This article described research undertaken to determine the effectiveness of enclosure and of cathodic protection in controlling bridge corrosion. For the enclosure tests, enclosed bridges were monitored at three sites over periods ranging from six months to five years. The corrosion of bare steel specimens and of rusted mild steel specimens taken from various environments was also monitored within the enclosures. Results showed that enclosure produced an environment of very low corrosivity for bare steel and that painted steel would remain maintenance free for decades. The results of experiments with rusted specimens suggested that even when leakage had occurred, once the leak had been corrected the area affected would only corrode very slowly. For the cathodic protection experiments, tests were carried out on reinforced concrete units whose reinforcement was manufactured as a cubic lattice of blast cleaned mild steel. Half of these units contained added chloride to accelerate corrosion. Cathodic protection was applied by impressed current through noble metal feed wires to conductive coating over one vertical and one horizontal face, at varying levels from zero to levels calculated to give over protection. The specimens were freely exposed to the atmosphere and salt was applied to each every week. Results so far suggested that cathodic protection currents have spread to all parts of the steelwork at sufficient levels to provide protection. For the covering abstract of the workshop see IRRD 812976.


The Internet of Things (IoT) in logistics has become widespread in the last decade mainly in the form of tracking devices. But that's not all the IoT has to offer the industry. Technology is a tool to ensure the smoothness and continuity of the delivery process. Allows you to track those parameters in the work of technology that are not available to man or require a lot of attention and time. The introduction of IoT technologies in the field of logistics makes it possible to optimize the entire system, including warehouse operations, transportation and delivery. IoT provides an opportunity to improve process efficiency, security and quality of service. Analytics can be used for the entire value chain, so everyone benefits from the introduction of new technologies: logisticians, their partners and end users. The field of transportation is considered one of the highest priorities for the implementation of IoT solutions. The use of the Internet of Things leads to increased efficiency in the field of traffic control. The implementation of IoT solutions makes it possible to coordinate traffic, distribute parking spaces, etc. Such a vehicle monitoring system makes it possible not only to improve the transport infrastructure, but also to create all the necessary prerequisites for its growth. The IoT allows you to have a holistic view of the warehouse: from the ambient temperature, the amount of inventory to the performance of the equipment. Based on this data, companies can analyze overall performance and take maneuvers to improve safety and productivity. Logistics is based on improving operational efficiency. IoT technologies can improve productivity. GPS and location data from RFID tags simplify the process of tracking the delivery route of goods. The use of historical data will improve logistics operations. Big data will make it possible to identify the most effective couriers, truckers, determine the most efficient delivery routes, etc.


The global sustainability research program, Future Earth, aims to pursue transdisciplinary research, by conducting projects in collaboration with stakeholders and integrate necessary knowledge across disciplines (natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities). Here we report the progress of a feasibility study under the auspices of the Future Earth activities supported by JST RISTEX. Climate engineering (CE) or geoengineering refers to a set of proposals that are aimed at intervening in the climate system to counteract effects of global warming. It covers a broad range of proposals, which can be categorized into solar radiation management (SRM) and carbon dioxide removal (CDR) (Royal Society 2009; National Research Council 2015). Among many proposals, stratospheric aerosol injection (SAI), an SRM method, is receiving the most attention. It mimics the mechanism of global cooling after a major volcanic eruption and artificially sprays aerosols into the stratosphere, thereby increasing the planetary albedo. The climate science community is paying attention to CE, and the model intercomparison project on CE, GeoMIP6, is one of the endorsed projects under CMIP6, which is underway in preparation for IPCC AR6. There are many controversies with CE, and it is desirable to reflect interests and concerns of the public and stakeholders in research directions. The transdisciplinary approach is thus essential for CE research, and it should start from the very early stage of research. In other words, responsible innovation is a necessity. Looking at the past research projects, nevertheless, reveals a problematic situation. Although the literature contains many interdisciplinary projects and public engagement, research questions have been often framed by scientists; stakeholders join projects only after the projects start. To improve this situation, we co-designed a research agenda in collaboration with stakeholders.. Methodologically we adopted the workshop for creating a research agenda developed by Sutherland et al. (2011). We held our workshop on July 26, 2015, at the Hongo Campus of the University of Tokyo. About 20 researchers and approx. 20 stakeholders (policymakers, industry, environmental NGOs, media, etc.) took part in the workshop. This group covers major interests in the climate debate in Japan. We gathered 600 research questions from the participants before the workshop, during which we reduced to 40 questions. The resulting 40 questions can be grouped into the following categories. They include a number of interdisciplinary questions, reflecting diverse interests of stakeholders. (1) Social and economic assessment: costs, benefits, and non-economic values (2) (Negative) side effects: risk, uncertainty, and policy response (3) Prediction, attribution, observation and technological controllability (4) Policy approaches in broader climate risk management: mitigation, adaptation, and emergency response (5) Field test and technology development: technical design and socio-political framework (6) Governance of implementation: legal, political and ethical challenges (7) Social and political implications: gender, communication, and Japan's role Based on some of these questions, we are now conducting Phase 2 of our research project. U05-09 Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2016


ABSTRACT We report here the draft genome sequence of the CTX-M-166-harboring O6:H16 sequence type 48 (ST48)-fimH34 Escherichia coli strain recovered from a Gallus gallus broiler. Sequence analyses revealed the presence of an IncI1/ST103-ISEcp1-blaCTX-M-166-orf477 plasmid region and of diverse antibiotic resistance and virulence-acquired genes.


We present a novel learning-based framework for detecting interesting events in soccer videos. The input to the system is a raw soccer video. We have learning at three levels-learning to detect interesting low-level features from image and video data using support vector machines (hereafter, SVMs), and a hierarchical conditional random field- (hereafter, CRF-) based methodology to learn the dependencies of mid-level features and their relation with the low level features, and high level decisions (dasiainteresting eventspsila) and their relation with the mid-level features: all on the basis of training video data. Descriptors are spatio-temporal in nature - they can be associated with a region in an image or a set of frames. Temporal patterns of descriptors characterise an event. We apply this framework to parse soccer videos into Interesting (a goal or a goal miss) and Non-Interesting videos. We present results of numerous experiments in support of the proposed strategy.


This study uses fuel consumption simulators for 15 late-model automobiles to determine how one ought to drive to maximize fuel economy. The simulation is based on extensive on-road and dynamometer testing of the 15 cars. Dynamic programming is used to determine the optimal way to accelerate from rest to cruising speed, to drive a block between stop signs, and to cruise on hilly terrain while maintaining a given average speed. The dependence of fuel economy on cruising speed is also characterized for various road grades. Findings include that optimal speeds are generally higher for larger cars and higher on downgrades than on upgrades, and that the relative fuel penalty for exceeding the speed limit is no worse for small cars than large cars. Optimal control for accelerate-and-cruise and for driving between stop signs varies considerably from car to car; in the latter case fuel economy is much improved by achieving a rather low peak speed. Optimal control on hills is consistent from car to car and can achieve fuel economy 7% to 30% better than that of constant-speed driving on 3% to 6% grades. Results that appear generalizable to other cars are reduced to advice for the fuel-conscious driver. Driving style can have a significant bearing on fuel consumption, but it is often unclear how one should control the car to get the best possible fuel economy. The aim of the study described here is to generate some reliable advice in this matter. It does so by calculating optimal control of speed for fuel economy in several typical driving situations. The calculations are based on computer simulations of 15 late-model automobiles. The simulated automobiles represent five manufacturers and range from a small 4-cylinder car to a large V-8 diesel pickup truck (Table 1). The simulation is based directly on extensive on-road and dynamometer testing of the 15 cars. To the writer's knowledge, vehicle-specific simulators for such a wide variety of cars have never before been available. They provide a unique opportunity to compute optima1 control for a fairly representative cross-section of automobiles now on the road in the United States. The motions of other vehicles and the timing of traffic signals can obviously have a bearing on optimal driving, but in this study we make no attempt to account for such interactions. Rather, we suppose that surrounding traffic does not prevent one from driving his car in an optimal fashion and that the timing of signals is not a factor. Even so, optimal control depends on many varying details of automobile and road, and it would be impossible to compute optimal control for every possible situation. But optimal control calculated for a few typical situations can serve as an example for drivers in similar situations, since we will see that much of the benefit of optima1 driving can be achieved by approximating it only roughly. In this study, optimality and parametric analysis are carried out so as to answer four basic questions: (i) What is the optimal way to cruise on a level road or on a constant grade, and how does fuel economy vary with speed? (ii) What is the optimal way to accelerate from rest to a cruising speed typical of surburban or highway driving, and how does fuel economy depend on the rate of acceleration? (iii) What is the optimal way to drive a block between two stop signs, and how does fuel economy depend on the duration of the trip? (iv) What is the optimal way to drive over hills so as to achieve a given average speed, and how does the resulting fuel economy compare with that of constant-speed driving? Most of the optimal control problems are solved for 8 of the 15 simulated vehicles, for a total of 52 solutions. The parametric analysis is carried out for all 15 cars. Since all the cars have automatic transmissions, optimal control of speed alone (not gearshift) is calculated directly. Relatively little work has been done in the area of determining optimal driver control for fuel economy. Several investigators have measured the effect on fuel economy (and driving behavior) of following generalized instructions, such as "drive as economically as possible," " drive like a very cautious driver," "maintain the vacuum gauge in the green region," etc. (Everall, 1968; Chang et al., 1976a, 1976b; Chang and Herman, 1976; Evans, 1979). Evans and Takasaki (1981) and Akcelik and Biggs (1987) studied how the rate of acceleration from rest


