Iakov Golosovker developed the theme of the mythologization of autobiography in a manner that was close to the Russian Symbolists (see his My Life Myth ). The proof of this is in his unpublished letter to Andrei Bely, which can be dated to 1921, the time when they were both members of the Moscow 'Vol'fila'. It is possible that their meetings and creative ties in the late 1920s resulted in the image of Christ visiting a modern town in Bely's Petersburg and Golosovker's Burned novel .


Hydrogel contact lens material was synthesized by copolymerization of NVP, HEMA and methacrylate, and the swelling properties of the hydrogel was studied as well. It is found that hydrogel with crosslinking structure forms even no crosslinking agent added, and the water content of the hydrogel increases with the increase of NVP in the hydrogel; TG patterns show that the free water in the hydrogel is easy to dehydrate, and methacrylate can slow down the dehydrate process, especially when methacrylate is ethyacrylate.


Abstract:This article examines the Levitical/priestly understanding of the biology of menstruation. In particular, it examines the Levitical/priestly legists' typology of vaginal discharging, as well as their understanding of the length of normally occurring menstrual cycles, the anatomy and physiology of vaginal discharging, the homologous relationship between the womb and the primeval world, the biological process that took place during the seven-day span of the menstrual state, and menarche and menopause. It is possible that some or all of what is presented here as the Levitical/priestly understanding of the biology of menstruation was the understanding of the Israelites in general.


The well-known Tsar'kov's characterisation of finite-dimensional Banach spaces in which every bounded Chebyshev set (bounded P -acyclic set) is convex is extended to the asymmetrical setting.


Focuses on a central phenomenon of industrialized societies, i.e. technological change. Synthesizes mechanisms which have an effect on processes of technological change into three interrelated perspectives: economic, political and cultural. Applies this interdisciplinary approach in order to capture the manifold natures and the complexity of mechanisms involved. Claims that structural tensions across time and context can both enable and constrain processes of technological change.


Objective: the objectives were to identify the percentage of subjects having appropriate health literacy and determine the demographic variables predicting appropriate health literacy in females. Methodology:  this was a cross-sectional study in which the short assessment of health literacy for Spanish adults (SAHLSA-50) test was given to a sample of 49 reproductive-aged females who were attending the gynaecological service at Dos de Mayo Hospital in Lima, Peru. Linear regression analysis and Pearson's coefficient of correlation were used to test the hypothesis. Results:  SAHLSA test scores ranged from 22 to 50 points, averaging 37 + 7.15 points; 43% of the females surveyed obtained a score lower than the average on the health literacy test (n=21). It was found that the level of schooling was a predictor for health literacy level (p<0.05). Conclusions:  these findings showed that patients who have had lower levels of schooling would have little opportunity of understanding written messages/instructions issued by local or state health services.


Physically based multiphase fluid simulation has been a hot topic in computer graphics. Since there are complex changing interface topology and interactions among air, solid, and different fluids, few papers have devoted to simulate the multiple fluids phenomena with solid–liquid phase transition. In this paper, the thermal fluid model for phase transition combined with free surface tracking is used to describe the interaction between air and fluids. Then a new model based on hierarchical lattice is proposed to process the solid–liquid interaction and the phase transition in the solid–liquid interface. Further, with the use of hybrid interaction with multidistribution functions, different realistic multiple fluids phenomena are rendered with different lattice sizes. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.


HISTORIES of the rise of contemporary functional architectural theory take the 1840s as the period of initial ferment and growth.' While there was certainly a great amount of maturation during the forties, as may be found in the writings of Pugin for example, even earlier, during the hectic events of 1833 to 1837 centering around the rebuilding of England's Houses of Parliament, the efforts of one group may be found whose architectural criteria seem startlingly contemporary in outlook. This group, the Utilitarians, followed a developed and consistent position throughout the entire period of acrimonious debate; a position that provides cogent evidence of the social roots from which functional criteria took their nourishment.


A crosswell electromagnetics (called DeepLook EM) survey was applied to map oil and water saturation in a naturally fractured reservoir in Saudi Arabia between a 1-km-long horizontal water injection well and a 1-km-long horizontal producer 1.3 km away. Although high-quality data provide a solid foundation for interpretation, 3D inversions of DeepLook EM data collected from horizontal wells are very challenging. Many factors can affect the inversion results, especially the starting model and the inversion constraints. This article reports the process to select and refine the starting models and choose constraints based on existing geological and geophysical information. We also demonstrate the impact of starting models and constraints on the final inverted conductivity structure.


This study aims to help teachers in providing the proper interaction in a representative sense with infants and their peers based on the understanding of a favored representational system about themselves. A representational system of the neuro-linguistic programming(NLP) theory on the interaction between infants and teachers in the daytime, and the interaction between colleagues in peer mentoring is examined.This study sets up two research questions. What is the use of a favored representational system in infant-teacher interaction? What is the use of a favored representational system in teacher-teacher interaction? An NLPia teachers coaching workshop was conducted to confirm the use of favored representational system. 33 pre-school teachers participated in two kinds of open questionnaires at the workshop.The first questionnaires is the questionnaire examines the interactions between the infant and the teacher from the day perspective. Second questionnaire examines the interactions among teachers from a professional support and a personal support perspective during peer mentoring. To collect accurate data, in-depth qualitative interviews were conducted.The results of the study shows that pre-school teachers interact with their own favored representational system in the interaction between infants and teachers, and between teachers.


The literature information resources of chemistry are rich. Combined with the needs of readers, several main chemical literature information resources and their retrieval methods are introduced here.


As technology advances, music fans are switching from purchasing compact disks to downloading online, causing the disk market to wane. Being a singer is no longer lucrative compared to the past. In Taiwan, however, there is an exception, a band called Mayday, which were even invited to attend the British Broadcasting show in November 2013. Mayday has a lot of fans in Taiwan and the number of fans has increased gradually. That is why Mayday has been such a famous band in Taiwan. In this research, it is hypothesized that the brand awareness, brand loyalty and fans behavior are related with positive effect. Structural equation modeling is applied and the results listed as followed. 1.The higher brand awareness the fans maintain, the higer brand loyalty they maintain. 2.The higher brand loyalty the fans maintain, the stronger behavior they are. 3.The relationship between brand awareness and fans behavior is no significant. From the research, the Conspicuousness' value of Mayday's fans is lowest in the brand awareness dimension and the reason is that Mayday is friendly; however, their Perceived Hedonic and the Perceived Extended-Self are among top 2 in the brand awareness dimension because the songs Mayday composed can release their pressure and recover their energy. The Behavioral Loyalty's value is lower in the brand loyalty dimension because they support them from the bottom of their heart instead of buying Mayday's products. The value of the internet communication is lowest in the fans behavior dimension because most of fans surfing the net is searching Mayday's information instead of intercommunication. In addition, the result also shows that the brand loyalty acts as a total mediator in the relationship between brands perceived value and fans behavior. Therefore, Mayday can develop the completed network platform or customize their products in order to increase their fans loyalty.


Many firms across the world have been adopted e-management implementation and has become a key business driver in today's world, but e-management implementation success rates are unsatisfactory and still remain very low. Therefore, this issue have been investigated by many researchers all over the world to identify the critical success factors. These the study it is necessary to can be used as a theoretical foundation upon which to base decision-making and strategic thinking about e-management implementation. This paper proposes a new framework for critical factor success for Al-hukama firm to success of the e-management implementation by using fuzzy logic analysis. Therefore, the purpose of this the study is to describe critical success factors for e-management implementation for empowering Alhukama firm of investigation of the success in has been adopted this is the projects. These the study has been building by focusing on questionnaires and group of interviews to specific data collection from sample in Al-hukama firm. The findings of the questionnaire confirmed the importance of the critical success factors of Al-hukama firm in adopting e-management.


This paper investigates the effect of acoustic stimulation on natural convection heat transfer in micro-scale fin structures. Enhancement of heat transfer from electronic components enclosed within compact geometries is a key goal in thermal management. Among the techniques to enhance heat transfer, extended surface is a simple approach to achieve the goal. However, micro scale fin heat sinks have little effect on natural convection heat transfer. Previous work has shown that heat transfer via flow-induced vibration in a micro fin array can be enhanced, but only in a forced convection scheme with high flow rates. Acoustic stimulation has also been investigated in boiling and we extend this method of stimulation to enhance gaseous natural convection. The acoustic stimulation is generated using a speaker placed close to the micro fin array device. Waves of varying amplitude and frequency are generated and device surface temperatures recorded along with the speaker velocities, measured using Laser Doppler Velocimetry. The results obtained suggest that natural convection heat transfer can be enhanced using acoustic stimulation in micro-scale fin structures where the fins contribute negligible effect on overall heat transfer, and the enhancement varies with fin geometries. The results indicate that gaseous natural convection is feasible as a thermal management scheme in micro fin structures for low heat flux applications. Future works will be devoted to finding the resonance frequency of natural convection in micro-scale fin structures that can enhance heat transfer dramatically with little additional power consumption.


The complexity of a room model affects to the computational resources required to model its acoustics by means of geometrical acoustics modeling methods. Thus, a method for reducing the geometry of the room models is presented for static room geometries. The topology of the model is simplified in a process where the model is first decomposed into a volumetric structure. The surface is reconstructed by utilizing this structure, and subsequently simplified by merging coplanar regions. The results of the method are verified by extracting room acoustical attributes from the original and reduced models with the ODEON room acoustics prediction software. It is shown that the most important acoustic properties have been preserved, even with relatively high reduction rates.


