Along with the times present contemporary Javanese songs with new music genres, including campursari, dangdut koplo, and hip hop. Contemporary Javanese songs are free songs by combining diatonic and pentatonic tones, without having to fulfill basic rules. By maintaining the authenticity of Javanese lyrics, there is the use of Indonesian in contemporary Javanese song lyrics. This research will examine how the use of Indonesian in contemporary Javanese song lyrics from the morphological aspects, especially those in the form of basic words and affixed words. There are three stages of strategy in this study, namely the stage of data filtering, data analysis, and presentation of the results of data analysis. The selection of data through observation is done using the basic technique, which is tapping. The tapping technique is followed by the advanced technique, which is a competent, free listening technique. The note taking technique as an advanced technique is also carried out to record the results of data listening on the data card in the form of transcription. Data analysis was performed to find out how to use Indonesian in contemporary Javanese song lyrics based on morphological aspects, especially those in the form of basic words and affixed words. It can be described that in addition to maintaining Javanese language, contemporary Javanese song lyrics also use Indonesian to convey expression and achieve aesthetics in song. Morphologically, the form of words used in relation to the use of Indonesian in contemporary Javanese song lyrics is the basic word and affix word. Basic words in the form of words that have not undergone a morphological process. Affixes used in contemporary Javanese song lyrics are suffixes, suffixes, and confixes. The affixes used are ber-, di-, meN-, ter-, and peN-. Suffixes in the form of -an, -ku, -mu, -i, -nya, and -pun. Meanwhile, there are also confixes ke-/-an, peN-/-an, di-/-kan, and meN-/-i.


I demonstrate that non-financial corporations act as cross-market arbitrageurs in their own securities. Firms simultaneously issue in one market and repurchase in another in response to relative valuations, inducing large and negatively-correlated financing flows in different markets. Specifically, net equity repurchases and net debt issuance both increase when the expected returns on debt are especially low, or when the expected returns on equity are relatively high. Credit valuations affect equity financing as much as equity valuations do, and vice versa. Additionally, cross-market corporate arbitrage counteracts market segmentation, helps account for merger dynamics, and has implications for unconventional monetary policies.


Possibilities and limitations of molecular modeling as applied to understand, predict and calculate UV oligomers and monomers properties are discussed, on the basis of several case studies.


In GPS monitoring system, wireless communications network is necessary to keep base station in contact with mobile stations. Public communications network and personal communications network can't work well all the time. In this article, an economical communications network that can be competent for communication of GPS monitoring system is introduced. Personal communications network is used in this GPS monitoring system. In order to enlarge the coverage area and to expand the capacity of the personal communications network, the concept of cellular radio system is introduced. Because only the non-adjacent cells can use the same frequency channel, handoff of mobile station is extremely important when it goes in another cell. The mobile station of the system will know its own longitude and latitude by receiving data from GPS satellites all the time, so it can change its working frequency channel according to its position. Internet, instead of personal communication cable, is used to connect the base stations. So the communications network has the advantage of public communications network and personal one.


This research investigates the prevalence of human osteoarthritis at Yinxu, the last capital of the Late Shang dynasty (ca. 1250–1046 B.C.), to gain insights about lifeways of early urban populations in ancient China. A total of 167 skeletal remains from two sites (Xiaomintun and Xin'anzhuang) were analyzed to examine osteoarthritis at eight appendicular joints and through three spinal osseous indicators. High osteoarthritis frequencies were found in the remains with males showing significantly higher osteoarthritis on the upper body (compared to that of the females). This distinctive pattern becomes more obvious for males from Xiaomintun. Furthermore, Xiaomintun people showed significantly higher osteoarthritis in both sexes than those from Xin'anzhuang. Higher upper body osteoarthritis is speculated to be caused by repetitive lifting and carrying heavy-weight objects, disproportionately adding more stress and thus more osseous changes to the upper than the lower body. Such lifting-carrying could be derived from intensified physical activities in general and specialized occupations in particular. Higher osteoarthritis in males may reveal a gendered division of labour, with higher osteoarthritis in Xiaomintun strongly indicating an occupational difference between the two sites. The latter speculation can be supported by the recovery of substantially more bronze-casting artifacts in Xiaomintun. It is also intriguing that relatively higher osteoarthritis was noticed in Xiaomintun females, which seems to suggest that those women might have also participated in bronze-casting activities as a "family business." Such a family-involved occupation, if it existed, may have contributed to establishment of occupation-oriented neighborhoods as proposed by many Shang archaeologists.


Abstract : This AASERT provided support for graduate student Kara Lavender who has just completed her fourth year of graduate study in physical oceanography. Ms. Lavender has been steadily working on the thesis project she proposed in her qualifying exam one year ago. The thesis proposal focuses on the general circulation and the process of open-ocean deep convection in the Labrador Sea. The research involves the analysis of data from roughly 200 PALACE floats which were released in the Labrador Sea as part of the ONR Deep Convection Experiment. The finished project will include: an examination of the large-scale circulation of the Labrador Sea by mapping the property and horizontal velocity fields, a study of the formation of convective regions using hydrographic profile data as well as vertical velocity data, and an investigation of the small-scale dynamics of the deep convection process using temperature and vertical velocity time series data.


Introduction. Experimental observations of the runaway generation in discharges in the ISTTOK tokamak (R0=0.46 m, apl≤0.085 m, B0≤0.5 T, ≅0.2-0.5 MA/m2, ne~(1-5)*10 m-3) have been reported earlier [1,2]. The conventional theory of runaway (RA) generation [3] and 0-D plasma transport modelling were applied for a numerical treatment of the experimental data. Results of this analysis were used for reconstruction of the RA current evolution in frames of 'continuous creation' model [4]. At the roughly estimated low RA energy threshold the calculated density of electrons diffused into RA regime was high enough to provide the significant RA current fraction in the total plasma current (up to 20%). In the most cases of the detected RA generation events the characteristic relaxations followed to the onset of runaways were observed. These relaxations were identified as an evidence of instability driven by runaway electrons, which arises at ωce≥ωpe and sufficiently large amount of accelerated particles [5]. Observed limitations of plasma current in our experiments were correlated with instability events. Note, that similarly to earlier experimental results [3], the minor disruptions were often followed to the development of instability. This paper presents the results, which supplement previous works and provide more extended and accurate data on the reconstruction of the RA generation process in ISTTOK. The influence of the instability and some 1-D effects were taken into account in this study. The results of experimental data analysis and discussion. In previous studies [1], despite of the lack of experimental data on such key quantities as Zeff and Te(t), the adequate quantitative discharge description, including the reconstruction of the RA process in relatively stable phase of discharges, was possible using predictive plasma transport modelling and conventional issues of the RA theory. However, the instability driven by RA electrons resulted in strong deviation between the measured and calculated parameters. To avoid the apparent systematic errors caused by the instability, the measured global plasma parameters were used in #8572


original author's plan. It was Professor Woolley's belief that only the masters of the art of written or oral expression may be permitted to violate the rules of good usage. When a sufficient number of unquestioned masters violate the same rule, it may well be changed. Until that time, it remains for the student and the novice to practice invariable conformity. It is certain that in twenty years a few changes in usage would occur. Professor Scott has sought to incorporate these in the revised text. To the new rules and to the old, the same spirit of conformity is expected by the editor. At present, when scores of new texts on English usage are constantly appearing, many of them confusing and


PV system output is determined according to the weather conditions, the azimuth and tilt angle. Weather conditions are changing every moment and it seems to vary according to the daily, monthly, and annual basis. The azimuth and tilt angle is decided along the site conditions for the PV system installation. This paper analyzed the PV system output through the changing the weather conditions, the azimuth, and tilt angle. We compared the TMY data and analysis of the two major weather institutes which are KMA and METEONORM. PV system output trend were analyzed by changing the azimuth and tilt angle. We used simulation tool, which is named PVsyst for the entire PV system analysis.


Logisim is a program used for digital circuits simulation – gates, flip-flops and latches. This paper presents a simple method, which allows simulation of circuits, designed for the power electronics devices, based on digital control units.


Based on the premises that the dominant analytical orientation of research on mobility-related sexuali ty is grossly inadequate and the incessant calls for inno vative and responsive research and methodological d esign to address the issue, this paper explores certain gaps in the risk-sexuality inclinations of a Lagos-base d group of circulatory traders. Employing relevant circulatory -cum- sexuality data of the study group, acquired b y a combination of purposive and stratified random sampling designs, the paper employed a set-theoretic ap proach to the study population along a novel 'origin-desti nation' by 'risky-cum-riskless' sexuality profile. The study compared the levels and dynamics in the c ommittal of three specific risk-sexuality variables . It went further to examine how the study population is stru ctured in the context of the devised 'origin-destin ation' by 'risk-riskless-sexuality' grouping. Further, it als o examined how the pattern differentiated the categ orized regional destinations, in terms of the risk-designa tion status of their visitors. The study among oth ers discovered the tendency for greater intensity of risky-sexuali ty locally than at external destinations; a modal p ercentage of 'origin-destination' riskless group, but characteri sed by the least mobility rate, and also a small si ze 'origin- destination' risky subgroup, but which has the grea test spatial mobility rate. The paper finally explo res the research and intervention clues of its findings.


