particularly if they are also involved in literary or cultural studies; such students may then be faced by a potentially disorienting disjunction between theories of discourse analysis, deconstruction, and the 'historicizing' of texts, and the methods and principles taught, or at least assumed, in most history departments, and may even be persuaded that the history of the historians is worthless, merely ideology, 'the stories we tell', and must be replaced by a history shaped to the needs of contemporary radical politics. The basic theme of this article is that the presumptuous and illinformed criticisms which the 'postmodernists' (a useful, though unsatisfactory label, taken to include post-structuralists, cultural materialists, new historicists, etc.) make of history are best rebutted through a careful restatement of what it is historians actually do, and why they do it. I start with two central problems: (I) that of language (which historians must grapple with both in their


This study aims to determine the correlation between physical activity and physical fitness for beginner-level basketball players at Ploso High School in the 2021-2022 academic year. The method used in this study is a survey method with a correlational study. The sampling technique used total sampling, so the entire population of 20 people was used as the subject of this research. Instruments to measure physical activity use the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Older Children (PAQC) and to measure physical fitness use TKJI. Data analysis using SPSS version 25 with a simple correlational test. The results of data analysis show that the correlation between physical activity and physical fitness is r = 0.78, so it can be concluded that there is a positive correlation between physical activity and physical fitness for beginner level basketball athletes at Ploso High School in the 2021-2022 academic year.


In whose interest were nationalised industries nationalised? Behind all the esoteric argument ‐ and not a little deliberate obfuscation ‐ over long‐run marginal cost pricing, this question has been ignored, to the detriment ‐ so far ‐ of consumers. A better balance needs to be struck.


Systems architecture design is a key activity that affect the overall systems engineering cost. Hence it is fundamental to ensure that the system architecture reaches a proper quality. In this paper, we leverage on MBSE approaches and complement them with simulation techniques, as a promising way to improve the quality of the system architecture definition, and to come up with innovative solutions while securing the systems engineering process.


In the course of urbanization,more people living in the ruralarea are moving to cities.As people's living space is changing,the lifestyle of traditional peasants who have lost their land is also profoundly changed.Whether the peasants who have lost their land can be transformed into urban citizens and blend into city lives is not only concerned about their living,but also affects the urbanization process and the construction of harmonious society.At present,the peasants who have lost their land still have suspicions about their city status and they encounter many problems.Therefore it will take a long time to help them go through the successful transition.The government,society and peasants themselves should make all efforts to provide a social supportive network to help peasants adjust to the modern city life.


Halite and thenardite,which are the main constitutes in bedded salt rock deposits,are chosen as the experimental samples. The uniaxial compression behaviors of the samples are recorded and analyzed with loading strain rates increasing from 10-5 s-1 to 10-3 s-1. It is found that the ultimate strength and the elastic modulus of the two lithologies hardly change with loading strain rate in the test scale. The uniaxial compressive strength of thenardite is larger than that of halite when they are loaded with the same strain rate. Opposite to the trend of the elastic modulus,the Poisson′s ratios of the two lithologies decrease with strain rate for the halite and thenardite specimens. Similarly,the strains of the test specimens at the point of peak strength decrease with loading strain rate. A logarithmic relationship between deformation modulus and loading strain rate is also established with the test results. During the experiments,it is found that all the halite specimens are broken in the type of brittle tensile fracture around the specimen column face,while single shear failure along an inclined plane in the specimens is the characteristic of thenardite breakage. The damage characteristics of the halite and thenardite hardly change with the loading strain rate. Stress ratio at the point of the onset of volumetric increase to the ultimate compressive strength of the tested specimens is also calculated and analyzed;and an average value of 87.3%–91.0% of the ratio is recorded,which is obviously larger than those of general rocks. The large ratio demonstrates that salt rocks possess large deformation capacity before volumetric increase occurs during compression. It is concluded that a salt cavern wall of strain rate between 10-5–10-3 s-1 during salt cavern storage operations can guarantee the safety and stability of the cavern,while other operational demands are satisfied.


One stable hybridoma cell line secreting McAb anti CD 80 has been established.The McAb belongs to IgG1 subclass.The titer of McAb in ascites was 10 6 .The specificity of McAb were identified by cell ELISA and FACS.The results above have laid foundation for the application.


This study examined Library of Congress Classification (LCC)—based class numbers assigned to a representative sample of 200 titles in 52 American library systems to determine the level of consistency within and across those systems. The results showed that under the condition that a library system has a title, the probability of that title having the same LCC-based class number across library systems is greater than 85 percent. An examination of 121 titles displaying variations in class numbers among library systems showed certain titles (for example, multi-foci titles, titles in series, bibliographies, and fiction) lend themselves to alternate class numbers. Others were assigned variant numbers either due to latitude in the schedules or for reasons that cannot be pinpointed. With increasing dependence on copy cataloging, the size of such variations may continue to decrease. As the preferred class number with its alternates represents a title more fully than just the preferred class number, this paper argues for continued use of alternates by library systems and for finding a method to link alternate class numbers to preferred class numbers for enriched subject access through local and union catalogs.


The Kuomintang and Communist Party ran the training class of guerrilla cadre of the Southern Mountain in the Southern Mountain of Hunan in February of 1939.This class was an achievement for two parties formed.National united front of resistance against Japan was also the united front that maintained one of the stable behaviors.This class trained thousands resistants against Japan guerrilla warfare cadre to launch masses guerrilla war and insisted on the victory of war of resistants,which played a very important role.The obtained achievements were the result of cooperation,so it was important to study the reason why they cooperately set up a class.Two parties resisted the foreign aggression to maintain and consolidate the united front.Also,they need support and learn from each other to set up image and strive for people.This text will probe into it in detail.


Flow cytometry has long been a critical tool for immunologists. As the number of parameters used in flow cytometry continues to increase, one of the more difficult aspects of this practice is panel design. Fully resolving dim populations of interest can be challenging. Low antigen density, fluorescence spillover, available fluorochromes and limited catalog offerings are just a few of the factors that make panel design difficult and lead to sub-optimal resolution. Here, we present a basic set of principles that can help simplify panel design. Following these principles helps reduce the number of iterations needed to maximize the resolution for populations of interest. Additionally, we present a basic methodology that can be used to characterize your flow cytometer and generate a matrix showing the relative impact of fluorochrome combinations on population resolution. Using this Resolution Impact Matrix [RIM], low complexity, no/low compensation panels can be more easily created. Similarly, when performing higher order multicolor experiments, this characterization is critical to help design the optimum panel for that instrument. When used together, these two methods can help simplify the panel design process and lead to higher quality data.


A decrease appetite can result in unintentional weight loss. This may cause children suffering of malnutrition. The neglect of this conditions will develop malnutrition even worst. One of touch therapy or massage can increase the baby's appetite is baby massage that done regularly, good, and correct technique. The purpose of this study to find out the effectiveness of baby massage to the appetite of malnutrition baby age 1-3 years old in posyandu balita Taman sidoarjo. This study use Pre-Experiment design with One-group pre-post test approach with population of all mothers and her baby who have problem of appetite age 1-3 years, with amount 14 pairs of respondents. Samples were taken by Non probability sampling with Total sampling technique. Questionnaire is an instrument in this study. After data collecting, then it is processed by editing, coding, processing, cleaning, and tabulating. Data were analyzed statistically by SPSS-Version 21 with Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test with α= 0,05. Study results obtained, group of pre experiments got category of low appetite and post experiments got category of sufficient appetite. With ρ value = 0.005 value α= 0.05 means ρ <α then H0 is rejected H1 accepted. Baby massage effective to increase the appetite of malnutrition baby under five. It is expected that mothers routinely perform baby massage (baby massage) every day with a one-time frequency to increase appetite and nutritional status of children. Keywords: Baby Massage, Appetite, Malnutrition


The study deals without doubt with premature mortality. Hence, one could assume that the hereditary factors play in these cases a greater role than in total mortality from e,g, cardiovascular diseases. This should be commented more in the Discussion. Moreover, I also find that the authors' conclusions are somewhat too strong. The authors themselves state that the border pointed out in Figure 1 between Western and Eastern Finland also reflects cultural differences. Hence, could not one explanation for the findings also comprise 'social' inheritance, e.g. learned patterns of behavior dealing with diet or coping with risks in life that are transferred in a patriarchal manner downwards? This possibility should also be commented and discussed. Moreover, a limitation of the study is that the causes for death for the particular data analyzed are not known. It would be interesting to test whether the present findings would be stronger in disease related mortality as compared to mortality e.g. to external causes.


Like in other fields of inquiry in the social sciences, in social network research the most frequently used measurement method is the survey. Compared with other measurement objects such as networks of opinions, attitudes or values, measurement is more complex and thus often more challenging. Measurement typically occurs in two main phases. First, network units are measured (generated). Second, the relationships among the units and other unit characteristics (e.g. demographic properties) are determined, while some specific questions arise as to whether whole or egocentric (personal) networks are to be measured. In this paper, we limit ourselves to measuring personal networks, especially when compared with different methods for generating networks. There are five basic approaches to generating a personal network: name generator, role generator, event generator, positional generator, and contextual generator. Each is associated with particular research goals, costs (financial, time, respondent burden), advantages, and limitations. Moreover, the complexity and specifics of generating networks mean one must consider the characteristics of data collection modes (e.g. face-to-face, telephone, web). In this sense, we will present the advantages and limits of various methods of generating personal networks, evaluate them critically and comparatively, and illustrate them with often used examples.


We consider a decentralized supply chain consisting of a retailer and a supplier that serves forward-looking consumers in two periods. In each period, the supplier and the retailer dynamically set ...


