The objective of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of minor psychiatric disorders in the elderly and related factors. It is a cross-sectional, descriptive, exploratory and quantitative research. We interviewed 47 elderly people who answered questions about mental health and about sleep quality. In addition, the elderly answered questions about sociodemographic data, life habits and clinical comorbidities. We interviewed 47 elderly people, with a mean age of 67 years. Of these, 7 (14.8%) were men and 40 (85.2%) were women. 36.2% were married; 14.9% were illiterate and 61.7% had incomplete elementary education; 91.5% were not working. Sleep quality was classified as good in 31.9% of the elderly, and poor in 68.1%. Of these, 38.3% had poor sleep and 29.8% had sleep disturbance. The SRQ-20 result in 47 elderly subjects was positive for MPD in 24 (51.1%) and negative in 23 (48.9%). There was a significant correlation with the following variables: schooling (p = 0.0028), use of benzodiazepines (p = 0.018), body mass index (p = 0.001) and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (p = 0.041). It is concluded that the minor psychic disorders presented high prevalence in the population of the elderly investigated. It is therefore necessary to draw up a more detailed plan of public interventions aimed at promoting healthy aging.


This paper deals with a robust vibration control problem of a flexible structure with parameter variations. We use the six-storied structure as controlled object, with a pair of hybrid mass dampers. We use a descriptor form to describe parameter perturbations independently and apply μ-synthesis to design of the feedback controller. We show the performance of the μ-synthesis controller with descriptor form compared with that of the conventional μ-synthsis. This research work has proved that μ-synthesis with descriptor form is superior to the conventional μ-synthesis for active vibration control with mass dampers.


Abstract The aim of the present study was to evaluate the hypoglycemic activity of the aqueous extract from the fruit walls of Phaseolus vulgaris pods and to examine the potential mechanism underlying the improvement of the glycemic level. In the course of the study, diabetes mellitus was induced in rats with a single intraperitoneal injection of streptozotocin (45 mg·kg−1 b.w.). Diabetic and control rats were then orally administered with a single-dose or repeated-dose (28 day) of P. vulgaris extract (200 mg·kg−1). Results show that the extract was found to possess significant hypoglycemic activity, and the study of glucose utilization by isolated rat hemidiaphragm suggests that the aqueous extract may enhance the peripheral utilization of glucose. The subsequent experiments have revealed that the P. vulgaris extract could increase glucose transporter 4 (GLUT-4) content in skeletal muscle cells of control and diabetic rats. Our data also indicate that the P. vulgaris extract did not affect the content of the insulin receptor, but significantly reduced the total tyrosine kinase activity in skeletal muscle cells of both experimental groups of rats. The present results clearly indicated that P. vulgaris extract may be beneficial for reducing hyperglycemia through its potency in regulation of glucose utilization via GLUT-4, but the current mechanism remains to be unidentified.


In order to obtain the complete polarized two-dimensional image information and its spectrum information at the same time, a new polarized spectrum imaging system based on orthogonal modulation is designed. The system consists of optical antenna, phase modulator, Wollaston prism, Savart polarizer, analyzer and imaging module. The original optical signal is decomposed into two beams of mutually orthogonal polarized light, and they are respectively imaged in the upper and lower portions of the focal plane of the CCD, so that it forms two full polarization images. The superposition of the two sets of images can cancel the data of the interference fringes to obtain pure image information of the target. The subtraction of the two sets of images can cancel the target gray scale images to obtain the pure interference fringes of the target. The light intensity distribution function and spectrum variation form were obtained by theoretical calculation. High contrast targets with background plates were used in the experiment, real-time acquisition of fully polarized images was completed in a stable light source environment. The distortion of the interference image is improved by phase correction and apodization, through high-pass filtering and threshold filtering, the influence of background noise in the image is suppressed, so that the extraction of the target image and the restoration of the polarization spectrum are realized. It has the characteristics of high stability, adjustable spectrum resolution, high signal-to-noise ratio and strong ability to identify. It is important to extract the target image, spectrum and polarization information in complex background.


Blunt chest wall trauma accounts for a large proportion of all trauma presentations to the Emergency Departments in the United Kingdom and has a high reported incidence of morbidity and mortality. The difficulty in the assessment and management of this patient group arises from the possibility that the patient may develop potentially life-threatening complications up to approximately 72 h post-injury, even in patients who have sustained what is initially considered a minor injury. Limited consensus currently exists in the literature regarding optimal assessment or management strategies for this patient group. The aim of this review is to provide an overview of current research investigating the optimal assessment and management strategies for the blunt chest wall trauma patient.


The progress in research and development in producing impregnating pitch is introduced, and several new techniques for production of impregnating pitch are presented with emphasis on the characteristics of these technologies. On the basis of the detailed analysis on the production and use of impregnating pitch at home and abroad, suggestions about how to modernize the industry for producing impregnating pitch are made.


Objective To investigate the clinical therapeutic effect of different operation approach in the treatment of the third ventricular craniopharyngeal duct tumor. Methods Selected in our hospital from 2010 March to 2011 March included 70 cases of third ventricle craniopharyngiomas were randomly divided into A group and B group,A group of 35 patients treated by cortex-lateral ventricle approach operation,B group of 35 patients treated with corpus callous-septum pellucid-fornix in operation,the efficacy of the two groups. Results Through comparative analysis of clinical therapeutic effect of two groups,patients in group A total tumor resection rate was 77. 1%,B group of patients with total tumor resection rate was 74. 3%,no significant differences between two groups of data( P 0. 05),no statistical significance. The amount of bleeding in patients of group A operation time and intraoperative were( 127. 3 ± 23. 5) min,( 24. 2 ±7. 4) ml,amount of bleeding in B group operation time and intraoperative were( 121. 6 ± 24. 1) min,( 23. 3 ± 7. 2) ml,A and B groups of patients with operation time and bleeding no significant difference of the amount( P 0. 05),no statistical significance. The complication rate was 20% after operation in a group; the complication rate was 17. 1% after operation in B group,no significant differences between two groups of data( P 0. 05),no statistical significance. Conclusion In clinical practice,third ventricle craniopharyngiomas were treated by cortex-lateral ventricle approach operation and transcallosal-septum pellucid-interforniceal approach operation treatment has a better effect,both in the treatment of tumor resection and operation time and the intraoperative complications and postoperative bleeding similar clinical,can choose the two approach of operation treatment,improve the clinical therapeutic effect.


OBJECTIVE
To investigate the accuracy and precision of infrared tympanic thermometer use with neonates by comparing with axillary and rectal measurements.

DESIGN
Descriptive, comparative study.

SETTING
Newborn nursery of a tertiary-level perinatal center.

SUBJECTS
Thirty-four full-term newborns.

INSTRUMENTS
Infrared thermometers were used to collect tympanic temperatures. An electronic thermometer was used to collect axillary and rectal temperatures.

RESULTS
There was no significant difference between tympanic and axillary temperatures. The range of variation (95% CI) was +/- 0.7-.9 degrees C. The mean difference between tympanic and rectal measurements was 0.4 degrees C. The range of variation was +/- 0.7-0.75 degrees C. Right ear measurements produced the best approximation of axillary temperature, and protected ear measurements produced the best approximation of rectal temperature. The protected ear was 0.2-0.3 degrees C higher than the exposed ear.

CONCLUSIONS
There was more variation between tympanic versus axillary and tympanic versus rectal measurements than between axillary and rectal measurements. Tympanic thermometry may be useful for rapid screening of neonatal temperature, but its usefulness for monitoring unstable neonates remains in question.


We report findings from the first set of data in a current survey to establish conclusively whether jets from young stars rotate. We observed the bipolar jets from the T Tauri stars TH 28 and RW Aur and the blueshifted jet from T Tauri star LkHα 321, using the Hubble Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph. Forbidden emission lines show distinct and systematic velocity asymmetries of 10-25 (±5) km s-1 at a distance of 0.″3 from the source, representing a (projected) distance of ≈40 AU along the jet in the case of RW Aur, ≈50 AU for TH 28, and 165 AU in the case of LkHα 321. These velocity asymmetries are interpreted as rotation in the initial portion of the jet where it is accelerated and collimated. For the bipolar jets, both lobes appear to rotate in the same direction. Values obtained were in agreement with the predictions of MHD disk-wind models. Finally, we determine, from derived toroidal and poloidal velocities, values for the distance from the central axis of the footpoint for the jet's low-velocity component of ≈0.5-2 AU, consistent with the models of magnetocentrifugal launching.


A non-mechanical scanning method based on a liquid-crystal spatial light modulator (LC-SLM) is proposed to increase the viewing angle of electronic holographic three-dimensional (3D) displays. A scanning off-axis Fresnel lens is simulated by the LC-SLM to deflect the reconstructed light beam. Using the time-division multiplexing method, the viewing zones are sequentially projected to different positions. When the eyes of the observer are located at the viewing zones, the reconstructed 3D images can be observed. The experimental results and analyses show the feasibility and advantages of the proposed method.


