As the effects of the global economic slowdown continue, Canada and other developed countries are increasingly focusing on the protection of national tax revenues. With this aim, tax authorities are closely examining and evaluating the pricing of crossborder transactions, with the assistance of legislated transfer-pricing rules. Most tax professionals consider transfer pricing to be exclusively a corporate tax issue for large multinational enterprises. However, transfer-pricing rules may also apply to personal taxpayers, including entrepreneurs and high net worth individuals, many of whom are taking advantage of the benefits of global commerce. Transfer pricing applies to transactions between related persons or non-arm'slength parties. The broad definition of related persons and non-arm's-length parties in Canada's Income Tax Act means that Canadian individual taxpayers may be exposed to legislated transfer-pricing rules in situations not previously contemplated. For example, entrepreneurs or high net worth individuals are frequently involved in day-to-day transactions with non-resident related parties, but in most cases they are unlikely to have considered the transfer-pricing consequences that may arise from these activities. With increased awareness and vigilance in relation to cross-border transactions, individual taxpayers should be able to continue to enjoy the benefits of global commerce without running afoul of the transfer-pricing rules in Canada and abroad.


In this study, we developed a complete flow for the design of monolithic 3D ICs. We have taken the register-transfer level netlist of a circuit as the input and synthesized it to construct the gate-level netlist. Next, we partitioned the circuit using custom-made partitioning algorithms and implemented the place and route flow of the entire 3D IC by repurposing 2D electronic design automation tools. We implemented two different partitioning algorithms, namely the min-cut and the analytical quadratic (AQ) algorithms, to assign the cells in different tiers. We applied our flow on three different benchmark circuits and compared the total power dissipation of the 3D designs with their 2D counterparts. We also compared our results with that of similar works and obtained significantly better performance. Our two-tier 3D flow with AQ partitioner obtained 37.69%, 35.06%, and 12.15% power reduction compared to its 2D counterparts on the advanced encryption standard, floating-point unit, and fast Fourier transform benchmark circuits, respectively. Finally, we analyzed the type of circuits that are more applicable for a 3D layout and the impact of increasing the number of tiers of the 3D design on total power dissipation.


In order to analyze the time‐dependent spring‐back behavior of the aluminum alloy 6022‐T4 sheet, the viscoelastic/plastic constitutive law was applied by utilizing a linear viscoelastic/plastic model previously developed. As for the plastic deformation, the combined isotropic‐kinematic hardening law was used to represent the Bauschinger behavior and transient hardening, while a non‐quadratic anisotropic yield function, Yld2000‐2d, was applied to account for anisotropic yield behavior. The numerical formulation was developed based on the incremental deformation viscoelastic/plasticity theory and then, the constitutive law was implemented into the ABAQUS/Standard commercial finite element program using the user‐defined material subroutine, UMAT. The viscoelastic behavior was characterized by the creep test above the initial yield stress level, while anisotropic yielding and hardening parameters were obtained by the uniaxial tensile test. The constitutive law and the formulation were successfully validated f...


The article deals with the essence of Ukrainian ethnic, national and ethnocultural processes and their influence on the development of the Ukrainian ethnocultural space as an object of Ukrainian studies. Ethnic processes have been found to be sequential changes that have occurred and will occur with the Ukrainian people throughout their development and existence as a self-sufficient ethnic community, and are directly related to the ethnogenesis of Ukrainians. It is proved that nation-building processes are complex transformations that occur both in a regular order (evolutionary) and abrupt (revolutionary) and contribute to the formation of a nation, the highest form of political structuring of the ethnic group and its further development and self-organization, which eventually lead to political emergence. nation, and the creation of Ukrainian civil society. It is shown, that the Ukrainian ethno-cultural processes is a process of a long-term historical development, in which Ukrainians created on the territories of their existence an ethno-cultural space based on the common origin and territories of Ukrainians, the existence of traditional Ukrainian culture, the intriduction of the Christian faith. It was pointed out that the Ukrainian ethnocultural space includes a peculiar and unique complex of material and spiritual culture of the Ukrainian people created during a long time, and acquired originality and perfection. Eight "conflicting points" in Ukrainian ethnocultural development have been determined. The synergistic interaction of ethnic, state-forming, nation-forming and ethno-cultural processes contributed to the long-time consistent development of the Ukrainians from a small ethnic community lived in the Middle Dnieper as their core trerritiry to the modern nation whose representatves are living on different continents.


In this work, the authors made aquatic filters according to the formulation "clay stabilized at 4% of cement mixed with 4% of kambala sawdust and 10% of white sand" then heated to 1050°C to decontaminate the waters of gutters and wells. The authors carried out geotechnical, geochemical, thermal, infrared spectroscopy, and scanning electron microscopy that analyzed the clay material. Geotechnical analyzes have shown that this material is made up of 22% thin sand, 22% of silt, and 56% of clay with 26 plasticity index. The geochemical analysis showed the presence of trace elements shared out as follows: 3% of alkaline metals, 24% of alkaline earth metals, 46% of transition metals, 10% of metal, 16% of lanthanides, 1% of actinides. The most abundant trace elements are barium (19%), vanadium (12%), chromium (11%) and zinc (9%). The thermal and microscopic analyzes revealed the kaolinitic nature of materials. The chemical depollution studies have shown elimination yields of 50% - 52.38% of sulphates; 77.33% - 85.19% of phosphates; 34.85% - 88.49% nitrates; 91.3 - 100 of sulphides; The removal of bacteriological pollution are 92.8% - 98% of total germs; 94% - 97% of total coliform and 95% - 98% of E. coli.


We used a gravity model to investigate determinants of China's pulp and paper products trade from 1995 to 2005. The results show that an importing country's economy size, forest endowment, distance to China, exchange rate, and membership in Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), plus China's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) and its forest products policy change implemented in 1998, all significantly affect China's pulp and paper products exports. On the other hand, China's pulp and paper products imports are affected by exporting countries' economic size, forest and capital endowment, APEC membership, China's accession to the WTO, and tariff reductions on forest products.


Recent measurements of the inherent short-term stability of quartz crystal resonators are presented. These measurements show that quartz resonators are much more stable for times less than 1s than the best available commercial quartz oscillators. A simple model appears to explain the noise mechanism in crystal controlled oscillators and points the way to design changes which should permit more than 2 orders of magnitude improvement in their short-term stability. Calculations show that a reference signal at 1 THz, derived from frequency multiplying a 5 MHz source with the above measured crystal stability, should have an instantaneous or fast linewidth of order 1 Hz. These calculations explicitly include the noise contribution of our present multiplier chains and are briefly outlined.


We present a water-immersed ultrasound high-efficiency Fresnel lens based on the theory of extraordinary acoustic transmission of plate-wave resonance. We studied, experimentally and numerically, the acoustic pressure gain of the Fresnel lens with and without gratings on the back. We found that the transmission coefficient of the incident acoustic waves through the lens with gratings on the back was much higher than that of the lens without gratings, thus increasing the acoustic pressure gain at the focal point of an impedance-mismatched Fresnel lens by 14.1 dB. We then optimized the grating width in the structure, thereby increasing the acoustic pressure gain by 16.3 dB. This lens has potential applications in acoustic imaging and medical diagnosis.


-inal. She feels the poetic fabric of the authentic text very del -icately, minimizes the introduction of additional elements, the omission of separate lexemes, selects accurate equivalents. The translations are indicated by the genetic distance between the source language and the target language. In the mystery "Cain", Lesia Ukrainka managed to pre serve the English poet's highly poetic, solemnly sublime style through the use of Old Slavonic words. Linguistic and stylistic means of lexical, phonetic and syntactic levels are success fully reproduced: epithets, intonation drawing, a significant number of appeals, anaphora, epiphora, alliteration. The poet ess emphasizes and concretizes certain images, uses morpho logical transformations, various inversions, uses attributes in an extended form. In the poem "When I dream that you love me …" the translator tries to convey the same aesthetic impression as from the original, by selecting rich associative images, bright figurative means. She follows the original on lexical, syntactic and rhythmic levels (exclamatory intona tion, inversion, unequal length of verse lines, lack of a single size). A subtle sense of the native language, rejection of liter -alism, maximum preservation of poetic means, reproduction of the spirit of the original, true recreation of its content char acterize the poetess's translation style. Comparison of Lesia Ukrainka's translations with other interpretations confirms the poetess's skill, emphasizes her individual style, originality of reading, and preservation of the author's idea. By the level of reproduction of the English poet's style, her interpretations are not inferior to modern Ukrainian versions of his works.


With the rapid development of wireless networks and mobile technologies and the increasing adoption of mobile learning, the need for 'anywhere, anytime and any device' access to information becomes more evident. This has influenced the design of learning objects. The small but developing literature on vodcasting indicates its potential as an effective learning resource for use in education. This paper explores the use of vodcasting in terms of accessibility and, through a specific use case, investigates the adaptations required for existing learning objects delivered as vodcasts (videos downloaded to an MP3 player). The case study is examined in the context of a larger research initiative which aims to contribute to the requirements specification for the development of an adaptable learning object authoring tool, and suggests a learning object adaptation service which allows for flexibility and personalisation to learners' needs and preferences. Detailing the theoretical aims, design, implementation and evaluation of the project, the paper supports the argument for the educational use and value of vodcasting, but also highlights potential limitations and problem areas.


INFECTIOUS DISEASESPARIS-- A meeting is scheduled in September at the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control in Stockholm to discuss Europe-wide investigation and control strategies for noroviruses, outbreaks of which have become a major headache for cruise lines. ([Read more][1].)