Abstract PAN-based carbon fiber was surface-modified with silane coating, and a composite material was prepared using a PI resin as a matrix. The structure and surface properties of carbon fibers were studied by means of X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and SEM. The tensile strength of the composite was measured by a tensile tester, and the friction properties of the composite were measured by a micro-nano mechanics comprehensive test system. The results show that treatment with silane coating can improve the surface roughness and chemical activity of carbon fiber, improve the interface between carbon fiber and PI resin matrix, and improve the tensile strength and wear rate of the composite.


B tevens Johnson syndrome (SJS) is a severe form of erythema multiforme, also known as erythema multiforme major. Clinical manifestations include hemorrhagic oral mucosal and conjunctival lesions that cause severe discomfort and disability. Death occasionally occurs due to complicating illnesses such as pneumonia and sepsis. The clinical course is usually prolonged and illness may last up to six weeks. The pathogenesis of SJS is not well understood. However, indirect evidence, such as demonstration of circulating immune complexes, deposits of IgM and C3 in the dermal vessels, and demonstration of cytotoxic T lymphocytes in association with keratinocytes, suggests the role of both humoral and cell-


DBR filters with a gain grating are examined for the first time. Simple formulas are derived for the peak reflection and good approximations for the 3 dB bandwidth are given. The results show that the performance of the filter can be significantly improved by introducing gain coupling.


Electrical stimulation caused an initial reduction in the pH of inoculated pork tissue (40 ± 10g, M. Sterno-cephalicus) but did not decrease the bacterial counts for the nonheated microorganisms. Under the conditions of this study, electrical stimulation did not affect the thermoresistance of Streptococcus faecalis, but slightly decreased the thermoresistance of Lactobacillus plantarum and Pseudomonas putrefaciens, which was not caused by the lowering of the pH of the heating media.


An innovative program in rural Victoria matches young homeless women with older homeless women and provides them with a range of support services.The result is more stability in the accommodation setting, mutual benefit and satisfaction for clients, and impressive rates of permanent housing outcomes.


Analysis of genetic linkage to dyslexia was performed using 133,165 array‐based SNPs genotyped in 718 persons from 101 dyslexia‐affected families. Results showed five linkage peaks with lod scores >2.3 (4q13.1, 7q36.1‐q36.2, 7q36.3, 16p12.1, and 17q22). Of these five regions, three have been previously implicated in dyslexia (4q13.1, 16p12.1, and 17q22), three have been implicated in attention‐deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD, which highly co‐occurs with dyslexia; 4q13.1, 7q36.3, 16p12.1) and four have been implicated in autism (a condition characterized by language deficits; 7q36.1‐q36.2, 7q36.3, 16p12.1, and 17q22). These results highlight the reproducibility of dyslexia linkage signals, even without formally significant lod scores, and suggest dyslexia predisposing genes with relatively major effects and locus heterogeneity. The largest lod score (2.80) occurred at 17q22 within the MSI2 gene, involved in neuronal stem cell lineage proliferation. Interestingly, the 4q13.1 linkage peak (lod 2.34) occurred immediately upstream of the LPHN3 gene, recently reported both linked and associated with ADHD. Separate analyses of larger pedigrees revealed lods >2.3 at 1–3 regions per family; one family showed strong linkage (lod 2.9) to a known dyslexia locus (18p11) not detected in our overall data, demonstrating the value of analyzing single large pedigrees. Association analysis identified no SNPs with genome‐wide significance, although a borderline significant SNP (P = 6 × 10–7) occurred at 5q35.1 near FGF18, involved in laminar positioning of cortical neurons during development. We conclude that dyslexia genes with relatively major effects exist, are detectable by linkage analysis despite genetic heterogeneity, and show substantial overlapping predisposition with ADHD and autism.


Because of the difficulties in the division of strata on plug drilling,this paper based on the analysis of characteristics of profile symbol of the Cambrian and Ordovician in Beijing plain area identified the delaminating features of the rock stratum units,introduced the basic requirements of geological record of cuttings,analyzed the geophysical characteristics of geo-physical logging of rock stratums units.Finally,it is indicated that the technique of cuttings' geological record with geophysical logging can solve strata division in plain area.


Electron heating during ICRH in the JET tokamak is studied. Electron heating profiles are obtained by measuring the increase in electron temperature after sawtooth crashes. By studying the increase in electron heating during power ramp-up it is possible to distinguish direct electron heating from indirect electron heating via minority ions. For direct electron heating, power deposition profiles are obtained. For indirect electron heating, the time dependence is consistent with classical slowing-down of high energy ions on electrons through Coulomb collisions.


Objective To explore conventional mode and method for the continued medical education in military hospitals in the new circumstances.Methods The following methods were used in the continued medical education: utilizing task motivation and developing educational programs;establishing teaching files and perfecting preliminary medical aid plans;planting feet firmly on the platform of real combat operations and carrying out simulated exercises;exercising teaching by experts and laying a solid theoretical foundation;establishing a system of routine check and assessment and ascertaining full participation of all the hospital staff.Results With the simulation of real combat operations as the training core,the military medical quality and capability of the medical staff were greatly improved.Conclusion It was practicable for military hospitals to carry out continued medical education in close conformity with medical preparations for military conflicts under the new circumstances.


The narrator-hero of TS Eliot's modernist classic The Love Song Of J Alfred Prufrock laments that "I have measured out my life with coffee spoons".


JMAJ, May/June 2011 — Vol. 54, No. 3 *1 Part of this manuscript appeared in the proceedings of the International Symposium on Oral Medicine 'Grand Design for Future Dentistry' that was held on December 4, 2010 at Acros Fukuoka International Conference Hall (Fukuoka, Japan). *2 President, Japanese Stomatological Society. Department of Oral-Maxillofacial Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan (email@example.com). New Technologies in Oral Science*1


R V College of Engineering, Bangalore-560059 Karnataka state, India Abstract. The Artificial Neural Network (ANN) and confusion matrix techniques have been used to study the performance of different texture based filters such as STD filter and Range filter, Entropy filter, for extracting features from high resolution satellite imageries. Texture analysis attempts to quantify intuitive qualities described by terms such as rough, smooth, silky or bumpy as a function of the spatial variation in pixel intensities. In the first step texture filters are used to obtain the textured image of a satellite rural scene which is later subjected to the ANN procedures to obtain the mean error plots and confusion matrix. The results show that the entropy filters are more efficient for extracting the features present in satellite imageries. The important features extracted with high probability of occurrence include are vegetation, water bodies and other features such as housing etc present in the satellite rural image. The results of the analysis are presented and discussed in the paper.


In the article of Rauzhina the experience of cooperative industry of «Mordovpotrebsoyuz» during «perestrojka» period of 1980-es is shown in the example of tin, vegetable and sausage branches.


Pretreatment of a waste water apparatus comprises a series nitrosation first SBR SBR reactor and the second reactor, the waste water into a first reactor SBR, the SBR first reactor effluent into the second reactor SBR , for the first through the SBR reactor anoxic aerobic sequencing batch reaction treatment to remove carbon and influent wastewater denitrification of nitrate to remove a portion, while a portion of the influent ammonia for short nitrification to generate a nitrite, and a second reactor for the SBR by anoxic aerobic sequencing batch reaction treatment, the remaining ammonia in the first SBR reactor effluent to generate a short-range nitrification nitrite. Also disclosed herein is a method of pre-cut Nitrification using this device. The apparatus / method capable of efficiently removing ammonia nitrogen wastewater, to achieve water-based nitrite nitrogen, to provide high-quality water for subsequent denitrification or anaerobic ammonium oxidation treatment process and the like.


This study presents a more complete description of North American dress, specifically that of women married to officers of the Indian-fighting U.S. Army in the second half of the nineteenth century, resulting from changes as a response to unusual frontier conditions. Diaries, letters, and memoirs of 18 army wives were primary source materials. The women's writings contained seven themes related to changes in clothing. Two of these are associated with clothing consumption, the acquisition and maintenance of clothing. Living on the frontier forced women to obtain clothes in unaccustomed ways and provided unforeseen opportunities to lose and damage garments. To cope, women obtained clothing from various sources and relied on sewing skills. U.S. Army wives were both domestic producers and consumers of clothing.


The present invention relates to a brazing method for bonding dissimilar materials such as a titanium alloy and a stainless steel comprising: a step (a) for heating a Ni-based filler metal at 25-100°C which is over a melting point of the Ni-based filler metal after arranging the Ni-based filler metal on a binding part of a titanium alloy and a stainless steel; a first maintaining step (b) for maintaining the Ni-based filler metal for a fixed hour at 25-100°C which is over a melting point of the Ni-based filler metal; and a step (c) for cooling the Ni-based filler metal, and comprising a second maintaining step for maintaining a fixed temperature in heating of the (a) step. Especially, a melting point can be lowered by alloying between Ni and a titanium alloy since a Ni-based filler metal is used. Therefore, since diffusion between a titanium alloy and a stainless steel is promoted, sound brazing bonding can be performed. [Reference numerals] (AA) Start; (BB) End; (S10) Assembling stage; (S11) Titanium alloy; (S12) Stainless steel; (S13) Filler metal; (S15) Arrange a binding part between a stainless steel and a titanium alloy of the filler metal; (S20) Heating stage; (S21) Start heating of the filler metal; (S22) Maintain the temperature of the filler metal during heating; (S23) Finish heating of the filler metal; (S30) Holding stage; (S31) Maintain the temperature of the filler metal after heating is finished; (S40) Cooling stage; (S41) Cool the filler metal


The word ,'p^N^K) occurs in two Rabbinic texts. Of the numerous explanations that have been offered,2 most have been rejected because they are linguistically absurd (e.g. Jastrow's derivation from tPpi>N ) or because they make no contextual sense. But one solution is widely accepted, that 'P>n^n derives from Greek cikt) plus Hebrew by and means, "in vain, for nothing, rashly."3 It therefore needs to be pointed out that this view has serious difficulties and should not be wholeheartedly applauded.


