Purpose – The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between fiscal policy (tax revenues and government expenditure) and economic happiness. The panel data are used from 2012 to 2016 for 18 countries of theMiddle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Design/methodology/approach – The study adopted the Barro (1990) model of endogeneity growth to characterize the relationship between fiscal policy and economic happiness. The study estimated the model by using the pooled ordinary least squares method, the fixed effects method and the random-effects method. In addition, the study used the dynamic estimate of this relationship rather than the conventional static estimate through the generalized method of moments' method. This leads to overcoming the endogeneity problem between the dependent variable and the independent variables. Findings – The main findings indicated that there is a negative and statistically significant relationship between nondistortionary taxes and economic happiness. Also, there is no relationship between public expenditure and economic happiness, whether productive or nonproductive. The results confirmed a positive and significant relationship between other revenues and economic happiness. The current study recommended the diversification of other public revenue sources to increase its contribution to public expenditure financing and the restructuring of the tax system, particularly nondistortionary taxes. These taxes must be replaced by other revenues or by distortionary taxes to increase economic happiness. Research limitations/implications – The research represents a strong starting base that can help researchers to conduct more studies on economic happiness by using different measures and comparing their results to find out the determinants of happiness. The relationship between economic happiness and fiscal policy with its different aspects requires more studies, especially the relationship between taxes and economic happiness in our region. The study of the relationship between public expenditure and economic happiness according to economic activities can guide decision-makers to direct the expenditure toward economic activities that achieve the happiness of their citizens. Enriching this study requires the availability of fiscal data for the entire MENA region for longer periods, which allow us to divide the countries of the region into petroleum and nonpetroleum countries, but the scarcity of data is one of the limitations of the study. Practical implications – The governments of MENA countries should diversify other public revenue sources to increase the financing public expenditure by the expense of tax revenues, especially nondistortionary taxes, which would increase the economic happiness of their citizens. Originality/value – This study is one of the rare studies that investigate the relationship between fiscal policy and economic happiness at the global level. This study contributed to filling the gap of this issue in the MENA region and enriching global literature through the experience of the MENA region. Moreover, this study investigated all aspects of fiscal policy, in contrast to other studies that focused on one of its aspects. © Wasseem Waguih Alexan Rizkallah. Published in Review of Economics and Political Science. Published by Emerald Publishing Limited. This article is published under the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) licence. Anyone may reproduce, distribute, translate and create derivative works of this article (for both commercial and non-commercial purposes), subject to full attribution to the original publication and authors. The full terms of this licence maybe seen at http:// creativecommons.org/licences/by/4.0/legalcode Countries of the MENA region Received 6 July 2020 Revised 10 December 2020 5March 2021 Accepted 15March 2021 Review of Economics and Political Science EmeraldPublishingLimited e-ISSN: 2631-3561 p-ISSN: 2356-9980 DOI 10.1108/REPS-07-2020-0086 The current issue and full text archive of this journal is available on Emerald Insight at: https://www.emerald.com/insight/2631-3561.htm


In this paper I present corpus-based results that attest a recent syntactic change in written Romanian styles. Statistical analyses of various patterns of noun + noun constructions that were automatically extracted from the "Evenimentul" corpus (ca. 37 million words, time span: 1999-2003) demonstrate a trend towards linguistic economization in the noun phrase, manifested as a simplification of syntactic components (through the omission of prepositions or genitives), and at the same time as a complexification of logical relations between the nouns. This trend may have its source in the "wooden language" at work during the communist regime (that is to say, a language-internal drift during the second half of the 20th century). More recently, this tendency has been abundantly reinforced by the transfer of typologically determined juxtaposed constructions from lingua franca English, which has had a major influence not only on contemporary Romanian lexis and morphology (cf. Constantinescu et al. 2002), but also on syntax.


Francois Duchesneau : Diderot and the physiology of sensibility. Diderot drew his monistic theory of humans from contemporary physiology. My analysis looks at the original synthesis of scientific views concerning sensibility to be found in the Elements de physiologie. Sensibility, an elementary form of vital spontaneity, generates sense perception and its various modes in the form of derived organic effects. While Diderot drew his inspiration from Bordeu and the Montpellier physicians, he differed significantly from Haller and Whytt on this point. He envisioned sensibility as an irreducible property of organic structures, which transforms itself as organisms grow more complex. Vital functions, inclusive of higher animal functions, result from the integrated organisation of sensitive parts, each of which forms a kind of elementary animal. An analogical concept of sensibility is thus available for investigating human phenomena in a non-mechanistic biological perspective and for supporting a decentralised theory of humans.


In comparison with the attention received by charismatic megafauna, the ecological value of insects in African savannahs has been relatively overlooked by the scientific community (Braack & Kryger, 2003). Although termites are globally diverse (~2,600 species in total) and have a substantial impact on ecosystem functioning in tropical savannahs (Jouquet, Traoré, Choosai, Hartmann, & Bignell, 2011; Sileshi, Arshad, Konaté, & Nkunika, 2010), their diversity at the landscape scale has received little attention (Davies, Parr, & Van Rensburg, 2010).


Deep Learning (DL) has shown potential in accelerating Magnetic Resonance Image acquisition and reconstruction. Nevertheless, there is a dearth of tailored methods to guarantee that the reconstruction of small features is achieved with high fidelity. In this work, we employ adversarial attacks to generate small synthetic perturbations, which are difficult to reconstruct for a trained DL reconstruction network. Then, we use robust training to increase the network's sensitivity to these small features and encourage their reconstruction. Next, we investigate the generalization of said approach to real world features. For this, a musculoskeletal radiologist annotated a set of cartilage and meniscal lesions from the knee Fast-MRI dataset, and a classification network was devised to assess the reconstruction of the features. Experimental results show that by introducing robust training to a reconstruction network, the rate of false negative features (4.8%) in image reconstruction can be reduced. These results are encouraging, and highlight the necessity for attention to this problem by the image reconstruction community, as a milestone for the introduction of DL reconstruction in clinical practice. To support further research, we make our annotations and code publicly available at https://github.com/fcaliva/fastMRI_BB_abnormalities_annotation.


Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the leading causes of cancer related to worldwide death with a great geographical variation. To be eligible for curative therapy at the time of diagnosis is important. However, the majority of cases are diagnosed at late stages. This can be achieved with applicable screening modalities. Until now, many organizations around the world have developed guidelines according to their own evidence-based data for screening of HCC. The purpose of this article is to review the screening modalities of HCC to assist gastroenterologists and providers involved in the management of HCC.


The case is presented of a malignant testicular tumour which presented with a haematemesis due to multiple tumour deposits in both stomach and jejunum. No similar case has been previously recorded. The pathology and aetiology of testicular tumours are discussed.


We have developed an adaptive multigrid code for solving the Poisson equation in gravitational simulations. Finer rectangular subgrids are adaptively created in locations where the density exceeds a local level-dependent threshold. We describe the code, test it in cosmological simulations, and apply it to the study of the birth and evolution of a typical pancake singularity. The initial conditions for the pancake are generated on the basis of the theory of Lagrangian singularities; we follow its evolution for a few collapse times, finding a rich substructure in the final object. We achieve a spatial resolution of 1/1024 of the size of the overall computational cube in the central parts of the pancake, with computing time comparable to that of the FFT-solvers.


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This study aims to evaluate whether Public Relations practitioners have implemented the principles of the Regulation of the Minister of Administrative Reform and Bureaucratic Reform (Permenpan-RB) No. 29 of 2011 concerning The Guidelines for Crisis Management within government agencies. A crisis is an unexpected event that threatens public expectations, has the potential to produce negative things, affects the performance and reputation of an institution. In the era of democracy, the threat of a greater crisis occurs because the public has a critical character, is free to give opinions, and is free to access information from various channels, including the internet. Crisis must be managed well because a crisis is possible for every institution and it has a negative or positive impact on the institution. PR is communication management and crisis develops due to communication factors so that PR is a crisis manager. By conducting in-depth interviews with 23 government public relations practitioners, this study found that Permenpan-RB No. 29 of 2011 had not been fully applied. This study confirms that the structural position of public relations plays an important role in public relations activities. This research reinforces the literature review on crises that government public relations practitioners tend to devise ways to prevent crises after the cause of the crisis is known and public relations practitioners are not yet proactive in crisis prevention planning. This research contributes to the study and practice of government public relations as a socialization that public relations rules in Indonesia have adopted the ideal principle of public relations based on academic literature.


Inmetro's data about the conformity of certificated products, process and services are, usually, displayed at fragmented databases of difficult access for several reasons, for instance, the lack of computational solutions which allow this kind of access to its users. A discussion about some of the technological solutions to support supervisory activities by the appropriate regulatory bodies and also to provide information access to society in general is herein presented, along with a theoretical explanation of the pros and cons of such technologies to the conclusion that a mobile platform seems to be the best tool for the requirements of Inmetro.


Objectives: Current evidence suggests that attitudes towards people with dementia may develop at a young age. Therefore, it is important that adolescents of both sexes are already informed about dementia as much as possible. Aim: In the group of adolescents to determine whether exist gender differences in knowledge of dementia and desired resources for further education. Methods: 1128 students (aged 14 -19) from non-health related secondary schools in Slovenia completed the dementia-related knowledge survey. Results: Of 20 claims of dementia, participants were on average able to answer 71.5% correctly (M = 14.30; SD = 2.56). Boys showed poorer knowledge regarding ten claims of dementia compared to the girls (p0.05). Conclusions: Considering the dementia knowledge differences between male and female adolescents evident in this study, education may be more effective by being gender-specific.


