Abstract This report draws on findings from the evidence and learning reviews of the Building Capabilities research conducted by the Third Sector Research Centre (TSRC) at the University of Birmingham in partnership with the Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research (CRESR) at Sheffield Hallam University. The report focuses solely on building capabilities in partnerships involving third sector organisations. Cross-sector partnerships are often set up to tackle social issues deemed too complex for any single organisation to solve. These partnerships take a variety of forms, and there is some evidence to show that they can improve outcomes for end users. Cross-sector partnership working faces numerous challenges, such as stereotypes, assumptions, and rhetoric. Partnerships are time-consuming and resource-intensive, and need access to various resources and support if they are to succeed, including: time, people with suitable experience, trust, and support in evidencing value for end users. Partnership literature, such as 'toolkits', offers some useful guidance, but can be too simplistic. Cross-sector partnerships are highly situated and contextual, so resources and support need to be tailor-made. There is little specific mention in the literature of the need for, or ways of, building the capabilities of partnerships. However, there is some discussion of building capacity: of individuals, organisations, and partnerships as a whole. Without sufficient capacity across each of these three strands, partnerships cannot function, let alone build capabilities. However, it has been suggested that 'capacity' is neither a neutral nor an inclusive term as it is imposed by funders and so doesn't recognise forms of capacity built at community level such as informal economies or strong but invisible networks. As a result, capacity-building initiatives or activities can serve to increase the power imbalances in society by, for example, privileging professionalised organisations while overlooking the key role of smaller groups. Also, in these austere times, it is likely that partnerships in need of support to build capacity and capabilities will crumble and fail, while partnerships that already have capacity and capabilities will gain resources. And so inequality is perpetuated.


Combined with sports practice and by using the method of documentation, This thesis systematically studies the exercise physiology index, Such as HR, VO2max, AT, La and so on. Such a study not only can offer helps to choose exercise physiology index in sport training and nationwide fitness programs but also has a profound practical meaning in improving the scientific sport training level.


The immune system not only provides protection against infections and certain tumors, but it should also control itself to prevent allergy, autoimmunity and transplantation of lymphoid cells e.g. from the mother. The mother - offspring interaction seems to be crucial for the adequate development of the immune system of the child, seemingly with effects for years to come, both as to immune responsiveness and the specific lack of responsiveness, i


On the wide and narrow, Louise Antony and Joseph Levine has content been naturalized, Lynne Rudder Baker what narrow content is not, Ned Block naturalizing content, Paul Boghossian granny's campaign for safe science, Daniel Dennett why Fodor can't have it both ways, Michael Devitt can we explain intentionality?, Brian Loar can there be vindication without representation?, Robert Matthews speaking up for Darwin, Ruth Millikan Fodor and psychological explanations, John Perry and David Israel how to do semantics for the language of thought, Robert Stalnaker does mentalese have a conpositional semantics?, Stephen Schiffer connectionism, constituency, and the language of thought, Paul Smolensky narrow content meets fat syntax, Stephen Stich responses, Jerry Fodor.


The presence of foreign bodies in the rectum is an uncommon clinical problem. Treatment consists of various approaches. We here presented clinical course of 75-years-old male patient with mental problems, and also we discussed treatment options described in the literature.


In this paper authors examine how legal education in Europe and Croatia have changed influenced by EU integration and globalization. They adress current changes in high education and particularly in legal education in Croatia in light of the Bologna reform. In the second part of the paper special remarks have been given to relationship between globalization, EU integration and regional development. Authors examine in what way globalization and EU integration and regional development have influenced changes in commercial law and vice versa.


considerable improvement of information communication technologies and computing means that have been effectively utilized among users enable them to participate in different business activities. Companies can exploit the crowdsourcing concept to accomplish their goals and objectives of the digital marketing strategic plan by engaging the users in various marketing activities to increase the marketing campaign's success rate. Thus, the purpose of this paper is to survey relevant research papers related to the crowdsourcing concept and digital marketing process and crowdsourcing utilization and deployment in the company's marketing activities. From digital marketing, perspective crowdsourcing might be utilized in various activities such as product development, advertising and promotion, market research, communication, generating innovative ideas and, others.


Due to dynamic range compression and contrast enhancement realized simultaneously in traditional image enhancement algorithm based on frequency domain, which cause the low contrast degree, an improved image enhancement algorithm based on fuzzy filter is proposed in this paper. According to subjective feeling of the human visual system to light luminance, the image is processed with the global brightness transform. And the image with the global low contrast degree and the poor effect of edge parts has sound reinforcing effect. Furthermore, the edge contrast is enhanced, even the brightness contrast and information can also effectively improve. Experimental results demonstrate that the algorithm has got good enhancement effect.


This paper presents two software systems for visual affect and learning styles recognition. The first system recognizes Paul Ekman's seven basic emotions in student expressions which are surprise, fear, disgust, anger, happiness, sadness, and neutral. The second system recognizes the student learning style using the Felder-Silverman Model. Both systems are integrated into an intelligent tutoring system in a math social network. The automatic recognition was implemented using Kohonen networks which were trained to recognize and classify emotions and learning styles. We show and discuss results by using different methods with respect to affect or emotion recognition and present the automatic response to affect results. We also present the software architecture where both recognizers collaborate with intelligent tutoring systems in a social network.


Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is the leading genomics system among the crop plants. The sequence of the rice genome, the first cereal plant genome, was published in 2005. This review summarizes progress made in rice genome annotations, comparative genomics, and functional genomics researches. It also maps out the status of rice genomics globally and provides a vision of future research directions and resource building.


Microfluidic device for analyzing a biological sample includes a sample inlet zone having an inlet port, an inlet port and an inlet chamber and communicating capillary passage through. Inlet chamber, the sample liquid is uniformly distributed across the inlet chamber includes means for removing air contained in the beginning.


I used both Nepali and the local dialect of Tamang in my research. I am relatively adept in both but have studied Nepali for many more years. Nepali was my medium for learning Tamang, and I often asked for explanations in Nepali when I did not fully understand what had been said in Tamang. Many Tamang are bilingual, and I moved in and out of Tamang and Nepali while conversing. Tamang ritual orations and certain songs also employ an archaic form ofT amang, which most villagers, including ritual specialists, cannot translate completely word for word; they almost always know, though, the general sense and implications of their words. Nepali words, written in devaniigar"i script, are transcribed here for the most part according to Turner's Comparative and Etymological Dictionary of the Nepali Language ([1931] 1965). I have made several exceptions to Turner's system to facilitate reading for nonspecialists. Turner's "c," "ch," "n," and "s" are rendered, respectively, as "ch," "chh," "ng," and "sh." The names of well-known ethnic and caste groups of Nepal and other well-known Nepali terms appear as they are commonly written without diacritical marks. Tamang is an unwritten Tibeto-Burman language and has several significant tones. It varies from village to village and there is no standard. When I first began to live in T amdungsa, I developed a roughand-ready system for transcribing the local dialect into Devanagari. Thus, I have transcribed Tamang words, with a few exceptions, as I have transcribed Nepali words. What sounds approximately like "shy" to English speakers is rendered by Tamang in Devanagari as "sy." I have opted here to write "shy" for the Devanagari "sy" as in "shyingo." The Tamang phonemes "ts," "tsh," and "ds" are not recognized in


Abstract: Two populations of Crassula subulata var. hispida, a variety previously recorded as being extinct, were discovered in the southern foothills of the Langeberg mountain range near the town of Ashton, in the Western Cape Province, South Africa. Characters of the living plant specimens are noted, and shown to agree with the type. Observations on the habitat and ecology of the plants are included; as is a suggested revised conservation status.


The hospital's out - patient registration is a first part of the traditional registration process has been seriously can't meet the needs of patients.In order to make convenience for the patients,improve the medical environment and distribute the peak time of seeing doctors,our hospital succeeded in using out - patient appointments registration system by telephone, internet etc,so that patients can register through a variety of booking channels,which make convenience for patients to see doctors,further enhance the quality of service in our hospital and achieve good social profits.


We have investigated the influence of the lattice defects on the diffraction image of crystals. The numerical tool was developed to calculate the intensity of the damaged crystals. Our analysis was performed for two types of uncorrelated defects – vacancies and displacements, and for two types of 2D lattices – square and hexagonal. Also, the analytical formulas for intensity were obtained for both types of defects. Finally, we obtained a general formula for intensity scattered from monoatomic crystals with uncorrelated defects, which allows us to recover the intensity from the undamaged crystal, if we know the underlying defect statistics.


the etiology and pathogenesis of antiretroviral therapy-associated morphologic complications—most notably loss of subcutaneous fat and truncal obesity—remain something of a mystery. However, research continues to move forward. To bring prn members up to date on the various work that is being done to better understand and manage the fat redistribution that is synonymous with hiv-associated lipoatrophy and truncal obesity, Dr. Donald Kotler took the podium at the November 2004 prn meeting to review some of the newest, most important data that will likely guide clinical research in this arena in the months and years to come.


Based on the present situation of general lack of quantitative anslysis at the selection of ventilation mode at mining face,a way of selecting the ventilation mode at mining face was put forward by using AHP.At the same time,the MATLAB mathematical software was used to analyze the decision model,and a section of application was compiled,the influencing factors vere respectively analyzed.It will provide relatively accurate reference data for long-term management of mining face.


METHODS: A retrospective chart review was completed among 3 oncologic practices (gynecologic GO, surgical SO and medical MO) at St. Luke's University Health Network (SLUHN). Inclusion criteria required an eligible cancer diagnosis. All eligible patients were screened by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guidelines. Primary outcomes included the rate of "failure to identify" (FTI) patients who met criteria for referral including "automatic referral." Secondary outcomes included rate of genetic referrals. Data collection underwent descriptive testing and comparisons were analyzed with chi-square calculations.


