Objective. – To appreciate the evolution of the current surgical practice for female for stress urinary incontinence (SUI) in the gynaecologic surgery departments of Parisian public hospitals in three different periods of 12 months (2002–2003, 2003–2004, and 2006). Patients and methods. – The 16 departments were surveyed by postal questionnaire about their surgical practice for the treatment of female SUI. The number, the type of operation, the type of suburethral tapes and their surgical routes were detailed. Results. – The participation rate in the survey was 87.5% (14/16) for the first two studied periods and 75% (12/16) for the last one. The number of SUI procedure decreases between the three periods (586, 505, and 263 procedures, respectively; p < 0.001). Suburethral slings represent the technique of choice for SUI (86.2% in 2002–2003; 92.7% in 2003–2004, and 98.1% in 2006). Other practices are exceptional. The transobturator Gynécologie Obstétrique & Fertilité 37 (2009) 589–597 * Auteur correspondant. Adresse e-mail : firstname.lastname@example.com (G. Ducarme). 1297-9589/$ – see front matter # 2009 Elsevier Masson SAS. Tous droits réservés. doi:10.1016/j.gyobfe.2009.05.001 approach has widely progressed and became the preferred one in 2006 (31.1%; 64.5%; 95.4% in 2006; p < 0.001). No transobturator route was privileged. TVT procedures have decreased between the three studied periods (48.3%, 36.5%, and 4.6% in 2006; p < 0.001). TVT-O is the preferred sling in 2006 (120/258, 46.5% of suburethral tapes). Discussion and conclusion. – Suburethral tape placement is nowadays the main surgical treatment for female SUI amongst members in gynaecology departments in Parisian public hospitals. The transobturator approach is preferred. # 2009 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.


The cycloaddition of C-phenyl-N-methylnitrone with 3,3,3-trifluoropropene and methyl 4,4,4-trifluoro-2-butenoate regio- and stereoselectively gave trans-2-methyl-3-phenyl-5-trifluoromethylisoxazolidine (3a) and methyl 2-methyl-c-3-phenyl-t-5-trifluoromethyl-r-4-isoxazolidinecarboxylate (3b), respectively, as major products. The cycloaddition with 3,3,3-trifluoro-1-nitropropene proceeded regiospecifically to give 2-methyl-c-4-nitro-r-3-phenyl-t-5-trifluoromethylisoxazolidine (3c) and 2-methyl-t-4-nitro-r-3-phenyl-c-5-trifluoromethylisoxazolidine (4c), stereoisomer with 3,4-cis-configuration being predominantly produced. This regioselectivity is explained by both the nitrone-HOMO controlled orbital interaction and the steric hindrance in a transition state. Under more drastic conditions c-3, r-4-isoxazolidine 3b isomerized to the more stable c-3, t-4- and regioisomeric isoxazolidines via 1,3-dipolar cycloreversion. The similar treatment of 3c and 4c resulted in the formation of trans-1-methyl-4-phenyl-3-tri...


Various inflammatory mediators have been found to be involved in the pathogenesis of allergic disease (AR). The role of heat shock proteins in AR has not been studied. The aim of this study was to investigate the levels of heat shock protein 70 (Hsp70) in the nasal lavage fluids of AR patients and controls to elucidate the role of Hsp70 in the pathogenesis of AR.


This talk challenges the optical research community to explore more secure, robust, and flexible future networks and consider how advances in technology and systems could impact future Internet designs, unconstrained by the current Internet.


The author builds a theory of the choice of techniques in joint production, at a given profit rate, considering a market algorithm. Partial results are extended by means of an abstract notion of technology, where techniques meet demand and satisfy local properties. Global results on the existence, uniqueness, and convergence towards an equilibrium technique are obtained. The author, thus, characterizes cases where a square technique is reached, which provides an answer to an old debate, initiated by W. S. Jevons, between classical and neoclassical economists. But the framework allows for a more general interpretation in terms of two-level planning procedures. Copyright 1990 by The Econometric Society.


The Construction Project Planning (CPP) stage is a critical stage for the success of a construction project. This stage lays the framework upon which most of the construction decisions are made. The CPP process consists of a number of steps which are required for the generation of cost plans and time plans. Among various steps in the CPP process, one step which stands out for its importance is the selection of construction methods for the work items. This selection process controls the formulation of project activities which form the basis of the cost estimate and construction schedule of a project.


The Korean society which has entered the aging society very quickly is facing a new family problem concerning the aged and the big issue about caring for the aged socially. Filial piety has always been considered a hot issue in Korean society with its strong sense of Confucian familial emotion. An oppressive meaning inherent in filial piety cannot be overlooked even though filial piety practices traditional virtues and is related to humanism. Premised on this critical eye, this paper proposes that a discourse on filial piety in modern times is a way to minimize the problems caused by emphasizing the consciousness of traditional filial piety, while putting an emphasis on the ethical side of care that filial piety has. This paper suggests the above in the following three points. First, this paper emphasizes that filial piety should not be a virtue confined to family relations and something solely dependent on maternity, but should be extended and applied to the male area beyond sex and social relations. Second, this paper emphasizes that filial piety should be discussed not from the viewpoint of care coming from the intimacy caused by special relations but from the viewpoint of right, equality, and justice among the people who exchange the acts of care. Third, this paper emphasizes that to practice filial piety should be based on responsibility and the self-nurture attendant on difficult works.


Summary Recently, capillary columns have been widely used in the methodology for the determination of water yields in smoke condensate, even though ISO 10362-1:1999, "Cigarettes - Determination of water in smoke condensates – Part 1: Gas chromatographic method" specifies a packed gas chromatographic column. As a result of a systematic review in 2015, ISO/TC126 decided to revise the standard to include the use of capillary columns. The goal of this study was to confirm the comparability of water yields obtained from capillary column methodology to those yields from packed columns by the statistical analysis of yield data from the 24th Asia Collaborative Study which included 86 datasets submitted by 64 laboratories. After the exclusion of outliers by Cochran's and Grubbs' tests, the datasets were classified by GC column type and then mean water yields, and their repeatability and reproducibility were calculated for each type of column. No significant differences were observed in water yields between capillary and packed columns. Repeatability and reproducibility of water yields using capillary column were comparable to those using packed columns as described in ISO 10362-1:1999. From these results, it was confirmed that the capillary columns are an appropriate alternative to packed columns for the gas chromatographic procedure described in ISO 10362-1:1999.


New challenges lie ahead in rural Sub-Saharan Africa, where, with increasing regularity, the subject perceives his / her identity as a complex construction, positioned at the crossroad of cultural features and social roles inherited from tradition and the random approach to individual conquest amid constantly evolving geographical contexts. Territorial power structures are redefi ned in terms of access to space and natural resources and the issue of accountability. A case in point depicts mutating village networks and their contribution toward a deeper understanding of emerging new identities.


The use of the forced oscillation technique (FOT) to assess within-breath respiratory mechanics has lead to new insights into airway obstruction (Czovek et al., Thorax, 2016), flow limitation and lung inhomogeneity (Lorx et al., ERJ2017) in adults and older children. Aim: To test within-breath respiratory mechanics in a South African birth cohort (Drakenstein study) for predicting lower respiratory tract illness (LRTI) during the first 6 months of life. Methods: The within-breath changes of respiratory resistance (R) and reactance (X) were measured at 16 Hz with a modified FOT during natural sleep in healthy infants at 6-10 weeks. The mean total R and X values, and the changes between end-expiration and end-inspiration (ΔR and ΔX) were calculated. LRTI surveillance was performed and any episode was confirmed by study staff. Results: Acceptable assessments of respiratory mechanics were available in 666 infants (50.1% male, median[IQR] gestational age: 39[37;40] w, length z-score: -0.76[-1.67;0.11]) of which 113 infants had 177 LRTI episodes in the first 6 months of life. From the impedance variables, ΔX and ΔR were significantly different between the two groups (p Conclusion: This study is the first to show that within-breath measures of respiratory mechanics in infants may predict susceptibility to LRTI. The altered ΔX in healthy infants suggests that lung inhomogeneity may be a predisposing factor for lung disease in early life. Wellcome Trust;Gates Foundation;HRF


The impact of internal tidal mixing on the volume transport of the Indonesian Through fl ow (ITF) is examined by a comparison of high-resolution quasi-global ocean simulations with and without a tidal mixing scheme. The ITF transport is found to be increased in the presence of tidal mixing. This is because tidal mixing decreases the density within and below the lower thermocline and increases the buoyancy of the water column. As a result, the surface pressure and the sea surface height (SSH) are raised. The magnitude of the SSH increase is larger for the tropical Paci fi c Ocean than for the other basins, possibly because many islands exist in the tropical Paci fi c and tidal mixing is effective around their shallow and rough topographies. Since SSH increases more in the tropical Paci fi c than in the Indian Ocean, the pressure difference between the two basins is enhanced and thus the ITF transport is strengthened. strengthens the ITF transport.


Catherine Chalier provides here a reply to a few questions about her writings. She was concerned early on with the problem of the feminine and women, especially in the work of Levinas, but the problem, which is in her vision more ethical than political, is not an exclusive one. ; Her investigation does not take place within the Greek tradition but within the Jewish heritage, a heritage that women as well as men ought to interpret. In Les matriarches, she analyses significant women of the Bible. In L'Alliance avec la nature, she scrutinizes the import of nature in Jewish thought. In her view, what inspires a philosophical thought can never be defined : it is a secret.


Insulation dimensioning requires accurate calculation of dielectric stress levels. These need to be conducted for various critical electrode configurations inside a transformer under different voltage test levels. Advanced computational tools are being used to estimate stress levels, which can then be compared to standard withstand levels. Available commercial tools for electric field calculation mostly use one of the two calculation methods; Finite Element Method (FEM) or Boundary Element Method (BEM). The paper provides a comprehensive analysis of these methods, describing their advantages through real case simulations.