Introduction Paliperidone palmitate 6-month (PP6M), administered twice-yearly, demonstrated non-inferiority to paliperidone palmitate 3-month (PP3M) in preventing relapse in patients with schizophrenia in a phase-3 randomized, double-blind (DB) global study.1 We report results of a 2-year single-arm, open-label extension (OLE) of this study (NCT04072575). Objectives To assess long-term efficacy and safety of PP6M in patients with schizophrenia. Methods Patients who completed DB study without relapse were enrolled and followed up every 3 months for up to 2 years. Patients received 4 PP6M injections (700/1000 mg eq.) at baseline, 6-month, 12-month, and 18-month visits. Efficacy endpoints included relapse rate, Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) total score, Personal and Social Performance (PSP) score, and Clinical Global Impression-Severity (CGI-S) scale change from baseline. Safety was assessed by treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs), physical examinations and laboratory tests. Results Of 178 patients, 154 (86.5%) completed the study; mean age: 40.4 years; 70.8% were men. Mean duration of PP6M exposure was 682.1 days. Overall, 7/178 (3.9%) patients relapsed between 20 to 703 days after enrolment. Mean (SD) change from baseline to endpoint: PANSS total score, 0.7 (8.22); CGI-S, 0.0 (0.51); PSP Scale, 0.5 (7.47). Overall, 111/178 patients (62.4%) reported ≥1 TEAE; most common (>10%) TEAEs were headache (13.5%) and blood prolactin increased (10.7%). Total, 7/24 patients withdrew due to TEAEs, and 8/178 (4.5%) patients experienced serious TEAEs; no deaths were reported. Conclusions Relapse rate with PP6M was very low (<4%). Clinical improvements in PANSS, CGI-S, and PSP scales demonstrated in DB study were maintained during this 2-year OLE study and no new safety concerns were identified. Reference 1. D. Najarian et al. Int J Neuropsychopharmacol. 2022 Mar 17;25(3):238-251. Disclosure of Interest D. Najarian Shareolder of: Johnson & Johnson, Employee of: Janssen Research & Development, LLC, I. Turkoz Shareolder of: Johnson & Johnson, Employee of: Janssen Research & Development, LLC, S. Galderisi Consultant of: Janssen, Gedeon Richter-Recordati, Angelini, Speakers bureau of: Angelini, Gedeon Richter-Recordati, Janssen, Lundbeck, Sunovion, Recordati, H. Lamaison Grant / Research support from: Novartis, Eli Lilly, Lundbeck, Servier, AstraZeneca, Wyeth, Pfizer, Otsuka, Takeda, Sunovion, Roche, Janssen Pharmaceutical, Speakers bureau of: Servier, Abbot, Raymonds, Raffo, Temis Lostalo and Janssen Pharmaceutical, P. Zalitacz: None Declared, S. Aravind Shareolder of: Johnson & Johnson, Employee of: Advarra, Inc. USA, U. Richarz Shareolder of: Johnson & Johnson, Employee of: Janssen Research & Development-Cilag, Switzerland.


Aim: To investigate the relationship between the eccentricity of the body as a function of mass, height, circumference and body mass index of the body in the section of equal torques of the upper and lower part of body. Results: 62 people between the age of 18 and 28 were examined. Very good correlations between the eccentricity of the equal torques of the upper and lower parts of the body and body mass, height, BMI and circumference of the body in the section were derived. We were hypothesized that the cross section of equal torques is an area in which all body movements are focused. We are considering this area as "kinetic center" of the body. As proof of the reality of this center it was point out the infrared photos of the human body. The position of the 'kinetic center' on infrared body image appears point on spinal cord with highest temperature. Conclusions: The obtained results can find applications in solving various scientific problems.


Luis Arana and the orthodox faction of the Basque Nationalist Party (PNV) in the Spanish post-war years (1939-1951)
This article focuses on the post-war transition of orthodox Basque nationalism, which was able to make up for its lack of political influence by building an ara- nista historiographic "memory". Luis Arana, whose late years are studied in this paper, started this process and turned the theoretical immobilism of Aranism (the expression of an ethno-religious nationalism) into the functional symbolism of a modern mass party.

Received: 16-01-2013


In the context of the current competitive environment, which can be described by dynamism, technological development, a high level of competition and the presence of multiple challenges, companies feel the pressure of survival among competitors. To this end, organizations are trying to adapt to dynamic processes in order to respond to changes that will occur both in their external environment and in their internal environment. This adaptation, which is expected to be necessary, does not circumvent the supply activity. At the same time, in recent decades, increasing consumption around the world has put pressure on the environment, causing climate change and intensifying competition for resources. The growing demand for resources makes the industry and


Objective To review the morphological and clinic features of fetal rhabdomyomatous nephroblastoma (FRN) and evaluate the treatment for this rare variant of Wilms' tumor. Methods The pathological specimens of 369 Wilms' tumors managed in Beijing Children's Hospital during the period of 1955 to 1996 were reviewed. Ten of them were classified as FRN. Retrospective analysis of histopathological and clinical data of these 10 cases were carried out. Results The 10 patients all presented with gross abdominal mass. Preoperative radiotherapy and chemotherapy were not effective. Nephrectomy was performed on 6 unilateral cases and 5 of them received postoperative chemotherapy. These 5 patients were followed-up. Long-term survival ranging from 8 to 25 years was achieved. In 4 patients with bilateral tumors, 3 received unilateral nephrectomy and contralateral partial nephrectomy or tumor enucleation and one patient underwent bilateral tumor enucleation. In the bilateral cases, long-term survival of 2 to 14 years was achieved in 2 patients. The overall survival rate of the 9 patients who were followed-up was 77.7%. Conclusions FRN is a rare variant of Wilms' tumor with less aggressive clinical behavior and less metastasis. It is not responsive to preoperative chemotherapy and radiotherapy. FRN belongs to a favorable histology type of Wilms' tumor and similar treatment is adopted. Tumor enucleation with postoperative chemotherapy may be reserved more renal tissue for patients with bilateral diseases.


—The issue under study is pressing due to the high importance of information and communication technologies for the future of Russia that establishes new requirements for priorities in regional development strategy. The role and importance of information and communication technologies for the development of Russian economy are defined. The problem of imbalance in territorial economy structure which is typical for Russia as a multi-regional economic system leads to the need for a comparative analysis of regions in terms of development level and using information and communication technologies. The multivariance of studied process requires using special methods which include cluster analysis used by the authors; it is one of the methods of multivariate statistics and reflects the features of multivariance during the procedure of classifying objects. Clustering procedure was performed by the authors on the basis of hierarchical agglomerative methods using Euclidean distance between objects and farthest neighbor method in order to calculate the distance between clusters. In addition, the stability of obtained clustering results was checked using k-Means, Centroid, and Median methods. In order to get a dynamic clustering picture, we compared the results of dividing regions into clusters according to statistics from 2014 and 2017. Additionally, a comparative analysis of the regions was carried out according to the level of development of information and communication technologies based on the integrated comparison parameter developed by the authors.


Loop magnetic fastener comprises a first plug member (11) with a first permanent magnet (17), a locking system (15, 16). A second receiver element (12) comprises a bearing plate (19) surmounted by a flat cap (20) for supporting a second permanent magnet (23). The juxtaposed poles of the two magnets facing each other with opposite magnetic polarities to ensure an effect of self-centering in the longitudinal direction of insertion of the loop.


The research about the so-called complex beams, localized solutions of the Helmholtz wave equation, lead to the problem of finding the sources of such solutions, which may be formally expressed as a Dirac delta function of a complex argument. To investigate about the meaning of the Dirac delta distribution of complex argument, the Green's function of the 3D Poisson problem with a point source localized at an imaginary position in free space is considered. The main physical features of the potential created by that source are described. The inverse problem consists in looking for the real source distribution which causes that potential. The sources appear on a disk in the real space. Their physical interpretation requires a regularization process based on including the border of the disk.


This research is motivated by one of the materials that is difficult for students to understand in grade VIII of SMP Negeri 27 Padang, is to Build a Flat Side Space with sub-material The surface area of the Cubes and Beams. The teacher still uses the usual media such as: ruler, runner, and bow. and other props provided by the school. But students still have difficulty in understanding concepts and determining formulas and solving math problems. Based on these problems the author makes interactive mathematics learning media with lectora authoring tools presented in the form of applications, so students can use this application without downloading. (Hamalik in arsyad 2013:19) argues that the use of instructional media in the teaching and learning process can arouse new desires and interests generate motivation and stimulation of learning activitiesand even bring influence psychological effects on students. This type of research is a development study using ADDIE and Borg and Gall development research procedures consisting of information gathering and planning (Analysis), followed by the development of a product draft (Design and Development) namely initial product, validation, and revision, so that a trial is carried out initial field (Implementation and Evaluation) to see students' responses to the product being developed. From results of the validation sheet analysis carried out twice, it was concluded that the interactive mathematics learning media was good and could be used without revision, while the results of the practicality test questionnaire obtained  the student response to the learning media used was practical at 84%. Can be concluded that the interactive mathematics learning media developed is valid and practically used as a medium in the process of learning mathematics. The writer suggests, this learning media needs to be developed by the teacher on mathematical material for the purposes of the learning process. Keywords: Learning Media, Interactive Mathematics, Lectora Authoring Tools, Build Flat Side Space


The seven key issues that need to be kept in mind with regards to the planning process are discussed. The benefits and advantages of buying premises or renting premises are highlighted.


In this article, we also consider the results of studying the problems and prospects for the use of educational and research stands of the Department of Hydropower and Hydraulics and information technologies to provide modelling of physical processes and environmental monitoring. This will improve the methodology for the education of energy engineers to implement the program of measures for the further development of energy and renewable energy in Uzbekistan. As an example of such an approach, we can consider as one interconnected System that combines the results of work:

Examples of methods for creating a virtual stand based on digital maps for information support of environmental monitoring of hydraulic structures;
An example of an experimental stand for research on the operation of structures made of reinforced soil;
Examples of stands for the study of hydraulic processes - an example of the development of instruments for hydrometric support. Experimental stands are given. Methods for creating hydrostatic pressure and own weight of the dam. Conclusions and recommendations based on the results of experimental research on educational research stands.


