Extended Kalman filter (EKF) is widely used for speed estimation in sensorless vector control of induction motor. The major and unsolved issue in the practical implementation of the EKF is the choice of the process and measurement noise covariance matrices. In this paper, a speed estimation method using EKF optimized by improved particle swarm optimization (IPSO) is proposed. By combining the advantages of genetic algorithm and standard particle swarm optimization (PSO). The EKF noise covariance matrices are optimized by IPSO. Simulation studies on field-oriented control system under various operating conditions demonstrate that the speed estimation with IPSO-optimized EKF has better estimation accuracy compare to those obtained by genetic algorithm (GA) and standard PSO algorithm and differential evolution (DE) algorithm.


Experimentally prepared "liquid fish" made from British Columbia herring was compared with presscake herring meal, whole herring meal and condensed herring solubles as a source of supplementary protein for chicks. Two samples of liquid fish made by an enzymatic and by a high-pressure acid treatment respectively were tested. The two preparations were similar in protein value and gave a growth response intermediate between that obtained with herring meal and with condensed herring solubles.


The aim of this work was to develop a selective method for quantification of Sn(II) and Sn(IV) in dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA), ethylcysteinate dimer (ECD), methylenediphosphonic acid (MDP), and pyrophosphate radiopharmaceutical cold kits by differential pulse polarography. Methods: A dripping mercury electrode 150 polarographic/stripping analyzer with a conventional 3-electrode configuration was used with 3 M H2SO4 and 3 M HCl supporting electrolytes for Sn(II) and Sn(IV), respectively. The polarographic analysis was performed using a 1-s drop time, 50-mV·s−1 scan rate, −50-mV pulse amplitude, 40-ms pulse time, and 10-mV step amplitude. To quantify Sn(IV), oxidation of Sn(II) by H2O2 was performed. The calibration curves for Sn(II) and Sn(IV) were obtained in the range of 0–10 μg·mL−1. Results: The analytic curves for Sn(II) in 3 M H2SO4 and Sn(IV) in 3 M HCl were represented by the following equations: i (μA) = 0.098 [Sn(II)] + 0.018 (r2 = 0.998) and i (μA) = 0.092 [Sn(IV)] + 0.016 (r2 = 0.998), respectively. The detection limits were 0.21 μg·mL−1 for Sn(II) and 0.15 μg·mL−1 for Sn(IV). In DMSA, ECD, MDP, and pyrophosphate, 90.0%, 64.9%, 93.2%, and 87.5%, respectively, of the tin was present as Sn(II). In this work, selective determination of Sn(II) and Sn(IV) was achieved using 2 supporting electrolytes (H2SO4 and HCl). In 3 M H2SO4, only Sn(II) produced a polarographic wave with the maximum current in −370 mV. Under the same conditions, no current could be determined for Sn(IV). In 3 M HCl, Sn(II) and Sn(IV) were electroactive and the maximum currents of the 2 waves appeared in −250 and −470 mV. No other components of the lyophilized reagents had any influence. Conclusion: The developed polarographic method was adequate to quantify Sn(II) and Sn(IV) in DMSA, ECD, MDP, and pyrophosphate cold kits.


Abstract 4-{2-[(2-hydroxybenzyl)amino]ethyl}-2,5-dimethoxybenzonitrile (25CN-NBOH) was first reported as a potent and highly selective serotonin 2A receptor (5-HT2AR) agonist in 2014. The compound has since found extensive use as a pharmacological tool in a variety of in vivo and in vitro studies. In the present study, we present an improved and scalable synthesis of 25CN-NBOH making this compound readily available to the scientific community.


Network Coding (NC) and cooperative communication are both attractive techniques in wireless communication system. However the research of how to practically combine these two technologies, especially Amplify-and-Forward (AF) and NC to improve the system performance, is little. This paper proposes a simple AF Automatic Repeat request (ARQ) scheme with NC, which can be easy adopt by present Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) system with ARQ to achieve throughput gain.


In this article we study the defocusing energy-critical nonlinear wave equation on <inline-formula><tex-math id="M1">\begin{document}$ {\mathbb{R}}^4 $\end{document}</tex-math></inline-formula> with scaling supercritical data. We prove almost sure scattering for randomized initial data in <inline-formula><tex-math id="M2">\begin{document}$ H^s( {\mathbb{R}}^4) \times H^{s-1}( {\mathbb{R}}^4) $\end{document}</tex-math></inline-formula> with <inline-formula><tex-math id="M3">\begin{document}$ \frac{5}{6} < s < 1 $\end{document}</tex-math></inline-formula>. The proof relies on new probabilistic estimates for the linear flow of the wave equation with randomized data, where the randomization is based on a unit-scale decomposition in frequency space, a decomposition in the angular variable, and a unit-scale decomposition of physical space. In particular, we show that the solution to the linear wave equation with randomized data almost surely belongs to <inline-formula><tex-math id="M4">\begin{document}$ L^1_t L^\infty_x $\end{document}</tex-math></inline-formula>.


intermetallic catalysts for hydrogenation to differently compared to their relative single-metal NPs. This study presents local and structural investigation of Ni-Ga NPs dispersed on ~120 nm SiO 2 nanospheres. The catalyst shows similar size distribution and activity pr. surface area as the high-surface area supported catalyst confirming that the system is reliable in terms of catalytic behavior. An Environmental Transmission Electron Microscope (ETEM) equipped with a differential pumping system to confine a controlled gas flow around the specimen, offers a unique tool to investigate individual NPs at the atomic level during in-operando conditions of the catalyst [1] . Nevertheless, the morphology of the high surface area support tends to complicate the interpretation of TEM micrographs on the atomic level and blurs the spectroscopic information due to limited depth of field and multiple scattering events. One way to circumvent this, is to reduce the complexity of the mesoporous high-surface area support by developing low-surface area (non-porous) supports that consist of nanosized SiO 2 spheres. 2D model catalysts has also been developed by synthesizing the NPs on 20 nm thick membranes [2] .


goal of the project was to study the protein from jellyfish tentacles found in the sea, by 1D gel electrophoresis, and the study of proteolysis endogenous using commercial substrates such as hemoglobin and casein.


The present study attempts to analysis the Organizational Citizenship Behaviour of Collegeteacher from Haryana. The study used exploratory-cum-descriptive research design. The population for the present study is the respondents of selected college of Sirsa district in Haryana. For this study, a sample of 120 college teacher is selected from Sirsa District but only 101 teachers response received. The study is based on primary as well as secondary data. Primary data is collected with the help of questionnaire from college teachers' of Sirsa district on five point Likert scale. The secondary data is collected from the websites and journals, etc. Factor analysis technique has been used. The study also concluded that these factors are named as Courtesy, Altruism, Sportsmanship, Conscientiousness and Civic Virtue as organizational citizenship behaviour. The study suggested that organizational citizenship behaviour of teachers in college can be improved by the help of organizational commitment and the impact of training & development opportunities, work-life policies and empowerment practices on organizational commitment.


A Federal information technology research and development policy that is consistent with user requirements and market acceptance provides economic benefits to all. These benefits are realized through emerging applications such as electronic commerce. Thus, issues of interoperability and information security are of fundamental importance. Federal policies that ignore user requirements and the basic principles of Internet economics may limit market acceptance of new services, applications, and technologies, and constrain future research and development activities. For example, unintended results from ill-formed Federal laws may severely limit economic benefits gained from billions of dollars of Federally-sponsored research that created and sustained the Internet. Further, in the guise enhanced security, proprietary systems and partitioned markets will also contribute to failed interoperability and greatly compromised cost effectiveness. Many of these problems can be avoided by an open policy making process informed by collaborative research and development activities. It would be ironic indeed if Federal policies were to drive the burgeoning electronic marketplace created by Federal investment offshore. These issues are discussed in this paper, drawing on Commerce and Information Security session of the March 9-10, 1995; an NSF and ARPA-sponsored workshop on Internet Economics held at MIT. An intensified dialog among industry, academia, government, and the public on information security and electronic commerce issues is clearly needed. Our research shows that these issues are critical to establishing and maintaining U.S. leadership in the Age of Information.


Let X be a Banach space, S(X) be the unit sphere of X, φ be a function: S(X)→ S(X *) such that φ(x)∈ x, and v φ(e) =inf 1-12x+y: x,y∈S(X), and 〈φ(x), x-y 〉≥e, 0≤e≤2, where  x is the set of norm 1 supporting functionals of S(X) at x. A geometric concept, modulus of V convexity V(e)= sup {V φ(e), for all φ: S(X)→S(X *)}, is introduced; the properties of V(e) and the relationship between V(e) and other geometric concepts are discussed. The main result is that V120 implies normal structure.


AIM: To investigate the pharmacokinetics and the bioequivalence of the nefopam hydrochloride sustain-released tablets in 20 healthy male volunteers. METHODS: Twenty volunteers were randomly distributed into two groups by an open, randomized two-period crossover with seven days washout interval. A single or multi oral doses were given to the volunteers. Nefopam hydrochloride concentration was assayed by the HPLC-MS. RESULTS: The standard curve was linear within the range of 2 and 150 μg/L for nefopam hydrochloride, the correlation coefficient of calibration curve was 0.9998 and the minimum limit of detection in plasma was 2 μg/L. The pharmacokinetics parameters of sustain-released tablets or common tablets obtained from single oral dose study were as following: ρ_(max) (72±18) and (105±25) μg/L, T_(peak) (5.1±0.6), (2.1±0.7)h, respectively; AUC_((0-24 h)) (907±340) and ((865±)287) μg·h/L. The steady-state pharmacokinetics parameters: AUC~(SS)_((0-24 h))(1308±313)and(504±109)μg·h/L, ρ_(max)(101±20) and (114±28)μg/L, and ρ_(min)(29±13) and (20±12)μg/L. CONCLUSION: The results of the present study indicate that the sustain-released tablets and common tablets are the bioequivalent (P0.05) in healthy volunteers.