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The performance improvement of hydraulic simulator is effected by dynamic nonlinear friction.A nonlinear adaptive friction compensation method based on LuGre friction model was proposed to acquire good low-speed performance of hydraulic simulator after analyzing the dynamic friction and building the LuGre friction model of hydraulic simulator.Dual nonlinear observers were constructed to estimate the unmeasurable friction state and adaptive laws of friction parameters were built to compensate dynamic friction.The system stability and asymptotic position tracking performance were guaranteed by Lyapunov function.Simulation results verify the effectiveness and superiority of the dynamic friction compensation method.


Using a radioimmunoassay to measure the relative potencies of a wide range of chemically modified structures related to the H-type 2 human blood group determinant, evidence was accumulated that the binding of αLFuc(1→2)βDGal(1→4)-βDGlcNAc-OMe by the lectin I of Ulexeuropaeus involves a wedge-shaped amphiphilic surface which extends on one side of the molecule from the methoxy aglycon to OH-3 of the βDGal unit. A cluster which involves OH-3, OH-4, and OH-2 of the αLFuc unit along with OH-3 of the βDGal unit provides the polar interactions with the lectin. However, only OH-3 and OH-4 of the αLFuc are indispensable to complex formation and are regarded as providing the key polar interaction. The binding reaction involves both a decrease in enthalpy of 29 kcal/mol and a decrease of 68 cal/mol/K in entropy. It is submitted that the main source of the decrease in enthalpy is the establishment of nonpolar interactions that extend from the aglycon over the nonpolar portion of the β-side of the βDGlcNAc unit and o...


Teachers involved and engaged in research and utilize research evidence as the basis for instructional and pedagogical choices are leading to having desirable effects on both the teaching and learning process. The Division of Iligan City has already initiated endeavors to strengthen the research culture of the teachers. However, the number of teachers conducting teacher research is still minimal despite efforts exerted by the Division Office. Thus, this study was carried out to determine the factors and reasons why teachers are having difficulty in doing research.  This study employed a descriptive research design. It used both quantitative and qualitative research methods. The study utilized a researcher-made questionnaire, and the researcher validated the questionnaire. Five (5) experts in the field of educational research were asked to validate the questionnaire. The tool's internal reliability statistics obtained Cronbach's Alpha Coefficient of 0.942. The survey was made available in Google Forms for easy analysis and low-cost dissemination. The researchers were able to gather responses, 149 respondents. The researchers also strictly observed the ethics of research. Then the researchers analyzed the numerical data using SPSS V 20. The researchers examined the textual responses of the respondents using thematic analysis.  Quantitative results revealed that teachers consider insufficiency of time to do research, no funding, too many responsibilities at school, the tedious and rigorous process in the proposal, no mentor in conducting research, and poor knowledge in analyzing qualitative and quantitative data as primary barriers to research. Teachers research activity is also hindered by no knowledge on how to make a publishable paper, very large class size in the classroom, no access to research journals, no or poor internet in the school and poor support from the management.  Thematic analysis of the qualitative data also revealed the critical needs of the teachers in conducting research, which was grouped according to themes. These themes include the need for training and mentoring in research, the necessity of research funds, the need for access to research resources, the need of time, and the need for administrative support in research projects. The researchers suggested training programs using the study as the baseline data.  Article DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.20319/pijtel.2019.31.189204 This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non-commercial 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, PO Box 1866, Mountain View, CA 94042, USA.


In political science, a 'hotspot' is often defined as a geographic area where different political actors and interests clash, which can potentially lead to a global turning point. Currently, one of the most critical hotspots in the Indo-Pacific region is the South China Sea (SCS) because of its significant strategic dimension. The SCS is located at the nexus of the Pacific and the Indian Ocean. With two choke points, the Singapore Strait, and the Malacca Strait, it represents one of the busiest sea-lanes in the world. This lifeline is indispensable for the transportation of crude oil and other raw materials from the Indian Ocean to the Pacific, and to ports in China, Taiwan, South Korea, and Japan. In the opposite direction, this sea-lane is used by the same countries for the transportation of their industrial products to the European market and, depending on the goods and type of transport, the entire Eastern Atlantic. Maintaining free navigation in the SCS is a prerequisite for the efficiency of global trade dynamics as well as for the peaceful coexistence and relations among the countries in the region.


Impact strength of gear steel assist in estimating the sudden load bearing capacity of the steel. Traditional Charpy and Izod tests provide qualitative assessment of impact strength of steel. Brugger method is evaluated in this paper for case hardened steel. The instrumented impact test results are compared by all the methods for case hardened EN353 steel. The impact results are also compared by varying case depth to assess its influence on test methods. New co-relation is proposed for verification of Brugger impact strength. Fracture surface of impact specimens were characterized using SEM to analyze the associated failure modes and mechanisms. Compared to traditional methods, Brugger method found effective for quantitative impact strength determination of case hardened steels.


Now a days, air pollution is one of the world single biggest environmental risk factors. It is the second leading cause of non- communicable diseases, such as stroke, cancer, and heart disease. In this paper we are presenting an innovative IOT based portable unit for a person while staying outside home. The unit provides fresh air for breathing, relief for sun stroke and remote monitoring. Firstly the unit senses air pollution level and provides pollution free air to breath in a highly polluted area. It also senses environmental temperature and humidity. When the air discomfort level which is an index derived from temperature and humidity, goes high it generates alarm. This will help a person to take necessary preventive action and protect him from health hazard like sun stroke. Heartbeat of that person is also sensed by a heartbeat sensor. Then environmental as well as the personal health data is transmitted through a Wi-Fi module to a useful destination where automatic monitoring and necessary actions are initiated. The proposed unit will find huge application in coming days and give relief to people to a great extent.


In this paper, the principles and algorithm of array beamforming based on a realistic ultrawide-band (carrier free) pulse signal model is discussed firstly. Then, a UWB pulse array beamforming method, based on a radial basis function (RBF) neural network, is presented. It can compensate the propagation delays accurately in each channel and form a narrow directivity beam in a desired direction. Compared with the method of employing FIR filters for delay steering in wideband beamforming, the RBF approach has the advantage in achieving arbitrary array response. The simulation results show that the beam formed by RBF has high main gain and very low sidelobe, in addition to rapid and accurate processing due to the high parallelism and mapping ability of the neural network.


Objective To study the effects of saturated hydrogen saline( HS) on neurological deficit,neuronal apoptosis and the expression of apoptosis related proteins in rats with focal cerebral ischemia reperfusion injury( CIR). Methods Thirty male SD rats were randomly divided into normal control group( NC group),CIR group and HS treatment group( HS group),with 10 rats in each group. CIR model was established in rats by reversible middle cerebral artery occlusion with filament. The HS group were injected HS 10 ml / kg into the abdominal cavity undergoing reperfusion. Neurological deficit score was executed after cerebral reperfusion 24 h in all the rats. TUNEL technique was used to detect the neuronal apoptosis,and the immunohistochemistry was used to detect the expression of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase( PI3K),phosphorylation of serine / threonine protein kinase( p-Akt) and caspase-3in brain cortex. Results The rats in NC group had no abnormal behavior,and the PI3K or caspase-3 positive cells were seldom to see. Compared with NC group,the apoptotic indexs of CIR group and HS group were significantly increased and the expressions of p-Akt were significantly decreased( all P 0. 01). Compared with CIR group,the neurological deficit score,apoptotic index and the expression of caspase-3 of HS group were significantly decreased,while the expression of PI3K and p-Akt were significantly increased( all P 0. 01). Conclusions HS can protect the CIR rats by inhibiting the neuronal apoptosis. The main mechanism mayby related with the the expression of apoptosis related protein caspase-3 inhibited by activating the PI3K / Akt passway.


Background: Diarrhea is one of the infectious disease is still a public health problem in Indonesia. Health Profile Klaten (2013) found the highest coverage of diarrhea in infants in Klaten amounted to 93.33%. This proves that the diarrheal disease in children under five is still a health problem. Mother very important role in the incidence of diarrhea in infants. Improve maternal knowledge about the prevention and management of diarrhea in infants becomes very important given the age of the child or children are highly vulnerable to various diseases, especially diarrhea. Objective: This study aimed to determine the relationship with the mother's knowledge of governance diarrhea without dehydration in infants. Research methode : This type of research is analytic survey. The sample was all mothers who have children aged 1-5 years diarrhea by 51 mothers. The sampling technique using total sampling. The instrument used was a questionnaire. Bivariate statistical tests using Kendall Tau. The reult of research : On average respondents 30.90 years old, high school education (62.7%) and unemployed (41.2%), the level of knowledge of mothers about diarrhea is good at 62.7%, governance diarrhea without dehydration mom is good at 51.0%, Kendall Tau test results obtained p value of 0.038 (α = 0.05). Conclusions: There is a relationship with the mother's knowledge of governance diarrhea without dehydration in infants in the village of Klaten District of Central Keywords: science, governance, diarrhea, dehydration, toddler. t-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-ansi-language:IN'> pline of constant procedure on doing sewing wound. Key words: Knowledge, Behavior, Discipline on sewing wound of constant procedure.