Editorial notes Introduction Question 101. The virtue of piety Question 102. The virtue of respect Question 103. Dulia, the virtue of respectful service Question 104. Obedience Question 105. Disobedience Question 106. Thanks or gratitude Question 107. Ingratitude Question 108. Vengeance Question 109. Truth Question 110. Lying Question 111. Deception and hypocrisy Question 112. Boasting Question 113. False modesty Question 114. Friendliness Question 115. Flattery Question 116. Quarrelling Question 117. Liberality Question 118. Avarice Question 119. Prodigality Question 120. Epieikeia or equity Question 121. The gift of piety Question 122. Precepts about justice Appendices Glossary Index.


A novel and detailed convergence analysis is presented for a greedy algorithm that was previously introduced for operator reconstruction problems in the field of quantum mechanics. This algorithm is based on an offline/online decomposition of the reconstruction process and on an ansatz for the unknown operator obtained by an a priori chosen set of linearly independent matrices. The presented convergence analysis focuses on linear-quadratic (optimization) problems governed by linear differential systems and reveals the strong dependence of the performance of the greedy algorithm on the observability properties of the system and on the ansatz of the basis elements. Moreover, the analysis allows us to use a precise (and in some sense optimal) choice of basis elements for the linear case and led to the introduction of a new and more robust optimized greedy reconstruction algorithm. This optimized approach also applies to nonlinear Hamiltonian reconstruction problems, and its efficiency is demonstrated by numerical experiments.


Objectives:To investigate whether infection with human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) increases the risk of tuberculosis. Design:A case-control study. Setting:City of Salvador, Brazil. Participants:A total of 375 patients with tuberculosis (cases) and 378 individuals without tuberculosis (controls), matched by age and sex. Main Outcome Measure:Tuberculosis of lung or lymph node. Main Exposure:Human HTLV-1 infection. Results:The prevalence of HTLV-1 infection was 4.27% (16/375) in patients with tuberculosis and 1.32% (5/378) in controls, resulting in a crude odds ratio of 3.31 (95% CI, 1.20-9.13) and an adjusted odds ratio of 3.01 (95% CI, 1.06-8.58). Conclusion:HTLV-1 infection is associated with a first diagnosis of tuberculosis. This may have implications for tuberculosis control in places with high prevalence of HTLV-1.


Numerical simulations of blood and water flow and oxygen transport in a computational model of an intravenous membrane oxygenator including moving boundaries are presented. The simulations are compared to an analytical transport model which is validated by comparing its result to experimental data reported in the literature. Good agreement is found between numerical, analytical and experimental results.Copyright © 2003 by ASME


Poor nutritional status during the fetal period could cause perinatal and lifelong health disadvantages in neonates. The aim of this study was to investigate the background of pregnant women receiving childbirth expense support (CES), pregnancy outcome, and neonatal anthropometric data.


Soil dilatancy and partial drainage have great influence on the consolidation coefficient assessment of silty soils with clay content of less than 30% in the Yellow River Delta using the CPTu. This paper discussed the effect of soil dilatancy and partial drainage on the pore pressure response and dissipation of piezocone test in shallow silty soil of the Yellow River Delta through variable penetration rate tests in a pressure chamber and a series of supplementary soil element tests. The results show that the pore pressure dissipation curve is affected by soil type and degree of consolidation. The soil dilatancy is the key factor affecting consolidation coefficient inversion of shallow silt and silty clays. The initial pore pressure is negative and the pore pressure increases to umax first, but the umax value is very small in the Yellow River Delta silt. The inversion method used for shear contractile soil cannot be used to invert the mechanical properties of shallow silty soil directly, and a new consolidation curve normalization method is proposed. This paper provides a reference for the consolidation coefficient inversion of CPTu data in the Yellow River Delta area.


Nine bulk samples of asbestos from Chamoli district, U.P., were examined for their possible utilization in industry. Four of them appear to be promising and a maximum yield of about 15% fibre from some of the samples was possible which compares well with figures available in literature. The properties of the asbestos samples are given and the ways in which these could be used in manufacturing asbestos products have been discussed.


Four species of Monodontomerus Westwood (Hymenoptera: Torymidae) from China are redescribed and a new species M. longianellus Xiao and Zhao sp. nov., reared from Chalicodoma desertorum Morawitz (Hymenoptera: Apidae) has been described. Monodontomerus osmiae Kamijo is documented as a new species from China, and a key to the species has been provided. The voucher specimens are deposited with the Zoological Museum, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing.


Location information is of paramount importance for wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs). The design of WSNs has always been focused on an specific point of networks in a two-dimensional (2D) space. Nowadays this design is not enough and the study of the three dimension is needed. In this article, we focus on 3D location accuracy in WSNs. We quantify the estimation accuracy for the RSS measurements by deriving the Cramer-Rao bound (CRB), and discuss the performance in two application scenarios, 2D WSN and 3D WSN. Matlab simulation indicates that the 3D location accuracy is superior to the 2D location accuracy for WSNs with reference devices and blindfolded devices being deployed randomly.


Selective classifiers are a kind of algorithms that can effectively improve the accuracy and efficiency of classification by deleting irrelevant or redundant attributes of a data set.Due to the complexity of processing incomplete data,however,most of them deal with complete data.Yet actual data are often incomplete and have many redundant or irrelevant attributes.a selective classifier for incomplete data(SDBNB),which is based on a newly constructed Bayes classifier(DBNB),is presented.Experiments results from twelve benchmark incomplete data sets show that the average accuracy of SDBNB is 0.69 percent and 0.58 percent higher than that of the effective selective classifiers: SNB and SRBC.Furthermore,its standard deviation is 0.11 and 0.05 lower than that of SNB and SRBC.This shows that not only SDBNB has higher accuracy,but also performs more stably as well.


Inflammatory processes induced by leukocytes are crucially involved in the pathophysiology of acute ischemic stroke. This study aimed to elucidate the inflammatory mechanism of long non‐coding RNA (lncRNA) H19‐mediated regulation of C1q and tumor necrosis factor 6 (C1QTNF6) by sponging miR‐29b in leukocytes during ischemic stroke.


Due to the development of information science and technology, traditional and electronic document and information supply by libraries coexist. The changing role of libraries needs new solutions in library policy, organization and financing. Sources of financing should be extended, in addition to government budget, also to enterprises, to the civil society and to the individual as contributors to costs. The possibilities offered by the nonprofit formation to financing of library and information services, and the feasibility of a common financing model are discussed.


Microcracks influence on the elastic properties of a material has been studied extensively through various modelling approaches. This paper aims to further the inquiry into thermal properties, considering both steady-state conduction and thermoelasticity. Taking into account the induced anisotropy (due to the oriented nature of cracks) and unilateral effect (different behaviour whether cracks are open or closed) remains an open research field. Using homogenization techniques, this work intends to present closed-form estimates of the effective thermal properties of a media weakened by arbitrarily oriented microcracks with unilateral behaviour


Abstract : Michele Flournoy, Undersecretary of Defense for Policy, described the central themes and challenges during her tenure, and looks ahead to future needs and opportunities.


Aim: The purpose of this study is to analyze the surface wear and distortion exhibited by RaCe, ProTaper and K3 Nickel–Titanium (NiTi) rotary systems using scanning election microscope (SEM). Materials and Methods: Each four sets of Protaper, RaCe and K3 NiTi rotary instruments were used to prepare simulated canals made of acrylic resin blocks with uniform dimension. All these instruments were analyzed for surface wear and distortion before and after use, using scanning electron microscope (SEM). Results: The mean distortion and surface wear demonstrated significantly high values for ProTaper compared to RaCe and K3 However, there is no significant difference in surface wear between RaCe and K3. Conclusion: variable tapered instruments (ProTaper) demonstrated significantly greater surface wear and distortion compared to instruments with constant taper (RaCe and K3). The alternating cutting edges of the RaCe attributed to its enhanced flexibility resulting in minimal surface wear and distortion compared to both systems, although not statistically significant with K3.


The ability to permeate accross the blood brain barrier (BBB) is essential for drugs acting on the central nervous system (CNS). Thus, systems that allow rapid and inexpensive screening of the BBB-permeability properties of novel lead compounds are of great importance for speeding up the drug discovery process in the CNS-area. We used immortalized porcine brain microvessel endothelial cells (PBMECICl-2) to develop a model for measurement of blood-brain barrier permeation of CNS active drugs. Investigation of different cell culture conditions showed, that a system using C6 astrocyte glioma conditioned medium and addition of a cyclic AMP analog in combination with a type IV phosphodiesterase inhibitor (R020-1724) leads to cell layers with transendothelial electrical resistance values up to 300 Ω.cm2. Permeability studies with U-[14C]sucroseg ave a permeability coefficient Pe of 3.24 + 0.14 × 10−4 cm/min, which is in good agreement to published values and thus indicates the formation of tight junctions in vitro.


