Abstract : During the course of this contract we developed the first system that integrates task and data parallelism in a uniform compiler framework. The compiler which is called Fx, translates a dialect of High Performance Fortran into parallel code that runs on distributed memory computer systems such as the Intel Paragon, the Lintel iWarp, the IBM SP/2, and networks of workstations. We demonstrated the effectiveness of our technIque on a wide variety of applications, includIng spotlight synthetic aperture radar (SAR) , multidimensional fast Fourier transform (FFT), narrowband tracking, radar, air quality modeling, earthquake ground motion modeling, and multibase stereo vision. The system is in daily use at Carnegie Mellon. The Carnegie Mellon vision group uses the Fx compiler to develop their codes for the Intel Paragon. The Mechanical Engineering air quality modeling group at Carnegie Mellon is using Fx to develop their airshed model on the Paragon. A Seismologist at the University of Southern California used the Fx system to develop an application based on the method of boundary elements for predicting ground motion during strong earthquakes.


An intermittent-connection-type optical fiber tape core in which a plurality of optical fiber cores are disposed in parallel, a connecting resin is applied to the surfaces of the plurality of optical fiber cores, and slits are intermittently provided in portions of the connecting resin in the longitudinal direction between the optical fiber cores, the intermittent-connection-type optical fiber tape core having a marking on the connecting resin.


Purpose The aim of the study was to estimate the age-specific and sex-specific prevalence of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) among elderly patients attending Alexandria Main University Hospital. Study design A cross-sectional survey was conducted. Patients and methods Patients aged 55 years or older were randomly selected from those attending different outpatient clinics at Alexandria Main University Hospital. One thousand eyes of 532 patients were included in the study. They underwent full ophthalmic examination with fundus photography. The fundus photographs were graded into early and late AMD according to the International Age-Related Macular Epidemiological Study Group Classification system. Prevalence rates were calculated. Results The overall prevalence of AMD was 6.6%. The prevalence of early and late AMD was 5.3 and 2.4%, respectively. There was a significantly higher prevalence of early and late AMD among those aged at least 75 years as compared with other age groups. The prevalence of AMD among male participants was 9.2% compared with only 4.1% among female participants. When potential risk factors were analyzed, smokers and those suffering from hypertension were associated with a significantly higher prevalence of AMD than were nonsmokers or those without hypertension. Diabetes mellitus was not significantly associated with AMD. Conclusion In this study, the prevalence of early AMD in younger age groups was lower than that found in other population-based studies in western populations. The prevalence of AMD increased with age and was significantly higher among men and smokers.


Summary: A total of 3000 patients have had cardiac catheterization in the Andreas Gruentzig Cardiovascular Laboratory of the Emory Clinic. The purpose of this presentation is to describe the patient population selected for this procedure and our experience with this group. The concept of catheterization as an outpatient is attractive from the standpoint of cost savings and time conservation. Safety has been questioned. We have found that this technique can be performed safely in carefully selected outpatients. Careful selection attempted to eliminate those with unstable symptoms, recent myocardial infarction, severe diabetes, and renal failure. Small catheters were used to minimize the potential for bleeding. Excellent opacification of vessels was obtained with these catheters. Despite careful screening we found 2.2% had significant left main obstruction, 10.8% had triple‐vessel disease, 16.0% had double‐vessel disease, and 23.5% had single‐vessel disease, and a similar percentage had normal coronary arteriograms. Our patients experienced ventricular fibrillation on five occasions, there were two small cerebral emboli with reversible neurologic defects, two episodes of pulmonary edema, and two episodes of severe allergic reactions. Only three patients had significant groin bleeding at home that required compression of the site. We subsequently did angioplasty on 323 patients, performed cardiac surgery (mostly coronary bypass) on 187 patients, and admitted 18.2% of the entire group. We conclude that this procedure can be done safely in this carefully designed setting and it saves time and offers cost savings. Patient selection is very important to minimize potential emergency situations and complications. The laboratory must be carefully set up and provide a close relationship with a hospital capable of attending to any unexpected emergency.


This article discusses the right to education for persons with disabilities in accordance with the special report "The right to education of persons with disabilities" United Nations General Assembly Resolution 60/251 2007. Specifically, this article discusses the definition of persons with disabilities, the definitions and purposes of inclusive education, inclusive education in the Islamic perspective, inclusive education in Indonesia, the major determinants and sustainability of inclusive education, and the state's obligation to education for persons with disabilities. In the perspective of Islam, there is a common ties or the intersection of inclusive education with Islamic teachings value that can be used as the basis of the importance of education for people including those with disabilities. The tangent point of which is education as a liability/rights, the principle of non-segregation, the holistic perspective of looking at learners and way of looking at the barriers that are more oriented to external factors, especially the school environment. This article recommends a series of policies and measures that need to be done by all parties, both government and society to realize the right to inclusive education include all parties, both the government, the community and the parents should actively participate and cooperate in implementing inclusive education in Indonesia and the government should aim to improve the quality of inclusive education in Indonesia, both in terms of students, teachers, facilities and infrastructure, teaching, learning and evaluation.


Small firms are innovative and flexible and, therefore, vital to the UK economy. They make a major contribution to business activity. Management accounting systems (MAS) is the key information system in small firms and use of MAS is crucial to enhancing performance, surviving in the market and coping with change. This research found that the most common problem-solving/decision-making use of a small firm's information system was in pricing. This emphasizes the revenue side of the profit equation and suggests that a key purpose of using information is to generate profit. But the uses of information cited are diverse.


We have performed one dimensional radiative transfer calculations to evaluate the impact of cirrus clouds on the tropical radiation budget. We investigate the sensitivity of solar and infrared fluxes to cloud optical depth, particle size distributions, and cloud height. If the observed solar cloud forcing in excess of 100 W/sq m is to be attributed to cirrus anvils alone, then the optical depth of these anvils must be at least 5 (assuming 50% cloud cover and an ice crystal effective radius of 15 microns). The net radiative forcing of cirrus near the tropical tropopause is positive (heating) for cloud optical depths less than about 16 and negative (cooling) for larger optical depths. If cirrus clouds alone are responsible for the equal and opposite shortwave and longwave cloud forcing in excess of 100 W/sq m observed by Earth Radiation Budget Experiment (ERBE), then the cirrus must typically take the form of deep, optically thick clouds with relatively small particles (radii of 10-20 microns) and cloud-tops well below the tropopause. The maintenance of this balance on monthly time scales can be attributed to a variety of correlations: The cloud cover of optically thick cirrus or thin cirrus overlying low-level stratus clouds couldmore » vary; or cirrus anvil height cloud increase along with a decrease in the ice crystal effective radius and an increase in optical depth. It would be of great interest to determine observationally which of these correlations is responsible for the observed lack of variation in cloud forcing.« less


Management of the patella with poor bone stock remains a challenge in revision total knee arthroplasty (TKA). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the results of a novel surgical technique in ...


The invention relates to a method for detecting a knocker own parable during a switching between operating modes of an internal combustion engine (2). The method comprises the steps of: - detecting a waveform of a sound signal (ikr) of an internal combustion engine (2); - determining a reference level (RKR) of the sound signal corresponding to a specification of a motor background noise, depending on the course of the sound signal (ikr) and - detecting a knock event dependent on the reference level (RKR); wherein the reference level (RKR) of the sound signal is determined depending on the switching between the operating modes of the internal combustion engine (2).


This study investigated how two groups of Guatemalan Mayan mothers varying in schooling experience organized children's participation in a problem-solving discussion. Twenty-eight foursomes of mothers and three children (ages 6-12 years) were videotaped discussing how to solve the shortage of drinking water in their town. Mayan mothers with no or very little schooling (0-2 grades) more often facilitated children's verbal contributions through open invitations without assigning particular children to respond, whereas Mayan mothers with greater schooling experience (12 or more grades) more often structured children's contributions through individual turn taking and test questions. These observed differences in mothers' structuring of children's participation may be associated with how western schooling and other practices associated with modernization are affecting the cultural practices of a Mayan community that is becoming increasingly more modernized.


A nonclassical 3D‐printing technique, 3D NSCRIPT, which employs nonlinear blue waves from light emitting diodes (LEDs) is introduced. This technique generates micro‐ and macroscopic dielectric and metallodielectric structures with seamless depths, which would be challenging to fabricate through conventional 3D printing techniques. 3D NSCRIPT exploits divergence‐free, nonlinear self‐trapped beams elicited during epoxide polymerization to inscribe 3D structures; by embedding patterns in and varying the diameter of nonlinear beams, it is possible to control respectively the geometry and dimensions of the resulting structures. By exploiting the interactions of nonlinear beams, it is moreover possible to configure additional structural complexity. Furthermore, by coupling epoxide polymerization with the simultaneous reduction of gold salts, it is possible to generate 3D structures containing a homogeneous dispersion of Au nanoparticles. To demonstrate the versatility of this technique, various 3D components of the da Vinci catapult were fabricated and assembled into a miniature working device.


The article discusses the causes, clinical manifestations and current approaches to diagnosis and treatment of patients suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). There are results of studies demonstrating the positive effect of multivitamin complexes on cognitive and other neurological function in patients with CFS.


