Hydraulic residence times and transitions between freshwater and brackish water regulate not only biomass, but also phytoplankton succession in estuaries. In the Swan River estuary in Western Australia, marine diatoms and slow-growing dinoflagellates dominate the phytoplankton assemblage during periods of low flow, when water in the upper and lower basins of the estuary approaches marine salinity. Relatively fast-growing freshwater diatoms and chlorophytes are associated with higher flow rates generated by freshwater runoff in winter and spring. Modifications to the estuary and its catchment over the last century, particularly dredging at the mouth of the Swan River estuary, have increased salinities in both basins of the estuary, so that dinoflagellates and marine diatoms dominate the phytoplankton assemblage for most of the year.


Background Accurate and efficient detection of sub-microscopic malaria infections is crucial for enabling rapid treatment and interruption of transmission. Commercially available malaria LAMP kits have excellent diagnostic performance, though throughput is limited by the need to prepare samples individually. Here, we evaluate the clinical performance of a newly developed high throughput (HTP) sample processing system for use in conjunction with the Eiken malaria LAMP kit. Methods The HTP system utilised dried blood spots (DBS) and liquid whole blood (WB), with parallel sample processing of 94 samples per run. The system was evaluated using 699 samples of known infection status pre-determined by gold standard nested PCR. Results The sensitivity and specificity of WB-HTP-LAMP was 98.6% (95% CI, 95.7–100), and 99.7% (95% CI, 99.2–100); sensitivity of DBS-HTP-LAMP was 97.1% (95% CI, 93.1–100), and specificity 100% against PCR. At parasite densities greater or equal to 2 parasites/μL, WB and DBS HTP-LAMP showed 100% sensitivity and specificity against PCR. At densities less than 2 p/μL, WB-HTP-LAMP sensitivity was 88.9% (95% CI, 77.1–100) and specificity was 99.7% (95% CI, 99.2–100); sensitivity and specificity of DBS-HTP-LAMP was 77.8% (95% CI, 54.3–99.5) and 100% respectively. Conclusions The HTP-LAMP system is a highly sensitive diagnostic test, with the potential to allow large scale population screening in malaria elimination campaigns.


In view of current inadequate utilization and development of university archives,the study analyses the characteristics,management issues and user needs of university archives,and puts forward the concept of value-added service.Under the concept,we can provide users with professional and personalized value-added information service of files on the foundation of historical records and knowledge resources based on the digital processing,analysis and cultivation of university archives.It takes full advantage of authentic,reliable and scientific characteristics of university archives,improves its utilization ratio,and will help university archives play more important role in teaching,scientific research,management and university culture construction.


We compute residue currents of Bochner-Martinelli type associated with a monomial ideal $I$, by methods involving certain toric varieties. In case the variety of $I$ is the origin, we give a complete description of the annihilator of the currents in terms of the associated Newton diagram. In particular, we show that the annihilator is strictly included in $I$, unless $I$ is defined by a complete intersection.


Technology and innovation need to be utilized to help and advance society, not to replace the role of humans. Thus this change is expected to help humans in their daily lives. The characteristics of the two eras are almost the same, including digitalization, optimization and production with customization, automation, interaction between humans and machines, value added services and business, the use of information technology and the wealth of data held. Through the combination and continuity between the industrial revolution 4.0 and society 5.0, it can form a better pattern of social order, so that it can improve the quality of people's social lives. One of the demands of the industrial phenomenon 4.0 and Society 5.0 is the availability of quality data that is always updated. This paper will discuss in detail the direction of change in corporate life from industry 4.0 to society 5.0., The development of the digital economy and the company's strategy to survive to face the existing changes.


It is shown how the rate of change of anemometer voltage with windspeed can be accurately computed from coarsely spaced static calibration data. The calibration of an approximately linearized anemometer is then discussed and appropriate formats for data presentation are described. Experimental results from cylinder wakes at the same Reynolds number demonstrate the validity of the calibration procedure when an analogue linearizer is used.


This paper discusses the concept of terrorism and Islam's stance regarding it, beginning with a linguistic definition of the term 'terrorism'. The second section of the paper discusses the roots and evolution of terrorism in human society. The researcher alludes to some of the specific features of terrorism; the paper also attempts to uncover the causes behind this phenomenon. The third section of the paper focuses on terrorism from the Islamic point of view, beginning with the linguistic implications of the word as found in the Qur'an. The paper also discusses Islam's guidance regarding combating terrorism. The fourth section discusses the international stance concerning terrorism; the researcher indicates that, until the events of September 11 when the phenomenon of terrorism became an international issue, efforts to combat terrorism were based on localised problems. Finally, the paper offers some recommendations for combating terrorism.


This paper reports the results of a survey of people over the age 50 years who have a mild or moderate intellectual disability as their primary disability. The objective of the study was to depict the range of residential options available and to examine the life circumstances and characteristics of these aged individuals. Two samples were drawn for the study: one was from a rural community and the other was from a suburban/metropolitan area. Fifty participants were recruited and interviewed by a member of the research team. Questions addressed participants' present residential setting, access to, and use of, facilities within the residence and the local community, the availability of training programs within the residence, the richness of social contact with family and friends and medical and financial status. The results of the survey indicated notable differences between participants living in the rural versus city regions and the need for new initiatives to develop their skills to improve the quality ...


Goldberg [J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 59, S97(A) (1976)] has shown that uniform techniques for segmentation and labeling can provide the initial signal‐to‐symbol transformation for speech recognition systems with reasonable accuracy and efficiency. Furthermore, the choice of parametric representation was not found to be critical for most commonly accepted representations. However, for efficiency, the computationally simplest techniques should be used to segment the utterance before more accurate (and expensive) spectral representations are used for labeling [R. Reddy, J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 42, 329–47 (1967)]. To provide an initial symbolic input for both the Harpy and Hearsay‐II systems, an hierarchical, feature‐extraction based segmenter, using the ZAPDASH parameters, has been developed. After segmentation, labeling is done by a modified LPC minimum distance [F. Itakura, IEEE Trans. ASSP‐23, 67–72 (1975)]. Labeling proceeds by comparing the midpoint of each segment with stored templates (acquired by an iterative learning process from speaker‐specific training corpus) and adjusted with weights according to features obtained from the segmenter. The use of the highly efficient segmentation procedures and parameters provides approximately a factor of 5 speedup over uniform techniques which were previously used with both Harpy and Hearsay‐II [Research supported by the Defense Advanced Projects Agency.]


In this paper, a simple motion pursuit differential game of several pursuers and one evader is studied in R 2. Control functions of all players are subjected to coordinate-wise integral constraints. We say that pursuit can be completed if the state of a pursuer coincides with that of the evader at some time. We obtain sufficient conditions for completion of the differential game. The strategies of the pursuers are constructed based on the current values of control parameter of the evader. Also an illustrative example is provided.


To rectify the geometric deformation of diffusion-tensor imaging(DTI) by non-rigid registration.In the 3D data fields,the techniques of affine transformation and B-spines transformation are used to correct the geometric deformation,and the mutual information is implemented as the similarity criterion.The geometric deformation existing in DTI brought by the magnetic susceptibility differences among given tissues was almost corrected.The methods used were proved to be effective in restraining the deformation.The 3D Deformable registration can be used to rectify the geometric deformation of DTI and evidently improved the quality of image.


This paper presents the computerized segmentation algorithm on the 3D digital dental model for separating individual tooth using Borland C++ Builder® and OpenGL. The purpose is to apply the algorithm in the 3D orthodontic diagnosis and treatment software package. The method consists of 5 main steps as follows. First the digital dental model is produced by 3D scanner in STL format and the occlusal plane is calculated. Second the arch form of the model is approximated. Third the panoramic of the dental cast in 3D system is constructed. Fourth, the 3D-panoramic is converted to 2D system to find the cutting points for segmentation of individual tooth, and finally the 2D image is converted back to 3D system for creating the vertical plane for separating teeth into difference colors at the cutting points. The result has shown that the 3D digital dental model can be segmented for separating individual tooth, and the algorithm is ready to apply in orthodontic diagnosis and treatment software package.


A device for supplying power to at least one lamp includes: a controller which generates an on/off signal which shows the on or off of each lamp driving circuit based on at least one signal value to show surrounding brightness, a switch which performs a switching operation to allow or block power supply to each lamp driving circuit according to the on/off signal, and a plurality of lamp driving circuits which converts AC supplied through the switching operation of the switch into a driving current of at least one lamp driving current.


When male adult codling moths, Laspeyresia pomonella (L.), were treated with 30 krad of gamma irradiation and mated at once, they appeared to transfer as much sperm to females as untreated males. However, the duration of mating was longer for treated males than for the controls. There was also a delay in the arrival of treated sperm to the spermathecae of the females.


The effect of the cast process procedure and pouring systems on several typical metallurgical defects for TiAl case casting was studied by numerical simulation and pouring test. The results indicated that gravity casting had much better melt-filling stability and synchronization, compared to centrifugal casting. Misrun defects in the upper edge of the thin-walled outer ring could be removed by increasing the bottom cross runners, and the negative effect of the overheated zone in the thick-walled flange could be reduced by designing a suitable inner-gate structure. The crack induced by stress concentration in the transition zone brought significant challenges for TiAl case casting and the issue would be effectively resolved through structural design and process optimization.