A month before the wedding—the wedding that's taken over a year to plan—Ken says he has a work conflict, can they postpone it? "What?" May, not quite awake, replies. He waits. She asks him to explain. He asks her to explain what she wants him to explain. He's dressed and ready to leave. She asks what sort of text or e-mail would have demanded such a thing. She adds that "work conflict" doesn't sound very important. "Oh," he says, "it's important." It's 7 a.m., and May's still in bed, the sheets an immense snowy field. Had she gotten up at six, as he did to gulp coffee, she'd have been on her toes for this. Instead, she'd turned over and stretched, sinking further into her pillow, into some fantasy, bottomless and fulfilling. She shakes it off, and he comes into focus: business suit and tie, black hair bristling with energy, eyes dark, wide, and eager. "Important enough to cancel a wedding?" she asks. "Not cancel," he says. "Postpone." "Then you're asking my permission?" "I guess," he says, and adds, "It would only be a couple of weeks." "It wouldn't only be a couple of weeks. Does that change things?" "It wouldn't?" He grows still. After two years together, she's come to suspect that his cluelessness at certain moments gives him an odd sort of power. She sits up, the better to tell him. She estimates six months for the next open slot at the venue, if open slots even exist. Six weeks notice to enable the guests to save the date. Six weeks lead time before that to print the new invitations. Lost deposits and lost availability. Would they have to find a new caterer? A new band? And on top of that, she had her job. Ken makes the gesture of someone backing off. "Okay," he says. "Possibly three months." "The expense! Deposits. Penalties. Fees. And our honeymoon! I didn't buy trip cancellation insurance!" Because cancellation had been unthinkable. She gets out of bed. "It's a rescheduling, not a cancellation," he repeats.


In digital life there is a growing demand for real time implementation of cryptographic algorithms which are being used in secure communication systems, networks and security systems. In this research paper a novel reconfigurable processor architecture has been presented for cryptographic applications that bridges the gap of traditional computing techniques and also sustains implementations that can show equal or even better performance results than custom hardware. This work presents an emerging reconfigurable hardware that potentially delivers flexible high performance for cryptographic algorithms. A cryptographic processor with public and private key pair generator and modulo multiplier based both encryptor and decryptor for text message was designed. The hardware design of RSA processor by employing Montgomery multiplier technique to reduce the execution delay time and the thermal power dissipation was compared and proved.


When the United States Supreme Court first recognized sexual harassment as a form of employment discrimination in Meritor Savings Bank v. Vinson,' the Court employed lower court decisions regarding racial harassment in determining that a hostile work environment can provide the basis for a claim of sexual harassment. Since this decision, lower courts have used the Supreme Court's analogy between racial harassment and sexual harassment to guide them when deciding open questions of law in both racial harassment and sexual harassment cases. But do the lower courts actually employ the same standards for racial harassment and sexual harassment claims? Should courts employ the same standards? Analyzing these comparisons is vital in determining what approach a court will take in the future when an open question of law in a case of one type of harassment, racial or sexual, has been answered by a case dealing with the other type of harassment. Although some courts claim that they are using the same legal standards, they often differ in how they apply these standards depending on whether they are confronted with a case of sexual harassment or racial harassment. This Note focuses on courts' application of the "severe or pervasive" standard that is employed both in sexual harassment and racial harassment cases to determine whether a hostile work environment exists. Part I examines the legal origins of the analogy between racial harassment and sexual harassment in the context of the "severe or pervasive" standard. Part II argues that courts, particularly the Seventh Circuit, have applied the "severe or pervasive" standard differently depending on whether they are confronted with a case of sexual harassment or racial harassment. In practice, the Seventh Circuit has developed a "severe and pervasive" standard for sexual harassment cases, while using the "severe or pervasive" standard for racial harassment cases. The Court's approach, therefore, makes it more difficult for a sexual harassment plaintiff to establish a hostile work environment. A minority of courts have gone even further than the Seventh Circuit, moving towards a "severe andpervasive" standard for both sexual and racial harassment. Because courts rarely explain the reasons for the different treatment of racial harassment and sexual harassment cases, Part III explores some possible explanations for the discrepancy. Part IV argues that courts, such as the Seventh Circuit, should align sexual harassment standards with racial harassment


Electroencephalogram (EEG) recordings were made from conscious cats, paralyzed with gallamine, which were subsequently sacrificed with samples being taken for assay of norepinephrine (NE) and dopamine (DA). It was demonstrated that α-methyl- meta -tyrosine (α-MMT) at 100, 70 and 30 mg/kg produced markedly different depleting effects which were dependent both upon the amine and the area measured. Hypothalamic NE was most resistant to depletion by all doses but an inverse dose-effect relationship was found with DA in this region since the 30 mg/kg dose was more effective than the higher doses. All three doses of α-MMT produced extreme EEG activation and attenuation of caudate-induced slowing and spindling in the EEG. The 100 and 70 mg/kg doses tended to produce complete blockade of these synchronizing influences in most animals. This block was found not to be associated with depletion but was dependent upon presence of NE and DA stores and probably upon presence of the metabolites of α-MMT. The evidence suggests that the effects of α-MMT depend upon the release of one or both catecholamines but that caudate DA and hypothalamic NE may be excluded. The possibility that DA release is of primary importance is discussed in context with this and other data.


The article examines secondary language structures and their status as an ontologic feature of an intertext. Being a universal text category, secondariness performs a text generating function. The intertext which is viewed as an "operating semiotic system" allows to define secondary nomination on the basis of a cultural sign, the linguocreative ability of a person to generate secondary structures on the basis of cultural awareness.


Puccinia chrysanthemi on Chrysanthemum morifolium has been described as a hemi-form rust with uredinial and telial states. However, spermogonial state was found on leaves of C. morifolium inoculated with teliospores and also on infected leaves of C. morifolium collected from fields in early summer. P. chrysanthemi, therefore, has a brachy-form life cycle and is an autoecious species. In teliospore germination, two kinds of basidia were observed; the one with a binucleate cell and two uninucleate cells, the other with four uninucleate cells. Both binucleate and uninucleate basidiospores were formed.


The electrochemical reduction of a mixture of aryl halides and activated alkyl halides in DMF in the presence of catalytic amount of NiBr(2)bipy leads to cross-coupling products in good to high yields. The method applies to the synthesis of alpha-aryl ketones, alpha-aryl esters, and allylated compounds from readily available organic halides. Optimization of the process has been obtained by slowly adding the most reactive organic halide (usually the activated alkyl halide) during the electrolysis which is best conducted at 70 degrees C when aryl bromides are involved.


One of the central features associated with law is its coerciveness. A major source of our interest in law's coerciveness is that the use of coercion is thought to require moral justification - hence the liberal interest in the harm principle. This article seeks to contribute to the debate about the justifiable grounds for legal coercion by clarifying the ways in which law is coercive and demonstrating that coerciveness is a highly complex phenomenon. It argues that the legal authorization of physical force and sanctions, rather than the existence of enforcement institutions, is the appropriate focus for these enquiries. It considers the appropriate methodology for understanding the nature of coercion and goes on to argue that there are a group of nested conceptions of coercion which perform different roles in different contexts. The differences between these conceptions help to account for some of the disagreements over law's coerciveness. There is also an important contrast between laws which aim to coerce and those which merely have a coercive effect. All of these internal distinctions within coercion matter because they have considerable significance for the justification of coercive legal measures. Finally, it is argued that sanctions are neither necessary for the law to be coercive, nor always sufficient.


Children's reception poetry reveals a universe of feelings and perceptions of the author and they are connected to the way of representing elements related to childhood. Furthermore, these elements can be subjective or of a confessional nature, they can also be linked to children's ritual and the world projected by this kid from the actions, such as toys and plays. Leo Cunha's project, which created the book So de brincadeira is responsible for the exploitation of these themes, more specifically, poems for childhood and its exploration (Positivo, 2018). So, these article separates the poems into two categories, poems related to toys and poems related to plays and presents analyses that seek to understand the author's way of representing childhood, taking as a starting point the poetic use of the object (the toy) or the game/activity (the play). Moreover, its analyses observe the poetic construction of Leo Cunha, taking into consideration the resources of the lyrical genre that the author mobilizes in the poems. Thus, it was possible to conclude that the poem often focuses on a toy and puts the object in a playful activity, which reveals that the play emerges from it. Therefore, Leo Cunha as an observer and creator takes advantage of this process as a poetic resource. Finally, it is easy to note Leo's latent talent in his writing, handling with poetic language and its intricacies.


Bird reproductive performance often increases with age or experience as a result of improved foraging skills, increased reproductive effort, improved coordination between partners, or a selection process. However, it remains unclear whether age and/or experience affect equally the successive steps of the breeding process, from egg laying to incubation and chick rearing. Using data from a long-term study of the Camargue (southern France) population of the greater flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus, we studied the influence of age on step-specific breeding performances during a single breeding season. We used, for the first time, multistate recapture models to evaluate the effect of age on breeding attendance (as a surrogate for breeding success) during incubation, early chick rearing and late chick rearing. Our results show a significant positive influence of age on breeding attendance, but only during the incubation period. Older parents had a higher probability than younger ones of completing incubation, whereas after the chick had hatched, the influence of parental age on breeding attendance was no longer significant. Although a high rate of nest desertion by younger flamingos during the middle of the incubation period coincided with a period of heavy rainfall, including rainfall level as a covariate did not improve the fit of the models. We discuss our results in relation to the evolution of life-history strategies in long-lived bird species and the influence of environmental instability.


COP on a cooling machine is used to reveal the performance of a cooling engine. To increase the COP value in the system, it can be done by changing the dimensions of the filter-drier and capillary pipes used. Therefore, this study was conducted to determine the effect of changing the dimensions of the filter-drier and capillary pipe on the COP and the consumption of electrical power produced by the 2-door refrigerator unit. The method used was an experimental method, namely by varying the filter drier and capillary tube dimensions of the 2-door refrigerator. Variations of filter driers used were filter driers with sizes 7 cm and 9 cm. While the capillary pipes used were 0.31 inches in diameter and 0.51 inches in diameter with a length of 200 cm and 250 cm respectively. The results obtained from this study indicate that the greatest COP value is obtained when using a 7 cm filter-drier and a capillary pipe with a diameter of 0.31 inches with a length of 200 cm, which is 2.80. The COP value also continues to decline as the size of the filter-drier and capillary pipes used increases.


