SUBTITLE: AIRLINES HAVE BEEN FORCED TO REDUCE THEIR OPERATING COSTS AS A RESULT OF THE GULF WAR AND THE RECESSION, HENCE THEY HAVE PROGRESSIVELY CONSIDERED OUTSOURCING SOME AREAS TO IMPROVE THEIR FINANCIAL POSITION: AT LONDON HEATHROW AIRPORT, AIR FRANCE SET UP A JOINT VENTURE WITH SERVISAIR IN JANUARY 1997 TO ALLOW THE AIRLINE TO REDUCE ITS GROUND HANDLING COSTS.


This paper presents an uncoupled ductile damage criterion for modelling the opening and propagation of internal shear cracks in bulk metal forming. The criterion is built upon the original work on the motion of a hole subjected to shear with superimposed tensile stress triaxiality and its overall performance is evaluated by means of side-pressing formability tests in Aluminium AA2007-T6 subjected to different levels of pre-strain. Results show that the new proposed criterion is able to combine simplicity with efficiency for predicting the onset of fracture and the crack propagation path for the entire set of test cases regardless the amount of pre-strain derived from previous upsetting under near frictionless conditions. The new proposed criterion can be easily implemented in existing finite element programs and its scope of application allows extending previous work on the opening modes in surface cracking to internal cracks formed under three-dimensional states of stress that are typical of bulk metal forming.


Sixteen sediment samples were collected from a square grid (4×4) with a horizontal distance of about 150 m between positions in Århus Bay in the south-west Kattegat (14 to 15 m water depth). Critical shear stress (τc) was measured in all samples and related to sediment parameters: grain-sizes, organic matter, water content, porosity, and chlorophyll-a (chl-a) content, in upper layers. Samples were divided into a low (A) τc group and a high (B) τc group in relation to an erosion rate. A significant (P<0·001) difference in median τc was found between groups A (0·0284 N m−2) and B (0·0380 N m−2). Average chl-a concentrations in groups A (1·4 μg g−1) and B (1·8 μg g−1) were not significantly different (P=0·47) but there was a significant and positive correlation (r2: 0·7, P<0·001) between τc and diatom film abundance. Sediment organic matter and water content were significantly higher in group B compared with A, which contradicts that watery and organic rich sediments generally exhibit low τc. This was explained by the presence of a diatom film cover on the fluff layer that inhibits the action of erosive forces. A fluff layer is characterized by a high water and organic content. The fluff layer was present in the majority of the samples but the highest average chl-a content and a significant (P=0·020) higher abundance of diatom film was observed in group B (high τc). Benthic diatoms were dominated by Haslea crucigeroides, Pleurosigma strigosum, and Bacillaris paxillifer. Spatial variability of sediment parameters was high and variability of a stability/erodibility parameter even exceeded those recorded for highly heterogeneous tidal flats. The occurrence of benthic diatoms at 14–15 m of water depth in the eutrophic Århus Bay was supposedly related to a measured increase in Secci depth in the bay and thereby increased light penetration depth.


The present invention offers a solid electrolyte layer having proton conductivity, and lanthanum strontium cobalt composite oxide (LSC) and the solid electrolyte laminated on the laminate of the cathode electrode layer side of the electrolyte layer. The present invention also provides a method for producing the laminate of the solid electrolyte. The solid electrolyte body may be laminated with further comprise a nickel - doped yttrium barium zirconate (Ni-BZY) an anode electrode layer. The solid electrolyte used for a fuel cell laminate body in the medium does not exceed 600 deg.] C temperature range of operation.


8228 Background: Although meta-analysis and phase III trials have shown CCR improves survival in unresectable HNSCC, critical issues are aggressive toxicity management and pt selection.

METHODS
In this phase IV trial, previously untreated pts with locoregionally advanced, unresectable, HNSCC received 70 Gy, 200 cGy/d concurrent with cisplatin 100 mg/m2 on days 1, 22 and 43. Eligibility criteria included a histological proof of SCC, from oral cavity, oropharynx, hypopharynx, larynx or paranasal sinus; stage III/IV, M0 (AJCC, 2002); age 18-70 yrs; ECOG-PS 0-2; adequate organ function; measurable disease; assigned informed consent. Endpoints were survival, response rate (RR), toxicity and clinical benefit. Toxicity was graded according to the NCI-CTC v. 2.0 and tumor response by RECIST criteria. Pain (rate 0-10) and nutritional status were evaluated before and after treatment.

RESULTS
To date, 18 pts entered the trial, median age 54.5 yrs (37-68); 15 male; 16 PS1 and 1 PS2; 15 pts were able to eat orally; median body-mass index 19.7 kg/m2 (13.8-27.3); primary site: oropharynx (10 pts), oral cavity (6), larynx (2); TNM: T3N1 (1 pt), T3N3 (1), T4N1 (5), T4N2 (5), T4N3 (6). Mean albumin level: 3.9±0.5 g/L (2.7-5.1). Mean hemoglobin level: 12.2±1.5 g/dL (9.6-13.9). 11 pts completed radiation therapy (median time 64 d); median number of chemotherapy cycles: 2. Tumor response in 8 evaluable pts was: 1 CR, 3 PR, 1 SD and 3 PD (RR 50%). 16 pts presented grade 3/4 toxicity: nausea/vomiting (3 pts), dysphagia (8), mucositis (6), dermatitis (5), anemia (4) and leucopenia (5). 9 pts required feeding tubes and red cell transfusion was done in 8 pts in order to maintain Hb level above 10 g/dL. Mean weight loss was 3.8±4.1 kg (95%CI 1.0-6.6, p=0.012; paired t-test). Pain score decreased by 3±3 after treatment (95%CI 1-5, p=0.007; paired t-test). 3 pts died, 2 from disease progression.