Abstract The protonation properties of 1,7-diaza-4-thiaheptane, 1,8-diaza-4-thiaoctane, 1,9-diaza-4-thianonane and 1,9-diaza-5-thianonane have been investigated potentiometrically and calorimetrically at 25°C in 0.5 mol dm−3 (K)NO3 solution. Values for the protonation constants and for the thermodynamic functions δH° and δS° were determined. The results have been discussed. It has been found that the place of the thioether group in the aliphatic chain, connecting the two aminogroups, predominantly determines the behaviour of the diamines when protonated.


The static and dynamic pull-in phenomenon of a functionally graded Al/Al2O3 microplate, considering the damping coefficient and fringing field effects, has been analyzed because of its crucial effect in micro-electromechanical systems application, especially in microswitches. The nonlinear equation of motion of functionally graded microplate has been derived using Hamilton's principle, and solved analytically. Furthermore, a finite element code has been developed to solve the problem. Comparing the theoretical and numerical results for specific boundary conditions demonstrates that the numerical solution predicts the pull-in phenomenon with the least errors; and it can be used for various material power laws, damping coefficients, and initial gaps between the microplate and the substrate. The numerical results for various boundary conditions demonstrate that by increasing the damping coefficient, the dynamic pull-in voltage is also increased, and pull-in time will slow down. Moreover, the effect of power law and applied voltage on the pull-in instability is investigated.


Welltest analysis was one of the important means for evaluating reservoir characters.The effects of plane heterogeneity and intralayer heterogeneity on the performance curve of horizontal wells in the heterogeneous reservoirs were studied by using numerical welltest technique.The result can be used to guide effective development of reservoirs.


The educational activity of civil society, due to excessive focus on instruction, has not been valued as it should, but today, given the urgent need to build viable social future in the multicultural arenas of the big cities, we need to rediscover and to rescue it for this task. The purpose of this article, after reviewing the diversification and complexity of multicultural social arenas as a result of mass immigration to urban cosmopolitan areas and to discuss the alternatives facing, with realism and sustainability, the future in these areas, consists on revaluating the educational potential of the institutions of civil society and of placing it, in concrete and strategic terms, to the service of a new paradigm of social relationships in multicultural urban spaces.


Preface Introduction 1. A theory of government in phonology 2. The 'e-muet' in French 3. Earlier treatments of schwa 4. An analysis of schwa in terms of government 5. Licence to govern 6. Word-final empty nuclei 7. Compounds and phrases 8. The alternation between schwa/zero and [e] 9. Miscellaneous issues Conclusion Notes References Index.


Infl ammatory myofi broblastic tumor (IMT) is a neoplasm that typically occurs in children. The genetic landscape of this tumor is incompletely understood and therapeutic options are limited. Although 50% of IMTs harbor anaplastic lymphoma kinase ( ALK) rearrangements, no therapeutic targets have been identifi ed in ALK-negative tumors. We report for the fi rst time that IMTs harbor other actionable targets, including ROS1 and PDGFRβ fusions. We detail the case of an 8-year-old boy with treatment-refractory ALK-negative IMT. Molecular tumor profi ling revealed a ROS1 fusion, and he had a dramatic response to the ROS1 inhibitor crizotinib. This case prompted assessment of a larger series of IMTs. Next-generation sequencing revealed that 85% of cases evaluated harbored kinase fusions involving ALK, ROS1, or PDGFRβ. Our study represents the most comprehensive genetic analysis of IMTs to date and also provides a rationale for routine molecular profi ling of these tumors to detect therapeutically actionable kinase fusions. SIGNIFICANCE: Our study describes the most comprehensive genomics-based evaluation of IMT to date. Because there is no "standard-of-care" therapy for IMT, the identifi cation of actionable genomic alterations, in addition to ALK, is expected to redefi ne management strategies for patients with this disease. Cancer Discov; 4(8); 889–95. ©2014 AACR. See related commentary by Le and Doebele, p. 870. 1 Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee. 2 Division of Hematology/Oncology, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada. 3 Foundation Medicine, Cambridge, Massachusetts. 4 Division of Pathology, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada. 5 Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee. 6 Albany Medical College, Albany, New York. 7 Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee. Note: Supplementary data for this article are available at Cancer Discovery Online (http://cancerdiscovery.aacrjournals.org/). Corresponding Author: Christine M. Lovly, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, 2220 Pierce Avenue South, 777 Preston Research Building, Nashville, TN 37232-6307. Phone: 615-936-3457; Fax: 615-343-2973; E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com doi: 10.1158/2159-8290.CD-14-0377 ©2014 American Association for Cancer Research. INTRODUCTION Infl ammatory myofi broblastic tumor (IMT) is a rare mesenchymal tumor that can occur at any age, but has a predilection for children, adolescents, and young adults ( 1 ). An estimated 150 to 200 new cases are diagnosed annually in the United States ( 2 ). These soft-tissue tumors can occur at multiple anatomic sites, but most commonly involve the lung, abdomen/pelvis, and retroperitoneum. The mainstay of treatment for IMT is surgical resection; however, treatment on July 12, 2021. © 2014 American Association for Cancer Research. cancerdiscovery.aacrjournals.org Downloaded from Published OnlineFirst May 29, 2014; DOI: 10.1158/2159-8290.CD-14-0377


PURPOSE:to determine the prevalence of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo and identify their associations in an elderly population.METHODS:a cross-sectional study in elderly patients evaluated by audiological evaluation, comorbidity questionnaireand Dix-Hallpike maneuver Were applied nonparametric tests: Chi-square and multivariate regression with a confidence interval of 95%.RESULTS:the final sample consisted of 494 individuals, with a median age of 69 (64.75 to 74.00) years. Observed prevalence of 23.9% of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo and 51.6% of neck pain and headache 37.9%. There was a statistically significant association between benign paroxysmal positional vertigo and neck pain, headache and gender in this population.CONCLUSION:it is concluded that this elderly population the prevalence of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo was 23.9% and the neck pain was 51.6% and there was a significant association between benign paroxysmal positional vertigo with neck pain and female gender.


ion of H. These primary reactions give saturated hydrocarbon products which have equal or less number of carbon atoms than propane. The products from these primary reactions are shown in the first broad peak in Figure 11. These were analyzed in more detail to get a good separation among them and to get ratios of amount of these products to that of propane. The results appear in Figure 12. There are ethane and propane peaks, but no methane was detected as a product. The ratio of ethane to propane was 1.22:1.00. Butane The results of reactions of propane with field ionized hydrogen were very much unexpected. To get a more generalized idea about the reactions of saturated hydrocarbons with field ionized hydrogen, butane was used as a sample. The overall product distribution for the butane reaction with hydrogen is shown in Figure 13. As in the propane case, there are several products resulting from consecutive reactions. The ratio of the amount of each peak to that of the first peak A was calculated and averaged in Table 4. In the propane case, the ratios are constant but in the butane case, the ratios of products varied as is shown in Table 4.


In this study, the kinetics of methane and methane/propane hydrate formation/dissociation were investigated. Simultaneously, micro-level studies, including hydrate structure, preferential cage occu...


ABSTRACT Collection development in medium to large academic libraries typically involves multiple subject librarians or "liaisons." The University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) Libraries have lost significant numbers of personnel in the last four years due to attrition and retirements, including most of the professional liaison librarians whose positions will not be replaced in the foreseeable future. In addition to this challenge, collection budgets have been severely reduced due to the State of Alaska's ongoing budget crisis, necessitating large cancellation projects. This article examines UAF Libraries' collection strategies used to sustain a research-intensive collection without liaisons and with a drastically reduced budget.


Field leakage is considered as a special case of cable crosstalk, and comparison is made with the theory published by D. J. R. Martin. Important parameters are the cable dielectric permittivity and the surface transfer impedance of the screen. Perforated type screens are treated by Kaden's theory, and the results give reasonable agreement with experimental measurements of surface transfer impedance.


Objective To establish a method of fingerprint analysis on Viola yedoensis formula granules by HPLC and provide a reference for quality evaluation of Viola yedoensis formula granules.Methods The chromatographic fingerprints were obtained by the Waters Xbridge C18 column(250 mm × 4.6 mm,5 μm) with the gradient elution solvent system composed of methanol(A)-0.4% phosphoric(B).The detective wavelength was set at 236 nm.The flow rate was 0.8 mL / min and the column temperature was maintained at 25 ℃.Results 11 common peaks were selected as the fingerprint peaks of Viola yedoensis formula granules and good similarities with correlation coefficients higher than 0.9 were found in fingerprints between the different samples of Viola yedoensis formula granules and the standard fingerprint.Conclusion The method with good reproducibility is simple and accurate.It can be used as a quality control method for Viola yedoensis formula granules.


A two-stage automotive gas turbine is subjected to an identification exercise. The system is studied using digital frequency response estimation procedures, and locally linearized transfer functions are obtained which span the normal working region of the engine.


Solvent extraction is regarded as one of the most applicable methods of extracting copper from pregnant liquid solution. The amount and quality of copper extraction are depend on various parameters including: the type of extractant, concentration and the stirring time. The current essay considers the amount of copper extraction from the pregnant liquid solution of Sungun copper mine in an approxiate concentration of 3% by chemorex cp150 as an extractant in 10% and 20% concentrations. In addition, the concentration of sulfuric acid in Sungun PLS is determined 4 gr/lit. eventually, the stripping process is done by sulfuric acid in 180 gr/lit concentration. the results indicate as the extractant concentration is increased, the amount of copper recovery from Sungun PLS gets more, while the long time of strring decreased the recovery.


