Research of air filtration technology has been paid much attention due to the increasingly serious environmental problems. Till now, a great deal of work has been engaged in promoting the development of air filtration fields. However, the trade-off between the removal efficiency and the pressure drop remains challenging. Nanofibrous filters (NFFs), with the superiority of high surface energy, controllable porosity, good interconnected pore structure, and easily combining with other functional substances, are expected to achieve high efficiency and low resistance. In this paper, the filtration mechanisms of fibrous filters were presented, involving both mechanical adsorption and electrostatic adsorption. Besides, on the basis of the two mechanisms, the overview of structure-dependent and electrostatic-dependent NFFs was summarized separately in recent years, such as the component, preparation process and application performance, respectively. Finally, the development of nanofibrous membranes was prospected with the aim of providing directional guidance for improvement of air purification field.


Summary A case of amoebic abscess of the lung of hematogenous origin followed by an acute brain abscess is reported. Clinical and roentgen evidence indicated that by the use of repeated bronchoscopic drainages and emetine therapy the lung lesion was healing satisfactorily; the onset of cerebral metastasis was sudden and caused rapid termination of the patient's life. It is of further interest to speculate on the possibility that an abscess may result from an amoebic pneumonic process.


In order to enhance the precision of sedimentary micro-facies analysis at the early stage of exploration evaluation,by taking Zhong 5 Sand Group of the middle member of Es3 in the south of Qianliyuan Area for example,methods for studying the sedimentary micro-facies at the early stage of exploration were discussed.Based on core observation and sedimentary micro-facies analysis of single well,four major sedimentary micro-facies including subwater distributary channel,subwater interdistributary bay,mouth bar and sand sheet were identified in combination with sedimentary characteristics in the studied area.According to the statistical data of sedimentary micro-facies thickness in single well and cumulative frequency distribution,a quantitative geological knowledge database was established to estimate the extended range in plane and distribution rules of each sedimentary micro-facies.Several seismic attributes were extracted and optimal attributes were obtained to build the fitting relationship between optimal attribute assembly and sand containing factors.Then,contour of sand factor was made by using integrated well logging data.Finally,based on statistical relationship between sand factor in single well and dominated sedimentary micro-facies,restricted by the quantitative geological knowledge database and combined with the contour of sand factor,sedimentary micro-facies of target zones is described,it provides high resolution sedimentary micro-facies map for the exploration at the early stage.


Ideal filters have a maximised open area for increased filtration efficiency, but this can compromise the overall strength of the filter. Traditionally, metal filters are made from perforated plate, mesh and wedge wire. The capabilities of selective laser melting (SLM) additive manufacturing (AM) technology offers creation of 3D filter designs that have combined filter and support portions with maximised open area and inherent strength for operational industrial processes. This advance in processing for the manufacture of filters also delivers further benefits in filtration efficiency saving end-users energy costs. The combination of three separate parts into a consolidated unit has significantly reduced time and cost of production of wedge wire filters and removed expensive tooling requirements. AM technology allows the production of innovative metal filters as a competitive manufacturing process and delivers high value products for customers.


Objective To investigate the diagnostic value of transbronchial lung biopsy(TBLB) and bronchoalveolar lavage(BAL) in peripheral lung cancer.Methods 65 patients with pulmonary lesions suspected to have lung cancer were treated by transbronchial lung biopsy,and the lavage fluid of satisfactory specimens of TBLB was collected.The specimens of TBLB and TBL Were sent to Pathology department for cell or tissue pathology.Finally,the results of TBLB or TBL were analyzed and compared.Results In the 65 pulmonary patients,a total of 32 patients with TBLB were diagnosed as lung cancer,41 patients with TBLB were diagnosed to be lung cancer,and 52 patients with TBLB and TBL were diagnosed to be lung cancer.The combined group positive rate(85.2%) was higher than that of single application group(TBLB 49.2%,BAL 63.1%) with statistical significance(P0.05).Conclusion Transbronchial lung biopsy combined with bronchoalveolar lavage can improve the the diagnostic rate,which should be recommended.


The spectroscopic structure of the somewhat complicated R1(1) feature and its surroundings in solid HD represents a long‐standing mystery. The complexity arises from the interference between the direct transition and the surrounding Q1‐R phonon band. In this approach, we first establish a density matrix formalism to describe overlapping single transitions of different intrinsic line widths and intensities, coupled through a static interaction. This approach is then generalized to the interaction of a single narrow transition embedded in a band of broad transitions. Results are compared with the spectrum of ref. [1].


In today's age of digital media and social networks, delivering content to a massive scale of recipients became one of the main challenges. Load Balancers and Content Delivery Networks are used to distribute content to multiple locations, which increase the scalability of services and decrease the load on content origins. Both technologies rely on redirections. Redirections have not received a significant amount of attention in the recent years; however, they do impose some limitations. In this article, we propose a transparent redirection mechanism, which exploits the versatility of Software Defined Networking. The redirection method is achieved by handing off existing TCP sessions without any required modifications to the endpoints. This article demonstrates how the proposed redirection mechanism can be adopted in Content Delivery Networks and Load Balancing scenarios. The performance of the solution is thoroughly tested and compared to existing legacy solutions.


On the basis of these statistics I aim to present at least some preliminary analyses of the structure of the industry in Finland. Particularly important would be an international or Nordic comparison, but there are no possibilities for this either, at least not for the time being. There is not really a great deal of comparable statistical data on the film production of the small European countries, in particular, but the same is also true for the large European countries. Instead there are, in fact, a lot of comparable data on the exhibition of films and the market share of Finnish films. However, the consumption and distribution of films will not be dealt with in this article.


This research attempts at approaching Shelley's poem, Adonais, using Frye's archetypal criticism. This offers a different reading of Shelley whose poetry has been frequently approached as part of the Romantic literary tradition exhausted by an overemphasis on the conventional Romantic features supposed to be found in Romantic poetry. The Fryean approach to Romantic poetry frees it from the restrictions traditional approaches to literature impose on Romantic literature. From a Fryean perspective, works of literature are treated as part of a universal literary body – a quality that allows a comprehensive reading and treatment of literature. The research concludes with an emphasis on the significance of the Fryean perspective in approaching literature, and in highlighting its role in emphasizing the universality of Shelley's poetry. Adonais is an elegy in the pastoral convention in which Percy Bysshe Shelley commemorates John Keats who died young. Keats's death is presented through a ritualistic course of events that echo the poetry of the pastoral tradition. The poem lies within poetry's anagogic phase , in which "poetry imitates human action as total ritual, and so imitates the action of an omnipotent human society that contains all the powers of nature within itself" (Frye, 1957, p. 120). Nature's view in the poem deviates from those presented by Shelley's contemporary Romantic poets. Shelley relies on nature as a source from which he derives his poetical structure through the employment of myths and rituals the ancient people associated with nature. The title refers to Adonis, the vegetation Greek deity who "was the subject of a ritual lament in Mediterranean religion, and has been incorporated in the pastoral elegy since Theocritus…" (Frye, 1957, p. 121). Images of the death of nature in the poem accompany the death of Adonais, and signify the natural cycles associated with the myth of vegetation. Nature is significant in the Romantic poetic tradition. It has been differently treated by scholars of Romanticism. In the Fryean perspective, criticism "should lead us, not simply to admire works of literature more" by passing "value-judgments" (Frye, 1970, p. 65). The business of the critic of Romantic poetry in this respect should not be limited to the investigation and appreciation of the way the poet depicts nature or its influence on man in a literary work. However, he should be concerned "with myth as the shaping principle of a work of literature" (Frye, 1963, p. 127). Adonais draws heavily on images, symbols and mythical patterns derived from nature. Frye (1963) identifies these symbols when they frequently recur in literature as archetypes. He defines the archetype as "a literary symbol, or cluster of symbols, which are used recurrently throughout literature, and thereby become conventional" (Frye, 1963, p. 120). Accordingly, the interpretation of Adonais from a Fryean perspective should essentially depend


The motivational climate conveyed by the coach, can exert a decisive influence on the attitude of the athletes (Smith, Smoll, y Cumming, 2007). In this sense the training programs can facilitate the necessary strategies to improve the transmission of climate during their workouts. The main objective was to analyze the Training Programme for Trainers (PIFE) (Conde, Almagro, Saenz-Lopez, Dominguez, y Moreno-Murcia, 2010), on the motivational climate conveyed by a basketball coach and the perception of this on the motivation of the players. The design was a case study with a basketball coach. We used interview and diary for data collection. The program has managed to acquire the skills coach for the transmission of a mastery climate. In this sense an improvement in the transmission of task climate needed to improve athletes'motivation and adherence to sport.


Wireless sensing in hard to reach areas or extreme environments faces a major hurdle when it comes to battery replacement. Passive sensor technology is an alternative solution eliminating the need for battery, but it suffers from short communication range. Wireless energy transfer has received a great deal of attention recently, since it can alleviate the need for battery replacement through remote charging of sensing circuit. Current research in this area assumes continuous or periodic pulsed energy transmission and periodic data sampling and retrieval. This paper proposes a different paradigm that includes random energy transmission and random data reception based on two separate stochastic models for data and energy channels. It is demonstrated that this approach renders a more robust wireless sensing system with extended lifetime and decreased outage probability. A decision threshold is obtained for data transmission based on current battery level, predicted future incoming energy, and data channel status.


This paper introduces the interpolating method of cubic splines, ano tries to use it in the processing of ocean data. The experiment is based on the historical data of some oceanographic stations in part of the North Yellow Sea and Bohai Sea, and the calculation is made with the SHARP-PC-1211 pocket-size computer and a comparison is made between the results of the processed data and the correction value of traditional process curves.The results show that the error between the two is small and the spline fit is good, thus showing the method of interpolation of cubic splines is feasible and effective in processing the ocean data of the time series. This paper gives a necessary explanation as how to apply it to the place where there is a thermocline.


