The paper presents geophysical surveys at the CALM R53 site, where since 2016 standard measurements with a permafrost rod, electrical resistivity tomography and ground-penetrating measurementshave been carried out. The assessment of the capabilities of geo-radar and the ET method in the landscape conditions presented at the site was carried out.


This paper examines the relationship between fiscal decentralization and internal conflict in seventy-seven countries during the period 1972–2000. The results show that the devolution of fiscal power to subnational tiers of government reduces the incidence of civil conflict. This finding is robust to the inclusion in the analysis of the degree of political decentralization and of a number of control variables commonly employed in the literature. Likewise, the observed relationship does not depend on the estimation strategy or the specific measures used to quantify the degree of fiscal decentralization and the incidence of civil conflicts within the various countries.


The performance of diffusion least-mean square adaptive networks, considerably deteriorates when communication links between nodes are subject to channel noise. One way to mitigate the effect of noisy links is to amplify the transmitted information among the nodes. Although this solution reduces the effect of channel noise, however, the price for this improvement is an increase in power consumption at the nodes. In this paper our goal is to find the minimum amplifying factor at node k such that the steady-state value of mean-square deviation (MSD) at node k becomes smaller than a desired (predefined) value. We derive an expression for the desired amplifying factor at node k and provide the simulation results to clarify the derived theoretical equations.


Experimental information retrieval (IR) systems, some dating back to the sixties, have demonstrated the viability of fully automatic document storage and retrieval methodologies with small to medium size bibliographic collections [72]. Many of these experimental systems utilize the vector space model in which each important term (such as a word stem) identifies a different dimension in a space, so that matrix methods and vector operations can be defined on queries and documents. Statistical techniques have been very effective, and probabilistic enhancements have given additional improvements [84]. However, the basic vector space model is oriented towards recording the essential information in the text of a title/abstract combination rather than describing more complex document structures. It is necessary to extend the model in order to handle composite documents.
On the other hand, commonly available retrieval systems that employ Boolean logic queries and utilize inverted file storage schemes can without modification accommodate such documents, albeit with somewhat less effectiveness than is possible with more sophisticated systems. Hence, it is also of interest to consider how Boolean logic systems can be extended to give better performance, especially with composite documents, and to integrate those approaches with vector methods.


Background: Wilms tumor diagnosis due to minimal abdominal trauma is rare and represents a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. Introduction: A 3-year-old girl presented with one week history of slight left flank pain after fell down from her own height, associated with nausea and vomiting. Physical examination showed abdominal bloating and severe left flank pain. The CT scan showed kidney grade III injury and an upper pole solid mass of 12.8 x 9 x 7 cm and 68 UH. Nephrectomy was performed. Histopathology reported a Wilms tumor of 13x8x6cm with Gerota fascia rupture. Nine months later she came back with pulmonary and peritoneal metastases.


Results and longevity of total knee arthroplasty depend on the correction of axis of the lower limb and the stability of the prosthesis. Faithful to the principle of dependent cuts, our goal was to obtain two equal correlated, rectangular extension and flexion gaps using a ligament balancing tensor called CORES ® (Stryker ® ). Material and Methods: We retrospectively studied the results of a continuous series of 122 total knee arthroplasties (Jade ® , Stryker ® ) implanted by only one operator, between December 1994 and 1997. The mean follow-up is 9,5 years. Tibial plateaus were slip and fixed, with or without conservation of the posterior cruciate ligament. Mean patient age at implantation was 71,2 years. 94% had osteoarthritis and 6% rheumatoid disease. The mean preoperative IKS score was 23,4 and the IKS function score was 42,6. 16% of knees were aligned normally, according to the IKS criteria, 24% presented valgus >4°, and 60% presented varus >3°. Patella was centred (AA' distance Results: There were no early complications. At follow up, the mean IKS knee score was 90 points with mean motion 109°. Mean IKS function was 85 points. 82% of the knees were aligned (HKA angle between 177° and 183°), 7% in varus, and 11% in valgus. Patella position was centered in 80% of cases, and tilted in 8%. No patellar dislocation was observed. Radiolucent lines were observed in 20% of the tibial components, without aseptic loosening. 3% of the femoral component presented radiolucent line, and one was symptomatic. Four TKA were removed at ten and eleven years, corresponding to three deep haematogenous infections and one aseptic loosening (a young man with haemophilic arthritis). Arthroplasty survival rate was 95% at 9,5 years (Kaplan-Meier method), considering all reasons for removal, and 99,4% for removal for aseptic loosening with 95% confidence interval. Discussion: Since a well-balanced distribution of medial and lateral contact forces avoids overload of one compartment and thus premature wear, knee imbalance assessment is a key point in TKA. This method allows ongoing intraoperative assessment of the angular and rotational correction, bone defect, as well as bone resection levels. Conclusion: To our knowledge, our study report the first results at 9,5 years of a TKA based on dependent femoral cuts using a ligament tensor. This confirms the durability and longevity of this model of prosthesis, and the accuracy of the method.


This essay explores the ambiguities and ambivalences discernible in relations between the Old French epic poem, 'Anseis de Carthage' and one of its principal models, La Chanson de Roland.


ABSTRACT This paper examines the activity engagement, sequencing and timing of activities for student, faculty and staff commuter groups at the largest university in the Maritime Provinces of Canada. The daily activity patterns of all university community groups are modeled using the classification and regression tree classifier algorithm. The data used for this study are derived from the Environmentally Aware Travel Diary Survey (EnACT) conducted in spring 2016 at Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia. Results show that there are significant differences in activity and travel behavior between university population segments and the general population in the region, and between campus groups. For example, students participate in more recreation activities compared to faculty and staff. They also take more trips to and from campus, and are more flexible in their scheduling of trips. The insights gained from this study will provide helpful information for promoting sustainability across university campuses, and for development of campus-based travel demand management strategies.


2 Abstract: Prospective and retrospective study was conducted to evaluate and compare the sex ratio of calves following artificial insemination and natural mating. In the present study, animals that are inseminated from 8-18h from the onset of estrus were considered as early insemination; while animals inseminated >18h were also considered as late inseminated animals. Questionnaire survey, observation and secondary data were used to collect the information in the present study and out of the total number of calves (N=307) born by artificial insemination; 147(47.9%) animals were female and the rest 160 (52.1%) were male calves. whereas the number of animals calved by natural mating were 193 in which 107 of them were females and 86 were males and the sex ratio (female/male) was 55:45. Similarly, based on the findings of the evaluation and comparison of sex ratio conducted on farm type, the total number of animals from small scale dairy farms were 250 out of this 121 calves were females and 129 were males with this result the sex ratio (female/male) in small scale dairy farm were 48:52 and out of the total number of 250 calves recorded from large scale dairy farm 133 were females and the rest 117 animals were males and the sex ratio (female/male) was 53:47. The present result showed that the sex ratio of calves, by both the service type (AI or natural) and farm type (small or large scale), though numerically slight effect was appreciated, it was not statistically significant (P>0.05). On the other hand, of the total number calves (407) born following early (the first 8-18h) AI/bull service, 225 were females and the rest 182 were males and the sex ratio (female/ male) of this animals was 55:45, whereas out of the total number of 93 calves, that are calved through late insemination/service, 26 (28%) of them were female and 67 (72%) of them were males. This result showed that the sex ratio of calves were significantly affected (P<0.5) by the time of insemination in relative to estrus onset. In conclusion, the chance of female calves were increased when performing the AI/bull service within the first 8-18h from the onset of estrus, whereas delaying the AI time increases the probability of male calves.


For aerobic life oxidative stress is an inevitable misfortune that is mediated by the high reactivity of active oxygen species. One of the detrimental species is the superoxide anion radical 0 2 . In biological systems this radical is disproportionated into molecular oxygen and hydrogen peroxide by the catalytic action of the enzyme SOD (superoxide:superoxide oxidoreductase; EC 184.108.40.206). SOD is a group of metalloproteins holding either manganese (Mn-SOD), iron (Fe-SOD), or copper/zinc (Cu/Zn-SOD) as the prosthetic metal. Cu/Znand Mn-SODs are widely distributed in the plant world, whereas Fe-SOD has so far been identified only in a few species (Asada et al., 1980; Van Camp et al., 1990). Cu/Zn-SOD, the major isoform in plant cells, has cytosolic and plastidic locations. Mn-SOD exists as a minor class principally destined for the mitochondrial matrix. However, it has been reported that Mn-SOD is associated with the thylakoid membrane in spinach chloroplasts (Hayakawa et al., 1985) and the peroxisome-localized Mn-SOD has also been found in pea leaves (Sandalio et al., 1987). In previous studies camed out in our laboratory, two cDNA sequences and corresponding nuclear genes for Cu/Zn-SODs were characterized from rice (Oryza sativa L.) plants (Sakamoto et al., 1992a, 1992b). The current communication describes the isolation of a cDNA (Table I) encoding the putative precursor to mitochondrial Mn-SOD from rice seeds by a combination of PCR and library screening techniques. A XgtlO cDNA library of green leaves of maize (a kind gift from Dr. K. Izui, Kyoto University) was amplified by PCR using oligonucleotide primers designed for the maize MnSOD cDNA (White and Scandalios, 1988). The PCR product with the expected size was sequenced to confirm its identity and used as the probe to screen a cDNA library in Xgtll made from poly(A)' RNA from immature rice seeds. The insert from the longest cDNA clone, M14, was subcloned into pBluescript SK' vector and its nucleotide sequence was determined on both strands. The cDNA is 878 bp in length except for the 3 '-terminal polyadenylated residues and contains an open reading frame encoding a polypeptide of 231 amino acids. The NH2-terminal 19 residues of rice Mn-SOD protein (subcellular location unknown) has been deposited in the PIR protein data base (the accession number is PS0186; Kamo and Tsugita). The sequence encoded by the cDNA was found to comprise the corresponding residues at positions 28 to 46, although one mismatch occurred at position 29 of the deduced amino acid sequence. No sequence ambiguity was observed in the region between the M14 cDNA and the corresponding gene (A. Sakamoto, Y. Nosaka, and K. Tanaka, unpublished results), indicating that this gene encodes Thr rather than Glu at the 29th codon. It should be noted that Kanematsu and Asada (1989) detected two distinct Mn-SOD activities in rice seeds, which may account for the amino acid discrepancy between the predicted sequence from the cDNA and the NH2-terminal sequence of the protein. The sequence alignment assigned the putative signal sequence (positions 1-27) of the rice MnSOD precursor for organelle targeting. This 27-residue polypeptide is composed mostly of hydrophobic amino acids (especially Ala and Leu) with four positive-charged residues (Arg and Lys), but it was devoid of acidic residues. We assumed the polypeptide to be the mitochondrial presequence because it shared significant sequence identity to that of the maize mitochondrial Mn-SOD (White and Scandalios, 1988). The rice Mn-SOD precursor also showed a high degree of