ABSTRACT We have developed a semi-empirical perturbation scheme for the purpose of relating the energy band structures of diamond-type and zinc-blende-type crystals. Our sole objective is to predict the approximate location of the valence and conduction band edges in the reduced zone for some of the better known zinc-blende-type crystals. In this paper we explain how the perturbation scheme operates. Since a more complete account will appear in The Physical Review (Herman 1955), we will restrict ourselves here only to the essentials. A brief discussion of the effect of the spin-orbit interaction upon the band structure of zinc-blende-type crystals is also included in the present paper. † Communicated by the Author.


Abstract One purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between emotional well-being and parental status among recently divorced fathers. The emotional well-being of the recently divorced fathers was determined by measures of their self-esteem, depression, and divorce adjustment. Data were collected from 97 fathers in a Midwestern state who had been divorced less than seven (7) months. The recently divorced fathers completed the Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale, the Center for Epidemiologie Studies Depression Scale, and the Fisher's Divorce Adjustment Scale. Findings indicated that recently divorced fathers with full and joint physical custody had significantly higher levels of emotional well-being than did recently divorced fathers with noncustodial and joint legal custodial statuses. Implications for mental health professionals, legal professionals, and policy makers along with suggestions for future research were included.


There are no data comprehensively investigating the key beliefs and sun protection behaviours in patients with actinic keratosis (AK). Our aim was to determine and correlate the AK perceptions and readiness to increase sun protection (RISP) behaviours.


This article and the foregoing companion article 1 are concerned with the experimental analysis of machinery noise control problems. Although the general approach, in terms of a source transmission path receiver scheme, is well-known, this is not the case with the manner in which source modelling is handled. The noise control problems of interest here, are dealing with a multitude of simultaneous sources or with a single noise source like a machine, with a multitude of partial sources and 'parallel' transmission paths. The analysis models which are considered are limited to systems with supposedly linear behaviour, i.e. to systems for which output responses may be modelled as a linear superposition of all contributions of the partial sources and transmission paths. Then in loose mathematical terms, for example, the following model equation applies: m partial sources:


With the development of deep learning (DL) technology, the feature extraction capability of networks has gradually been enhanced, and high accuracy has been achieved in signal modulation classification (SMC) tasks. DL requires numerous training samples to achieve high classification accuracy. However, in non-cooperative cases, only a few labeled data are usually available. To solve this problem, we propose a modular few-shot learning framework for SMC, called MsmcNet. MsmcNet comprises an IQ fusion (IQF) module, 1D signal feature processing (1D-SFP) modules, and a classifier. The number of the 1D-SFP modules is variable and is determined by a GCN-based method. Experimental results on RadioML2016.04c and RadioML2016.10a show that the proposed approach outperforms the baselines in all aspects. In particular, for the RadioML2016.10a dataset, when the SNR is 6 dB and the training data account for more than 2% of the test data, the classification accuracy of MsmcNet is greater than 70%. To further meet the requirements in the non-cooperative case, we explore the performance of the proposed MsmcNet in the one-shot learning case and find that it maintains its high performance advantage. In addition to the SMC task, we explore the performance of MsmcNet in the transmitter identification task to verify the universality of the framework. Compared to the baselines, MsmcNet achieves outstanding results.


Pre-tensioning actually exerted on the safe shell of Tianwan Nuclear Power Plant reaches 11.2 MN, the largest pre-stress at home; and the longest steel restraint is 178.42M, a super-long pre-stressed restraint. Erected anchor components include vertical restraint and horizontal restraint. The preliminary tensioning of the horizontal restraints of dome and cylinder wall is made with equal stress while the principal tensioning is executed with C1500F jack. After tensioning, fix the clamp with anchor so as to transfer loads to the anchor, and then retighten it after checking the sliding movement. The vertical restraint of the cylinder wall is tensioned from both ends simultaneously in a sequence same as that for the horizontal pre-tensioning. By controlling jack pressure and measuring elongation percentage as well as tensioning value of the clamp, pre-tensioning quality is controlled.


In this work, I explore an empirically motivated model for investigating the relationship between galaxy stellar masses, star formation rates and their halo masses and mass accretion histories. The core statistical quantity in this model is the stellar mass assembly distribution, $P(dM_{*}/dt|\mathbf{X},a)$, which specifies the probability density distribution of stellar mass assembly rates given a set of halo properties $\mathbf{X}$ and epoch $a$. Predictions from this model are obtained by integrating the stellar mass assembly distribution (SMAD) over halo merger trees, easily obtained from modern, high-resolution $N$-body simulations. Further properties of the galaxies hosted by the halos can be obtained by post-processing the stellar mass assembly histories with stellar population synthesis models. In my particular example implementation of this model, I use the \citet{behroozi13a} constraint on the median stellar mass assembly rates of halos as a function of their mass and redshift to construct an example parameterization of $P(dM_{*}/dt|\mathbf{X},a)$. This SMAD is then integrated over individual halo mass accretion histories from $N$-body merger trees starting at z = 4, using simple rules to account for merging halos. I find that this a simple model can reproduce qualitatively the bimodal features of the low-redshift galaxy population, including the qualitative split in the two-point clustering as a function of specific star formation rate. These results indicate that models which directly couple halo and galaxy growth through simple efficiency functions can naturally predict the star formation rate bimodality in higher-order statistics of the galaxy field, such as its two-point correlations or galactic conformity signals.


Reproductive success is one of the biggest challenges for the existence of javan gibbon (Hylobates moloch) in the future. Basic biology information of main reproduction female organ of the species is yet unknown. The research aimed to provide information of female ovary deve-lopment through histological examination. Two pairs of ovaries were collected from a neonate and a three years old female cadaver at Javan Gibbon Centre. Histological techniques (cross and longitudinal sections) were applied to the collected samples using paraffin method with haematoxylin eosin (HE) and Masson's trichrome (MT) dyes. The follicles are spread evenly in the left and right cortex ovary. The number of primordial follicles within the neonate and infant ovary was 80 815 and 34 622, respectively. In a three years old javan gibbon ovaries, the development of primordial into primary, pre-antral and antral follicles were observed. The average diameter Jurnal Veteriner Desember 2019 Vol. 20 No. 4 : 452-459 pISSN: 1411-8327; eISSN: 2477-5665 DOI: 10.19087/jveteriner.2019.20.4.452 Terakreditasi Nasional, Dirjen Penguatan Riset dan Pengembangan, online pada http://ojs.unud.ac.id/index.php/jvet Kemenristek Dikti RI S.K. No. 36a/E/KPT/2016


Stevens-Johnson syndrome is a severe immune-mediated cutaneous reaction occurring due to exposure to certain drugs. Lamotrigine is an FDA approved drug used in the treatment of bipolar depression. When it is given concomitantly with sodium valproate, the risk of developing Stevens-Johnson syndrome increases. Here we present the report of a patient with bipolar depression who developed serious skin rashes while on lamotrigine and NSAID prescribed by a local doctor, who recovered after timely management. This case highlights the importance of following proper dosing, drug escalation regimen and managing drug interactions during lamotrigine therapy.


PURPOSE: An apparatus and a method for generating a signal are provided to reduce the pop noise due to the transient response by reducing the transient response generated from a switching operation of a voice signal regenerator at a power-on state, a power-off state, a mute-on state, and a mute-off state. CONSTITUTION: An apparatus for generating a signal includes a power sense circuit and a pulse signal generator. The power sense circuit(110) is used for sensing a power-on state and outputting a sense signal according to a sensed result. The pulse signal generator(120) is used for generating one or more pulse rows in response to the sense signal. A first pulse width of the pulse rows is smaller than the width of the n-th pulse rows.


The first appearance of electron neutrinos amidst an underground beam of muon neutrinos has been reported by Japan's T2K collaboration. The first appearance of electron neutrinos amidst an underground beam of muon neutrinos has been reported by Japan's T2K collaboration.


[1] Magnetic reconnection in the Earth's magnetotail converts open magnetic flux to closed, producing fast flows in the plasma sheet. Earthward fast flows can thus be used as a proxy for energy and momentum transfer into the closed magnetosphere during the course of a substorm. Characteristics of flows observed before substorm onset can provide information on the role of the flows in substorm onset triggering as well as the sequence of substorm-related processes. We use 15 years of data obtained by Geotail, Cluster, and THEMIS to study statistically the distribution of earthward plasma sheet flows during substorms. Substorm phases are determined from time series of the AL index and the z-component of the interplanetary magnetic field. We find that the occurrence frequency of medium-speed (100 km/s 500 km/s) flows, on the other hand, does not clearly increase during the substorm growth phase. The increase at substorm onset is more gradual than for the medium-speed flows. The occurrence frequency of high-speed flows peaks at the beginning of substorm recovery. These results indicate that any effect of the flows on substorm onset triggering would be caused by medium rather than very high speed flows.


fuel composition including, for combustion with air, a stable flame (8) adapted to produce colorations, illumination and decorative effects, containing by weight: at least 40% paraformaldehyde of the formula HO (CH2O) n OH, n being between 8 and 100: at least 30% of a liquid containing polar groups having a flash point of between 10 and 200 ° C, these components being homogenized by colloid milling, and formulation supplements to provide the colors of flame and / or illuminating and decorative effects.


nucleation activator (  -TuNA).  -TuNA but not its  -TuC–binding-deficient mutant stimulates microtubule nucleation by purified  -TuRC in vitro and induces extensive,  -TuRC-dependent nucleation of microtubules in a microtubule regrowth assay.  -TuRC bound to  -TuNA contains NME7, FAM128A/B, and actin in addition to  -tubulin and GCP2–6. RNA interference–mediated depletion of CDK5RAP2 impairs both centrosomal and acentrosomal microtubule nucleation, although  -TuRC assembly is unaffected. Collectively, these results suggest that the  -TuNA found in CDK5RAP2 has regulatory functions in  -TuRC–mediated microtubule nucleation.


