This study aims to determine the effect of Leader Member Exchange and Person Organization Fit to Organization Citizenship Behavior with Organizational Commitment and Job Satisfaction as an intervening variable. Research was conducted on the staff of the BKD Central Java province with a number of respondents as many as 139 people. The research instrument used in the form of questionnaires were tested for validity and reliability, and to explain the influence of independent variables on the dependent variable using a multiple linear regression equation, whereas hypothesis testing using Simultaneous significance test,Individual parameter significance testand beta coefficient. The results showed that (1) Leader Member Exchange positive and significant impact on the Commitment Organizational (2) Person Organization Fit influential positive and significant impact on the Commitment Organizational (3) Leader Member Exchange positive and significant impact on job satisfaction (4) Person Organization Fit positive and significant impact on job satisfaction (5) Leader Member Exchange positive and significant impact on the Organization Citizenship Behavior (6) Person Organization Fit not significant to the Organization Citizenship Behavior (7) Commitment Organizational not significant to the Organization Citizenship Behavior (8) Job Satisfaction positive and significant impact on the Organization Citizenship Behavior. Keywords : Leader Member Exchange (LMX), Person-Organization Fit (P-O Fit), Organization Citizenship Behavior (OCB), Organizational Commitment, Job Satisfaction


Enset is a multipurpose crop of which every part is thoroughly utilized, cultivated as a food and fibre crop only in Ethiopia, particularly in the southern and south western parts of the country. This research was conducted with objective of exploring distribution, cultivation method and farmers' traditional management system of ensets cultivars in Sheka Zone, Southwest Ethiopia. The study kebeles were selected using purposive sampling method and the simple random method was employed to select household informants based on the proportion to the size of total enset growing households in selected kebeles, accordingly 270 households were used for this study. The data were collected using open and close ended questionnaires,key informant interview, filed observation and focus group discussion. Then the data was analysed using SPSS 20.0 Software and microsoft excel. In the present exploration 68 enset local varieties (cultivars) have been identified. Maximum enset varieties were recorded (24 per household) from Masha District. Farmers select and maintain these local varieties that best meet their needs using their indigenous knowledge. The farmers cited resistance to pest and disease (25.09%), size of the plant (22.88%) and taste or quality of enset product (19.34%) as important criteria to categorize and select different varieties of enset. Enset local varieties; 'Gudiro', 'Nobo', 'Yobo' and 'Cherallo' were claimed to be widely adaptable and disease and pest resistant varieties of enset by most farmers in the area. Farmers cultivate enset in home garden (25.49%) and in main filed (21.64%) or both home garden and main (41.67%) as mono-crop (63.71%) or intercropped (36.29%) mode of cultivation. Enset is cultivated mainly for food (78.82%) in the Zone where the corm and the pseudostem are the most important sources of food. The types of food from these parts are 'Kocho', 'Bulla or Etino' and 'Amicho or Utto'. Despite the facts that enset remained staple crop for Sheka zone for centuries, little research and development attention have so far given. As such potential of enset for food security and income generation has not been fully exploited. The traditional farming system and associated traditional wisdom that contributed for the availability of present day diversity need to be maintained and developed further, farmers should be supported and encouraged to continue the on-farm conservation activities. Enset processing is carried out by women using traditional tools and the process is laborious and tiresome. This indicates future research area in processing technology development.


A mass spectrometric method was used to show that 75±5% of the nitrogen formed by the reaction N+NO→N2*+O has more than the 24 kcal/mole of excess energy required to decompose ozone. The rate constant for the reaction N2*+O3→O2+O+N2 was found to be (5.4±1.1)×10—13 cm3 molecule—1 sec—1. The rate of collisional deactivation of N2* to vibrational levels below the fourth was found to be 3.5×10—16 cm3 molecule—1 sec—1 with unexcited N2 and 1.3×10—15 cm3 molecule—1 sec—1 with N2O as the collision partners. If loss of vibrational energy occurs mainly by single quantum jumps, the measured deactivation rate constant is less than that for a single quantum jump by the ratio of the number of molecules in the fourth level to those in all levels above the third.


Game spaces in which an organism must repeatedly compete with an opponent for mutually exclusive outcomes are critical methodologies for understanding decision-making under pressure. In the non-transitive game rock, paper, scissors (RPS), the only technique that guarantees the lack of exploitation is to perform randomly in accordance with mixed-strategy. However, such behavior is thought to be outside bounded rationality and so decision-making can become deterministic, predictable, and ultimately exploitable. This review identifies similarities across economics, neuroscience, nonlinear dynamics, human, and animal cognition literatures, and provides a taxonomy of RPS strategy. RPS strategies are discussed in terms of (a) whether the relevant computations require sensitivity to item frequency, the cyclic relationships between responses, or the outcome of the previous trial, and (b) whether the strategy is framed around the self or other. The negative implication of this taxonomy is that despite the differences in cognitive economy and recursive thought, many of the identified strategies are behaviorally isomorphic. This makes it difficult to infer strategy from behavior. The positive implication is that this isomorphism can be used as a novel design feature in furthering our understanding of the attribution, agency, and acquisition of strategy in RPS and other game spaces.


A three-input and single-output voltage-mode universal biquadratic filter with high input impedance, using only two operational transconductance amplifiers (OTAs), one plus-type second-generation current conveyor (CCII) and two capacitors, is presented. The proposed circuit can realize all the standard filter responses, that is, highpass, bandpass, lowpass, notch and allpass filters, from the same configuration. The proposed circuit has no requirements for component matching conditions.


The esthetic ideas of A. Schopenhauer have been studied. His theory of different kinds of art (music, poetry, painting, architecture) was analyzed. The conclusion was drawn that art estranges a man from will to live which is connected with suffering, and brings to the world of idea connected with pleasure. Therefore, the creative act gives esthetic pleasure.


The r-process-like isotopic anomalies observed in Ba, Nd, and Sm from the Allende inclusions EK1-4-1 and Cl can be explained as due to an 'early' irradiation of the solar system material, which also produced radionuclides such as 26Al, 107Pd and 129I. The apparent conflict between the time scales inferred from the cosmochronometers 119I, 244Pu and 26Al reported by LEE et al. (1978) stems from the fact that these investigators have attempted to explain the isotopic anomalies in terms of a wholesale addition of the nucleosynthesis products from nearby stars to the solar nebula.


Finding and utilizing reliable water supplies for desert communities is important but diffi cult and expensive. Th is is especially the case in the remote north and northwest of South Australia, where there are a number of small Aboriginal communities with populations of less than a hundred people. Rainfall is sparse and intermittent (less than 200 mm/yr), and residents rely on groundwater for nonpotable supplies. Previous drilling in shallow sediments aiming for porous aquifers has led to problems with long-term well production. More recent wells targeting deeper fractured rock aquifers are showing more promise; unfortunately, such boreholes are more expensive and diffi cult to install. Th e aim of our work is to use natural-source magnetotelluric (MT) imaging to try and identify better sites for bores, and therefore reduce the risk of drilling a dry well. We hope to do this by imaging the 3D conductivity structure, allowing the identifi cation of possible aquifers, and also by measuring the anisotropy due to water-bearing fractures, through the sensitivity of naturalsource MT responses to electrically anisotropic layers in the subsurface. Th e fi rst phase of our work, described here, is to test the method at a site where the hydrogeology is relatively well understood. Th e second phase will apply it to a community in need. Background Almost 30% of the Aboriginal population of Australia lives in remote communities, spread throughout the semiarid-toarid interior. People in these communities suff er from signifi cant public health and economic problems; according to an Australian Bureau of Statistics study in 2003, life expectancy for Aboriginal people is 20 years lower than the general population, and unemployment in remote communities is three times higher than the national average. Th e cost of maintaining services in these communities is high partly due to the distance from nearby population centers—more than 1000 km in the case of the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands in northwest South Australia (SA). One aspect of these social problems is inadequate water


In  Japanese publisher Shogakukan completed a collection of lavishly illustrated coffeetable books on Japan's art history (Nihon bijutsu zenshū). Each of the  hard-cover and boxed volumes in B size contains more than  mostly full-page color images. While collections like these are a well-established Japanese tradition dating back to the early s, the new edition proves to be exceptional in a number of regards. In addition to the volumes on Japanese Art in East Asia (vol. ) and War and Art (vol. ), it stands out for the inclusion of manga, as comics are called in Japanese (Fig. ). Volume , which covers the period from  to , features eight manga works in its main part: two double-spreads of Tezuka Osamu's pioneering graphic narrative The New Treasure Island (Shintakarajima, ; with Sakai Shichima), one pre-print page consisting of six panels from Mizuki Shigeru's Kitarō of the Graveyard (Hakaba no Kitarō, ), one double-spread with eleven panels from Shirato Sanpei's The Legend of Kamui (Kamui-den, ; original ink-drawing with typed dialogue lines pasted into the balloons), one frontispiece page with title and two panels from Akatsuka Fujio's gag manga series Tensai Bakabon (), two panels from one of Tanioka Yasuji's nonsense manga (Yasuji no mettametagaki dōkōza, ), singleimage illustrations by Nagai Gō (Devilman, –) and George Akiyama (Ashura, –) as well as the watercolor picture by Miyazaki Hayao which adorned the cover of volume  of his manga Nausicäa of the Valley of the Wind (Kaze no tani no Naushika, ). The editor in charge was Sawaragi Noi, an art critic who had made a name for himself in Japan around , mainly by revisioning modern Japanese art from the perspective of Murakami Takashi and others' Neo-Pop. Due to this focal point, he had also been taking popular forms of visual art into account. With respect to the recent coffeetable book, Sawaragi explicates that "we included manga works in the color illustrations of this volume to an extent beyond comparison with any other collected edition of Japanese art so far", framing this with the