This research study eva
luated the effectiveness of the Bachelor of Arts Education (BA.Ed.)
in preparing secondary school teachers. Using the views of the Graduate teachers the study
focused on two issues; Firstly, the theoretical coverage of four selected aspects of the
pedagogi
cal curriculum namely; classroom organization and management, lesson structure,
skills and techniques of teaching and teaching methods. Secondly, the perceived teaching
practices of graduate teachers in their secondary school classrooms. Two hundred and
se
venteen graduate teachers who completed the programme in 2007, 2008 and 2009 from
the Islamic university in Uganda participated in this study. The study used Process and
Product of the Stufflebeam's CIPP evaluation model through a mixed method research
des
ign of quantitative and qualitative approaches. The data was analysed using Pearson
-
Product moment correlation, MANOVA tests, descriptive statistics and coding of themes.
The results show that most areas of classooroom organization and management received
more than adequate
coverage including; ability to address students' differences in the
classroom, ability to handle studnts' discipline and ability to engage students. However,
results show that the following areas reeived
less than adequate
coverage; desi
gning
computer
-
based learning materials in a lesson, Ability to use computer
-
based teaching
skills and Projet method. The study discovered that there is a strong relationship between
theory of coverage and graduate teachers' practices in all the selected a
spects of the
pedagogical curriculum. The qualitative research findings show that 56% of graduate
teachers do not use lesson planning in their classrooms because they regard it is
time
wasting
. It was discovered that gender does not have statistically sign
ificant effect on
practicing aspects of the pedagogical curriculum. The descriptive statistics show that;
History teachers conduct their classes in a better organized and managed classroom than
IRE teachers. The graduate teachers of 2008 practice these asp
ects more than graduate
teachers of 2007 and 2009. The level of practice of graduate teachers of 2007 in all aspects
is less than those who graduated in 2008 and 2009. The study recommends among others;
regular programme evaluation, organizing regular refr
esher programmes for BA.Ed
graduate teachers and evaluation of teacher candidates' teaching knowledge and skills
before graduation.


Along with the increase of economic structure complication and the social needs diversity,government audit risk is raised comparatively,which appeals for relevant regulation tools correspondingly.For the features of compatibility,neutrality and maneuverability,the audit procedure is viewed as the best choose of audit regulation by relevant agents.Targeting the lack of relevant provisions and risk regulation,China's audit procedure is in bad needs of reproduction from the critical point affecting audit immune system function to enhance the audit agents' ability of risk regulation,such as identification,resolution and prevention.


In the improvement of seismic performance of a bridge structure, the weight reduction of a girder is one of the significant factors. Recently, prestressed concrete (PC) composite bridge girders, which web member is made by various materials, have been developed. In this study, new PC composite structural members using Ultra High Strength Fiber Reinforced Cementitious Composites (UFC) in a web truss member are examined. UFC has high compressive strength around 200MPa, high ductility, and high durability. Due to its predominant mechanical properties, UFC is applied to the web member of PC composite bridge girders and the self-weight of girders can be significantly reduced. The aim of this research is to investigate the mechanical properties of PC composite members using UFC truss and evaluate the effect of weight reduction. Then, PC composite beams are designed and experiments and analyses are carried out. In addition, the level of weight reduction of a web member is examined.


FIELD: measurement equipment. SUBSTANCE: this group of inventions proposes device (100) and a method for control of tank liquid volume. Device (100) includes detector (101) for recording of variations in liquid volume in the above tank during the first specified period, the first determination device (102) to determine whether the above variations are below the above first specified threshold value or not, and presentation device (103) to present the first on-line information in case the above variations are below the specified threshold value. Besides, the device includes source (10131) of the near IR-light; a variety of sensors (10132) of the near IR-light, which have a possibility of measuring intensity of the near IR-light emitted with the source of the near IR-light; the variety of the above sensors are arranged appropriately on a lateral side of the tank at different height. EFFECT: providing a possibility of timely notification to people of a necessary drinking mode. 13 cl, 12 dwg


AbstractAn experimental desalination system coupling a vacuum membrane distillation (VMD) unit and a vacuum tube solar heat collection (SHC) unit was developed and tested. The parametric sensitivity of the VMD unit performance was investigated first using an electric heater as the heat source, and then the whole system was examined using solar heat. It was revealed that hot feed temperatures higher than 65°C and cold-side absolute pressure lower than 0.02 MPa are favorable for high trans-membrane flux. The startup time of the SHC-VMD system was very short, less than 10 min. The VMD unit ran intermittently for 305 h in five months, individually or together with the solar heat system, showing good suitability to unsteady solar energy and to the intermittent off-and-on operation mode. The average trans-membrane flux in the experiments of SHC-VMD combined system was about 4 kg/(m2 h), and the specific heat consumption was around 750 kWh/m3.


By speaking, everyone can express what they think or feel. Therefore, speaking is one of the most important competencies that students must master at school, while tenth grade students still had problems in speaking. Most of them were difficult to explore ideas and designing their sentences. Besides they were also less vocabulary. This Aim of research is to describe the study of teaching speaking by retelling story at Tenth grade students of SMA Favorit NU Tegaldlimo in the academic year 2019/2020. This research is a qualitative descriptive research. The study subject of grade X science students of SMA Favorit NU Tegaldlimo. This research involved nineteen students at the tenth grade students of science in SMA Favorit NU Tegaldlimo as population. There were twelve female students and seven male students. In addition, the researcher used a qualitative as approach, there were data collection techniques used to collect data such as the interview, observation, and documentation. There were several aspects of speaking that student's increased in retelling story of narrative texts such as (Orientation, complication, resolution). Furthermore, Students were also more enthusiastic and enjoy being taught by retelling narrative story. According to described data, it showed that there was improvement of students' scores in speaking narrative text from the preliminary study test until after study. Finally, students got an improvement, 100 % of students passed from SKM. from these results the researchers concluded that teaching speaking by retelling story was been successful in increasing students' abilities in speaking skill.


Fe3+doped three-dimensional Bi2WO6hierarchical nanoarchitectures have been synthesized via a hydrothermal process.XRD,FE-SEM,HRTEM,EDS and UV-Vis-DRS techniques were employed to characterize the phase composition,morphology and spectrum properties of the as-synthesized samples.Rhodamine B was selected as a model pollutant to investigate the photocatalytic activity of the as-synthesized sample under visible-light.The results indicate that Fe3 +doped Bi2WO6exhibits a novel hierarchical nanoarchitectures,and Fe3 +doping can enhance the photocatalytic activity of Bi2WO6photocatalyst,the amount of Fe3+doping has a serious effect on the photocatalytic activity of Bi2WO6photocatalyst.The results also reveal that Fe3+doped Bi2WO6nanoarchitecture with high stability is easy to be recycled.Furthermore,the mechanism for the enhancement of the photocatalytic activity was also investigated.The doped electron deficient Fe3+ions could act as electron traps and facilitate the separation of photogenerated electron-hole pairs,thus improve the photocatalytic efficiency.


In the evolving realm of space exploration, efficient propulsion methods are paramount to achieve interplanetary and possibly interstellar voyages. Traditional propulsion systems, although proven, offer limited capabilities when considering longer-duration missions beyond our immediate cosmic vicinity. This paper introduces and thoroughly investigates the Magnetic Fusion Plasma Drive (MFPD) propulsion system, a novel fusion-powered propulsion mechanism. Through rigorous theoretical underpinnings and mathematical formulations, we elucidate the principles governing fusion reactions in the context of propulsion, plasma dynamics, and magnetic confinement in space. Comparative analyses indicate significant advantages of the MFPD system over existing technologies, particularly in fuel efficiency, thrust capabilities, and potential scalability. Example calculations further substantiate the immense energy potential and feasibility of the MFPD for long-duration missions. While challenges remain, the MFPD system embodies a promising avenue for a propulsion paradigm shift, potentially revolutionizing our approach to space exploration.


In 1815, Daniel was found by a childless couple who adopted him, but as the years passed, he never grew any older and when the couple finally died, Daniel left the farm and went to London. He has no memory of his past; he only knows that because he will always look like a 12-year-old child, he has to move on every few years. He is adopted frequently over the next 200 years until he goes to live with a woman called Sally and her 12-year-old daughter, Holly. Daniel feels that at last he has found a real home; it is at this moment that his former life comes to claim him.


Polychlorodibenzo-p-dioxins(PCDDs) have been prepared by microsacale pyrolysis of trichlorophenates. During the pyrolysis reaction, dechlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins were also formed by the thermolysis of PCDDs. The dechlorination pathways of PCDDs were suggested in this reaction. The identification of these products was performed using capillary column gas chromatography-mass spectrometry.


In the tunnel fires,the most immediate threat to passengers' life is not the direct exposure to fire,but the smoke inhalation because it contains hot air and toxic gases,so it's important to research the efficient smoke control models.In this paper,the smoke diffusion was simulated in the half-open-tunnel fire by CFD and usingκ-etypes of three-dimension turbulence model,effects of natural ventilation in different seasons were compared.And the results indicated that the natural ventilation worked well in different seasons.In the prophase the smoke diffused faster than in the anaphase.In the winter the velocity of smoke diffusion was bigger than in the summer,and the efficiency of smoke-exhausting was also raised by 3.5%,but the smoke fell lower than in the summer.The temperature on the top of the tunnel in the summer was higher than in the winter,so was the bilateral area of high temperature.


Net MoneyIN ("NMI"), the owner of United States Patents 5,822,737 ("the '737 patent") and 5,963,917, directed towards credit card processing systems for Internet purchases, sued Verisign for infringement. The trial court in the District of Arizona invalidated several of the claims in both patents and held that one remaining claim (claim 23 of the '737 patent) was anticipated by the so-called Internet Keypad Payments Protocol reference, an industry-standards document that predated NMI's patents ("the iKP reference').