Minutia matching is the most popular approach to fingerprint recognition. We analyzed a novel fingerprint feature named adjacent orientation vector, or AOV, for fingerprint matching. In the first stage, AOV is used to find possible minutiae pairs. Then one minutiae set is rotated and translated. This is followed by a preliminary matching to ensure reliability as well as a fine matching to overcome possible distortion. Such method has been deployed to a payroll and security access information system and its workability is encouraging. The information system aims to offer a highly secured and automated identification system for payroll tracking as well as authorized access to working areas.


Colorization is a complex task of selecting a combination of colors and arriving at an appropriate spatial arrangement of the colors in an image. In this paper, we propose a novel approach for automatic colorization of graphic arts like graphic patterns, info-graphics and cartoons. Our approach uses the artist's colored graphics as a reference to color a template image. We also propose a retrieval system for selecting a relevant reference image corresponding to the given template from a dataset of reference images colored by different artists. Finally, we formulate the problem of colorization as a optimal graph matching problem over color groups in the reference and the template image. We demonstrate results on a variety of coloring tasks and evaluate our model through multiple perceptual studies. The studies show that the results generated through our model are significantly preferred by the participants over other automatic colorization methods.


The recent report by King and Shumacker, 1 reviewing the incidence of infections after splenectomy, suggests that this common operation is likely to be followed by meningitis or sepsis when performed in early infancy. Their series comprised approximately 100 cases, but the age limits were not stated. Of five infants splenectomized under 6 months of age, four contracted meningitis (two meningococcal, one Hemophilus influenzae, and one of undetermined type) from 5 to 31 months following splenectomy, while the fifth died of an illness strongly suggesting septicemia 1 month after splenectomy. These authors were able to find one similar case in a careful review of the literature, although they refer to a communication from Dr. Colin Ferguson to the effect that nine infants splenectomized at the Children's Medical Center under 6 months of age were alive and well one to six years later and that one child with a splenectomy at


Rutile of the Neogene-aged Zelenyi Yar titanium-zirconium placer was studied. The average size of the rutile grains is 0.25 mm that are elliptical, rounded, short-prismatic, isometric, and elongated-prismatic crystals in shape. On the surface of the crystals, elements of physical abrasion of varying degrees, as well as chemical dissolution, are observed. The color of the rutile crystals ranges from black to yellow with black and brown being the most common. A relationship between the concentration of various impurity elements and their variations with the color of the crystals is present. The highest average content of impurity elements is recorded in green rutiles and the lowest in light brown crystals. About 61% of the rutiles contain V2O5 (30% of all crystals; average content 1.28%), Nb2O5 (25%; 1.38%), FeO (24%; 1.10%), WO3 (9%; 0.91%), ZrO2 (9%; 0.85%), Al2O3 (2%; 0.70%), Cr2O3 (5%; 0.60%), SiO2 (7%; 0.57%). The temperature of primary rutile crystallization was calculated using Zr-in-rutile thermometry and corresponds to granulite and eclogite metamorphic conditions. Cluster analysis of 284 microprobe analyses of rutile allows at least five groups of crystals to be identified. According to the chemical composition of various rutiles, it can be concluded that they originated from metapelitic rocks, enderbites, and eclogite-like rocks located in the Dniester-Bug megablock of the Ukrainian Shield.


To the Editor:— In response to your request for a limerick from Limerick, on descent at the Shannon aerphor I hurried to Limerick City, to burst into the nearest Oifig of the Bord Failte Eireann. "A thousand greetings," I cried. "I come for a limerick from Limerick. Please direct me, if you will, to " You know that line from Service, "The cold sweat froze on the end of her nose?" There were no welcomes. The temperature dropped 12 C in 12 seconds, and the colleen reached for a battle-axe, while pressing panic buttons. I fled for Cork and Cobh, hid among the Wicklow mountains for a week, withstood a gale beneath the whin bush at Portmarnock, finally sneaking back into Limerick along the south of the Shannon estuary. At the public library, I asked, "Could you perhaps advise me on the subject of native Limerick poetry? The famous nose and


Abstract This article aims to present the Open Distance eLearning library processes for requesting information resources using the Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC). OPAC is known as a platform used by library clients to check the availability of information resources from the entire library collection. ODeL libraries also use the OPAC, not as a library catalogue, but as a portal for requesting information resources. The processes presented in this articles starts from when the library clients request information resources when the requests reach the library/library staff, how the online requests are handled when received, how they are sent to the requesters, how the information resources are sent back to the library after use by the requesters and the process of receiving the returned information resources.


Some species of dipterous included in the infraorder Muscomorpha are of fundamental medical and veterinary importance, since they can produce myiasis and act towards transmission of pathogens to humans and animals. These dipterans are potential mechanical vectors for etiological agents such as viruses, bacteria, protozoan cysts and helminth eggs. This study aimed to make a definition of Diptera Cyclorrhapha or Muscomorpha, as well as their technical characteristics, interactions and classification. Musca domestica L. (Diptera: Muscidae) is a specie of great sanitary interest because of its synanthropic characteristics, abundance in urban areas, capacity to develop in several sorts of substrates and high reproductive.


In this paper, we'd like to disseminate a positive, serendipitous result entailing deep time-series transfer learning in the domain of human kinematics. We begin with a convolutional neural network model pre-trained to classify human subjects based on bipedal gait data emanating from tri-axial accelerometric sensors on commercial smartphones. We then use this model to transfer-learn into the problem domain of classifying subjects using tri-axial gyroscopic data emanating from a commercial motion-sensor device mapping to the activity of body-weight squats (of vividly different temporal spans). We achieve 87% top-1 accuracy on a 20-class problem even with a 60-40 train-test split. We hope that this cross-sensor, crossdevice and cross-activity transfer learning success will pave the way for widespread deployment of deep transfer learning techniques in the domain of human kinematics analysis.


The equation of motion of a spatially variable discharge in an open channel, the flow being produced by a lateral or a vertical inflow, has been treated previously [see 1, 2 of "References" at end of paper]. These treatments, however, are not immediately applicable to the phenomenon of runoff from a plane surface, which is an example of spatially variable discharge. The following reasons may be mentioned. First, these derivations ignore the effect of a variation of the depth of water with time and also the effect of an initial flow having the same direction as the main current of the plane of runoff. Second, the forms of the final results do not allow a comparison between the frictional effects arising from the solid surface and from the mixing of the added flows. Third, the energy-equation is not adduced. Approximate solutions of the problem of runoff that are practical can be readily obtained from the energy-equation after making due allowance for the relative importance of the resistances arising from the two sources just mentioned. In the derivation to be given these different aspects of the analysis will be developed.


This article analyses the navgation functions and design princile of the tutoring system of network, pointing out that they as the navigation of learning environment, should offer omnidirectional support to learners in the levels, such as system, content, tactics and expanding, etc. Three kinds of commonly used means of navigation realization are studied, especially the method to make use of pure ASP to realize springing type multistage folding menu.


The protagonists in the stories of this collection of short fiction confront variations of the same existential question: How—if at all—are we to carry our life's burdens? Can we unburden ourselves of them? If so, at what cost? What role do those with whom we share our lives play in the carrying of these burdens with us? The title, Yours to Carry, echoes this theme and is overtly explored in the last two stories of the collection. At the same time, as a work of literary fiction, the title suggests to readers that something—namely, the book they now hold in their hands—has been unburdened upon them by the author. The reader may choose to pick it up—or not—but is given the terms of the exchange at the outset.


This research is concerned with a selfdiagnosis system for ISO 9000:2000 system. While sever al performance evaluation systems
for quality management systems have been developed, these systems are not easily adapted to small and medium companies. Furthermore, ISO 9000 system was revised on 15 December 2000. We study the performance evaluation systems and explore the operating practices of ISO 9000 systems in small and medium companies. Finally, We propose a model of self-diagnosis system for ISO 9000:2000 that
can be used for small and medium companies.


In this article, we describe a system that enables the filtering, recording and delivery of digital video broadcasts over satellite, by matching incoming content descriptions to predefined sets of personal user preferences that have been specified using MPEG‐7. The system enables the automatic analysis, selection, and flexible, customized delivery of relevant content extracted from potentially hundreds of concurrent video channels. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Imaging Syst Technol 13, 289–296, 2003; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/ima.10068


A new generalized bimodal traffic stream model deriving theoretically (i.e., via some underlying model of driver behavior) from (local) equilibrium solutions of a kinetic equation of vehicular traffic is presented and shown to have the correct flow behavior at jam density. This bimodal traffic stream model depends not only on parameters such as the desired speed w, the headway σ(0) at jam density and the minimum acceptable headway σ(w) at the desired speed but also on the probability η(k) that a vehicle located at a point at which the density is k will have a leading vehicle at spatial headway corresponding to the jam density. All of these parameters have some direct microscopic interpretation. Based on this new generalized bimodal traffic stream model, a novel mathematical theory underlying two-regime traffic stream models, one regime under uncongested free-flow conditions and another during queue discharge, is presented. The behavior of the generalized bimodal traffic stream model at dilute and condensed flow is analyzed, and is shown to have close similarities to some classical traffic stream models, in these respective limits. (Less)


This document provides results from a nation-scale analysis to determine the potential capacity and generation available from adding power production capability to U.S. non-powered dams.