Fungi can be present on various substrates in the surrounding environment. The presence of these molds takes advantage of the nutrients that are attached to or contained in the substrate. The purpose of this study was to isolate and obtain various types of molds from various substrates. The method used in this study is a contact plate by attaching it to various objects or substrates, namely leaf litter, composter walls, tables, glass, and cabinets. The fungi obtained were 6 isolates, including those from the genus Aspergillus, Penicillium, Curvularia, and Alternaria,


The temperature coefficient (α≡∂V∂T) of the redox potential (V) is a significant physical quantity for energy conversion. A thermocell can convert heat energy into electric energy by using the difference in α between cathode and anode materials. Here, we carefully determined α of a prototypical intercalation compound, LixFePO4, against Li concentration (x). α is found to be ≈ 0.90 mV/K irrespective of x, reflecting phase separation (PS) into LiFePO4 and FePO4. We further evaluated the entropies (S) of LiFePO4 and FePO4 by means of first-principles calculations. Considering the solvent effect of ≈ 0.50 mV/K, the residual amount (≈ 0.40 mV/K) of α is well reproduced by 1eΔS between LiFePO4 and FePO4, where e is the elementary charge (> 0).The temperature coefficient (α≡∂V∂T) of the redox potential (V) is a significant physical quantity for energy conversion. A thermocell can convert heat energy into electric energy by using the difference in α between cathode and anode materials. Here, we carefully determined α of a prototypical intercalation compound, LixFePO4, against Li concentration (x). α is found to be ≈ 0.90 mV/K irrespective of x, reflecting phase separation (PS) into LiFePO4 and FePO4. We further evaluated the entropies (S) of LiFePO4 and FePO4 by means of first-principles calculations. Considering the solvent effect of ≈ 0.50 mV/K, the residual amount (≈ 0.40 mV/K) of α is well reproduced by 1eΔS between LiFePO4 and FePO4, where e is the elementary charge (> 0).


The optical bandgap of orthorhombic ferroelectric KNbO3 is shown to be continuously controllable via Bi and Fe co-substitution according to a K1-xBixNb1-xFexO3 doping mechanism. The room temperature X-ray diffraction data combined with Raman spectroscopy analysis show the polar orthorhombic crystal structure to persist up to x = 0.25, while the bandgap narrows monotonically by 1 eV (∼33%). In-situ Raman spectroscopy corroborates the polar nature of all compositions in the temperature range of –100 to 200 °C. The ability to control the bandgap while maintaining the spontaneous polarisation makes the K1-xBixNb1-xFexO3 system interesting for photoinduced processes in a wide temperature range.


Islamic finance is one of the fastest growing sectors of the global financial industry. This industry rapid growth undoubtedly creates a huge demand of talents and expertise. It is reported that there is a dire need of highly skilled and talented human capital that can drive the future development of the industry. This study therefore aimed to examine the shariah talent among graduating students of Islamic finance. They were selected as samples of the study as they are the potential feeders that would fill in the shortage of such talent in the workforce. The study adopted survey method where questionnaires were distributed to the respondents in order to collect the acquired data. A total of 112 questionnaires were returned as useable for analysis of the study. Mean analysis was used to indicate the competency level of the respondents in the context of knowledge, applied knowledge, analytical skill, inter-personal skill and shariah knowledge. Findings of the study indicate that the respondents have the competency that may qualify them to meet the need of shariah talent shortage in the industry.


Mechanical fault is a common fault type in gas insulated switchgear (GIS). The mechanical performance of GIS is very important for the safe and stable operation of power system. In order to achieve accurate diagnosis of GIS mechanical fault, this paper proposes a feature fusion method based on VGG16 and multi-source signals. Firstly, fault simulation test was carried out on a real GIS prototype and feature signals were collected. Wavelet transform was used to obtain the wavelet scale coefficient map of feature signals and then the map was fused. Then adversarial generative network (WGAN) is used to expand the fused samples. Finally, VGG16 network is used to realize sample discrimination, and then complete GIS mechanical fault diagnosis. Experimental results show that the fault diagnosis accuracy of the proposed method is up to 95%, which is higher than that of traditional diagnosis methods, and the fusion samples have richer features than single signals. Meanwhile, the sample set expanded by data enhancement method can effectively solve the problem of insufficient generalization ability of deep learning classifier caused by the lack of samples.


The present study investigates the functioning of Agricultural labour market in Jaipur district of Rajasthan. The Chomu tehsil was purposively selected for study. A cluster of three villages namely, Jaitpura, Kanpura and Khushalpura was randomly selected from the selected tehsil. From above selected villages, a sample of sixty respondents was selected at random with the help of probability proportion. Primary data were collected from the selected agricultural labour households by personally interviewing the results of study revealed that more than 80 per cent of the households reported either borrowing or leasing in land from their employers in all selected villages. Further, labour-credit interlocking was much more pronounced as compared to labour-land interlocking. The number of days worked on lower wages per annum varied from as high as 81.00 in Khushalpura to 61.00 in Jaitpura. The implicit rate of interest varied between as high as 36.00 per cent in Khushalpura and 24.00 per cent in Jaitpura. The incidence of hereditary debt was reported only in one sample villages, which was Rs. 12500 in Khushalpura. The incidence of labour land interlocking was very low; it varied from 14 per cent to around 18 per cent sample households involved in such interlocking. The low incidence of labour land interlocking was primarily due to the fact that most of the agricultural labour households did not have the supporting inputs, like bullocks and other farm implements which are essentially required in farming.


By using the Conley connection index theory we prove the existence of travelling
wave solutions for a class of reaction-diffusion systems.
The results are applied to equations describing laser sustained plasma.


The construction of test equipment to measure the tensile strength of large, geometrically simple, ceramic specimens with coarse microstructures is described. The equipment utilises hydrostatic loading and the hydraulic medium is pressurised using a universal testing machine operating in compression.


The sheer volume and variability of information contained in hard-copy documents makes digitisation too costly and complex. As a result, only a fraction of those billions of documents exist in an effective digital fully searchable and editable text form with semantic annotations to allow further analysis and use – the basis of digital transformation. Research by the Pattern Recognition and Image Analysis (PRImA) Laboratory at the University of Salford, working with major libraries and organisations internationally such as the Office for National Statistics, the British Library and FamilySearch, has created new methodologies and corresponding software that: 1. Fundamentally improved the accessibility and utility of critical but previously inaccessible organisational data, as well as of personal, community and cultural heritage 2. Directly influenced digitisation strategy in major national and other large content-holding organisations worldwide by enabling them to evaluate possibilities and create specifications for cost-efficient and effective large-scale digitisation programmes 3. Enabled the creation of new large-scale automated document recognition systems by large organisations, using machine learning approaches. 2. Underpinning research


To determine the variation of aromatic constituents and their relative content in different flowering stages of Wisteria floribunda, constituents and their relative content of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) were analyzed using the dynamic headspace air-circulation method and the thermal desorption system/gas chromatography/mass spectrum (TDS-GC-MS) technique at three flowering stages:bud stage, early opening stage, and full opening stage. Results showed that 34 VOCs including terpenes, esters, alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, phenols, aromatic and naphthenic compounds were detected in flowers of W. floribunda. The relative content of VOCs was low at the bud stage (229.68 peak area units), gradually increased at the early opening stage (378.16 peak area units), and peaked at the full opening stage (605.57 peak area units). Among these components, terpenes were the most plentiful (10-12 compounds) and had the highest relative content at each stage (in relative peak area):bud stage——69.0%, early opening stage——50.0%, and full opening stage——59.0%. The major aroma components of W. floribunda were as follows:ocimene, (Z)-3-Hexen-1-ol, acetate, limonene, and α-pinene.


Abstract : Upper and Lower Apple Mountain Dams are two impounding structures with the tailwater of the Upper Dam being the reservoir water surface of the Lower Dam. The Upper Dam is an earthen embankment about 351 feet long and 34.5 feet high, while the Lower Lake Dam is an earthen embankment about 377 feet long and 32.9 feet high. The dams are classified as small dams with a hazard classification of significant based on location. The emergency spillway for each dam is an earthen channel located at the left abutment of each dam. Based on criteria established by the Department of the Army, Office of the Chief of Engineers (OCE), the Spillway Design Flood (SDF) is the 100-year flood for each. The emergency spillway of the upper dam will pass 6 percent of the PMF and 100 percent of the SDF without overtopping while the lower dam will pass 4 percent of the PMF and 100 percent of the SDF without overtopping. Therefore, the spillway of each dam is adjudged as adequate.


SITI FATIMAH MAULINA. The Influence of Parenting Style and Self-Efficacy on Student's Self-Regulated Learning in Accounting Major 14 Vocational High School Jakarta. Script. Jakarta. Study Program of Economic Education, Concentration in Accounting Education, Faculty of Economics, State University of Jakarta, 2019.
The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of Parenting Styles and Self-Efficacy on Student's Self-Regulated Learning in Accounting Major, 14 Vocational High School Jakarta. The method that used in this research is quantitative method with statistical descriptive analysis. The data were collected by questionnaires as the research instrument which has been tested for it's validity and reliability. Data analysis techniques are using the IBM SPSS Statistic V.23 software. This data analysis technique uses test requirement analysis which includes normality test and linearity test. Then classical assumption test which includes multicollinearity test and heteroscedasticity test. After that are t test, F test and the coefficient of determination test is carried out.The accessible population are Accounting Major 14 Vocational High School Jakarta students consisted of 214 students with 138 students as the sample of this research.
Based on the results of the analysis prerequisite test, all data that used in this research are normally and linearly distributed. The results of classical assumption test showed that there were no sign of multicollinearity and heteroscedasticity. The results of multiple regression equation analysis showed that parenting styles and self-efficacy are positive, so that both have a positive effect on student's self regulated learning. Based on the results of testing the hypothesis with the t test obtained the t count of parenting style is 2,280 and t count of self-efficacy is 14,771 both are > t tabel 1,97769, which can be concluded as each independent variables significantly affects student's self regulated learning. The results of F test showed the F count is 138,564 > F tabel 3,06, which means parenting styles and self-efficacy simultaneously significantly affects student's self regulated learning. Percentage results from the coefficient of determination test showed that the abilities of parenting styles and self-efficacy to represent student's self regulated learning is 67,2%. It was concluded that parenting styles and self-efficacy simultaneously had a positive and significant effects on student's self regulated learning in Accounting Major, 14 Vocational High School Jakarta.
Keywords: Parenting Styles, Self-Efficacy, Self-Regulated Learning


The article analyzes essence of the uncivilized phenomena on the Internet,elaborates the mission and the responsibility of electronics reading room in internet moral construction in colleges and universities,and advocates building up the socialist concept of honor and disgrace,strengthening the management of the electronic-reading room,guiding the readers' civilized surfing on the internet so as to make the electronic reading room become the model for civilized surfing on the internet.


