The transition from centrally administered socialism to market capitalism was dominated by the orthodox model, in both the economic literature and economic policy. The IMF, World Bank, and mature market economies, the representatives of the orthodox thought, ensured that the conservative policies were introduced in transition economies. The provision of financial aid was tightened to the implementation of the shock therapy model. The results were a substantial fall in outputs, double-digit rates of unemployment and inflation, sizable depreciation of the exchange rates and current account deficits and the development of a Mafia economy. The aim of this paper is to offer an alternative goal for transition economies, based on Post Keynesian propositions. The goal of transition should be the development of a civilized market capitalist society. In what follows is a set of ideas about the desirable economic system proposed by Post Keynesian economists. The view of a good society expressed is a construction based on the Post Keynesian values, which most Post Keynesian economists subscribe to. The model developed is a stylized version of a view of a good society suggested by Post Keynesian economists. The foundation of a good society can be traced to Keynes, since "he indulged in an agreeable vision of a world where economics has ceased to be important and our grandchildren can begin to lead a civilised life" (Robinson, 1974, p. 10).


A method is presented to determine the content of the chlorine ion in mixed waters of cement slurry based on ion chromatography.In order to eliminate the pollution to chromatographic column and impact on the determination of the interference,we use sodium hydroxide as solvent,after high temperature calcination to remove organic matter with color components.A,with hot water extraction content of chloride ions in ash,the capacity after the filter with ion chromatography determination of the c/hlorine ion content.Under the optimum experimental conditions,the detection limit of this method was 0.01mg/L.The linear range was from 1to 40mg/L with r2=0.9993.The average recoveries were between 98% and100%.The relative standard(RSD)was from 1.5% to 2.5%.The developed method is truly applicable for analysis of the content of chloride ion in mixed waters of cement slurry.


The aim of this paper is to indicate the relations between company's value added (VA) and intangible assets. Authors declare that Intellectual capital (IC) is one of the most relevant intangibles for a company, and the concept with measurement, and the relation with value creation is necessary for modern markets. Since relationship between IC elements and VA are complicated, this paper is aimed to create a usable dynamic model for building company's value added through intellectual capital. The model is incorporating that outputs from IC elements are not homogeneously received and made some contributions to dynamic nature of IC relation and VA. Variables that will help companies to evaluate contribution of each element of IC are added to the model. This paper emphasizes the importance of a company's IC and the positive interaction between them in generating profits for company.


A case is presented in which Tc-99m MDP bone imaging demonstrated uptake in bilateral adrenal metastases from an undifferentiated large-cell lung carcinoma.


On Monday, MGMA13 session speaker Carolyn Hartley equipped medical groups with top tactics for getting through audits and data breaches.


This chapter describes the organization, operations, and goals of the Alliance for Equity in Higher Education, a national coalition of associations and institutions founded to serve the emerging majority of racially diverse college students.


False lock occurs in Costas demodulators with sweep frequency acquisition because sideband energy is detected in the data channel. It is shown that utilizing the data and error channels to make the lock decision will prevent false lock from occurring.


The UK's Debt Relief (Developing Countries) Act 2010 aims to ensure that UK courts neither give nor enforce a judgment allowing recovery against Heavily Indebted Poor Countries ('HIPC') on covered debts exceeding the amount calculated as sustainable under the HIPC Initiative. Some have objected to the legislation on the grounds that it interferes with creditors' existing contractual rights and could threaten London as a financial centre by limiting legitimate trading in sovereign debt. The article gives an overview of the Act and explains why the Act closes an important loophole for the effective implementation of multilateral debt relief.


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SINCE October 1962 a reduced-charge outof-hospital drug benefit has been available to the membership of the Oregon region of the Kaiser Foundation Health Plan. The out-ofhospital drug benefit was an attempt to broaden the plan's scope and to increase its value to the membership. The plan, which presently has more than 83,000 members enrolled, provides comprehensive nmedical care services in a prepaid group practice setting. Its membership in the Oregon region is quite diverse, including the full range of occupational and socioeconomic groups, and has grown from 25,000 in the last 10 years. Services are centered at a hoispital complex. The hospital was opened in 1959 and has 141 beds for short-term patients. A building project is underway to increase the hospital's capacity by 36 beds for short-term patients and to add a 72-bed extended care unit. The complex provides the full range of ancillary servi,ces for both inpatients and clinic piatients including pharmacy, X-ray, physical therapy, optical, audiology, and laboratory services. Physicians' services are provided at a central clinilc integrated into the hospital complex and at two neighborhood clinics located in population centers in outlying parts of 'the metropolitan area. A pharmacy is operated as an adjunct to each clinic. The Permanente Clinic, a partnership of full-time physicians providing the physicians' service, includes more than 60 board-certified or board-eligible specialists in all maj or specialties, including psychiatry. The Permanente Clinic is paid a negotiated capitation fee per member per month by the health plan, and its total income is redistributed in a manner determined by its partners. Health plan benefits include physicians' care in the hospital, home, or office, hospitalization, surgery, special nursing, laboratory, X-ray, physical therapy, emergency service, immunizations, routine physical examinations, and some mental health services. However, before October 1962 the members had to pay out oif pocket nearly full market price for all drugs prescribed for outpatients. The plan's management has been concerned with the members' drug costs since totally prepaid drugs coverage had been dropped from the plan in the early days of its struggle for survival and growth. In the 17 years between the end of World War II and the inception of this benefit, drug costs obviously had become more burdensome for many members. Prescription price difsicounting had little effect in the Portland area and therefore drug prices had been maintained at a relatively high level. The plan pharmacies, by pricing prescriptions only slightly below the general market level, were earning considerable revenue for the plan-$112,000 during 1961 or 18 cents per member per month. During 1962 it was decided to reduce the cost Mr. Greenlick is director of medical care research and Dr. Saward is medical director, Kaiser Foundation Hospital, Portland, Oreg.


Th e study aims to improve the quality and quantity of Indonesian Navy human resources in Eastern Indonesia, especially in the working area of the Fleet Command III, so the recruitment of Indonesian Navy soldiers will fill the needs of personnel in Eastern Indonesia. The object of research in the form of individuals are the officers or personnel officers who handle the recruitment of candidates of the Indonesian Navy soldiers. As for the object of research in the form of organizations, namely Spersal, Lapetal Disminpersal, Panda Lantamal X Jayapura, Panda Lantamal XI Merauke and Panda Lantamal XIV Sorong. This study uses the following analytical techniques: grouping data based on the characteristics of informants, conducting a qualitative approach to find out in detail how descriptive study of recruitment patterns in each Panda, then combining literature review, data from the reality in the field , and the experience of informants to gain a general knowledge of the recruitment pattern in the Sorong Education Units . The results showed that the recruitment pattern at the Sorong Educational Service which supervised Panda Lantamal X Jayapura, Panda Lantamal XI Merauke and Panda Lantamal XIV Sorong, had been going well, regardless of the obstacles they faced.


Myotendinous junction (MTJ), is the site at which the contractile forces are transmitted from myofibrils to extracellular matrix, and, when observed at ultrastructural level, it displays an interdigitated profile (Kojima et al., 2008). The aim of this study is to investigate the junctional behaviour in the atrophic condition and during particular prevention protocols. The MTJs of plantaris muscles from twenty hypophysectomized rats were processed for electron microscopy (Curzi et al., 2012). The animals were assigned to one of five groups: control (CTRL), hind-limb suspended (HS), hind-limb suspended and exercised (EX), hind-limb suspended and growth hormone injected (GH) and hind-limb suspended, GH injected and exercised (GH+EX). After unloading, the tendon finger-like processes appeared small and irregular and the contact between tissues is reduced to 61.3%. The prevention treatments increased the interface area up to 6.2% in GH, 25.3% in EX and 46.4 % in GH+EX respectively. The resistance exercise protocol, as well as GH treatment, was not capable of maintaining the contact surface between tissues, but in both exercised groups the number of bifurcated interdigitations was higher than in the CTRL. In conclusion, ultrastructural changes occur at MTJ in HS, as an adaptation to muscle unloading. Differently, MTJ structure is partially maintained by resistance training or GH treatment, while the exercise with simultaneous somatropin administration showed a greater effect.


We obtain upper and lower Gaussian density estimates for the laws of each component of the solution to a one‐dimensional fully coupled forward‐backward SDE. Our approach relies on the link between FBSDEs and quasilinear parabolic PDEs, and is fully based on the use of classical results on PDEs rather than on manipulation of FBSDEs, compared to other papers on this topic. This essentially simplifies the analysis.


To reduce the cost of compliance, it is important that individuals seeking tax preparation assistance, as well as policymakers, be aware of any performance differences between preparers. In this paper the results of Money's tax test are employed to determine whether the accuracy and bias of preparers are a function of preparers' professional status. Each year from 1988-1993 Money conducted a test of volunteer tax preparers from throughout the United States in which they compute taxes due for a hypothetical family. Participants included CPA and non-CPA preparers. The results show that relative to non-CPA preparers, CPAs tend to err in favor of the taxpayer, although overall both groups favored the government. After comparing the cost and the variance in the taxes due, the findings suggest that CPAs are the more cost efficient and less risky preparer group.


The increase in satellite launches into Earth's orbit in recent years has generated a huge amount of remote sensing data. These data, in the form of time series, have been used in automated classification approaches, generating land-use and land-cover (LULC) products for different landscapes around the world. Dynamic Time Warping (DTW) is a well-known computational method used to measure the similarity between time series. Tt has been used in many algorithms for remote sensing time series analysis. These DTW-based algorithms are capable of generating similarity measures between time series and patterns. These measures can be used as meta-features to increase the accuracy results of classification models. However, DTW-based algorithms require a lot of computational resources and have a high execution time, which makes them difficult to use in large volumes of data. This article presents a parallel and fully scalable solution to optimize the construction of meta-features through remote sensing time series (RSTS). In addition, results of the application of the generated meta-features in the training and evaluation of classification models using Random Forest are presented. The results show that the proposed approaches have led to improvements in execution time and accuracy when compared to traditional strategies.