The radial mode analysis of ducted sound fields enables the detailed examination of the noise generation in turbomachinery. The standard approach bases on the convective Helmholtz-equation including a uniform mean flow profile and has the advantage that the associated mode eigenfunctions can be derived analytically. Several theoretical studies
indicate a significant impact of the flow boundary layer profile on specific mode orders, but for the related enhanced analysis approach the mode eigenfunctions have to be derived by the use of complex numerical methods. The objective of the current study is to reveal the differences that result between the standard and the enhanced method in an application to experimental data. Two test cases are considered: The sound field measured in the bypass duct of a turbo-fan test rig by means of sensor rakes and alternatively by a wall flush sensor array. In the analysis of a dominant rotor-stator-interaction mode with sensor rakes a substantial shift of energy between modes of low radial order is found, although the overall sound power of the azimuthal order results almost identical for both flow profiles. In contrast to this, for the wall-flush sensor array much larger sound power level are evaluated for the low radial order in the case of the uniform flow profile. A thorough analysis of the
reconstructed sound fields and an accompanying study using synthetic data suggests that the deviation is mainly caused by a mismatch of the axial wave numbers.


In general, managers have different opinions from those advocated by CIOs in relation to Information Systems, especially with regard to their importance and value to the business as well as in terms of investment needs. Here, we discuss and study new approaches to methods and tools for assessing the relative importance of each information system for business, focusing on the insurance companies. We applied the CRUDi Framework that introduces new key indicators for better decision support and to identify investment priorities, presenting results regarding the relative importance of each process to support the business strategy. The main contributions of this work are the CRUDi Framework Case Study of application in an insurance company, as a tool to improve alignment between business and IS strategies and the discussion of the achieved results.


OBJECTIVES: To study the effectiveness of hip abductor muscle strengthening exercises in people with medial compartment knee osteoarthritis. Introduction: Osteoarthritis (OA) affects many joints including the large, weight bearing joints (hips and knees) and also the spine, hands, feet and shoulders. The knee is the most common weight bearing joint affected by OA, with the disease predominantly affecting the medial compartment of the tibiofemoral joint. Patients with knee OA frequently report symptoms of knee pain and stiffness as well as difficulty with activities of daily living such as walking, stair-climbing and house-keeping. Ultimately, pain and disability associated with the disease lead to a loss of functional independence and a profound reduction in quality-of-life. Materials and Methodology : Study included 30 subjects with unilateral medial compartment knee OA, aged 45 years or above. The subjects were randomly divided into 2 groups. Group A subjects were given hip abductor muscle strengthening exercises&conventional physiotherapy treatment and Group B subjects were given conventional physiotherapy treatment alone. The subjects were treated for a period of 6 weeks, 6 days a week, once daily. Pain was assessed by VAS score and physical function was assessed by WOMAC Index of Osteoarthritis. Results: The results were analyzed by Wilcoxon Signed-Rank Test. Group A showed significant improvement in pain (T=120, p<0.05) and physical function (T=120, p<0.05). In Group B, results showed significant improvement in pain (T=91, p<0.05) and physical function (T=120, p<0.05). Comparison of Group A and Group B was done with Wilcoxon Rank-Sum Test (Mann Whitney U Test), Group A showed significant improvement in pain (z = 2.82, p<0.0026) and physical function (z = 3.56, p<0.0002). Conclusion: Hip abductor muscle strengthening exercises showed overall improvement in pain and physical function and is a useful adjunct exercise therapy in treating patients with unilateral medial compartment knee osteoarthritis.


Department of Earth Sciences, Environment and Resources, University of Naples 'Federico II', Naples, Italy, Department of Geosciences and Geography, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland, Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis, Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway and Museum für Naturkunde, Leibniz Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity Science, Berlin, Germany


This article is the second in a series on the birth of a new elite in the United States, called 'the minority elite'. The previous article hypothesized that what is happening is not so much the replenishment or evolution of the old elite, but the emergence of a new one, grown on the basis of the Affirmative Action Program, the culture of 'woke capitalism' and decades of the minority protest. The process of elite change intensified on the wave of protest activity of black minority, primarily 'Black Lives Matter' movement, in the summer of 2020, which coincided with elections to all branches of government. The new elite need to create their own version of American history and their liberation mission. The ideological paradigm of the black movement includes several social doctrines: 'The 1619 Project', critical race theory, Black liberation, theories of white privilege, white supremacy and anti-racism. 'The 1619 Project' clearly demonstrates how the new elite understand the past, present and future of the United States and their place in the social structure. This article analyzes the theses of '1619', and also contains the main conclusions of the professional criticism of this project. The goal of the project, according to its authors, is to reframe American history. It places slavery and systematic racism at the very center of US history and thereby denies the foundations on which the 'American project' is based. '1619' is considered in the article as a socio-engineering project that includes various programs: curricula for colleges and schools, podcasts for radio, TV shows and films, interviews and speeches in universities, exhibitions, press publications, ideological themes for elections and trainings for organizations and social movements. The unprecedented speed of implementation and the scale of financing of the new version of American history in all spheres of society without its professional assessment indicate that this large-scale action was prepared in advance. The article deals with the fundamental factual errors in the presentation of history, analysis and interpretation of economic data in '1619', including those that were uncritically borrowed from the school 'New History of Capitalism'. It also addresses the doctrine of anti-racism. The analysis of the project showed a low level of evidence of the revision of history conceived in it. The author shows by the example of '1619' that scientific research is not combined with ideological tasks, since the latter inevitably lead to adjustment to the given answer, a decrease in the level of the applied scientific apparatus and simplification of the conclusions drawn. Criticism of the project was heard only in the academic sphere, but did not get into the media. One of the most serious consequences of the project is the creation of a new mythology, supplanting from the public consciousness a version of American history based on the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and proven historical facts. The black movement, albeit temporarily, managed to impose its own narrative on public opinion and create a rationale for moving into power and receiving new privileges.


In this paper, improvement of thermal response time of a temperature controlled three-axis accelerometer for high temperature environments with integrated microheaters and temperature sensors is presented. More detailed analysis of thermal response is carried out, and variation of thermal response with supply power energy is investigatcd using simplified finite element method (FEM) model based on thermal response analysis. Thermal response analysis of the devices is investigated with FEM program, ANSYS and infrared thermal measurement systems. And availability to application fields from a viewpoint about short thermal response time is discussed. In this paper, the time of three-axis accelerometer for high temperatures becoming 300°C by integrated micro-heaters and temperature sensors to reduce thermal drift characteristics was analyzed as a thermal response time of this device. The simulated thermal response time (time until SO1 piezoresistors actually becomes 300°C) of three-axis accelerometer for high temperatures with ANSYS is about 600ms, and measured result with infrared temperature measurement systems is about 640ms. Experimental results using infrared thermal measurement systems agreed well with these theoretical results. As the results, if the electric 'power of about 260mW is supplied to the integrated micro-heaters being around room temperature, the threeaxis accelerometer reached at 300°C within 90ms.


A new "postaxial polydactyly‐progressive myopia" syndrome of autosomal dominant inheritance is delineated on the basis of nine affected persons in four generations of one family.


A long-term field experiment was carried out (since 2008) for evaluating the effects of different substitution rates of inorganic nitrogen (N) fertilizer by green manure (GM) on yield stability and N balance under double rice cropping system. Treatments included, (1) N0 (no N fertilizer and no green manure); (2) N100 (recommended rate of N fertilizer and no green manure); (3) N100-M (recommended rate of N fertilizer and green manure); (4) N80-M (80% of recommended N fertilizer and green manure); (5) N60-M (60% of recommended N fertilizer and green manure); and (6) M (green manure without N fertilization). Results showed that, among all treatments, annual crop yield under N80-M treatment was highest. Crop yield did not show significant differences between N100-M and N80-M treatments. Substitution of different N fertilizer rates by GM reduced the yield variability index. Compared to the N0 treatment, yield variability index of early rice under N100-M, N80-M, and N60-M treatments was decreased by 11%, 26%, and 36%, respectively. Compared to the N0 treatment, yield variability index of late rice was decreased by 12%, 38%, 49%, 47%, and 24% under the N100, N100-M, N80-M, N60-M, and M treatments, respectively. During period of 2009–2013 and 2014–2018, nitrogen recovery efficiency (NRE) was highest under N80-M treatment and N balance was highest under N100 treatment. NRE of all treatments with GM was increased over the time from 2009–2013 to 2014–2018. All treatments with GM showed increasing trend of SOC over the years. Substitution of N fertilizer by GM also increased C inputs and soil C:N ratio compared to the N100 and N0 treatments. Boosted regression model indicated that C input, N uptake and AN were most influencing factors of crop yield. Thus, we concluded that N fertilization rates should be reduced by 20% under GM rotation to attain high yield stability of double rice cropping system through increasing NRE and C inputs.