Supplemental Digital Content is available in the text. Objectives: Objective of this study was to determine if bivalirudin resulted in less circuit interventions than unfractionated heparin. A secondary objective was to examine associations between bivalirudin dose and partial thromboplastin time, international normalized ratio, and activated clotting time. Design: Prospective observational. Setting: Medical-surgical and cardiac PICUs. Patients: Neonatal and pediatric extracorporeal membrane oxygenation patients who received bivalirudin anticoagulation. Interventions: None. Measurements and Main Results: Twenty extracorporeal membrane oxygenation runs in 18 patients used bivalirudin; 90% were venoarterial. Median (interquartile range) age was 4.5 months (1.6–35 mo). Thirteen patients (72%) had an underlying cardiac diagnosis. Of the 20 runs using bivalirudin, 16 (80%) were initially started on unfractionated heparin and transitioned to bivalirudin due to ongoing circuit thrombosis despite therapeutic anti-Xa levels (n = 13), ongoing circuit thrombosis with unfractionated heparin greater than or equal to 40 U/kg/hr (n = 2), or absence of increase in ACT after bolus of 100 U/kg of unfractionated heparin and escalation of unfractionated heparin infusion (n = 1). Initial bivalirudin dose ranged from 0.2 to 0.5 mg/kg/hr; no bolus doses were used. Median (range) bivalirudin dose was 0.9 mg/kg/hr (0.15–1.6 mg/kg/hr). Median (interquartile range) time on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation was 226.5 hours (150.5–393.0 hr) including 84 hours (47–335 hr) on bivalirudin. Nonparametric results are as follows: the rate of circuit intervention was significantly lower in patients on bivalirudin than on unfractionated heparin (median [interquartile range]: 0 [0–1] and 1 [1–2], respectively; Wilcoxon p = 0.0126). Bivalirudin dose was correlated to PTT (rs = 0.4760; p < 0.0001), INR (rs = 0.6833; p < 0.0001), and ACT (rs = 0.6161; p < 0.0001). Four patients had a significant bleeding complication on bivalirudin. Survival to hospital discharge was 56%. Conclusions: Bivalirudin appears to be a viable option for systemic anticoagulation in pediatric extracorporeal membrane oxygenation patients who have failed unfractionated heparin, but questions remain namely its optimal monitoring strategy. This pilot study supports the need for larger prospective studies of bivalirudin in pediatric extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, particularly focusing on meaningful monitoring variables.


The following fungi were collected during a short visit to Jamaica in the course of my return journey from Trinidad in December I949. At that time the low country was much too dry to yield many agaricales and the collections listed were all obtained at or above the old botanic garden, now derelict, at Cinchona, i.e. at an altitude of 1600oo m. or over, in the Blue Mountains. They thus belong to quite a different flora from that sampled in Trinidad but show some affinity with that of the cloud-forests at about 2000 m. in the Sierra de la Costa, Venezuela. A close relationship with the fungi of the southern Appalachians may also be expected but it is difficult to assess as these are still largely undescribed in modern terms. The climate of Cinchona, though relatively temperate, is free from frost. In addition to the former Cinchona plantations, now almost entirely overgrown by secondary native forest, there are extensive plantations of introduced pines, with which several of the species are associated.


The disclosure of accounting information of listed companies is the key to the company's long-term stable development and the orderly development of the securities market. The disclosure of accounting information of listed companies is the basis and guarantee for the effective operation of the economic market. However, there are still many problems in the accounting information disclosure of listed companies that need to be resolved urgently. This article will combine the status quo of the accounting information disclosure of listed companies, discuss the existing problems and analyze the reasons, and put forward relevant normative suggestions.


Abstract We derive the chlorine abundances in a sample of nearby planetary nebulae (PNe) and H II regions that have some of the best available spectra. We use a nearly homogeneous procedure to derive the abundance in each object and find that the Cl/H abundance ratio shows similar values in H II regions and PNe. This supports our previous interpretation that the underabundance we found for oxygen in the H II regions is due to the depletion of their oxygen atoms into organic refractory dust components. For other elements, the bias introduced by ionization correction factors in their derived abundances can be very important, as we illustrate here for sulfur using photoionization models. Even for low-ionization PNe, the derived sulfur abundances can be lower than the real ones by up to 0.3 dex, and the differences found with the abundances derived for H II regions that have similar S/H can reach 0.4 dex.


Wireless access always has to include the authentication of communication partners and the encryption of communication data in order to use secure M-Commerce services. However, wireless systems have limitations compared with the wired systems, so we need an efficient authentication and key exchange protocol considering these limitations. In this paper, we propose an efficient authentication and key exchange protocol for M-Commerce users using elliptic curve crypto systems. The proposed protocol reduces the computational load of mobile users because the wireless service provider accomplishes some parts of computations instead of the mobile user, and it uses the password-based authentication in wireless links. Also, it guarantees the anonymity of the mobile user not to reveal directly the real identity of the user to the M-Commerce host, and preserves the confidentiality of communication data between the M-Commerce host and the user not to know the contents of communication between them to others including the wireless service provider.


The aims of this study were to observe the differential expression of PI3K-AKT pathway-related genes in seizure-inducing brain lesions in type II focal cortical dysplasia, and to explore the relationship between gene expression and histological changes in dysplastic foci and their epileptogenic mechanism. Typical lesions in brain tissue from three patients with epilepsy induced by type II focal cortical dysplasia were selected for analysis, along with normal brain tissue from two control group individuals. Following quantitative expression analysis using the RT2 ProfilerTM PI3K-AKT PCR Array, differential expression of the pathway related genes was detected in the focal brain tissue lesions, and gene function queries were performed. Compared with the control group, thirteen related genes appeared to exhibit marked differences in expression in epileptic lesions from 9995 PI3K-AKT PCR array analysis of epilepsy ©FUNPEC-RP www.funpecrp.com.br Genetics and Molecular Research 14 (3): 9994-10000 (2015) patients with type II focal cortical dysplasia; those genes were found to be involved in regulation of cell size, morphology, adhesion, migration, and apoptosis, and in immunity, inflammation, and many other domains. The differential expression of multiple genes in the PI3K-AKT signaling pathway in type II focal cortical dysplasia may be an important molecular mechanism underlying histological changes and recurrent seizures.


The main aims of the study were to highlight the impact of clinical pharmacist in patient education on the correct use of inhalers, and its consequences on medication adherence, asthma control and clinical outcomes.


Research about women and leisure in the past twenty years has expanded as researchers from around the world have examined leisure and its meanings from different perspectives. In the past five years, researchers have used a variety of theoretical perspectives to examine women's leisure. The suggestion by Henderson (1996) that "one size doesn't fit all" has been applied in new studies related to girls and women in various life situations. The purpose of this paper was to extend the past integrative reviews about women's leisure to include emerging research trends and outcomes. For this review, research articles appearing from 1996–2000 in selected major research journals of English speaking countries (e.g., Journal of Leisure Research, Leisure Studies, ANZALS Journal) were analyzed to ascertain emerging themes. Dialogical issues surfaced related to the inward examination of how research on women is currently being conducted as well as how this research needs to move toward an examination of ideologies that shape girls' and women's experiences. Contextually, the literature has broadened to address new areas of inquiry. This integrative review points to the sophistication and breadth surfacing in research on women and leisure, and also offers some critical perspectives on future directions.


Abstract : Tests were conducted on a 1:50-scale model of the Harry S. Truman spillway and powerhouse in Benton County, Missouri to investigate the cause of and help develop a solution for scour damage on the spillway stilling basin apron. Circulation of rock within the stilling basin was considered to be the primary cause for the scour based upon flow patterns. Various flow conditions were simulated for both powerhouse and spillway releases to assist in the evaluation of undesirable scour-producing flow patterns. Pressure transducers were used to determine flow pressures in the upstream portion of the basin. Test results, along with observations, led to the conclusion that removal of a portion of the flip lip was not a viable solution for the prevention of scour in the stilling basin caused by the circulation of rock during a range of flow conditions. The purposes of the project are to provide flood control, hydroelectricity, recreation, and fish and wildlife habitats.


The New England Energy Park Project by EG and G of Wellesley presents the IGCC commercialization strategy. A feasibility report, with baseline design by Bechtel, is expected. Conceptual engineering was tied to a Fall River plant. Texaco technology was chosen because of conversion efficiency, flexibility with respect to feedstock, and gasification in the high temperature range. The major process blocks are configured. Major technical risks are identified: slurry preparation is problematic, heat recovery system has been trouble. A risk management strategy is outlined. Cost overrun problems are discussed. A capital cost analysis is shown.


In this contribution we analyse the existence of statistically relevant correlations between students´ fruitfulness in the test regarding selected cognitive abilities and independent variables as they follow: age, gender, form of study, place of residence and previous studies (secondary grammar schools offering general education vs. secondary vocational schools that offer precisely specified vocational education). We have stated that there was statistically significant difference in the overall test efficiency when taking into consideration the criterion – previous studies. Based on this fact we point out that theoretical education supports the ability to abstract rational structure out of the problem situation and so it becomes the fundamental condition for deployment of critical analysis, evaluation and argumentation.


Cardiac hydatid cysts are found in fewer than 2% of cases of hydatidosis. 1–3 However, in more than 50% of such cardiac cases, there is multiorgan involvement. 2 The larvae reach the myocardium through the coronary circulation. 1,2,4,5 Multiple cardiac hydatid cysts are rare; most occur singly. 1–3

A 16-year-old adolescent boy presented at our institution with respiratory distress and weight loss (about 18 lb within 2 months). Computed tomographic scanning of the chest revealed 2 large cysts occupying the upper fields of both lungs (Fig. 1). These findings raised the possibility of smaller cysts in the heart. Two-dimensional echocardiography showed multiple cardiac hydatid cysts that were situated superficially in the left and right ventricular myocardial walls (Fig. 2). The pulmonary and cardiac cysts were removed in a single stage, through a transverse sternotomy incision, without cardiopulmonary bypass. Surgical findings confirmed the accuracy of the preoperative echocardiographic image (Figs. 2 and 3).

Fig. 1 Computed tomographic scan of the chest shows large hydatid cysts in the upper fields of both lungs.

Fig. 2 Echocardiographic view reveals multiple hydatid cysts siuated superficially in both ventricles.

Fig. 3 Intraoperative photo shows multiple hydatid cysts (arrows) in the right and left ventricular walls.

Echocardiography is the imaging method of choice for studying cardiac and pericardial hydatidosis. 1,2,4,5 The classic echolucent liquid-filled image of the cyst, either plain or multivesicular, is observed in about half of cases. 5 In most instances, the safety of surgical treatment for cardiac hydatid cysts can be determined on the basis of echocardiographic findings. 4,5 In addition, echocardiography is very helpful in planning the operation: providing accurate information about the location of the cardiac cysts and helping to determine whether cardiopulmonary bypass is necessary. 1,4,5


From Introduction: "The purpose of this paper is to present an analytical method for the design of two-dimensional related selection of a blade for particular rotor conditions may be made quickly and easily and its performance deduced from tests of representative sections in cascade."


