial conditions of functioning and significant factors of the external environment are determined, the algorithm of the financial mechanism implementation is described.


This paper gives the final results of the Mk II version of the BIPM torsion-balance G experiment. Results of the Mk I version were published in 2001 and the apparatus was entirely rebuilt in the years 2001 to 2003. The key feature the BIPM approach is that a value of G can be obtained by up to three different methods. The 2001 result came from two methods, which agreed with each other closely. The present work is producing results from three different methods and the considerable challenge to be described in this paper is to obtain agreement among the three.


Review of: Victorians on Broadway: Literature, Adaptation, and the Modern American Musical, Sharon Aronofsky Weltman (2020)Charlottesville and London: University of Virginia Press, 338 pp.,ISBN 978-0-81394-431-9, h/bk, USD $75.00


Marshaling original data from surveys and interviews with regional nationalist party activists, this article compares language politics in two 'stateless' European nations with strong regional identities: Galicia (Spain) and Wales (UK). In Galicia, where the regional language is widely spoken, the nationalist party places significant emphasis on language-related issues. Yet in Wales, despite the minority status of Welsh, the political arm of the nationalist movement assumes a restrained stance toward the regional language. What explains the apparent paradox that mobilization on language grounds is more pronounced where language is least threatened? The article concludes that Galicia and Wales differ in the way that language functions in society, which, in turn, conditions the possibilities for deploying language politically. It is more difficult for the nationalist party Plaid Cymru to mobilize on the Welsh question given the language's recent revival and the current recruitment objectives of the party. I...


Health care expenditures now represent over 11% of GNP in the United States and are in excess of $600 billion, making health care one of the largest sectors of our economy. In this light, one might well wonder how the notion could even be seriously entertained of separating medicine and business, whether or not they represent an unhealthy mix. The worry that medicine and business may be an unhealthy mix has taken many forms and been an umbrella for a diverse group of concerns. In the mid-1980s concern that they were an unhealthy mix focused on the growth of for-profit hospitals and other health care institutions, and especially their concentration in large corporate enterprises controlling chains of for-profit hospitals. More recently, attention has turned to a variety of entrepreneurial ventures and investment arrangements in health care that have attracted increasing numbers of physicians. A focus of this attention has been a variety of what have been called self-referral arrangments in which physicians have an ownership or investment interest in laboratories and ancillary service providers to which they refer patients.1 These arrangments have been the subject of study by the Department of Health and Human Services' Inspector General's Office and the concern of Congress, especially of Representative Stark who has pressed for legislation essentially banning such arrangments.2 In the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1989, signed into law in December 1989, a ban on self-referrals restricted to clinical laboratories was passed to take effect on January 1, 1992. This ban was a compromise between proponents of a broader ban which would have included diagnostic imaging centers led by Representative Stark and others who supported only limited new reporting requirements. The legislstion also provided for additional reporting requirements to take effect October 1, 1990 affecting every entity providing items or services


During 1985 and 1986, a Gulf of Mexico ring shed by the Loop Current was observed to migrate toward the western Gulf of Mexico. This movement across the gulf was well documented by observations that included drifter data within and outside the ring, sea surface temperature at weekly intervals, expendable bathythermograph surveys at various times, one major hydrographic cruise when the ring was in the northwestern gulf, and currents from moorings over which the ring passed. The drifter data were used to infer the movement of the ring center as well as the eccentricity and orientation of the major axes. The data from the drifters bridge the gaps between detailed surveys to the extent that a daily history of the position and shape of the ring can be constructed. The synthesis of these diverse but complimentary data sources provides a detailed description of how the ring interacted with the bathymetry of the northern Gulf of Mexico as well as with previously and subsequently shed rings.


Objective To survey the prevalence of gallstone disease in people of different nationalities in Kelamayi. Methods A population of 8257 people based on local demographic data was chosen by means of PPS (Probability proportional to size) randomly. They were investigated by questionnaire, physical examina-tion and ultrasound examination. The data were analyzed by statistical software of SPSS 11.0. Results A percentage of 92. 4% of the investigated population went through all the processes. The prevalence of gall-stone in Kelarnayi was 15. 45%, with the prevalence of gallstone in Han, Uygur, Kazak, Hui, Mongolian and other nationalities of 14.70% ,21.92% ,19. 57%, 17. 86%, 9. 04%, 18. 99%, respectively. There was significant difference among people of different nationalities (χ2 =33. 300, P<0. 001). Among the variety of risk factors, nationality is of the predominant one (with OR= 1. 390). Conclusion The nationality might be an attributive factor to the formation of gallstone.