Intranasal administration of peptides : the effects of formulation and delivery systems on: nasal deposition, biological response and bioavailability of desmopressin


Background/Aim: Infections of the urinary tract are amongst the most prevalent infections in women, females at child-bearing age have a higher predisposition to urinary tract infections. Approximately 13% of health-care-associated urinary tract infections occur due to Coagulase Negative Staphylococci (CNS); this species' resistance rate is alarming. The study aims to describe urinary tract infections of women of reproductive age through 5 years of results, emphasizing Staphylococcus species as an etiological agent and their antimicrobial susceptibility patterns.
Material and Methods: In the study, 4562 urine samples sent between November 2017 and November 2022 were retrospectively analyzed. Routine culture methods were used to isolate bacteria from urine specimens. According to the European Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (version 8.0-12.0) recommendations, an antimicrobial susceptibility test was performed using the disc diffusion technique. Obtained data analysis was achieved by Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS 20.0), Categorical variables were presented as frequency and percentage however continuous variable was described as mean ± Standard deviation (SD), and binary logistic regression test was done to determine the association with statistical significance of (p


Steel slag hydrated matrix (SSHM) is a new technology that has been developed to enable the use of steelmaking slag as a substitute for non-reinforced concrete and artificial stone. Formerly, in the field of concrete and other hydrated matrixes, the use of steelmaking slag as an aggregate for the hydrated matrix was prohibited because its expansion can hardly be evaluated accurately. In order to avoid the influence of inaccuracies in expansion measurements and to enable the use of steelmaking slag for the steel slag hydrated matrix, a technical manual that clarifies quality standards for steelmaking slag and provides a manufacturing procedure and relevant instructions has been recently approved by a public organization. In this paper, we shall explain the technical points and quality characteristics that have led to the official approval mentioned above and present examples of application of steel slag hydrated matrix to actual structures and facilities by evaluating various types of applications. NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL TECHNICAL REPORT No. 109 JULY 2015 44 furnace fine powder slag, steel slag, and water as indispensable materials. Amorphous materials having high vitrification rate represented by blast furnace water-granulated slag (hereafter referred to as water-granulated slag) are known for having latent hydraulicity. This is the characteristic of hydration of water-granulated slag developed by proper alkaline activation and added water, and when finely crushed water-granulated slag is used, the material exhibits self-solidifying characteristics like cement. Hydrated matrix is made to have the function of the aggregate of concrete (coarse aggregate, fine aggregate), while ground watergranulated blast furnace fine powdered slag is made to function as cement, and steel slag is made to function as alkaline activator. In case of weak alkalinity of steel slag, cement or slaked lime and so on is added as necessary as an alkaline activator. Furthermore, in case the particle size distribution of steel slag is inappropriate and undesirable workability at the completion of kneading is developed, the properties are improved by adding water-granulated slag and/or fly ash (hereafter called as FA). As Table 1 shows; hydrated matrix is classified to Type I and Type II mainly depending on the kind of alkaline activator and further classified to A and B under Type I and Type II depending on the ratio of steel slag in aggregate, wherein Type I-A has the highest usage ratio of recycled material. Furthermore, sometime Type II is further classified to Type II-2 and Type II-2 depending on the ratio of Portland cement as one of the activators. 2.2 Subjects and solution measures in acquiring official approval In the field of concrete, triggered by the problem of expansion cracks that appeared in structures caused by the use of aggregate having reactivity like alkaline aggregate reaction, use of a material having expansibility for aggregate has been strictly prohibited. Therefore, the method of using steel slag that contains in itself hydration-expansion-causing ingredients, such as f-CaO and f-MgO, could hardly find its way to the stage of official approval. However, owing to thorough implementation of classification control on the part of manufacturers, slag came to be partly recognized as aggregate and electric furnace oxidized slag, and the like have acquired JIS certification. Furthermore, as a solidified body (hereafter called as matrix) using recycled materials, other technologies of FS concrete 1) and NA Crete,2) which utilize steel slag in part, have been disclosed. Since the selection of steel slag appropriate for hydrated matrix completely free of expansion-causing ingredients is practically impossible, determining the quality standard of the applicable steel slag was crucial. The expansion characteristics of steel slag are in general assessed with the expansion rate after water-immersion as specified in Appendix 2 of JIS A 5015. This is widely used as the method of assessing the average expansion rate that steel slag has. However, in a hydrated matrix, a hydrated matrix exists on the surface of a steel slag particle and since it has high strength and is constrained to a great degree. There is a possibility that expansion of a particle may induce a crack that develops to a fracture. Photo 1 shows the fracture surface of a section of a test sample of a hydrated matrix wherein it is observed that the expansion crack caused by a particle of steel slag initiated the entire crack. From this, to acquire the official approval of hydrated matrix, it has become absolutely essential to establish a method that enables the detection of expansion characteristics of steel slag particles. The following were listed as requirements that the method should comply with: (1) In order for the entire slag be appropriately assessed, a certain amount of sample sufficient enough for the assessment can be secured. (2) In order for the employed test method be used widely, the test method should be practiced without using any special apparatus for assessment process. An assessment method was worked out by compiling the analytical result of expansion fracture of a steel slag particle. Based on the findings as shown below, a steel slag quality standard defined by indices of "Powdering rate" and "MgO content" was settled. (a) Steel slag particles suspected of expansion develop self-cracking during the expansion process, resulting in change in the particle size distribution. This means that by quantifying the amount of fine particles produced under an accelerating condition (powdering rate), the rate of slag particles that imply the possibility of causing expansion crack can be assessed (Fig. 1). (b) Powdering rate depending on f-CaO can be assessed by continuously immersing test samples in water at 80°C for 10 days. This condition is considered to be an accelerating condition that signifies the servicing for 50 years or longer, and considered to be practically applicable. (c) Crack rate depending on f-MgO that requires long expansion Table 1 Type of Hydrated Matrix Type Aggregate Main binder Alkaline activator Material Range of mixing ratio Type I A Steel slag 100 wt% Fine-powdered blast furnace slag Slaked lime or lime dust and so on Not specified (However, effect of slaked lime as alkaline activator ceases to increase above the mixing ratio of 20 wt% with respect to total weight of slaked lime and fine-powdered blast furnace slag.) B Steel slag 50 wt% to less than 100 wt% Type II A Steel slag 100 wt% Fine-powdered blast furnace slag Conventional Portland cement or other kinds of cement Mixing ratio of Portland cement with respect to total weight of fine-powdered blast furnace slag and Portland cement should be less than 70 wt%. Photo 1 Typical expansion clack by steel making slag NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL TECHNICAL REPORT No. 109 JULY 2015 45 time do not converge readily under the condition of being immerged in water at 80°C for 10 days, and therefore, assessment with an autoclave becomes necessary. However, in case of steel slag that contains MgO at above certain content level, assessment with hot water method is possible. Based on these findings, the expansion stability of steel slag hydrated matrixes having varied powdering rates and MgO contents was assessed using the hot-water-immersion method, and as Fig. 2 shows, it was found that use of steel slag with "powdering rate of 2.5% or less" and "MgO content of 8.5% or less" can save the problem of expansion crack. This condition was employed as the quality standard. 2.3 Method of designing mixing ratio Designing of mixing ratios of a hydrated matrix is started at defining required strength index based on the relation between strength index and compressive strength, as shown in Fig. 3, after determining the aimed strength required for the usage. Strength index is expressed by an experimentally deprived equation of the first order with respect to the compressive strength, as expressed by equation (1). It has been deprived from the test results conducted for hydrated matrixes having varied materials and mixing ratios. Strength index = BP + CH + 2NP + 0.35FA (1) W where; BP: Mixed amount of fine powdered blast furnace slag (kg/m3) CH: Mixed amount of alkaline activator (kg/m3) NP: Mixed amount of conventional Portland cement (kg/m3) FA: Mixed amount of fly ash (kg/m3) W: Unit quantity of water (kg/m3) After setting the strength index, like the case of concrete, mixing ratios are determined after confirming by mixing test the unit quantity of water required for obtaining aimed slump and the amount of chemical admixture required for obtaining aimed workability. 2.4 Various characteristics 2.4.1 Dynamics characteristics Emergence of strength of a hydrated matrix tends to be slower than conventional concrete, and attention is needed when the strength of a young material age of within 3 days is sought. Past studies show that Type I is superior in emergence of strength under low temperature 3) and that the bending strength and the tensile strength are higher than those of conventional concrete having equivalent compressive strength. Furthermore, Young's modulus is slightly lower than that of conventional concrete having equivalent strength.4) 2.4.2 Durability (1) Adiabatic temperature rise characteristics The adiabatic temperature rise characteristics that develop hydration heat cracking are expressed, for example, by the equation (2) of Concrete Standard Specifications published by the Japan Society of Civil Engineers. Q (t) = Q∞ (1 − e −rt ) (2) where, Q (t): adiabatic temperature rise (°C) at material age of tth (day) Q∞: adiabatic temperature rise (°C) at the termination of temperature rise r: a constant related to the rate of temperature rise Among them, as for Q∞ and r, results as shown in Fig. 4 and Fig. 5 have been obtained as to hydrated matrixes. It is found that the temperature rise of