Because loss of chance of recovery is based on statistical probabilities, it might be appropriate to examine the statistical probabilities of achieving a "just" result with loss of chance damages . . . To compare the two rules, assume a hypothetical group of 99 cancer patients, each of whom would have had a 33-1/3% chance of survival. Each received negligent medical care, and all 99 dies. Traditional tort law would deny recovery in all 99 cases because each patient had less than a 50% chance of recovery and the probable cause of death was the preexisting cancer not the negligence. Statistically, had all 99 received proper treatment, 33 would have lived and 66 would have died; so the traditional rule would have statistically produced 33 errors by denying recovery to all 99.


For large scale wireless sensor networks, it is a fundamental challenge to extend the lifetime when the energy supply is limited. In this paper, we proposed a random-based wireless sensor network model which composed of sensor nodes and relay nodes as region heads upgraded from sensor nodes. In order to maximize the network lifetime, we present this optimal placement of relay nodes problem with a spin-glass model of minimal upgrading set of wireless sensor network with random-graph topology. By introducing the concept of interactive core, we study the statistical approach to estimate the solutions of the objective problem such that the maximal network lifetime can be achieved. As a further study of this model, we propose, from the theoretical point of view, a scheme to determine the key relay nodes while the minimum number of relay nodes has been determined by the first step. Our results show that the strategy to deal with the maximum lifetime problem of two-tied network model for large scale case from statistical physics can be help to design more efficient wireless sensor networks with random located sensors.


Line spectral frequencies (LSF) and immittance spectral frequencies (ISF) are widely used in modern speech codecs based on autoregressive model. This paper addresses LSF and ISF calculation problems. The investigation of LSF/ISF placement on adjacent quasi-stationary frames is performed. It is shown that in majority of cases the inter-frame ordering property takes place. On this basis a new approach to LSF/ISF calculation is proposed. It is shown that LSF/ISF localization task is mainly reduced to verification of inter-frame ordering property. The computational expenses are reduced in 3.4 times in comparison with widely used Kabal's method. Besides, the maximum number of operations is lower than the minimum expenses of accelerated Kabal's method. The method is implemented on fixed-point DSP and showed stable performance.


to the profound Christian vision of life developed by Polish poet Anna Kamieńska (1920–86) through translations of excerpts from her published journal and selections of her poetry. In the midst of the terrible oppression suffered by Poland in the twentieth century, Kamieńska drew upon the integrated powers of intellect and emotion (especially grief), and the spiritual nourishment derived from a close reading of the Bible and from the intensity of her dreams to revitalize the search for God and to portray her rich experience of God's elusive but ineluctable presence. Both the journal entries excerpted from the two volumes published in Poland as The Notebook (1965–72, 1973–79) and the poems give evidence of Kamieńska's engagement with philosophers both ancient and modern—Plato, Marcus Aurelius, Pascal, Goethe, Husserl, Heidegger, Simone Weil, and Edith Stein (among many others)—appear as markers of great intellectual incursions, although the almost aphoristic style of the writing in The Notebook (Kamieńska in one entry suggests the title "Hieroglyphs" in recognition of this style) precludes extended philosophical discourse in Preface


We propose a new kernel estimator of conditional density and derive its asymptotic bias and variance. This new, non-negative estimator, is obtained by 'internalizing' the random denominator of the well known local constant smoother of Rosenblatt (1969). A limited Monte Carlo experiment demonstrates that the new estimator performs well in finite sample simulations in comparison to other kernel smoothers. We also illustrate the applicability of the new estimator using S&P 500 options prices to study implied volatility.


Summary This paper continues formalization in the Mizar system [2, 1] of basic notions of the composition-nominative approach to program semantics [14] which was started in [8, 12, 10]. The composition-nominative approach studies mathematical models of computer programs and data on various levels of abstraction and generality and provides tools for reasoning about their properties. In particular, data in computer systems are modeled as nominative data [15]. Besides formalization of semantics of programs, certain elements of the composition-nominative approach were applied to abstract systems in a mathematical systems theory [4, 6, 7, 5, 3]. In the paper we give a formal definition of the notions of a binominative function over given sets of names and values (i.e. a partial function which maps simple-named complex-valued nominative data to such data) and a nominative predicate (a partial predicate on simple-named complex-valued nominative data). The sets of such binominative functions and nominative predicates form the carrier of the generalized Glushkov algorithmic algebra for simple-named complex-valued nominative data [15]. This algebra can be used to formalize algorithms which operate on various data structures (such as multidimensional arrays, lists, etc.) and reason about their properties. In particular, we formalize the operations of this algebra which require a specification of a data domain and which include the existential quantifier, the assignment composition, the composition of superposition into a predicate, the composition of superposition into a binominative function, the name checking predicate. The details on formalization of nominative data and the operations of the algorithmic algebra over them are described in [11, 13, 9].


Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) and conventional physical therapy applications on pain, grip strength and functionality in medial and lateral epicondylitis treatment and to compare the results. Materials and Methods: A total of 116 patients diagnosed with medial and lateral epicondylitis were included in the study. The patients were divided into ESWT group and control group. The patients in the control group received a total of 15 sessions of conventional physical therapy (Hotpack, Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS)) once a day for 30 minutes.Whereas, ESWT was applied to the patients in the ESWT group as 2 sessions per week, for a total of 6 sessions. Pain severity of the patients was measured with Visual Pain Scale (VAS), grip strength with a hand dynamometer and functional level with the Patient Based Forearm Assessment Questionnaire (PFEQ).Measurements were made in all groups before treatment, after treatment and 1 month after treatment. Results: In comparisons between groups, there was a significant decrease in VAS and PFEQ values after treatment compared to the control group in the ESWT group (p <0.05). In the evaluation of the hand tightening force, it was observed that the hand tightening force in the ESWT group after treatment (p: 0.043) and 1 st month controls increased significantly compared to the control group (p: 0.038). Conclusions: Based on these results, our study demonstrated that the combination of conventional physical therapy and ESWT produced clinically positive effects in patients with epicondylitis.


Generally, more elderly will be travelling and be out on the roads as active road-users in the future. Research exists on the travelling habits of the elderly; but more in-depth knowledge on the el ...


The present invention discloses a cyclic structure having a circular inner groove jewelry and forming device and method. Jewelery ring structure having a sectional shape of a circular recess comprises an annular body, the annular body comprises a circular inner groove, the inner annular groove is provided outside of the body towards the opening width of the opening is smaller than the inner groove circular diameter. Jewelery ring structure of the present invention is provided on the annular body opening toward the outside of the groove, so that the annular body having a cavity can accommodate other items, such that the cyclic loading has a function of jewelry. Jewelery ring structure forming apparatus of the present invention employs a first core, a second core, and the core clamp combination in the process after the core back molding, the core back after the splint, using the force of the spring, automatically forming a first mold core, mold core withdrawal movement of the second groove, the entire operation requires only a plywood core pulling power source and the power source to the entire composition of the core, a simple structure, easy to maintain, and facilitate the formation of mechanized or automated production .


High‐resolution δ13C and δ15N records of diatom‐bound organic matter (δ13CD, δ15ND) from ODP site 1094, South of the Polar Front, are combined with reconstructions of summer sea surface temperature and winter sea‐ice to establish changes in surface water characteristics associated with the main climatic events of the past 640 ka. The six glacial‐interglacial δ13CD cycles show excellent agreement with SPECMAP δ18O and Vostok CO2 content, suggesting that global physical processes rather than local biological factors were the main influences on δ13CD. By contrast, there is weak correspondence between the Vostok dust record and the δ13CD and δ15ND records. The data do not support the hypothesis that glacial iron fertilization of the Southern Ocean was the main factor lowering atmospheric CO2, if dust accumulation represents iron input. The records indicate that sea ice cover, water column stratification and iron addition from deep water mixing are more likely to explain our observations.


In the Integrated motor-transmission (IMT) systems, the actuator plays a crucial part in the vehicle. As actuator working duration grows and driving conditions become more complex, actuator faults become more frequent. The vehicle's driving performance will degrade if the actuator is at fault. To solve the problems that simultaneously estimate the actuator failure and the system state of IMT under the system's nonlinear resistance torque and shift gears, this paper analyzes the IMT system as a switched model and designs a fault observer based on switched model. Using the Lyapunov stability theorem and the differential mean value theorem (DMVT), sufficient conditions to design the nonlinear UI observer are derived as linear matrix inequalities (LMIs), effectively solved via convex optimization techniques. Simulation results demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed fault observer design.


Preliminary computations of NBN-benzo[f,g]tetracene/BINOL tethered structures (R)/(S) 1 and (R)/(S) 2 that suggest high oscillator strengths f and dissymmetry factors for CPL glum incited us to synthesize these compounds. The...


With the increasing adoption of cloud computing, microservice architecture, and network function virtualization (NFV), addressing scalability and elasticity management becomes essential. The high demand for these services challenges the research community to create new automated management techniques, from which an essential part is the detection of bottlenecks in infrastructures and application boxes. The traditional approach based on hardware resource metrics (CPU and RAM) is the most straightforward strategy, providing independence from particular applications but may not capture the application's behavior in terms of workload variations. On the other hand, using an application-oriented approach provides a significant correlation with the end-user quality of experience but needs to be tailored for each case. We propose the Network Queuing Assessment (NQA) that breaks away with this tradeoff, capturing the application's workload variations and providing a significant correlation with the end-user quality of experience. Also, similarly to CPU and RAM, it is independent of particular applications. Our performance analysis results for CPU, RAM, and NQA metrics using virtualized applications and network functions in a cloud environment confirm this approach's usefulness.


Vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communications have seen growing attention in the last few years. In this work, we address the use of the 3GPP Long Term Evolution (LTE) standard technology applied to V2V. We employ empirical models for the V2V channel, and show results from comprehensive computer simulations, based upon both the uplink (UL) and downlink (DL) standards for LTE. We provide results for 10 MHz and 20 MHz channels, in terms of BER, BLER, spectral efficiency and throughput, using multiple MIMO modes. Results show the attractive feasibility of the LTE technology in V2V communication systems.


This article addressed the correlation between the designed pleats and visual expansion,including the principle and based elements,i.e.,intuitive recognition of edge lines of pleats.The relation between pleat location and visual expansion was illustrated by clothing design cases.It was pointed out that the ″external form″ of a pleat contained two meanings: pleat form and location.It was assumed that rational design of pleat location facilitates visual expansion.The methods and concepts as how to handle the relationship between pleat forms and locations and visual expansion were discussed.


The history and the current status of the development of video coding standards is briefly introduced.Then the main technological characteristics of H.264 and its advantages over previous standards are discussed in detail,which involves the advanced intra/inter predictive coding,integral DCT transforming and enhanced entropy coding,etc.Finally,the expectation of the application of H.264 is shortly issued.


Interest in safflower, borage and black cumin was focused on the composition of the fat because of their growing importance for nutritional and pharmaceutical purposes. We have therefore begun the analysis and characterization of their fatty acids (FAs) and free sterols in different oils extracted from those crops to obtain reliable data on their suitability for both human nutrition and industrial or pharmaceutical purposes. The oil content fluctuated from 24.4g/100g for borage, to 27.3g/100g for safflower and to 31.7g/100g for black cumin. All three-crop oils contained high proportions of unsaturated fatty acids, namely linoleic (LN). In addition, borage particularly contains appreciable rates of the unusual γ-linolenic acid (C18:3γ). In the other hand, the oils extracted from the seeds of the three species are good sources of phytosterols, especially β-sitosterol. Based on these results, the studied seeds could be considered as functional foods without any biochemical extra additions.


This article is an attempt to trace the trajectory of the colonial construction of subjectivity of the colonised and its interrogation in the postcolonial period. Colonialism, as known to all, is not merely the invasion of territory and physical domination over it. It is sustained through the construction of the colonial mindsets in the colonised people through different discourses, including literature. This article explores the intricacies of such constructions during the colonial period and unearths how the rationale of these constructions is problematised in the postcolonial period. It also argues that even after independence from the colonial rule, the colonial paradigm re-surfaces in the form of neo-colonial hegemony and that it took over three to four decades for the liberated societies to delegitimize the Euro-centric and monolithic colonial canon.


Abstract The determination of the fourth rank orientational order parameter, , is an important goal in liquid crystal research. Here we have looked at the feasibility of obtaining for a disc-like probe molecule from a time dependent fluorescence depolarization experiment. Simulated data at various temperatures have been prepared and then analyzed both individually and simultaneously using the global target deconvolution procedure. We have examined, in particular, the case of molecules subject to effective potentials containing a combination of second and fourth rank terms.


In this study, we present a framework for phasespace planning and control of agile bipedal locomotion while robustly tracking a set of non-periodic keyframes. By using a reduced-order model, we formulate a hybrid planning framework where the center-of-mass motion is constrained to a general surface manifold. This framework also proposes phase-space bundles to characterize robustness and a robust hybrid automaton to effectively design planning algorithms. A newly defined phasespace locomotion manifold is used as a Riemannian metric to measure the distance between the disturbed state and the planned manifold. Based on this metric, a dynamic programming based hybrid controller is introduced to produce robust locomotions. The robustness of the proposed framework is validated by using simulations of rough terrain locomotion recovery from external disturbances. Additionally, the agility of this framework is demonstrated by using simulations of the dynamic locomotion over random rough terrains.


The healthcare data are considered as a highly valuable source of information that can improve healthcare systems to be more intelligent and improve the quality of the provided services. However, due to security and privacy issues, sharing data between healthcare organisations is challenging. This has led to data shortage in the healthcare sector which is considered as a significant issue not only in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) but also worldwide. The primary objective of conducting this paper is to investigate the various factors that enable secure sharing and exchange of healthcare information between different healthcare providers in the KSA. It starts by discussing the current literature and frameworks for managing healthcare data information and the challenges that health providers encounter, particularly when it comes to issues such as data security, patient privacy, and healthcare information exchange. These challenges in managing healthcare data have necessitated the nee d for implementing a solution that can allow medical providers to have access to updated healthcare information. Attention in the healthcare sector has been drawn to blockchain technology as a part of the solution, especially after the technology was successfully applied in the financial sector to improve the security of financial transactions, particularly involving digital currencies such as Bitcoin. Therefore, a framework based on the blockchain technology has been proposed to achieve the goals of the present research.


Machine tools require ever increasing accuracies. A metrology system using linear encoders according to the Abbe-principle and functional separation of the structural and metrology loop, called 'moving-scales', has been developed to address this requirement. This work shows the experimental results of the thermal stability of a 1DOF moving-scale system on a dedicated measurement setup.


Jakarta, Indonesia's capital city, is constantly improving its infrastructure. Besides being filled with buildings, Jakarta is now very colorful with roads and various modes of transportation. The highway is a city facility that serves as the development's orientation. Whereas in its history, Batavia, as the forerunner of Jakarta, was once a canal city. Canals were an important part of city life in the 17th century, functioning as a source of transportation, pleasure, defense, and water supply, among other things. The Batavia canal city, on the other hand, is no longer visible. Jakarta is today a congested city with clogged roads. The purpose of this study is to describe Batavia's transformation during the colonial period and identify the factors that influenced it. A historical-postcolonial approach was employed in conjunction with the descriptive qualitative method. Data was acquired through critical discourse analysis by tracking historical data from archives in the form of maps, images, artwork, and textual sources. According to the conclusions of this study, Batavia evolved from a canal city to a street city. The transformation was due to the failure of the colonial rulers in managing the canal system and the euphoria of the new invention of transportation technology. The discovery of material technology and transportation modes has changed the lives of the Batavian people which in fact created an asymmetrical power in their society. This exploring the transformation become the knowledge and consideration to promote the sustainability of the city of Jakarta.


Process for preparation of 2-thienyl 2-ethanol, characterized in that: a) thiophene is metallated using a dispersion of alkali metal finely divided in an electronic not giving medium and this in the presence of an electron transfer agent, b) the obtained compound is ethylene oxide, c) the thienyl derivative thus formed is hydrolysed, giving the desired compound.


With the continuous development of China's economic globalization, the influx of various foreign ideas, more and more forms of social culture emerge. Influenced by this multiculturalism, China's vocal music education in universities has some change, and also has encountered new attempt and challenges.


In New Zealand we have been decreasing our use of septic tank systems. But the number of American households using septic tanks has been increasing with a 22% increase between 1970 and 1980. In Florida alone, 50,000 new septic tank systems were installed in 1990. Why the difference?


The article describes an approach to decreasing the rejection rate of the steel plates due to the surface defects in the rolling mill achieved by optimization of air-water secondary cooling on the continuous casting machine (CCM) of steel. In context with the occurrence of the surface cracks on the steel plates a complex analysis of possible reasons causing the creation of monitored cracks was made. Control of all technological procedures, including setting parameters of the CCM, was introduced. On the basis of statistic evaluation of selected technological parameters and according to the occurrence of specific cracks on the steel plates, of which their character signalize the possibility to create the cracks due to effect of the secondary cooling, the calibration, nozzles replacement and adjustment of the casting parameters in this cooling area was performed. Optimization of secondary cooling adjustment was made for the steel grade S355.


Abstract This paper offers a perspective of geography in the workplace. Who is doing what kind of geography can help us understand the impacts of our discipline in the workplace. We can and must do better in providing research-oriented, problem solvers to the workplace. To achieve this, we need to address collegiate-level geographic education, our goals and aspirations, the discipline's roles and responsibilities, educational reforms, and potential linkages between academic geography and the public and private sectors. If we understand geographers' roles in the workplace today, and can agree on the needs for tomorrow, we can debate goals, actions, and outcomes. While no one knows the entire workplace, its opportunities, and demands, I provide a general model of geographers in the workplace, including "who is" and "who is likely to be applying geography in the future." This leads to how our degree recipients should be educated and suggests issues, challenges, and strategies.


Magnetic properties of an iron-based steel derived from its major hysteresis loop are very sensitive to its microstruc- tures and have been, therefore, used for nondestructive evaluation (NDE) of degradation in infrastructure made by ferromagnetic materials. The permeability obtained from small ac field excitation may be a more useful parameter for NDE of ferromagnetic materials than one obtained from a major hysteresis loop from the viewpoints of electricity consumption and real-time measure- ments. In this paper a relation between ac permeability, calculated from impedance of coil elements, and dislocation density or grain size of pure iron were clarified. A potential of NDE using ac permeability is also discussed.