The review outlines the clinical features of prenatal development and outcomes of acute respiratory viral infection and influenza, and preventive measures for complications. The review focuses on vaccination and World Health Organiztion, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control and American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommendations for flu vaccination of all pregnant women despite their gestational age. The results of numerous randomized clinical investigations conducted within more than 40 years have proved the safety and efficiency of flu vaccination during pregnancy. It is vitally important to decrease maternal morbidity and mortality in order to perform flu vaccination during preconceptional and antenatal care.


The paper shows that Carter's coefficient gives permeance values almost identical with the true ones for narrow teeth, as established by Carter's later work, unless the tooth width is less than the radial air gap. A small increase in the coefficient is given for tooth widths down to zero. The flux-density distribution obtained by the superposition of waveforms for successive slots as in isolation, is also seen to be indistinguishable in all cases from the true waveforms for near slots, as recently established by Freeman. It is shown that the harmonic content of the ripple is conveniently expressed by a wavelength spectrum.


The research focused on the comparing properties of free invertase with immobilized invertase. Methods including purified invertase was extracted from saccharomyces cerevisiae by crushing and then precipitating cool 96% ethanol. Purified invertase was immobilized by alginate gel entrapment. The properties of immobilized enzyme were compared with free enzyme such as special activity, optimum temperature and pH, thermal stability for times. In addition, immobilized enzyme was carried out the reuse and the ability of saccharose hydrolyzing versus time of the optimum. Some results are following: optimum concentration of immobilization is 3.5% alginate which special activity = 3.62 UI/mg-Pr, immobilized yield of special activity = 39.14%, protein–enzyme immobilized yield = 64.27%, recycle is 20 times and the thermal stability is 72 hrs with 7% saccharose hydrolyzing. TÀI LIỆU THAM KHẢO [1]. Alginate. London South Bank University, Source Alginates (E400-E404) are produced by brown seaweeds (Phaeophyceae, mainly Laminaria) http://www.lsbu.ac.uk/water/index.html, (10/2003) [2]. R.Bergamasco, F.J.Bassetti, F.F.de Moraes and G.M.Zanin. Characterization of Free And Immobilized Invertase Regarding Activity And Energy Of Activation. Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering. vol.17 n.4-7 São Paulo Dec.(2000) Science & Technology Development, Vol 10, No.04 2007 Trang 58 [3]. Đồng Thị Thanh Thu. Enzyme Cố định. Đại học Khoa học Tự nhiên TP Hồ Chí Minh. (1999) [4]. Hung Pham and Lisa-Marie Usher. Enzyme Immobilization Methods, Immobilized Enzymes are defined as enzymes physically confined in a certain region with retention of their catalytic activities. Method for enzyme emmobilization. [5]. http://www.esb.ucp.pt/~bungah/immob/immob.htm [6]. Nam Sun Wang. Cell Immobilization With Calcium Alginate. Department of Chemical Engineering University of Maryland. (2003) [7]. Nam Sun Wang. Enzyme Kinetics Of Invertase Via Initial Rate Determination. Department of Chemical Engineering University of Maryland. 2003. [8]. Nomenclature Committee of the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (NC-IUBMB). Enzyme Nomenclature. EC 188.8.131.52. (2000) [9]. Wilbur H. Lecture 1 Protein Assay. BL483 Biochemistry Techniques. (1999)


During a search for X-ray transients in the XMM-Newton archive within the EXTraS project, we discovered a new X-ray source that is detected only during a ~5 min interval of a ~21 h-long observation performed on 2011 June 21 (EXMM 023135.0-603743, probability of a random Poissonian fluctuation: ~$1.4\times10^{-27}$). With dedicated follow-up observations, we found that its position is consistent with a star-forming galaxy (SFR = 1-2 $M_\odot$ yr$^{-1}$) at redshift $z=0.092\pm0.003$ ($d=435\pm15$ Mpc). At this redshift, the energy released during the transient event was $2.8\times10^{46}$ erg in the 0.3-10 keV energy band (in the source rest frame). The luminosity of the transient, together with its spectral and timing properties, make EXMM 023135.0-603743 a gripping analog to the X-ray transient associated to SN 2008D, which was discovered during a Swift/XRT observation of the nearby ($d=27$ Mpc) supernova-rich galaxy NGC 2770. We interpret the XMM-Newton event as a supernova shock break-out and prove that our serendipitous discovery is compatible with the rate of core-collapse supernovae derived from optical observations.


Background Frequency of primary total hip (THA) and total knee (TKA) arthroplasty procedures is increasing, with a subsequent rise in revision procedures. This study aims to describe timing and excess surgical mortality associated with revision THA and TKA compared to those on the waiting list. Methods All patients from 2003–2013 in a single institution who underwent revision THA and TKA, or added to the waiting list for the same procedure were recorded. Mortality rates were calculated at cutoffs of 30- and 90-days post-operation or addition to the waiting list. Results 561 and 547 patients were available for the survivorship analysis in the revision THA and TKA groups respectively. Following exclusion, 901 and 832 patients were available for the 30-day analysis and 484 and 568 patients for the 90-day analysis in the revision THA and revision TKA waiting list groups respectively. The 30- and 90-day mortality rate was significantly greater for the revision THA group compared to the waiting list group (excess surgical mortality of 0.357%, 95% confidence interval 0.098% to 0.866%; p=0.037) (odds ratio of 5.22, 95% confidence interval 0.626 to 43.524; excess surgical mortality of 0.863%, 95% confidence interval 0.455% to 1.153%; p=0.045). The 30- and 90-day mortality rate was not significantly greater for the revision TKA group compared to the waiting list group (excess surgical mortality of zero) (excess surgical mortality of 0.366%, 95% confidence interval 0.100% to 0.651%; p=0.075). Conclusions Revision THA is associated with a significant excess surgical mortality rate at 30- and 90-days post operation when compared to the waiting list for the same procedure. However, we have been unable to quantify any increased risk after revision TKA. We would encourage other authors with access to larger samples to use our method to quantify excess mortality after revision TKA. Level of Evidence III-Retrospective Cohort Study.


In the new era,the United Front work obviously tends to be socialized.The change of social and economic structures,the expanded scope of the United Front members,and the change of its organizational foundation are the main motives of the United Front socialization.Villages and towns,urban community,organizations and Universities are the four major channels for the United Front socialization.At present,we must focus on strengthening the construction of mechanism for the Socialization of United Front work,so as to adapt to the development of the United Front.


The revetment and the spur dike have played an important role in controlling flood water, protecting levee and bank, and maintaining alignment of main channel. However, conventional revetments made by concrete blocks have given a bad influence on water environment including river ecosystems, because banks covered with the concrete material are not fit for the habitat of life in a river. On the other hand, the spur dike tends to reconcile both functions of flood control and river environment. We need to learn a design concept of hydraulic structures executed in old times for today' s river training works. In the present paper, we investigate present conditions of revetments and spur dikess of the Tone River executed in old times. From this study, we attempt to clarify roles of these old revetments and spur dike, and draw a knowledge useful for today's hydraulic structures design.


Christopher Dewdney's Log Entries explores the solipsism of consciousness by parodying a traditional genre of objective documentation; the text documents consciousness perceiving reality as a side-effect of consciousness and thereby becomes such a side-effect, ultimately calling into question the whole project of objective interpretation. The text operates upon the principle that, if the senses are deceptive, then all knowledge built upon empirical evidence may be nothing more than a fragile web of illusions; it explores the implications of such neurolinguistic solipsism. The text acts as a metaphorical model of perceptual experience; the identity of the male chronicler (if he is a single person) appears to be fragmented, playing various roles interchangeably: both a performer of an experiment and a performer in an experiment. Log Entries can be read as a ciphered text that does violence to itself in order to provide misinformation for a reader who aspires to textual omniscience.