Consideration is given to the case of a series system of different components and binomial component data. For the case of equal numbers of units tested of each component (which can be shown to minimize total cost, subject to the risk constraints), the operating characteristic envelope is readily derived. From this envelope component test plans that satisfy the specified risks can be derived from equations that involve the cumulative binomial distribution function. Existing tables pertaining to acceptance sampling plans based on the binomial distribution can be used to determine the required number of component tests.<<ETX>>


SHRIMP U-Pb zircon Pb/Pb ages were obtained from two drill cores from the basement of the Ordos Basin. A garnet-sillimanite-biotite-plagioclase gneiss (QI1-1) from the western Ordos Basin basement yielded an average age of 203110 Ma. Based on the mineral assemblages, the source material of the gneiss is speculated to be pelitic-felsic system. A gneissic two-mica granite (Long1-1) from the eastern Ordos Basin basement yielded an average age of 203510 Ma. The zircons from both samples exhibit magmatic growth pattern. The shapes of the zircons suggest that the zircons should crystallize from a granitic of felsic volcanic terrain. The ages and the characters of zircons are consisitent with the other researches in the Ordos Basin and indicate that the basement of the Ordos Basin had experienced an intensive magmatic epsode during the late Paleoproterozoic period. The date from this study suggest the possible existences of a Paleoproterozoic mobile tectonic belt in the region. The reconstruction of such a belt is critical for understanding the tectonomagmatic evolution of the western block of the North China Craton.


In this study, a genuine computer code for sizing of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and its turboprop engine by analytical method is developed. Payload and fuel weights are primary factors affecting UAV size and weight (which need to be fulfilled in terms of flight performance parameters, e.g. lift and drag). The parameters within mission profile such as altitude, speed of aircraft are keys for selecting engine type. Engine specific fuel consumption (SFC) defines the total fuel amount to be stored and carried during the flight, which affects the general dimensions and the gross weight of the aircraft. Some engine parameters namely, compressor pressure ratio and turbine inlet temperature, have direct influence on SFC. Turboprop engine subroutine code developed in this study is within ±1% agreement with commercial engine cycle analysis software "GasTurb" for shaft power, propeller thrust and SFC etc. values, at all mission points of UAV. Calculated weight, size, endurance values of UAV are seen to be close to literature values. Literature values indicate some inconsistencies especially for endurance and empty weight of aircraft. Considering most dependable references and logical combinations of inputs, error in calculation of UAV weight and size is about ±1,5% and for maximum operating altitude is around ±3%. Moreover, calculated endurance values are within range of literature values.


(57) [summary] to specifically disclosed the oxygen capture material for use in the food industry. The oxygen scavenging material comprises at least one compound capable of oxidizing by oxygen molecules, oxygen at least one compound is thermally optionally electromagnetic radiation, or by hydration be disrupted by applying mechanical pressure or stress contained in the oxygen-impermeable compartment or in microcapsules which may be permeabilized.


F or more than two decades, researchers have been investigating how to technologically enhance the in-store shopping experience. 1 The focus has mainly been on applying shopping assistants at the point of sale, 1–5 but users employ multiple types of devices in multiple contexts and locations, not only in stores. 6 More research is thus needed to understand users' motivations for using shopping applications in the first place. To explore such motivations, we studied the use of Foodie. fi, a popular grocery shopping application for mobile, tablet , and Web clients. Because Foodie.fi provides a wide range of the features explored in previous research prototypes and small-scale trials, it offers a good representation of a real-world deployment of the various ideas presented in the literature. The service can be used both for online shopping and for enhancing the traditional in-store shopping experience. It also combines the shopping experience with online cooking recipes. In this article, we focus on the following research questions: r What are the motivations for using a shopping application? r Why do people select either in-store or online shopping? r In what kinds of situations is the service being used? In particular, we investigate the use of digital shopping lists and how people use technological support to plan and execute their grocery shopping. Traditionally, people have used shopping lists written on paper, usually composed at home, to refresh their memory when shopping. Only five percent of paper-based shopping lists are edited in the supermarket. 7 Furthermore, the transition from paper-based to digital shopping lists has been slow. 8 Digital shopping assistants let customers request product information using pervasive technologies. Most of these applications are implemented for mobile phones and PDAs. 1,4,9 Another approach has been to integrate the system into a physical shopping cart. 5 Shopping assistants presented in previous research typically consist of one or more of the following features: This case study of Foodie.fi, a popular grocery shopping application, reveals three main motivations for using the service and compares in-store and online shopping. Integrating a recipe service with the shopping application can engage users and enhance their diets. product information, shopping lists, the user's location, price comparisons, ratings and reviews, and advertisements. Foodie.fi provides all these features either fully or partially, so it is a suitable example for this study. Researchers have mainly performed laboratory tests and field trials focused on in-store use, but online …


A control problem is set for a system of self-reproductive objects. The purpose of control is to maintain indefi-nitely the system existence. The peculiarity of the problem lies in the fact that the criterion of quality control is for-mulated as the limit of some value when time tends to infinity.


1. The hydraulic drive unit designed for a large body of an existing digester under pressure, comprising: a short shaft, wherein the stub shaft has a lower end and an upper end, the lower end comes into contact with the hydraulic actuator, and an upper end attached to a drive shaft, the coupling, further comprising an upper portion and a lower portion of the coupling sleeve, wherein the upper coupling part is attached to the drive shaft, wherein the lower coupling part is attached to a short shaft, supporting rack to drive, with a rack for supporting a drive is attached to the hydraulic actuator; and at least one support plate, the support plate is fastened to the supporting rack drive, and wherein the support plate is fixed relative fundamenta.2. hydraulic drive unit according to Claim. 1, wherein the supporting rack for drive further comprises an upper annular mounting member and a lower annular mounting element.3. a hydraulic drive unit according to claim. 2, wherein the supporting rack for driving further comprises a base, wherein the base is located between the lower annular mounting member and the upper annular mounting elementom.4. a hydraulic drive unit according to claim. 2, in which the upper annular mounting member and a lower annular mounting member further have a plurality of holes bolty.5. hydraulic drive unit according to Claim. 1, wherein the supporting rack for drive further has at least one opening for dostupa.6. hydraulic drive unit according to Claim. 1, wherein the short


In high-dimensional regression, we attempt to estimate a parameter vector ${\boldsymbol \beta}_0\in{\mathbb R}^p$ from $n\lesssim p$ observations $\{(y_i,{\boldsymbol x}_i)\}_{i\le n}$ where ${\boldsymbol x}_i\in{\mathbb R}^p$ is a vector of predictors and $y_i$ is a response variable. A well-estabilished approach uses convex regularizers to promote specific structures (e.g. sparsity) of the estimate $\widehat{\boldsymbol \beta}$, while allowing for practical algorithms. Theoretical analysis implies that convex penalization schemes have nearly optimal estimation properties in certain settings. However, in general the gaps between statistically optimal estimation (with unbounded computational resources) and convex methods are poorly understood.
We show that, in general, a large gap exists between the best performance achieved by \emph{any convex regularizer} and the optimal statistical error. Remarkably, we demonstrate that this gap is generic as soon as we try to incorporate very simple structural information about the empirical distribution of the entries of ${\boldsymbol \beta}_0$. Our results follow from a detailed study of standard Gaussian designs, a setting that is normally considered particularly friendly to convex regularization schemes such as the Lasso. We prove a lower bound on the estimation error achieved by any convex regularizer which is invariant under permutations of the coordinates of its argument. This bound is expected to be generally tight, and indeed we prove tightness under certain conditions. Further, it implies a gap with respect to Bayes-optimal estimation that can be precisely quantified and persists if the prior distribution of the signal ${\boldsymbol \beta}_0$ is known to the statistician.
Our results provide rigorous evidence towards a broad conjecture regarding computational-statistical gaps in high-dimensional estimation.


Jim De Yoreo presented some slides on in situ AFM, TEM, dynamic force spectroscopy (DFS) and optical spectroscopy investigations of nucleation in the calcium carbonate system: The free energy barrier to homogeneous nucleation of calcite calculated within the framework of classical nucleation theory (CNT) is prohibitive, even at concentrations exceeding the solubility limits of the amorphous phases. Consistent with this analysis, during nucleation in pure solutions, in our in situ TEM experiments we observed direct formation of all phases, including amorphous calcium carbonate (ACC), as well as the three predominant crystalline phases: calcite, vaterite, and aragonite, even under conditions in which ACC readily forms. In addition to direct formation pathways, we observed indirect pathways in which ACC transforms to aragonite and vaterite through nucleation within or on the precursors, rather than via dissolution and reprecipitation. We also observed aragonate transformation to calcite, but never recorded an instance in which ACC transforms into calcite, except via dissolution–reprecipitation reactions.


ABSTRACT Five new species of crickets in the subfamily Eneopterinae (tribe Hapithini) are reported from Jamaica and Puerto Rico. The species are Antillicharis dystheratos n.sp, A. vocatus n.sp., A. volatus n.sp., Laurepa killos n.sp. and Orocharis elyunquensis n.sp. The last species is described from Puerto Rico.


In single-molecule junctions, the behavior of a device is determined by the properties of an individual molecule. In this thesis we develop several models to describe both electrical and mechanical effects in such devices, which can be used to design molecules with a specific functionality. We show how the resistance of a molecule varies with its electrostatic environment, in particular due to capacitive interactions with neighboring molecules or metallic grains. A major challenge in the field of molecular electronics is making sure you are measuring the molecule you want to measure. Since molecules are generally flexible entities, they vibrate when current is flowing through them. The spectrum of these vibrations is unique to each species of molecules and we shown how it can be used as a 'molecular fingerprint' to identify single molecules. The electrical and mechanical effects described in this thesis come together in our design for an all-electric single-molecule motor. By applying an oscillating gate field, we can exert a force on a rotor containing a permanent electric dipole moment, and, under the right circumstances, drive it into a unidirectional motion. This rotation can be measured in real-time since the motion of the rotor changes the conductance of the molecule. We show that this approach provides full control over the speed and continuity of motion, thereby combining electrical and mechanical control at the molecular level.