1Department of Epidemiology, Medical Devices, Johnson & Johnson, New Brunswick, NJ, USA; 2Department of Health Economics and Market Access, Johnson & Johnson Medical Ltd, Edinburgh, UK; 3Department of Medical Affairs, Johnson & Johnson Medical Ltd, Berkshire, UK; 4Department of Decision Science, Mu Sigma, Bangalore, India; 5Department of Health Economics and Market Access, Ethicon, Inc, Somerville, NJ, USA; 6Department of Epidemiology, Janssen, Titusville, NJ, USA; 7Department of Cardiovascular Science, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK Purpose: To evaluate the association of in-hospital surgical bleeding events with the outcomes of hospital length of stay (LOS), days spent in critical care, complications, and mortality among patients undergoing neoplasm-directed surgeries in English hospitals. Patients and Methods: This is a retrospective cohort study using English hospital discharge data (Hospital Episode Statistics [HES]) linked to electronic health records (Clinical Practice Research Datalink [CPRD]). HES includes information on patient demographics, admission and discharge dates, diagnoses and procedures, days spent in critical care, and discharge status. CPRD includes information on patient demographics, diagnoses and symptoms, drug exposures, vaccination history, and laboratory tests. Patients aged ≥18 years who underwent selected neoplasm-directed surgeries between 1-Jan-2010 and 29-February-2016: hysterectomy, low anterior resection (LAR), lung resection, mastectomy, and prostate surgery were included. The primary independent variable was in-hospital surgical bleeding events identified by diagnosis of haemorrhage and haematoma complicating a procedure or reopening/re-exploration and surgical arrest of postoperative bleeding. Outcomes included LOS, days spent in critical care, in-hospital complications (diagnoses of infections, acute renal failure, vascular events), and in-hospital mortality, identified during surgery through discharge. Multivariable regression was used to examine the adjusted association of bleeding events with outcomes. Results: The study included 26,437 neoplasm-directed surgeries (hysterectomy=6092; LAR=2957; lung=1538; mastectomy=12,806; prostate=3044). Incidence proportions of bleeding events were: hysterectomy=1.9% (95% confidence interval=1.1–2.5%); LAR=3.0% (CI=2.3–3.6%); lung=1.8% (CI=1.1–2.5%); mastectomy=1.6% (CI=1.3–1.8%); prostate=1.0% (CI=0.6–1.3%). In adjusted analyses, bleeding events were associated with: prolonged LOS: 3.1 (CI=1.1–6.3) mastectomy to 5.7 (CI=3.6–8.2) LAR days longer; more days spent in critical care: 0.4 (CI=0.03–0.27) mastectomy to 6.5 (CI=2.5–13.6) hysterectomy days more; and higher incidence proportions of all examined complications; all P<0.05. Conclusion: This study quantifies a substantial clinical and healthcare resource utilization burden associated with surgical bleeding among patients undergoing neoplasm-directed surgery in England hospitals. Correspondence: Stephen S Johnston Department of Epidemiology, Medical Devices, Johnson & Johnson, 410 George Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA Tel +1-443-254-2222 Email firstname.lastname@example.com


Reclamation in Iraq was known in 1950s, where the problems salinity and water-logging are mainly apparent in the middle and south of Iraq. The early interventions in reclamation sectors was simple, ...


The seismic response of a viaduct has been analysed in order to investigate the seismic performance and influence of high damping rubber bearings. Nonlinear time-history method has been used to analyse the seismic behaviour of different bearings. The results show that the seismic behaviour of high damping rubber bearing was better than laminated rubber bearing under earthquakes of level E2. Laminated rubber bearing was not suitable to be used in high seismic intensity area as the oversize displacement and sliding resistance.


&NA; In human subjects with cancer, evidence suggests no immediate relationship between psychological variable of extent or quality of underlying unpleasant feeling, tension, and course of the cancer. It is noted, however, that subjects who grew worse differed from those who did not grow worse in a pattern of psychological functioning which is described as processes of unproductive wasted vitality. A hypothesis is formulated relating these processes to cancer course.


In light of the continued diplomatic truce with Taiwan, this paper reassesses the drivers of China's engagement in the Pacific, examines trends in China's aid giving and associated concerns, as well as survey results of China's follow-through on aid delivery since 2005. This is the fourth in a series of Lowy Institute reports on China's aid program in the Pacific. They now cover the five-year period 2005-2009, offering the most detailed picture available of China's activities in the region. China has been increasing the loan to grant ratio of its aid and has now pledged over $US600 million to Pacific states. In Tonga, pledged loans from China equate to one third of its GDP. This paper examines Chinese aid activities in the Pacific region for calendar year 2009 and draws on data gathered since 2005. It concludes with some suggestions, including: At this stage, China appears confident in its aid program and sensitive to analysis of it. In this atmosphere, the success of other countries' efforts to encourage improvements in China's approach is likely to be limited. Nonetheless, some modest efforts are worth pursuing over the long term. AusAID and other major donors should continue to try to engage China in joint projects. They should begin a discussion with China and Pacific governments on debt burdening. Pacific governments should report aid flows from all sources, including China. They should continue to urge China to improve the use of local labourers, contractors and, where possible, materials in its aid projects, and push it to coordinate its aid activities consistent with the Cairns Compact.


Page The increased susceptibility of the albino rat infected with the tubercle bacillus to tuberculin 2817 Current world prevalence of communicable diseases: The United States, August 19-October 1, 1928 2829 Foreign countries 2831 Current State mortality statistics 2833 Public health engineering abstracts --2839 Deaths during week ended October 13, 1928: Death claims reported by insurance companiies --2843 Deaths in certain large cities of the United States _-_-2843


Purpose of the study: In sub-Sahara Africa, classical directed wound healing followed by a skin graft remains an important part of the treatment of open fractures with tissue loss. The purpose of his prospective cohort study was to assess a continuous series of muscle and fasciocutanous flaps, focusing on their contribution to the reduction of post-trauma focal infection. Material and method: From September 2007, patients with an open fracture of the leg were studied prospectively. After emergency debridement and stabilisation, open fracture foci were covered with a muscle or fasciocutaneous flap secondarily. Twenty-five patients received 29 flap covers of the lower limb (21 fasciocutaneous and 8 muscle) from October 26, 2007 to February 24, 2009. The Gustillo-Anderson and Catagni classification was noted. Evaluation criteria were successful cover of the bone and presence or not of focal osteitis at last follow-up. Results: Delay to admission was less than 4 hours in eight patients (30%). Time to primary surgery was greater than 4 h in 90% of patients. Time to flap cover was 29 days for the 18 first-intention flaps; 60 days for three repeat flaps; 217 days for seven second intention flaps. Inaugural colonisation of the fracture site was confirmed in 20 of the 25 patients. Complete necrosis of the flap occurred in four patients (16%) (two muscle flaps revised with fasciocutaneous flaps) and partial necrosis in two others. Successful primary cover was achieved with 12 flaps, and secondary cover in ten others after a new flap (n=3), directed healing, or complementary skin graft. At eight months, two patients had residual focal infection. Discussion: This series exhibited particularly long delay to primary surgical care and a high level of inaugural focal infections. Conclusion: Superficial tissue infection around the exposed fracture site should ideally be controlled within six weeks to prevent progression to osteitis. After complete excision of the irremediably damaged tissue, early cover with a flap closes the exogenous infection portal and prepares the wound for secondary bone reconstruction.


The leaders of the Baath Party had supported the establishment of ISIS in Syria and Iraq during 2012-2013, with the help of intelligence services for some Arab and foreign countries. Thousands of the Baath party troops of the military, security, intelligence, Republican Guard, and private security, in addition to Saddam's special forces called "Fedaeyee Saddam" were involved in violating Human Rights along with ISIS terrorists group. Izzat Al-Douri and other leaders of the Baath Party were planning to get a full control upon ISIS forces, but they failed to do so. Ibrahim al-Badri ( Abo Bakir Al Baghdadi, the leader of ISIS) and many of the terrorists, about 23,000, from different nationalities were planning and working together, while they were imprisoned, during 2003-2011. Then, after their release from the prison of the United States in Iraq (Boca), they established Al- Qaeda and then ISIS Organizations. The research has been divided into four parts: First part is entitled : Baath party's crimes , Second Part is entitled: the Human rights' Violations, Third Part is entitled: Various Violations and the Fourth part is Discussing the research results with the references.


We have found two cytotypes, n = 12 and n = 13, in populations of R. luteola. The cytotype n = 12 shows great meiotic balance, while the n = 13 one presents several meiotic anomalies. We have compared R. luteola with the species of section Phyteuma L. and Resedastrum Duby of genus Reseda (since these sections, from a morphological and karyological point of view, contain the species more closely related to R.luteola), and we can observe that close relationships exist between R. luteola and R. stricta, both at the karyotype level and the seed protein profiles. These relationships suggest three possible origins for the n = 12 level of this species. Finally, we consider that the n = 13 level has been derived through an aneuploid process from n = 12 and it can be hypothesized as an evolutionary trend that this species has not yet reached stabilization.


ABSTRACT NONLINEAR PERIODIZATION, DESPITE BEING A RELATIVELY NEW METHOD OF PERIODIZATION, IS BEING USED BY A GROWING NUMBER OF COACHES IN VARIOUS SPORTS, INCLUDING AMERICAN FOOTBALL. IT ALLOWS FOR FURTHER VARIATION IN WORKOUT PROGRESSIONS BUT CAN ALSO BE INTEGRATED OVER A YEARLY TRAINING CYCLE AT DIFFERENT TIMES WITH THE SO-CALLED LINEAR PERIODIZATION PROGRAMS. HOWEVER, "FLEXIBLE" NONLINEAR PERIODIZATION, WHICH ALLOWS ONE TO ADAPT TO EACH INDIVIDUAL PLAYER'S SITUATIONAL NEEDS ON A DAILY BASIS, HAS GAINED EVEN MORE SUPPORT. ASSESSING RECOVERY AND THE ATHLETE'S ABILITY FOR QUALITY TRAINING IS VITAL TO OPTIMIZE THE LIMITED WORKOUT TIMES AVAILABLE IN BOTH COLLEGIATE AND PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL.


Digital signal processing requires the understanding of signal dynamics under different conditions. The processing of information in digital domain needs accurate and precise signal values. In the engineering sense, information is a measurable quantity, and a complete information theory exists, which enables the engineer to determine the rate of information transmission. Communication is concerned with the sending or conveying of information from one place to another, the transferred information is called a message. Digital signal processing has become the backbone of many products/peripherals like modems, hard disk drives, multimedia and image processing system. The present paper ideals with information processing in the digital domain.