This paper examines successful tools and strategies for conserving heritage values of large-scale, complex landscapes with a cohesive regional identity. Recent experience in the U.S. with 27 designated National Heritage Areas will be compared with similar experience in several other countries


The incidence of acute kidney injury (AKI) is estimated to be from 5% of hospitalized patients to 30–50% of patients in intensive care units, and nowadays there is significant evidence of an increase in its incidence (1, 2). The incidence of both AKI (formerly, acute renal failure) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) has already developed epidemic proportions. In both conditions, early intervention can substantially improve the prognosis. However, the lack of early, predictive and non-invasive biomarkers may lead to delayed initiation of potentially useful therapies for these common clinical settings (3). The diagnosis of AKI is usually based on increases in serum creatinine levels; however, it is a poor indicator of acute deterioration of kidney function. In addition, serum creatinine concentration is greatly influenced by numerous non-renal factors (such as lean muscle mass, race, age, gender, hydration status, medications, muscle metabolism, and protein intake). Measurement of serum creatinine is not ideal marker of renal function in AKI, because these patients are not in steady state. Therefore, changes in serum creatinine may lag far behind renal injury. Thus, considerable rises in serum creatinine are often not apparent until 48–72 h after the initial insult to the kidney. In addition, no significant changes in serum creatinine concentrations may be seen until about 50% of renal function has already been lost. It means that the significant renal disease can exist with minimal or no changes in serum creatinine because of renal reserve, enhanced tubular secretion of creatinine, and compensated lower rates of glomerular


Objective: To explore the approach of isolating,culturing,identifing,frozening and thawing MSCs from Wharton's jelly of human umbilical cord.Methods: Human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells(hUCMSCs) were separated by culture of tissue adherence.The surface of passage 3 cell surface antigen was measured by flow cytometry.The osteogenic and adipogenic differentiation was tested and evaluated by specific staining methods.Passage 1 cells,frozen 6 months,were thawed,then their biological characteristis were identified.Results: MSCs were easily obtained from Wharton's jelly of human umbilical cord via the proposed approach of tissue adherence.After 6 days of incubation,cells were presented.The primary cells grew up to 70%~80% confluence after 14~18 days of culture.Flow cytometry analysis revealed that CD73,CD90 and CD105 were highly expressed on the surface of passages 3 cells,but the expression was negative for CD14,CD34,CD45,CD79a and HLA-DR.These cells showed calcium node after culture induction of osteogenic differentiation 10 days later.Furthermore,liquid vacuoles were detected by oil red O staining after culture induction of adipogenic differentiation 14 days later.The living cells of hUCMSCs were 80% after having been frozen and the thawed cells had the same characteristis as privious.Conclusion: Cells from the human umbilical cords have been isolated by tissue culture method,which have the biological characteristics of MSCs.


LPR is one of the hottest issues in the area of the traffic management and digital image processing.In this paper,it will introduce a license plate recognition system which is based on MATLAB image processing.This system realizes license character segmentation,which is accuracy and fast.This process was divided into pre-process,edge extraction,vehicle license location,character division and character recognition,which is implemented separated by using MATLAB.


A skin, preventing signs of aging of the capillaries, to provide a new cosmetic active agents useful to treat. A The present invention relates to compounds of the general formula (I) in an oligosaccharide represented, and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts, the use of the substance in order to maintain the integrity and concentration of the constituent molecules of the extracellular matrix . [Formula 1]


A testing and debugging methodology is presented which exploits the following properties of very high level languages: functionality, single assignment property, locality of reference, and aggregate operations. The approach is based on incremental construction of a program with testing and debugging in parallel using a graphic display and light pen. It is shown how these properties allow execution of arbitrarily small phrases of the program to obtain aggregate values. The emphasis on data flow rather than control flow permits causal errors to be traced by bottom-up or top-down scans of the program tree. Examples of the methodology are given using the Business Definition Language.


........................................................................................................... ii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ....................................................................................... iv LIST OF TABLES ................................................................................................ viii LIST OF FIGURES ............................................................................................... ix LIST OF ACRONYMS ......................................................................................... xv CHAPTER ONE: MOTIVATION AND OBJECTIVES ............................................. 1 1.1 Motivation ................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Objectives .................................................................................................. 4 1.3 Thesis Scope .............................................................................................. 7 1.4 References ................................................................................................. 8 CHAPTER TWO: INTRODUCTION ..................................................................... 10 2.1 3D Stacking of Chips ................................................................................ 10 2.2 Benefits of 3D IC ...................................................................................... 13 2.3 Challenges of 3D Integrated Circuits (ICs) ............................................... 14 2.4 TSV Structure ........................................................................................... 15 2.5 Integrated Circuit (IC) Materials ............................................................... 18


Objective To study the anti-tumor effect of CDA-Ⅱ on A549 cells and to detect the methylation pattern of E-cadherin gene inr cell line A549.Methods The growth inhibition of A549 cell induced by CDA-Ⅱ was detected by MTT.Methylation specific PCR (MSP) was utilized to examine methylation status of E-cadherin gene in lung cancer cell line A549.Results CDA-Ⅱ showed significant inhibiting effect on A549 cells,exhibiting a dose-dependent relationship.E-cadherin methylation was positive in lung cancer cell line A549.Conclusion CDA-Ⅱ can inhibit the growth of A549 cells and hypermethylation of E-cadherin gene exists in lung cancer cell line A549.


A study on effects of the COD/sulfate ratio on characteristics of sulfate-reduction bacteria (SRB) in activated sludge of a UASB reactor was performed in batch anaerobic digestion experiment. Changes of pH in samples were 7.22~8.17 which was beneficial to the growth of SRB with high sulfate removal efficiency. Sulfate reduction efficiencies of COD/sulfate ratios from 0.43 to 3.03 were 18.7(R1), 38.3(R2), 69.7(R3), 86.6(R4), 94.3(R5), 93.2(R6), 92.3(R7) %. Alone with COD/sulfate ratio increased, sulfate reduction efficiency also increased for R1~R5. However, the result was the opposite for R5~R7. It had been demonstrated that the activity of SRB at the COD/sulfate ratio of 2.17 was the best. Total sulfide produced by sulfate reached the maximum of 100 mg/L at the COD/sulfate ratio of 2.17. Sulfate reduction inhibition could not be caused by the total sulfide.


The correlation between food and the population health, they have led to an increasing demand for the chicken and chicken products, as a possible successfully alternative to the dissatisfactions offered by other food categories. In this study, the samples were collected from chicken, which were administered various veterinary products based on antibiotics, as a treatment of different diseases. The chickens they were slaughtered after the waiting period mentioned by the manufacturer in the leaflet. The samples were represented by muscles, liver, kidney and gastrointestinal mass and they were analyzed for levels of oxytetracycline, chlortetracycline and tetracycline. After the results integration, the samples analysis has not revealed the presence of these compounds. The study confirmed the need to use the antibiotics only for therapeutic purposes and to having the obligation to complying the time waiting to remove the active substance from the chicken body.


Drawing on the work of Celia Genishi, this article discusses data from an ethnographic case study of young Latina/o children, starting in their four-year-olds classroom in a Head Start Program through their first grade year in a dual-language program in a public school. The children attended a bilingual Head Start program that followed a play-based curriculum and focused on the socio-emotional development of the children. The flexibility of the curriculum in this setting allowed time and space for the children to play and develop at their own pace, positioning them as knowers and learners. The children then moved into a public school setting with a narrow 'literacy focused' curriculum, with strict boundaries established between languages and a narrower definition of what 'counts' as literacy. In spite of this, these children continued to draw on their linguistic resources, making space for play and developing their identities as multilingual children in ways that are often not captured by the curriculum, but are visible to those who seek to listen to the children and see their strengths and growth over time. 'Remember, remember when I was in prekinder and I drew a flower in your notebook' says Javier to me. 'Yes, I remember', I say, and flip back through my field notebook to show him his drawing. 'Yo también dibujé una flor' says Luna, and we flip back until we find it. 'She [pointing to me] was in my mines preschool' says Javier to the other children who have gathered around my table in this first grade classroom. 'Yeah, yeah, she was in mine too' says a boy who has joined us. 'No, no you wasn't!' says Javier, 'he wasn't, right Ysaaca?' I nod and agree, 'Yeah, Javier is right, you weren't in the preschool with me, but I remember you from last year in kindergarten when I used to come visit'. 'Oh yeah' says the boy. Javier says: 'Yeah, in preschool it was … [looks around his first grade classroom] me and Luna and Estrella and Flor and who else Ysaaca? Can we look at your notebook to see who was there?'


The spatial interpolation of transmissivity and other hydrogeological parameters, based on data measured or observed at well locations, is necessary for the numerical simulation of various ground water flow and transport problems. The application of artificial neural network technology for this purpose has been investigated for the transmissivity of the Dammam Formation Aquifer in Kuwait. It has been found that reasonable estimates of this parameter can be obtained with the help of a network that uses the location coordinates, altitude of the top of the Dammam Formation, and logarithm of the total dissolved solids content of the ground water of the aquifer as the input neurons, and the logarithm of the transmissivity value as the output neuron. A better estimate is obtained with a model that takes into account the information on the occurrence of circulation loss in the Dammam Formation. This information, however, can only be obtained at a site where a well has penetrated the Dammam Formation, and unlike the altitude of a stratigraphic horizon and total dissolved solids content, cannot be extrapolated with any certainty away from a well site. This model, therefore, has limited value in estimating the transmissivity of the Dammam Formation. The artificial neural network models are found to give better estimates of transmissivity of the Dammam Formation in Kuwait when compared with the more commonly used kriging model.


In this work, multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWNT) nanocomposites with homogenously anchored nanomagnetite of 10–20 nm prepared by a hydrothermal-annealing method have been demonstrated to serve as anode materials for lithium ion batteries (LIBs) with a specific capacity of 829 mA h g−1 after 50 cycles at a current density of 100 mA g−1 and a reversible capacity of 686 mA h g−1 at a current density of 200 mA g−1 for the nanocomposites with a weight ratio of 1:1, much larger than the specific capacity of 230 mA h g−1 after 50 cycles at a current density of 100 mA g−1 and a reversible capacity of 195 mA h g−1 at a current density of 200 mA g−1 for the MWNTs. The MWNTs in the nanocomposites could efficiently buffer the strain of volume change during lithiation/delithiation and greatly improve the electrical conductivity of the electrodes. The superior electrochemical performances of the Fe3O4/MWNTs were found to originate from the unique conductive network of the MWNTs in the nanocomposites as well as the high capacity from the nanomagnetite.