Two months after the proclamation of Soviet republics in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, the German Freikorps entered Latvia and defeated the Bolshevik forces with the support of Latvian nationalists and Baltic Germans. The Estonians fought their own 'war of independence' and managed to beat the Soviets with the support of Finnish volunteers. Meanwhile, Lithuanian volunteer regiments managed to drive the poorly supplied Red Army out of Lithuania. With the end of the Russian civil war and the conclusion of peace treaties between Soviet Russia and each of the Baltic States, the Allied powers officially recognized the independence of Estonia and Latvia in January 1921. Due to the problems surrounding Vilnius, the de jure recognition of Lithuania was delayed until December 1922. However, the recognition of the independent Baltic republics was largely the result of external circumstances rather than the achievement of a clear policy objective.Keywords: Baltic independence; Baltic republics; Estonia; Latvia; Lithuania; Soviet Russia


The aim of the study is to check efficacy of Eschscholzia californica Mother Tincture in treatment of migraine headaches. Sampling: Randomized Double Blind Placebo controlled trial, Patient-attending OPD with complaint of Headache. Sample size of 100 patients, Inclusion Criteria: Patient with complaint of Headache (Age: 15 to 65year). Exclusion: Patient suffering from Diabetes mellitus, hypertension, Hypothyroidism or taking any drug; Data Collection: Data collection is done through structured questioner; McGill Pain Questionnaire was used and pain severity was assessed on a linear 6 Grade -Verbal rating Scale (VRS). Data analysis: the data is analyzed using SPSS Version 21 Conclusion: It is found Eschscholzia californica Mother Tincture is found effective in treatment of migraine headaches.


The development of newer generations of multidetector computed tomographic (MDCT) scanners, which are capable not only of performing high-quality noninvasive coronary angiography, but also concurrent aortic and pulmonary angiography, has led to the increased use of MDCT for the so-called "triple rule out." This protocol can be very useful and potentially cost effective when used appropriately, specially for patients who present with acute chest pain but are considered to have low to intermediate risk for acute coronary syndrome, and whose chest pain symptoms might also be attributed to acute pathologic conditions of the aorta or pulmonary arteries [3-5]. MDCT should not be used as a routine screening procedure. Its great value is seen when used for resolution of cases with uncertain diagnosis, mainly when these diagnostic doubts can generate easily avoidable iatrogenic circumstances for the patient.


Thrips (Order: Thysanoptera; Family: Thripidae) are insects that suck epidermal lymph after biting and are endowered with raspingsucking mouthparts. They live in huge niches and include phytophagous, fungivorous and predacious species. Thrips are often overlooked as they are small in size, move rapidly and are light in colour . However, thrips may become a nuisance when they swarm and land on exposed areas of skin . Attacks on people usually occur in hot, sultry weather when large numbers of migratory thrips alight on bare skin . Itching and pricking sensations result from thrips activity in seeking moisture from the skin or they may be attracted to volatile compounds in perspiration . If they land on bare skin they "rasp" the skin, causing a sudden burning sensation at the bite site. Rashes and dermatitis have been reported following thrips bites. In some people, a red wheal may develop with an itching sensation persisting for several days. I report the density of flies alighting on exposed areas of skin and describe subsequent allergic reactions in workers of an ostrich farm in Eastern Europe.


Based on previous morphological classification and RAPD analysis,we recovered and sequenced genomic DNA of a specific fragment obtained from No.45 Trichoderma harzianumstrain in RAPD amplification.A pair of specific primers was synthesized and the RAPD markers were successfully converted into SCAR markers.The SCAR molecular marker exhibited the specificity that could differ T.harzianumfrom other Trichoderma strains.This pair of molecular primers was used for specific PCR amplification of 45 Trichoderma strains,and T.harzianumstrains could amplify a 779 bp DNA band while other strains had no amplification products.


The acquisition of a 3D shape of a scene as well as the position and posture of the sensor has been extensively researched, especially for Virtual Reality (VR) and Robotics systems. To achieve this, a system that consists of a laser range sensor, Global Positioning System (GPS), and Gyro sensor has been proposed, actually constructed, and used. However, it is difficult to arrange many such particular vehicles and update large 3D urban city models continuously. Therefore, we research a new modeling system using multiple general vehicle camera videos. In this paper, we show the prototype of this method and the result of fundamental verification experiment.


This study focused on the comparison of laying performance for fast-feathering and slow-feathering white Leghorns and Xinyang blue-shelled layers. The total egg numbers(TEN)of 25 to 45 weeks of age,egg weight(EW), layer weight(LW)and egg shell color(SC)of fast-feathering white Leghorns at 49th week were extremely significantly better than that of blue-shelled layer and slow-feathering white Leghorns;TEN was extremely significantly correlated with EW,LW and SC(P0.01);EW was extremely significantly correlated with LW and SC(P0.01),LW was extremely significantly correlated with SC(P0.01). Coefficient of variation(CV)of fast-feathering and slow-feathering white Leghorn were lower than that of blue-shelled layers. Mean CV of blue-shelled layer exceeded 10%,only CV of EW and SC were slightly lower than 10%. In large-scale production,blue-shelled layers′ laying performance need to be improved.


A novel analytical model for subthreshold current of a generic double-gate MOSFET (DGMOSFET) with gate-to-source/drain underlaps is proposed. The accuracy of the new model is verified based on comparisons with previously published models and numerical simulation results. With the proposed current model, effectiveness of back gate biasing, back gate asymmetry, gate work function engineering, and gate underlap engineering techniques are evaluated for suppressing the subthreshold leakage currents. Independent gate bias with gate underlap engineering significantly reduces subthreshold leakage currents as compared to standard tied- gate DGMOSFETs.


In condition-based maintenance, preventative replacement thresholds and inspection schemes play important roles in maintenance performance. Previous research considers cost as the main objective for measuring maintenance performance. Consequently, the average cost per unit time is the only objective in a single-unit system. The intention of this study was to investigate how the average cost per unit time varies through changing replacement thresholds and inspection schemes. The goal is to simultaneously determine an optimal replacement threshold and inspection scheme using dynamic programming. The heterogeneity of hazard rates over stages in the life of equipment entails less frequent inspections when the equipment is in good condition and more frequent inspections as the equipment progressively deteriorates. Therefore, the proposed condition-based inspection scheme presented in this thesis is non-periodic and condition-based. A method based on dynamic programming is developed to implement a condition-based inspection scheme. Furthermore, the threshold for preventative replacement and the corresponding inspection scheme are simultaneously determined. Finally, the optimal average maintenance cost is obtained.


The Alberta Oil Sands Technology and Research Authority (Aostra) is moving ahead with new methods to recover bitumen from huge deposits of oil sands found in this Canadian province. One approach initiated by Aostra is horizontal drilling from an underground test facility (UTF) located in northern Alberta. The UTF concept is based on the application of gravity drainage of the oil sands via horizontal wells drilled from a mine tunnel system. Aostra sees gravity drainage as a way to improve ultimate oil recovery beyond cyclic or pressure drive thermal processes.


Context: Despite the abundance of techniques for the repair of Hypospadias, its problems still persist and a satisfactory design to correct the penile curvature with the formation of neourethra from the native urethral tissue or genital or extragenital tissues, with minimal postoperative complications has yet to evolve. Aim: Persisting with such an endeavor, a new technique for the repair of distal and midpenile hypospadias is described. Materials and Methods: The study has been done in 70 cases over the past 11 years. The "Forked-Flap" repair is a single stage method for the repair of such Hypospadias with chordee. It takes advantage of the rich vascular communication at the corona and capitalizes on the established reliability of the meatal based flip–flap. The repair achieves straightening of the curvature of the penis by complete excision of chordee tissue from the ventral surface of the penis beneath the urethral plate. The urethra is reconstructed using the native plate with forked flap extensions and genital tissue relying on the concept of meatal based flaps. Water proofing by dartos tissue and reinforcement by Nesbit's prepucial tissue transfer completes the one stage procedure. Statistical Analysis: An analysis of 70 cases of this single stage technique of repair of penile hypospadias with chordee, operated at 3 to 5 years of age over the past 11 years is presented. Results and Conclusion: The Forked Flap gives comparable and replicable results; except for a urethrocutaneous fistula rate of 4% no other complications were observed.


ABSTRACT The Wilcox Group in west-central Louisiana occurs as a wedge of terriginous clastic sediment of Paleocene age which prograded into the northern margin of the ancestral Gulf of Mexico. In this study, subsurface correlations provide the basis for dividing the Wilcox Group into three primary intervals. Proceeding upsection, these intervals are the lower Wilcox, upper Wilcox, and Carrizo Formation. The lower Wilcox is further subdivided into four regional lithologic units, informally referred to as Intervals 1, 2, 3, and 4. Lignite occurs as component facies of alluvial valley, deltaic, and lagoonal rocks. Lignite is identified from electric-log response on the basis of an "operational" definition, and environmental interpretations of associated facies are derived from log responses characteristic of deltaic environments. Expected properties of lignites are predicted by analogy with modern peat deposition and comparison with other ancient lignite accumulations. The Carrizo Formation was deposited as meanderbelt facies within an alluvial plain, but is devoid of any significant lignite accumulation because of destruction of overbank deposits. The upper Wilcox is a lagoon barrier-bar complex characterized by deposition of fine-grained sediment updip and strike-oriented accumulation of coarse-grained sediment downdip. The interval is basically not lignite bearing. A maximum of 8 seams occur updip of major strike-oriented sandstone. These lignites are expected to be of lagoonal origin and of poor quality. The lower Wilcox is a typical progradational deltaic complex to the east and marginal delta plain to the west. The lower Wilcox is the major lignite-bearing interval of the Wilcox Group and contains up to 35 lignite seams. The lignites are associated with interdistributary flood-basin deposits and should be of good quality, based on similarity to analogous deposits elsewhere.