The Conference at the University of Oviedo, Spain, within the 44th Annual Meeting of the International Academy for Research in Learning Disabilities, was an excellent opportunity to share knowledge, explore perspectives and reflect on the study of neurodevelopmental disorders in Europe and elsewhere in the world. The William M. Cruickshank Memorial Keynote Address, New Directions in the Study of Neurodevelopmental Disorders, covered a broad range of topics relevant to cognition, intelligence, and achievement. It also provided the opportunity to present parts of our current work pertinent to the study of neurodevelopmental dysfunctions and the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Action (MSCA) ITN Neo-PRISM-C project. The presentation began by focusing on what we study and how and why we study what we study about neurodevelopmental disorders. This was followed by a discussion about the brain and (learning) behaviour, accompanied by some relevant evidence on the neurological basis for reading difficulties, particularly the phonological and visual deficits pathways in the framework of the magnocellular deficit theory. The session concluded with a discussion of the comorbidity of various disorders and the use of the Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) framework as an alternative to the traditional diagnostic categories for the study of neurodevelopmental disorders. Examples of how neuroscience research can contribute to this endeavour were also provided.


This paper presents a system to determine the photogrammetric parameters of a camera. The lens distortion, focal length and camera six degree of freedom (DOF) position are calculated. The system caters for cameras of different sensitivity spectra and fields of view without any mechanical modifications. The distortion characterization, a variant of Brown's classic plumb line method, allows many radial and tangential distortion coefficients and finds the optimal principal point. Typical values are 5 radial and 3 tangential coefficients. These parameters are determined stably and demonstrably produce superior results to low order models despite popular and prevalent misconceptions to the contrary. The system produces coefficients to model both the distorted to undistorted pixel coordinate transformation (e.g. for target designation) and the inverse transformation (e.g. for image stitching and fusion) allowing deterministic rates far exceeding real time. The focal length is determined to minimise the error in absolute photogrammetric positional measurement for both multi camera systems or monocular (e.g. helmet tracker) systems. The system determines the 6 DOF position of the camera in a chosen coordinate system. It can also determine the 6 DOF offset of the camera relative to its mechanical mount. This allows faulty cameras to be replaced without requiring a recalibration of the entire system (such as an aircraft cockpit). Results from two simple applications of the calibration results are presented: stitching and fusion of the images from a dual-band visual/ LWIR camera array, and a simple laboratory optical helmet tracker.


There is often a great difference between what a student learns in a second language class and the competence a student needs to use a second language in the context of everyday life. The ability t ...


Editors' profession sentiments are affected by many factors,such as miscellaneous work object,overloading work press,the prejudice from society,improper management of managers and cognizance deviation and personality failing of themselves,etc.These factors will cause various of negative sentiments,which affect the quality and efficiency of edit activity and endanger the state of health of body and mind of editors.Therefore,the editors,for the purpose of the reality of self-management of the sentiments of themselves,should strengthen the cognizance to society and themselves,seek personality weakness of themselves and set positive outlook of life and value.


Ever wondered what became of those home-made Pacman games developed on Commodore 64s and ZX81s by 1970s 'computer nerds'? Possibly they (and a whole lot of other) 'orphan' works sit unclaimed in enthusiasts' collections - unable to be transcribed on to modern media and preserved for posterity, or freed to become inputs into future creative works, for fear of breaching copyright law. Susan Corbett investigates how the conomic value in these orphans can be liberated.


A new monomer of bi-functional benzoxazine was synthesized using cardanol (C) and p-phenylenediamine (ppda) under suitable experimental conditions. The curing behaviour of C-ppda benzoxazine monomer was studied by DSC analysis and Tp of C-ppda benzoxazine was found to be 237°C. Further, benzoxazine monomer was reinforced with varying weight percentages (5, 10 and 15 wt%) of bio-ash derived from Aerva lanata (AL-ash) to obtain hybrid composites. TGA data infer that AL-ash reinforced benzoxazine composites possess an excellent thermal stability and flame retardant behaviour. The morphology of AL-ash and cardanol based benzoxazine composites was analysed using FESEM. The FESEM results infer the homogeneous distribution of AL-ash in composites. Energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) spectroscopy analysis was used to determine the elemental composition of AL-ash used for preparation of composites. The value of water contact angle of poly(C-ppda) was found to be 148°. Data obtained from corrosion studies indicated that mild steel specimen coated with benzoxazine matrix and specimen coated with bio-ash reinforced benzoxazine composites exhibit an excellent resistance towards corrosion. The bio-ash reinforced composites of cardanol based benzoxazine can be used in the form of sealants, encapsulants, adhesives, coatings and matrices in microelectronics and automobile applications under high thermal and moist environmental conditions.


49 Background: Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (nCRT) followed by surgery is one of indicated strategies for locally advanced ESCC. Pathological complete response (pCR) is a well-known favorable prognostic factor. However, whether pCR to nCRT impacts on the post-progression survival (PPS) is not well described before. Methods: We reviewed medical records of four studies evaluating nCRT for locally advanced ESCC between 2000 and 2015 at National Taiwan University Hospital (NCT00154804, NCT01034189, NCT01034332). CRT comprised twice weekly paclitaxel and cisplatin-based regimens and 40Gy radiotherapy in 20 fractions; esophagectomy with lymph node dissection was performed 6 to 8 weeks after completing nCRT. We analyzed the recurrence patterns and PPS between pCR and non-pCR groups. Results: Among 158 patients (pts) receiving nCRT followed by surgery, 85 pts developed recurrence (recurrence rate [RR], 53.8%) with a median follow-up of 110.2 months (mo). Among pts with recurrence, 19 were from pCR group (RR, 33.3%), and 66 from non-pCR group (RR, 65.3%). The median time to recurrence (TTR) were 12.6 and 8.5 mo for pCR and non-pCR group. The patterns of recurrence were summarized in the table. The median PPS in pCR and non-pCR group were 7.9 and 5.3 mo. In pCR group, the median PPS was similar despite different patterns of recurrence. In contrast, the median PPS of non-pCR group was numerically longer in pts with isolated locoregional recurrence and shortest in those with any distant recurrence (10.0 and 4.8 mo). Pts with recurrence more than 12 mo after surgery exhibited longer PPS than those within 12 mo in both groups. Overall, the median PPS of pts of different recurrence pattern or TTR did not differ significantly between two groups. Conclusions: The recurrence patterns may be different in pCR and non-pCR groups. Patients with early recurrence faced a poor prognosis irrespective of pathologic response. Whether pCR status and recurrence impact on PPS in pts receiving nCRT warrants additional studies.[Table: see text]


This volume makes a valuable contribution to Nietzsche scholarship by providing a single volume on one of Nietzsche's texts, The Antichrist, with pieces from an array of prominent scholars. It calls attention to the importance of a work less often systematically treated in the scholarship than some others. The contributors to the volume represent a wide array of philosophical approaches to Nietzsche's thought and offer a good sampling of the perspectives in Nietzsche scholarship. Conway has assembled an especially strong group of scholars who approach Nietzsche's thought via political theory and those who have advanced our insight on Nietzsche's political thought. This link among many of the essays helps to unify the volume and call attention to the political themes and long range aims of Nietzsche's Antichrist.


Fires kill nearly 10,000 people each year in the U.S. and cause nearly 300,000 injuries and over 6 billion dollars in property damage (1). Consequently, there is a great need for additional research on fires and fire safety. While non-polymeric materials (e.g., cooking fat) are the main sources of ignition, natural and synthetic organic polymers are most frequently the materials which are primarily responsible for the propagation of fires (2). To describe the pyrolytic degradation of a burning polymer, one needs to know the chemical reactions and rates for the bridge breaking (depolymerization) and crosslinking (repolymerization) reactions. But these reactions typically occur within a crosslinked macromolecular network, so their effects in fragmenting the macromolecule must be treated statistically. In addition, the effects of heat and mass transport within a material undergoing phase changes (solid to liquid and gas) must also be included. While statistical methods have been applied to the polymerization processes (3,4), such models have not been as well developed for the degradation processes, particularly for charring polymers.


The present chapter presents an intertwined view on aging, quality of life and social support. Aging is a sensitive process of transformation from a young age structure to old age. It is a pressing problem for many countries in this century. Therefore, attention to needs and problems of this age has an importance. The domains that need more attention in elderly is both quality of life and social support in their life. Though social support and quality of life have received much attention in studies of the psychological issues of older adults but still researches are needed in special attention at the intervention level.


Holding high the great banner of Deng Xiao-ping Theory,the third-generation group of CPC leaders centered around Jiang Ze-min,by sticking to liberating minds,seeking truth from facts,keeping pace with the times,has formed the important thought of "Three Represents" which condenses all the wisdom of the Party and the country.The abundant thought of development,an important element in "Three Represents" thought,deeply reflects the Party's knowledge of the law of socialist modern construction,bearing constructive significance to the development of the Party and country.


Various enzymes of which the deficiency causes a type of glycogenoses have been investigated in 20 control samplings of chorionic villi (CVS) between 8 and 12 weeks of gestation. Except glucose 6-phosphatase which is either not expressed or not yet developed, the activity of seven enzymes were well measurable in CVS. The glycogen content was 0.2-0.8 g per 100 g CVS; the activity of 1, 4-α-glucosidase (4G), 3.0-16.0 nmol/min/mg protein (U); amyloglucosidase (6G), 0.12-0.56 U; brancher, 0.40-0.95 U; phosphorylase (PL), 0.2-1.5 U (a form) or 3.0-15.0 U (total); phosphorylase kinase (PK), 1.3-7.0 μmol/min/mg protein; phosphofructokinase (PF), 1.8-8.5 U; glycogen synthase, 0.1-0.3 U (I-form) or 0.4 -3.0 U (D-form). Prenatal diagnosis of M.Pompe was performed in a pregnancy at risk by chorionic biopsy at the 8th week as well as by amnioscentesis at the 17th week. The 4G activity in CVS and in amniotic cells was in the range of heterozygotes, as was in leucocytes of cord blood at birth. Glyocgenosis type III can also be diagnosed prenatally by direct assay of 6G in CVS. Investigation of PL, PK and PF was done by isoelectrofocusing and kinetic studies in order to explore diagnostic ways of severe forms of respective deficiencies.