The invention relates to a process for the preparation of a water-in-oil polymer dispersion comprising the steps of (a) preparing a water-in-oil monomer dispersion comprising water, an oily substance, a water-in-oil emulsifier, a polymeric coagulant, a radically polymerizable (alk)acrylic acid derivative, and optionally one or more radically polymerizable, ethylenically unsaturated co-monomers; and (b) radically polymerizing the radically polymerizable (alk)acrylic acid derivative and the optionally present one or more radically polymerizable, ethylenically unsaturated co-monomers thereby yielding an intercalated polymer; wherein the polymeric coagulant is derived from at least one cationic monomer selected from the group consisting of (alk)acrylamidoalkyltrialkyl ammonium halides, (alk)acryloyloxyalkyl trialkyl ammonium halides, and alkenyl trialkyl ammonium halides.


The entire crystal structure of each member of the series of R1+ epsilon Fe4B4 compounds is built up from the interpenetration of two incommensurable substructures: the R substructure and the Fe-B substructure. In their (uv0) electron diffraction patterns, satellite reflections due to the modulation occur in addition to the basic reflections corresponding to either the Fe-B substructure or the Nd substructure. To study the systematic extinction conditions for the observed X-ray and electron diffraction patterns, symmetry analyses have been performed by means of two approaches-by considering the three-dimensional space group of the commensurate supercells, and by considering the four-dimensional superspace group developed by de Wolff et al. (1981). The individual symmetry of the substructure has served as the basis for each approach in this paper. Examination of the symmetry under the commensurate approximation is the crucial step for the structure analysis of the Vernier structures. However, the occurrence and distribution of satellite reflections in the electron diffraction patterns cannot be interpreted within this framework. The superspace group characterization of these compounds provides a method of giving some insight into the general features of the conditions of the systematic extinction observed in the diffraction patterns of R1+ epsilon Fe4B4 compounds.


Art students are a special group of college students.Because of the particularity of their major and many social activities,art college students should deal with the contradiction between learning and social contacts.Otherwise it will cause a lot of stress,which eventually lead to negative psychological effects and influence their common cognition lesson.Art students have a unique personality characteristics and professional learning characteristics,such as


input of required resources, and a preconceived goal or purpose. To be fair, Knight does not suggest any grand scheme behind the industry's expansion, but the reader might initially be caught off guard. Second, although the metropolitan counterparts of the colonial bourgeoisie are deemed of vital importance (p. 6), they do not really feature as such and might therefore have been given more attention. Third, Knight's intended sugar trilogy is hardly mentioned—a missed opportunity, and not just from a promotional perspective. Its inclusion would surely have better conveyed to the reader the magnitude and time span of the sugar 'project' in Indonesian history. I cannot conclude this review without addressing the footnotes and captions, which usually warrant special attention only for the wrong reasons. Knight's explicative footnotes, however, are a pleasure to consult; they are insightful, to the point, and on several occasions downright witty. Far removed from project-based developments, his allusive caption to an aerial photograph of the Pagongan sugar factory—'Like Topsy, she "just grow'd"' (p. 198)—neatly embodies his fundamental argument that the unique configuration of Java's sugar industry allowed for expansion without the need for reconstruction.


New BVRI CCD photometric observations of the contact system DF Hya have been obtained. The light curves were analyzed with the Wilson-Devinney code and new geometric and photometric elements were derived. Moreover, the light curve solution, with the assumption of a third light in the system, revealed the existence of a tertiary component around the eclipsing pair. The present results are compared with those of other recent studies.


We have employed XeCl Excimer Laser Annealing (ELA) treatment on ZTO active layer in low temperature solution-processed Zinc Tin Oxide (ZTO) Thin Film Transistors (TFTs) with 300 °C of annealing temperature. The threshold voltage decreased from 18.38 V to 4.78 V because of the increase of carrier concentration by reduction of Cl bonding by employing ELA treatment. The saturation mobility was also gradually improved from 0.04 cm2/Vsec to 0.58 cm2/Vsec because of the reduction of halide residues as trap states by employing ELA treatment. We have observed that the electrical characteristics of 300 °C low temperature solution-processed ZTO TFTs could be improved by employing ELA treatment so that it is suitable for flexible display backplane such as glass or plastic substrate.


The Watergate affair continues to be the current news story, and rightfully so. But viewed in very broad historical perspective, it may rate not much more than a paragraph or two. On the other hand, current events in the realm of science and technology, which will affect man permanently and for all time, are little recognized or understood by the public at large. Part of the problem rests in the timidity, arrogance, or doomsday approach of some scientists and engineers, a less-than-aggressive science press, and the generally skewed set of values and priorities and ignorance of the public. A few days ago, one nontimid and articulate scientist—Dr. Philip Handler, president of the National Academy of Sciences, addressed himself eloquently to some of the current issues facing science and ultimately people everywhere. Speaking as recipient of honorary membership in the American Institute of Chemists, Dr. Handler asked the basic question: "Can reason prevail?" But his talk ...


Various factors have determined the approach I am adopting in this talk: my lecture title is extremely general and broad and the time allotted me will allow for only a brief exposition of the subject. It would not do to paint even a broad outline of the history of the last three-quarters of a century or embark upon a description of the different situations created in Europe by the pluralism of the churches or the breaking up of the continent into thirty or so separate entities each of which has its own character and form of government. The only way of dealing with the theme is to focus on several major ideas, underline some constants and highlight the most radical changes which have left landmarks in history. Given these limitations, I hope that you will forgive the necessarily summary nature of my talk. My title makes an important point: it is the juxtaposition of the geographical entity of Europe with the pluralism of its churches that makes for the uniqueness of our continent. Europe is the only continent which has had the gospel spread throughout its length and breadth for centuries. This is one element in its distinctive character and one which could make for unity. But Christendom is divided into churches which have fought each other relentlessly. So even today, Europe is divided into several regions as a result of the two great schisms in history: first the separation of the Latin West from the Greek East, then the establishment of new churches at the Reformation. The question is whether, in our century, the Christian churches have on balance striven to unite or divide the continent. The lack of harmony between these different forms of Christianity has a profound effect not only on such issues as the formulation of faith and the definition of dogma, liturgy and spirituality but also on the relationship between church and society. These churches do not share the same idea of the relation between the church as an institution and the way society is organised. Some think they can draw moral teaching from Revelation and make it a duty of conscience for their congregations to act in accordance with a code of collective behaviour. Others hesitate to intervene in the problems of society and leave it to each Christian to act as he or she freely chooses. Certain churches have a long tradition of submission to the power of the state in which they humbly recognise the workings of providence. Others have kept their independence either because history has helped them to emancipate themselves or because they have been able to bend political power into the service of their own mission. These differences are as old as the hills: the outcome of different theologies


1347 injections of HbOC have been given to 784 children of 2-24 mos. Associated symptoms post-vaccination included T≥38°C - 6%; local redness/warmth- 3%, swelling-2% and were not affected by the child's age, ab liter or dose sequence. Ab assays include 3H-HbPs RIA, anti-HbPs ab isotype, bactericidal (BC) activity. GMT of anti-HbPs ab titers, μg/ml (No. sera analyzed), after 25 μg dose(s) include:Vaccination of children at 15-22 mos. substantially increased anti-HbPs IgG and BC activities; similar studies are being completed for vaccinated infants. It can be concluded that HbOC is a safe, effective vaccine against Hib disease for all aged children.


The main purpose of this study is to develop an EFL Training Program based on the combination of three theories: reflective teaching, brain-based learning, and school-based training. The program was voluntarily applied by ten elementary teachers from Surin province, Thailand. The program included competency assessment, EFL competency enhancement, EFL teaching activities development and practices, and program evaluation. The activity created positive impacts to the EFL teaching particularly students in the program asserted that there is a better environment of EFL study than their previous experiences. All directors have assigned their EFL teachers to continue using this model in teaching EFL.


Purpose To identify the genetic defect in an autosomal dominant congenital coronary cataract family (ADCCC). Methods A Chinese family with ADCC was identified and characterized. All the members were genotyped with microsatellite markers at genes and loci that were considered to be associated with hereditary cataracts. Linkage analysis was performed after genotyping. Two-point Logarithm of odds (LOD) scores were calculated using MLINK software, from the LINKAGE program package. Multipoint parametric and non-parametric linkage were performed via the program MERLIN. Results Linkage analysis provided evidence for a genetic locus for the ADCC on chromosome 3q. The maximum Two-point LOD score was 3.01 (θ=0) for two close markers. Conclusions The mapping of the congenital cataracts in a Chinese family locus to chromosome 3q.


Aim:The LOH study was performed to locate the deletion areas probably harboring tumor suppressor genes and provide clues for discovering tumor suppressor genes. Methods: Nine polymorphic microsatellite markers on chromosome 10q in l0 cases of glioblastoma (GBM) were analyzed to detect LOH by PCR based technique. Results: 90% informative cases of GBM displayed LOH on 10q. The most frequent LOH were observed at loci from D10s2492 to D10s54l on 10q~(23) and from D10s1723 to D10s216 on 10q~(25-26). Conclusion: The chromosomal regions at loci from D10s2492 to D10s541 on 10q~(23) and from D10s1723 to D10s216 on 10q~(25-26) may harbor tumor suppressor genes associated with GBM.


This Master's Thesis examines transnational conflicts and Christian-Muslim relations in Nigeria between the years 2001 and 2006. It focuses on two major transnational conflicts: The September 11, 2 ...