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Recent advances in signal processing and multiuser detection (MUD) technologies, such as UWB and MIMO, provide more chances for resolving collisions in wireless networks. These advanced technologies make it possible for wireless nodes to receive multiple packets from other nodes simultaneously, achieving significant improvement in network throughput performance. In this paper, we investigate the throughput performance of wireless networks with multi-packet reception (MPR) capability, and show that MPR capability can be fully utilized by allowing wireless nodes to transmit more aggressively. We propose a transmission opportunity control scheme that determines the optimal contention window for back-off mechanisms to exploit MPR capability. Through extensive simulations, we show that the proposed transmission opportunity control scheme achieves high throughput performance, which approximates the analytic bound derived for wireless networks with MPR capability.


Ignore themisleading cover claim that advertises this book as "the first systematic account of the history of science from antiquity through the Scientific Revolution inmany decades."Better to concentrate on its qualities with respect to what it truly is—the latest in a quite considerable range of books on the origins of modern science. While many of these books lend themselves well to classroom treatment, this one is specifically dedicated to it. I shall consider it first from an imagined student's and then from a not-so-imaginary teacher's point of view. The Origins of Modern Science: From Antiquity to the Scientific Revolution opens with the prototypical medieval cathedral. Ofer Gal discusses at length what it was and how it was built, because he has found here the perfect metaphor for conveying to the aimed-for beginner what science, and its history, are about. The metaphor works fourfold. Gal makes the cathedral stand for theman-made nature of science. He lets its construction represent the (in his outspoken view) unreservedly contingent nature of science and of its advance over time. He makes the building of a cathedral an exemplar of how all human actions take place in the context of some historically given situation—nothing ever happens out of nowhere. Finally, he makes the ideal model of a cathedral and the process of actually building it mark the fundamental distinction between "knowing that" and "knowing how to."This fourfold conception of science asman-made, as contingent, as arising in some given situation, and as a blend of theoretical and practical knowledge (in short, as socially constructed) serves as the cornerstone of Gal's explanation to his student readers of how the history of science ought to be cultivated. It is a lesson he keeps reminding them of throughout the book. Whereas most history books, textbooks included, operate along lines of "Show, don't tell,"Gal has instead opted for a "Tell in advance; and while showing, keep telling" procedure. The book's tone blends the informal with the high minded, in ways that here and there jar with certain other features. For instance, Gal dwells on many of his chosen topics (e.g., an outline of Plotinus's biography or an explanation of how exactly to print a book) at greater length than seems warranted by his principal aim: to make the origin of science clear to his student


The pedagogue has a fundamental role in the hospital environment, significantly contributing to the student's learning. The pedagogue in the hospital needs to be attentive to the school realities of the hospitalized students, as well as take care of his/her team of teachers who are confronted with suffering, death and grieving. A need to experiment with an educational perspective in hospital schooling, with references which point to the interests of the student has been pointed out. Listening, dialog and hope are the foundations which can qive support to hospital teaching and pedagogic work in the contemporaneous world. Christian theology advocates, especially in work with ill and grieving people, a holistic care of the human person, and schooling is an integral part of humanization.


The patients of biliary tract disease associated with liver cirrhosis and portal hypertension was extremely dangerous.Before surgery,accurate assessment of biliary tract disease,liver function and the degree of portal hypertension.The primary objective of treatment was the first clinic diagnosed the disease,both with the associated disease.Individual differences based on the patient and take the appropriate surgical approach,patients have to deal with technology,as well as the positive perioperative management can reduce the incidence of complications and reduce mortality.


By means of a new analytical method in plant biology, microanalysis by proton nuclear reaction, fluoride assays were made of the surface tissue of polluted needles of fir trees. Two distinct peaks of fluoride accumulation were established: the first in the extreme tip of the needle's necrotic area, the second in the narrow strip which separates the healthy from the injured tissue. The magnitude of these two accumulations and the distribution of fluoride throughout the needle is related to the age of the needle. The amounts of fluoride differ depending upon which side of the needle is measured; the upper surface takes up more fluoride than the lower one.


An indigenous and endemic plant species of the Eastern and Western Ghats is Canarium strictum Roxb. About 100 species of tropical and subtropical trees make up the genus Canarium , which belongs to the family Burseraceae. It is a sizable, resinous tree species that is commercially harvested for dammar and has many useful folk medical applications. Its therapeutic qualities are caused by phytochemical components. The main components of stem and bark are procyanidins and triterpenoids. The current study lists Canarium strictum's pharmacological activities, ethnobotanical relevance, and general characteristics in order to help researchers prepare for approaching the plant's utility, efficacy, and potency.


1. Director and Principal Structural Geologist, Orefind Pty Ltd, Fremantle, Australia; Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, School of Geosciences, Monash University. Email: email@example.com. Tectonic processes are responsible for the formation of nearly all mineral deposits on Earth in one way or another. This statement is generally accepted by geologists, and it is implicitly assumed that structural geological controls at the deposit-scale are necessary for the emplacement of ore deposits.


A 38-year-old right-handed man was referred for investigation of a 20-year history of progressive behavior change and involuntary movements. Symptom onset was in his late teens. Up until that time he had achieved age-appropriate motor and cognitive milestones and had completed normal schooling. There was no family history of dementia or movement disorders.


The strength of public key cryptography utilizing Elliptic Curves relies on the difficulty of computing discrete logarithms in a finite field. Diffie-Hellman key exchange algorithm also relies on the same fact. There are two flavors of this algorithm, one using Elliptic Curves and another without using Elliptic Curves. Both flavors of the algorithm rely on the difficulty of computing discrete logarithms in a finite field. Other public key cryptographic algorithms, such as RSA, rely on the difficulty of integer factorization. Both flavors of Diffie-Hellman key exchange algorithm will be discussed in this paper, and we will show implementation details of both of them. Additionally, we will describe what Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) is, and how we can implement different cryptographic algorithms in java, such as digital signatures, encryption / decryption and Key exchange. We will not utilize the java built-in implementations of ECC. Instead, we will use the java programming language as a platform to implement several cryptographic algorithms from the ground up, thus revealing the details of each algorithm and the proofs and reasons these algorithms work. We will describe the theory of ECC and show implementation details that would help students, practitioners, and researchers understand, implement and experiment with such algorithms. Keywords—Elliptic Curve Cryptography, Implementation, Network Security.


One of the unique aspects of superconductivity is the phase coherence of the macroscopic wavefunction. It provides the basis for most concepts of superconducting electronic devices, such as SQUIDs and RSFQ circuitry. The phase coherence also underlies the principle of fluxoid quantization in superconducting ring structures. In recent years, an interest has arisen in introducing phase-shifting elements in superconducting circuits. Here, I will describe various techniques to implement such a phase shift, outline the potential interest for device applications and will attempt to provide an outlook for future developments in this field. Rather than providing an extensive review for a general readership, this paper aims to briefly introduce various aspects of phase-shift devices to experts in the field of Josephson electronics and to list the most important recent experimental developments in this field.


The use of mineral admixture as partial replacement for portland cement in concrete is an effective means for controlling expansion due to (alkali silica reaction, ASR). However, reliable standard method for testing the effectiveness of mineral admixtures to prevent ASR has not been established. In order to develop a reliable method for testing the effectiveness of fly ash in controlling ASR, the suppression effect of low calcium fly ash on the ASR expansion occurred in siliceous gravel, zeolite perlite and silica glass at the curing conditions of 40℃, 60℃ and 80℃ were studied respectively based on Chinese accelerated mortar bar method. The effects of the reactivity of aggregate and curing temperatures on the effectiveness of fly ash on suppressing ASR expansion and the technique for assessing the effectiveness of fly ash and other mineral admixtures are discussed. Results show that the suppressing effect of fly ash on ASR expansion is strongly depended on the alkali reactivity of aggregate and conserving temperature. The higher the alkali reactivity and curing tempe rature are, the lower the suppressing effect is to get. The dependence of the suppressing effect of fly ash on alkali reactivity and conserving temperature is attributed to the different ASR behaviors for various aggregates and at various temperatures. The suppressing effect of fly ash on certain reactive aggregate at certain conserving conditions can not be simply extended to other aggregates and conditions. Methods for testing the effectiveness of fly ash and other mineral admixtures against ASR should be established according to application objectives. Correlation of result based on assessing method and long term performance of concrete needs further study.


Simple Summary The search of alternatives for soybean oil, as a dietary energy source, has generated a lot of interest in broiler feeding due to economic and supply reasons. Soybean lecithin, as a co-product derived from the soybean oil degumming process, and its blending with other by-products derived from the vegetable oil refining process such as acid oils, may represent an alternative energy source for broiler chicken diets formulation. The current study has demonstrated that soybean lecithin high in free fatty acids can be included in grower–finisher diets, as a partial replacer of soybean oil or in combination with an acid oil, without impairing performance or fatty acid digestibility and causing minor changes in the fatty acid composition of the abdominal fat pad. Abstract Two experiments were conducted to evaluate the inclusion of soybean lecithin with a high free fatty acid content (L) in starter and grower–finisher broiler diets, as well as its influence on performance, energy and fatty acid (FA) utilization and the FA profile of the abdominal fat pad (AFP). A basal diet was supplemented with soybean oil (S; Experiment 1) or acid oil (AO; Experiment 2) at 3%, and increasing amounts of L (1%, 2% and 3%) were included in replacement. The inclusion of L did not modify performance parameters (p > 0.05). The S replacement by L reduced energy and total FA utilization (p ≤ 0.05) in starter diets; however, in grower–finisher diets, a replacement up to 2% did not modify energy and FA utilization (p > 0.05). The AO substitution by L produced no modifications on energy and FA utilization (p > 0.05) during the starter phase, while the blend of 1% of AO and 2% of L resulted in the best combination in terms of the FA digestibility. The FA profile of the AFP reflected the FA composition of diets. The addition of L could replace, up to 2% or be blended with AO in broiler grower–finisher diets as an energy source.