Key words:
Gallstone; Prevalence; Nationality


BACKGROUND : Exstrophy Epispadias complex is a midline abdominal anomaly characterized by defects involving the urinary system, the musculoskeletal system, the pelvis, the pelvic floor, the abdominal wall, the genitalia and sometimes the spine and the anus. Reconstruction involves closure of the defects, various methods of which have been devised over the years. Important factors determining the success of closure are achievement of continence with a good low pressure urinary reservoir for preservation of the upper renal tracts. MATERIALS AND METHODS : A total of 102 children with Exstrophy epispadias and incontinent epispadias presenting between 1991 and 2009 were studied. Exstrophy: 50 were fresh cases and 42 operated elsewhere. Incontinent epispadias: 5 were fresh cases and 1 was operated elsewhere. Various methods of primary closure were reviewed. Complications
following closure, namely failure of closure, incontinence, upper renal tract changes, altered bladder compliance etc., were listed and their management was reviewed which included bladder neck procedures and Agmentation cystoplasty. Patients were then followed up with regard to above mentioned factors. RESULTS : Closure was achieved in all the followed up patients: Out of 50 New cases, 45 achieved closure following primary closure at first instance. Of the 22 failed closures ( 17 operated elsewhere + 5 failed among new cases), closure was achieved in all,
subsequently, with or without concomitant augmentation. Continence was achieved with primary closure and bladder neck procedure in 18 of the 81 followed up children, bladder augmentation was required in 37. Another 8 advised augmentation. 12 of the 48 with ultrasound follow-up developed hydro-ureteronephrosis which resolved or decreased after augmentation in 8. Vesico-ureteric reflux was seen in 30 (50 refluxing units) of the 31 patients with MCU follow-up. With Augmentation +/- reimplantation, reflux resolved or decreased in 21 of the 28 units further followed up with MCU. CONCLUSIONS : In our scenario of delayed presentation to a tertiary care centre, where the
pliability of the bony pelvis, crucial for Exstrophy repair, is lost. Hence, Rectus muscle flap without pubic bone approximation has been developed for successful closure, even in repeatedly failed closures. Continence rate has been low, again for the same reason, with most requiring an augmentation cystoplasty. Those closed successfully need to be followed up for Upper tract changes with Urodynamic study in addition to ultrasound and MCU imaging, since a closed bladder is a potential high pressure system, and needs to be treated if so.


We previously reported that ACE2 knockout (KO) mice, like humans, develop age‐dependent hypertension. In addition, a disintegrin and metalloprotease 17 (ADAM17) was recently shown to contribute to neurogenic hypertension. Accordingly, we hypothesized that ADAM17 in the paraventricular nucleus (PVN) of hypothalamus contributes to enhanced sympathetic tone in mice lacking ACE2. Adult 10‐12 week‐old wildtype (WT) and ACE2 KO male mice (n=2‐4/group) were injected in the kidney with a pseudorabies virus encoding a green fluorescent protein, for retrograde labeling of sympathetic neurons. After 4 days, whole‐cell patch‐clamp recordings were conducted from labeled pre‐sympathetic PVN neurons. The resting membrane potential of these PVN neurons in WT mice was ‐59.7 ±1.06 mV, while ‐52.7 ±1.6 mV in ACE2 KO mice, which may suggest an increase threshold for excitability in pre‐sympathetic PVN neurons. In another set of mice, the hypothalamus was dissected from WT and KO animals (n=4/group) for western blot analysis. ADAM17 expression showed a 2‐fold increase in KO compared to WT (P<0.05). Finally, using immunohistochemistry, ADAM17 expression was confirmed in parvocellular neurons. Taken together, our data suggest that enhanced expression of ADAM17 in the parvocellular PVN could be associated with increased excitability of pre‐sympathetic neurons in ACE2 KO mice. This dysregulation in neuronal activity might alter the intricate pressor homeostasis leading to increased blood pressure. These results suggest that ADAM17 could be a potential new target for the reduction of enhanced sympathetic activity in neurogenic hypertension.


We have founded the Puerto Rico Photonics Institute (PRPI) in the Barceloneta, Puerto Rico campus of the Universidad Metropolitana. PRPI is established to provide opportunities in education, training and research and is unique in Puerto Rico. There are two initial focus areas of research and education: aerospace photonics and remote sensing. In particular, we will conduct studies and research and development in two particular fields: laser gyroscopes and similar technologies, and atmospheric remote sensing. PRPI has established local collaborations with the Arecibo Observatory and Honeywell Aerospace. Outside of Puerto Rico, PRPI collaborators include the University of Central Florida (CREOL), University of Arizona (OSC), University of Dayton (UD), Georgia Institute of Technology (GT), Scientific Solutions, Inc. (SSI), Atmospheric and Space Technology Research Associates (ASTRA), and the MIT Draper Laboratory. These organizations will help PRPI to: 1) establish its curriculum, provide research opportunities for PRPI students, 2) participate in faculty exchange programs, and 3) build its own research and development programs. PRPI will have educational and training programs for both Associate and Masters degrees, as well as a Certificate in Optics and Photonics for undergraduate science and engineering majors and professional engineers. PRPI is supported by UMET's parent institution, the Ana G. Mendez University System (SUAGM), the Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust (PRST), and the Puerto Rico Industrial Development Company (PRIDCO).