Jember Regency has many relics of historical objects spread in some sub-districts, one of which is Beteng Site located in Sidomekar Village, Semboro Sub district - Jember. Beteng site is one of the relics of the Majapahit period, with an area of 93,5 m x 40,5 m. Inside of the site, there is red brick which is the vestige of the castle's foundation, a small part exposed on the surface and most still buried beneath the soil surface. The real condition of the Beteng Site with its limitations interesting to further investigated about its relevance to the history of the Majapahit Kingdom and the reconstruction of the fortress design and its function based on the mapping of the foundation of the building. The result of laboratory measurement of exposed red brick resistivity value is 17,5 Ωm. The used values as a reference for analysing the field measurement results with 2D geo-electrical resistivity methods using Wenner-Schlumberger configuration. The measurement result using the geo-electrical resistivity method shows that the resistivity value of 22.1 Ωm - 25,0 Ωhm in every line with depth 1 m - 2 m. This is quite close to the results of laboratory measurements, so it is presumed to be a red brick layer. Based on the distribution result of resistivity value in every line and real condition in the form of an exposed red brick, distribution of artifacts can be mapped to estimate the design of the foundation building of the castle's vestige.


Accurate knowledge of circulating pressure and temperature is essential for making critical decisions while drilling operation. Through implementation of miniaturized semiconductor technology, we obtained near real-time dynamic pressure and temperature profile of the wellbore, making previously simulated critical operational data such as equivalent circulation density (ECD) and wellbore thermal distribution now measurable using drilling microchip. The application of drilling microchips to collect distributed pressure and temperature data while drilling is investigated, where each microchip measures both pressure and temperature simultaneously. This study also presents a revised method to calibrate measurements of drilling microchip with depth.
 Four field trials were attempted in a slightly inclined well using water-based or oil-based muds, where 10 drilling microchips were deployed in each trial. The recovered data from the drilling microchips are first downloaded and compiled. An in-house software is developed to process and convert time-scale of each drilling microchip to depth considering slippage of drilling microchips in drill string and annulus. An iterative algorithm is designed to calibrate the predicted arrival time with the actual arrival time of each tracer, which ultimately yields the true velocity of tracers in flow conduits. The maximum measured pressure is used as an indicator to locate each tracer at the bottom hole. It is realized that a plateau of pressure versus time can signify a trapped tracer in the flow path if the pump rate was maintained constant.
 The results of field trials show that some of the tracers were trapped for few minutes in the lower section of annular space or before the bit nozzle. The results of temperature profiles conclude a unique pattern for almost all of the deployed drilling microchips. However, the results of pressure profiles can be classified in two different groups as drilling microchips could have moved in different batches while pumping. The calculated temperature gradients show a heating zone near the bottom hole and continuous cooling of drilling fluid as tracers move toward the surface. The average pressure gradient is in the range of 0.52 – 0.61 psi/ft among different trials. It is shown that the velocity of tracers in each interval strongly depends on the flow regime.
 To our best knowledge, a combined measurement of circulating temperature and pressure using drilling microchips for the first-time is successfully conducted in these field trials. The results can be used for calculation of ECD and temperature profiles, which provide near real-time downhole data for monitoring and diagnostic applications. The measured pressure data also provide new insights about tracking of drilling microchips in the wellbore.


In this work we present an alternative method for identifying single Heliospheric Current Sheet (HCS) crossings. We have tested a simple local model of HCS, which provides specific solar wind features that can be used for identifying single HCS crossings. These solar wind signatures along with the traditional magnetic field and plasma traces already used, allow us to differentiate between an Interplanetary Magnetic Field (IMF) folding and an actual HCS crossing.


The present paper examined the kinetics of photocatalytic degradation of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) including gaseous trichloroethylene (TCE) and acetone. In this study, we examined the effects of the initial concentration of VOCs and the light intensity of ultra-violet (UV). A batch photo-reactor was specifically designed for this work. The photocatalytic degradation rate increased with the initial concentration of VOCs but remained almost constant beyond a certain concentration. It matched well with the Langmuir-Hinshelwood (L-H) kinetic model. When the effect of light intensity was concerned, it was found that photocatalytic degradation occurs in two regimes with respect to light intensity.


The effect of a prepared compounds, namely 5-methyl[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidin-7-ol (MTP) on the corrosion of C-steel in 1M HCl solutions has been studied using the potentiodynamic polarization and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) techniques. The results showed that the inhibition efficiency of the investigated compounds was found to depend on the concentration and the nature of the inhibitor. Maximum inhibition efficiency of 94.4% has been achieved using 10 -3 M of MTP inhibitor. Polarization results indicated that this compound behave as mixed type inhibitor. The adsorption of this compound on steel surface followed Langmuir adsorption isotherm. The reactivity of investigated compounds was analyzed through quantum chemical by DFT method to explain the efficiency of this inhibitor as corrosion inhibitor. The Optical microscope (OM) results showed the formation of a protective film on the metal surface in the presence of this additive. Received 08 Nov 2014, Revised 25 Oct 2016, Accepted 26 Oct 2016


Balochistan, with its historically rich culture, is the largest province of Pakistan. It is located in a unique part of this region as it lies at the juncture of various civilizations, e.g. Iran in the West, Indus in the South, Gandhara in the NorthEast, and above all the Arabian Sea in the South-West directions. This has played a significant role in shaping the future fortune of Balochistan's populace. Being at the crossroad of trade and military routes, Balochistan has always offered an attraction to the adventurers of international politics. In the same way, the British administration developed enormous interests in Balochistan because of its unique location. The paramount question in this paper is, why, despite all social, economic and political developments, is Pakistan still failing to solve the contemporary Balochistan issue? In this study, a historiographical technique of analysis is the base to evaluate the historical facts of the study critically. The lessons for a peaceful solution to this problem can be drawn from the history of Colonial (British) hundred-years-rule through effective policy manoeuvring according to the local and imperial interests.


An optical compensation device of a display panel, a display panel, and an optical compensation method for a display panel. The optical compensation device of a display panel comprises: a storage unit (1), a data unit (2), a time sequence control unit (3) and a switch (4), wherein when the switch (4) is placed in a first position, the time sequence control unit (3) does not exchange data with the storage unit (1), and the data unit (2) receives compensation data and burns the compensation data into the storage unit (1); and when the switch (4) is placed in a second position, the time sequence control unit (3) reads the compensation data in the storage unit (1), conducts compensation operation on the display data, and outputs the compensated display data. The optical compensation device of a display panel, the display panel, and the optical compensation method for a display panel realize simple structure, flexible operation, and high stability, and are suitable for mass production.


This report was prepared by the Florida Electric and Magnetic Fields Science Advisory Commission for submittal to the Department of Environmental Regulation (DER). This report is essentially a literature review on the biological effects of large transmission lines.


The purpose of this study is to analyze what factors determine the cash holding of Shariah and non-Shariah-compliant firms of the manufacturing sector on the Indonesia Stock Exchange with the variables of leverage, profitability, capital expenditure, net working capital, size, dividend payment, growth opportunity, operation cash flow, cash flow volatility as the determinant of cash holding, as well firm's age as the control variable. This study uses secondary data from the financial statements of manufacturers on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in 2016-2020. To collect data, this study uses a purposive sampling method and obtained 41 firms (31 Shariah-compliant firms and 11 non-Shariah-compliant firms). Data analysis use multiple regression with the Eviews10 program. The result shows that leverage, profitability, capital expenditure, net working capital, size, dividend payment, growth opportunity, operation cash flow, cash flow volatility, and firm's age have a significant relationship on the cash holding of Shariah-compliant firms. For non-Shariah-compliant firms, relevant determinants of cash holding are leverage, profitability, capital expenditure, net working capital, size, operation cash flow, and firm's age. These findings could be a consideration for firms and investors to optimize cash holding to gain profits and avoid financial distress.


Pulmonary sequestration (PS) is a rare congenital malformation. Between January 1984 and December 1993, 10 cases with PS, being 2 extralobar (ELS) and 8 intralobar (ILS) underwent surgical intervention in our institution. In 6 of the cases, we observed symptoms indading recurrent pneumonia, cough and chest pain while 4 of them were completely asympto matic and were diagnosed on routine chest radiograms. We performed total excision in cases with ELS and lower lobectomy in cases with ILS. [Turk J Med Res 1995; 13(6):185-188]


This study investigated the effect of the enhancement by addition of Micro Fibrillated Cellulose (MFC) on the static, fatigue and impact properties of plain-woven CFRP. Test results showed that the addition of MFC little contributed to the improvement of static properties. However, the initiation of matrix cracks between woven carbon fiber cloths was prevented under cyclic loading so that the fatigue life of the CFRP was improved by the modification with MFC. The ductility of plain-woven CFRP was also acquired under impact load by the addition of the MFC to the matrix.


This research was conducted at the companies that are listed on the Indonesia stock exchange publishes the sukuk as well as listed on the PT Pefindo, with the aim to test the influence of the financial aspects as measured by Return on Asset ratio (ROA) and aspect non-financial as measured by the secure and maturity againts rating sukuk. The number of samples used are as much as 9 companies that observed for 4 years, with the data analysis techniques used are ordinal logistic regressi on analysis. The results showed that simultaneously ROA, secure, and maturity rating to sukuk, with the magnitude of the influenceof 25,3%, whilw partially ROA and influential maturity positvely and significantly to rating sukuk, and secure influential not significant againts the ratings of sukuk


We investigate the continuous wave solutions of a system of two mutually delay coupled semiconductor lasers. These continuous wave solutions, which we refer to as compound laser modes (CLMs), are locked solutions of the coupled laser system where both lasers lase at a common frequency. We model the system by a set of delay differential rate equations, where we assume that, apart from a possible detuning in their free running optical frequencies, the lasers are identical. We show how the structure and the stability of the CLMs depend on the main parameters, namely, the feedback phase, the feedback rate, the pump parameter, and the detuning. We identify two mechanisms for creating CLMs. First, CLMs emerge from the off-state of the coupled laser system in Hopf bifurcations. Second, CLMs are created in pairs in saddle-node bifurcations. For the special case of zero detuning we also find pitchfork bifurcations that organize the CLM structure. We show in which parameter regions CLMs exist, where they are stable, and which bifurcation curves form the boundary of the stable locking region.