CONCLUSIONS
With aggressive nutritional and transfusional support, toxicity was manageable with an overall 50% RR to CCR in this trial. CCR is a feasible treatment strategy in this group of pts of locoregionally advanced HNSCC. No significant financial relationships to disclose.


Depth estimation is an essential component in many computer vision applications, and one of the most extensively studied subjects in the field. Recently, advancements were made in applying machine learning methods to estimate depths from a single image, differently from traditional stereo matching methods, which need two or more images. Spherical, or omnidirectional, images, have a 360◦ field of view and provide higher contextual information about a scene in comparison to planar images. Depth estimation of spherical scenes can be an asset for many applications, such as navigation, scene understanding and virtual reality. Normally, however, multiple spherical cameras, or specialized camera configurations are needed to perform depth estimation on spherical images, and with the rise in ease of access to 360◦ cameras and panorama generation tools, it is of interest to be able to apply single image depth estimation method to spherical images. This work proposes a method for estimating depth from a single spherical image by dividing the sphere and projecting each section onto a plane. Depths are estimated on the planar domain using existing methods, and these estimates are projected back to the sphere, combining each sections' estimates into a single depth map for the whole sphere.


Korean painting lies within a strangely distorted landscape within modern and contemporary history. This is mainly because the concept of Korean painting came into being amid general historical contradictions, so all activities under this concept are distorted. But if we practice in the name of Korean painting itself, this practice is an attempt to face and solve present pending issues. In Korean-style painting, abstraction is one of such problems. The vague concept and distorted understanding of 'Korean painting' today is associated with the problem of modernity. There is much confusion about abstraction, sustaining two confronting attitudes: one avoids abstraction in Korean painting altogether. Those who maintain this position say discourse on abstraction derives from our misunderstanding of the concept and evolvement of modern abstraction. "It is obvious abstract painting offers experience different to the world of modern Korean painting. -- Abstraction in Korean painting refers to embracing an external element, and is a problem of Korean painting as a result of this embracement. Therefore, abstraction is insubstantial in Korean painting." The second attitude is understanding the tradition of 'xieyi(寫意)' - emphasizing meaning of a painting, and expressing the spirit of the painter, rather than accurate representation of form - in Oriental painting, in connection with abstraction. This attitude accepts 'xieyi' as stemming from literati painting as the departure point for modernity in art. The first attitude erases all possibility of Korean painting as contemporary art, while the second presents an advanced art style, aligned with Western art, and underlines its own superiority. One embraces the history of clashes among civilization, but the other show an attitude to address historical, structural problems as the matter of analogy. The problem of abstraction in Korean painting is thus complex and subtle. This essay will address possibilities of a new discourse on 'Korean painting' and 'abstraction' that has been so far discussed in an abnormal manner.


In a previous contribution we have traced the history
of the genus Nototherium, and have also described the
osteology of the cervical vertebrae. As a natural sequence
we now desire to place on record certain data gathered
from a detailed examination of the skull itself. Before
proceeding further, however, it might be as well if we
explained our aims as regards the work generally.


The Long Duration Exposure Facility (LDEF) was composed of and contained a wide array of materials, representing the largest collection of materials flown for space exposure and returned for ground-based analyses to date. The results and implications of the data from these materials are the foundation on which future space missions will be built. The LDEF Materials Special Investigation Group (MSIG) has been tasked with establishing and developing data bases to document these materials and their performance to assure not only that the data are archived for future generations but also that the data are available to the space user community in an easily accessed, user-friendly form. The format and content of the data bases developed or being developed to accomplish this task are discussed. The hardware and software requirements for each of the three data bases are discussed along with current availability of the data bases.


According to the students' information ability and information literacy training requirements and development direction,opposite to theprofessional literature retrieval course teaching,puts forwardspecific measures to promote combined with document retrieval courses and professional courses.


nerable women are illiterate with no income-generating skills, although they may be skilled as seamstresses, cooks, or midwives. Projects should be based on a participatory approach, and with sensitivity to the changing gender roles and relationships in the country of return. In order to ensure that women are included, a certain percentage of female beneficiaries should be written into all project documents and agreements.


Türkiye and Kyrgyzstan are two Turkic states with close historical, linguistic and cultural ties. In addition, although both states are secular, their people mostly belong to the same religion, the religion of Islam. Türkiye sees Kyrgyzstan as its Atayurt (fatherland) and in this context, it is the first state to recognize the independence of Kyrgyzstan in 1991. Of course, bilateral relations are too complicated to be explained by ancestry, language, or religion alone. Because the two countries have been out of contact with each other for many years. The first contact was made with the collapse of the USSR. Since 1991, the two states have developed and continue to develop various political, economic, military and cultural relations. This study will present a holistic analysis by examining the relations of the two states from a constructivist perspective, that is, in an identity sense. The main purpose of the study is to identify the current state of bilateral relations and offer solutions on how to further develop them. In the study, current data were examined by a literature review conducted in Turkish, English and Kyrgyz. The current data in question were analyzed by combining them with a constructivist perspective.