The effects of retrofitting for building tightness, air-to-air heat exchangers, and HVAC circulation fans on radon and radon progeny levels were investigated using two matched test houses. One test house was retrofitted for tightness and outfitted with an air-to-air heat exchanger. The two houses were unoccupied; selected occupant-related activities were simulated in a controlled manner. Retrofit for tightness reduced the annual average air infiltration rate by 24% and increased radon and radon progeny concentrations by a similar amount. The air-to-air heat exchanger reduced radon and radon progeny concentrations commensurate with mechanical ventilation. Increased mixing from the furnace circulation fan equalized the upstairs/downstairs concentrations. Extended use of the circulation fan reduced radon progeny levels similar to those obtained with the heat exchanger (about 50% reduction). Seasons had considerable impact on indoor radon and radon progeny; higher levels were found in the summer and fall seasons.


In this paper, a two-species predator-prey system is discussed, the dynamics of coupled system of semilinear parabolic equations with time delays is investigated using upper and lower solutions and the associated monotone iterations. The asymptotic behavior of solutions and the negative effect of stage structure on the permanence of populations are given.


Bone problems are highly prevalent in laying hens. These problems affect the welfare, production and economic losses. Bone development begins in the embryonic period, and if the skeletal system develops well at that time, the subsequent production period can be affected positively. The present experiment aimed to investigate the effect of genotype on biomechanical parameters and composition of bone in the laying hen embryos. For this purpose, 360 fertilized eggs were obtained from two brown (Atak-S and Brown Nick) and two white (Atabey and Nick) layer breeders and incubated. Metatarsus, tibia and femur properties were examined on the embryonic d 19 and 21. Results showed that genotype played an important role in determining the biomechanical properties and mineral composition of the metatarsus, tibia and femur in the embryonic period. Examined bone characteristics improved with embryonic age. The least mineralization was observed in the metatarsus bone. In conclusion, bone properties were infleunced from the genotype. However, these differences were not related with laying hens being white or brown. The effect of the interaction between genotype and embryonic age on the bone properties should be considered.


The fundamental difference between the Buddhism and other religions of Indian is the Origin theory,which is also the original core idea of the Buddhism.Observing the society in this theory has formed the unique social view of the Buddhism.Certainly,this social view is also seeping the Buddhism's ultimate directions,for example,the Variable,the Altruism and the Nirvana is silent.The Variable,that is,the society is in the unceasing vicissitude.The Altruism,that is,each constituent of the society cannot hold in.Because of the Variable and the Altruism,various causes can coordinate and cooperate and the relative social stability can maintain.Relative to the traditional society,the causes which consist of modern society have been changing,therefore,the content,the way and the relationship in modern society are changing and rearranging too.By making a comparison among the gathering of modern families,social organizations,social classes,the gathering of modern monk groups and the Buddhism believers and the harmony of laws and political orders,this article elaborates on similarities and differences between modern and traditional societies


Analysis is done to the cracking problem of rollers in first section on the spinning frame 1291 after modification of top arms, and some suggestions are put forth regarding the modification;Some harms caused by the back roller cracking are pointed out and also some measures are given.


In previous comments, the difficulties and technical problems of selectivity criteria was exposed related to the
 antimicrobial activity of extracts plants and pure compounds based in MICs, opening an interesting discussion about this topic. In this way, this commentary seeks to give more elements that feed the proposed debate.


Prophylactic cranial irradiation (PCI) improves survival in patients with limited‐stage small cell lung cancer (SCLC) who have a complete response to chemotherapy and radiotherapy, yet to the best of the authors' knowledge, data specific to the elderly population are lacking.


Helicopter-based LiDAR system due to high input cost and personal risk resulting in a certain restrictions on overhead power lines. With the developed application of UAV platform for power lines surveys and miniaturization of LiDAR device, the integration of UAV-based LiDAR system comes to maturity and compensate for the lack of Helicopter platform. Unmanned helicopter based LiDAR system acquire high accuracy 3D point cloud to reconstruct the model of power lines and the dangerous point detection etc. In this article, the UAV-based LiDAR system utilizes the Dragon-50 unmanned helicopter, made in Switzerland, and GL-70 equipment, made in America. This system was used to survey the Shandong Zouchuan power line with 500kV, acquired LiDAR point cloud successfully and met the expectation. The unmanned airborne LiDAR system provides a reference for the promotion of power inspection applications.


....................................................................................................... IV LIST OF FIGURES .............................................................................................. X LIST OF TABLES .............................................................................................. XII LIST OF VIDEOS .............................................................................................. XIII CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION .............................................................................1 VERTEBRATE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT ...................2 The neural plate formation .............................................................................2 Transformation of neural plate into neural tube ..............................................5 Neural tube patterning....................................................................................6 PRDM FAMILY MEMBERS .............................................................................15 PRDMs as gene expression regulators ........................................................16 Role of PRDMs in tissue specification and differentiation ............................17 PRDMs in nervous system ...........................................................................20 ZEBRAFISH LOCOMOTION CIRCUITRY ......................................................24 Spinal cord neurons .....................................................................................24 Motor behaviors in zebrafish ........................................................................27 CONTRIBUTION OF THIS WORK TO THE FIELD .........................................31 VII CHAPTER II: ZEBRAFISH PRDM12B ACTS INDEPENDENTLY OF NKX6.1 REPRESSION TO PROMOTE ENG1B EXPRESSION IN THE NEURAL TUBE P1 DOMAIN ........................................................................................................33 BACKGROUND ...............................................................................................34 METHODS ......................................................................................................37 Zebrafish care ..............................................................................................37 Generation of CRISPR/Cas9 mutant zebrafish lines ....................................37 Antisense morpholino oligonucleotide injections ..........................................40 In situ RNA hybridization ..............................................................................40 Luciferase reporter assays ...........................................................................41 Co-immunoprecipitation and Western blotting .............................................42 Immunocytochemistry ..................................................................................42 Behavioral analysis ......................................................................................43 Genotyping ...................................................................................................43 RESULTS ........................................................................................................44 Germ line disruption of prdm12b blocks eng1b expression in the p1 domain .....................................................................................................................44 The defective escape response in prdm12b mutants is caused by disruption of the Mauthner cell pathway .......................................................................58 Prdm12b acts as a repressor in vitro............................................................66 Prdm12b interacts with the Bhlhe22 transcription factor and the EHMT2 methyltransferase.........................................................................................72 VIII bhlhe22 is not required for eng1b expression in the zebrafish p1 domain ...76 prdm12b does not maintain the p1 domain by repressing nkx6.1 ................81 DISCUSSION ..................................................................................................91 prdm12b germ line mutants recapitulate the phenotype observed using antisense-based approaches .......................................................................92 prdm12b is a bona fide transcriptional repressor .........................................93 An undefined domain persists at the p1 position in prdm12b mutants .........95 CONCLUSION.................................................................................................97 AUTHORS' CONTRIBUTIONS ........................................................................97 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ................................................................................98 CHAPTER III: DISCUSSION ..............................................................................99 CORRELATION BETWEEN MORPHOLINO-INDUCED AND MUTANT PHENOTYPES IN PRDM12B LOCUS .......................................................... 101 THE FATE OF THE REMAINING P1 DOMAIN IN PRDM12B MUTANTS IS UNDEFINED ................................................................................................. 102 THE ROLE OF PRDM12B IN DORSOVENTRAL PATTERNING IS COMPLEX ...................................................................................................................... 105 Further in vivo analysis of Prdm12b interaction partners namely Bhlhe22 and EHMT2/G9a is required ............................................................................. 105 What are the regulatory relationships of a subset of genes in the p0-p2?.. 109 IX THE RELATIONSHIP OF GENE EXPRESSION THROUGH THE P0-P2 DOMAIN MARKERS DOES NOT INVOLVE SIMPLE DIRECT INTERACTIONS ............................................................................................ 112 REMAINING QUESTIONS AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS OF THIS WORK .. 115 What are the prdm12b direct targets? ........................................................ 115 Do p1-derived neurons restrict Mauthner cells to fire only once? .............. 117 CONCLUSION............................................................................................... 120 APPENDIX: THE EFFECT OF PRDM12B AND BHLHE22 MISEXPRESSION .......................................................................................................................... 122 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................... 123 METHODS .................................................................................................... 123 Zebrafish care ............................................................................................ 123 Zebrafish were handled as discussed in Chapter II. .................................. 123 Zebrafish embryonic injections ................................................................... 123 In situ RNA hybridization ............................................................................ 124 RESULTS ...................................................................................................... 125 Gain of function prdm12b and/or bhlhe22 does not affect eng1b expression ................................................................................................................... 125 DISCUSSION ................................................................................................ 128 REFERENCES.................................................................................................. 129


In this paper, we formulate a semi‐implicit time‐stepping model for multibody mechanical systems with frictional, distributed compliant contacts. Employing a polyhedral pyramid model for the friction law and a distributed, linear, viscoelastic model for the contact, we obtain mixed linear complementarity formulations for the discrete‐time, compliant contact problem. We establish the existence and finite multiplicity of solutions, demonstrating that such solutions can be computed by Lemke's algorithm. In addition, we obtain limiting results of the model as the contact stiffness tends to infinity. The limit analysis elucidates the convergence of the dynamic models with compliance to the corresponding dynamic models with rigid contacts within the computational time‐stepping framework. Finally, we report numerical simulation results with an example of a planar mechanical system with a frictional contact that is modelled using a distributed, linear viscoelastic model and Coulomb's frictional law, verifying empirically that the solution trajectories converge to those obtained by the more traditional rigid‐body dynamic model. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley Sons, Ltd.