During the recent years, much progress has been made in the metallurgical field, more particularly in investigation to detemine with X-rays the internal stress of metals and in the accuracy of its detection with the improved experimental procedure and the equipment for measusement of stress with X-rays. But, there are some problems relative to the microstress obtained by X-rays and the macrostress by mechanical methods.Considerable agreement of both the stresses in the macro-elastic range is recognized. In the measurement of residual stress in the material subject to plastic deformation the diffraction plane dependency, the broadening of the diffraction pattern, "Gefugespannungen" etc. are important factors in the measurement of stress with X-rays to determine the residual lattice strains of certain grains in the specimen selectively. Many investigators pointed out that, after uniaxial plastic deformation, the surface of metals shows residual compressive stress, the so-called surface effect.These factors must be considered even in determining the surface stress by X-rays in the low carbon steel after various plastic detormation. At each stage after the uniaxial plastic deformation, the residual stress obtained by the lattice strains determined by the diffraction lines of the(310), (211) and (220) planes using Cokα1, CrKα1 and FeKα1, respectively on the surface of the low carbon steel plates is compressive, and increases rapidly up to plastic strain e≅6%, and thereafter increases slowly. The breadth of the diffraction line increases correspondently to the residual stress. The residual axial stress distributed over the cross section of the plate was determined by means of etching, and measured by X-rays or by strain gauge. The results showed that the compressive residual stress on the surface layers balanced to the tensile stress in the interior of the specimen when we used strain gauge, but lost balance when we used X-rays. When the thickness of the specimen approached zero after successive etchings, the residual compressive stress obtained by X-rays diminished, but some compressive stress remained still on their layers. The maximum compressive stress was not observed on the surface, but was latent in the interior near the surface. It is considered from these results that "Gefugespannungen" due to the existence of the cementite and ferrite phase seems to play an important role.In determining the breadth of the diffraction line, measurement was made from the differential curve of the diffraction contour by the twin pole Geiger-Muller counter as mentioned in The Third International Conference on Non-destructive Testing 1960. A new method is mentioned. The differential curve obtained by the twin pole Geiger-Muller counter method shows zero on the peak position of the intensity curve of the X-ray diffraction and a peak on the position of the maximum slope of the intensity curve. The angle between these two positions corresponds to half the width of the intensity curve. Thus the influence of the variation of the intensity of the X-ray source which is one of the most serious problems in usual counter method became small, and we could measure the width easily even though the diffraction line was broad in the plastic deformation.


ABSTRACT Comparison of a chitosan-coated food contact material (active packaging) against the standard is carried out in this study. The shelf life of bilberries and redcurrants has been assessed, using visual inspection. Berries passed a professional sensory assessment on organoleptic deterioration. The berries were stored on consumer/retail-orientated standards to achieve a valid assessment on shelf-life impact. An increased shelf life can be achieved between 2 and 4 days, using 2% chitosan-coated food contact material.


Objective To observe and analyze the effects of improved alcohol soaked peeling in pterygium surgery. Methods A total of 103 pterygium patients( 103 eyes) were randomly divided into control group( 41 eyes) and improved surgical group( 62 eyes). Control group were treated by conventional excision of pterygium and corneal stem cell transplantation,and surgical group were soaked by 20% alcohol and treated by conventional excision of pterygium and amniotic membrane transplantation. Symptoms disappear time,epithelial healing time,postoperative complications,recurrence,tear film break-up time,corneal astigmatism and total higher-order aberrations were compared between two groups. Results The symptoms disappear time and epithelial healing time in improved surgical group were( 1. 14 ± 0. 67) days and( 4. 12 ± 1. 31) days,respectively,significantly shorter than those in control group( 1. 82 ± 0. 91) days and( 5. 54 ± 1.82) days( t = 4. 428,4. 582; all P 0. 05). The postoperative tear film breakup time in improved surgical group was( 9. 82 ± 0. 41) s,significantly longer than that in control group( 8. 86 ± 0. 28)s( t = 10. 074,P = 0. 000). The postoperative corneal astigmatism in improved surgical group was(- 0. 409 ± 0. 208) D,which was lower than that in control group(- 0. 571 ± 0. 392) D( t = 2.728,P = 0. 008). The total higher-order aberrations in improved surgical group was significantlylower than that in control group( P = 0. 029). The recurrence rate in improved surgical group was significantly lower than that in control group( 1. 61% vs 2. 12%)( P 0. 05). There was no significant difference in postoperative complications between two groups( P 0.05). Conclusion Improved alcohol soaked peeling in pterygium surgery can effectively improve the ocular symptoms and improve the clinical efficacy,which is safe with low recurrence rate.


In article innovations as the organisation and manufacture of surveys of corpses in places of their detection reveal both at scene survey, and in other places at detection of a corpse (its remains) subsequently. The analysis of legal base regulating an order of the organisation and manufacture of surveys of corpses with damages of a various origin is presented. The role of experts of the state judicial-expert establishments in the organisation and manufacture of survey of a corpse with a view of the subsequent (successful) stage of work with a corpse is shined by manufacture medicolegal and adjacent with them judicial examinations (on an establishment of a cause of death of the person).


The object of the investigation is the so called Madonna Jackowa, or St. Hyacinthus's Madonna, a gothic alabaster figurine dated from the XIVth century. The purpose of the investigation is to provide an answer to the question whether Madonna Jackowa was made of native alabaster. Samples of alabaster from five various quarries located along the line Cracow-Lvov as well as in Lower Silesia were analyzed and the content of trace elements was compared with that of the sculp- ture. The determination of trace elements was carried out by means of the instrumental neutron activation analysis.


We performed large-scale kinetic Monte-Carlo simulations based on ab initio calculations. It was shown that the interactions between Co adatoms depend on the distance from a surface step and also on the magnitude of the repulsive barrier which is connected to the surface step. It is larger for Co adatoms located at the upper surface terrace and smaller for those located at the lower surface terrace [4] (see Fig. 2). This difference is related to the charge redistribution at the step edge [5].


In earlier studies we have shown that irradiation of MeCN solutions of N-[(trimethylsilyl)methyl]phthalimide and N-phthaloylglycine in the presence of electron-defecient olefins (e.g., methyl acrylate) results in the production of cycloadducts. In addition, irradiation of these substances in aqueous MeCN leads to formation of N-methylphthalimide. Laser flash photolysis and fluorescence spectroscopy have now been employed to investigate the mechanistic details of these novel excited-state processes. The results of this effort show that azomethine ylides are the key reactive intermediates in these processes. In addition, the investigations provide information about the dynamics of several ylide decay pathways and the nature of the excited states responsible for the ylide-forming silyl-migration (singlet and triplet) and decarboxylation (triplet) reactions. Pulsed irradiations of MeCN solutions of N-[(trimethylsilyl)methyl]phthalimide (1) and N-phthaloylglycine (2) give rise to transients whose absorption an...


Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to assess different labor hiring policies for construction projects using system dynamics (SD) which have a considerable impact on project performance. Time intervals and work crew composition are two such policies. Through the implementation of a variety of policies, a managerial opportunity presents itself for the effective allocation of human resources and improvement in project performance.

Design/methodology/approach
The study developed a dynamic model to assess different labor hiring policies using SD based on literature. To further distinguish between findings, the effects of the applied policies on performance were considered using earned value management. Based on a real case for validating the model, the paper discusses the potential benefits of the model, including: having a systematic and holistic view, considering dynamic the labor need and allocation, identifying alternative strategies for performance improvement and simulating the reality of the projects in a virtual model.

Findings
The achieved simulation results show how different hiring policies affect project performance. This research model can aid decision makers to assess labor hiring policies in various time intervals with different compositions and assist them in selecting the best policies for effective implementation of project.

Originality/value
The proposed model would be a major attempt using SD to model labor hiring policies more accurate in construction projects performance. In fact, an accurate estimate of labor needed, along with the proper planning and implementing of various labor hiring policies, presents a managerial opportunity whereby the effective allocation of workforces can be optimized leading to drastic improvement in project performance.


After going through 3 decades of war, it was only in 1975 that the war-torn Vietnam was finally reunified as one country. The early years after that were difficult and faced social and political challenges to try different reforms to the country. It was in 1986 that the government implemented 'Doi Moi' reform programmes which included marketoriented reform measures to help revamp her economy. The programme was successful and after 1990, her economy reported on the average 8 percent GDP growth annually. The purpose of this thesis is to find out whether Vietnamese tourism industry is suitable as an economic growth engine in the 21st century. The current state, strength and weaknesses of her tourism industry were examined. In addition, new markets for Vietnam are recommended on the basis of the new trends of tourism and tourism marketing being researched. The previous studies were on the tourism industry in the 1990s, and thus a more thorough study, other than on marketing prospects is needed to provide detailed prospects of tourism industry in the 21st century


Ability of watermelon endophytic bacteria to suppress development of leaf spot disease caused by Colletotrichum sp.  A studi on assay of endophytic bacteria to control Colletotrichum sp., causal agent of leaf spot disease on watermelon, was conducted. Colletotrichum sp. was isolated from infected leaf of leaf spot disease, while endophytic bacteria were isolated from stem, leaf, and root of watermelon healthy plant. Antagonistic assay was conducted by dual culture method. Hyphal abnormalities as a result of antagonistic assay was observed using light microscope. To determine the ability of endophytic bacterial isolates to control leaf spot disease, watermelon seeds were treated by dipping the seed in endophytic bacterial suspension. Seven endophytic bacterial isolates showed to inhibit Colletotrichum sp. to some extent. Two isolates DS 01 and BS 01 showed relatively high inhibition zone compared to others, therefore were choosen for further study. Abnormal hyphae such as broken, lysis, twisted, curled, and swollen hyphae were recorded as the result of antagonistic assay. Watermelon seed treatment revealed that dipping the seed in endophytic bacterial suspension of DS 01 and BS 01 reduced leaf spot disease to 12 and 24%, but inhibited seed growth by 12% and 44%, respectively. It seemed that all treatments showed to reduce seedling performance i.e seedling height, leaf number, and dry weight, compared to that of (-) control. DS 01 however seemed to increase dry weight of watermelon plants.