This article is about understanding the universalization of the law as a way to realization of a Transnational Justice. The objective is to evaluate the Law and the phenomenon of transnationalization, borned in the context of globalization, as can limiting aspects of globalization's hegemonic effects, and encouraging the emergence of a new political and legal order more just and humanitarian. The method used for the research was inductive; treatment data, was the cartesian, and the reporting of results found in this article, the logical base is also inductive, approach is descriptive, with analytical and prescriptive contributions. In order to offer support to the methods operation, the techniques employed were the referent, category, the operational concept and bibliographic and documentary research, the latter, by electronic means.


The authors describe the clinical and pathological observations of a thoracolumbar intramedullary ependymoma. A voluminous conus of collagenous tissue was located in the center of the tumor. This most unusual histological finding is compared to rare cases of the literature describing the presence of bone and cartilage in ependymomas.


The late Ypresian (early Eocene) Jdeir Formation was deposited in the Mesozoic‐Cenozoic Gabes‐Tripoli Basin, offshore Libya. The basin developed on the northern passive margin of the African Plate and was relatively unstable being affected by syn‐sedimentary tectonic movements. Deposition was coeval with a relative rise of sea‐level and the subsequent highstand. A lower, thinly‐developed nummulitic bank facies with restricted distribution records the transgressive event and is succeeded by more micritic sediments that record the time of maximum flooding. The succeeding sea‐level highstand is represented by a thick, and widely developed, progradational‐aggradational nummulitic sequence that displays lateral changes across WE‐ESE trending facies belts.


Ontology has the ability of knowledge sharing,reusing and reasoning according to rule.Constructing a negotiation model based on ontology which separate negotiation Agent from given negotiation language,negotiation protocol and proposal can resolve problem of negotiation between heterogeneous Agents.


Background: Living donor kidney transplantation offers advantages to
 patients, however, involves risks to donors. In order to promote donor safety, this study
 investigated factors predictive of mental health after donation, based on stress models of
 Lazarus (1999) and Ursin & Eriksen (2004). Methods: Living kidney donors (N=151)
 participated 2.5 months before, and 3 and 12 months after donation. Using multilevel linear
 models we examined whether appraisals, expectations (LDEQ), knowledge (R3K-T), social support
 (SSL), coping (COPE-Easy), and life events predicted psychological symptoms and wellbeing (BSI;
 PANAS; MHC-SF); and whether stress (DASS) mediated these relationships. Results: None of the
 factors predicted change in mental health. Lack of social support, expectations of negative
 health outcomes, lower appraisals of manageability, and an avoidant coping style were related
 to higher psychological symptoms. The latter three were mediated by stress. Lower social
 support, expectations of negative health outcomes, and lower positive appraisals of donation
 were related to lower level wellbeing. Conclusions: This study identified risk factors for
 negative psychological outcomes after living kidney donation that should guide assessment and
 care.


The WebIsALOD dataset provides a linked data endpoint to
the WebIsA database, which harvests millions of subsumption relations
from a large scale Web crawl using text patterns. For each of the relations,
the dataset also contains rich provenance data, such as the text pattern
used, the original sentence in which the pattern was found, and the source
on the Web. In this paper, we describe several alternatives and design
decisions for providing statement-level provenance information at large
scale for the WebIsALOD dataset. Furthermore, we show the practical
impact of that provenance information for computing confidence scores
approximating the correctness of each subsumption relation.


BACKGROUND
Dynamic exoskeleton orthoses provide assistance needed to complete movements that would otherwise be impossible after stroke. Beyond the demonstration of their effectiveness, the subjective experience of dynamic orthoses also needs to be considered.

OBJECTIVE
To support functional recovery after stroke through the development of Hand-TaPS (Task Practice after Stroke), an instrument to evaluate dynamic hand orthoses in home therapy.

METHODS
Dynamic hand orthosis subject matter experts (N = 14), professionals and consumers, considered the items of PYTHEIA, a valid and reliable instrument merging well-tested, assistive technology (AT) assessment items with those tuned to the greater complexity of emerging technologies. Experts reflected on how each item aligned with their personal experience of dynamic orthosis use. Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis guided identification of themes.

RESULTS
Four themes (5/20 items) appraised highly relevant for Hand-TaPS. The remaining eight themes (15/20 items) were deemed in need of modification.

CONCLUSIONS
Dynamic hand orthoses constitute a special case of AT; the assistance they provide targets therapy, not ADLs. Our work to develop Hand-TaPS provides a clear example of the theoretical difference between rehabilitative and assistive technology and underscores the importance of consideration of how a device is used in its assessment.


These studies characterize BLyS responsiveness and receptor expression among transitional and mature peripheral B cells. The results show a maturation-associated increase in BLyS binding capacity that reflects differential expression patterns of the three BLyS receptors. Accordingly, BLyS administration enlarges only late transitional and mature peripheral B (MB) cell compartments. Furthermore, bromodeoxyuridine labeling and cell cycle analyses show these effects are mediated through enhanced proportional survival of cells traversing the T2, T3, and MB cell stages, rather than by causing proliferation or slowing transit within these subsets. Despite similar effects on survival, BLyS up-regulates the antiapoptotic genes A1 and bcl-x L in MB cells but not immature B cells. Together, these findings show that, while BLyS influences B cell survival in several peripheral differentiation subsets, the downstream mediators differ, thus providing the first direct evidence for an established B lineage survival system whose intermediates change as B cells mature. The Journal of Immunology, 2002, 168: 5993–5996.


As the White House and Congress look to boost infrastructure spending, rural states seek to ensure that their unique needs are addressed as part of any future deals.


Ivermectin is an antiparasitic drug commonly used in cattle, that is excreted in dung, causing lethal and sub-lethal effects on coprophagous non-target fauna. Given that cattle parasites generate resistance to ivermectin, farmers have increased the used doses, with a consequent threat to wild fauna. The dung beetle species Euoniticellus intermedius provides ecosystem services by burying dung in cattle pastures, however it is highly threatened by ivermectin. Here we experimentally tested whether E. intermedius generates resistance against ivermectin after being exposed for several generations to a sublethal dose. We generated two laboratory lines where beetles were exposed to either ivermectin-treated or ivermectin-free dung for 18 generations. We compared reproductive success of beetles from both lines across generations. Additionally, for each line, we carried-out toxicity experiments with increasing ivermectin concentrations to determine if sensitivity to ivermectin was reduced after some generations of exposure (i. e. if beetles acquired ivermectin resistance by means of transgenerational effects). Our results show that dung beetles do not generate resistance to ivermectin after 18 generations of continuous exposure and quantitative genetic analyses show low genetic variation in response to ivermectin across generations. Together, these results indicate low potential for adaptation to the contaminant. According to our results, dung beetles, and probably other species, are at risk of extinction in ivermectin-contaminated pastures unless they are pre-adapted to tolerate high ivermectin concentrations.


Many hospitals have implemented Electronic Medical Record (EMR) although its effectiveness to improve healthcare is still in quest.EMR is use for patient registering, error reduction, administrative cost savings, increased productivity, and improved patient satisfaction, yet widespread adoption has been slow However, many barriers to the successful implementation of EMR systems continue to limit the uptake, including the lack of organizations culture, lack of incentives to the users and lack of vender support.Currently exists in terms of where users are and where they need to be in order to implement an EMR system.The promise of electronic medical records is great, but much careful planning is needed before the benefits can be reaped.This paper addresses post-implementation usage behavior of Electronic Medic Records system among healthcare professional in healthcare organization by applying the Technology
Acceptance Model (TAM).EMR- TAM instrument was
developed for this research and assessed with principal component analysis.The hypotheses were developed and tested using hierarchical multiple regressions.


We use first-principles energy density method (EDM) to calculate atomic energies for isolated -type basal and prism screw dislocation cores in Mg and compute line energies and core energy differences. The atomic energy distribution in the dislocations reflect the slip in the cores and the elastic energy further afield. Line energies are computed by summing up atomic energies, from which core energies and energy differences are straightforward to determine. We compare our results with two different classical potentials. GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT IMPACT STATEMENT This work is the first exact, direct calculation of core energies of isolated dislocations using density functional theory via atomic energies, applied to core energy differences in magnesium.


From the 1970s until the early 1990s Coenonympha oedippus was considered an extinct species in Poland. However over the last two decades several sites in three regions have been discovered in the eastern part of the country. Relatively numerous populations inhabiting alkaline spring fens were found near Chelm and Zamośc. In 2009 another strong population was discovered in the Narew National Park. Most of the sites are unmanaged at the moment, however regularly lit spring fi res are suspected to be benefi cial for the thriving of the butterfl y habitat at some localities. Otherwise they become overgrown by invasive reed and willow shrubs. Land drainage and eutrophication are regarded as the main threats accelerating successional changes. Almost nothing is known about the dispersal abilities or larval ecology of C. oedippus at Polish sites.


We propose bigradient phase referencing (BPR), a new radio-observation technique, and report on its performance using the Japanese very-long-baseline-interferometry network (JVN). In this method, a weak source is detected by phase-referencing using a primary calibrator, in order to play a role as a secondary calibrator for phasereferencing to a weak target. We will be given the opportunity to select a calibrator from lots of milli-Jansky sources, one of which may be located at a position closer to the target. With such a smaller separation, high-quality phase-referencing can be achieved. A subsequent more-sophisticated calibration can relocate the array's focus to a hypothetical point much closer to the target; a higher quality of phase referencing is available. Our demonstrative observations with strong radio sources have proved the capabilities of the BPR in terms of the image dynamic ranges and astrometric reproducibility. The image dynamic range on a target has been improved by a factor of about six compared to that of normal phase-referencing; the resultant position difference of the target's emission between two epochs was only 62 ±50 microarcsecond, even with less than 2300-km baselines at 8.4GHz and fast-switching between a target–calibrator pair separated by a 2. ◦ 1.