The stem volume yield of twenty small stands of larch, mainly Larix sukaczewii Dyl., was studied in northern Sweden. The stand age range was 34-89 years. On the most productive sites trees attain a dominant height of 27 m at age 60 years. Tree height increment is still continuing at age 90 years. The productivity of larch varies widely, depending on site quality. During a 100-year rotation, the total volume yield of larch on medium sites was calculated at 500 m3 ha-', and at 1000 m3 ha-' on the most productive sites (both including bark). On the most productive sites, stem volume yield of larch exceeded that of indigenous conifers by 10-25 per cent (excluding bark). On poor, dry, flat or waterlogged sites the yield of larch was inferior to that of indigenous conifers. On high-altitude sites, surprisingly high yields were observed.


Calcium influx through Cav1.2 has been implicated in signal transduction and gene expression. We have recently shown that colonic inflammation results in decreased Ca currents due to nitration of c‐terminal tyrosine residues that prevents src‐kinase mediated phosphorylation. In hCav1.2b transfected cells, depolarization by KCl and/or treatement with the Ca channel agonist BayK8644 induced phosphorylation of the cAMP response binding protein (CREB). Phospho‐CREB binds to CRE sites on promoter regions of several genes. A dual luciferase assay was used to determine activation of CRE in hCav1.2b transfected cells. CRE activation was increased by 2.4‐fold by KCl‐induced depolarization that was blocked by nifedipine. Nitration of hCav1.2b by peroxynitrite (150 uM) prevented KCl induced CRE activation. Both Forskolin and Ionomycin enhanced CRE activation by 2.8‐fold. Mutation of c‐terminal tyrosine residues (Y1837‐1861‐2134F) prevented CRE activation. These data suggest that tyrosine phosphorylation of the COOH terminus of Cav1.2 plays an important role in the downstream signaling for the activation of transcription factors. Supported by NIDDK046367.


This paper explores the feasibility of applying a standard job description to the chief of the marketing department of the firm. This implies that the traditional job description theory may not be adequate for describing the job of the marketing manager or conversely, that marketing theory is not applied to job description. This paper discusses some aspects of job descriptions, the task of the marketing manager and then looks at the five actual job descriptions of marketing managers in five major companies in different industries. Conclusions are drawn from these findings.


When dealing with positive nonlinear systems, conventional theory requires too much for the stability of equilibrium points located on the boundary of the positive orthant, which encourages the consideration of stability with respect to the positive orthant. Generalizing this concept to the stability of a family of equilibrium points with non-vanishing Basin of attraction (NvBA)-stability has been introduced, which often becomes of interest when positive systems undergo bifurcations. In this technical note, we present a simple condition that can be employed for determining the NvBA-stability with respect to the positive orthant. The proposed condition is applicable to a class of nonlinear systems of certain Jacobian structure and is tailormade for this system. An illustrative example is included in order to help the exposition of the technical note.


This study identifies and summarizes research on international risk and insurance. The research is classified according to purpose, methodology, and perspective, In addition, international insurance studies are sub-divided into fifteen different types. As to purpose and methodology, five major combinations of these types are selected for further discussion: (1) descriptive-qualitative, (2) descriptive-quantitative, (3) normative, (4) economic risk theory construction, and (5) quantitative models. As to perspective, relevant references are classified as examples of one-country, cross-country, and global research. The current state of research is analyzed and suggestions for future studies are presented. A strong recommendation is made for international insurance research groups to provide more studies emphasizing theoretical, quantitative, cross-county, and global approaches. Many publications related to the subject areas of international risk theory, international insurance, and international risk management have appeared since the mid-1970s. Increased research concerning these topics has paralleled the major growth of global insurance operations, which now are a significant part of approximately $500 billion annual premiums paid to insurers around the world. International insurance articles and research appear in a variety of academic and professional journals, periodicals, newspapers, and government publications. A complete list of all sources is neither possible nor available, even for those published in English. This study emphasizes academic publications, but does include some other studies. The major goals of this study are: (1) to identify and summarize research on international risk and insurance, (2) to classify the research into various types, and (3) to suggest topics for future research. The current state of


Several C-4 carbon-substituted analogues of podophyllotoxin, 1, were prepared by treatment of 1 with allyltrimethylsilane or trimethylsilylcyanide in the presence of boron trifluoride etherate. Alternatively, carbon substituents were introduced via additions to the carbobenzyloxy-protected C-4′-dimethylated podophyllotoxone. These 4′-dimethylated derivatives showed promising in vitro antitumour activity and were equally active against human colon cell line HT116 and two multidrug resistant cell lines. The alcohol 6 was evaluated in vivo but was found to be inactive. Key words: podophyllotoxin analogues, podophyllotox-4-one, C4 carbon substituted podophyllotoxins.


Stimulated Raman Scattering over ~6-m-long nitrogen-filled hollow-core fibers enables the efficient generation of high-energy (mJ), few-cycle (~20-fs), shortwave-IR (1-1.73 µm) pulses. Full three-dimensional model is also required to predict the observed extremely asymmetric spectral broadening.


The increasing urgency to act on decarbonization and energy reduction targets has many Oil and Gas operators looking to emerging technologies: Green Hydrogen, Electrification of combustion processes and Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS). The timeline to effectively implement these technologies and the required infrastructure is significant. Starting from licensing, engineering, and procurement to commissioning their impact on carbon and energy can be considered part of a long-term strategy. To meet short term objectives, these initiatives need to be combined with improving the energy efficiency and associated reduction of scope 2 emissions of existing assets. This pursuit is competing for resource and capital priority with the range of asks an operational process plant pose: reliability programs, de-bottlenecking, and margin improvement projects. In a refinery, 50-60% of all electricity is consumed by pumping systems [1] with significant opportunities to improve [2]. Because of the scattered nature of this energy consumption (an average sized refinery process requires over 1000 centrifugal pumps), the key to unlocking this potential is a programmatic, data-driven approach that covers all aspects of energy efficiency: process needs, conversions and control. This paper presents a novel approach to that query.


Parental care in which females attend their offspring is recorded in over 30 species of ground beetles. Despite this, there is no quantitative data on the fate of the offspring when the mother is experimentally removed. This paper investigates parental care in Pterostichus anthracinus (Coleoptera: Carabidae). The objectives of the study were to estimate: (1) egg survival when the female is removed; (2) the ability of females to defend their eggs from attack by predators; (3) the ability of females to repair a damaged nest in which egg attendance takes place. In the laboratory, the reproductive activity of P. anthracinus lasted four months (from May till August) and peaked in late June. Mean (± SE) number of eggs in each clutch was 25.25 ± 2.19. All of the egg clutches were guarded by a female. Female attendance had no effect on egg mortality due to microbial attack. The duration of embryonic development lasted on average 5.2-5.3 days, and did not differ between the groups with and without maternal care. In P. anthracinus maternal care is important in preventing egg mortality due to predators. In the laboratory the percentage mortality of eggs without maternal care due to predators was 100%. In the group in which females attended their eggs, percentage mortality of offspring due to predation was about 51%. Female ability to repair damaged nests is important in preventing dehydration and reducing predation pressure. This laboratory study provides the first quantitative data on the importance of maternal care in ground beetles in determining the survival of their offspring.


Effect of tannin-containing extract of oak (Quercus incana) leaves on rumen urease, cellulase, protease, amylase, glutmate dehydrogenase (both NADH- and NADPH specific), glutmate-pyruvate transaminase, glutamate oxaloacetate transaminase and glutamine synthetase (both r-glutamy 1 transferase and forward reaction) were strolled in vitro. Tennins decreased activities of ail the enzymes except glutamine synthetase, and the inhibition was higher when substrate rather than the enzyme was added for start of the reaction. An activation was observed for glutamine synthetase (both r-glutamyl transferase and forward reaction) by oak tannins. The activation increased upto a certain level of tannins but it decreased at higher concentration of tannins.


Objective: Noninvasive methods for follow-up of pulmonary hypertensive children are limited. The main aim of this study was to determine the cutoff levels for uric acid and N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) for follow-up of Eisenmenger patients and their relationships with classical methods. To our best knowledge, this is the first study to investigate the levels of NT-proBNP and uric acid in pediatric Eisenmenger patients. Materials and Methods: Sixteen patients with Eisenmenger syndrome and 37 healthy children as controls were included in the study. The serum NT-proBNP and uric acid levels of the participants were measured. The echocardiography, six-minute walk test, and right cardiac catheterization data of the two groups were compared. Results: NT-proBNP>81.4 pg/mL and uric acid >3.5 mg/dL were found to be the most specific and sensitive points for predicting the severity of pulmonary hypertension in Eisenmenger syndrome. There was no significant difference between mean pulmonary arterial pressure and serum NT-proBNP level; however, the differences between pulmonary vascular resistance and serum NT-proBNP level and between mean pulmonary arterial pressure and serum NT-proBNP level were significant. There was no significant difference between NT-proBNP level and New York Heart Association functional classification or six-minute walk test distance. There was no significant difference between serum uric acid level and pulmonary vascular resistance, right atrial pressure, or mean pulmonary arterial pressure. Conclusion: It is too early to determine if serum biomarkers can replace classical diagnostic methods in Eisenmenger syndrome; further studies are required.


In many welding applications, programming time has been the biggest obstacle for the widespread acceptance of robots, impeding the advancement of this technology and limiting it to medium or large batch applications. In particular, for repair of worn components where the damage is irregular, reprogramming by skilled personnel is required at added cost and time. This paper outlines a novel offline programming technique which allows robot programming to be automated and completed in a few seconds. This technique is applicable to a wide range of industrial wear applications.


The authors cite a theoretical model developed by biologists, the phenotypic model, in order to understand the evolution of inducible defenses. Induced defense in the acorn barnacle against attack by a predatory snail provides a context to anchor the descriptions of the model. The authors describe a computer simulation for the evolution of induced defense in barnacles, adding additional detail to the model's parameters in order to achieve a more biologically realistic simulation. Four more simulations are described, which combine evolutionary computation algorithms with new reproduction methods suggested by natural observations of snails and barnacles. The results of the five simulations are compared with the mathematical model and with each other.