Abstract The research presented in this paper examines the potential for a reduction in car use in the Greater Dublin Area (GDA) as a result of introducing a range of sustainable policy incentives. A package of mode-specific incentives devised to encourage a mode shift away from single occupancy vehicle (SOV) use to walking, cycling, public transport, carpooling and car-sharing were examined for their potential to reduce car mode share. The policies tested were represented in a four-stage transportation model to generate new mode choices and subsequently new mode shares. Changes in mode share were similarly analyzed in terms of tailpipe emissions savings from changes in SOV kilometers traveled and estimations of the potential monetary savings accrued from a reduction in emissions. Ultimately, an indication of possible reductions in private car use and the potential for a rise in sustainable mode choice and a reduction in car trips was ascertained in the GDA. Modeling was conducted in collaboration with the National Transport Authority (NTA) of Ireland to represent the policy changes by means of parameter modifications in the Mode Choice and Trip Assignment stages of the Eastern Regional Model. These changes were made to account for modifications made to infrastructure, frequency, time and cost parameters. A 2012 Base Year and forecasted 2035 scenario were considered in this study. Outputs from these modeled scenarios produced mode share estimates derived from new origin-destination trip demand and mode choice predictions. The results showed that the policy interventions tested incentivised more mode shifting behavior among sustainable modes rather than from private car trips to public transport and active mode trips. Moreover, it was estimated that active mode users were more elastic or sensitive to changes made in the pedestrian network than the cycling network, which is reflected in mode shifting from cycling to walking. A reduction in the mode share of private cars of up to 1.6% and an increase in walking of up to 5% were estimated across the modeled scenarios in the GDA, and a daily monetary saving of up to €14,125 could be achieved as a result of reductions in CO2, NOx, and PM2.5 private car emissions from the introduction of the policy incentives tested. Overall, this study assesses the behavioral impacts of introducing a range of policy incentives alone on private car use and produces evidence to support the effectiveness of a carrot and sticks approach versus an incentive only method.


Carlos Ghosn and Sir Howard Stringer are the first foreign top executives of Japanese global enterprises: Nissan and Sony respectively. They became CEO in the time of crisis. Nissan was almost on sale, otherwise perishing, and Sony was facing a huge deficit and a threat of emerging competitors. This paper explores rhetorical strategies of Ghosn and Stringer by analyzing their discourses. Rhetoric always involves persuasion and conviction. Rhetoric discourses move people toward certain actions to take. The main interest of this thesis is how Ghosn and Stringer attempted to motivate and move the stakeholders, including employees, customers, and shareholders, to the directions they intended in revitalizing the companies. Based on the findings, this paper suggests a rhetorical discourse model for those who work at Japanese companies as executives. Our analysis of the foreign executives' discourses consequently tells us the essential problems of Japanese business discourse that many Japanese executives often struggle with. This paper suggests a hybrid executive discourse model that could be a strategy for the Japanese executives. We review the studies of executive discourse and Japanese culture in general. Then we analyze discourses of Ghosn and Stringer in terms of linguistic, rhetorical, and business perspectives. Finally, we build a discourse model that would be more appropriate and strategic for the executives of Japanese global enterprises. Thesis Advisor: Leigh Hafrey, Senior lecturer, MIT Sloan School of Management


This paper probes into the significance and common methods of increasing the processing efficiency of architectural effect figures made by computers, analyses on the reasons why the processing efficiency is lower, and makes concrete discussions on rational allocation of computer system, optimization of computer system resources, skilled usage of software, etc.


Health is a timeless topic,which is the most important capital in the whole process of life.Research and exploration on health are endless.Scientific view of health is the harmony between human and environmental and genetic factors.To establish a scientific system of health promotion,operation and intervention is the protection of human health.


One kind of gas turbine comprising: a turbine (1), which is mounted downstream of the burner (5); a compressor turbine (2), which is mounted on the turbine (1) downstream, thereby producing driving the compressor (3) power; a heat exchanger (6), having a first loop (6


M Twain once wryly noted, "It is not the parts of Scripture that I don't understand that bother me. Rather, it's the parts of Scripture that I do understand." And there are few portions of Scripture that are more difficult for the Christian exegete and preacher than the book of Genesis-with all of its obscurity and clarity. Here the Christian interpreter confronts a whole battery of baffling questions. First, there are the obscurities. The scientist asks, "What has Genesis 1 to do with science?" The Christian historian inquires, "Should the account of the patriarchs be taken as history or (mere) kerygma?" The man or woman in the pew wonders, "When did God create the heavens and the earth? Where precisely was Eden located? Whom did Cain marry? How did Noah get all those animals on his ark?" So many obscurities, and the interpreter is barely -six chapters in. But the clarities of Genesis may be even more problematic. The patriarchs of old-these men depicted as heroes of faith-sometimes behaved rather baclly: ·:·Noah weathers the flood, only to sink, naked, into a drunken stupor in his tent. Abraham-the great exemplar of faithis a polygamist who has a nasty habit of endangering his beautiful wife Sarah by not acknowledging that they are married. And what is to be said about Lot, Jacob, and Jacob's twelve sons, whose sins include polygamy, incest, drunkenness, offering daughters to sexual predators, selling a brother to slave traders, and slaughtering an entire city to avenge a sister's rape? What is the faithful Christian expositor to do with all of this obscurity ... and embarrassing clarity in the book of Genesis? The brave .,, interpreter exploring this dangerous landscape would seem well-advised to • heed the sign on the rim of the Grand Canyon: Warning! Dangerous trail ahead. Proceed at your own risk! John Calvin (1509-64) traveled the treacherous terrain of the book of Genesis repeateclly during twenty-five years of pastoral ministry in Geneva. The grand themes of Genesis (creation, fall, providence,justification by faith) as well as details of the patriarchs' lives are woven tightly into the argument and theology of each successive edition of his Institutes of the Christian Religion. In the 1559 edition of the Institutes, for example, Calvin quotes from or alludes to the


Introduction A sensitive, noninvasive diagnosis and better disease classification would be very useful for improve the outcome of multiple myeloma. In this study, we proposed a microarray based biology approach to identify miRNAs as new biomarkers for the diagnosis and prognostic evaluation of multiple myeloma.

Methods and Results Microarray-based miRNAs expression profiling data indicated that 95 mature miRNAs were differentially expressed between myeloma patients (n=7) and healthy subjects (n=5, fold change>3.0 with P <0.01). The decrease of miR-19a/miR-92a ( P <0.0001) and the increase of miR-214, 135b, 4254, 3658 and 33b ( P <0.05) in myeloma patients were further validation confirmed by Q-PCR. The expression pattern of these miRNAs (miR-19a, miR-92a, miR-214, miR-135b, miR-3658, miR-4254 and miR-33b) were further detected by Taqman probes Q-PCR in 84 newly diagnosed patients, 34 cases in remission, 40 relapsed patients and 34 healthy controls. The data showed the expression of miR-19a (1.39±0.33 vs 2.56±0.18) and miR-92a (0.35±0.20 vs 1.73±0.13) were significantly lower in newly diagnosed patients compared with healthy control subjects (all P <0.05).Whereas, miR-214 (1.68±0.12 vs 1.08±0.10), miR-135b (2.25±0.28 vs 0.01±0.05), miR-4254 (1.11±0.09 vs -0.21±0.16), miR-3658 (2.26±0.29 vs 0.47±0.09) and miR-33b (2.71±0.24 vs 2.03±0.39) were significantly higher in patients than the healthy subjects (all P <0.001). Among these miRNAs, the expression of miR-19a, miR-4254 and miR-33b were closely associated with disease progressions. The expression of miR-19a in healthy control subjects and patients in remission were significantly higher than that in newly diagnosed and relapsed patients. While miR-4254 and miR-33b were significantly lower in healthy subjects and CR patients compared to newly diagnosed and relapsed patients.

ROC (receiver operating characteristic) analysis was conducted in this study and the results showed that serum miR-4254 yielded an AUC (area under the ROC curve) of 0.9261 ( P< 0.001) with 79.3% sensitivity and 98.5% specificity for discriminating myeloma patients from healthy controls at a cut-off value of 0.66 (RQ value). Therefore, use of miR-4254 alone provides an excellent discrimination between healthy subjects and myeloma patients. Similarly, serum miR-19a is also a potential marker with an AUC of 0.722 ( P <0.001). At a cut-off value of 2.08 (RQ value), the sensitivity for miR-19a was 77.30% and the specificity was 70.00%. However, the AUC of miR-33b was 0.63 ( P <0.05). At a cutoff value of 1.015 (RQ value), the sensitivity for miR-33b was 84.10% and the specificity was 61.0%. miR-33b is not a reliable independent marker to discriminate myeloma patients from healthy controls. Then we preformed PLS-DA in various miRNA biomarkers and found that the combination of miR-4254 and miR-19a together was an even more powerful diagnostic tool for myeloma distinguishing. The ROC curve of the classifier had an AUC of 0.950 ( P <0.05). miR-4254 combined with miR-33b provided the same powerful diagnostic tool for myeloma. Moreover, Kaplan-Meier survival analysis showed that patients with higher expression of miR-19a or miR-33b had significantly favorite PFS and OS than those with low expression. However, our data did not show the expression of miR-4254 correlated with favorite survival in myeloma patient.

Conclusion Serum miR-4254, miR-19a and miR-33b are novel, non-invasive, sensitive and reliable biomarkers for multiple myeloma diagnosis and prognosis evaluation.

Footnotes * Asterisk with author names denotes non-ASH members.

Disclosures: No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.