We construct a Taylor tower for functors from pointed categories to abelian categories via cotriples associated to cross effect functors. The tower was inspired by Goodwillie's Taylor tower for functors of spaces, and is related to Dold and Puppe's stable derived functors and Mac Lane's Q-construction. We study the layers, D n F = fiber(P n F → P n-1 F), and the limit of the tower. For the latter we determine a condition on the cross effects that guarantees convergence. We define differentials for functors, and establish chain and product rules for them. We conclude by studying exponential functors in this setting and describing their Taylor towers.


Through a combination of deep wideeld imaging and near-IR spectroscopy, the NGST will be able to chart with unprecedented accuracy the evolution of cosmic structures after the `dark ages' (z < 5), when galaxies are thought to assemble and form the bulk of their stars. In particular, accurate measurements at all redshifts of the frequencies of Type II and Ia SNe could be used as a probe of the star formation and heavy element enrichment history of the universe, and improve our understanding of the intrinsic nature and age of the populations involved in SN explosions. The deep imaging programs targeted at eld galaxies and gravitational lenses will nd of order 20 Type II SN per 4 4 arcmin eld per year in the redshift range 2 < z < 5 (at peak brightness). The derived SN II number counts in the JKLM bands for SCDM and LCDM cosmological models show that NGST will be able to detect 75% 50% (respectively) of the supernovae occurring up to z = 15 in the J band. Follow-up spectroscopy at R = 300 for 200 candidates at AB = 28 29 mag will provide an adequate sample for constraining the nature of Type Ia progenitors and the evolution of the stellar birthrate in the Universe. ASWG DRM Proposal The Evolution of the Cosmic Supernova Rates Observing Summary: Target RA Dec KAB Con guration/mode Days N/A N/A NIR/SPEC 0 Grand total days 0 NOTE: The search for SNe is a by-product of the deep galaxy and gravitational lens surveys that are also part of the DRM.


To the Editor .—

In their commentary "Oxygen Therapy for Bronchiolitis,"1 Bass and Gozal pointed out the significant risks of chronic or intermittent hypoxia on cognition in children as documented in their excellent systematic review.2

In their commentary, they took the position that what is known about the effects of chronic and intermittent hypoxia can be extrapolated to an acute illness, bronchiolitis. As they pointed out, there have been no articles addressing the effects of mildly decreased oxygen saturation in this condition. The 2 entities for which there is high-quality evidence for cognitive effects of hypoxia, congenital heart …


This paper reports new fully-CMOS-compatible on-chip RF inductors with Ni-Zn-Cu and Co2Z-type ferrite-partially-filled structures fabricated using a novel low-temperature nano-powder- mixed-photoresist filling technique. Measured improvements are up to +35% in L and +250% in Q across multi-GHz with f0 to 11.4 GHz.


Terms, necessary for realization of impulsive crown digit with continuous plasma education in a liquid containing a carbon, are certain. The organic compositions used as electrolytes are chosen. Approach for the calculation of the external managed parameters of impulsive generator was offered.


This paper presents dependency structure matrix (DSM) modeling and requirement specification methods that support the development of a lock product platform. The study concerns methods for similarity, modularity, and commonality analysis of a navigation lock portfolio and the creation of a language for writing concise and unambiguous function- and design-specifications. In this paper, we present the methods that we have developed and show how we have used them for the development of a navigation lock product platform. The study bridges DSM modeling with requirements specification in an engineering systems design context.


Varicose veins in the lower extremities are enlarged and tortuous veins in the lower extremities and are a common surgical condition, affecting people over a wide age range. Venous tortuosity caused by varicose veins in lower extremities would alter the local wall shear stress (WSS) and may become a risk factor for venous thrombosis. In this study, a realistic model of lower limb veins was reconstructed based on denoised and enhanced ABUS images. Mimics Research 21.0 and Geomagic Wrap 2017 were used to perform a 3D reconstruction of the Preprocessed images. The time-averaged WSS (TAWSS), the oscillatory shear index (OSI), the transverse WSS (transWSS), and the relative residence time (RRT) of the reconstructed 3D model were investigated in Ansys Fluent 2021R1 (Ansys Inc.) using computational fluid dynamics methods(CFD). We relate the centerline radius (CLR) of the morphological parameters to the above four parameters. From the results, it is clear that CLR has a great impact on the distributions of the WSS-derived parameters. In regions with smaller CLR, low TAWSS, and high OSI abnormal regions appear in the inner wall of the curved segment. It is also evident in the RRT plots that flow disturbances are seen in small CLR region. Compared with OSI and TAWSS, transWSS is more sensitive to abnormal regions. TransWSS has basically the same distribution as RRT distribution. The results showed that regions accompanied by small CLR would lead to the formation of abnormal MASS regions at the bend sections and provide these regions with favorable conditions for the onset and/or progression of venous thrombosis. It could help advance the use and promotion of hemodynamics in the clinical setting through this analysis process. Due to the limitations of ultrasound technology, in some cases the ultrasound image may not directly reveal the lesion, but the presence and location of the lesion can be determined by haemodynamics. The diagnostic method proposed in this paper has great potential in the diagnosis of varicose veins in the lower limbs. It can help the practitioner to better understand the patient's condition.


A new rotating generalization of the Damour-Solodukhin wormhole (DSWH), called Kerr-like wormhole, has recently been proposed and investigated in the literature for echoes in the gravitational wave signal. To be more specific, we call it here the rotating DSWH (RDSWH), and examine the extent to which it can mimic the accretion disk profiles of a Kerr black hole (KBH). Choosing a stellar sized BH as an example for the accreting object, we enumerate the influence of DSWH parameter $\lambda$ on the characteristics of matter forming a steady-state thin-disk using the Page-Thorne model. It turns out that the kinematic properties such as the efficiency $\epsilon$ and the disk potential $V_{\text{eff}}$ are independent of $\lambda$ (which means they are identical to their KBH counterparts), while the emissivity properties are somewhat sensitive to $\lambda$ closely mimicking those of KBH for values of $\lambda<0.1$ even for the extreme spin $a_{\star}=0.998$. For values of $\lambda \sim 0$, the temperature and luminosity spectra are indistinguishable from those of KBH, while the difference $\Delta_{\lambda}$ in the maxima of flux of radiation could be qualitatively distinguishable, but still too small to be measurable by current technology. The main conclusion is that there is little hope to distinguish RDSWH from KBH by measuring accretion profiles although the objects are topologically quite distinct.


Problems associated with the of occurrence of runs of like elements in a series of trials have recently attracted uite a lot of attentiono The reasons may possibly be traced not to the interest they present as generalizing the usual binomial set ut also to the practical value that any theoretical results in this direction would have with regard to statistical testingo Feller [3] a series of Bernoulli trials and concentrated on the relationship between the probability distributions of the number of runs of l< successes n trials n) and the of trials needed to get r runs of l< successes r) He that


This chapter addresses the question of the growth of accuracy and complexity in L2 French from the perspective of developmental sequences of morphosyntax, developmental stages and linguistic profiling. We examine the systematic growth of morphosyntactic features expressed by the learner during the acquisition process (sequences). Furthermore, we investigate the relatedness of different developmental phenomena over time (stages). The six developmental stages for L2 French proposed by Bartning & Schlyter (2004) are presented and exemplified and new results are added to the already detailed description of the development of the grammatical system in L2 French of Swedish learners. In addition, we present some recent applications of the model of Bartning and Schlyter, published after 2004. This model has proved to be a useful and practical tool of assessment of general language proficiency in L2 French and, consequently, the stages of morphosyntactic development have been used as independent measures in a number of studies that are briefly summarized in this chapter. (Less)


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PURPOSE
Given the variation in clinical practice, a clinician-centric, standardized process to implement and validate clinical pharmacy outcome measures was developed.

SUMMARY
Four specialty clinics with embedded clinic-based pharmacists underwent an iterative process to define, refine, and implement the build of electronic health record functionality for outcome measure data collection and reporting. Starting with a list of identified measures, clinic workgroups met to discuss each measure and identify gaps in measure implementation. Information technology experts created electronic documentation forms with discrete data and reports based on criteria specified by the clinic workgroups. Of 32 outcome measures identified as priorities for demonstrating pharmacists' impact in previous research, 29 were implemented for routine monitoring through this project. Implementation strategies included identification through existing reporting, development of discrete documentation tools within the electronic health record, and development of new reporting tools from available discrete data fields. Time to implementation decreased from the first to the last pilot clinic implementation, as demonstrated through a 9-day reduction in electronic documentation form development and 31-day reduction in report development turnaround time.

CONCLUSION
A standardized and reproducible process was developed for the implementation of clinical pharmacy outcomes measures for 4 specialty clinics. The process was successfully utilized to develop measurable outputs for a variety of oncology and nononcology specialty disease states based upon multidisciplinary stakeholder input.