Variation in the total protein content of barley grain can be attributed to environmental and genetic effects. Characterisation of protein quality in terms of amino acid composition, especially the essential or limiting amino acids, is important when formulating diets for growing pigs and chickens. Two experiments were conducted to determine the variation in grain yield and quality caused by location, cultivar and nitrogen (N) fertiliser application. In the first experiment, grain N did not differ among four cultivars, but variation between nine sites was large (1.37 to 1.94%). Cultivar ranking within sites was consistent. The cv. Nugget invariably had highest grain N content and cv. Dash had the lowest. Cultivars differed in their amino acid composition. In the second experiment, cv. Nugget had a better feed value than cv. Dash because of its higher grain N concentration and improved complement of amino acids. This was consistent over the range of N applied (0-160 kg/ha). Nitrogen fertiliser improved the protein content and generally increased the concentration of amino acids. It also significantly increased N uptake and grain yield as well as improving protein quality. Split N fertiliser applications at sowing and tillering had no effect on yield compared with a single application at sowing, although there was a small significant (P<0.05) improvement in the total grain protein content. Cultivar choice was an important factor in management for improved yield and quality.


At present, although the concept of accounting is required in accounting theory and practice, there is still uncertainty about the substance of accounting rules, including the need for their introduction and use. The timeliness of the problem is also due to the fact that accounting theory usually circumvents or avoids the clarification of their nature, but goes directly to the list of types of accounting principles. This article attempts to answer what the accounting rules are, why they appear, how they are presented, and what they affect.


ABSTRACT The rotating sutra-case cabinet is a wooden revolving bookshelf used for storing sutras in Buddhist temples, introduced from China into Japan during the Japanese medieval period. Besides the extant examples, specifications of sutra-case-cabinets can also be found in the architectural technic books of both countries, such as the Yingzao fashi (營造法式) of the Chinese Northern Song dynasty and the kiwari shō (木割書) of the Japanese Edo period. In this paper, the author discovers the design modules and dimensional plans of the rotating sutra-case cabinets by analyzing the specifications in the architectural technic books. The paper uncovers different methods used for designing the rotating sutra-case cabinets in China and Japan. A parallel constitution in dimensional plan is found in the Yingzao fashi, while in the Japanese kiwari shō the dimensional plans present a pyramid-shaped constitution. Furthermore, it is presumed that the differences between the Yingzao fashi and the kiwari shō are due to the editorial backgrounds and organizations. Graphical Abstract


This paper documents some of the hurdles that were encountered during a semester long project to implement Brill 's POS tagger for Arabic. These hurdles include: word ambiguity due to lack of short vowels, objects comprised of multiple lexemes, lack of tagged training corpora (until very recently), and the unavailability of machine-readable dictionaries. In general there seems no way to avoid the necessity for a front-end phase that partiall y parses the morphology and encliti cs. Results were stil l promising that in the process of building the tagger's dictionary we could semi-automatically tag a training corpus.


Objective: Describe the impact of Medical Nutrition Therapy on health parameters of newly diagnosed patients with pre-diabetes in a rural Nebraska primary care clinic.
Background: Lifestyle interventions, including weight loss, exercise and diet, have a significant impact on diabetes prevention. Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) provided by a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) is an essential part of any intervention approach. Several visits with an RDN have shown effective results. However, multiple visits become prohibitive, especially in rural areas, due to inaccessibility and cost when not covered by insurance.
Methods: This 2010 retrospective study of electronic health records examined newly diagnosed pre-diabetes patients who received (n=20, mean age 61, 85% female) or did not receive MNT (NMNT) (n=22, mean age 63, 82% female) in a 12 month time period after diagnosis. Health parameters (weight, Body Mass Index (BMI), fasting blood glucose (FBG), Hemoglobin A1C (A1C), lipids, blood pressure) were collected at baseline and repeat measurements were recorded from health records as close to one-year post diagnosis as available. Data were analyzed using Chi Square and Mixed Procedure.
Results: After adjusting for medications, greater weight loss and BMI change were observed and expected to continue in those who received MNT, although the difference was not significant. (P >0.05). The MNT group had a significant predicted decrease from baseline to time 2 in FBG (P=0.036), in A1C (P=0.05) and an increase of nearly 4 mg/dl (P=0.028) in HDL cholesterol (HDL-C). The NMNT group experienced approximately a 50 mg/dl decrease in triglyceride levels (P=0.05) but also had unexpected medication starts or dosage increases (P=0.01). Other lipid and blood pressure changes were not significant.
Conclusions: Patients with pre-diabetes receiving limited MNT provided by a RDN had positive changes in body weight and BMI, a lowering of FBG and A1C, and improved HDL-C after a year post diagnosis, and less medication starts or changes than patients without MNT.
Advisors: Julie A. Albrecht and Nancy M. Lewis


This degree work is a proposal for improving the supply chain, focus on the purchase process in the shoe retail Nievecitas, located in Loja, Ecuador. To determine this proposal the sales history's data were studied and analyzed the behavior of each one. Then, several methods of forecast were applied and compared to reach the best method of forecast for the company. Finally, a proposal was made, and includes inventory levels and the forecast in the purchase process and there was made an economic study in order to analyze the feasibility of the project.


This paper proposes an optimization model that identifies the parameters of a detailed electrochemical model for a Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) electrolyzer. The identification procedure is based on current-voltage (I-V) measurements. The proposed model aims to identify the values of seven modelling parameters of the electrolyzer electrochemical model. These parameters include: change in Gibbs free energy, exchange current density for anode and cathode, charge transfer coefficient of both anode and cathode, conductivity of the membrane, and limiting current density. The parameter identification problem is formulated based on a nonlinear least-squares objective function. The optimization problem is solved using the MATLAB optimization toolbox. Comparisons of results and analysis between experimental and estimated data are presented for different operating conditions of temperature and pressure. The results provide a Root Mean Square Error (RMSE) in the range of 106 which demonstrates the accuracy of the proposed model. To affirm the model's superiority, the proposed model is compared with other electrolyzer parameter identification models found in existing literature.


BACKGROUND Despite the availability of an effective treatment for HCV infection, major bottle neck in the HCV care cascade is difficulty in getting the HCV RNA done on serologically positive (antibody to HCV) patients. This is due to the limited availability of HCV RNA test in the periphery. Nucleic acid amplification testing at point of care might revolutionise the HCV care continuum through its increased sensitivity, decreased turn around time and ease of performance in the field. Genedrive is one such assay which has recently got a CE- IVD certification. OBJECTIVES The diagnostic accuracy of Genedrive HCV ID kit for the qualitative detection of HCV RNA was evaluated by comparing with Abbott HCV RNA in an Indian demographic setting and across a range of different genotypes commonly found in India. STUDY DESIGN For the assay evaluation 150 HCV RNA positive and 170 HCV RNA negative samples as tested by Abbott HCV RNA assay (Abbott, Wiesbaden, Germany) on Automated m2000sp/m2000rt platform, as per the manufacturer instructions, that were retrieved from -80degree Celsius in the Virology repository were included in the study. All the samples were retrieved and re tested for HCV RNA on Genedrive HCV ID kit and compared with Abbott HCV RNA results. RESULTS Comparison of the Genedrive HCV ID kit with the Abbott Real Time HCV assay revealed a sensitivity of 100 % (95% CI 97.9 to 100) and a specificity of 100 % (95% CI 97.9 to 100) with a positive predictive value and negative predictive value of 100%. Overall diagnostic accuracy of Genedrive was found to be 100% (95% CI 98.9 to 100). CONCLUSION This study demonstrates that Genedrive HCV ID kit can be used for decentralised testing of HCV and ultimately finding the missing million.


Dispersion profiles and surface acoustic wave attenuation characteristics of ring-shaped phononic crystals are investigated as a function of the core pillar height. Finite element method simulations are carried out for both band analyses and transmission spectra calculations. The results reveal that increasing core pillar height results in a decrement in the local resonance band frequency and the corresponding transmission peaks. The obtained dispersion profiles show that the phononic crystal bandgap also expands from 6 MHz to 11 MHz while the pillar height increases from 5 um to 7 um. Similar characteristics are also seen in the transmission spectra for the varying core pillar heights of the ring-shaped periodic grooves. In addition, surface acoustic wave attenuation competency depends on the core pillar height. The frequencies where the investigated phononic crystals are functional can be tuned by adjusting the core pillar height.