At present,the community is still generally reflecting the poor quality of government statistics.One of the most important reasons for this is external intervention.In the paper,three game models of statistical data nongeneration process are established to confirme and simulate the power and approach of external intervention,and explain the tendency of statistics in Intervention.It analyzes the balance and parameters of game models,draws the corresponding conclusions and balanced view of the game.


Influences of recycling process on the fatigue crack growth property of PA·MXD6 were examined. The main results obtained were as follows : (1) The FCP property of recycled PA·MXD6 became worse than that of the virgin material. In particular, the decline of the fatigue property was fastest in the first recycling process. (2) From the fractography using SEM, it was understood that the detrimental effect of the recycling process on the fatigue property was caused by the breakdown of the glass fibers during the recycling process. (3) The crack tip heating in the recycled material was increased more remarkably than in the virgin marerial. This is because the crack tip opening displacement was increased more markedly than in the virgin material. Therefore, it could be interpreted that the influence of the recycling process on the FCP property was caused by enlarging the crack tip opening.


To investigate the abnormalities of functional connectivity (FC) within the prefrontal cortex (PFC) of patients with interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS) based on resting state functional near‐infrared spectroscopy (rs‐fNIRS) data using FC matrix analysis.


A brewing device for the brewing of a capsule containing beverage ingredients, the main frame 2, a first capsule holding part 5, a second capsule holding part for at least partially holding the capsule 6; 66 , and the conjunction movable relative to the first capsule holding part in the frame, and those connected to the frame by closing mechanism 23, 31 comprises a knuckle joint means or equivalent means, to form a lever, closure brewing device and a manual handle 21 for actuating the second holding part by a mechanism from the open position to the closed position or vice versa. It comprises closing mechanism 23, 31 is further force transmitting means 31 associated with the handle, the additional force transmission means, the handle 21; together are adapted to reduce the forces exerted on the knuckle joint means by 69 , to compensate for the increase in the force required to close the holding parts with respect to the capsule. .FIELD 4


Abstract: Path dynamics of the Kuroshio between Satsunan region and Kii Channel is investigated numerically, for the study of the generation of small meanders southeast of Kyushu. A two layer model with inflow and outflow system is assumed. The topographies corresponding to the south and eastern coast of Kyushu, the southern coast of Shikoku, and their offshore regions are simplified in the modelling so that only the main topographic features are represented. A quasi-stationary flow pattern of the Kuroshio exists in a state where the lower layer velocity is still a few percent of the upper layer one, and there is little possibility of occurrence of the small meander. Dynamical factors confining the Kuroshio path along the continental margin are the bottom topographic effect of the continental slope and the westward intensification due to the latitudinal variation of Coriolis parameter, and under the above conditions the former contribution is much more important than the latter. As the dynamical cause to overcome both the effects for the generation of the small meander, unstationary process including the variation of mass transport is proposed.


The purpose of this study was to present a method for repeated measurement of flexion force of the hallux in the metatarsophalangeal joint. The reliability of this measurement device was also examined. This device is suitable for situations where weight-bearing is contraindicated or when it is not possible for patients to bear load on their toes, such as hallux valgus patients. Since most such patients are female, the participants in this study were 24 healthy female volunteers. Age, weight, height, and leg dominance were determined for each. Muscle strength was measured using a device with a built-in MicroFET dynamometer. The result for the left hallux was ICC(3,1) .89 (95% CI .77–.95). The result for the right hallux was ICC(3,1) .94 (95% CI .87–.97). In the Bland and Altman plots, the reliability again appeared to be sufficient. The Pearson product-moment correlations gave poor results for the association between body weight, height, age, and mean force of the four trails. The test results indicate goo...


This column continues a series on topics in research methodology, statistics and data analysis techniques for the library and information sciences. It discusses the t‐test for the differences in means between two independent groups.


The Lower Cretaceous (AptianAlbian) rocks exposed in Gabal Manzour, north Sinai Peninsula are described and interpreted on the basis of field observations, facies and geochemical analyses to give information on their depositional environments, diagenetic sequence and geochemical characteristics. Depend on their lithologic characteristics, the AptianAlbian succession consists of mixed siliciclastic–carbonate rocks. This succession is dominated by carbonate production in the northern and eastern parts of the study area. Detailed petrographic investigations recognized twenty clastic and carbonate facies types. These facies and their related palaeoenvironments indicate transition from interior ramp environments (i.e., lagoon, backshoal, and shoal); intertidal and low-energy subtidal facies interfingers with a few storm-influenced deposits. The main factors controlling facies deposition were eustatic sea-level fluctuations combined with environmental influences such as autochthonous carbonate productivity and siliciclastic supply. Diagenetic processes have greatly affected limestones and sandstones of Risan Aneiza Formation. The diagenetic sequence, for limestones include: micritic envelopes, dissolution of aragonite, cementation, compaction, and dolomitization, while the major diagenetic aspects observed in Risan Aneiza sandstones are: compaction, silica overgrowth, carbonate cementation, mixture of clay and iron oxides filling, iron oxides cementation and evaporite cementation. Geochemical study revealed that there are highly positive correlations between Cr, Ni, Rb and Pb and between Sr, Ba and Pb, and a highly negative correlation between Cr, Co and Cu, which reflect their derivation from mixed carbonatesiliciclastic sources. Also, there is no correlation between uranium and any other trace elements, which indicates that these elements that leached by modern meteoric water from nearby outcrops of Miocene and younger marine strata, transported in surface and ground water to the topographically low terrain where the AptianAlbian rocks crop out.


Factors affecting survival up to 12 months in a dual purpose herd In order to study calf survival up to 12 month, as well as non genetics factors and breed group which affect then, 14951 records from a dual purpose farm were used. All animals grazed introduced pastures without supplementation. All cows were hand milked with their calves up to 8-12 months of age. The health plan included vaccinations and periodic check-ups for endo and ectoparasites. The factors studied were: breed group(GR: 1= Santa Gertrudis (SG); 2= high grade SG; 3= SG x Bos taurus), sex, year of birth (A:1987-1995), month of birth (M), age of dam (1-6 calving), age of calf (days) and birth weigth (kg) as covariables, and the interaction of AxM, AxGR, MxGR. All the variables were analized by completly randomized model. The adjusted average was 73.4 ± 0.29 %, inferior to the expected values in the literature, indicating the need to establish corrective measures in the management of calves after parturition. All the variables were significants ( P < .01). Year of birth, sex and age of calf, explained the grater part of variation. A increased on survival in the years of studied was observed. Males outlived the females. The last 5 months of the year had the highest survival time. Claves from primiparous cows had the highest survival.


The results of 5 years operation of 8 full-scale up-flow aerated Biofor ® biofilters, installed at the West Basin Recycling Plant treatment plant (California), demonstrated the efficiency and reliability of this technology in the production of high quality ammonia free water for industrial reuse as cooling water in oil refineries. High nitrification rates up to 0.75 kg d −1 m −3 (0.047 lb d −1 ft −3 ) were obtained atwater velocities of 6.7 m h −1 (867.5 gpm). The hydraulic retention time in the biofilters was short without any negative consequences on the process. During all five years of operation, all Biofor ® units demonstrated very reliable performances with 100% ammonia removal efficiency and very low residual suspended solids concentration of about 4.0 mg TSS L −1 .


The purpose of this study was to analyze the limits and possibilities of deep water running on training of performance runners. Besides, it has been discussed the submaximal acute, maximal acute and chronical responses, following physiological and biomechanical aspects between running on land and deep water running. Heart rate and oxygen uptake's maximal responses are lower in aquatic exercise than in running on land. Experimental evidences suggest the deep water running training for performance athletes, but these studies are limited in training program until ten weeks.


This paper describes Unite, a new tool intended as an adapter for transforming non-interactive command-line analysis tools to OSLC-compliant web services. Unite aims to make such tools easier to adopt and more convenient to use by allowing them to be accessible, both locally and remotely, in a unified way and to be easily integrated into various development environments. Open Services for Lifecycle Collaboration (OSLC) is an open standard for tool integration and was chosen for this task due to its robustness, extensibility, support of data from various domains, and its growing popularity. The work is motivated by allowing existing analysis tools to be more widely used with a strong emphasis on widening their industrial usage. We have implemented Unite and used it with multiple existing static as well as dynamic analysis and verification tools, and then successfully deployed it internationally in the industry to automate verification tasks for development teams in Honeywell. We discuss Honeywell's experience with using Unite and with OSLC in general. Moreover, we also provide the Unite Client (UniC) for Eclipse to allow users to easily run various analysis tools directly from the Eclipse IDE.