We report the successful application of a resistive bridging fault (RBF) simulator to industrial benchmark circuits. Despite the slowdown due to the consideration of the sophisticated RBF model, the run times of the simulator were within an order of magnitude of the run times for pattern-parallel complete-circuit stuck-at fault simulation. Industrial-size circuits, including a multi-million-gates design, could be simulated in reasonable time despite a significantly higher number of faults to be simulated compared with stuck-at fault simulation.


In a comparative study of international migration and fertility in Kuwait and Israel essential similarities and differences between the 2 middle eastern countries are statistically and analytically discussed. Immigration has been an essential factor responsible for the high population growth rate in Kuwait and Israel. In each of these countries the fertility of the native population is considerably higher than that of the immigrant population. This in turn is producing a lower overall birth rate in both countries. The receiving country often has laws or social policies which restrict marriage between immigrants and natives. In other cases fertility is inhibited when emigration may be that of individuals rather than families; religious educational cultural and structural patterns influence behavior among newcomers. Analysis indicates that fertility conditions are arrived at by a combination of socioeconomic patterns. From the data assembled Israeli women play a substantially larger role than their Kuwaiti counterpart in social labor and economic activities. It is in this context that the contrast between the high fertility high growth rate of Kuwait and the low fertility low growth rate of Israel can be explained. Overall the factors which differentiate the fertility patterns in these 2 countries center around minority versus majority standing in each country.


Abstract : Radiant exposure values are reported for sustained flaming ignition of black a-cellulose, newspaper and kraft corrugated board exposed to constant- irradiance, thermal inputs of 30 ms duration and longer. The radiant exposure values are shown to be approximately proportional to the thickness of the exposed material and not strongly dependent on exposure duration for pulses this brief. The significance of sus tained flaming ignition, relative to ablation effects, for pulses of very brief duration is discussed.


This paper analyses the management of audio-visual archives in universities and the problems that arise with it.In light of the practical experiences of working at universities,and in order to bring into full play the irreplaceable functions of audio-visual archives in the overall archives management,the present author proposes relevant measures to solve the current problems facing the audio-visual management in universities.These measures include: enhancing publicity,improving the system of archives management,improving the work of archives collection,improving the conditions for archives conservation,advancing digitalization and networking construction,and promoting the development and utilization of audio-visual archives in an up-to-date way.


In a new study, researchers in the UK and India have been investigating how digital platforms can be used to complement traditional community mobilisation and sexual health prevention approaches in West Bengal. In this article, Rohit K Dasgupta and Pawan Dhall discuss the key findings, and the extent to which digital media could be effective in reaching out to gay men, MSM and trans* women with information and services.


In this paper, we have investigated and implemented "Square Type Patch Based Algorithm of Texture Synthesis" for Medical Images. The algorithm is designed to unravel the texture synthesis dilemma of Image Inpainting Technique. It proposes to overlay together patches of an input image in order to construct the output image. The uniqueness of the algorithm is in allowing neighboring patches to meet on boundaries that are not purely straight lines. We will exclusively confer the parameters that organize the performance of the algorithm and the investigation's outcome that we obtained when implementing. We have used Different Types of Human Cells Images as Medical Images and implemented results over them. Human Cells have repetitive structure. So, we have taken Hybrid Stem Cells, Nerve Cells, Stem Cells and Endothelial Cells as Medical Images and generated the texture synthesized results of the same.


Isotactic polypropylene (iPP) is one of the commodities used in the largest quantity today. Its good mechanical properties and relatively low price result in continuous growth of pro-duction and expansion of its market. The continuously increasing application accelerates research on all related fields, including the preparation of iPP-based composites and blends. The preparation of polymer blends is an important technique in order to modify the target property of an individual polymer according to the requirement of the application field. Since the features of semi-crystalline polymers depend on the crystallinity degree and crystallite morphology, studies about the effects of fillers on the crystallization behavior of composites are of great interest. Nucleated crystallization has been the subject of several studies over the last 50 years or so [Cormia et al. 1962, Binsbergen 1970, Mercier 1990]. In the relative simple case of isothermal crystallization, the presence of a nucleating agent (NA) shortens the induction time as well as enhances the overall rate of transformation from the molten state to the crystalline solid state. A shortening of the induction time due to a NA is obviously understandable since the polymer melt does not have to form its own seeds to initiate crystallization (self-nucleation being a time-dependent phenomenon as it results from the statistical fluctuations in the local order). In the processing of polypropylene, a nucleating agent is usually used for reducing the size of the iPP spherulites, improving the optical clarity, decreasing the cycle time of the process and enhancing the mechanical properties. Therefore, the main goal of this work is the investigation of the effects of different mi-cro- and nano- fillers on the isotactic polypropylene crystallization behavior, both in quies-cent and in flow-induced conditions. To this aim, two types of isotactic polypropylene were mixed with maleic anhydride grafted polypropylene (PP-MA) as compatibilizer and various micro- (talc, carbon fibres) and nano- (montmorillonites, carbon nanofibres and carbon nanotubes) fillers were added. In order to keep the same matrix, the micro- and nano- composites were prepared by in-creasing the filler loading at a fixed iPP/PP-MA ratio (13.2). Structural characterization was carried out by means of X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analyses and the materials behavior in the molten state was studied by means of rheological measurements in small-amplitude oscillatory shear (SAOS) with a rotational rheometer (plate-plate configuration). Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) was employed to investigate the crystallization in quiescent conditions of the prepared micro- and nano- composites. Both the quiescent and flow-induced crystallization were evaluated using SAOS techniques (dynamic time sweep tests)


In this paper, a multi-objective model of Vehicle Routing Problem with Time Windows (VRPTW) is built and a Niched Pareto Hybrid Genetic Algorithm is proposed based. Hybrid parallel select approach, elite preserving strategy and randomweight adaptive function are used in this algorithm and, by these methods, the traditional genetic algorithm's shortcomings of slowly convergent speed and easily premature are overcome. The experimentation demonstrated that hybrid algorithm is quite effective method for VRPTW.


Objective To study the anatomic variations in anterior portion of arterial circle of Willis. Methods The microsurgical anatomy of the anterior portion of the arterial circle of Willis in 45 cases(90 sides) of adult cadaver heads fixed in formalin was observed under microscope.The configuration and pathway of vessels were obtained. Results A difference in diameter between the left and right A1 segments was found in 13.3% of cerebral hemispheres in the brain specimens.The A2 segments of both hemispheres were derived from contralateral A1 segments in 6.7% of the specimens.Simple type of anterior communicating artery was encountered in only 37.8% of the specimens and complex type in 60%.Conclusion Variations in anterior portion of arterial circle of Willis exist in approximately 60% of human brains.A better understanding of the anatomic variations may do great help to the interventional therapy.


The working principle of turbodrill is discussed in this paper, through discussing the structural characteristics of the turbine shaft, it is pointed out that the part where minimum axis diameter of the turbine shaft is, the hollow area of the turbine shaft, and the hollow place where is the thread at the bottom of the turbine shaft are the three most dangerous parts. With the structure of the turbine shaft of 195mm turbodrill as an example, the strength calculation methods and calculation results of the three most dangerous parts are given. Through comparative analysis on various advanced international parametric design platform, the SolidWorks is chosen as a basic platform for parameterization, this paper puts forward the parametric method of 195mm turbine shaft and the series design of turbine shaft have been achieved. The strength calculation method and parametric method of the turbine shaft have been developed and used in the series design in Yangtze university of China.


The structures of a novel compound, 3,5-dicaffeoyl-4-succinylquinic acid, and the related compound 3,5-dicaffeoylquinic acid were determined by analysis of spectral data. These caffeoylquinic acid derivatives, with antioxidative activity, were isolated from the leaves of garland (Chrysanthemum coronarium L.). Keywords: Antioxidants, dicaffeoylquinic acids, Chrysanthemum coronarium


Abstract UV-curable electromagnetic shielding composite films (UV-EMSF) were prepared with graphene oxide/polyurethane-acrylate (GO-PUA) oligomers, different diluents (styrene-butyl acrylate or tripropyleneglycol diacrylate-butyl acrylate or trimethylol propane triacrylate-butyl acrylate) and photoinitiator (2-hydroxy-2-methyl-1-phenyl-1-propanone). The chemical structures, morphology, crystallinity and thermal behavior of UV-EMSF were investigated by Fourier transform-infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscope, X-ray diffraction and thermogravimetric analysis. The stability, optical transparency and electrical conductivity of emulsions were measured. The effects of different diluents on the properties such as gel content, solvent resistance, hardness, tensile strength, contact angle and adhesion force were systemically studied. It was found that the emulsions had a good stability and the electrical conductivity of the emulsions indicated that the addition of GO had an effect on the electric conductivity. The prepared UV-EMSF composites with low-cost, low pollution and easy-to-prepare low resistivity have a great potential application in different areas such as electronic, electrical, communications, plastic coatings and wood finishes.


The publication is based on six buildings from the period of Brutalist architecture commissioned for Sheffield in the 60's. The buildings cover a wide range of functions from the residential to the commercial to the utilitarian, some highly contests some almost ignored and one invisible.
All artists and the writers are asked to respond with proposals and interventions for any of the buildings and asked to consider the position of these buildings today, part of a much loved landscape or irrelevant, robbed of their utopian ideals. Their uncompromising exteriors and utilitarian solutions leave them often exposed in a new architecture of facades.
The publication encouraged a speculative approach to the solutions – budgets are without ceiling, building regulations hold no barriers. The project seeks to question a part of our urban landscape.