Theoretical studies have been performed on the X 1Σ+ and A 1Π states of SiH+. The complete active space, self‐consistent field (CASSCF) and many‐body perturbation theory (MBPT) methods were employed for the X 1Σ+ and state while the A 1Π excited state potential energy curve was studied by using CASSCF, multireference contracted configuration interaction (MR CCI, (MR CEPA), and coupled pair functional (CPF) approaches. Excellent agreement was obtained with experiment for the X state spectroscopic parameters (CASSCF): re=1.505 (1.50 A; D0=3.30 (3.22±0.03) eV; ωe=2161 (2155) cm−1; ΔG1/2=2093 (2089) cm−1, with experimental values within parentheses. The shape of the potential curve for the A state was very sensitive to the basis set and higher order electron correlation. The best results, obtained with the CPF method, were re=1.888 (1.871) A; D0=0.15 (0.15±0.03) eV; ωe=438 (448) cm−1; ΔG1/2=318 (389) cm−1. The computed f0,0 oscillator strength for the A←X transition was 1.2×10−3 which falls between the labora...


Trade secretes can be very valuable as intangible economic assets of a company and available for secured financing.However,trade secrets pledge meet with many troubles,such as lack of security rights registry;conflict between secrecy of trade secrets and publicity of pledge registration;difficulties in valuation of trade secrets.In order to booster secured transactions of trade secrets,it is necessary to definite security rights registry,replace "document filing"with "notice filing".Besides,it is essential that valuation of trade secrets should not be compulsory,strengthen security precautions taken by possessor to prevent acquisition of information by unauthorized parties,improve and perfect pledge contract clauses for trade secrets pledge.


The invention relates to the field of biological engineering, in particular to a natural activating agent of a peroxisome proliferator activated receptor-gamma. The natural activating agent OxLig-1 of the peroxisome proliferator activated receptor-gamma has a carboxyl structure shared with a PPAR natural ligand and is a natural ligand of a PPAR-gamma. The OxLig-1 has the following structural formula. The OxLig-1 activates the PPAR-gamma according to the following mechanism of action: firstly, the OxLig-1 is the natural ligand of the PPAR-gamma which performs semi-flexible docking on a receptor PPAR-alpha/gamma and an OxLig-1 molecule by using an AutoDock 3.0 software package, and the structure and the energy value of the OxLig-1 show that the OxLig-1 can stably exist in a ligand binding cavity and help explain that the OxLig-1 is the natural ligand of the PPAR-gamma; and secondly, the OxLig-1 promotes the nucleolus internal transposition of the PPAR-gamma and promotes downstream cholesterols of the PPAR-gamma to flow out correlative gene expressions. The invention confirms that the OxLig-1 is the natural activating agent of the PPAR-gamma by using chemical and biological methods, and provides a possibility that the OxLig-1 is a potential target point for treating atherosclerosis.


Users are often regarded as the weakest link in an information system. To this, information security awareness nowadays gains much attention in organizations, schools, and universities. Since the practice of safe computing involves individual perception, effective pedagogy that can deliver a proper message about security awareness is vital for information security education. This article reports an experiment conducted on 102 university students which determined if anomalous data can provoke conceptual change, and whether anomaly can affect the perception of information security of the students. With evidences found from the experiment, it is concluded that conceptual change fostered by anomalous data is an effective pedagogy for information security education.


A popular approach to designing shared-memory computer systems is to specify a memory model upon which a variety of program execution models may be implemented. Alternatively, one may choose a desired program execution model (PXM) and specify a memory model suited to the PXM. We argue that this second approach is to be preferred because it avoids the trap of specifying features of the memory model (consistency, for example) that may not needed to implement a desired program excecution model. We discuss a program execution model based on functional programming principles and show how an abstract architecture derived from the program model may be implemented with caching without depending on a "coherent" distributed memory.


The invention discloses an illite environment-friendly foaming acoustical board. According to the technical scheme, an internal frame is horizontally arranged on a mold, after a short steel pipe in the internal frame is inserted in an upright column, illite composite foaming gents are cast on the periphery of the internal frame, and after still standing and solidifying processing, roasting and cooling, a finished product of the illite foaming acoustical board is formed through package. The illite composite foaming gents are composed of illite, attapulgite pottery clay powder with an air purification function and hydrogen peroxide, after solidification, the illite composite foaming gents and the internal frame are integrated to be a whole, and after a half-finished product is roasted, the integrated strength, bending resistance and the actual using effect of the acoustical board are enhanced. The illite environment-friendly foaming acoustical board has the effects of enhancing sound absorption and controlling noise pollution, also has the functions of heat preservation, adsorption and air purification, and is suitable for motorways, viaducts, subways, factories, public places and other places.


To the problem of low operational efficiency and high iterations of contraction mapping genetic algorithm(CMGA),This paper uses the police of close relative across blench is used to not only converge to global optimal solution,and to improve convergent speed and operational efficiency.In order to control the performance of a specific object selectivly,the disadvantages of ITAE as the aim function are analyzed.The synthetic factors in aim function,such as,overshoot quantify,control and rising time are added.A better aim function is made and used to fitness function of improved CMGA.The improved CMGA is applied to the optimization of fuzzy rule weighted factors in floor heating system.Compared with fuzzy control and the common CMGA,the proposed method improves the effection of system,simplifies the difficult to design fuzzy controller.The simulated results show the effectiveness of the proposed method in floor heating system.


Rhythm resonantly signifies ongoing Indigenous presence in the south-east of Australia. Multiple markmaking,
repetitive woven articulations and renditions of figures in empowered formation provide a sense of
recurrence between now and the late 18005, whereby, through art, Aboriginal people have determinedly
communicated life, family, community, responsibility and interconnections between all things.


WebSphere Business Modeler products help organizations fully visualize, comprehend, and document their business processes. Rapid results can be obtained through the collaboration functionality, where subject matter experts team to clearly define business models and eliminate inefficiencies. You can model business processes, then deploy, monitor, and take actions based upon key performance indicators (KPIs), alerts, and triggers for continuous optimization. Business processes then get tightly linked with strategic corporate objectives and honed as required. WebSphere Business Modeler products can drive much more granular business insight and knowledge, where knowledge equates to competitive advantage.


There was considerable discussion by our committee concerning the need to quantify the actual amount of tissue damage in multiple sclerosis (MS). The pathologic process involves inflammation, demyelination, and gliosis. A continuing goal in this area should be the development of a system to measure directly the various components of tissue damage. Clinical symptoms in MS are related to the location of the lesion and not to the quantity of pathologic activity. Though not a reliable index of the extent of disease, such clinical evaluation is the best quantitation that is currently available. In the future, the use of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and computed tomographic (CT) scanning might well help in this determination. Evoked potentials and CSF analysis are not likely to be helpful in this regard, with the possible exception of CSF levels of myelin basic protein and its fragments and changes in the rate of CSF


An understanding of flow in long horizontal wells can be an important aspect of reservoir management. In view of this, a comprehensive study was undertaken for a pipe with a diameter of 0.022 m and two perforations; one on the upper surface and the other on the lower surface with 0.006 m diameter and 180o phasing. The flow variations have been related to geometric and operating parameters. To better understand wellbore flow, Computational Fluid Dynamics CFD simulations (ANSYS CFX-13) have been used to simulate the flow at the wellbore to calculate the pressure drop, wall shear stress and turbulence kinetic energy etc. Using RNG k-E model to predict the flow behavior of turbulent pipe flow with the radial flow through perforations in the pipe wall. Comparison CFD results with the other researchers agree with them in relation to the behavior of wall shear stress, pressure drop, etc.


Study Objective. To compare the pharmacokinetics and safety of gatifloxacin in elderly (≥ 65 yrs) and young (18–45 yrs) men and women.


Firms' transitions from existing technologies to new technologies are often challenging and incremental. Machine learning (ML) is distinct from many technologies in that it is a general purpose tec...


The Trojan horse nucleus invariance for the binary reaction 2H(d,p)3H was newly tested using the quasifree reaction 2H(6Li, pt)4He via the Trojan horse nucleus 6Li = (d+{\alpha}) breakup at ultra-low energies compared with previous indirect investigation of the same binary reaction using the 3He = (d+p) as the Trojan horse nucleus instead. The study of 2H(d,p)3H reaction is very important for the nucleosynthesis in both standard Big Bang and stellar evolution. The 2H(d,p)3H bare nucleus astrophysical S(E) factor has been measured indirectly at energies from about 400 keV down to several keV by means of the Trojan-horse method applied to the quasifree process 2H(6Li, pt)4He induced at a lithium beam energy of 9.5 MeV, which is closer to the zero-quasifree-energy point. An accurate analysis leads to the determination of the S_bare (0) = 56.7 \pm 2.0 keV b and of the corresponding electron screening potential Ue = 13.2 \pm 4.3 eV. The obtained results are compared with direct data as well as with previous indirect investigation of the same binary reactions. The very good agreement gives an updated test for the independence of the binary indirect cross section on the chosen Trojan horse nucleus at low energies for the present case.


PT "X" is a company that processes into a tea leaf green tea which is then resold to other tea companies such as: Sosro, Mount Agung, Indotirta. In PT "X", performed quality control is still less than the maximum. Which will happen eventually if often can be detrimental to the company. To prevent greater loss, then the company needs to think of an effective way so that corrective action can be carried out before its too late. The company must monitor continuously so the products have export quality. Methods of Six Sigma is one of the integral method in quality improvement. This method proved to be effective to improve and enhance the quality of products and processes, and thus the number of defects detrimental to the company can be minimized and eventually expected profit of the company will increase as well. The calculation result obtained DPMO and sigma value overall process DPMO value of 254.8 means that in a million chance there may be a discrepancy amounting to 254.8 opportunities that will lead to defects. While the amount of production of 5850000 units by 5962 the number of defective units and 4 obtained defect opportunity sigma value of 4.98 which means it needs to attempt to achieve sigma sigma value of 6.00 or achievement of zero defect. Kata Kunci: Pengendalian Kualitas, Metode Six Sigma, Zero Defect


A summary of present knowledge of occurrences of siliceous sponges in the upper Jurassic of France. Lists of sponges from new localities in Ardeche, Savoie, and Poitou, and descriptions of two new species of hexactinellids are included. A table giving the distribution of species among the various localities shows that the Jurassic sponge fauna of France is very homogeneous.