Low temperature techniques such as hydrolysis and reverse micelle syntheses provide the opportunity to determine the relationship between the structural properties and preparation conditions of zirconia powders as well as to tailor their physicochemical properties. The authors have performed small-angle neutron and synchrotron X-ray scattering (SANS and SAXS) experiments to study the nucleation and organization of zirconia nanoparticles via different preparation routes. First, the formation of reverse micelles in individual and mixed solutions of (ZrOCl{sub 2}+D{sub 2}O)/AOT/C{sub 6}D{sub 5}CD{sub 3}, and (NH{sub 4}OH+H{sub 2}O)/AOT/C{sub 6}D{sub 5}CD{sub 3} systems at water/AOT molar ratio of 20 was characterized. Second, the aggregation of zirconia gels obtained from the reaction of the reverse micelle solutions after heat treatments was studied. Third, the nanostructure of zirconia powders prepared by the reverse micelle method is compared with the corresponding powders prepared by hydrolysis after different heat treatments.


The article presents an attempt to analyse the efficiency of health care systems in sub-regions of Poland in comparison to sub-regions of EU countries, using the indicator of average life expectancy and an innovation indicator developed on the basis of the European Innovation Scoreboard. The basic source of data presented in the article is commonly available data from databases of countries or international organisations: the Polish Central Statistical Office (GUS), Eurostat, WHO. Comparative methods were applied to the following indicators: the expenditure on health care, life expectancy and innovation at the country level. Life expectancy depends mainly on health expenditure, but also on access to innovative therapies. Countries referred to as "modest innovators", to which Poland belongs, have a lower indicator of life expectancy than innovation leaders. Innovation is becoming the main engine of progress in health care.


The invention discloses a method for raising peach tree seedlings in a container. According to the invention, the method comprises the steps of root stock preparation, seedling raising place selection, container selection, nutrient soil preparation, grafting, final-period management, pest control and seedling obtaining. Through the adoption of the method disclosed by the invention, the seedling raising time can be reduced from the traditional two years to 8 months; and high survival rate of the seedling after being planted, no seedling reviving time, large primary growth, advanced flower bud differentiation, early bearing and high seedling quality are achieved.


This paper details the development of a generalized computational approach that enables prediction of cavity-internal sound pressure distribution due to flow-generated noise at high frequencies. The outcomes of this research is of particular interest for development of an acoustics-based structural health monitoring system for wind turbine blades. The methodology builds from existing reduced-order aeroacoustic modeling techniques and ray tracing based geometrical acoustics and is demonstrated on the model NREL 5 MW wind turbine blade as a case study. The computational predictions demonstrated that damage could be successfully detected in the first half of the blade cavity near the root and that the change in frequency content may be indicative of the type of damage that has occurred. This study provides a foundation to analyze specific blades and likely damage cases for determining key factors of system design such as number and placement of sensors as well as for hardware selection.


Computer users have tasks they need to perform, and are therefore motivated to overcome poorly designed interfaces. With video games, there is no external motivation for the task — if the game's interface is not compelling and entertaining, the product fails in the marketplace. Many aspects of game design, such as an attractor mode to draw users toward the game, have direct relevance to other domains, such as information kiosks. This panel will consist of video game designers who will relate their design methodologies, techniques, and other experiences which will help HCI designers create more compelling, engaging, and effective interfaces. The panel will consist of panelists' presentations followed by a large allocation of time for interaction with the audience's questions. The panelists' presentations will include demonstration examples drawn from coin-operated and computer-based games.


We present a novel discriminative-generative hybrid approach in this paper, with emphasis on application in multiview object detection. Our method includes a novel generative model called Random Attributed Relational Graph (RARG) which is able to capture the structural and appearance characteristics of parts extracted from objects. We develop new variational learning methods to compute the approximation of the detection likelihood ratio function. The variaitonal likelihood ratio function can be shown to be a linear combination of the individual generative classifiers defined at nodes and edges of the RARG. Such insight inspires us to replace the generative classifiers at nodes and edges with discriminative classifiers, such as support vector machines, to further improve the detection performance. Our experiments have shown the robustness of the hybrid approach - the combined detection method incorporating the SVM-based discriminative classifiers yields superior detection performances compared to prior works in multiview object detection.


Recent improvements in data analysis, as well as the first numerical solutions of a pitch-angle transport equation for mildly relativistic charged particles crossing an oblique shock, permit important information to be extracted from precursors to Forbush decreases as observed by the worldwide neutron monitor network. We provide detailed calculations of the expected pitch angle distribution of such particles near the shock, including the enhanced diurnal anisotropy and loss cone effects. We compare the observed and calculated intensity and anisotropy of galactic cosmic rays before the onset of interplanetary shocks, including the anisotropy components parallel and perpendicular to the interplanetary magnetic field. Prospects for short-term prediction of space weather effects will be discussed.


This paper is a revised and updated version of a paper on tonogenesis that appeared in Diachronica in 2002. That paper generated considerable useful feedback, supportive of the general thesis, but critical of various specific aspects; this invaluable feedback1 has resulted in a number of major and numerous minor revisions.2 Until recently the most widely-used model of tonogenesis is based on Haudricourt's 1954 classic analysis of the origins of the tones of Vietnamese. That paper derives the Vietnamese tones from segments, specifically, the consonants that follow and precede the vocalic nucleus. This paper first examines Haudricourt's This paper examines Vietnamese data, argues that the Haudricourt analysis of Vietnamese analysis should be recast in terms, not of segments, but of laryngeal features. The paper then argues that, in general, segmentally-driven models of tonogenesis should be replaced by laryngeally-based models, in which tones are correlated directly with the effects of voice quality distinctions on vowels, with segmental distinctions playing an indirect role, a role related to the development of the voice quality distinctions themselves. A laryngeally-driven model gives us phonetically-plausible paths of change, not only for the origins of the Vietnamese, but also for the wide spread correlations between initial voicing and pitch height, between voice quality and vowel quality, and between tone systems and phonation systems. The existence of voice quality distinctions as an intermediary between segments and tones in the tonogenesis process provides an explanation for the attested correlations between certain segments and certain tonal patterns: thus, the existence of a laryngeal intermediate stage provides a phonetic motivation for the preference for the development of low tones from breathy voiced stops and for the preference for breathy voiced stops over both voiced sonorants and voiced fricatives as a source of low tone. In wider terms, a laryngeally-driven model is not limited to Southeast Asia, but provides insights into a geographically dispersed region.