NO₃ is a key intermediate in the chemistry of the night-time atmosphere. NO₃ radical can react with anumber of VOCs initiating their night-time degradation. In this thesis, the kinetics of NO₃ with different kinds of compounds was studied at room temperature (298 ± 2 K) and atmospheric pressure (1000 ± 5 hpa) in a Teflon simulation atmospheric chamber (ICARE-7300L) coupled to analytical tools including Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy, Proton Transfer Reaction-Time of Flight-Mass Spectrometer and CavityRing Down Spectrometer etc. The rate coefficients for the reactions of NO₃ radical with seven methacrylate esters are firstly reported: methyl methacrylate; ethyl methacrylate; propyl methacrylate; isopropylmethacrylate, butyl methacrylate, isobutyl methacrylate, and deuterated methyl methacrylate. The trends in the measured rate coefficient with the length and nature of the alkyl group strongly suggest that the reaction proceeds via addition to the double bond on the methacrylate group. Then, an absolute method was used to determine the upper limits or rate coefficients for the reactions of NO₃ radicals with a series of alkanes and some important inorganic gases: methane, ethane, pentane, n-butane, iso-butane, 2,3-dimethybutane,cyclopentane, cyclohexane, nitrous oxide, carbon monoxide and and sulfur dioxide. With the obtained kinetics data, the atmospheric lifetimes of these compounds toward NO₃ radicals were calculated and compared with those due to loss via reactions with the other major atmospheric oxidants. The kinetics results also enhance the available database on NO₃ reactions.


1 The forests of the dry interior of British Columbia , Canada, support a diverse array of 2 cavity–nesting birds. These forests are dominated b y conifers, particularly Douglas–fir 3 (Pseudotsuga mensiezii), with only a minor component of trembling aspen ( Populus 4 tremuloides). Because of the rarity of this deciduous componen t, and with the fact that 5 cavity-nesting birds have been shown to display an affi ity towards aspen, we initiated a 6 2-year study (2005, 2006) on the cavity-nesting bir d assemblages within these forest 7 stands. Point-count sampling showed a greater abund ance and diversity of cavity–nesting 8 birds within pure aspen stands, as compared to pure stands of Douglas-fir or stands 9 containing a mixture of both tree species. Althoug h only 1 of the 12 cavity-nesting 10 species surveyed (three-toed woodpecker, Picoides tridactylus) was not detected in all 11 three habitat types, all of the species showed grea ter abundance within the aspen stands. 12 Further, species richness and several indices of co mmunity diversity (Shannon's, 13 Simpson's, and MacArthur's) consistently were highe r within the aspen stands. The 14 abundance of five of six species of weak cavity exc avating species were correlated with 15 the abundance of primary cavity excavating species. Snag (dead tree) densities was 16 strongly correlated with the abundance of both the primaryand weak-cavity nesting 17 species. All told, our results revealed the importa nce of the relatively scarce aspen stands 18 in maintaining the overall community of cavity-nest ing birds within these dry forests. 19 20


Sītā of Sindh The aim of this paper is to show how the Sindhī community in India (Rājasthān) builds and strengthens its identity by using both traditional and modern means of transmission. The process of reinterpretation of tradition will be demonstrated by discussing the Ūmar–Mārvī story, which belongs to the repertoire of orally transmitted local Sindhī folk stories. The Ūmar–Mārvī story mainly emphasizes local patriotism and adherence to motherland. The message of the story is still valid in the 21st century. In the Surabhi, the literary magazine on Sindhī literature in the Hindī language issued periodically in Jaypur, it took the modern form of a comic book. Thus, it provides another example of a well-known fact in Indian culture, that of the old being repeated but in a new form. Despite using modern means of transmission, traditional mechanisms can still be seen. It seems that it is not enough for the Sindhī community to continue using the folk story but, moreover, it is necessary to give the story a higher rank (a recognised one) by placing it within the frames of the mainstream tradition, that is the so-called Great Tradition of the Hindu culture. This aim is achieved by making the heroine Mārvī equal to Sītā, and, thus, the Sindhī story is linked with the great epic Rāmāyaṇa. As a result, the final product is an old Sindhī folk story presented in the form of a comic book, targeted for a wider audience than the Sindhī community exclusively, entitled Sītā of Sindh (Sindh kī Sītā).


1 HILOSOPHICALLY, society is faced with the problem of giving freedom yet maintaining order. In Peru, Government states that freedom comes from a realignment of the 'structures' i.e. the relations of men to the means of production. Give peasants the land and they are free. Government, therefore, has defined society in terms of sociological class in a Marxist sense. I argue here, however, that, far from ending the domination


This paper summarizes the modification methods of natural zeolite and their applications in wastewater treatment, and looks forward to their application prospect of modified zeolite in the field of water treatment.


The classical single-exponential I-V curve model for crystalline-Si PV devices assumes a constant ideality factor. The model is widely applied in e.g. modeling the power output of PV systems at different irradiances and temperatures, and also in calculating the Equivalent Cell Temperature (ECT) from the open-circuit voltage. The present paper presents results from several crystalline-Si (c-Si) module types suggesting that the ideality factor may change with irradiance. The possible implications of such variability are discussed, in particular the need for a new ECT calculation procedure as well as for revision of some PV performance models.


Abstract. Mist cannon trucks have been widely applied in megacities in China
to reduce the road dust, since they are considered to be more water saving
and efficient than the traditional sprinkling trucks. However, their effect
on the formation of water-soluble organic compounds and the pollution
control of fine particles (PM2.5) remains unknown. We characterized the
variations of chemical compositions in PM2.5 collected on the road
sides during the simulated operations of mist cannon truck and traditional
sprinkling truck via Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass
spectrometry and ion chromatography. The mass concentrations of
water-soluble organic carbon in PM2.5 showed a significant increase
(62 %–70 %) after air spraying. Furthermore, we found that water-soluble
organic compounds, particularly organic nitrates, increased significantly
via the interactions of reactive gas-phase organics, atmospheric oxidants
and aerosol liquid water after air spraying, although the air spraying had a
better effect on suppressing road dust than the ground aspersion. Moreover,
the formation of PM2.5 on the road segment where the mist cannon truck
passed by was promoted, with an increase of up to 13 % in mass
concentration after 25–35 min, on average. Thus, the application of
mist cannon trucks potentially worsens the road atmospheric environment
through the increase in PM2.5 levels and the production of a large
number of water-soluble organic compounds in PM2.5. The overall results
provide not only valuable insights to the formation processes of
water-soluble organic compounds associated with aerosol liquid water in the
road environment but also management strategies to regulate the operation of
mist cannon trucks in China.


OBJECTIVE To explore the effective methods for the nosocomial infection management. METHODS Since 1997 our hospital has carried out in whole department, all staff and whole process management to prevent nosocomial infections by applying total quality control (TQC). RESULTS The quality of the nosocomial infection management has increased gradually. The real infection rate reflected, that the environmental monitoring qualification rate, the rational application rate of the antibiotics and the qualification rate of the disposable medical stuff have all increased year by year. The difference is significant all above. CONCLUSIONS TQC is a feasible and effective method in applying the nosocomial infection management.


In Silk, Slaves, and Stupas: Material Culture of the Silk Road, Susan Whitfield reminds her readers once again why she so thoroughly deserves her reputation as one of the most accomplished of all S...


Quality control measures for precast T-beam concrete are elaborated from aspects such as the optimization and mix optimization design of concrete raw materials,concrete mixing,pouring and vibrating,form stripping and maintaining and appearance quality.


This text discussed the important position and functions of the fishing bays about fishery development in our country,by dividing three sea areas of Yellow Bohai Sea,East China Sea and South China Sea,analyzed the water area,anchor areas,the fish market condition,the number of the ships passing in and out harbor in one year,the number of the fishery products dealt in one year,the number of the fishery products unloaded in one year,the total number of some harbor's own ships,the total number of others harbors' ships totally 9 fixed-amounts indexes and the fishery resources condition and the level condition on management etc.in each sea area,analyzed the present developmental condition of our country fishing bays,and brought about some referent opinions on the grade division standards of our country fishing ports.The authors thought that it was scientific and reasonable if the national fishing bay grades division standards was on the base of different sea area,that it was coincident with each fishing bay of each sea area condition,and thus the results were more scientific and reasonable,and would be better matching with the development condition of each sea and each fishing bay,benefiting the fishing bay management section in their work.


A modified method of describing lattices (or, equivalently, unit cells) is described. In the proposed parameterization, there is no discontinuous measure of agreement such as is found in studies of reduced cells. Although the Niggli reduced cell is uniquely defined for every lattice, the angles of the reduced cell may vary wildly with minor lattice distortions. It is proposed that lattices be described by the sets of seven parameters consisting of reduced-cell edge lengths, the lengths of edges of the reduced cell of the reciprocal lattice, and the reduced-cell volume.