Whether pathological video game overuse constitutes a distinct mental disorder remains an issue of controversy among scholars. Both empirical data and scholarly opinions differ regarding the status of pathological gaming and whether "addiction" is the best frame by which to understand video game use. The current study sought to examine the status of scholarly opinions in a survey of 214 scholars to examine their opinion of possible behavioral effects of games. Results indicated a variance of opinions. About 60.8% of scholars agreed pathological gaming could be a mental health problem, whereas 30.4% were skeptical. However, only 49.7% believed the DSM criteria for "internet gaming disorder" were valid, with slightly higher numbers, 56.5%, supporting the World Health Organization "gaming disorder" diagnosis. More scholars worried about both the DSM and WHO criteria over-pathologizing normal youth than weren't worried about this. Scholars were likewise split over whether the DSM/WHO had precipitated moral panics over video games. Belief in pathological gaming was positively predicted by hostile attitudes toward children and negatively by participants' experience with games. Overall results indicated continued significant disagreements among scholars related to pathological gaming. Claims of consensus are, at this juncture, likely premature


This paper focuses on the occurrence of the workplace bullying phenomenon in Greece. Although a significant amount and level of research has been realised in Nordic countries and the UK, there is scarce research in other European countries (France and Germany), while there is no research evidence for southern Europe and countries like Greece, where the legal framework that governs the cases of workplace bullying is not clear. Based on a survey on 840 junior and middle managers from diverse sectors, we are trying to extract some conclusions on the incidents and characteristics of workplace bullying in a country with quite distinct cultural characteristics from those of northern countries (Papalexandris, 2006). In addition to that, we are attempting , based on our findings, to add some input to the ongoing and pertinent dialogue, on the measurement methodology which should be used in order to identify workplace bullying occurrences (Einarsen et al., 2009; Einarsen et al., 1994; Mikkelsen & Einarsen, 2001).


(57) Abstract: woven and; manner, and so as not to completely encapsulate the fibers fibers in the longitudinal direction of the fiber and transverse fabric are joined at a point overlapping with those in the fabric and polymer embedded in; and pressure sensitive adhesive coated on at least a portion of the polymer; although adhesive tape containing a is provided, the adhesive tape, pulling manually the traveling direction and the transverse direction of the web of the web it can rip. The manufacturing method of such tapes are also provided.


Dr Gerada is to be congratulated for her proposal that the Royal College of General Practitioners should adopt a position of …


Flipped learning methodology has the potential to be combined with a multitude of didactic actions and techno-pedagogical resources that are adapted to the needs of the student. Access to resources and training outside the classroom can be carried out from various platforms. Following this line, Twitch is an interactive video transmission platform that is presented as an interesting digital resource to enhance the motivation of students in turning over learning moments. The objective of the study is to analyze the motivation of students in two different methodological approaches, one traditional and the other innovative through the Twitch application. A quasi-experimental pre-post design was carried out. A total of 52 Spanish students from the fourth level of secondary education participated in the research. Data collection was carried out by adapting the Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ) instrument to the Spanish context. The results reflect higher levels of motivation in the implementation of Twitch with respect to its materialization without using said techno-pedagogical complement. This difference is especially significant in intrinsic motivation, since in the case of extrinsic motivation, the difference between both pedagogical proposals is smaller. In short, the implementation of Twitch in the flipped learning supposes an optimization of this pedagogical methodology, increasing the extrinsic and intrinsic motivation of the students and modifying the centers of interest of students from quantitative aspects to other, qualitative ones.


A. Introduction The Family Justice system, 1 together with the regulation of social work practice in relation to public law cases, is undergoing comprehensive reform. Significant changes are in prospect, 2 not least the creation of a unified family court 3 and of a Family Justice Service. Courts will be reorganised, judicial case management stressed and a better IT system introduced. This chapter, however, focuses on the changes that will affect the courts and child welfare professionals engaged in dealing with the safeguarding and protection of one of the most vulnerable groups in society: children. It will focus on the Family Justice Review, the Munro review, the Government response to these and the proposals for a 'modernised family justice system'. It will seek to examine the implications of the impending changes for the child protection system and it will suggest that these changes will not necessarily lead to better decision-making in relation to vulnerable children and their families. In addition, the changes will leave social workers and perhaps even judges more vulnerable than ever to criticism.


[Objective] To understand the characteristic and regulation of measles prevalence in Lianyungang city,provide scientific basis for prevention and control.[Methods]Measles prevalence and surveillance data in 2006 were collected and analyzed with SAS6.12 software.[Results]687 measles cases were reported in 2006.Of them 2 cases died.The morbidity was 14.57/100 000.The epidemic was at local areas.Children and students accounted for 78.60%.Most of the cases were at the age under 15,accounting for 80.64%(554/687).262 cases were the children aged under 1 year old,accounting for 38.14% of the total cases.Most of the cases were reported from January to April,accounting for 79.91%.[Conclusion]The prevalence of measles in Lianyungang was local,effective measures must be taken to meet the target of eliminating and controlling measles.


A great deal of attention has recently been given to Augmented Reality (AR), but a different view of how the digital and physical worlds can be merged involves not wearable displays but rather taking the connectivity, responsiveness, and context-awareness usually associated with mobile applications and situating them in the physical environment. In this paper I discuss how 3D displays and appropriate interaction models can be a central part of this approach and give some examples from my group's research.


Vertical conductive heat flow on the territory of Croatia has been determined on the basis of temperature measurements in deep exploration and production hydrocarbon wells corrected on static conditions, ground temperature measurements performed at meteorological stations, and heat conductivities of rocks calculated from interval seismic velocities. Hydrocarbon reservoirs can be associated with the positive heat flow anomalies, although, as can be seen from this paper, they are not necessarily connected with the maximum heat flow values. Heat convection by means of ground water, oil and gas migration, as well as tectonics and the appearances of rocks with different heat conductivities, are the main causes of local heat flow anomalies. The phenomenon that in many cases hydrocarbon reservoirs are located on the margins of the maximum heat flow values can be explained by the assumption of the separation of hydrocarbons within favourable traps, during the migration of fluid mixture in the geological history. Small or even negative temperature gradients in deeper intervals of the wells VC-1 southeast from Bjelovar and KBNZ-1A south from Zagreb, as well as higher temperature gradients above those intervals, indicate that within the water-bearing layers there is still an active process of heat transfer by means of convection, i.e. vertical migration of ground water, which is probably a consequence of the thermosyphonic circulation along the fracture systems in formations having good thermal conductivities.


Model selection refers to a data-based choice among competing statistical models, for example choosing between a linear or a quadratic regression function. The most popular model selection techniques are based on interpretations of p-values, using a scale originally suggested by Fisher: .05 is moderate evidence against the smaller model, .01 is strong evidence, etc. Recent Bayesian literature, going back to work by Jeffreys, suggests a quite different answer to the model selection problem. Jeffreys provided an interpretive scale for Bayes factors, a scale which can be implemented in practice by use of the BIC (Bayesian Information Criterion.) The Jeffreys scale often produces much more conservative results, especially in large samples, so for instance a .01 p-value may correspond to barely any evidence at all against the smaller model. This paper tries to reconcile the two theories by giving an interpretation of Fisher's scale in terms of Bayes factors. A general interpretation is given which works fine when checked for the onedimensional Gaussian problem, where standard hypothesis testing is seen to coincide with a Bayesian analysis that assumes stronger (more informative) priors than those used by the BIC. This argument fails in higher dimensions, where Fisher's scale must be made more conservative in order to get a proper Bayes justification. Bradley Efron is Max H. Stein Professor of Statistics, Department of Statistics, Sequia Hall, Stanford University, Paolo Alto, CA 94305-4065, U.S.A; email: firstname.lastname@example.com. Alan Gous is Director of Research &: Development, Cariden Technologies, Inc., 1733 Woodside Road, Suite 310, Redwood City, CA 94061, U.S.A.; email: email@example.com.


Stimulants are one of the common ways to increase yield in rubber plants. Recent, the stimulant that is widely used in rubber tapping is ethephon. Ethephon material can prolong the flow of latex so that yield increases. The combination of osmolyte and alkaline compounds is expected to be an alternative stimulant. Therefore, this study aimed to examine the use of osmolytes and alkaline in rubber plants. This research was conducted at the Experimental Design of the Sungei Putih Estate Research, Deli Serdang, North Sumatra in May-September 2016 with PB 260 clones planting year 2010 with a tapping system S/2 D3 Ga1.0 6 / y (m) in panel B0-2. The experimental design used was a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with 28 combinations of treatments. The observation parameters in this study were yield (g/p/s), girth (cm) before treatment application and yield (g/p/s) and yield (kg/ha/year) after treatment application. The observations showed that the addition of stimulants with osmolyte and alkaline compounds had a significant effect yield on rubber (g/p/s) in the first tapping slices. The 5% osmolyte and 10% alkaline compounds have yield rubber which is comparable to the application of stimulants made from ethephon in the first tapping slices. Application of 5% osmolyte and 10% alkaline compounds can be used as an alternative stimulant in rubber plants.


Background: Thrombocytopenias can be categorised into hypoproliferative (group I) & hyperdestructive types (group II) based on their etiology. Platelet indices (MPV, PDW, P-LCR, platelet-crit) can be used to differentiate this type of thrombocytopenias & these are simple, cost-effective, noninvasive & reliable. The main objective of this study was to evaluate the efficiency of platelet indices to differentiate hypoproductive type from hyperdestructive thrombocytopenias. Methods: Automated Hematology Analyzer Sysmex XT-2000i used to assess platelet indices. 100 Cases of thrombocytopenia & age adjusted (similar age group) controls with normal CBC & peripheral blood smears were included in the study. The gender was not taken into account as the ranges of platelet indices are almost the same for boys & girls of similar age groups. Results: The platelet indices of group I was platelet count = (51.8 ± 31.6) x10 3 /mm, MPV = (8.5 ± 1.27) fl, PDW = (14.10 ± 1.15) fl, P-LCR = (31.90 ± 3.46)%. The platelet indices of group II was platelet count = (39.6 ± 32.7) x10 3 /mm, MPV = (11.6 ± 2.25) fl, PDW = (15.16 ± 1.36) fl, P-LCR = (34.30 ± 2.2)%. Comparative analysis of MPV, PDW & P-LCR of group I and group II showed p value <0.05 proving it to be statistically significant. Conclusions: The combined interpretation of MPV, PDW & P-LCR by automated cell counters can be very useful parameters in differentiating thrombocytopenias due to various etiologies. Platelet indices showed inverse relationship with platelet count as they are increased in hyperdestructive type & shows linear relationship in hypoproliferative type. MPV, PDW & P-LCR can be precisely used to differentiate hyperdestructive type (ITP) from hypoproliferative type (acute leukemias, aplastic anemias). Platelet-crit & platelet large cell ratio are less sensitive parameters to differentiate these thrombocytopenias.