We prove lower bounds for several (dynamic) data structure problems conditioned on the well known conjecture that 3SUM cannot be solved in $O(n^{2-\Omega(1)})$ time. This continues a line of work that was initiated by Patrascu [STOC 2010] and strengthened recently by Abboud and Vassilevska-Williams [FOCS 2014]. The problems we consider are from several subfields of algorithms, including text indexing, dynamic and fault tolerant graph problems, and distance oracles. In particular we prove polynomial lower bounds for the data structure version of the following problems: Dictionary Matching with Gaps, Document Retrieval problems with more than one pattern or an excluded pattern, Maximum Cardinality Matching in bipartite graphs (improving known lower bounds), d-failure Connectivity Oracles, Preprocessing for Induced Subgraphs, and Distance Oracles for Colors.
Our lower bounds are based on several reductions from 3SUM to a special set intersection problem introduced by Patrascu, which we call Patrascu's Problem. In particular, we provide a new reduction from 3SUM to Patrascu's Problem which allows us to obtain stronger conditional lower bounds for (some) problems that have already been shown to be 3SUM hard, and for several of the problems examined here. Our other lower bounds are based on reductions from the Convolution3SUM problem, which was introduced by Patrascu. We also prove that up to a logarithmic factor, the Convolution3SUM problem is equivalent to 3SUM when the inputs are integers. A previous reduction of Patrascu shows that a subquadratic algorithm for Convolution3SUM implies a similarly subquadratic 3SUM algorithm, but not that the two problems are asymptotically equivalent or nearly equivalent.


The lack of a Cyrillic alphabet is among the most notable obstacles in teaching and learning Russian language through a computer. This paper examines the possibility of creating the Russian character set using a "programmerless" authoring language, SuperPILOT,  which allows a teacher or a learner to produce and use the Russian alphabet with no programming skills.


The analysis and results of flexural behavior for steel composite beam with built-up cross-section considering bolt deformation are presented in this paper. The bolt deformation and the restrict effect due to bolt-connection and friction are considered to investigate the flexural behavior of steel composite beam. Nonlinear spring element in ABAQUS is used to consider bolt deformation, also the results are compared with those in case bolt deformations are ignored. The displacement, bending stresses and shear stresses are calculated by F.E. model, and these results are compared with the analytical value of no interaction beam, partial interaction beam and full interaction beam. As a result of analysis, the behavior of composite beam is more dependant on the composite rate than the friction of the steel. When the composite rate is more than 50%, the behavior of composite beam considering the effects of bolt deformation is similar to that of fully composite beam.


This course provides an overview of key developments in the history of modern psychology. Our focus will be on the discipline of psychology as a science, and we will examine the events, people, ideas, and data that have shaped—and shaken—the trajectory of scientific discovery.


So it looks like the Unitary Patent system now finally seems to be coming. But why does it look so awkward, why is the design so peculiar and complicated? Does it live up to the expectations that were initially associated with it? This contribution takes a brief look and sketches out possible system alternatives. Whether or not they might still be coming is assessed by way of an outlook.


So this is the March-April issue and we just had to get creative with an April 1 message. But often, the impossible has a way of reaching the realm of implausible and then edging closer to reality. Just a couple of issues ago, we wrote on the potential sea change likely due to the Aetna-CVS merger


(57) Abstract: A fast silicon deposition process at low pressure, comprising a method of operating a CVD reactor (56) having a uniform high degree of temperature and gas flow, wafer temperature, a combination of gas flow and chamber pressure is an operation method of providing. According to this method, place the substrate (60) in a vacuum chamber, a reactant gas is fed at high speed parallel to the substrate by a plurality of gas injectors (64) which is temperature controlled, the deposition rate of the unreacted gas It provides conditions limited only by the rate of removal of the delivery speed and reaction by-products on the substrate surface. The combination of process conditions, the rate deposition reaction at the wafer surface were transferred to the situation above the crystallization rate, a very small crystal growth, therefore, the surface roughness is very schematic 5nm~7nm the film of 2500A thick smooth bring a polysilicon film.


As the aperture for a monolithic mirror was limited in 1.2 m by traditional technologies,a new reaction-formed joint technology for RB-SiC was proposed.With the proprosed technology,the SiC mirror was joined in the green body process,and the green body densification and the joint of mirror were finished in the same sintering process.A 230 mm diameter RB-SiC mirror was fabricated by this technology.After milling and polishing finely with the FSJG-2 facility,the figure error of the mirror surface is less than λ/50(λ=632.8 nm).The mirror was tested in the temperature range of(20±3) ℃,and the tested results show that the change of the figure error of the mirror surface is less than λ/300,and the mirror surface figure is not changed obviously after the thermal cycle test.Moreover,the roughness of the surface near the joint line is 3.3 nm,and its microstructure is similar to that of the RB-SiC ceramic.The thermal property of welding line is matching with that of RB-SiC ceramic.Obtained results demonstrate that the reaction-formed joint technology for the RB-SiC mirror satisfies the need of the large aperture mirror used in space optics.


In this case report, the presence of a fragmented coronoid process in a 10-year-old male Belgian shepherd dog is described. The signalment is atypical, since the disease mostly affects young dogs, and it less frequently occurs in Belgian shepherd dogs. The dog was presented with unilateral lameness of the left front limb, which had gradually worsened in the course of nine months. Further orthopedic and radiographic examinations revealed a definitive diagnosis of a fragmented coronoid process. Except for an abnormal form of the medial coronoid process and severe osteosclerosis, there was only a mild osteoarthrosis, which is not expected in an old dog with a chronic problem. Moreover, it was a unilateral problem, whereas a fragmented coronoid process is frequently presented as a bilateral disorder. Using arthroscopy, the joint was inspected and the loose fragment was successfully removed. Mostly, older animals remain lame after the procedure, but in this case, the procedure yields an obvious clinical improvement, and the dog was clearly improved.


Abstract— Handwritten character recognition is a subject of importance in these days. Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) are very much in demand in order to accomplish the task and that is why mass research is also going on in this field. This paper is an approach to identify handwritten characters by observing the gradient of the pixel densities at different segments of the handwritten characters. Different segments of the characters are observed carefully with the help of generated computer programs and rigorous experiments. It is found that the pixel densities at various segments of the character image matrix of different alphabets vary. The gradient of the pixel densities in these segments are used to form unique codes for different alphabets, which are found standard for different variations of same alphabet. Generation of unique codes actually extracts out common features of a particular alphabet written by one or more individuals at different instants of time. The unique codes formed for different alphabets are used to recognize different test alphabets. The method developed in this paper is a feature extraction technique which uses self organizing neural network, where supervised learning is not required. Keywords—Artificial Neural Networks; Pixel Density Gradient; Segments; Handwritten Character


The removal of oil spill pollution is a global problem. In order to solve the problem of low biodegradation efficiency, a series of microbial-missile materials with high floatability, hydrophobicity and biological affinity were prepared to enhance the degradation of oil spill. Hydrophobic macroporous materials with polar groups inside and hydrophobic aliphatic polyester outside were prepared by physical and chemical methods using SA/PVA as substrate for gel-type microbial-missile. The experimental results show that the saturated adsorption rate of macroporous gel-type microbial-missile to oil particles is as high as 18.17 g/g, the contact angle is 149.300°, the average density is 0.5883 g/cm3, the average mechanical strength is 2.52 mN, the penetration rate of 40 s is 82.72%, and the degradation rate of crude oil in 7 days is 88.95%.


Chibeioutan (池北偶談) is the 'biji (筆記)' of Wang Shizhen (王士禛). It is one of the works representing the biji of the Qing Dynasty, whose content covers various fields, including literature, Confucian classics, history, institution, and customs. The entire volume of Chibeioutan consists of 26 books and 1,292 articles, which are composed of "Tangu (談故)", "Tanxian (談獻)", "Tanyi (談藝)", and "Tanyi (談異)". This book describes a lot of articles that were not covered in history. So, it contains important data in studying of early Qing Dynasty.
We will ultimately translate the full volume of the Chibeioutan into Korean with a detailed annotations on the basis of the 1982 edition published by Zhonghua Book Company. This paper is the third work of the project, whichcontains translation and annotation of 6 articles(from No. 32 to 37) contained in "Tanggu 1". Most of the content of these articles has a characteristics that praises the Emperor Shunzhi and Kangxi by describing the correction of the past wrongs, dealing with things in a clean and fair, and establishing the authority of the dynasty by receiving tribute from neighboring, etc. We tried to elaborate on historical figures and events by providing as much relevant information as possible, such as various documents and materials through the annotation.
This paper, therefore, aims to contribute to the revitalization of related research by providing the translation and annotation of Chibeioutan as an important reference for the study of Qing Dynasty.


A method of operating a catalytic converter (21) of an internal combustion engine having at least one cylinder (Z1-Z4) and an exhaust gas tract (4) in which the catalytic converter (21) and a lambda probe (43) downstream of the exhaust catalyst (21) are arranged, wherein - depending on a measurement signal (VLS_DOWN) of the lambda probe (43), a characteristic value is determined which is representative of the NOx concentration, and - (VLS_DOWN) of the lambda probe (43) is determined depending on the measurement signal a characteristic value representative of the HC concentration.


Moving object multiclassification is an important step in a smart video surveillance system. However, the relevance of its results depends not only on the classifier but also on the used data. Instead of the edge characteristic of the moving targets, representative characteristic features are extracted and used in the classification. In this paper, firstly, we present a comparative and experimental study of the effectiveness of several features and their influence on the classification accuracy. Secondly, we evaluate the performance of SVM-Multiclass, Artificial Neural Network (ANN), and K-nearest neighbor (KNN) with the extracted features. Also, we propose the use of feature fusion and the experimental results show that it improves the performance of the used classifiers and increase the classification accuracy up to 94%.