This study was carried out to determine the antibacterial activities of seed and pod extracts of Prosopis
africana at 25mg/ml concentration against fifteen bacterial isolates namely: Klebsiella pneumoniae,
Bacillus anthracis, Bacillus subtilis, Bacillus stearothermophilus, Bacillus polymyxa, Methilin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), Proteus vulgaris, Cornybacterium pyogenes, Micrococcus leutus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Bacillus cereus, Staphyloococcus aureaus, Pseudomonas fluorescence, Streptococcus fecalis and Escherichia coli. The results obtained showed that all the isolates appeared to be susceptible to Ciprofloxacin (control) with the zone of inhibition ranging from 25mm-50mm. The pod extract was susceptible to K. pneumoniae, B. anthracis, B. stearothermophilus, B. polymyxa, Clostridium pyogenes, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, B. cereus, Staphyloococcus aureaus, P. fluorescence, Streptoococcus fecalis, E. coli were having zones of inhibition to be between 8mm-17mm in diameter. For the seed extract, K. pneumoniae, B. polymyxa, E. coli, S. aureaus, S. fecalis, P. aeruginosa, B. subtilis were susceptible with the zones of inhibition ranging between 5mm-14mm. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) analysed on the seed extract showed at least 1.562% in the bacterial strains tested. The phytochemical analysis of the seed extract revealed that saponin, alkaloids, steroids, flavonoids, phlabotanin and tannin were present in the extracts of seed and pod. However cardiac glucosides was absent in the seed extract. The proximate composition consists of moisture content (3.3±0.0%), total ash (4.4±0.1%), crude protein (23.6±1.5%), crude fibre (54±0.8%) and carbohydrate (1.9±0.3%). The predominant mineral found in the seed were Potassium, (K) (617.5mg/100g sample), Magnesium (Mg) (420.1mg/100g sample). Others were Sodium (Na), Calcium, Phosphorus, Manganese (Mn), Copper (Cu), Zinc (Zn), and iron ( Fe) were 110.7, 362.5, 196.4, 36.2, 46.2, 22.4 and 15.5mg/100g sample respectively. This study indicates the potential
efficacy of Prosopis africana in the treatment of various infections caused by the test organisms. Keyword: Prosopis africana, Phytochemical screening and Seed


In July 2012, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first truly over-the-counter home HIV testing kit. This commentary discusses the public's enthusiastic response to the approval of t...


Early teenager is a stage to develop individual interest, skills, and preferences which are salient for the future. An enrichment programme is one of the approaches to disclose teenager's interest. This study aims to identify the effectiveness of Halal Action for Young Scientists Camp as an enrichment programme for secondary school students. A week-long camp were administered by Kolej PERMATA Insan USIM to expose 'halal' and 'thoyyib' education with scientific analysis. In addition, this study also identifies the elevation of science interest through five modules that were exposed through this camp. A survey was given to obtain the overall feedback of the camp including trainers, modules and facilities. Participants in this study were 22 students in total from various secondary schools in Malaysia who participated in the camp. The data analysis was calculated using descriptive and Correlation test. The results of data processing shows that this camp was suitable as an enrichment programme through five related modules. Most of the students have deepened their interest in science after participating in this camp.


Using the relational turbulence model, I test a model in which relational uncertainty and interference from a partner mediate the relationship between depressive symptoms and sexual intimacy challenges for couples with depression. Couples in whom one or both partners were clinically diagnosed with depression completed an online survey of closed-ended items. Results suggest depressive symptoms associate with relational uncertainty, and men's depressive symptoms predict both their own and their partner's interference from a partner. Interference from a partner emerged as a mediator for sexual intimacy challenges. The findings highlight partner interference as a mechanism of upheaval for couples with depression, and the results stand to help practitioners identify and mitigate sexual intimacy challenges.


In this paper, a centralized Telematics Peer-to-Peer (C-TP2P) execution framework and paradigm is proposed to provide efficient and feasible Telematics-centric service discovery. Unlike the close Telematics service discovery system provided by car manufacturers, the proposed C-TP2P is a novel and open framework using the P2P-like paradigm based on our somecast protocol. When a user needs a service on the road, two issues that need to be considered for Telematics service discovery are (1) how to have the candidate list of service providers and (2) how to select suitable service providers from the candidate list. Two main protocols that are proposed in the proposed open framework include the vehicular P2P messaging protocol and the somecast protocol. The vehicular P2P messaging protocol provides the communication mechanism for Telematics service discovery among Telematics central server, users and service providers using our proposed Telematics Service Markup Language (TSML). The proposed service discovery protocol using the somecast protocol consists of service provider search phase, service provider selection phase and service provider subscription phase to achieve service discovery. We also exhibit the performance merits of the proposed C-TP2P Telematics service discovery framework in this paper.


A method of making a coated article is described comprising providing an inorganic substrate and coating the substrate with a coating composition. The coating composition comprises a plurality of siloxane nanoparticles dispersed in an organic solvent. A portion of the nanoparticles comprise the reaction product of a first alkoxy silane compound having a first organofunctional group and a second organofunctional group of a second compound and the reaction between the first and second organofunctional groups form an organic linking group. The method further comprises drying the coating composition and heating the coated substrate to volatilize the organic linking groups thereby forming a porous surface layer on the inorganic substrate. In another embodiment an article is described comprising an inorganic substrate, such as glass, and a porous inorganic (e.g. silica) surface layer having an average pore size of less than 30 nm. Also described are coating compositions and methods of making a nanoparticle coating compositions.


In this modern era, the advent of web technologies and social networking websites is generating a significant amount of data every day. In this scenario, where the data size is now reaching zetta bytes (i.e., 1021), its analysis is very important.Since spectral-based clustering algorithms provide more accurate results than traditional clustering algorithms, we focus on these algorithms. In our work, we propose a modified version of spectral clustering, which we call Projected Spectral Clustering (PSC). As the complexity of the PSC algorithm is Opn3q, where n is the size of the data, we use two variants of vector quantization sampling namely k-Means (KM) and Bisecting k-Means (BKM). To make our algorithm scalable for handling Big Data, we implement it on Apache Spark using two approaches for computing the Gaussian Kernel matrix, which is the most important step here (i.e. Map Reduce and Map Only). We call this algorithm Scalable PSC (SPSC).We measure the accuracy of SPSC using three evaluation criteria tested on a variety of different datasets. Our new algorithm gives good clustering accuracies. Further, we perform another set of experiments on a different number of cores to demonstrate runtime/ scalability efficiency of our algorithm. Finally, we prove this scalability by doing a complexity analysis.


The authors address questions of aesthetics through the prism of ballet: in particular, the aesthetic category of spirituality and its modern interpretation in the world of ballet, focus and vague categories as performing style in ballet. As a result, readers are invited classification of ballet dancers according to their level of performance style, which is the external equivalent of spirituality. The authors stress that the interpretation of the concept of spirituality exclusively within the secular scientific approach.


Background: Mammalian fertilization is preceded by sperm acrosomal exocytosis. Results: The GTPases, dynamin 1 and 2, were identified within the periacrosomal region of the mouse sperm head and shown to participate in a progesterone-induced acrosome reaction. Conclusion: Dynamin forms part of the molecular machinery that underpins acrosomal exocytosis. Significance: These data provide an important mechanistic insight into the molecular basis of the sperm acrosome reaction. Mammalian spermatozoa must complete an acrosome reaction prior to fertilizing an oocyte. The acrosome reaction is a unique exocytotic event involving a series of prolonged membrane fusions that ultimately result in the production of membrane vesicles and release of the acrosomal contents. This event requires the concerted action of a large number of fusion-competent signaling and scaffolding proteins. Here we show that two different members of the dynamin GTPase family localize to the developing acrosome of maturing mouse germ cells. Both dynamin 1 and 2 also remain within the periacrosomal region of mature mouse spermatozoa and are thus well positioned to regulate the acrosome reaction. Two pharmacological inhibitors of dynamin, dynasore and Dyngo-4a, blocked the in vitro induction of acrosomal exocytosis by progesterone, but not by the calcium ionophore A23187, and elicited a concomitant reduction of in vitro fertilization. In vivo treatment with these inhibitors also resulted in spermatozoa displaying reduced acrosome reaction potential. Dynamin 1 and 2 phosphorylation increased on progesterone treatment, and this was also selectively blocked by dynasore. On the basis of our collective data, we propose that dynamin could regulate specific membrane fusion events necessary for acrosomal exocytosis in mouse spermatozoa.


Many kinds of interactive WEB spaces have attracted more and more people to express their own opinion, and communicate with others, etc. However, the complexity that is generated from topics, users¿ activity, and their evolution properties leads to the difficulty in describing the dynamic in WEB activities. Considering a WEB space as an open system which locates at a far from equilibrium state, we apply phase transition theory to capture the macroscopic dynamic in WEB activity and proposed a generative model. A Hurst sequence which identifies the macroscopic property like the temporal dependency and phase transition is defined. A set of Hurst sequences which is extracted from a WEB space is used to compute its dynamic characteristic. Related algorithms, such as FHS generating algorithm are provided. Experiments on FUDAN BBS analysis are done and the results show that the proposed method can identify the WEB dynamic well.


OBJECTIVE
We studied the changes of the IGF-1 mRNA expression in condylar cartilage to elucidate the biomolecular mechanism of mandibular advancement.

METHODS
Sixty 5-week-old male rats were randomly divided into experimental and control groups. The mimic functional appliances were used in experimental group. The rats were sacrificed after 1, 3, 7, 14, 21 and 28 days to study the expression of IGF-1 mRNA by in situ hybridization.

RESULTS
The results showed IGF-1 mRNA expression in the condylar cartilage. The transitional and maturational layers had the most abundant IGF-1 mRNA, and the IGF-1 mRNA abundance of germinal layer is higher than that of synovial and fibrous layers. Functional mandibular protrusion activated the IGF-1 mRNA expression and it began to increase after 3 days of the experiment, and the changes were most significant in 7-14 days.

CONCLUSION
This suggested that the condylar cartilage growth and remolding after functional protrusion might be caused by IGF-1 gene expression activation.


This report provides background information on the implementation of the Hazard Prediction and Assessment Capability (HPAC) software package at the Savannah River Site for atmospheric modeling. Developed by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), HPAC is actually a suite of models that allows for various modes of release of radiological, chemical and biological agents, generates interpolated meteorological data fields based on inputted meteorology, and transports the material using a tested transport and diffusion model. A discussion of meteorological data availability for direct use by HPAC is given, and is important for applications to emergency response. An evaluation of the data input methodology for a release from SRS is examined, as well as an application to the World Trade Center attacks in New York City in September 2001. Benefits of the newer versions of HPAC now in use are then discussed. These include access to more meteorological data sources and improved graphical cap abilities. The HPAC software package is another tool to help the Atmospheric Technologies Group (ATG) provide atmospheric transport and dispersion predictions in the event of hazardous atmospheric releases.