691 The genus Dirofilaria includes various species that are natural parasites of dogs, cats, foxes and wild mammals. Dirofilaria immitis is the species occurring in the right ventricle and pulmonary artery of the dogs. The worm commonly known as dog heart worm, is widely dispersed and found in the tropics, subtropics and temperate zones. Another naturally occurring species commonly encountered in the subcutaneous tissues of dogs is Dirofilaria repens which has also been reported from different parts of the world. Mosquitoes belonging to the genera of Culex, Aedes, Armigeres and Anopheles have been incriminated as suitable vectors for this parasite, which take up the microfilaria (mf-L 1 ) while feeding on an infected host. In the mosquitoes, the mf develops to the infective 3rd stage larva (L 3 ) in the Malpighian tubules, and then migrates to the proboscis through the body cavity. Transmission takes place when a potential vector bites dogs or other hosts during a subsequent blood meal. The incidence of microfilariosis in dogs by examination of the peripheral blood was found to be 13.04 per cent in Calicut and 24.2 per cent in Thrissur. No specific staining procedure was adopted to identify the species involved. In a later study conducted in dogs at Ernakulam and Thrissur districts for a period of one year, the prevalence of microfilariosis was 7.59 per cent where histochemical staining method was employed to identify the species involved as D. repens. About 782 cases of D. repens infection in humans have been reported worldwide. The worms have been detected in the subcutaneous tissues of the body or in the subconjunctival space. The first report on human dirofilariosis from the state of Kerala was from a woman in Ottappalam in Palakkad district in 1999. We undertook this study to identify the worm specimens recovered from human beings from different parts of Kerala and also to estimate the prevalence of microfilariosis in dogs in Thrissur. Dirofilariosis in dogs & humans in Kerala


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This paper presents the predictive control of the H-NPC converter for single-phase grid-connected photovoltaic (PV) applications. This topology has been commercialized by one major manufacturer for small-scale rooftop PV applications, up to 8 kW, with classic PI control and an adapted carrier based PWM modulation. The proposed control scheme allows the dc-Link voltage control and the balance of the dc-link capacitors. Low ripple currents and a near unity power factor are achieved. The use of predictive control has been further exploited by adding control of the average device switching frequency, and a switching loss reduction mechanism. Other additions to the predictive control scheme allow the control of the common-mode voltage to eliminate possible leakage currents due to parasitic capacitance of the PV modules. The proposed control scheme is validated trough simulation results and tested under dynamic conditions.


The psychological education for college students is a systemic engineering.It is one of the important ways to pushing this engineering successive forward to popularize psychological health and to teach the method of psychological regulation to the students.This has important meaning for enhancing the college students' psychological healthy level,promoting the allover development of their psychological quality and integral quality.


This paper used the literature and data inductive logic,and deductive method to analysis the institute of physical education courses for professional football.Moreover this paper also to analysis our colleage reform of football courses for explore the main concepts from the course and the curriculum analysis,curriculum Reform of the teaching,curriculum development of several important theoretical aspects of education trends were discussed.


To investigate whether markers of lymphocyte activation are useful markers of disease activity in childhood asthma, we studied serum levels of soluble CD25 (receptor for IL‐2) and soluble CD23 (low‐affinity receptor for IgE) in 178 children (aged 2‐18 years) suffering from mild to moderate asthma (mean asthma severity score: 2, range: 1–4), and in 175 healthy age‐matched controls. Levels of sCD23 and sCD25 were invesely related to age. sCD23 was lower in patients with asthma (means per age group: 4.93–2.29 ug/1; controls: 6.92–4.11 ug/1, P<0.05), while sCD25 tended to be higher (1601–597 kU/ml, controls: 1350–‐661 kU/ml, P= NS). sCD25 correlated significantly with asthma severity score (r=0.41; P<0.01) and MEF25 (maximum experatory flow at 25% of vital capacity, r= ‐O.43; P<0.05) in children <10 years, while sCD23 correlated with asthma severity (r=O.28; P<0.05) in children > 10 years. On follow‐up, levels of sCD25 normalized with clinical improvement. In children with nonatopic asthma, levels of sCD25 were significantly higher than in atopic patients. Our observations provide further evidence of the role of T‐cell activation in asthma. Monitoring of lymphocyte activation markers, particularly levels of sCD25, may be useful in the follow‐up of asthmatic children.


This study aims to outline how it should go back to the era when the charity in terms of its historical context by tracing regulations since the pre-colonial, Kolonia, the old order, a new order and until the era of reform. This study suggests that the zakat law positifikasi believed by many good scholars, Muslim scholars, and charity watchdog, as the best solution for the realization of the optimization of the collection and management of zaka, as one obligation for Muslims. Then the Law no. 38 of 1999 on Zakah Management is aimed at optimizing the distribution of zakat economic equality and development, but it needs to be supported by a business entity Zakah is a modern and professional. Zakah funds should be directed to small businesses run by the majority of the ummah, in this case agriculture, and the livelihoods of the majority of Muslims and people of Indonesia. Thus the charity will be able to influence the economic development of society.


Introduction: In this retrospective study a review of 40 cases of airway management for newborns with tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF) /esophageal atresia repair is presented. Almost all cases had associated cardiac anomalies. Materials and Methods: Selected management was awake intubation with flow of oxygen via Mapelson F. Sedated awake intubation was performed using Atropine 0.02 mg/kg and Fentanyl1 µg/kg, and then occlusion of the fistula with ligation. Result: In patients with small TEF, there was no problem in intubation and ventilation. Anesthesia management and post operative NICU care was performed for 26 cases with no problem, but in 14 cases there was difficulty for anesthesia management and NICU care. Conclusion: We had no complication with performing the awake intubation technique.


Information management has an important role for small and resource constrained firms. However the role of consumer insights in entrepreneurial marketing has remained under researched, specifically on how to gather, collect and access relevant information in the digitised consumer universe. This netnographic study fills this gap and proposes brand communities as a feasible source of valuable entrepreneurial marketing related insights, which can help small and resource constrained entrepreneurial firms to exploit opportunities and lower perceived market risks.


Heat transfer characteristics on the smooth heated surface, opposite the roughness elements on the insulated wall, were experimentally determined by flowing air through a parallel plate duct and by changing the shape of the roughness elements. The most developed heat transfer coefficients were obtained as functions of Re and the size of roughness elements for the optimum pitch. The correspondence between heat transfer and flow situation revealed that the effects of the acceleation and the turbulence, produced on the smooth heated surface, were different for each shape of the roughness elements. These effects contributed to the increase of local heat transfer.


In geochemical logging, the standard capture gamma-ray spectra of Al, Mg, and K have no distinct characteristic energy peaks. This feature easily influences the spectral bands of characteristic peaks of other elements and thus affects the accuracy of calculating their concentrations. To study this influence, we constructed a model formation containing Al, Mg, and K, and employed the Monte Carlo N Particle Transport Code (MCNP) program to simulate their capture spectra. The results indicate that the calculated dry weights of Si are almost free from the influences of Mg, K, and Al. The ones of Ca and Fe are influenced, but only to a minor extent. The dry weight of S is concurrently influenced. Specifically, the K concentration causes S concentration to deviate significantly from its real concentration. By correcting for such influences, we can obtain relatively accurate values. Data processing for a real well validates the finding that Mg, Al, and K in the formation influence the precision of calculation of other elements and also testifies to the effectiveness of the correction method.


The fixed point submonoid of an endomorphism of a free product of a free monoid and cyclic groups is proved to be rational using automata-theoretic techniques. Maslakova's result on the computability of the fixed point subgroup of a free group automorphism is generalized to endomorphisms of free products of a free monoid and a free group which are automorphisms of the maximal subgroup.


Ventricular cardiomyocytes isolated from adult rat heart were used to analyze the effect of insulin on the phosphorylation of DNA-binding nuclear proteins and to elucidate the potential involvement of protein phosphatase-1 (PP-1) and PP-2A in this hormonal action. Cells were labelled with [33P]orthophosphate, stimulated with insulin (1.7 x lo-' M) and processed for the isolation of nuclei and extraction of DNA-binding proteins. Insulin was found to induce a rapid and constant increase in the serine/threonine phosphorylation of a 38 kDa DNA-binding protein. reaching 150% of control after 15 min and 180% after 150 min. Immunoprecipitation and Western blotting experiments revealed the presence of phosphorylated numatrin in the nuclear extract, however, insulin did not modify its phosphorylation state. Treatment of cardiomyocytes with okadaic acid (1 PM) resulted in a large increase (246 + 30%) in the phosphorylation of the 38 kDa protein. Using "P-1abelled phosphorylase as a substrate, we observed a significant inhibition of nuclear PP-1 activity to 38.5 + 7% (n = 3) of control after incubation of cardiomyocytes with insulin for 15 min. PP-2A, which corresponds to about 25% of total phosphatase activity, was also inhibited to the same extent. These data show the presence of an insulin-responsive 38 kDa DNA-binding phosphoprotein in the nucleus of cardiomyocytes, which is at least partly regulated by nuclear phosphatase activity. It is suggested that inhibition of nuclear PP-1 and PP-2A represents a possible mechanism of insulin signalling to the nucleus of target cells. Kqwor& Cardiomyocytes; Nucleus; Protein phosphatase: Insulin


Within the framework of the Brueckner theory, the off-shell behaviors of the mass operator $M(k,\omega)=V(k,\omega)+iW(k,\omega)$, i.e., its dependence upon the momentum $k$ and upon the nucleon frequency $\omega$, are investigated by including nuclear three-body force (TBF). The first two terms of the hole-line expansion of the mass operator are taken into account. The TBF effects on their off-shell properties are discussed. A comparison is made between the on-shell and off-shell values of $M_{1}$. The nucleon spectral function and nucleon momentum distribution are also calculated, and the calculation shows that they are hardly affected by the TBF effect at the saturation density. At a high density two times greater than the saturation density, inclusion of the TBF may lead to a visible effect on the spectral function and may enhance the depletion of the hole states.


