Several procedures have been written to manage the information pertaining to the vacuum tanks and pressure vessels for which the laboratory is responsible. These procedures have been named TANK1 for the vessels belonging to the Accelerator Division, TANK2 and TANK3 for the vessels belonging to the Research Division and to Technical Support respectively, and TANK4 for the vessels belonging to the Business Division. The operating procedures are otherwise identical in every respect.


Hibiscus sabdariffa calyces present a significant percentage of phenolic compounds with high antioxidant capacity in its composition, and these appear to be associated with the prevention of diseases generated by oxidative stress and cardiovascular problems. These qualities may be increased through genetic improvement; the estimation of genetic parameters is useful in making decisions in an improvement program. The aim of this study was to determine the general combining ability (GCA), specific (SCA) and heterosis of the antioxidant activity of extracts from hibiscus calyces. China (1) Reina (2) and Huajicori Creole (3) varieties and three single crosses (2x1, 2x3 and 3x1) were used. Four measurement methods were used: total phenolic compounds (TPC), the antioxidant activity was determined by the methods: chelating activity (CA), DPPH • and ABTS • +. A completely randomized design was used with three repetitions and an average comparison test (Tukey, 0.05) was performed. The dialelic analysis showed statistical differences (p<0.01) in the variation sources of crosses, GCA and SCA. The highest significant GCA effects (p<0.01) were shown by China for TPC, DPPH • and ABTS • +, whereas for SCA crosses 2x3 showed positive effects (p<0.01) and the rest expressed negative values. In the average tests, China presented the highest values for TPC, DPPH• and ABTS•+ with 306.4 ± 34.1 (GAE mg L-1), 1,598.8 ± 88.8 (µmol ET L-1) and 269.6 ± 6.7 (AE/100 mL) respectively. Expressions of heterosis were not found. The samples did not show CA. For future genetic improvement studies, the use of selection methods is recommended.


This study is to find return factors when modern consumers purchase goods from an internet shopping mall and then to analyze the characteristics of complaints act and information search behavior. Subjects of research are 245 men and women, who have experience with more than one return in internet fashion shopping mall, in their twenties. The data were analyzed by using Factor analysis, Cronbach`s analysis, one-way ANOVA, Duncan test as a post identification, Pearson`s correlation analysis and multiple regression analysis. The results of this study are that male and female consumers in their 20s are mainly aware of the return factors: impulse buying, product status, deliver service, service after purchase, hype and comfortableness. And complains behavior often conduct public action, private action, nonaction. Information search behaviors for risk reduction when they purchase are product comparison, oral information search, neutral marketing information search, and service information search. The return factor from the internet fashion shopping had the greatest impact on public action and deliver services factor was a big complaint. In addition, impulse buying & Hype affect private action and non-action is influenced by impulse purchase. The consumer types by the return factors in internet fashion shopping mall are classified into the return group by deliver service, the return group by complex factors, and the return group by product status. Furthermore, there are significant differences in complaining behavior among these groups. In the information search behavior for reduction of risk factors, the return group by complex factors did more active information search behavior than the other groups. The return group by deliver service searched oral information and the return group by product status explored the neutral marketing information.


With the ever growing size of the Internet and increasing popularity of the overlay and peer-to-peer networks, scalable end-to-end (e2e) network monitoring is essential for better network management and application performance. For large scale networks, an e2e monitoring infrastructure should minimize the measurement cost while ensuring that the network is still monitored at fine enough time-scales required for each application flow. We explore the relationships between different e2e network metrics with the aim of leveraging such relationships for reducing monitoring costs while maintaining measurement accuracy. We analyze long range network measurements from PlanetLab, where we collected e2e network data (route, number of hops, capacity bandwidth and available bandwidth) for about two years on several thousand paths. We also present a few schemes to leverage the metric correlations and reduce the monitoring cost. Our preliminary results indicate that in some cases, we can reduce the monitoring costs by 75% while maintaining the accuracy at about 88%.


A review is presented of the status of problems involving the interaction of matter and optical-band electromagnetic radiation of intensity such that any medium becomes a fully ionized plasma. The following are considered within the framework of the single-electron approximation in the case of nonrelativistic energies: stimulated bremsstrahlung and absorption of an electron in the field of a strong electromagnetic wave, stimulated two-photon Compton scattering, and scattering of electrons in the field of an intense standing electromagnetic wave (the Kapitza-Dirac effect). The role played by these processes in the heating of plasma by laser radiation is analyzed, as is the question of the possibility of obtaining amplification (negative absorption) of light in transitions in a continuous spectrum. The bibliography is brought up to date to the middle of 1971.


Aggressive antibiotic regimens, chest physiotherapy, and pancreatic enzyme therapy have become standard treatments for cystic fibrosis and have helped to increase the life expectancy of patients with this disease. Recently, dornase alfa (recombinant human deoxyribonuclease I, also known as rh DNase I) has received attention as a useful treatment in cystic fibrosis. 1‐4 Dornase alfa is a recombinant enzymatic product designed to produce the same effects as native human DNase through selective digestion of extracellular DNA. In vitro, dornase alfa hydrolyzes extracellular DNA in patients' purulent sputum, thereby reducing sputum viscoelasticity. Its mechanism of action in vivo may be related to a decrease in sputum viscoelasticity or a reduction in sputum adhesiveness (or both), either of which might enhance clearance of sputum. 1 Studies have demonstrated the clinical effectiveness of dornase alfa in patients with cystic fibrosis, and the drug is indicated in Canada for mild to moderate disease. 3‐9 In patients with more advanced disease, the role of dornase alfa is less clear. This paper evaluates its role in these patients. Patients with severe pulmonary disease (forced vital capacity less than 40%) represent 7% of the cystic fibrosis population. 5 The 1-year mortality rate for this group approaches 50%. 5


On the basis of analysis of thermodynamics and kinetics on the oxidation behavior of MoSi2 at 673 – 873 K, an oxidation kinetics model is established. The kinetics model gives a well explanation that the very severe oxidation rate of MoSi2 at 773 K is because of the maximum oxidation reaction constant near this temperature.


The study explored grade 12 students' understanding of reaction kinetics, a topic which has not been extensively explored in the chemistry education literature at this level. A 3-tier diagnostic instrument with 11 questions was developed – this format is of very recent origin and has been the subject of only a handful of studies. The findings reveal that reaction kinetics is not an easy topic for the students to understand. A total of 23 alternative conceptions (ACs) as well as some indication of their strengths and other confidence-related measures have been documented for the students (N = 137) – most of these ACs have not been reported before. When the overall scores of the students in the diagnostic test are ranked, it was found that there are a number of differences in the ACs held by students in the upper and lower 25% of the sample. While most of the ACs held by these groups are common to the overall sample, a number of these are not found in the overall sample. The findings further underscore the diagnostic utility of the 3-tier format. Some implications of the findings are discussed.


Excerpt To the editor: The concern raised by Dr. Barrett-Connor in the February issue (Ann Intern Med86:236-237, 1977) is overdue. "Where do you come from," is another question often neglected, esp...


The provisions of the article 2, paragraph 1, Na of the Law Governing Prevention of Unfair Competition and Protection of Business Confidentiality (to...


We propose a scheme for Alice to change remotely and conclusively the overlap between Bob's two nonorthogonal qubit states with a finite probability of success. The remote nonunitary evolution of Bob's primary system could be generated by performing a proper nonlocal unitary transformation on Bob's primary system and Alice's auxiliary system, followed by a local von Neumann projective measurement on Alice's ancilla. The various desired inner product modifications between Bob's primary states can be efficiently and fully controlled by Alice's auxiliary states. We build a quantum network for implementing rapidly the remote nonunitary transformation, and thus provide a feasible physical means to realize the remote and controllable inner product modification. This scheme is feasible for current experimental technology.


F ish at various locations in southern California coastal waters are known to be contaminated with persistent chlorinated hydrocarbons. The possible route(s) of uptake of these contaminants, however, are not well understood. In this article, we use the equilibrium partitioning theory (EPT) to determine the possible accumulation pathways of dichloro-diphenyltrichloroethane (DDT), its metabolites (p,p'and o,p'DDT, DDD, and DDE; designated as DDTs hererinafter), and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in hornyhead turbot, a demersal fish. Water, surface sediments, polychaetes, and hornyhead turbot were collected in October/November 1995 and April/May 1996 from four near-shore locations. The distribution of DDTs and PCBs in surface sediments, polychaetes, and muscle tissues of hornyhead turbot was generally in compliance with the EPT, but large variations were noted for individual partitioning coefficients. Partitioning between water and other compartments (surface sediment, hornyhead muscle tissue, and hornyhead liver tissue), characterized by logK sw , logK mw , and logK lw , respectively, generally covaried with logK ow (octanolwater partitioning coefficient). Despite a wide range of fluctuations, measured values of logK sw , logK mw , and logK lw were consistently lower than those of logK ow . Discrepancies between the field data and the EPT, where noted, were likely attributable to the overestimation of the dissolved organics concentrations, nonequivalence of organic carbon (OC) in sediment and lipids in biota, and steric effects. Although a stepwise increment in concentrations of DDEs and DDDs was observed in the food chain of hornyhead turbot, the differences were not significant. Taken together, the results suggest that accumulation of chlorinated hydrocarbons in hornyhead turbot occurs primarily via direct uptake of contaminants from water by the equilibrium partitioning process. Additional uptake of contaminants from food does not appear to amplify body burdens significantly.