This letter presents a patch and substrate integrated waveguide (SIW) cavity hybrid antenna with wide bandwidth and high-selectivity filtering response. The proposed antenna is a compact single-layer structure with a height of 0.037 free-space wavelength and composed of one circular patch resonator, one square SIW cavity, and nine metallic pins. The circular patch is internally embedded in the square SIW cavity with a surrounded ring slot and the feeding probe is located in the SIW cavity. Here, the dominant resonant mode of the circular patch resonator (TM11) and first two modes of the SIW cavity (TE11 and TE21) are employed to achieve effective radiation from the ring slot under these three resonances. Among them, TM11 and TE21 both have broadside radiation performances and thus can be used to achieve wide bandwidth, while TE11 is utilized to generate a radiation null in the lower stopband. Meanwhile, as the input signal is delivered into the SIW cavity and then coupled to the patch resonator, the mixed coupling occurs between these two distinct resonators and it can introduce another radiation null in the upper stopband. Besides, nine metallic pins can further enhance the frequency selectivity in the lower stopband. For demonstration, a prototype antenna is designed, fabricated, and measured. The measured results agree well with the simulated ones and show a wide bandwidth of about 9.14% at the center frequency of 3.5 GHz with a stable boresight realized gain in the range of 6.40 to 7.30 dBi within the operating band. In addition, two radiation nulls appear at 3.26 and 3.74 GHz on both edges of the operating band.


The paper makes a systematic analysis of and comparison among the three new types of libraries -- electronic library, virtual library and digital library, from three aspects, such as the concepts, the forms and the functions.


The present invention provides face identification method and device, this method comprises: determining stationary sequence predictor formula according to the position of known key frame, according to the position of the stationary sequence predictor formula and known key frame, calculates the predicted position of next doubtful key frame;According to the predicted position of next doubtful key frame and the position of known key frame, the composition-factor of Poisson distribution is adjusted;According to the predicted position of Poisson distribution and next doubtful key frame, the range to be detected of next key frame is obtained;Face datection is carried out to the range to be detected of next key frame corresponding picture frame, position of the position of the highest picture frame of face confidence level as next key frame is determined according to the comparison result of the face confidence level of each picture frame in range to be detected;Recognition of face is carried out according to detected next key frame.Face characteristic extraction and confidence calculations only can be carried out to the key frame of prediction using the present invention, reduce computing resource.


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Parent engagement has been extensively studied, but more information is needed on how teacher–parent relationships vary for adolescents with different disabilities, varying socioeconomic backgrounds, and racial/ethnic backgrounds. This study investigates associations between teacher–parent relationships, teacher–student relationships, student's disability, socioeconomic status, racial/ethnic backgrounds, and school performance among 228 high school students. Cross-sectional data were gathered through student and teacher reports. Findings from correlational analyses reveal associations between (a) teacher–student and teacher–parent relationships, (b) teacher–parent relationships and students' disability type and socioeconomic status, and (c) teacher–parent relationships and students' grades, behavior, and engagement in school. Implications for research and practice are discussed.


THE method of Hagedorn and Jensen [1923] has become widely used for the estimation of reducing sugar in blood. The method depends upon the fact that potassium ferricyanide is reduced to ferrocyanide when heated in alkaline solution with certain reducing substances. In the Hagedorn and Jensen procedure the ferrocyanide formed in this way is precipitated as the double potassium zinc salt, and the residual ferricyanide is estimated by adding an excess of potassium iodide and acidifying. The ferricyanide is reduced quantitatively by the iodide, and equivalent iodine is liberated according to the equation: 2H3Fe(CN)6 + 2HI = 2H4Fe(CN)6 + I2. The iodine is titrated with thiosulphate. This method based on ferricyanide as the substance reduced has an inherent advantage over copper methods which will be referred to later. In the original form it was devised for estimating the reducing sugar in the filtrates from 041 cc. samples of blood. The capacity is accordingly very small, the upper limit being 0-385 mg. of glucose. Small volumes of solutions are used, and the essential reactants are present in low concentration so that the introduction of impurities may cause relatively large errors. For the purposes of my own work the range of the original method was inconveniently narrow, and the present modification makes possible the estimation of about ten times as much sugar. The new procedure has been standardised for maltose as well as for glucose. No essential change from the original method has been made, except as regards the concentrations and volumes of the various reagents employed. The following solutions are used in the modified method. The chemicals used were of the "Analytical Reagent" quality, as supplied by the British Drug Houses, Ltd., unless otherwise stated.


Objective To investigate the diagnosis and therapy of patients with cough variant asthma.Methods Retrospective analysis of cough variant asthma was carried out.The clinical characteristic,main points of diagnosis and therapeutic efficacy were evaluated in the study.Results Among 36 cases for chronic cough,pulmonary function bronchodilation test FEV1 Variation Rate15%,bronchodilation test was positive,to be diagnosed as Cough-Variant-Asthma patients,treated by Salmeterol/Fluticaso(50/100 μg)and Montelukast.After 2 months of follow up observation,the ACT was determined and pulmonary function bronchodilation test FEV1 was performed.Among the 30 patients,the FEV1 Variation Rate15%,cough symptom improved obviously,improving rate was 83.3%.Conclusion For chronic cough patients,besides ruling out other cough reasons,the bronchodilation test should be taken;after diagnosis,the effective was fine when treated for Cough-Variant-Asthma by small dose of Salmeterol/Fluticaso and Montelukast.


We present the Galactic Arecibo L-Band Feed Array H i (GALFA-H i) survey data release 2 (DR2). The survey covers the 21 cm hyperfine transition of Galactic H i from −650 to 650 , with 0.184 channel spacing, 4′ angular resolution, and 150 mK rms noise per 1 velocity channel. DR2 covers the entirety of the sky available from the William E. Gordon 305 m antenna at Arecibo, from decl. −1°17′ to decl. + 37°57′ across all R.A.: 4 steradians or 32% of the sky. DR2 differs in a number of ways from data release 1, which was released in 2011. DR2 is built from a largely separate set of observations from DR1, which were taken in a much more consistent mode. This consistency, coupled with more careful attention to systematics and more advanced data reduction algorithms, leads to a much higher-quality DR2 data product. We present three data sets for public use: H i data cubes, far-sidelobe stray-radiation-corrected column density maps, and results of the Rolling Hough Transform linear feature detection algorithm.


Introduction and objective: Diabetes, with its medical complications and societal consequences, is one the most difficult concerns for modern society. The purpose of this narrative review is to characterize the selected public health challenges and opportunities resulting from diabetes in Poland, as well as to identify public health measures that may be adopted to lower the diabetes burden in Poland. Review methods: This narrative review is based on the literature about diabetes in Poland. Scientific papers on diabetes published between 1 January 2010-31 January 2023, available in the PubMed database, were identified using a combination of the following key words: 'diabetes', 'Poland', 'public knowledge', 'management' and 'costs'. Particular attention was paid to the following diabetes-related issues: (1) current and forecast prevalence of diabetes in Poland, (2) diabetic care before and after the COVID-19 pandemic onset, (3) public knowledge of diabetes and diabetes risk factors, and (4) public health interventions to reduce the diabetes burden at the population level. Abbreviated description of the state of knowledge: A continuous growth of both the incidence and the prevalence of diabetes is predicted. Due to insufficient public awareness of diabetes risk factors and symptoms, and the health-debt caused by COVID-19 pandemic, a further rise in the number of diabetic complications is expected, as well as an increase in public spending on health care and social insurance systems. Summary: Public health interventions targeted at preventing diabetes and its complications should not be confined to reducing complications and improving diabetes care, but also include a wide range of initiatives aimed at addressing the fundamental causes of diabetes. Future study should look at the cost-effectiveness of such initiatives in order to mobilize different stakeholders and society.

https://www.monz.pl/pdf-162193-88575?filename=Diabetes in Poland _.pdf


To control camber of heavy plate,the mathematical model of rolling force was corrected based on force balance and torque balance considering the vertical and horizontal force.The theory analysis process for corrected model was introduced.


The species composition, vertical distribution,incidence,population density and occurrence type of pests of chestnut were investigated in Anhui Province form 1988-1995,and the principles of IPM were proposed in this paper.


The paper examines the importance of fidelity in the exercise of political power under the Hohenstaufen, focussing in particular on the function of the oath of fidelity in stabilising social order. The stabilising effect of fidelity lay in the principal of reciprocity which was also inherently present in asymmetrical fidelity relationships and was realised by rewarding loyal services. Already in the twelfth century, the obligations of fidelity had been clearly formulated and laid down inwritten form. The observation of the custom to reward loyal services gave both sides security in their expectations. Such expectations could of course also be disappointed, but there was a certain faith in relations cemented by the oath of fidelity– faith in the sense that proven fidelity could found the basis for a hypothesis of future behaviour which was sure enough to form the foundations for further actions (Georg SIMMEL). The paper will also briefly look at the importance of fidelity in ruling through representatives and its role in lordlyhierarchical bonds in contrast to egalitarian or kinship relationships.


Many companies desire to be more environmentally friendly while also striving for cost competitiveness in the manufacture of their products. Contributing heavily to manufacturing cost and environmental performances by driving process selection and operation, geometric and dimensional tolerancing decisions made in product design are typically made without quantitative knowledge of their effects in manufacturing. Better decision support relating these decisions to effects in manufacturing is needed if attempts to improve cost and environmental performances of a product in its manufacture are to be made through its upfront design. In this work a design decision support model is developed to estimate cost and environmental performances of manufacturing processes required to achieve part designs. The uncertainty of parameters associated with operations and machinery is captured through the use of probability density functions and Monte Carlo simulation is performed. Simulation results provide insight into the uncertainty of model outputs and the risks associated with ensuing decision making. This model may be used by product designers to support decision making efforts in product design related to cost and environmental consciousness in manufacturing.Copyright © 2006 by ASME


Walur is one of Indonesia's indigenous tuber. Walur contains significant amount of carbohydrate. However, native starch extracted from walur has limited application due to its heat unstability. Therefore modification is needed to increase heat stability of walur starch. The starch is modified through Heat Moisture Treatment (HMT). The objective of this research is to study the influence of temperature and time on walur stach charactheristics. Native walur starch with moisture content of 17% is heated at 100 o C and 110 o C in dry air oven for 6, 8, and 10 hours in closed container. The modified starch is analyzed for it pasting behaviour, swelling power, solubility, gel texture characteristics, freeze-thaw stability, starch granule morphology, starch birefringence, and starch melting characteristic. The results shows that HMT decreases peak viscosity, breakdown viscosity, swelling power and solubility, gel strength and elasticity, and melting enthalpy of starch. Modified walur starch has higher onset temperature (To), peak temperature (Tp), and final temperature (Tc).HMT increases heat stability of walur starch without significantly changes its birefringence property and granule morphology. It is also found that HMT increase syneresis of walur starch gel.