Clidicus cretaceus sp. nov. from the Lower Cretaceous French amber of Archingeay is described. This finding is important to correct the phylogenetic hypotheses proposed for the tribe Clidicini.


Parapsychologists have long been preoccupied with the issue of repeatability (see, for example, Shapin & Coly, 1985). It has occurred to me from time to time to ponder whether researchers are in an appropriate position to seek unusual/rare phenomena from essentially naive participants if they do not know how to elicit such phenomena from themselves. I am thus very much in favor of experimenters testing themselves and trying to train themselves to educe such phenomena. Self-experimentation is in fact not an uncommon approach in psi research, for example, with pseudoor-true random number generators (RNGs): two such experimenters are Dean Radin (e.g., 1990; 1990-1991), and Helmut Schmidt (1991, 1997, 2000). The experiments to be reported in the present paper are of such a kind. The initial suggestion was that scores on a Random Number Generator may be higher when the phenomenon known as "Kundalini" is in progress within a participant. (1) The word "Kundalini" is: A Sanskrit term variously translated, but most commonly as "life-force," and sometimes, simply, as "the energy," often used as a theoretical construct to explain a syndrome of various psychophysiological and other phenomena, which are described as energy-like sensations starting usually [but not necessarily] at the base of the spine, and then progressing rapidly with a powerful surge, upwards through the body to the crown of the head; the experience is said to lead to higher and more desirable states of awareness, such as mystical consciousness, along with the manifestation of paranormal phenomena. (Thalbourne, 2003, pp. 61-62) It is my understanding that "Kundalini" means literally "the coiled one," especially as applied to a snake, which from a coiled position may suddenly spring up and strike. The reader may accordingly sometimes hear Kundalini referred to as "the Serpent Power" (e.g., Avalon, 1974; Grof & Grof, 1985). Kundalini is also a goddess in the Hindu pantheon, which is probably why it is traditionally spelled with a capital K. I experience Kundalini fairly regularly (Thalbourne, in press a), though in my case the energy usually begins from the throat region and goes simultaneously up to my scalp and down to my toes. Aside from the definition given above, how may the sensations of (functional) Kundalini be described for people who have not experienced them? Perhaps there is a relation to the expression "it sent tingles up my spine." Again, it is "pleasantly creepy," to coin an oxymoron. Apart from this phrase, the best I can do by way of description is to liken it to the deliciousness of a big yawn that seems to travel from the mouth throughout the body. Music frequently inspires Kundalini in me, both music that I consider moving and beautiful, and other sorts of music on occasion. This factor was incorporated into the experiments to be described here, in a manner to which we shall come later. D. Scott Rogo (1985) gives a useful description of Kundalini-like phenomena mentioned in the parapsychological literature. For example, he quotes a correspondent of Professor James Hyslop (1919), who was said to be "plagued by psychic experiences" (p. 110) and who stated that when "the fluid [sic] gets out and gets in head it is enough to set any one crazy. My nervous strength soon gives out. I am nearing a breakdown. With the fluid in proper place there is no trouble at all" (p. 511). This would appear to be a case of dysfunctional Kundalini--what might today be described as a spiritual emergency (see also the harrowing account of Gopi Krishna's [1971] personal battle with "misdirected" Kundalini). Rogo also mentions similar phenomena occurring among the !Kung of the Kalahari Desert, where it is called n/um, together with the manifestation of psychic phenomena. Moreover, he mentions a similar phenomenon among practitioners of Judaic mysticism, or Kabbalism. …


In order to improve the degradation controllability of degradable mulch films,Polyethylene(PE) films(denoted by PE-3 film and PE-4 film) added with photodegradable additive were selected for the experiment in Shihezi and Bole with different climatic conditions.Ordinary polyethylene film(CK film) was used as the control material.The course of degradation was studied from mechanical properties(tensile strength and elongation at break),viscosity-average molecular weight and carbonyl index.The changes of mechanical and structural properties were studied by tensile strength,elongation at break and FT-IR spectroscopy.The results indicated that high level degradation of PE-3 and PE-4 films were exhibited through the increase of carbonyl index(CI) and decrease of viscosity-average molecular weight(Mη).The stronger solar UV radiation,higher relative humidity and temperature(Shihezi,Bole fell in turn),the more conducive to induce degradation PE films are.Therefore,it is possible to realize the controllable degradation of the mulching film in different regions by adjusting the content of photosensitizer.


Introduction Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is recognized as the hepatic expression of the metabolic syndrome, a cluster of cardiovascular risk factors, including type 2 diabetes mellitus (Ludwig et al 1980; Marchesini et al 2001). Observational studies have connected NAFLD with insulin resistance, suggesting that the presence of fatty liver and especially that of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, promotes the development of glycoregulation disorders (Angulo 2002). The addition of NAFLD to glycoregulation disorders may increase the cardiovascular risk of these patients, independently of the presence of other components of the metabolic syndrome (Hamaguchi et al 2007; Targher et al 2007). Diastolic dysfunction in diabetic patients is the main characteristic of diabetic cardiomyopathy and represents a prognostic factor for the development of diastolic heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (Kitzman et al 2001; Bella et al 2002; Wang et al 2003;8 ). The prevalence of diastolic dysfunction is higher in patients with metabolic syndrome compared with the general population, reaching 60% in diabetic patients (Celentano et al 1995; Raev 1994). Diastolic dysfunction impairs life quality, reducing exercise capacity and accounting for up to 50% of acute heart failure hospitalizations in patients with preserved ejection fraction (Kitzman et al 2001). Recently it was proven that diastolic dysfunction is a frequently met in patients with NAFLD and type 2 diabetes or arterial hypertension (Fallo et al 2009; Bonapace et al 2012). Echocardiography is an accurate and noninvasive method of assessing diastolic dysfunction. Pulsed-wave Doppler evaluation of mitral inflow may prove difficult in differentiating normal from pseudo normalized patterns of moderate diastolic dysfunction. Tissue Doppler imaging is a sensitive, easy reproducible technique in evaluating myocardia function, based on the low frequency high amplitude signals reflected by the myocardium (Nagueh et al 1997; Zacharopoulou et al 2010). Regional myocardial function is quantified by myocardial velocities measured in cm/s in systole (S'), early diastole (E') and late diastole (A') respectively. Tissue Doppler parameters which have the best correlation with ventricular relaxation and compliance are E' and E/E' (Kasner et al 2007). The aim of this study was to assess if the presence of NAFLD increases the risk of diastolic dysfunction development in diabetic patients, thus increasing the cardiovascular risk of these patients. To this purpose, we studied diastolic dysfunction evaluated by tissue Doppler through the velocity of E' wave and the ratio E/E' in diabetic patients with NAFLD versus diabetic controls without NAFLD.


Comparatively little work has so far been done on the magnetic properties of ferro-magnetic crystals, and it has been confined to substances for which the saturation value of the intensity of magnetisation is small. P. Weiss, the chief worker in this field, did experiments on pyrrhotine, which has a saturation value of 47 absolute units. It is found that, for these crystals, the direction of the magnetisation does not, in general, coincide with the direction of the applied field. To account for this deviation, Weiss postulates a "molecular field" due to the mutual action of the molecules of the crystal. He finds that this molecular field has components along the crystallographic axes, and that for any axis the component of the molecular field is proportional to the component of the magnetisation along that axis. The proportionality factor may vary for different axes. Weiss calculates values for the molecular field, which would account for the deviation of the magnetisation from the applied field, and finds values of the order of 100,000 gauss. It is obviously important to verify the extension of this theory to crystals of iron, which has a much larger saturation value for the magnetisation (about 1,600 abs. units). We have been able to obtain through Miss Elam, of the Imperial College of Science, some crystals of iron large enough for the purpose of the investigation.


The adiabatic topological pumping is proposed by periodically modulating a semiconductor nanowire doublequantum-dot chain. We demonstrate that the quantized charge transport can be achieved by a nontrivial modulation of the quantum-dot well and barrier potentials. When the quantum-dot well potential is replaced by a time-dependent staggered magnetic field, the topological spin pumping can be realized by periodically modulating the barrier potentials and magnetic field. We also demonstrate that in the presence of Rashba spin-orbit interaction, the double-quantum-dot chain can be used to implement the topological spin pumping. However, the pumped spin in this case can have a quantization axis other than the applied magnetic field direction. Moreover, we show that all the adiabatic topological pumping are manifested by the presence of gapless edge states traversing the band gap as a function of time.


Within the lattice approximation to QCD we investigate static color sources in various SU(3)-multiplet representations and study their behavior at the phase transition of the gluonic system. We construct all multiplet Polyakov loops as polynomials of the fundamental Polyakov loop. We demonstrate that the lowest multiplets are sensitive measurers for the temperature phase transition of the gluon field.


This study aims to analyze the factors affecting the income of female rice farmers in Samudera District, North Aceh Regency. The data used in this study are primary data, namely women farmers in Samudera District, amounting to 51 people. This research model uses multiple linear regression. The results of the research. Partially, capital, land area and experience affect the income of female farmers in Samudera District. Production costs have a negative effect on the income of female farmers in Samudera District. The amount of production does not affect the income of female farmers in Samudera District


To popularize higher education is the aim of Developing higher education in China.As a branch ofhigher education,higher vocational education would play important role in the process of popular-izing higher education,while community education is the extension of higher vocational education.Thus it is necessary to develop community education with modern education tech.Modern remote education with internet as the media is an important component of community education and shows many advantage.