The purpose of this research is to find out the strategy to achieve the ISO 9001:2015 quality management system in Vocational High School in Malang. Strategies found in this research when applied correctly enable the certification of the ISO 9001:2015 standard. In order to further enhance the success of obtaining the certification, commitment and continues support from the school principal, president, as well as forming a plenary, education, and training teams and bringing in external auditors will be required. Implementation of ISO 9001 based quality management has a positive impact on school performance and activities. The strategy of achievement of ISO 9001:2015 version emphasized risk register compared to the previous version, which is the ISO 9001:2008 where risk register is not taking into account. The risk register is a preventive action that reduces the risk that occurs. Therefore, ISO version 2015 becomes a novelty quality management system because the additions of risk register.


Ancient slave owners often wanted to see slaves merely as extensions of their own social persona. Modern historians, however, have given increasing attention to ancient slaves as active social actors, and not just in exceptional circumstances such as rebellion. Slaves could have family lives and sometimes had a social existence with ties beyond that of their masters' households. Our evidence (chiefly from Athens and from the Roman Empire) comes with considerable caveats. It is nonetheless clear that slave families, interaction between slaves of different households, and interaction between slave, freed, and free in wider society may have been greater than previously assumed, especially in Rome. It may even match what could be seen, for example, in the later slave societies of the urban USA and Brazil.


Since the end of the Vietnam War, thousands of Laotian Hmong have immigrated to the United States, many ultimately resettling in the Central Valley of California. In the innercity environment of Sacramento, the Hmong continue their agrarian traditions by creating urban gardens where they grow traditional plants. In this study, we document 59 Hmong garden species grown at a site in South Sacramento. Most of these species are documented in the Southeast Asian botanical literature as either food or medicinal plants. Uses of the plants are discussed as is the importance of urban gardens in maintaining Hmong cultural identity and practices.


Increasing attention has been paid to reinforcement learning in Agent and machine learning community at present. By using multi-step information updating strategy and Metropolis criterion in simulated annealing,a new multi-step Q learning method, which is called simulated annealing-based multi-step Q learning(SAMQ), was proposed to compensate for the drawbacks of slow update speed in standard Q learning. Simulated experiments demonstrate that convergence speed can be effectively improved in this algorithm compared with other existing ones and the problem of new knowledge exploration or current policy exploitation that the Agent is confronted with when selecting actions can be resolved properly.


In 1990, SSB - Dr. Strauch Systemberatung GmbH was founded. In the following year, the company presented its newly developed factory floor data collection system for precast concrete plants (see also BFT 02/1991). In BFT 04/1994, the provider introduced another innovation in an article entitled "From manual to electronic planner in a precast concrete plant": a production planning program to support scheduling in structural engineering. This article outlines the current status of the overall SSB concept.


ABSTRACT This article analyzes how Hua Guofeng contributed to China's transformation in the early years of the post-Mao era. In approaching the central question, five sub-questions are discussed: What kind of transformation took place? Why did Hua initiate the transformation? How did Hua legitimize the transformation? Why was he able to initiate it? And why did he step down in such a short period? Soon after Mao's death, Hua Guofeng pursued a new course of development and stability. Due to his early career, Hua was a consistent developmentalist as well as a balanced "political generalist." Hua employed a strategy of "political falsification" and carried out de facto de-Maoization under Mao's name. Institutional power, his privilege as Mao's successor, and a broad supporting coalition gave Hua enough power and authority to lead China's transformation. However, Hua had his limits and weaknesses. Hua's contribution was significant, but it should not be overestimated.


High-temperature treatment of a mechanical mixture of CuO and H-MFI zeolite in the absence of O[sub 2] produced a Cu ion-exchanged zeolite catalyst with a high activity for the catalytic decomposition of NO to N[sub 2] and O[sub 2]. Cu is probably introduced as Cu[sup +] cations in zeolite ion-exchange sites via a solid-state ion-exchange process which includes CuO autoreduction to Cu[sup +]. ESR, 1-propanamine thermal desorption, and TPR characterization are consistent with this model. This preparation technique has a theoretical exchange limit of 1 Cu/framework Al, which is double the limit theoretically imposed on Cu[sup 2+] exchange. The preferred preparation conditions give rise to a material which approaches this theoretical limit, and there are probably similarities between catalysts prepared by this method and [open quotes]overexchanged[close quotes] Cu[sup 2+]-MFI materials often reported for NO decomposition. 30 refs., 4 figs.


We carried out a detailed study of the Si, Fe and Ni abundances in the cool cores of a representative sample of 26 local galaxy clusters using XMM‐Newton data. We have evaluated the systematic errors that are related to the instruments, the plasma codes and the spectral modeling and computed the relative contribution of type Ia and core‐collapsed supernovae to the enrichment process.


The case studies of processing of low grade iron ore fines from iron ore mines, processing of iron ore beneficiation plant tails have been discussed where in the pellet grade concentrate was produced at 87.5 wt% of ROM. This indicated that the low grade mine dumps and plant tailing quantum can be reduced to 25 and 50% area respectively reducing waste management cost, besides generating value earning concentrates and hence is being industrially implemented. Proper characterization of wastes in secondary steel unit and processing has led to increasing the reuse by 50% from base level. Tunnel kiln brick making using clayey wastes from iron ore mines silts from tank beds, reprocessed plant tails and solid wastes from DR plants has led to nil waste sustainable process where all the wastes from mine, mineral processing plant tails and solid wastes from DR Iron plants from Ballari area, Karnataka, India, are used. Key words; Iron ore beneficiation, nil waste process, iron industrie's waste utilization


132 counselors of seven universities of different levels in Anhui Province are tested with SCL-90 through mental health questionnaire,the total average score of samples is 132.19±36.11,general symptomatic index is 1.55±0.91.Besides the two factors of interpersonal sensitivity and depression,other factor scores of them are slightly higher than norm,showing that university counselors' mental health condition in our province is in lower level,and mental health status between full time and part-time counselors,as well as counselors of various types of colleges is obviously different.


space was stacked with coffins from floor to ceiling, in " most admired disorder." Some were lying east and west: some north and south: others were placed crosswise, and some were standing up on end. Every one of these had to be taken out so that the name-plates might be read. This was a long and gruesome business, as the coffins were heavy of oak and lead, and he and the men helping him spent fifteen days over it. At last, when upwards of 200 coffins had been fruitlessly examined, there were only five left at the end of the vault; and as he could read the names on the three uppermost of these, he feared that his chance of reaching the object of his search was small. However, on one of the last two he had the satisfaction of finding the inscription,


We establish an algorithm that produces an optimal strategy for retirees to withdraw funds between their tax-deferred accounts (TDAs), like traditional IRA/401(k) accounts, and their Roth IRA/401(k) accounts, in the context of a financial model based on American tax law. This optimal strategy follows a geometrically simple, intuitive approach that can be used to maximize the size of a retiree's bequest to an heir or, alternatively, to maximize a retiree's portfolio longevity. We give examples where retirees following the approach currently implemented by major investment firms, like Fidelity and Vanguard, will reduce their bequests by approximately 10% or lose 18 months of portfolio longevity compared to our optimal approach. Further, our strategy and algorithm can be extended to many cases where the retiree has additional, known yearly sources of money, such as income from part-time work, taxable investment accounts, and Social Security.


Copyright © 2019 by author(s) and International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development Journal. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0) (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by /4.0) ABSTRACT In this research paper, we analyzed the reliability measures of two units identical system who's each unit has operative and complete failure modes. Repairing of the failed unit is done by a server who grabs some time to turn up at the system. Also, the server makes alternate of the failed unit by fresh ones whenever he is not capable to fix the failed unit in a pre precise time. The expressions for different consideration of vital signs have been derived using semi-Markov process and RPT. Using arbitrary distributions to all random variable, some numerical results have been obtained to depict the behavior of MTSF, availability and profit with respect to the replacement rate.


Abstract Objectives Individuals facing a personal challenge, such as age-related memory changes, may feel that their experiences are abnormal or pathological. Previous qualitative research on a group intervention that focuses on memory changes in older adulthood revealed that one of the greatest benefits derived by participants was the realization that their experience with memory changes was normal. In order to quantify this experience, we developed and validated a new measure, the 26-item Subjective Normalcy Inventory (SNI). Method Reliability and validity were assessed with a sample of 167 community-dwelling adults between the ages of 55 and 90. Questionnaire responsiveness was assessed with an additional sample of 29 older adults who completed a 5-session memory intervention program known to cultivate normalization. Results The SNI exhibited a two-factor structure, excellent test-retest reliability, ICC = .79, excellent internal consistency, Cronbach's α = .91, and good convergent, |rs| = .46−.58, and discriminant, rs = .02–.06, validity. The measure was also responsive to change, as participants who completed the memory intervention program reported a greater sense of normalcy relative to nonintervention controls, η2 p = 0.17. Conclusion The SNI has the potential to provide novel and useful outcome information for interventions designed to improve one's sense of normalcy and may be applied in both clinical and research settings. The SNI can also be modified, validated, and used to assess subjective normalcy with respect to other personal challenges outside of memory and attention changes.