The construction of gender poetry has caught the attention of the theoretical world with the wide\|spreading intercultural studies of modern literature and the unfolding feminist criticism. But it is still unclear about the way of how to understand the discipline forms, how to grasp the awareness of the issues. This paper, with "Women and Novel" --a traditional topic as a case study, is aimed to provide a framework for practice through an investigation on the interaction between the women and the development of modern literature and the clarification of the internal poetry relationship between women and literary creation.


Objective This study aimed to explore the health literacy and life style of college students in Wuhan,and provide basis for nutritional health education.Methods A total of 207 Tongji Medical College students and 208 non-medical college students were recruited as the participants of the study by cluster random sampling.The survey included their health literacy and life style.The investigators were in full participation to provide help during the completion of the questionnaires.All the questionnaires were distributed and called back by investigators.Results Compared with the medical majors,the score of nutrition knowledge of the non-medical majors was lower,and difference was also noticed in gender.The non-medical students had an irregular living habit,however,the lifestyle of the medical students still needs to be further improved.Conclusions It is necessary to take effective measures to properly guide the college students to have scientific and reasonable life style and habit so as to further improve their nutritious and health status.


Effects of CIB (charge independence breaking) and CSB (charge symmetry breaking) interactions on the Coulomb displacement energies of isobaric analog states are investigated for [sup 48]Ca, [sup 90]Zr, and [sup 208]Pb. The mass number dependence of the Coulomb energy anomalies is well explained when we employ CIB and CSB interactions which reproduce the differences of the scattering lengths as well as those of the effective ranges of low energy nucleon-nucleon scattering.


In a context of global competition, major projects are the order of the day, including in the global South. The new bypass road recently built in


The abundance and composition of autotrophic picoplankton (APP) were studied between February 2003 and March 2004 in Lake Balaton. Water samples were taken fortnightly in the eutrophic western basin and mesotrophic eastern basin. Our study, which took more than one year, revealed pronounced seasonal pattern of the picoplankton abundance and composition. According to our results there were three types of picoplankton in Lake Balaton: 1. Phycoerythrin-rich coccoid cyanobacteria (PE), dominant summer picoplankters in the mesotrophic lake area; 2. Phycocyanin-rich cyanobacteria (PC), the most abundant summer picoplankters in the eutrophic lake area; 3. Picoeukaryotes, dominant winter picoplankters in the whole lake. The observed abundance of picoeukaryotes (3 × 105 cells ml–1) was one of the highest ever found. Our study confirms that in Lake Balaton the colonial autotrophic picoplankton (colonial APP) become dominant in summer in the nutrient limited period. We have found strong negative relationship between the concentrations of available nitrogen forms (NH4–N, NO3–N, urea-N) and the colonial APP abundance. (© 2006 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)


The modern stage of development of higher education in Russia involves the introduction of new methods and forms of defining and assessing students' education results. The teacher's report on realization of an academic discipline is an important component of the quality management system of professional education. The article discusses the form of the teacher's report on realization of an academic discipline. The main methods of research are pedagogical experiment and analysis of the teachers' records of individual modules. The teacher's report on realization of an academic discipline describes not only the manner in which the learning results have been achieved, but also how the system of assessment was "integrated" in the educational process and in the quality management system of professional education. The teacher's report on realization of an academic discipline is aimed at improving the system of students' educational achievements assessment and can be used for testing the working programs of disciplines of basic educational programs. The teacher's report on realization of an academic discipline will not only help in the analysis of students' education results, but also in the analysis of teacher's activity results, in correcting the content of working curricula of disciplines, teaching materials and assessment tools.


This paper extends the theory of N competitive newsvendors to the case where competition occurs simultaneously in price and inventory. The basic research questions are whether the Nash equilibrium exists in this game, whether it is unique, and how the resulting inventories and prices are affected by competition. Using a novel method, we show the quasiconcavity of the competitive newsvendor's problem and establish the existence of the pure-strategy Nash equilibrium. Through a contraction mapping approach, we develop sufficient conditions for the Nash equilibrium to be unique. We then analyze the properties of the equilibrium and compare it with the optimal solution for the (noncompeting) price-sensitive newsvendor. We prove that at a symmetric equilibrium, retail prices and safety stocks strictly increase with the proportion of a newsvendor's unsatisfied customers that switch to a competitor, but strictly decrease with the intensity of price competition. Total inventories, on the other hand, increase with the intensity of price competition. Furthermore, the competitive equilibrium never has lower safety stocks and higher retail prices (a situation that definitely hurts the customers) than the solution for noncompetitive newsvendors.


Comparative estimations at finite element models «fracture fragments — external fixation» and «fracture fragments — bone plate» were carried out. The results showed that in the last case tensions of construction elements in critical zones at cross loads are much higher. Treatment outcome analysis at the treatment of 235 patients with diaphyseal fractures of femur and crus has shown that at fixation by bone plate the frequency of plate breaking and nonunion was 26–29 %, at external fixation — 4,2–13 %.


Arizona muscular hardcore pack EASY MONEY have debuted a new video for their track Out of Pocket, taken from the Rules Of the Game / Midas Touch ...


The effective permittivity of the one-dimensional periodic structure is examined using the reflectance and transmissivity obtained by the FDTD method. By using the reflectance and transmissivity by the FDTD method, the effective permittivity of the dielectric slab, which has the same reflectance and transmissivity with that of periodic structure, is obtained by using the transcendental equation. Also, the effective permittivity is calculated by Rytov approximation, and the range of application and the validity of the effective permittivity are shown by comparing the Rytov approximation with the approximation obtained by the FDTD method.


Before selling any product, physicians must consider all legal and ethical limitations. Under the AMA Code of Medical Ethics, Opinion 8.063, which addresses the sale of non-prescription products that provide a "health" benefit, the AMA raises several concerns about products sold to patients, such as whether it creates a financial conflict of interest; places undue stress on the patient; erodes patient trust; or undermines the primary obligation of physicians to serve the interests of patients before their own. These concerns exist not only when a physician dispenses items in exchange for money, but also when he or she endorses a product that the patient may order or purchase elsewhere which results in remuneration for the physician.


The major lipids ofthedogfish (Squalusacanthias) are the diacyl glyceryl ethers and triglycerides. These classes of compounds in the flesh (dorsal section) and liver were separated by thin-layer chromatography. The glyceryl ethers and/or fatty acids resulting from saponification of each of these fractions were analyzed by gas-liquid chromatography as their isopropylidene and methyl ester derivatives, respectively. Few significant differences were apparent between the ether portions of the diacyl glyceryl ethers of the flesh and liver, but the fatty acids were quite different in composition. Those of the flesh contained high percentages of the CZ0 and C22 polyenoic acids that are characteristic of most fish lipids; those of the liver contained little polyenoic acid but high concentrations of C ~ O and C22 monoenoic acids. Although the triglycerides of the flesh contained more of the polyenoic acids than the liver, the differences in this fraction between the flesh and liver were less striking. I t appears that the over-all unsaturation of the dogfish lipids is largely governed by the relative amounts of monoenoic and polyenoic acids in the C20 and C22 series.


We introduce Falcon codes, a class of authenticated error correcting codes that are based on LT codes and achieve the following properties, for the first time simultaneously: (1) with high probability, they can correct adversarial corruptions of an encoded message, and (2) they allow very efficient encoding and decoding times, even linear in the message length. Our design framework encompasses a large number of such coding schemes. Through judicious use of simple cryptographic tools at the core LT-coding level, Falcon codes lend themselves to secure extensions of any LT-based fountain code, in particular providing Raptor codes that achieve resilience to adversarial corruptions while maintaining their fast encoding/decoding times. Falcon codes also come in three variants, each offering different performance trade-offs. For instance, one variant works well with small input messages (100s of KB to 10s of MB), but two other variants are designed to handle much larger messages (several GB). We study Falcon codes in a novel adversarial model for rateless codes over computational (corrupting) channels and prove their security under standard assumptions. We analyze the performance of our new coding schemes through a prototype implementation of their Raptor-code extension and a thorough experimental study that demonstrates their high efficiency in practice. Applied to data transmission, Falcon codes can provably protect Raptor codes against targeted-erasure attacks, which were recently shown by Lopes and Neves [Oakland, 2014] to cause decoding failures of RaptorQ---the most advanced, standardized (IETF RFC6330) rateless code used in practice. Applied to data storage, Falcon codes can provide significant efficiency gainings as drop-in replacements of Reed-Solomon codes; in particular, a 35% speed-up over the state-of-the-art PoR scheme by Shi et al. [CCS, 2013].


The present invention relates to a semiconductor light emitting element. A two-wavelength semiconductor laser comprises a n- type GaN substrate 101, is disposed on a predetermined surface of the n- type GaN substrate 101 of n- type GaAs substrate 201, is provided on one surface of the n- type GaN substrate 101 and includes a multi-quantum well active layer 105 is blue - violet laser 100, and is provided on one surface of the n- type and comprises a red laser GaAs201 multiple quantum well active layer 205 200. Blue - violet laser 100 and the red laser 200 emits laser beams having different wavelengths from each other. Set blue - violet laser 100 and 200 such that the red laser cavity length direction thereof almost parallel to each other. Blue - violet laser cavity length 100 is shorter than the length of the cavity 200 of the red laser.