Richardson & Orrell (2002) confuse domiciliary and home assessment visits by consultants. It is important to be clear about the distinction between them.

Domiciliary visits incur additional payment and are defined as occurring at the request of the general practitioner, and normally in his/her


The utility model relates to an external plaster, in particular to a beeswax mud plaster, which comprises an ointment layer and a protective film, wherein the ointment layer is a beeswax mud plaster layer of which the thickness is 2 to 5 millimeters; and the protective film is a preservative film. A medicator for the beeswax mud plaster comprises an ointment storage bin, an extruder, an ointment outlet and an ointment outlet dose regulating switch; the ointment outlet is provided with an ointment layer height regulating switch and an ointment layer width regulating switch; and the beeswax mud plaster is formed by mixing beeswax, paraffin wax, Yellow River clay, medical Vaseline, Chinese medicinal concentrated extraction powder, a transdermal agent and a plaster matrix. When the beeswax mud plaster is used, ointment is coated to skin of treatment positions of patients in a banded shape by utilizing the extruder, and the protective film covers the upper layer of the beeswax mud plaster. The beeswax mud plaster is uniform in coating and lasting in medicinal effect, and the protective film on the outer layer achieves an isolation protective effect and can keep the medicinal effect and reduce contact with clothes; and compared with the common filter layer application mode, the beeswax mud plaster has the advantages the medicinal effect is lasting, the plaster can be removed after being coated for 1 to 2 hours and can be used repeatedly, and the treatment cost is reduced.


: We explicitly show that general local higher-derivative theories with only complex conjugate ghosts and normal real particles are unitary at any perturbative order in the loop expansion. The proof presented here relies on integrating the loop energies on complex paths resulting from the deformation of the purely imaginary paths, when the external energies are continued from imaginary to real values. Contrary to the case of nonlocal theories, where the same integration path was first proposed, for the classes of theories studied here the same procedure is not analytic, but the resulting theory is unitary and unique when the complex ghosts are present in pairs. As an explicit application, a special class of higher-derivative super-renormalizable or finite gravitational and gauge theories turns out to be unitary at any perturbative order if we exclude the complex ghosts from the spectrum of the theory, as it is normally accepted for Becchi–Rouet–Stora–Tyutin (BRST) ghosts. Finally, we propose an analogy between confined gluons in quantum Yang– Mills theory and classical complex pairs in local higher-derivative theories. According to such interpretation, complex ghosts will not appear on shell as asymptotic states because confined in what is natural to name "ghostballs."


This paper presents real time heart defect monitoring and heart sound hearing system. The purpose of this work is to design and implement a digital stethoscope which serves as a platform to detect cardiac murmurs. Digital stethoscope is used to help doctor in analyzing the heart condition and to reduce the risk of not discovering certain abnormal conditions. The system design comprises of a traditional stethoscope with an electrets condenser microphone, pre-amplifier circuit with a TMS320C5515 Digital Signal Processor kit (DSK) and its associated software. The heart sound signal from the pre-amplifier circuit is acquired and sent to TMS320C5515 through the audio codec input. The heart sound signal is subjected to signal processing techniques like Acoustic noise cancellation algorithm and heart defect detection algorithm. Noise cancellation algorithm is used to remove the noise from the heart sound signal acquired. Finally using the heart defect detection algorithm heart sounds can be classified as normal or abnormal heart sound. Keywords—Heart sounds, TMS320C5515, Heart defect detection algorithm, Noise cancellation algorithm, Heart murmurs.


Of these, p31 is the naturally occurring stable isotope. P" has a half-life' of less than ten seconds, pao of two and a half minutes, and p" of 14·3 days. Because of their excessively short lives. P" and pao are of limited value. and p" is the isotope most frequently used. Even the P" isotope can be produced in three different ways, by the bombardment of either the stable p31 isotope, or of the S" stable isotope of sulphur, according to the following nuclear equations. The first two reactions are usually employed in the uranium pile, the last one in the cyclotron. lliPSl + on' ::: 1.P" + "y ray ,.S" + 0n' = llipa. + ,H' lliPSl + ,H' =lliP·· + ,H'


EJD, vol. 31, n◦ 2, March-April 2021 in this process, although gene analysis was not performed in the present case. The present patient and the previously reported patient [3] were followed for more than four and six years, respectively, after the development of subcutaneous metastasis. Cutaneous/subcutaneous metastases of GIST does not always predict poor prognosis. In conclusion, subcutaneous nodules in patients with a history of GIST should be biopsied immediately. If a spindle cell tumour such as a leiomyoma, leiomyosarcoma or dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans is suspected, subcutaneous metastasis of GIST should be considered as a differential diagnosis, even many years after the primary GIST resection.


PURPOSE: to identify the influence of the use of internet on medical practice and verify all changes about its use among gynecologists and obstetricians. METHODS: a postal questionnaire was sent to 1.120 gynecologists and obstetricians of Sao Paulo city, 152 of which were returned, which represents a return rate of 13.6% and 6.1% of all the professionals of SOGESP. The quantitative analysis of the doctors' behavior related to the use of the internet has been made by calculation of averages, proportions, standard deviations and the chi-squared test. Four different groups have been determined by Cluster Analysis depending on the way this technology is used. RESULTS: there was no relationship between age, sex and development of only Gynecology or Obstetrics related to use of internet. PhDs tend to use internet more. Wuth respect to the offning of medical services, receiving and sending exams through e-mail was the most common activity realized by the physicians. CONCLUSIONS: the gynecologists and obstetricians investigated in this research project use internet in their medical practice, for the updating of data collection, for communication with patients or offning their medical services by the Web. Although its use has been improved doctors are afraid of possible negative consequences regarding the physician-patient relationship and legal, economic and ethical consequences that this use may bring to clinical practice.


Under the new social background and technology, college library how to faces challenge? Some consideration is put forward in the paper, and the tenet should be followed is defined and cause of the act is analyzed too. Lastly the tendency of college library reform and some suggestions for reform of service mode are point out.


However the two systems also used different language filtering approaches and as such cannot be compared directly. Post-submission experiments suggest that the major factor influencing results is the use of a rank-based threshold. In particular, thresholding a simple query-similarity score ranking (which has also been filtered for English language results) at rank 30 gives the best overall results by the track evaluation, even though it results in only retrieving tweets that occurred days (or even weeks) before the original query. Since this seems to be "gaming" the evaluation and is clearly not in the spirit of the track, we did some analysis of the test collection to try to determine why this was the case. The majority of this paper is dedicated to that analysis. We summarize the outcomes as follows:


Abstract Seventy females consecutively admitted to a hospital for treatment of anorexia nervosa (AN, n = 40) or bulimia (BN, n = 30) were given a battery of psychological tests on admission to assess neuropsychological impairment. Comparisons were made to see whether there was a difference between the two diagnostic groups on neuropsychological impairment. The AN group had significantly more individuals impaired on neuropsychological testing than the BN group (62.5% vs. 30%). Neuropsychological testing indicated that some in the bulimic group were impaired.


This work describes a first step towards the creation of an engineering model for the perception of color difference as a function of size. Our approach is to non-uniformly rescale CIELAB using data from crowdsourced experiments, such as those run on Amazon Mechanical Turk. In such experiments, the inevitable variations in viewing conditions reflect the environment many applications must run in. Our goal is to create a useful model for design applications where it is important to make colors distinct, but for which a small set of highly distinct colors is inadequate.


Amorphous silicon dioxide films were deposited from oxygen, disilane (Si2H6), and perfluorosilanes (Si2F6 or SiF4) by photochemical vapor deposition using a deuterium lamp at a substrate temperature of as low as 200 °C. It was found that by mixing Si2F6, defects such as H and OH in the films were effectively removed with an enhancement in the growth rate and a slight doping of fluorine into the films, while SiF4 had no effect except a little doping of fluorine. The generation and extinction of defects including H, OH, and SiSi were investigated quantitatively by measuring infrared spectra and vacuum ultraviolet absorptions at the optical band edge. The model on the deposition process was proposed that photodissociated F‐containing radicals eliminate H and activate the growing surface, resulting in enhancing the deposition rate.


We present an iterative scheme designed to recover calibrated I, Q, and U maps from Planck-HFI data using the orbital dipole due to the satellite motion with respect to the Solar System frame. It combines a map reconstruction, based on a destriping technique, juxtaposed with an absolute calibration algorithm. We evaluate systematic and statistical uncertainties incurred during both these steps with the help of realistic, Planck-like simulations containing CMB, foreground components and instrumental noise, and assess the accuracy of the sky map reconstruction by considering the maps of the residuals and their spectra. In particular, we discuss destriping residuals for polarization sensitive detectors similar to those of Planck-HFI under different noise hypotheses and show that these residuals are negligible (for intensity maps) or smaller than the white noise level (for Q and U Stokes maps), for l > 50. We also demonstrate that the combined level of residuals of this scheme remains comparable to those of the destriping-only case except at very low l where residuals from the calibration appear. For all the considered noise hypotheses, the relative calibration precision is on the order of a few 10e-4, with a systematic bias of the same order of magnitude.


BEIJING— China has unveiled an ambitious 15-year plan for ditching its follow-the-leader approach to R&D in favor of one that prizes innovation.

The plan calls for boosting spending on R&D from 216 billion yuan ($26 billion) in 2004 (1.4% of GDP) to 900 billion yuan ($110 billion) in 2020 (an estimated 2.5% of GDP). The plan identifies 16 state projects, including human space flight and broadband wireless communications, and four priority basic science programs: protein sciences, reproductive biology and development, nanotechnology, and quantum mechanics. Chinese Academy of Sciences biophysicist Zou Chenglu says the blueprint is "generally good. … But it leaves limited room for basic science."