Taiwan Region is continuously under the threaten of dengue fever that transmitted through vector mosquitoes small-scale regional epidemics of dengue fever breaks out every year. The reasons for the epidemic reemergence of dengue fever / dengue hemorrhagic fevers and the reasons of the resurgence of the vector mosquitoes are complicated and are not fully understood yet. However, the failure of an effective control of vector mosquitoes is probably due to the vector mosquitoes have obtained resistance to the insecticides that have long been used in Taiwan to control these mosquitoes. This may be the key factor to cause the intractable epidemics of dengue fever. The objectives of this study are to investigate the vulnerability of the vector mosquitoes of dengue fever to the insecticides that were commonly used in Taiwan to control these mosquitoes, and to search for insecticides that with different lethal mechanisms to meet the future need for the control of vector mosquitoes and the prevention of dengue fever. In this study, seven insecticides of different lethal mechanisms were evaluated for their toxicity on Aedes albopictus, a vector of dengue fever. The tested insecticides included one organophosphate (Chlorpyrifos ), one pyrethroid (Deltamethrin ), three microbial metabolite (Spinosad, Abamectin, and Emamectin benzoate) and two other organo insecticides (Indoxacarb and Fipronil). The later five commercial insecticides are not registered on environmental hygiene. Two strains of Aedes albopictus, the 2AA strain (susceptible strain) and the Pingtung strain (field strain), were bred in laboratory for successive generations and acted as the source of testing individuals. Dipping method was performed to evaluate the above insecticides. Twenty larvae of 4th instar of Aedes albopictus were tested for each dose and in each replicate. Mortaliy after 48 hours was recorded and the LC50. and LC90 values for each tested insecticide were calculated by log-probit analysis. The susceptibility/resistance of Aedes albopictus to seven insecticides of different lethal mechanisms is expressed as resistance ratio (RR) defined as LC of field strain/ LC of susceptible strain. : The RR50 based on LC50 reaches 200 for Chlorpyrifos, follows by the 11.3 of Deltamethrin. Both indicate the existence of insecticide resistance. Either RR50 or RR90 of the rest five pesticides, are not more than 2.2. The low RR values indicate there is no resistance or cross resistance for the field (Pintung) population of Aedes albopictus to these five insecticides. The high resistance ratios of the Pintung strain Aedes albopictus to Chlorpyrifos and Deltamethrin indicate resistance to these two insecticides. The resistance mechanisms needs further studies. The resistance ratios of Aedes albopictus populationfrom different regions of Taiwan to Chlorpyrifos were between 14.3 and 23.8in 1992. This resistance ratio of Aedes albopictus of Pingtung strain (field strain) for Chlorpyrifos exceeds 200in 2008. The resistance to Chlorpyrifos of the Kaohsuing strain of Aedes albopictus is much higher than that of Alabama (United States) strain. The resistance to Deltamethrin is still not high. The susceptibility of Aedes albopictus to Fipronil and Spinosad is still high in both of Taiwan and United States.


PurposeTo isolate the polysaccharide from mycelium of Paecilomyces tenuipes and to investigate the immunoregulation activity to the human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC).MethodsThe total polysaccharide was extracted with distilled water and precipitated with cold ethanol. PBMC untreated and treated with PtPs or PtPs added LPS were cultured in vitro. ELISA was used to detect the production of TNF-α and colorimetric MTT was used to analyze the proliferative activity.ResultsThe purity of PtPs was 76.1%. Appropriate dose (100~500 μg/ml) of PtPs could increase the level of TNF-α from PBMC independently and cooperate with LPS. PtPs could also enhance the proliferative activity of PBMC dose dependently.ConclusionPtPs can activate the human peripheral blood mononuclear cells in culture, and it would be the major effective components of PtPs in the activity of immunoregulation.


This paper compares the accuracy of weather radar rainfall using data from different countries (Denmark, Netherlands, Finland and Sweden). The study focuses on the top 50 heavy rainfall events which are more relevant for urban hydrology. The results showed that 1) radar underestimates rainfall rates; 2) radar products with higher spatial/temporal resolutions agree better with observations; 3) the combination of radar measurements from overlapping radars can improve rainfall rates. Although the results are interesting for the scientific community, there are a number of issues that the authors need to address before the paper is accepted for publication:


Background: A 25-year-old athletic male without previous history of hip pathology presented to the orthopaedic department with groin pain and locking of the left hip joint during sports activities. The pain could be elicited by flexing the leg in adduction and internal rotation (positive impingement test).


A new measurement technique has been developed to quantify plutonium in process glove box exhausts. The technique implemented at Rocky Flats Plant utiltizes a shielded, collimated 0.5in. {times} 0.5in. bismuth germanate (BGO) gamma-ray detector. Pairs of measurements are made at one foot intervals along the duct. One measurement is made with the detector viewing the bottom of the duct with the detector crystal approximately 2 inches from the duct surface. The second measurement is made on the top of the exhaust pipe with the detector crystal 2 inches from the top of the duct. When the detector is placed in the bottom assay position, the area of the holdup material is assumed to extend beyond the detector field of view. The concentration of plutonium in g/cm{sup 2} is obtained from this bottom measurement. The deposit width is determined from a model developed to relate the deposit width to the ratio of the count rates measured at the two positions, above and below the duct. Once a deposit width has been calculated, it is multiplied by the concentration determined from the bottom measurement to yield a mass- per-unit-length at the duct location. Total plutonium mass is then determined by multiplying the more » duct length by the average of the mass- per-unit length assays performed along the duct. The applicability of the technique is presented in a comparison of field measurement data to analysis results on material removed from the ducts. 3 refs., 3 figs., 1 tab. « less


The main objective of the research was to propose and validate new methods and procedures for solving crisis situations in forestry and to create aids for decision making of forest owners and managers. Motivation to the research was the increasing number of emerging crisis situations and growing damage to the forest environment. In the framework of the pre-research, the theoretical basis of the problems was defined, the significance of solved problems for forestry was determined, analysis and subsequent synthesis of the existing literary sources was carried out, and the aim of the work was defined. In order to solve the problem, the sequence within processing of the windfall wood was determined, using the MCDA method. On the basis of research results, the real possibility of the use of mathematical methods to support decision-making of management in forestry when dealing with crisis situations was demonstrated. The possibility of using the MCDA method to determine the sequence of solutions within windfall wood processing in a particular case was verified. Currently there has been an increasing number of emerging crisis situations in the context of climate change and society impact on the environment in the forestry sector. Therefore it is necessary to develop new methods and procedures to deal with crisis situations and avoid the occurrence of major economic and environmental damage to the forest environment. For more information see Summary at the end of the article. Klíčová slova: lesní hospodářství; krizová situace; simulační model; matematické metody; životní prostředí


The paper introduces a row cabinet for direct-current power supply assignment,which integrates the functions of gathering data,giving an alarm and displaying the supply voltage and electrical current.The cabinet is reliable and very convenient for using,and the results can be presented obviously.The paper describes the design of the circuit and the implement of the software in detail.


One of the non-linguistics factors which is sometimes out of the teacher's awareness during the teaching of speaking is how ready or how willing the language learners are to engage in the provided activities in which this psychological condition is then termed as Willingness to Communicate (WTC). To prepare the language learners in order to be more ready or willing is essential to take into account since a fact shows that the high WTC will increase the language learners' frequency of using the language learned (English) in a communication. This is a descriptive qualitative research which investigated about the students'  WTC  in  a  speaking  class  consisting  of  29  students English Department in STKIP Muhammadiyah Kotabumi. Apart from this, this study also probed what variables influencing their WTC. An observation was done in order to collect the research data and make a conclusion. Due to the collecting data, it was found that students' WTC is high. Further, some variables such as classroom variables (task type, topic, and interlocutor), individual variables (introversion, self-esteem, and anxiety), and communicative competence are found to contribute on students' WTC during the speaking activity. Among others, the topic given is as the most influential variable affects students' WTC. Whereas, it is found that interlocutor variable due to their gender and age does not affect students' WTC. Hence, English teachers are suggested to give more attention at some variables affecting students' WTC in order to help the students increase their WTC which leads to their speaking improvement.


Based on the three-helix theory, a two-phase evaluation model from human and financial input to knowledge output and from knowledge input to economic output was built, and an appropriate evaluation index system was selected. Data from 2016 to 2018 were used to evaluate the innovation efficiency of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region with DEA model. The results show that from the perspective of regional innovation efficiency, the innovation efficiency of Beijing and Tianjin is effective, while that of Hebei province is not, but it is not far different from that of Beijing and Tianjin. From the perspective of phase innovation efficiency, the efficiency of transforming manpower and financial resources into knowledge output is slightly higher than that of transforming knowledge input into economic output in Hebei province. The efficiency of knowledge output is much higher than that of economic output in Beijing and Tianjin. From the perspective of innovation subjects, universities and enterprises need to enhance the output capacity of scientific research results, while universities and governments need to enhance the output capacity of economy.