Anatomy and Biomechanics of the Foot and Ankle 1 Richard J. de Asla and Jonathan T. Deland Physical Examination and Orthotics 24 Ryan C. Goodwin and James J. Sferra Neuromuscular Disorders 41 Michael J. Botte Nerve Entrapment Syndromes 79 Aaron A. Bare and Steven L. Haddad The Diabetic Foot 98 Richard M. Marks, Lew C. Schon, and Kenneth J. Mroczeck Hallux Valgus, Hallux Varus, and Sesamoid Disorders 113 Jeffrey A. Mann Lesser Toe Deformities and Bunionettes 131 Mark E. Easley and Umur Aydogan Tendon Disorders 153 Sheldon S. Lin, Wayne S. Berberian, and Jonathan T. Deland Heel and Subcalcaneal Pain 182 Keith L. Wapner and Rajeev D. Puri Degenerative Joint Disease of the Ankle and Hindfoot 195 Todd A. Kile and Marc Bouchard Degenerative Joint Disease of the Midfoot and Forefoot 221 R. Todd Allen, Kevin B. Fricka, and Michael Erik Brage 11.1 Midfoot Arthritis 221 11.2 Forefoot Arthritis 227 Acute Ankle Sprain, Chronic Ankle Instability, and Subtalar Laxity 2 Gregory C. Berlet, Mark M. D'Onofrio, and Thomas H. Lee Ankle and Subtalar Arthroscopy 250 Ellis K. Nam and Richard D. Ferkel 13.1 Ankle Arthroscopy 250 13.2 Subtalar Arthroscopy 281 Foot and Ankle Trauma 288 David B. Thordarson Index 319


Abstract : The book concerns quantitative methods of studying the development of science. The material is presented from single theoretical positions - science is examined as an informational process. An analysis is given of growth curves for a number of publications, a number of journals and a number of scientists and assignments for science. The informational crisis and slowing down in the development of science are discussed, and new organizational forms, invisible collectives, are described. It is shown how it is possible to use the language of bibliographical references for establishing internal connections in publications. The question of the evaluation of the effectiveness of the operation of scientific collectives is discussed. The contribution of different countries to the world informational flow is estimated. (Author)


Haptic devices are being used in ever more applications, ranging from training to education, entertainment, design, space experiments, and so on. In this paper, alternative solutions are presented for the mechanical design of such devices, different from the classical ones based on "rigid" kinematic chains. These solutions adopt actuated wires, and present some features that can be very useful in particular applications. Due to their mechanical construction, these devices offer some peculiar control problems, which must be properly addressed for their use. These aspects (and other possible applications) are discussed, and an example of such a device for visually impaired persons is illustrated. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.


Most ovarian cysts in children and adolescents are benign. Incidence of large ovarian cysts usually peaks in the first year of life and around menarche; approximately 30% of girls will present with pain. Gynaecologists, paediatric surgeons and general surgeons may manage ovarian cysts. There is a lack of standardised protocols and guidance, so most patients are managed on the basis of an individual clinician's judgement, preference and experience. Whenever possible, the operation of choice for benign cysts is laparoscopic ovarian cystectomy with ovarian preservation. This review provides an evidence‐based tool for the management of ovarian cysts in children and adolescent girls.


Taking the shuiyuezhao airport on the northeast liupanshui slope for example.The aim of this paper is using the software of FLAC3D to simulate the settlement of the filling body of high filled slope of airport during the completion period under different filling layer numbers to analysis the influence of simulated filling layer number on settlement of high slope filling body systematically,and the filling height of which is up to 63 m.The results show that the biggest settlements fluctuate up and down with the increase of simulated filling layer number,and Contour of z-displacement presents discontinuity between layers when the numbers of simulated filling layer less than equal to 7,and the biggest settlements tends to a stable value and do small fluctuations around it when the simulated filling layer number continue to increase;also contour of z-displacement tends smooth and continuous gradually.The biggest settlements tend to a stable value when the numbers of simulated filling layer more than equal to 7,which's calculation precision of the settlement satisfies the project need.For the high filled slope which's average height is 63m,7~9 simulated filling layer number was best recommended.


CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 27, 2017 — Moderna Therapeutics, a clinical stage biotechnology company that is pioneering messenger RNA (mRNA) TherapeuticsTM to create a new generation of transformative medicines for patients, today announcedpositive interim data from an ongoing Phase 1 study of mRNA-1440, an mRNA infectious disease vaccine against avian H10N8 influenza, demonstrating mRNA-1440 induced high levels of immunogenicity, and was safe and well tolerated. The findings were published online today in the journal Molecular Therapy.