-This paper discusses 60 names that have been applied to nuculid pelecypods. A partial abstract was published in the Proceedings of the Geological Society of America for 1935 (June, 1936), p. 368, under the title, "Revision of nuculid pelecypods." The following are described as new species: Nuculopsis okawensis, Nuculopsis welleri, and Nucula capayensis. The following are new names: Nuculopsis croneisi (for Nucula parva McChesney), Nucula atacellana (for N. cancellata Jeffreys), Nucula lattorfiana (for N. rugulosa von Koenen), Nucula marshalli (for N. uruguayensis Marshall), and Nucula thielei (for N. aequalis Thiele). ESPITE the abundance of the bivalved mollusks from Ordovician times to the present day, and despite a voluminous literature dealing with them, there still remain wide gaps in our knowledge of the group. Our records of the geologic, geographic, and bathymetric distributions of the bivalves are regrettably incomplete, though the merit of these animals as indicators of substrate, depth, and water temperature has often been recognized. A certain number of accurate records have been made, of course, but too often we have been content to substitute suppositions for actual observations. Even the classification of the group is unsatisfactory, because, at least in part, of differences in the subjective criteria employed by various students. Faulty nomenclature, moreover, plays no small role in obscuring relationships. So much confusion, indeed, has developed that a conscientious worker often hesitates to identify specimens, knowing he cannot be certain that the biological entities with which he is dealing are properly coordinated with any of the published names which might be available. Coordination, naturally, must be attained if facts, opinions, and conclusions are to be expressed unequivocally -a name must have a precise connotation before it can be used as evidence leading to a correct deduction. For example, if two or three different species carry the same name, erroneous statements regarding geographic and stratigraphic distribution may be made. The problem confronting the taxonomist is basically one of language-the definition of biological entities in unambiguous words. One of the first steps to be taken, then, toward the proper elucidation of any molluscan group is a consideration of its homonyms. Random renaming of homonyms is not advocated. In a recent paper (16), I made no attempt to apply a new designation to the homonym "Nuculopsis" Woodring because lack of specimens made uncertain the validity of the biologic unit under consideration. The present paper does not imply a change of conviction regarding the appropriateness and value of renaming homonyms; instead the following statement by Stewart (20) is endorsed: The proposal of substitute names for homonyms without knowledge and designation of the type material is a thing which careful workers do not do . . . There is as much responsibility, if not more, in the proposal of a substitute name as in a new name, therefore those who carelessly scatter substitutes for homonyms should be discouraged. The significance of the present paper (and of others like it) is that by the attempt to coordinate nomenclatural and biological units the way is cleared not only for a more precise knowledge of distribution but also for a better understanding of the composition of families. This understanding is desirable because, more than any other taxonomic category, the family seems to promise a lead toward a satisfactory grasp of the complex interrelationships of the Pelecypoda. Since many scientific hypotheses and theories-floating continents, migrations, interregional synchronizations of strata, climatic changes, and the like-hinge upon the distribution of fossil and Recent organisms, the degree of accuracy in citation of


of Thesis In Australia, between 2016 and 2017, aquaculture products made up 44% of Australian seafood product in value, reaching over $1.35 billion in production value. One of the top five profitable Australian aquaculture products during this period were edible oysters which is worth more than $112 million in production value. Oysters are fed with live microalgae (including diatoms) during the larval, juvenile and adult stages of growth, as are other shellfish, some crustaceans, shrimps/prawns and fish. The rearing of oysters and other aquaculture products rely on the constant production of live diatoms as feed. Diatom production in Australian hatcheries are commonly recognised as the major bottleneck in oyster production, estimated to be on average, 30-40% of hatchery operational cost. In order to meet the increasing production demand diatom production must be improved, while making it economically feasible and environmentally sustainable. In this thesis, Chaetoceros muelleri, a common feed for oysters, was studied for their responses to a variety of environmental growth conditions including light. To achieve this, laboratory scale photobioreactors were used to continuously monitor environmental factors to record biological responses of C. muelleri to different environmental conditions including light wavelengths. A brief introduction to diatom physiology and its application to aquaculture will be provided in Chapter one. The


Dynamic spectrum access is a way of gaining access to individual frequencies on a temporary basis. This makes use of the frequency assigned to a specific user (primary user) by using specific devices and/or spectrum management techniques. The spectrum management techniques can be done by allocating the spectrum (a) through auctions (market based), (b) using management techniques (c) spectrum sharing (detects and utilizes the unutilized part of the spectrum) (d) command and control, and (e) through opportunistic spectrum access. In opportunistic spectrum access, the secondary or unlicensed user transfers the data with high speed and at short distances with tolerable interference (without disturbing) to the primary signal. Efficient spectrum allocation techniques were discussed using stochastic models, economic models, genetic algorithms, and optimization techniques. The existing models need to be tuned for better performance with optimum utilization of the power. In this paper, we proposed a model that provides access with tolerable interference from secondary users to the primary users while maximizing the spectrum utilization. Furthermore, we designed a congestion game model for efficient utilization of the spectrum by secondary users with minimum interference to primary users. The simulation results show that the congestion game model helps to utilize the spectrum efficiently.


We consider a message passing model with n nodes, each connected to all other nodes by a link that can deliver a message of B bits in a time unit (typically, B = O(log n)). We assume that each node has an input of size L bits (typically, L = O(n log n)) and the nodes cooperate in order to compute some function (i.e., perform a distributed task). We are interested in the number of rounds required to compute the function. We give two results regarding this model. First, we show that most boolean functions require ‸ L/B ‹ − 1 rounds to compute deterministically, and that even if we consider randomized protocols that are allowed to err, the expected running time remains Ω(L/B) for most boolean function. Second, trying to find explicit functions that require superconstant time, we consider the pointer chasing problem. In this problem, each node i is given an array Ai of length n whose entries are in [n], and the task is to find, for any j ∈ [n], the value of An-1[An-2[. . .A0[j] . . .]]. We give a deterministi...


The aim of the research is to examine the relationship between consumer involvement and product knowledge level with utilitarian (smartphone) and hedonic (cosmetic) products and their purchasing decisions. In this study, data were collected by using survey method which is widely used in data collection in marketing researches. The research was conducted with 456 university students. Factor analysis, independent t test, one way variance (ANOVA) and correlation analysis were used in the study. When the results of the research were examined, it was found out that the perception of the men was statistically high for the interest, hedonic value, the importance of perceived risk and the product knowledge levels for information search and purchasing intention factors. In research on cosmetic products, involvement in consumer interest variable, hedonic value and sign value factors of products and product knowledge level, perception of women in information search and purchase intention were significantly higher.


The invention discloses a traditional Chinese medicine for treating yang-deficiency water-flooding type chronic cardiac insufficiency and a preparation method thereof, wherein the traditional Chinese medicine comprises the following raw medicinal materials: poria cocos, coix seed, corn stigma, semen hoveniae, dried orange peel, radix aucklandiae, agilawood, fructus citrus sarcodactylis, fructus citri, allium macrostemon, betelnut peel, sword bean, semen raphani, paederia scandens, semen brassicae, inula flower, cynanchum glaucescens, platycodon root, fructus perillae, folium rhododendri daurici, radix physochlainae, flos farfarae, cortex mori, radix codonopsis, Chinese yam, radix acanthopanacis semticosi, human placenta, cynomorium songaricum, radix polygonati officinalis, cerastiumrvense L. and gorse. The traditional Chinese medicine has the beneficial effects that the traditional Chinese medicine has the efficacies of warming yang to promote diuresis, and mainly treats the yang-deficiency water-flooding type chronic cardiac insufficiency; with utilization of a traditional Chinese medicine theory and through adjustment of the whole blood circulation, the traditional Chinese medicine improves qi and blood of body circulation and pulmonary circulation, treats based on syndrome differentiation, is capable of adjusting arrhythmia, controlling blood pressure, improving body water and electrolyte disorder, enhancing a heart blood-pumping function, improving a respiratory function and the like, has multiple target spots, allows drug efficacy to directly reach nidi, is remarkable in curative effect, and is safe and effective.


Coated sodium percarbonate particles with an inner coating layer containing as a main component at least one inorganic, hydrate-forming salt, and an outer coating layer which contains an alkali metal thiosulfate, an alkaline earth metal thiosulfate and / or an ammonium thiosulfate, are stable in storage and exhibit improved storage stability in detergents and cleaning agents. Detergents and cleaning agents which comprise such sodium percarbonate particles show a reduced oxidative attack on oxidation-sensitive constituents of the composition during storage. Machine dishwashing detergent in the form of tablets containing such sodium percarbonate particles and a silver corrosion inhibitors, show a reduced yellowing of the tablets during storage.