The characteristic spectrum information formed by the alteration associated with copper and iron deposits occurring on surface in Banchangou region,Hejing county,Xinjiang was extracted by use of remote sensing alteration information extraction method.The alteration zones associated with copper and iron deposit in the area were outlined initially,combined with the comprehensive image characteristics and liner and ring structure characters.Being testified by field work the exploration model was established based on the remote sensing alteration information anomaly and image geology characteristics in the area.


Like every biological discipline, the study of poisons spans multiple scales of biological organization. At the molecular level, one can explore the genetic traits that underlie an organism's respo...


Carbon molecular sieves (CMS) have been synthesized from petroleum cokes manufactured by Shengli Refinery which mainly consists of carbon atoms, more than 90%, with other atoms such as S, N and heavy metal. The raw material is hard, compact and non-porous. A new carbon product, a novel multifunctional carbon molecule sieve, is developed from petroleum coke, which can be widely used in environmental and petrochemical industry. Petroleum coke powder was chemically activated using alkali potassium hydroxides or oxides as the reagent and pyrolytically modified with methane or liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). The activation of petroleum coke was then carried out in a parallel stainless steel reactor at a certain temperature. The product is expected to use as adsorbent for air separation in pressure swing adsorption (PSA) process. The prepared carbon molecular sieves with high specific areas and uniform and narrow micropore distribution are ideal materials for PSA operation.


Compiled and edited by the Editorial Staff of the Chemical Engineering Catalog. This edition supervised by Thomas C. Gregory, Editor, and Isabelle M. Welch, Assistant Editor.


This paper describes the concept of and a system for configuration control for evolutional software products, in which a wide spectrum of varied software products are being continuously evolved, along with rapid advancements in hardware technologies. The system contains a database for dealing with the overall configuration structure, including hierarchical product structure with change status, master file directories, difficulty occurrences and user information. The data representing the configuration can be in more abstract or macroscopic level than the traditional software configuration control, since the configuration manager should control the overall outlines for all software products. The concept and system described in the paper have been used for intelligent terminal software product management in NEC's Data Terminals Division.


As testers in today's world of agile and DevOps, we are challenged to champion quality in new and unique ways and to develop innovative test approaches that focus on customer value. It is in using not only our technical expertise but more importantly, our creativity in bringing innovative techniques such as test optimization, Behavior Driven Development (BDD) and others to our test practices that we can make our most valuable contribution. We determine both what to test and how to test and we test jointly with developers. We assess risk and communicate this to our teams and stakeholders through our stories. Our ability to innovate comes from not only our technical skills, but also from our skills in communication, collaboration and creativity. In this paper, Gerie and Peter will discuss the key skills that the modern testers need to be innovative: communication, collaboration and creativity. Using real-life examples, Gerie and Peter show how we can create intersections of creativity both individually and as a team. You will learn how to look at issues in multiple, unexpected ways to eliminate your own associative barriers. Finally, you will learn how create true innovation by connecting seemingly unrelated ideas generated by teams of multiple disciplines.


The focus of this paper is to describe a crash simulation of a 30-ft/s vertical drop test of a Boeing 737 (B737) fuselage section. The drop test of the 10-ft. long fuselage section of a B737 aircraft was conducted in November of 2000 at the FAA Technical Center in Atlantic City, NJ. The fuselage section was outfitted with two different commercial overhead stowage bins. In addition, 3,229-lbs. of luggage were packed in the cargo hold to represent a maximum take-off weight condition. The main objective of the test was to evaluate the response and failure modes of the overhead stowage bins in a narrow-body transport fuselage section when subjected to a severe, but survivable, impact. A secondary objective of the test was to generate experimental data for correlation with the crash simulation. A full-scale 3-dimensional finite element model of the fuselage section was developed and a crash simulation was conducted using the explicit, nonlinear transient dynamic code, MSC.Dytran. Pre-test predictions of the fuselage and overhead bin responses were generated for correlation with the drop test data. A description of the finite element model and an assessment of the analytical/experimental correlation are presented. In addition, suggestions for modifications to the model to improve correlation are proposed.


Continence issues and incontinence is prevalent within the UK with an estimated 14 million adults affected by urinary incontinence (Bladder and Bowel Community, 2015) and over 6.5 million adults suffering with bowel control problems (NHS England, 2015). This article will identify potential risk factors for incontinence; identify the different types of incontinence; outline what a comprehensive continence assessment should include; and outline the potential, and mostly preventable, complications that can occur due to incontinence.


Abstract: The paper deals with often insufficient discrimination of some basic terms: ethics, morale, law, of which there was recently quite a hot debate. Physician's problems when facing a dilemma when and to what extent to follow legal regulations and when his ethical principles are described. A short history of the codes of medical ethics is given as well as the meaning they have in the physician's professional conduct. The author also discusses some main legal and ethical inconsistencies regarding confidentiality of medical data.


Large-scale cross-lingual pre-trained language models (xPLMs) have shown effective in cross-lingual sequence labeling tasks (xSL), such as machine reading comprehension (xMRC) by transferring knowledge from a high-resource language to low-resource languages.Despite the great success, we draw an empirical observation that there is an training objective gap between pre-training and fine-tuning stages: e.g., mask language modeling objective requires local understanding of the masked token and the span-extraction objective requires understanding and reasoning of the global input passage/paragraph and question, leading to the discrepancy between pre-training and xMRC. In this paper, we first design a pre-training task tailored for xSL named Cross-lingual Language Informative Span Masking (CLISM) to eliminate the objective gap in a self-supervised manner. Second, we present ContrAstive-Consistency Regularization (CACR), which utilizes contrastive learning to encourage the consistency between representations of input parallel sequences via unsupervised cross-lingual instance-wise training signals during pre-training. By these means, our methods not only bridge the gap between pretrain-finetune, but also enhance PLMs to better capture the alignment between different languages. Extensive experiments prove that our method achieves clearly superior results on multiple xSL benchmarks with limited pre-training data. Our methods also surpass the previous state-of-the-art methods by a large margin in few-shot data setting, where only a few hundred training examples are available.


"Society requires mutual cooperation and sincere counciling for the better  ment in wider sense. It's natural requirement of society so Islam promotes this attitude and teaches that good advice and opinion is a symbol of honesty. It was observed firstly during the Prophethood of MOHAMMED, peace be upon him and and on the basis of these lines the Islamic rule of advisory was adopted in the early Caliphate. The article addresses the advisory concept in the light of Islamic teachings".


The following observations are based upon a consideration of 28 cases of operation for appendicitis: one half of which were performed for suppurative lesions, and the other half for the removal of the appendix in the interval between attacks. The patients all completely recovered except one who had pneumonia at the time of operation, but for whom it was decided in


Based on analyzing engineering geological conditions of the right slope of hydropower station and the data of atomized rainfall,the basic rule of the slope seepage field under the condition of fogging rain is obtained by using the method of saturated-unsaturated seepage FEM.And based on unsaturated strength theory,slope stability influenced by fogging rain is analyzed with the strength reduction method.The results show that the range of unsaturated zone would decrease by infiltration of surface water;and the pressure water head would increase and the transient saturated zone would appear under the conditions of fogging rain.The factor of safety of engineering slope would obviously decrease due to the unsaturated zone strength decreasing and the load changing of saturated zone seepage.


This paper address the design of a phase tracking block for the DVB-S2X user terminals in a satellite precoding system. The spectral characteristics of the phase noise introduced by the oscillator, the channel, and the thermal noise at the receiver are taken into account. Using the expected phase noise mask, the optimal parameters for a second-order PLL intended to track channel variations from the pilots are calculated. To validate the results a Simulink model was implemented considering the characteristics of the hardware prototype. The performance of the design was evaluated in terms of the accuracy and stability for the frame structure of superframe Format 2, as described in Annex E of DVB-S2X.


A method is proposed for the sequential testing of the hypothesis that a presented signal is identical to a given noisy sample within the accuracy of a random amplitude multiplier. Unlike recursion methods of signal (or system) identification, it is proposed to organize the sample of sequential readings of a standard in a special manner in order to reduce the computational costs when they are compared with the signal readings. The method can be used in problems of a fast identification of a recorded signal with one of a set of standards in the presence of a random amplitude attenuation.


Deep learning shows great promise in providing more intelligence to the mobile web, but insufficient infrastructure, heavy models, and intensive computation limit the use of deep learning in mobile web applications. In this paper, we present DeepAdapter, a collaborative framework that ties the mobile web with an edge server and a remote cloud server to allow executing deep learning on the mobile web with lower processing latency, lower mobile energy, and higher system throughput. DeepAdapter provides a context-aware pruning algorithm that incorporates the latency, the network condition and the computing capability of the mobile device to fit the resource constraints of the mobile web better. It also provides a model cache update mechanism improving the model request hit rate for mobile web users. At runtime, it matches an appropriate model with the mobile web user and provides a collaborative mechanism to ensure accuracy. Our results show that DeepAdapter decreases average latency by 1.33x, reduces average mobile energy consumption by 1.4x, and improves system throughput by 2.1x with a considerable accuracy. Its contextaware pruning algorithm also improves inference accuracy by up to 0.3% with a smaller and faster model.