From 1868 till 1876 I spent from six to eight weeks of the summer on Cape Elizabeth, near Portland, Me., the visits extending from July 14th or 16th to Sept. 5th or 8th, and the following list of Diurnal Lepidoptera is compiled from my diaries : 1. Papilio asterias F. Formerly somewhat common, latterly very scarce ; July and August.


A single‐step image reversal lift‐off process is used to delineate micron wide patterns in silicon nitride films deposited at room temperature by reactive ion‐beam sputtering. Edges of lines perpendicular to the plane of incidence of the ion‐beam on the target during deposition were found to be asymmetrical. This result is explained by the tilting of angular distributions of sputtered nitrogen and silicon. It is further demonstrated that these films can be used as masks for the local oxidation of silicon without pattern degradation and with a weak penetration of oxide under the silicon nitride mask edge (known as the bird's beak). Film‐induced stress has no influence on the bird's beak configuration.


Graphite is a multi-purpose material which is used in many conventional and nuclear industrial plants. It is known that graphite materials are corroded by air flows and steam at temperatures higher than 400°C. For applications using graphite materials under these conditions it is proposed that the outer surface of these materials be protected by means of SiC coatings. In response to this, different nuclear graphites, such as IG 110 and A3-3 which are already used in High Temperature Reactor plants, and commercial electrographites like FU 9512 and EK 98 were investigated. The coatings were produced by chemical vapor deposition or the paste siliconization method. For the examination of the coatings, a number of tests were carried out, more precisely, corrosion, mechanical stress and irradiation tests. The results of these tests show that SiC coatings applied to certain graphites are corrosion resistant and mechanically safe. So far, the visual results of the irradiation tests indicate that the coatings are tight. Post-irradiation tests will be completed soon.


This project addressed an acknowledged need for ministry action to promote and facilitate communal spiritual formation in the present and future life of the Quail Springs Church of Christ. The focus of the project was to present a model of contemplative spirituality determined to be accessible to the ministry context at Quail Springs. In addressing the problem of community fragmentation at Quail Springs, this model was offered as a means of grace to deepen faith and strengthen relationships in church life at Quail Springs. A pilot group of six women and six men served as the working group for this project. The process and procedure of an eight-session ministry intervention taught that Christian spirituality is a "lived experience" and that the goal of Christian spirituality is to live and participate in the life and activity of God. The results of this study indicate that the pilot group eagerly embraced this model and found it accessible to the ministry context at Quail Springs. The experience of group members proved that the model functioned as a means of grace to facilitate individual as well as communal spiritual formation. The thesis concludes with implications and suggestions related to how this model can have a continuing impact on fostering spiritual formation in the future life of the Quail Springs Church of Christ. LIVING WATERS: AN INVITATION TO CONTEMPLATIVE SPIRITUALITY FOR THE QUAIL SPRINGS CHURCH OF CHRIST A Thesis Presented to The Faculty of the Graduate School Abilene Christian University In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Doctor of Ministry by Wyatt E. Fenno April 2005 This thesis, directed and approved by the candidate's committee, has been accepted by the Graduate Council of Abilene Christian University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree.


This investigation compared the sweet and bitter taste characteristics of aspartame, acesulfame K, and alitame at equisweetness levels with 10% sucrose/water solutions at 22°C using the time-intensity (T-I) sensory technique. Alitame was comparable to sucrose in all taste characteristics. Aspartame had similar taste characteristics to sucrose with the exception of having greater sweet intensities with longer duration (P<0.001) following sample expectoration. Acesulfame K differed remarkably from sucrose. The sweet attribute of acesulfame K appeared quickly (P<0.05) before sample expectoration. This was followed by a moderately intense and lingering bitter character (P< 0.001) which reached maximum intensity after sample expectoration.


Decisions on irrigation water management are usually made at different levels, including farms, water user associations (WUAs), and regional water planning agencies. The latter generally have good access to information and decision tools regarding water resources management. However, these remain out of reach to the final water users, namely the farmers. The study, conducted in the irrigated district of Cherfech, north Tunisia, had the main objective of investigating farmer's perceptions of, and acceptance for, the use of an irrigation advisory service (IAS) to be implemented by their WUA. The suggested IAS provides the following information: (1) reference evapotranspiration (ETo) and rainfall; (2) crop water requirement (CWR) of the most cultivated crops; (3) irrigation water requirement (IWR) of the farmer's crop; and (4) crop monitoring and real-time estimation of IWR of crops settled, using soil moisture sensors. Such services and information would be available at the WUA level and provided in a timely manner to farmers for more effective decision making at the plot level. Prior to the acceptance study, we launched a technical study to determine the required tools and equipment required for the implementation of the IAS, followed by a farmer survey to assess their respective perceptions and acceptance towards this IAS. Results showed that only 54% of the farmers are satisfied by WUAs work, but that 77% of them accepted using the suggested IAS. Farmers are also willing to pay for most of the IAS packages suggested. The financial profitability of investing in the IAS at the WUA level shows the venture is financially viable, with a benefit cost ratio (BCR) of 1.018. The project will be even more profitable if we add the social benefits, which may result in water savings at the WUA level.


There has been a recent transformation of the way consumers think about food. Food is now viewed as something one must be vigilant about and protect children from. Several visible issues illustrate this consumer-based trend. Genetically modified (GM) food has become controversial, and many consumers perceive GM food products as a health threat. Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), commonly known as "Mad Cow Disease," was discovered in Europe, Japan, Canada, and now recently, the United States. As a result, beef throughout the world is considered suspect. Although hoof and mouth disease does not affect humans, the recent outbreak, which caused herds of animals to be destroyed in Europe, cannot be viewed as a positive force on consumer perceptions of the food system.


The interplay between iron homeostasis and the defense to metal and oxidative stresses is crucial to the life of cyanobacteria, which perform the iron-requiring oxidative stress-generating photosynthetic process that supports a large part of the biosphere. Thus, we have investigated the role of the three PchR-like regulators of the model cyanobacterium Synechocystis PCC6803, which we previously found to be regulated by iron, cadmium and H2O2 stresses. Consistently, we presently report that the three PchR regulators are pleiotropic in operating in the tolerance to metals (Fe, Cd and Co) and oxidative (hydrogen peroxide, menadione and methylene blue) stresses. We also studied in detail the promoter of the pchR3 gene through transcriptional fusion to the cat reporter gene of our replicative promoter probe vector. We show that the pchR3 promoter is complex in comprising in that order (i) a positive element (PE); (ii) a negative element (NEu) upstream of (iii) the basic promoter (BP) which harbors a canonical –10 promoter box but no –35 box; and (iv) a negative element (NEd) downstream of BP. Interestingly, we found that the PE and NEu elements and part of BP are all located in the coding sequence of the gene (sll1488) upstream of pchR3, while the NEd element occurs in the pchR3 untranslated leader region, emphasizing that such regions can influence gene expression in cyanobacteria.


A high-strength steel sheet according to the present invention satisfies a predetermined chemical composition, wherein the metal structure of the steel sheet is composed of a polygonal ferrite, a bainite formed in a high temperature range, a bainite formed in a low temperature range and a retained austenite each having a predetermined area ratio, and the distribution of specific crystal grains as determined by an electron backscatter diffraction method employing an average IQ value for each of the crystal grains satisfies formulae (1) and (2) shown below. According to the present invention, it becomes possible to provide a high-strength steel sheet that can exhibit excellent ductility and low-temperature toughness even in a high strength region of 780 MPa or more. (1) (IQave-IQmin)/(IQmax-IQmin) >= 0.40 (2) [sigma]IQ/(IQmax-IQmin) <= 0.25


Logistic model is widely used growth model with many useful properties for technological and market development forecasting. The chapter presents developed modifications of the model that are suitable for particular cases of new product adoption forecasting. Limitations of the logistic model are shown and discussed.


We report on the synthesis, morphology, chemically and structurally of composite nanostructure. In the present work, ternary reactive powders in the composite systems have been obtained using the sol-gel method, by the simultaneous gelation of all cations. Composite powders have been characterized by XRD, SEM, EDAX and FTIR. X-ray diffraction showed the formation of nano crystalline anatase, La 2 O 5 , La 2 O 7 Ti 2 , Co, Co 3 O 4 and CoO 2 H phases. The average crystallite size was calculated by using X-ray diffraction analysis. Scanning electron microscopy revealed that particles with spherical shapes decrease by increasing the calcinations temperatures and congestion of particles decreases with increasing the molar ratio of titanium precursor. EDX spectroscopy confirmed the composition of the ternary powders, which are formed during the gelation process. FTIR spectra showed that Co-O, La-O, Ti-O and Ti-O-La bonds are formed. The effects of chemical compositions and the strong process on the surface topography and the crystallization of anatase were studied.