The purpose of this study was to determine the ability to write poetry with the theme of the Covid-19 pandemic in class X students of SMK Negeri 2 Bengkulu City. This study uses a descriptive method with a quantitative approach. The population in this study were all students of class X SMK Negeri 2 Bengkulu City, amounting to 340 students. The sample in this study used purposive simple sampling, which is a sample based on consideration of certain criteria with a sample size of 52 students. The data collection technique used documentation techniques Novia Fitri Yanti, Didi Yulistio, Agus Joko Purwadi 340 Jurnal Ilmiah Korpus, Vol. 4(3), 2020 in the form of a poetry writing test that was done by students. The ability to write poetry with the theme of the Covid-19 pandemic is assessed from five aspects, namely the suitability of the theme and content of the poetry, choice of words or diction, imagination, language style and rhyme / rhythm. The data analysis technique used in this research is descriptive statistics by calculating the average value. The results of this study indicate that the average ability to write poetry with the Covid-19 pandemic in class X SMK Negeri 2 Bengkulu City is 62.52 in the sufficient category. The average ability of students to write poetry with the theme of the Covid-19 pandemic based on the suitability of the theme and the content of the poetry was 19.03 with a good category. The average ability of students to write poetry with the theme of the Covid-19 pandemic based on the aspect of word choice or diction was 12.63 in the sufficient category. The average ability of students to write poetry with the theme of the Covid-19 pandemic based on the image aspect is 13.19 in a good category. The average ability of students to write poetry with the theme of the Covid-19 pandemic based on the aspect of language style is 11.31 in the sufficient category. The average ability of students to write poetry with the theme of the Covid-19 pandemic based on the rhyme / rhythm aspect was 6.31 in the sufficient category. Based on the results of the study, it can be concluded that the students' ability to write poetry is in the sufficient category where students still have difficulty writing poetry based on the building blocks of poetry. It is hoped that there is a need for further improvement so that in the future students' poetry writing skills can be maximized because it shows that students have not been good at writing poetry based on the building blocks.


The solubilities of p-toluenesulfonic acid monohydrate (PTSA·H2O) and sodium p-toluenesulfonate (NaPTS) in aqueous sulfuric acid solutions were investigated at a temperature range from 278.45 to 342.95 K. The experimental results showed that the solubilities of PTSA·H2O and NaPTS in aqueous sulfuric acid solutions increased with temperature from 278.45 to 342.95 K and decreased with sulfuric acid concentrations from 0 to 0.7. The experimental data were correlated with the modified Apelblat equation. The calculated results showed good agreement with the experimental data. A new strategy which sodium sulfate was used as a starting material in the preparation of NaPTS was profiled according to the solubility difference between PTSA·H2O and NaPTS. In the continuous preparation of NaPTS, the favorable mole ratio (PTSA·H2O to sodium sulfate) is chosen as 4.0, and the optimum operation conditions of the recycle process were determined, which improved the present process of 4-methylphenol production.


Hypercholesterolemia is an important risk factor for the development of cardiovascular diseases, which represents a public health problem. The aim of this study was to verify the frequency of hypercholesterolemia among servers assisted in the health service of a public university in Minas Gerais. This was a cross-sectional study, with a quantitative approach and data collected in the database of the laboratory of clinical analyzes at the health service. The studied population included 662 servers (teachers and technical and administrative servers) active at the university, from both genders and between 19 and 65 years old. Hypercholesterolemia was present in 51.7% of the exams with an average age of 52.9 ± 7.6 years and average CT value of 205.3 ± 42.9 mg/dL. A difference in average total cholesterol (p = 0.026) and age (p = 0.021) was observed. The analysis of the frequency of modifiable cardiovascular risk factors among employees of the institution allows the planning of health care policies for workers.


Kisan Credit Card scheme is a very important institutional credit source in India. The study was conducted with time series data from the year 1999 to 2019 in order to work out the growth patterns in the number of Kisan Credit Cards (KCCs) issued and the amount sanctioned under KCC. Compound annual growth rate and coefficient of variation were calculated in order to better understand fluctuations in the number of KCCs issued and the amount sanctioned year by year. This research assessed the progress of the Kisan Credit Card scheme in Haryana.  Also, the amount sanctioned under the Kisan Credit Card scheme was found progressive during 1999-2019. The number of cards issued in Haryana attributed to a growth rate of more than 3.05 percent per annum and the amount sanctioned under the KCC scheme accounted for a growth rate of 8.2 percent annually. In Haryana among the various agencies, commercial banks, and RRBs showed a positive growth rate while co-operative banks exhibited a negative growth rate during 1999-2019. The annual growth rates for a number of Kisan Credit Cards issued by commercial banks, regional rural banks, and co-operative banks were 9.6, 12.26, and -10.38 percent, respectively. The growth rates for the amount sanctioned under the KCC scheme were found to be 16, 12.26, and -13.8 percent annum. Progress of KCC was found quite uniform in selected districts of three zones of Haryana during 1999-2019. The compound growth rates for the number of cards issued were found to be 20.73, 18.82, and 18.67 percent in Karnal, Hisar, and Jhajjar districts, respectively. The year-wise, agency-wise, and zone-wise progress for the number of KCCs issued in the state has been quite impressive which is near to average of all of India.


The rightness of choosing distribution routes will be beneficial to enhance the service quality, and reduce the cost. Through practical research, mapping the urban road network graph, and through the floating vehicle method in traffic engineering to calculate the time right in the network, and mapping the distribution time network. Calculated optimal delivery time routes and deliver paths optimal routes by dynamic programming algorithm in operational research, and compared the corresponding practical problems.


A meshless method to solve elastostatic problems based on an equilibrium model is presented. This means that the equilibrium and constitutive equations are satisfied a priori and that the approximation only concerns the compatibility equations. The application of this method together with the classical displacement meshless method leads to upper and lower bounds on the energy. The difference between these bounds gives a global error estimation on the solution. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.