Interaction of the trilacunary Keggin polyanions [A-α-XW9O34](10-) (X = Si(IV), Ge(IV)) with Co(II) and phosphate ions in aqueous, basic media and under mild heating leads to the formation of the tetrameric, Co16-containing heteropolytungstates [{Co4(OH)3PO4}4(A-α-XW9O34)4](32-) (X = Si(IV), Ge(IV)). Both polyanions were characterized in the solid state by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, IR spectroscopy, and thermogravimetric and elemental analyses. Furthermore, the electrochemical and magnetic properties of these isostructural polyanions were investigated.


Compared to dermal exposures with neat or aqueous compound, little is understood about the dermal bioavailability of solvents in soil, dust, sludge, or sediment matrices. Therefore, research in this project was designed to provide an understanding of the influence of various environmental factors on the kinetics and bioavailability of solvent-laden soils.


Introduction: Fibrocalculous pancreatic diabetes (FCPD) is a secondary form of diabetes. Patients present at an early age with abdominal pain and steatorrhoea. They often develop diabetes before the age of 30 years and later nephropathy. FCPD is still a condition rarely considered in everyday practice. However, it might be more common than generally thought. Case Report: We present a case of FCPD from Gujarat in west India, who presented with steatorrhea and abdominal pain. He also had unusual features of oral candidiasis and diabetic nephropathy at the time of diagnosis. He rapidly deteriorated and developed unexplained altered sensorium and succumbed to his illness within a few days of admission. Conclusion: Although the reported prevalence is low, the possibility of FCPD must be kept in mind while managing a case of diabetes as its therapy would include, in addition to control of diabetes, management of the pain of pancreatitis, long term pancreatic enzyme replacement and periodic screening for malignancy. We also observed a need for detailed research and treatment guidelines.


This article investigates the joint behaviour of vessel prices, net earnings, and second-hand activity in the dry bulk shipping industry. We develop and estimate empirically a behavioural asset pricing model with microeconomic foundations that can account for some distinct characteristics of the market. Namely, among other features, our partial equilibrium model reproduces the actual volatility of vessel prices, the average trading activity in the market, and the positive correlation between net earnings and second-hand transactions. In order to explain the formation of vessel prices, we depart from the rational expectations benchmark of the model, incorporating extrapolative expectations on the part of investors. In contrast to the majority of financial markets' behavioural models, however, in our environment agents extrapolate fundamentals, not past returns. This form of extrapolation is consistent with the nature of the industry. Accordingly, we introduce two types of investors who hold heterogeneous beliefs about the cash flow process. Formal estimation of the model indicates that a heterogeneous beliefs environment, where both agent types extrapolate fundamentals, while simultaneously under(over)estimate their competitors' future demand responses, can explain the positive relation between net earnings, prices and second-hand vessel transactions. To the best of our knowledge, the second-hand market for vessels had never been examined from the perspective of a structural, behavioural economic model in the shipping literature before.


Apollo 14 landed in the Fra Mauro region of the moon, within about 1,100 m of a 90 m high ridge of the Fra Mauro formation, interpreted as being ejecta from the Imbrium Basin. The primary geologic objective of the mission was to sample ejecta from Cone Crater, which is 340 m in diameter and penetrates at least 60 m into the ridge. Data from the mission strongly support the Imbrian ejecta origin for the Fra Mauro formation. Returned samples and photographs show that ejecta from Cone Crater is composed of composite breccias that include multiple clasts of still older, pre-Imbrian, breccias. Cone Crater ejecta displays a wide range of thermal metamorphism effects. Samples from the valley where the Lunar Module landed, which was not on a recognizable ray of ejecta from Cone Crater, are predominantly fines and poorly consolidated breccias formed by the disintegration of Fra Mauro rocks and probably are not volcanic rocks as had been postulated before the mission.


Abstract : The objective of the research was to develop a computer-mediated training environment to prepare ground component forces with the necessary cognitive skills for the emerging challenges of a Joint and expeditionary force. A key element of such a mindset is to be comfortable and proficient in interacting with people from different specialties for the purpose of collaborative problem solving at the boundaries between the known and the knowable. The product of this effort, Socrates Window, provides an open-source web-based solution that has the potential to facilitate interactions between students, instructors, and outside experts that blends classroom-based learning with distance learning. Evidence from stakeholders and end users, such as small group instructors in Army training and education, indicates that Socrates Window has both value and utility. It is not usable, however, in programs of instruction for which information technology and security constraints de-motivate use of social networking tools.