Over the past decades, concern about the environment has become not only a significant public issue but also a crucial topic in academic research. A sharp rise in environmentalism has emerged. Despite an increase in consumer expectations for business to do more for society than deliver on economic conditions and many firms' increasingly adopting socially-responsible stances, marketplace behaviour highlights a gap between what consumers report they expect from firms and what they are prepared to reward. This paper discusses the review of past papers to identify the gaps and to frame a conceptual model as per the consumer and firm's expectation from CSR policies.


Summer monsoon onset is considered as the beginning of the rainy season in South Asia. In Nepal, summer monsoon onsets from eastern part and ~80% of the annual rainfall occurs during summer monsoon season (i.e., June to September). The monsoon onset is one of the crucial elements for the socio-economic development as the majority of the population depends primarily on rain fed agriculture systems for their livelihood. For identification of the monsoon onset date over eastern Nepal, daily mean satellite-derived Outgoing Long-wave Radiation (OLR) data (10 × 10 spatial resolution) obtained from National Environmental Satellite Data and Information Service (NESDIS), NOAA is used. Long term OLR data from 1979 to 2019 for March to June is analyzed to study monsoon progression towards eastern Nepal. The rainfall amount obtained from rain gauge stations is compared with the OLR data, which depicts a higher correlation in the southern part of Eastern and Central Nepal than in the northern regions. A convective episode signifies the drop in OLR by about 45 Wm-2 from 10 May to 10 June. Further, the relation between the date of characteristic fall of OLR below 250Wm-2 and monsoon onset date announced by MFD (Meteorological Forecasting Division) for the study period is evaluated to predict new onset dates over the region. The predicted onset date is found as 13th of June on average and its correlation with the MFD onset date is 0.6 (p<0.01). The study highlights the potential application of the satellite-derived OLR based method for the early prediction of onset of summer monsoon over eastern Nepal.


Energy intake, milk yield, milk fat and rectal temperature of 36 Holstein cows representing three stages of lactation, were examined in relation to air temperature, relative humidity, indices combining these two variables (THI and T H e ) and wind velocity occurring June to August, Averages for maximum daily temperature, mean daily, THI, and relative humidity were 31 C, 26 C, 75 and 63%. Values of THI and maximum temperature showed closest relation to cow response. For all stages of lactation, 9% of the variation in milk yield, 13% in milk fat, 5% in feed intake and 65% in rectal temperature were attributable to weather conditions. Rectal temperature and energy intake had the highest correlation with weather on the same day while conditions 2 to 3 days previous were most closely associated with milk yield and milk composition. Changes in feed intake and milk yield depended largely on the stage of lactation. Midlactation cows (100 to 180 days) were most adversely affected; late (180 to 260 days), intermediate, and early ( < I00 days) least. Early stage cows consumed the least feed energy but were highest in production indicating they utilized body reserves rapidly to offset the impact of thermal stress. Although weather conditions for the 52 days of study were significantly correlated with milk yield, milk fat percent and energy intake, effects were generally less than reported from studies in heat chambers.


Ginger rhizomes of different thickness, microwave output power and sample load were dehydrated in a modified microwave oven, and effective moisture diffusivity was calculated. Among the various basic models considered, diffusion equation was most suitable to predict the drying behavior for the process conditions. Based on the interpretations, the constants and coefficients were rewritten in Arrhenius and logarithmic expressions for microwave power. The derived mathematical models were validated according to statistical parameters, viz. reduced chi-square, root mean square error, mean bias error and t-test values. The modified diffusion model explained the suitability of thin layer microwave drying behavior of ginger rhizome slices, yielding the highest R2 of 0.9983. The effect of microwave drying on extraction of oleoresins with hexane as the solvent was in the range of 2.53–4.55%. Scanning electron microscopy and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy revealed enhanced integrity of texture and functional groups by microwave treatment.

PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS

Drying, a process of removal of moisture content, was carried out on ginger rhizomes. Besides several advantages during dehydration, some important changes take place, such as structural and physicochemical modifications, which affects the final product quality. Microwave heating at specific experimental conditions was aimed at the restoration of nutritional and medicinal properties of the raw material. Mathematical models applied in this research will be helpful to analyze, simulate as well as to design and scale up the microwave drying process for industrial and commercial applications. Furthermore, the product may have an increased shelf life, finished product quality; may reduced energy cost in comparison with the conventionally dried rhizomes; and may serve as ingredient for medicinal, pharmaceutical and cosmetics industry for the extraction of essential oils such as oleoresins.


ABSTRACT This article describes how attention to the uses, attitudes, and perceptions of various scripts may provide a dynamic picture of the construction of ethnic identity beyond the framework of ethnic conflict in the northeastern Indian state of Manipur. Currently, the languages of Manipur are written in several scripts such as Eastern Brahmi, Roman, Meitei Mayek, and Zo script. Drawing on data collected from interviews of college-age residents of Manipur from different ethnic backgrounds, representatives of cultural organizations in the hills and plains, and from analysis of social, print, and audio-visual media, the article argues that the alignments between script, ethnic identity, and territory are not stable but change in relation to individuals' or organizations' positionality towards broader social and political ideologies. In graphically diverse regions such as Manipur, script serves as a semiotic resource through which people can incorporate distinct, but overlapping, ideas of belonging in the construction of ethnic identity.


6p.24 Microdeletion Involving TFAP2AWithout Classic Features of Branchio-Oculo-Facial Syndrome Shannon K. LeBlanc, Sui Yu, and Christopher P. Barnett* Pediatric and Reproductive Genetics Unit, SA Pathology/Women's and Children's Hospital, South Australian Clinical Genetics Service, North Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Genetics and Molecular Pathology, SA Pathology/Women's and Children's Hospital, North Adelaide, South Australia, Australia


Nondestructive ultrasound test method for implementation in a test device to detect damage in a test region of a structural member by determining reflections from inhomogeneities in the test area, wherein the structure at least one ultrasound transmitter for inputting ultrasound excitations into the test structure part and at least two ultrasonic receivers are permanently installed for receiving responses from the test area of the structural part to the ultrasonic excitations, wherein the in the test area, a number of test points are determined and stored further such that in the test device for each test point and each location of the ultrasonic receiver expectation ranges for signal waveforms are implemented, which are reflected in the presence of an inhomogeneity at the respective test point, and these measured by the respective ultrasound receiver, the ultrasound test method comprising the steps of, - coupling at least one predetermined excitation into the structural part and measuring and storing the responses from the test area of the structural part by each receiver, - comparison of the actually measured by each receiver response to the expected ...


The aim of the article is to evaluate the extent to which the eight Batho Pele principles in the Batho Pele White Paper are implemented when officials deliver administrative services to internal customers in an educational district in Limpopo Province, South Africa. All the officials (N=52) and a random sample of educators (N=50) drawn from the educational district participated in the study. A custom-made questionnaire was administered to the two groups of respondents. The internal consistency of the questionnaire is satisfactory (coefficient Alpha = 0.94). The majority of respondents in both groups perceived the implementation of the principles as problematic (educators – all eight principles; officials - Consultation, Service Standards, Courtesy, Openness and Transparency, and Redress). However, their perceptions differ significantly on Access, Redress and Value for Money. Interventions should be implemented to train and motivate officials to comply with the principles in their day-to-day service delivery. The findings of the study demonstrated the importance of conducting research in individual educational districts to raise the awareness of decision-makers higher up in the hierarchy with regard to the shortfall in service delivery at grass roots level. Further research is needed to evaluate the implementation of the Batho Pele principles in other educational districts. DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2014.v5n3p253


Phosphorus transient enhanced diffusion (TED) is caused by interstitial diffusion mechanism. It is important for the efficient suppression of phosphorus diffusion that some carbons could be located on lattice point in the initial stage of re-growth during annealing and trap interstitial Silicon. Carbon co-implantation after Germanium, pre-amorphization implantation (PAI) is applied for the applications of n+/p junction formation and the effects of Carbon co-implantation are reported. In our experiments it is shown that suppression of Phosphorus diffusion could be achieved with conventional rapid thermal annealing (RTA) by using cluster Carbon (C16Hx+, C7Hx+) co-implantation for the self-amrphization. Our experimental data suggests that cluster carbon co-implantation enable to suppress phosphorus diffusion without germanium pre-amorphous implantation. In this paper the characteristics of cluster Carbon co-implantation after RTA are introduced from experimental results which were obtained by secondary ion mass spectroscopy (SIMS) measurement, transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and sheet-resistance measurement.


The seizure by Israel of a ship carrying 50 tons of sophisticated weaponry bound for the Palestinian Authority from Iran in early January should send a wake-up call to American policymakers. The threat of terror and war in the Middle East has never been higher. The United States defeated the Taliban regime in Afghanistan after the Taliban gave safe-haven to Al-Qaeda. But while the Taliban were weak, the Iranian government is strong and has access to far greater resources -and the terrorist groups that the Islamic Republic sponsors are just as deadly. Many academics, diplomats, and commentators may consider Iran a country on the verge of reform, but the evidence indicates that the Islamic Republic has never before been so active a sponsor of terror, a source of regional instability, and a threat not only to U.S. strategic interests abroad, but also to the United States itself.


Diamond metal-insulator-semiconductor field-effect-transistors (MISFETs) utilizing a hole accumulation layer have been fabricated on a hydrogen-terminated (H-terminated) diamond surface. The highest cut-off frequency (fT) of 30 GHz and the maximum frequency of oscillation (fmax) of 60 GHz were obtained in the 0.35 mum gate diamond MISFET. RF power operations of diamond MISFETs were demonstrated for the first time. In RF power operation, the high power density of 2.14 W/mm was obtained at 1 GHz


The calcium/calmodulin‐dependent kinase II has been implicated in VSM growth and is activated by Ang‐II. Ang‐II activates the HDAC4/MEF2 dependent gene transcription which is important in muscle growth and hypertrophy. CaMKII specifically phosphorylates HDAC4 S467,632. We assessed the hypothesis that CaMKII mediates Ang‐II induced smooth muscle hypertrophy by a pathway involving HDAC4/MEF2.