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This paper advocates a basic engineering approach to compute the effects of corrosion on structural capability. The analyses use fracture mechanics methods and fundamental engineering principles. Engineering computations are combined with damage tolerance assessment concepts to formulate a model to approximate the life degradation effects of corrosion. The methods and assumptions used in the analyses are based on reasonable physical characteristics. Where scientific data is unknown, rational judgements are made and several options are explored to bracket the results in terms of the assumptions. Sensitivities of the parameters are examined to establish overall relevance of results. Although the life predictions are calculated using deterministic techniques, the scope of the problem and thus the life impacts computed should be considered as probabilistic. The results ofthis approach provide the analyst with numerical impacts of potential scenarios and a means for quantifying the effects of corrosion with fatigue. The results also provide a benchmark for methodology improvements as new data and information are obtained. Crack growth life analyses of particular geometry configurations are used to show the relative life impact of corrosion metrics. For example, typical surface morphologies generated by corrosion in a lap joint are evaluated. The local stress amplification due to the corrosion roughness reduced the regional crack growth capability of a surface crack by 70%. The impact of sustained stress build-up caused by corrosion-induced pillowing in a lap joint degraded structural life 25 to 35% for a crack adjacent to a fastener hole. These results tepresent the level ofpotential life degradation that could be realized in the corroded regions. The individual models isolate the contribution of effects attributed to corrosion (i.e., pillowing, surface morphologies, etc.) and analysis results emphasize the need to include corrosion parameters in a component service life assessment. A simulation of a pressurized fuselage skin splice is used to illustrate the analytically derived impact to the life and safety of the joint in the presence of corrosion. The analysis includes time-dependent effects of corrosion into the structural life prediction for a multi-site damage (MSD) scenario. Twenty and fifty year corrosion assumptions are used based upon conditions found in existing aircraft. The results of this analysis indicate that corrosion is a potential structural problem for the particular aircraft locations that are experiencing this type of corrosion attack. This paper presents the methodology for computing the effects of real time age degradation' on an aircraft structure. A companion paper, Reference 1, provides both substantiation and documents a process for incorporating these aspects into the existing infrastructure of the design, manufacturing, and maintenance of aircraft systems. The two papers thus provide a means of using the existing Structural Integrity process to meet the needs, opportunities and challenges being presented by the aging aircraft fleet.


There is a long history of camellia culture in Japanese.Camellia means a kind of concept combined with traditional thoughts and emotion of the Japanese people.It has become an important part of Japanese national culture.It is not only closely bound up with the daily life of Japanese,but also a great influence on the cultural life of Japanese.Moreover,it reflects the aesthetic consciousness of different periods,and reflects gritty ethos of Japanese and broad-minded viewpoint on life and death.In different periods,the culture of camellia and aesthetic consciousness are different.Therefore,to understand Japanese culture of camellia is helpful to understand the Japanese culture.


This essay contributes to existing literature on regime transitions by offering a systematic analysis of structural pathways toward democracy in Latin America. Through a statistical exploration of nineteen countries from 1978 through 2008, the study identifies recurrent routes of political change, stopping points, and regime reversals. Aggregate patterns are then applied to individual countries. Results show that most Latin American nations have made successful ex its from authoritarianism, but without moving all the way to full democracy; that illiberal democracy has become the modal form of political organization throughout the region; that illiberal democracy has formed a crucial stepping stone in progressions toward liberal democracy; and that the eventual form of routes toward democracy depends very largely on two factors-first, prior national experience with pluralistic politics, and second, the relative size and capacity for mobilization of marginal sectors in society.


Based on the energy-constrained feature of wireless sensor networks,combined with the structural characteristics of the greenhouse,starting from the network architecture,a subarea-management data transmission scheme of greenhouse wireless networks is proposed.The mobile sink nodes are deployed on the top of the greenhouse,during its constant movement,networking star-network with correspond nodes at the bottom of the greenhouse during different time slot.The network model,communication mechanism of this scheme are introduced in detail,and the key parameters are analyzed.The simulation results verify this sheme can reduce energy comsumption above 30 % compared to LEACH.


To learn the ef fects of coexisting surfactants on the rates and pathways of the reductive dechlorination of chloroethylenes by zerovalent iron powder, we investigated the effects of two anionic, one cationic and two nonionic surfactants on the decomposition of tetrachloroethylene (PCE), trichloroethylene (TCE), and cis-1, 2-dichloroethylene (c-DCE). The decomposition rates of c-DCE were the slowest among these three compounds for all the solution systems. The decomposition rates of PCE were faster than those of TCE in pure water and in two anionic surfactants contained solution systems, whereas the rates were almost similar when the solution contained cationic or two nonionic surfactants. Analysis of the reaction products showed that the decomposition reactions were controlled by both β-elimination and hydrogenolysis. The concentration profiles of the starting compound and the reaction products as function of time were simulated using the decomposition rate constants of these compounds. The reactions proceeded mainly via β-elimination when the solution contained cationic or nonionic surfactants, whereas the contributions of β-elimination and hydrogenolysis were almost similar when the solution contained no surfactant or anionic surfactants.


This work addresses the following problem: which of the statistical approaches, Weibull's or Gaussian, is more appropriate to correctly describe the statistical distributions of the mechanical properties of the high-performance polymer materials of different sample types (single or multifilament oriented fibers) and chain architectures (ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene, polyamide 6, or polypropylene)? Along with the routine mechanical properties such as strength, strain at break, and Young's modulus, an apparent viscoelastic modulus and an apparent strain at break found when differentiating the stress–strain curves have been considered for the first time. For this purpose, a large sample number (50 in each series) has been tested. It has been shown that the values of the Weibull's modulus (m) characterizing the data scatter were dependent both on the chain architecture and the sample type for the five elastic, viscoelastic and fracture characteristics analyzed. The Weibull's model has been found to be more correct as compared to the Gaussian one. The different statistical approaches used for the analysis of the large arrays of the data are important for a better understanding of the deformation and fracture mechanisms of quasi-brittle and quasi-ductile high-performance polymer materials.


A hydroponics culture experiment was conducted to examine the effects of cadmium(Cd) stress on calmodulin(CaM) content and Ca2+-ATPase activities in maize(Zea mays) plant.Maize seedlings were treated with 0,5,20,and 100 μmol/L Cd for periods of 12 to 168 h.Results showed that the content of soluble Ca2+ in plant were increased by cadmium stress.The highest levels of soluble Ca2+ in leaves and roots were found in the plants with 48 h and 24 h exposure to Cd respectively.CaM content in plants was enhanced with increasing Cd concentrations and prolonged Cd treatment.However,CaM content in plants began to decrease after 168 h treatments of 20 μmol/L and 100 μmol/L Cd.The Ca2+-ATPase activities of Cd stressed plants were higher than that without Cd addition,but they decreased gradually with higher concentrations of Cd and extended Cd treatment after 48 h(plasma,tonoplast and endoplasmic reticulum membrane) and 24 h(mitochondrial membrane).The decrease of Ca2+-ATPase activities in cell membrane systems showed the following pattern: plasma membranetonoplast membraneendoplasmic reticulum membranemitochondrial membrane.The Ca2+-ATPase activities of the same microsomal were higher in root than in leaf.


Objective: To construct tissue engineering of heart valves in vitro. Methods: The bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) were harvested from sternum, cultured and expended in the DMEM culture medium. Specimens of porcine aortic roots went through acellular procedures by treated with Triton-X100-SD with specific concentrations (0.25%, 48 hours). The treated tissue samples were then processed for scanning electron microscopy and Hematoxylin-Eosin and Masson's trichrome. Finally, MSCs, as seed cells, were reseeded on the acellularized valve xenografts under static conditions for 7 days. The cell-scaffold was observed under light microscope and scanning electron microscopy. Results: MSCs were easy to expand in culture medium, as well as Triton-SD achieved both complete decellularization and preservation of the matrix structure. The cell-scaffold after implantation formed three dimensional tissues. The scanning electron microscopy showed that bone MSCs can grow on the surface of Scaffold. Conclusion: Techniques of decellularization are highly variable in efficiency and matrix preservation, and are best achieved in the study with Triton-SD. The bone MSCs are good sources of seeding cells which can adhesion and grow well in the decelluarized porcine heart valve.


Abstract : Conductivity formulas are presented for the disturbed ionosphere. These formulas are recommended for use in HANE simulation studies and for other disturbed ionospheric conditions.