We give a new proof of a theorem of Bogomolov, that the only $VII_0$ surfaces with $b_2 = 0$ are those constructed by Hopf and Inoue. The proof follows the strategy of the original one, but it is of purely group-theoretic nature.


Network collaborations, mentoring programs, access to computers and instruments and, of course, access to the decentralized resources on the Internet, have enriched education. It is necessary that the university be prepared to use the new technologies that are necessary to motivate students for formal and informal collaborative work. The university should adapt itself to the current necessities of its students as well to their future ones, as professionals, through continued education programs. The designed platform e-learning provides support to teach and learn, test and evaluation, content administration, education monitoring and curricular conception. Classification-JEL: C61, C88, I23


The Biomedical Engineering (BME) department at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) has taught a microcontroller applications course for many years. In this course, students learn how to program a microcontroller and interface it to hardware to develop biomedical instruments, such as a heart rate monitor and temperature sensor. With the development of a joint BME department at UNC and North Carolina State University (NCSU), the faculty realized that it would be beneficial to teach the class jointly at NCSU, as the students there needed more hands-on opportunities in biomedical instrumentation. The class meets twice each week using videoconferencing equipment. Both classrooms are equipped with multiple screens for viewing video of the distant location, as well as sharing a computer desktop. Students work in the laboratory on weekly homework assignments and "miniprojects", in which they program microcontrollers and develop biomedical instruments. The laboratories on each campus have equivalent hardware setups, as well as videoconferencing equipment so that faculty can help the students remotely. The primary teacher for this class is based at UNC, and he occasionally travels to NCSU to work with those students directly. In addition, a faculty member at NCSU is present for most classes, and he is available to provide assistance to the NCSU students outside of class. In this manner, the NCSU students have opportunities to get "in-person" help from a faculty member. Feedback on this experience was measured at mid-semester and at the end of the semester. This experience can serve as a model for teaching courses jointly at our universities as well as elsewhere.


As scientific warnings about the hazards of secondhand tobacco smoke grow stronger, condominium owners, along with other residents of multi-unit housing, are becoming increasingly concerned about involuntary exposure to drifting smoke from adjacent units. These concerns are justified. U.S. Surgeon General Richard Carmona recently warned in a comprehensive scientific report that breathing even a little secondhand smoke can be harmful. Secondhand smoke contains more than 4,000 chemicals and more than 50 carcinogens. This article describes legal options available to a condominium owner exposed to drifting secondhand smoke from a neighboring condominium unit. Section I describes preliminary steps an owner should take in preparation for any legal action. Section II discusses legal options available under the Federal Fair Housing Act, the Americans with Disability Act, and state disability laws. Section III briefly reviews the use of arbitration or mediation. Section IV examines legal theories that could be used in a lawsuit against the neighbor or the condominium association. The article concludes with observations about the implementation of smoke-free policies for condominium complexes.


Batibo subdivision has several medicinal plants used in the treatment of diseases; among them is king grass, which has been used by traditional healers in the treatment of several diseases some of which have defied modern or orthodox medicines. This research examines the uses of king grass among herbalists or traditional healers in treatment of a wide spectrum of diseases which are believed to be attributed by both physical and spiritual causes. Data for the study was collected through documentation, interviews, observations, and group discussions. Results indicates that king grass has about seventeen uses for treatment of tropical diseases which have defied conventional approaches. However, the greatest handicap encountered by healers is their inability to harvest and preserve the plant in its fresh forms as preferred by the healers. Research for preservation of the plant in its fresh forms can save lives during season of scarcity. It is therefore necessary for government and its agencies to create an enabling environment for preservation of the plant than relying on seasons when it is made available. Research in postharvest for the plant will increase its availability and accessibility to actors as its life saving potentials will no longer be seasonal.
KEY WORDS: Anthropological Approach, Diseases, King grass, medicinal plants.


The capability of the digital communication would need to be strengthened for leveraging collaborative knowledge building and problem solving skills of the middle aged people. It was developed and implemented a smart learning model by utilizing the formative intervention based on the logic of change laboratory to target learners of `K organization`, As a results, smart learning model was composited several activities and supporting systems such as learning instructions of Smart Pad, communication games and SNS, using self-diagnosis and making posters and role-playing video by the internet applications. This research is significant that it finds efficient method to fit design of smart learning and the needs of target learners by using them as testbed which is mixed with different background and digital communication experiences.


The hydrodimerization of acrylonitrile to adiponitrile is a commercial electrolytic process carried out in a narrow gap, undivided, bipolar cell and with a multiphase electrolyte. As a consequence of the process chemistry, the electrolyte contains oxygen, iron (III), and Pb(II) and the reduction of these species along with hydrogen evolution compete with the reduction of acrylonitrile at the cathode surfaces. This paper defines the cathode reactions which can occur and considers the influence of additives to the electrolyte and of pH changes induced by the cathode reaction itself on the relative importance of the competing electrode reactions.