Purpose of the Study: This study sought to investigate risk factors leading to the prevalence of drugs and substance abuse among secondary school students in Nzaui district Makueni County, Kenya.
Problem Statement: The problem of drug and substance abuse in Kenya has been linked to rising cases of school unrest in secondary schools. Several fatal incidents in secondary schools have been documented in which were associated with drug and substance abuse.
Research Methodology The study employed a descriptive survey research design. The target population for the study was form one to form four students, school counselors, teachers, deputy principals and the District Education Officer. Quantitative and qualitative data was collected using questionnaires and interview schedules.
Results: The findings revealed that peer pressure, availability of drugs and a student's family are the factors that promote drug abuse in secondary school students within Nzaui district, Makueni County. The availability of drugs is one of the leading factors toward drug abuse among students.
Conclusion: The study concluded that peer pressure, availability of drugs and a student's family are the factors that promote drug abuse in secondary school students.
Recommendation: The government should seriously control the sale of such substances with the view of preventing school students from accessing them.
Keywords: Risk factors, prevalence, drugs and substance abuse, secondary school students


an amusement robot which can recognize and respond to human facial expressions is proposed. Human facial recognition being integrated into the control systems of robots is necessary in order to improve their entertainment value. Generally, the entertainment value and the success of the events which use such robots are evaluated by the number of attendees, the return rate of customers, the result of questionnaires, and so on. However, it takes a long time to gather and evaluate the data to improve such robots and events. We are proposing a new technology which uses a camera to read and respond to human facial expressions. This new technology can be used together with the traditional methods to provide better design technology for the entertainment industries. As the preliminary research, a portable bubble ejection robot was fabricated. The robot produces soap bubbles like a fountain. The ejected soap bubbles are illuminated by LEDs. The direction of the ejection nozzle and the amount of the ejected bubbles are controlled by using an Android tablet. The human facial expressions are read by a facial expression detection system. This paper will explain the design of the bubble ejection robot and the control system which reads human facial expressions, and the experimental results of human reaction to the bubble ejection. The experimental results revealed the relationship between the soap bubble ejection and the human emotions.


To determine sulphur in petroleum by energy dispersive X ray fluorescence spectrometry has the advantages of rapidity and economy. The sulphur in light and heavy oils were determined by the method and the precision and reproducibity are in agreement with standard methods (GB/T380-88 and GB/T387-90). The preparation of standard samples and the optimization of analytical conditions are discussed.


Self-heating effects in AlGaN/GaN high-electron mobility transistors grown on three different substrates have been evaluated for ambient temperatures between 0°C and 225°C. A simple and accurate electrical method for the estimation of channel temperature is proposed. This technique is based on the difference in drain current between dc and short-pulsed conditions. Being an electrical method, neither special geometry nor expensive equipments are required. Simulations have also been performed to confirm the results. We have applied our technique to different device structures and geometries, demonstrating its sensitivity and validity at different ambient temperatures.


We propose and analyze a new call admission controller for ATM networks using neural networks (NN). The proposed model is based upon real time measurements of the traffic via a simple parameter, which is the number of cells arriving during the measurement interval. The length of the measurement interval and the number of traffic samples within, are selected to capture the variability properties of the traffic. A neural network controller is then trained to learn the long term correlation properties of the traffic which is essential for effective statistical multiplexing and bandwidth allocation. A large set of training data representing multiservice traffic patterns with multiple QOS requirements is used to ensure that the controller can generalize and produce accurate results when confronted with new test data. The reported results prove that the neural network approach is effective in estimating the bandwidth requirements, when compared to other traditional methods that are based upon an algorithmic approach. This is, primarily, due to the unique learning and adaptive capabilities of neural networks enable them to approximate any non-linear function from previous experience. Evidently, such unique capabilities are the reasons for proposing the use of neural networks to solve many of the problems encountered in the design of ATM networks.


A new self-adaptive blind watermarking algorithm based on DWT of image blocks is proposed.The watermark signal is a binary watermark image.By taking full advantage of Hilbert scanning,3 neighboring blocks are selected from the Hilbert sequence of the host image blocks in turn,and 1-level DWT is applied to the two chosen blocks.Then the polarity of the average value of the corresponding bands is determined.According to the biggest and the smallest average value,the watermark strength is determined to modify the other average to embed the watermark.At the same time,the watermark can be extracted without original image.It is truly blind watermark algorithm.The experimental results show that the proposed algorithm is effective,invisible and robust to common image processing operations and some geometric distortions such as cropping,pinching,pixel-shift,and so on.


Twenty-one surface drifters have been deployed in the equatorial Indian Ocean since 1979. Their trajectories are used to estimate the near-surface meridional convergence in eastward surface jets, which is found to be typically of the order of −0.8×10−6 s−1. A 2.5-year time series of currents and temperature profiles not made simultaneously, but in the same area, at Gan (73°E, 0°30′S; Knox (1976)), is also analyzed. The balance of forces averaged vertically in the mixed layer is consistent with a horizontal convergence of the order of −0.3×10−6 s−1, when the surface currents are eastward. The difference between the surface estimate based on the buoy trajectories and the other estimate is consistent with the expectation that convergence should be maximum near the surface. Zonal velocities are also larger near the surface, with a mean vertical shear of 0.4×10−2 s−1 when mixed layers are deeper than 60 m.


Abstract : This report is a summary review of people and organizations developing ideas for Seamless Simulation. Seamless Simulation is defined as the linking of heterogeneous systems on a simulation network. The current Distributed Interactive Simulation (DIS) technology supports a network of hundreds of vehicles at the battalion tactical level. Systems such as computer generated forces interact at the vehicle level via a network protocol, and current efforts to produce a DIS network standard are aimed at homogeneous objects (vehicle simulators) implemented in a heterogeneous manner (by different manufacturers). Seamless Simulation seeks to extend this technology to heterogeneous objects (vehicle simulators and unit level wargames, for example). Recommendations are: strengthen DoD support of Seamless Simulation projects; extend the current DARPA/PMTRADE (Program Manager for Training Devices) sponsored workshop on DoD/Industry Standards for the Interoperability of Defense Simulations from the vehicle level to the general defense simulation and system level; allow the Seamless Simulation effort to take advantage of modern software engineering and become explicitly object oriented; integrate the DoD effort with the business Object Management Group Architecture effort.


In a world concerned with international understanding and permanent peace, it is appropriate for the most powerful nation to achieve unity and intergroup understanding within its own borders. This necessity is highlighted by the fact that the Soviet Union -has achieved a remarkable success in solving its minorities problems.' As our statesmen attempt to emphasize the virtues of Western democracy and capitalism, they are constantly embarrassed by the race problem in the United States. Its existence weakens our moral position in internatinnal affairs, at the same time that it extracts unknown economic, moral and political costs at home. We know much about the causes of prejudice.2 We know how the colorcaste system has arisen in the United States, and we know the institutions that give expression to our race prejudices. Better than ever before, we appreciate the intensity of color chauvinism, and many of us are worried.3 Yet; action to correct the situation has not kept abreast of knowledge. This is not due to a lack of organizations concerned with making democracy


Implementation of a modern treatment technique, such as IMRT, has been improved. In line with that, Monte Carlo (MC) simulations of this technique require the ability of complex beam configurations modelling with respect to the patient. The source 20 DOSXYZnrc with the dynamic and step and shoot technique can be used to simulate the modality. However, they have a different process to obtain the dose distribution in a certain phantom. This study aimed to compare the simulation efficiency and iso- dose dose distribution in a water phantom from various beam angles and multileaf collimator (MLC) positions in an IMRT plan using source 20. The 30 × 30 × 30 cm 3 phantom was irradiated by Varian Clinac iX10MV photon beam with various field sizes from 2 × 2 to 6 × 6 cm 2 using some beam angles 5 ◦ , 30 ◦ , 90 ◦ , 180 ◦ , and 300 ◦ and maintaining the source to surface distance (SSD) of 100 cm. The field-by-field and five-field methods were used to obtain the 3-dimensional (3D) dose distribution. The dose distribution of these methods was compared using the gamma index, DVH analysis, and simulation efficiency. Higher efficiency is better because it implies that it takes less time to reach a given uncertainty. The implementation of source 20 has been validated, with similar results, with validated source in DOSXYZnrc. The identical 3D-dimensions dose distributions using source 20 for dynamic and step and shoot were observed. Two simulations used the same number of histories with the statistical uncertainty of less than 3%. The step and shoot technique was more efficient than the dynamic simulation.


WIRELESS sensor network (WSN) offers a wide range of applications in areas such as traffic monitoring, medical care, inhospitable terrain, robotic exploration, and agriculture surveillance.[1].The advent of efficient wireless communications and advancement in electronics has enabled the development of low-power, low-cost, and multifunctional wireless sensor nodes that are characterized by miniaturization and integration.


ZJ0712, a broad-spectrum fungicidal ingredient of strobilurin, exhibits a high protective and curative activity against plant pathogenic fungi. To support the study on its metabolism, residue, environmental behavior, and fate for safety evaluation, two versions of carbon-14 labeled ZJ0712, methyl (E)-2-(2-((2,5-dimethylphenoxy)methyl)phenyl)-3-methoxy[2-14 C]acrylate (2) and methyl (E)-2-(2-((2,5-dimethyl[phenyl-U-14 C6 ]phenoxy)methyl)phenyl)-3-methoxyacrylate (3), were synthesized from barium [14 C]carbonate in 6-step yield of 47% and from 2,5-dimethyl[phenyl-U-14 C6 ]phenol in the yield of 91%, respectively.


This paper elaborates on the characteristic of city plan,analyses several existing problems concerning its planning and its execution,discusses how to carry out planning innovation and improve planning management level and suggests that city planing shouldin accordance with the local present situation and that a larger city framework be set up to lay a solid foundation for future development.


To ensure the safety and wellbeing of babies it is essential to make sure that sufficient staff members are trained, and that the training is high quality.


. 2009) and is used as a quality index by conspecifics duringintra- and intersexual selection (Davies and Halliday 1978, Poole 1989, Webster1992, Leutenegger and Kelly 2006).Assessment of body size in marine mammals is challenging, especially in largespecies that occur in turbid waters where full body photo- or videogrammetry (asused by Spitz


Leading pillar type products after heat treatment in this paper I unit indentation depth problems such as the selection of calibration and correction were discussed,and through the production practice for finding out information,to W2Mo9Cr4VCo8 and W18Cr4 V HSS and 9 sicr,40 cr alloy steel after quenching organization transformation,and the deformation of tool heat treatment after the common factors were analyzed,and the approach and the preventive and remedial measures are mainly introduced,the calibration method and calibration tools such as the correct reasonable use,in-depth studies are solved in the production of knife gage calibration difficult problem after heat treatment.