The authors discuss multifactor aging of the surface of post insulators made of epoxy resin, which are stressed simultaneously by high electric field strength and condensation (moisture) layers. Test setups and procedures developed for the application of these stresses and relevant diagnostic tools are presented. In order to simulate indoor conditions special test setups and test procedures based on condensation and cold-fog environment are presented. Investigations show that the appearance of first surface aging effects depend on the characteristics of the droplet layers and the partial field strength stress in the vicinity of the electrodes. The results also show that, for post insulators in service, the lifetime of the surface of the insulation will be in an acceptable range if condensation with low pollution and low electrical field strength stress are present on the surfaces.<<ETX>>


The agri-food market is one of the strategic ones, since it ensures the food security of the country's population. A significant aspect in the implementation of the new Doctrine of food security are products containing animal protein, including meat. Poultry farming has significant competitive advantages over other subsectors of animal husbandry in terms of investment attractiveness, purchasing opportunities for poultry meat and its processed products, dietary properties, and is also a product for all religious denominations. Analysis of the market potential of poultry meat in Russia in comparison with global trends showed the existence of unfilled niches both in the domestic and foreign markets. The main ones are the insufficient self-sufficiency of certain regions of the country with this product, the norms of poultry meat consumption in comparison with the leading countries, the low level of deep processing in most economic entities, the low share of meat from other types of poultry, almost absence of organic products on the market, and insignificant export volumes of poultry meat. Along with this, through a SWOT-analysis, the strengths and weaknesses of the industry, its threats and potential opportunities, as well as their combination, which is advisable to take into account when developing a strategy to improve the efficiency of the industry, have been identified. Taking into account the obtained results, a scheme for expanding the market potential of poultry meat is proposed, and its forecast for 2030 is given. The combination of these developments will allow the industry to increase the economic viability of its economic entities and expand the market potential of the target poultry meat market.


Electronic ecommerce is a dynamic set of technologies, applications and business processes that connect corporate, consumer and community through electronic transactions, and trade in goods, services, and information that conducted electronic. Electronic ecommerce can help companies engaged in multi-level marketing which will market his wares in the form of healthy foods online. So the distributors do not need to manually sell the product - that product. For these consumers are also using electronic ecommerce shopping can make a brief time. Consumers who want to choose groceries can be purchased using a shopping cart to store data about products - products that have been selected and will be paid. Goods - goods that have been incorporated into the shopping cart can still be canceled, if the customer intends to cancel the purchased goods


Summary Readily accessible, low-valency glycoclusters based on a triazine core bearing D-galactose and L-fucose epitopes are able to inhibit biofilm formation by Pseudomonas aeruginosa. These multivalent ligands are simple to synthesize, are highly soluble, and can be either homofunctional or heterofunctional. The galactose-decorated cluster shows good affinity for Pseudomonas aeruginosa lectin lecA. They are convenient biological probes for investigating the roles of lecA and lecB in biofilm formation.


AIM: To evaluate the effects of over-expression of cellular repressor of E1A-stimulated genes(CREG) mediated by retrovirus on neointima formation in injured rat carotid.METHODS: The pluronic F127 containing pLNCX/CREG or pLNCX/GFP retroviral vectors was placed around the injured rat carotid.The neointima,media areas and the intima to media ratio were calculated.Expressions of CREG,SM α-actin and Ki-67 were detected.RESULTS: The GFP expression was observed at day 2 in pLNCX/GFP groups.The expression of exogenous CREG was also significantly increased in arteries at day 2 after pLNCX-CREG infection.Over-expression of CREG significantly suppressed neointima formation,attenuated the expression of Ki-67 and up-regulated SM α-actin expression.CONCLUSION: Over-expression of CREG inhibits VSMCs proliferation and promotes VSMCs differentiation after vascular injury.It suggests that modulation of CREG expression or activity may be a viable approach to treat neointimal restenosis after percutaneous coronary intervention.


We investigate the effects of covering pressure and friction between convex tapes on the bending stiffness and natural frequency of a braid-coated biconvex tape (BCON) boom. We establish an analytical model by comparing experimental and analytical results of BCON booms because the braid-coated boundary conditions of the boom are complicated and the analytical model is difficult to construct. BCON booms will have various uses for regular and large-scale deployable space structures such as solar sails, solar array panels, and de-orbit mechanisms. Thus, the bending stiffness, natural frequency, and structural characteristics after deployment are experimentally measured. Several parametric analyses are also calculated by using the proposed contact analysis model. On the basis of these results, we discuss the effect of the braid coating and future work.


The paper introduced the main function,application mode and comprehensive application of vehicle-mounted earthquake emergency communication technical system,established in the 10th five-year project of emergency communication technical system.According to the usage on the site of Wenchuan MS8.0 earthquake,the safeguard measures were put forward to assure the safe and effective operation of the system.


INTRODUCTION: Biomechanists together with motor control specialists have a major role to perform in the player development pathway. It is a responsibility that has been neglected by many scientists, as there is a paucity of research knowledge on 'task decomposition', the appropriate use of variability in the 'learning' of a new skill and how variables integral to success change throughout the developmental pathway. The purpose of this paper is to motivate scientists to address, as far as possible, an integrated approach to these areas.


The magnetostriction, magnetization, and Young's moduli were measured on laminated rods on thin hot rolled sheets of Tb/sub 0.6/Dy/sub 0.4/ at 77 K. The results were compared to those obtained on single crystals. Approximately 65% of the single crystal saturation magnetostriction was achieved in the rolled samples. While the hot rolling produces the desired planar texture the magnetostriction and magnetomechanical coupling strongly depend upon the final heat treatment. >


Foster's vocational education thought is influenced in nowadays international vocational education one, and policy for vocational education to "World bank" appointed has exerted an important influence. Understanding, and studying Foster's vocational education thought, can offer another latitude and bring some enlightenment to the development of our country's present medium-sized vocational education.


The microstructure evolution of the high carbon pearlitic steel after laser shock processing (LSP) with different laser pulse energy and high temperature annealing was investigated. After LSP, the cementite lamella were bent, fractured and broken into granules. Fragmentation and dissolution of the cementite lamella were enhanced by increasing the laser pulse energy. Results show that the ferrite lattice parameter increased due to carbon atom dissolution in the ferrite matrix, and the corresponding ferrite X-ray diffraction peaks shifted significantly towards the smaller diffraction angles. After annealing at 650°C for 30 min, an ultrafine duplex microstructure (ferrite+cementite) was formed on the surface. After LSP with a high energy, equiaxed ferrite grains were refined to 400 nm and the cementite lamella were fully spheroidised with the particle diameter of ∼150 nm. The corresponding grain size of ferrite and cementite under low pulse energy was 500 and 300 nm respectively. After annealing, the ferrite peaks significantly shifted towards the higher diffraction angles, and the ferrite lattice parameter decreased. The microhardness initially increases after LSP and then slightly decreases after subsequent annealing but remained higher than without LSP.


Our developed protocol Energy Aware Mesh Routing EMRP is a robust, cluster-based routing technique used in Wireless Sensor Network (WSN). It can provide a reliable, scalable, energy efficient multipath routing mechanism for data transmission to Base Station (BS). This scheme is also classified as a routing technique supporting virtualization WSN (VSN) as it can share network resources between different VSNs for achieving resource efficiency. In this paper, we propose a new dynamic switch process for EMRP that use the current energy value of relay and backup node and evaluate the performance of new switch strategy in terms of total residual energy, load balance, network lifetime and rate delivery compared with the old scheme. Via simulation, we realize that the newEMRP protocol can achieve better rate delivery and load balance than EMRP. Furthermore, we analyze and evaluate an application case of virtualization in OMNET++ that utilizes our two routing algorithms in order to investigate the capability of collaboration and network resource sharing between different VSNs. Our simulation result shows that both schemes can achieve collaboration and efficient network resource sharing for the purpose of virtualization. More concretely, the newEMRP protocol can achieve better capability of network resource sharing than the old protocol.


The display of the airborne radar exercising simulator's jamming pictures is well realized based on VC ++ . It needs to build the key models such as the sector jamming model, the rectangular region jamming model and the circular region jamming model. The method has been proved effective in practice.


In this paper we present an adaptive recursive nonlinear filter based on the higher order Volterra series infinite impulse response (IIR) structure. The proposed work is an extension of the work of Roy et al [9] in which they limit the Volterra recursive filter to the second order. Adaptive algorithms based on the exact and the approximate gradient will be derived. Stability issues based on the Extended Kalman Filter will be discussed. Simulations results highlight the usefulness of the proposed algorithms. Improvement on the convergence and stability behavior will be evaluated.


Melamine contamination of food or food-related products is a major global food safety issue, posing a serious threat to human health. An immunochromatography test strip (ICTS) for the rapid detection of melamine using colloidal silver (Ag-TSC) as the signal material was developed. The method of preparation of the antibody–colloidal silver conjugate was based on the ionic interactions binding antibodies with colloidal silver. Morphological study by SEM and TEM showed that the average size of the uniform spherical immune colloidal silver particles (Ag-TSC-mAb) was 20~30 nm. The spectroscopic properties of Ag-TSC showed the typical surface plasmon resonance band at 387 nm in the UV-visible spectrum. FTIR analyses indicated that citrate anions and anti-MEL monoclonal antibodies were adsorbed on the Ag-TSC through carboxylate groups. The mAb conjugated with the colloidal silver, and was applied to the conjugate pad of the ICTS. The visual detection limit for the ICTS was 0.5 ppm. No cross-reactions with homologues cyanuric acid, ammeline or ammelide were found, and this test required only 15 min to obtain a result. The ICTS can be prepared simply, and provides an alternative tool for sensitive, rapid, convenient and semiquantitative detection of the analyte on-site.


Miniaturization of robotic surgical instruments is challenge, while the increasing demands in clinical practice to further reduce the invasiveness in surgery. This paper briefly presents the author's approach to tackle this problem, followed by the introduction of latest prototype and future outlook.