Introduction: How to Use This Book. Why Bother About Research. How to Find Out What You Need to Read. Making Records. Making Sense of Reports. The Introduction and Literature Review. Method or Methodology. Results. Discussions and Conclusions. Implications for Practice. References. Recommended Reading. Glossary of Terms.


In this paper an approach for AC simulation of JFET amplifiers is presented. A simple JFET hybrid-/spl pi/ model, compatible with the Electronics Workbench package is proposed. A procedure to determine the model parameters is described. A comparison between the theoretical and simulated results for JFET common-source amplifier is performed. The comparison validates the approach proposed.


STRUYKER BOUDIER, H.A.J., GIELIEN, W., COOLS, A.R. & ROSSUM, J.M. Van (1974). Pharmacological analysis of dopamine-induced inhibition and excitation of neurones of the snail, Helix aspersa. Arch. Int. Pharmacodyn, 209, 324-331. WOODRUFF, G.N. (1971). Dopamine receptors; a review. Comp. Gen. Pharmac., 2, 439-455. WOODRUFF, G.N. & WALKER, R.J. (1969). The effect of dopamine and other compounds on the activity of neurones of Helix aspersa; structure-activity relationships. Int. J. Neuropharmac., 8, 279-289.


Radiological surveys along the CSX Transportation Group railroad tracks in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, have found areas of {sup 137}Cs contamination, which probably resulted from the 1960s' low-level waste operations. This paper summarizes an assessment of potential radiation doses to the public, including railroad workers, from exposure to {sup 137}Cs. The significance of the contamination and the need for remediation are evaluated by comparing the dose estimates and survey data with proposed guidelines for limiting exposures of the public. The paper discusses the following topics: description of contamination; proposed guidelines for contamination; dose estimates and analysis of survey data; and conclusions.


Extrapulmonary sites, such as the musculo-skeletal system, entail one of the most common forms in children, involvement occurring especially in the spine, hips and knee joints respectively [1,4]. Improving the population's living conditions is of utmost importance for social control of the disease. Children are vulnerable and more likely to have a serious, lethal risk of sequelae (osseous ankylosis) [4]. Early osteoarticular tuberculosis diagnosis is basic to the prevention of skeletal deformities [2,4-6]. The purpose of this study is to investigate treatment results in children displaying skeletal osteoarticular tuberculosis manifestations, using the modern multidrug chemotherapy treatment protocol and cast immobilization.


An approximate formula is proposed for the equivalent susceptance of a circular iris in a parallel plate waveguide when the TEM mode cylindrical wave is incident from the center of the iris. Schwinger's variational method for a linear iris is generalized to the cylindrical case, and an approximate closed form formula is obtained which recovers the result of the linear iris when the radius of the circular iris is sufficiently larger than the wavelength. For verification of the formula, an exact integral equation is formulated and solved numerically by Galerkin's method. A comparison between them shows good agreement. key words: iris, circular iris, parallel plate waveguide, equiva-


The development of an optical computer was first looked at seriously with a great deal of effort in the 1960s. The recent resurgence has seen many fundamentally new concepts and material effects. Yet the current devices are not ready for system integration. The reasons include a broad range from temperature intolerance to good logic function to excessive costs in laser power requirements. Each of these problems has several solutions which are discussed. Future efforts to bring optical logic out of the laboratory and develop it into a working machine with much less backtrack and wastage of effort will be greatly accelerated by giving much greater attention to the system considerations at the material and gate levels. Examples are given as how the above tools and understanding can be used to build an optical logic gate capable of good system performance.


A novel printed center-fed dual-log-periodic array antenna is proposed for ultrahigh frequency (UHF) radio frequency identification (RFID) applications. The proposed antenna is composed of two reversed wideband printed log-periodic dipole array antennas. Two closely spaced oppositely directed currents are thus introduced to achieve intensive and uniform magnetic fields in the near-field zone. A prototype antenna is fabricated and measured in practical application environment. The measurement results agree well with the simulations, and demonstrate that the proposed antenna is suitable to be implemented in RFID systems. The operated frequency band of the antenna is 824–953 MHz (14.5%), covering the UHF band in China, the Federal Communications Commission band, and the European Telecommunications Standards Institute band. With the proposed printed dual-log-periodic array antenna, measurement results also show that the RFID system delivers a 100% guaranteed reading rate within 2.0 cm and a maximum reading range of 19.0 cm.


Background: Living with Pain is an online intervention for people who suffer from chronic pain, based on the principals of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). The intervention proved to be effective in improving symptoms of depression, pain intensity, psychological inflexibility and pain catastrophizing in people who suffer from chronic pain. The purpose of this follow-up study is to identify the role of comorbidity as potential moderator in the effectiveness of the intervention Living with Pain.
Method: The research sample consisted of 238 adults who suffered from chronic pain. They were randomly allocated to an ACT condition (n=82), a control condition Expressive Writing (n=79) or a waiting list condition (n=77). Participants completed the Multidimensional Pain Inventory (MPI) questionnaire as well as the Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale (HADS) questionnaire before they started participating in the intervention and during a six-month follow-up.
Results: This study found no significant differences in decrease of the number of comorbid anxiety- and/or depression disorders between participants in the three conditions. Furthermore, the results show that there was a larger decrease in the number of anxiety disorders than in the number of depression disorders. For none of the conditions existed a significant moderation-effect between comorbidity and condition on decrease of pain interference.
Conclusion: Comorbidity does not play a role in the decrease of pain interference on people who suffer from chronic pain and were following the intervention Living with Pain or Expressive Writing or being placed on a waiting list. Therefore, comorbidity does not function as a working mechanism for the intervention Living with Pain. This study shows evidence that online interventions based on ACT can be applied to people with comorbid psychological disorders beside chronic pain as well as to people without comorbid psychological disorders to decrease the pain interference. Concluding, this study delivered new insights about the role of psychological comorbidity in the effectiveness of online interventions based on ACT in people who suffer from chronic pain.


The concept of sustainable development has been universally accepted by people. The organic growth mechanism of sustainable urban development is still in the process of exploration. This paper analyses the meaning of time and space of urban sustainable development and its internal relationship with urban public space in multiculture, social environment and other aspects. Based on the above the paper further expounds the principle of public space in modern urbun developmont.


This study aims to apply the PID controller to the ball on plate control realisation to reach a stable position of ball on plate. The ball on plate props adjust the position at the desired coordinates on a flat square plate. The targeted position is set as set point coordinates in the form of X pixels and Y pixels. The input used is in the form of coordinates obtained from the webcam through image processing methods and sent serially to the microcontroller. The output from the microcontroller is fed into the actuator, namely the servo motor. From the experiment results and its implementation, it is shown that ball on plate can move towards to the desired set point. For PWM signal set point, the value referred to centre of plate is 250 and the response of X-Y axes have errors 3.64% and 8%, respectively.


The Štiavnické vrchy Mts. were strongly affected by pollution mostly from an aluminium plant in 1953–1989. This paper compares contamination of soils between Štiavnické vrchy Mts. and the neighbouring little polluted Kremnické vrchy Mts. from results of a 25-year study. After a decrease of emissions in Slovakia at the beginning of the 1990s the sulphate sulphur content, acidity and conductivity of soil water have decreased only on the surface and at a depth of 0.10 m at the study site in the Štiavnické vrchy Mts. At the depth 0.25 m the increase of sulphurization (23.68 kg/ha S-SO42– per year) and acidity (pH 4.92) was observed. During the research, the total sulphate sulphur influx to this soil depth was 568.3 kg/ha. The average sulphur input in the study areas of the Kremnické vrchy Mts. decreased with depth: from 18.48 kg/ha/year in the surface humus to 6.85 kg/ha/year at a depth of 0.25 m. The maximum sulphur influx at the open plot was 24.06 kg/ha/year and in total 553.34 kg S-SO42–. A small increase of acidity at soil depths of 0.25 m at some sites was observed also in the Kremnické vrchy Mts. Regression analysis revealed a statistically significant influence of sulphate sulphur content in the atmospheric precipitation on the sulphur amount in the soil water. A significant correlation was also observed between the precipitation amount and the sulphur content in soil water. Data from monitoring revealed significant differences between the sulphur amounts at depths of 0.10 m and 0.25 m in these study areas.