Traditional sports in northeastern of Guizhou,"Flower Drum" the origin and development,social values and activities,features and functionality characteristics of the study found that one pair of space,equipment conditions require,which have a high degree of ethnic,Huan entertainment,fitness,performance and adaptability to a wide range of national traditional sport.In the course of its development,"Flower Drum" reflect the continuation of the Miao culture,and promote the development of the Miao people,the value of physical and mental health.Are proposed as public events to project into the community as a curriculum resource to introduce sports and Physical Education,PE-rich teaching resources,Miao cultural heritage.Therefore,in northeastern Guizhou Miao traditional sports,"Flower Drum" with the promotion of social sports and school sports and the promotion of tourism in our region and rapid economic development of important practical significance.


In this article, I consider three ways of envisioning the language learner, and the disciplines or theories on which they are based. The language learner as 'applied linguist' suggests that learners and their teachers draw on linguistic analyses of the language they are learn- ing/teaching. To see the language learner as 'ethnographer' means to include the skills, knowledge and attitudes of ethnography in what is taught/learnt. The language learner as international/intercultural citizen needs to take into account insights from both citizenship education and internationalism, a counterforce to nationalism and chauvinism, which lan- guage teaching is well-placed to support. In pursuing these three possible visions of the language learner the crucial criterion is that language learning should have educational value and respond to contemporary societal con- ditions.


ABSTRACT Pregnancy toxemia has a high mortality rate and few cases with effective treatment are reported, especially when associated with secondary diseases. Therefore, the present work reports the case of a sheep, which was referred to the veterinary hospital of UFMG, in the last month of pregnancy, presenting apathy, hyporexia and sternal recumbency. After the diagnosis of pregnancy toxemia, the fetuses were removed while still alive, but did not survive. Monitoring was started with blood gas analysis, blood glucose assessments and laboratory tests. The results were consistent with liver damage, which was justified by the condition of lipolysis. Treatment consisted of electrolyte replacement plus 50% glucose and potassium chloride, along with administration of antibiotics (ceftiofur, 5mg/kg/SID/IM/7 days), flunixim meglumine (2.2mg/kg/SID/IM first day and 1.1mg/kg/SID/IM on the second and third days) and omeprazole (4mg/kg/SID/oral). The patient had secondarily clinical laminitis, which was treated with cryotherapy and anti-inflammatory drugs, in addition to mastitis, using a single dose of intramammary antibiotics. The work demonstrated the effectiveness of the treatment of pregnancy toxemia, when performed early and intensively, associated with daily clinical and laboratory monitoring of the animal.


The mean velocity profile across a fully developed turbulent duct flow is obtained from an eddy viscosity relation combined with an empirical outer region wake function. Results are in good agreement with experiments and with direct numerical simulations in the same flow at two Reynolds numbers. In particular, the near-wall trend of the Reynolds shear stress and its variation with Reynolds number are similar to those of the simulations. The eddy viscosity method is more accurate than previous mixing length or implicit function methods.


We have pointed out that the administration of anterior-pituitary-like hormone (A.P.L.) to the hypophysectomized rat cannot prevent the degenerative changes in the ovary which invariably occur after the removal of the pituitary. 1 We also found that it is impossible to induce maturation of follicles and corpus luteum formation in the hypophysectomized rat with A.P.L. injections. In the absence of the hypophysis, A.P.L. leads only to the luteinization of thecal cells but it does not act upon the ovary as it would under normal conditions. The present experiments show us that it is possible to obtain both follicle maturation and corpus luteum formation in the hypophysectomized rat if certain pituitary extracts are administered simultaneously with A.P.L. In the first series, 6 rats were hypophysectomized when 22 days old, and from that time they received 0.5 cc. of a 0.5% aqueous ammonia extract (1 cc. = 1/10 gm. of anterior lobe tissue), and 25-50 units of A.P.L. daily for 9 days. They all showed squamous vaginal smears on the fourth to the sixth day, and the histological appearance of their ovaries was the same as that of normal immature females receiving A.P.L. Numerous corpora lutea and mature follicles had been formed in these immature rats in the absence of living pituitary tissue. In the second series, 7 postpuberal female rats, weighing 72-129 gm., were hypophysectomized and treated with 100 units of A.P.L and 1/4 cc. of the same ammoniacal pituitary extract daily for 14 to 24 days. At autopsy they showed numerous corpora lutea, some of them quite recent (Fig. 1). Their ovaries were enlarged, weighing between 43 and 156 mg. Similar results were also obtained with the combination of A.P.L. and aqueous acetic acid extract of the pituitary.


Let $G$ be a connected real semisimple Lie group with finite center, and let $K$ be a maximal compact subgroup of $G$ . Let $E_{\tau}$ denote the homogeneous vector bundle over $G/K$ associated to a representation $(\tau, V_{\tau})$ of $K$ (See [10] for the definition), and let $D(E_{\tau})$ denote the algebra of G-invariant differential operators on $E_{\tau}$ . Let $(\tau^{*}, V,)$ be the contragredient representation of $\tau$ , and let $\mathfrak{g}$ be the Lie algebra of $G$ . Then for an irreducible $(\mathfrak{g}, K)$-module $W$ (cf. \S 3), $\Gamma_{f}(W)=Hom_{K}(V,, W)$ gives rise to an irreducible representation of $D(E_{\tau})$ unless trivial (Proposition 4.2). Our choice of $W$ is rather special. But thi $s$ specialization allows us to apply the classification theory of Langlands which tells us whether $\Gamma_{\tau}(W)$ be trivial or not. The construction and the non-triviality condition (cf. \S 4) yield two applications: first, a simple proof of (a part of) theorem of Deitmar ([2, Theorem 6]) which claims that $D(E_{\tau})$ is commutative if and only if $\tau|_{M}$ is multiplicity free (Proposition 6.2); second, a sufficient condition for some kind of restriction of the Poisson transform to be injective modulo the kemel of some surjection (Theorem 7.2). Because we can describe the injectivity condition in terms of Harish-Chandra's C-function (cf. \S 7), Theorem 7.2 is a weak analogue of the result for a line bundle (cf. [8]) which shows that the Poisson transform is injective if and only if C-function is non-zero. The author should like to express his gratitude to Professor Y. Shimizu and Professor K. Minemura for their useful suggestions and encouragement. The author also thanks


The multilevel approach uses a data set in which the records are person-days. On each record variables called "couple" (couple number), "exmprt" (examinee vs. partner), and "day" indicate which kind of person and which day is represented on the record. Before the analysis is run, some new variables are created that contain the same information. The variable "daycl" is identical to "day," but will be used to define day as a class variable. The variable "exmnee" is a dummy code with 1 for examinee and 0 for partner. The variable "partner" is the complement of the latter: It is a dummy code with 1 for partner and 0 for examinee. With these variables one can use the following PROC MIXED syntax. PROC MIXED DATA=anger COVTEST METHOD=REML; TITLE 'Examinee and Partner random effects and correlated errors'; CLASS couple exmprt daycl ; MODEL anger=exmnee partner day / S NOINT;


Objectives: To examine the association between self-reported physical exercise and cognitive function. Design: Secondary data analysis of a prospective cohort study. Participants: Community-dwelling older adults with normal cognitive function at baseline. Measurements: Data on self-reported physical exercise, immediate and delayed recall, clock drawing test, and orientation to time and current events were collected at baseline and annual follow-up visits. Generalized estimation equation method was used to determine the association between physical exercise and decline in cognitive function. Results: A total of 4,227 participants were included in the analysis, 58% women, 78% White, mean (SD) age 75.7 (7.1) years. The risk of cognitive decline was lower among those who reported moderate-to-high intensity exercise (odds ratio [OR] confidence interval [CI] = 0.45 [0.20, 0.69]; p < .001) and low-intensity exercise (OR [CI] = 0.62 [0.44, 0.83]). Conclusion: These results reaffirm the positive impact of physical exercise in maintaining cognitive function among older adults.


The semiarid Northeast of Brazil, where volumes annually precipitates are smaller, have a natural potential to desertification. The objective of the research is to analyze geographic indicative of changes in the surface region of Caico/RN from the quantification and evolution of an indicator of desertification processes, the albedo. From satellite images, the parameter was calculated and presented in the form of maps, and frequency histogram of pixels. Then maps were generated image-difference parameter for cited, showing their spatiotemporal evolution. The result showed an increase in their fields. Although the study had been in a municipality, it is suggested that the technique is applied throughout the semi-arid region.


Polystyrene-block-poly(2-cinnamoylethyl methacrylate) (PS-b-PCEMA) polymers of different asymmetric ratios, β, and numbers, m, of CEMA units were synthesized and characterized. In cyclopentane/THF mixtures, the polymers were adsorbed by silica mainly via the PCEMA block in the brush conformation. For samples with β values greater than 4, their surface adsorption data could be well explained by the theory of Marques et al. for diblock adsorption from micelle solutions in the van der Waals−buoy regime. This represents the first experimental confirmation of such a scaling relation. On silver surfaces, the PCEMA block was the main adsorbing species for samples with small β and large m, and both the PS and PCEMA blocks adsorbed for samples with large β and small m values. As polymer brushes are not formed from certain polymers, the data of polymer adsorption by silver did not follow the scaling relation of Marques et al.