Under the background of higher education popularity,the profession cultivating model of 5-year junior education has its own characteristics.In the perspective view of student-oriented and aiming at the characteristics of students majoring in 5-year junior education,this paper explores the cultivating model which is suitable for these students by dividing the training program into two stages:one is the preceding 3 years and the other is the last 2 years,in which the cultivating route differs.


A public reading campaign is a sociocultural movement that can stimulate a sense of community. The `One Book, One City` reading campaign, as a typical public reading campaign, was established as a new reading paradigm by sharing cultural experiences among community residents through discussions after reading `one book,` thus evoking a sense of community. This study focuses on the `One Book, SeongBuk` reading campaign in Seongbuk-Gu, Seoul, which was awarded the title of `2012 Year of Reading` program. In line with this, this study examines the theoretical background of the public reading campaign, looks into the background and contents of the `One Book, SeongBuk` reading campaign in Seongbuk-Gu, and analyzes and pinpoints the factors that influence the campaign. By so doing, this study aims at enhancing our understanding of the public reading campaign.


1. A suspension polymerization process of ethylene in a reactor system comprising one or more reactors in series providing high performance for polymerization [kg PE / kg catalyst] based on the ethylene unit for 1 h, a1, during the first time for any stay r1 of less than 1,7 (a2r2-a1r1) / (r2-r1), where a2 is the average performance for polymerization [kg PE / kg catalyst] based on the ethylene unit for 1 h during operation for any second residence time r2, where r2> r1, r2 and significant of a2r2 determined either in the same reactor, if the polymerization is carried out in one reactor or in the reactor downstream of the reactor, wherein the determined a1 and r1, if the polymerization is conducted in more than one reactor, where the time r2 and stay a2r2 value in the latter case corresponds to a total retention time and productivity in both reactors, respectively, and wherein the specific yield of a reactor system, the product is more than 0.3 t / m, where the mean specific product yield productivity (t / h), the latter the first reactor of the reactor system, divided by the total volume of all reactors of the reactor system (m) multiplied by the total residence time in all reactors of the reactor system (h) .2. A method according to Claim. 1 wherein a1 <1,3 [(a2r2-a1r1) / (r2-r1)]. 3. A method according to Claim. 1 or 2, wherein the catalyst used in the polymerization reaction is chromium katalizator.4. A method according to claim. 3, wherein a1 <[(a2r2-a1r1) / (r2-r1)]. 5. A method according to Claim. 1 or 2, wherein the catalyst used in the polymerization reaction is a Ziegler-Natta.6. The method of claim. 5, wherein a1 <1,3 [(a2r2-a1r1) / (r2-r1)]. 7. The method claim


Gammarus setosus is a circumpolar species found as far south as the Bay of Fundy region in the northwest Atlantic. Under laboratory conditions (3 °C) sexual maturity is reached in the 13th molt, at 14 mm in the males and at 12 mm in the females. In the field 50%, maturity is attained at 13.5 mm in the females. Mature females annually produce a single autumn brood, which is released in late winter or early spring. They then enter an obligatory resting period. In the laboratory at 12 °C they can have more than one brood annually. Fecundity increases with the size of the Female. The large size at maturity, continued growth, and long life with resulting high fecundity partially compensate for the production of but one brood per year.


Over the last 10 years, we have investigated a particular type of bioengineered nerve guide, the muscle‐vein‐combined tube, which is made by filling a vein with skeletal muscle. In our previous studies we have always used fresh skeletal muscle to fill vein conduits. In the present study we compared the use of fresh and predegenerated (freeze‐thawed) skeletal muscle for muscle‐vein‐combined nerve guides. In this study, a 10‐mm‐long rat median nerve defect was repaired using either type of nerve guide. The samples were analyzed 5 and 30 days after surgery by light and electron microscopy. In addition, reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT‐PCR) was carried out to investigate the expression of mRNAs coding for glial markers, as well as glial growth factor (NRG1) and its receptors (erbB2 and erbB3). Results showed differences between the two types of nerve guides at postoperative day 5; however, no difference was detected at day 30 suggesting that both types of tissue‐engineered conduit are effective for repairing peripheral nerve defects in this experimental model. © 2007 Wiley‐Liss, Inc. Microsurgery, 2007.


Lignin was separated from wheat straw by NaOH cooking and enzymatic hydrolysis, obtaining yields of 86.2% and 78.6%, respectively. Fourier transform infrared spectrometry (FT-IR) and two-dimensional nuclear magnetic resonance (2D-HSQC) analyses indicated that the H units (p-hydroxyphenyl units) of the Enzymatic Hydrolysis Lignin (EHL) did not suffer much damage. The number-average molecular weight (Mn) of the EHL measured by gel permeation chromatography (GPC) was 3348 g/mol, which was higher than that (3047 g/mol) of Alkali Lignin (AL). The Cr(VI) adsorption experiments demonstrated that the maximum removal percentages and maximum adsorption amount of the EHL and AL were 31.5%, 88.9%, 135.1 mg/g, and 271.7 mg/g, respectively. In addition, the adsorption kinetics, adsorption isotherm and thermodynamics of Cr(VI) on these two lignins were reported in detail.


This paper described the development of the low cost air ventilation system for server room security using Arduino. Server room is one of the crucial spaces that require high security protection. All the important data and information of an organization stored in server. In this research, smoke detector is used as fire detector in for protecting the server from damages caused by the fire, all the gas element causes fire spread such as oxygen (O2), carbon monoxide (CO) and carbon dioxide (CO2). Commonly, an organization needs to spend around $30,000 to $50,000 for the alarm system, but the system only alert the workers and does not protect the server and equipment. The objectives of this research project are to develop fire detection system as the protection to the server and to test the functionality of the system. The significant of this project is to develop internal server room security using air ventilation machine as a main function to release gas element in server room. The experiments showed that, the detection of the smoke detector based on the material that produces the smoke and gases, and the latency or sensitivity of smoke detector depends on the material. Recommendation to enhance this project research is to use different smoke detector and use other type of method to reduce the oxygen in the server room. This research paper showed that the air ventilation system paired with smoke detector was very efficient in controlling the fire widespread, means that, the objectives have been successfully achieved. Air ventilation system capable to vacuum oxygen (O2) in server room, which is the main factor to avoid the fire to widespread.


Objective To observe clinical effect of constraint-induced movement in acute stroke with upper limb disorder. Methods 70 cases patients of upper limb dysfunction in acute stroke were randomly divided into treatment group and control group,35 cases of each. The two groups were both given acute neurological conventional medical treatment,and accept-ed rehabilitation after vital signs stabled. The control group was given regular exercise therapy,while the treatment group was given constraint-induced movement therapy. Assessed rehabilitation effect of the two groups after 4 weeks. Results The total effective rate of the treatment group( 85. 7% ) was higher than that in control group( 68. 6% ) ,the difference was statistically significant( P 0. 05). Compared with before treatment,FMA score and barthel index of the two groups increased after treatment,the differences were statistically significant( P 0. 05) ,and improvements in treatment group was better than the control group,the difference was statistically significant( P 0. 05). Conclusion Constraint-induced movement therapy in acute stroke with upper limb dysfunction is significant effect,can promote patients with upper limb motor function recovery.


The time-dependent behavior of linearly viscoelastic materials is known to be very sensitive to changes in temperature and in solvent (water) concentration. Following an investigation by the authors of this sensitivity in terms of the associated small volume changes, a nonlinearly viscoelastic model of constitutive behavior was formulated earlier in terms of the free volume concept and evaluated in terms of experiments on poly(vinyl acetate). Following a brief presentation of the earlier results these concepts are expanded and refined in the present paper to deal with transient deformation histories under pressure. In this connection, model computations explore the effect of simultaneous pressurization and straining. In addition the effect of "ageing" the polymer under pressures of various magnitudes and for different lengths of time are investigated. It becomes clear that the yield phenomenon depends sensitively on pressure and on the ageing time. In addition, the volume change under transient thermal histories in the glass transition range is explored, largely in terms of Kovacs' experimental data and attendant computations. These considerations are presented from a unified point of view of nonlinear thermoviscoelastic constitutive behavior, principally with phenomenological material description in mind. These computations provide guidance to the design of experiments for the proper determination of the relevant material functions and seem to indicate a need for the reevaluation of certain experimental procedures in the time histories of thermal material characterization.


The dissimilar materials lap-joint of Ti-6Al-4V titanium (Ti) and 6061 aluminum (Al) alloys was achieved through a metal inert gas (MIG) arc weld-brazing process. The relationships between the major MIG arc weld-brazing parameters such as travel speed of MIG torch, MIG welding current, argon flow rate of MIG torch, wettability of weld bead and mechanical property of Ti/Al lap-joint specimens were investigated. A proposed approach that integrates the Taguchi method, grey relational analysis (GRA) and fuzzy logic was employed to obtain the optimal MIG arc weld-brazing parameters. The proposed approach was adopted to solve the MIG arc weld-brazing process with multiple quality characteristics (QCs). The experimental procedure of this study not only improves the wettability of weld bead, but also increases the tensile strength of Ti/Al lap-joint specimens. Confirmation experiments revealed that this study could efficiently optimize the MIG arc weld-brazing parameters, and the average tensile strength of Ti/Al lap-joint specimens could reaches 178 MPa. During the MIG weld-brazing, higher argon flow rate of the MIG torch that produces turbulence to the weld pool and brings outside air could create a high amount of porosity over the weld bead.