The turbine inlet temperature is one of the major thermodynamic parameters that determine specific thrust and specific fuel consumption of the turbine engine. The gas temperature also influences the temperature of the engine parts, hence thermal stresses and the ability of materials to support static and cyclic loads. Therefore, the temperature limitation is one of the main tasks of the engine automatic control system. Because of a significant influence of the gas temperature on parameters of the working process, strength, and life-time of parts, the temperature must be limited with high precision.The paper is focused on dynamic parameters of the temperature measurement channel, which contains consequently linked engine, thermocouple, and the dynamic corrector. Errors of the corrector tuning, which mainly depend on the error of thermocouple time constant setting, cause dynamic errors in the temperature determining and the corresponding errors of automatic control. The paper considers the influence of the corrector tuning error on a dynamic error of the temperature determination. The equations are derived that relate the dynamic error with dynamic parameters of the engine and dynamic parameters of the temperature measurement channel. These equations can be used in the synthesis of this channel, which satisfies the set requirements to the temperature determining precision. The simplest case is considered when the thermocouple is represented as an inertial dynamic link, which single dynamic parameter is the time constant. Then the above-mentioned equations relate the thermocouple time constant with the error of temperature measurement and allow formulating requirements to a precision of its experimental determination.The final part of the paper considers the error of thermocouple time constant experimental determining. The relations are derived that allow analyzing this error under influence of such parameters as the measuring error, interval of observations, measuring frequency and dynamic properties of the engine and the thermocouple.


s Objective: To evaluate the effect of zygomatic area as bearing seat and osseointegrated implant from oralcavity at zygomatic area for functional rehabilitation of maxillary huge defect of maxillary obturator prostheses by mechanics.Methods: The zygomatic area used and not used as bearing seat for maxillary obturator prostheses and osseointegratedimplanted from defect cavity and from oral cavity at zygomatic area after zygobuccoplasty are comparatively analyzed bythe phinciple of leverage and the formula of torque (M=F×L). Results: The maxillary obturator prostheses that do notuse zygomatic area as bearing seat have fulcrums on the healthy side only are not stable in function. When the zygomaticarea is used as bearing seat, the maxillary obturabor prostheses which have fulcrums on both healthy and defeat sides arestable in function. The Osseointegrated implants put from the defect cavity can only be inclined, while implants put fromthe oral cavity after zygobuccoplasty is straight. Conclusion: The maxillary obturator prostheses using zygomatic area asbearing seat are stable in function. (1) The osseointegrated implants from oral cavity are straight for functional force, sothe prostheses have good chewing function and can maintain long. (2) The osseointegrated implants from defect cavity areinclined to functional force and they are subject to bone loss when excessive lateral torquing forces are applied. So theycannot maintain for a long time.


Unlike other congenital infections, such as syphilis and HIV, neonatal herpes simplex virus (HSV) is not a reportable disease in most states, and so


The national defense students in China is part of reserve of national defense and army building,so their identity not only directly influences the formation and perfection of their outlook on life and values,but also affects the army's power and national security.This paper investigates and analyses the present situation and problems of the identity of the national defense students through questionnaire,and puts forward the countermeasures of cultivating identity,that is,the national defense students should have self awareness,military awareness and self-discipline awareness.


This research using the vegetables garbage, baggase, and goat dirt. The research quickened with addition of EM-4 bacterium. The variation of research is, mixture between vegetables garbage and goat dirt (variable A), vegetables garbage and baggase (variable B), baggase and goat dirt (variable C),and the last mixture betwen vegetables garbage, baggase and goat dirt. All the variable added by 10 ml of EM-4 bacterium. Research conducted by aerobic method. Conclusion obtained from this research is the mixture of vegetables garbage and goat dirt (variable A) more easily becoming compost than other variable. Require to be underlined, addition of baggase into variable B, C, and D cause the mixture more difficult become compost. Compost maturity seen from C/N ratio. C/N ratio of compost variable A is 17.45, this is according to value of compost quality at SNI 19-7030-2004. Usually compost experience of the maturation in 30 day, but in mixture with baggase the time of maturation is longer.


Two dimensional electro-optic sampling allows a target's scattered terahertz field to be measured. By obtaining multiple projection images we have performed the reconstruction of three dimensional targets with millimeter resolution.


The present invention is large, for example, for the electrical energy storage for flow cell grid scale provides an electrochemical cell based on a new chemical. Electrical energy, by protonation of the hydroquinone of small organic molecules called quinones, chemically stored in an electrochemical electrode. Proton is provided by a complementary electrochemical reaction at the other electrodes. Supplying electric energy to these reactions reversed. Flow battery based on this concept can be operated as a closed system. Structure of the flow cell with respect large energy storage, with a scaling of advantages over solid contact cell. .BACKGROUND


5 years ago we embarked on a series of novel developments to improve our DGH neurology services. The key was ever closer integrated working between consultant neurologists and specialist nurses with support from our Trust and commissioners. We highlight 6 very diverse ongoing projects: 1. Acute neurology ward referrals have increased by 49% between 2016-2021 with nurses triaging referrals prior to consultant review. 2. Post discharge nurse telephone review for selected patients since 2020 to try and reduce readmission rates. 3. Consultant delivered helpline for all local GPs Monday to Friday since 2020 to discuss urgent cases of concern. 4. Nurse delivered lumbar puncture service, since 2019 138 procedures carried out. 5. Diagnostic coding for all neurology outpatients started in 2021. Within 8 months all 5 consultants were coding over 70% of attendances. 6. Patient initiated follow up (PIFU) – 2020 NHS England initiative. Specialist nurse Helpline for patients with epilepsy, multiple sclerosis and Parkinson's running successfully since 2018. Service improvements need not be expensive or onerous but require imagination and team cohesion. We strongly recommend others to try what seems most appropriate to their service.


Trichosanthin (TCS),an effective aborticide injures specifically the conceptus without defects on maternal tissues.It can induce mid-term abor-tion in some laboratory animals.The present study deals with the TCS distribution in various tissues of the pregnant mice after different injec-tion times.We adopted horseradish peroxidase immunoenzyme cytochemi-cal methods,especially PAP complex techique to demonstrate the TCS dis-tribution and selected veronal buffer as washing fluid to prevent diffusion of TCS on sections.After failures in the fixation of TCS in tissues with conventional fixatives,a new fixative PPAA was designed for the pre-cise localization of TCS.It was found from the labelling results that TCS appeared not only in placental cells,but also in all maternal tissues as well as in foetal cells.It was presentin liver cells (fig.2) and cardiac muscle cells (fig.4).It was found in pro-minent amount in the proximal con-voluted tubules of the renal cortex (fig.6),and less so in labyrinth,giant trophoblastic cells and decidual cells (figs.10,11,12,and 13).It also appeared in cerebral neurones (fig.7).Therefore neither blood-brain barrier nor placental barrier was found by this method.The positive reactions of related cell types appeared soon after injection of the drug,and lasted for a rather short time.Except in a few cases,TCS was found to be absent from the nuclei and was generally localized in the cytoplasm.The amount of TCS deposition in various types of cells is perhaps related with the physiological status of the cell,and not correlated to the injury drug has caused.


Older people living in long-term care are at a higher risk of adverse drug effects than the younger population. In this article, Linda Nazarko explains how reviewing and discontinuing unnecessary medication can improve overall quality of life


The history of vaginal Cesarean section is recorded in the last decade of obstetric literature. To Duhrssen belongs the credit of having introduced the operation to the notice of the profession, while he and his German confreres have done much to elucidate the indications and technic of the operation. The result secured by them in the treatment of eclampsia by vaginal Cesarean section has reduced the maternal death-rate to a lower figure than that obtained by any other line of treatment. Fully nine-tenths of the literature on the subject is published in the German language. The United States comes second. A few articles are found in the French, Spanish and Italian languages. In 1903 J. M. M. Kerr 1 published a report of a case of vaginal Cesarean section. Impressed with the value of the operation in the treatment of eclampsia, N. T. Brewis determined to employ the method in


Objective To compare the effects of different depths of anesthesia on hemodynamics during induction in traumatic shock patients. Methods 40 traumatic shock patients without craniocerebral injury were randomly assigned to group A and B(n=20 per group). Bispectral index (BIS) monitoring was applied to all cases as soon as they entered the operating room (OR). Then general anesthesia was induced with midazolam through a slow intravenous injection ( 1.5 mg/min, iv ). When the BIS reached the predetermined values (60±3 for group A and 45±3 for group B) ,fentanyl (3 μg/kg) and succinylcholine ( 1.5 mg/kg) were administered, following tracheal intubation after muscle relaxation. BIS values, heart rate (HR), systolic blood pressure (SBP), and midazolam doses were recorded at various time points: after patients entered OR (T0), when BIS reached predetermined values (T1), and tracheal intubation (T2), 1 min (T3) and 3 min (T4) after intubation. Results There were no statistically significant differences between the HR, SBP at different time points in group A. For group B the HR at T1 ( 138± 15 ) 、T2( 146± 15 ) 、T3( 147± 11 ) 、T4(146±10) were significantly increased compared with T0(127±16), and the SBP at T2[ (72±10) mmHg( 1 mm Hg=0.133 Kpa) ]、 T3[(74±10) mmHg]、T4[ (76±11 ) mmHg]were significantly decreased compared with T0 [ ( 82±7 ) mmHg ] (P<0.05). The difference of HR was observed at T3 (P=0.005), T4 (P<0.001 )and the SBP differences appeared at T4 (P=0.005)between the two groups. The midazolam dose of group A was approximately 0.117 mg/kg, about 17% lower than that of group B. Conclusion Patients with traumatic shock may benefit from relatively shallow depth of anesthesia(BIS=60) for more stable hemodynamics during intubation.

Key words:
Bispectral index; Traumatic shock; Hemodynamics; Anesthesia induction; Midazolam


This study aimed to observe the effect of in vitro digestion on the structural and morphologic characteristics, and find the relationship between in vitro digestion and colonic fermentation of raw banana starch. After digested by artificial gastric juice and artificial intestinal juice, the starch granules were damaged, but not drastic. X-ray diffractograms showed that the crystal polymorph (C-type) was not changed and the degree of crystallinity was increased after digestion. There were no significant differences in chemical structure according to the infrared spectrum analysis. The swelling power and solubility of the digested starches were greater than that of raw banana starch at all temperatures. Banana starches digested by gastric and intestinal juice presented high fermentability, expressed by total short chain fatty acids. The results may be due to the slight changes on structural and morphologic characteristics. To conclude, passage through the stomach and small intestine increased susceptibility of raw banana starch to further fermentation, to increase the production of metabolically active short chain fatty acids.