Nonlinear friction is one of the main factors affecting the performance of electromechanical servo system in low speed region. In this paper, an adaptive robust sliding mode control method based on Elastoplastic friction model is proposed to improve the tracking performance of the turntable servo system. Firstly, a brief introduction to the experimental setup is given. Secondly, the Elastoplastic friction model is recommended in detail, and the parameters of the model are identified by genetic algorithm. Finally, an adaptive robust sliding mode controller is designed based on Lyapunov stability theory, considering Elastoplastic friction model. The simulation and experimental results show that the proposed control scheme can improve the tracking performance of the turntable servo system, illustrating the effectiveness and robustness of the proposed control method.


The purpose of this study is to know the effect of Profitability, Liquidity, Sales
Growth, and Assets Structure on Consumer Goods Firm Debt Policy Listed in the
Indonesia Stock Exchange period 2012-2016. Debt policy is measured by DER
(model 1a) and DAR (model 1b). Profitability can be measured by ROA, liquidity
can be measured by Current Ratio (CR), Sales Growth can be measured by Sales
Growth formula (SG), and Assets Structure can be measured by Assets Structure
formula (SA). The sample of 34 consumer goods companies listed in IDX period
2012-2016. The analysis method in this study is an analysis of panel data with
fixed effect approach to model 1a and 1b. The empirical results show that
profitability has negative and not significant effect on DER but has positive and
not significant effect to DAR. Liquidity has negative and significant effect to DER
and DAR. Sales growth has negative and significant effect to DER but have not
significant effect to DAR. And then assets structure has negative and not
significant effect to DER and DAR. Simultaneous test showed that profitability,
liquidity, sales growth, and assets structure effect to DER and DAR. And the
result of this study is related with Pecking Order Theory.


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In her literary work Vanda Rozenbergova often uses the motif of generational inversion. In her literary texts adult characters often are not adults, as a result of which children characters have no room to be children. The writer frequently uses reverses roles, especially in the way of portraying children as adults, who bear a certain degree of responsibility for their lives and the lives of their loved ones in their surroundings. It is no different in the novel Man out of Pit, Children out of Love, in which the character of the father is portrayed as an antihero, a weirdo who during the day does nothing but sits in a deep couch pit, from which he plays video games. However, the character of a father trapped in a couch pit is also used as a metaphor for the loneliness that the whole family falls into after the tragic death of the mother.


We experimentally demonstrate the generation of supercontinuum (SC) with a 12.5GHz DFB/EAM ultrashort optical pulse broadened in the high nonlinear fiber (HNLF). Through longitudinal mode-carving of the SC spectrum, a novel multiwavelength continuous wave (CW) optical source with precise 25GHz channel spacing is realized. The bit error rate (BER) curve and eye diagram show that the multiwavelength CW optical source is promising for dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) systems.


Under the ultrasonic extraction,tartaric acid acidified ethanol solution as extractant was used to extract anthocyanin from solanum tuberdsm. Influence factors of solanum tuberdsm anthocyanin's stability were explored such as different metal ions,acidity,and temperature. The experimental results showed that its optimal condition of extraction was 0. 5% tartaric acid aqueous solution as extractant,material ratio 1∶50,and ultrasonic extraction( 40 Hz) for 30 min. Extraction yield came to 1. 003 mg / g. In temperature of 5 ~ 60 ℃,solanum tuberdsm anthocyanin's stability was good. When the pH of 2 ~ 4,the color was good and metal ions of Fe3 +,Cu2 +,and Ag+affected the stability of solanum tuberdsm anthocyanin.


The new Silk Road touted as the future of trans-Eurasian freight LocaL opinion is divided as to what the International convention and Exhibition center in northwest china's Urumqi most resembles. Some say it's a UFo; some say the bridge of an aircraft carrier, while


Compared to traditional classifiers, such as SVM, the extreme learning machine (ELM) achieves similar performance for classification and runs at a much faster learning speed. However, the solution of ELM is dense and plenty of storage space and training time are required for large-scale applications. Traditional ELM method learns the output weights through the calculation of matrix inverse. In this paper, we propose a sparse ELM (SELM) method and the sparsity of output weights can reduce the storage space and training time. Furthermore, SELM updates the output weights through the proximal gradient descent method, which runs faster than the calculation of matrix inverse. Compared with ELM and SVM, SELM obtains better performance with much faster training speed and higher testing accuracy.


As the health-care market competition intensifies,higher overall quality of public hospital managers is demanded,the appeals for director of professional also become louder.However,with China's health-care reform plan deepening further,it requires public hospitals to take more social responsibility.Social responsibility has become an important aspect to investigate hospital performance.Under the new situation,what is the relationship between the professional degree of public hospital's director and social responsibility? This paper first points out the background of studying the relationship between them,and then discusses clues of studying the relationship between them combining their research status.


Tensimeter a tool to measures blood pressure, usually used doctor to investigate the patient blood pressure condition. Usually moment a doctor measuress the patient blood pressure, he will pump air into cuff and use stetoscope to listen blood stream voice exist in in artery at patient arm part. First, air is pumped up to on value systolic. In this condition, doctor can not listen to what pass stethoscope-. After air pressure in cuff is released, at one particular points, doctor will begin to hear heart tick voice. And in several points furthermore, voices begin to disappear. At the moment, air pressure in cuff as according to pressure mengastolic. Use tensimeter like on very difficult to at do by a common about medical world. therefore at make tool tensimeter digital at provide with voice product, this tool aims to make easy the users in the operation. This tool is made by using atmega 8535 as input terminal and data product. First, blood pressure measuresed with mpx2050, where this censor functioned to interpret pressure that produced from cuff. Pressure transduser produce tension output proportional with pressure use input different. Then data enters at atmega 8535 then at release with digital display in sail lcd and at release by ear by isd. Keyword : Tensimeter , stetoscope, systolic, diastolic. Link Terkait:  http://skripsi.umm.ac.id/files/disk1/269/jiptummpp-gdl-s1-2008-irwanhamza-13403-PENDAHUL-N.pdf


In this paper, we study the performance of energy-efficient resource allocation schemes for multi-cell OFDMA networks based on Game Theory. These schemes have been evaluated in the literature; however, the evaluations have been done under different system models and simulation environments, making a fair comparison unfeasible. Hence, we first develop an appropriate system model for comparison. Then, we analyze the implementation of the se- lected schemes under constraints introduced by the proposed system model. Fi- nally, throughout extensive numerical simulations on a realistic environment, we evaluate the performance and tradeoffs between energy efficiency, through- put, outage probability and fairness, highlighting the need for some scheme that improves the outage probability and the throughput maintaining high energy ef- ficiency.


ABSTRACT Fish pectoral fins move in complex ways, acting as control surfaces to affect force balance during swimming and maneuvering. Though objectively less dynamic than their actinopterygian relatives, shark pectoral fins undergo complex conformational changes and movements during maneuvering. Asynchronous pectoral fin movement is documented during yaw turning in at least two shark species but the three-dimensional (3D) rotation of the fin about the body axes is unknown. We quantify the 3D actuation of the pectoral fin base relative to the body axes. We hypothesized that Pacific spiny dogfish rotate pectoral fins with three degrees of freedom relative to the body during volitional turning. The pectoral fin on the inside of the turn is consistently protracted, supinated and depressed. Additionally, turning angular velocity increased with increasing fin rotation. Estimated drag on the fin increased and the shark decelerated during turning. Based on these findings, we propose that Pacific spiny dogfish uses drag-based turning during volitional swimming. Post-mortem muscle stimulation revealed depression, protraction and supination of the pectoral fin through stimulation of the ventral and cranial pterygoideus muscles. These data confirm functional hypotheses about pectoral fin musculature and suggest that Pacific spiny dogfish actively rotate pectoral fins to facilitate drag-based turning. This article has an associated First Person interview with the first author of the paper. Summary: Pacific spiny dogfish rotate the inside pectoral fin consistently about three axes during yaw turning, which correlates with turning performance. Stimulation experiments confirm hypotheses about muscle function in controlling actuation.


A novel, two-way coupled, dusty-gas flow model has been developed in the direct simulation Monte Carlo (DSMC) framework and employed for the dust-dispersion study on lunar surface. In this model, the gas–gas collisions are modeled probabilistically, whereas, grain–grain interactions are computed deterministically. Most importantly, the gas–grain interactions are modeled in a two-way coupled manner through the consideration of momentum and energy exchange between the two phases. The proposed model is validated against the two-phase theoretical relations for a zero-dimensional simulation. The computational model is used to study the dust dispersion problem due to plume impingement on lunar surface. The influence of particle diameter and hovering altitudes on gas and grain phases, and dust transportation are analyzed in the modified DSMC framework. Furthermore, the sensitivity of the two-way coupled gas–grain interaction model is discussed in relation to the one-way coupled model.


Objective To explore the effective therapy of female overactive bladder.Methods 118 women patients with overactive bladder were divided into two groups,treatment group,60 cases given Tolterodine 2mg po bid,while taking Indometacin Suppositories 100mg Anus bid;control group,58 cases of only taking the same dose of Tolterodine,treatment for 4 weeks.To observe the difference between them by the average frequency of 24h urination,the average frequency of 24h urination incontinence,the average amount of mona-urination,the maximum amount of mona-urination.Results There is significant difference between treatment group and control group(P0.05).Conclusion Tolterodine plus Indometacin Suppositories is a effective and safety therapeutic method for patients with overactive bladder.