This study examined the effect of two different trainings on the production of English vowels (/iː/, /ɪ/, /æ/, /ʌ/ and /ɑː/) by French learners. Forty-eight French firstyear students, who had learned English in school only, were divided into three groups receiving either 5 sessions of perceptual training (PE-Group), or 5 sessions of production training (PR-Group) or no training (C-Group). They were recorded at pre-test and post-test with a reading task of /bVd/ words, and their performance was evaluated by discriminant analysis based on sex-specific models trained on native speakers productions. The results show improved classification rates for the vowels /ʌ/ and /ɪ/ in the PR-Group and only for /iː/ in the PE-Group. No improvement was observed for the C-Group.


Except value,culture,domestic policy and foreign policy,the elements of soft power include power of controlling MNC.During the management of Mexico Gulf's oil spill crisis caused by BP,there exist counterbalanced relationships between key stakeholders such as American government,oil industry,local people,NGO,news agency and BP,in which American government and news agency play the fundamental promoting functions.Through analysis of the typhoon effect and the propeller model,the paper expounds the American government's soft powers in the process of controlling MNC and the mechanisms to coordinate the soft powers.The paper puts forward suggestions about developing Chinese soft powers in three social systems.


The insect collection of the famous entomologist V.G. Novokshonov (26.02,1966 29.01.2003) is described. Specimens from Perm, Sverdlovsk, Orenburg, Cheljabinsk regions and Bashkirian Republic was collected during 1989-2002 years and are represented 39 species of orders Megaloptera, Raphidioptera, Neuroptera and Mecoptera. The most part of the collection is from the territory of Perm region.


IN 1962, Lown, Amarasingham, and Neuman1introduced synchronized direct-current capacitance discharge in the management of cardiac arrhythmias. The efficacy of cardioversion has been clearly demonstrated. An initial limitation of the method was the requirement of general anesthesia. Stock2first suggested that in view of the brief duration of the shock (2.5 msec), cardioversion could be done safely without undue discomfort in the absence of anesthesia. The purpose of this communication is to present experience with electrical countershock, at the US Army General Hospital, Landstuhl, Germany, between May 1965 and May 1966, and in particular, its use without anesthesia. Methods The Lown "Cardioverter"3was used. Patients were selected for elective conversion only if clinical evaluation suggested it would be beneficial and there was a good probability of maintaining sinus rhythm once reverted. Each patient had had at least one previous attempt at reversion by pharmacological means. Treatment with


In the development of abnormal high-pressure gas reservoir, the stress of reservoir rock will be changed because of the flowing-out of gas, and the reservoir rock will produce elastic-plastic deformation. By contraries, the deformation produces the influence on the porosity and permeability of reservoir. Therefore, it is of important meaning to study the sensibility of the porosity and permeability of reservoir to the formation stress. The relational expressions between the porosity and the permeability of reservoir rock and the reservoir pressure are derived based on the theory of rock mechanics and the theory of seepage flow in porous media. And the sensibility of actual cores to the simulated formation stress is studied in laboratory. The varying laws of the porosity and the permeability of reservoir rock with confined pressure are obtained. The experimental results tally well with the results theoretically derived. This proves that the theoretical method of studying the sensibility of the porosity and permeability of reservoir to the formation stress is true and it can accurately describe the stress sensibility of the porosity and permeability of reservoir. The effect of the stress sensibility of reservoir on the development of gas reservoir is also discussed. The deformation of abnormal high-pressure reservoir rock decreases the porosity and permeability of reservoir, changes the seepage-flowing ability of the reservoir, and increases the elastic energy of gas-bearing reservoir. Therefore, in the development process of the deformable gas reservoirs, the maintenance of the original pressure inside the gas reservoir is important to getting and maintaining high output and lasting the production time of the gas reservoir.


Title Novel suppressive action of adiponectin on LPSand HMGB1-induced inflammatory responses [an abstract of dissertation and a summary of dissertation review] Author(s) Elfeky, Mohamed Sobhy Hassan Citation 北海道大学. 博士(獣医学) 甲第12399号 Issue Date 2016-09-26 Doc URL http://hdl.handle.net/2115/63594 Rights(URL) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.1/jp/ Type theses (doctoral abstract and summary of review) Additional Information There are other files related to this item in HUSCAP. Check the above URL. File Information Mohamed_Sobhy_Hassan_Elfeky_abstract.pdf (論文内容の要旨)


Electron projection lithography (EPL) is one of the promising technologies below the 65 nm node, especially for contact hole and gate layers. Nikon is developing an EPL exposure tool as an electron beam (EB) stepper and the first generation EB stepper is now being manufactured. The voltage of 100 kV is adopted for electron beam acceleration. The subfield size is 0.25 mm×0.25 mm on the wafer and the deflection width of the electron beam is 5 mm on the wafer. The magnification of the projection optics is 1/4. A 5 mm×25 mm area from the φ200 mm reticle can be exposed by the combination of beam deflection and stage scanning motion (dynamic exposure). This area is called "a mechanical stripe." After one mechanical stripe exposure, the reticle and wafer stages turn around and the next exposure of the adjacent mechanical stripe starts as a scan and stitch stage motion. Finally, a 20 mm×25 mm exposure field from the φ200 mm reticle is exposed. We report the first dynamic exposure in the history of EPL although on...


It has been shown previously that sera from patients with cholestatic liver diseases react with sulphite oxidase (SO) prepared from chicken liver. In order to analyse this reactivity and the clinical relevance of anti‐SO antibodies in more detail, we produced human recombinant SO. Human recombinant SO (60 kDa) was expressed in Escherichia coli and applied to enzyme‐linked immunosorbent assay and Western blot. Sera from patients with autoimmune liver disorders [primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) n = 96; autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) n = 77; primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) n = 39], and from patients with other hepatic (n = 154) and non‐hepatic chronic inflammatory disorders (n = 113) were investigated. Highest incidence and activities of IgG‐anti‐SO antibodies were observed in PSC patients. Nine of 16 untreated (56%) and four of 23 PSC patients treated with ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) (17%) were positive. Antibody activity decreased significantly during UDCA treatment. Five per cent of PBC and 9% of AIH patients, but also 15% of patients with alcoholic liver disease, were IgG anti‐SO‐positive. In patients with viral hepatitis and non‐hepatic disorders they could be hardly detected. Anti‐SO antibodies are further anti‐mitochondrial antibodies in chronic liver diseases. They occur predominantly in PSC, and UDCA treatment seams to decrease antibody activity. Whether these antibodies are primary or secondary phenomena and whether they are related to the aetiology or pathogenesis, at least in a subgroup of patients with chronic liver diseases, has still to be evaluated.


The demands to be met in respect of good train lighting in passenger coaches are discussed and the advantages to be gained by using transistor inverter ballast units with fluorescent lighting are reviewed.


Although many case-control studies, based mostly on retrospective collection of data, have shown a statistically significant increase in breast cancer risk after induced abortion, especially before the first full-term pregnancy (FTP), this risk is denied by the National Cancer Institute and many researchers. The conclusions of ten recent studies based on prospective data collection are cited to buttress this position. These studies are examined in detail, with a focus on methodologic aspects. Collectively, these studies are found to embody many serious weaknesses and flaws, including cohort effects, substantial misclassification errors due to missing information in databases, inadequate follow-up times, inadequately controlled effects of confounding variables, and frank violations of the scientific method. These recent studies therefore do not invalidate the large body of previously published studies that established induced abortion as a risk factor for breast cancer. Breast cancer incidence is increasing, as predicted from earlier studies. Disclosure of the probable contribution of induced abortion to the increase in risk should be part of the informedconsent process for abortion.


In China,the interest rate based on market reform has entered the materiality stage.In a period it will be an important topic for the commercial bank to manage the interest rate risk and keep the earnings under safe management.The duration technique is a better dynamic state model to measure and manage risk.To combine with the convexity and expand the usage in the implicit option property would be worthwhile to improve the commercial bank risk management level.


leisure is regarded as yielding utility and it is often assumed that at a high enough wage, workers will opt for more leisure and less work. This paper takes a somewhat different approach and views leisure as a commodity which must be produced like any other commodity, and where available time is only one of the necessary inputs. This draws attention to the fact that some available time may not be converted into leisure and that this "extra time" may be a "bad" rather than a "good". It is then argued that this may have serious social consequences, in which case the policy objective will be to minimize the amount of this "extra time". Attention is then given to the question of how this minimization can best be accom-


In recent years, the problems of men as they pass through the period of 'middle age' have gained prominence in both the behavioural science literature and the general press. This article seeks to outline the nature of the 'mid life crisis', to examine some of its major symptoms in managerial behaviour and to explore the implications it has for management development.


The oil crises made states more aware that their power was dependent on access to natural resources and raw materials to feed the economy's industrial base. Growing demand for energy resources and scarcity of them gave rise to using of energy as a foreign policy tool. Thus energy security became one of the broader range of nontraditional security issues that emerged in the past years, it has been integrated into the debates of the international relations theories. On the other hand, after the Russian-Ukrainian gas crisis concerns on energy issues increased in the European Union and the Union's energy security was required a review. The last developments show that in 21st century an energy security is not only a topic of the European Union's economic agenda anymore. A serious political effort is needed in order to deal with the growing energy demand of the Union. The theoretical approach to the subject has remained a neglected part of the relevant studies. Therefore, this paper intends to explain the Union's energy security issue within the framework of exising international relations theories.


Rumbold makes a persuasive case for how the eighteenth century's ''Quotation Culture'' offered a Shakespeare that novelists in turn molded to their own and their readers' needs. The act of quoting is always more than the sum of its parts, as she clearly demonstrates. In its originality and careful analyses, Shakespeare and the Eighteenth-Century Novel makes an excellent contribution to the field. Kristine Johanson University of Amsterdam


The companion volume to Fantasia Mathematica, first published in 1962, this second anthology of mathematical writings is even more varied than the first and contains stories, cartoons, essays, rhymes, music, anecdotes, aphorisms, and other oddments. Authors include Arthur C. Clarke, Isaac Asimov, Mark Twain, Lewis Carroll, and many other renowned figures. Like its predecessor, this wide-ranging collection will prove to be fascinating and entertaining reading for anyone with an interest in mathematics.