The Organization of African Unity (OAU) was transformed into the African Union (AU) in July year 2002, due to the resolution of African leaders to reposition the continental organization for better performance. This paper examines AU regional integration agenda and socio-economic development in West African sub-Region: a study of Nigeria and Niger Republic. The two countries share a common land boundary which covers over thousand kilometers. Historically speaking, they were both colonial creation of Britain and France respectively which was said to have born out of series of negations, treaties and conquests during the first decade of the 20thCentury. By 1960, the two countries got their political independence and have since exchange diplomatic missions and entered into various bilateral relations which border on trade, industry, culture, education and politics with a view to improving the socio-economic and political life of the citizenry. The duo established the Nigeria- Niger Joint Commission for cooperation in March, 1971 as a strategy towards promoting their socio-economic development. However, one of the perceived major problems to effective trade and integration in most Regional Economic Commissions is lack of political will. This is because most countries resist liberalization and tend toward protectionist policies to protect trade. Premised on this fact, how the AU hoped to effectively achieve its integration agenda particularly, as it affects Nigeria and Niger republic remains a serious challenge and a major concern for this paper. Methodologically, the paper adopted qualitative method that uses interview as instrument for data collection and this was supported with documents data. The findings from the results revealed that in terms of the impact of AU regional integration agenda on socio-economic development of Nigeria and Niger republic, there has been a lot of achievements. The two countries are said to be intertwined politically, religiously and socioculturally and any other forms one can think of. The findings from the results further identified major challenges confronting the AU in the integration of the two countries and Africa at large. These include; lack of political will; limited intra-African trade; funding problem; underdeveloped infrastructure etc. For better performance of the organization and the two countries, the paper recommended among others; the need for strong political will on the part of African leaders to turn policies and resolutions into actions at national levels


Objective:To investigate the expression of latent membrane protein-1(LMP-1),NET-1,and vascular endothelial growth factor(VEGF)in non-keratin nasopharyngeal carcinoma(NK-NPC)and its clinical significance.Methods :Sixty biopsy specimens from pathologically-confirmed NK-NPC patients,who were treated in the Affilitated Hospital of Nantong University from May 1999 to May 2003,were included in the present study.Using immunohistochemical techniques (Envison two-step),we examined the expression of LMP-1,NET-1 and VEGF protein in the specimens.The relationship between their expression and elnicopathological parameters and the prognosis was anayzed.Ten specimens of chronic nasopharyngitis served as control.Results:(1)The positive rates of LMP-1,NET-1 and VEGF in NK-NPC were significantly higher than those in the chronic nasopharyngitis(P0.05).(2)The LMP-1 expression in NK-NPC specimens were positively correlated with distant metastasis of NK-NPC(P0.05),and not correlated with the sex,age,T stages and N stages(P0.05).(3)NET-1 and VEGF expression in NK-NPC specimens were positively correlated with lymph node metastasis and distant metastasis(P0.05),and not correlated with the sex,age,and T stages.(4)The expression of LMP-1,NET-1,and VEGF was correlated with each other(P0.05).(5)Kaplan-Meier survival curve analysis showed that the expression of LMP-1,VEGF was significantly correlated with the prognosis of NK-NPC patients(P0.05).Conclusion:Combined examination of LMP-1,NET-1,and VEGF can help to predict NPC metastasis and prognosis .LMP-1 and VEGF might be used as an indicator for prognosis of NK-NPC.


During the Qing Dynasty,with the improvement of social economy,civilization and education, an unprecedented prosperity took place in Guizhou Academies.There was a great improvement from the quality and quantity to the amelioration of regulations and the improvement of the internal management level compared to the Ming Dynasty.Guizhou Academies reveal some characteristic of investment from both government and citizens,a process of officialization,paying too much attention to the examination and making light of giving lectures,lagging behind in the development procedure.


In this paper, we introduce an obstacle avoidance routeless routing protocol. Our protocol is an extension to our previous routeless protocol SCWRR. It does not require any prior knowledge of destinations' or neighbors' locations. The simulation results show that our protocol is able to avoid obstacles to some extend. Hence, our protocol is amenable to deployment in areas of restricted power-budget and bandwidth, such as the MASNET domain.


A comparison of the chemical composition of wheat- and triticale flours demonstrated that their content of fatty acids, carbonyl compounds, and hydrocarbons is quite similar qualitatively but differed quantitatively. The total phenolic acid fraction from triticale grain, flour, bran, and shorts showed the largest amounts of phenolics in the bran and the smallest amounts in the flour. The predominant phenolic acids in all products were vanillic, ferulic, and p-coumaric acid. No marked qualitative or quantitative differences were found amoung various triticale flours nor when comparing wheat- and triticale flours. The differences in flavor between wheat- and triticale flours and baked products from these flours cannot be explained on the basis of kind and amounts of chemical compounds considered since they did not vary appreciably in these two cereal grains.


We first argue that the collective behaviour of the Cooper pairs created by thermal fluctuations well above the superconducting transition temperature, Tc, is dominated by the uncertainty principle which, in particular, leads to a well-defined temperature, Tc, above which the superconducting coherence vanishes. On the grounds of the BCS approach, the corresponding reduced temperature, εc ≡ ln (TcTc, is estimated to be around 0.55, i.e., above Tc ≃ 1.7 Tc coherent Cooper pairs cannot exist. The implications of these proposals on the superfluid density are then examined using the Gaussian-Ginzburg-Landau approximation. Then we present new measurements of the thermal fluctuation effects on the electrical conductivity and on the magnetization in different low- and high-Tc superconductors with different dopings which are in excellent agreement with these proposals and that demonstrate the universality of εc.


Optical absorption spectrum of Cr4+ ion in Rb2CrF6 is analyzed using the exchange charge model of crystal field theory. The crystal field parameters acting on the optical electrons of Cr4+ are calculated using the crystal structure data; a good agreement between the calculated and observed energy levels of Cr4+ in the title host is demonstrated. The crystal field strength Dq=2159 cm-1 and Racah parameters B=639 cm-1, C=3605 cm-1 were evaluated from the experimental spectrum.


This report summarizes research on the aging of Class I components in environments representative of nuclear power plants. It discusses Class IE equipment used in nuclear power plants, typical environments encountered by Class IE components, and aging techniques used to qualify this equipment. General discussions of radiation chemistry of polymers and accelerated aging techniques are also included. Based on the inadequacies of present aging techniques for Class IE equipment, a proposal for an experimental program on electrical cables is presented. One of the main purposes of the proposed work is to obtain relevant data in two areas of particular concern--the effect of radiation dose rate on polymer degradation, and the importance of synergism for combined thermal and radiation environments. A new model that allows combined environment accelerated aging to be carried out is introduced, and it is shown how the experimental data to be generated can be used to test this model.


Aimed at decreasing the injury when the vehicle impacts on the leg of pedestrian, this paper introduces a method which presented the combination of simulation and test validation based on vehicle E-NCAP star rating improvement, analyzing the reason why decreasing score and describing the impact process, to confirm the optimization for reducing the rigidity of lowspeed impact energy absorber. After the optimization on this vehicle, the injury for pedestrian leg was effectively decreased. After optimization, tibia acceleration decreased by 55.4%, knee bending angle decreased by 69.5%, knee shearing displacement reduced by 3%, so that the performance on pedestrian protection was improved and will provide reference for the sequent design.


This paper takes Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital South Campus as an example to make a practical demonstration of the contents and outcome analysis of the paid allocation mode for patient monitors management among multiple departments in the hospital. Adoption of this mode can enhance the usage frequency of monitors so as to avoid meaningless procurement and deployment to relieve the pressure of competent departments.


The owner of the company particularly the management company will try to increase profits as well recognized how important advantage for the company's future. Therefore, attention focused on profitability due to could go  on, a campany must be in a state favorable/profitable and without any advantage would be very difficult for campanies to attarack capital from outside. On the other hand there is no one who does not have a risk business. The purpose of this study was to determine the profitability of the development of PT. Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk years 2010 to 2012, and the business risks faced by PT. Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk in 2010-2010. Basic theory used is financial management by using financial ratio analysis. Based on the analysis and discussion of the conclusions of this study are. Profitability ratios from year 2010-2012 showed an increasing trend from year to year. Business risk ratio of the 2010 – 2012 increase fluctuated. The relationship between the profitabuility of the business risk experienced by the company can be described as follows : Credit risk from 2010 to 2011 the company increased by 13,98% indicates the company has increased its business risk but profitability especially net profit margin grew by 0,43% despite risknya capital increased by 12,03%, which means that the company increases business risk but with net growth profile 0f Rp. 3,615,611,000,000, while credit risk from 2011 to 2012 of 24.76% indicates that the company lowered the profitability of the business risk especially net profit margin grew by 1.19% despite risknya capital increased by 21.35% means that the company has increased risk, but dibarangi with net growth profile of Rp. 3,599,384,000,000, so it can be said that the increase in business risk taken by the company resulted in greater business opportunities that have an effect on improving profitability. Based on the analysis and discussion of the hypothesis that the increased risk was also followed by an increase in the profitability of business accepted, because based on the analysis of states with increased risk thereby increasing the profitability of the business of PT. Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk.


This paper presents a new model of object database applications for use in performance modeling. Uncler our approach, the essential features of the application source code wit h respect to persistent data access are captured in a graphical form. This graph is annotated with statistics representative of a typical application execution and with hints about expected patt ems of locality in data access. The graph is then traversed while the cache contents at the application client are estimated for each node in the graph, eventually producing an estimate of disk page fetches and netwc,rk messages for a page-server object database. The novel features of this approach, compared to the usual approach based on object reference traces, are its efficiency in performance modeling due to the compact representation of application execution, the ease with which it can be used to identify bottleneck areas in application code, and the ability to tune the accuracy of the application's representation so that bottleneck areaa are modeled more precisely. In addition, our approach allows the software engineer to locate performance problems early in the design of the object database application, and easily estimate the effect of high-level changes in application code.