The invention discloses a shark fillet instant snack food and a preparation method thereof. The shark fillet instant snack food is characterized in that shark meat which is subjected to fishy smell elimination and deodorization is immersed in spicery water according to the mass ratio of 35-50%, then boiled, baked and processed to form the shark fillet instant snack food, a preparation method of the spicery water includes dissolving 6-8g of salt, 9-11g of sugar, 1-2g of monosodium glutamate, 4-6ml of cooking wine and 18-22ml of soy sauce in 1L of water, adding the defined amount of fennel, licorice roots, pepper and barks of Japanese cinnamon and performing boiling for 0.5-1 hour. The preparation method includes unfreezing and slicing the shark meat to form shark fillets, mixing water, food grade hydrochloric acid and edible alcohol according to the weight ratio of 1000: (2-4): (1-2) to prepare a fishy smell elimination and deodorization agent, then using the spicery water to immerse raw materials, and performing baking and packing to obtain the shark fillet instant snack food. The shark fillet instant snack food has the advantages of being convenient to eat, high in nutritive value, delicious, tasty and free of fishy smell.


In this note we show that the ventilation of a confined space whose buoyancy field is stratified is less susceptible to being permanently reversed by the wind than the ventilation of a space whose buoyancy field is uniform. Our formulation determines the smallest instantaneous increase in the opposing wind strength that is necessary to permanently reverse the forward flow that is driven by a two-layer thermal stratification. The work extends a previous formulation of the problem (Lishman & Woods, 2009, Building and Env. 44, pp. 666-673) by accounting for the transient dynamics associated with the homogenisation of the interior, which proves to play a significant role in buffering temporal variations in the wind.


The study explores the experiences of secondary school teacher-directed violence. Violence directed at teachers can have a negative attitude towards their job, as well as not performing to expectations. Thus, it is important to increase knowledge regarding violence as educators experience it, so as to be able to work preventively and minimise the violence. The study is guided by the ınterpretative phenomenological analysis which seeks to understand the experiences of teacher-directed violence. Interviews were conducted with 10 teachers from various secondary schools at a neutral venue outside the respondents' schools and homes. Analysis revealed five main themes, namely absenteeism due to fear, fear for their safety, teacher turnover as result of violence, harassment, and intimidation. The findings revealed that more serious acts of violence on teachers affected their performance at school. If not addressed, this problem of violence has the capacity to render the education system dysfunctional. In conclusion, authorities must act against this threat on teachers in order to normalise the situation at schools throughout the country.


To mitigate the voltage fluctuation of offshore wind farm with long-distance transmission, an optimal reactive power allocation method is proposed for permanent magnet synchronous generator-based (PMSG-based) wind farm participating in reactive power regulation of power system. Considering the wind conditions and maximum capacity of grid-side converter, this paper investigates the novel power operation region of wind turbine which depicts the maximum reactive power upper limit of single PMSG. Further, since each wind turbine can produce different power capacity as result of wake effect and collection line, an optimization strategy is designed for reactive power allocation under the premise that the total active power remains unchanged. By adjusting the power of each PMSG within power operation region, the proposed strategy can fully improve the voltage support ability without using static var generator (SVG). Case study is carried out to verify the advantages of proposed method in PSCAD.


It is shown for the first time that rotational bands which are proton unbound at zero or low spins can be transformed into proton bound ones at high spin by collective rotation of nuclear systems. This is due to strong Coriolis interaction which acts on high-$N$ or strongly mixed M orbitals and drives the highest in energy occupied single-particle states of nucleonic configurations into negative energy domain. Proton emission from such proton bound rotational states is suppressed by the disappearance of static pairing correlations at high spins of interest. These physical mechanisms lead to a substantial extension of the nuclear landscape beyond the spin zero proton drip line. In addition, a new phenomenon of the formation of giant proton halos in rotating nuclei emerges: it is triggered by the occupation of strongly mixed M intruder orbitals. Possible experimental fingerprints of the transition from particle bound to particle unbound part of rotational bands are discussed and compared for proton and neutron rich nuclei near and beyond respective drip lines.


Historical and pedagogical analysis of self-control skill formation in the professional training of a musician based on pedagogical developments of outstanding teachers and scientific research in the field of professional medicine of musicians has been conducted. The article considers the importance of self-control in the performance of musicians at the stage of training. The purpose of the research is to obtain necessary scientific data for the further development of practical recommendations for the formation of self-control skills in the professional training of a musician. The relevance of the research is due to the currently pretended contradiction between the interest of pianists of various specializations, the attention of methodists, physicians, psychologists and insufficient awareness of musicians about the conducted studies, as well as the lack of interdisciplinary research in this area. In the research the following research methods were used: a holistic, structural analysis; analysis of substantive factual, meaningful-subtext, meaningful contextual information. As a result, the main trends in the interpretation of the role of self-control by teachers and musicians and specialists in the field of professional medicine of musicians have been identified; relevant recommendations for the development of self-control skill in the course of classes have been formulated; conclusions about the fundamental role of self-control skill in the process of professional training of young musicians have been made.


The most significant change to come into the newborn nursery in the more than 50 years since the central nursery system evolved is the use of disposables and unit packaging, including ready-to-feed milk mixtures in one-use containers.


Objective To study the rapid detection method of extensive drug resistant tuberculosis.Methods Tubercular bacteria in sputum were identified after cultured with K′s PNB medium and K′s agar medium,respectively.Their drug resistance was detected by direct drug sensitivity test.Results Four mycobacteria tuberculosis,4 mycobacteria tuberculosis,and 2 non-tubercular bacteria and non-mycobacteria tuberculosis were isolated from 71 out of the 116 sputum samples.Nine extensive drug resistant strains(12%) and 50 multidrug resistant strains(66.7%) were isolated,respectively,from 75 of the 116 sputum samples,with an average detection time of 19.6d and 16.6d,respectively.Conclusion Direct drug sensitivity test in K′s PNB medium and direct identification in K′s agar medium can greatly shorten the detection time of extensive drug resistant strains and multidrug resistant strains in sputum with accurate and reliable results.


The precipitates on the Fe/Ti interface in a rolled titanium-clad steel was investigated by the potentiostatic etching with non-aqueous electrolyte (SPEED method) followed by SEM observation and chemical analysis using a computer-aided X-ray microanalyser (CMA). Titanium-clad steel (CP-Ti/0.01% C steel) was annealed between 700 and 1000 °C for 0.5–100 h in vacuum. The cross-section of the annealed clad steel was etched by the SPEED method and the morphology and the chemistry of the precipitates were investigated in relation to the interface by using SEM and CMA.

Film-like titanium carbide, intermetallic compunds (Fe2 Ti, FeTi) and β-Ti containing Fe were observed on the Fe/Ti interface.

The shear strength depends on the quantity of film-like titanium carbide on Fe/Ti interface but intermetallic compunds and β-Ti have slight influence.

Thus it is considered that the embrittlement of the Fe/Ti interface was caused by (1) diffusion of carbon in steel towards the titanium layer, (2) precipitation of film-like titanium carbide at the interface, and (3) fracture at the film.


INTRODUCTION: Educational environment is important for students' learning. Continuous quality improvement and innovation are very essential in a medical college. The Dundee Ready Education Environment Measure (DREEM) is a reliable and validated instrument that identifies specific problem areas within an institution for different components of the same student body. Problems can be taken care of, if we identify them. OBJECTIVES: The objectives of this study were as follows: (1) to assess perceptions of the educational environment of students and (2) to identify gender-, age-, and semester-wise differences in the perceptions. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Study design: Institution-based cross-sectional study. Study place: Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University) Medical College and Hospital, Sangli. Study duration: 6 months. Study subjects: Medical students of all semesters. Exclusion criteria: attendance < 60% and not willing to participate. Study Tool: DREEM Scale. Sample size: All students. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS: Mean score, Standard Deviation (SD), and Z-test. RESULTS: There were total 440 students (203 boys and 237 girls) of total four semesters. Age ranged from 17 years to 28 years (mean 20.34 ± SD 1.59). Majority of the students were from the fourth semester (147). The mean DREEM score was 118.13 ± SD 21.43, which indicates that educational environment is "more positive than negative." A significant association was found between students' academic self-perceptions (SASP) and students' perception of atmosphere (SPA) score and semester. CONCLUSION: Students' perception of overall educational environment was as of more positive. Subscale scores and item analysis show the areas of weaknesses such as authoritarian teachers and teachers get angry in class which needs improvement. The global score was independent of age, sex, and semester. The score of SASP and SPA was significantly high in second-semester students.


In their general corrosion resistance, the three materials titanium, zirconium and tantalum can be classed upwards in that order. However, titanium (for oxidizing environments) and zirconium (for reducing environments are complementary, where as zirconium alone out of the three metals is able to resist alkaline solutions. These different behaviours are illustrated schematically in figure 22, where the range of applications of each material is outlined by a rectangle having as its top side each of the lines plotted on the diagram. The respective areas for titanium, zirconium and tantalum are clearly differentiated and the beneficial effects of alloying additions in the case of titanium are evident.Economically, the use of these materials in the higher price bracket is justified in aggressive environments whenever a reduction in maintenance overheads, continuous production, productivity gains through higher operating temperature or pressure, and high purity products obtained under top safety conditions, are management priorities.


Abstract The paper presents a reconstruction and an analysis of the Vistula river bed changes in the 19th and 20th centuries, performed on the basis of topographic maps. The analysis took into account both natural (floods, changes in rock-debris supply) and anthropogenic (e.g., river regulation, construction of water reservoirs) causes, which resulted in significant changes of the morphology of the Vistula river bed. To estimate the river bed changes the author used such parameters as: the length of the banks and changes of their location, the width of the river bed, and the surface of the river bed forms and their share in the river bed surface area.


Based on the study of university counselors at home and abroad on the basis of quality evaluation system, combining the actual situation, to construct the general education based on the college instructors quality evaluation index system, application of ahp, the weight of each index established college instructors quality comprehensive evaluation model. And with KD, for example detailed analysis of the calculation process and result of evaluation to validate the model is scientific and operability.