"Therapy for Acute Myelogenous Leukemia, Elihu H. Estey and Emil J Freireich Treatment of Myelodysplastic Syndromes, Miroslav Beran Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia in Adults: Current Approaches and Future Directions, Zalmen A. Arlin Treatment of Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia, Hagop M. Kantarjian and Moshe Talpaz Treatment of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, Michael J. Keating Therapy for Multiple Myeloma and Related Diseases, Barthel Barlogie Hairy Cell Leukemia, Jorg R. Quesada Controversies in Management of Hodgkin's Disease, Frederick B. Hagemeister Malignant Lymphomas, Fernando Cabanillas Supportive Care of the Patient with Hematological Malignancy, Ralph Wallerstein Jr., and Kenneth McCredie Infections in Hematological Malignancies, Nancy Khardori and Gerald P. Bodey "


In recent years emphasis in the treatment of hypertension has been put on the individualization of treatment. The recently published guidelines of the Polish Society of Hypertension list several clinical situations in which use of angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs) is indicated. Blockade of the renin-angiotensin- aldosterone system plays a pivotal role in the treatment of high blood pressure and prevention of target organ damage. Telmisartan is an angiotensin II receptor blocker displaying beneficial unique pharmacologic properties, metabolic effects, antihypertensive efficacy in monotherapy and combinations and good tolerance. Clinical studies confirm that telmisartan improves endothelial function, insulin sensitivity and lipid profiles, reduces arterial stiffness. In addition, telmisartan improves renal function and has potential beneficial effects on prevention of cerebrovascular disease. The Ongoing Telmisartan Alone and in Combination with Ramipril Global Endpoint Trial (ONTARGET) study has shown that telmisartan provides similar cardiovascular protection to ramipril in high-risk patients, while being better tolerated.


3D ultrasound reconstruction is able to improve the understanding of physicians to the scanned anatomy. But the recent technologies are very expensive and required many small details to build the system, as well as not compatible among the system of various competitors. Thus, this paper proposes how game controller as position tracking sensors and the pixel nearest neighbour method for the marching cubes volume visualization algorithm can be used in getting an accurate 3D ultrasound reconstruction image. A research methodology framework is designed, which consists of three main activities, which are experimental setup and data collection, volume reconstruction as well as 3D visualization. The result of this research aims to create a low-cost but highly effective and portable 3D ultrasound reconstruction system, which can assist the physicians during diagnostic, treatment as well as surgical guidance.


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This study aims at developing and testing model of Relationship Marketing, that is, a relationship between companies or batik artisans and dealers to determine the improvement of marketing perfomance. This model considers the quality of relationship, social capital, enterpreneurship orientation, market capabilities and e-commerce. The model is tested by using 41 batik Small-Middle Enterprises (SMEs) and sensus as sampling technique. The hypothesis is tested by using sampling. Technique of analysis use the analysis of Parsial Least Square (PLS) with validity and reliability testings. The result of analysis is supported by the confirmation of the quality of relationship, enterpreneurship orientation, market capabilities, e-commerce and social capital to market capabilities which is rejected. This research emphasizes on the role of relationship quality and market capabilities as mediation of e-commerce and marketing performance. Based on the research, it is recommended that the relationship of SMEs with the distributors and good market capabilities will be able to improve marketing performance.

Keywords: Relationship Marketing, E-commerce, SMEs Marketing Performance


The way of origin and consolidation in the public procurement procedure of the institute of a void contract, which was first formulated as "the result of invalid bidding", is analyzed.
The scientific developments devoted to the issues of voidence of transactions and scientific research in the field of public procurement in Ukraine are summarized.
The author's definition of the procurement contract is given: it is an agreement between the Customer and the Participant (more parties), aimed at establishing, transferring or terminating property rights and obligations, which is concluded as a result of the procurement procedure and provides for ownership of property services or works.
The grounds for declaring the procurement contract null and void are listed, namely: concluding a procurement contract before or without the procurement procedure, concluding a procurement contract that differs from the content of the tender offer / offer based on the results of the electronic auction; concluding an agreement during the period of appealing the procurement procedure to the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine; concluding a contract in violation of the terms.
The main conceptual differences between a void contract in public procurement and the civil law doctrine of a void transaction are established and characterized. The main difference from void transactions is that the parties and third parties do not have to obtain a court decision to apply the consequences of declaring a transaction invalid, but in cases established by the Civil Code of Ukraine, a void transaction may be recognized by a court as valid.
The notion of "void contract" in public procurement is critically analyzed through the prism of understanding and essential conditions of general civilization of invalid contract, as it is not possible to recognize such a contract valid in court.
The definition of a void contract in public procurement as one that violates public order, is concluded in violation of the procedure provided by law, and makes it impossible to recognize it valid in court.


We present a data model for GeoVideo and a system framework for VideoGIS,including the data structure of GeoVideo data,the processing flow of Geovideo data,key modules of a VideoGIS,and the technical design and implementation issues.Several key technologies,such as Web map design,GeoVideo management,GeoVideo player design and system integration,are discussed in detail.Utilizing Google Maps API,ArcGIS 9.3 map services and Flash video standard,a prototype of VideoGIS is implemented.This VideoGIS provides flexible interfaces for GeoVideo query,index,visualization,navigation in the context of Web maps,and has verified the feasibility of the GeoVideo data model and VideoGIS design.


Abstract In this paper, we propose an efficient detph map creation method using Graph Cut and Discrete Wavelet Transform. First, we have segmented the original image by using Graph Cut to process with its each areas. After that, the information which describes segmented areas of original image have been created by proposed labeling method for segmented areas. And then, we have created four subbands which contain the original image's frequency information. Finally, the depth map have been created by frequency map which made with HH, HL subbands and depth information calculation along the each segmented areas. The proposed method can perform efficient depth map creation process because of dynamic allocation using depth information. We also have tested the proposed method using PSNR(Peak Signal to Noise Ratio) method to evaluate ours. Key Words : Depth map creation, Focus-Defocus, Graph Cut, Discrete Wavelet Transform, Frequency information, Labeling Received 8 September 2014, Revised 15 October 2014Accepted 20 November 2014Corresponding Author: Sang Hun Lee(Kwangwoon University) Email: firstname.lastname@example.comⒸ The Society of Digital Policy & Management. All rights reserved. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0), which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is ISSN: 1738-1916 properly cited.


1 Professor and H.O.D (Ortho department), Maharishi Vashishtha Autonomous State Medical College, Basti, UP, India 2 Sr. Orthopaedic Surgeon *Corresponding Author Dr Imran Akhtar M.S (Ortho) Sr. Orthopaedic Surgeon Abstract Spondylolisthesis is a common pathological condition caused due to various causes in young and old persons. The forward slippage of one vertebra over the other alters the bio –mechanics to an extent that can result in various postoperative complications. The most common complications reported are neurogical deficits, pseudoarthrosis. Similarly, neurogical complications are a common occurrence postoperatively in the treatment of high grade slips. Percentage of reduction of slips, slips angle. and traction injury to nerve root tend to have a complex interaction leading to neurogical injuries. Finally Minimally invasive Spine Surgery (MISS) are now being used to treat Spondylolisthesis.


Music is believed to act as a stimulus distracting and diverting feelings of anxiety, stress, and fear thereby promoting relaxation. The main aim of the study was to assess the effect of Music therapy on anxiety among patients undergoing cardiac catheterization at selected hospital, Coimbatore. Pre experimental, non- equivalent posttest only control group design was used in the present study. The data was collected for a period of four weeks. By using purposive sampling technique 60 samples were selected, and 30 were assigned to the experimental group and control group respectively. The demographic profile was collected from the patients undergoing cardiac catheterization. A non-lyrical, veena based instrumental music composed in the raga hamsadvani and dwijavanti was administered to the patients in the experimental group for 30 minutes prior to the cardiac catheterization. Routine treatment was provided to the patients in the control group. 30 minutes after the intervention the level of anxiety among patients undergoing cardiac catheterization was assessed using the state trait anxiety inventory in both the groups. The calculated mean level of Anxiety and standard deviation in the experimental and control group were 75.9 and 118.26,
7.16 and 8.04 respectively. The mean difference was 42.3. The calculated 't' value 22.41 was greater than the table value 3.29 at 0.001 level of significance. Hence, it was concluded that music therapy is an effective therapeutic intervention in reducing the level of anxiety among patients undergoing cardiac catheterization.


At present,rural areas in Qinghai province to establish a reasonable general introduction of agricultural insurance system is very necessity,and for agricultural insurance system,the feasibility of the question whether,first of all need to be discussed is whether the rural school-age population in the corresponding pay charge capacity.Through school-age population and a comparison between the premium requirements can be drawn from the rural population in Qinghai Province as a whole have the insured pay an initial capacity of conclusions.


abstract This article explores intersections between women's bodies, violence and land amongst female farmers in Limpopo Province, South Africa. We explore how female farmers negotiate access to land through their own agency and resistance on a daily basis by analysing their narratives and experiences in their quest to access and use land for farming. Based largely on ethnographic interviews and observations the article argues that women's involvement in farming should be considered not only as an economic survival strategy, but also as an indication of how the female farmers express resistance and agency in their pursuit to acquire land for farming. This article contributes to the body of literature that explores the relationship between women's bodies, violence and access to land but does so by focusing on land redistribution and some of the challenges it poses to women of different backgrounds and degrees of social power and influence. The paper make four recommendations about how the government can improve its focus on female farmers and get to grips with gender mainstreaming and needs.