Multimedia resources are beginn i ng to play an i mportant role in the teaching and learn i ng pr o cess . Yet the ef f ect and impact which they h ave is poor ly u n derstood and pr i ncipally anecdota l . Q uestions need to be asked concer n ing the i r use an d va lu e es p ecia ll y i n a s u b j ec t s u c h as d es i gn a n d technology w hi ch i s essen ti ally practica l in nature . R e li a bl e answers can o nl y be g i ve n if reso ur ces are de s i g n e d s p eci fi ca ll y f or a p rac ti ca l e n v i r onm e nt . Thi s ar ti c l e exa min e s a ra n g e o f k e y i ssues a n d p rov i des th e ra ti ona l e a n d t h in k i ng be hin d a ser i es o f CD-R O Ms w h ic h mig h t he l p prov i de th ese answers .


An object-oriented analysis (OOA) of air traffic control was performed to support Integration and Interaction Laboratory (I-Lab) experimental studies concerning the integration of National Airspace System (NAS) subsystems, procedures and airspace. This document describes a domain analysis of the air traffic control (ATC) system, using graphical images of classes, objects, structures, and views, and class and object specifications. An experiment and the requisite legacy (existing) software are described in terms of the ATC domain model, leading to a comparison of needed experiment capabilities with available legacy software capabilities. It is assumed that the readers of this document have some familiarity with ATC.


In this paper, we will mainly focus on the new budgetary tendencies of the Public Institutions, financed entirely or partially from the state budget, in the desire to highlight the newest aspects found at the level of the activities carried out in the public sector. The article highlights the official data provided by the National Institute of Statistics on the Cluj County budget execution, structured by items of revenues and expenditures. The contribution of Cluj County was pursued both at national level, and at the level of the North-West region, based on a budget execution analysis for a period of 5 years, namely between 2013 and 2017. The article will also review the methods of substantiating the budgetary indicators, based on both classic and modern methods. The present article embeds the theoretical and practical aspects of public institution financing, being built from an interdisciplinary, economical and legal perspective, by using the integral research method that combines both quantitative and qualitative analyses. In order to accomplish this research, we will use the most relevant scientific resources of maximum topicality, implicitly the official data identified on the site of the Cluj County Council.


It is generally stated that an accurate evaluation of the equivalent viscous damping is a crucial step in the Direct Displacement-Based Design (DDBD) methodology. A wrong assessment of equivalent viscous damping can indeed lead to important errors on the actual ductility demand of the structural elements. The objective of the present contribution is to assess and compare different existing formulas for the evaluation of the equivalent damping and to provide information on the impact of choosing one or another formulation on the seismic design. It is more precisely focused on the very recent proposals of Dwairi – Kowalsky and Blandon – Priestley.


Abstract This essay highlights but then refuses a dominant urge within extant applications of political philosophy to the Troubles: the urge to prescribe 'solutions' to 'the Northern Irish problem'. The argument presented here is that this urge can be seen as constitutive of the very problem presumably most analysts seek to overcome. The aim, therefore, is to explore alternative approaches to representations of conflict drawing on aspects of the work of William Connolly, Jacques Derrida, and Michel Foucault. Ultimately, I hope to demonstrate how a deconstructive approach might open up new possibilities for critical intervention into 'the Troubles' in a way that avoids merely reproducing the main fissures of conflict.


Constraints are an important topic in any access control mechanism. Always, there are demands for defining new constraints or generalizing the existing ones in order to better managing and controlling organizations and specifying new policies. Among access control models, role-based access control (RBAC) is very useful and is continuously under development. In this paper, we propose a new constraint in the RBAC model based on dependent roles that we call combination of duty (CD). Furthermore, static and dynamic types of this constraint are also defined. In addition, these constraints and the two existing constraints in RBAC model (i.e. static and dynamic separation of duty (SD)) are generalized in the base of history as static historical SD, dynamic historical SD, static historical CD and dynamic historical CD.


JAN KETIL ROD Department of Geography, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) and Centre for the Study of Civil War (CSCW), International Peace Research Institute, Oslo (PRIO) e-mail: email@example.com HALVARD BUHAUG Centre for the Study of Civil War (CSCW), International Peace Research Institute, Oslo (PRIO) e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com Abstract Civil wars rarely span throughout the territories of the host countries. More frequently, they confine to specific sub-national regions characterized by the present of certain geographic factors favorable for warfare. In order to avoid the ecological fallacy, or explaining local phenomena with country-level measures, an increasing number of quantitative studies of civil war are applying disaggregated data and research designs. Although such approaches are certainly promising, they introduce or emphasize problems related to classical statistical inference. A fundamental underlying assumption is that of independence, that the units of analysis are unrelated to each other. With geographical data, this assumption is questionable, and particularly so for disaggregated observations. Disaggregation also presents another challenge, known as the modifiable areal unit problem (MAUP). In this paper, we investigate possible effects of spatial autocorrelation and MAUP by conducting a series of disaggregated analyses on the incidence of civil war in Africa, 1970–2004. To test for the zoning effect of MAUP, we use two grids with identical resolution (100 x 100 km) but with different zoning (52% overlap) to generate alternative datasets, which are then analyzed and evaluated. The scale effect of MAUP and the influence of spatial autocorrelation are explored by estimating similar regression models on five alternative samples, generated from grids with a resolution of 50, 100 (twofold), 150, and 200 km, respectively. Draft 19 June 2007


This article explores the relationships between homeless women and their intimate partners. Based on results from a focus group of homeless women at a domestic violence shelter and 20 in-depth interviews with women at two centers for the homeless, the authors suggest that the nature of the intimate relationships homeless women have are varied and impact their social exclusion and subsequent homelessness in different ways. For instance, women may become homeless without their partners or with them, by force or by choice. Homeless women may be financially dependent on the partner, but they also may be providing the only income for the family. Ultimately, the authors explicate the complex intersection between women's homelessness and their adult relationships to add to the understanding of homeless women.


Abstract The growing incidence of skin cancer over the years has made it a significant public health problem. However, technology can be used to tackle the skin cancer which is highly preventable, mainly through reduced exposure to solar ultraviolet radiation (UVR). Digital services can be used to promote individual and collective protective measures and interventions. Specifically, there is an opportunity when the exposure is intermittent or continuous, and occurs in an occupational or leisure setting. We are using a digital platform to contribute to raising public and policy awareness on solar UVR-inflicted occupational skin cancers in the municipality of Lisbon. The digital platform is performing direct measurements of the solar UVR dose received by outdoor workers. Results will likely contribute to further understanding the risk estimates for keratinocyte cancer estimations in this population. The digital platform integrates a personal electronic dosimeter (GENESIS-UV system) to assess occupational solar UVR doses of gardeners, masons, and gravediggers of the municipality of Lisbon. Two hundred and ten outdoor workers were selected to wear the dosimeter for 1 month each, between April and October during their daily working hours. The digital platform that offers private access to information through dashboard visualization provided information for the outdoor workers and facilitate communication with the participants. Study data provides the outdoor workers with information on their personal solar UVR exposure during their working hours and an estimate of their risk of developing skin cancer. The results prospectively should flow into the design of adequate prevention campaigns for skin cancer in outdoor workers.


PURPOSE: A removal method, an adhesive agent for substrate, and a laminate including substrate are provided to prevent damage and pollution of a wafer, and to easily separate a support plate from a wafer to which the support plate is attached. CONSTITUTION: A removal method for removing a support plate from a substrate comprises: providing the support plate and the substrate being combined to each other via a first adhesive layer and a second adhesive layer, the second adhesive layer being (i) an adhesive layer which is dissolvable in a solvent quicker than the first adhesive layer or (ii) an adhesive layer which is dissolvable in a solvent different from a solvent to which the first adhesive layer is dissolvable, and the second adhesive layer being between the support plate and the first adhesive layer; and removing the support plate from the substrate by dissolving the second adhesive layer.


Acetohydroxyacid synthase was discovered as the site of action of imidazolinone and sulfonylurea herbicides over 6 yr ago. In recent years, advances have been made in the understanding of this enzyme as a herbicide target site. Derivatives of both imidazolinones and sulfonylureas have yielded new herbicide chemistry. All of the herbicides display unusual "slow-binding" behavior with the enzyme, and this behavior may help explain efficacy of the herbicides. Resistance to these herbicides has been developed through a number of different procedures, and the mechanism of resistance is through changes in sensitivity of the enzyme to the herbicides. The changes are either selective to only one class of chemistry, or broad to a number of classes of chemistry. These data support the idea that binding sites for the herbicides on the enzyme are only partially overlapping. Progress in purification of AHAS from corn includes discovery of the existence of the enzyme in monomer and oligomer aggregation states. The interaction of the enzyme with the herbicides is affected by enzyme aggregation state. Nomenclature: AHAS, acetohydroxyacid synthase or acetolactate synthase, E.C. 22.214.171.124; sulfometuron methyl, N-[(4,6-dimethylpyrimidin-2-yl)aminocarbonyl]-2-methoxycarbonyl-benzenesulfonamide; imazapyr, (?)-2-[4,5'-dihydro-4-methyl4-(1-methylethyl)-5-oxo-lH-imidazol-2-yl]-3-pyridinecarboxylic acid; imazethapyr, (?)-2-[4,5-dihydro-4-methyl4-(1-methylethyl)-5-oxo-lH-imidazol-2-yl]-5-ethyl-3-pyridinecarboxylic acid; 2-[4,5-dihydro-4-methyl-4-(1-methylethyl)-5-oxo-1H-imidazol-imazaquin, 2-[4,5-dihydro-4methyl-4-(1-methylethyl)-5-oxo-lH-imidazol-imazaquin, 2-[4,5-dihydro-4-methyl-4-(1-methylethyl)-5-oxo-lH-imidazol-2-yl]-3-quinolinecarboxylic acid. Additional index words. Herbicide, acetohydroxyacid synthase, imidazolinone, sulfonylurea.