We have used the φC31 integrase to introduce large DNA sequences into a vertebrate genome and measure the efficiency of integration of intact DNA as a function of insert size. Inserts of 110 kb and 140 kb in length may be integrated with about 25% and 10% efficiency respectively. In order to overcome the problems of constructing transgenes longer than ∼150 kb we have established a method that we call; 'Iterative Site Specific Integration' (ISSI). ISSI combines the activities of φC31 integrase and Cre recombinase to enable the iterative and serial integration of transgenic DNA sequences. In principle the procedure may be repeated an arbitrary number of times and thereby allow the integration of tracts of DNA many hundreds of kilobase pairs long. In practice it may be limited by the time needed to check the accuracy of integration at each step of the procedure. We describe two ISSI experiments, in one of which we have constructed a complex array of vertebrate centromeric sequences of 150 kb in size. The principle that underlies ISSI is applicable to transgenesis in all organisms. ISSI may thus facilitate the reconstitution of biosynthetic pathways encoded by many different genes in transgenic plants, the assembly of large vertebrate loci as transgenes and the synthesis of complete genomes in bacteria.


The National Ignition Facility, currently under design and construction at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, will be the world`s largest laser when complete. The NIF will use about 8,000 large optics of 26 different types to focus up to 192 laser beams on a dime-size target. Given the constraints of the NIF operating environment, the tasks associated with optics transport and handling require a novel, versatile transport system. The system will consist of a computer system containing guidance, traffic management and order entry functions, and four or more automated laser-guided vehicles. This transport system will transport optics enclosures that are essentially portable clean rooms and will lift, align, and position them as needed to contact and engage mating points on the laser support structure.


Virtual data integration is the current approach to go for data wrangling in data-driven decision-making. In this paper, we focus on automating schema integration, which extracts a homogenised representation of the data source schemata and integrates them into a global schema to enable virtual data integration. Schema integration requires a set of well-known constructs: the data source schemata and wrappers, a global integrated schema and the mappings between them. Based on them, virtual data integration systems enable fast and on-demand data exploration via query rewriting. Unfortunately, the generation of such constructs is currently performed in a largely manual manner, hindering its feasibility in real scenarios. This becomes aggravated when dealing with heterogeneous and evolving data sources. To overcome these issues, we propose a fully-fledged semi-automatic and incremental approach grounded on knowledge graphs to generate the required schema integration constructs in four main steps: bootstrapping, schema matching, schema integration, and generation of system-specific constructs. We also present Nextia DI , a tool implementing our approach. Finally, a comprehensive evaluation is presented to scrutinize our approach.


browsing by deer there has been little consideration of methods of increasing the food supply. The purpose of the present study was to determine how to increase the amount of browse by methods inducing sprouting and to evaluate the practicability of such methods. In several deer yards in the Superior National Forest, northeastern Minnesota, the area in which this study was conducted, overbrowsing is widespread and presents a major problem for foresters and game managers. Hill (1938) has summarized conditions on this forest by stating that 12,000 deer die every winter from malnutrition while only 4,000 are taken by hunters during the open


The objective of this program was the measurement of the high temperature thermal properties of materials. The materials investigated were Hastelloy B, Hastelloy C, Satellite 21, Stainless Steel type 17-7 P.H., Stainless Steel type 446, Sillcon Carbide, 60-15 Cr (ASTM B83-46), and beryllium. The thermal conductivity, specific heat, and linear coefficient of thermal expansion were measured from 1OOO deg to 3OOO deg F, or the melting point of the material, whichever was lower. All measurements were made in the Heat Transfer Laboratory of the Propulsion and Fluid Mechanics Research Department, Armour Research Foundation of Illinois Institute of Technology. Both the experimental measurements and the results of the conversion of these measurements to the desired physical properties are given. (auth)


Thalassaemia is a serious inherited disorder with a high prevalence in south-east Asian countries, including Thailand. Several complications of thalassaemia have been documented. Infection is a major problem and the leading cause of death, particularly in E-beta thalassaemia.


This thesis investigates the possibility of modelling the covered bond risk, quantied
by the yield spread over government bond, by using a multi factor model with explanatory
factors. The thesis focuses on covered bond issued in Sweden, in Swedish krona, by
Swedish issuers. The most signicant result is that there is a relationship between issuer
risk, quantied by the CDS spread, and the covered bond risk. However the CDS only
explain a relatively small amount of the risk in the covered bonds. The second nding
concludes that there is an overall market movement that explains a large amount of the
risk in the covered bonds. Although this market movement cannot be captured by a
factor found in available data. In the thesis both key information about covered bonds
and cover pools as well as an analysis of the spread are included.


This paper presents the design of the socially as-sistive companion robotic wheelchair named RoboChair. Unlike in most current companion robotics projects, the approach of RoboChair is not to build a completely new robotic device. Instead, the focus of the RoboChair project is to convert an already useful device (i.e. wheelchair) to a socially assistive companion robot. The authors argue that there are number of advantages in this approach. The proposed robotic chair is a mobile robot that can carry a person. It is equipped with several measuring devices for measuring vital signs. The robot chair is capable of engaging users with interactive dialogs through a touch screen and by using human-robot interaction techniques. It has a scalable modular software architecture so that adding new hardware and software modules is straightforward. The software framework is based on Robot Operating System (ROS) open source robotic middleware.


This paper reviews some research aimed at developing suitable circuit techniques to implement high speed Sigma Delta modulators on a pure digital process technology. Techniques are presented in both Si and GaAs technologies, and in both instances performance is optimised for speed. Simulations presented for the Si circuits employ MOSFETs from the 0.8 mu m Northern Telecom BiCMOS technology. >


Attitudes concerning the optimum degree of government intervention in an economy have evolved over time. Paul Sammon illustrates the failures of state intervention in the shipping industry by following the story of Irish Ferries from being an exchequer burden under public ownership to commercial success as a private company. After careful consideration Paul concludes that although the market system led to the displacement of Irish workers this outcome was in the best interests of a growth economy.


The existing discontinuous Galerkin (DG) finite element method (FEM) for the numerical simulation of elastic wave propagation is primarily implemented in two dimensions. Here, a discontinuous FEM (DFEM) for efficient three-dimensional (3D) elastic wave simulation is presented. First, the velocity–stress equations of 3D elastic waves in isotropic media are transformed into first-order coefficient-changed partial differential equations. A DG discretisation method for wave field values on a unit boundary is then defined using the local Lax–Friedrichs flux format. The equations are first transformed into equivalent integral equations, and subsequently into a spatial semi-discrete ordinary differential equation system using a hierarchical orthogonal basis function. The DFEM is extended to an arbitrary high-order accuracy in the time domain using the exponential integrator technique and the explicit optimal strong-stability-preserving Runge–Kutta method. Finally, an efficient method for selecting the calculation area of the geometry of the current shot record is realised. For the computation, a multi-node parallelism with improved resource utilisation and parallelisation efficiency is implemented. The numerical results show that the proposed method can improve both the accuracy of the simulation and the efficiency of the calculation compared with existing methods.


Given the rationale of taking into account losses on eddy currents in the windings of a low-inertia DC motors with offered magnetoelectric systems. Increased in recent years, the power of these motors (through the use of highly coercive magnets permanent) caused an increase in the volume of copper in the air gap and the magnetic induction values. All this has values given rise to significant eddy currents in the windings made in the air gap, and hence the necessity of taking into account losses from these currents. The experimentally obtained dependence of the losses on eddy currents on the frequency of rotation for a DC motor with a hollow anchor with a power of 350 watts. The magnitude of these losses can reach 30% of the nominal power of the motor. Described mechanism of occurrence of losses. Eddy currents occur in areas with variable magnetic flux and cause the appearance of force, which is directed toward the velocity vector and inhibits the anchor. The directions of these currents, the vectors of magnetic induction, magnetic field and force acting on the conductor winding and a braking anchor. The proposed methods reduce losses: crushing contours of eddy currents and achieve uniform distribution of magnetic induction in the interpolar space of the motor. Shows their strengths and weaknesses. The crushing circuits of windings occur surge currents. To eliminate the losses on the surge currents it is necessary to apply a transposition of the conductors. Given a refined formula for finding the losses on eddy currents in the armature winding, the conductors of which is made in the form of a harness of several wires. Formula has shown a good convergence with experimental data.


Aims: This study was conducted to determine the effect of starter culture addition on the physicochemical, microbiological and sensory characteristics of white cheese (Gibna Bayda) during the storage period (5°C/ 45 days).
Methodology: Two treatments were prepared: Treatment 1 (T1): cheese manufactured with pasteurized milk with Lactobacillus bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermophilus (1:1) at the level of 2% (w/v); Treatment 2 (T2): the control; cheese manufactured with pasteurized milk without starter cultures. After cheese manufacture, physicochemical, microbiological and sensory characteristics were determined at 1, 15, 30 and 45-day intervals.
Results: Results showed that the starter culture addition did not significantly (P>.05) affect all physiochemical characteristics of cheese, except for the ash content which was high in cheese manufactured with the addition of starter culture. The addition of the starter influenced the microbiological quality of the cheese, with total viable bacteria, Staphylococcus aureus and yeasts and moulds counts being significantly (P<.05) low. Furthermore, the cheese made with an added starter culture showed high scores of colour, taste and flavour. The storage period significantly affected all characteristics of the cheese, except for the fat content of the control, which remained unchanged during all storage periods.
Conclusion: The results of this study show that starter culture (Lactobacillus bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermophilus) (1:1) is likely to be a suitable culture for Sudanese white cheese.