The cover image is based on the Clinical Article Selective adhesive luting: A novel technique for improving adhesion achieved by universal resin cements by Lorenzo Breschi et al., https://doi.org/10.1111/jerd.13037.image


Automatic snore detection system based on ARM processor has been designed in our work that only uses single microphone recording snore sound. It can assist a noninvasive and portable diagnosis for sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (SAHS) based on digital signal processing. The 32-bit microcontroller STM32F407 is selected as main hardware of embedded system. To make full use of the ARM resources, SAHS snore diagnosis task is decomposed into several steps with different priority. Real-time screening of snore is implemented based on recording of nocturnal snore sound. Meanwhile the SAHS snore and simple snore are discriminated by the Earth mover's distance (EMD) algorithm which is online completed. Therefore, apnea-hypopnea index (AHI: the average number of apneic events per hour of sleep) is calculated and screening result is obtained.


There are 6 dry docks in Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan. Three of them are made with building stones. The first one, which was called as "Yokosuka Arsenal Dry Dock No. 1" had been constructed about 150 years ago. Mount Hakusen, which was composed of Pleistocene mud sediments, was excavated during the construction of the dock. The building stones are mainly andesite from the quarry in Manazuru Peninsula, far southwestern corner of Kanagawa Prefecture. The stone is called as "Shin-Komatus-Ishi". Shin means new and ishi is stone. The dock was suffered from 1923 Great Kanto earthquake, however there was no serious damage in the dock. The dock is still in use today. However the surfaces of building stones have been eroded by weathering. And some of them show honeycomb structure. For the purpose of future preservation, three-dimensional mapping of the dry dock No. 1 was carried out by means of close-range digital photogrammetry. About 100 photographs had been taken as photo-sequence for the total area of the dock. And these multiple 2-D images had been installed into a computer and analyzed by a commercial photogrammetric software. After the photogrammetric manual analysis, the software can match the same position on multiple 2-D images and generate 3-D points in the computer. Finally, three dimensional surface model could be generated. In addition to three dimensional documentation of the total site of the dock, photogrammetric measurement could be applied to the surface erosion of andesitic building stones in the dock. Generally, surface erosion had been measured by scale, and only the depth of erosion could be clarified. Application of photogrammetry makes it possible to measure the volume of erosion on the surface of building stones. Thirteen building stones have been selected for measurement. Those stone show various depth erosion on the surface. As the results of mean erosion depth calculated from erosion volume and surface are of the building stones, erosion process by weathering is clarified by comparison of erosion rates and erosion structures. The quarry site of the building stone "Shin-Komatus-Ishi" had been closed many years ago. At present, we can observe the old quarry site in the coast line of Manazuru Peninsula. There are many plug-and-feather holes and traces of the pickax in the quarry site. And some small honeycomb structures can be recognized on the rock surface of the site. However the depth of erosion is not so much compare to the building stones of the dry dock from the view point of weathering structure. In the case of the dry dock, sea water had been carried in and out every time the ship had been repaired. Therefore, it is considered that surface erosion had been advanced inside the dock with seawater fill and dry.


And syringe body, a injection device for use with a syringe having a movable plunger through the syringe body to release a needle connected to the syringe body through the needle drug. Implanters, as well as defining an interior space for holding the syringe, needle movement of the syringe from the second position to the first position and the needle is fully accommodated in the housing projects from the housing easily to include a housing (1,2), and said internal space to disposed a drive member so as to be engageable with the syringe plunger held in the housing in use (51). The apparatus, the moves the syringe from the first position to the second position, then, in order to move the plunger through the syringe body, in the interior space for applying a force to the drive member drive spring (43), the spring and the driving member held in the structure cock spring stop mechanism for releasing the spring and the driving member during operation (33), and, to the second position from the first position throughout the movement of the syringe, or, during the particular, further comprising a damper (44-46) for damping the kinetic energy imparted to the syringe plunger by the drive member. .FIELD 4


CohortStudyinPrimaryHealthCareon theEvolutionofPatientswithPrediabetes (PREDAPS).BasisandMethodology The PREDAPS study aims to determine the risk of developing dia betes and the risk of vascular complications in patients with prediabetes and identify factors associated with those risks. It is a prospective obser vational study of a cohort of 1184 subjects with prediabetes and another cohort of 838 subjects with no alterations in glucose metabolism. The data at baseline were obtained from patients attending primary care cen ters in Spain throughout 2012. Subjects with prediabetes were classified into three groups: those who had only altered the fasting blood glucose levels -between 100 and 125mg/dl-, those who had only altered the HbA1c level -between 5.7 and 6.4% - and those who had altered both parameters. Information on sociodemographic characteristics, personal and family history, lifestyle and drug therapy was obtained from medical records and the interview with the doctor in the consultation. It was also performed a physical examination to determine weight, height, waist cir cumference and blood pressure were performed and blood and urine analysis. The PREDAPS study may help to reduce uncertainty in indivi dual prevention strategies in subjects with prediabetes. Annual monito ring of patients recruited for five years will enable to know the risk of developing diabetes type 2 and the risk of macro-and microvascular complications in the three groups of subjects with prediabetes and deter mine the factors associated with those risks. Keyword: Diabetes mellitus. Prediabetic state . Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 study. Diabetes complications. Cohort studies.Prospective Studies.Hemoglo bin A, Glycosylated. Correspondencia


To a vinyl compound represented by the general formula (I) is suitable as a liquid crystal medium components: In the formula, R is H, or unsubstituted and substituted unsubstituted or monosubstituted by CN or CF , -CO-, and -CO-O-, -O-CO- or -O-CO-O-, 1 to 15 carbon atom alkyl or alkenyl radical having from which may be substituted with, A Is


Computational simulation methods are presented for probabilistically assessing the behavior of tailored composite structures. The simulation is based on starting with minimum material behavior information at the most fundamental material scale, i.e., fiberlmatrix constituents at room temperature. Integrated Composite Analyzer ( ICAN) , finite element simulator, and specialized codes such as BLASIM (Blade Assessment for Lce Impact) are used to simulate and tailor the hot and wet material behavior and structure response at all composite scales. Composite micro-mechanics and laminate theories in conjunction with a nonlinear multi-factor interactive material characterization model are used to synthesize the material resistance from fiber/ matrix, to ply, to laminate scales. The uncertamties in all relevant design variables are quantified for the tailored structure. The Fast Probability Integrator is then used to assess the scatter in the composite structure material behavior and structure response. Sensitivities of the response to design variables are computed. The methods and corresponding computer codes are demonstrated for (1) tailoring the weight of an aircraft blade with respect to relevant design variables within requisite design constraints and ( 2 ) probabilistically * Director, Structures & Materials Dept . Associate Fellow AIAA + Senior Aerospace Scientist, Aerospace Technology Directorate Fellow AIAA Copyright c 1994 by thc American Inslitulc of kr-ul io ard Astronaulics, Inc. No copyright is asserted in thc United S l a b lndcr titb 17, U S . Ccdc. U S . Covcmmnl has a royally-lrec lilo cxc& all righls lmdcr thc cqyrighl c l a a krcin for gwemmnl p q x e c s . All righls a n =md by Ihc cqyrighl owncr. assessing the effect of design variable uncertainties on the tailored blade. The demonstration results for the layered composite blade show the range of the tailored blade weight as governed by the uncertainties in design variables. The blade weight is found to be the most sensitive to the titanium density and thickness. The wealth of information obtained will help guide the design of complex composite structures operating in aggressive and naturally "uncertain" service environments .


HERMES SCALABLE REAL-TIME BGP BROKER WITH ROUTING STREAMS INTEGRATION BGP is the de facto inter-domain routing protocol of Internet and understanding BGP is critically important for current Internet research and operations. Current Internet research is heavily dependent upon the availability of reliable up-to-date BGP data sources and often evaluated using data drawn from the operational Internet. The BGP real data supports a wide range of efforts ranging from understanding the Internet topology to building more accurate simulations for network protocols. To study and address the Internet research challenges, accessible BGP data is needed. Fortunately a number of BGP monitoring projects have been deployed for BGP data provision. However experience over a number of years has also indicated some major limitations in the current BGP data collection model with the most dramatic one being the inability to deliver real-time data and incapability to process and analyze this data fast enough in a flexible and efficient manner. This thesis presents the design and implementation of the new tool for analyzing BGP routing data in real-time Hermes BGP Broker. Hermes is build upon the solid foundation of the related project BGPmon [CSU] that is the BGP aggregation and monitoring platform that uses a publish/subscribe overlay network to provide real-time access to vast numbers of peers and clients. All routing events are consolidated into a single XML stream. XML allows to add additional features such as labeling updates to allow easy identification of useful data by clients and other related data structuring. Hermes as the Broker for BGPmon represents the next generation of route monitoring and analysis tools that bring routing data to the level of end-user applications.


Between urban public green space and others urban landscape system existing anedge,for its special environment which different from inside,it produces edge effect.The edge effect not only influence the stability of plant communities,but also destroy the beautiful of public green space.But it still not causes the attention of people.Briefly research the edge effect and its influence of urban public green space on the base of surveying the edge plant of east lake garden.At last,it gave some suggestion how to restrain the edge effect.