To delay the onset of apoptosis in the culture, transformed Tn 5B1-4 cells harboring anti-apoptotic genes, bcl-2 and baculovirus p35, have been established and analyzed for their anti-apoptotic ability in suspension culture using spinner flasks. In the suspension culture at agitation speeds of 100 rpm and 200 rpm, the cell growth of cell clone expressing Bcl-2 protein was much higher than other two clones and the maximum cell density of the clone was 6.0 10 cells/ml and 6.2 10 cells/ml at day three of the incubation. On the other hand, the cell growth of cell clone expressing baculovirus protein P35 was much higher than other two clones in suspension culture at agitation speed of 300 rpm and the maximum cell density of the clone was 6.1 10 cells/ml at day three of the incubation. Based on the pattern of genomic DNA laddering and the microscopic observation of apoptotic bodies, the more apoptotic bodies are induced in Tn 5B1-4 control cell clone at higher agitation speed. This result shows that the shear stress can be a main factor in inducing apoptosis in spinner flask culture. At low agitation speed, cell clone expressing Bcl-2 was more effective in delaying the onset of apoptosis than the cell clone expressing P35. On the other hand, at high agitation speed, cell clones expressing baculovirus P35 was more effective in delaying the onset of apoptosis than the cell clone expressing Bcl-2. Therefore, anti-apoptotic genes, bcl-2 and baculovirus p35, can playa distinct role depending on agitation speed in the suspension culture.


Maratua is an oceanic island ca. 50 km off the east coast of Borneo and home to several endemic taxa of birds and mammals. To determine the phylogeographic relationships of three of Maratua's most distinctive avian endemics—a shama Copsychus stricklandii barbouri, a bulbul Pycnonotus atriceps hodiernus, and a monarch Hypothymis azurea aeria—we compared their mitochondrial ND2 sequences with those of putatively closely related Southeast Asian populations. We found that Maratua's shama and bulbul are substantially differentiated
from populations on Borneo and elsewhere in Southeast Asia, whereas Maratua's monarch is not. The shama's
phylogeographic tree indicates a sister relationship between C. s. barbouri and C. s. stricklandii of northeast Borneo, both of which have white crowns (ND2 distance ~2%). These two taxa, in turn, are >3% divergent from C. malabaricus populations, which have black crowns. The relative morphological and genetic similarity of C.
s. barbouri and C. s. stricklandii suggests that C. stricklandii had a broader distribution in eastern Borneo in the mid-Pleistocene and that C. s. stricklandii has more recently moved or been restricted to its current position in northeast Borneo. Maratua has thus acted as a biogeographic "museum", preserving evidence of C. stricklandii's former distribution. The Maratuan P. atriceps is about equidistant genetically from other P. atriceps populations. It is distinguished by an overall grey body plumage, whereas P. atriceps elsewhere is mostly yellow (with grey morphs appearing only rarely). The universality of grey birds on Maratua is likely the result of a founder effect. The Maratuan monarch's genetic similarity to the mainland Bornean population suggests either that it is a recent invader or that substantial gene flow occurs between Borneo and Maratua in this species. The genetic and morphological distinctiveness of the shama and bulbul are adequate to consider them both as full species.


The report discusses momentum management for a large space structure with the structure selected configuration being the Initial Orbital Configuration of the dual-keel Space Station. The external torques considered were gravity gradient and aerodynamic torques. The goal of the momentum management scheme developed is to remove the bias components of the external torques and center the cyclic components of the stored angular momentum. The scheme investigated is adaptive to uncertainties of the inertia tensor and requires only approximate knowledge of principal moments of inertia. Computational requirements are minimal and should present no implementation problem in a flight-type computer. The method proposed is shown to be effective in the presence of attitude control bandwidths as low as 0.01 radian/sec.


Applying psychology to drivers selection. One hundred years saving lifes. It is entir ely a ppropriate to talk about a Spanish tr adition in the application of psychology to driving, dating back to the 1920s. It was the first professional area of psychological intervention to be le gally regulated in Spain, even before the formal existence of an e pistemic practice in psychology. From the 1930s on there has been a prevailing pr eventive model, in spite of the dif ferent political r eg imes that have governed in Spain. First the psycho technicians in public centr es, and later the psychologists in private centres, have been the protagonists in the stor y, the connecting thread being what has been called the «Spanish Model» of dri vers assessment. We can establish v arious different steps in the de velopment of the Spanish Model, to a large extent coincident with the evolution of the Spanish Psychological Science. The current «Reglamento General de Conductores», that regulate driving licence, require fr om all of candidates to ob tain/renewal driving licence to be submitted to physical and psychological examination in pri vate centers. We offer an empirical and documental history of internal and external evolution of the model. T he selection of dr ivers has played a key role in the b uilding of Modern pr ofessional Spanish psychology, and is today the oldest living representative role in the field of a pplied psychology.


Over recent years, maritime disputes have been increasingly viewed as a microcosm of Great Power competition. Some describe conflict in the seas as a potential flashpoint or arena for kinetic clashes between the Great Powers as they seek to either defend their visions of freedom of navigation or extend their security jurisdiction seaward. This timely book provides a valuable and thought-provoking overview of the different perspectives held by Asia-Pacific states in relation to the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and maritime freedom of navigation. The author, Sam Bateman, is a well-known Australian expert on maritime security. Those familiar with Bateman's work will recognize themes and observations from his earlier writings, but it is valuable to see his ideas crystallized into a broader analysis of the political and legal factors influencing legal interpretations of freedom of navigation in the Asia Pacific. Interestingly, the book steers clear of the politically loaded term "Indo-Pacific". Bateman explains that he has used the term Asia Pacific because of its focus on East Asia and the Western Pacific, although given the interconnectedness of the seas, the Indian Ocean is not entirely neglected. Bateman also employs the term "freedoms" rather than the more conventional "freedom" of navigation. This framing is useful in a number of ways. First, it allows for the distinction between commercial shipping interests and military transit. While these two dimensions of navigation are often conflated in political rhetoric, the difference is at the heart of the varying maritime strategies and viewpoints advanced by regional states. While most states in the Asia Pacific agree on the definition of freedom of navigation for commerce, the real disagreement relates to the freedoms of warships, particularly in terms of where they can transit and the types of activities they can undertake in distinct maritime zones. Second, the book is usefully structured around legal regimes. The second chapter examines different views on navigational regimes, while the third focuses on exclusive economic zone (EEZ) issues. This reviewer found


Clinical, gross and histopathological studies were conducted to investigate mortality in Giriraja chicken from a small poultry farm in the Aizawl district, Mizoram. Clinically, the affected birds of 5 – 6 weeks age showed loss of appetite, unthriftiness and bloody diarrhoea with mucus. Necropsy examination revealed anaemic pale musculature, distended small intestine and petechial haemorrhages in small intestine, at a few places of the large intestine. Necropsy of one bird showed intussusception of the ileum. Histopathological examination showed severe haemorrhagic enteritis with necrosis and disintegration of glandular epithelial cells. Several schizonts were visible in the epithelial cells along with merozoites and infiltrating heterophils and eosinophils. Mucosal scraping examination showed numerous oocyst of Eimeria spp.


We report on ab initio calculations of the optical properties of the lead chalcogenides PbS, PbSe, and PbTe performed with a relativistic full-potential linear muffin-tin orbital method within the local density approximation. Our calculated spectra are in excellent agreement with recent ellipsometry measurements. The origin of the peaks in the spectra is discussed, as well as the effects of increasing the chalcogen atomic number. Q 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Quant Chem 69: 349)358, 1998


Abstract This article traces the limits of branding as a tool for (re)constructing nations as 'imagined communities' (Anderson 1983). Drawing on examples from post-socialist Eastern Europe, I analyse discourses and practices of nation branding from a critical perspective, rooted in the theoretical traditions of political economy and cultural studies. Focusing more closely on branding campaigns implemented by post-Soviet Ukraine and post-war Kosovo--two nations seeking to assert themselves as independent actors on the global stage--I consider the impact of nation branding on national identities and democratic governance. I identify three interconnected limits of the branded national imagination as a structuring discourse for nation building. First, the branded national imagination is structured through its subjection to a foreign gaze; second, it is heavily dependent on commercial transnational media; and third, it produces branded national subjectivities that contradict the lived experiences of national populations. I argue that while nation branding effectively depoliticises national (re)definition, it may in fact serve to reinvigorate ethnic nationalisms in the post-socialist region. Finally, I suggest that although we must be aware of local histories and legacies, the post-socialist experience can inform our understanding of the structuring limits of the branded national imagination in other post-conflict and post-colonial contexts as well. 1. Introduction Since the late 1990s, a set of ideas and practices popularly known as 'nation branding' gained significant attention in business, policy, and academic circles. Countries around the world began investing in various branding programs in the hopes of gaining a competitive advantage within a global marketplace. At the same time, nation branding was also touted as a tool for nation building; as brand consultant Simon Anholt claimed, "a proper national branding campaign can unite a nation in a common sense of purpose and national pride" (Anholt 2003: 139). 2) In this article, I aim to problematise particularly the nation-building promises of nation branders. Adopting a critical theoretical perspective, I trace several important limits of branding as a tool for (re)constructing nations as branded 'imagined communities' (Anderson 1983). In short, I set out to offer some answers to the following question: If nation branding claims to offer a new way of imagining the community of the nation, what are the particular characteristics of this process and of the branded imaginings that result from it? In presenting my argument, I draw on examples from post-socialist Eastern Europe--a region that has undergone dramatic economic, political, and cultural transformations since the disintegration of the Soviet bloc in the 1990s. Ultimately, I argue that in the post-socialist context, nation branding has served to depoliticise efforts at national redefinition because it subordinated the articulation of national identities to market-oriented and outward-directed concerns. In other words, nation-branding programs were routinely designed to satisfy the expectations of a foreign 'gaze' (Urry 2002) associated with the needs and desires of tourists, investors, lenders, and foreign aid organisations. As I will illustrate, in some cases government-backed branding programs gave fuel to a nationalist backlash that has put into question the prospects of European integration and democratisation in the region. Importantly, although my examples are drawn from the post-socialist context, I suggest that they offer relevant insights for understanding the limitations of branded national imaginations in other post-conflict and post-colonial nations, including those on the African continent. The rest of this article is organised in four sections. First, I discuss briefly the historical origins of nation branding and relate it to the rise of branding as a management discourse and a set of ideas about governance. …


Background:  Reactions after a blood transfusion could be allergic because of passive transfer of immunoglobulin E (IgE) antibodies from allergic donors.