Hospitals function within an environment in which regulation influences their daily operation, reporting, and reimbursement. This study tests whether regulatory reporting is affected by significant regulatory change. To examine whether this relationship exists, we utilize a comprehensive sample of more than 22,000 Medicare cost reports (MCRs) and corresponding MCR status changes spanning 2007-2014, surrounding the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 ("ACA"). We find that hospitals restate  more  Medicare cost reports in the post-ACA (2012-2014) period suggesting that regulatory reporting accuracy declines overall. The analysis is expanded to examine reporting accuracy across hospital types. There is an increase in MCR restatements by all hospitals following the ACA, but the timing varies. Further analysis reveals that the increase in restatements following the ACA is due to an increase in amended returns that outweighs a decline in MCRs that are reopened following their settlement.


This paper presents a leader-follower motion coordination strategy of an omnidirectional robot with mecanum wheels and a differential-drive robot. The follower robot is formed with respect to the leader robot using a local vision system to measure its relative distance and heading angle. Given that the sensing range of the camera is bounded, the leader robot, which has better motion capabilities, follows a desired trajectory in the plane, while converging to the follower's angle using a consensus approach. The performance of the control strategy is evaluated in an experimental setup composed by two industrial-focused robots and a motion capture system.


The invention discloses a public parking area network coverage module. The public parking area network coverage module is characterized by comprising a control unit, a storage unit, a pressing-button processing unit, a displaying processing unit, a global position system (GPS) module, a global system for mobile communications (GSM) / code diversion multiple access (CDMA) module and an antenna, the control unit is respectively in electrical connection with the storage unit, the pressing-button processing unit, the GPS module, the GSM/CDMA module. The network coverage module is in electrical connection with a station control system of the public parking area. The station control system is in electrical connection with a programmable logic controller (PLC), an electrical temperature controller (ETC) system and an automatic vehicle identifying system. The public parking area network coverage module has the advantages of being convenient to use, low in cost, and capable of being networked.


The electron prol)e has been used extensively to study elements, as outlined imi the proceedimigs of recemit comiferences (Burks. Electron Probe Microanalyses . Iiiterscience Publishers, New York, 19fi3 ; Castaing ci al. Oplique des Rayon X el 1!icroanalyse. ilermanut Publishimig Compamiy, Paris, 1966; Martomi, First Xationai Conference on Electron Probe .ilicroanalysis, 1966; McKinley, et a!. The EleelronMicroprobe.JohnWiley &Sons, Inc., New )rk, 1966; Pattee et al. X-ray Optics and A'-ray Microanalysis. Academic Press, New ' ork, 1963). Previous biologic muse of the electromi probe microanalyzer has generally been limited to demon-


The purpose of this study is to develop landslide susceptibility analysis techniques using an artificial neural network and to apply the newly developed techniques to the study area of Yongin in Korea. Landslide locations were identified in the study area from interpretation of aerial photographs, field survey data, and a spatial database of the topography, soil type and timber cover. The landslide‐related factors (slope, curvature, soil texture, soil drainage, soil effective thickness, timber age, and timber diameter) were extracted from the spatial database. Using those factors, landslide susceptibility was analysed by artificial neural network methods. The landslide susceptibility index was calculated by the back‐propagation method, which is a type of artificial neural network method, and the susceptibility map was made with a geographic information system (GIS) program. The results of the landslide susceptibility analysis were verified using landslide location data. The validation results showed satisfactory agreement between the susceptibility map and the existing data on landslide location. A GIS was used to efficiently analyse the vast amount of data, and an artificial neural network to be an effective tool to maintain precision and accuracy. The results can be used to reduce hazards associated with landslides and to plan land use and construction. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.


By the methods of quantum chemistry in approximation RHF/3-21G (d,p), RHF/6-31G (d,p), B3LYP/6-31G (d, p), MP2 (fc)/6-31G (d, p), MP2 (fu)/6-31G (d, p) the influence of a structure of aldehydes on formation on 1,3-dioxans on Prince reaction are investigated from the thermodynamic point of view. It is shown, that increase of the sustituent size in a molecule of aldehyde reduces thermodynamic probability of reaction. Formation of 1,3-dioxans on Prince reaction is kinetic controlled.


"The Guidance" issued by the State Council on the September 1st 2009 has indicated that the new rural social pension insurance put into operation.But there are many defects in the rural pension insurance system in terms of the requirements of building harmonious China,coordinating urban and rural development,and reducing the regional disparities.This paper has made some comments on the rural pension insurance system in ethnic mimority area,in order to promote the improvement of rural pension insurance system.


A deformation measurement system based on particle image velocimetry (PIV) and close-range photogrammetry has been developed for use in geotechnical testing. In this paper, the theory underlying this system is described, and the performance is validated. Digital photography is used to capture images of planar soil deformation. Using PIV, the movement of a fine mesh of soil patches is measured to a high precision. Since PIV operates on the image texture, intrusive target markers need not be installed in the observed soil. The resulting displacement vectors are converted from image space to object space using a photogrammetric transformation. A series of validation experiments are reported. These demonstrate that the precision, accuracy and resolution of the system are an order of magnitude higher than previous image-based deformation methods, and are comparable to local instrumentation used in element testing. This performance is achieved concurrent with an order of magnitude increase in the number of meas...


− The emissivity behaviour of a silicon wafer under various conditions was theoretically and experimentally investigated. As a result, the quantitative relationship between the ratio of p-polarized radiance to spolarized one, and polarized emissivities was obtained irrespective of the emissivity change of wafers due to the oxide film thickness under the wide variations of resistivity. Based on the result, we propose a new radiation thermometry method that can measure both the temperature and the spectral polarized emissivity of the silicon wafer, and estimate the uncertainty of the measurements. Currently, the uncertainty of the temperature measurement is estimated to be 3.52 K (2 k) and 3.80 (2 k) for p-polarization and spolarization, respectively, in the temperature range over 900 K


A curable coating composition, and process of application thereof, particularly useful as a clearcoating applied over a pigmented basecoat that has significantly decreased VOC and improved scratch, etch, and mar resistance, is provided in accordance with the present invention, which is contains a silane functional oligomeric or polymeric material comprising carbamate groups and a crosslinking component comprising groups that are reactive with the carbamate groups.


A detailed analysis of initial rate data obtained for the catalytic dehydrogenation of sec-butyl alcohol to methyl ethyl ketone in the presence of brass reveals that the controlling step of the reaction changes and depends on the operating conditions. To take advantage of the unique characteristics of initial rate equations, the experimental phase of this work has been carried out with a differential reactor and covered the temperature range 550° to 700°F. for pressures up to 15 atm. Feed compositions containing sec-butyl alcohol and mixtures with methyl ethyl ketone and hydrogen were used.

These studies show that the desorption of molecularly adsorbed hydrogen ceases to be the controlling step in favor of a dual-site surface reaction depending on the operating variables. In view of these observations it now becomes necessary to calculate reaction rates with both over-all rate equations and to select the lower rate as representative of the controlling step of the reaction.


PURPOSE: A display device, a manufacturing method thereof, and an operating method thereof are provided to prevent bad texture in a structure which does not pattern a reference electrode, thereby increasing response speed. CONSTITUTION: A second substrate(120) comprises a second base substrate and a reference electrode. The second base substrate is coupled with a first base substrate. The reference electrode is formed on the second base substrate. The reference electrode faces a second pixel electrode. A liquid crystal layer(130) is placed between the second pixel electrode and the reference electrode. The liquid crystal layer comprises vertically aligned liquid crystal molecules.


The study was made to identify the difference between the Mutual Fund regulations followed in India and in America. They are differentiated by following heading as history, origin of Mutual Fund, acts, structure, forms, registration, registration requirements, registration fee, service fee, broker dealer application, broker dealer registration, shareholders, shareholders commission, trade timing, NAV calculation, closing price, redemption fee.


This study intends to analyze the characteristics of imageability elements of the tourism space using the spatial cognitive mapping method. For this purpose, this study selects Nami Island as a study site and collects spatial cognitive maps or sketches of the study area focused on tourists in their 20s and 30s after they visit the site. The results of frequency analysis on imageability elements of Nami Island show that paths, landmarks, and edges are more frequently cognized to tourists in their 20s and 30s than districts and nodes. This study determines a new imageability element of the tourism space, "moving objects," such as or bikes or animals. Tourism planners or landscape designers can consider these useful imageability elements as important planning factors in order to improve and clarify the images of tourism spaces.


It is widely accepted today that the media have contributed to the increase in childhood obesity. Google 'children' and 'obesity', and you would think that the media's role in giving rise to obesity is a foregone conclusion. Much of the blame is pinned on television in particular: that medium is said to make children, who watch too much of it, sedentary and inactive compared to earlier generations, and it is also accused of showing too many tempting ads for crisps, sweets and fast food.


The Brusselator is well known to exhibit an instability of the Hopf-bifurcation type leading to the appearance of limit-cycle oscillations. Here we show that this behaviour disappears entirely when detailed balancing and conservation of mass are strictly applied. Violation of both of these principles simultaneously is necessary for the instability.We conclude that the Brusselator, in spite of its termolecular autocatalytic step, is not an acceptable oscillatory model because it violates both detailed balance and conservation of mass. Computer simulations confirm the conclusions reached analytically.