The paper proposes a particle pair optimization (PPO) algorithm for numerical optimization. In the paper, a particle pair search(PPS) is designed. Based on PPS, the competitive roulette strategy is employed to the selection of particle pair from swarm, and a particle pair optimization algorithm is proposed. In the experiments, PPO is applied to solve the 12 benchmark problem, and compared with fast evolutionary programming (FEP). The results demonstrate that PPO algorithm can find optima or close-to-optimal solutions of the complex functions with high-dimension, and the search of PPO is stable and efficient.


Diurnal patterns of plasma triglycerides, free fatty acids, blood sugar and insulin were studied in 6 normal subjects and in 6 patients with the type IV hyperlipoproteinemia in order to assess the eff


The appearance of two new monumental biographies (Moggridge, I992, Skidelsky, I 992 see References) prompts the thought that no other economist has had an impact on economic doctrine, on economic policies and on the public's perception of what economists do, or should be doing, to compare with John Maynard Keynes. The shelves of every economics library are groaning under the works on Keynes, on Keynesianism, on the post-Keynesians and anti-Keynesians, quite apart from the works by the master himself, now available in a splendid 30-volume edition. Can there be anything left to be said? Even if there is, do we really need two full-length biographies, covering not merely the development of the ideas which have inspired that extensive literature, but also, in great detail, the private and public life of the man who launched them? No doubt about it, biography is a popular form of art. Books, plays and films, whether truthful or partly fictionalised, on the lives of individuals who mattered in history are avidly consumed by the public. We clearly enjoy being able to identify with our heroes and to share vicariously in their actions, their victories and their defeats. But economists are not, on the whole, actors upon the historical stage. Even Keynes, who came closer to being one than most, particularly towards the end of his life, was an adviser, not a decision-maker. The interest he excites most is intellectual, not heroic. We would want, above all, to appreciate his ideas, if possible in their historic context, and not the location in which he wrote them down. Yet in the case of Keynes a special element enters. He was more than an economist, though he was the outstanding one of his generation. He was also directly involved in business in the City, in publishing, in University and College administration and, most unusual of all, in the world of the arts, of literature, painting, drama and the ballet. More than that: he made his mark in each of these, and there can be few within the economics profession who would not wish to penetrate the outer shell of so successful a teacher, innovator and adviser, to learn something of the rich life that existed underneath it. The major full biography available to date, which was published more than forty years ago (Harrod, I951) was written as a pious memorial by someone who knew him personally and had access to many of his subject's papers. It has stood the test of time well as far, at least, as Keynes's intellectual development is concerned, and few significant corrections have had to be made to it in that


This paper presents a novel piezoelectric vibration energy harvester (PVEH) in which a high-frequency generating beam (HFGB) is driven by an array of low-frequency driving beams (LFDBs) using ropes. Two mechanisms based on frequency upconversion and multimodal harvesting work together to broaden the frequency bandwidth of the proposed vibration energy harvester (VEH). The experimental results show that the output power of generating beam (GB) remains unchanged with the increasing number of driving beams (DBs), compared with the traditional arrays of beams vibration energy harvester (AB-VEH), and the output power and bandwidth behavior can be adjusted by parameters such as acceleration, rope margin, and stiffness of LFDBs, which shows the potential to achieve unlimited wideband vibration energy-harvesting for a variable environment.


The aim of this contribution is to show that different systems of revenue sharing among sports clubs in a league can have differential impacts on the distribution of playing talent among clubs. The main conclusion is that in a profit maximizing league where different sharing systems exist for different categories of club revenue, the impact of revenue sharing on the competitive balance is theoretically indeterminate.


Objective To survey the delayed diagnosis of new smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis patients in two poverty-stricken counties of Nanning,and identify the risk factors for delayed diagnosis.Methods Longan and Shanglin counties were selected as study sites using cluster sampling methods and 140 new smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis patients were randomly chosen from the two counties.Multiple logistic regression model was used to analyse the risk factors for diagnosis delay.Results The rates of patient delay and diagnosis delay were 51.6% and 23.7%,respectively with the median delay of 74 and 37 days,respectively.The marrital status(P=0.04) and the level(P0.01) of the medical bodies the patient firstly seeking treatment after the TB symptom appeared were significantly associated with the patient's delay.the latter also related to the diagnosis delay.marrital status(OR=0.62,P=0.03) and firstly seeking treatment in a township health center(OR=0.19,P0.01) were protective factors for patient's delay,and age(OR=1.09,P=0.01) was a risk factor for diagnosis delay.The risk of diagnosis delay of the patients firstly seeking medical treatment in the township health centers was 12.1 times higher than that firstly seeking treatment in a county hospital(OR=12.12,P0.01).Conclusion The marrital status and referral of the patients to designated tuberculosis iinstitutions are associated with the patient's delay,while the level of medical institution influences both patient's and doctor's delay.