Background: Exclusive breastfeeding is the best way feed infant aged 0-6 months. Various factors influence breastfeeding practice, include father's role factors. This study aimed to describe father's roles and its association to breastfeeding practices. Method: Method used in this study was survey with cross sectional approach. The sample were 80 couples who had 0-6 month aged baby lived in the service area of Ngesrep subdistrict in February 2012 using pusposive sampling technique. Data were analyzed descriptively using chi-square statistical test. Result: The result showed among mothers with exclusive breastfeeding practice, about 80% father did support their wife. Father's role were significantly associated to exclusive breastfeeding practices ( =0.0001). It was also influenced by medical support ( =0.042), grand mother and peer support ( =0.0001), and non-working mothers ( =0.049). Conclusion: Fathers who did role supporting mothers  to practice exclusive breastfeeding, improve its success. However, medical support, grand mother and peer support, and mother's occupation are confounding variable for this. Keywords : exclusive breastfeeding, father, father's role


Preparation and characterization of TiO 2 reinforced hydroxyapatite nanocomposites derived by high-energy ball milling and spark plasma sintering processes are studied. Effects of TiO 2 molar content and sintering temperature on the microstructural, mechanical and bioactive behaviors of the nanocomposites are conducted and elaborated. The bioactivity of the reinforced nanocomposites with the addition of different TiO 2 molar contents is evaluated by immersing the compact disks in the simulated body fluids.


The modification methods of waste rubber powder(WRP) which contain mechanochemical, microwave, ultrasonic, devulcanization in supercritical material and microbial devulcanization method through cutting off three-dimensional network are described. More emphasis is put on devulcanization mechanism and the defects of each method as the devulcanization process is often accompanied with the main rubber chains degradation are also discussed. When modified WRP is added into rubber matrix, the mechanical properties of composite and compatibility between virgin rubber and WRP are improved. So the mode of core modification on WRP is built, through the broken three-dimensional network modification methods of WRP.


Wireless communication has experienced rapid development and has been widely used to meet the needs of society. However, in some real situations it shows that most of the allocated radio frequency spectrum is underutilized. Cognitive radio (CR) system is a smart technology that goals to improve the utilization of licensed spectrum frequencies by providing effective access to Secondary Users (SU). Dynamic spectrum access techniques can be used without intervention to the Primary User (PU). The main problem in CR is the sensing of the spectrum which must be able to accurately ensured the presence of a primary user signal in the licensed frequency band. In this research, a framework was conducted and developed based on the modeling of spectrum energy detection. Modeling is done on the PU signal source, AWGN communication channel, as well as the SU receiver side. Evaluation is carried out to obtain adaptive threshold value settings that can be adjusted to obtain optimum detection. Results analysis was performed statistically based on ROC graphs to determine the performance of the detection system. The results of the simulation showed that at the Pfa value that has been set, then the value of Pd will increase along with the increase in the value of SNR. The value of Pd also increase with the number of samples used. At the level of Pfa=0.1, from 500 to 1500 samples the probability of detection increases to 48 %.


In this paper, a method to design high-power low-pass harmonic filters in rectangular waveguide technology is proposed. The new filters consist of a collection of smooth E-plane bandstop elements along the propagation direction and a smooth variation of the filter width. This yields to a broad rejected band for the fundamental TE10 mode, together with higher-order ( TEn0 and non- TEn0) mode suppression. Two different examples with stringent requirements of the space industry are provided to demonstrate the capabilities of the new methodology. By means of high-power simulations and an extensive measurement campaign, it will be shown that the smoothness of the filter profile guarantees high-power operation even with small minimum mechanical gaps. Moreover, unlike classical techniques, our method is not restricted to filters with small gaps. Hence, filters with larger gaps (always fulfilling the demanding frequency specifications) are fabricated for even higher power-handling performance.


Modern cars contain a large number of diverse microcontrollers for a wide range of tasks, which imposes high efforts in the integration process of hardware and software. There is a paradigm shift from a federated architecture to an integrated architecture with commonly used resources to reduce complexity, costs, weight and energy. AUTOSAR [3] is a system platform that allows the integration of software components (SW-C) and basic software modules provided by different manufacturers. The system platform can be tailored in a wide range to efficiently use the resources of the individual electronic control unit. Software modules mostly written in C or even Assembler are rarely isolated from each other and have global access to the memory, wherefore an error can easily spread among different software modules. Memory protection mechanisms therefore gain more importance on the AUTOSAR platform. Hardware-based memory protection an optional feature in AUTOSAR systems – requires a memory protection unit (MPU), which is not present on low-end microcontrollers. By using type safe languages such as Java, software-based memory protection can be applied on these devices. The performance, footprint and resource consumption of a module written in Java are comparable to the C implementation, if novel and adapted tools for the application area are used. This paper presents the KESO compiler tool for efficiently developing Java applications using software-based spatial isolation. Moreover, we show that a seemless integration with legacy C applications on an AUTOSAR system is feasible by means of the KESO component API generator.


Beginning with the establishment of the scientific park by Stanford University in 1951, the rapid development of scientific parks in the world becomes a blowout phenomenon since 1980. On the basis of the introduction to the concept and development of scientific park in the world, taking the cases of scientific parks in Sweden and Finland as two examples, the paper systematically surveys the rules and characteristics of the planning and building of scientific parks in northern Europe, with the aim to provide some use for reference to the rational development of Chinese scientific parks into international track.


Excitation functions have been measured for the projectile-like fragments of B,C,N,O,F and Ne in the 27Al(19F,x)y reactions at incident energies from 110.25 MeV to 118.75 MeV in 250 keV steps.Strong cross section fluctuations in the excitation functions has been observed.The cross-correlation coefficients of the excitation functions for different atomic number Z and for different scattering angle θ cm have been deduced.These coefficients are much larger than the statistical theoretical calculated ones.This indicates that there are strong correlations between different exit channels in the dissipative heavy ion collision of 27Al(19F,x)y.


Air vehicles of all scales are susceptible to large-amplitude gusts that may lead to vehicle damage and instability. Therefore, effective physics-based control strategies and an understanding of the dominant unsteady flow physics underpinning gust encounters are desired to improve safety and reliability of flight in these conditions. To this end, this paper develops and experimentally demonstrates a proportional output-feedback lift regulation strategy based on the classical unsteady aerodynamic theories of Wagner and Kussner for wings encountering large-amplitude transverse gusts without a priori knowledge of gust strength or onset time. The tested vertical gust velocities ranged between 25% and 71% of the freestream speed. This strategy is found to successfully generalize to gusts of different strengths and directions, as well as wings at pre- and post-stall angles of attack. In addition, this paper applies dynamical systems analysis to Wagner's aerodynamic model to reveal the effect of the pitch-axis location, pitch input, and closed-loop feedback gains on the stability and robustness of the system along with the flow physics responsible. The real-time output feedback control strategy is experimentally tested in a water tow tank facility equipped with a transverse gust generator. Time-resolved force and flow-field measurements are used to discover the salient flow physics during these encounters and illustrate how closed-loop actuation mitigates their lift transients.


This paper describes a hardware oriented algorithm for eigenface based face detection using FFT. Eigenfaces have long been used for face detection and recognition and are known to give reasonably good results. But, the distance from face space is not a completely reliable measure to detect faces. We have derived the FFT-based computation of distance measure which facilitates hardware implementation and fast face detection. We have also extended the face detection framework by training with the whole face as well as other facial features like eyes, mouth etc. separately. The basis eigen vectors are obtained for face features and by combining the distance measure obtained in each case separately, better classification is obtained.


A new distribution called the beta-Burr type V distribution that extends the Burr type V distribution was defined, investigated and estab-lished. The properties examined provide a comprehensive mathematical treatment of the distribution. Additionally, various structural proper-ties of the new distribution verified include probability density function verification, asymptotic behavior, Hazard Rate Function and the cumulative distribution. Subsequently, we used the maximum likelihood estimation procedure to estimate the parameters of the new distribu-tion. Application of real data set indicates that this new distribution would serve as a good alternative distribution function to model real- life data in many areas.