This paper focuses on the dynamic behaviors of delay-coupled networks consisting of an arbitrary number of nonidentical neurons with unidirectional connections and an electrical synapse from one neuron onto itself. The stability criteria and different types of bifurcations are discussed by decomposing and analyzing the associated characteristic equation. Then, the study turns to the validation of theoretical results through numerical simulations and various interesting neural activities are observed, such as nontrivial equilibria, different patterns of oscillations, multistability coexistence, multiple switches between the quiescent and different periodic states, and transitions between the coexisting equilibria and the coexistence of equilibria and periodic oscillations. It is shown that time delays play important roles in the system performance and can be used to control neural activities.


The emerging proliferation of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) combined with their autonomous capabilities established the solid incorporation of UAVs for military applications. However, seamless deployment of drones into the adversarial environment and on the battlefield requires a robust and secure network stack, protected from adversarial intrusion. As LoRa became a low-cost solution for the long-distance control channel, it solved the challenge of long-range connectivity and prolonged lifespan present in UAV applications. However, the existing implementations lack protection mechanisms against unauthorized access. In this paper, we present LoFin, the first fingerprinting framework used to identify telemetry transceivers that communicate over the LoRa channel. LoFin exploits information leaked due to the differences in hardware structure, which results in processing time variations. Passively collecting network traffic, LoFin extracts unique signatures for UAV authentication while maintaining network integrity and data privacy. We evaluate the efficacy of our system on the extensive amount of network packets collected from the testbed of UAV transceivers in both isolated and adversarial settings. Our experiments demonstrate exceptional performance in distinguishing different LoRa-based devices with average precision and recall over 99 % and 96 % correspondinaly.


This paper reviews our group's work on implantable MEMS flow sensor for detecting prosthetic vascular graft failure. The core sensing mechanism is by measuring the resistance change of a piezoresistor attached to the moving part of the flow sensor. Variations of blood flow rate causes pressure or flow change, which deflects the moving part, such as a cantilever beam or diaphragm, of the flow sensor. The mechanical deformation further causes stress change on the piezoresistor whose resistance value varies with its internal stress. By accurate measuring the resistance change on the piezoresistor one can deduce the blood flow variation. Two types of piezoresistor are studied: silicon nanowire (SiNW) and gate-all-around (GAA) nanowire FET. Two types of sensor architecture are discussed: cantilever beam and diaphragm membrane. Different materials (SiO2, Si3N4, parylene) are tested for making diaphragm to achieve minimal residue stress and ensure good biocompatibility.


Terrain render algorithm plays an important role in flight and ship simulator.Terrain render algorithm,which needs processing large amount of terrain and texture data,always causes scene rendered un-fluently.Since modern GPU has a powerful rendering ability,the un-balance between CPU and GPU has become a bottleneck of terrain rendering.A new algorithm based on ray casting is proposed in this paper.The algorithm simplifies traditional ray casting algorithm,implements both LOD and pre-cull strategy with GPU.It balancs the load between CPU and GPU,and simplifies the rendering application.To obtain a better effect,the paper also use a lookup-table based real-time texture synthesizing algorithm to synthesize texture with GPU.The results show the algorithm in this paper which is well-suited for GPU can not only decrease CPU load and reach a high frame rate,but also obtain a realistic rendering effect.


Objective:To investigate the effects of different surface design of short implant on stress distribution in implant-bone interface in Class Ⅱbone.Methods:Four models were established by 3D—Doctor and ABAQUS computer software.short implants of V-shape spiral design,reverse buttress spiral design,buttress spiral design and fin formula no-spiral design were embedded in Class Ⅱbone of the maxillary posterior area.The stress distribution and the maximum Von-Mises stress of all models were compared and analyzed under axial and oblique loads.Results:Under axial and oblique load,reverse buttress spiral design,buttress spiral design and fin formula no-spiral design showed better stress distribution.Conclusion:Reverse buttress spiral design,buttress spiral design and fin formula no-spiral design all appear to be suitable for short implants andV-shape spiral design should be avoid.


The conventional pulverized-coal reburning process was studied on a HG-410/9.8-YW15 boiler. The nitrogen oxide emission both with and without reburning technology was measured. The effect of the conventional pulverized-coal reburning on the efficiency of the boiler, the flame temperature and the slagging condition was analyzed. When operating at full load, the nitrogen oxide emission of the boiler with conventional pulverized-coal reburning fuel is 268mg/m3, which is 51% lower than that without reburning. When operating at 70% load, the nitrogen oxide reduction is higher, and can reach 57%. After using the conventional pulverized-coal reburning technology, the steam parameter and the cooling water flux of the boiler is normal, the carbon content in the fly ash is 2.33%, which has little effect on both the efficiency of the boiler and the utilization of the fly ash. The efficiency of the boiler increases for the operation with low oxygen concentration. The temperature in the main combustion zone is higher with reburning than without reburning, and it is favorable for the combustion stabilization. Above the reburning nozzle, the furnace temperature after with conventional pulverized-coal reburning is the same to that without it. The conventional pulverized-coal reburning technology has no effect on the flame stability at low load. A series of measurement for slagging prevention is used and the implement of the conventional pulverized-coal reburning brings no slagging problem.


The pay disparity problem affects over half of the population in the United States, thereby affecting a large majority of American families. This study's objective was to examine whether the behavior of decision makers in an organization could be modified in ways that potentially would reshape the lives of many. The purpose of this research was to examine whether the attributes of a candidate's work experience and education would matter more to the decision maker in the workplace, than the decision maker and candidate's commonality of gender group membership. In addition, this study examined whether the existence of internal bias within the employment process was exhibited by female decision makers. There was significant evidence to suggest that when given the choice to select a candidate based on the theories of Social Identity and Human Capital, the decision makers (of both genders) selected a candidate based on Human Capital characteristics. In addition, analysis revealed that internal bias was not identified within this study. Surprisingly, both genders' employment decisions chose the female candidate for the Director of Marketing, more often than the male candidates. Implications of these findings for research, theory and practice on pay disparity are discussed.


. In this paper, we introduce the vertical rescaled berger deformation metric on the tangent bundle TM over an anti-paraK¨ahler manifold ( M 2 m , ϕ, g ) as a new natural metric with respect to g non-rigid on TM . Firstly, we investigate the Levi-Civita connection of this metric, Secondly we study the curvature tensor and also we characterize the scalar curvature.


This article analyzes the principle of eddying flow burner of domestic gas range, and introduces the design principle of eddying flow burner.


The phase-field crystal approach describes the dynamics of the local atomic probability density on atomic length and diffusive time scales. However, the small grid spacing required to resolve the atomic length scale restricts the applicability to relatively small systems. We present a new amplitude-equation formulation that can be applied to model the evolution of a two-phase system by building upon the multiple-scale approach developed for the phase-field crystal model that explicitly incorporates a miscibility gap in the atomic density field. The new set of equations are less stiff by two orders in the spatial derivative and are found to retain acceptable accuracy even with a significantly larger grid size. Furthermore, the proposed model provides insight into the link between the phase-field-crystal model and a phase-field model in which conserved and nonconserved dynamics are coupled to describe a solid–liquid system. Models and simulation results are presented for two-dimensional hexagonal and three-dimensional body-centered cubic structures. Validation of the two-dimensional model is carried out by examining the Gibbs–Thomson effect. Simulations of growth and coarsening are performed to demonstrate the model's potential for large-scale simulations.


This paper is a presentation of a case study which investigated attitudes of students on dress codes at the main campus of the College of Business Education (CBE) in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania between 2013 and 2014. The study reflects the functionalist perspective on an organisational culture of a higher learning institution. Data were collected using naturalistic observations, oral presentations and large group discussions. Analysis was performed using the Grounded Theory Method. Findings revealed that overall student attitudes were in conformity with the college dress codes, with exception of only a few students who were violating the college dress codes. The conclusion was that the majority of students were supportive of the college dress codes. The researcher recommends another study to investigate why some students still continue dressing indecently in spite of their knowledge of the requirements of the dress codes.


The results of contraceptive prescription for 1666 French women by 10 physicians are compiled from files covering 1969-1971. 736 women began in 1969-1970; 242 used the same method 1 year or more; 414 discontinued; 80 changed their method in the first 11 months. Comparing those starting in 1971 with the others, there were few significant differences: the 1971 groups more often tended to be married, housewives, recently delivered, and to choose pills. In general the group using pills were young, students or professional women, while those choosing IUDs were multiparas, married and housewives. 1030 chose pills, of whom 201 had side effects or complications such as: bleeding (27), nausea (17), liver disorders (19), weight gain (33), nervousness (27) and decreased libido (16). 442 women received 8 types of IUDs. Th ere were 59 expulsions, 49 with spotting and 25 with pain. Overall there were 359 dropouts, no accidental pregnancies in pill users, 9 pregnancies with IUDs, 6 pregnancies after expulsion of IUDs and 9 pregnancies with diaphrahms.


Conventional social science studies of state violence privilege 'instrumental' approaches in which the main focus is on rational and calculated acts of state violence that operate as a means to achieve specific ends. In this paper, we use six Moroccan feature films on the subject of violence as an introduction to 'expressive' dimensions of state violence, the set of meanings it expresses and the affects it triggers. Fictive as they are, the films highlight key issues pertaining to the topic, issues that have remained insufficiently addressed by social scientists. These issues include the cultural meanings of retributive justice for state perpetrators, political betrayal, political innocence, the multiple aspects of activism and resistance and societal reconciliation. The films not only trigger pertinent intellectual dilemmas, they also offer a 'fictional framing' of political reconciliation in which the family operates as the 'weapon of the weak' and the locus for restoring a lost past order are shattered by state violence.