Reusing heat dissipation in thermodynamic cycles is an exciting proposal to increase efficiency. In this paper, a two-stage ORC (Organic Rankine Cycle) is proposed to recover and reuse wasted energy from an SFGC (Single Flash Geothermal Cycle). The working fluids studied for the recovery system include R227ea and R116 and R124 and R125. The effect of the main elements of system performance is investigated using sensitivity analyses. Exergy degradation of various components is also calculated. For working fluids R227ea and R116, the thermal efficiency improved by 7.66%, from 0.2023 to 0.2178. The system's thermal efficiency is improved from 0.2023 to 0.2177 by 7.61% using R124 and R125. The exergy efficiency of the initial working fluid improves by 15.04%, from 0.5044 to 0.5803. Further, the second pair of working fluids from 0.5044 to 0.5852, which indicates a 16.01% system efficiency improvement. 85% of the system exergy is eliminated through the expansion valve, turbine 3, heat exchanger 2, and mixer. Including the recovery phase in the base, SFGC will positively affect the power plant's performance.


The purpose of present work is to study the dynamic characteristics of the personality (current psycho-emotional state, adherence to treatment) of patients with movement disorders in order to identify the main targets of psycho-correctional work. 363 patients were examined: 195 after stroke and 168 with degenerative-dystrophic diseases of large joints and spine. The following tools were used: SCL-90-R, Tampa Scale, Compliance Level Questionnaire, expert assessment of compliance by the attending physician and physical therapy instructor on a five-point scale. High level of somatization of anxiety and depressive feelings and psychological component of kinesiophobia (fear of movement), manifested in convincing patients that their illness is an insoluble medical problem were marked as targets of psycho-correctional works during the study. The contribution of personal compliance, understood as the implicit willingness of the patient to be committed to treatment and to the achievement of satisfactory compliance, registered in the rehabilitation process, is studied. The expediency of drawing up individual programs of psychological rehabilitation on the basis of preventive diagnostics of compliance is shown, while the average level of the mentioned indicator is determined as optimal for the effectiveness of rehabilitation.


Bacterial cellulose (BC) is a natural hydrogel made of nanofibers. This material has been used in commercial products, including wound dressings. BC can be modified and optimized for improved performance in multiple applications. This work will focus on producing and characterizing resorbable cellulose, a composite for bone applications, and a composite for a synthetic venous valve leaflet.
BC can be produced and modified to perform as a degradable tissue scaffold. This is achieved by an oxidation procedure after the initial production and purification of native BC. A material characterization of oxidized BC was performed to identify the changes in properties associated with varying the degree of oxidation. BC incubated in 20 millimolar periodate solution performed the best during an evaluation with preosteoblast cells.
Another application is as a bone scaffold using hydroxyapatite precipitated on the surface of cellulose fibers. This composite has fibers similar to collagen and a biomimetic ceramic similar to that found in native bone. Evaluation of native BC, oxidized BC, and BC with hydroxyapatite were shown to be effective materials to support cell growth in an animal model.
A separate evaluation utilized BC/hydroxyapatite composites as a source of biomimetic hydroxyapatite for use as a filler or powder in other systems. The extraction of hydroxyapatite from BC can be achieved by either enzymatically or thermally degrading bacterial cellulose. Each method leaves some residual product from the processing procedure, which varies depending on the method of analysis used to quantify the residual product.
Lastly, an alternative application is its use as a fiber-reinforcing component in polyurethane. This cellulose/polyurethane composite is of interest for applications that require high-strength and blood compatibility, such as arterial and venous substitutes. A composite was produced with micron scale thickness, similar to a venous valve leaflet. The polyurethane/cellulose composite exhibited improved strength, modulus, and ductility over native BC. In vitro evaluation showed the scaffolds were non-toxic to endothelial cells and support cell growth.


Abstract Researchers have examined various outcomes of undergraduate minority mentoring programs. However, there is a significant gap in research about how program members with different demographic backgrounds may not have the same experiences or outcomes as other members despite being subject to the same program elements. To address these gaps, we employed a social community framework to examine the differences across the perceptions of connectedness to a social community and participant outcomes of members of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) Merit Program (MP) for Emerging Scholars. An ANOVA was performed for a study sample of n = 179 current and past MP participants. Results indicated a need to: (a) find ways to translate experiences to lower performing groups, (b) identify other approaches to build resilience and encourage connections and engagement in communities of practice, and (c) explicitly educate all participants in the importance of social community in their professional development.


Financial mathematics has become a key subject for all
 financial managers. On the other hand, exists on the market a range of
 literature most difficult the process of understanding the concepts presented therein. This often makes an important area in financial management is seen as a very dense and complicated matter to understand.

 This material is intended to make a presentation and explanation of basic concepts of financial mathematics, in a didactic, ie, easily understood by the reader either undergraduate, graduate, or professional administrative and economic areas, which allows the resolution of problems or situations that have to do with the daily tasks of administrators
 financial statements.

 In producing this final work of research, seeks to provide undergraduate, graduate and even to teachers, a training manual with applications in Excel to facilitate both teaching and learning of financial mathematics.


Video staging has been proposed as a mechanism for video streaming proxy servers to better exploit the temporal locality of requests made by clients. It divides a video stream into two parts, i.e. local storage and remote access. It opens a new possibility of scheduling in the video streaming proxy server, with the introduction of disk scheduling on top of network scheduling. However, a simple division cannot put all these resources into good use. We devise a novel video staging algorithm. It considers memory consumption, network bandwidth and disk access requirements so that these resources usage can be optimized accordingly.