The multi-layered electroluminescent device consisting of Eu(TTA)3(2,2′-bipyridine mono N-oxide)
 (TTA = 2-thenoyltrifluoroacetonate) as the red dopant exhibited an impressive current and power efficiency at a brightness of 100 cd m−2 and voltage-independent spectral stability.


Water has enjoyed an enduring place as subject matter in western musical works for centuries. And what Douglas Kahn calls "discursive" water has streamed in 'traditional' musical works from Handel's Water Music from 1717 through Romanticism, "albeit in the harmonic gushes that repulsed Cage". In the 'experimental' genres, the early to middle parts of the twentieth century were splattered by various engagements with water and sound, with Percy Grainger's Free Music innovations sparked by gazing at the waves in the Victorian waters of his childhood from as far back as the late nineteenth century. Water in Surrealist art of the mid-twentieth century often featured live women inhabiting large fish-tank/window displays of sound and water — but their own voices were silent. Kahn wonders whether water for the Surrealist men represented "the vaunted maternal voice proffered in certain psychoanalytic scenarios". But as Kahn also comments, "since the early 1960s, innumerable artists have combined sound, fluidity and water in every way imaginable". Two examples of postmodern Sound Art, "Tears", from Passion (1998), by Andree Greenwell and The Gordon Assumption (2004) by Wax Sound Media artists David Chesworth and Sonia Leber, have traversed a sizable slab of historico-cultural ground in their use of water (via toilets!) as a major component since mid-century modernism. Through select psychoanalytic theories, it is fascinating to witness how they grapple with the themes of water, woman's voice and transcendence — "discursively", with a re-examination of the notions and possibilities of "harmonic gushes", as well as using modernist-based technology.


OBJECTIVE
The human epidermal growth factor receptor type 2 (HER2) protein has been used as a biomarker for breast cancer. A new method based on chemiluminescent immunoassay for measuring the serum levels of the extracellular domain of HER2 protein (sHER2-ECD) has been developed. Its clinical usefulness has not been clearly established. We studied the clinical usefulness of sHER2-ECD in monitoring breast cancer patients.

METHODS
We examined the clinical effectiveness of sHER2-ECD using the ADVIA Centaur XP System in comparison with conventional tumor markers (CA15-3 and CEA) in 148 patients with breast cancer with or without trastuzumab treatment.

RESULTS
The positive rate for sHER2-ECD, CA15-3, and CEA in trastuzumab patients (36) was 25.0%, 19.4%, and 16.7%, and that in non-trastuzumab patients (112) was 20.5%, 22.3%, and 22.3%, respectively. Twenty-three out of 112(20.5%) non-trastuzumab patients were found positive for sHER2-ECD in spite of the negative IHC. Measurement of sHER2-ECD and CA15-3 showed no difference in the expression profile among different clinical stages. During long-term observation in patients negative for HER2 protein by immunohistochemistry, sHER2-ECD was found to be a relatively sensitive indicator of metastasis to distant organs, such as liver and bone, as compared with CA15-3.

CONCLUSION
sHER2-ECD testing may be a useful tumor marker for monitoring breast cancer patients, even in those with negative IHC for the HER2 protein.


The work of SIIULMAN et al. [3], PEARSON et al. [2], and STEFANINI et al. 141 has pointed out the immunizing ability of platelets. The complement fixation test of ASTER et al. [l] is admirably suited for use in screening for complement-fixing platelet antibodies and was the method used in this study. The sera examined were obtained from samples sent t o this laboratory for routine red cell antibody screening. These sera were then screened against a panel of platelets obtained weekly from 10-15 random donors. If a platelet antibody was detected, its presence was confirmed by obtaining a second specimen and repeating the antibody screening against the same panel of donors. I n all, 6592 sera from pregnant women were screened and 109 (1.65%) were found to be positive for complement-fixing antibodies. The sera from 714 individuals without a history of having had blood transfusions or ever having been pregnant were also screened for platelet antibodies. No antibodies were found in this group. The difference in the incidence of platelet antibodies in these two groups is significant -x2 = 11.78 for 1 d.f. It should be realized that the incidence of sensitization presented here was obtained by using only a single technique for antibody detection. I n our study, we have noted instances of isoimmune neonatal thrombocytopenic purpura in which the maternal antibody responsible was not of the complete complement-fixing type. These maternal antibodies were of the incomplete or blocking type and inhibited complement-fixation by a complete antibody with the same specificity. Since only one method of antibody detection was used in this study, the incidence of platelet sensitization in pregnancy


In this paper,a new DSP embedded system is developed for examining bearing installment.The hardware design,software development flow and flaw examination algorithm have been elaborated.The hardware system mainly includes three parts:memory,video input and video output.The result of experiment shows that this system can reliably examine the unqualified flaw bearing.