Objective The aims of this study are to clarify the relationships among the serum alpha-fetal protein(AFP) levels and liver histological activity index and hepatic fibrosis stages,as well as the status of HBeAg in patiemts with chronic hepatitis B.Methods The serum AFP levels were detected in 189 patients with chronic hepatitis B who had liver biopsies.Results The serum AFP levels in patients with hepatic histological inflammation grade 1,2,3and 4 were 4.09±1.94μg/L,6.51±3.42μg/L,19.71±23.72μg/L and 33.88±24.29 μg/L in HBeAg positive chronic hepatitis B,and 3.99±2.65μg/L,6.74±4.22μg/L,22.21±23.83μg/L and 40.02±45.32 μg/L in HBeAg negative group,respectively;The serum AFP levels in hepatic fibrosis stageⅠ,Ⅱ,Ⅲand Ⅳwere 5.28±3.00μg/L,6.97±3.46μg/L,18.16±20.26μg/L and 35.06±28.56μg/L in HBeAg positive chronic hepatitis B,and 4.89±3.20μg/L,5.62±3.40μg/L,19.51±23.00μg/L and 32.89±37.88μg/L in HBeAg negative group,respectively.Conclusions The mild increases of serum AFP levels are related to liver histological inflammation grades and fibrosis stages but not the status of HBeAg during the natural history of chronic hepatitis B.


To achieve the upgrade of the existing magnetic automated guided vehicle (AGV) system in a low cost and easy way, the method for dealing with the interface between the new scheme and the original system is the key. In this paper, LIDAR and Raspberry Pi hardware, open-source Robot Operating System (ROS) and Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) algorithm are added into the existing magnetic guided AGV system to overcome the low intelligence level of magnetic guided AGV and the high cost of the laser navigation technology. A hybrid navigation approach by a fusion algorithm of laser navigation control signal and magnetic sensor signal at the level of transmission and reception is proposed to overcome the problems about interface. Compared to other hybrid ways, this method remains the original system unchanged to the greatest extent to reduce the development difficulty. The experimental results show that the accuracy remains the same and the time to run a cycle is reduced by almost half in the hybrid navigation system. The hybrid navigation method provides a convenient solution for the intelligent upgrade and development of the existing wide range of warehousing magnetic guided AGV system.


Ninety-six outpatients completed a pretest questionnaire, and based on the responses, 68 patients who suffered from back pain and who received a therapeutic exercise prescription were randomly assigned to one of three experimental groups. Group 1 received an educational booklet without a physician-related (credibility-enhancing) cue, Group 2 received a similar booklet with a physician-related (credibility-enhancing) cue, and a control group received no booklet. After 3 weeks, all groups were given a posttest to determine the effects on attitudes, beliefs, and reported adherence to physical therapy treatment. The results revealed that confidence in medical advice was significantly greater in the group receiving the booklet with a credibility-enhancing cue, there were no differences between groups regarding attitudes and beliefs, and the group receiving the booklet with the credibility-enhancing cue reported significantly more adherence to exercise (92%) than a control group (50%). Recommendations regarding...


Fourteen populations of eight taxa of Artemisia L. have been studied karyologically; these include all Iberian members of sect. Artemisia and one of sect. Seriphidium Bess. The karyotypes of six taxa have been prepared. Most of the counts are new on Iberian material, and one of them is new to science. The results reveal the existence of two base numbers (x = 8; x = 9) within the genus, and a rather high degree of symmetry in the karyotypes. For each of the groups of species studied, some chorologic or systematic comments are made, apart from the purely karyologic ones.


Consider a random walk S n = ∑ i=0 n X i with negative drift. This paper deals with upper bounds for the maximum M = max n≥1 S n of this random walk in different settings of power moment existences. As is usual for deriving upper bounds, we truncate summands. Therefore, we use an approach of splitting the time axis by stopping times into intervals of random but finite length and then choose a level of truncation on each interval. Hereby, we can reduce the problem of finding upper bounds for M to the problem of finding upper bounds for M τ = max n≤τ S n . In addition we test our inequalities in the heavy traffic regime in the case of regularly varying tails.


The authors report on the isolation of a flavone (5,7,4`-trihydroxyflavone) from the Sudanese material of Cassia kordofania. The flavonoid was isolated from the ethyl acetate fraction by column chromatography.The structure was elucidated by sensitive analytical tools (UV, IR, 1 H NMR, 13 C NMR and MS).


In remote sensing image processing, the traditional fusion algorithm is based on the Intensity-Hue-Saturation (IHS) transformation. This method does not take into account the texture or spectrum information, spatial resolution and statistical information of the photos adequately, which leads to spectrum distortion of the image. Although traditional solutions in such application combine manifold methods, the fusion procedure is rather complicated and not suitable for practical operation. In this paper, an improved IHS transformation fusion algorithm based on the local variance weighting scheme is proposed for remote sensing images. In our proposal, firstly, the local variance of the SPOT (which comes from French "Systeme Probatoire d'Observation dela Tarre" and means "earth observing system") image is calculated by using different sliding windows. The optimal window size is then selected with the images being normalized with the optimal window local variance. Secondly, the power exponent is chosen as the mapping function, and the local variance is used to obtain the weight of the I component and match SPOT images. Then we obtain the I' component with the weight, the I component and the matched SPOT images. Finally, the final fusion image is obtained by the inverse Intensity-Hue-Saturation transformation of the I' , H and S components. The proposed algorithm has been tested and compared with some other image fusion methods well known in the literature. Simulation result indicates that the proposed algorithm could obtain a superior fused image based on quantitative fusion evaluation indices. are in signal processing for communications, blind source separation, communications, and statistical signal processing.


Cells exhibit a complex spatial organization, often involving organelles that are surrounded by a membrane. However, there exist many structures that are not membrane bounded. Examples are the centrosome, meiotic and mitotoc spindles as well as germ granules. An interesting question is how such structures are assembled in space inside the cytoplasm which is essentially a fluid where all components usually mix? I will highlight the importance of phase coexistence and phase separation of fluid phases in the cell cytoplasm as a basic mechanism of the spatial organization of cells. Droplets in the cytoplasm can represent microreactors with different composition and chemistry as compared to the surrounding cytosol. I will discuss how such concepts shed light on the structure and organization of centrosomes and of germ granules.


As part of a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services-funded study, case studies were conducted in AL, IN, WA, WI, MD, MI, and KY to assess the major features of the home and community-based services system for older people and younger adults with physical disabilities in each state. The case studies analyzed the financing of services; administrative systems; eligibility, assessment and case management structures; the services provided; cost containment efforts; and quality assurance. The role that Medicaid plays in home and community-based services is a major focus of the study. (Health Care Financing Review 2002 Spring; 23(3); 89-114).


A case experimental research on through hole making process on Inconel 625 super alloy by using hollow (tubular) copper tool electrode in electro-discharge machining has been delineated herein. Based on three controllable process variables namely peak discharge current, pulse-on duration, and gap voltage, experiments on through hole making have been carried out following the electro-discharge machining route (die-sinking electro-discharge machining without flushing). In addition to surface morphology, topographical features of the electro-discharge machined work surface have been examined for both internal cylindrical surface of the hole produced and also the external peripheral surface of the removed cylindrical part. The influence of the process parameters have been analyzed on various process performance features like material removal rate, surface roughness, surface crack density, white layer thickness, circularity, radial overcut, and hole taper. An optimal parameter setting has been identified for sound hole making and thereby to improve electro-discharge machining performance. Additionally, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopic analysis has been carried out to investigate the extent of carbon enrichment onto the electro-discharge machined work surface of Inconel 625 as affected by the pyrolysis of the dielectric fluid whilst executing electro-discharge machining operation. X-ray diffraction tests have been carried out to compare metallurgy of the electro-discharge machined work surface (various phases/precipitates present in bulk of the matrix material, extent of grain refinement, crystallite size, strain, and dislocation density) with respect to that of "as received" Inconel 625. Results, thus obtained, have also been compared to that of the micro-hardness test data.


There are ongoing discussions of the possibility of replacing the thorough QT (TQT) study with QT assessment in early phase clinical studies and the subject is currently under consideration by the International Conference of Harmonisation E14 Discussion Group. For small molecules, early studies are typically performed in healthy subjects with a good range of doses of the new chemical entity (NCE), and they often generate plasma concentrations of the parent compound and metabolites in substantial excess of the therapeutic levels later determined in development in patients. Phase 1 studies are often conducted in clinical units with the same level of strict experimental control as TQT studies and are therefore well suited to generate electrocardiogram (ECG) data of good quality using modern techniques with serial ECGs. If the effects of an NCE on ECG parameters can be evaluated using data from these studies with the same high level of confidence as from a TQT study, this would represent a more resource-efficient approach and would also come with the advantage of learning about adverse ECG effects early in clinical development.


Abstract We present absorption spectra of the rotational band contours of the 6 1 0 and 7 1 0 bands in benzene, 12 C 6 H 6 and 13 C 12 C 5 H 6 . These spectra were measured using resonant two-photon ionization in combination with time of flight mass spectrometry. A rotational temperature of 2.0 K was obtained by coexpanding the benzene in a supersonic jet of argon. We have resolved different J levels in the 6 1 0 band. Contours of the bands are simulated using a rigid-rotor model and accounting for Coriolis splitting. For the isotopomer, the vibrational modes 6 and 7 each consist of two nondegenerate modes a and b and the positions of these band origins relative to the band origin of the twofold degenerate state of benzene have been determined. The splitting between bands of mode 6 is in good agreement with values reported in literature which were calculated with force field methods for the ground state. The splitting in band 7 is dominated by either a difference in anharmonicity or a shift due to a Fermi resonance.


The expansion of urban spaces profoundly affects the pattern and functions of urban green space under extending of rural-urban fringes.The relevant planning should utilize all the feasible quantified means and understand exactly the features and requirements of the green space dynamics on fringes,to enhance more the validity of planning,optimize and improve continuously the patterns and functions of the green space of extended built-up areas.In this paper,the problems and requirements of extending the green space are analyzed,and the suitable planning procedure and available quantified assistant methods are put forward,to provide scientific basis and technical means for planning relevant to the expansion of the urban green space on fringes.