ABSTRACT

The purpose of the present working paper is to contribute with empirical literature concerning to the Fiscal Theory of Price Level (FTPL) in Brazil, having as base the Kim's model (2003), which analyzes theoretical framework of the FTPL from structural shocks, especially demand and supply aggregate shocks. To carry through the empirical exercise, use of the analysis of the impulse response functions gotten of a structural vector auto-regressive (SVAR). We consider the Post-Real Plan data here (from January of 1995 until May of 2006). The results found allow us to affirm that it does not have empirical evidences favorable to the existence of a non-Ricardian regime in Brazil during the analyzed period, consistent fact with the empirical studies previously carried through.

Key words
Fiscal theory of price level; structural shocks; SVAR.

Classificacao JEL: C32 E31 H62

Artigo recebido em jun. 2012 e aceito para publicacao em


Local unitary invariance and the notion of negativity fonts are used as the principle tools to construct four qubit invariants of degree 8, 12, and 24. A degree 8 polynomial invariant that is non-zero on pure four qubit states with four-body correlations and zero on all other states, is identified. Classification of four qubit states into seven major classes, using criterion based on the nature of correlations, is discussed.


AbstractSoil exhibits creep behavior, in which the deformation of soil develops with time at a state of constant effective stress. A series of triaxial compression creep tests was performed on a saturated till to investigate the creep behavior at different effective stresses and strains of the samples. In the tests, the saturated till was allowed to creep in single, multiple, and stepwise stages. The dependency of creep rate of the saturated till on time was examined using the test data. It was found that the time-dependent creep rate models are incapable of describing the creep behavior of soil under the condition of multiple-stage creep, i.e., complex load conditions. A strain-dependent and stress-dependent creep model of the saturated till subject to triaxial compression was proposed. In the model, the creep rate of soil was formulated as a function of inelastic strain and effective stresses instead of time and effective stresses. This model could describe the dependencies of soil creep rate on time, s...


ABSTRACT The city of Oxyrhynchus is a well-known testing ground for our knowledge of the transmission of the Old Greek Bible. Most of the Septuagint's fragmentary texts that come from this city were copied by Christians, but some of them are thought to have been produced in a Jewish milieu. A review of the criteria that are used to determine if a particular Septuagint roll or codex has a Jewish or Christian provenance and an analysis of the fragments themselves may help to establish to what extent there was an interaction between Jewish and Christian palaeographical and codicological practices. This may also reveal whether the boundaries between the two communities were less rigid than are commonly assumed.


Factors contributing to the occurrence of the SRN1 reaction during the synthesis of poly(arylene ether ketone)s are studied using a variety of analytical techniques. Product analysis of polymerization reactions and magnetic resonance studies on photochemical model systems were performed. The polymerization of 4,4'-dichlorobenzophenone with 4,4'-isopropylidenediphenol under basic conditions was run in four amide solvents:  1,3-dimethyl-3,4,5,6-tetrahydro-2(1H)-pyrimidinone (DMPU), 1-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone (NMP), 1,1,3,3-tetramethylurea (TMU) and N,N '-dimethylacetamide (DMAc). Molecular weights of the products followed the order Mn(DMAc) > Mn(NMP) > Mn(TMU) > Mn(DMPU). Simulations of time-resolved electron paramagnetic resonance (TREPR) spectra were used to identify the radicals produced by photoinduced hydrogen atom abstraction in each of the four solvents. Transient optical absorption was used to quantify the yield of radicals produced by reaction of triplet benzophenone-d10 with each solvent. Time-of-fl...


This Notice is to advise that HCFA will begin enforcing the regulations regarding Medicare reimbursement for services furnished by hospital-based physicians. It reaffirms the rule that identifiable professional services will be reimbursed under Part B on a reasonable charge basis only if: (a) The services require performance by a physician in person and (b) they contribute to the diagnosis or treatment of the patient. All other services performed by a hospital-based physician will be reimbursed to the hospital on a reasonable cost basis. This rule was established in a regulation published in 1966, after public comment, but has not been applied uniformly in recent years.


Experimental results showing I/sub c/ versus length for long Ag/Bi(Pb)-2223 multifilament tapes are presented. The results are obtained using a contact-free method (Hall probe) measuring the shielding and remanent magnetic fields created by tapes when exposed to an external magnetic field. The main goal of this paper is to study the potentials of the applied method and the study includes reproducibility, resolution, non-destructiveness and usefulness in the production of tapes. The results show that the reproducibility is so high that the method can be used to identify individual tapes by their signal pattern and the spatial resolution is demonstrated to be as good as a few mm. The non-destructiveness is generally good. The first cycle/re-coiling of a tape may decrease the critical current by less than 2%, and each following cycle is observed to have an effect of less than 0.5%. This contact-free method offers the tape manufacturer a detailed picture of the superconductive properties of the final product and is therefore a good tool for product development and quality control.


Based on the theoretical calculation of the observability of nonlinear dynamical systems proposed in literature [1], a new numerical method to calculate degree observability is developed, which connected the observability conception to time delay embedding by numerical approximation. This method solves the problem that the original method can not be employed without system equation. It expands the applied field of degree observability and takes into account the impact of noise. Simulation results show that, when only the measurement data is presented and the system equation is unknown, the new method is still able to achieve the right result.


Adolescence is the significant period in the life of a woman. Menstrual disturbances are the commonest presenting complaint in adolescent age group and unhygienic practices during menstruation can lead to untoward consequences like pelvic inflammatory disease and even infertility. To study the knowledge and practice regarding menstrual hygiene among adolescents. This is a cross-sectional study conducted from October 2018 to December 2018 among 100 adolescent girls who attended adolescent clinics at Urban Health Training centre of KBNU Medical College, Kalaburagi. The mean age of participants was 16.2 ± 2.1 SD. only 26% of participants were aware about menstruation before menarche. Majority (91%) of participants had knowledge about use of sanitary pads during menstruation but only 78% used them. The most common reason for non usage was the cost of pads (68%). The method of disposal was satisfactory among 62% of participants and 84% of participants change their pads /cloth pieces 2-3 times per day. Restriction of diet during menstruation was seen in 40% and 30% missed school during their periods. Although there was good knowledge regarding menstrual hygiene among adolescent girls, practice needs to improve. Health education sessions at urban health clinics and schools involving mothers of these adolescent girls can aid to overcome socio cultural practices of restricting movement and diet restrictions during menstruation.


In the operation of artificial satellites, it is very important to monitor the health status of the systems and detect any symptoms of anomalies in the housekeeping data as soon as possible. Recently, the data-driven approach to the system monitoring problem, in which statistical machine learning techniques are applied to the large amount of measurement data collected in the past, has attracted considerable attention. In this paper, we propose a new data-driven health monitoring and anomaly detection method for artificial satellites based on probabilistic dimensionality reduction and clustering, taking into consideration the miscellaneous characteristics of the spacecraft housekeeping data. We applied our method to the telemetry data of the small demonstration satellite 4 (SDS-4) of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and evaluated its effectiveness. The results show that the proposed system provides satellite operators with valuable information for understanding the health status of the system and inferring the causes of anomalies.


We develop a systematic procedure to approximate generalized free energy in out of equilibrium stochastic systems. The procedure only requires knowledge of the averages of macroscopic observables and uses quasi-equilibrium distribution to this task. As an application we consider model systems in the regime of diverging relaxation times. We find that geometry of the approximate generalized free energy changes at the onset of this phenomena.


In the process of modernization, a great deal of British and American sports culture was diffused into out own educational system as well as our livelihood. However we lacked research in the areas such as the origin and background to the development of British sports culture. In a general point of view British Sports culture was a creation of several factors such as British politics, society, geography, religion and nationality. However in an ideological sense, the single most influential factor in the development of British sports culture was Muscular Christianity and at the nucleus of Muscular Christianity was the concept of manliness. Therefore this article was written with two main objectives. Firstly, 19th century juvenile literature and its ideals of masculinity were examined in order to reveal the figure of a manly juvenile. Secondly, this article examines the rearing of masculine juveniles and its correlation with the development of sports. In novels by Thomas Hughes such as BOP(The Boys Own Paper) the character of a masculine gentleman illustrated was similar to that of a Middle Age Knight with outstanding prowess in sports. This was the appearance of a typical gentleman of the late 19th century and among the characteristics demanded of them were; bravery, honesty, honour, patriotism, loyalty between friends, exceptional ability in masculine sports, empathy for the weak, an unyielding stance against the strong, manners and a worthy attitude of the defeated. That is to say, a courageous and loyal knight of the old. In order to create a template of a manly gentleman in upper class education, training of youths in organisations such as the Boyscout in addition to sports and outdoor activities were considered vital. These physical training bore the intent of prolonging the tradition of sturdy manliness. In addition, an ethical temperament was also emphasised. However, further emphasised than this ethical quality in juvenile literature of this age was to incite in youths the idol of a man; aggressive and harsh, brave, relentless and one that does not step back in the face of battle. To encourage these male temperaments, sports was considered important and as a result sports developed earlier in Great Britain than in other nations.


Those of us who work with vulnerable populations, such as migrant teenagers, understand that classical research methods are deficient in certain ethical aspects of care and protection. With the intention of contributing to the advancement of research methodologies in social sciences' approach to young migrants, we propose the use of artistic and participatory workshops. With this in mind, we conducted a workshop constructed around different artistic techniques, whose final products were a 17 minute documentary and an imaginary piece of cartography of Bilbao and Tangier. This allows us to reflect on the scope and challenges of new research approaches.