Copenhagen's origin and early development have long been subject to study, and has since the nineteenth century resulted in numerous and sometimes conflicting theories. The dearth of large excavations in the old parts of the city in modern times has resulted in fragmentary archaeological evidence and a concomitant lack of synthesis of a more modern nature. In connection with the current, large-scale, excavations connected to the Metro Cityring project (2009–), the Museum of Copenhagen has had the opportunity to conduct major excavations pertinent to the development of the medieval town. The site at Rådhuspladsen (the Town Hall Square) lies on the borders of the high and late medieval town, but in an area traditionally seen as located outside the earliest settlement. The preliminary results from this excavation, together with indications from excavations and watching briefs in recent years, enable us to update our hitherto knowledge and beliefs about the origins of Copenhagen. The discovery of a previously unknown cemetery at Rådhuspladsen, together with a large number of pits and wells backfilled with household refuse and waste from iron working, yields new information on the activities in the early town, and perhaps also clues to the organisation and power structure of the town's early phase. This article sketches in broad outline the early medieval findings from Rådhuspladsen as well as some of the recent years' archaeological observations from around the city centre. Together, these form the background for a discussion on the organisation and character of Copenhagen in the early medieval period, and some preliminary hypotheses concerning the urbanisation process of the city.


Twenty-first century legal professionals need a flexible and reflective legal education that emphasizes self-assessment and self-efficacy, supports lifelong learning, and builds the capacity for innovative thinking, and responding creatively and constructively to "wicked problems". This article explores the benefits that "reflective practice", a core competency in other professions, offers for enhancing the education of legal professionals. Encouraging and modelling reflective practice is best started in law school. To facilitate a dialogue about how reflective practice might be integrated into the law school curriculum, a conceptual framework is outlined. To help envision how reflective practice might be operationalized, examples of reflective methods to help develop a reflective practice competency are provided. Reflective practice and reflective inquiry offer the potential to enhance law student learning and more systematically develop professional expertise, nurture a positive professional identity and a stronger sense of legal professionalism, while supporting students to become both "justice ready" and "practice ready". Amongst other imperatives for enhancing the education of legal professionals, various national reports call for strategic, collective and aligned action to enhance legal education to better prepare future legal professionals to respond to a growing gaps in access to justice, and predictions of a disruptive and challenging future for the legal profession.


Based on the researches to linguistics,psychology and language teaching,it has been supposed that the students communicative competence is influenced by such factors as affection,mother tongue and cultural difference.In FLT,a teacher should know how to teach his students,but most important of all,he must know how his students learn the language.To develop the students communicative competence and promote our college English education,we should find out what are the barriers when they use English to communicate and help them overcome these barriers.Such barriers can be affection barriers,language barriers; culture barriers.


This paper describes a DFA (differential fault analysis) mechanism on the AES key scheduling process and shows how an entire 128-bit AES key can be retrieved. We make a detailed analysis of the DFA mechanism on the AES key schedule and propose general attack rules. As a result of reconsidering the best attack approach on the basis of analysis, we present a more efficient attack than the previous one. We show that we can retrieve an entire 128-bit AES key using 2-pairs of correct and faulty ciphertexts with a 48-bit brute-force search, 4-pairs of them with a 16-bit brute-force search and 7-pairs of them without brute-force search. These steps are enough to calculate the key with feasible computation resources.


The 10 core competencies from the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) outline key attributes required to be a safe and competent surgeon. The core competencies feature in all aspects of the practice of surgery, from surgical selection and training, through to continuing professional development. While 'Scholar and Teacher' is one named competency, all 10 competencies are attained through teaching, training and modelling. Within that context, it is important to consider the framework surgeons and registrars use to teach these competencies. When teaching, what educational principles do surgeons believe, intend to follow, and put into action? In an era focusing on the need to 'Operate with Respect', how well can these teaching perspectives affect positive cultural change in the workplace? While the perspectives of surgeons when teaching is critical to their educational practices, surgical educational literature focuses predominantly on curriculum development and trainee-based outcomes. Capturing surgeons' perspectives will provide insight into how the core competencies are taught and practiced. With this in mind, and following institutional ethics approval, we undertook a study to assess the teaching perspectives of surgeons and registrars in our department. We assessed this using the Teaching Perspectives Inventory (TPI; www.teachingperspectives.com/tpi/). This tool has been validated extensively and applied to inform educational practices in medicine and surgery. The TPI assesses an individual's beliefs, intentions and actions as they relate to five perspectives – Transmission, Apprenticeship, Development, Nurturing and Social Reform (Table 1). The TPI is intended as a tool to 'promote reflection, discussion, clarification, and, most important, respect for the intellectual, relational, moral, and cultural aspects that are essential to understanding what it means to teach'. There is a theoretical minimum score of 9 and a maximum score of 45. The value of each perspective is subjective, may differ between contexts and depends on what the teacher wants to achieve through their teaching. However, there is no one desirable domain and all domains can be simultaneously utilized. The interpretation of the TPI is based on observation of differences in scores. In practice, differences in scores indicate that teachers engage significantly less with teaching practices in one domain when compared to teaching practices that are reflective of the comparison domain. The interpretation of the TPI is based on observation of differences in scores. In practice differences in scores indicate that teachers engage significantly less with teaching practices in one domain when compared with teaching practices that are reflective of the comparison domain. Surgeons and registrars within the Department of General Surgery at a tertiary teaching hospital were invited to complete the TPI, with 32 responses returned (surgeons n = 12, registrars n = 20; female n = 18, male = 14, response rate 47%). Surgeons and registrars overall exhibited the same pattern in how they perceived their beliefs, intentions and actions when teaching (Fig. 1). The domain used the most when teaching was Apprenticeship, while the domain used the least was social reform. The difference in scores between Apprenticeship and Social Reform domains was statistically significant (median 36 vs. 25, P < 0.001) as assessed using standard two-tailed non-parametric tests. There was no statistically significant difference between responses from surgeons and registrars across the domains. These findings provide unique insight into the teaching perspectives of surgeons and registrars who do not necessarily have formal roles or training as surgical educators. The apprenticeship model of surgical education has a strong and long-standing heritage. Its modern roots are often attributed to Halstead, although surgical practices have occurred throughout the ages in all cultures and surgical skills and knowledge handed down through informal apprenticeships. More recently, research into surgical education has gradually shifted towards competency and simulation-based strategies, although these can still function within an apprenticeship framework. However, there is some evidence that access to apprenticeship style education is becoming limited with changes in working hours and clinical exposure. Despite this, Apprenticeship remains the dominant domain for both registrars and consultants, likely reflecting the prevailing educational philosophy in surgery. Given that the members of the department have trained in many hospitals in the region and internationally, it is plausible a dominance of Apprenticeship and subordination of Social Reform would be found in surgical departments across Australia and New Zealand. This finding of dominance of the apprenticeship domain, while


The masonry manuscript written by Alonso de Vandelvira gives to four constructive elements the name of a specific place, which highlights the special importance of these pieces. One of them is the "Ochavo de La Guardia", a piece that covers the presbytery of a church with a vault solved "por cruceros"; that is to say, a network of ribs, which support a plementery. The proposal developed by Vandelvira in his manuscript compares it with the "Vault of Murcia", which presents toroidal intrados. This paper analyzes both the geometry of the vault built in the presbytery of the church in La Guardia de Jaén -which gives its name to the archetypeby photogrammetry and laser scanner; as well as the tracing included in the manuscript, highlighting the similarities and differences between both of them, the use of a spherical intrados and Vandelvira's interest in the tracing process and not only in the geometric result.


Characteristics of a dye laser pumped by manganese and lead vapor lasers are reported. Using Rhodamine 6G, B, and DCM, it covers the wavelength region of 565-680 nm and produces the maximum average power of 0.2 W when pumped by a 2 W manganese vapor laser. The lead vapor laser (0.5 W) is also used to pump HITC, which covers the wavelength region of 800-825 nm.


The power of an experiment that you are about to carry out quantifies the chance that you will correctly reject the null hypothesis if some alternative hypothesis is really true. Consider analysis of a k-level one-factor experiment using ANOVA. We arbitrarily choose α = 0.05 (or some other value) as our significance level. We reject the null hypothesis, µ 1 = · · · = µ k , if the F statistic is so large as to occur less than 5% of the time when the null hypothesis is true (and the assumptions are met). This approach requires computation of the distribution of F values that we would get if the model assumptions were true, the null hypothesis were true, and we would repeat the experiment many times, calculating a new F-value each time. This is called the null sampling distribution of the F-statistic (see Section 6.2.5). For any sample size (n per group) and significance level (α) we can use the null sampling distribution to find a critical F-value " cutoff " before running the experiment, and know that we will reject H 0 if F experiment ≥ F critical. If the assumptions are met (I won't keep repeating this) then 5% of the time when experiments are run on equivalent treatments, (i.e. µ 1 = · · · = µ k), we will falsely reject H 0 because our experiment's F-value happens to fall above F-critical. This is the so-called Type 1 error (see Section 8.4). We could lower α to reduce the chance that we will make such an error, but this will adversely affect the power of the experiment as explained next.