The virtual environment of B2B e-commerce interactions has been considered to be a barrier in building trust of trading partners. There is adequate empirical evidence that supports the relationship between various trust related technology issues such as security, privacy, authentication, etc. However, there is dearth of evidence confirming the causal relationship between environment related trust issues such as social-cultural characteristics, technology standards, and regulatory framework. Based on a survey of 106 Indian companies using inter-organizational systems, this paper makes an attempt to identify specific attributes of these three environment-related issues that have the potential to influence trust in B2B e-commerce.


Ambivalence in art teaching has become institutionalised. The notion, for instance, that art is so relative and so exclusive that individuals should be left to figure it out for themselves, has powerful and persistent influence on the shaping of practice in many early childhood settings. Current efforts to reconceptualsie understandings of how art in early childhood can be practised and understood have included advocacy for the Artist in Schools program. This chapter is a report on a study of the work of one artist, working the early years (Yrs 1-3) in a primary school, as part of the Artists in Schools program. The study aims to look beyond the dominant assumptions in the field, with a view to problematising the issue of the artists in schools program, and whether this approach addresses the marginalisation of the arts or whether it indeed contributes further to the marginalisation of the arts.


Beginning of Business Ford's Inspiration: The Steam-Powered Road Engine Clocks: The Inspiration for the Synchronized Moving Assembly Line Horses as a Wasteful Source of Transportation Ford on Nyet Engineers and Other Wet Blankets How Reciprocating Motion Eliminates Waste Material Selection in Design for Manufacturing What I Learned about Business Overcome Paradigms to Achieve Results Customer Satisfaction Is a Key Selling Point Stocks and Bonds Are Dangerous Business Illusions Pay Attention to the Work, and Money Will Take Care of Itself The Role of Reliability in Customer Satisfaction Continuous Improvement (Kaizen) Overcome Ingrained Habits to Achieve Continuous Improvement Preconceived Ideas and Paradigms Are Obstacles to Success Reduce Costs and Improve Quality to Expand a Market A Cost Accounting System Is Not a Suicide Pact Managerial or Engineering Economics Starting the Real Business Charge the Lowest Price Possible, and Not What the Market Will Bear Ford and Auto Racing Role of Supply Chain Management Transportation Is a Major Source of Waste Recognition of Customer Requirements Quality and Reliability Are Key Selling Points Do Not Add Unnecessary Middlemen Secret of Manufacturing and Serving Material Selection and Design for Reliability (DFR) Standardization Holds Down Costs Work for Continuous Cost Reduction Improve the Productivity of the Individual Worker The Importance of Reliability Getting into Production The Birth of the Assembly Line Basic Job Design Principles Subdivision of Labor Ergonomics and the Adjustable Height Skillet How to Run a Balanced Factory at (Almost) 100% Capacity The Introduction of Cellular Manufacturing Ignore the Nyet Engineers Keep the Work in Continuous Motion, Avoid Batch Operations Subdivide the Job to Eliminate Waste Motion Automate Jobs and Reduce Material Transfer Distances Ford's Keynotes of Production Machines and Men Break Down Organizational Barriers Authority Is Not Leadership The Law of the Situation Ford's Hiring Practices Do Not Allow the Cost Accounting System to Run the Factory Frontline Workers Are the Best Guardians against Waste (Muda) Visual Controls and Error-Proofing Terror of the Machine Characteristics of the Ideal Industrial Leader Repetitive Motion Injury and Job Rotation Employment of Disabled Workers Rules and Regulations Skills Inventory Reduce Material Transportation Distances Key Safety Principles Wages Capital and Labor Are Partners, Not Adversaries The Business Must Create the Wages Low Wages Stem from Waste The Role of Wages in National Prosperity The Five Dollar Work Day Why Not Always Have Good Business? Seasonal Industries Economic Depressions Wage Cuts: Proof of Managerial Incompetence Opportunity Cost of Not Doing Business What Is the "Industrial Idea"? How Cheaply Can Things Be Made? Speculation and Bubbles How to Achieve Zero Inventory Benchmarking Use Lower Prices to Drive Lower Costs Fancy Office Buildings Are Evidence of Waste Standardization and Cost Reduction Maintainability and Reliability as Selling Points Identify and Eliminate Waste Find a Use for Everything How to Lose the Luddites Take Profits Out of Waste, Not Employees or Customers Money and Goods Finance Begins in the Shop and Not the Bank Borrowing (and Government Subsidies) Cannot Cure Bad Business Beware of Complacency Dysfunctional Effects of a Focus on Dividends Wages Come before Dividends Waste Includes the Cost of Idleness Inventory: "Everything Has to Move In and Move Out" Money: Master or Servant? "Housecleaning" Does Not Mean Layoffs Transportation and Cycle Time Borrowing Cures the Symptoms But Not the Disease The Role of the National Financial System Finance Should Serve Industry Money Is Not Wealth Why Be Poor? Put the Job First and Money Second Waste Is the Primary Barrier to Production and Service Hoarding as a Form of Waste Seasonal Work and Cyclical Industries The Obsolescence of the City The Role of Energy in Wealth Creation The Proper Role of Capital Tractor and Power Farming The Mechanization of Agriculture Wasteful Transportation in Agriculture Why Charity? Industry Can Make Charity Unnecessary Industry Removes the Need for Charity The Henry Ford Trade School The Henry and Clara Ford Hospital No Free Lunch The Role of Self-Reliance Railroads How Ford Turned DT&I Around A Lesson in Waste Recognition Avoid Wasteful Transportation Things in General Manufacturing an End to War The Danger of Propaganda Education Must Be Practical Democracy and Industry The Fallacies of Class Warfare Labor Unrest and Strikes Should Be Unnecessary Productivity Creates High-Wage Jobs Strikes Always Fail The Employer's Duty to Address Root Causes of Labor Dissatisfaction Sloganeering Is Not Leadership The Employer and the Mandate of Heaven Groupthink The Right Leader Is the One Who Can Do the Job What We May Expect Prosperity Should Be within Everybody's Reach Focus on Service, and Profits Will Take Care of Themselves A Restatement of Ford's Basic Principles Look for Multiple Product Uses The Role of the Individual in the Advancement of Industry Standardization as the Servant and Not the Master The Need for Sustainable Manufacturing Conclusion References Index


Spiders of the gnaphosid genus Pterotricha Kulczyński, 1903 occurring in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are surveyed on the basis of a large collection deposited in the American Museum of Natural History. Within the examined material, six species were recognized, four of which are described as new to science: P.arabicasp. n. (♂♀), P.esyuninisp. n. (♂), P.nadolnyisp. n. (♂) and P.stevensisp. n. (♂), and two are newly recorded for the fauna of the UAE: P.dalmasi Fage, 1929 (hitherto known from Algeria, Egypt, Sudan, Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and possibly Iran) and P.kovblyuki Zamani & Marusik, 2018 (hitherto known only from Iran). Illustrations for all treated species and a map of collection localities are provided.


Introduction In March 2010 NICE clinical guideline number 95 described a new protocol-driven pathway for the investigation of chest pain of recent onset. This emphasised the importance of establishing pre-test probability of coronary artery disease and encouraged the use of non-invasive coronary and myocardial perfusion imaging. We sought to determine the impact of these changes on resource utilisation in particular coronary angiography and need for out-patient review. Methods Clinical disposition for patients attending the nurse-led Rapid access chest pain clinic (RACPC) at Royal Derby hospital between January and August 2011 was analysed using a dedicated database. During this period an established exercise tolerance test-driven protocol was in place. The proposed NICE RACPC protocol was applied retrospectively to this cohort to produce a projected model of outcomes. The new RACPC protocol was implemented in July 2012 and disposition was recorded prospectively for 'real-world' patients attending between July and November 2012. Proportions were compared with Pearson's χ2 test and p value of <0.05 was taken to be significant. Results Results are summarised in figure 1. A total of 916 patients were analysed: 360 patients attended RACPC between July and November 2012 and 556 during 2011. Of these 517 (56.4%) were male. 364 (39.7%) were deemed inappropriate referrals by NICE criteria and were discharged to the GP. Typical angina was diagnosed in 191 (20.8%) and non-angina symptoms in 333 (36.4%). 562 (61.4%) underwent a treadmill exercise tolerance test, of which 136 (14.9%) were reported as positive for ischaemia. Figure 1 Patient dispositions following RACPC attendance (A) during 2011 (n=556) under the existing RACPC protocol (B) using retrospective modelling of the proposed new NICE-recommended protocol applied to the same cohort of patients, (C) July to November 2012 (n=360) using the revised NICE protocol. Legend: GP- discharged to general practice; CTCA- CT coronary angiogram; MPS- stress myocardial perfusion scan; Angio- Coronary angiography; OPA- referred for cardiology review without further tests; Admit- Direct admission to hospital from RACPC. Implementation of the new protocol-driven RACPC pathway during 2012 resulted in a significant reduction in cardiology clinic follow-up compared with 2011 (2% vs 23%, p<0.0001). Rates of discharge to the GP upon initial consultation were higher (67.5% vs 60%, p=0.02) with fewer direct admissions from RACPC (3% vs 6%, p=0.008), whereas the rate of coronary angiography (10.3% vs 8%, p=0.57) was similar. The rate of myocardial perfusion scanning remained similar (9.2% vs 6%, p=0.13) while uptake of CT coronary angiography currently was lower than predicted by NICE at 2.5%. Observed rates of angiography and MPS during 2012 were similar to those predicted by the NICE retrospective model. Conclusions In this 'real-world' study, implementation of the 2010 NICE guidance on the initial evaluation of chest pain of recent onset with a protocol-driven RACPC pathway resulted in a greater proportion of initial discharge to primary care with less frequent outpatient review and similar rates of referral for coronary angiography. Utilisation of non-invasive coronary imaging in the initial assessment of chest pain is likely to expand and longitudinal outcome studies are required to confirm the safety of revised RACPC protocols.