First of all, let me say that there is no question on which you can develop more controversy than the reporting of political news. Within the profession, within the newspaper business, there is a great deal of controversy, and has been for many years, particularly as to whether political news is fairly reported, impartially reported. I have listened to a good deal of discussion on that point. I have recognized, as have others in the newspaper business, the trend of the times—the so-called decrease in the strength of the editorial page, for instance, and the increase in the amount of material of a semi-editorial flavor printed in the news columns. The first branch of this topic, namely, reporting political news as it affects our domestic politics, seems to me to require an understanding, first, of the pressure and the difficulties that newspaper men face in handling news of campaigns and, second, of some of the pitfalls which they encounter between campaigns. I make that division arbitrarily, because the subject seems to divide itself in my own mind into those two general fields. It is much easier to report political news between campaigns than it is during campaigns. For one thing, your audience is not sensitive between campaigns. Especially just after a campaign has been concluded there is a sort of feeling that the victorious candidate, the newly inaugurated President, the newly introduced Congress, should have what we call popularly a square deal—as if, by inference, they did not have a square deal before.


The Dhaleswari river is considered as one of the most important rivers of Bangladesh due to its geographical location and ecological services. The present study attempts to evaluate the degree of heavy metal pollution, contamination, and accumulative behavior in  the sediment of the Dhaleswari river. The sediment samples were collected from fifteen different locations of the Dhaleswari river. Heavy metals were analyzed using the Flame Atomic Spectrophotometer (FAAS). The mean concentrations of Zn, Cu, Cr, Pb and Cd were 131.9, 48.89, 43.16, 33.23 and 0.37 mgkg-1, respectively. According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) Sediment Quality Guideline, the sediment of most of the locations were not polluted for Pb and Cd. But S-11 location for Cd (0.8 mg kg-1) was highly polluted. For Cr, Cu and Zn, maximum locations were moderately polluted. Although the geo-accumulation index (Igeo) values of Dhaleswari river sediments showed almost no severe contamination for most of the sampling locations, the pollution load index (PLI) values showed that most of the sampling sites were contaminated for all heavy metals tested. Moreover, for all measured heavy metals, the mean Contamination Factor (CF) values indicated moderate pollution, except for Cr, which suggested low pollution. The Pearson's correlation coefficient matrix among the selected heavy metals of Dhaleswari river sediment showed no significant correlation among each other. Therefore, regular monitoring of the heavy metal concentration of the Dhaleshwari river sediment from different location is necessary to identify the sources of pollution so that proper initiative could be taken to prevent heavy metal pollution.


e16007 Background: The National Institute for Health Research Cancer Research Network (NCRN) was established in 2001 to benefit patients by improving the coordination, integration and speed of canc...


The operation status of Nanjing municipal sewage treatment plants (MSTPs), and exis-ting problems such as insufficient funds, incomplete sewage network, low operation management level, delayed sludge disposal and so on were analyzed. The corresponding countermeasures to the problems were put forward from aspects of the structural reforms, sewage pipe network construction, master control room construction, staff skill training, sludge disposal and so on to make the MSTPs operate normally, and give full play to their investment returns and environmental benefits.


What is the future of the book, or maybe rather, does the book have a future at all? These are questions that are raised again and again within different disciplines in the digital age, from e-strategists to historical bibliographers. During a two-day Think Tank, held at the Swedish National Library at Stockholm on May 24-25, authors, critics, scholars, representatives of libraries, archives and other heritage institutions and knowledge organizations tried to find answers to these and other related questions, such as: do the concepts of 'value' and 'authenticity', which are based on physical objects still have any meaning? Does digitisation decrease or increase the value of the book as an artefact? Will the rapid growth of digitised and born-digital publications lead to a new digital cultural heritage? Indeed, has the critical mass of 'born digital' and digitised material already created a new digital cultural documentary heritage?


This article shows how Vietnamese refugees made use of the religious faith they had acquired in Vietnam to sustain their hopes during the migration process (which often took between several months to a few years) and to re-affirm their identity once resettled in a third country. Whether they were Buddhists, Catholics, Caodaists or simple practitioners of ancestor worship, refugees from Vietnam were able to revitalise their religious beliefs and practices in their countries of resettlement and establish dynamic Vietnamese congregations which brought some sense of continuity to their otherwise troubled existence. Examples of the religious experience of Vietnamese refugees are drawn mainly from the author's own reseach in Montreal, Canada.


To the Editor , We read with great interest the recent article by Fraga and Amin asserting that large cell acanthoma represents a variant of solar lentigines.1 We were reminded of the back and forth debate that took place in the pages of the American Journal of Dermatopathology in 1992 between Roewert and Ackerman and Rabinowitz and Inghirami (a debate that is as entertaining to read as it is edifying).2–4 Although we do not seek to rehash that debate, we do believe that a couple of counterpoints should be made before we assert as a profession that every large cell acanthoma is, in fact, a solar lentigo. The histopathologic pattern that has been defined as a large cell acanthoma is easily identifiable to the trained eye, as are most examples of solar lentigo and squamous cell carcinoma in situ (Bowen disease). It is on this basis that Fraga and Amin were able to categorize their results. We assert, however, that the microscopic pattern that we have come to define as large cell acanthoma is not necessarily one thing. Indeed, Fraga and Amin's well-constructed paper shows morphologic similarities between their large cell acanthoma cases and solar lentigines, but cytokeratin 10 (CK10) patterns were more in keeping with Bowen disease. This, in our view, is analogous to findings of Argenyi et al. who found some of their cases of large cell acanthoma to be aneuploid.5 The argument of those who advocate ablation of large cell acanthomas, therefore, is not that large cell acanthomas are all the same thing and then some devolve into malignancy. Instead, it seems likely to us that the histopathologic pattern we have come to define as a large cell acanthoma is heterogeneous. Many represent solar lentigo, while others are variants of Bowen disease, actinic keratosis or seborrheic keratosis.6 Examples of large cell acanthoma that can clearly be defined as one of these entities should be reported with the more specific designation. For those that cannot be distinguished on the basis of examination of routine hematoxylin and eosin-stained sections, destruction of any remaining lesion is, in our minds, prudent.


ABSTRACT Objectives: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of dapagliflozin 5 and 10 mg/d versus placebo in patients with type 2 diabetes and high baseline A1C defined as A1C ≥ 9% or ≥ 10%. Methods: A post-hoc analysis was conducted of pooled data from 9, 24-week, placebo-controlled clinical studies investigating dapagliflozin as monotherapy, add-on therapy to other oral antidiabetes drugs or insulin, or initial combination therapy with metformin. Results: At week 24, dapagliflozin 5 and 10 mg/d decreased A1C (≥ 9%: –1.37% and –1.39%, respectively, vs. –0.65% with placebo, both P < 0.0001 and ≥ 10%: –2.13% [P < 0.0001] and –1.59% [P = 0.0003], respectively, vs. –0.82% with placebo), reduced fasting plasma glucose as early as week 1 (P < 0.001 for each dose at all time points for both treatments), and decreased body weight (≥ 9%: P < 0.0001 vs. placebo for both doses; ≥ 10%: P = 0.0065 vs. placebo, 10 mg/d only). Among patients with baseline A1C ≥ 9% who received dapagliflozin 5 or 10 mg/d, 15.7% and 18.9%, respectively, achieved a ≥ 5% decrease in body weight (both P < 0.0001 vs. 3.6% with placebo). Dapagliflozin 10 mg/d decreased systolic and diastolic blood pressure (P < 0.0001 and P = 0.0074 vs. placebo). Adverse events were generally similar across treatment groups, with the exception of a greater frequency of genital infections and hypoglycemia (mostly minor episodes not requiring third-party assistance) in patients receiving dapagliflozin. Conclusion: In patients with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes defined as A1C ≥ 9% or ≥ 10%, dapagliflozin provided clinically meaningful improvements in glycemic parameters, body weight, and blood pressure, and was generally well tolerated, making it a good therapeutic option for patients with high A1C.


entities, in the sense that none of them has any interest in the other as the particular individual that he or she happens to be. Instead, each individual is subsumed by other individuals under the general category of buyer or seller, or the even more general category of a person with whom one can enter into an act of commodity exchange. Thus the relation of the parties to acts of commodity exchange in a society governed by exchange value will be one in which 'they are, as equals [Gleichgeltende], at the same time also indifferent to one another [Gleichgültige]; whatever other individual distinction there may be does not concern them; they are indifferent to all their other individual peculiarities' (MEGA II/1.1: 166; G, 242). By its very nature, therefore, a society dominated by exchange value will develop in individuals the strong tendency to regard other individuals with whom they do not stand in any kind of immediate, personal relation (for example, that of family member) or determinate social relation (for example, that of a fellow worker engaged in the common struggle against capital) as abstract entities, as opposed to human beings who differ in virtue of their particular personal and social characteristics. This abstract, merely formal conception of others finds expression in their legal and political equality, which is thus made to appear natural by how exchange value governs social relations. Yet it is not only a matter of how one conceives of others but also a matter of how one conceives of oneself. This is because the relevant relation to others tends to determine one's relation to oneself in that being viewed and treated by others as an


The work presented here is part of a more extensive study related to a system of heating and cooling an old building of the 16th century, of the Evora University using water retired from four boreholes located in the vicinity of the building. The principal aim of this work is to introduce solar radiation data including its variations during a day, in winter and in summer and use them as a limit to the direct solar radiation received by the building, Our models include heat transfer by conduction, convection and radiation. A special attention is dedicated to temperature and humidity values needed to work. The results obtained are used to program the time interval and the conditions of operation of the system mounted in the building.


The paper analyzed the influence of the trajectory deviations to the SAR image quality,and proposed a motion compensation method in the range.Firstly,the paper constructed the signal model when the trajectory deviation exits.Secondly,it got the effect which came from the trajectory deviations by analyses of the frequency,it was that when the plane fly alone the sine trajectory,the main lobe peak of SAR image depresses with the paired echo generating.Thirdly,it decomposed the motion errors to two parts,one depends on the range,which could be compensated directly;the other doesn't depend on the range,which could be compensated by approximating.This method could compensate motion errors not only at the center of the scene,but also including the all range cell.The simulation result validated the method was feasible.