In situ formed NbTi nanocrystals from a NbTiC solid-solution MXene offer highly stable catalytic activity for hydrogen storage in MgH2.


Objective: This study examined associations between multiple types of interpersonal and non-interpersonal stressors and the subsequent occurrence of suicide ideation and attempts among adolescent females. Method: Adolescents aged 12 to 18 (n = 160) at elevated risk for suicidal thoughts and behaviors were followed for eighteen months, divided into two nine-month epochs for data analysis (Periods 1, 2). Exposure to acute relational victimization, targeted rejection, non-specified interpersonal, and non-interpersonal life stressors over the first nine-month epoch (Period 1) was assessed using semi-structured interviews and an independent life stress rating team. Participants also completed phone-based semi-structured interviews of suicidal thoughts and behaviors. Results: Preliminary analyses showed significant prospective associations between acute targeted rejection and non-specified interpersonal stress during Period 1 and suicide ideation during Period 2, as well as relational victimization and non-interpersonal stress during Period 1 and suicide attempts during Period 2. However, in logistic regression analyses that adjusted for prior suicidality and depressive symptoms, relational victimization during Period 1 (but not targeted rejection, non-specified interpersonal or non-interpersonal events) was associated with increased odds of suicide attempt during Period 2. Conclusion: Acute relational victimization exposure is associated with heightened risk for suicidal behaviors in adolescent females. Future studies should examine potential mediators and moderators of this association, and these stressors should be considered for inclusion in clinical screening tools. occur within the context of close, established relationships, and could involve multiple interpersonal domains (i.e., peer, family, or school). Sample targeted rejection events from the current study included getting "broken up with" by a friend or romantic partner. Reliability among coders was established (Cohen's κ =.80).


Guizhou miao composite patterns like desolate plateau mystery and clear superimposed, wild and elegant blend, strange and beautiful coexistence of civilization in photograph reflect in the fruits of our mind; Concept of witchcraft, religion persistence beyond worldly aesthetic, the composite pattern into the dance with god. Western surreal dream scheme is derived from the subject of art objects chosen by excessive infatuation, fanaticism, paranoia, the loss of their judgment. Artists in the real life of pent-up sexual instinct desire released into the work of art, religious belief fixation and art creative is a surreal charm.


The study aims to create a deeper understanding and gain more knowledge about the complex and dynamic management processes in gazelle companies, in relation to both social- and financial aspects. W ...


Parallel programming is becoming more common in software development with the popularity of multi core processors on the rise. Today there are many people and institutes that develop parallel progr ...


While Norway's institutional arrangement for macroprudential policy is uncommon, the authorities have shown strong willingness to act. The Ministry of Finance (MoF) is the sole macroprudential decision-maker in Norway, which is rare in international comparison. However, Norges Bank and the Finanstilsynet (FSA) play important advisory roles. In recent years, the authorities have taken substantive and wide-ranging macroprudential policy actions in response to growing systemic vulnerabilities—and these seem to have been effective in slowing down some of the riskier trends. The macroprudential policy toolkit is well stocked and actively used.


The Monte Carlo Simulation method is widely used for the evaluation of failure probability of breakwaters in view of sliding displacement. The method might be used more frequently in the future as the new technical standards for port and harbor facilities employ the performance-based design methodology. The accuracy of the result of the simulation depends on the pseudorandom number generating method and iteration number . This study aims at presenting the appropriate pseudorandom number generating method and iteration number for the evaluation of failure probability of breakwaters in view of sliding displacement.


: Education big data analysis is currently a hot topic of concern in academia. Building on the "Internet + Education" concept, this paper developed a mobile information technology teaching evaluation tool based on WeChat, called the "Intelligent Teaching Evaluation System (ITES)", making it possible for instructors to adopt a hybrid teaching method that combines online and offline teaching by fully utilizing the advantages of mobile internet technology combined with face-to-face teaching. This approach can stimulate students' classroom participation and foster their interest in self-directed learning using mobile devices. The system achieves breakthroughs in university teaching management, homework evaluation and statistics, and post-class Q&A and discussions. At the same time, all teaching-related data can be collected and analyzed to help instructors find the most effective educational methods and strategies to improve teaching effectiveness.


Using the method of studying congruence for a regular semigroup,the kernel relation on bisimple ω-semigroup is studied,and necessary and sufficient conditions on bisimple ω-semigroup in order that K be a congruence are found.


Current transformations in technologies and industrial structure of UK telecommunications have important implications for skills and work organisation. This is examined in different divisions of a large UK telecommunications firm: call centres, customer service centres, engineering sectors and the R&D department. The effect of these transformations on the development of firm competences is discussed.


Abstract The present study investigated pronoun resolution strategies in French native speakers and in German-speaking learners of French. French and German differ in antecedent preferences in ambiguous constructions such as The postman hit the pirate before he went home: while French shows a N2-preference, German shows a N1-preference. This difference is explained by effects of exposure to an unambiguous alternative construction referring to N1 that exists in French, but not in German (Hemforth et al. 2010, Language specific preferences in anaphor resolution: Exposure or gricean maxims? In Steallan Ohlsson and Richard Catarambone (eds.), 32nd Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society, 2218–2223. Austin, TX: Cognitive Science Society). In questionnaires, we tested French active and passive sentences to investigate (a) whether the L2-learners would apply the same strategy as natives in the active condition (i.e. N2-preference), and (b) whether the explicit topicalization of a referent as a consequence of passivization influences interpretation preferences in both groups (resulting in more N1 choices). The results show that German learners prefer the N1 more often than the French natives in the active condition. Crucially, the number of N1 choices increased in both groups in the passive condition. These results suggest that L2-learners might have difficulties acquiring strategies based on the frequency and availability of alternative constructions in the L2, and provide further evidence for the importance of information-structure-based strategies in L1 and L2 pronoun resolution.


This study investigated the influences of the beverage intake on food behavior and personality for 1295 adolescents. The results were as follows. The favorite beverage was ``fruit juice``, and preference of ``coffee`` was the lowest. ``Milk and dairy product`` was highest and ``milkshake`` was lowest in intake frequency of beverage. The preference correlated positively(r=0.391) with the intake frequency of beverage, especially high in ``green tea and black tea``(r=0.622), ``coffee``(r=0.581), ``carbonated drink``(r=0.538), and ``milk and dairy product``(r=0.501). The explanation power(R2) of beverage preference on beverage intake was 0.153. The explanation power(R2) of beverage intake on food behavior was 0.127, and ``carbonated drink`` and ``coffee`` as well as ``milkshake`` had a negative influence on food behavior: however, ``milk and dairy product``, ``green tea and black tea``, and ``fruit juice`` had a positive influence on food behavior. The relationship of beverage intake and sociality was very low(R2= 0.013), and ``isotonic drink`` and ``green tea and black tea`` had a positive influence on sociality. The relationship between beverage intake and anger expression was also very low. ``Coffee`` showed a positive relationship with anger-in. ``Carbonated drink`` and ``milkshake`` showed a positive result with anger-out. ``Milkshake`` showed a negative relation with anger-control, but ``green tea and black tea`` and ``milk and dairy product`` showed a positive relation. From these results, it was necessary to develop the practical nutritioneducation program on proper beverage choice for adolescents leading to better metal and physical status. (Korean J Community Nutrition 13(2) : 189~198, 2008)


The network evaluating platform is a core component of the network teaching platform,and the network evaluating system is an inevitable trend of the reform and development for the course test system.Based on the full analysis of the requirement of the exam,we have implemented a versatile distributed network evaluating system adopting Java EE technologies and SQL Server database.Details of the solution of the system requirements,design and some of the key issues have been presented.The system designed using the B/S structure,and can be run on the LAN and the Internet.


correction algorithms for particle soot absorption photometer measured on South African Highveld' by J. Backman et al.   General comment  The article investigates differences in the absorption Angström exponents due to different corrections for artefacts of three wavelength Particle Soot Absorption Photometers. The absorption Angström exponent is a key parameter for such studies. The article is of scientific relevance, since the interest in spectral absorption coefficients for source apportionment is growing.  The article is well written and understandable. The reviewer suggests the article for publication in Atmospheric Measurement Techniques after addressing a few comments.   Specific comments  Equation 1: 'C' is not explained. Another often used definition of the Angström exponent is:


Aiming at some problems during operation of the automatic control system in Xinjiang Tianye(Group) Co.,Ltd.,solutions and ideas were proposed.It was put forward that the transformation of DCS system should be carried out according to the plan by steps,line numbers should be marked based on drawings,reliable UPS power and 24 V power supply unit should be chosen as well as appropriate power cables and air circuit breakers,as a result,normal and stable operation of the automatic control system can be ensured.


Single and polycrystalline V 3 Si was neutron irradiated at 240°C up to a fluence of 1.2 × 1019cm-2and subsequently isochronally annealed up to 1330°C. Measurements include the critical current density, j c , the critical temperature, T c , the upper critical field, H c2 , and the residual resistance. Dislocation loops are identified by TEM as the part of the radiation induced defects responsible for j c . Two different annealing temperatures are found for T c and j c , respectively. Due to the high irradiation temperature, T c recovery occurs in one stage only, corresponding to thermally produced vacancles. All samples exhibit a scaling behavior of the volume pinning force between 0.9 and 0.6 reduced temperature. A j c (H) peak is observed at low fluences and high annealing temperatures. The explanation for this behavior is based on a concentration dependent reduction of the theoretical threshold. A saturation behavior of the volume plnning force for high fluences and low annealing temperatures is observed, which is in quantitative agreement with the high-field mechanism of Kramers model above 0.8 reduced field. With these results we can explain the field dependent enhancement of j c after neutron irradiation of A15 superconductors with grain boundary pinning.