Aim: The aim of this study was to compare the neuroprotective effect of Selegiline and Acetyl LCarnitine. Materials and Methods: By the use of Aneurysm Clips we injuried spinal cord in adult female rats in means of study Spinal Cord Injury(SCI).Then animals were devided into 3 groups depended on the type of treatment : 1_treated with Selegiline 2treated with Acetyl l-Carnitine 3_ Injected normal saline as control.Injections were continued for 21 days .After this period they were sacricified by transcardiac perfusion and spinal cord was prepared for microscopic study .Total motoneurons counts were done in anterior horn of spinal cord and motoneurons reduction were calculated . Apoptosis in these neurons were studied by ultrastructure technique. Results: Motoneurons reduction were decreased in the group which were treated with Acetyl lCarnitine, and increased in the control group. The ultrastructural study of mitocondria showes changes known as cromatolysis. Conclusion: Neuroprotective effect of Acetyl L-Carnitine is more than Selegiline and farther more studies is necessary to recognize this.


The matrices formed of silicon photomultipliers (SiPMs) are very promising photosensors for the scintillation detectors. The use of SiPM matrices with appropriate optical collector gives, in principle, a possibility to do a snapshot of glowing track of charged particle traversing a scintillator. The prototype of such scintillation detector is under development now in INR RAS. The preliminary results of characterization study of the matrix ArrayC-60035-64P-PCB (SensL company) for the prototype of such detector are presented.


Continuum mechanics relies on the fundamental notion of a mesoscopic volume "element" in which properties averaged over discrete particles obey deterministic relationships. Recent work on granular materials suggests a continuum law may be inapplicable, revealing inhomogeneities at the particle level, such as force chains and slow cage breaking. Here, we analyze large-scale Discrete-Element Method (DEM) simulations of different granular flows and show that a "granular element" can indeed be defined at the scale of dynamical correlations, roughly three to five particle diameters. Its rheology is rather subtle, combining liquid-like dependence on deformation rate and solidlike dependence on strain. Our results confirm some aspects of classical plasticity theory (e.g. coaxiality of stress and deformation rate), while contradicting others (i.e. incipient yield), and can guide the development of more realistic continuum models.


The vanadium distribution in multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs), sintered under a reducing atmosphere, was investigated using scanning transmission electron microscopy–electron energy loss spectroscopy (STEM–EELS), and insulation resistance degradation was analyzed using impedance spectroscopy in highly accelerated lifetime tests to clarify the effects of vanadium on both the electrical properties and microstructure of MLCCs. Vanadium mitigated insulation resistance degradation and increased the reliability of MLCCs. Moreover, vanadium content increased and insulation resistance at the ceramic/electrode interface decreased slowly. This change in dynamics directly resulted in an improved lifetime of MLCCs. The results of STEM–EELS analysis showed that vanadium distributed along the grain boundary and grain boundary junction, but substituted into BaTiO3 at the ceramic/electrode interface. Therefore, it is considered that vanadium substitution at the ceramic/electrode interface improves the reliability of MLCCs.


Background: Studies was carried out to determine whether there is interaction effect between sugarcane varieties and stratified nurseries to the percentage of plantlet viability and its height. Materials and Methods: This study was conducted in Perning and Mojokerto from June-August, 2015. The study method using a completely randomized factorial design consisting of two factors, namely the variety including Bululawang, VMC 76-16, Cokro and clone Columbia-2 while, the second factor is the stratified nurseries including Grandma's Plantlet Nursery (GPN), Mother's Plantlet Nursery (MPN) and Flat Plantlet Nursery (FPN). Thus, there were 12 treatment combinations and repeated three times. The bud-chips were planted in the trays with the size 4 cm during 3 months, every month data was collected for percentage of plantlet viability and its height. Data analyzed was done by Minitab 16 for ANOVA and LSD 5%. Results: The results showed that there is not interaction between stratified nursery and variety to the percentage of plantlet viability and plantlet height. Stratified nursery shows that GPN significantly produces percentage of plantlet viability and its height greater at Month After Sowing (MAS) while, MPN gives plantlet higher at the last 3 MAS. Bululawang gives percentage of plantlet viability significantly greater at 1 MAS only while, VMC 76-16 shows the plantlet higher at 1 and 2 MAS. Four varieties planted show the same response at 3 MAS to variables used. That means their responses to percentage of viability and plantlet height are the same. Based on this study, the use of single bud (bud-chip) technique based SOP able to produce percentage viability until 90%. Conclusion: It can be concluded that Columbia-2 is a promising introducing clone. On the other hand, superior bud-chips can be produced from both GPN or MPN and able to be used as the right solution.


The utility model relates to an oil field steam-injection boiler radiation section adopting a membrane type water cooled wall. The membrane type water cooled wall is a continuous gapless membrane type wall structure formed by using metal sheets to weld water cooled wall polished tubes, and the structure is a long cylindrical barrel with a polygonal cross section, which is wound by a single tube or a plurality of tubes. A round holes is formed at the front end, an oil fired or natural gas fired burner is mounted, and oil and natural gas are burnt in the barrel. A smoke outlet window is formed at the rear part, and smoke can be introduced into a convection section from the outlet window. The utility model has the advantages that tubes of the membrane type water cooled wall can be replaced easily, a component for supporting the membrane type water cooled wall can be made of common straight carbon steel, the maintenance and the overhaul are convenient, the water polluted after cleaning a radiation heated surface of a hearth is prevented from wetting a thermal insulation material and is discharged from a drain port at the lower part, the heat loss of the boiler due to radiation is reduced, the positive pressure combustion in the boiler is realized, the high-temperature smoke is prevented from leaking, the use is safe and reliable, the angle factor of the water cooled wall tubes is equal to 1 after the water cooled wall tubes are connected into a whole by the metal sheets, and the utilization rate of the water cooled wall is improved.


Electron transfer (ET) reactions are of fundamental importance in a variety of areas of chemistry and biology. Our current understanding of the rate and mechanisms of longrange ETs between an electron donor and an electron acceptor relies on careful experimental and theoretical studies of DNA, protein, and peptide systems. Since peptides are key elements of long-range ETs in proteins and can play a considerable role in biosensing, one fundamental question is: among possible peptides, which are likely to provide particularly efficient ET bridge systems?


Objective: To describe a prosthetically-driven reconstruction of an edentulous atrophic maxilla and mandible using 3D surgical planning and intra-operative navigation. Methods: A twenty-eight-year-old male presented for reconstruction with fixed dental prostheses after a gunshot wound caused severe atrophy of the jaws and nasal deformity. His dentition was non-salvageable with insufficient maxillary bone for dental implant placement. To restore his midfacial deformity, reestablish upper lip support, and provide adequate bone, his maxilla was reconstructed using a free fibula flap. Dental implant placement is dictated by the planned prosthetic tooth position, and therefore the design of the maxillary reconstruction considered the necessary prosthetic space and the location of the planned prosthetics via Virtual Surgical planning. Intra-operative navigation confirmed the correct placement of the flap using surgical probe guidance. Results: Using our precise and prosthetically driven method, we were able to place dental implants to support fixed dental prostheses and correct the skeletal deformity in a single surgery. Conclusion: Traditional dental prosthetic design principles were applied to optimize functional and esthetic outcomes in a complex case of simultaneous maxilla-mandibular reconstruction. The use of 3D surgical planning and intra-operative navigation allowed us to shorten the treatment time providing a predictable and accurate outcome.


To compare water-extracting and alcohol-extracting of tea polyphenols from tea leaf. To compare the extracting rate of water-extracting and alcohol-extracting by orthogonal test, the two kind of technics were evaluated according to manufacture cost. Results: The effect of alcohol-extracting was better than water-extracting at the same condition, but the manufacture cost of purifying after extracting was higher. Conclusion: The technics of alcohol-extracting should be selected to manufacture low content tea-polyphenols, water-extracting to high content tea-polyphenols.


To establish an acute canine coronary artery occlusion model by implanting a mixed thrombus prepared in vitro into the coronary artery by percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).This study included 14 healthy Beagle dogs aged 10–13 months. First, 5 ml of canine venous blood was drawn to prepare the coronary artery thrombus in vitro. The thrombus was then implanted into the canine coronary artery by PCI to establish an animal model of acute coronary artery occlusion. Dogs were randomly divided into two experimental groups: group A, in which dogs were assessed for 2 h after coronary occlusion, and group B, in which dogs were assessed for 4 h after surgery. Baseline and postoperative assessment included cardiac troponin T (cTnT) levels, electrocardiography (ECG), plain and contrast echocardiography, and large‐scale digital subtraction angiography (DSA).Canine venous blood was successfully used to prepare a mixed thrombus with reticular fibrin structure and activated platelets in vitro. After the mixed thrombus was implanted into the coronary artery, large‐scale DSA showed no contrast medium perfusion, confirming complete occlusion of the coronary artery. After the coronary artery occlusion, dogs in both groups showed ST segment elevation >0.5 MV, a 0.9 μg/L increase in CTnT (p < 0.001), and increased EDV and ESV. Dogs also showed decreased left ventricular EF and FS and decreased MBF in the infarcted area (p < 0.05).An experimental model of acute coronary artery occlusion in dogs was successfully established by implanting a mixed thrombus developed in vitro into the coronary artery using minimally invasive PCI.