Chapter 8 summarizes the main empirical implications discussed in the governance theory. It points toward public policy options for reshaping prison social order and also argues that prison ethnographers should incorporate more comparative analysis into their work. There is a large body of literature on methods and methodology of making comparisons, especially in the field of comparative politics and comparative historical sociology. Incorporating more comparative methods will increase the importance and usefulness of individual ethnographic studies and open up a large number of new research questions.


A comparative trial of five strawberry cultivars was carried out with the main local cultivar Fengxiang as control,to screen out and extended the good strawberry cultivar suitable for planting in the protected field in Nanjing.The results showed that the cultivars No.4 and Hongjia had better comprehensive characters,and they could be widely cultivated in Nanjing area.


The work deals with processes occurring on interaction of mine drainage waters with fine-grain dusty particles, and filtration of the water through sulphide rock mass. The studies have shown that the environmental hazard likely to be caused by the drainage waters of the Severny mining plant of the Kola MMC Ltd is lower than it might be expected owing to precipitating of the heavy metals by iron hydroxides and magnesium hydrosilicates. An assessment of the feasibility of hydrometallurgical processing of impregnated copper-nickel ores has been prepared.


Abstract THE SPIRITUAL CONNECTION: VALUES, FAITH, AND PSYCHOTHERAPY. B. Conley, Fort Lauderdale, FL: Anthos Publishing, 2002, 256 pp., paper $29.95, ISBN 0-9708221-4-6. Reviewed by Michael J. Brenneis. ADDICTION: PASTORAL RESPONSES. B. Dann, Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2002, 134 pp., paper $15, ISBN 0-687-04504-5., Reviewed by Cindy Honeycutt. THE SACRAMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY: PSYCHOLOGY AND RELIGION IN THE POSTMODERN AMERICAN CHURCH. Richard H. Cox (2002). Sanford, FL: InSync Press, 2002, 319 pp., paper $19.95, ISBN 1-92990215-8. Reviewed by Richard J. Vantrease. HOUDINI'S BOX: THE ART OF ESCAPE. A. Phillips. New York: Pantheon Books, 2002, 181 pp., cloth $22.00, ISBN 0-375-40636-0. Reviewed by D. Michael Smith. THE CHILD IN CHRISTIAN THOUGHT. Marcia J. Bunge. Grand Rapids, Michigan, 2001, xiv + 513 pp., paperback $24.00, ISBN 0-8028-4693-9. Reviewed by Alan Davidson.


The problem of determining the number of zeros of a given polynomial in a particular half-plane or disc, though solved long ago, continues to attract interest by reason of its relevance to control theory. According to Fuller's historical account in [8] Cauchy knew how to find the number of zeros in a half-plane as early as 1831; on the other hand, the definitive solution for a disc came only in 1922 when Cohn [I] gave a method based on work of Schur (although it was possible to handle this case earlier by combining the known solution for a half-plane with the use of a linear fractional transformation). Cohn gave two ways of testing the polynomial


The current study investigated ambiguity errors that characterise the L2 tertiary-level writing of Chinese college students. Data were drawn from 56 authentic English writings from 11 students of different disciplines across 10 different Chinese institutions. A thematic analysis was conducted to examine the ambiguity error patterns at the lexical and syntactic levels. Lexical ambiguities were found to include Chinglish, ambiguous references, and ambiguous abstractions, and syntactic ambiguities were found to consist of misplaced and dangling modifiers. It was also found that lexical ambiguity far exceeded syntactic ambiguity. The results demonstrate Chinese English as a foreign language (EFL) students' limited L2 linguistic competence and struggle with accurate L2 production. This study aims to draw attention to the unpreparedness of Chinese EFL students for tertiary-level L2 writing and to the need for linguistic support in their written L2 output. Given the increasing demand for academic writing, writing with clarity is of great significance for EFL students. Whereas ambiguity resolution in L2 input has received much scholarly attention, limited empirical research has been conducted on ambiguity errors that characterise EFL students' L2 written output. Therefore, the current study aims to fill this gap by examining the ambiguity patterns that characterise the L2 writing of Chinese college students, thus informing future teaching.


The objective of this research is to improve Industrial Engineering Bachelor Degree curriculum, Faculty of Engineering, King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok using QFD technique. The opinions and needs of enterprises on the preferred industrial engineer qualification were transformed into 2 phases of QFD: four-metric model (product planning), metrics and product design metrics. The developed curriculum was validated by the enterprises to compare their satisfaction before and after the improvement. According to the research result, 30 people of group 1 were satisfied with the improved curriculum in all 12 topics at the increasing percentage of 1.43. 132 people of group 2 reported their satisfaction 3 years later after the 1 st group. The results from the latter study showed that some aspects were rated at better satisfaction while some topics were rated at lower satisfaction. However, on the holistic view, the enterprises were satisfied with the improved curriculum at 2.25%.


Editor, We read with great interest the comment from Degirmencioglu et al. regarding our article on the use of hypertonic saline in the prevention of seasonal allergic rhinitis symptoms in children (1, 2). Specifically, in our study, 10 children were randomized to receive a three-times daily regimen of nasal irrigation with a 3.0% hypertonic saline whereas 10 children receiving no local therapy were used as controls (1).Degirmencioglu et al. do not share our decision to employ hypertonic solutions and hypothesize that normal saline would have been more appropriate. In particular, the authors believe that, based on current available literature on this topic, hypertonic solutions may be detrimental for patients with allergic rhinitis (3–5). We do not share this fear. Indeed, harmful effects have been univocally reported for concentrations above 5.0%, thus higher than the one used in our study (3.0%). More specifically, Degirmencioglu et al. noted that hypertonic saline has been proposed as a provocation test to diagnose allergic rhinitis. However, Krayenbuhl et al. documented that concentrations as high as 5.4%have no effect on nasal reactivity and suggest that solutions to use as provocative should be at least above this cut-off (3). Similarly, Baraniuk et al. brilliantly documented that hypertonic saline may induce sensations of pain, blockage and rhinorrhea in a dose-dependent manner. These adverse effects become evident when concentration as high as 5.4% was used (4). In our study, patientswere asked to report adverse effects including pain. None of our patients reported sensations of pain. Furthermore, adherence to our protocol was complete, thus indirectly supporting that this therapy is not associated with relevant discomfort (1). Moreover, Degirmencioglu et al. suggest that hypertonic saline decreases ciliary movement in human nasal epithelium. This effect has indeed been demonstrated in vitro for concentration of 3.0%, the one used in our study (5). Conversely, Homer et al. failed to observe this effect in vivo at this concentration. Specifically, mucociliary clearance resulted similar when using isotonic and 3.0% hypertonic solutions. A decrease of this clearance was observed with solutions of 5% tonicity (6). Finally, it has to be noted that the decision to employ hypertonic rather than isotonic solution in our trial was based on recent evidence suggesting that an increased therapeutical efficacy could be affected using nasal irrigation with hypertonic saline instead of normal saline in many sinonasal diseases (7–10). In summary, we do not believe that it would have been more appropriate to use an isotonic rather than an hypertonic solution in our study protocol. On the other hand, we are aware that our study did not demonstrate that hypertonic is more suitable than isotonic saline as the two arms of our randomized study were hypertonic douching and no local therapy. Thus, we agree with Degirmencioglu et al. who suggest that this issue should be addressed in a specific randomised clinical trial.


" A consummate artist...Miss Roy communicates masterfully, with a beauty which is quite indescribable." - "Toronto Star". "[This] book is quite outside the trend of modern fiction...Yet, with a craft so adroit that it seems like instinct itself, it lights up many thoroughfares of the human heart...Miss Roy takes the very pulse of wonder, love, aging, the dividends of solitude, the interweaving of generations." - "New York Times Book Review". First published in French in 1966, "The Road Past Altamont" pierces to the heart of a child's world, crafting a delicate, yet substantial network of impressions, emotions, and relationships. In her writing, Gabrielle Roy allowed "nothing extraneous or false to stand," according to the translator, Joyce Marshall. The literary style of Roy, whose fiction reflects her childhood on the Canadian prairie, has often been compared to that of Willa Cather. "The Road Past Altamont" takes a sensitive French-Canadian girl, Christine, from childhood innocence to maturity. Four connected stories reveal profound moments during her early years in the vastness of Manitoba. Christine's testament to Grandmother's creative power, her great adventure with an old gentleman at Lake Winnipeg and her clandestine one with a crude family of movers, her journey through time and space with aging Maman - all these characters and events convey Gabrielle Roy's preoccupation with childhood and old age, the passage of time and mystery of change, and the artist's relation to the world.


Photonic integrated circuits have the potential to reduce the volume and weight of optical beamforming networks for phased-array radar antennae by more than one order of magnitude, and will drastically reduce packaging and interconnection costs by integrating subcircuits, consisting of many components, on a single chip. Most work on optical beamforming networks reported so far has been based on discrete optical components. Here we describe a first realization of an integrated optical chip with dimensions less than 1x1 cm2 which can control amplitude and phase of 16 antenna elements.