Critical thinking skills are very important in everyday life, because critical thinking skills can develop thinking skills, such as the ability to make decisions and solve problems. The purpose of this research is to describe the students' critical thinking process in solving math problems. Critical thinking process in this study refers to the four stages of gathering information, evaluates of information, making solution, and evaluates the Conclusions. In each stage covers various aspects that is at the stage of gathering information includes identifying all of the information, connect the relevant information, grouping information in accordance with sections each each, and set goals that are asked in the problem based on the information. Stages of evaluates of information include Selecting all information is important, establishing the assumptions of the information in the problem, linking important matters of information based on assumptions and identifying possible strategies to solve the problem. The making solution stage involves predicting the completion steps that are from the information, and processing the completion steps, and establishing the completion result. Stages evaluates the conclusions include Establishing confidence of problem solving outcome, and clarifying problem solving results. This research is a qualitative case study strategy and research place in SMP Negeri 1 Gresik. The material used is a daily problem. To analyze the process of students' critical thinking in solving. The results show that the student performs the complete critical thinking process in solving the problem. But experiencing the error of selecting information caused in the processing of information S1 experiencing misunderstanding and recall the semantic memory. And S1 conducts critical thinking process through four stages: gathering information, evaluates of information, making solution, and evaluates the conclusions is complete but experiencing divided attention in setting assumption.


The genus Fusarium comprises many plant-pathogenic species, causing diseases in the most important agricultural crops, and also can be harmful for humans and animals since many of species produce biologically active secondary metabolites (e.g., phytotoxins and mycotoxins) with an extraordinary chemical diversity. The economic importance of Fusarium species is high due to both their impact on crop yields and accumulation of mycotoxins in the colonized crops, which can make food commodities unacceptable for marketing or consumption. Research on Fusarium, carried out globally, concentrates the efforts of thousands of scientists and experts in different fields of science: mycology, plant pathology, genetics, agronomy, ecology, chemistry, biochemistry, and toxicology. Despite the efforts of the scientific community, many problems in this area are still not solved. Nowadays, to combat fungal diseases of important crops chemicals are widely used, which is harmful to human and animal health. In certain concentrations plant growth regulators are capable of inhibiting the development of fungi and can be considered as an alternative solution. The paper analyzes the influence of growth regulators on the development of Fusarium triticale. Triticale is a crop characterized by high yield, high protein and essential amino acids content that defines its food and fodder importance. Grain triticale is used in baking and confectionery industry, as well as for alcohol and industrial starch production. Also triticale is a valuable crop as the grain and green mass is used for feeding of farm animals. For the study the species of Fusarium fungi were used, which are most oftenly found on the crops of our region, they are: F. culmorum, F. sporotrichioides, F. oxysporum and F. avenacium. The research was focused on their correlation with different concentrations of growth regulators dissolved in nutrient medium. These drugs are environmentally friendly, which is very important when using triticale for human nutrition and animal feed. The experiments showed that concentrations in some medications can have an inhibitory effect on the development of the fungi and inhibit the development of Fusarium.


Objective: To illuminate findings of the survey of the health status of Gypsies and Travellers by exploring their health-related beliefs and experiences. Design: Qualitative study of a purposive subsample from in-depth interviews using framework analysis. Setting: The homes or alternative community settings of the participants in five geographically dispersed study locations in England. Participants: 27 Gypsies and Travellers with an experience of ill health, purposively sampled from a larger population participating in an epidemiological survey of health status. Results: The experience of poor health and daily encounters of ill health among extended family members were normalised and accepted. Four major themes emerged relating to health beliefs and the effect of lifestyle on health for these respondents: the travelling way; low expectations of health; self-reliance and staying in control; fatalism and fear of death. These themes dominated accounts of health experience and were relevant to the experience. These themes add richness to the health status data and inform our understanding. Conclusions: Among Gypsies and Travellers, coherent cultural beliefs and attitudes underpin health-related behaviour, and health experiences must be understood in this context. In this group, ill health is seen as normal, an inevitable consequence of adverse social experiences, and is stoically and fatalistically accepted. The provision of effective healthcare and improvement of poor health in Gypsies and Travellers will require multi-agency awareness of these issues.


Flooding hazard is highly significant for nuclear power plant safety because of its potential for common cause impact on safety related systems, and because operating experience reviews regularly identify flooding as a cause of concern. Source of the flooding could be external (location) or internal (plant design). The amount of flooding water could vary but even small amount might suffice to affect redundant trains of safety related systems for power supply and cooling. The protection from the flooding is related to the design-basis flood level (DBFL) and it consists of three elements: structural, organizational and accessibility. Determination of the DBFL is critical, as Fukushima Daiichi accident terribly proved. However, as the topic of flooding is very broad, the scope of this paper is focused only on the issues related to the missing flood barriers. Structural measures are physically preventing flooding water to reach or damage safety related system, and they could be permanent or temporary. For temporary measures it is important to have necessary material, equipment and organizational capacity for the timely implementation. Maintenance is important for permanent protection and periodical review is important for assuring readiness and feasibility of temporary flooding protection. Final flooding protection element is assured accessibility to safety related systems during the flooding. right design requirements, proper and reviews. numerous water sources and systems This paper is presenting recent related operating experience feedback involving equipment, procedures and analysis. are: inadequate, degraded or missing seals allow floodwaters This paper presents results from the most recent activity related to the operational experience feedback for the nuclear power plant safety in the EC JRC Clearinghouse.


1 Cervical Disc Herniation: Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion Versus Arthroplasty 2 Multilevel Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: Bone-Grafting Options 3 Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament: Anterior Versus Posterior Approach 4 Minimally Invasive Approaches to Thoracic Disc Herniations 5 Lumbar Disc Herniation with Mild Neurological Deficit: Microdiscectomy Versus Conservative Treatment 6 Cervical Spondylosis-Spinal Stenosis: Laminoplasty Versus Laminectomy and Fusion 7 Lumbar Degenerative Disk Disease: Fusion Versus Artificial Disc 8 Degenerative Spondylolisthesis with Radicular Pain: Decompression Only Versus Decompression and Fusion 9 Asymptomatic Intradural Schwannoma: Surgery Versus Radiosurgery Versus Observation 10 Pseudotumor: Transoral Versus Posterior Fusion 11 Odontoid Fracture in the Elderly: Odontoid Screws Versus Posterior Fusion 12 C1-C2 Fusion: Transarticular Screws Versus Harms/Melcher Procedure 13 Multilevel Cervical Corpectomy: Anterior-Only Versus Circumferential Instrumentation 14 Cervical Jumped Facets and Incomplete Neurological Deficit: Closed-Reduction Versus Urgent Surgery 15 Laminectomy Across Cervicothoracic Junction: Fusion Versus Nonfusion 16 Vertebral Metastases: Ventral and Dorsal Approach Versus Lateral Extracavitary Transpedicular Approach 17 Degenerative Scoliosis: Anterior and Posterior Fusion Versus Posterior Fusion 18 Sagittal Imbalance: Multiple Smith-Peterson Osteotomies Versus Pedicle Substraction Osteotomies 19 L1-S1 Fusion: When to Extend to T12 and Pelvis and When to Include L5-S1 Anterior Grafting 20 High-Grade Spondylolisthesis: Reduction and Fusion Versus In Situ Fusion


The synthesis of a reactive dye in the anhydride form is described, and its kinetics of hydrolysis investigated at various pH values. Two different hydrolysis products were identified. The experimental rate constants were determined by nonlinear approximation. It was found that the experimental rate constant depends on pH, with the maximum between pH 5 and 6. The best wool dyeing conditions were obtained by dyeing for 60 min at 100dC and pH 7.


The Taebaeksan mineralized province, which is the most important one in South Korea, is rich in zinc-lead-tungsten-iron-copper-molybdenum-silver-gold mineral resources and has a diversity of deposit styles. These deposits principally coexist in time and space with porphyry-related epigenetic deposit such as skarn, hydrothermal replacement, mesothermal vein, and Carlin-like deposits. The magmatic-hydrothermal systems in the Taebaek fold belt is genetically characterized by the Bulguksa subvolcanic rocks(ca. ) related to northwestward subduction of the paleo-Pacific Plate. The most important zinc-lead deposits in the area are the Uljin, Yeonhwa II and Shinyemi skarn, the Janggun hydrothermal replacement, and the Yeonhwa I intermediate-mixed (skarn/hydrothermal replacement) ones. In the present study, we present a compilation of metal production and mineral assemblage of the zinc-lead deposits. The metal difference of deposit styles in the area indicates a cooling path from intermediate-sulfidation to low-sulfidation state in the polymetallic hydrothermal system, reflecting spatial proximity to a magmatic source.


In many cases, a communication of a user consists of two sessions: transmitting and receiving sessions, and its satisfaction to the communication service depends on the QoS of both sessions. Hence, in this paper, we first propose a new concept of the utility function considering both transmitting and receiving sessions of a user. We then formulate an optimization problem based on the utility framework [1], [2] for flow control with user-level utility functions in communication networks and develop a distributed flow control algorithm.


The invention provides a system on chip (SOC) value measuring method of a battery system. The SOC value measuring method of the battery system comprises the following steps: detecting actual electric charge electric quantity of the battery system; and acquiring an SOC value of the battery system by using the actual electric charge electric quantity to divide the nominal capacity of the battery system. The SOC value measuring method of the battery system can precisely measure the SOC value of the battery system, can objectively detect the SOC value of power batteries with different sizes and different systems, and therefore usable electric quantity of the battery system can be authentically reflected.