Ukraine has entered a critical stage of its democratic transition in 2013/14 when the state's authority was challenged by protests, which led to profound transformations of the political system in a span of four months. The Euromaidan revolution started as a protest against the decision of Ukraine's then government to seek closer ties to Russia rather than sign a negotiated free-trade deal with the European Union. This presented a unique opportunity for social psychological researchers to examine the factors determining both individual-level behavioural intentions to engage in collective action and their intergroup consequences. Focusing on the political events in Ukraine, this dissertation politically contextualizes, historically traces, and empirically investigates the antecedents and consequences of politicized group consciousness and proposes a theoretical framework for the systematic understanding of identity-driven collective behaviour. I develop five interdependent lines of investigation on the social psychology of collective action by answering the following questions: 1) What predicts collective action for social change via aspirational group identity? 2) Under which conditions are people more likely to express their aspirational identities through persuasive rather than confrontational (direct, potentially violent) collective action? 3) What social psychological mechanisms govern a synchronized expression of multiple aspirational identities when social protest is outlawed? 4) What drives people to engage in political solidarity action with another group presumed to be socially and/or politically oppressed (i.e. Crimean Tatars)? 5) How do people explain the legality and morality of their own collective behaviour when evaluating the political outcomes of ingroup activism? The studies presented in this dissertation are based on several large scale surveys, collected in the immediate aftermath of the political events in Ukraine (January – February, 2014; March – April, 2014; and March – April, 2017). The research contributes to an increasing body of research examining how intergroup disputes over realistic and symbolic


Doxorubicin (DOX) has been used to treat various types of cancer, but its application is limited due to its heart toxicity as well as other drawbacks. Chronic inhibition of Na+/H+ exchanger (NHE1) reduces heart failure and reduces the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS); vitamin B6 (VitB6) has been demonstrated to have a crucial role in antioxidant mechanism. So, this study was designed to explore the effect of VitB6 supplement on the DOX‐induced cardiotoxicity and to imply whether NHE1 is involved. Ultrasonic cardiogram analysis revealed that VitB6 supplement could alleviate DOX‐induced cardiotoxicity; hematoxylin and eosin (HE) and Masson's staining further confirmed this effect. Furthermore, VitB6 supplement exhibited significant antioxidative stress and antiapoptosis effect, which was evidenced by decreased serum malondialdehyde (MDA) content and increased serum superoxide dismutase (SOD) content, and decreased Bcl‐2‐associated X protein/B‐cell lymphoma‐2 ratio, respectively. Collectively, VitB6 supplement may exert antioxidative and antiapoptosis effects to improve cardiac function by decreasing NHE1 expression and improve DOX‐induced cardiotoxicity.


Introduction. There has been much confusion regarding the minerals of the kaolin group until recently. The excellent investigations of Ross and Kerr1) have shown that kaolinite, dickite and nacrite are three distinct minerals of the group. Each one has besides other physical differences a distinctive X-ray pattern of its own though chemically they have the same formula Al203 • 2 Si02 · 2 H20 or written as structural formula (0i/)4̂ 4Z2»%205. The present investigation was based on two suggestions. Hendricks2) stated that data obtained from an oscillation spectrogram leads to a spacing of about 7.1 A of planes parallel to the basal cleavage in anauxite a variety of kaolinite. Pauling3) in his paper on the structure of chlorites had suggested that the layer lattices of kaolin minerals are very similar to the micas and chlorites. Since it is very doubtful that kaolinite crystals of sufficient size and perfection suitable for single crystal spectrograms will ever be found all the work was based on data from powder diagrams. The writer is greatly indebted to Dr. Paul F. Kerr, Columbia University, for very excellent kaolinite and to Dr. Victor Allen, University of St. Louis for anauxite.


In daily production and life, high-quality images are often pursued. But the reality is always the opposite, and highlighting is one of the reasons why the image quality is not so good. Therefore, this paper studies the effective removal of highlight phenomenon in a single image. First of all, significant detection algorithm based on YCrCb color space using the vision algorithm (LC) get significant figure of specular image, and then will meet the requirements of significant value as the initial seed points of region growing algorithm, and according to the rule of its growth will highlight areas detected, then uses the open operation and flood water filling algorithm will detect the highlight areas are optimized; Then, the optimized highlight region detection map is used as the mask image criminisi algorithm, and criminisi algorithm is improved from three aspects: priority calculation, matching criteria and updated confidence. Finally, based on the improved criminisi algorithm, criminisi can effectively remove the detected highlight area and obtain the original information of the image covered by the highlight. The experimental results show that the method proposed in this paper can obtain the details of the highlight region, remove the highlight well, and make the image clearer after the removal of the highlight.


The ionic complex [Ni(5,5'-dmbpy)2(ac)]ClO4·H2O (1; 5,5'-dmbpy = 5,5'-dimethyl-2,2'-bipyridine; ac = acetato) was isolated as violet crystals from the aqueous-ethanolic system nickel acetate – 5,5'-dmbpy – KClO4. Within the complex cation the Ni(II) atom is hexacoordinated by two chelating 5,5'-dmbpy ligands and one chelating ac ligand. The mean Ni —N and Ni—O bonds are 2.0628 (17) and 2.1341 (15) Å, respectively. The water solvate molecule is disordered over two partially occupied positions; the solvate water molecule links two complex cations and two perchlorate anions into hydrogen bonded centrosymmetric dimers, which are futher connected by π-π interactions. The magnetic properties of complex 1 at low temperatures are governed by the action of single-ion anisotropy, D, which arises from the reduced local symmetry of the cis-NiO2N4 chromophore. The fitting of the variable temperature magnetic data (2 300 K) yielded the following magnetic parameters: giso = 2.134, D/hc = 3.13 cm-1, cTIM = 0.92 × 10 -9 m3 mol-1, zj/hc = -0.15 cm-1.


The computation of the vehicle path optimization for logistics distribution is complicated.Based on the multiple vehicles' logistics distribution model with constraints,it takes advantage of improved ant colony algorithm to solve the problem of selecting the path in the process of logistics distribution.By improving the global and local updating rules for pheromone,the convergence rate and global search capability is increased,compared with the traditional ant colony algorithm.Finally,the improved ant colony algorithm is successfully applied on path optimization of scheduling multiple vehicles in the logistics distribution.


Machine learning is one of the important aspects in power system security. The information gathered through the big data analysis can be vital for learning algorithms. In this paper, the security of the power system is analyzed through the line voltage stability index for transmission line outage. Machine learning algorithms like j48 Classifier and REPTree have been used to understand the severity of the contingencies in the system. The MATLAB and the WEKA software are used for simulation purposes. IEEE-30 bus system was used to observe the proposed algorithm. Power system safety and contingency evaluation are important.


Abstract Understanding and control of short term precipitation of delta phase in Inconel 718 alloy is of importance as it is used to control grain growth during forging. This precipitation has been studied on both as received and solution treated 718 alloy, in the temperature range 650 to 1020°C and for times up to 10 h. The outer envelope of the transformation – time – temperature (TTT) diagram, which indicates the time at which the delta phase first precipitates during isothermal holding at a given temperature, has been drawn and compared to a critical review of previous information. Precipitation kinetics are also reported for both materials and discussed in the light of the very scarce data available in the open literature. According to these results, the so called 'nose' of the TTT diagram is located at a higher temperature and lower time than predicted from previously published diagrams.


The aim of this paper is to explore Deleuze's use of Kant's argument from incongruent counterparts, which Kant uses to show the existence of what he calls an "internal difference" within things. I want to explore how Deleuze draws out an important distinction between the concept and the Idea, and provides an incisive account of his relationship to both the Kantian and Leibnizian projects. First, I look at Kant's use of the argument to provide a refutation of the Leibnizian account of space, before showing how this criticism in fact rests on the question of the conceptual determination of object. Second, I show how Deleuze develops a taxonomy of difference on the basis of his reading of Kant's argument. Finally, I look at what Deleuze sees as the limitations in Kant's understanding of this concept and Deleuze's attempt to overcome these limitations through the introduction of the notion of the Idea, which will provide a genetic and nonconceptual account of the object. In doing so, I show why Deleuze takes the formulation of an adequate account of difference to be one of the central aims of his own metaphysics.


5 hands of 5 patients with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) and thenar muscle atrophy were treated with carpal tunnel release and simultaneous opponenslasty. All patients underwent FDS transfer. The average age of the patients was 60.8 years (range; 53 to 71 years), and the average follow-up was 8 years and 5 months (range; 3 years to 15 years). The patients suffered CTS symptoms for an average of 9 years and 5 months (range; 5 years to 15 years). The average duration of thenar muscle atrophy prior to surgery was 3 years and 5 months (range; 1 year to 5 years). All patients regained functions of their hands post-operatively, but still had thenar muscle atrophy. Two patients demonstrated no reaction to electrophysiologic testing of the median nerve. We concluded that simultaneous opponensplasty should be performed for CTS patients with severe thenar muscle atrophy.


People Search is an important search service with multiple applications (eg. looking up a friend on Facebook, finding colleagues in corporate email directories etc). With the proportion of non-English users on a steady rise, people search services are being used by users from diverse language demographics. Users may issue name search queries against these directories in languages other than the language of the directory, in which case the present monolingual name search approaches will not work. In this demo, we present a Multilingual People Search system capable of performing fast name lookups on large user directories, independent of the directory language. Our system has applications in areas like social networking, enterprise search and email address book search.


Development of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) during the Cenozoic is controversial both in terms of timing and regarding the role of the current in driving major climate transitions. It has been proposed that the development of the ACC, after the opening of the Drake Passage at the Eocene/Oligocene boundary, was instrumental in initiating glaciation on Antarctica. Palaeoclimate modelling has highlighted a decline in atmospheric CO2 concentration as the most likely cause of Antarctic glaciation with changes in the ACC and Antarctic topography of secondary importance. Using the Hadley Centre Coupled Climate Model version 3 to perform a suite of Oligocene experiments we demonstrate that whilst an ACC does initiate following the opening of Drake Passage its volume transport is weak compared to modern. The volume transport can be increased by prescribing an East Antarctic ice sheet in the model, but still it does not increase to modern. Only when the palaeogeography in the model is altered so that Australia is further north and the depth of Drake Passage exceeds 500 m does the model simulate a strong modern-type ACC. We conclude that the direct causal relationship between initial opening of Drake Passage, initiation of the ACC, thermal isolation of the continent and Antarctic glaciation is not demonstrated by our initial model results. Instead of acting as a trigger the role of the ACC may have been to reinforce Antarctic cooling which was initially caused by another mechanism.