Effects of feeding urea ensiled millet stover based diets with concentrates on growth performance and economy of supplementation in growing Yankasa Rams were evaluated.  Four kg urea was dissolved in 100 litres of water sprinkled on 100kg of millet stover kept in an airtight, anaerobic condition for 21 days (ensiled) as basal diet, fed ad libitum to thirty Yankasa rams with average initial weights of 16.35 - 18.21 kg replicated 5 times using completely randomized design  were allocated to 6 diets; 300g cottonseed cake diet 1, Faidherbia albida diet 2, CSC & maize offal diet 3, FA & maize offal diet 4, CSC & wheat offal diet 5 and FA & wheat offal diet 6, fed twice for 70 days.  Findings revealed highest (p<0.05) DM intake (756.09g/d) in diet 6.  Rams on diet 2 recorded highest average daily weight gain and FCR (75.81g/d & 7.91) than diet 4 (35.02g/day & 17.94) with least.  cost of concentrate diets was lower in diet 6 (₦ 35.82) than diet 1 (₦ 109.83), 2 (₦ 46.79), 3 (₦ 66.71), 4 (₦ 68.77) and 5 (₦ 58.50).  Supplementation of urea ensiled millet stover based diet improved growth performance and FCR.  However, supplementing Faidherbia albida pod meal at 30% with 4kg urea ensiled millet stover gave the highest ADG and FCR with a concomittant reduction in cost of feed, therefore is recommended for growing Yankasa rams.


301 the restoration of his organism's uniformity of motivation as a whole. Furthermore, with his concomitantly greater bionomic facility in communication through the spoken word or symbol, this functional realignment will contribute immeasurably to the adjustment of human relations throughout social groups" (p. 293). It is understandable why to a man of Dr. Burrow's astronomical fancy the relatively simple, clear, and sound basic behavioural science of psychoanalysis is so unappealing. He wishes to cure the world (Author's Foreword, xiv) and do it quickly, no doubt; to which purpose the slow and painful method of the Freudian psychology is much too plodding. Dr. Burrow has rigged up some 'hi-falutin' telescopes at Lifwynn and trained them on the human race. What he discovered, however, were not people but words. This book contains detailed descriptions of over a hundred clinical biochemical laboratory procedures ranging from rough qualitative tests to procedures usually employed only in clinical research. Many of the methods have been devised or modified by the author, and all have been tested in his former laboratory in Vienna or present laboratory in Petach Tiqua, Israel. Some of the methods have been adapted for use in tropical climates; others have been modified to circumvent wartime shortages. In his preface the author states that he had avoided the use of expensive equipment such as photometers and photoelectric colorimeters, an approach which will be of less value to those who have accepted such instruments as indispensable aids. Each method is clearly outlined with excellent diagrams of apparatus, and the underlying principles are explained. The criticism can be made, however, that when alternative methods are described for a given determination, no indication is given of their relative accuracy or reliability. Clinical interpretations are provided for each determination. These are, however, at times inaccurate and misleading. One gains the impression from this book that one might have from going over the laboratory notebook of one who has done much painstaking work in the field. Much useful information is provided, but it is not a book that will necessarily direct a reader to the available method best adapted to his needs. In inaugurating this new series, a distinguished group of historians of chemistry, headed by the late Dr. Davis, have made a notable service to international scholarship in the history of science. Some inkling of its scope,


0 image is essentially PD- weighted, the intrinsic T1 value of each pixel may be determined. A gaussian smooth matrix was applied to each of the source images before T1 fitting to compensate motion effects. Firstly, T1 fitting was performed using the assumption that the 2D slice profile was approximately rectangular, therefore simply using 6, 10 and 35 0 substituted directly into the FLASH equation. T1 was then recalculated, taking into account any possible effects of a non-rectangular slice profile on the effective flip angle, by numerically integrating the FLASH equation across 100 points through a simulated slice profile. This created 100 'effective flip angles' throughout the slice, each of which was fitted to the FLASH equation and then integrated. The slice profile was confirmed using an oscilloscope to be a single lobe truncated sinc pulse with Hanning windowing applied. RESULTS Sample T1 maps for both methods are presented in Fig 2. Sample ROI's were drawn on the T1 maps as shown and the mean T1 values for the ROIs calculated for fat and tumour (as identified using the subtraction image shown in Fig 1) with both methods. These values are presented in table 1. Both T1 maps were used to independently calculate ktrans and V pixel maps of the breast and tumour. A 3×3×3 search matrix was applied to the 2D nine slice dynamic data set to determine the 3×3×3 pixel volume of maximum mean enhancement. The mean ktrans and V values were then calculated for this volume for both sets of results and are also presented in table 1. The pharmacokinetic parameters were calculated using a Levenberg Marquardt fitting algorithm implemented in the IDL software package using Toft's three compartment approach to model contrast uptake 5 . DISCUSSION Using the simple assumption of a rectangular slice profile leads to an underestimation of T1 in fat when compared with the numerical integration method (the expected value is approx. 270 ms 7 ), and a large underestimation of tumour T1 compared with the numerical integration method. The tumour ktrans and V values calculated for the 3×3×3 pixel volume show a 32% increase in ktrans and a 45% increase in V using the numerical integration method when compared with the more simple method. CONCLUSION Assessing tumour characteristics by assessing changes in pharmacokinetic parameters is now common. An accurate calculation of T1 is shown to be important when assessing tumours using the Tofts approach, however the method of T1 calculation is not commonly quoted in work discussing pharmacokinetic analysis. We have shown that even whilst performing a robust least squares fit to


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The longitudinal nuclear relaxation rates R(c,T) have been measured for the 115In and 209Bi nuclei in liquid alloys of IncSn1-c, BicSn1-c and IncPb1-c, BicPb1-c within the concentration and temperature ranges 0.1<or=c<or=1.0 and 400K<or=T<or=640K, respectively. Although the magnetic dipolar rate Rm exceeds the electric quadrupolar rate Re by almost an order of magnitude, both the separation of R into Rm and Re and of Re into its coherent part Re,coh and its incoherent part Re,inc could be carried out to approximately 10%. Details of the spectrometer (combination of a commercial pulse set up with an on line computer) and of the alloy preparation (capillary bunch samples) are given. The concentration and temperature dependence of both parts of Re can be described by the current theory of Re(c,T) for random substitutional metallic alloys.


Grit is defined as perseverance of effort and consistency of interest. This is to be seen by researchers in relation to organizational citizenship behavior in the scope of work of employees at X University. This study aims to understand the relationship between Grit and OCB for employee at X University. The method in this study using correlational research. The population in this study were 295 people with a sample of 110 people. The research instrument used in this study was adapted from the Grit measuring instrument developed by Angela Lee Duckworth (2007) and for organizational citizenship behavior using Williams and Anderson (1991) measurement tools that distinguish OCB into two, namely OCB-Organization (OCB-O) and OCB Individual (OCB-I). The results of this study show the positive correlation between Grit and OCB-I (r = 0.270, α = 0.04) but do not correlate with OCB-O (r = 0.04, α = 0.055).


Abstract Plasma follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH) levels in samples taken during clomiphene-induced ovulatory cycles in 7 oligo-ovulatory or anovulatory infertile women were determined by radioimmunoassay. These results were compared with results of similar studies made during spontaneous ovulatory cycles in 21 normal volunteers. In the clomiphene-induced ovulatory cycles FSH and LH values were significantly above pretreatment levels after 2 to 3 days of therapy, but subsequently declined prior to a preovulatory peak occurring 13 days after beginning of therapy. Following the preovulatory peak during the luteal phase values declined to the lowest levels observed at any time during the treatment cycle. These changes in plasma FSH and LH concentrations during clomiphene-induced cycles were similar to those seen in normal spontaneous cycles. The early increase in FSH and LH in the induced cycle suggests that the initial site of action of clomiphene is on the hypothalamic-pituitary portion of the hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis. It also suggests that treatment with clomiphene may provide a functional test of this axis.


Coordinated development of China's agricultural products logistics can reduce logistics costs and agricultural products prices.China's agricultural products logistics has a fine industrial basis,needs of the foundation and the basis of harmony,but there are some problems,such as the weak logistics infrastructure,the lag of the agricultural product logistic standard system.To promote the coordinated development of agricultural logistics,we should speed up the construction of infrastructure of agricultural products logistics,enhance the agricultural products technology in circulation,construct modern agricultural logistics parks,improve the agricultural product logistics information platform,promote the development of third-party logistics of agricultural products,and promote agricultural products logistics financial development.


For the first time, a palladium catalyzed Heck cross-coupling reaction between 5-iodo-2′-deoxyuridine and various acrylate derivatives was performed using ligand-free conditions and microwave assistance in pure water. Those new conditions allowed a totally aqueous access to antiviral BVDU in higher yield than that reported (56 vs. 31% for three steps).


A new prediction approach for the railway passenger volume is put forward by means of support vector machine optimized by genetic algorithm (GA-SVM). In GA-SVM model, GA is used to determine training parameters of support vector machine. GA has strong global search capability, which can get optimal solution in short time. Railway passenger volume of China from 1985-2002 is used to illustrate the performance of the proposed GA-SVM model. The experimental results indicate that the GA-SVM method can achieve greater forecasting accuracy than artificial neural network in railway passenger volume forecasting.