On the basis of the analysis of a large number of slides, the paper presents 30 typical practical examples of currently proven better results selected from the application of anti-slide piles. The paper introduces the adoption of mathematical statistics method to set up mathematical model of economic evaluation of anti-slide pile and offers a scientific basis for rational prevention and control of anti-slide piles and the fast evaluation of the economy of anti-slide measures.


The incidence of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection was investigated in a total of 399 patients aged under 5 years who were hospitalized to Siriraj Hospital with acute lower respiratory tract infection (ALRI) during June 1989 to December 1991. Based on laboratory the diagnostic methods of immunofluorescence test for viral antigens, virus isolation in cell culture, and antibody detection, viral infections were diagnosed in 53% of the study cases. RSV was found to be the most common viral agent, followed by parainfluenza viruses, adenovirus, and influenza viruses, respectively. ALRI was more prevalent in males than in females with a male to female ratio of 1.6: 1. However, there was no difference in susceptibility to RSV infection in both genders. Prevalence of RSV infection by age was demonstrated during the first three years of life with peak of the infection in the age-group 6-11 months old, while prevalence by seasonality was demonstrated in the rainy season. During the three consecutive epidemic years, RSV subgroup A predominated over subgroup B in 1989 and 1991, and vice versa in 1990.


In this study, we report the results associated with a novel type of immunotherapy based on a supplement containing low-molecular-weight chondroitin sulfate, phosphatidylcholine, and vitamin D3. In October 2018, the Biomedical Centre for Autism Research and Treatment of Bari, Italy, started using this approach on autistic subjects. By January 2019, several scores of patients have been treated; here, we describe the cases of three autistic patients for whom the treatment was remarkably effective. In order to obtain the most objective and complete evaluation of results, we used the Autism Treatment Evaluation Scale (ATEC), a diagnostic assessment tool that has been demonstrated effective in evaluating interventional effects in autism. Our observations indicate that some of the most representative symptoms of autism were completely normalized after eight weeks of treatment and other showed a trend toward normalization. No adverse effects were reported. Based on the cases described in this report and on our ongoing research, we are convinced that this type of supplementbased immunotherapy can be beneficial to autistic patients and represents a new and promising treatment. We expect that the described approach will play a central role in future treatments for autism, both alone and in combination with other therapies such as behavioral therapies, nutritional interventions or manual lymphatic massage.


The purpose of this study is to build and manage environment models with line segments from sonar range data for obstacles in unknown and varied environments. The proposed method subsequently employs a two-stage data-transform process in order to extract environmental line segments from range data of obstacles. In the first stage the sonar data is accumulated to a local histogram grid. In the second stage the local histogram grid is mapped to a line histogram by Hough transform. New line segments can be found at maximum density cells in the line histogram and they are composed to the global line segments map. The proposed technique is illustrated by experiments in an indoor environment.


The elaborate research work contains very important aspects to improve the Learning-Process of children with the strengthening of musical intelligence that helps define, rhythms and songs to produce tone, stamp, discriminate and expressing the different musical forms. So the students accept and take advantage of recreational activities musicals that are fundamental, this helps get a generating stimulation that will enrich their skills, musical intelligence is evident in language development achieve better results and expose them during his lifetime. The research was done with children of initial education at "Riobamba" High School then detect that the strategy of musical activities was essential to deal with young children exhibited in a fun way embossing a flattering percentage for teaching. The research work based theoretical form as practice taking aspects that allowing developing the manual of musical intelligence, and its importance in the socio-affective area of children showing that man can define these musical activities as a body to solve problems in any field.


Vascular surgery are one of recent very fast advances branch of surgery. The therapeutics of the major diseases are aortic disease, atherosclerosis and venous thromboembolism has become a major concern with the rapid development of the society and population ageing. This article will summarize recent advances of experimental of the aortic disease, peripheral artery disease, deep venous thromboembolism disease and new therapeutic approaches to the treatment about vascular surgery of the some new ideas.

Key words:
Atherosclerosis; Aortic disease; Venous thromboembolism


The article is devoted to the analysis of definitionalconstructs of translation terminology. The author makes a conclusion of insufficient definitions, which, for example, show the incompatibility of the nominative termstructure with the major attribute of the definition. A definition matrixof linguistic terms is proposed to be developed on the ground of logical-semantic attributes.