Considering that relations with the students is really important as one of the approaches to get its competitive advantages, a university must knows exactly each of the students so the university's staffs can interact, communicate and fulfill the students needs personally. In order to maximize the effort, the university must use its students' database supported with information technology to create customer knowledge competence. To make the adequate CRM function with risk management from the beginning to reduce the risks which can be came up, the university must have customer mapping, employee commitment and re-organization. Keywords: Customer Relationship Management, Knowledge Management, Risk Management


The frequently used method for the in vitro screening of inhibitors of yeast α-glucosidase is based on the hydrolysis of p-nitrophenol-α-D-glucopyranoside to yield p-nitrophenol and glucose. After adjusting to pH 8 to form the yellow nitrophenolate anion, the absorbance at 405 nm is measured [1,2]. During our investigations into potential α-glucosidase inhibitors from sugarcane products, we found a decrease in sensitivity when highly coloured extracts were assayed. Therefore, an optimised method of the α-glucosidase assay was developed, using the fluorogenic substrate 4-methylumbelliferyl-α-D-glucopyranoside (4-MUG), to ensure a more reproducible and reliable screening tool for highly coloured plant extracts and foods. The optimised conditions for the assay were determined: α-glucosidase (2mU/mL), 4-MUG (84µM), incubation time (20 minutes), incubation temperature (37°C) and assay buffer pH (5.5). A molasses extract was screened for α-glucosidase inhibition using the optimised conditions with 80% inhibition seen at 150µg/mL and no negative quenching effects at concentrations within the linear range of the instrument. The optimised assay was also used to determine IC50 values for acarbose and fucoidan. The results suggest that acarbose does inhibit yeast α-glucosidase, which contradicts earlier work [3]. Overall, this optimised assay will be a valuable tool for the screening of highly coloured plant extracts and foods for α-glucosidase activity.


: The bactericidal and virucidal efficacy of ultrasonic fogging with pH-controlled sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) solutions was studied against Escherichia coli and influenza virus (Flu V) on solid surfaces in a confined space. The NaOCl solutions of pH 6 and 10 containing free available chlorine (FAC) of 2 to 1,000 mg/L were fogged at a rate of 2-3 mL/min, and fine fogged droplets (avr. 4 μ m) were discharged by filtrated-compressed air at a rate of 0.01-0.05 m 3 /min. When the NaOCl solution of pH 10 was fogged, relatively small variations in FAC concentration and pH of the droplets were observed at the contact solid surfaces compared with the NaOCl of pH 6. As a result of direct contact with the fogged droplets of NaOCl solutions, the ratio of E. coli survival and Flu V infectivity on the filter decreased depending on the product of the FAC concentration in the fogged droplets and the exposure time. The rate of killing E. coli was found to depend on the concentration of undissociated form (HOCl) at the final pH of the droplets. This suggests that HOCl is the more potent form as the bactericidal agent. On the other hand, Ocl - was also effective in inactivating Flu V, perhaps due to the reduction of hemagglutination activity although HOCl was twofold active than OCl - . These results indicate that fogging with pH-controlled NaOCl solutions is effective in disinfecting solid surfaces with attached bacteria and viruses.


In this paper, the speciflcation of hyper-parameters of the prior distribution of log-linear parameters is taken into account. Determination of a prior for the log-linear parameters is considered. Some approaches are given to specify the covariance matrix of the prior distribution, which re∞ects our degree of belief in the prior information. A new approach is proposed to specify the dispersion parameter of the prior distribution. An example is given to clarify the argued matters and a sensitivity analysis is also conducted.


We consider two classes of linear time-invariant fractional systems with commensurate orders and discrete delays. The first one consists of multi-input single-output fractional systems with output or input delays. The second one consists of single-input single-output fractional neutral systems with commensurate delays. We study the stabilization of the first class of systems using the factorization approach. We derive left and right coprime factorizations and Bezout factors, which are the elements to constitute the set of all stabilizing controllers. For the second class of systems, we are interested in the critical case where some chains of poles are asymptotic to the imaginary axis. First, we approximate asymptotic poles in order to determine their location relative to the axis. Then, when appropriate, necessary and sufficient conditions for H-infinity-stability are derived. This stability analysis is then extended to classical delay systems of the same form and finally a unified approach for both classes of neutral delay systems with commensurate delays (standard and fractional) is proposed. Next, the stabilization of a subclass of fractional neutral systems is studied. First, the set of all stabilizing controllers is derived. Second, we prove that a large class of fractional controllers with delays cannot eliminate in the closed loop chains of poles asymptotic to the imaginary axis if such chains are present in the controlled systems.


The present invention relates to a kind of shifting shaft (22 for deflecting actuating device, 46) shift actuator, described shift actuator includes the journal bearing (4) with rotation axis (3) and is used for deflecting described shifting shaft (22, 46) passage element (6, 40, 42), described shift actuator (2, 36) can support rotationally around described rotation axis, described shift actuator (2, 46) rotate around described journal bearing (4), the sensing of the rotation axis (3) of wherein said journal bearing (4) is different from yawing moment.


There are more than 150 species of plants that could be used for biofuel production. Important among them in Karnataka are Honge (Pongamia pinnata), Neem (Azadiracta indica), Hippe (Maduca latifolia), Jatropha (Jatropha curcas) and Simarouba (Simarouba glauca). A field survey was conducted in Alur taluk of Hassan District, (75Âo 9´ to 12Âo 9´) Karnataka, to know the abundance of biofuel plant species and to estimate resource availability for extraction of oil and production of Biodiesel. The number of Households in the study villages ranged from 120 to 600 with population ranging from 60 to 2,500 and number of productive Honge trees varied from 3 to 2,000 trees/village yielding on an average around 2 to 10 kg seeds per tree with very few Neem and Hippe trees but Jatropha plants were present in every village with very low yielding potential (50-100 grams per plant). Majority of the biofuel plants present were in vegetative stage and few were yielding. The yield of biofuel plant species is quite promising and the process of seed for oil extraction is possible and provides employment to the rural youth in the taluk. The substantial demand has been noticed in Alur taluk for Honge and Neem oil cakes and the availability is meager. Substantial scope is available for growing of biofuel trees, seed collection, processing and marketing providing additional employment to rural people. There is an increased demand for the biofuels and by utilizing the available resources the rural youth can start their own enterprise.


In this paper, a FinFLASH memory device is presented using hot carrier program/erase modes. For 2 bits/cell operation, we show that multi-level charge sensing should be preferred over two physical bits/cell storage. While the dual-bit reading scheme limits the later to about 1 V operating window, multilevel solution is demonstrated with a total window of 6 V. This allows the definition of 4 states of charge with 2 V separation and good resistance to read disturb, bake and endurance stress.


According to a recent paper \cite{bopt13}, polynomials from the closure $\bar{\rm PHD}_3$ of the {\em Principal Hyperbolic Domain} ${\rm PHD}_3$ of the cubic connectedness locus have a few specific properties. The family $\mathrm{CU}$ of all polynomials with these properties is called the \emph{Main Cubioid}. In this paper we describe the set $\mathrm{CU}^c$ of laminations which can be associated to polynomials from $\mathrm{CU}$.


Massive assemblies capability broadens footprint into plant equipment design and layout. A white paper issued by: Siemens PLM Software. 3 For some time now, the advanced assembly design capabilities of Solid Edge® software have been used by many companies such as VAI, Anglo Platinum and Krones to layout their factory floors and design equipment for their plants. Solid Edge, a leader in massive assembly design with many customers creating assemblies of over 100,000 parts, now takes the next step to making it even easier to lay out factory floors with actual machine geometry, as well as deal with other large assemblies in industries like heavy industrial vehicles, large mechanical machinery and process and power. This white paper explores the plant equipment and layout design market and identifies the most common challenges and design problems typically associated with this industry.


New nanosized Si/O/C composites have been synthesized by laser−aerosol interaction. The 29Si spectra revealed a deep rearrangement of Si bonding in the samples with respect to the original aerosol. From the siloxane (CH3)3SiOSi(CH3)3 (MDSO) and the silane C2H5OSi(CH3)3 (ETMS) aerosols with M environments, solids with a wide variety of SiOxC4-x environments were produced. These environments were shown to be randomly distributed. On the other hand, the same Q environment from the Si(OC2H5)4 (TEOS) aerosol remained in the powders. This can be rationalized in terms of Si−O and Si−C bond exchanges. After pyrolysis and before crystallization, there was a clear deviation from the random model, indicating that the material started to organize. 13C and 1H NMR distinguished Si−C and aromatic free C. Both spectroscopies indicated that there was less C in the Si/O/C phase of the ex-MDSO powder than in the ex-ETMS one. The ex-MDSO Si/O/C was therefore less oxygenated, contained less carbon, and consequently the most c...


This viewgraph presentation reviews the inputs to the MDS Medical Information Communique (MIC) catalog. The purpose of the group is to provide input for updating the MDS MIC Catalog and to request that MMOP assign Action Item to other working groups and FSs to support the MITWG Process for developing MIC-DDs.