The utility model discloses a wind-light supplementary fan, comprising a fan blade (1), a centre shaft (2), a solar film cell panel (3) and a power generator (5), wherein the centre shaft (2) is connected with the output shaft of the power generator (5); the fan blade (1) is installed on the centre shaft (2); the solar film cell panel (3) is installed on the fan blade (1). Because the fan of the utility model uses a unique S-shaped spiral plantain-leaf-shaped blade structure capable of efficiently absorbing wind and leaking wind, wind energy is adequately utilized; the solar film cell panel is attached to the blade surface and integrated with the same, the solar energy is efficiently utilized for generating power. The fan has the features of breeze starting, omnidirectional windage and high energy conversion efficiency. The fan of the utility model is light in weight, high in safe performance and low in cost. The fan of the utility model can start by a breeze and generate power by a dim light, with strong wind resisting capacity, and is green and environment-friendly; the fan is a wind-light supplementary fan with ingenious design, excellent performance, beautiful appearance, convenience and practicability.


One of the aspects that determine the success of learning is learning strategies used. Therefore, teachers should be able to select and use the appropiate strategies to the learning objectives that will be achieved. There are saveral strategies in English can be selected and used by the teachers in learning process to improve the learning achievement of students in four skills of English. Teacher is suggested to use variation strategies that can increase the learning experience for students. Varied leaning strategies can increase the learning outcomes and students' language skills


SUMMARY We present a newly developed approach of combining controlled-source seismology (CSS) and local earthquake tomography (LET) data to obtain a new 3-D crustal model of the western Alpine region. Our approach combines either data by taking into account the strengths of the individual seismic methods. Our western Alpine 3-D model is primarily based on a welldefined Moho, constrained by CSS and LET data, and includes smooth lateral variations in seismic velocities mainly constrained by LET data, but locally also by CSS data. The consistent combination of results from the two different seismic methods is feasible due to LET Moho elements, as defined by characteristic P-wave velocities and their uncertainty estimates. These uncertainty estimates are based on values of the diagonal element of the resolution matrix, absolute P-wave velocities that are typical for crust and mantle and a specific velocity gradient across the Moho discontinuity. Finally, our definition of LET Moho elements and their uncertainties is validated by comparisons of highest quality Moho results from both methods coinciding in 353 localities. Our model clearly shows three Moho surfaces, being Europe, Adria and Liguria as well as major tectonic structures like suture zones and the high-velocity Ivrea body. In general, it is in a good agreement with previous studies. The biggest differences occur along plate boundaries, where the strong lateral velocity variations arebestresolvedbyLET.DuetothelargernumberofavailableMohoreflectorelementsamore accurate definition of plate boundaries at Moho level is possible and, therefore, new insights in deep lithosphere structures of the Alpine collision zone can be expected. Furthermore, our new 3-D crustal model directly includes a 3-D migrated image of the Ivrea body.


Nowadays,the crisis of Alienation is becoming more and more serious with the acceleration of people's living and working rhythm as well as the more complicated relationship between people,while tourism exploration is a new perspective for alleviation of social alienation.The conformity of tourism to social cultural spirit may develop a better understanding and respect between people and then form the conventional wisdom to society,so that we can form a kind of interaction of optimistic cultural spirit,doing good to the conformity of modern social cultural spirit and the construction of social harmony.


The Government of Indonesia through The Financial Services Authority (Orotitas Jasa Keuangan-OJK) has encouraged public companies to report performance related to Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) activities as part of supporting the achievement of sustainable finance in Indonesia. This study aims to determine whether there is a long-term impact on sustainability performance which is represented in firm value. This research is a literature review research sourced from scientific journal articles that are adapted to the research topic. The results of the study indicate that the impact of sustainability performance needs to be investigated further because the results of previous studies showed inconclusive results. Even so, ESG performance should be a good signal because the company has considered other aspects besides short-term profits. ESG performance reporting policies required by OJK need to be balanced with a strong legal environment and proper supervision. This will improve the quality of information received by users of financial statements that can be reflected in the value of the company.


The phase separated structure and the electro-optical properties of the (polymer/liquid) crystal : LC) composite film strongly depended on the weight fraction of LC in it. The continuous LC phase was formed in a three-dimensional polymer network when the LC weight fraction was above 40wt%.
The aggregation structure of the composite film could be controlled by controlling the solvent evaporation velocity during the film preparation process. The smaller LC domains or channels were formed in the case of the faster solvent evaporation velocity. The composite film exhibited reversible light scattering-light transmission switching upon electric field -OFF and -ON states, respectiverly. The light scattering properties of the composite film strongly depended on the spatial distortion of the nematic directors as well as the mismatch in refractive indices between matrix polymer and LC.


In this paper, we have proposed a new approach toward designing a simple and efficient nonblock synchronous checkpointing algorithm for distributed systems. In general, such algorithms require all processes to take checkpoints, even though some of them may not be necessary. In the present work, if a process since its last checkpoint has sent some message(s), but none of which has yet been received, the process does not take a checkpoint. It reduces the number of checkpoints to be taken. This approach offers advantage particularly in case of mobile computing environment where both non-block checkpointing and reduction in the number of checkpoints help in the efficient use of the limited resources of mobile computing environment.


This research is to answer the concerns of the members of Association of Indonesia Tour Operators and Travel Agencies (ASITA) Bali about the presence of online travel agents that disrupt their business, which operates in the form of a platform and as well as a marketplace, such as: Agoda.com, Booking.com, and others. Concerns that eventually developed into discussions about how the inbound tour operator can stay alive continuously to emerge among ASITA members when they witnessed the phenomenon of cooperative relations between inbound tour operators and hotels which were indicated to provide far cheaper prices to online travel agents than the prices given to the inbound tour operators. This research was designed as deep interview period April – September 2019, which took place in Denpasar, Badung, Tanah Lot and Ubud-Bali.
The data collection technique carried out was purposive  sampling by conducting in-depth interviews with 34 (thirty four) well experienced owner of inbound tour operators, the government officials (Bali Provincial Tourism Office, Denpasar Municipal Tourism Office and Badung Regency Tourism Office) and Bali tourism organizations, they are: PHRI (Indonesia Hotel & Restaurant Association), PAWIBA (Bali Tourism Transportation Association), PUTRI (Indonesia Tourism Attraction Organization), HPI (Indonesia Guide Association) and online travel agents. The analysis procedure uses the MICMAC analysis method, MACTOR analysis, and PROMETHEE analysis.
This study concludes that the most influential factors that cause many inbound    tour operators to be inactive are: motivation, innovation, regulation, access and ICT. While the role of the government to maintain the inbound tour operator member of Asita Bali has little influence on the sustainability of the inbound tour operator member of ASITA Bali. In the context of the strategy for maintaining inbound tour operator in the online business era, are formulated through a Hybrid, Business as usual and Collaboration model. The new findings of this study is the Hybrid Model, which is a combination of business as usual and ICT (information, communication, technology).


Objective To investigate the treatment and nursing methods for incision flap necrosis treated with exercising corrupt and promoting granulation powder(ECPGP).Methods Twenty-two patients with incision flap necrosis after radical mastectomy treated were treated by ECPGP from March 2004 through August 2009.Their clinical data and nursing methods were reviewed and analyzed.Results The hospital stay length of the 22 patients ranged 12~22 d,with average length of stay of(16.85±2.37)d.The incision healing time of the 22 patients ranged 21~32 d,with average time of(26.48±2.63)d.ECPGP had sound therapeutic effect without complication related to the treatment and nursing.Conclusion ECPGP has significant effect in treating patients with incision flap necrosis after radical mastectomy.


Freely suspended layer‐by‐layer nanomembranes have been transferred onto an array of circular openings of varying diameters (a gradient array). The mechanical behavior of these nanomembrane gradient arrays have been studied using both bulging tests and point‐load experiments. By using the gradient array, experimental statistics are significantly improved. The observed scale‐dependent mechanical properties, investigated in an efficient fashion, are evident in the trend of increasing elastic modulus with decreasing membrane diameter. The observed increase in bending rigidity with decreasing membrane diameter is satisfactorily described by the theoretical model of an elastic membrane under a point load.


AP, increasing length of stay, and all non-routine patient discharges were associated with an increased risk of 30-day readmission following index gallstone-AP hospitalization. Index admission cholecystectomy (OR 0.43, 95% CI 0.38-0.49) was independently associated with decreased odds of readmission. Conclusion: Nearly 1 in 10 patients with gallstone-AP were readmitted within 30 days and a majority of these were due to AP-related complications. While modifi able factors need consideration, all patients with an index event of gallstone-AP should be evaluated for same-admission cholecystectomy. 928


This article considers serials bibliographic and corporate name authority records retrieved from Dutch and Swedish OPACs via the Intemet. Particular attention is paid to the OPACs of the following institutions: the Koninklijke Bibliotheek and the Rijksuniversiteit Groningen in the Netherlands; Lunds universitet in Sweden The form and content of the descriptive parts of the records retrieved are discussed, as well as the utility of the information provided. The usefulness of European serials cataloging records becomes more evident.


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Farrasanti, Dina. "Penerjemahan Idiom Bahasa Jepang dalam manga Detective Conan volume 20, 21, dan 22". Thesis Department of Japanese Studies, Faculty of Humanities, Diponegoro University, The Advisor is S.I Trahutami S.S., M.Hum.
 This research aim to determine the form of idiom translation in Japanese Language from Detective Conan manga vol. 20, 21, and 22, as well as shifting the form of translation by maintained the equivalence of meaning.
 The method of this research are using refer and note method. The analysis begins with data collected from Detective Conan manga vol. 20, 21, and 22 (Japanese and Indonesian translation), and explaining the idiom who had equivalent in the Japanese Idiom Dictionaries such as Reikai Kanyouku Jiten, Karada Kotoba Jiten, Kokugo Kanyouku Jiten, and Kanyouku no Imi to Youhou. And according to the type of idiom translation with change of the idiom meaning.
 The result of this research showed concluding that : 1) from source language idiom to the not target language idiom have 16 data sample, 2) from source language idiom to the target language idiom have 2 data sample, 3) from not source language idiom to the target language idiom nothing data to do analysis. Based translation procedure used shift form (transpotition), modulation, and shift in syntactic level.