© The Author(s), 2020. Published by Cambridge University Press. This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives licence (http://creativecommons.org/ licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is unaltered and is properly cited. The written permission of Cambridge University Press must be obtained for commercial re-use or in order to create a derivative work. Cite this article: Johansson K, Borell L, Rosenberg L (2020). Qualities of the environment that support a sense of home and belonging in nursing homes for older people – CORRIGENDUM. Ageing & Society 1–1. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0144686X20001816 Ageing & Society (2020), 1 doi:10.1017/S0144686X20001816


Background: No data has yet been found regarding the evaluation of the use of Dose Constraints in a hospital radiology installation. The purpose of this study was to determine the percentage of adherence to the use of dose constraints in a radiology installation as well as analysis and follow-up.
Methods: The research was conducted by making observations at 30 Hospitals on the island of Java, the researchers distributed a questionnaire survey in the form of 20 data using the exposure factor for Thorax PA examination which would then be inputted through the Si-INTAN application to obtain ESAK values.
Results: Based on 600 data on the use of exposure factors from 30 samples of hospitals on the island of Java, it was found that 21 or 70% of the hospitals adhered to the use of dose constraints and as many as 9 or 30% of hospitals do not comply with the use of the determined dose constraint.
Conclusions: Of the 9 hospitals that were not compliant with the use of the dose constraint, the highest ESAK value was obtained from RS-18, which was 0.939 mGy, which reached twice the stipulated I-DRL Thorax examination value. It can be seen that these hospitals used the most mAs. higher than other hospitals. The mAs values used range from 10-28 mAs. When compared with the lowest ESAK value, namely RS-3, it only uses 5 mAs for an adult thorax examination. to suppress ESAK doses to be lower we can use high tube voltages. to obtain an exposure with the same transmission at a patient thickness of 20 cm, namely by increasing one of the irradiation parameters of the tube voltage value by compensating for a decrease in the tube current-time value to produce an image density that is almost the same,and using very low mAs also results in a dose radiation is very small.


The modern university aims to develop new technology and intellectual property objects with the help of university workers and students. Therefore, development of university innovation products is a crucial task. The article analyzes innovation development processes at universities to identify possibilities of student intellectual resources. Research results are presented as innovation development models. The article reviews key models which can become a basis for university innovation development. A model of a standard university innovation process is described. It was developed as a result of research carried out by the authors. The model takes into account internal and external factors influencing technology development at the university. The model is based on two approaches – an open innovation model and an innovation funnel model which describe the process of creating and promoting innovation products by the university. External factors are taken into account at all stages of creation and promotion of innovation products (ideas suggested by other sources, external laboratories, research centers, etc.). The model also takes into account external factors when selling products and licenses. One of the determinant factors is an investment source. As far as this issue is crucial at the earliest stage of innovation development when it is impossible to create an enterprise and difficult to assess potential profit, the model distinguishes between public and private investment resources. © 2018 Published by Future Academy www.FutureAcademy.org.UK


The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) instigated a pandemic that impacted economies, employment, and shipping worldwide. This paper reviews how one international supply chain performed and identifies lessons that may be helpful to improve future resilience. Economic and employment data through November 2020 are used to review the effects of COVID-19 on operations of the bioenergy supply chain in the southeastern United States (SE United States) that utilizes wood fiber to fabricate pellets. Conditions associated with the production of pellets in the SE United States changed with the outbreak of COVID-19. Federal and state government programs and classification of workers in this sector as "essential" during the pandemic helped maintain the woody pellet supply chain and other industries during a period of general shut down in 2020. The availability of personal protective equipment, long-term supply contracts, and established safety cultures are among the factors that enhance supply chain resilience while limited availability of skilled workers, inadequate stakeholder engagement, and dependence on external policies are among factors that reduce resilience. The analysis concludes with recommendations for the SE pellet supply chain, and other biomass supply chains, to improve their resilience to future disturbances. When best practices are implemented, SE United States biomass offers opportunities to contribute to post-pandemic economic recovery while incentivizing better forest resource management.


The Federal-Aid Highway Act requires urban areas with a population greater than 50,000 to create Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) to ensure that funding for transportation projects and programs are based on a continuing, cooperative, and comprehensive planning process. A major responsibility of each MPO is the creation of a long-range transportation plan (LRTP) that addresses the transportation needs of a metropolitan region over the next twenty years or more. While long-range regional transportation planning goals have grown to include a wide range of concerns and technical methods for evaluating planning scenarios have advanced substantially over the past 50 years, there has been little progress in addressing transportation-related challenges such as mitigating greenhouse gas emissions, reducing travel demand and providing congestion relief. This lack of progress raises the question, is the long-range regional transportation planning process effective? To comprehensively evaluate the question of effectiveness and understand what may cause plans created by some MPOs to be more effective than others, this dissertation evaluates three research questions:


The article considers the main structural and semantic peculiarities of the complex sentences of the Sakha language which are formed, first of all, by a conjunctionless method that is caused by the postpositive-agglutinative type of structure of this language.


Globalization has placed organizations everywhere in new and different competitive situations where knowledgeable, effective behavior has come to provide the competitive edge. This paper makes important contributions to academicians and practitioners by showing how the academic community needs a rapid shift in understanding of firms as knowledge-based systems by increasing institutional focus on the organization of the knowledge development and application. This can sharpen the knowledge-based students who can be able to face challenges in today's dynamic world. Challenges of education in the knowledge economy are highlighted with a focus on the exponential growth of information. The need to restructure university education to meet the knowledge demand is explained and this can be achieved by incorporating indigenous knowledge, defining the role of university knowledge in globalization, creating networks, working towards knowledge that will lead to change and also preparing students for future knowledge demands


A probability prediction model for tropical cyclone (TC) genesis in the Northwestern Pacific area was developed using the logistic regression method. Total five predictors were used in this model: the lower-level relative vorticity, vertical wind shear, mid-level relative humidity, upper-level equivalent potential temperature, and sea surface temperature (SST). The values for four predictors except for SST were obtained from difference of spatial-averaged value between May and January, and the time average of Nino-3.4 index from February to April was used to see the SST effect. As a result of prediction for the TC genesis frequency from June to December during 1951 to 2007, the model was capable of predicting that 21 (22) years had higher (lower) frequency than the normal year. The analysis of real data indicated that the number of year with the higher (lower) frequency of TC genesis was 28 (29). The overall predictability was about 75%, and the model reliability was also verified statistically through the cross validation analysis method.


Chondral defects in the knee have cartilage biomechanical differences due to defect size and orientation. This study examines how the tibiofemoral contact pressure is affected by increasing full-thickness chondral defect size on the medial and lateral condyle at full extension.Isolated full-thickness, square chondral defects increasing from 0.09cm2 to 1.0cm2 were created sequentially on the medial and lateral femoral condyles of six human cadaveric knees with intact ligaments and menisci. Chondral defects were created 1.0cm from the femoral notch posteriorly. The knees were fixed to a uniaxial load frame and loaded from 0N to 600N at full extension. Contact pressures between the femoral and tibial condyles were measured using pressure mapping sensors. The peak contact pressure was defined as the highest value in the 2.54mm2 area around the defect. The location of the peak contact pressure was determined relative to the centre of the defect.Peak contact pressure was significantly different between (4.30MPa) 0.09cm2 and (6.91MPa) 1.0cm2 defects (p=0.04) on the medial condyle. On the lateral condyle, post-hoc analysis showed differences in contact pressures between (3.63MPa) 0.09cm2 and (5.81MPa) 1.0cm2 defect sizes (p=0.02).The location of the stress point shifted from being posteromedial (67% of knees) to anterolateral (83%) after reaching a 0.49cm2 defect size (p < 0.01) in the medial condyle. Conversely, the location of the peak contact pressure point moved from being anterolateral (50%) to a posterolateral (67%) location in defect sizes greater than 0.49cm2 (p < 0.01).Changes in contact area redistribution and cartilage stress from 0.49cm2 to 1.0cm2 impact adjacent cartilage integrity. The location of the maximum stress point also varied with larger defects. This study suggests that size cutoffs exist earlier in the natural history of chondral defects, as small as 0.49cm2, than previously studied, suggesting a lower threshold for intervention.


WACBR(Workflow access control model based on role) model was proposed to solve access control problems of the workflow system.The concept of task was introduced to WACBR.The task of the workflow system was the smallest work units in implementation.Users and permissions are authorized respectively by the task of workflow system,this model uses two different granularity roles as authorized intermediary.


The thesis deals with the project of the new bridge construction made of prefabricated components. The bridge is designed to move the third class communication across the stream in Dolany village.


The ability to perform basic activities of daily living (ADL) and instrumental ADL (IADL) is an essential indicator of the level of functional capacity in old age. The purpose of this paper was to evaluate reliability and validity of the self - reporting method in detecting functional difficulties among elderly persons with cardiovascular diseases. The Groningen Activity Restriction Scale was used to assess the limitations in functional capacity. The sample consisted of patients over the age of 65 with hypertensive disease, angina pectoris, ischaemic heart disease, degenerative valvular disorders, peripheral arterial disease, cardiac arrhythmias, cardiomyopathy and heart failure. The Cronbach's alpha internal consistency coefficient was calculated for the total result. Differences in outcome with respect to age, educational level, marital status, and medical diagnoses of participants were compared by means of a t-test or one-way ANOVA. In the group of ADL, participants reported difficulties in climbing stairs (M=2.14, SD=1.07) and caring for feet and toenails (M=2.17, SD=1.27), while in the group of IADL, difficulties were present in performing heavier household chores (M=2.51, SD=1.31) as well as ironing and washing clothes (M=2.20, SD=1.29). Calculation of the Cronbach's alpha coefficient points to a high degree of internal consistency for this scale on a chosen sample (α=0.95). The use of a validated self-reporting tool may be a valuable and reliable way for assessing the functional capacity of elderly persons with chronic diseases. The findings of this study indicate the possibility of using this method for prognostic purposes in patients with cardiovascular diseases. Introduction of instrumental support measures in a timely manner has a crucial role in delaying the progression of functional dependence.