Creatine (CRE) is an energy-storing molecule of skeletal muscle and is reported as potential growth promotants. With Guanidinoacetic acid (GAA) being a precursor to creatine, the potential to evaluate supplemental GAA's role in the body from a skeletal muscle focus is needed within the beef industry. Study objectives were to evaluate the effects of CRE and GAA on bovine satellite cells (BSCs) proliferation and myogenic potential. BSCs were obtained from three-month-old Holstein calves (n=3), harvested, and incubated with 10% FBS/DMEM. Following 24h of cell adhesion, BSCs were incubated with treatments: 1) Control, 2) 10mM GAA, and 3) 5mM CRE. Cell proliferation rate was measured at 0, 24, 48, 72, and 96h. In order to identify the effects of CRE and GAA during myogenic differentiation, satellite cells were incubated in a differentiation medium (2% horse serum/DMEM) containing 10mM GAA and 5mM CRE. After 48h, cells were harvested and used for mRNA gene expression (Myh7, MyoG, IGF-1, and S6KB1). One-way ANOVA and Tukey's HSD test were used for gene expression. Two-way ANOVA and Tukey's HSD test were conducted for cell proliferation assay. No interaction effect was noted (P > 0.05) between the effects of treatment against time in end output of cell proliferation. Cell proliferation rate was not altered (P > 0.05), with proliferation rate time measurement having a greater result of cell proliferation (P < 0.001). The expression of IGF-1 was overexpressed (P < 0.05) in GAA treated BSC during the myogenic differentiation. CRE increased (P < 0.01) MyoG expression. GAA and CRE did not alter Myh7 orS6KB1 mRNA gene expression. Results suggest that the treatment of BSCs with creatine or GAA may improve myogenic differentiation and promote skeletal muscle growth via IGF-1, respectively.


The relationship between plants and conditions is one of the most essential characters of plant communities.The landform of a hilly area usually consists of various micro-landform units.The heterogeneous habitats created by spatial arrangement of those units may support richer species and more communities.Landforms are assumed to be one of the most principal and determinant factors affecting the vegetation pattern within a climatic region.In humid hilly regions,the habitats are influenced by water erosion,which varies in frequency and extent.Tiantong National Park(29°48′N,121°47′E),a representative hilly and lower mountainous area with well-protected vegetation in East Zhejiang,was selected to study the relationship between micro-landforms and vegetation structure.Seven micro-landform units,i.e.,crest slope(CS),upper sideslope(US),head hollow(HH),lower sideslope(LS),foot slope(FS),flood terrace(FT) and river bed(RB),were identified.They could be classified into two parts based on the similarity of species composition,namely upper hillslope(UHA)(including CS,US and HH) and lower hillslope(LHA)(including LS,FS,FT and RB).The result was coincident with that divided by erosion line.Based on the distribution patterns between the UHA and LHA,the species were classified into three groups.Group A was mostly or strictly confined to UHA,group B was confined to LHA,and group C was associated statistically with neither part.Evergreen species of Fagaceae,Theaceae,Symplocaceae and Aquifoliaceae were the main components of the vegetation developed in UHA,while deciduous species of Juglandaceae,Ulmaceae,Anacardiaceae and evergreen species of Lauraceae were the main components of vegetation developed in LHA.Though the densities were lower than those in UHA,the vertical structure of the forest stands on the micro-landform units in LHA was more complex.The existence of emergent layer composed by species of Juglandaceae,Ulmaceae and Anacardiaceae was the most remarkable feature of the forest stands in LHA.However,among the micro-landforms in UHA,vegetation on two micro-landforms,i.e.,crest slope and head hollow,lack obvious tree layer.Above results indicated that the erosion front is an important reference in demarcating different habitats within the hilly regions.The UHA and LHA demarcated by the erosion line were functional areas for assessing species composition and stand structure.


A transmitter capable of producing 400 fs phase coherent pulses is reported. The feasibility is shown in an OTDM transmission experiment of a single-polarization 640 Gbit/s DPSK signal over 2/spl times/80 km in a single wavelength channel.


If you are using SAS ODS to produce RTF files you may run into problems if you need to put symbols in your tables or listings. This paper will show you how to put various (mathematical) symbols used in statistics on to your report. It will show some of the problems the authors have had in creating certain symbols and how you can "troubleshoot" if you have difficulty in putting out your symbol. INTRODUCTION Before the days of the SAS Output Delivery System (ODS), it was difficult to place mathematical and other symbols in the RTF output with SAS code. Complicated macros were capable of doing this, but usually these macros would have to be validated and/or modified. Most of the time the procedure was to give the RTF document to the publisher(s). But what if the data had to be rerun? This would involve yet another trip to the publisher(s), where he/she may not be as glad to see you as the first time. However, it is now possible to place symbols in your header, footer or data of your report with very little coding. In this paper, we will demonstrate code to place mathematical and/or Greek symbols to an RTF document. We will also show you some trouble spots we encountered and alternative methods to display symbols. Before discussing the code, please note that all output was created using SAS 8.2 for Windows 2000. All programming was done with the PROC TEMPLATE procedure. Other versions of SAS, other platforms, the non-use of PROC TEMPLATE, or other destinations for ODS may give different results.


Speakers of English and German show different preferences in the way information is conceptualised and organised for expression in descriptions. Differences in the use of anaphoric means in reference maintenance in texts can be attributed to the role played by the conceptual domains space and object/thing in organising information and establishing coherence in texts. The present study investigates the extent to which advanced adult learners of German as a second language, with English as source language, acquire the underlying patterns of information organisation in the target language. The results reveal that although the learners studied acquire a high degree of proficiency in the areas of grammar (case, gender markings), the majority retain the global principles of information organisation of the source language well into 'advanced' stages. The learner's command of the language in terms of information organisation thus trails behind proficiency in more formal areas.


With the current economy placing even more pressures on families of college-bound students, many families are searching for alternatives to traditional higher education. MOOCs have surfaced as one of many alternatives to the traditional college experience that families and students are exploring in an attempt to lower education costs. How will MOOCs impact computer science education in traditional colleges and universities? This panel brings together several faculty members from the Northwest to discuss current trends and experiences relating to MOOCs in computer science education.


Evacuation routing algorithms commonly neglect the differences of evacuees in mobility, physical strength and resistance to hazard effects, and calculate routes using a single algorithm. Hence, congestion or block of paths may occur due to the diverse mobility, and unnecessary injuries or fatalities may be caused by the different resistance to hazard and fatigue. Owing to the fast-changing situation in the hazardous environment, in this paper, we present a distributed routing algorithm based on the Cognitive Packet Network (CPN) that performs parallel heuristic search to customise routes for evacuees with respect to their ongoing physical condition and the immediate environment. With the aid of portable devices, evacuees are divided into different groups in terms of a virtual "health value" and can switch groups during the evacuation process. Experimental results indicate that the presented routing algorithm and the dynamic grouping mechanism can reduce the mortality rate of evacuees.


Abstract : Despite very similar protein structures, ascorbate peroxidase (APX) and yeast cytochrome-c-peroxidase (CCP) stabilize different radical species during enzyme turnover. Both enzymes contain similar active site residues, including the tryptophan that is oxidized to a stable cation radical in CCP. However, the analogous trytophan is not oxidized in APX, and the second oxidizing equivalent is retained as a porphyrin pi-cation radical. In this study, we provide an improved computational approach to estimate the contribution of solvent and protein electrostatics to the energetics of tryptophan cation radical formation in the two enzyme environments. The Protein Dipoles Langevin Dipoles (PDLD) model is combined with molecular dynamics to estimate the role of discrete solvation, atomic polarizabilitis, and dynamic motional averaging on the electrostatic potentials. The PDLD model shows that the protein environment of CCP stabilizes the tryptophan cation radical by 330 mV relative to that in APX. Analysis of the components contributing to this difference supports proposals that the cation binding site contributes to, but is not the sole cause of, the different sites of radical stabilization. The enzymes have thus evolved this distinction using several contributing interactions including the cation binding site, solvent access, and subtle differences in protein structure and dynamics.


This study was conducted to assess the effects of ovaprim and pituitary extract on the reproductive performances of Heterobranchus longifilis (African  catfish). A total of twenty broodstock, 12 males and 8 females with mean weight of 2 kg each were selected for breeding following the external  morphological characteristics and standard breeding procedure. The water parameters for indoor culture tanks during the study were optimal for  breeding: dissolved oxygen – 5.18 mg L-1 ; pH 7.31; temperature, 27.6 ˚C. The result revealed no significant (P > 0.05) differences in water quality  parameters between the culture tanks for artificial and natural hormonal applications in this study. The percentage fertilization, hatchability, survival and  fry production success were: 84.25 %, 92. 31 %, 88.14 % and 68.42 %; and 75.17 %, 69.57 %, 64.33 % and 33.66 %, respectively, for pituitary extract and  Ovaprim®. Pituitary extract recorded higher values and significantly performed better (P < 0.05) between the two treatments. This indicates that the use  of natural pituitary extract is equally as effective as the use of the artificial hormone Ovaprim® for the artificial propagation of Heterobranchus longifilis.  It is therefore recommended.


The invention relates to a DPU431 based vehicle diagnosis module and a DPU431 based vehicle diagnosis method. The DPU431 based vehicle diagnosis module comprises a DPU431 communication module, a baseboard interaction interface, a diagnosis seat and a power module. The DPU431 communication module is formed by connection of a DPU431 chip serving as a vehicle diagnosis control chip and a JV700 chip serving as a vehicle diagnosis connection chip. The baseboard interaction interface is an interface used for receiving and transmitting commands for the DPU431 communication module and an application module according to an agreed protocol. The diagnosis seat is an interface for communication between the DPU431 communication module and a vehicle ECU (electronic control unit) module according to a vehicle diagnosis standard protocol. The power module is responsible for supplying power. By the DPU431 based vehicle diagnosis module and the DPU431 based vehicle diagnosis method, a standard modular and integrated module is used for communicating with a vehicle, development cycle can be effectively shortened, and research and development efficiency is improved.