Insulin autoimmune syndrome (IAS or Hirata's Disease) is a rare cause of spontaneous hypoglycaemia. In IAS circulating autoantibodies bind endogenous insulin rendering insulin inactive. These complexes later dissociate in an unregulated manner resulting in hypoglycaemia.1 IAS is more common in the Asian population where it is associated with human leukocyte antigen-DR4.1 In Caucasians, IAS has been reported with inflammatory rheumatologic disease and plasma cell disorders. We report a Caucasian patient with a typical presentation for IAS associated with non-Hodgkin B-cell lymphoma and the efficacy of rituximab therapy in this patient. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.


Nutrition has been widely studied as a leading environmental factor in the prevention of breast cancer (BC). Despite the challenges in relating consumption of specific nutrients to BC risk, particularly in the context of a total diet, many investigators have contributed valuable information. This article summarizes dietary factors and cancer risk associations and makes specific dietary recommendations to reduce risk of specific cancers. These include reducing alcohol and animal fat and increasing the intake of vegetables, fruit and fiber and, lately, phytoestrogens.


A framework for understanding the human side of leadership, especially wounding and leadership struggles, is described with an emphasis on stories of community college presidents. Practical advice and recommendations are offered to better equip aspiring and practicing community college presidents for leadership challenges. A key message is that when a leader experiences a crisis, this stressful situation can be used as an opportunity to learn and grow.


This article seeks to explore the turning away from the shock of World War I by two Oxford contemporaries, both experiencing their horror at ever increasing materialism and the loss of the Christian faith. For both it was essential for any spiritual survival, that modern man return to his spiritual heritage, either through fables exploring the patterns of human existence, or through an understanding of the tragedy of lives dominated by materialism.


This paper explains the concept of consortia, a mode of approach in sharing and using the information resources available in LIS Centers. It also attempts to give different types of consortia initiatives in India and abroad highlighting the advantages of consortia. Very dynamic and ever improving consortia called FORSA Consortium has been taken as a case study and its developments, services, salient features and future plans are described. The review of this consortium from the usage statistics is attempted for continuation.


Odontoid fracture accounts for 15% - 20% of all cervical spine injuries. Among the odontoid fracture, type-2 fracture is the most common variety. This injury is associated with a high incidence of morbidity, mortality and nonunion in the elderly irrespective of mode of treatment. Management of odontoid fracture cannot be standardized till to date and ideal treatment for type-2 odontoid fractures still has some controversial issues. Objective of this review is to find a controversial aspect of management along with opinion to find out a standard guideline by searching the literature in Pubmed and Google scholar databases with key words: odontoid, fracture, type-2, management, nonoperative and operative management. Nonoperative treatment with halo vest is associated with very high rate of complication in elderly patient. When conservative treatment of this fractures is indicated that should be carried out with hard cervical collar or cervicothoracic orthosis. Current studies suggest that surgical management of odontoid fractures may offer a protective benefit but it is limited to patients younger than 75 years of age. Though surgical treatment has a better outcome, it is also limited by the co-mobidities and hazards of anesthesia and surgery in elderly patients. Conservative treatment of this fracture in the elderly should preferably be carried out with hard collar or avoiding halo vest. Surgical treatment is associated with little advantage but should be selected with proper attention to age, comorbidities, fracture geometry and it is better to individualize the treatment strategy.


This study analyzes the influence of the Electronic Word Of Mouth (Ewom) variable on interest in visits to tourism objects in Malang. The analytical tool used in this study is the analysis of multiple regression. The results showed that the intensity variables and content variables did not significantly influence, with the results of the calculation of t-hitung smaller than t-table. While the Valence of Opinion variable has a significant positive effect with the results of t-hitung 4.205 greater than t-table 1.993. Multiple regression analysis produces Fhitung has a value of 19.408 greater than F-table, which is 2.73. Thus, it can be said that the intensity variable, valence of opinion variable and content variable simultaneously influence the interest of the visit.


Abstract. A novel method (hookless trot line) to trap freshwater turtles in aquatic environments from the Pampas region on southern South America is presented. Cost, functioning, effectiveness, biases, maintenance, and constraints of the hookless trot line are analyzed compared to three other methods (two variants of funnel traps and a trawl net) commonly used in studies dealing with freshwater turtle ecology. Fieldwork was carried out from 2005–2015 in streams that drain the northeast of Buenos Aires province, Argentina. The beef-baited, single-mouthed funnel trap with drift fences was the method that captured the most turtles. It was closely followed by the hookless trot line, whereas the other two methods obtained a small portion of captures. Nevertheless, we conclude that the best method to trap turtles in the region was the hookless trot line because it adapts to a wide range of environments, does not injure the turtles, is easy to build and transport, requires little maintenance, and its materials are cheaper and more durable than those of the other methods. Further, a calibration for the trot line is provided in order to minimize effort and maximize captures: in cost/benefit terms, the best result was achieved by employing 1 bait/1.5 m of shoreline.


Eighty schoolchildren with cerebral vegetative disorders were examined with the help of the tests proposed by A Wexler and modified by Panasyuk. One-third of the examined children showed a neurotic background and a decreased intellectual index associated with the presence of microfocal neurological symptomatology.


Adenoviruses are a frequent cause of life‐threatening infections in immunocompromised patients. Available therapeutics still cannot completely prevent fatal outcomes. By contrast, herpes viruses are well treatable with prodrugs such as ganciclovir (GCV), which are selectively activated in virus‐infected cells by virus‐encoded thymidine kinases. This effective group of prodrugs is not applicable to adenoviruses and other DNA viruses because they lack those kinases.


The stimulatory G protein Gsα transmits signals from activated β-adrenergic receptors via the cyclic AMP–PKA pathway, targeting the key regulatory protein phospholamban. We hypothesized that mice with intrinsic activation of cardiac Gsα are resistant to the development of the diabetic cardiomyopathy phenotype. Accordingly, streptozotocin (STZ)-diabetes mellitus was induced in genetically engineered mice with cardiac-specific Gsα overexpression and in nontransgenic (NTG) littermates. At 8 weeks, Gsα diabetic mice showed no impairment of LV contractility nor increase in myocyte apoptosis, whereas NTG diabetic mice showed a 30% decrease in +dP/dt and –dP/dt with sustained (3-fold) myocyte loss by apoptosis. To assess the level of myocardial reactive oxygen species, we measured malondialdehyde, a surrogate marker of oxidative stress, which was increased in the hearts of NTG and Gsα diabetic mice. In addition, chronic hyperglycemia also increased the activity of catalase and superoxide dismutase in the hearts ...


We have prepared solid silicates of various phenols and have studied them by the IR (infra-red) spectroscopy. Phenols are organic compounds that are important in biology. Only very recently phenols have been synthesized in prebiotic manner. They are formed under the hydrothermal conditions and also under the simulated conditions of the interstellar space. Solid phenol silicates, which we have prepared, are ideally suited for the preservation of phenols on prebiotic Earth and in space, and for their transportation in space. The reflectance IR spectra of phenol silicates were taken and are currently being analyzed. Our goal is to determine if phenols are entombed, covalently bound, or both, in respect to the silicate matrix. We have also prepared fluorescent phenol silicates.


HyPA is an algebraic theory based on the classical process algebra Algebra of Communicating Processes (ACP) for the specification and analysis of hybrid systems. We have the idea that HyPA is also well suited for addressing various aspects of digital embedded systems including hardware, software and concurrency, as well as mixed-signal designs. To show that HyPA is useful for the specification and analysis of hybrid systems and that our idea is correct, we illustrate the use of HyPA with some case studies: a point-to-point communication , a thermostat, a positive-edge-triggered D flip flop, and a small part of a mixed-signal fuzzy controller.


This chapter examines the emergence of Islamophobia after September 11, 2001, and its continued rise in the early twenty-first century with conspiracy theories about Sharia, Christian fears about the future of America as a "Christian nation," and the presidential campaign and election of Donald Trump. The primary sources in this chapter focus on the birther controversy surrounding President Barack Obama, the racialization of Islam and attacks on Sikhs, media and popular culture stereotypes of Islam as un-American, violent, and oppressive toward women, and the expansion of Islamophobia during the Trump presidency. Various sources, ranging from tweets and radio transcripts to T-shirts and internet art to news interviews and executive orders, demonstrate the growth and pervasiveness of Islamophobia in the twenty-first century United States.


The state of the art in remote sensing for forest and range inventories and mapping has been discussed. There remains a long way to go before some of these techniques can be used on an operational basis. By the time that the Earth Resources Technology Satellite and Skylab space missions are flown, it should be possible to tell what kind and what quality of information can be extracted from remote sensors and how it can be used for surveys of forest and range resources.


FPGA has been playing a crucial role in the field of programmable embedded systems.It not only has a complex inter nal structure,the difficulty of the professional test for FPGA the gradual increases with increasingly sharp increase of the integrated circuit size and pin-scale source.On the basis of the analysis and comparison of the mainstream test method,combined with de sign in the actual project,The overall architecture and the function of each module are elaborated for FPGA test in hard platform environment,highlighting the dynamic nature of the test platform and test completeness at the same time.