OBJECTIVE
To study immunoregulation effects on normal pulpal cells of the mucopolysaccharides MP1 and MP2 extracted from Asterias rollestoni body wall and viscera, respectively.

METHODS
The orthogonal design was employed to obtain the best possible combination of the critical parameters for mucopolysaccharide MP2. MP1, MP2, glycosides, MP1 + glycosides and MP2 + glycosides were added respectively into pulpal cells culture media to test their effects on spleen cells proliferations by MTT assay.

RESULTS
MP1 and MP2 could certainly increase the proliferation of the normal splenocyte and inhibit glycosides cytotoxicity. Compared with controls, MP2 reversed the cytotoxicity of glycosides at concentration of 25 to 40 mg/mL, the greatest activity appearing at the dose of 40 mg/mL (P<0.01), while MP1 didn't reverse it.

CONCLUSION
MP1 and MP2 can enhance immunity of normal mice, and MP2 can significantly reverses the cytotoxicity of glycosides in vitro.


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ABSTRACT: Planting in red acid soils, widely distributed in Indonesia, is generally related to limited crop productivity due to their initially low nutrient-supplying potential and soil erosion. Dolomite is commonly used to raise the soil pH in acid soils in Indonesia, where it has been beneficial as a fertilizer comprising calcium (Ca) and magnesium (Mg). Compost is also commonly used to improve the chemical and physical properties of these soils. To prepare a piece of land to be cultivated as a pineapple plantation, dolomite and compost are applied to improve the soil properties and to decrease the aluminum toxicity. A greenhouse-scale experiment was conducted in this study to determine the patterns of changes in the soil nutrients due to dolomite and compost applications during the land preparation which generally takes 12 weeks. The experiment was done with soil incubation in a polybag, and the aim was to learn the effects of the dolomite and compost applications on increasing the soil pH, the availability of nutrients, and the decrease in exchangeable aluminum (Al) in the soil. The results showed that the applications of dolomite and compost could significantly increase the soil pH. The patterns of changes in the soil nutrients, such as Ca and Mg, showed strongly positive correlations with changes in the soil pH, but a good relationship was not seen for K and Na. The exchangeable Al in the soil showed a good quadratic correlation with the soil pH and decreased as the soil pH increased due to the applications of dolomite and compost.


The invention relates to a reinforcement inlay of an attachment hole in a sandwich plate of lightweight construction. This seal consists of a sleeve in two parts 24, 34 fitting one into the other, which each comprise a flange 28, 42 with a narrowing 30, 44 entering tightly in a hole of the plate, and that a flange 28 has filling holes 48 in the sealing material. Application: aeronautical engineering .


The secondary structure of insulin on the dried film was determined by means of Fourier tramsfpr, omfrared s[ectrpscp[u/ The signal/noise ratio, resolution enhancement of the spectrum, curve fitting and the assignment of the absorption components were discussed. The contents of the substructures determined are in agreement with those derived from X-ray data.


While the national large truck-involved fatal accident rate has been declining for the past 20 years, the raw data indicate that the total number of fatalities has demonstrated a fairly stable trend since 1995. These fatality statistics, while moving in a generally positive direction, indicate that there are additional opportunities for reducing truck-involved fatalities through enhancements to current safety performance programs. Several research analyses have provided evidence that certain non-traditional safety approaches can reduce truck-involved crashes, injuries and fatalities. These "alternative" efforts – strategies that are typically voluntary relative to traditional activities – have given rise to an innovative concept known as "alternative compliance." The goal of alternative compliance is to improve upon, or in some instances supplant, certain traditional safety management and compliance practices. This research was premised on the hypothesis that, for many carriers, new approaches are needed to address what appears to be a plateau in national safety statistics. Toward this goal, an analysis of potential alternative compliance activities was conducted and each was evaluated in relation to existing traditional compliance activities. Additionally, the research team examined the impacts of traditional compliance efforts on crash and out-of-service rates. A potential application of the research would be to provide a blueprint for a pilot program that identifies and links possible alternative compliance activities with specific safety and/or crash reduction benefits.


This article contributes elements to view agroecology as a political option for peace building in Colombia within the framework of the land and rural development agreements made in La Habana, Cuba. The proposals resulting from using academic and political analysis documents and from fieldwork carried out in the south of Tolima are: 1) to carry out a theoretical approximation of the agroecology concept; 2) to contextualize the agricultural issue within the framework of Colombia's conflict and the extractivist agro-industrial model; 3) to analyze the implications of the agricultural problems present in the southern region of Tolima and the manifestations of community resistance, and 4) to ponder on the strengths and limitations of agroecology as a means of peace building in Colombia.


. We show a radius sphere theorem for a compact Riemannian manifold whose radial curvature at the base point is bounded from below by that of a 2-sphere of revolution. The diameter sphere theorem is expanded to a wide class of metrics.


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Eccentric photorefraction usually is used as early eyesight diagnostic test of infants and small children. Unlike currently approved geometrical optical model of eccentric photorefractometer, the crescent formation and the light-intensity distribution in the pupil image of a myopic eye are analyzed by Fourier optics with the assumption of an isotropic scattering retina. In the case of little circular light source and rectangular slit, the simulation results of different myopic diopters are obtained by geometrical optical theory and Fourier optics respectively. It is found that the simulation results by Fourier optics are similar as those obtained by geometrical optics, and all simulations are almost corresponding to the experimental result. The result demonstrates that the new method presented here is feasible.


We propose an approach for identifying the speech acts of speakers utterances in conversational spoken dialogue that involves using semantic dependency graphs with probabilistic context-free gramma...


Measurements of the yields of some sonochemical reactions show that the number of molecules produced per unit of energy absorbed is several hundred times smaller than the corresponding radiation chemistry (gamma ray) yields. The ratio of the radical yield to the molecular yield in sonochemistry also is smaller than in a gamma‐irradiation reactions, but is approximately the same as in alpha‐particle irradiations.


The UAM-AERO is a three-dimensional grid model designed to simulate the formation of particulate matter (PM) during episodic events of high urban PM concentrations. Development of the UAM-AERO began in the early 1990`s starting from the EPA`s Urban Airshed Model (UAM-IV) which has been extensively used for modeling urban ozone formation. UAM-AERO development was sponsored by the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) and the California Air Resources Board (CARB). The objectives of the study were to review the UAM-AERO source code and conduct hand-on diagnostic testing and evaluation of the code function.


Learning media as a liaison between teachers and students. Learning media has an important role in the learning process, especially in the delivery of material (basic competence). Seeing, the Covid-19 pandemic is not yet over, learning media must be chosen appropriately so that learning objectives can still be achieved optimally. Integrating technological advances by utilizing them in learning, especially for teachers in designing multimedia and interactive learning media is urgently needed. Therefore, this study focuses on the teacher's response to the use of the wordwall application as a support for learning Indonesian at school. The purpose of this study is to find out, analyze, and describe the teacher's response to interactive learning media assisted by wordwall applications as a support for learning Indonesian. This study uses a qualitative descriptive research procedure. The results of the research are known from the distribution of questionnaires on the analysis of teacher needs in the use of learning media, it is known from the ten questions given that the average answer is yes by 79.2% and no by 20.8% related to the use of technology-based learning media, knowledge, constraints or the obstacles encountered and the application of the wordwall application in learning Indonesian. Thus it can be concluded that the use of learning media, especially the wordwall application as a technology-based interactive media is needed by teachers in carrying out Indonesian language learning activities.


As those of us who work in the food-processing sector can attest, it is critical to finish certain processes completely and without interruption or delay, or the batch is compromised and/or destroyed. Agitators, conveyors, fans, rotary airlocks, blowers etc., all contribute to a continuous product flow within a critical process. When a process is unexpectedly shutdown, radical changes occur resulting in deviances from manufacturing standards and guidelines; the respective changes include but are not limited to, temperature, absorption, tempering, emulsifying, homogenizing and roasting. Consequently, these undesired changes often result in damaged or destroyed product.


This paper aims to describe trends in the housing of the Greek population (including immigrants) during the years of economic crisis, from the viewpoint of both the quality of housing and the potential for households to continue to maintain their residences. The population characteristics of the country are outlined, including immigration, and the structure of households as to the type of family to which they belong are catalogued. The paper then considers the housing situation of households relative to their income levels. According to the findings, many households have experienced a decline in the quality of their housing, while a significant number of households is under threat because of indebtedness, either because of the financial burden on privately-owned homes or because the ability to access social housing has declined.


We classify all possible $h$-vectors of graded artinian Gorenstein algebras in socle degree 4 and codimension $\leq 17$, and in socle degree 5 and codimension $\leq 25$. We obtain as a consequence that the least number of variables allowing the existence of a nonunimodal Gorenstein $h$-vector is 13 for socle degree 4, and 17 for socle degree 5.
In particular, the smallest nonunimodal Gorenstein $h$-vector is $(1,13,12,13,1)$, which was constructed by Stanley in his 1978 seminal paper on level algebras. This solves a long-standing open question in this area. All of our results are characteristic free.