In a research-oriented university environment, faculty are very independent and educational organization is anarchical and non-hierarchic (cf. Birnbaum, 1988). Thus it is difficult to start innovations and bring them to a successful end. A systematic approach with the aid of a model might help. Models for innovation in education serve different goals. One is to model the actions and phases in renewal (see e.g. Havelock, 1973). Another one is to model the client. We focus on the last one because the idea behind this approach is that faculty responsible for the courses, are professionals in their field of knowledge. This expertise should be used, and their responsibilities should be considered. The systematic of this approach can be described with a model of four aspects of professional behavior (Van Delden, 1992). On the dimension of internally vs. externally oriented action, we distinguish rational use of knowledge and idea's (intellectual behavior) and doing something, making a visible contribution (pragmatic behavior). On the dimension subjective inside states vs. objective outside states we distinguish personal satisfaction and experience from interaction with other people (individual social behavior) and provided rewards and fulfilled conditions by the use of material or symbolic means (instrumental behavior). Influencing professionals thus is possible in four ways: rationally explaining and discussing issues, personally getting people involved, operationally trying to get results and providing means or some kind of rewards (incentives). Often people try to influence faculty in one or two of these ways only, e.g. by analyzing problems and trying to convince them (rational aspect only) or by asking them to do something (personal aspect only). This is not sufficient. Also time is important: changes need time to implement the interventions in the pace the people can handle. Now we come to the topic of the workshop.


The Jurassic Eskay Creek deposit in the Iskut area of northwestern British Columbia represents an unusual, precious metal-rich polymetallic volcanic-hosted sulfide and sulfosalt deposit. Over the past decade, the deposit has generated much interest because of its high concentrations of precious metals and other metals more commonly associated with the epithermal environment, the complex ore mineralogy and the low temperatures of sulfide and sulfosalt depositions. The deposit consists of several stratiform lenses of bedded clastic sulfides containing variable proportions of barite. The main ore lenses are located within a mudstone unit that overlies a thick package of rhyolite and associated breccia facies. The rhyolite is locally crosscut by discordant zones of sulfide veins and disseminations. The stratiform ore lenses of the deposit are overlain by a thick interval of carbonaceous mudstone and basalt.


Reactor engineering generally uses distributed parameter models for design purpose. These models are not often used for process control design. May the use of this kind of complex models improve control performance? This paper compares different control strategies based on a distributed parameter model to a time-scaled DMC that only uses a simple input-output model for the control of a bleaching reactor.


The present essay is the evaluation of women's conditions and gender equality in the novel, the Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. Different conditions of women such as the political, physical, marit ...


Rheumatology. A coloured guide. By J M H Moll. (Pp 158; £9.50). Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 1997. ISBN 0443058059.

As part of the "Colour guide series" I feel this book is almost certainly aimed for exam preparation for either final MB or MRCP.

The colour plates are …


Background: Electronic (e-) cigarettes are marketed as a safer alternative to tobacco, given the lower dose of nicotine delivered per inhalation. However, e-cigarettes also deliver an aerosolized b...


We read the paper published by Carl et al (1987) with great interest. Their studies measured tumour growth delay after 3 MeV fast neutron (N) and X radiation (X) doses using different mixed schedules. Neutrons were given before X rays, after X rays or before and after X rays. They also measured the therapeutic gain for tumour control relative to normal skin. The reason that the study of mixed schedules is important is because treatments are better tolerated by normal tissues but the high relative biological effectiveness and low oxygen enhancement ratio are still retained and provide an advantage for improved local tumour control.


Courtship of the velvetbean caterpillar moth, Anticarsia gemmatalis (Hubner), in the laboratory was composed of seven distinct behavior patterns: approach, display, antennation, thrust, envelopment, mounting, and copulation. Successful males (42) performed each successive pattern once (13) or cycled back (29) through previous patterns before copulating. Unsuccessful males (18) cycled much more frequently, having about 3-fold as many transitions between patterns. Regardless of ultimate success, the most-repeated cycle was from thrust back to display and antennation before another thrust. Thus, the elaborate courtship sequence apparently led to female choice at the pivotal state of thrust, either resulting in culmination of the process or return of the male for another attempt.


Objective:To explore the change regularity of serum calcium,magnesium,low-density lipoprotein cholesterol(LDL-C),interleukin-8(IL-8),adiponectin and matrix metalloproteinase-9(MMP-9) levels in patients with hypertensive disorder complicating pregnancy(HDCP). Methods:62 patients with HDCP who were treated in the hospital from June 2008 to Decemer 2009 were selected as observation group,62 healthy pregnant women were selected as control group at the same time;the serum levels of calcium,magnesium,LDL-C,IL-8,adiponectin and MMP-9 in the two groups were detected and compared. Results:The serum levels of calcium,magnesium,adiponectin and MMP-9 in observation group were lower than those in control group,while the serum levels of LDL-C and IL-8 in observation group were higher than those in control group,the fluctuation range became larger and larger with the aggravation of HDCP,there was significant difference(P0.05 or P0.01). Conclusion:The serum levels of calcium,magnesium,LDL-C,IL-8,adiponectin and MMP-9 of patients with HDCP show a certain fluctuation range,which can provide reference for the diagnosis and treatment of HDCP.


ABSTRACTConstructive ambiguity occurs when a text is construed in different ways by different people and those people nevertheless agree on the text. Its use in foreign affairs can enable major iss...


The connecting tubule and collecting duct in the distal nephron play an essential role for acid‐base and NaCl homeostasis. Their epithelium comprises two main cell types, i.e. principal cells and intercalated cells (IC). At least two types of IC, type A‐IC and type B‐IC are distinguished. While A‐IC express the V‐type ATPase at their apical side, it localizes basolaterally in B‐IC. Thus, A‐IC can actively secrete H+, while B‐IC can mediate bicarbonate secretion via apical pendrin. Adaptation to a change in acid/base status is partly achieved by varying the numbers of A‐IC and B‐IC cells. For example, a chronic metabolic acidosis or LiCl administration promote an increase in A‐IC while the number of B‐IC is decreased. Based on these findings it is assumed that the plasticity of the distal nephron might be explained in part by a conversion of B‐IC into A‐IC or principal cell to A‐IC or vice versa.


Tests were performed toward validating the WIND model developed previously for simulating the filament winding of composite cylinders. In these tests two 24 in. long, 8 in. diam and 0.285 in. thick cylinders, made of IM-6G fibers and HBRF-55 resin, were wound at + or - 45 deg angle on steel mandrels. The temperatures on the inner and outer surfaces and inside the composite cylinders were recorded during oven cure. The temperatures inside the cylinders were also calculated by the WIND model. The measured and calculated temperatures were then compared. In addition, the degree of cure and resin viscosity distributions inside the cylinders were calculated for the conditions which existed in the tests.


The article deals with the issues related to shaping transport and logistics chains in the international traffic with the impact of customs regimes on cargo delivery from China to Russia.


A new plant intelligent behaviour optimisation algorithm is developed. The algorithm is motivated by intelligent behaviour of plants and is implemented to solve benchmark vehicle routing problems of all sizes, and results were compared to those in literature. The results show that the new algorithm outperforms most of algorithms it was compared to for very large and large vehicle routing problem instances. This is attributed to the ability of the plant to use previously stored memory to respond to new problems. Future research may focus on improving input parameters so as to achieve better results.


Analytical Methods provides exact solutions which have restrictions due to their inherent difficulties. On the other hand, Numerical methods provide approximate solution to governing differential equations. In this research, Improved Finite Difference Method (IFDM) using Polynomial series was used to develop a finite difference pattern. The patterns were applied in analyzing pure bending of line continuum with various boundary conditions. The results obtained from this numerical method were compared with those from exact method to check the accuracy of the solution. The results were found to be identical and very close to the exact results, with percentage difference ranging from 0 – 0.02%. Hence, Improved Finite Difference Method provides simple and approximate solution that are close to the exact value for pure bending analysis of line continuum.


Abstract The paper examines the complex phenomenon of intermediality, "multimedial transgression", and "culturally agitating hybridity" resonating and flashing over ages and cultures. It reviews concrete poetry, which may be considered as a real multimedial text with linguistic and pictorial coded aesthetic message, the poetic intention evolving from the mixture of verb and picture. Examining from the aesthetic of reception, code-switching of concrete poetry comes into the focus of the research. We may feel that for a recipient knowing both languages (for the recipient of concrete poetry), it is more advantageous for the speaker combining the expressions of the two languages since one with a mixed language always relates what he would like to say in the language he can express his thoughts more properly. In fact, this is such a code-switching that the recipient may perceive as a single code on the basis of simultaneity of text and picture. The study highlights reading alternatives that concrete poetry offers us as well as the travel it takes us on. By analysing the mode of interpretation, we can observe how visual poems overbalance the conventional linearity of writing, how figurativity becomes equivalent to the text in the course of creating meaning, while reading is guided by the sight of picture, which confirms the sight as well. Thus, language and picture are practically trapped by the calligram. Text (concrete poetry) understanding is described as integrative by the paper, coming into existence as a result of the constant correction and supplement of situational and ephemeral understandings. It considers the hermeneutical circle/spiral of understanding as a travel, which is always unique and not to be repeated.