Somehow his casual hands seem like words and his thick chest like punctuation. Simply, "I'll just be gone a moment," they seem to say. But as you sit nearby, writing notes, an absence lingers. Then you realize the dead man is saying something else. Before you come to this, however, other things


PYRIMIDINE analogues produce their effects by inhibiting nucleic acid synthesis and inevitably damage tissues with high rates of cell turnover. These are the bone marrow, gastro-intestinal epithelium, and, to a lesser extent, renal and hepatic parenchyma and skin. The haematologist who treats a case of acute leukaemia with cytosine arabinoside is, of course, attempting ablation of the leukaemic marrow; the rationale of this therapy presupposes the existence of residual normal haemopoietic stem cells, which are capable of repopulating the marrow (Killmann, 1970). In this situation moderate or severe hypoplasia of the bone marrow is an inevitable prelude to remission of the disease (Bailey et al., 1971). In the treatment of viral infections with pyrimidine analogues, on the other hand, the haematological side-effects are incidental though none the less hazardous. However, the functional reserve of normal marrow is considerable. Haemopoietic cell-lines can be considered divided into three compartments: stem cells, maturing ('committed') cells, and functional cells (Fig. 1). Proliferation occurs, albeit slowly, in the stem-cell compartment, which has the dual role of self-maintenace and of providing cells for the maturation pathway: their numbers and proliferation rates are under homeostatic control. Proliferation is also occurring amongst the earlier


We develop a fast Hermite finite element method for a one-dimensional space-fractional diffusion equation, by proving that the stiffness matrix of the method can be expressed as a Toeplitz block matrix. Then a block circulant preconditioner is presented. Numerical results are presented to show the utility of the fast method.


In this paper, we propose a method for precision improvement based on core clusters and term proximity. The method is composed by three steps. The initial retrieval documents are clustered based on query term combination, which occurred in the document. Core clusters are selected by using proximity between query terms. Then, the documents in core clusters are reranked based on context information of query. On TREC AP test collection, experimental results in precision at the top documents(P@100) show that the proposed method improved 11.2% over the language model.


Vertical moisture barriers have been used in many cases across the United States to control movements generated from expansive soil subgrades. Field trials of moisture barriers have also been conducted in Victoria, Australia. This paper reviews current construction techniques. A new and improved construction method has been developed at VicRoads to provide a more effective and more economical barrier. A successful field trial has been carried out at Dooen in north west Victoria.


The invention discloses a solid insulated sleeve with inserting type connection, which solves the problems that the existing cabinet type gas-insulated metal-enclosed switching equipment is connected in a power supply system by adopting a mode of cable incoming and outgoing lines, is complex in structure and higher in cost and the construction cost of a substation is increased. The solid insulated sleeve is characterized in that the surface of the solid insulated layer contains a large sleeve conical surface and a small sleeve conical surface; the transitional part of the large sleeve conical surface and the small sleeve conical surface is provided with a sleeve stepped boss; the outer surface of the large sleeve conical surface is provided with a silicon-rubber umbrella skirt; the outer edge of a low step of the stepped boss is provided with an installation flange; the contact part of the installation flange and the solid insulated layer is coated with a conductive coating; and the small sleeve conical surface is sheathed with a prefabricated silicon rubber inner conical sleeve. The solid insulated sleeve disclosed by the invention has the beneficial effects that wiring of the power supply system in a substation is simplified, the installation and connection of the equipment are simpler and more reliable, the manufacturing cost of the equipment and the construction cost of the substation are reduced, the creepage resistance and the foul resistance of the solid insulated sleeve are improved, and the continuity and the reliability of grounding of the installation flange are improved.


The invention discloses a hyperspectral imager and an imaging method based on compressive sensing, mainly solving the problem that the existing hyperspectral imager has high sampling rate and high sensor realization difficulty. The imager comprises a battery of lens, a dispersive device, a spatial light modulator, a linear detector and a peripheral circuit. The acquired linear light source is split in the space through the dispersive device to form the plane light source formed by spatial dimension and spectral dimension. The plane light source converges again in the direction of spatial dimension after being modulated by the spatial light modulator to form the linear light source formed by spectral dimension. The linear detector completes sampling and quantizing. The imaging method is characterized by utilizing the obtained hyperspectral compressive observation vector to obtain the hyperspectral images through grouping and reconstitution. The hyperspectral imager improves the average reconstitution accuracy of each spectrum by utilizing the joint sparse characteristic among the hyperspectral spectra, has the advantages of simple structure and low cost and is suitable for compressive sensing and imaging of hyperspectra.


The work presents the results of researches made by the author over 186 pupils that were observed some times during the academic year. The author reveals a number of dynamic laws in neurohumoral regulations and age-sexual distinctions between children during adaptable reorganizations of an organism in connection with academic loads in various educational institutions. Study at elementary school, though does not render essential influence on age dynamics of anthropometrical parameters, at the same time appreciably increases intensity of regulator systems.


The invention provides a ureido-pentane sulfinate and a preparation method thereof, wherein the ureido-pentane sulfinate is white powder and has good chemical stability; and the preparation method comprises the following steps: hyposulphite is used for generatting hyposulfite in alkaline condition and then glutaric dialdehyde and carbamide are added to synthetize the ureido-pentane sulfinate. Theproduct of the invention does not generate hazardous and noxious sulfur dioxide, formaldehyde or hydrogen sulphide gas at high temperature and in alkaline condition, and simultaneously has very high negative reduction potential; the chemical property of the prepared product is similar to that of formaldehydesulfoxylate as far as possible; and the product solves the problem of the existing reducing agents such as rongalite C and rongalite that sulfur dioxide, formaldehyde and other hazardous and noxious gases are released at high temperature and in alkaline condition.


Smoking tobacco has some hazardous implications on an individual's physical, physiological, and psychological health; health of the passive smokers near him or her; and on the surrounding environment. From carcinomas to auto-immune disorders, smoking has a role to play. Therefore, there arises a need to frame a systemic pathway to decipher relationship between smoking and a perilous disease such as tuberculosis. This research work focuses on how drugs or medications can affect individuals who are susceptible to tuberculosis because of smoking habits and also on individuals who have already developed symptoms of tuberculosis due to their smoking addiction. The mathematical model is formulated using non-linear ordinary differential equations, and then threshold is calculated for different equilibrium points using next generation matrix method. Stability analysis along with numerical simulations are carried out to validate the data.


Customer experience is increasingly becoming a differentiating factor for companies and their brands. Companies have recently started to realize the importance of superior experiences on customer loyalty and making efforts toward managing these experiences. This article undertakes a review and analysis of the contents of a wide variety of academic and practitioner articles as well as a few trade books on management of customer experiences published over the last decade, with the goal of exploring the major aspects of superior customer experience and its management. It specifically investigates and analyzes the dual effect of knowledge management and organizational culture on customer experiences, what aspects of both affect customer experience and how superior customer experiences can be managed through managing change in knowledge and culture. It also discusses how absorptive capacity of an organization and power relationships existing within it may moderate the effect of knowledge and culture change. The discussion and analysis ends with an integrated framework of knowledge and culture enhanced customer experience management and implications of the research.


Porperties of Fe-0.77C-B alloy with different boron contant was investigated in order to understand the effect of boron on properties of Fe-0.77C-B alloy.The results show that the hardness of the alloy increases while its toughness decreases with the addtion of boron when the alloy solidifies in sand mould.This effect is also observed after the Fe-0.77C-B alloy is normalized under 1 000 ℃.And the properties of the Fe-0.77C-B alloy contained 2.23% boron is equivalent to the properties of KmTBCr12 alloy after it is normalized.


The presence of a line-of-sight (LoS) blockage is one of the major causes of error for ultra-wideband (UWB) localization. LoS blockage degrades the accuracy of the time of arrival (ToA) estimation of the direct path signal by making the multipath structure complex. Furthermore, propagation through the obstructing material introduces excess propagation delay, which causes ranging errors. In this paper, a hypothesis test approach to determine the existence of a LoS blockage in UWB propagation is proposed. Once the non-LoS is identified, the maximum likelihood estimation (MLE) is used for ToA-based positioning. This ML localization algorithm is applied to a set of indoor propagation measurements made in an office building


Abstract : This report contains information, obtained from various published documents and reports, that relates to break-bulk, containership, barge-ship, and roll-on/roll-off operations. The information pertains to a wide variety of port problems, such as: terminal planning, vessel characteristics, ship berths, cranes, marshalling areas, entry facilities, and so forth. (Author)


izing Precious Johnson in a complex lower-class environment of the Clinton era shaped by welfare reform and Black Nationalism, and dominated by theories of respectability and Black pathology, Morris gracefully unpacks the interconnecting sexual, cultural, and economic discourses that form the novel's oppressive kyriarchical power structure. A seamless blend of historical context, analysis, and theory, this chapter is, despite its brevity, a work of formidable depth. That said, after being so impressed by the last chapter one wishes that the work as a whole were more cohesive. The chapters are somewhat disjointed, and there is some unnecessary reiteration of key concepts within Close Kin and Distant Relatives' relatively brief length. The cohesion of Morris's work is not helped by the brevity of her epilogue, which does little to tie the work together and does not suggest how future scholarship might build from the foundations of this study. If Close Kin and Distant Relatives does indeed enact a paradigm shift as Morris claims, her readers would benefit from a more extended conclusion that carefully lays out its implications for the field. Given the significance of reclaiming diasporic traditions in her reconstruction of family and community, it is somewhat surprising that Morris makes no mention of Robert Stepto's well-known exploration of "ascent" and "immersion" in From Behind the Veil. Though respectability politics has its own distinct vocabulary, there is considerable overlap, for example, between Morris's discussion of Avey's rise through the American social hierarchy and subsequent reconnection to her diasporic community in Praisesong for the Widow and a journey of ascent followed by immersion. Though Morris does not mention the two concepts by name, she constructs something similar to ascent as unambiguously harmful and something akin to immersion as empowering and unproblematic, whereas Stepto discovers more complex tensions between the two. A discussion of the relationship between the role of diasporic rituals in forming an alternative community of support and in immersion might have proven interesting, if only to differentiate Morris's construction from Stepto's. These qualms aside, Close Kin and Distant Relatives deserves a place on the shelf of any scholar or enthusiast of Black women's literature. Morris's writing is accessible to the non-specialist, and yet her insight will be illuminating to the seasoned veteran in the field. —K. L. Killebrew


A approach for testing multinormality based on the properties of the normality by using projection method is proposed.Two test statistics are obtained.The behaviour of the test statistics is good against some alternative distributions by simulation.