A novel prediction tool is presented as a component of the Habitat Evaluation Model (HEM), which allows the assessment of the ecological status of impounded water bodies based on environmental factors that were shown in literature to correlate with the abundance of benthic macro-invertebrates. Main model parameters are the observed grain sizes and depth-averaged flow velocities obtained from a hydrodynamic simulation. The tool was tested in three Austrian river reaches. It was found that the river lengths predicted to be ecologically affected by the impoundments were substantially shorter for mean flow conditions than previously assessed when employing a physical mapping approach. The differences disappeared for low discharge conditions. The numerical prediction tool allows us to perform a status assessment for discharge conditions, which are potentially more representative of the annual discharge spectrum than those within the in-situ observable range. This property, thus, bears the potential to facilitate the recommendation of sediment management strategies in impounded river reaches in the future.


Abstract Analyses of color and morphologic changes in Voyager images of lava flows on Io were conducted to extend previous flow studies to additional volcanoes in preparation for comparison to Galileo data. Blue and orange filter images of Atar, Daedalus, and Ra Paterae were examined to identify systematic downflow decreases in blue/orange reflectivity suggested in earlier studies as diagnostic of color changes in cooled sulfur flows. Analyses of the color and morphology of 21 lava flows were conducted at these volcanoes, with additional morphologic analysis of lava flows at Agni, Masaaw, Mbali, Shoshu, and Talos Paterae. A total of 66 lava flows of up to 245 km in length were mapped to identify morphologic changes consistent with the rheologic changes expected to occur in sulfur flows. Although downflow color changes are observed, the trends are not consistent, even at the same edifice. Individual flows exhibit a statistically significant increase in blue/orange ratio, decrease in blue/orange ratio, or a lack of progressive downflow color variation. Color changes have similar magnitudes downflow and across flow, and the color ranges observed are similar from volcano to volcano, suggesting that similar processes are controlling color ratios at these edifices. In addition, using flow widening and branching as an indicator of the low viscosity exhibited by sulfur cooling from high temperatures, these flows do not exhibit morphologic changes consistent with the systematic behavior expected from the simple progressive cooling of sulfur.


Laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) originates from regurgitation of gastric contents, a mechanism seemingly identical to gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Some researchers postulate a connection between LPR and GERD, whereas some assert LPR is a disease apart from GERD. We examined symptoms of GERD from LPR patients, and performed gastrointestinal endoscopy and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) to evaluate GERD findings from these patients.


In defining the powers and duties of the three branches of government, the U.S. Constitution never explicitly referred to Science, except in the patent clause. But many technical responsibilities are implied in references to weights and measures, the census, and the like. Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and in particular Benjamin Franklin, were highly literate in science, but it was their disciple, President John Quincy Adams who promoted as a matter of policy a direct role of the government in science--in particular with respect to astronomy, land surveys and navigation--all physical sciences. Some agencies of government--notably the National Bureau of Standards and the Department of Agriculture were founded in the early days of the Republic with scientific and technical missions. Since then the involvement of the government with science has waxed and waned but the major expansion of the interaction between physics and government occurred after World War II when physicists demonstrated the power of their craft during mobilization of science in support of the war effort. In discussing the interaction of physics with government we should distinguish ''science in government''--scientific input into policy making--from ''government in science,'' which is the support and management of that part of the overall scientific endeavor for which the government has responsibility. Let me turn first to the subject of physics in government. An overwhelming fraction of governmental decisions today have scientific and technical components; decisions ignoring these components are wasteful at best and can imperil the nation. For this reason governmental bodies at all levels solicit scientific advice--or at least give lip service to the need for such advice. When such advice was deliberately avoided, as President Reagan did before announcing his Strategic Defense Initiative in March 1983, the technically unattainable goal ''to make nuclear weapons impotent and obsolete'' was proclaimed.


The bio-aerosol mass spectrometry (BAMS) instrument analyzes single aerosol particles using a dual-polarity time-of-flight mass spectrometer recording simultaneously spectra of thirty to a hundred thousand points on each polarity. We describe here a real-time pattern recognition algorithm developed at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory that has been implemented on a nine digital signal processor (DSP) system from Signatec Incorporated. The algorithm first pre-processes independently the raw time-of-flight data through an adaptive baseline removal routine. The next step consists of a polarity dependent calibration to a mass-to-charge representation, reducing the data to about five hundred to a thousand channels per polarity. The last step is the identification step using a pattern recognition algorithm based on a library of known particle signatures including threat agents and background particles. The identification step includes integrating the two polarities for a final identification determination using a score-based rule tree. This algorithm, operating on multiple channels per-polarity and multiple polarities, is well suited for parallel real-time processing. It has been implemented on the PMP8A from Signatec Incorporated, which is a computer based board that can interface directly to the two one-Giga-sample digitizers (PDA1000 from Signatec Incorporated) used to record the two polarities of time-of-flight data. By using optimized data separation, pipelining, and parallel processing across the nine DSPs it is possible to achieve a processing speed of up to a thousand particles per seconds, while maintaining the recognition rate observed on a non-real time implementation. This embedded system has allowed the BAMS technology to improve its throughput and therefore its sensitivity while maintaining a large dynamic range (number of channels and two polarities) thus maintaining the systems specificity for bio-detection


The invention discloses a modular building method of a nuclear power plant stainless steel cladding surface. The method comprises the following steps of (1) designing and prefabricating a stainless steel cladding surface module; (2) transporting the stainless steel cladding surface module to a construction mounting field; (3) constructing a civil engineering structure at a positioning place of the stainless steel cladding surface module, wherein the step (1) and the step (2) are parallel steps and are performed at the same time; (4) placing the stainless steel cladding surface module to the civil engineering structure; (5) casting concrete to the surrounding of the stainless steel cladding surface module, so that the stainless steel cladding surface module is mounted. Compared with the prior art, the method has the advantages that due to the fact that the stainless steel cladding surface is made into the module structure, the step of constructing the civil engineering structure and prefabricating the stainless steel cladding surface module can be constructed at the same time, the shortening of the construction period of the whole cladding surface field is facilitated, and the construction efficiency and the welding quality of the stainless steel cladding surface can also be improved.


The methods and compositions are disclosed herein for using the nano-pores of detecting one or more specific sequences of a polynucleotide in solution. In some embodiments, methods and compositions to determine the polynucleotide in the sample, or detecting a target sequence of a polynucleotide is disclosed herein.


The current situation,requirement in the phosphate compound fertilizer industry and its facing problems and challenges are introduced,and the suggestions on improving the sustained development of phosphate compound fertilizer are put forward.


Objective: This study was aimed to investigate the association between frailty, vitamin D and procollagen type I N propeptide (P1NP) in elderly women. Methods: Women over 60 years of age with no vitamin D supplementation were included. Frailty status was defined using Fried's criteria, and participants were classified as robust, prefrail and frail if they scored 0, 1–2, 3 points, respectively. Vitamin D and P1NP concentrations in serum were measured with Cobas E411. Multinomial logistic regression was used to determine the associations. Results: Of 161 women included, 103 were robust, 30 prefrail and 28 frail, with mean age 69.4 ± 6.2 years, 70.8 ± 7.9 and 75.8 ± 6 years, respectively. Vitamin D level was lowest (13.29 ± 6.15 ng/ml) in frailty group and highest (17.57 ± 8.19 ng/ml) – in robust women. Unadjusted analysis in frailty versus robust group (reference category – robust) showed that higher levels of vitamin D were statistically significantly associated with being robust (OR: 0.91, 95% CI: 0.85; 0.97; p=0.009), prefrailty versus robust group showed that higher levels of P1NP were statistically significantly associated with being prefrail (OR: 1.01, 95% CI: 1.0; 1.03; p=0.036).After adjusting for the age, the association between frailty and vitamin D was not statistically significant. However, the association between prefrailty and P1NP was still statistically significant (OR: 1.02, 95% CI: 1.0; 1.03; p=0.04). Conclusion: In elderly women, higher level of vitamin D is not related to being robust, and higher level of procollagen type I N propeptide is associated with prefrailty.


Groups of model wood piles driven to end bearing through dense sand over soft clay were used to determine the relative settlement of the soil surface inside and outside the groups as the soil was compressed by air pressure. Square 30 mm piles at spacings of 2 to 6 times the pile width were used in groups of 3 × 3, 4 × 4, and 5 × 5. The results indicate that pile group effects were negligible at pile spacings at 5 to 6 pile widths. Key words : negative friction, model study, pile groups, sand.


To study the ash deposition behavior in slagging mode gasifier, a comprehensive three-dimensional model proposed in the previous paper was applied to a two-stage dry feed entrained flow gasifier. The Eulerian-Lagrangian approach was used in the model for calculating the gas-solid two-phase flow. And the PDF combustion model was used to simulate the complicated gasification reactions in the gasifier. The simulation results indicated that a majority of ash particle are deposited on the wall areas between the injectors in the same level to provide a well protection of the wall from the highest temperature there, and the temperature condition of gas and particles inside of the gasifier can ensure a smooth discharge of the molten slag along the wall. The throat wall should be protected specially.