We focus on the general theory to the Cauchy problem for one dimensional nonlinear wave equations with small initial data. In the general theory, we aim to obtain the lower bound estimate of the lifespan of classical solution. In this paper, we improve it in some case related to the combined effect, which was expected complete more than 30 years ago.


The certified public accountants is to maintain market order, ensure the main force of socio-economic activities in an orderly manner, also known as the economic police. But in recent years there has been a lot of accounting fraud cases, which seriously affected the credibility of Certified Public Accountants. Thus, the economic police also need to have rules and regulations and legal constraints. This article will focus on regulatory issues certified public accountants industry, the regulatory status quo certified public accountants profession for related analysis.


Introduction: According to American Psychological Association the application of Psychology to Law i.e., the Legal and Forensic Psychology is among the most demanded professional profiles from Psychology. Nevertheless, the applications of Psychology to Law lead into different professional profiles (e.g., forensic psychology, victimology, mediation, offender/victim treatment) requiring specific training. Due to the diverse roles that legal and forensic psychologists may play, their training must have general and specific competences and skills for an effective professional development. Once these competences were appropriately defined and introduced, these should be continuously assessed and, if required, modified. Thus, the main objectives of this project were to assess the adaptation of the competences acquired with the "Master en Psicología del Trabajo y las Organizaciones, Jurídica-Forense y de la Intervención Social" to the labour market and to assess the level of satisfaction perceived by master students. Method: an ad hoc questionnaire was created to evaluate perceived satisfaction and acquired competences. With the responses, a database was created, and descriptive analysis were performed. Results: the results about satisfaction with the master's degree showed that the great majority of graduates are highly satisfied with it, indicating that either its general, theorical or practical training and its competences and employability are above average. Regarding to the competences, those defined as general were presented separately from the specific ones. The general competences were assessed positive and significantly over the mean score (rest value) and perceived as "very appropriate". On the subject of specific competences, the statistic mean is perceived as "proper enough", which means that are perceived as effective and important for a professional job. The perception that employers have regarding to the adjustment of the skills that the graduates show, was also evaluated as positive and significant. The results indicate that their performance is, in general, adequate. Conclusions: the results of this report encourage and validate the legal and forensic psychologist role trained in this master's degree. In that way, it is possible to carry out teaching improvements to adjust the training plan to professional necessities. In addition to that, graduates finish the master's degree with great satisfaction and a high labour insertion. It is worthwhile then to spotlight the importance of carrying out evaluation procedures once finishing the degrees. Accordingly, it is important to emphasise that more subjects of study related to legal psychology are needed in the degree's training plans.


This paper expounds the history of that the western library concept was introduced into China, analyzes the influence of the western missionaries on the generation of Chinese modern library, and points out that the libraries which the western missionaries founded in China have brought the theory of the western library, the library's management and technical methods into China, have broken through the pure collection nature of the library, have contributed to the modernization of Chinese library objectively, and have promoted the transformation of Chinese ancient collection building into the modern library.


Abstract Background: The aim of the present study was to analyze the carotid artery blood flow waveform, using a two‐dimensional autoregressive modeling approach and component analysis, and to determine the relation between cardiac contractility, peripheral and cerebral circulation and characteristic values of component activities of carotid artery blood flow waveform in patients with atrial septal defect (ASD), with or without congestive heart failure.


The number of studies in the field of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) with animals has increased in recent years. When planning and carrying out the studies with animals, it is important and necessary to take into account the welfare of the animals as well as deal with the short- and long-term effects of the developed technology and related interventions on animal welfare. This paper addresses the ethical issues, presents the key concepts and provides guidelines for carrying out studies with animals based on a literature review. The guidelines cover the phases from planning of the studies, to carrying out and reporting the studies.


Currently,the drilling path by default generated by the PCB NC-drilling automatic programming system is not the optimal path.In this paper,the issue of optimal drilling path is regarded as TSP(Travel Salesman Problem).The objective function is set for the minimum moving time of the spindle.And this paper also includes more details about introducing GA(Genetic Algorithm) as the method to solve the PCB NC-drilling path optimization issue.Furthermore,we discuss the effect of both method and rate of the mutation on the result of optimizing algorithm through experiments.


Objective To Understanding the factors of family income and inhibating surrounding affecting on students blood lead level. Methods A randomized cluster sampling combined with stratified sampling was used to measure the blood lead levels from 1951 Liuzhou school students aged 6~19 years old.A questionnaire test,including related factors as personal and family state,et al,was performed.Results The students mean blood lead level was(97.72±26.92)μg/L,lead poisoning rate accounting for 39.16%;the blood lead level was higher in male students compared to female students,there was statistically significant difference(P0.01);the blood lead level differed among different age students(P0.01);industrial and rural students had higher lead level than urban students,there was statistically significant differences(P0.01);the higher family income,the less lead poisoning rate(P0.01);the higher degree of the parents education,the less lead poisoning rate(P0.01).Conclusion The students lead level is associated with age,sex,surrounding,family income and their parents' education.


This Act provides that adopting mothers employed in public service in Colombia are to receive all the provisions and guarantees established for biological mothers.


AN ANALYSIS OF NON-DESTRUCTIVE METHODS OF TESTING CONCRETE IS MADE WHERE THE COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH IS RELATED, FOR EXAMPLE, TO IMPULSE PROPOGATION VELOCITY, FREQUENCY OF FREE VIBRATIONS, DENSITY OF CONCRETE, HARDNESS, TENSILE STRENGTH ETC., DEPENDING ON THE METHOD USED, AND THERE ARE FOUND TO BE CONSIDERABLE INHERENT ERRORS. THE ARTICLE SUGGESTS METHODS FOR THE SELECTION OF COMPLEX TESTS, AND THEIR CLASSIFICATION, AND FORMULAS FOR CALCULATING THE STRENGTH OF CONCRETE OBTAINED BY SEVERAL METHODS. /RRL/


We confirm two recent conjectures of W. Janous and thereby state the best possible form of the Erdös-Debrunner inequality for triangles.


This paper improves on the way of data transmission between the center of education office and schools for the project of degree and postgraduate education management information system of Shandong province based on SOA,Web Service and SOAP protocol,which solves the problems that only school can transmit data to the center of education office actively and forms distributed integration.Furthermore,it brings the education office much more convenience for controlling schools.On the basis of the distributed integration,a platform for heterogeneous environment is also designed to implement the incremental data transmission which improves the expansibility,universal property and security of the former information exchange platform.


Background: Resistance to antibiotics is an extremely common phenomenon in bacteria isolated from clinical material. This is a serious threat to patient care all over the world. In India, antibiotic resistance has far reaching public health consequences. In this observational study, we aimed to generate data on the prevailing pattern of antibiotic resistance from Eastern India . Methods: This was a hospital based study involving both indoor and outdoor patients. Patients with history of antibiotic use in the past 3 months were excluded. The clinical specimens (blood, urine, pus etc.) were incubated for up to 7 days under aerobic conditions before declaring them as negative. Antibiotic sensitivity was tested by modified Kirby-Bauer disc diffusion method according to CLSI guidelines . Results: There were a total of 93 specimens with the majority being blood culture (n=43) and urine (n=33). Majority (n=57; 61.3%) of isolated organisms were gram negative with E. coli predominating (n=36). Of the gram-positive isolates, Staphylococcus predominated (32 out of 36). 100% of isolates from urine were gram negative while for blood, 60% of the isolates were gram positive. Resistance to penicillin group and cotrimoxazole was up to 100% in certain species. For carbapenem group, resistance varied from 17 to 75%. Resistance to aminoglycosides was 75% in Pseudomonas and 85% in Klebsiella . Conclusions: Our study has demonstrated very high levels of resistance to different common antibiotics in different classes of bacteria. Such data can be used for antibiotic stewardship and also to formulate antibiotic use protocols .


A company's CSR attitude depends on the ethical values embraced and formally espoused by its Board and/or senior management. The response of corporates to natural disasters has proved to be beneficial for both for-profit organizations as well as society. There are several instances in the developed world where businesses played a leading role in both attempts to curb natural disasters as well as in helping people who suffered due to such disasters. However, in the developing world, the need for corporate participation in natural disaster mitigation is enhanced by the scarce resources of the relevant governmental agencies. Corporates can offer a helping hand in several ways, but perhaps one of the more effective steps is to spread awareness and knowledge about handling the various aspects of the disaster. Drawing from the available literature and underpinning the business ethics theories, this study aimed to explore business responses in Pakistan to constraint the Covid-19 pandemic. The study employs a two-step quantitative content analysis on Facebook as a research method. The findings are that the three selected industries (finance, telecommunication, and petroleum) remain more committed to their marketing efforts than paying due regard to the genuine need of spreading awareness and educating masses on protection against and/or handling Covid-19 pandemic. The public reaction to such less than adequate steps taken by the corporates provides a potent reminder of what people truly expect from corporates and how firms need to be more proactive toward response to a natural disaster.


At present the demand for Japanese professional talents is increasing constantly for foreign enterprises,but it is very difficult for Japanese graduates of higher vocational colleges to find jobs.The reason is that graduates' vocational skills cannot reach the demand of work post.Through analyzing the problems existed in the process of cultivating higher vocational Japanese talents,such as less time,poor self-control of students,undefined learning objectives,old books and teaching methods,lower professional skills,etc.,this paper puts forward the corresponding solutions for these problems,including the creation of Japanese environment,satisfying their likes,new methods with old teaching materials,college-enterprise cooperation and order training.


Surakarta city has the main road, Slamet Riyadi street stretched in the middle of the city from the west to the center of the palace complex. As time flies, the street has a dynamic role in Surakarta city and its people. It has a strategic role in supporting human life while carrying out its activities to achieve community welfare efforts. The primary function of the street is as a tool that connects one place to another safely, orderly, and smoothly. It supportsvarious activities raging from economics, socials, to cultural in order to create a harmonious and balanced environment. The method used in this study is a qualitative method through field observation and in-depth interviews to conduct physical and non-physical mapping as an analysis material to discover the dynamics role of the Slamet Riyadi street. The change of society in the modernization process will face the problems of cultural identity. City in Javanese culture will have a core of "events" that integrate all the citizens in an activity that takes place and time in the city square, roads, mosques, and palaces.