. In this paper, we compute an algebraic decomposition of black-box rings in the generic ring model. More precisely, we explicitly decompose a black-box ring as a direct product of a nilpotent black-box ring and local Artinian black-box rings, by computing all its primitive idempotents. The al- gorithm presented in this paper uses quantum subroutines for the computation of the p -power parts of a black-box ring and then classical algorithms for the computation of the corresponding primitive idempotents. As a by-product, we get that the reduction of a black-box ring is also a black-box ring. The first application of this decomposition is an extension of the work of Maurer and Raub [26] on representation problem in black-box finite fields to the case of reduced p -power black-box rings. Another important application is an IND-CCA 1 attack for any ring homomorphic encryption scheme in the generic ring model. Moreover, when the plaintext space is a finite reduced black-box ring, we present a plaintext-recovery attack based on representation problem in black-box prime fields. In particular, if the ciphertext space has smooth characteristic, the plaintext-recovery attack is effectively computable in the generic ring model.


Flying robots popularly known as drones or UAVs are emerging technologies of the current era. A significant amount of research work has been undertaken in this area in the last few years. Considering the current scenario where aerial vehicles are taking a major part of the market it is important to have an effective and robust design of flying robots. This paper aims to examine the categories of flying robots based on the features that include a range from petite to large and its body structure, wing designs, tail design, propulsion system, and gripper mechanisms along with the associated materials and manufacturing techniques. Again the work is intended to review the respective challenges faced by each category. Mostly the challenges faced by flying robots are design challenges, material selection, and fabrication challenges which are discussed in the paper. In this paper, we have summarized various designs of flying robots developed to date as well as we have focused on major features to be taken care of while designing flying robots. This paper has tried to focus on different design aspects and challenges faced by flying robots so that further research can be carried out to develop effective flying robots in the future.


Although much attention has focused on the drivers of trophic cascade strength among systems (e.g., habitat type, body size, predator, and prey thermy) comparatively little is known of how trophic cascades change within systems, especially with respect to gradients in environmental stress. To address this, we measured the strength of a trophic cascade across an estuarine stress gradient and tested the predictions of "consumer stress model" that suggests sensitivity to stress is greater in mobile consumers relative to sessile prey. We used field observations and experimental manipulations within a central California estuary (Tomales Bay), where higher water temperatures in summer/fall and lower salinity during winter/ spring may differentially affect predators (native crabs), mesoconsumers (invasive oyster drills), and sessile prey (native oysters). Our results demonstrate that sites with high environmental stress (warmer and lower salinity waters) excluded top predators from the food web, which facilitated high densities of oyster drills and resulted in low oyster survival. In contrast, less stressful sites (cooler and higher salinity waters) had high crab densities leading to reduced oyster drill survival and high oyster survival (an indirect positive effect). Observational data from 14 field sites along both margins of Tomales Bay are consistent with the results of experimental manipulations. This study highlights the importance of environmental stress in mediating within system trophic cascade strength by altering top predator abundance. Our results support the predictions of the consumer stress model and suggest that increasing environmental stress (warming and variable salinity regimes) as a result of climate change may decouple species interactions. Furthermore, warming and extreme low salinities may indirectly intensify the negative effects of nonnative species by reducing the biotic resistance provided by native predators.


The tropical forest biomass estimation is very important for global research. The correlation analysis of the tropical forest biomass and remote sensing data is the base for the tropical forest biomass estimated by remote sensing data. Therefore, the correlations of the biomass of the main tropical forest vegetation types in Xishuangbanna of P. R. of China and their Landsat TM data were analyzed here. It includes several steps. Firstly, the biomass for each forest sample plot with the size of 28.28 times28.28 meters is calculated by using its field data. Secondly, the forest sample biomass spatial database is created according to its coordinate. Thirdly, the Landsat TM image was geometrically corrected and registered with the forest sample plot biomass spatial database. Fourthly, the Landsat TM data of each forest sample plot were achieved by overlying the forest sample plot biomass layer with the Landsat TM layers. Fifthly, the forest sample plots are stratified as three main forest types such as the monsoon tropical forest, the mountainous tropical forest and the seasonal evergreen broadleaf forest. Finally, the correlations of the biomass and the Landsat TM data of the forest sample were analyzed for each forest type. The study shows: The strongest correlation relationships which are obvious at 95% level of confidence exist between the forest biomass and Landsat TM6 and TM7 for monsoon tropical forest, and are 0.549 and -0.606 respectively, and the correlation relationships which are not obvious at the level 0.05 exist between the forest biomass and the Landsat TM for both the mountainous tropical forest and the seasonal ever-green broadleaf forest..


embryonic tissues are apt to imagine that at any one time the embryo is teeming with cells in a state of active division. If one looks at a series of slides of a developing embryo, only rarely does one see a cell in metaphase. The explanation lies in the fact that, complicated as the human faetus at birth appears to be, it nevertheless contains a number of cells, approximately fifteen million million, which could be produced by only seventeen divisions from the zygote, assuming division of every member of each generation of daughter cells. This does not, in fact, take place and division proceeds at an unequal rate as between tissues. Metaphase, however, only occupies about fortyfive minutes, so that one can rarely expect to encounter cells at this phase in the embryonic tissues. Since the relative vulnerability of two organs to a teratogen may reverse itself within a period of twenty-four hours, a teratogen could thus produce its effect by interfering with a small number of cells over a short period of time.


We observed GSR (GHz-Spin-Rotation) effect exhibiting high sensitivity which is related to the GHz speed spins rotation in the surface circular magnetic domain. GSR effect gives output coil voltages to increase with the increase with pulse frequency up to 3 GHz and the relationship between with the coil voltage V and the magnetic field $H$ expressed by $V= V_{o}\sin(\pi H/2Hm)$. GSR effect gives non hysteresis and low noise. These futures are explained by the spins rotation not accompanied with domain wall movements. We produced various ASIC (Application-Specified integrated circuit) type GSR sensors and demonstrated better performance than that of commercial GMI sensors. Developed GSR sensor can be suitable for the automotive and medical applications.


Information about health disparities among minority elders is growing. Policymakers and practitioners may find it difficult to translate this body of literature into effective and efficient healthcare delivery for minority elders. Easier access to information and programs on various health disparities and social health determinants will enable healthcare profes-sionals, minority advocates, policymakers and practitioners to make better decisions on key issues that minority elders will face in the near future. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health launched a Youth Health Equity Model of Practice (YHEMOP) Internship Placement Program in Summer 2016 to support research in health disparities. The YHEMOP program gathers a team of experts across various disciplines and institutions including the Regional Health Equity Council in Region IX (RHEC IX) and San Francisco State University's Gerontology Program, to conduct a comprehensive literature analysis on elderly health disparities and to produce an annotated bibliography of key peer-reviewed articles, audiovisual resources and data web-sites. An executive summary (factsheet) will be drawn from this annotated bibliography and directed to relevant fund-ing agencies and legislators with recommendations for their consideration and implementation in Region IX (Arizona, California, Nevada, Hawaii, and the Islands: American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau). The results of this research will be discussed with IAGG 2017 participants.


The use of derivatives selected from the group consisting of dialkyl fumarates, hydrogen fumarates monoalkyl salts of monoalkyl esters of fumaric acid monoamides fumaric acid salts, monoamide of fumaric acid, diamides of fumaric acid, monoamide-fumarates fumaric acid monoalkyl and oxacarbociclicos carbocyclic oligomers of these compounds and mixtures thereof, for preparing a drug for the treatment or prevention of heart failure, particularly left ventricular insufficiency, myocardial infarction and angina pectoris.


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This paper analyses the influence of the emotional aspects in the future intentions of  users of sport centers. The sample was made up of 512 customers of three private sports instalations and we used adapted scales of perceived value, general satisfaction, future intentions and emotions. Were studied analysis of internal consistency reliability of the scales, mean, estandar deviation, Pearson correlation and multiple linear regression. The results showed that the used scales were reliable and accurate and the customers analized gave high scores above satisfaction and emotional experience of the service. The study confirms that the emotional value was the dimension with more influence in the prediction of the future intentions.


Problem statement: The Corporate Social Responsibility concerns got g lobal attention in large scale industries but the SME's which are no l ess prone to create critical problems for the human , social and natural environments inimical to the soc iety as a whole and survival at large, have not attracted the required attention. The case focuses on the dynamics of the corporate and stakeholder perspective on CSR in Sports Goods Industry Meerut. Approach: This study examined the corporate and stakeholder perspective in purview of CSR on a systematic random sample of hundred each with the help of seven interview schedules. Results: Both the parties affirm that sincere commitments t o CSR notions need to be exercised in business. But t he mutual interaction in cordial and congenial social environment is manifestly neglected. There i s neither any institutionalized mechanism of consultation and participation into decision making process, nor any strategy to incorporate stakeholders concerns in the business process of gr owth. Of course both the sectors avoid conflict creating situations in their own interests. But the re is no positive approach to gratify or even ident ify the problems of stakeholders. The corporate in SGI Meerut verbalize the awareness and necessity of incorporating CSR concerns in business yet nothing serious is being done in this direction. Conclusion: Predominantly the classical view of maximizing pro fit and economic concerns of business prevail. The present study recommends for an intellectual debate to vitalize CSR concept in SMEs; institutionalized mechanism to develop a heal thy interaction both for the comprehension of CSR, addressal and redressal of needs of various co mponent sectors of this category of industries, particularly the stakeholders; attention to communi cate human sensibilities pertaining to natural, soc ial and environmental concerns of the mankind of all se ctors engaged in industrial enterprises i.e. production, consumption, supply and sale; economic interests should not alone be given priority at the cost of social and environmental concerns.