The different flow regimes of two‐phase gas‐in‐liquid flow—as it occurs in the shallow conduit of basaltic volcanoes—are characterized by distinct frequency‐size distributions of the liquid and gaseous slugs. Assuming that the ascent of gaseous bubbles is indicated by seismic events, we explore the possibility of inferring the flow regime from the frequency distributions of magnitudes and interevent times. Our data set consists of 20,000 volcanic seismic events recorded in early March 2012 at Villarrica Volcano (Chile), which are commonly attributed to Strombolian activity. One crucial factor is the completeness of the catalog in terms of detectable amplitudes, which we assess using a stochastic simulation of the network output based on statistical properties of the ambient seismicity. Magnitudes, at which we consider the catalog complete, show an exponential occurrence. Yet, the simulation approach indicates that low magnitude events occur indeed more sparsely than expected for an exponential distribution, and that the magnitude distribution does not obey the Gutenberg‐Richter law. Interevent times are log‐normally distributed, which implies a preferred recurrence interval. The distributions are consistent with a slug flow regime. They correlate weakly with the preceding magnitude, suggesting that slugs coalesce while ascending.


In this paper, a predictive direct power control (P-DPC) strategy for a three level NPC rectifier under ideal grid voltage is proposed, discussed and applied. With the proposed P-DPC strategy, the control targets are the active power, the reactive power and the neutral potential voltage; neither hysteresis comparators nor switching table are needed; sinusoidal input current with low total harmonic distortion (THD), smooth regulation of both powers (active and reactive power), and neutral point voltage are achieved. Finally, by using Matlab/Simulink, the performance and effectiveness of the proposed P-DPC strategy is verified via simulation results.


[Objective] To discuss technical method of endoscopic nasal septum corrective surgery without packing in nasal cavities. [Methods] Cartilage and bone were cut by vaulted incision for 52 cases with nasal septum deviation, and mucosal clearance was closed after thorough hemostasia by suture, but packing in nasal cavities wasn't adopted. [Results] Bleeding of 51 cases was 5~25 mL in 12 hours after surgery, average was 15 mL. Bleeding of one case was about 50 mL, so hemi-nasal cavity was stanch with packs. After surgery nasal cavity was free, there wasn't reflex headache and epiphora, nasal swelling was slight, the influence on diet, sleep, blood pressure was unconspicuous. Followed up from 6 mouths to 2 years, stuffy nose, headache, bleeding were disappeared or catabatic, the nasal cavities weren't narrow and adhesion. [Conclusions] This method is easy and satisfactory, sufferings are alleviated, so it is worth extending.


An addition to the pteridophyte flora of Thailand, Adiantum capillus-junonis Rupr., is reported for the first time. This new record is based on collections made in Phetchabun and Loei provinces. The species is described and illustrated.


The background and overall thought of NC milling simulation training system were introduced.The simulation operating system software on the basis of a NC milling machine of some model was designed with the aids of Visual Basic programming language in the Windows environment.This software can realize simulating operating of real NC machine tool and complete automatic error-checking of NC program and dynamic simulation of machine process in the normal computer.


We have devised an organic chemistry experiment thatintroduces undergraduates to principles of solid-state andsupramolecular chemistry. Both areas, despite being relevantto a number of technologically important fields (e.g., mate-rials science, catalysis, nanotechnology), have been slow toemerge in the undergraduate curriculum


Comets are constantly interacting with the solar wind. When the comet activity is high enough, this leads to the creation of a magnetic field free region around the nucleus known as the diamagnetic cavity. It has been suggested that the ion-neutral drag force is balancing the magnetic pressure at the cavity boundary, but after the visit of Rosetta to comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko the coupling between ions and neutrals inside the cavity has been debated, at least for moderately active comets. In this study, we use data from the ion composition analyser to determine the bulk speeds and temperatures of the low-energy ions in the diamagnetic cavity of comet 67P. The low-energy ions are affected by the negative spacecraft potential, and we use the Spacecraft Plasma Interaction Software to model the resulting influence on the detected energy spectra. We find bulk speeds of 5–10 km s−1 with a most probable speed of 7 km s−1, significantly above the velocity of the neutral particles. This indicates that the collisional coupling between ions and neutrals is not strong enough to keep the ions at the same speed as the neutrals inside the cavity. The temperatures are in the range 0.7–1.6 eV, with a peak probability at 1.0 eV. We attribute the major part of the temperature to the fact that ions are born at different locations in the coma, and hence are accelerated over different distances before reaching the spacecraft.


Letter from Linus Wright to James R. Miller, on November 24, 1987, thanking Miller for a letter of congratulations upon Wright's appointment to the board of the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science. Wright also apologizes for not being able to serve on the board at this time.


over the past decades, yoga has become part of the Zeitgeist of affluent western societies, drawing housewives and hipsters, new agers and the old-aged, and body culture and corporate culture into a multibillion-dollar synergy. Like every indian cultural artifact that it has embraced, the West views indian yoga as an ancient, unchanging tradition, based on revelations received by the Vedic sages who, seated in the lotus pose, were the indian forerunners of the flattummied yoga babes who grace the covers of such glossy periodicals as the Yoga Journal and Yoga International.1 in the united States in particular, yoga has become a commodity. Statistics show that about 16 million americans practice yoga every year. For most people, this means going to a yoga center with yoga mats, yoga clothes, and yoga accessories, and practicing in groups under the guidance of a yoga teacher or trainer. Here, yoga practice comprises a regimen of postures (āsanas)—sometimes held for long periods of time, sometimes executed in rapid sequence— often together with techniques of breath control (prānāyāma). Yoga entrepreneurs have branded their own styles of practice, from Bikram's superheated workout rooms to studios that have begun offering "doga," practicing yoga together with one's dog. They have opened franchises, invented logos, packaged their practice regimens under Sanskrit names, and marketed a lifestyle that fuses yoga with leisure travel, healing spas, and seminars on eastern spirituality. "Yoga celebrities" have become a part of our vocabulary, and with celebrity has come the usual entourage of publicists, business managers, and


Measurements of the ECS diffusion parameters in the brain have
shown that a decreases and l increases during global cerebral
ischemia, but there is a lack of information about the ECS
parameters during hypoxia-ischemia and in the post-ischemic
period after unilateral carotid occlusion. The observed
post-ischemic increase in a and decrease in l suggest that
extrasynaptic communication between neurons and glia is altered
during the post-ischemic period. Moreover, the concentrations
of neuroactive substances, metabolites and applied drugs may be
altered and could play an important role in the recovery
process from stroke.


To achieve long operation time for the detection device on the detecting unmanned underwater vehicle(UUV) in shallow water, a wave energy conversion system is proposed. This can harvest wave energy and convert to electrical energy near water surface. The principle structure and the design parameters of the permanent generator are described in detail. The mathematical model of the system is established according to Lagrange Equation. The influence on the power performance is investigated over a range of sea state by solving the simplified equation of motion using the Runge-Kutta method. Research results show that the proposed wave energy conversion system is reasonable and feasible, which can satisfy the energy demand of the detection device under general sea state. And the results also show that the parameters of the amplitude, the period and the coupling motion of roll have a high impact, the impaction of coupling motion of heave can be negligible. The research results will provide a theoretical basis for the engineering test of the wave energy conversion system.


The article is devoted to the problem of the Spanish Succession, which played a significant role in international relations in Western Europe in the second half of the seventeenth century. After the death of the last Habsburg in Madrid the solution of this problem became possible only in the Spanish Succession War.


Structured data is becoming increasingly abundant in many application domains recently. Furthermore, more complex but valuable databases will be obtained by combining plural structured databases. In this paper, we focus on "Multidimensional Structured Databases'' as one of the typical examples of such complex databases, and propose a new data mining problem of finding closed hyperclique patterns, i.e., closed sets of correlated patterns, in them. To solve this problem efficiently, an algorithm named CHPMS is proposed which effectively utilizes the generality ordering and the properties of correlation and closedness. The effectiveness of the proposed algorithm is confirmed through the experiments with real world datasets.


In this paper,salt-tolerant yeasts in bean sauce were first isolated and purified.By orthogonal test,it was indicated that salt-tolerant yeasts could grow with best culture conditions of 15% maltose,30 ℃,pH 5,shaking speed 120 r/min;and the best carbon source combination of lactobacillus plantarum were 2% lactose,15% tomato juice.Meanwhile,the growth curves of salt-tolerant yeast and lactobacillus plantarum were drawn.It was also found that adding salt-tolerant yeasts and lactobacillus plantarum in fermentation anaphase of low-salt solid-state affected the production of some flavor components of soy sauce from GC,made soy sauce more fragrant.


A projective geometry description of the MPD Electromagnetic Calorimeter (ECal) has been developed and implemented within the MpdRoot software framework. Using this package, characteristics of the detector were studied by Monte Carlo methods. Information about energy and spatial resolution as well as registration efficiency was obtained for different clustering procedures. One module of the detector, developed at JINR, was tested using electron beam at DESY. Energy scan for this prototype was carried out to estimate detector linearity. Results of the simulations and beam tests are presented. A post-publication change was made to this article on 16 Mar 2020 to correct an author name and add a funding acknowledgement.


Protection of biological systems against radiation damage is of paramount importance during accidental and unavoidable exposure to radiation. Several physico-chemical and biological factors collectively contribute to the damage caused by radiation and are, therefore, targets for developing radioprotectors. Work on the development of chemicals capable of protecting biological systems from radiation damage was initiated nearly six decades ago with cysteine being the first molecule to be reported. Chemicals capable of scavenging free radicals, inducing oxygen depletion, antioxidants and modulators of immune response have been some of the radioprotectors extensively investigated with limited success. Mechanism of action of some chemical radioprotectors and their combinations have been elucidated, while further understanding is required in many instances. The present review elaborates on structure-activity relationship of some of the chemical radioprotectors, their evaluation, and assessment, limitation, and future prospects. His research areas are: Structure and function of biopolymers in the unirradiated and irradiated states, chemical, biochemical, and in vitro biological dosimeters, chemical radioprotectors and their application in civil and Defence.