Normal development in children is very essential to have a healthy life which can be given by proper diet and physical activities. The main goal of this survey was to find out the percentage under or over development of children and the main factors responsible for it. A survey was made on the basis of simple questionnaire which was filled by the children volunteers with the help of our investigation team and their teachers. The children volunteers were selected randomly from different primary school in Bangalore of age group 6-14 including both genders. All the data filled by children volunteers were collected, screened and statistically validated. The number of volunteers both males and female were M-56.09% & F-43.9% respectively and it was found that 96% of the children were under developed and 2.2% were normally developed. The main reason of under development was found to be the eating habits, not playing healthy games. Only 6.5% of children have normal diet as prescribed by paediatrician and the remaining 93.5% of children were not found to take a normal diet. The percentage of the children who do not go for playing due to home work was 84.13%. Hence awareness among parents should be created in order to regulate under development of children. They should offer a wide variety of food to ensure that their child is getting enough. The community pharmacist along with other medical professionals should join hands to educate the parents and their child for better growth in them since they are future of our nation.


This chapter presents a history of observations that crystallization can go well beyond the simple 'expected' behaviour found in the salt cellar or when you buy a chemical. Biomorphs, crystal gardens, 'crystal souls', but also the remarkable pattern and structures of biominerals made researchers think that there is something beyond the concept of the bare three-dimensional regularity of molecules. This chapter introduces the beauty and diversity of 'old knowledge'.


The invention relates to a method for assessing an operating state of a turbomachine (1), which turbomachine (1) comprises an impeller (2) arranged on a rotor axis (A), and the rotor axis (A) with the impeller (2) is mounted in a machine housing (3) of the turbomachine (1) in a manner rotatable about an axial direction (Z) in a shaft bearing (4). According to the invention, in the operating state of the turbomachine, a first force sensor (Sx) is used to measure a first force component (Fx) of a bearing force acting on the rotor axis (A) along a first direction (X), which first direction (X) is perpendicular to the axial direction (Z). A second force sensor (Sy) is used to measure a second force component (Fy) of the bearing force in a second direction (Y), which second direction (Y) is perpendicular to the axial direction (Z) and is preferably simultaneously perpendicular to the first direction (X). A resulting force (Fr) is then formed from the first force component (Fx) and the second force component (Fy), a frequency analysis is used to create a frequency spectrum ([Omega]S1, [Omega]S2) of the resulting force (Fr), the frequency spectrum ([Omega]S1, [Omega]S2) is compared with a reference spectrum ([Omega]ref), and an operating state assessment is finally carried out therefrom for a predefined operating state of the turbomachine. The invention also relates to a turbomachine for carrying out the method according to the invention.


This collection surveys the context of remote and relatively cut-off regions of Asia that are being drawn into the global mainstream. In the ''nooks and crannies of a diverse and daunting environment''—the mountains and jungles of Asia—are people who have been ''out of reach or beneath the notice'' of more powerful elites and cultural groups, yet reflect their histories of interaction in patterns of religion and language. Historically, religion and mercantile culture have panned across their homelands and nomadic pathways; now, the imperialism of global capitalism and militarism are encroaching even further. Brower and Johnston present a strong introduction that emphasizes how ''embedded cultural meanings'' (p 14)—many that are vital to livelihood strategies of people living in difficult ecologies—of half the world's languages will not survive another generation. ''Cultural nations'' are fragmented by borders denying people access to ''customary lands, resources and kinfolk.'' The prospect of climate change can be contemplated to have ''some of its most powerful, potentially catastrophic effects here in South and Central Asia'' (p 15): the region's glaciers are the sources of rivers that bring water to a third of the world's population, and dam building and river diversions are emerging all over their courses. External interventions of the past have left troublesome legacies, such as hosting displaced communities, and conflicts in coming years are likely to threaten security, self-determination, and life itself. All the big global powers are competing for the energy and mineral resources of the region, building pipelines, roads, and train tracks for their extraction. Communities' customary rights are thus pitted against distant interests, but the book is not without hope, for various struggles in the sample of societies included show the ''strength and vibrancy of culture'' (p 17). Paul Robbins writes of the Raikas of Rajasthan, who have much reduced pasture due both to mesquite trees introduced by foresters and to the enclosure of conservation areas for wildlife protection. The late Aparna Rao has a chapter on peripatetics. It includes an excellent table that is useful for seeing the array of different mixtures of livelihood practices among nearly 40 different cultural groups with nomadism in their mix. The peripatetics' role of intermeshing regional cultures of the subcontinent is well emphasized. Europeans' association of nomadism with vagrant criminality—an unfortunate colonial import—is noted as a barrier. Judith Whitehead writes about the history of the Bhil people's forested hills coming under pressure from the British Raj, which deprived them of resource rights. More recently, they have been affected by the construction of the Narmada dams, for which the displaced people have received paltry compensation and those deprived by the roads, canals, and wildlife sanctuaries connected to the dams have received nothing. Arjun Guneratne explores the cultural relationship of the Tharu of Nepal with their jungle, and the jungle gods with which they conduct rituals of reciprocal care and respect. The story of incomers from the hills to this once malarial territory involves the Tharu coming under systematic relationships of inequality and expropriation of lands and use rights. This account tends to overhomogenize the immigrant hill ethnicities, as among the latter are similarly oppressed minorities whose own struggles for cultural recognition have contributed to the climate in which new Tharu associations are presenting themselves with confidence to the wider world. Anna Schmid provides a fascinating account of the Dom blacksmiths and musicians of Hunza, who have reinvented themselves for modern conditions of patronage, such as tourist groups, and for community development projects previously not accessible to them. However, the connections and comparisons to other Dom groups along the Himalayan chain are not brought into view. Rao and Casimir's chapter on the peoples and cultures of Kashmir is simply brilliant. Written with a unique combination of passion, scholarship, and judgment, this discussion of the complexity of Kashmir's history is elegantly presented, including the idea of kashmiriyat— providing a kind of ''cultural security'' to both Muslims and Hindus. In contrast to the tendency of recent years to reduce all questions of identity and conflict to differences between ethnic groups, Rao and Casimir show how the idea of a Kashmiri citizenship rose out of a combination of waves of immigrants through the 20th century, combined with repeated suppressions of democratic movements. Ironically, it is again through the notion of cultural security that the authors suggest that an easy pan-Islamic identity is presented to young men, while women suffer inordinately from ongoing violence. A chapter on Afghanistan's Hazaras notes the resistance against the Russian occupation as a turning point for Hazaras to become more assertive in moving to challenge oppression from the dominant Afghan society. This is followed in geographical contiguity by an excellent chapter by Herman Kreutzmann, spanning the border territories of the Pamirian Knot. The respective fates of Wakhi and Kirghiz are traced depending on their belongings. The attention to farming and herding responses to development policies in MountainMedia Mountain Research and Development (MRD) An international, peer-reviewed open access journal published by the International Mountain Society (IMS) www.mrd-journal.org


We prove that in a regular wave train, which propagates at the surface of water in irrotational flow over a flat bed, the maximum and minimum of the dynamic pressure occur at the wave crest and at the wave trough, respectively. This result is valid without any restrictions on the wave amplitude.


Key words: key competences; components of competence; criteria for evaluation. Annotation: The technique for the evaluation of formation of communicative, linguistic and language (linguistic) and cultural studies based on competence test results compressed statement on the subject "Russian language" in the primary school.


The accounting administrative system for the Water Board Water Parish Gualsaqui fulfills the purpose of determining the current situation in which different activities develop and propose a proposal to guide its improvement. The work you put into consideration by those responsible for providing the water service to the community, consists of four chapters.
The objective of this project is to contribute with ideas, concepts and guidelines that improve the administrative and financial procedures of the Administrative Board of Water "Gual Parish sHere" and thus fulfill the obligations specified by the instances of tax control and Tax. It is a decentralized and autonomous entity legally established as a nonprofit, is composed of representatives of the community which offers the service and its employees and workers, committed to seeking the integral development of its members. The research work is divided into four chapters, concatenated together and sequential in their study; The first chapter governmental accounting theories and principles, the budget in the public sector, water law and everything related to the theoretical framework underpinning. The second chapter discusses the Technical Situational Diagnosis, its history, objectives and identification of diagnostic problem on which we will work. The proposed research work described in the third chapter, here the organizational structure of the Water Board Water "Gual Parish sHere" stands corresponding to each job functions described also detailed with special emphasis procedures and records that are suggested to be used to ensure efficient internal control. The fourth chapter refers to the main impacts produced research within the program as the unit of analysis; they are social, ethical, organizational and educational culture.