Due to early voyage of the property parameters,such as restraint,Boeing 737 aircraft was operated according to Seattle-Hawaii-Marshall islands-Saipan island route.The performance of B737—NG was improved to increase the aircraft flight distance.Without pay load,the MAX Range could be achieved to make Hawaii-Saipan non-stop RNAV operation possibly.Through analysis the premise condition and airborne navigation equipment performance of the RNAV operation..In the great circle route model,planning on the Hawaiian-Saipan direct route,with B737—800 for example,quantitative calculation the fuel consumption.Hawaii-Saipan direct route than traditional Hawaiian-Marshall islands-Saipan routes shorten 688 kilometers.In the strong dead wind condition,the wind speed is 50 kn/h,oil sailing less than 15 tons.After related training of flight crew and equipped with full-time navigator,the civil aviation Boeing 737—NG has the feasibility of non-stop flight,reduce a take-off and landing and the time will shorter 0.8 hour.


There are two posting's ways of television advertising named stop advertising and time Advertising. There are their difference characteristics in two posting's ways. The paper studies the influences on the posting's way of television advertising to accepter's psychology and comparisons their difference in actual achieving rate, accepter cognition degree and accepter's psychology changes.


In today's power system, power quality is a critical topic having several impacts on customers and utilities. In the current electric power system, the integration of renewable energy sources, smart grid technologies, and significant usage of power electronics equipment has generated a slew of issues. The sensitive equipment might be damaged by harmonics, voltage sag, and swell. These devices are vulnerable to Interference with other elements of the system resulting in input voltage changes. As a result, in the contemporary period, Power quality is becoming more important as the number of sensitive and costly electronic devices grows. To overcome the challenges of non-standard voltage, the Dynamic Voltage restorer (DVR) device has been extensively utilized to keep the load voltage stable. To have a dynamic and fast response of the DVR a modified instantaneous reactive power (PQ) theory is proposed to control DVR under extreme transient voltage circumstances. The proposed technique is based on the extraction of the positive sequence component of grid voltage and the negative sequence component of load current for generating a voltage reference signal. The power system network with the proposed PQ control scheme is investigated and assessed under various scenarios to compensate for severe balanced, unbalanced (voltage sags and swells), and load change. MATLAB/Simulink is used to verify the mathematical models of the conventional PQ and proposed PQ control system for DVR. The complete system is implemented experimentally using a dSPACE 1104 based laboratory system to validate the presented control scheme. The simulation and experimental results are correlated, demonstrating the efficacy of the suggested modified PQ control technique.


Web-based application becomes more significant in the software development area because of rapid growth of Internet as the largest computer in the world.


Anti-jamming communication plays an important role in electronic war.Adaptive arrays have very strong anti-jamming capability.The algorithm is the key of adaptive arrays.This paper applies the estimation method to RLS algorithm and RRLS is proposed.The theoretical analysis and simulation results show that the RRLS keeps the advantage of RLS and is superior to the latter in anti-jamming.


Eye detection plays a central role in an automatic face detection systems and it is also important for face recognition and face tracking. In this paper, we present a novel, unsupervised scheme for detecting eyes in skin patches based on our previous work. Working on the normalized RGB color space (NRGB ), we use a combination of corner identification, color and edges as heuristics for detecting eyes. Experimental results show that our scheme is very fast in the AR and Champion databases, while retaining very high detection rates.


Introduction: Migraine has a collection of symptoms characterized by recurrent and severe headaches. Complementary methods can reduce the use of analgesics and might be effective in reducing pain in patients waiting for analgesics. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of wet-cupping on patients within 20 to 60 years of age diagnosed with migraine headaches. Materials & Methods: This study was carried out before and after clinical trial; the samples were 47 patients diagnosed with migraine headaches. Inclusion criteria consisted of a confirmed diagnosis of migraine and all the patients had to be 20 years old or above. The pain severity was evaluated twice; at the beginning and after 14 days following two sessions of wet cupping with an interval of 2 weeks. The visual pain scale was evaluated in the patients. Data were analyzed by paired t- test and Fisher's exact test using SPSS, version 17. Results: The means for pain intensity at the beginning and the end of the study were significantly decreased (p=0.001). In most patients pain was intolerable before wet-cupping (averagely 7.79%), however, after the first (53.1%) and second (48.9%) sessions of wet-cupping, pain respectively lessened (3.15%). There was no statistically significant correlation between pain, educational level, marital status, or employment in the statistics from the beginning to the end of the study. The mean of pain reduction in women was more than in men, but the difference was not significant. Conclusion: Findings of the research indicates that using wet-cupping as a complementary method can influence the intensity of migraine pains. Due to the free count use of complementary medicine techniques, training competent qualified persons to provide services in traditional and complementary medicine is necessary. Yet further studies on larger number of patients are suggested by the results of this pilot study as the researchers commented.


According to the physical and chemical properties of carbon material,a new combined piston with carbon head and aluminum alloy skirt was designed.The traditional aluminum alloy piston and the designed piston were compared through engine bench test and 100h endurance test.The results show that the thermal expansion of new piston is smaller and the cylinder air tightness is better.The application of the new piston reduces the air leakage,decreases the specific fuel consumption and improves the output of effective power.In addition,the new piston improves the mechanical efficiency and decreases the oil consumption of the engine due to its well anti-wear effect and lower weight.


The ship propeller and rudder blade need to be maintained and renewed after a long operating period in the river water,as the sediment particle of high concentration leads to failure,such as corrosion,wear and breakage.The maintainence located in shipyard is not conductive for improving the operation efficiency of ship due to its long period and high cost,when waves reduce the security coefficient of construction work that utilizes conventional floating crane.Based on the principle of efficiency,safety and low cost,an innovative pontoon catamaran with floating crane is designed for maintaining the propeller and rudder blade.The fundamental structure,technical parameters and material selection are all illustrated in detail,followed by the utilization evaluation.This new technology will be widely promoted and used in ship industry according to the evaluation on practical operation.


Todays injection systems for diesel engines work with highly sophisticated mechanical governors. But only by electronic control of diesel injection systems will it be possible to comply with the emission regulations and to achieve better performance. In 1986 BOSCH started volume production of Electronic Diesel Control (EDC). This paper will concentrate on the electronic control unit (ECU) as it was designed for use in passenger cars. The production ECU and the planned next-step ECU are outlined, explaining hardward and software. An outlook of development goals of the future EDC control-units is given


Optical and magnetic properties of the perovskite barium niobate (BaNbO3) nanocubes are investigated before and after UV irradiation. The energy gap changes from 3.94 to 3.88 eV, and light absorpti...


The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has water-quality standards that limit the number of specific bacteria in water that is considered safe for recreational use. Bacteria such as fecal streptococci, fecal coliforms, and Escherichia coli (E. coli) are used to assess recreational water quality because they usually live in the intestines of warm-blooded animals. Fecal indicator bacteria commonly are associated with waterborne disease-causing organisms (pathogens). These indicator bacteria are used routinely as a measure of the quality of water for recreational activities such as swimming, boating, and water skiing. If the indicator bacteria are present, effective measures could be taken to prevent the transmission or epidemic outbreak of waterborne diseases as a result of contamination of these waters from human or animal waste.


Combining the electrification project of Zheng-Xu section of Longhai railway,the properties of silt are studied,and the engineering behaviors of stabilized silts which are made by adding cement,lime and lime and fly ash into the silts,are analyzed and compared.The results show that the three admixtures can improve the engineering characteristics of silt,but the improved effectiveness degrees are different.Under the same mixture ratio,the improved effectiveness of cement and lime and fly ash is better than lime in stabilized silts.


Summary In Experiment I, involving 96,565 services from 1,080 collections from 90 bulls, error variances with four antibacterial-agent treatments were compared. The results were as follows: (a) With an average of 60 or more services per collection (not split) there were significant differences among variances for collections within bulls within treatments (error) for the four antibacterial-agent treatments studied, with the lowest being with the sulfa-streptomycin treatment and the highest with no antibacterial agents, (b) With smaller numbers of services per collection differences in heterogeneity of the error variances could not be detected, (c) Error variance decreased rapidly as numbers of services were increased to 80. Above this number the decrease in error variance was slight in proportion to the increase in numbers, (d) There was a little evidence suggesting that there was more variation among collections within bulls known to be infected with pathogenic vibrio than other bulls. In Experiments II and III, comprising a total of 34,341 services, a study of the effect of experimental design upon relative efficiency indicated that, if collections average more than 160 services, they can be split into as many units as desired as long as each unit represents an average of 80 or more services. If collections average much less than 160 services, they should not be split and incomplete block or randomized complete block designs should be employed.


Atenolol, a 1-selective adrenoceptor blocker is frequently prescribed for treatment of cardiovascular diseases due to its high selectivity towards 1-adrenoceptors and favourable safety profile (1). This unique receptor blocking property, however, was lost in overdose resulting in non-selective blockade of 2and 3adrenoceptors which giving rise to bronchospasm and reduction in inotropy respectively, in addition to the more commonly seen manifestations like hypotension and bradycardia (2). The clinical presentations and management of atenolol overdose reported in the literature vary greatly (37). Successful outcomes associated with the use of intravenous calcium salts are even rarely documented (6,7). We describe a case of atenolol overdose presented with hypotension and concomitant metabolic acidosis which was successfully treated with intravenous calcium chloride.


Wahhabism is an Islamic ideological school attributed to a Muslim scholar named Muḥammad b. 'Abd al-Wahhāb of Najd. 'Abd al-Wahhāb has carried out religious preaching to promulgate his ideas into a number of regions within the Arabic Peninsula aiming at also spreading them throughout the world. In doing so he has been supported by political and military power provided by an Amīr named Muḥammad b. Sa'ud. 'Abd al-Wahhāb's da'wah sought to invite Muslims to purify their faith and promote Islamic revivalism (Islamic orthodoxy). Employing Michel Foucault's "theory of genealogy", this article attempts to look at the relational bond of knowledge and power. The historical analysis finds genealogy within 'Abd al-Wahhab's knowledge along with the earlier network of Ḥanbalī's authorities in Damascus through the ijāzah he accepted from his teachers. Ijāzah is a symbol of the legitimacy of enthusiasm in Islamic scientific genealogy. The associations between religion and politics has been another important factor in the success of the Wahhabi movement.