Animals of modern breeds and crosses need more dietary minerals to realize more of their genetic potential but that leads to an increase in the ecological load. So the development of new sources of essential chemical elements with relatively less toxicity and higher bioavailability of the components are of relevance. Ultra-dispersed particles (UDP) are among prospective preparations. This is the first report on a comparative study of the effects of dietary Cu and Zn additives as UDP of the alloy, asparaginates and sulfates on performance and productivity of Smena 7 broiler chicks. The study showed greater availability, a more pronounced positive effect of Cu/Zn-UDP and the various impact of the forms studied on mineral metabolism. Dietary Cu/Zn-UDP accelerat-ed bird growth by 3.9 % (P  0.05) compared to Cu and Zn mineral salts and by 4.7 % (P  0.01) compared to Cu and Zn asparaginates. Administration of Cu/Zn-UDP led to an increase in blood NO metabolites by 9.8 % (P  0.05), 21.0 % (P  0.01), 13.0 % (Р  0.05), and 11.0 % (Р  0.05) compared to the control on days 7, 14, 21 and 28, respectively. By the end of the study, blood erythrocytes and hemoglobin was 6.27 % higher (P  0.05) and 19.40 % higher (P  0.001) com- pared to the control and also 5.21 % higher and 12.60 % higher when compared to Cu and Zn asparaginates used. Replacement of copper mineral salt with dietary Cu/Zn-UDP and Cu asparag- inate was accompanied by an increase in this element pool in the body of 42-day old broiler chickens by 51.6 % (P  0.01) and 13.2 %, respectively. By the end of the study, the zinc pool, on the contrary, decreased by 22.9 % compared to the control when Zn asparaginate was fed but exceeded the control by 12.5 % (P  0.05) when using Cu/Zn-UDP. Copper and zinc prepara- tions used in various ways influenced on the exchange of a number of chemical elements in the body. Feeding with Cu/Zn-UDP and Cu and Zn asparaginates resulted in lower pools of Ni, Al, Sn and a significant increase in iodine and cobalt pools compared to control. A distinctive feature of Cu/Zn-UDP action from that of the asparaginates was an increase in Pb and Cd pools which could result from a change of the load on transport systems in the intestine when using Cu/Zn-UDP.


A Pd-catalyzed aerobic oxidative C–H nitration and acylation of arenes with simple and readily available tert-butyl nitrite (TBN) and toluene as the radical precursors has been developed. Molecular oxygen is employed as the terminal oxidant and oxygen source to initiate the active radical reactants. Many different directing groups such as pyridine, pyrimidine, pyrazole, pyridol, pyridylketone, oxime, and azo groups can be employed in these novel transformations. The PdII/PdIV catalytic cycle through a radical process is the most likely pathway for these oxidative C–H nitration and acylation reactions.


A photoinduced sulfonylative coupling of aryl/alkyl halides, DABCO·(SO2)2 (1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane-sulfur dioxide), and silyl enolates under metal-free conditions is developed, giving rise to β-keto sulfones in good yields. This transformation proceeds smoothly at room temperature under ultraviolet irradiation with good tolerance of various functional groups. Aryl iodides/bromides and alkyl halides are all good substrates in the sulfonylative reaction. A plausible mechanism is proposed, which undergoes through a radical process under photoinduced conditions.


The recognition that images created for scientifi c research, medical diagnosis and for technical illustration can be works of art with their own aesthetic has gained signifi cant traction over recent years. The number of exhibitions of scientifi c and medical images has grown and the public appetite for them remains insatiate. Exhibitions of such work from The Royal Photographic Society, Wellcome Images and the Science Photo Library amongst many others have regularly attracted popular audiences of tens of thousands. The authors of this new book aim to show the beauty inherent in disease and in this they succeed supremely. Their chosen images, arranged by body area and theme, are stunning. Some convey their beauty better than others. A three dimensional model, such as that of the temporal bone, are more suited to their main purpose as a teaching aid rather than conveying the beauty or showing patterns within the body. Most, however, more than fulfi l their brief of showing beauty irrespective of the imaging technique used. The use of false colour, fl uorescence, dyes and digital techniques to highlight particular features or pathology frequently adds to the ominous beauty of the subject. Some such as the Telomeres became so diffuse and disconnected from any reality and human experience that they become works of abstract art. In every case the images are supported by a short text describing the technique used to produce them and the subject being shown. These extended captions are authoritative and informative for both the layman, the medical student and the specialist reader. The introductory text by the editors Norman Barker and Christine Lacobuzio-Donahue and discusses the genesis of the book and its aim in showing, in the words of Lacobuzio-Donahue: ' that disease itself, or the suffering it creates, is aesthetically pleasing ' . Where the editors are on less fi rm ground is on their short historical perspective ascribing a knighthood to W H F Talbot, misspelling Herschel and a lack of awareness as to how the camera obscura was used. These are minor gripes. Hidden Beauty is a distinctive and important contribution to the aesthetics of medical imaging exploring the breadth of techniques used by clinicians to support diagnosis and research. More than this, as the authors hoped, it shows the inherent beauty found when disease impacts the human being. Highly recommended.


Studies of hemoglobin S haplotypes in African subpopulations have potential implications for patient care and our understanding of genetic factors that have shaped the prevalence of sickle cell disease (SCD). We evaluated HBB gene cluster haplotypes in SCD patients from Cameroon, and reviewed the literature for a global distribution. We reviewed medical records to obtain pertinent socio-demographic and clinical features for Synopsis of Chapter 3.1 Fetal hemoglobin (HbF) is the central modifier of Sickle Cell Disease and is inherited as a quantitative trait under the regulation of variants at principal HbF-promoting loci. Understanding the genetic predispositions to hereditary persistence of HbF in adulthood will explain the vast heterogeneity of the disease and improve management. The present chapter includes four original publications (reporting on a cohort of Cameroon SCD patients) that; i) Represent the background of this chapter and describes the global distribution of Sickle Cell Disease haplotypes and as a result, puts forward a provocative but likely hypothesis of a single origin for the sickle mutation in Africa. ii) Validates the relationship between HbF and two SNPs (rs1427407 and rs7606173) in a BCL11A erythroid-specific enhancer and provides the first report on a West African cohort. iii) Shows no association between variants previously associated with favourable pharmacologic response to HU in African American SCD patients. iv) Shows no associations between 17 novel SNPs (from a Tanzanian GWAS and whole genome sequencing in Sardinia) and HbF levels, other hematological indices or clinical events.


ABSTRACT This paper discusses three scientific traditions (positivist, interpretivist and critical) as they inform methodological and strategic choices within a USAID‐funded 'Improving Educational Quality' project in Ghana, Guatemala and Mali. These scientific traditions are shown not only to frame choices in posing research questions and selecting data‐gathering and analysis strategies, but also to orient decisions about approaches for linking research to policy and practice and for establishing relationships between researchers and policy‐makers and practitioners. Special consideration is given to these issues as they inform classroom‐anchored research undertaken by and for educational personnel in 'developing' countries.


As a musical instrument for performance,piano always plays an important role in all kinds of performance,such as big concert,matches,contests for grade,or the report performance.It is important for every player to possess the practised basic skill,excellent performance technique,and strong expressive forces,while a good command of his/her feelings and mentality become decisive in exerting the best level.It is the very subject for every player in the process of piano learning.


Different tillage regimes can change soil micro‐environmental characteristics, which may influence the distribution and abundance of soil arthropods. In this study, soil arthropods and soil properties under a winter wheat–summer maize cropping system were investigated in different tillage regimes over four seasons at two depths. The tillage treatments included conventional tillage (CT), tillage once a year (T1), tillage every two years (T2) and no‐tillage (NT). The results showed that the primary taxa of soil arthropod were Acarina (65.8%), Collembola (28.5%), Diplura (1.4%) and Coleoptera (1%) over the whole sampling period. The total arthropod density was influenced by tillage treatments and season of sampling. Values for CT plots were significantly greater than those for the NT plots in autumn and spring. In contrast, the Shannon–Wiener diversity index (H') and the evenness index (J) were relatively higher in CT treatment. The Acarina/Collembola (A/C) ratio was significantly smaller in NT treatment for some sampling seasons as mites were more sensitive to tillage practices. The QBS‐ar index did not show a clear pattern among treatments in this study. Soil arthropods notably showed seasonal variation in depth stratification. Relative to CT, the total soil arthropods in the NT plots tended to concentrate in the upper layer due to soil compaction in the lower layer. The climate conditions and soil physical properties were the main factors affecting the soil arthropod distribution and composition, as the soil chemical and microbial properties did not differ significantly among all tillage treatments.