In recent years, the operating range of hydraulic machines has been more and more extended. As a consequence, the turbines are facing off-design conditions with highly complex flow phenomena like cavitation. In the present study, the occurrences of cavitating inter blade vortices at deep part load conditions in a Francis turbine are investigated using two-phase flow simulations. The numerical simulations require small time steps and fine meshes to reproduce the required flow characteristics and resolve the minimum pressure in the vortex core. Furthermore, the treatment of the outlet boundary condition is important, as this operating point is facing severe backflow in one diffusor channel in the draft tube. The simulation results indicate that the inter blade vortices can be reproduced.


s from the concrete individual in order to study a specific aspect, there is need at the end to reconnect the diverse abstract findings in order to arrive once again at the concrete individual. This synthesis is best accomplished by the discipline of history, at once the most concrete and universal in its scope. Where disputes abound in a discipline over the interpretation of particular phenomena, Pannenberg as a non-specialist eschews opting for one position over another. Instead, he traces the whole history of interpretation of an issue, charting a path through the various pivotal arguments, in order to form an independent judgment from a theological perspective as to what contributes most profoundly to the concept of the human person. In every case the argument is mounted that one cannot fully understand the data of human behaviour if the religious thematic is eliminated. The admitted, in-built limitation of this method lies in the fact that it


Biological effects of extracts obtained from the seaweeds Hormophysa cuneiformis (J.F.Gmelin) P.C.Silva and Actinotrichia fragilis (Forsskål) Bùrgesen were investigated using wheat for the improvement of growth and amelioration of the negative effects of soil salinity. Exposure of plants to salt stress resulted in an overall decrease in growth, chlorophyll a and b, carotenoids and soluble sugars, as well as nutrient uptake (i.e., K, Ca and Mg) and K+/Na+ ratio. At the same time, increases were found in proline, total free amino acids, phenolic compounds, malondialdehyde (MDA), Na+ ions, as well as the activities of peroxidase (POD), catalase (CAT), and superoxide dismutase (SOD). Priming wheat seeds with H. cuneiformis and A. fragilis extracts mitigated the negative impacts of salinity by enhancing growth and all the above attributes except MDA and Na+. Treatments with H. cuneiformis or A. fragilis extracts resulted in an increased intensity of the polypeptide bands with 200, 159, 120, 40, and 22 KDa which were already apparent in the control. A. fragilis showed higher effectiveness than H. cuneiformis extracts under both control and stressed regimes. Our results highlight "biofertilizer" properties of two seaweeds and furnish mechanistic insight into their salinity-improvement action, which is pertinent for both applied and basic research.


The planted (l, d) motif search (PMS) is an important yet challenging problem in computational biology. Pattern-driven PMS algorithms usually use k out of t input sequences as reference sequences to generate candidate motifs, and they can find all the (l, d) motifs in the input sequences. However, most of them simply take the first k sequences in the input as reference sequences without elaborate selection processes, and thus they may exhibit sharp fluctuations in running time, especially for large alphabets. In this paper, we build the reference sequence selection problem and propose a method named RefSelect to quickly solve it by evaluating the number of candidate motifs for the reference sequences. RefSelect can bring a practical time improvement of the state-of-the-art pattern-driven PMS algorithms. Experimental results show that RefSelect (1) makes the tested algorithms solve the PMS problem steadily in an efficient way, (2) particularly, makes them achieve a speedup of up to about 100× on the protein data, and (3) is also suitable for large data sets which contain hundreds or more sequences.


This article discusses the relationship between modernisation, industrialisation, and globalisation. Globalisation is viewed as a consequence of modernisation, where modernisation is construed in both physical and intellectual terms. The intellectual and philosophical foundations of modernity is then explicated with reference to three major movements of thoughts in the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth century, namely the Enlightenment, Hegelianism, and Logical Positivism. The article shows that a common thread running through these movements of thought was their emphasis on Rationality and Science, and how this has a levelling effects towards cultural convergence. The final part of the article looks at recent developments in postmodernist thought and discusses their possible implications for the 'epistemology of globalisation'. The article maintains that the postmodernist wholesale critique of modernist epistemology is unfounded, or needs qualification, and in its stark form could derail the project of globalisation through its derailment of the project of modernity.


Abstract- This paper has constructed a linear model of capital productivity multiple regression in sustainable supply chain depending on the indicators of production activity. We used a sample of annual indicators from 2002 to 2018.  The study of the connection revealed that there is a close inverse link between the return on capital and capital equipment, the cost of repairing fixed assets, the cost of the active part of fixed assets, and the wear and tear of fixed assets. We propose a linkage model to consider operational activities and financialperformance simultaneously in a firm's supply chain model. The reliability of the results obtained was confirmed by the Fisher and Student tests, the Durbin-Watson test, and the Goldfeld-Quandt test. The results of the obtained empirical estimates confirmed the feasibility of using this approach in modeling the return on assets of a commercial enterprise in order to forecast sustainable supply chain management it. Forecast sustainable supply chain management the return on capital will allow adjusting the volume of orders and improve the use of fixed assets. Results noted that the use of the forecast sustainable supply chain management sustainable supply chain value will solve a wide range of economic problems aimed at improving production efficiency and increasing the competitiveness level of the enterprise .