Operation of sectioning posts of the AC catenary at the disconnectors on the Gorkovskaya railway for a period of more than 60 years has shown its reliable operation, and the maintenance was reduced to a minimum. However, due to the growth of heavy haul and high-speed traffic on a number of sections, their reconstruction was required. In accordance with the current regulatory documents, such a reconstruction provides for the transfer of the operation of sectioning posts from disconnectors to circuit breakers. In connection with the reliable operation of the sectioning posts on disconnectors and the simplicity of their maintenance, it is proposed to expand the options for the reconstruction of the sectioning posts on the disconnectors and to introduce three reconstruction options into the regulatory documents. The first option provides for the reconstruction of the sectioning post with disconnectors by transferring it to the classic scheme with four switches, as indicated in the current regulatory documents. The second option provides for leaving the sectioning post at the disconnectors, but adding a fast-acting automatic reclosing device in the inter-substation zone in case of passing short circuits. The third option provides for the reconstruction of the sectioning post on disconnectors with the introduction of a vacuum circuit breaker into the bus of the post and a device for high-speed automatic reclosing and opening of the disconnector, in the zone of which a short circuit has occurred. The schemes of automatic devices for determining a stable (passing) short circuit in a traction network and a device for determining the location of damage are considered. The operation of the sectioning posts, reconstructed according to the indicated options, has been tested practically at the existing sections of the power supply of the traction network of the Gorkovskaya railway. All of them have shown high reliability.


This paper researches a widely used open source software, MRTG, which can monitor network system. It introduces its principle and components, discusses the methods of every component's realization in detail. And also gives the scheme of its network distributed deployment, introduces the config methods of monitoring interface traffic and host resource with it.


We consider a quasi-stationary Stokes interface problem with a reaction term proportional to $\tau=1/\Delta t \geq 0$ as obtained by a time discretization of a time-dependent Stokes problem. The mesh used for space discretization is not aligned with the interface. We use the $P_1$ extended finite element space for the pressure approximation and the standard conforming $P_2$ finite element space for the velocity approximation. A pressure stabilization term known from the literature is added, since the FE pair is not LBB stable. For the stabilized discrete bilinear form we derive a new inf-sup stability result. A new Schur complement preconditioner is proposed and analyzed. We present an analysis which proves robustness of the preconditioner with respect to $h$, $\tau$, with $\tau\in [0,c_0]\cup[c_1 h^{-2},\infty)$, and the position of the interface. Numerical results are included which indicate that the preconditioner is robust for the whole parameter range $\tau \geq 0$ and also with respect to the viscos...


unions might have been kept at bay for decades more had it not been for the combined impact of the Great Depression, the amended Railway Labor Act of 1926, and World War II. The Depression undermined the company's ability to keep its promises to its workers; federal legislation gave workers the power to challenge managerial power; and the war produced changes in the labor market and levels of government intervention that further weakened


or TPNH added after maximal reduction by DPNH, the signal height was reduced 71%. In the presence of carbon monoxide, DPNH completely and very rapidly reduced the microsomal Fe, signal, in marked contrast to the properties of the system in the absence of CO; after this treatment, the microsomal Fe% was reosidized more rapidly in the presence of oxygen. The reoxidized system then behaved in the presence of DPNH precisely like microsomes untreated with CO, and the cycle could be repeated at least three times. Upon aerobic storage of microsomes at 0" for several days the rate of microsomal Fe, reduction by TPNH or DPNH was greatly decreased. We interpret these results to mean that there exists in fresh, smooth surfaced (and rough surfaced) microsomes of rabbit liver an electron transport substance, microsomal Fe,, probably a heme protein, and labile enzyme systems catalyzing its reduction by DPNH and TPNH. In the reduced form, microsomal Fe,, or a component of the acceptor system to which it transports electrons, binds CO reversibly. We are now investigating the functional relationship of microsomal Fe, to known microsomal electron donor systems, to acceptor systems, and to P-450, which has been only observed spectroscopically in the presence of CO (7-9), and other ramifications of our observations. A complete account of the present study will be published elsewhere.


Directional borehole radar (BR) 3-D imaging is a challenging problem due to its limited observation space within a borehole. We present a linear prediction (LP)-based direction-of-arrival (DOA) estimation and a migration-based 3-D imaging algorithm for the directional BR, which is composed of a transmitting antenna and a uniform circular array including four small receiving antennas. Only the azimuth is estimated, while the elevation and the distance are included in the imaging process. LP is a useful tool for DOA estimation in the radar domain, but a single linear array (LA) has azimuth ambiguity in DOA estimation. The four receiving antennas are treated as two orthogonal uniform LAs. The combination of two arrays removes the ambiguity in DOA estimation. In addition, the moving window and the threshold-based estimation increase the calculation efficiency. According to the estimated azimuth angles, the measured signal at each depth is decomposed to the corresponding directions. Therefore, there is a time-series signal in each direction at each depth. After processing the measured signals at all depths, we obtain a 3-D data set that can be used for horizontal- and radial vertical-section displays. Then, the radial vertical-section data are processed by migration which transforms the time domain signal into a wavefield-based 3-D image. Simulated data from a fracture model are used to validate the algorithm, and the reconstructed image can reveal the real model well. It is concluded that the novel method we propose is an effective one with real-time processing capability.


A new approach to material outgassing modelling based on chemical species separation was applied to Bake-Out modelling. The outgassing of the Scotchweld EC-9323-2 epoxy glue was first characterized experimentally, both before and after Bake-Out. Based on the former, the latter was modelled, following the classical approach on the one hand and the new approach on the other hand. The MS-based species separation of this new approach allowed measuring the emitted flux of each species individually, even during the outgassing phase. The evolution of these fluxes all along the outgassing tests, during the five classical 24 h plateaus was successfully modelled by diffusion-limited outgassing laws, while it proved inconsistent with a desorption-limited outgassing. Their modelling by diffusion laws allowed a very consistent modelling of the total mass measurements in TML and CVCMs, with a small number of chemical species of different volatilities. The effect of a preliminary Bake-Out on this outgassing was finally modelled and compared to the experimental characterization of the baked material. The modelling accuracy still remains comparable to that of the traditional modelling based on mathematical species. Yet, the realistic species separation of the new approach allows simpler assumptions on water regain (its first species) than the traditional one, which needs to assess the amount of water contained in each mathematical species. Progress in the new method should come from an improved species separation and a direct characterisation of the water flux.