: An experiment was eondncted in a vinyl house at Gifu University, Japan, from June to November 2007 to elucidate the water stress effects on Soil Plant Analytical Development (SIMD) chlorophyll meter read- ing (SCAfil) and its relationship to nitrogen status and grain yield of soybean under the three soil types. The first factor was the three soii types, comprising clay loam, sandy clay loam, and sandy loam, classified as Inceptisol, Ultisol, and Andisot, respectively. Water deficit (D) was the second factor with four levels jncluding Di(O-25%), D2(25-50%), D3(50-75%) and D4(7S-1OO%) oftotal available water (Zd mp. The soybean grain yie]d showed linear relationships with ET and LAI arnong the three soil types. On the other hand, soybean grain yield correlated with SCMR, leafN and grain N status with significant differences arneng the three soil types in response to dif ferent water deficit levels. The highest seybean grain yield was in inceptisol, fo11owed by Ultisol, and Andisoi in response to the same water deficit levels. The results ef SCMR suggest that, seed formation stage is the best time for prediction of adverse water stress effects on nitrogen assimilation in potential yielding ability of soybean.


objective: Study the toxic effects of exposure to seepage water of tailings on maize seed. Method: This research was designed to investigate the maize seed germination rate,and Soluble Protein(SP) and Malondialdehyde(MDA),and Superoxide Dismutase(SOD) contents,Glutathione Peroxidase(GSH-Px) and Catalase(CAT) activity exposed to tailings leakage water and surrounding village groundwater. Result: The results shows that the tailings leakage water has significant inhibitory effect on germination rates of maize seeds(p 0. 05),and reveals significant oxidation damage to maize leafs(p 0. 05). The groundwater of S village has a certain degree of influence on the maize physiological indexes,but not germination rates of maize seeds. The MDA content and CAT activity in maize leaf were significantly raised(p 0. 05) as it was irrigated with groundwater from S village. Conclusion: Experiments shows that the tailings surrounding groundwater is no longer suitable for farmland irrigation. This tailings water leakage caused pollution on the surrounding groundwater. This research could provide data support for the bio-monitoring and agricultural irrigation management of local groundwater surrounding this tailings.


Background: a-Santalol, an active component of sandalwood oil, has shown chemopreventive effects on skin cancer in different murine models. However, effects of a-santalol on cell cycle have not been studied. Thus, the objective of this study was to investigate effects of a-santalol on cell cycle progression in both p53 mutated human epidermoid carcinoma A431 cells and p53 wild-type human melanoma UACC-62 cells to elucidate the mechanism(s) of action.


Due to the numerous amounts of surveillance cameras available, security guards seem to be ubiquitously watching over. However, the number of existing cameras exceeds the number of humans to monitor them and the supervision of all the sensors' output is costly. Thus, video footage from cameras is most often only used as a forensic tool. This suggests the need of an intelligent video surveillance system providing continuous 24-hour monitoring, replacing the traditional ineffective systems. This paper presents an automated vision based surveillance system which is capable to detect and track humans and vehicles from a video footage. Simulation results have shown that the Object Classification module manages to achieve an accuracy of 97.31% and 97.14% for the person and vehicle classification respectively. Furthermore, the system manages to successfully track the objects 97% of the time under no occlusion and 94.14% in presence of occlusion.


In order to show that the presence of high optical fields near the surface of the agglomerates of nanoparticles may lead to lower of lasing dye energy threshold and increase its efficiency, lasing was studied experimentally in a thin layer of laser dye R6G with nanoparticles of Ag, Al, Ni, without manifestations of random laser medium and the effect of the plasmon resonance.


Summary The ankle X-ray has moderate diagnostic power to identify syndesmotic instability, showing large sensitivity ranges between observers. Classification systems and radiographic measurements showed moderate to high interobserver agreement, with extended classifications performing worse. Introduction There is no consensus regarding the diagnosis and treatment of ankle fractures with respect to syndesmotic injury. The diagnosis of syndesmotic injury is currently based on intraoperative findings. Surgical indication is mainly made by ankle X-ray assessment, by several classification systems and radiographic measurements. Misdiagnosis of the injury results in suboptimal treatment, which may lead to chronic complaints, like instability and osteoarthritis. This study investigates the diagnostic power and interobserver agreement of three classification methods and radiographic measures, currently used to assess X-ankles and to identify syndesmotic injury. Patients and Methods Twenty patients (43.2 ± 15.3yrs) with an ankle fracture, indicated for surgery, were prospectively included. All patients received a preoperative ankle X-ray, which was assessed by several observers: two orthopaedic surgeons, one trauma surgeon and two radiologists. The ankle X-ray was assessed on syndesmotic injury/stability and presence of fractures (fibula, medial/tertius malleolus). Three classification systems were used: Weber, AO-Muller (short-version n=3 options; extended-version n=27 options), Lauge-Hansen (short-version n=5 options; extended-version n=17 options) and two radiographic measurements were done: tibiofibular overlap (TFO) and ratio medial clearspace/superior clear space (MCS/SCS). All observers were instructed about the assessments before the measurements. During surgery, a proper intraoperative description of the syndesmosis was noted. Agreement (%), Intraclass Correlation Coefficients (ICC) and Kappa were calculated to determine interobserver agreement. Kappa statistic was interpreted according to Landis and Koch. To test the diagnostic power of ankle X-rays to identify syndesmotic instability, sensitivity and specificity were calculated with intraoperative findings serving as golden standard. Results Six of 20 ankles showed syndesmotic instability intraoperatively. An overall sensitivity of 43% (specificity: 78) was found for X-rays in identifying syndesmotic instability, showing a wide range in sensitivity between observers (17–83%), with radiologists performing better (range 50–83%) than surgeons (range: 17–33%). Overall, substantial to perfect interobserver agreement (range 70–100%) was found for all short classification systems, showing an average kappa ≥0.60. The agreement reduced for more extended classification systems. E.g. observer agreement for the AO-Muller classification with 3, 9 and 27 options was respectively 85% (kappa 0.66), 68% (kappa 0.57) and 55% (kappa 0.51). One observer deviated slightly from others in all classification assessments. Removing this observer resulted in excellent agreement for all classification systems (>90%). Radiographic measurements showed moderate to high interobserver agreement, with TFO performing best (avg. ICC 0.88). Discussion/Conclusion In ankle fractures, a preoperative X-ray has low sensitivity in detecting syndesmotic instability, showing large sensitivity ranges between observers. Further study is needed to investigate the contribution of classification systems in determining the best treatment method for syndesmotic injury. Ankle X-ray assessment using the three classification systems and radiographic measures was consistent among observers. Disagreement between observers can be attributed to intrinsic differences among the systems (e.g. stepwise classification vs. single assessment). No preference for one specific classification was found, as all showed comparable interobserver agreement. However classification systems with few options are recommended, as the observer agreement reduced with more extending classifications.


There mixed air chamber have been some troubles for brick lining off the working layer after running a few years for hot stove of Meishan Steel Company Iron Plant No. 2 blast furnace. The situation is serious threat to the safe operation of blast furnace hot air system. In which case, we have used off-air chamber to spray lining repair, restore working off layer, extend the service life of mixing air chamber, to ensure normal production of blast furnace.


Objective: To explore the mediating effects of self-esteem and academic
self-efficacy on gratitude and core self-evaluations in rural junior middle
school students. Methods: The Gratitude Scale, Self-esteem Scale,
Academic Self-Efficacy Scale and Core Self-Evaluations Scale were used to
conduct a questionnaire survey among 923 rural junior middle school students.
The bias-corrected percentile Bootstrap method was conducted to test the chain
mediating role of self-esteem and academic self-efficacy between rural junior
middle school students' gratitude and core self-evaluations. Results: Correlation analysis showed significantly positive correlations between
gratitude, self-esteem, academic self-efficacy and core self-evaluations (r = 0.30 - 0.56, P Conclusion: Gratitude not only
directly influences the core self-evaluations of rural junior middle school students,
but also through the indirect path of self-esteem and academic self-efficacy,
as well as the chain mediating path between these two variables.


Systemic sarcoidosis frequently involves the heart and is usually diagnosed at autopsy, often as a single granuloma. An extensive review of the literature was prompted by a very interesting clinical problem of etiology in the frequent syncope and Stokes-Adams attacks in an otherwise apparently healthy young girl. The pathologic findings and therapeutic dilemmas are reviewed in detail.


Communication networks consists of a crucial tool for the implementation of Smart Grids. The different kinds of data flowing in a Smart Grid have different latency and reliability requirements. Phasor Measurement Units (PMU) are becoming increasingly widespread like instruments to monitoring of electrical distribution systems. The use of this equipment has severe restrictions on bandwidth, latency and packet loss. The trend for the use of IP networks makes imperative the use of mechanisms to ensure treatment to these requirements within implementations of Smart Grids. This paper realizes an approach of QoS mechanisms available to increase the availability, reliability and security in the context of PMU applications within Smart Grids.


This article contributes a linguistically informed perspective to a growing body of work describing the nature and practices of self-styled 'paedophile-hunting' groups. Their reliance on publicly exposing suspected child predators in live-streamed confrontations poses significant moral and practical challenges for UK law enforcement, even if their evidence has proved significant in the conviction of sex offenders. In this article, we extend extant insight through the linguistic analysis of 18 months of private online group chat data from one of the UK's most prolific hunting teams. Specifically, we explore the group's collective linguistic identity performance through a corpus-assisted analysis of stance. Our analysis foregrounds the significance of social bonding and community identity and nuances current understanding of hunters' negative view of the police. It also suggests that the entertainment value of the detective work involved in hunting may be more significant than the emphasis on hunters' self-proclaimed moral superiority in extant work suggests.