This article considers radio's claim to enjoy a personal, intimate relationship with listeners by examining late-night programming on Australian commercial radio from the 1930s to the 1980s. It explores radio's shift from exploiting the extraordinary to the ordinary through the prism of the midnight-to-dawn pro- gram that made its debut on Sydney's 2UW in 1935-possibly the first example of continuous broadcasting in the British empire. The article then looks at the spread of midnight-to-dawn shows to other Australian stations, and the role played by women broadcasters in this genre. Finally, the article discusses outlets for "romance" on Australian radio in the middle decades of the 20th century and examines the rise of late-night matchmaker programs-"a time," in the words of one journalist, "when the lonely get lonelier and inhibitions loosen."


Fenoprofen calcium 600 mg, four times daily, and Ibuprofen 400 mg, four times daily, were compared in a double-blind crossover study involving the treatment of soft-tissue rheumatism in fifty patients. After 7 days there was no significant deference between the efficacy of the two drugs with respect to 'pain at rest', pain on movement', 'tenderness' or 'sleep disturbance' but fenoprofen was significantly better when considering 'limitation of movement' and 'The physician's assessment of the severity of the condition'. Combining data from Weeks 1 and 2 of treatment, 14 days fenoprofen treatment brought about significant improvements in all of the above parameters. Ibuprofen did not significantly improve 'pain at rest' but did improve the other parameters.


Cultural quality plays a significant role in people's foreign comprehensive capacities.In the process of college English teaching,the effective introduction of target language culture is helpful in cultivating students' intercultural awareness and enhancing their intercultural communication competence.Besides,it is one of the important objectives in college English teaching.Cultural introduction should comply with the principles of applicability,moderateness,scientificity,objectivity as well as the compatibility of source language and target language.Based on syllabus and teaching material,highlighting the introduction of culture,cultural teaching is a practical approach to realize the trainning goals of college English teaching.


ABSTRACT An efficient inter cropping system needs to be identified for realizing the higher system productivity, profitability for the benefit of resource-poor farmers, especially in developing countries. Keeping this as motivation, field experiments were conducted at Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, during rabi season to assess the influence of intercropping systems and nitrogen levels on nutrient balance sheet and yield of component crops under irrigated condition for two years. The treatments in the main plot consisted of five intercropping systems viz. coriander, mustard, bengal gram, coriander + mustard, bengal gram + mustard, while subplot consisted of three different levels of nitrogen viz. 0 kg N ha−1 (control), 20 kg ha−1 and 40 kg N ha−1 under split plot design with three replications. Higher uptake of N, P and K with lower nutrient balance was observed with mustard while lower nutrient uptake and higher nutrient balance were recorded with coriander. Application of 40 kg N ha−1 registered higher post-harvest soil available nutrients over lower levels of N application. Higher yield in terms of mustard equivalent was observed with sole coriander (1402 kg ha−1). Among the intercropping systems, significantly higher mustard equivalent (1227 kg ha−1) was observed in coriander + mustard intercropping systems in 2:1 ratio than in bengal gram + mustard intercropping system. Hence, intercropping of coriander with mustard in 2:1 ratio is better for realizing higher system productivity and economic returns.


The Interball Tail Probe crosses the dayside magnetopause at low latitudes where it frequently measures low energy ion plasma (<100 eV) in the outer magnetosphere. We present the plasma characteristics of this cold component, including it's dependence on solar wind parameters and interaction with PC-5 type waves.


It is well recognised that in modern practice, structural failures are all too common in terms of Serviceability and are relatively rare in terms of Safety. Adoption of limit state of design and higher grades of concrete and steel in modern RCC structures has led to overall thinner member sections and high stress levels at service loads. These in turn have resulted in larger deflections, crackwidths, vibrations etc. In particular, it is the Serviceability Limit state of 'Durability' that calls for particular attention, because 'Deflection' is a very important criteria need to be taken into account. Due to architectural constrain generally depth of beams are restricted, that leads to more deflection in a beam . An attempt has been made through this project to check the feasibility and efficiency of Mild Steel sheets used as a composite material with traditional RCC beams to modify its serviceability criteria. MS Sheets are used due to their economy, durability and are also easily available in large variety of cross-sections (gauges). MS sheets also have the property of being cast to any shape without much need of significant formwork. The composite construction has an edge over the conventional reinforced concrete material because of its ease of construction, thinner sections as compared to RCC, efficient bonding with concrete due to its large surface area & high tensile strength (per unit weight) which makes it a favourable material for prefabrication also. The ill effect of corrosion is reduced here as the MS Strips are embedded into the concrete material, thus less prone to exposure and also has no aesthetic issues. Extra care can be taken by providing coating also. The main aim of this project is to increase the stiffness of beam in order to control the deflection. Mild steel sheets and strips of varying thickness (gauges) were embedded into traditional RCC beam vertically along side faces in longitudinal direction. This increases both moment of inertia as well as modulus of elasticity of beam, thus increasing its stiffness and controlling deflection. The test results are compared and it has been observed that deflection is controlled by about 30% and strength is increased by about 25% in MS-strip composite beams as compared to control beam.


Internal gravity waves propagate in density-stratified fluids owing to the restoring effect of buoyancy. They are anisotropic and dispersive, with a propagation equation that is elliptic in the frequency range of evanescent waves, and hyperbolic in the range of propagating waves. A Green's function approach of their generation is proposed, that separates the problem into two distinct ones: the representation of the generation process by a distribution of singularities, obtained by the boundary integral method; and the calculation of the waves radiated by this distribution, using Fourier analysis. The first problem is the most difficult of the two, involving anisotropic coordinate stretching in the evanescent range followed by causal analytic continuation into the propagating range. The approach is implemented for two-dimensional elliptical forcing and three-dimensional spheroidal forcing. The interpretation of the results in terms of added mass is discussed, together with the implications of added mass for the calculation of the conversion rate of barotropic forcing into baroclinic internal tides at the ocean bottom. The application of the analysis to the recent discovery of internal wave focusing by ring forcing is presented, and compared with novel experiments involving oscillating tori at LEGI and an annular wave generator at the physics laboratory of ENS de Lyon.


The aim of this study was to make a pollenanalytical investigation of mor humus-profiles from the peninsula of Saro in northern Halland. The coastal forests are well preserved in this area and often hold a very interesting flora and fauna with many red-listed species. One can for example mention the rare species yew (Taxus baccata). The forests contain a mixture of deciduous and coniferous trees like oak (Quercus), beech (Fagus) and pine (Pinus). The forests have been spared from cutting for a long time probably much because there has been only one owner at a time.

The area that was investigated contains two smaller forest-areas, Saro Vasterskog, which is a nature reserve, and Saro Nordanskog. This study has been directed towards analysing mor humus-profiles in order to reconstruct the history of vegetation over the last 2000 years. Specific issues are the magnitude of human impact on the vegetation and for how long time yew has grown in the area. The collecting of samples was done with help of iron chutes and a russian sampler. The pollen analysis was made on four profiles, two from Saro Vasterskog and two from Saro Nordanskog. Two samples of recent litter and ground mosses, that were taken in a yew dominated stand, were also analysed. The mor humus-profiles was not dated independently, but an approximate age could be established by correlation with other profiles from the same area that has recently been 14C-dated.

The most common pollen grains in the profiles are Betula (birch), Pinus (pine), Quercus (oak), Ulmus (alder), Poaceae (grass) and Calluna (heather). The result shows that the area has been open pasture or grassland before the profiles started to develop. After some time various trees and bushes were established and these made it difficult for the herbs and grasses to grow. The pastures may have been small open patches. The vegetation was dominated by Calluna, which has been a characteristic element on the west-coast of Sweden, has also occurred on Saro. There is clear evidence that heather and heath-burning has occurred on Saro, especially from the sampling site Saro Vasterskog 4. The rest of the area has been forest and more or less barren cliffs. The yew grew in the area as early as in the 17'th century and has remained there since then. Proof for the establishment of yew was not found in the profiles. This can depend on various things, for example that pollen from yew is poorly preserved, or that it has low pollen production.