Pasteurization is the requirement of food industries to ensure the product safety and increase product shelf life. Milk is the sensitive and perishable liquid which requires high safety and proper processing. Pasteurization is one of the steps for increasing shelf life of milk and inactivating the pathogenic bacteria. This work evaluated the regenerative efficiency, steam consumption and regenerative temperatures of four Plate Type Heat Exchangers (PHEs) installed in pasteurization units in a commercial dairy plant with the handling capacity of ten hundred thousand liters of the milk per day. Moreover, the unknown temperatures of regenerative circuit in PHEs were calculated. The purpose of the analysis was to compare the results of steam consumption, regenerative temperatures and regenerative efficiencies of all PHEs. Further, to find the regenerative temperatures by calculation, the results demonstrated that regenerative efficiency is increasing with increase in regenerative temperatures, and less amount of steam is consumed if the regenerative temperature is near to the required temperature.Pasteurization is the requirement of food industries to ensure the product safety and increase product shelf life. Milk is the sensitive and perishable liquid which requires high safety and proper processing. Pasteurization is one of the steps for increasing shelf life of milk and inactivating the pathogenic bacteria. This work evaluated the regenerative efficiency, steam consumption and regenerative temperatures of four Plate Type Heat Exchangers (PHEs) installed in pasteurization units in a commercial dairy plant with the handling capacity of ten hundred thousand liters of the milk per day. Moreover, the unknown temperatures of regenerative circuit in PHEs were calculated. The purpose of the analysis was to compare the results of steam consumption, regenerative temperatures and regenerative efficiencies of all PHEs. Further, to find the regenerative temperatures by calculation, the results demonstrated that regenerative efficiency is increasing with increase in regenerative temperatures, and less amount...


Among legumes of the Fabaceae family, chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) is popular among conscious consumers and is used as one of the trivial and widely consumed legumes around the globe (especially in the Mediterranean plains) in the form of roasted snack products (Zhong et al., 2018; Mrad et al., 2015). The roasting process is employed to bring about the formation of internal pores in chickpeas structure; however, until now, the conventional roasting process does not produce the desirable features of crunchiness, which is the most premium and peculiar characteristic with regard to consumers' likeness and desirability (Mrad et al., 2014; Ladjal-Ettoumi et al., 2016). Moreover, the color, texture, and crunchy behavior of roasted foodstuffs, including chickpeas, has been recognized as the most significant factor to determine palatability and easting quality of roasted chickpeas. The main hindrance in the attainment of the desired crunchiness is reported to be the formation of the hard texture of chickpea grains during cooking at the initial level (Mrad et al., 2015; Petitot et al., 2010). Furthermore, the enhanced thermal processing at elevated temperatures may lead to deteriorative quality effects, primarily on texture and color (Mrad et al., 2015; Ladjal-Ettoumi et al., 2016). High-temperature treatment may also cause thermal degradation or modifications in phenolic compounds contents, and this becomes more pertinent in the case of chickpeas because of rich phenolic profiles of chickpeas (Ladjal-Ettoumi et al., 2016; D'Archivio et al., 2010).


Different teaching methods have different effects on students. Therefore, this study examines the effect of the use of co-teaching methods in the teaching and learning of essays of form four students. A co-teaching method is a jointly conducted method whereby two or more educators work with a heterogeneous group of students in the classroom at the same time. The design of this study uses quasi experiments where two different teaching methods are implemented in the teaching and learning process, namely conventional methods for control groups and co-teaching methods for treatment groups. In the treatment group, seven of the 12 elements contained in this method of coteaching will be incorporated as the basis of the study to see the effect of the method on the achievement of the students. Pupil performance data is collected using pretest and posttest. Sample selection was randomized, of which 25 form four students were selected as samples for the treatment group and 25 pupils for the control group. The findings show that there are differences in post-treatment test scores between treatment groups and control groups. Additionally, these differences also show an increase in the treatment group score that undergo a better teaching method than the control group. The implication of this study gives pupils and classroom teachers a more effective teaching method to achieve the desired objectives


Previous studies have shown a substantial effect of shear stress on endothelial phenotype and functions such as production of nitric oxide, secretion of growth factors, inflammatory responses, production of reactive oxygen species, permeability to macromolecules and cytoskeletal remodeling [1–3]. However, the dynamics of the endothelial adaptive response to changes in shear stress are largely unknown. The response of vascular endothelial cells to alterations in shear stress is an essential component of normal endothelial physiology, since local shear stress can be altered in vivo by the global hemodynamic changes that are caused by daily activities such as exercise, sleep, smoking and stress. The duration of these changes ranges from minutes to hours. When adapting to the altered shear stress, endothelial cells undergo a series of structural remodeling and morphological changes, and a transient alteration of endothelial phenotype will be induced. An understanding of the transient regulation of endothelial phenotype will not only improve our knowledge of normal endothelial physiology but also yield insights into mechanisms underlying atherogenesis.Copyright © 2010 by ASME


This laboratory study measured growth of one plant species, Lycopersicon esculentum Big Girl (tomato), that is sensitive to the presence of soil contamination, in Kuwait soil amended with crude-oil-contaminated soil. Germinated tomato seeds were placed in containers with soil containing 0, 0.12, 0.24, 0.36, 0.48, 0.60, 1.2, and 2.4% crude oil and were grown in an indoor growth chamber. Plants grew in Kuwait soil containing up to 0.36% crude oil; however, growth and fruit production were compromised at crude oil concentrations greater than 0.12% when compared with control plants. Plants did not grow in Kuwait soil amended with 0.48% crude oil or higher.


In recent years, the certification of environmental sustainability has been adopted by a large number of farms. A wide range of recent literature proved consumers' preference and willingness to pay (WTP) for certification claiming for reduced environmental impact of food production, whereas the literature on farmers' preference for a specific scheme design is scant. This study aims at investigating the possibilities of developing an environmental certification (EC) for agricultural products that is more tailored to farmers' expectations. Data from an original survey among 116 producers from Italy, Croatia, and Greece were used to investigate the most preferred elements of a hypothetical EC for a general agricultural product, by means of a choice experiment. Although differences emerge in relation to the nationality of respondents, the results on average suggest a clear preference and a higher WTP by farmers for a certification that may guarantee an efficient use of water resources. Furthermore, farmers are found to be more inclined toward a public certifying body and the possibility to receive technical assistance for the scheme adoption.


Asean Economic Community is the new era for Asean free trade mark which effects the competition in finding a good job in South East Asia. Indonesian SME's is one of the economic activity to increase the people's income in Indonesia. There is a problem that should be concerned by Indonesian Entrepreneur in arranging their financial statement. SAK ETAP is a standart to make them easier to arrange their financial report. This research is intended to analyze the Entrepreneur's understanding to arrange their financial statement using the standard of SAK ETAP. This research uses a qualitative approach. The object of this research is Indonesian SME's with minimum Rp 300.000.000 operating income per year and seven years business operation. The result of this research shows that there is only one informant who knows how to arrange the financial statetment based on SAK ETAP standard. The other two informants only know the interpretation of SAK ETAP, but they still haven't understood the usage of SAK ETAP. In this case the entrepreneur understanding of using SAK ETAP is still hard to achieve. Key words : the accounting understanding, SME's, and SAK ETAP.


Objective To observe the effects of sustained- release cisplatin implantation on tumor cell apoptosis and the SYK and HER2 protein expression in nude mouse with subcutaneous gastric carcinoma transplantation.Methods The subcutaneous gastric carcinoma transplantation model with SGC7901 cell was constructed using BALB / c nude mice,which were further randomly divided into 4 groups: control group( received tail intravenous injection of PBS,Group A),Group B( received tail intravenous injection of cisplatin),Group C( received intratumor injection of cisplatin),and Group D( received the implant of cisplatin- implants). After the drugs intervening,the tumors were harvested for assessment of the tumor weight and tumor inhibiting rate,HE staining observation,examination of SYK and HER2 expression,and assessment of cell apoptosis. Results Sustained- release cisplatin significantly promoted the apoptosis as well as suppressed the tumor growth,with significantly up- regulated the expression of SYK and down- regulated the expression of HER2. Conclusion Cisplatin- implants promotes the tumor apoptosis by enhancing the expression of SYK and reducing the expression of HER2.


-The 21 st century is the era of technological development. An estimation by Cisco says that more than 50 billion devices will be connected to the internet in the 21st Century. For the betterment of India internet of things play most important role. Devices are connected used for the purpose of safety and quality of life, city is surrounded by vehicle and infrastructure. System integrators, network operators and technology provide these are used in the working of government to give the smart solution. On standards-based communications platform it is difficult to generate the solution. Hence, we proposed solution for a smart waste collection management based on providing, IoT prototype with sensors. This will make things to become "SMART" and influence the lives of humans. Data can be read, collect and transmit large amount of data over the Internet. As the technological advancement increases in urbanization, industrialization and population governments across the global will need to device sustainable development plans. In recent years the and government are investing huge sums of money towards establishing smarter cities because notion of Smart City has been trending across the global. A Smart Waste Management System makes a smart city complete. In this project we are going to use the sensors and other components to make the smart dustbin which help to make clean and green India also help to reduce the diseases occur due to waste.


In Eganda attention to the peculiar problems faced in the past 70 years of medical assistants--trained since 1917 to provide promotive preventive and curative primary health care--should be beneficial to the development and deployment of village level health workers. Limitations on the skills and status of medical assistants were imposed from the very beginning when the deployment of village health workers took place in response to epidemics of sleeping sickness and syphilis the need to attract converts to Anglican Christianity and the demands of the population. There has been: 1) a limitation on clinical and practical skills with assistants barred from gynecologic and obstetric practice and from learning the use of the stethoscope for clinical diagnosis; 2) a lack of legal-provision for their training observations and privileges; 3) poor opportunities for advancement compared with nurses and sanatarians; and 4) a lack of sympathetic treatment by senior medical administrators--they were paid less than nurses and secretaries until 1976. Medical assistants necessarily attain an educational level (12 years of education required) that would qualify them for more lucrative and better recognized professions (some of which would permit emigration to other parts of the commonwealth) yet many trainees joined the course out of interest for medicine. The need for medical assistants remains as acute as ever. To prevent recurrence of the same problems every effort should be taken to: 1) establish the nature and complexity of the health problems the community health workers will deal with and the practical skills needed; 2) provide legislation establishing obligations and privileges; 3) establish the status of the new cadre relative to other public servants (school teachers and local chiefs) working in the community; and 4) provide administrative personnel sensitive to the problems of basic primary health care workers.