Abstract Our paper discusses different patterns of plural marking in N(oun)A(djective)/A(djective)N(oun)-combinations in phonic French. We first show, based on previous observations, that French has incomplete plural agreement in complex nominal phrases and that there is a striking asymmetry between AN-combinations (plural marking on the determiner and prenominal adjectives via liaison, where possible) and NA-combinations (usually, only plural marking on the determiner and infrequent liaison between N and postnominal A). In order to understand this discrepancy, we have analyzed all the occurrences of AN and NA in two French corpora and found a strong tendency for liaison in NA only to appear systematically and independently from register variation in "proper-name like" expressions such as Jeux Olympiques 'Olympic Games' ([ʒøzolɛ̃pik]). In a third step, we discuss this empirical finding and consider it synchronically as a case of morphophonological "proper name marking" (cf. Nübling 2005).


Objective:To investigate exons expression of voltage-gated sodium channel β1 subunit in spontaneously epileptic rat(SER) and Wistar rat by control study.Methods:DNA was extracted from the tail of SER.According to sodium channel β1 subunit exons design primers.sodium channel β1 subunit DNA expression was detected by PCR.PCR products were detected with gel electrophoresis.PCR products were purified and sent to Gene Company to sequencing.Results:SER sodium channel β1 subunit 2-5 exons sequence have 100% homology with the sequence of the original sequence.Conclusions:The β1 subunit 2-5 exons expression of SER has no significant difference between control rats.


This work discusses the application of theoretical methods to economic development. The authors break their analysis into distinct sections--macroeconomics, industrial organization, planning and public policy, and intertemporal economics. In each section, they approach specific issues with a rigorous analysis, from the influence of Kalecki in macroeconomics to the design of a decentralized planning procedure to decide on resource allocation between public and private sectors. They also examine fundamental issues underlying well-known models of intertemporal behavior, both inter- and intragenerational. Discussing complex theories clearly related to problems of development, this work will interest students and scholars of development economics, and professionals involved in policy, economic research, and planning.


Tang Changru is one of the most influential history experts of Wei Jin and the Northern and Southern Dynasties in the 20th century. His three thesis of the history in Wei Jin and the Northern and Southern Dynasties are recognized as the significant achievement on behalf of the research competence in this field of new China. His work nearly involves all important respects about the history of Wei Jin and the Northern and Southern Dynasties: not only draws a series of initiative and inspiring new conclusions, but also opens up large quantities of potential new subjects, which are quoted and referenced widely.


Complement activation was studied in 45 patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty under epidural anesthesia. The patients were randomly allocated to three groups. In Group I blood loss was replaced with microaggregate‐poor erythrocyte concentrate (SAGM‐ERC) plus 3% dextran‐60 as plasma substitute, and postoperative analgesia was maintained with intramuscular ketobemidone. In Group II blood loss was replaced as in Group I, but epidural anesthesia was prolonged 12 h postoperatively and kept at a level of T4 with 0.5% bupivacaine. In Group III blood loss was replaced with non‐frozen stored plasma plus SAGM‐ERC, and postoperative analgesia was maintained with ketobemidone as in Group I. All groups received pre‐ and postoperative thrombo‐prophylaxis with dextran. The plasma concentration of C3a‐des‐argininc (C3a‐desArg) was measured by radioimmunoassay preoperatively, immediately after operation and 3, 6 and 18 h postoperatively. No significant differences in plasma C3 and C4 were found between the groups. G3a‐dcsArg was significantly (P<0.01) increased up to 6 h postoperatively in Group III compared with both the preoperative value and Groups I and II. It is demonstrated that infusion of plasma can enhance or initiate endogenous complement activation. Blood component therapy with SAGM‐ERC and 3% dextran‐60, on the other hand, did not significantly increase the plasma level of C3a‐desArg irrespective of the type of postoperative analgesia.


To sure ISE is in good-conditions,the analyzer should have UPS and use good-quality reagents,the ISE should be cleaned and adjusted regually.In order to obtain correct results with ISE,we should pay attention to if ISE is ageing and to use Conversion factor to correct results.


The temporal evolution of atomic transition in a two-level system under the frequency-chirped pulse field and its dynamic analysis are discussed respectively by means of the density matrix equation and the method of Bloch vector model.The result shows that the population probability oscillates in time domain under the effects of frequency-chirped pulse.The dynamic evolution process of the Bloch vector indicates that the oscillation of the population probability reflects the physical transformation process among the population transfer,dispersion and absorption in the system.


DESCRIPTION: Many market researchers who seek to use regression analysis encounter the time-consuming process of examining alternative formulations of a regression model under batch processing systems. The program lNTEREG provides for regression analysis in an interactive mode. INTEREG is both convenient and allows for increased user control in evaluating specific regression models. Starting with the standard preliminary analyses (means, standard deviations, and correlation analysis), the program INTEREG provides simple or multiple regression analyses. Along with the standard analysis of variance table, partial regression coefficients and multiple R 2 and iF values are computed for each regression coefficient. Darlington's statistic for the additional R 2 contribution is also computed for each new variable included in the analysis. Confidence intervals are computed by means of tand F -tests, and the Scheffe test is provided as a conservative estimate of confidence intervals where post hoc hypothesis testing is undertaken. Phase two of the analysis allows for the specification of individual models such that orthogonal regression coefficients may be produced for any sequence of independent variables. The algorithm employs the GramSchmidt technique for orthogonalization. Again, the interactive nature of the program permits ongoing specification of the model and of the analyses conducted. Starting with the results of the regression problem, phase three of the analysis provides point estimates and confidence intervals for individual predicted values. For a new observation, Yp is the prediction interval with a 1 u confidence coefficient:


The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and President Donald Trump's decree to impose quotas and raise tariffs on US steel and aluminum imports are expressions of protectionism: one results from the rules of the CPTPP and the other one derives from the progressive deterioration of the American economy as the engine of the global system. The objectives of this paper are: to place the opposition between the Trump administration and the signatories of the CPTPP in the current international economic context; to analyze the main lines of the American protectionism; to study the economic and political relevance of the CPTPP.
For now, the opposition "nationalist protectionism vs regulated liberalization" modifies political conditions at the global, Pacific and North American scales. In the global level, the World Trade Organization (WTO) has been relegated to a secondary place, by the preference of the signatories of the CPTPP for regional stipulations on the OMC global regulations and due to the flagrant violations of these global regulations contained in the Korea-FTA. U.S.
In the Pacific, the political impact of the CPTPP will be experienced in APEC; Sino-American competition for leadership tends to be replaced by the Sino-Japanese rivalry and the signatories of the CPTPP are in a position to present a result in 2020 and this will be greater if they incorporate new signatories and present a common front to American protectionism.
In North America, the likely scenario is the substitution of NAFTA for bilateral agreements. The new Korea-US FTA sets the standards for new US agreements: favorable quotas for sensitive US exports; quotas and, beyond them, high tariffs for US imports; interference in the definition of national economic policies: in Korea, monetary and public expenditure policies; in Mexico, wage and migration policies, as well as combat against drug trafficking.


Social vulnerability is regarded as a critical factor influencing damage from natural disasters. The local financial capability is one of the social vulnerability factors which is important to all of the disaster management phases: mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery. The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of local financial capability on the damage of natural disasters by using the two-stage least squares (2SLS) regression model. The 2SLS model removes the endogeneity between a financial capability variable and disaster loss variable. The endogeneity, which may underestimate the impact of the financial capability variable on the disaster loss variable in a an OLS model. The result of the study shows that local financial capability can reduce losses from natural disasters. The study also shows that applying a 2SLS model can fix the bias from endogeneity between a dependent variable and independent variable which underestimates the impact of the independent one. Proactive subsidies from the central government and diversification of financial resources are suggested as solutions for reducing disaster losses in localities which have the lower financial capability.


This article explores the ways in which Gramsci's engagement with Machiavelli and The Prince in particular result in three significant developments in the Prison Notebooks. First, I analyse how the 'heroic fury' of Gramsci's lifelong interest in Machiavelli's thought develops, during the composition of his carceral writings, into a novel approach to the reading of The Prince, giving rise to the famous notion of the 'modern Prince'. Second, I argue that the modern Prince should not be regarded merely as a distinctive (individual or collective) figure, but rather should be understood as a dramatic development that unfolds throughout 'the discourse itself' of the Prison Notebooks, particularly in the crucial phase of reorganisation in the 'special notebooks' composed from 1932 onwards. Third and finally, I suggest that the combination of the two preceding themes is decisive for understanding the modern Prince as a distinctive form of political organisation. Rather than equated with a generic conception of the '(communist) political party', this notion was developed as a part of Gramsci's larger argument regarding the necessity for anti-Fascist political forces in Italy in the early 1930s to grow into an antagonistic collective body guided by principles of 'living philology'.


Compound electron diffraction of nanocrystals and single crystal beside the interface in 321/Qd370qD explosive welded plate were analyzed by transmission electron microscopy(TEM).The character of compound electron diffraction of nanocrystals and single crystal was explained.The intensity change of compound electron diffraction of nanocrystals and single crystal was analysed.The approximately content of nanocrystals and single crystal can be estimated by the intensity change.


The adsorption of quaternary ammonium ions, alcohols and FMN (flavin mononucleotide) on the surface of a glassy carbon electrode was examined by the specular reflection method. Reflectivity on the Rj R _0 -E curve of the electrode with 0.1 mol dm^-3 NaClO_4 decreased gradually with increase in applied potential. This decrease can be explained as due to the formation of chemically adsorbed oxygen. With increase in the molecular size of quaternary ammonium ions and alcohols, decrease in R/ R _0 occurs in a progressively wider potential region at lower concentrations. FMN in oxidized form is adsorbed on the glassy carbon electrode. This method is useful for assessing the adsorption of electroinactive and electroactive substances usually present in HPLC samples or mobile phases.