The core objective of this paper is to quantitatively model the market making function, develop an autonomous application which applies those models to a real financial market, and test this application on a electronic market for Eurodollars. The Eurodollar Futures market is one of the most liquid financial instruments traded in the world today. The contract trades both electronically, on GLOBEX, and through manual trading in the Chicago Mercanti le Exchange Eurodollar pit. During exchange hours, the volume and liquidity on the GLOBEX change is small and poor. After the CME exchange closes, the GLOBEX market becomes quite active and liquid. The initial target of the automated market making application is to make a market in Eurodollar futures on the GLOBEX exchange during CME hours. This initial target has the advantages of access to the CME pit for both current market prices and liquidity and the ability to accurately simulate a market at low risk. This paper presents trading performance from four automatic market making models we construct and test results and analysis from 3 testbeds: Eurodollar Futures market, S&P market, and a simulated ex-ante market. HIGH-FREQUENCY DATA RESEARCH recently becomes a center topic for practitioners and researchers, who are interested in trading strategies, trading systems, performance measures, data mining, pricing analytics, risk-hedging engines, and other related fields. Research composes of three major steps: 1. Exploring on high-frequency data for fundamental statistical properties, such as "stylized facts" . 2. Formulating models by util izing empirical facts. 3. Veri fying whether those models satisfactorily reproduce the stylized facts found in the data. Along with trading frequencies and demands for traditional financial instruments and new structured products worldwide increase, investment banks are nowadays facing challenges in improving trading performance and trading systems. Therefore, an empirical study and test on automatic/electronic market making models can be fairly valuable and able to answer questions such as "Does automatic market making bring liquidity and fair quoted prices to the markets?" "Does automatic market making accurately simulate the market at low cost?" "Does automatic market making well manage the inventory level, shortterm and long-term profit/loss (P&L), and mark-to-market?" In our paper, we build two simple "toy" models and two real market making models to answer questions above by studying and comparing their performance measures. If spread as 1 email@example.com 2 email@example.com 3 email@example.com 4 firstname.lastname@example.com 5 email@example.com an initial parameter is required in a model, we use spread= 2 cov − , where "cov" is the first-order serial covariance of mark-to-market. Roll (1984) proved this relationship between spread and auto-covariance of the first order serial covariance of price changes. Then we test our models with Eurodollar Futures and S&P market data provided by JP Morgan Chase and study performance measures of each model. In addition, we analyze the feasibility of testing a simulated exponential price generating process. Based on test results, we provide two potential techniques to improve performances of Market Making Models. The quality of market data, which can be critical in a high-frequency data research, is assumed to be clean, i.e. no missing data, no needs for filtering data process and changing in time scale for performance measures. The paper is organized as follows. Section I outlines the evolution of the market making models and introduced several influential models, including the most recent Adaptive model. It also provides a summary of our extensive journal reviews on Market Making Models, trading strategies, and high-frequency data. This initial research review step is indeed very important for carrying out testable models. We search for reliable mathematical equations on market making models and then modify those mathematical models, if necessary. It also initializes several creative ideas about market making algorithms we would like to implement on our models. Section II introduces main concepts on Reinforcement Learning, which is the fundamental block of the Adaptive Model. Section III presents our analysis on Eurodollar Futures market data, S&P market data, and simulated exponential price generating test-bed. Section IV and V show the detailed description and algorithm of our models. Section VI represents the market structure and test-beds studied in our paper. Section VII details the definition of performance measures we use in our paper and how they indicate the performance of our models. Section VIII presents the performance measure results and analysis in comparing one model to another. Section IX suggests two inventory control techniques for Market Making Models. Section X documents our codes. Section XI is our conclusion and several potential studies in the future, and other techniques to improve our models. Section XII lists references we quote in our paper.


Purpose: To explore any association between human papilloma virus (HPV) infection and ocular surface squamous neoplasia. Methods: Forty pathological specimens including 20 cases of conjunctival intra-epithelial neoplasia grade I (CIN I) and 20 cases of CIN III and invasive squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) together with 20 pterygium samples (controls) were analyzed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to find any evidence of HPV infection. The examinations were performed on cut sections of paraffin embedded tissue blocks from our laboratory archive. Results: Mean age of patients at the time of sampling was 56±8 (range, 30-86) years in the CIN I group; 61.7±9 (range, 43-82) years in the CIN III and SCC group and 41.5±10 (range, 24-67) years in the pterygium group. All specimens were negative for HPV. Conclusion: No association was found between HPV infection and ocular surface neoplasia in our series.


As a child, I loved building and playing with scale models of all kinds: planes, trains, and automobiles. These replicas taught me about aspects of their real counterparts and sparked many questions about their design—providing a great way to fully understand objects or processes by building them up and breaking them down. The same basic idea can apply to designing scientific visualizations, and even physical representations, of everything from the chemical processes inside living cells to the gravitational dances of stars and galaxies. UX designers can learn useful, generally applicable ideas about representing data from people who are trying to visualize models. With that knowledge in hand, UX designers can participate in creating effective and novel interfaces. In a sense, UX design is about taking mental models of different kinds of users and recasting them in visual/verbal frameworks.


We studied effects of the 11-Mercaptoundecylphosphoric-acid layer formation on gold surfaces that have the interactions with the titanium dioxide surface for design of gold- titanium dioxide distribution. The atomic force microscope (AFM) was used to measure forces between the surfaces as a function of the salt concentration and pH value. The forces were analyzed with the DLVO (Derjaguin-Landau-Verwey-Overbeek) theory, to evaluate the potential and charge density of the surfaces quantitatively for each salt concentration and each pH value. The interpretation for the evaluation was performed with the law of mass action and the ionizable groups on the surface.


This article empirically analyzes consumer behavior of watching TV dramas via case-based decision theory. This theory models consumer decision under uncertainty in product quality, based on subjective evaluations of previous purchases for similar goods. Our empirical analysis is concerned with getsuku , the Japanese TV dramas broadcasted at 9pm Monday by the Fuji Television Network, whose quality necessarily has uncertainty because no program is completely equivalent to any other. Owing to the regularity of the schedule and the long-sustained popularity of the program that enables us to be able to collect consumer data easily, we conduct a web survey of individual audiences on subjective evaluations of previously watched dramas. Our empirical analysis demonstrates better performance by the case-based models regarding both statistical model selection and one-step-ahead prediction than traditional utility-based models. We also reveal that the good performance of the case-based model in our analysis depends on the availability of individual subjective evaluations and that it is difficult to replace the individual-specific information by demographic information and aggregate data.


In a world of greater economic integration, strengthening trade linkages, unceasing technological changes and weakening institutions, workers are concerned about their incomes and security in their workplaces. Because of this uncertainty, coupled by large negative reactions against globalization in developed countries, policy makers have expressed skepticism on the benefits of globalization especially as this relates to the labor market. Several issues affect the relationship between greater openness to the world market and human resource development. With the fall in protectionism and breakdown of centrally planned governments, Filipino workers are greatly exposed to the uncertainties that come along with globalization. These include the fear of immiserization, the possibility of unemployment, the concern of labor standards, the dismay over worker participation and the inadequacy of higher educational institutions. The crucial role of state is to create and strengthen the institutions that can provide the necessary economic programs and political incentives and promote long-term development of worker quality and benefit both the individual worker and society.


Cat in the Rain is a famous short story of Hemingway.The author reflects female's affiliated status and deprivation of discourse in the male-dominated culture through a series of symbols and metaphors.The heroine intends to accomplish self-salvation by saving the small cat;however,the voice of women can not stride over strong fence with male-dominated culture.With the failure of saving the small cat,the heroine's newly-kindled flame of female-consciousness is gradually dimmed.


This questionnaire aims to collect opinions of students from the Barcelona School of Informatics (FIB) who attended the Requirements Engineering course and that have participated in professional software development projects. The views collected will be used exclusively for a study
undertaken at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia - BarcelonaTech that aims to see what could be done to improve the requirements engineering practice and to improve the education in requirements engineering.
We estimate that the average response time of the survey is around 20-25 minutes.


REPORTS OF MIXED BACTERIAL MENINGITIS date back to the early 1930s. Recent data suggest that this disorder constitutes about 1% of the total cases of meningitis.' Epidemiologic studies show a change in disease pattern from a community-acquired childhood infection to a mainly nosocomially acquired adult illness, particularly in those with defects near the meninges. We report an unusual case of a healthy child with mixed bacterial meningitis due to a Streptococcus pneumoniae species and a nontypable strain of Haemophilus influenzae.


Beginning with the actual situation of our college English teaching,the article states how to train students' ability of learning by their own so as to help students realize from dependence to independence.


Objectives: There is paucity of data on long COVID and how long COVID-19 related hospitalisations can last for and what factors can determine them. This study identified the social and demographic determinants of COVID-19 related length of hospitalisations as well as that of long COVID, an emerging long-term sequela of COVID-19, in Ghana

Method: Data of 2,334 patients clinically seen at the main COVID-19 treatment centre in Ghana from March 2020 to August 2021 were included in this cross-sectional study. The patients' clinical and sociodemographic characteristics, such as age, education level and comorbidities, were included as the explanatory variables. The dependent variables were length of COVID-19 hospitalisations and long COVID, defined by persistent COVID-19 symptoms lasting more than four weeks after initial COVID-19 infection. Negative binomial with a log link and binary logistic regressions were fitted to examine the determinants.

Result: Of the 2,334 patients, 60.1% were men and 57.5% were 30-59 years old. Most of them (98.1%) survived. The nearly 2% that died spent fewer days (4.53±4.19 days) in hospital than those who survived (4.73±5.96 days). Also, about 2% of the patients had long COVID. Of that, the majority were men (72%), and had both hypertension and diabetes (14%). In the negative binomial regression, education level, nationality and comorbidities were positively associated with length of hospitalisation. On average, COVID-19 patients with both hypertension and diabetes mellitus spent almost 2days longer in hospital than those with no comorbidities (p=0.00, 95%CI=1.42-2.33). Again, the odds of long COVID were 4 times higher in those with both hypertension and diabetes mellitus (p=0.003) than those with no comorbidities. Also, those with tertiary education had higher odds of long COVID than those with primary education (OR=0.23, p=0.12).

Conclusion: The presence of both hypertension and diabetes mellitus, and educational level determined both length of hospitalisation and long COVID in Ghana. COVID-19 prevention and management policies should therefore consider these factors.

Funding Information: None to declare.

Declaration of Interests: None to declare.

Ethics Approval Statement: Ethics approval for this study was given by the Research Ethics Committee of Brunel University London.


The present invention discloses a modified lithium manganate material and its preparation method and application, the modified lithium manganate LiMn2O4 as a core material is to LiMn2-xMxO4-δ is a core-shell structure of the clad layer; wherein M as a of Al, Ti, Ce, Co, Ni, the value of x is 0.05 ~ 0.5, δ 0.01 to 0.1. Modified lithium manganate material according to the present invention is coated by coprecipitation - hydrothermal reaction - temperature heat treatment preparing a manner that a positive electrode material for lithium ion batteries. Preparation process of the present invention is simple and feasible, and the ratio of ingredients is easily controlled, batch to batch and good stability, and low cost, a synthetic material lithium manganate high specific capacity, excellent cycle performance and large current, the application is expected in the field of power battery.