Abstract : This is a report on thirty day visit to Japan, USA and the U.K. from 23rd October to 20th November, 1982. The main purpose of the visit was to attend the 4th International Conference on composite materials which was held in Tokyo from 24th to 28th October. Following this conference visits were made to the US Army Mechanics and Materials Research Centre in Boston and to the Lehigh Institute of Fracture and Solid Mechanics in Pennsylvania. In the U.K. visits were made to Aston University PAFEC Ltd and the RAE Farborough where and CAARC.


The invention discloses a cable processing and winding machine and an operating method thereof. The cable processing and winding machine comprises a winding device and a recovery device, and the winding device and the recovery device are arranged on the bottom plate. The cable processing and winding machine is characterized in that the winding device comprises a first support, a winding shaft, a rotary plate, a first motor and a fixing plate, and the recovery device comprises a second support, a cushion, a second bearing, a rotary shaft and a second motor. A plurality of cable fixing blocks are arranged on the rotary plate, so that cables can be wound conveniently, application range of the cable processing and winding machine is broadened, cost is reduced, the cables can thread into wire guide holes and can be conveyed in the hollow winding shaft, wear of the cables by the processing and winding machine is reduced, and quality of the cables after winding is improved; the first motor and the second motor control the winding device and the recovery device respectively, and operation efficiency is improved.


Background: Institutions across the world have shifted to virtual education to keep the academic activitiesgoing due to the COVID-19 pandemic jeopardizing the academiccalendars. E-learning was being used asa part of distance learning courses but the preparedness, designing and effectiveness in using it towardsconducting regular courses have been the main concern in countries where students are not used to virtualclasses due to technical constraints like faculty training, suitability of devices and bandwidth availabilityposing a serious challenge. Methods: A cross-sectional, web-based study was done among 50 second yearmedical undergraduate students in 2020. A standardized, electronic, self-administered, Google Form datacollection sheet was distributed. It included the seven components to evaluate; Course Schedule, objectives,time management, teaching methods, assessment methods, academic achievement and student concerns.Descriptive, inferential statistics were applied. Results: e-learning has been accepted very well by thestudents (48%) and they found it to add as a better learning resource (44%). About 25% of students find bothe-leaning and conventional methods as convenient in learning.The major advantage in conventional methodswere due to peer interaction, student-faculty interaction and active participation of faculty with feedback.Conclusion: Most of the students appraised that e-learning can be used as complementary to conventionalmethods. The conventional methods had an upper hand in long term; teaching concepts, peer interaction andfaculty feedback with better planning and implementation of curricular activities holding the key for successin fulfilling the expected outcomes by either of the methods.


Magnetic sensing is a reliable technology that has been developed for the purposed of position measurement and guidance, especially for applications in autonomous robotic vehicles. To calculate a position of a magnetic guidance road, it should be estimated in real-time. While the capability of a microprocessor and memory spaces have the limitation in implementation. To solve the above problems, this paper proposes a new structure of the magnetic sensors included a vertical magnetic field. The proposed method uses the linear region of the sensor output, and position determination using a simple equation with a microcontroller. The position sensing technique was implemented in the guidance of autonomous vehicle. The test results show that position sensing can be useful for an autonomous robotic vehicle.Copyright © 2009 by ASME


Contents: Preface 1. Toward a Narrative Dynamic Conceptualization 2. Toward Implicates From 3. Weaving Narrative Bits and Pieces 4. To Begin the Business Growth Narrative 5. Involving in Merger Activities 6. Building a Brand Portfolio 7. Hilding Anders for Sale 8. Pattern, Plot and Narrative Rationality References Index


Targeted contact-tracing through mobile phone apps has been proposed as an instrument to help contain the spread of COVID-19 and manage the lifting of nation-wide lockdowns currently in place in USA and Europe. However, there is an ongoing debate on its potential efficacy, especially in the light of region-specific demographics. We built an expanded SIR model of COVID-19 epidemics that accounts for region-specific population densities, and we used it to test the impact of a contact-tracing app in a number of scenarios. Using demographic and mobility data from Italy and Spain, we used the model to simulate scenarios that vary in baseline contact rates, population densities and fraction of app users in the population. Our results show that, in support of efficient isolation of symptomatic cases, app-mediated contact-tracing can improve containment and achieve successful epidemic mitigation even with relatively small fraction of the population using it, and, with increasing penetrance of its adoption, suppression. However, when regional differences in population density are taken into consideration, the epidemic can be significantly harder to contain in higher density areas, highlighting potential limitations of this intervention in specific contexts. This work corroborates previous results in favor of app-mediated contact-tracing as mitigation measure for COVID-19, and draw attention on the importance of region-specific demographic and mobility factors to achieve maximum efficacy in containment policies.


Catalyst deactivation, the loss over time of catalytic activity and selectivity is a problem of great and continuing concern in the practice of industrial catalytic processes. Catalyst regeneration procedures for fixed-bed reforming units can vary widely. While all regeneration procedures share common elements, it is very common for the procedures to have evolved over years as unit configurations and throughputs have changed. Sub-optimal regeneration procedures can have a number of negative impacts on subsequent operation. In this study two samples of catalytic reforming Pt/Al2O3 catalysts were obtained from operating fixed bed semi regenerative reactors which has run for 10,000 and 14000 hours. These samples which have undergone deactivation in the course of the operations were regenerated under varying conditions of temperature, pressure and chlorination to establish the appropriate regeneration conditions. The progress and extent of regeneration were monitored using FTIR, SEM, XRD, GC-MS and XRF. The carbon content and effectiveness of the regenerated catalysts were determined and the values were compared with that of fresh catalysts. The regenerated catalysts showed 98 – 99.5% of the catalyst activity under the conditions of temperature and pressure of 500°C and 15psi respectively. The established conditions are to guide economic operations of such units which to realize high quality reformates and long life of the catalysts.


Paper mills are characterized as polluting industries, these use pulping process for papermanufacturing, due to which toxic chemicals released into environment. Therefore, the biological oxygendemand (BOD), chemical oxygen demand (COD) of the emanating stream is high and dissolved oxygen (DO) is low. To resolve this predicament, two dominant bacteria Bacillus subtilis and Micrococcus luteus, and one fungi Phanerochaete crysosporium was isolated from pulp and paper mills effluent (PPME) soils. Thesemicrobes were individually and in consortium were inoculated in (PPME) without diluting and no addition ofcarbon or nitrogen sources. Experiment was conducted under shaking and stationary conditions for nine days. These microbes were found competent of reducing BOD up to 87.2 %, COD up to 94.7% and lignin content up to 97% after 9 d under shaking conditions and brought down pH of raw PPME to neutral and increased DO from 0.8 mg/L to 6.8 mg/L.


Project management methodologies aim at reaching effectiveness during a project by supporting managers in planning and controlling tasks. But inappropriate use of risk assessment and decision making processes can still affect task completion during a project. New management methodologies must therefore be developed that enhance knowledge sharing by considering the viewpoints of more experts, supporting ad-hoc communications between partners and improving secured integration of technologies. Not only could time management become more efficient because the managers would have a broader, deeper understanding of the decisional context, but it could also minimise investment risks by enabling fast reactivity to any unforeseen issues.Based on the above requirements, the Pro-Active Project Management is introduced here as a solution to current project management limitations. It makes full use of advanced technologies, such as virtual reality, to enable knowledge sharing at any time between any members of a project. After an analysis of current issues, this paper thus introduces the Pro-Active Project Management methodologies and the technologies that enable its implementation. It finally shows how such a methodology helps achieving efficiency in a project.


1. Sustained Reprisal2. "I Wonder If It Is Worth It"3. Heavy Green4. "Commando Club"5. Sowing the Wind, Reaping the Whirlwind6. Folly at Nam Bac7. The Heights of Abraham8. Imminent Threat9. "Everything to Defeat the U.S. Aggressors."10. "One Day Too Long"11. Deniability12. Oath of Secrecy13. An End and a Beginning14. "The Highest National Priority"15. Return to the Mountain16. Hanoi17. Conclusions


Sixty five patients (20 children and 45 adults of both sexes) having hepatomegaly were subjected to serum copper, hepatic copper and hepatic cuproprotein analysis from October 1982 through September 1983. Higher levels of serum copper were encountered in 17/20 children suffering from Indian Childhood Cirrhosis (ICC), values ranging from 151 ug/dl to 350 ug/dl. Hypercupremia was also detected in reactive hepatitis 5/17, portal cirrhosis 2/9, chronic active liver disease (CALD) ¾, malignancies in liver 3/5 and in the single case of secondary biliary cirrhosis, serum copper was normal in cases of steatosis of liver, Dubin-Johnson Syndrome and congenital hepatic fibrosis. Hepatic copper was detected only in cases of ICC (17/20). Hepatic cuproproteins were also detected in all these cases as intracytoplasmic dark drown granules. In other chronic liver diseases studied, both hepatic copper and cuproproteins were negative. It is proposed that deranged copper metabolism could have a role in the pathogenesis of ICC.


This paper reported the esterification of chloroacetic acid with isopropyl alcohol catalyzed by neodymium trifluoroacetate.The effect of different factors,such as the reaction time,the amount of catalysts and the ratio of chloroacetic acid to isopropyl alcohol on the yield of isopropyl chloroacetate were carefully studied.The experimental results showed that the optimal reaction condition were as follows:When the amount of chloroacetic acid was 0.1 mol,the ratio of isopropyl alcohol to chloroacetic acid was 1.2,the amount of catalysts was 0.3 g,the amount of cyclohexane used as the dehydrating reagent was 8 mL.At a reaction time of 45 min,the yield of isopropyl chloroacetate reached 91.2%.