Objectives In the field of coronary intervention, the contrast agent associated renal injury has become another major challenge that is cardiovascular doctors must face. Contrast agent associated renal injury not only prolong hospital stay and increase medical costs, but also increase hospital mortality and be associated with long-term adverse events. Now lack exact effective prevention measures. Elderly people usually have several diseases, such as high blood pressure, high uric acid, high cholesterol, diabetes, renal arteriosclerosis, so they are more susceptible to the contrast agent induced renal injury. We aimed to evaluate the protective effect of N-acetylcysteine against contrast agent associated renal injury in elderly patients with coronary heart disease. Methods 182 elderly patients (>60 years) with coronary heart disease undergoing coronary artery angiography randomised to an N-acetylcysteine (NAC) or control group. The patients in two groups respectively received NAC 1200 mg or placebo twice daily 24 hours before and after contrast administration. At 24h, 48h and 5 days after contrast agent administration, the renal glomerular and tubular function were measured including serum cystatin C, urea nitrogen, creatinine, creatinine clearance rate, urine β2-microglobulin, and urine N-acetyl-β-glucosaminidase (NAG). Results In both groups, the contrast agents obviously affected the renal functions of the patients (P < 0.05). At 24h after contrast administration, the levels of serum cystat in C, urine β2-microglobulin and urine NAG were significantly lower in NAC group than control group (1.22 ± 0.41 vs 1.51 ± 0.58, P< 0.05, 198 ± 85.7 vs 230.5 ± 94, P< 0.05, 15.6 ± 5.0 vs 22.1 ± 5.9, P< 0.05), but the other functional parameters showed no significant difference. At 48h after contrast administration, the glomerular and tubular functional parameters were all superior in NAC group (cystatin C 1.02 ± 0.45 vs 1.33 ± 0.42, P< 0.05, urea nitrogen 8.4 ± 3.3 vs 9.9 ± 3.9, P< 0.05, creatinine 104.5 ± 29.7 vs 122.4 ± 42.3, P< 0.05, creatinine clearance rate 91.2 ± 25.2 vs 73.0 ± 45.4, P< 0.05, urine β2-microglobulin 227.9 ± 104.8 vs 269.2 ± 101.7, P< 0.05, urine NAG 18.8 ± 3.4 vs 21.7 ± 4.6 , P < 0.05). At 5 days, the two groups showed significant differences in such glomerular and tubular functional parameters as urea nitrogen, creatinine, creatinine clearance rate, urine β2-microglobulin, and urine NAG (7.1 ± 3.0 vs 8.3 ± 3.7, P< 0.05, 84.4 ± 24.8 vs 93.0 ± 37.2, P< 0.05, 93.5 ± 33.3 vs 82.2 ± 29.0, P< 0.05, 209.8 ± 90.2 vs 243.5 ± 92.1, P< 0.05, 17.0 ± 4.9 vs 19.6 ± 6.7, P< 0.05), but not in serum cystatin C level. The incidence of contrast agent-induced nephropathy was significantly lower in NAC group than control group (4/ 92 vs 10/ 90, P < 0.05). Conclusions N-acetylcysteine offers protection against contrast agent associated renal injury in elderly patients with coronary heart disease.


This paper considers the new functionality added to a snake robot which is for heart surgery. Normally snake robots are used for inspection, search, rescue and reconnaissance missions. Here we have conceived a new dimension to it - "Instead of completely opening up your rib cage for a heart operation, what would you say about a smaller incision and letting a snake do it". The concept of heart surgery mainly requires the robot has 102 joints, a camera in the head, and can slither around your organs with amazing precision . While we"ve spent a lot of time writing about humanoid robots, doggy packmule robots, autonomous quadcopter robots, and even the science of falling in love with robots, medical robots are possibly the most important sphere of robotics. Scientists and doctors are already using the creeping metallic tools to perform surgery on hearts, prostate cancer, and other diseased organs. The snakebots carry tiny cameras, scissors and forceps, and even more advanced sensors are in the works. It's like the ability to have little hands inside the patients, as if the surgeon had been shrunken, and was working on the heart valve.


Now-a-days, a developing number of individuals at some point of a developing international locations like India forces to seem for brand spanking new answers for the persistent tracking of fitness check-up for stable data. It's emerge as a need to go to hospitals frequently for doctor's consultation, which has Growth to be financially associated and a time ingesting process. To beat this situation, we endorse a design to observe the patient's fitness situations like heartbeat, temperature, ECG and BP and ship the message to guardian the use of GSM. Within the recent improvement of internet of factors (IoT) makes all objects interconnected and cloud been diagnosed due to the fact the subsequent technical revolution and now not secure for patient data. Patient monitoring is one a few of the IoT application to watch the affected person fitness status to collect facts to security for both medical doctor and patients Internet of things makes clinical equipment greater efficient with the aid of allowing actual time tracking of health in security privateness of the patient. Using IoT doctor can continuously monitor the patient's cloud the usage of protection on his smartphone and also the affected person history could be stored on the web server and health practitioner can get entry to the statistics on every occasion wished from anywhere.


The one-electron reduction reactions of indeno[2,1-a]fluorene-11,12-dione ( IF ) with various alkali metals bring about the radical anion salts. The different structures and properties are characterized by single crystal X-ray diffraction, electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy, superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) measurements and physical property measurement system (PPMS). IF •- K + (18-c-6) is regarded as a one-dimensional magnetic chain through C-H-C interaction. Theoretical calculations and magnetic results prove that [ IF •- K + (15-c-5)] 2 is a dimer with an open-shell ground state. IF •- Na + (15-c-5) and IF •- K + (cryptand) are monoradical anion salts. IF 2 •- Li + possesses unique π-stack structure with an interplanar separation less than 3.46 Å, making it a semiconductor ( δ RT = 1.9 Χ 10 -4 S•cm -1 ). This work gives a wealth of insights into multifunctional radical anions, and makes the design and development of different functional radicals attractive.


In a circuit member, a frame material provided with a die pad section for mounting a semiconductor chip and a lead section electrically connected to the semiconductor chip is formed by pattern-processing a rolled copper plate or a rolled copper alloy plate. The circuit member is characterized in that the circuit member includes rough surfaces formed on the die pad section and an upper surface and side wall surfaces of the lead section, and smooth surfaces formed on the die pad section and a lower surface of the lead section, and the die pad section and the lead section are embedded in a sealing resin so that the lower surface of the lead section is exposed.


Taaffeite is a rare gem that has been found in different localities such as Tanzania, Sri Lanka, China, and Mogok, Myanmar. In this study, thirty-two taaffeite samples from Mogok, Myanmar, were investigated by conventional gemological testing, laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS), Raman spectrometry, and fluorescence spectrometry. Through microscopic observations, various types of inclusions were observed in these taaffeites, including irregular inclusions, orange and brown intrusions, black dotted and flake inclusions, healed fissures, tubular inclusions, fingerprint inclusions, and multi-phase inclusions. The Raman spectra demonstrated that the inclusions were mainly calcite, forsterite, celestite, graphite, dolomite, and transparent tubular or columnar inclusions filled with CO2. In previous studies, taaffeite showed inert or chalky fluorescence under long-wave ultraviolet (LWUV) light and inert fluorescence under short-wave ultraviolet (SWUV) light. In this study, the taaffeite samples revealed different fluorescence phenomena under ultraviolet light. Thirty-two taaffeite samples were classified into four categories according to their fluorescence under LWUV: orange-red, pink, green, and blue-white fluorescence. Under SWUV, all samples presented inert to bright pink fluorescence. Two-dimensional fluorescence spectra were obtained through a fluorescence spectrometer. For the samples with orange-red and pink fluorescence under LWUV, two-dimensional fluorescence spectra showed that peaks at 686 nm and 690 nm (in the red region) were strong. For the samples with green and blue-white fluorescence under LWUV, peaks at 439 nm and 464 nm (in the blue region) were strong, peaks at 507–515 nm (in the green region) were relatively weak, and peaks at 686 and 690 nm (in the red region) were very weak. Combined with the data from LA-ICP-MS, it is speculated that Cr3+ was responsible for samples having orange-red and pink fluorescence, that Mn2+ was responsible for samples having green fluorescence, and that Fe inhibited the generation of fluorescence.


To investigate if nitric oxide (NO) derived from inducible NO synthase (iNOS) regulates apoptosis and/or cell shedding in uroepithelial cells in vivo and in vitro, as bladder epithelial cells undergo shedding during urinary tract infection, which is considered a part of the host's defence and is thought to take place via an apoptotic pathway.


Introduction. In modern linguistic and translation studies and in the sphere of cross-culture communication, the issue of politically correct language is of great importance.

Methods. Analysing lexical rules and speech codes, determining the transmission of the socially appropriate vocabulary used in mass and social media.

Results. The analysis of the recent works on the specifics and peculiarities of the politically correct language as well as on the phenomenon of so-called Cancel Culture involves a lot of research in the field of the interaction concerning certain social groups and social issues. The article investigates the origin of the term "political correctness" and its development and transformation over time. It provides the cases of the term interpretation and gives numerous examples of currently inappropriate vocabulary followed by the preferable regarding political correctness ones. The article pays attention to the attitude to the problem in the modern world, and analyses the reasoning in favor and against the usage of politically correct language. A big part of the study is devoted to the abidance and violation of the rules of political correctness by journalists, politicians, and influential people on media and social networks. The article attempts to distinguish the notions of political correctness, censorship, and freedom of speech. It uses the texts of scientific and psychological research, newspaper articles, Facebook posts, tweets, and books published recently.

Conclusions. Prospects for further research on the issue of politically correct language are proved.