Biocompatible nano-hydroxyapatite/poly (vinyl alcohol) (n-HAP/PVA) blend composition fibers were prepared by mixed-gel spinning. n-HAP particles were modified by silane coupling agent and different content of n-HAP were mixed in PVA uniformly, then n-HAP/PVA blend composite fibers were prepared. HAKKE rheometer was used to elucidate the shear viscosities of n-HAP/PVA spinning dopes. n-HAP/PVA spinning dopes showed non-Newtonian flow behaviors, and the shear viscosities increased simultaneously as the n-HAP content increased. Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR) figures showed that hydrogen bond was significantly increased between n-HAP and PVA. Through Scanning Electronic Microscopy (SEM), n-HAP particles uniformly dispersed in the PVA matrix was observed. A proper amount of n-HAP in the PVA fibers improved the thermal and mechanical properties of the blend composite fibers.


Previous approaches to describing challenges inherent in radical organizational change have mainly focused on power struggles. A complementary but less researched view proposes that many problems occur because radical change causes certain incongruences within an organization. In line with the latter perspective, this article suggests that radical change leads to incongruences between "what they do" (practice), "what they know" (knowledge), and "who they are" (identity) as an organization; to achieve the change, these incongruences need to be accommodated by the organization's individual members. The article takes a multilevel perspective and describes how in radical change organizational goals may interfere with individual characteristics at the intersections of practice, knowledge, and identity. This enables a fine-grained analysis of reasons why radical change efforts may fail, beyond power struggles. The model is concrete enough to help change managers foresee many practical problems, such as member disidentification, routine breakdowns, or knowledge gaps.


The article considers the concept of XML-data management in a dynamic model of the web application, as is often required to specify the processing operations of XMLdocuments requires the server and reduce the complexity of data processing and issuing them to the user. Manual programming is required. Standard data processing operations is proposed to implement the interpreter. The basis of the situation-oriented embedded database library functions, the current state of the memory, the memory associated data, the interpreter embedded dynamic models SOBD. It is proposed equipped situationally-oriented database linguistic means of processing and interpreting the data source XML. Processing operations implemented in the programming language interpreter. Processing of XMLdocuments is based on the specification of dynamic DOM-objects in the model of DOMelements to create them in the process of interpretation the model, in which the data is loaded, and then filtered or purified. Finished DOM-objects are created when the state becomes the current model, the interpreter of dynamic models automatically downloads their data and deletes DOM-object entire when the state is no longer be current. Data for the Mironov V. V. Doctor of Technical Sciences, prof. dep. ACS, FSEE HPE Ufa State Aviation Technical University 450000, Ufa, st. Karl Marks, h. 12 phone +79174290226, e-mail: email@example.com Gusarenko A. S. postgraduate, junior researcher. FSEE HPE Ufa State Aviation Technical University 450000, Ufa, st. Karl Marks, h. 12 phone +79174290226, e-mail: email@example.com Golovkin Y. B. Ph. D., Associate Professor. dep. ACS, FSEE HPE Ufa State Aviation Technical University 450000, Ufa, st. Karl Marks, h. 12 phone +79174290226, e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com


Incorporating multi-sensor, in filter-based as well as graph-based simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM), relies on the uncertainties involved in each measurement. Proper covariance estimation is thus critical to balance confidence levels among sensors. Despite its importance, traditional covariance approximation mostly relied on first order derivative or fixed measurement covariance and therefore tended to be error-prone, and even heuristic. Recently, deep learning for uncertainty estimation yielded meaningful performance, but applied to a single sensor in a supervised manner. Unlike the traditional supervised manner, we introduce an unsupervised loss for uncertainty modeling, to learn uncertainty without needing ground truth covariance as a label. Most important, we overcome the limitation of learning a single sensor's uncertainty by introducing a way of balancing uncertainty between different sensor modalities. In doing so, we alleviate the uncertainty balancing issue between sensors that has often been encountered in the multi-sensor SLAM application. Targeting covariance learning for visual odometry, particularly with regard to the integration of inertial sensors, the proposed uncertainty learning method was validated in a visual-inertial odometry application over the public datasets under artificial visual and inertial degradations to mimic harsh environment.


We have asked the senior students to grade (Peer assessment1) the assignments of junior students of the Pathology course. This study aimed to understand how 'peer‐assessments' could help these assessor (near‐peer) students re‐learn Pathology materials and to understand their experiences as a peer‐assessor.


This chapter addresses literary and narrative concerns in the Gospel of John with the help of classical literature. The testament is an important literary influence, but the chapter argues that other literary options exist in antiquity. The Gospel's author (or authors) takes advantage of them for the furtherance of theological and narrative designs. The chapter demonstrates that the testament cannot adequately do so, and that other literary springs flow into these chapters of the Gospel. It talks about John's associations with classical literature. It does not explore the Farewell Discourses exhaustively in pursuit of consolation themes. The goal is to move as quickly as possible to the larger concern, the theme of presence in absence. The work is not only about seeing Many instead of One. It is also about seeing One instead of Many.Keywords: Farewell Discourses; Gospel of John; The One and the Many


England It is both presumptuous and risky to add to the flood of publication on open education-presumptuous because much that has already been written is insightful and substantively comprehensive, risky because any commentator on this subject lays himself open to the charge of being an opportunist or a would-be guru. Nevertheless, the author is prompted by one characteristic of everything she has read on the subject, and of conversations with teachers in England and America, to brave both charges. Despite several attempts to describe open classrooms (1-3) and to arrive at criteria for judging the openness of education (4), there is a notable lack of agreement on what the terms actually mean. Since there are many senses in which schools or classrooms can be


AGHD is associated with osteoporosis. We examined PTH circadian rhythmicity and PTH target‐organ sensitivity in 23 patients with AGHD with low BMD and 20 patients with AGHD with normal BMD. Patients with low BMD had a blunted nocturnal rise in PTH concentration and reduced PTH target‐organ sensitivity compared with patients with normal BMD; these factors may be important in the pathogenesis of AGHD‐related osteoporosis.


Objective The detection of dual-positivity for both hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) and hepatitis B e antibody (anti-HBe) is not typically performed for patients with hepatitis B virus (HBV). This cross-sectional study was designed to figure out the prevalence of dual-positivity for both HBeAg and anti-HBe (DEP) among hospitalized patients with chronic hepatitis B virus infection (C-HBVI). Patients and Methods Data from 2820 cases with C-HBVI from two centers in China were retrospectively analyzed. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were undertaken to identify the risk factors for liver fibrosis (LF) and acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF). Results There were 165 (5.9%), 688, and 1903 patients in DEP, HBeAg+/anti-HBe-, and HBeAg-/anti-HBe+ groups, respectively. The DEP patients' median age was 43.6 years old and 71.5% of them were male. They had higher levels of alanine transaminase, total bilirubin, and international normalized ratio. Furthermore, DEP cases had a higher proportion of liver cirrhosis, and it was associated with non-invasive testing of LF, including aspartate transaminase (AST)-to-platelet ratio index (APRI) >1.5 (odds ratio (OR) = 1.96, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.27–3.03, P = 0.002) and fibrosis-4 (FIB-4) score >1.45 (OR = 2.07, 95% CI: 1.28–3.34, P = 0.003). DEP also contributed to the elevated risk of ACLF (OR = 4.80, 95% CI: 2.02–11.39, P < 0.001). Conclusion DEP cases are at higher risks of LF and ACLF than other patients with HBV infection. A fast diagnosis and an active monitoring of liver diseases for DEP patients are extremely vital.


The Steiner tree problem in graphs has applications in network design or circuit layout. Given a set S of vertices, |S| ≥ 2, a tree connecting all vertices of S is called an S-Steiner tree (tree connecting S). The reliability of a network G to connect any S vertices (|S| number of vertices) in G can be measure by this parameter. For an S-Steiner tree, if the degree of each vertex in S is equal to one, then that tree is called a pendant S-Steiner tree. Two pendant S-Steiner trees T and T ′ are said to be internally disjoint if E(T ) ∩ E(T ′) = ∅ and V (T ) ∩ V (T ′) = S. The local pendant tree-connectivity τG(S) is the maximum number of internally disjoint pendant S-Steiner trees in G. For an integer k with 2 ≤ k ≤ n, the pendant k-tree-connectivity is defined as τk(G) = min{τG(S) : S ⊆ V (G), |S| = k}. In this paper, we study the pendant 3tree connectivity of Augmented cubes which are modification of hypercubes invented to increase the connectivity and decrease the diameter hence superior to hypercubes. We show that τ3(AQn) = 2n− 3. , which attains the upper bound of τ3(G) given by Hager, for G = AQn.


Many causes can make local wound ulcerated after physical or chemical factors hurt skin.And then wound proliferation and tissue necrosis,liquefaction alternatively occur,what's more exudation lasts fora long time.While externally applying sheng-ji plaster gauze on skin ulcer,the clinical effect is better.


Strategic Planning has been an important tool to the effective management in libraries abroad and is also a milestone for the regularization and professionalization of management in libraries.It is not yet applied widely by domestic libraries.This essay explores the practice of making"Strategic Planning of Guangzhou Library(2011-2015)".The author expects it can shed some lights for planning and management in public libraries.


Currently, blockchain data storage systems are considered promising for storing important information, including personal data. However, the requirements of modern legislation in various countries pose challenges to such systems, including the need to delete data at the request of users, which contradicts the very concept of the blockchain. One way to solve this problem is to use encryption. The paper presents the most powerful asymptotic estimates of the cardinality of sets of correlation-immune and (n,m,k)-resilient Boolean mappings that are used in the construction of stream encryption systems. Also, a recurrence relation is proved, allowing to calculate the number of (n,m,k)-resilient mappings for small values n, m and k.