This paper presents a new corrections of the estimated air-sea CO2 gas flux in ship measurements considering the air-flow distortion. And the air-sea CO2 gas transfer velocity using this corrections showed the smaller variation than the former result. This manuscript contains possibly interesting points for the readers of Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics. However, the Result and Discussion part is not described adequately. The following are the concerns and some suggestions.


The Lin--Shu dispersion relation, with corrections to match experimental conditions and in combination with a quantization rule, permits growth rates to be calculated for axisymmetric disturbances in an axisymmetric disk of stars. Growth rates calculated this way are in reasonable quantitative agreement with recently published results from a series of numerical experiments. The agreement confirms the physical basis of the theory, and demonstrates that the theory remains valid even when strained somewhat in the application to galactic models. 2 figures.


Derivatives of the thiazolo[5, 4-e]-l, 2, 4-triazine ring system were prepared from appropriate 6-acylamino-l, 2, 4-triazin-5(2H)-ones by thiation and cyclization with phosphorus pentasulfide. 5-Methylthio-l, 2, 4-triazin-6-amines also gave thiazolo[5, 4-e]-l, 2, 4-triazine derivatives when treated with carbon disulfide or phenyl isothiocyanate.


The objective of this research are to compare performance of syariah banking performance which use profit and loss sharing system and conventional banking performance which use interest system by CAMEL approach that including valuation of capital aspect, asset quality aspect, management aspect, earning aspect, and liquidity aspect. Beside that, to identify the most distinguishable performance variable between syariah system and conventional system. Data exploited in this research is secondary data alike financial ratios on publication of bank's quarterly that ezposed on Indonesian Central Bank's website (htpp://www/bi/go/id). The result of this research show that performance of syariah banking and conventional banking have been better, sharia banking have reached the higher LDE, ROA ratio significantly otherwise conventional banking performance was better than CAR. Sharia banking performance was better than conventional banking performance based on LDR, and second was NPM.


As director of advertising and publicity for MGM, Howard Dietz had a long industrial knowledge after working with the company since 1924. Dietz informed the subcommittee that his team organizes film promotions and works with local representatives as well as the staff at the studio in California. Senator Tobey threw the same questions at Dietz about defining freedom of the press. "Freedom of speech within those definitions as relates to the press itself," Dietz answered. Defining censorship of the press, Dietz argued it would take "a legal measure to restrain the press." Tobey pressed Dietz on the possibility of legislation against censorship of the press, but Dietz noted that the Constitution already protected the freedoms of the press – no new laws should be necessary. Dietz also put to rest the controversy surrounding a theater in Nashville and possible interference from the studio. Schenck also resumed testimony.


Abstract We report the effects of short daily exposures to sublethal increases in water temperature during the egg and larval stages on the development of the schooling behavior of the little sand smelt Atherina mochon. The experiments were conducted to simulate the periodic exposure of different developmental stages to a transient thermal plume caused by the discharge of heated effluents into the spawning environment. Exposures were administered for eggs only, larvae only, and both eggs and larvae and consisted of nonlethal increases in water temperature from a 20°C acclimation temperature to 28.5°C over a period of 30 min, maintenance at 28.5°C for 15 min, and a gradual reduction to 20°C over 35 min. Heat treatments were administered to the egg-only and larvae-only groups for 10 consecutive days each; those administered at both the egg and larval stages were for 20 consecutive days. Behavioral testing of larval fish at 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, and 35 d posthatch showed significant modification or retardation...


We investigate the success and problems of modified Newtonian dynamics (MOND) in explaining the structural parameters and dynamics of remote Galactic globular clusters (GCs) and dwarf spheroidal (dSph) galaxies. Using the MOND value for the mass of the Milky Way, as inferred from the Galactic rotation curve, we derive the tidal radii of Galactic GCs and compare to observed values. Except for Pal 14, the predicted tidal radii of GCs are systematically larger than the observed nominal values. However, the associated uncertainties are so large that tidal radii are consistent on the 1 σ level. We have considered the importance of the Galactic tidal force on the survival of dSphs under MOND. Assuming mass-to-light ratios compatible with a naked stellar population, we found that the present Galactic dSphs preserve their integrity over one Hubble time, except for Sextans, which may survive the tidal interaction only for several Gyr. Mass-to-light ratios as inferred from the internal kinematics of dSph galaxies can be used, but they appear too large to be accounted for only by the stellar population in Willman 1, Coma Berenice, Ursa Minor, Draco, Ursa Major, and possibly Boötes dwarves. Finally, the ability of the Sculptor dwarf to retain the observed population of low-mass X-ray binaries (LMXBs) is examined. Under the MOND paradigm, we find that the retention fraction in Sculptor is likely not larger than a few percent. Compared to the dark matter scenario, it turns out that MOND makes the retention problem worse. We propose that measurements of the radial velocities of the observed LMXBs in Sculptor could provide a way to distinguish between modified gravities or extended and massive dark matter halos.


Logical effort (LE) is a linear technique for modelling the delay of a circuit in a technology independent manner. It offers the potential to simplify delay models for FPGAs and gain more insight into how the parameters affect the result. In this paper, the LE model will be introduced and an application to FPGA interconnect driver sizing described. Simple closed form equations are given for delay, sensitivity of delay to driver size and optimal delay. The results are shown to closely agree with Spice simulations.


The paper discusses the current issue of the implementation of Business Intelligence in companies as an innovative tool for working with information and supporting the decision making. For successful implementation of Business Intelligence, critical success factors need to be identified. It is not enough omly to identify the success factor, but it is necessary to quantify their impact. Based on data from different studies, we have identified general success factors of the implementation of BI, which can vary from the sector in which the company operates. In general, Business intelligence was shown clearly beneficial for business management and efficient use of enterprise resources in several industries.


Switzerland participates to the Kyoto-Inv project, initiated in November 2002 in the framework of the Data User Programme of the ESA. The aim is to learn more about the potential of remote sensing techniques for greenhouse gas reporting under the Kyoto Protocol (KP) on land use, land-use change and forestry (LULUCF) activities. Three regions were chosen for which data were made available to serve as ground truth. The Prototype phase of the project has yielded promising results that may help for reporting under the KP on LULUCF activities. The reasons of the limitations of the project have been identified along with the necessary steps for improvements. We consider that, in the future, Switzerland may greatly benefit from operational services in this field. Our next request to the project is a full coverage of Switzerland using remote sensing.


Combining with relevant air-conditioning energy-saving design and practical experience,the article introduces HVAC energy-saving concept,explores the energy-saving design of air-conditioning system,and summarizes system flow controlling method,with a view to achieve obvious effect of energy-saving technology and to realize energy-saving and emission-reducing target.


The main aim of this research was to investigate whether empathy influenced the distributive reasoning of adolescents. A sample of 120 teenagers, controlled by sex and type of school (public or private), took part in the investigation. Distributive justice was evaluated through a dilemma in which the participants had to decide the fairest way to share money among six workers who had worked together but were different terms of productivity, necessity and place of birth. Empathy was measured with IRI (Davis). The results show that role-taking, personal distress, sex and type of school influenced the amounts of money distributed. These results are discussed in the context of Hoffman's theory and empirical research on morality and distributive justice.


- The abrasive water jet machine has gained popularity over other non-conventional machining methods due to the absence of heat affected zone, hazardous gases and ability to cut in any direction without the requirement of secondary processing methods. This is also a productive and efficient alternative to the traditional machining methods. In the present work, the influence of abrasive water jet machining (AWJM) parameters such as water-jet pressure, Feed rate, abrasive flow rate and stand-off distance (SOD) on measured responses such as material removal rate (MRR), Surface roughness (SR) are studied. Experiments were conducted based on Taguchi's L 9 orthogonal arrays. Due to the sum of degrees of freedom of the four parameters was equal to the total degree of freedom, a Zero error case was raised. So, to proceed further calculations, the factors having least contributions were pooled to get the pooled ANOVA and to check the significance. The results showed that Feed rate was having the most significant effect on Material removal rate (MRR) among the four factors and for the surface roughness Abrasive flow rate was the most significant.


Storytelling can be employed in a variety of ways in higher education. At times stories arise spontaneously, while in other instances educators employ storytelling in a more formal, predetermined manner.  Predetermined stories are carefully crafted before they are shared, with particular learning objectives in mind.  When using stories in a predetermined manner educators confront a number of decisions. For example, what subject matter will the students explore, and what skills will they be developing? Educators have another – often overlooked – choice: will the story be fact or fiction?  When social science instructors are considering using storytelling in a predetermined manner, what benefits might there be to crafting a fictional story instead of presenting a factual one? And what might be the challenges? This paper considers the benefits and challenges of using fictional stories in college-level social science courses.


Mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla) is one of the most expensive wood species in the world, but its uncontrolled exploration has reduced its natural reserves. Therefore, reforestation programs can be an alternative for the continuous use of its wood. However, little is known about its nutritional requirements and for this reason, this work aimed at diagnosing the symptoms of macro and micronutrients deficiencies in seedlings of mahogany in the missing element technique. The plants were cultivated in nutritive solution and the treatments consisted of the individual nutrients omission N, P, K, Ca, Mg, S, B, Cu, Fe, Mn and Zn, and in complete nutritive solution. After 100 days from the beginning of the treatments, the symptoms were described and photographed; the plants were collected, washed, separated in roots and aerial parts, dried and weighed for dry mass determination. In general, the visual symptoms of nutrients deficiencies were easily characterized, except for the -S, -Zn, -Mg and P treatments, in the omission of the other nutrients there was a reduction in the production of total dry mass, especially in the N, K, Ca and Cu omission indicated larger demand of these nutrients in the initial phase of the plant development.


In this paper the room temperature vulcanizable(RTV)silicone coating for preventing electrical insulator from contamination flashover is developed.The effects of resin,padding and additives etc on its capability is discussed,The test show that the coating has good capability of tracking,contamination flashover and abrasion resistances.