.......................................................................................................................................... 3 Chapter 1 – Purpose of the Study ................................................................................................... 4 Problem Statement ..................................................................................................................... 4 Scope of this Study ...................................................................................................................... 6 Chapter 2 – Literature Review ........................................................................................................ 7 Background .................................................................................................................................. 7 Government Action ..................................................................................................................... 7 Corporate Action ......................................................................................................................... 8 Considering the Economics ....................................................................................................... 10 Information ................................................................................................................................ 11 Externalities ............................................................................................................................... 14 Nature of the Good .................................................................................................................... 15 Academic Research .................................................................................................................... 15 Policy Options ............................................................................................................................ 16 Categorization of Data Breaches ............................................................................................... 19 Hypotheses ................................................................................................................................ 19 Chapter 3 – Methodology ............................................................................................................. 22 Sampling Procedures ................................................................................................................. 22 Analytical Method ..................................................................................................................... 25 Chapter 4 – Results and Discussion .............................................................................................. 26 Hypothesis 0: Breached companies suffer a negative stock price impact ................................ 26 Hypothesis 1: Stock price impact differs across breach types .................................................. 26 Hypothesis 2: The number of records lost differs across breach types .................................... 27 Hypothesis 3: Stock price impact Is correlated with the number of records lost ..................... 27 Hypothesis 4: More recent breaches show a greater stock price impact ................................. 28 Hypothesis 5: The number of records lost is dropping over time ............................................. 29 Discussion .................................................................................................................................. 30 Chapter 5 – Conclusion ................................................................................................................. 32 Limitations ................................................................................................................................. 32 Future Research ......................................................................................................................... 32


The use of medications by the nursing mother is a common reason for interrupting breastfeeding. Few drugs have been demonstrated to be absolutely contraindicated during breastfeeding. Excessive caution may lead health professionals to unnecessarily advise to interrupt breastfeeding, without assessing the latest evidence or considering the risk–benefit ratio of taking a medication versus terminating breastfeeding. To foster an appropriate approach toward the use of medications in breastfeeding women, the Italian Society of Perinatal Medicine created the following policy statement.


Medical brigades, also known as mobile health clinics, are temporary primary care stations set up by volunteer students and health professionals to bring basic healthcare to remote areas free of charge. The present review aims to explore the effectiveness and ethics of brigades, concluding in recommendations to improve these aspects of brigades. Literature regarding brigade effectiveness was examined and synthesized, while brigade ethics were analyzed through four main ethical principles of medicine: respect for autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, and justice. Proposed improvements to brigades include rapid testing and connection to care for chronic diseases such as HIV/AIDS, access to mental health services, and communication and data sharing among brigade groups.


Breakdown reasons and transformation on buried scraper conveyor are described.Transportation volume and motor power are calculated.By transformation on the installation of conveyor,the form of chain,scraper structure and the drive section,a safe and stable operation is obtained.


Reintervention after transcatheter edge to edge repair using MitraClip is still challenging. We aimed to report our experience in reinterventions after MitraClip procedures and describe the outcomes.


An evaluation approach combining fuzzy synthetic evaluation method with AHP(Analytic Hierarchy Process) is employed to evaluate the optimizing selection of pile type in this paper.The proposed method is applied to the engineering practice in Fuzhou area.Three influential factors,bearing strata,numbers of building stories and environment,are considered in the case history.The analytical results show that the selection based on the proposed theory agrees well with the engineering practice.


To measure the flow field distribution parameters on the aerodynamic surfaces of airplanes and flow pipes,a hot film sensor array with the sensing material of nickel is fabricated on a polyimide substrate by the MEMS technology. The flexible and thin (whole thickness less than 100 μm) sensor array can be attached upon a curved surface (such as airfoil) to measure the temperature distribution or flow parameters in a minimal invasion rapidly. The structure of sensor array is designed and the fabrication techniques are presented based on the magnetron sputtering and heat annealing. Then,the influences of the argon pressure,substrate temperature,sputtering power,and the annealing temperature on the temperature coefficient of resistance(TCR) for the sensor is studied. Finally,a high TCR of 4.64×10-3/℃ with good linearity is obtained.


We present a taxonomic inventory, including ecological aspects, of poroid fungi from the Floresta Nacional de Silvânia, a conservation unit representative of the Brazilian Savanna (Cerrado) biome. Basidioma collection was sampled randomly (active search), between 2005 to 2012, considering the conservation unit area, and occurred along or outside pre-existing trails, mainly within forest formations. Totally we found 27 species, distributed into 22 genera, 9 families and 3 order. The α diversity (Hꞌ) was 2.86; the maximum diversity estimated (H max) was 3.29 and the Pielou equability (Jꞌ) was 0.87. These data, added to species accumulation curve, indicate that the number of species of poroid fungi found has not yet exhausted the real diversity of the area and it may increase with the increase in collections (sampling effort). About 37% of the species were found in both living and decaying wood; 33% exclusively in dead and 22% exclusively in live wood. Among these, 44% were classified as rare in the area, 33% occasional, 15% common and 7% abundant. The most frequent species were those that occurred in both living and decaying wood, while the rare ones occurred exclusively in one type of wood (living or dead). The present work is one of the pioneers in the study of poroid fungi in Central Brazil, increasing the knowledge of this biodiversity in the Brazilian Savanna, which can be used as support to update the management plan of the conservation unit.


All varieties of tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) grown in the United States are highly Susceptible to the blue mold disease, caused by Peronospora tabacina Adam. Therefore, to provide a sound basis for a breeding program, a search has been made for adequate resistance to blue mold in the genus Nicotiana, The available material consisted of some 1,000 collections of AT', tabacum from all parts of the world, but in particular from Mexico and Central aod South America.^ In addition, seed was available * from many of the wild Nicotiana species. The work was begun in 1933 and has been continued without interruption to the present time.


Objective To investigate the application of risk management in the neonatal with PICC.Methods A total of 39 neonatal with PICC were divided into experimental group with implementation of risk management and the controlled group without implementation of risk management.The standard of operation procedures and nursing quality for the common risks and maintenance of PICC were developed according to the method of risk management.All nurses were organized to learn and their risk awareness improved.The nursing quality of PICC was controlled by the standards of nursing quality.Results There was significant difference on the incidence of various risk between two groups.The experimental group was significantly lower than the controlled group and the proportion of PICC infusion completion significantly increased in the experimental group.Conclusion The risk management methods can reduce the incidence of various risks and improve the safety of newborns with PICC,and also improve the success rate of neonatal PICC infusion.


"Globalization" is the hot new term to explain an old phenomenon. As early as 1936, Ralph Bunche contended that the "inequality of peoples" was becoming an organizing theme for political and economic life across the globe. He introduced the concept of "social race" to explain the consciousness of environmental and social conditions when manifested in groups of people. Economic and political systems, not biology, play a crucial role in the construction of a "social race." Responding to the popularity of the moratorium idea, an observer of race relations wrote: "Why not have a ten-year moratorium on all discussions and writings on the race problem?" He added, "This would give the present younger generation a chance to grow up without having their minds too warped" (Young, 1973, p. 34). After all, sociologist William Wilson declared in 1978 that race was declining in significance. Since then, however, we have seen (a) the rise of diaspora studies, (b) new attention to immigration and its racial implications, (c) the spread of "hip-hop" culture across the globe, (d) the development of "Whiteness studies," (e) the replacing of an East-West ideological divide with a North-South cultural divide, (f) the formation of an American multiracial or mixed-race movement, (g) the creation of an "underclass" thesis, (h) the intersection of race, class, and gender, (i) the rebirth of the modern reparations movement, (j) the clash of civilizations, (k) and the replacement of affirmative action with diversity or multiculturalism. In short the "globalization of race"1 is now a worldview expressed in mass culture as well as social science. An observer might have good reason to call a time out to sort through the maze of concepts, programs, and images related to race. The only problem is the observer is not University of California Regent Ward Connolly or Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas writing about current racial politics; it is Arthur P. Davis, a newspaper columnist and literary critic commenting on the 1930s. Much as today, the issue of race was in dispute and racial discourse was in transition. For the first time, a new generation of young Black intellectuals were making it heard both in academic and public circles. These young Black scholars, trained at some of the best universities in the country, began to challenge the dominant biological race paradigm of such White scholars as Herbert Spencer, William Sumner, E. L. Thorndike, Carl Brigham, Robert Yerkes, Lewis Terman, William MacDougall, Madison Grant, Lothrop Stoddard, and others who were trained and taught at these same universities (Gossett, 1997, chapter XV). Moreover, they also challenged the views of an older generation of "race men" who had sought in the terms of the Negritude writers of the 1930s to develop an "antiracism racism." That is, this older generation of scholars, including Carter Woodson, Kelly Miller, and the young W.E.B. DuBois, had challenged the notion of racial hierarchy but accepted the concept of biological difference. Both academic thinking and popular opinion were in flux after World War I. The War had cracked the notion of the superiority of Western or White civilization. Black soldiers from the United States as well as the West Indies and Africa had fought and died to "make the world safe for democracy" and were unwilling to return to the prewar status quo. The war had generated massive internal and external migrations leading to the creation of new, cosmopolitan urban centers such as Harlem and Chicago's Southside. A young Jamaican like Marcus Garvey, for example, could immigrate to Harlem and fully develop the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA). Ella Baker, a young woman from North Carolina, could move to Harlem and pursue educational and organizational work unheard of in her hometown that would eventually lead to her key organizing roles is the NAACP and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). In short, the conditions were present to create a formidable Black civil society or counterpublic. …


The processes of internationalization of the economy generate strong influences over the accounting model, given that the system's objective is to produce a countable information that gets adjusted to the users' needs under a more dynamic development model. Therefore, the evolution of public as well as private accounting is essentially due to changes in the production systems, that, naturally, new needs of information keep on generating. In this sense, we pretend to carry out an evaluation of international accounting and the need of its implementation in the entities of the Colombian public sector.


Using a TeO_2 "off-[110] axis" type acousto-optical deflector,a high resolutionAOS has been constructed.Its frequency resolution and bandwidth are 28 kH_2 and 10.5 MH_2 respec-tively.The diffraction efficiency being not more than 24% shows good linearity.A result ofobservations for dark clouds has been made by associating it with a 4-m mm wave radiotelescope.


Back and forth is a study on wayshowing at events focusing on the Siesta festivalin Hassleholm. For several years the interest in festivals has increased, whichhas contribute to expansion among fes ...