The paper systematically analyzes the condition,purpose and function and design principle of military container transport yard and discusses the contents and methods of designing military container transport yard including impacting factors of location,construction scale and the layout of the yard.


Using H3PW12O40 as catalyst,adipic acid was synthesized from the oxidation of cyclohexanone by 30%H2O2.Influences of dosage of H3PW12O40,reaction temperature,volume of hydrogen peroxide and dosage of KHSO4were also discussed.Experimental results show:H3PW12O40is a good catalyst for synthesis of adipic acid.The optimum conditions are that n(cyclohexene) ∶ n(H2O2) ∶ n(H3PW12O40) ∶ n(KHSO4) =100∶388∶0.035∶0.74(fixed cyclohexanone 0.10 mol,dosage of H3PW12O40 is 0.1 g,volume of H2O2is 40 mL,dosage of KHSO4is 0.1g),reaction temperature is 100 ℃,reaction time is 6 h.Under the optimum conditions,the yield of adipic acid is49.5%.


a novel multi-mirror quasi-optical power combiner/divider design method is proposed in this paper. Based on the method, a numerical simulation code is developed. To verify the approach, we designed a two-way quasi-optical power combiner/divider which consists of two phase-correcting mirrors. Tested by a commercial simulation software, the output power coupling to the desired field distribution reaches 94.09% at 30GHz, and is more than 90% in the range of 29GHz-40GHz. The proposed method is proved effective and able to design a high power coupling and wide band power device.


A bio‐optical model coupled with the radiative transfer model Hydrolight was used to create 18,000 synthetic ocean colour spectra corresponding to open ocean and coastal waters. The bio‐optical model took into account the optical properties of the three oceanic constituents, chlorophyll‐a, suspended non‐chlorophyllous particles and coloured dissolved organic matter (CDOM) as well as of normal seawater. The resulting spectra were input into multilayer perceptron neural network algorithms with the aim of computing the original concentrations of chlorophyll‐a, non‐chlorophyllous particles and CDOM initially input into the bio‐optical model. The process of training the neural networks is essential for the accuracy of the inversion the neural net performs on the coupled bio‐optical and radiative transfer models. The objective of this paper is to investigate the performance difference of a neural network trained with untransformed as opposed to logarithmically transformed data.


The very nature of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has brought about the need for common tools which can be used to represent, test and synthesize knowledge and beliefs from diverse and amorphous origins. This paper investigates the use of Bayesian networks for knowledge representation of Risk and Op portunities Arising from Environmental, Social and Governance issues. It is based on an example that uses the data from MSCI, which provides research, ratings and analysis of corporate management of environmental and social risk factors on over 5,000 globa l companies. Bayesian networks are often used for eliciting, confronting and synthesizing both expert and layman knowledge. They enable us to update our beliefs and expectations regarding complex systems in a rigorous way given new or conjectured evidence and they provide a practical decision support system for elaborating strategies and policy making in the area of the corporate social responsibility.


The structure of the title manganese complex, [Mn(NO3)2(C5H5N)2(H2O)2], consists of discrete monomeric entities with Mn2+ ions located on centres of inversion. The metal cation is octahedrally coordinated by a trans-N2O4 donor set with the pyridine N atoms located in the apical positions. Discrete molecules are linked by O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds into one-dimensional supramolecular infinite chains along the b and c axes.


The invention discloses an on-chip inductor adopting a graphene composite film and belongs to the technical field of microelectronic devices. An inductance coil of the on-chip inductor located above a substrate is made of a graphene composite film, and the graphene composite film is formed by sequentially stacking a graphene layer, an insulating medium layer and a metal conductive layer. The graphene layer and the metal conductive layer constitute a conductive channel of the on-chip inductor, the resistance value of the inductor is reduced and the quality factor of the inductor is increased; the insulating medium layer is located between the graphene layer and the metal conductive layer to isolate the graphene layer from the main body part of the metal conductive layer, so that the interference of the metal conductive layer to electron transportation in graphene is reduced, the graphene can provide high dynamic inductance, and the inductance value of the on-chip inductor is substantially increased. Accordingly, the on-chip inductor has the characteristics of high-quality factor and high inductance value and is especially suitable for a radio frequency integrated circuit.


Geothermal heat flow anomalies are often linked to graben structures at the top of the crystalline basement. Numerical thermo-hydraulic models have attributed a strong contribution to fluid flow in the fault zones building up the rim of these through structures. It is, however, a challenge to identify such or any other structures in the crystalline basement. In this paper, we present a 3D geological model based forward modelling employing finite element modelling and a detailed analysis of high- and bandpass Butterworth filters to assess the location and geometry of different geothermally relevant structures in the crystalline basement in Switzerland and elsewhere.


In the double mesa SiGe HBT process, emitter mesas were made by RIE technology. Tokeep the external base region from damaging by plasmas and from over etching, the height of theemitter mesa must be controlled strictly. Consequently, the different heights of the emitter beforeetching and after etching have to be mastered. There have been a lot of methods for analyzing theheight and concentration of different materials, and they have their advantages and disadvantages.A new method of measuring the height and concentration of epitaxial layer simultaneously wasproposed. Simple, high efficiency and low cost are the advantages of this method.


Objective:To study the effect of docosahexaenoic acid(DHA) intake levels of pregnant and lactating women on plasma and erythrocyte DHA in both mothers and infants. Methods: 146 pregnant women were chosen and dietary data were collected at 22 w, 38 w of pregnancy, and 3mo after delivery, respectively. At the same time, the fatty acids status of plasma and erythrocyte of 48 mothers were measured at 22 w, 38 w of gestation, 3mo after parturition and also in infants at birth and 3 mo .They were divided into three groups according to the average DHA intakes: Group A,80 mg/d (n=14), group B, (80~159) mg/d (n=22), group C, ≥160 mg/d (n=12). Results:The average dietary intake of DHA of pregnant and lactating women was 103.17 mg/d. Plasma and erythrocyte DHA at 38 w of gestation and the plasma DHA at 3 mo after parturition of group C were significantly higher than those of group A respectively. Plasma DHA at 3 mo after parturition was significantly lower than that at 22 w and 38 w of gestation in group A and group B, but there was no significant difference between plasma and erythrocyte DHA at 22 w of gestation and at 3 mo after parturition in group C. There was significant positive correlation between DHA intake and plasma and erythrocyte DHA at 38 w of gestation, and also at 3 mo after parturition. Conclusion: Plasma DHA at 3 mo after parturition maintained at the level of 22 w of gestation in group C and was significantly higher than that in group A.


The aim of the present study was to compare the bilateral external work and torque at four stages of an incremental maximal cycling. Eleven cyclists were evaluated on a cycle
ergometer. Four stages of the incremental cycling workload were defined as 60, 75, 90 and 100% of maximal oxygen uptake (VO2Max). Pedal forces and kinematics variables
were measured through each stage. Crank torque and external work were computed (both sides). Crank work and torque increased throughout the incremental test. There
were no differences between legs in relation to work and torque at the crank. The high variability of force symmetry between subjects, and between days may indicate the
difference of our results compared to previous studies.


GENERAL COMMENTS The authors present a technique for merging weather radar and raingauge data that is suitable for application in small urban catchments. Validation of the proposed technique is performed through the comparison between estimated rainfall, raingauges and alternative merging techniques. Finally, results from urban flow simulations are compared. The paper is well written, concepts and application are clearly described, results are presented in a straightforward way. The subject of rainfall data merging is not original or unexplored, but the paper has the advantage of providing an example of coupling data merging and urban flow simulations. One of


The diagnosis of endometrial cancer was based on pathologic exam on endometrial tissue obtained from invasive methods.Fraction dilatation and curettage(DC) and hysteroscopy were the major interventions.DC was the most widely-used method,however,it is low-efficiency and result in missed diagnosis and lower diagnosis of endometrial cancer.If assisted with B ultrasound,the efficiency of could be enhanced relatively.Hysteroscopy combined with biopsy is the most accurate exam in endometrial diseases.Currently,no absolutely data indicated that positive peritoneal washing due to hysteroscopy was associated with pelvic or peritoneal recurrence and long -term adverse prognosis.


The WOODSOL research project aims at developing urban timber buildings based on moment resisting frames. One of the key aspects when dealing with the sound insulation in the building system is the flanking sound transmission across the floor elements and through the special connecting elements of the floor to the columns. We build a system prototype to be able to investigate experimentally the vibroacoustic behavior of the floor elements and the vibration transmission to the columns considering in particular impact excitation. In this paper, we focus on the structural reverberation time, which is a key parameter to determine calculation quantities such as e.g. Kij required by the ISO12354. The Kij-index is necessary to estimate flanking sound transmission and therefore a key input to SEA based calculation models. We present the measurement setup used at the Woodsol prototype. We present the measurement procedure designed following the ISO 10848-1 and discuss the measurement program, excitation type and sensor placement. We present the challenges we encountered and discuss the obtained result with particular focus on the comparison of impact hammer excitation and shaker excitation with swept sine.


Western Balkans countries can be characterized by their shared aim, the quickest possible accession to the European Union (EU), to their major trade partner. Autonomous trade preferences granted by the EU were renewed until 2020 and they provide free trade to these countries for most of their products. This paper gives an overview of the Western Balkans' agricultural performance, followed by a detailed trade analysis. It identifies major export products and the concentration of trade. Agricultural trade will be separated into regional and EU markets to reveal differences and similarities in the trade patterns.