Keyword : idiom, abdomen, idiom translation, translation technique.


Chlorophyll fluorescence technique was applied on young nitrogen fixing soybean plants (Glycine max L.) for detecting and assessment of the effects of two environmental stress factors - salinity and enhanced UV-B radiation. Biological nitrogen fixation by legume - Rhizobium symbiosis is important to agricultural productivity and is therefore of great economic interest. Soybean and soy foods attract worldwide attention for their potential health benefits and uses in food manufacturing. Soybean plants were grown under controlled conditions as water cultures on Helrigel nutrient solution. Three days seedlings were inoculated with suspension of Bradyrhizobium japonicum strain 273. Salinity was performed at the stage of 2nd – 4th trifoliate expanded leaves by adding of NaCl in the nutrient solution in concentrations 40 mM and 80 mM. On the 14th day after the salinity treatment the half of the plants was treated with UV-B radiation at intensity of 64.4 µmol m−2 s−1 for four hours. Measurements were conducted on the same day. Hyperspectral fluorescence data were collected by a portable fiber-optic spectrometer in the visible and near infrared spectral ranges (600–900 nm). The spectral and statistical analysis was performed on fluorescence spectra normalized against the second maximum at five characteristic wavelengths. The statistical significance of the differences at p<0.05 between data means of the control and treated plants were ascertained by the Student's t-criterion. In the case of only salinity treatment the differences were statistically significant for both NaCl concentrations at all wavelengths with the exception of the rear slope. For the combined treatment (salinity + UV-B radiation) the differences in the spectra are non-significant at two of the wavelengths (in the middle of forefront and rear slope).


of LIF and IL-6 in epithelial cells at the time of implantation. The intensity of staining for LIF in epithelial cells was similar to that seen in sections from biopsies obtained from normal fertile women in 44%(7/16) recurrent miscarriage biopsies, while slightly weaker and weaker staining was seen in 25% (4/16) and 31% (5/16) of biopsies from these women respectively. In 61% (11/18) of endometrium from recurrent miscarriage women the intensity of staining for IL-6 was similar to that in endometrial sections from normal fertile women, while slightly weaker and weaker staining was seen in 28% (5/18) and 11% (2/ 18) of recurrent miscarriage biopsies respectively. Conclusion: These results suggest that in a subgroup of women who suffer recurrent miscarriages there is a decreased expression of LIF and IL-6 compared to normal fertile women at the time of implantation. This may subsequently lead to abnormal expression of cytokines at the materno fetal interface resulting in miscarriage.


The invention relates to a method for producing components, in particular glass plates, for example. B. as a window for optical caps for optical components. It is an object to provide an inexpensive method which ensures a high surface quality of the components. The inventive method comprises the steps of: Providing a substrate (10), Providing a support (12), Connecting a first surface (10a) of the substrate (10) having a first surface (12a) of the carrier (12), z. B. laminating a carrier film, Work out the components (16) from the substrate (10), z. Example by means of ultrasonic machining or sandblasting, wherein the components (16) are held together at least immediately after the working out of the support (12), and Detaching the components (16) of the carrier (12) to separate the components (16).


A novel polarization reconfigurable antenna based on the transmission line theory is proposed. The antenna contains two side-fed microstrip patches that are placed vertically and horizontally, respectively and fed using a T-shaped branch line. The proposed antenna achieves vertical polarization with the horizontal microstrip patch or horizontal polarization with the vertical microstrip patch, respectively. The antenna works at 5.8 GHz. The measurements match well with the simulations. This design demonstrates a useful feature of the proposed antenna for wireless communication applications.


This document describes a format to record captured packets to a file.
This format is extensible; Wireshark can currently read and write it,
and libpcap can currently read some pcapng files.


This work provides a theory of the general structure of mixed-spin fractional quantum Hall states, which are relevant at low magnetic fields. This, in particular, leads to a microscopic description of the experimentally observed mixed-spin states at v=2/3, 4/3, and 3/5. Antiparallel-flux-attachment transformation of the composite fermion theory plays an important role in explaining the mixed-spin states in the filling factor range 2/3>v>1/2


Americans' calcium intake is low. Efforts to increase calcium intake by increasing milk group intake should consider the balance between saturated fat and calcium present in the milk group components. The study assess the impact of fluid milk, cheese, and yogurt, either consumed as a single food or as an ingredient in a food mixture or processed foods, on the total energy, saturated fat and calcium intakes of Americans living in low (< 131% of poverty), medium (131%–350% of poverty), and high (above 350% of poverty) income households. Dietary records of individuals, ages 2 years and over, in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2001–2002 were analyzed (N= 8,467). Mean percent nutrients from milk group to the overall day's intake were estimated and compared (alpha=0.05). Fluid milk provided 8 percent of total energy and 26 percent of total calcium for all income groups. However, fluid milk provided more saturated fat in the low income (16%) than the high income (12%) group's diet indicating that low income group made fewer low‐fat fluid milk choices. Cheese provided a higher percent of total energy (4.1% vs.3.3%), calcium (13% vs.10%), and saturated fat (12% vs. 8%) in the high income than the low income group's diet. Nutrition interventions targeting low income households should encourage the choice of low fat milk to increase calcium intakes without simultaneously increasing saturated fat intakes.


Abstract Artificial intelligence is widely employed in metallurgy for its ability to solve complex phenomena, which are associated with the learning process of previously obtained experimental data. Although numerous physical modeling techniques have been implemented for the prediction of mechanical strength using equations, several empirical efforts are necessitated to evaluate specific constants for different models. To address this issue, numerous recent studies have employed artificial neural networks for the prediction of mechanical properties based on the material composition and process conditions; however, majority of these works have been limited applications due to the extensive number of input parameter combinations of chemical compositions. Microstructure is a good feature to understand mechanical properties because it incorporates the effects of material composition and process conditions. The complex combination of material composition and process parameters determines the microstructure of steel. In this study, the information on microstructural volume fraction is utilized for the prediction of tensile strength, yield strength, and yield ratio via artificial neural networking. Various combinations of PF (polygonal ferrite), AF (acicular ferrite), GB (granular bainite), BF (bainitic ferrite), and M (martensite) are investigated for the prediction of yield strength, ultimate tensile strength, and yield of high strength steel via back-propagation linear regression and neural network based algorithm. The effects of each microstructure on the three mechanical properties were successfully predicted by employing back-propagation linear regression. A deep learning algorithm with hyper-parameter tuning and cross-validation enabled high accuracy in predicting experimental data with mean absolute percentage errors of 6.59% and 10.78% for the validation and test sets, respectively. These studies can open a new avenue for applying the microstructural design effects to find optimum yield strength, tensile strength, and yield ratio of high strength steel.


The invention relates to a heat exchanger and a manufacturing method thereof. The heat exchanger includes components essentially made of aluminum (Al). The components comprising a bundle of tubes, spacers between and / or in the tubes of said beam and at least one collecting plate. The method of the invention comprises the steps of choosing tubes consist of a core alloy based on aluminum and having Magnesium (Mg) between 0.3% and 3.0% by weight as well as other chemical elements, selecting a thickness of said pipe regardless of the thickness of said spacers, coating at least one face of at least some of said components of a filler alloy based on aluminum, and assembling said components by fluxless brazing under controlled atmosphere to a temperature between 580 ° C and 620 ° C.


We have measured absolute cross sections for electrons (9-700 eV) incident on water molecules. By fitting synthetic vibrational bands to the experimental emission spectra, we measured the emission cross sections for the OH A {sup 2}{sigma}{sup +}-X {sup 2}{pi} (0,0), (0,1), (1,0), (1,1), (2,1), (2,2), (3,2), and (3,3) bands. The branching fractions from our cross sections are consistent with those we measured in the emission of a rf discharge and with our calculated transition rates. We have also calculated apparent level cross sections for the A {sup 2}{sigma}{sup +}v{sup '}=0, 1, 2, and 3 vibrational levels where the effects of predissociation are obvious.


The present invention relates to a room agent apparatus and the home network system that can be reproduced through the A / V device receives a multimedia data stored in the home server by using a wireless registration, the present invention provides PC, household appliances, control devices, media a media server for the premises including a device, a home server for performing the network server and home automation server function; And send and receive data through the home server and the wireless match, the premises and each connected via a wired or wireless manner, and relays data between the domestic devices and the home server, the received multimedia data in the A / V device decodes and a room agent unit to output the playback audio / video signals. Room agent, the home network, a home server, a wireless registration, IrDA, WLAN, UWB, Zigbee, USB


The appearance of the eclecticism in the criminal jurisprudence theory is,in a way,the inevitable reasult of the long period intense conflict of the two big schools(i.e.the classical criminal law school and the modern criminal law school).This passage thinks that dialectical human nature is the foundation of the eclecticism.


Cellular uptake through endocytosis is crucial for drug delivery and nanomedicine. However, the conditions under which passive endocytosis (i.e., not ATP driven) takes place are not well understood. We report MD simulations of the passive uptake of ligand-coated nanoparticles with varying size, shape, coverage, and membrane-binding strength. We find that the efficiency of passive endocytosis is higher for spherocylindrical particles than for spheres and that endocytosis is suppressed for particles with sharp edges.


Nor is Dr. Pulfrey in happier case when he refers to the " private report ". So little private indeed was that document that it was especially written for publication, together with a map. But when all was ready we learnt that Sir Albert Kitson was coming out to Kenya, and as we did not wish to appear to rush in under the nose of the consultant, the report was withheld from the printer but its contents were made available to those interested. Actually, the main facts of that report had already appeared in the Annual Reports of this office previously referred to (GEOLOGICAL MAGAZINE, July, 1936, p. 331). To my certain knowledge the so-called private report was made use of by Sir Albert Kitson, and several other geologists. It was in no way confidential.