As the three teachers sat in their professional development inservice training, each wondered just how well they would perform their task. Jefferson School District assigned Mr. Blair, Mrs. Michaels, and Mrs. Ritchie to be science support teachers for their students with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD) in the elementary, middle, and high schools, respectively. While Mrs. Michaels was a bit less nervous having volunteered herself for the task due to her interest and experience in science teaching, Mr. Blair and Mrs. Ritchie felt quite apprehensive about having to provide science supports. Mr. Blair was doubly worried, having spoken to the elementary teachers that he was to support. He had a hard enough time convincing them that his students could excel in their classes. He now discovered that none of the general education teachers felt prepared or confident in their knowledge of science content or their abilities to teach it. Mrs. Ritchie's concerns were rooted whether she would be able to keep up with the science content teachers in biology and chemistry, the classes in which her students were enrolled. All three teachers wondered just how much time could be devoted to teaching science when they believed there was more pressing material to teach in math, language arts, and behavior skills. Due to their importance in the global economy, the areas of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) have garnered major attention. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2014), the annual mean wages and projected employment growth between STEM and non-STEM careers have differences of almost $40,000 and 8%, respectively. Unfortunately, the population of students with disabilities is underrepresented in STEM careers (National Science Foundation [NSF], 2013). Only 2% of individuals with disabilities participate in the STEM workforce (NSF, 2006). For students with disabilities to improve their prospects, they will likely need to attain a bachelor 's degree in a STEM related field (Vilorio, 2014). Unsurprisingly, students with disabilities are less likely to enroll in college and more likely to drop out of high school and/ or college (NSF, 2013). Although each of the disciplines that make up STEM contributes to improved quality of life, science, and more specifically, science education and literacy, which has received the most attention. The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) explains how science knowledge is important to the decision making process. Understanding science allows for informed choices when making educational, occupational, and daily living decisions (NGSS Lead States, 2013) (see Figure 1). Knowledge of science concepts and related science skills is believed to increase an individual's opportunity for selfsufficient living and independence (NGSS Lead States, 2013). Accessing these opportunities to use science as a means of independence can be a struggle. Students with disabilities tend to score lower on curriculum-based and standardized science measures than their nondisabled peers (Therrien, Taylor, Watt, & Kaldenberg, 2014). Based on national standardized measures, students with disabilities have not fared well in science achievement. The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) science scores for 2011 are lower for students with disabilities than nondisabled peers. Sixty-six percent of eighth grade students with special needs scored below basic, and only 11% scored proficient or higher (National Center for Education Statistics, 2012). After their science in-service professional development, Mr. Blair, Mrs. Michaels, and Mrs. Ritchie decided to compare notes regarding their respective students and what possible problems they may encounter. All three agreed that they would likely encounter three big questions they would need to answer. First, how do I keep each student's attention to decrease potential behavioral problems? Second, how do I address academic problems that students may have including reading/vocabulary, math-related, and science content/ background knowledge deficits? Lastly, what can I do to maximize each student's science achievement?


Metastatic spine disease is increasing in incidence and is a major cause for patient morbidity and mortality. The clinical presentation is often characterised by pain and spinal deformity and often progresses to neurological deficits without treatment. The cornerstones of treatment have been chemotherapy, radiation therapy and surgery to debulk and stabilize the spine. However, these are considered palliative procedures being limited by damage to normal healthy tissues. Recent studies have focused on the key pathways that mediate tumour progression and spread to bone and more targeted therapies that may reduce the injury to normal cells. This article reviews the key features, clinical presentation, workup and treatment options of spinal metastases.


The effect of emetine hydrochloride on protein synthesis in rat myocardium was studied. Emetine inhibited incorporation of tritiated leucine into soluble proteins and actomyosin in an in vitro system using minced rat myocardium in a supporting medium. Fifty percent inhibition of incorporation of the isotope into soluble proteins and actomyosin occurred at an emetine concentration of 5 × 10-7 M. Incorporation was also significantly inhibited when animals were treated with emetine for three days. The data suggest that emetine toxicity in the myocardium may be mediated through its effects on protein biosynthesis.


In long-term artificial respiration an insufficiency of the bronchial stump after pneumectomy must be considered as a result of the positive pressure respiration. Respirator treatment can be continued by means of a twin-lumen tracheostomy tube, the bronchial fistula being relieved of the stress while offering it an opportunity to close spontaneously. Good experience collected with the practical use of this method points to its suitability in prophylaxis as well.


Questionnaire surveys measured the reactions of 6 facilities managers and 151 office workers to under-floor task ventilation. Facilities managers received fewer complaints about thermal discomfort and ventilation problems than in their previous buildings, and were very satisfied with task ventilation. A majority of office workers said that task ventilation improves thermal comfort, perceived air quality, and provides good temperature and ventilation conditions to support productive working and to help maintain alertness at work. Age and sex interactions were found for several environmental conditions, and women generally reported more frequent problems with thermal discomfort and ventilation.


The electrochemical corrosion behaviors of the micro-arc oxidation(MAO)coatings with different thicknesses were evaluated by electrochemical methods.The results show that corrosion resistance of MAO ceramic coatings is significantly dependent on coating thickness,and with the thickness increase,corrosion resistance increases.The corrosive potential of the reverse-scanning curve is gradually higher than that of positive scanning with the increase of MAO treatment time,which illustrates that there is no corrosion tendency,MAO coating surface is repassivated and anti-pitting corrosion resistance is enhanced.The surface impedance distribution maps of MAO ceramic coatings were obtained by LEIS(Local Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy)technology.It is shown that the impedance is not uniform and is as same as surface morphology,and the impedance range was from 1.0×104Ωto 8. 0×104Ωfor the MAO ceramic coating after 60min treatment,from1.8×105 to 1.4×106Ωfor the MAO ceramic coating after 90min treatment,indicating that the impedance increases with MAO treatment time.


The paper provides an overview of current state of technology in the field of log file analysis and stands for basics of ongoing PhD thesis.The first part covers some fundamental theory and summarizes basic goals and techniques of log file analysis. It reveals that log file analysis is an omitted field
of computer science. Available papers describe moreover specific log analyzers and only few contain some general methodology. Second part contains three case studies to illustrate di erent application of log file analysis. The examples were selected to show quite di erent approach and
goals of analysis and thus they set up different requirements.
The analysis of requirements then follows in the next part which discusses various criteria put on a general analysis tool and also proposes some design suggestions.
Finally, in the last part there is an outline of the design and implementation of an universal analyzer. Some features are presented in more detail while others are just intentions or suggestions.


During the cruise CAFE_07 – Leg 3 conducted in the Gulf of Naples and Pozzuoli in January 2008, on board of the R/V URANIA of the CNR it was carried out the acquisition of a grid of ca. 800 km of high-resolution multichannel reflection seismic profiles (Sacchi et al., 2009; Di Fiore et al., 2009). The aim of the cruise was the understanding of the stratigraphic-structural setting of the Pozzuoli Bay area, with specific reference to the major offshore volcanic features, such as Nisida Bank, Pentapalummo Bank, M.Dolce-Pampano Bank and Miseno Bank and others. The Gulf of Pozzuoli is placed in the Volcanic district of Campi Flegrei, an area of active volcanism located at North West of Naples city, along the Tyrrhenian margin, in an extensional collapsed area called Campanian Plain, filled by siliciclastic, epiclastic and volcaniclastic sediments, deposited during Late Pliocene and Quaternary. Several studies present in literature suggest a relation between volcanic system of Campi Flegrei and faults system; in particular, at the Gulf of Pozzuoli we can observe some volcanic banks and submarine volcanic edifices, as Pentapalummo, Nisida and Miseno Banks, are aligned along the NE-SW trending Magnaghi-Sebeto fault line, that separates the Bay of Naples into two sectors: the first, at NW of the Bay, characterized by volcanism activity and magnetic anomalies and the second, at SE of the bay, involved only by sedimentary activity, with the exceptions of the circular anomalies in the offshore of Torre del Greco city (Bruno et al., 2003; Secomandi et al., 2003); other volcanic hights are instead positioned along NW-SE structural discontinuities (Bruno, 2004). The magnetic and gravimetric analysis of the Bay of Naples confirms the tectonic control of the Campanian volcanism: we can observe a good correspondence of high magnetic anomalies with the main volcanic structures at the North-Western side of the bay, just the Gulf of Pozzuoli, where both NE-SW and NW-SE normal faults were recognized. The correspondence between magnetic structures, interpreted as volcanic bodies, and the faults NE-SW and NW-SE trending, supports the hypothesis that the magma rises along normal faults cutting the carbonate platform. We here present two significant seismic profiles: their interpretation reveals a complex stratigraphic and structural setting, dominated by the occurrence of volcanic bodies and siliciclastic depositional units, mostly deriving from the dismantling of the adjacent vents and volcaniclastic units. The results of this preliminary research include the recognition of volcanic features and structures not yet described in the literature that may represent a relevant contribute to the understanding of the Late Quaternary evolution of the Campi Flegrei area.


In this study we aim at evaluating the resilience of students in High School We are interested in assessing the association of student's resilience with socio-demographic variables and the school contribution to the students´ personal development. The sample was composed by 140 students from a public school of () Porto Alegre's metropolitan area. The instrument used was a questionnaire survey of demographic and social variables and the Resilience Scale adapted by Pesce, Assis, Avanci, Santos, Malaquias and Carvalhaes (2005) .It consists of three dimensions: Independence and determination, Resolution of actions and values, Self-confidence and Capacity to adapt to situations. Results showed the negative association between family income and dimension of resilience of Independence and determination. Positive association was identified between the perception that the school contributes to the personal development and the dimension of Resolution of actions and values.


The introduction of the Kyoto Protocol is an attempt to save the climate through a number of schemes, or mechanisms, that commodify carbon. Among other things, these schemes create monetary incentives to reduce carbon emissions through the trade of permits and credits, and they make carbon an object of financial speculation. Most controversial is apparently the potential of carbon thus to be a universal yardstick for value by commensurating moral spheres of human action (the environment, the economy, development, etc.) that some people regard as distinct. This paper explores the consequences of the speculative aspects of carbon as a standard of value and as potential currency.