This article aims to explore how racism plays out in China's sports fandom in the wake of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement sweeping across the globe. To this end, we conducted a case study of basketball fans' postings on the most popular Chinese-language sports fandom platform, Hupu. The research discovered that the often-negative assessments of the BLM movement posted on Hupu were largely informed by racism deeply held in traditional Chinese thinking, which provided the grounding for Chinese sports fans to appropriate racial discourses to assess progressive equal-rights politics in Euro-American societies. The trajectory of such a discursive practice was twofold, enabling these sports fans to rationalize their political views pertaining to both international and domestic arenas. The research findings urge scholarly attention to the dynamic interplay between regional popular cultures and global equal-rights politics in the digital age in China and beyond. of the textual data by focusing on the logic of power exercise behind discursive practices (Wodak, 2015). At this analytical stage, we followed Majid KhosraviNik and Nadia Sarkhoh's (2017) prescription, adopting Wodak's discourse-historical account of CDA to scrutinize how "referential (naming) strategies, predicational (description) strategies, and argumentation strategies" (p. 3,619) were evoked in Hupu users' postings. These discursive strategies were analyzed in relation to the socio-political engineering of Chinese racial discourses to uncover the reflection of racism in Hupu users' textual production.


Objective To study the hemodynamic changes during posterior fossa and upper cervical spinal operation in sitting position. Methods Twenty-three patients undergoing elective posterior fossa and upper cervical spinal operation in sitting position were studied. Anesthesia was in duced with sodium hydroxybutyrate-fentanyl-thiopental and was maintained with sevoflurane,Swan- Ganz catheter was used to monitor the hemodynamic changes Results RAP and SVRI were increased before sitting position (P0.05),but HR,cI,SI,LVWI,RVWI and RVSWI were decreased further more (P0.01 ), SVRI constantly increased (P 0.01 ), the hemodynamic parameters were kept stable after 60-min sitting position;and returned to the level before anesthesia except for SI and PVRI when the postion was turned into sleeping. Air embolism accidentally occurred in 9 cases. The early signs for air embolism showed MPAP and PCWP increased and PETCO2 decreased significantly (P0.01 ),then PVRI,CI,LVWI,RVWI and RVSWI increased significantly (P0.01 ) . MPAP,PCWP and PETCO, gradually recovered to the level before air embolism 10 min after sucking gas through Swan-Ganz catheter. Conclusion Hemodynamics changes dramatically during the first 60 minutes of anesthetic procedure with operation in sitting position;Swan-Ganz catheter monitoring can help diagnosis and treat the air embolism in the early stage to improve the safety of anesthesia


Internet of Things (IoT)  and Cloud Computing are recent trends in the the future Internet. As count of devices are increasing more than human beings on the internet in last decade. Due to variety of devices interoperable communication protocols are needed to enable the interaction and integration of virtual as well as physical objects. such as computers, smart devices, sensors, cars, refrigerators, food packages, medicines, etc. The Internet of Things (IoT) allows objects to be sensed and/or controlled remotely across existing network infrastructure, creating opportunities for more direct integration of the physical world into computer-based systems, and resulting in improved efficiency, accuracy and economic benefit in addition to reduced human intervention. Cloud computing on the other hand is a type of Internet -based computing that provides shared computer processing resources and data to computers and other devices on demand. Future internet will be the combination of Internet of Things (IoT) and Cloud. Internet of Things (IoT) can utilize infinite resources of cloud computing and cloud can extend its scope and take advantage of IoT by dealing with real world objects in a distributed manner.


This work presents a numerical study conducted on atmospheric sound propagation over sea. In particular, it focuses on the sound pressure level prediction uncertainties induced by the water surface roughness. To quantify these uncertainties, the generalized terrain parabolic equation (GTPE) is used to model sound propagation above water surfaces at different seastates. Water roughness is pseudo-randomly generated using Pierson-Moskovitz ocean wave spectrum. Building on a previous result that has established a simple expression for predicting single frequency sound transmission loss as a function of sea state, this work extends the approach to broadband signal from 125 to 1000 Hz. This work presents relationships between fully developed sea states (up to sea state 4) and the uncertainties on sound pressure level predictions at distances up to 1000 m from the source. These relationships are presented for typical nocturnal thermal gradients and for different elevations from the water surface.


Every concern should ensure proper administration of social security programs. In Chittagong University, employee benefits are controlled by University rules and regulations, which are framed in line with the policy of the Government of Bangladesh. It is a public university having an autonomous character. Both in-service (or active) and retirement benefits are provided to employees. Some nonmonetary benefits are also provided during the active period, including basic salary, house rent, medical allowance, bonus, book allowance, medical and other loans and retirement benefits. The latter include provident fund, gratuity/pension benefits, group insurance, leave payments, benevolent fund and so on. Nonmonetary benefits generally include medical care, subsidized transport, leave without pay and so on. This article confirms that employees are satisfied with the benefits, but the impression of their experience when they apply for retirement benefits is somewhat negative and their concerns need to be addressed.


This article proposes some forms used to calculate the thermal loads with different systems : independent air-conditioners, split or fanned convectors (without or with primary air) and total air systems


In this paper, we study periodic wave solutions of a Fujimoto– Watanabe equation by exploiting the bifurcation method of dynamical systems. We obtain all possible bifurcations of phase portraits of the system in different regions of the parametric space, and then give the sufficient conditions to guarantee the existence of several types of periodic wave solutions. What's more, we present their exact expressions and reveal their inside relations as well as their relations with solitary wave solutions.


A quarter-car model was built as control object and computer simulation using optimal control was carried out with analogous grade C road as input and body vertical acceleration as evaluation criterion.The result shows the ride comfort is improved compared to the passive suspension.


Substrate and the first Group III-nitride semiconductor body, and the first second Group III-nitride semiconductor body having another band gap over the Group III nitride semiconductor body having one band gap a nitrogen polar active heterojunction having a two-dimensional electron gas; and a gate coupled to at least said second group III-nitride semiconductor body, the two-dimensional electron gas when no bias to said gate to suspend, a gate barrier is provided between said gate arrangement second group III-nitride semiconductor body, the first being coupled to said at least a second group III-nitride semiconductor body method of manufacturing a power semiconductor device, and the device comprising a first power supply electrode and the second power electrode. .FIELD 1


Here we present a study of single processive myosin motors based on the combination of optical tweezers and fluorescence imaging techniques. Ultrafast force-clamp spectroscopy [1] is applied to study the dependence of the chemo-mechanical properties of myosin on load and on ATP concentration. On the other hand, single molecule localization through FIONA (Fluorescence Imaging with One Nanometer Accuracy) [2, 3] is applied to in vitro motility assay to measure parameters such as the runlength, the velocity and the step size of single myosin motors, labelled with Quantum Dots.


Aiming at the deficiency of submarine exploration ability,a new submarine cooperative engagement mode supported by multi-UAV system is presented,multi-UAV system is dominated by submarine control system.In order to guarantee the battlefield environment information connectedness,this paper builds multi data link system.In order to implement the contact between UAVs and operational chain of command,the paper depicts the logic structure of UAV control system detailedly.With a view to the characteristics of cooperative engagement and tactics task demands,multi-UAV system uses layering architecture to ensure the battlefield environment tasks.Finally the paper gives a typical battlefield environment example and expounds the processes of cooperative engagement.


Organizational slack affects firm innovation. This study examines how various types of organizational slack have impacts on R&D investment in high-technology firms. Findings in this study suggests that firms are heterogeneous concerning the way of redeploying organizational slack to foster innovation and that family involvement has distinctive impacts on this redeploying process.


Empirical educational research enjoys a methodological and theoretical debate that is characterized by a number of unresolved and lively debated controversies. This compilation thesis is an attempt ...


Experimental results are reported for the solubility of carbon dioxide in liquid mixtures of water and the ionic liquid 1-n-butyl-3-methylimidazolium methylsulfate ([bmim][CH3SO4]). Three (gas-free) solvent compositions were considered with mass fractions of [bmim][CH3SO4] of w′ ≈ 0.15, 0.50, and 0.87 (mole fractions x′ ≈ 0.013, 0.066, and 0.33). In the isothermal experimental series, the temperature was about (293, 333, and 373) K. The total pressure ranged up to about 10 MPa. The molality of carbon dioxide in the solvent mixture of (water + [bmim][CH3SO4]) (the mole fraction of carbon dioxide in the liquid) ranged up to approximately 1.64 mol·kg–1 (about 0.0332). The experimental results are used to determine Henry's constant of carbon dioxide in the liquid mixtures of (water + [bmim][CH3SO4]) as well as the partial molar volume of that gas at infinite dilution in those solvent mixtures. The phase equilibrium is described by applying an extension (to solvent mixtures) of Pitzer's molality scale-based eq...


The ionosphere is defined as a region of the earth's upper atmosphere where sufficient ionisation can exist to affect the propagation of radio waves. Estimation of missing data of ionosphere total electron content (TEC) are crucial and remain a challenge for GPS positioning and navigation system, space weather forecast, as well as many other Earth Observation System. There are a number of alternate ways of dealing with missing data, and this research work is an attempt at BPCA (Bayesian Principal Component Analysis). The work also focuses on comparison with k-nearest neighbor and error rate is being measured accordingly. The evaluation is carried out in satellite dataset which is used to predict total electron content in ionosphere. From the experimental results, it becomes evident that BPCA could well estimate the missing data and converge good short term performance on the taken dataset.