226 Idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis (IPH) is primarily a significant life-threatening situation in childhood, and that is an uncommon disease identified mainly in children and adolescents. It is defined by recurrent diffuse alveolar hemorrhage that causes the accumulation of hemosiderin-laden macrophages. The predictive incidence of IPH in children and adolescents is 0.24-1.23 cases per million. Besides, the IPH mortality rate as high as 50%.1


This paper outlines the measures put in place by the headteacher of a newly established school in order to ensure that all in the school — new pupils, teachers and other staff — began to share a sense of community. The development of the schools's hidden curriculum was at the forefront of the school's whole curriculum planning. To support this, newly appointed teachers were expected to have a grounding in and commitment to the role of personal and social education in the primary school, and one member of staff received a responsibility allowance (and accompanying curriculum budget) for the promotion of Personal and Social Education (PSE) throughout the school. The paper details the work done through circle time and the impact of this strategy on the children's behaviour.


Nowadays, one of the most commonly used contracts for the carriage of goods by sea is the charter party contract. The present article aims to identify and briefly analyze the effects that any kind of delays could have, either on the part of the shipowner or on the part of the charterer, in a time charter party or a voyage charter party.


With the rapid development of information technology, computer systems and intelligent control systems have become popular in more and more industries and fields. This makes users put forward more diversified and personalized requirements for the software system. In the process of software development, it is not only necessary to pay attention to the functionality of the software, but also to emphasize its reusability. Ensure that the developed primary code can be applied in multiple software after simple modification. While improving the efficiency of software development, it can also save money. Developers only need to build a complete framework based on their commonalities, and then they can include all systems. After that, it is only necessary to make appropriate adjustments to the individual requirements of the software to simplify software development.


Sandia National Laboratories has developed a capacitor technology based upon impregnation of plastic film capacitor rolls with perfluorocarbon insulating liquids. Perfluorocarbon liquids are made from various hydrocarbon liquids through a complete exchange of the hydrogen atoms with fluorine atoms. The plastic films evaluated to date include polyester, polysulfone, polypropylene, polycarbonate, and polyimide. After in-depth evaluation of the perfluorocarbon impregnants in capacitor research, development, and recently in production, we conclude that they are highly effective materials for this application. No other single liquid displays their range of required properties. Perhaps their most valuable properties as impregnants are their low surface tensions (12 dyne/cm) coupled with low kinematic viscosities (0.4 cS). These result in void-free impregnation and wetting of the interior surfaces of plastic film rolls without need for such auxiliary measures as interleaved paper wicks. In research directed toward developing a long life, repetitive ive pulse, high reliability, and high energy density capacitor technology, another capability of these liquids has been demonstrated. If a low temperature perfluorocarbon arbon liquid is chosen, an evaporative coolant function will stabilize the system temperature below that which would cause thermal degradation of the critical electrical properteis of the plastic film dielectrics.


In 1951 Kirklin and co-workers 1 reported a study of 986 cases of parotid tumor seen at the Mayo Clinic from 1907 to 1944. They found that a little more than 300, or roughly one-third, of the patients had received previous surgical treatment for their parotid tumors by the time they entered the clinic. A previous operation had been performed on 33% of the patients with mixed tumor, 28% of the patients with Warthin's tumor, 28% of the patients with simple cyst, 52% of the patients with mucoepidermoid tumor, 53% of the patients with adenocarcinoma, 44% of the patients with cylindroma, 73% of the patients with undifferentiated carcinoma, 50% of the patients with undifferentiated sarcoma, and 54% of the patients with squamous-cell carcinoma. In other words, in roughly onethird of the patients with benign parotid tumor and in approximately one-half to two-thirds of the patients with malignant parotid tumor previous


Sparse-view CT image reconstruction is becoming a potential strategy for radiation dose reduction of CT scans. Compressed sensing (CS) has been utilized to address this problem. Total Variation (TV) minimization, a method which can reduce streak artifacts and preserve object boundaries well, is treated as the most standard approach of CS. However, TV minimization cannot be solved by using classical differentiable optimization techniques such as the gradient method, because the expression of TV (TV norm) is non-differentiable. In early stages, approximated solving methods were proposed by changing TV norm to be differentiable in the way of adding a small constant in TV norm to enable the usage of gradient methods. But this reduces the power of TV in preserving accuracy object boundaries. Subsequently, approaches which can optimize TV norm exactly were proposed based on the convex optimization theory, such as generalizations of the iterative soft-thresholding (GIST) algorithm and Chambolle-Pock algorithm. However, these methods are simultaneous-iterative-type algorithms. It means that their convergence is rather slower compared with row-action-type algorithms. The proposed method, called sparsity-constrained total variation (SCTV), is developed by using the alternating direction method of multipliers (ADMM). On the method we succeeded in solving the main optimization problem by iteratively splitting the problem into processes of row-action-type algebraic reconstruction technique (ART) procedure and TV minimization procedure which can be processed using Chambolle's projection algorithm. Experimental results show that the convergence speed of the proposed method is much faster than the conventional simultaneous iterative methods.


The probability of a bird species going extinct on oceanic islands in the period since European colonization is predicted by the number of introduced predatory mammal species, but the exact mechanism driving this relationship is unknown. One possibility is that larger exotic predator communities include a wider array of predator functional types. These predator communities may target native bird species with a wider range of behavioral or life history characteristics. We explored the hypothesis that the functional diversity of the exotic predators drives bird species extinctions. We also tested how different combinations of functionally important traits of the predators explain variation in extinction probability. Our results suggest a unique impact of each introduced mammal species on native bird populations, as opposed to a situation where predators exhibit functional redundancy. Further, the impact of each additional predator may be facilitated by those already present, suggesting the possibility of "invasional meltdown."


The electric field in the cathode fall region of an Ar hollow cathode discharge has been measured by the use of optogalvanic spectroscopy in a gas pressure range from 1 to 6 Torr and at a discharge current from 12 to 20 mA. The radial variation of the field strength follows the mathematical expression derived from the space charge distribution function of ρ(r) = –Ar + B, where r is the radial distance from the cathode axis. In this equation the parameters A and B have been found by curve fitting to follow the formula B = aA + b, in which a is constant at −2.57 ± 0.1 mm when A and B are expressed in units of C/m4 and C/m3, respectively, while b is directly related to the gas pressure. In addition, the current- and pressure-dependent behavior of the cathode fall voltage and the electric field at the cathode surface have been examined.


This research was particularly interested in the circumstances and context in which
sport might be used by and controlled by Aborigines so as to attend to the process of
providing for Aboriginal athletes whilst promoting the culture and values of the
Aboriginal community. Specifically, the aims of this research project were to examine
the meanings associated with identifying as an Aborigine, an Aboriginal basketballer
on a self-described Aboriginal team. All Aboriginal residents of the town come from
elsewhere. Via open coding and axial coding we reflected on data generated to discuss
the findings around the emergent themes and categories of External
Engagement/Perceptions, Importance of Aboriginal Identity, and the Team as a
Unique Team. Whereas Cathy Freeman and other Aboriginal champions have been
appropriated to serve as exemplars of progressive national unity, the team in our study
represent a powerful statement of resolve to re-unite generations of lost and stolen
people into a configuration that celebrates real sovereignty. Playing basketball can
allow individuals that are subjected to social disadvantage to feel a sense of
empowerment and control. In this case, the opportunity arises of Aboriginal success
on Aboriginal terms.


The Main Injector Neutrino Oscillation Search (MINOS) experiment's primary goal is the precision measurement of the neutrino oscillation parameters in the atmospheric neutrino sector. This long-baseline experiment uses Fermilab's NuMI beam, measured with a Near Detector at Fermilab, and again 735 km later using a Far Detector in the Soudan Mine Underground Lab in northern Minnesota. The detectors are magnetized iron/scintillator calorimeters. The Far Detector has been operational for cosmic ray and atmospheric neutrino data from July of 2003, the Near Detector from September 2004, and the NuMI beam started in early 2005. This poster presents details of the two detectors.


The article discusses issues related to the study of heat generation of cements used in the construction of a bridge across the Kerch Strait. This problem seems to be important because of the construction of the mentioned object in conditions of a dry hot climate. The study was conducted with the use of modern information and analytical systems in real time, allowing obtaining results close to real conditions. On the basis of comparative analysis of the calculation and practical measurement of heat the main conclusions of the work were done, recommendations on the use of cements of various types in the construction of the bridge Kerch and other similar extra-curricular facilities that are included in the basis of the developed technological regulations for the production of preparatory, reinforcement, formwork and concrete works in circumstance of year-round construction.


Ti-6Al-4V is being used as a potential candidate material for cri t ical components in satellite and launch vehicles at very high stress levels. The requirement of sound and reliable welds in these components is imperative. This paper describes the GTA welding studies carried out on 2.6-mm-thick Ti-6AI4V sheet. Through a series of bead-onplate and groove welds conducted on pairs of 60 X 50 X 2.6-mm pieces, an opt imum weld schedule was determined. The effect of preweld and postweld heat treatments on the mechanical properties and microstructure of the weldment are also discussed in detail.


Monopoly of intellectual property is that the monopolist on the strength of upper ascendance to interdict competition and do harm to social benefits.The law of antimonopoly should come to work to release the monopoly.Because of these,monopoly of marketing is on the heels of the monopoly of information.As intellectual property is intangible but legal,it is more difficult to be regulated than corporeal property.Now economic globalization forces China to establish the antimonopoly law to regulate the monopoly of intellectual property.


Dysplasia of the temporomandibular joints was diagnosed in an Irish Setter. The condyloid process was mis-shapen and the glenoid fossa flattened, which allowed subluxation of the temporomandibular joints with recurrent locking of the coronoid process on the zygomatic arch with the mouth open. Permanent relief from open mouth jaw locking was given by partial zygomatic arch ostectomy.