The utility model provides a mechanical seal for a dryer. The mechanical seal solves the problems that an existing seal device is not reasonable enough in structure and poor in sealing effect. The mechanical seal is installed on a spindle extending out of an engine bed and comprises a dynamic ring, a static ring, a static ring base, a bushing and a dynamic ring base. The static ring abuts against the dynamic ring and is installed on one side of the static ring base. The bushing comprises a vertical part and a horizontal part. The spindle is sleeved with the horizontal part. The other side of the static ring base abuts against the vertical part. A static seal ring is arranged between the static ring base and the bushing. The horizontal part is sleeved with a spring base, and one end of the horizontal part protrudes out of the outer end face of the spring base. A seal washer is installed between the bushing and the outer end face of the spring base. Springs are evenly distributed between the spring base and the bushing. The spring base is fixedly connected with a drive pin. The drive pin penetrates through the bushing and tensions the spring base onto the static ring base. The dynamic ring is installed on the dynamic ring base fixedly connected to the engine bed. The mechanical seal has the advantages of being simple in structure and good in stability.


The presentation will discuss the economic meaning of the concept of the Value of a Statistical Life (VSL) and review some of its properties. In particular, the age pattern of the VSL is considered. The presentation will also review recent estimates of the magnitude of a VSL taken from different countries and cultures. The value of preventing a fatality or (saving) a statistical life is an important question in health economics as well as environmental economics. This paper reviews several of the issues discussed in the literature. For example, how do we define the value of a (statistical) life? Are there really strong theoretical reasons for believing that the value of a life declines with age? The paper derives definitions of the value of a statistical life in both single-period models and life-cycle models. Models with and without actuarially fair annuities are examined, as well as the age-profile of the value of a statistical life


The III International Meeting for the History of Nursing and Nursing Scholarship took place at the Monastery of Oseira (Ourense, Spain), from the 14th to the 15th of July 2017, where a group of experts convened to discuss on the Distortions of the History of Nursing. This document summarizes the main conclusions arising from the colloquia during this event. The participants discussed about the importance of the history of Nursing and how it influences the consciousness and identity of the nursing community. In addition, emphasis was made on the need to guarantee that the history of Nursing is based on both scientific and ridiculous foundations. Special attention was paid to the strategies and methods necessary to ensure that the history of our profession does have a positive impact on Nursing; it was anticipated that this would involve the active participation of nurse historians, nursing organisations, academics and nurses alike. Finally, there was debate on the need to bring nursing History to the forefront of society.


This Study aims to achieve the followings :
(1) Exploring the attitudes of parents, and teachers towards corporal punishement.
(2) Studying the validity of the scale of attituds towards corporal punishment. constructed
by the researcher.
(3) Identifying the relationships between the indepentdent variables (i.e age; sex; occupation.
and level of education) and the dependent variable (i.e Attitude towards corporal
puneshment).
(4) Providing some sientific-educational and psyhological grounds for solvig the issue of
punishment in schools.
To achive the above goals, the reseaecher, conducted his study, using his own scale to a
sample of four hunderd people from Makkah city.
Among Other Things, the Study reveales :
(1) 67% of the sample opposed the use of corporal punishment in schools.
(2) There is siginificant differnces between level of education and attitude towards corporal
punishment
Finally, the study suggested abolishing the use of corporal punishmont not by just prohipting
it, but also by a mean of employing educational and psychological alernatives,
such as upgrading the level of education of teachers especially in elementray level.


In order to resolve the problem of large frequency-offset in the MPSK signal,a multi-modulation universal carrier synchronization scheme is introduced,which is based on a maximum likelihood FFT frequency estimator and universal carrier PLL.The algorithm principle,structure characterstics and complexity of the scheme and hardware are analyzed.The whole structure and key techniques for this scheme on FPGA devices are illuminated.Finally,this circuit is validated with Xilinx's XC4VLX200.The results show that this circuit can be used for the carrier synchronization of MPSK signals with large frequency-offset and low SNR,and it has great application value in project.


Context. Alongside a debris disk, substellar companions often exist in the same system. The companions influence the dust dynamics via their gravitational potential. Aims. We analyze whether the effects of secular perturbations, originating from a substellar companion, on the dust dynamics can be investigated with spatially resolved observations. Methods. We numerically simulated the collisional evolution of narrow and eccentric cold planetesimal belts around a star of spectral type A3V that are secularly perturbed by a substellar companion that orbits either closer to or farther from the star than the belt. Our model requires a perturber on an eccentric orbit ( 𝑒 (cid:38) 0 . 3) that is both far from and more massive than the collisionally dominated belt around a luminous central star. Based on the resulting spatial dust distributions, we simulated spatially resolved maps of their surface brightness in the 𝐾 , 𝑁 , and 𝑄 bands and at wavelengths of 70 µ m and 1300 µ m. Results. Assuming a nearby debris disk seen face-on, we find that the surface brightness distribution varies significantly with observing wavelength, for example between the 𝑁 and 𝑄 band. This can be explained by the varying relative contribution of the emission of the smallest grains near the blowout limit. The orbits of both the small grains that form the halo and the large grains close to the parent belt precess due to the secular perturbations induced by a substellar companion orbiting inward of the belt. The halo, being composed of older grains, trails the belt. The magnitude of the trailing decreases with increasing perturber mass and hence with increasing strength of the perturbations. We recovered this trend in synthetic maps of surface brightness by fitting ellipses to lines of constant brightness. Systems with an outer perturber do not show a uniform halo precession since the orbits of small grains are strongly altered. We identified features of the brightness distributions suitable for distinguishing between systems with a potentially detectable inner or outer perturber, especially with a combined observation with JWST/MIRI in the 𝑄 band tracing small grain emission and with ALMA at millimeter wavelengths tracing the position of the parent planetesimal belt.


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The article considers the problem of recycling of poultry waste, in particular, feather-downy waste and chicken dung. Traditional ways of poultry waste disposal have been shown and their shortcomings have been described. The main advantages of use of bioprocessing methods to implement the process of waste conversion with the formation of effective products – biohumus – have been determined. Biofertilizers or biohumus is a modern innovative means applied not only for the purpose of an increase in productivity, but also for land recultivation and resuscitation. The authors have studied the biohumus obtained by means of processing of mixture of feather-downy waste and dung in the ratio of 8 : 2 with the application of the biological product containing the consortium of decomposer microorganisms: Bacillus pumilus AL16, Microbacterium terregens AC1180, Aeromonas sp. B5376, Arthrobacter globiformis AC1529, Streptomyces olivocinereus AC1169 and Acinetobacter sp. B390. An assessment of efficiency of application of various rates of the developed biohumus for winter wheat crops has been made. It is shown that the application of a comparison sample the organic mineral fertilizer "Universal'noe" (the expense is 150 g/m 2 ) and the use of the developed biohumus (the expense is 150 g/m 2 ) provided an increase in its growth, compared with the control sample of the wheat '"Skipetr", by 12 and 15 cm (the stem elongation stage), by 15 and 18 cm (the earing stage), by 21 and 30 cm (the milk stage) and by 19 and 30 cm (the firm ripe stage) respectively. The above values for the grade Zimushka were within the similar limits: an increase in its growth, compared with the control sample, by 17 and 18 cm (the stem elongation stage), by 19 and 21 cm (the earing stage) and by 19 and 31 cm (the milk stage and the firm ripe stage) respectively.An increase in the productivity of grades of the winter wheat "Skipetr" and "Zimushka" by 1.5 times (1.25 ± 0.25 t/hectare) has been established during the application of the obtained biohumus with the rate of 150 g/m 2 . The results of studies of change of fractional composition of grain proteins testify that the application of biohumus provides an increase in gluten fractions of winter wheat grains. An assessment of economic efficiency has been performed, it has been established that the highest rates of profitability refer to the variant with the application of the developed biohumus (the expense is 150 g/m 2 ) – 63.2%, the lowest rates are 39.2% in the control sample.


The study of academic plagiarism has become a hot topic in academic literature. This paper presents data from a survey -based on the administration of a questionnaire to a representative sample of students enrolled in secondary education- focusing on: a) analyze the prevalence of cyberplagiarism among this group and b) examine the association between prevalence in the commission of cyberplagiarism and academic qualifications. The results suggest an inverse relationship between the two variables, that is: to higher grades of the students lower prevalence of the phenomenon of cyberplagiarism and, conversely, most prevalent in poorer grades.


A method of two‐stage clustering of literature based on citation frequency is developed. This method enables one to cluster thousands of articles Into a simplified dendrogram by introducing a two‐stage algorithm based on a citation space whose axes are cited articles. In the first step, preliminary clusters are generated which become initial clusters in the second step. Secondly, the initial clusters are connected into a dendrogram by means of an agglomerative technique. This method is applied to 5065 articles from 52 journals in environmental and civil engineering. The data are derived from the 1977 Science Citation Index [1]. Related methods of citation analysis such as hierarchical graph, clustering of journals, and multidimensional scaling are also applied to the same set of articles. These results are compared and structures of the literature in environmental and civil engineering are discussed.


On the analysis of the theory of the amplitude comparison direction finding,this paper studies the error produced in the amplitude direction method.Based on the relationship among direction accuracy,beam width and signal noise ratio,this paper makes a theoretical emulation.The technology mentioned here has the merits of simple implementation,higher direction accuracy and much more application value.