This paper presents the responses of the vehicle and track components in terms of vertical forces and displacements. The considered vehicle model is a 10-DOF multi-rigid-body system supported on a track systems that consider three layers of structure. The car body is linked with the bogie through the secondary suspension system contained spring and damper elements. In the model of track, the rail is considered as an infinitely long beam discretely supported by a series of springs, dampers and masses representing the elasticity and damping effects of the rail pads, ballasts, and subgrades respectively. The non-linear Hertzian contact theory is employed to solve the vertical contact force between the wheel and the continuous rail. The result further showed that the variation in axle load do not influence the oscillation frequency of the vertical force.


Treatment of IrCp*(CO)2 (1) with C6F5I in benzene under reflux gives the oxidative addition product IrCp*(C6F5)(CO)I (2). Treatment of 2 with PMe3 gives IrCp*(C6F5)(PMe3)I (3), which, on treatment with AgO3SCF3 in the presence of traces of water, affords the cationic complex [IrCp*(C6F5)(PMe3)(OH2)]O3SCF3 (4). Treatment of 4 with 1,8-bis(dimethylamino)naphthalene (Proton Sponge) affords the hydride complex IrCp*(C6F5)(PMe3)H (5), which reacts with n-BuLi to give the tetrafluorobenzyne complex IrCp*(η2-C6F4)(PMe3) (6) in high yield. Similarly, treatment of RhCp*(CO)2 (7) with C6F5I in toluene at 80 °C affords a pentafluorophenyl complex of rhodium, RhCp*(C6F5)(CO)I (8). Treatment of 8 with PMe3 at room temperature affords RhCp*(C6F5)(PMe3)I (9), which reacts with NaBH4 to give RhCp*(C6F5)(PMe3)H (10). Treatment of 10 with n-BuLi gives the rhodium tetrafluorobenzyne complex RhCp*(η2-C6F4)(PMe3) (11) in high yield. Treatment of IrCp*(CO)2 with 1-fluoro-2-iodobenzene in toluene under reflux gives the oxidativ...


The orderly development of the society is the important content of a harmonious society,and the inevitable modernization of Chinese politics.The growth of Chinese civil society is frequently interpreted with the western civil society development logic of "bottom-up",ignoring the fact that the development of Chinese civil society has its special "social-history-culture" background which determines that China will take a different way,an "interactive cooperation" way which combines "bottom-up" and "top-down" for its final goal of the win-win of the government development and the society development.


Published by the world's foremost authority, the American Marketing Association, this completely revised and expanded edition of the "AMA Dictionary of Marketing Terms" is an essential reference for business professionals and students alike. Developed by Peter D. Bennett of The Pennsylvania State University in cooperation with marketing experts and top academics from across the country, the more than 2,500 up-to-date definitions include all of today's most important marketing terms, from every aspect of the field. Fully cross-referenced for ease of use, this comprehensive resource covers both the day-to-day terminology and the specialized vocabulary in corporate and academic use. "The AMA Dictionary of Marketing Terms" is a truly indispensable guide that helps everyone from newcomers to senior-level marketing executives.


1 report a fatal interaction between ritonavir and 3,4- m e t h y l e n e d i o x y m e t h a m p h e t a m i n e (MDMA, "Ecstasy"). MDMA plasma concentrations measured in their patient largely exceeded those expected after ingestion of 180 mg MDMA. They argue that concomitant treatment with ritonavir could be responsible for a metabolic interaction between both drugs, leading to toxic concentrations of MDMA, and that CYP2D6 (a polymorphic isoenzyme of cytochrome P450) would be involved in such interaction. 2 Ritonavir is mainly a CYP3A bs trate and secondarily a CYP2D6 and CYP2C9 substrate. Clinical interactions reported until now with CYP2D6 substrates seem less relevant than those associated with CYP3A. 3


Objective To evaluate the 12 month safety and restenosis rates of Excel drug eluting stents in patients with coronary heart disease combined with type 2 diabetes mellitus who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention(PCI).Methods Three hundred and ninety-five patients with consecutive coronary heart combined with type 2 diabetes mellitus underwent PCI for the first time during March 2006 to September 2009 were enrolled in this study.Among the 395 patients,223 cases were implanted Excel stents and others were implanted bare metal stents(BMS).The frequency of major adverse cardiac events,restenosis rate and other clinical situation were observed during hospitalization and 12-month follow-up period.Result The restenosis rate during 12-month follow-up in Excel group was significantly lower than that in BMS group(8.3% vs 36.5%,P0.01),and the frequency of major adverse cardiac events(MACE) was also lower than that in BMS(8.0% vs 16.1%,P0.01).Conclusion Excel drug eluting stents embedding is more safety for the treatment in coronary heart disease patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus,which can significantly reduce the long-term restenosis rate.


One of the most complex decisions of the first year of teaching for teachers of students with visual impairments is how to serve children with severe and multiple disabilities effectively. These children typically have a visual diagnosis of cerebral visual impairment (CVI), but their learning characteristics and needs go far beyond their use of vision. Over the past 30 years, university students in visual impairment have needed and received increased preparation to meet the needs of children with CVI. Like other universities, the University of Arizona has steadily incorporated more information about the visual needs of children with CVI into its curriculum to prepare teachers of students with visual impairments and orientation and mobility (OM the focus has expanded from study of the optical system to providing a broader understanding of the neurological system. For Dr. Topor, the works of Gordon Dutton and Lea Hyvarinen were particularly important as she reframed our curriculum; university students must now understand not only the variability of vision, but the reasons why children with CVI are more different from one another than are those with other visual conditions. To include this area in our curriculum means that students may spend a little less time learning about the anatomy of the eye and a little more time understanding how the eye and brain connect. In our teaching methods course, the balance has shifted slightly toward the ways in which children with significant multiple disabilities learn; these students are most often those with CVI. In addition to understanding the roots of CVI, future teachers must also learn to make difficult decisions related to intervention. Studies by Christine Roman, Amanda Lueck, Mary Morse, and others have been carefully examining students' behaviors and responses in order to document effects. However, teachers in practice often find that they have limited time in which to implement a consistent program, especially if they are itinerant; the child who makes little progress may need more intense intervention and a more meaningful context, or may not have the visual ability to respond visually regardless of intervention. The decisions about the extent and type of visual intervention are not clear cut, so how can we guide future teachers to make the best decisions? …


Coupled arrays of vertical cavity surface emitting lasers with controlled optical disorder were realized by patterning the reflectivity of the top cavity mirrors. The size of each square array element, defined by photolithography, determines the local cavity oscillation frequency and loss. Optical disorder across the array can therefore be introduced by varying the size of the lasing elements. The localization of photon modes and the array coherence were investigated as a function of the degree of disorder and the array dimensionality. We found that a higher degree of disorder leads to more localized coherent modes and consequently to broader far-field patterns. However, the effects of disorder reduce considerably as the array dimensionality increases from one to two by adding array rows, leading to more effective suppression of mode localization.


Presentation given for a delegation of professors from India, organized by PUM, to initiate collaboration between the Hanze University and Universities in India.


Written in Cookbook style, the code examples will take your Numpy skills to the next level. This book will take Python developers with basic Numpy skills to the next level through some practical recipes.


This slim volume, La Revista ilustrada de Nueva York: History, Anthology, and Index of Literary Selections, is the fruit of an intercontinental search by Vernon A. Chamberlin and Ivan A. Schulman to track down all the issues of a magazine known to have been published and circulated widely during a decade or so close to the end of the nineteenth century. It is the story of this search that makes the book so interesting to follow. Different from the type of academic researchers we are accustomed to, Chamberlin and Schulman in this undertaking impress us as academic sleuths following leads and clues that finally bring them to the lost treasure. This story, with the background on those who owned and edited the magazine and the brief sketches of some of the contributors to it constitute the first two sections of the book. The remaining two sections are composed of an anthology of some articles, unique to the magazine in that they do not appear in compilations of the authors' works, and an Index of the literary selections of the magazine. To reveal the combination of investigation and luck that brought Chamberlin and Schul man into contact with Ing. Jorge de Losada, the grandson of the founder of La Revista Ilustra da, would be like giving away the d?nouement of a mystery story before one has begun to read it. However, what impresses one most about this book apart from the account of the search and some of the selections by first-rate writers of Spain and Spanish America is the fact, not sufficiently remembered, that there were a significant number of magazines and journals pub lished in the United States during the nineteenth century that had wide dissemination among the Spanish-speaking population in this country and elsewhere. This study brings to mind James F. Shearer's article1 that gave a summary of the many Spanish-language publications in the United States and detailed the brief existence that characterized most of them. La Revista Ilustrada de Nueva York was singled out by Shearer as among the few publications noted for high standards of content and criticism. Thus, Chamberlin's and Schulman's book serves a dual function: (1) to tell us about La Revista Ilustrada de Nueva York and give us a sampling of its contents, and (2) to alert us once again to the existence of numerous good and very good Spanish-language magazines and journals published in the United States in the last century. Chamberlin's and Schulman's search was successful in that they were able to collect all the issues of La Revista Ilustrada de Nueva York from 1886 to 1893. However, they surmise that the magazine may have been published until 1898, leaving a treasure yet to be found at some future time. The issues that were collected came from family members of the founders as well as from sources in Cuba, Mexico and Spain. In the unfolding of its history we learn that the magazine evolved from La Revista Mercantil de Nueva York, founded in 1885. After six


This paper probes into the change and significance of Sun Zhong Shan's socialist viewpoint for the theory of people's livelihood in social practice, the change of his thought, formation of his theory and content of the theory from "the secondary revolution" to the May 4th Movement.