A compound of formula (I) or (II): where: X is O or NR6; R6 is hydrogen, C1-6 alkyl, C2-6 alkenyl, C1-6 haloalkyl, C3-8 cycloalkyl, cycloalkyl- (3-8C) alkyl (1-3C), aryl- (1-3C) and heteroari-alkyl (1-3C); the aryl part of the aryl-alkyl (1-3C) is phenyl or phenyl substituted with one or more substituents from halogen, C1-6 alkyl, C1-6 alkoxy and methylenedioxy; the heteroaryl part of the group heteroari-alkyl (1-3C) is thienyl, furyl or pyridyl wherein the thienyl, furyl or pyridyl is optionally substituted with one or more substituents independently selected from halogen, C1-6 alkyl, or C 1-6 alkoxy; R1 is hydrogen or C1-3 alkyl; alternatively R6 and R1 are taken together, C3-4 alkyl, or C3-4 alkenyl; n is an integer from 0 to 1; R2 is alkyl of C5-10 (optionally substituted with one to three substituents independently selected from halogen, hydroxy, nitro, amino, NHRA or N (RA) 2), aryl; (Optionally substituted with one to three RC substituents independently), cycloalkyl (optionally substituted with one to three substituents independently selected from RA substituents), heteroaryl (optionally independently substituted with one to three RC substituents); and heterocycloalkyl (optionally substituted independently with one to three substituents selected RC), each RA is independently C1-6alkyl, aryl, aralkyl or heteroaryl C1-6 where the aryl, aralkyl or heteroaryl may be optionally substituted with one to three RB; each RB is independently halogen, nitro, cyano, C1-6 alkyl, C1-6 alkoxy, (1-6C) alkoxycarbonyl, carboxy-C1-6 alkyl, (1-6C) alkylsulphonyl, trifluoromethyl , amino, di (C1-6alkyl) amino, acetylamino, carboxy (1-6C) carbonylamino, hydroxyalkyl (1-6C) alkylamino, NHRA and N (RA) 2; RC is halogen, hydroxy-nitro, cyano, -CO 2 RD, C1-6 alkyl, C1-6 alkoxy; trifluoromethyl, trifluoromethoxy, NRdRe or aryl-C1-3 alkyl. RD is hydrogen or C1-6 alkyl; RE is hydrogen, C1-6 alkyl, alkyl (C2-7) carbonyl, and (1-6C) alkylsulfonyl, R3 is hydrogen, C1-6 alkyl, (1-6C) alkylcarbonyl, (C2- 6) carbonyl or alkynyl (2-6C) alkoxycarbonyl. m is an integer from 0 to 4; R4 is independently halogen, nitro, hydroxyl, C1-6 alkyl, C1-6 alkoxy, -NH2, -NHR, -N (RA) 2, -ORA, -C (O) NH2, -C (O ) NHRA, -C (O) N (RA) 2, -NHC (O) RA, -SO2NHRA, -SO2N (RA) 2, where RA is as defined above, phenyl (optionally substituted with one to three substituents RB), heteroaryl (optionally substituted with one to three substituents RB) or heterocycloalkyl (optionally substituted with one to three substituents RB); and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.


In this note we consider the continuous Galerkin time‐stepping method of arbitrary order as a possible discretization scheme of nonlinear initial value problems. In addition, we develop and generalize a well‐known existing result for the discrete solution by applying a general linearizing procedure to the nonlinear discrete scheme including also the simplified Newton solution procedure. In particular, the presented existence results are implied by choosing sufficient small time steps locally. Furthermore, the established existence results are independent of the local approximation order. Moreover, we will see that the proposed solution scheme is able to significantly reduce the number of iterations. Finally, based on existing and well‐known a priori error estimates for the discrete solution, we present some numerical experiments that highlight the proposed results of this note.


This research about how PT KHI make an improvement in Business model by offering EPC (Engineering, Procurement & Construction) services to costumer to gain a better profit margin. Research result suggests PT KHI to improve its Business Model in order to enhance sustainable competitive advantage. Many competitors have the same business model in industry. PT KHI should offer different business model to stay ahead and winning the competition. The research result indicate based on current condition at PT KHI, a new value proposition will increase company's profitability to enhance sustainable competitive advantage. The author proposes PT KHI to innovate its business model through new proposed Business Model Canvas. Keywords; Business Strategy, Business Model, Business Model Canvas, Pipe Industry, Innovation


SUMMARY By monitoring the post laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) & open cholecystectomy (OC) cortisolemia we have objectified neuroendocrine reaction to a surgical trauma and confirmed the LC is a weaker stimulus for cortisol secretion. Recorded higher and prolonged post OC cortisolemia is consonant with the intensity of the surgical trauma. Our study suggests that the laparoscopic approach in the perioperative period results in the diminished neurodocrine response to the surgical trauma. As for the indicators of the muscular-tissue destruction, we have shown that the LC represents the smaller surgical trauma, i.e. during OC, lesions of tissues rich with CK, AST, ALT enzymes (skeleton muscules, liver) are more pronounced. The results of both gas analysis of capillary blood and spirometry suggest the following advantages of the LC: 1‡less decline of pCO2 postoperative values 2‡better O2 saturation, 3‡improved postoperative spirometry, meaning less and shorter disturbance of pulmonary function. The laparoscopic surgery, however, involving CO2‡pneumoperitoneum, can lead to undesired hemodynamic effects and significant complications. With more abdominal surgeries performed by laparoscopic technique, it became clear that surgeons must be more informed and aware of disadvantages, taking corresponding measures to prevent possible Co2‡pneumoperitoneum related complications.


At present,the application of the transient electromagnetic method is more and more widely in geological exploration.Because of its high resolution,especially the higher horizontal resolution,and can distinguish smaller scale asymmetry body underground,it adopt early in the exploration of metal mineral and the coal mined-out area etc.,and the technique is also more mature.This paper introduced the application of coal exploration,which of igneous rock intrusive sedimentary strata.


One of the most important assets of a town or city is its local culture. With the technological advances and the influence of the open source concept, the pattern and responsibility of culture digitalization need to keep pace with the times in order to meet the demand of different generations. In the past, the digitalization of cultural contents mostly focused on preservation and repository. Original antiquities, writing arts, photographs and image, audio/video, navigation websites are preserved in a passive way. Due to the fact that 3D prototyping techniques are getting more mature and popular, the purpose of this study is to extend the concept of digitalized cultural contents and to proposed the design applications and digital sharing models that are based on the local culture. Firstly, local elements are extracted for design creations and then 3D models are aggregated into digital works. Several new curtain rod end caps and tiebacks that are equipped with the Taitung elements are developed by this model. A database that has dedicated Taitung culture elements is also established on a globally well-known 3D model open source platform. With the Internet's characteristics of no boundary, those people who are not able to visit Taitung by themselves can see Taitung culture and antiquities. They are able to get threedimensional perception of the external details and cultural implication of antiquities. They can also download to print the antiquities so that they can freely apply to the layout and decorations of their houses. This study extends the open source and sharing concept from the engineering field to the cultural scope. This new way of thinking allows more people to see and apply local cultural contents. The value of a land can be rediscovered in order to construct the unique "digital experience of local culture" that breaks the divide between existing urban and rural regions and flips local cultural industry. Keywords—Local Culture, Open Source and Sharing, 3D Printing, Taitung, Curtain Decoration


This chapter explores the connection between the legend of Mary Magdalene and her exorcism through an analysis of Giovanni da Milano's scene of the Anointing from the Guidalotti-Rinuccini Chapel in the Franciscan church of Santa Croce, Florence. The artist's inclusion of seven demons being cast from the saint is unique in the iconography of the Magdalene. The chapter argues that the fresco accurately depicts the exorcism of the Magdalene occurring as a result of Christ's forgiveness. The chapter examines the important role of exorcism in the early cult of Saint Francis, which made this subject particularly appropriate to the context of Giovanni da Milano's fresco cycle in the Franciscan church of Santa Croce. Representations of the theme of exorcism underscored the Franciscan concept of Saint Francis as alter Christus through an emphasis on the mutual roles of Christ and Saint Francis as powerful exorcists. Keywords: alter Christus ; Anointing ; exorcism; Giovanni da Milano's fresco; Mary Magdalene iconography; Saint Francis


Magnetic NiFe2O4 nanoparticles have been synthesized and used as adsorbents for copper removal from aqueous solution. The NiFe2O4 nanoparticles were characterized by scanning electron microscope, transmission electron microscope, X-ray diffraction, and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The batch removal of Cu2þ ions from aqueous solutions using NiFe2O4 magnetic nanoparticles under different experimental conditions was investigated. The effects of initial concentration, adsorbent dose, contact time, and pH were investigated. The adsorption process was pH dependent, and the maximum adsorption was observed at a pH of 6.0. Equilibrium was achieved for copper ion after 25 min. Experimental results showed that NiFe2O4 magnetic nanoparticles are effective for the removal of copper ions from aqueous solutions. The pseudo-second-order kinetic model gave a better fit of the experimental data as compared to the pseudo-first-order kinetic model. Experimental data showed a good fit with the Langmuir isotherm model. doi: 10.2166/wrd.2014.020 s://iwaponline.com/jwrd/article-pdf/5/2/223/378493/jwrd0050223.pdf Farid Moeinpour (corresponding author) Shohreh Kamyab Department of Chemistry, Bandar Abbas Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bandar Abbas, Iran E-mail: email@example.com


We propose an approach to compute inner and outer-approximations of the sets of values satisfying constraints expressed as arbitrarily quantified formulas. Such formulas arise for instance when specifying important problems in control such as robustness, motion planning or controllers comparison. We propose an interval-based method which allows for tractable but tight approximations. We demonstrate its applicability through a series of examples and benchmarks using a prototype implementation.