Nowadays, a new robotic field has emerged, called Soft Robotics, and it is a new field that involves new challenges, such as soft manipulation, considering external force measure or contact sensors. Thus, in this paper, a new soft fingertip force sensor is introduced. The methodology proposed consists in a quantitative applied research aiming to propose a device able to detect and measure external applied forces. In order to reach the above target, the following steps have been performed: i.) requirements identification, ii) transductor selection, ii) rigid structure design, iii.) soft structure design, iv.) definition of variables parameters for sensor characterization, v.) implementation of the experiments to quantify the relation between external forces and output voltage for different operation conditions, and vi.) proposition of the mathematical model. The mathematical model is defined to describe applied external force and sensor output voltage, demonstrating different mathematical models for two soft materials (polyaddition and polycondensation silicones). It has been found out that using a softer silicone increases the sensor sensitivity. However, the selection of silicone depends on the application requirements. Moreover, the use of soft materials gives a high compliance level with contact objects. On the other hand, a new sensor structure that could be implemented using a 3D print and a FSR traductor, easily implemented by a 3D Printer, has been proposed. Then the mathematical model presented could be used by researchers Moreover, researchers could modify the parameters explained in order to obtain different soft sensor performance. Thus, the soft sensor is endowed with versatility, compliance, and molding.


Films and plays produced before World War II portrayed young social workers as fallen angels and older social workers as spinsters or misguided-mother types—images influenced more by political ideology, the audience factor, and attitudes toward women than by any actual knowledge of the profession. A deconstruction of the archetypes, which linger today, can help the profession enhance its identity and esteem and challenge social workers to circulate new stories about themselves in the popular media.


Abstract The consumption of non-renewable resources and the creation of wastes have been identified as among the key issues that our society must address in order not to prejudice the opportunities of future generations. Yet the way we design and construct our buildings leads to huge volumes of waste being generated as well as the use of large amounts of materials, the extraction of which leads to considerable environmental damage. So, how can we design buildings in a way that creates closed loop materials systems that minimize waste generation and primary resourse use? The objective of this paper is to review work carried out at Ryerson University in Canada funded by NRCan and CISC to identify ways in which construction can set up reuse loops for steel components so that waste and the demand for primary steel are reduced. In particular, the design and construction issues related to the use of salvaged steel components will be reviewed, through a series of case studies to draw out lessons and conclusions ...


In this paper a new mathematical model, describing the behavior of simplified Constrained Priority Countdown Freezing (CPCF) protocol, is introduced. The CPCF protocol sets constrains on DCF countdown mechanism and thus requires different mathematical model from those found in the literature. For this reason, the two-dimensional Markov chain analytical model is developed in order to accurately quantify the freezing constrains introduced by CPCF protocol. The results of mathematical model are compared to the simulation results, showing that the proposed scheme models the simplified CPCF medium access method with expected accuracy.


Root rot was an important disease in Bamdusa pervariabilis×Dendrocalamopsis daii.The pure strain of the pathogen was separated from the diseased organization.By means of pathogenicity determination and the morphological observation of colonial morphology,growth rate and color as well as conidial size,and conidiophores,the pathogen was preliminarily identified as Fusarium oxysporum Schlecht.DNA of the strain was amplified and sequenced by PCR and a single band 476bp was gained.The results of molecular detection and morphology observation all showed that Fusarium oxysporum Schlecht.was the pathogen of root rot disease.It was first reported in China.


In this study, plasma induced by a nanosecond Nd:YAG laser on thin oil films
 deposited on a silica wafer was characterized by evaluating the main plasma
 parameters. Spatially and temporally integrated spectral measurements were
 performed under experimental conditions optimized for elemental analysis of
 trace metals in oil. Time-resolved values of the spectral line intensities,
 electron number density, and plasma temperature were obtained from
 time-integrated measurements by subtracting averaged spectra recorded at
 different time delays. The electron number density was estimated using the
 Stark broadened profile of the hydrogen Balmer alpha line. Ionization
 temperatures were derived from Mg ionic to atomic line intensity ratios. The
 obtained apparent values of time-resolved plasma parameters were in the
 range of 1.1?1017 cm-3 (1.5 ?s) to 1.5?1016 cm-3 (4 ?s) and 9400 K (3 ?s) to
 7200 K (5 ?s), depending on the delay time. Emission spectra of C2 and CN
 molecules were used to evaluate the rotational and vibrational temperature.


In the prior art, can not be sufficiently secure a sealing length (L) to seal the compression chambers is determined from the outer diameter of the inner diameter and the roller of the partition plate, there is a case of lowering the capacity and efficiency of the compressor due to leakage. An object of the present invention is to sufficiently secure a sealing length, and provides the two-cylinder rotary compressor which can achieve a capacity increase or improve the efficiency of the compressor. To achieve the above object, the 2-cylinder rotary compressor according to the present invention is configured to be smaller than the bearing portion and the eccentric portion side of the outer diameter of the main bearing side eccentric parts of the outer diameter. According to the invention, parts made smaller than the bearing-side eccentric portion of the outer diameter main bearing side eccentric parts of the outer diameter, it is possible to reduce the inner diameter of the diaphragm, by the diaphragm diameter and the main bearing-side roller and the sub bearing outer diameter of the side roller it is possible to sufficiently secure a sealing length (L) to be determined, it is possible to prevent the capacity degradation due to the leakage of the low efficiency of a compressor. 2 cylinder rotary compressor, and the partition plate, the bearing-side eccentric part, the bearing-side roller, the sealing


Breast cancer is heterogeneous at the molecular level, and receptor discordance has frequently been observed in breast cancer patients during treatment. Patients with human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) discordance are reported to have poor survival, but guidelines for the treatment of these patients are still being explored. In this case report, we will share our experience in treating a hormone receptor-positive breast cancer patient with HER2 discordance. This patient was first diagnosed as Luminal B-like HER2+, and had previously undergone several lines of anti-HER2 therapy with limited effectiveness. Pathological reassessment of the patient's later metastasis showed Luminal B-like HER2–. Next-generation sequencing (NGS) testing was performed on the patient's surgical samples, and she was prescribed a therapy consisting of palbociclib and exemestane in December, 2018. This patient was subsequently followed up and her progression-free survival (PFS) has reached 16 months. This passage highlights the importance of pathological reassessment and standard treatments. In the absence of any clinical data on the usage of cyclindependent kinase inhibitors (CDKIs) in patients with HER2 discordance, we predict the potential role of palbociclib in the treatment hormone receptor-positive breast cancer patients with HER2 discordance.


Correction for 'Dearomative logic in natural product total synthesis' by Christopher J. Huck et al., Nat. Prod. Rep., 2022, https://doi.org/10.1039/d2np00042c.


Muslims and Fear of Terrorism The shock of the attack on New York and Washington by Muslim terrorists on September 11, 2001, radiated quickly far and wide throughout the world. That attack, the ensuing war on terror, the second intifada and Israel's response, as well as the invasion of Afghanistan and Iraq, have brought about a new awareness of Islam in Germany and elsewhere. Unfortunately, concentration tends to be on the rather small number of Muslim extremists instead of on the majority of Muslims who live peacefully within German society. The German government, however, focuses on these extremists within the Muslim community because, it is believed, they represent a potential danger to German society. They are especially dangerous, say investigators, because they infiltrate the general Muslim population, presenting themselves as peaceful, pious Muslims to avoid attracting attention to themselves and their plans or actions. They are seen by security personnel in Germany as ticking time bombs that could explode at any time. (1) There is a feeling among many Germans that, three years after September 11, 2001, the threat from extremists has not faded. (2) As a result, the government keeps the whole Muslim community under watch, including mosques. (3) The fear of terrorists has heightened since the attack by Muslim terrorists on Madrid on March 11, 2004, followed by the uncovering of plans for violence in Spain, Germany, and France and the murder in November, 2004, of Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh, who had made a film highly critical of Islam. The German government is ever more suspicious of those who in any way appear to be sympathetic with Muslim militants, and it is willing to take preemptive action on the basis of suspicion. Wolfgang Storz, writing in the Frankfurter Rundschau, reflects the great anxiety that has spread all across Europe. There is, he says, the expectation that terror attacks are going to take place, but no one knows who the terrorists are or where they will strike. He declares: "With the danger [from the terrorists], insecurity increases in daily life. Whoever appears to be foreign now stands more quickly under suspicion, and it is more difficult than ever before for one to gain trust." (4) The activities of Muslim terrorists and the threatening statements of some Muslim radicals burden the entire Muslim community in Germany as well as in other European countries. In addition, there is suspicion of Muslims due to their appearance, dress, (5) and traditions, as well as their isolation from German society. (6) All these characteristics mark them as outsiders. As is true of all outsiders, they frequently stand under suspicion. It is easy to believe that they are sympathetic to the views of Muslim fundamentalists and extremists. This inclination is strengthened when it is seen that many Muslims are reluctant to speak out against radical elements or to cooperate fully with government security agencies. (7) The integration of over 3,000,000 Muslims into German society would be difficult under normal circumstances, but the cloud of suspicion hanging over the community creates an obstacle to easy acceptance. (8) A recent investigation of the King Faud Academy and Mosque complex near Bonn justifies the suspicion toward Muslims in the minds of many Germans. Sponsored by the Saudi government, the academy was opened in 1995 with the permission and expressed hope of the German government that it would promote dialogue between Germans and Arabs and between Christians and Muslims. The academy, however, was not moving toward this goal. A German television crew secretly taped a worship service at the mosque in which a teacher from the academy called the congregation to a jihad. Although a call to jihad is not necessarily a call to violence, the use of this word caused a furor in the media. Concern increased when it was learned that the academy carried on an educational program that focused in large part on the Quran and held to a fundamentalist interpretation of Islam, that is, one in which the world is sharply divided between those who believe and those who do not. …


Due to the lognormality of the short rate under the Black-Karasinski interest model, closed-form expressions for zero-coupon bond prices are not available. Existing methods for computing approximate prices include perturbation methods for solving the reaction-diffusion equation satisfied by the bond-price and the exponent expansion for computing the bond price via Arrow-Debreu prices. Perturbation methods are accurate for small volatility problems whereas the exponent expansion is accurate for small maturities. This work proposes a high-order computational method that works for all parameter settings. Several numerical examples are described to illustrate the high accuracy and rapid computation of bond prices.