Groups of nulliparous pregnant rabbits were bilaterally ovariectomized on the third, fifth, sixth or seventh days of gestation; some groups were then treated daily with 40 mg of progesterone alone or with 4 mg progesterone alone or in combination with estradiol at a ratio of 1:400 or 1:4000. Animals ovariectomized 3 days post coitum (p.c.) were autopsied four days later; those ovariectomized five, six, or seven days p.c. were autopsied 24 hours later. The number of viable blastocysts per doe was greatly decreased following ovariectomy; however, the number was increased by treatment with progesterone alone or in combination with estradiol (1:400 or 1:4000). The weight of blastocyst and embryonic matter (trophoblast and embryonic disc), and the volume of blastocoelic fluid in the blastocyst at six or seven days p.c. were neither affected by ovariectomy nor by injection of 4 mg of progesterone. The weight of the blastocysts was significantly reduced when ovariectomy was performed seven days p.c. The concentration of the biochemical compounds in the blastocoelic fluid was not altered by ovariectomy at five or seven days p.c. In contrast, the concentration of glucose, lactic acid, protein N and nonprotein in the blastocyst was greatly lowered by ovariectomy at six days p.c., being partly alleviated by daily injections of progesterone, alone or in combination with estradiol. Ovariectomy at three days p.c. was no more detrimental than later ovariectomy if steroids were administrated.


Li and Luo [Phys. Rev. A 78 (2008) 024303] discovered a remarkable relation between discord and entanglement. It establishes that all separable states can be obtained via reduction of a classically-correlated state "living" in a space of larger dimension. Starting from this result, we discuss here an optimal classical extension of separable states and explore this notion for low-dimensional systems. We find that the larger the dimension of the classical extension, the larger the discord in the original separable state. Further, we analyze separable states of maximum discord in ℂ2 ⊗ ℂ2 and their associated classical extensions showing that, from the reduction of a classical state in (ℂ2 ⊗ ℂ3) ⊗ ℂ2, one can obtain a separable state of maximum discord in ℂ2 ⊗ ℂ2.


The development, implementation and evaluation of a suitable curriculum for students to use computational fluid dynamics as part of a fluid mechanics course at intermediate undergraduate level are described. Evaluation of successful learning outcomes is made to confirm the effectiveness of the interface as a suitable educational tool for students at intermediate undergraduate level. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Comput Appl Eng Educ 22: 131–141, 2014


Analog and mixed-signal implementations of artificial neural networks usually lack an exact numerical model due to the unavoidable device variations introduced during manufacturing and the temporal fluctuations in the internal analog signals. Evolutionary algorithms are particularly well suited for the training of such networks since they do not require detailed knowledge of the system to be optimized. In order to make best use of the high network speed, fast and simple training approaches are required. Within the scope of this thesis, a stepwise training approach has been devised that allows for the use of simple evolutionary algorithms to efficiently optimize the synaptic weights of a fast mixed-signal neural network chip. The training strategy is tested on a set of nine well-known classification benchmarks: the breast cancer, diabetes, heart disease, liver disorder, iris plant, wine, glass, E.coli, and yeast data sets. The obtained classification accuracies are shown to be more than competitive to those achieved by software-implemented neural networks and are comparable to the best reported results of other classification algorithms that could be found in literature for these benchmarks. The presented training method is readily suited for a parallel implementation and is fit for use in conjunction with a specialized coprocessor architecture that speeds up evolutionary algorithms by performing the time-consuming genetic operations within a configurable logic. This way, the proposed strategy can fully benefit from the speed of the neural hardware and thus provides efficient means for the training of large networks on the used mixed-signal chip for demanding real-world classification tasks.


Biometrics in user recognition systems are becoming increasingly important. There are three categories to biometrics namely; physiological, behavioral and token based. Physiological and token based biometrics are widely used in systems that need the user acknowledgement and cooperation for verification, however behavioural biometrics can be used to identify users without their knowledge and cooperation. Gait is a behavioural biometric that distinguishes an individual by the way they walk. Airports, banks and boarder control system could benefit dramatically from such systems. In this paper we look at techniques in model based and holistic approaches used in gait recognition systems. As well as their challenges and open issues. KEYWORDSGait recognition, model and holistic approach


Multiple conductor method is used to calculate the attenuation of the attenuator-coated helix slow-wave structure. The results have high-accuracy for practice and coincide with the experimental data.


Creative Capacity (RCC) is a dynamic research topic that integrates authentic creativity, indigenous knowledge, innovation, entrepreneurship, and networking. RCC is a valuable tool for regional policy makers to achieve economic growth, tourism development, and social cohesion in peripheral areas. Cultural Associations, especially in remote areas, serve as "authentic organizations" related to local culture and traditions that support regional uniqueness, identity, and authenticity, and foster creative capacity through various cultural activities (non-typical museums, local cultural events and festivals, revival of customs, rituals, gastronomy, craft etc.). Nowadays, tourists are increasingly seeking "authentic" cultural tourism experiences that require active participation and co-creation in the community's customs and manifestations. Therefore, cultural associations can be examined within the broader perspective of creative tourism. The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether the dynamics of cultural associations can function as a mechanism to encourage creative tourism in peripheral communities, using four creativity criteria: people, process, product, and environment. The study also aims to examine networking opportunities of cultural associations based on three criteria: administrative, spatial and functional, and to propose novel local creative tourism networks. The qualitative research method employed is a case study approach with structured observation, document analysis, and in-depth interviews with nineteen Cultural Associations in the Regional Unit of Rodopi in Northern Greece. Research findings reveal a strong potential for the development of creative tourism in the broader area with highlighted perspectives and options for further action, while emphasizing the need for networking of cultural associations.


Since the inception of self assessment for companies in the 2001 year of assessment ('YA'), the incorrect return penalty seems to be the shadow of tax audit. A penalty ranging from 45%–100% is imposed when an additional assessment (Form JA) is issued in relation to a year of assessment. The taxpayer in many occasions has challenged the validity of such imposition of penalty through tax appeal to the special commissioners, and the High Court. This article aims to analyse in depth the legislation and the case precedents on incorrect returns, the penalty and its relation to tax audit.


We formulate a model of the time-resolved Kerr rotation experiment on a single hole in a semiconductor nanostructure (e.g., a quantum dot) or on an ensemble of trapped holes (e.g., in a quantum well) in a tilted magnetic field. We use a generic Markovian description of the hole and trion dephasing and focus on the interpretation of the time-resolved signal in terms of the microscopic evolution of the spin polarization. We show that the signal in an off-plane field contains components that reveal both the spin relaxation rate and the spin coherence dephasing rate. We derive analytical formulas for the hole spin polarization, which may be used to extract the two relevant rates by fitting to the measurement data.


Singapore, determined not to suffer the same traffic congestion as many other developing conurbations, is constructing a 134 km highway network at the same time as the island's 2000m pounds sterling mass transit system. Expressways form che main cross-island links, feeding to outer metro stations serving city central areas. A single design and construct contract has been won by the largest of Singapore's own contractors despite strong international competition. Most of the strata is classified as completely decomposed granite but it contains many boulders, some 10 m wide with soft ground between them. Large pockets of peat and alluvial clays under embankment have been dealt with by a combinacion of surcharging above the pockets and building in 300 mm thick sand drainage blankets directly beneath the fill. This procedure should considerably speed up settlement. Ten of the 13 bridges and viaducts on the route are totally in situ structures with post tensioned deck beams. These vary from 10 span 380 m long crossings over interchanges and ravines to single span bridges. Finished render used on many older bridges, designed to encourage plant growth on their surfaces. (TRRL) their surfaces.


This paper aims to assess and analyze the indoor, semi-outdoor, and outdoor luminous environments of a Biskra university campus, to determine the relationship between these three luminous environments in terms of contrast and brightness, and to evaluate the perception and the occupant's luminous comfort. This preliminary study is essentially based on a subjective assessment using in situ survey. In order to make a quantitative and qualitative evaluation, this research is based on the analysis of digital images of selected spaces. Findings show that the risk of discomfort due to glare is higher in outdoor spaces, whereas the risk of contrast discomfort is higher in the semi-outdoor spaces, while the risks of discomfort from the low quantity of daylight are higher in indoor spaces. The findings of this research also invite to study the physical dimensions of the environment to make a multisensory evaluation of the university campus occupants in regions with hot and arid climates.


In the study, a method developed for the determination of lipophilic shellfish toxins in muscular tissues of Ruditapes philippinarum was presented. Lipophilic shellfish toxins contain Dinophysistoxin-1 (DTX1), dinophysistoxin-2 (DTX2) and homo-yessotoxins (h-YTX). We used microwave-assisted extraction (MAE) method with methanol as extractant to perform the sample preparation for muscular tissues of Ruditapes philippinarum and analyzed the crude extracts by ultra-performance liquid chromatography quadrupole linear ion trap mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS). The microwave-assisted extraction operational parameters, including extraction temperature and volume, the solvent type and time, were selected detailed about extraction efficiency of lipophilic shellfish toxins from Ruditapes philippinarum muscular tissues. The method recoveries at three different spiked levels proved to be in the range from 50.47% to 94.98%. (<10%). The limits of detection (LOD) of three compounds were between 0.001–0.05μg/kg, and it could meet the requirements for the actual samples. Then, this developed method was applied to actual samples which demonstrated that the method was a useful tool for the rapid quantitative detection lipophilic shellfish toxins. All in all, this determined method shows its good selectivity and sensitivity for the analysis of lipophilic shellfish toxins in tissues of Ruditapes philippinarum.