Hypersonic vehicles are an important area of research in the aerospace field today. One of the important issues is the power of the engine. In order to achieve large-span flight speeds, a more efficient approach is to use combined power systems. However, the problem of pre-cooler icing can occur in combined engine applications. The flow in the pre-cooler is extremely complex. Outside the tube is the high-temperature wet air entering from the engine intake, and the tube cooling is the ultra-low temperature cooling medium. Icing not only increases the heat exchange resistance of the pre-cooler during operation and affects the heat exchange performance of the pre-cooler, but also causes a large total pressure loss, resulting in a degradation of the engine performance. There is a lack of research on the icing law of the pre-cooler under different parameters. Therefore, it is necessary to conduct a corresponding numerical calculation study on pre-cooler icing and explore the influence of various influencing factors on icing. In this paper, a mathematical model of icing (frost) is established for the frosting phenomenon that may occur during the operation of the pre-cooler. Additionally, the principle of heat and mass transfer in the icing process is described by the mathematical model, and the influence of different parameters on the frosting parameters is explored by using the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) method. The law of tube bundle icing under different parameters was calculated, and the variation laws of frost layer morphology and wet air pressure drop were obtained. The laws of tube bundle icing under different parameters were calculated, and the changes in frost layer pattern and wet air pressure drop when each parameter was changed, which can provide guidance for the design and application of pre-coolers in the future.


ABSTRACT Closely interlaminated sandstones and shales from Desmoinesian deltaic strata in Oklahoma were investigated to determine the relative importance of diagenetic and detrital origin of constituent clay minerals. Close association of the two lithologic types eliminates many parameters that could have varying effects upon mineral content. To eliminate effects of modern weathering, subsurface samples were studied. Investigative techniques included x-ray diffraction, x-ray fluorescence, and thin-section observation. Quantitatively, authigenic mineral formation was not significant, and bulk chemical analyses showed little difference between sands and shales except those related to expected compositional differences which are a function of size fractionation. Permeability was the basic control of the degree of diagenesis. Consistent differences in relative amounts of chlorite, illite, and kaolinite were noted between sands and shales. Illite and chlorite are of detrital origin, whereas a significant portion of the kaolinite was formed diagenetically. Illite, the dominant clay mineral in all shales and many sands investigated, is relatively more abundant in shales and in finer sand fractions. Chlorite distribution varies because it is present both as clay and in metamorphic rock fragments and thus is not directly related to grain size. Kaolinite is an important constituent in sands, an occurrence attributed to authigenic formation in the more permeable sands. Authigenic kaolinite formation was possible because four factors coexisted: (1) organic material helped maintain a low pH; (2) potassium feldspars provided a source of aluminum and silicon; (3) partly degraded illite was an efficient acceptor for potassium released during feldspar decomposition; and (4) water-filled pores provided both a medium and space for kaolinite growth. Authigenic kaolinite formation did not require long-distance transport of necessary ions; all constituents were present in situ. During diagenesis additional minerals were formed, especially in the sands. The paragenesis was quartz overgrowths, kaolinite, calcite, dolomite and finally, pyrite and siderite.


Abstract  This article introduces a number of ongoing or recently-completed research projects in European universities in which the Ming era is relevant. It then reviews recent publications focused on the Ming period according to discipline by Europe-based scholars since 1995. The essay concludes with the observation that despite the eclectic state of Ming studies in Europe nowadays, some excellent work is being done which may be viewed in the printed contributions of both senior and junior scholars listed in this synopsis.


Due to new generation employees own characteristics,it is a very common phenomenon that they frequently jobhop. Incentives are important measures to attract and retain the staff of the hotel,but the simple material incentives have significantly lagged behind the diverse needs of the new generation employees. Because the new generation employees generally indicate a lack of recognition of the hotel,organizational identification as an intermediary variable can be introduced to measure employee loyalty. Through empirical findings,non material incentive can significantly improve employee organizational identification and employee's attitude loyalty,the organizational identification has a significant impact on employee's loyalty,which opens up new ideas for the new era hotel management.


Excerpt We were encouraged to undertake an intensive study of a series of cases of focal infection because of the development of improvements in the methods of identifying sources of infection, and...


Institutional (legal, organizational, and political) impediments to and impacts of Standards implementation by the Federal, state, and local governments are discussed. The background chapter discusses previous Federal actions to stimulate greater energy efficiency in buildings; describes the scope and content of the Standards; discusses the purpose for the implementation analysis; outlines the approach to and scope of the analysis. The approach of the analysis is described in Chapter 2. Chapter 3 describes four alternatives for the implementation of Federal energy performance standards for new buildings (no action; no Federal sanctions - Federal incentives; Federal sanctions - Federal incentives; and Federal sanctions - No Federal incentives). Chapter 4 discusses the Federal institutional baseline; Chapter 5 discusses Federal impacts by alternative. Other chapters are: Selection of States and Local Jurisdictions for Analysis; State and Local Institutional Baseline (Overview); State and Local Impediment to Standards Compliance; Likely State and Local Compliance Responses by Alternative; and State and Local Impacts of Standards Compliance. Federal Baseline Data; Institutional Baseline For Selected States and Local Jurisdictions; and Liability Issues are presented in appendices. (MCW)


The decision to choose the topic on social service enhancement was influenced by its relevance in present day society because every person has a right to fulfill basic needs and have better living conditions. Enhancement of social services plays a big role in the area. That is why it is important that social services that are delivered would be of high quality and in accordance to the needs of consumers. The main problem of thesis: What measures could help to improve the quality of services provided by the social service center of Tauragė? The aim of thesis: analyze social services provided by the social service center of Tauragė and give recommendations for the enhancement of provided services. Methods of the thesis: analysis of scientific literature, online sources, articles, statistical data and questionnaire survey. Structure of the thesis: the final work consists of three parts: The first part consists of the concept of service and service quality, classification of social services and assessment of the need. The second part consists of presentation of the activities of Tauragė social services centre, analyse factors which most affect the macro environment and describe methods of service research and analysis of the provided services. The third part consists of the results presentation of the research and the possibilities to improve the quality of services provided by Tauragė social service centre. Results of thesis: it was determined that excluding fulfillment of basic needs, lonely elderly people lack communication. For that reason, in order to enhance existing services of the center of social services, the following suggestions were made: provide psychologist services, raise the qualification of social workers, foresee work at weekends, and establish hair cutting, rehabilitation and message services. The work consists of 50 pages, 3 tables, 28 pictures, 32 literature and information sources, 3 appendixes.


the combination of biological manipulation and aquatic vegetation restoration had become an important way of ecological restoration of lake water. The research on the relationship among fish, zooplankton and aquatic vegetation was helpful to lake ecological restoration. By investigating the distribution of fish, aquatic vegetation and zooplankton in some urban lakes in the South of the five ridges, the abundance and relative abundance of Cladocera and Copepoda were generally lower in the lakes where fish was farmed, while the abundance of Cladocera and crustacea was relatively higher in lakes with hydrophytes. The ecological restoration of typical tropical shallow urban lake showed that the combination of aquatic vegetation restoration and fish regulation was an effective measure for the control of tropical shallow eutrophication urban lake. It provided a reference for how to take biological control measures to restore the water body and how to maintain the stability of the ecosystem after the ecological restoration.


Algorithms for vector timestamps have been developed to determine the "happened before" relations between events of an execution of a message passing program. Many message passing programs contain variables shared by multiple processes (including threads). Such programs need to have vector timestamps for send, receive, read and write events. We define two "happened-before" relations, called strong happened-before (SHB) and weak happened-before (WHB), between events of an execution involving send, receive, read and write statements. We then present two timestamp assignment algorithms, one for SHB and the other for WHB, and show how to use such timestamps to determine the SHB or WHB relation between any two events of an execution involving send, receive, read and write statements. For a program containing n processes, the size of a vector timestamp for SHB or WHB is n, regardless of the number of shared variables in the program. Finally, we show how to apply WHB timestamps to perform race analysis for programs using messages and shared variables.


The planktonic rotifer Ascomorpha ovalis feeds on large dinoflagellates (e.9. Ceratium sp., Peridinium sp.) and is able to extract their cell contents by means of its virgate mastax. This paper presents the results of experiments on the feeding behaviour of laboratory-cultured Ascomorpha with Ceratium furcoides as food algae. Ascomorpha are three times larger than their prey Ceratium (by volume), but with regard to total length, their prey was even 20Y" larger. Ascomorplla showed a hyperbolic functional response curve with a plateau of the feeding rate at 8 Ceratium cells animal-r dayf when concentrations of Ceratium were >100 cells ml-r. The mean handling time (time for capturing and extracting one Ceratium cell) was 3 min. The shape of the functional response was better described by a curvilinear model than by a rectilinear model. However, handling times cannot be responsible for this, since they were too short to set limits on ingestion rates. At low food concen- trations, encounter rates with prey seemed to limit the feeding rates of Ascomorpha, whereas at medium to high food concentrations, satiation effects (lower attack rates) seemed to set limits on the feeding rates. Ascomorpha showed a significant decrease in the exploitation of single Ceratium cells at high prey concentrations. This decrease could be explained by a satur4tion effect in which the partly filled guts of Ascomorpha did not permit the total extraction of the contents of a Ceratium cell.


Natural gas hydrates typically contain 85 wt.% water and 15 wt.% natural gas, and commonly belongs to cubic structure I and II. When referred to standard conditions, 1㎥ solid hydrates contain up to 172N㎥ of methane gas, depending on the pressure and temperature of production. Such large volumes make natural gas hydrates can be used to store and transport natural gas. So, the tests were performed on the formation of natural gas hydrate is governed by the pressure, temperature, gas composition etc. The results show that the formation pressure of structure II is lower about 65% and the solubility is higher about 3 times than that of structure I.