This study was undertaken to assess the microbiological quality and prevalence of pathogens in organic vegetables produced in Korea. A total of 189 organically grown vegetable samples (perilla leaf 50, lettuce 50, tomato 39, cucumber 50) were analyzed for the presence of aerobic plate count, Escherichia coli O157:H7, Salmonella spp., Staphylococcus aureus, Listeria monocytogenes, and Yersinia enterocolitica. The total aerobic plate counts were in the range of 4.2 to for perilla leaf, 5.0 to for lettuce, 4.0 to for tomato, and 6.6 to for cucumber. The highest counts were found in cucumber. E. coli O157:H7, Salmonella spp., S. aureus, L. monocytogenes, and Y. enterocolitica were not detected from any organically grown vegetable samples. This research suggests that continuous monitoring in organic vegetables is required to improve fresh produce safety.


Meniscectomy is one of the oldest and most commonly performed orthopaedic procedures. First described in 1866 and popularized by Smillie in the 1970s, meniscectomy has remained one of the most commonly performed orthopaedic procedures in the world. In a recent review of cases presented during Part II of the ABOS (American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery) certification examination, CPT (Current Procedural Terminology) code 29881 (arthroscopic partial medial meniscectomy) was the most common procedure performed in all years surveyed and outnumbered the next most common procedure by a ratio of 2:11. That is a lot of menisci being removed!

In 1948, T.J. Fairbank published his landmark paper, "Knee Joint Changes After Meniscectomy."2 Building on observations of others before him, he concluded that "meniscectomy is not wholly innocuous" and "it seems likely that narrowing of the joint space will predispose to early degenerative changes." Several other authors, years later, reliably duplicated his astute observations, and the predictable changes …


A novel ultrasound Doppler array measurement system for flow investigations of electromagneticallydriven liquid metal flows is presented. The application of two linear ultrasound transducer arrays in an orthogonal arrangement facilitates the flow field measurement of the in-plane velocity components in a measuring plane of 67 × 67 mm2 resolved into a grid of 24 × 24 vectors. Advanced processing techniques like the application of segmented arrays and the simultaneous operation of multiple elements of the transducer arrays allow high imaging frame rates and concurrently a high spatial resolution. Frame rates up to 30 frames/s according to a temporal resolution of 33 ms were achieved. Hence, the spatial structure of highly transient flow phenomena in non-transparent liquids can be investigated with high temporal resolution for the first time. The capabilities of the measurement system are demonstrated at a magnetic stirring model experiment at which liquid metal in a cubic vessel is driven by a rotating magnetic field.


A field experiment to study the effect of plant growth regulators and mineral nutrients as foliar application on source-sink relationship during fruit drop was carried out in Kinnow mandarin during 2013–2014. The plant growth regulators viz., 2,4 - D and gibberellic acid (@ 20μg/ml each) and mineral nutrients viz., FeSO4, MnSO4, ZnSO4 (@ 3.0% each), CaSO4, MgSO4 (@ 0.6% each), combination of FeSO4 +MnSO4 + ZnSO4 (@ 0.3% each), MnSO4 + ZnSO4(@ 0.1% each), KNO3 +2,4-D (@ 2.5% + 20μg/ml), KNO3 + 2,4- D (@ 5% + 20μg/ml) were tested as foliar application on eight year old Kinnow fruit plants at Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana. The results revealed that there was a significant reduction in fruit drop and increase in fruit yield with the tested plant growth regulators and mineral nutrients by strengthening the sink capacity. The metabolites viz. total soluble proteins, free amino acids, total soluble sugars and starch were more in the leaves as compared to fruits at both the stages of fruit drop, ie., May and August. KNO3 +2,4D (@ 2.5% + 20μg/ml) application resulted in maximum metabolic content in the fruits at the two diagnostic stages.


Through consider applications of the ( , K)- modules as £- modules to the Lie groups SL(2, R), SU(2), SO(4), U(4, R), SU(2, 2), SO(4, R), SU(p, q), and Sp(n, K), the evaluating of integrals on equivariant and invariant holomorphic vector bundles under the action of these groups, are created and developed electromagnetic models of the space-time with their field observable obtained as images of integral transforms that are solutions of the field equations modulo electromagnetic fields. Finally is constructed through the equivalences obtained by these integral transforms the moduli space involving the non-commutative rings in electro-physics.


We introduce explicit bounds for the sum , where  is the number of primes that are not greater than n.


University of Northern Colorado A common application of multiple linear regression is to build a model that contains only those predictors that are significantly related to the response. In so doing, tests regarding the unique contribution of individual predictors to the model are often performed. It is not uncommon for practitioners to conduct each of these tests at the nominal α = 0.05 level, without regard to the effect that this practice may have on the overall Type I error rate. This research investigated the utility of making a Bonferroni adjustment when conducting these tests of the partial regression coefficients. Simulated multivariate normal populations with various correlational structures, different numbers of predictors in the model, and differing numbers of "significant" predictors in the model were generated. Ten thousand samples, 5000 each of sizes 50 and 300, were drawn from each population condition and a multiple regression analysis was performed on each sample. In every case, the observed significance levels for the Bonferroni-adjusted tests were controlled below the nominal 0.05 level as expected, and in most cases substantially lower than the observed significance levels for the unadjusted tests. ultiple Linear Regression (MLR) is a popular statistical procedure for investigating the nature of the relationships among several numerical characteristics. Typically, one of the characteristics is identified as the dependent or response variable and the remainder of the characteristics are called independent or predictor variables. Most introductory level statistics texts identify regression analyses as having two uses: 1) to estimate the average response for a sample of individuals having various values for each variable in a set of predictors, and 2) to predict the response for a "new" individual for whom only values of the predictors are measured/observed. In either case, a linear model, based on observed data is used to make the estimation or prediction. In some applications, the researcher knows which variables should be used as predictors in the model and the purpose of the analysis is to predict the value of the response using previous information regarding the nature of the variables' relationships with each other. Data are collected on the predictor variables and the model is used to predict the value of the response variable for one or more "new" individuals. In other situations, the researcher is interested in determining which, if any, of several numerical characteristics are significantly related to a specific outcome. Data are collected on all the variables of interest—the dependent variable and all the independent variables—and an MLR analysis is performed to build a model that may later be used for prediction, i.e., the researcher determines which of these predictor variables displays a significant unique ability to explain variation in the response variable. While both of these applications of MLR are useful and appropriate, it is the latter situation which is the focus of this research. When the purpose of the regression analysis is to determine which independent variables are unique contributors to the model, it is typical for the researcher to perform separate tests of the partial regression coefficients (i.e., the beta coefficients) for each predictor. Those predictors for which the test of the beta coefficient has a p-value that is less than the specified α-level are deemed to be making a unique contribution to the model and will be retained in the model as a predictor variable. On the other hand, those variables for which the test of the beta coefficient has a p-value that is larger than that specified α level are not identified as useful predictors and may be dropped from the model in the interest of parsimony. It is not an uncommon practice for each of these separate tests to be conducted at the nominal 5% significance level. The purpose of this research is to investigate whether conducting each of these tests at α = 0.05 inflates the overall Type I error rate for the collection of all these tests and if a Bonferroni-type adjustment to the α level for each test would be appropriate to control the overall α-level closer to that nominal level. Making adjustments to the significance level of a statistical test when multiple tests are conducted on the same data is a common statistical practice. Many procedures have been developed for making such adjustments. One of these procedures is the Bonferroni adjustment.


Public law entities such as the state and the territorial community have been found to have general grounds for acquiring ownership of property left after the death of an individual in the following cases: they are indicated in the will as an heir; the heir waives the share due to him/her in favor of the state or territorial community. In addition, each of these entities has grounds for acquiring (inheriting) the property of the deceased, relating exclusively to him-her. Thus, a territorial community becomes the successor of the property of the deceased person, in respect of whom there were no heirs after being recognized by court as fictitious in the manner prescribed by law. The property of the deceased may pass to the state in two other cases: the inheritance was opened before July 1, 2003, but was not accepted by any of the heirs (according to article 555 of the Civil Code of Ukraine of 1963); The state of Ukraine is the heir to international treaties. It is established that the latter ground is not mentioned in the Civil Code of Ukraine, which is assessed as a gap in legislation. A detailed analysis of all the mentioned grounds for the acquisition of property of the deceased is carried out. The conclusion is confirmed that the transition to a territorial community of fizzy inheritance is not inheritance. The possibility of submitting an application to the court for recognition of the inheritance as a fictitious body of the prosecutor's office in the interests of the territorial community, which usually occurs with the inaction of the local government, is justified. The following features of the recognition of inheritance as a fictitious property are highlighted: 1) the rules of law that fix the transition of the hereditary mass to the favor of the territorial community are mandatory in nature, that is, the local government body in its interests is obliged to apply to the court; 2) only one participant in civil legal relations — the territorial community acquires property that has not been inherited; 3) there is no limitation (maximum period) on the moment for appeal to the court; 4) to recognize the inheritance as fictitious, a person needs an appropriate court decision that has entered into legal force. It is proposed to supplement the Civil Code of Ukraine with article 12771 on the transfer to the state of inheritance discovered abroad.


We report highly β-selective bis-thiourea-catalyzed 1,2-cis-O-pyranosylations employing easily accessible acetonide-protected donors. A wide variety of alcohol nucleophiles, including complex natural products, glycosides, and amino acids were β-mannosylated and rhamnosylated successfully using an operationally simple protocol under mild and neutral conditions. Less nucleophilic acceptors such as phenols were also glycosylated efficiently in excellent yields and with high β-selectivities.


The paper presents the design and construction of a helical antenna for receiving information transmitted by geostationary satellites. The information is processed to obtain images of the type WEFAX (weather facsimile) with a resolution of 8 km and HRPT (high resolution picture transmission) of 1.1 km. The design of the antenna was carried out by means of a mathematical analysis of the theory of antennas (Kraus, J.D., "Antennas", McGraw-Hill, 1988); in this way, the antenna dimensions were obtained, and tests and adjustments were made so that the antenna has a better performance. Finally, we present the images obtained in the cases mentioned. The obtained images can be used for meteorological analysis.