Surface reconstruction of anatomical structures is an integral part of medical modeling. Contour information is extracted from serial cross-sections of tissue data and is stored as "slice" files. Although there are several reasonably efficient triangulation algorithms that reconstruct surfaces from slice data, the models generated from them have a jagged or faceted appearance due to the large inter-slice distance created by the sectioning process. Moreover, inconsistencies in user input aggravate the problem. So, we created a method that reduces inter-slice distance, as well as ignores the inconsistencies in the user input. Our method called the piecewise weighted implicit functions, is based on the approach of weighting smaller implicit functions. It takes only a few slices at a time to construct the implicit function. This method is based on a technique called variational interpolation. Other approaches based on variational interpolation have the disadvantage of becoming unstable when the model is quite large with more than a few thousand constraint points. Furthermore, tracing the intermediate contours becomes expensive for large models. Even though some fast fitting methods handle such instability problems, there is no apparent improvement in contour tracing time, because, the value of each data point on the contour boundary is evaluated using a single large implicit function that essentially uses all constraint points. Our method handles both these problems using a sliding window approach. As our method uses only a local domain to construct each implicit function, it achieves a considerable run-time saving over the other methods. The resulting software produces interpolated models from large data sets in a few minutes on an ordinary desktop computer.


Ferreira A.C., Bicalho A.L.F., Pierezan F., Marcelino S.A.C., Wencesalu R.R., Prestes R.S., Torres R.C.S. & Nepomuceno A.C. 2021. Association of colonoscopy and histopathological findings of the canine large intestine and ileum abnormalities: 54 cases series. Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira 41:e06741, 2021. Departamento de Clínica e Cirurgia Veterinária, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Campus Pampulha, Av. Pres. Antônio Carlos 6627, São Luiz, Belo Horizonte, MG 31270-901, Brazil. E-mail: email@example.com Colonoscopy is a minimally invasive technique used to assess the large intestine through direct inspection of the intestinal mucosa. When associated with histopathological examination of fragments collected from the intestine, the definitive diagnosis can be obtained. This retrospective study evaluated colonoscopy and histopathological exams of the large intestine and ileum of dogs with gastrointestinal disorders admitted at the Veterinary Hospital of the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG) and the Veterinary Hospital São Francisco de Assis to determine the frequency of injuries, their distribution in the intestinal segments, and the relationship of the findings observed in these two analyzes. The colonoscopy and histopathological findings of the case series were described using absolute and relative frequencies, as well as nature and intensity classification of the findings. Cohen's Kappa coefficient was obtained to assess the concordance of nature and intensity classifications between colonoscopy and histopathology, and its 95% confidence interval constructed. The analyses were performed using the Software SAS University Edition. It was observed a moderate agreement between the classification of the nature of the findings by endoscopy and histopathology (Kappa coefficient = 0.39, CI = 0.20-0.59). This can also be observed when assessing the frequency of similar diagnoses between the methods, since only 39 (72.22%) were consistent, i.e., 15 (22.78%) diagnoses differed depending on the nature of the finding, which could have a great influence on the final diagnosis if histopathology was disregarded. For the intensity of the injuries, little agreement was observed between the methods (Kappa coefficient = 0.1243, C = -0.05-0.30). This was even more evident in the frequency of similar diagnoses in terms of intensity, of which 20 (37.04%) were similar and 34 (62.96%) were different. Inflammatory affections are the most frequently observed alterations in the large intestine and ileum of dogs. The most common finding that reveals inflammatory changes is the lymphoplasmacytic infiltrate. As for the proliferative and neoplastic lesions, adenomatous polyps and lymphoma were common. The most affected sites of the large intestine were the descending colon and the rectum. Findings such as edema and reddening of the mucosa were frequent by macroscopy. Although the changes observed by colonoscopy and histopathology may not be similar, these techniques are complementary, which makes biopsies mandatory for a diagnostic conclusion.


SUMMARY This paper describes inrush current tests conducted during verification tests on a UHV transformer, and reviews and evaluates residual magnetic flux in the transformer's core. The UHV transformers had a voltage of 1000 kV and a capacity of 3000 MVA in a three-phase configuration. It had a far higher voltage and greater capacity than an ordinary substation transformer. When the transformer was energized into a transmission system, the inrush current exerted an extremely large impact on the transmission system, making it necessary to fully evaluate this impact. The inrush current tests were conducted by energizing a full-rating field test UHV transformer into a transmission system, using a circuit breaker on the 500kV secondary side. Tests were performed with these parameters: circuit breaker closing phase angle, and with closing resistor / without closing resister in a circuit breaker. The tests resulted in a good match between analysis results that accounted for residual magnetic flux and measured results. In addition, it was evident that inrush current can be reduced by with closing resistor and controlling the closing phase angle, and it was also evident that magnetic core residual flux levels in a UHV transformer are smaller than generally assumed. At the same time, a method to reduce residual flux in a magnetic core was developed, and tests were conducted to verify this method. It is believed that this was the first time in the world that a method to reduce magnetic core residual flux in a physical system was developed and subsequently verified in tests. The inrush current tests where residual magnetic flux was artificially controlled were also conducted, and we obtained excellent matching with analysis results.


situation within the country, including agriculture; and changes-cyclical, seasonal, and secular-in the volume of employment and unemployment and in the individual incidence of unemployment. Part Two, which contains the most significant material in the book, goes into the historical development, organization, location, and procedures of the Employment Exchange Service. Special attention is given to relief works, training of workers, decasualization and regularization of employment, and measures for encouraging the mobility of labor. Part Three describes that phase of the Exchange's work which is related directly to the administration of the unemployment insurance system. Two main disappointments await the informed reader of this volume. First, it is too short to give adequate scholarly treatment to many of the phases of public employment exchange work-this, in spite of the fact that there are more than thirty tables and a number of charts, floor plans, and maps. Second, there is too little careful discussion of one of the chief questions that have been raised by American students of the British system, namely, whether an organization can function effectively as a public employment exchange when it spends much of its time in administering unemployment insurance matters. CARROLL R. DAUGHERTY University of Pittsburgh


Based on large scale geologic mapping and measuring section, the Xilin Gol complex is divided into three parts: supracrustal rock, Late Proterozoic basic-ultrabasic rock and Early Paleozoic acid intrusive rocks. According to lithologic association and characteristics of deformation and metamorphism, biotite (garnet) plagioclase gneiss intercalated with several layers barred amphibolite, with thin layer magnetite quartzite on its top; medium-coarse biotite plagioclase gneiss and fine-grained felsic gneiss; lithologic association of migmatization banding biotite (hornblende) plagioclase gneiss and garnet monzonitic gneiss intercalated with barred amphibolite; sillimanite biotite plagioclase gneiss, barred biotite plagioclase gneiss, intercalated with garnet bearing biotite quartz schist. Comparison study on the different lithologic association, metamorphic characteristics and depositional environment of Baoyintu Group, Ailegemiao Formatio,Bainaimiao Group and others. This paper proposes to redefine these supercrustal rocks named "Xilinhot Group", which compose the Precambrian metamorphic basement of Xilin Gol micro block. Its important to study the formation and development of Xilin Gol micro block and the evolution of structural relationship between Siberia plate and North China plate.


In an experiment, six levels of benzyl adenine (0.2.5,5.0,7.5,lO.0,12.5 and 15.0 mg/I) in combination with three levels of (CCC) chloro choline chloride (0,125,250 and 500 mg/I) were evaluated against control treatment (0) in each case to find out their optimum levels for microtuberization in potato variety Diarnant. Microtuberization was the earliest by I 3 days at 10 mg/I BA. The number and average weight of microtuber per flask vas increased with increasing rate of BA and reached maximum of 12.9 and 252.1 mg respectively at 10 mg/I BA and decreased onwards with further increase of BA concentration. The increase rate of CCC increased the number of microtuber but decreased average weight. The maximum number and average weight of microtuber were recorded at 500 mg/I CCC and in absence of CCC respectively.


The study of nucleosynthetic yield in type II supernovae in recently ten years is introduced firstly, then, after careful analysis a sample method has been put up to compute the nucleosynthetic yield in type II supernovaein in this field.


The self-made humidity control agent PS,PS-1were used to cashmere,through testing the moisture regain and moisture control rate of treated cashmere to determine the moisture control effect.The effect of humidity control agent on cashmere at different temperature and humidity conditions was inspected and the cashmere humidity control effects,cashmere handle and mechanical properties were as the comb spinning performance evaluation index.The results show that with the increase of humidity control agent,the wet control property,moisture regain were decreased gradually but the breaking strength and elongation were increased.Based on an overall consideration of wet effect,breaking strength,elongation and economic environmental factors,when the humidity control agent PS,PS-1 was 5%(o.w.f.),the humidity control property of treated cashmere can achieve the best effect.


Significance Prestin is an essential motor protein for outer hair cell (OHC)-based cochlear amplification. However, it is not fully understood how prestin contributes to the mechanical sound amplification process. It is also not known if prestin's weak anion transport function makes any physiological contribution to OHC survival. In this study, we provide experimental evaluation of these outstanding questions using mouse models in which the motor kinetics of prestin was significantly slowed or the anion transport function of prestin was specifically abrogated without affecting the motor function. Our results support the contribution of prestin's fast motor kinetics in normal hearing and argue against the contribution of prestin's weak transport function for OHC maintenance.


FIELD: chemistry. SUBSTANCE: composition contains urea at a concentration of 333 mM, anhydrous calcium chloride at a concentration of 333 mM, meat-peptone broth Nutrient boullion siccum at a concentration of 1.5 g/l, wherein meat-pectone broth Nutrient boullion siccum is a dry mixture consisting of 67 wt % of sprat hydrolyzate and 33 wt % of sodium chloride. The method of strengthening the soils includes a one-time introduction into the soil of the above composition in an amount of 55 ml/kg. EFFECT: simplification of the process, reduction of the time of producing the final result, improvement of the mechanical properties of the soils. 2 cl, 1 tbl, 1 ex