The purpose of this study is to devise a suitable business model to exploit the opportunities in the Indian video on demand (VOD) service provider industry. To achieve the desired purpose, the researcher approached the respondents to find out their expectation and perceptions of service quality in VOD services experiences based on the dimensions of the SERVQUAL model. A quantitative research had been carried out for the purpose and this involved some quantitative analyses with the use of statistical tools (descriptive and inferential). The data obtained from the respondents using the VOD services of the services offered by the VOD service providers are in the quantifiable terms so that the required objectives, which were framed for the study, can be achieved statistically with the help of SPSS software version 20.0 for the analysis of the quantifiable data.


Abstract The aim of this paper is to estimate the potential for trade between India and Pakistan, assuming a normalized neighborly relationship. We used an augmented gravity model with a panel data for 21 years. This paper utilizes the panel fixed effects decomposition and Hausman and Taylor estimation methods to estimate the effect of time-invariant variables on the volume of potential trade. The present volume of trade is dwarfed by our estimates of the potential trade. This seems to ratify the expectation of businesses on both sides. It would appear that the development of a bilateral relationship between India and Pakistan, in the context of regionalization, should be motivated by strong economic considerations. It would include sector-driven as well as market-access approaches. While the theoretical background appears subtle, strategic market consequences arise from the dynamics of regional market structure. Assuming a positive relationship between trade and per capita income, here is a peace dividend that is difficult to ignore in a regional environment of oppressive poverty.


We consider the most general CP-conserving renormalizable effective scalar potential involving two doublets plus one singlet Higgs and satisfying the electroweak gauge symmetry. After deriving the electroweak-symmetry breaking conditions, we focus on special cases, characterized by specific symmetry properties and/or relations to supersymmetry-inspired extensions of the Standard Model (e.g. n/NMSSM, UMSSM). We then investigate the question of the reconstruction of the potential parameters from the Higgs masses and mixing angles and show that in some specific cases, such as the one of an underlying NMSSM, an accuracy at the order of leading-logarithms is achievable with minimal effort. We finally study a few phenomenological consequences for this latter model. More specifically, we consider how our parameter reconstruction modifies the outcome of two publicly available codes : micrOMEGAs and NMSSMTools. We observed noteworthy effects in regions of parameter space where Higgs-to-Higgs decays are relevant, impacting the collider searches for light Higgs states and the prediction of the Dark-Matter relic density.


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Ropinirole HCl is a non-ergoline dopamine agonist which is recommended for the treatment of both Parkinson's disease and Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS). Its half-life is about 6 hours and it is metabolized in the liver primarily by CYP1A2. Its metabolites are water-soluble and rapidly excreted from the body in urine. However, its oral bioavailability is low. Therefore, this current project aimed to produce and evaluate sustained release ropinirole microparticles coated with Eudragit® RS 100 and RL 100 by varying polymer types and concentrations. Ropinirole microparticles were prepared by oil in oil emulsion solvent evaporation technique. Emulsifier concentration was constantly set at 2% with a stirring speed of 500 pm. FTIR analysis of microparticles, drugs, and polymers was carried out. Analysis of compatibility, particle size, encapsulation effciency, yield, flow properties, and release profile were also performed. The optical microscope showed the spherical microparticles with better flow properties and encapsulation. Ropinirole FTIR analysis produced sharp characteristic bands of C=O stretching at 1699 cm-1, bending of CH3 at 1457 cm-1, C=C aromatic stretching at 1521 cm-1 and 1541 cm-1, and C-H aromatic bending at 765 cm-1. Eudragit® RS 100 and Eudragit® RL 100 showed a major peak with C=O stretching at 1716 cm-1. Within 8 hours, the drug release was in the range of 47.48-98.78%. Increasing the polymer concentration increased particle size, entrapment efficiency, and sustained drug release. Eudragit® RS 100 alone achieved a better sustained release than in combination with Eudragit® RL 100 or Eudragit® RL 100 alone.


In the present thesis, an attempt has been made to improve the accuracy of the processing, recognition and classification of targets derived from sonar ultrasonic signals. The work is part of the wider area of Artificial Intelligence and mostly of Machine Learning as a tool for improving applications related to signal processing. It is worth noting that the present study was based on the sonar dataset from a previous study by Gorman & Sejnowski, (1988), who for the first time studied this dataset which concerned the classification of Sonar returns from two different underwater objects, a metal with labeled "Mine" and a rock labeled "Rock" using neural networks. The theoretical framework applied focuses mainly on machine learning and the utilization of a series of algorithms suitable for classification problems that aim to develop models capable of locating marine objectives taking into account their key characteristics. From the analysis of the total sample of 208 sonar ultrasonic signals and the selection of the most suitable model which provides the highest percentage of prediction in this dataset, interesting results were obtained which satisfactorily showed the ability of machine learning models as well as neural networks to solve classification issues. Specifically, the highest performance of the machine learning algorithms was held by the Support Vector Classifier with a percentage of 91%.
trained in 169 samples and a percentage of 88%, correctly classifying 37 of the 42 unknown samples of the test set. The utilization of neural network architecture - 115 - successfully contributed to the classification of sonar ultrasonic returns with a rate of
98.4% trained in 169 samples (80% of the total data), evaluated in the validation set in 21 samples and in the unknown test set (test data) 21 samples at a rate of 95.2%.


The effect of (1,3-Dioxolan-2-ylmethyl)–triphenylphosphonium bromide (DTPB) on the corrosion of zinc in an aqueous solution of 0.5M citric acid was investigated at 30C using weight loss, potentiodynamic polarization and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) techniques to introduce an ecofriendly bath for acid cleaning of zinc which has not been widely used in literature. The results obtained showed that DTPB could serve as an effective inhibitor for the corrosion of zinc in citric acid solutionwith a 98.9% inhibition efficiency at a concentration of 3x10 M of DTPB. A synergistic effect between DTPB and KI was observed which enhances the inhibition capability of DTPB to obtain better percentage of inhibition than that achieved by using DTPB alone. The synergism parameter had a value of 1.2 and was found to decrease with temperature. An inhibition mechanism was proposed in which KI acts as an adsorption mediator for bonding metal surface and DTPB. 电 化 学 JOURNAL OF ELECTROCHEMISTRY


Business research often requires use of survey‐based techniques for data acquisition. In the past, researchers had to rely on manual methodologies for survey distribution, data entry, and analysis. These approaches were generally characterized by uncertain (often low) response rates; batch processing of collected data; protracted time periods spanning survey distribution to processed statistical results; and inability to make "mid‐course corrections". These deficiencies are exacerbated for research on global competitiveness issues which requires international data gathering activities; however, they can be mitigated, if not completely eliminated, by the use of dynamic web‐based survey methods. This paper discusses the advantages of web‐based survey technologies with direct back‐end database interfaces and analytical frameworks, and presents illustrative results from development and use of such a tool.


Feasibility of the measurement of the trilinear self-couplings of the Higgs boson is studied. Such a measurement would experimentally determine the structure of the Higgs potential. Full hadronic and semi-leptonic final states of the double-Higgs strahlung have been investigated.


Dear Editor,

Drs. Tayie and Zizza draw attention to the lack of an association between food insecurity and hyperlipidemia observed in our recent study (1). They point out that this finding is not consistent with another recent study examining the association between food insecurity and hyperlipidemia using a subsample of the same data we used for our study (2). Drs. Tayie and Zizza suggest in their letter a number of reasons for the discrepancies in our findings. First, any associations between marginal food insecurity and hyperlipidemia could have been obscured by our collapsing marginal food security with food security. This is true. However, our decision to consider these categories together was based on USDA recommendations for scaling the Food Security Survey Module. Marginal food insecurity may be more closely related to food security than food insecurity in terms of changes in eating behaviors or dietary intake, although research in this area is ongoing (3). Although the study they cite does demonstrate associations between marginal food insecurity and some measures of hyperlipidemia, it does not demonstrate an association between marginal food insecurity and LDL cholesterol elevation (except among women, and only in adjusted analysis) or total cholesterol elevation. Our results do not therefore seem to conflict with their results.

Our study also differs from the cited study in the study population. Unlike the Tayie and Zizza study (2), we restricted our analysis to a low-income sample (household income ≤200% of the federal poverty) to create more comparable groups of food-secure and food-insecure participants. This restriction increases the homogeneity of our sample with respect to unmeasured confounders but also limits our statistical power.

As Drs. Tayie and Zizza point out, there are a total of 7 lipid measures available in NHANES. Using 7 measures for hyperlipidemia, in addition to measures of diabetes and hypertension, presented a multiple comparisons problem for our overall analysis. We therefore a priori chose the 2 most clinically relevant measures of hyperlipidemia, LDL cholesterol and total cholesterol. We also chose not to gender stratify our results because of similarities between men and women in all analyses. Both our crude and adjusted relative risks statistically adjust for gender. However, we agree with Drs. Tayie and Zizza that substratified analysis of food insecurity and hyperlipidemia may indeed demonstrate associations that we did not observe.

Finally, we agree that not including smoking as a covariate in our regression analyses may have had a small effect on our estimate of the association between food insecurity and hyperlipidemia. We chose the covariates included in our final regression analyses a priori.


In this study, it was observed how 40% highly concentrated oxygen and lavender, peppermint affect the stress and fatigue which happen during driving performance and heart rate(HR). 12 male university students were selected as the subjects of this study. As a driving task, they were made to drive on the two-lane road for 5 minutes. While driving, addition tasks were added to increase the stress and fatigue. The driving performance like the above was implemented 6 times in total in the conditions of oxygen concentration (21%, 40%) and odors(normal, lavender, peppermint). For analysis, the findings were extracted by 30sec in three sections (Control, Driving, Driving + Task) and were compared. When the findings from three sections (Control, Driving, Driving + Task) were compared to identify driving fatigue , Driving +Task increased, showing a significant difference((p<0.01), compared with Control, That is, the subjects were made tired by addition tasks while driving. When highly concentrated oxygen (40%) and lavender, peppermint were presented to them, all of them showed the reduction of HR. That is, it can be said that highly concentrated oxygen and lavender, peppermint reduced the Fatigue of the drivers. When highly concentrated oxygen and lavender, peppermint were given simultaneously, there was no synergy effect.


Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to understand if forensic accounting techniques and tools could contribute to the deterrence of fraud in financial statements, considering the expertise of forensic accountant on ex post activities and that the traditional mechanisms to prevent this type of fraud have not been sufficient to stop the impact on companies, investors, auditors, employees and on society in general.

Design/methodology/approach
This research was carried out using a qualitative exploratory study with a phenomenological approach conducted through in-depth interviews with professional experts in the forensic field.

Findings
The findings confirm that the use of forensic accounting techniques and tools could contribute to the prevention of fraud in financial reporting not only when the risk of fraud has been materialized. Similar studies, about fraud prevention addressing the situation under a qualitative approach from the perspectives of its protagonists, have not been observed in the bibliographical review, so this research contributes to expanding the scientific research, the study and practice of forensic accounting.

Originality/value
From a business management perspective, this study contributes a paradigm shift from the traditional ex post forensic auditing activity toward an ex ante activity to improve management control systems within organizations anywhere in the world. Because this study is guided to prevent fraudulent financial statements, other fraud categories such as misappropriation or corruption could be addressed in other studies and various countries.


In this paper we present our continuous work on developing query language for metallurgical industry. We cover design of DSLQM language extensions for arithmetic calculations, discus features important for end users especially localization and internationalization of programming languages and provide some advises on choosing optimal programming paradigm.


The invention belongs to the design field of water-cooled jackets, especially belongs to the design of the water-cooled jackets in the fields of metallurgy and steel rolling and particularly relates to a water-cooled jacket. The water-cooled jacket comprises a pipe body, the pipe body at least comprises three pipe walls, a cavity used for containing cooling water is formed between every two adjacent pipe walls, and at least one pipe wall of two pipe walls forming each cavity is provided with threads. The tops of the threads are attached to the pipe wall on the opposite side to enable the corresponding cavity to form a spiral water channel. Connection passages are arranged among the cavities and make the cavities serially connected to from an open-loop water way, and the cavities located in the two ends of the open-loop water are communicated with a water inlet pipeline and a water outlet pipeline respectively. According to the water-cooled jacket, a spiral pipe structure is adopted, so a spiral runner is formed in the water-cooled jacket, and the machining method of the spiral pipe is simpler and higher machining accuracy can be guaranteed; thus, the inner layer pipe wall and the outer layer pipe wall can be closely attached, and the reliability of an assembling structure of the water-cooled jacket is improved; meanwhile, the length of the spiral runner can be increased to the maximum degree, and sufficient heat exchange between the cooling water and a workpiece can be guaranteed.


We present results of our cosmic shear survey in progress at the Canada- France-Hawaii Telescope (CFHT). We analysed 1.7 sq. degrees of data, out of which we measured a significant correlation of galaxy shape-orientation over several arcmin scale. We present measurements of the variance of the shear $ $ and of the correlation functions $ $, $ $. The signal is consistent with gravitational lensing by large scale structures predictions. The level of residual systematics after PSF correction is small compared to our measured signal. We outline several evolutions of our work by using additional data covering 9 sq. degrees.


The Gabor feature and modified quadratic discriminant function (MQDF) have shown superior performance in character cognition. However, the huge storage of the parameters and great time-consuming make the methods not practical to be used in hand held device with embedded system. This paper presents an improving approach of Gabor feature extraction as well as simplified classifier of modified quadratic discriminant function (MQDF). Experiments testified that these methods are simple and effective in embedded systems.


Tensegrities are lightweight structures that, by actuating some or all its components, can become deployable systems that can expand from an initial package to a full-size. This characteristic gives them a great advantage in aerospace applications. In this paper, we present a formulation for the coordinates of tensegrity single units whose only variables are the number of bars and the height of the structure, allowing to know the geometrical configuration of the unit for any given height. We prove that the set of these stable configurations forms a stable path along which a tensegrity unit can be deployed. Numerical simulations using MATLAB, and real models, are used to verify the strategy.


sphere of activity in which cost-benefit analysis has been used most and there are useful reviews of the art in the appraisal of road programmes; the reader, however, would also be advised to read the Leitch Report (Report of the Advisory Committee on Trunk Road Assessment, Department of Transport, HMSO, 1977), and about the third London airport dispute to which this review adds little new and the channel tunnel. Material directly relevant to the social services is limited but there is a brief review of the work undertaken on the programme budget of the Department of Health and Social Security (DHSS). Once again, the reader would do better to look at the Priorities document (Priorities for Health and Personal Social Services, DHSS, HMSO, 1976) and The Way Forward (DHSS, HMSO, 1977). HOWARD GLENNERSTER London School of Economics and Political Science


This article gives a brief review of the current state of training MTI translators and interpreters. After analyzing the problems that exist in course of the training, the author, as a student of MTI, puts forth some suggestions to improve the MTI training in colleges and universities to train practical translators and interpreters from the point of view of learning.


The diffraction of a Kelvin wave by a transverse (to a straight coastline) discontinuity in depth is considered. A Fourier-integral formulation leads to a singular integral equation that may be solved exactly; however, the integrals in this solution are intractable without further approximation. An expansion to third order in a depth-change parameter yields results that are generally adequate for tidal problems (such as that posed by the Mendocino fracture zone) but are inadequate for the double-Kelvin-wave regime. Approximations are developed for a continuous change of depth that is either small or gradual, and the diffracted Kelvin wave along the coastline is found to have an amplitude that is inversely proportional to the square root of the depth and a phase that is given by the integral of the wavenumber.


A preliminary retrospective immunocytochemical study was conducted examining the expression of caveolin‐1 in skin biopsies resected from clinically defined psoriatic subjects. These pilot investigations revealed a dramatic down‐regulation of caveolin‐1 (a protein product of the caveolin supergene family known to regulate signal transduction events and cell cycle dynamics) in the hyperproliferative basal regions of the epidermis in all psoriatic biopsies examined when compared to normal control samples. These results lead us to hypothesise that caveolin‐1 negatively regulates key signal transduction pathways in epidermal keratinocytes and through it's reduced expression in psoriasis, pertubations in keratinocyte cell signalling and abnormal cell differentiation ensue, events fundamental to the development of the psoriatic phenotype. Novel therapeutic strategies for the treatment of psoriasis based upon caveolin‐1 protein can be envisaged.


Practice nurses offering pre-travel consultations should be aware of tick-borne diseases. Sharon Graham outlines how to help prevent these diseases in travellers Ticks are the vectors for a number of bacterial and viral infections that can affect humans. This article will outline the general transmission, risk and prevention of tick-borne diseases. Many of these diseases are associated with travel outside of the UK. Where a vaccine for a disease is available in the UK, information will be provided, but not all tick-borne disease is vaccine preventable and people should be aware of personal protection and bite avoidance measures.


European earwigs are sensitive to the residues of broad-spectru m insecticides. More earwigs are found on organically-managed than on conventionally-managed kiwifruit orchards. Since 2007 there have been changes in insecticide use on kiwifruit orchards. In particular, the broad-spectrum insecticide diazinon was replaced by so-called "reduced-risk" insecticides. In the current study earwig numbers were measured in nine conventionally- managed and seven organically-managed orchards for 4 years (2006-07 to 2009-10). Numbers of earwigs on orchard blocks under organic management did not differ between years and were initially higher than on conventionally-managed orchard blocks. There was a trend for earwig numbers to increase on conventionally-managed orchard blocks. Earwig abundance decreased by approximately 60% with each spray application after allowing for differences between years.


The invention discloses a novel movable loading conveyor, which is formed by a conveying part and a chassis part. The novel movable loading conveyor is characterized in that the conveying part is formed by a horizontal section conveying part and a lifting section conveying part; the horizontal section conveying part is formed by a tail roller, a conveyor belt, a drive motor and a driving roller and is convenient for packaging materials to be loaded and unloaded; and the lifting section conveying part is formed by a tail roller, a drive motor, a driving device, a driving roller, a turnabout roller, a lifting support leg, a lifting rack body, a conveyor belt and a head roller. The improvement of the invention is that the invention solves the actual problem of loading or unloading the packaging materials and can be conveniently moved; and the conveying is divided into the horizontal section conveying and the lifting section conveying, so that the invention is convenient to load and unload goods and can convey the goods for a long distance.


A method for producing a protein using a plant, said method comprising a step for infecting a plant with an Agrobacterium strain that has a polynucleotide encoding the target protein and a step for, after the infection, further growing the plant so as to express the target protein in the plant, wherein the efficiency of the target protein production is improved by giving a damaging stimulus to the roots of the plant.


This report is a kaleidoscope of patterns and images perceived by some of the UK representatives and described here with the intention of inspiring others to participate in the next international congress, which will be the WFOT Congress to be held in London in April 1994.


In spring 2011 we did a research study on drugs and health in every prison in Ireland. This booklet tells you about the study and what we found out.