The RGB are basic element in organic light-emitting display for information.At present,the deficiency of efficient blue phosphorescent materials restrain a rapid application of organic light-emitting device in information display.The paper reviewed the recent progress of Iridium(Ⅲ) complex for blue light-emitting and concluded the main design concepts.More importantly,the paper illustrated the relation between the molecular structure and light-emitting performances as far as possible.We hope this article will help to design of more efficient blue phosphorescent materials.


Context. Studies of periodic and quasi-periodic phenomena in optical and radio bands are important for understanding the physical processes in quasars. Investigation of periodic/quasi-periodic behavior of the relativistic jets in blazars is particularly significant because it can provide unique information about the formation, collimation, and acceleration of the jets and the properties of the central engines (black hole/accretion disk systems) in blazars.
Aims. We investigate the parsec-scale kinematics of the 31 superluminal components observed in blazar 3C279 and attempt to search for evidence of its jet precession and double-jet structure.
Methods. The previously suggested precessing jet nozzle model is applied to model-fit the kinematics of its superluminal components observed during the 1981–2015 period. It is shown that the parsec-scale kinematics of the entire source can be interpreted in terms of a double-jet scenario.
Results. The superluminal components observed in 3C279 can be divided into two groups that are ejected from two relativistic jets. The two jets have different orientations in space and jet-cone shapes, but both jets precess with the same precession period of 25 yr (16.3 yr in the source frame). The kinematic features of all the superluminal knots (trajectory, core separation, and apparent velocity) can be consistently explained. Their innermost trajectories follow the respective precessing common parabolic patterns with trajectory curvatures that occurred in the outer jet regions at different core separations. The bulk Lorentz factor, Doppler factor, and viewing angle of their motion are derived. The unusual jet-direction change of ∼100° observed in 2010–2011 can be naturally explained.
Conclusions. We propose a double-jet structure scenario for 3C279 and suggest that there may be a supermassive black hole binary in the center of 3C279 ejecting two precessing relativistic jets, resulting in its very complex structure and kinematics on parsec scales, and with extremely variable emission across the electromagnetic spectrum. Because the two jets have the same precession period, the precession of the double jet may have originated from the modulation of their jet orientation by the change in their orbital velocity direction relative to the observer. In this case the mass ratio m/M of the binary is approximately equal to the ratio of the jet cone widths, being on the order of ∼0.5.


Talent-cultivating mode is the guarantee of the teaching quality.There is urgency for the English majors in local colleges and universities to improve the talent-cultivating mode and to cultivate more talents needed by a new society.It is argued that English majors in local colleges and universities should reform the available cultivating-mode according to their own characteristics through various ways such as making a scientific talent-cultivating goal orientation,establishing a scientific curriculum system and improving the teaching management system


: Peer Reviews are exercises to assess compliance with the principles and indicators of the European Statistics Code of Practice by the members of the European Statistical System: Eurostat and the national statistical systems (composed of statistical offices and other institutions). Peer Reviews are carried out periodically (every 5/6 years), by agreement of the European Union. To date, three rounds have been carried out: in 2006-2008, in 2013-2015, and a third round is underway between 2021 and 2023. Although the third round is still ongoing at the time of writing (December 2022), based on the experience of a representative group (14) of the countries already reviewed, a first assessment can already be made of the degree of achievement of the objectives pursued. The aim of this document is to provide a first input for a future comprehensive "lessons learned exercise" and to contribute to the debate on aspects to be taken into account in future peer reviews.


Objectives. This study aimed to investigate whether there are age-specific characteristics and gender differences in which dimensions of social support are important correlates of health in an adolescent population.

Design. Factor analysis was conducted to investigate the types of social support and t tests to investigate gender differences between the means of support factors and health variables of boys and girls; correlation coefficients were calculated to test the relationships between social support and health-related variables.

Methods. The Inventory of Socially Supportive Behaviors (ISSB) was designed to assess received social support. The following health-related variables were applied: psychological well-being, the frequency of common psychosomatic symptoms, self-perceived health, acute and chronic illness episodes. Data were collected among secondary school students (N = 1039) in Szeged, southern Hungary.

Results. Factor analysis of the received social support items gave five factors: emotional support, informational support, task-oriented guidance, rational–material support and practical support. Significant but small correlations were detected between the social support factors and health-related variables. While emotional and informational support were more supportive factors for health among girls, rational–material support proved to be a more influential factor among boys. Moreover, task-oriented guidance showed a significant non-supportive relationship with the frequency of psychosomatic symptoms among boys.

Conclusions. There are characteristics specific to adolescence in the factor structure of the ISSB and the support–health interactions. Future research should focus more on the negative effects of some aspects of social support to identify the special characteristics of the support systems in adolescence.


In order to improve the mechanical properties, a novel thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer(TPUE) with good miscibility with NG and NC is synthesized and used in modified double base propellant. The effects of TPUE on the mechanical properties, technique properties, combustion and energy properties of nitramine modified double base propellant are studied. It is concluded that when the TPUE is introduced into modified double base propellant, the mechanical properties especially at low temperature,and the technique properties are remarkably improved and the burning rate and explosion heat are slightly lowered.


In order to promote the study of automatic summarization and translation, we need an accurate automatic evaluation method that is close to human evaluation. In this paper, we present an evaluation method that is based on convolution kernels that measure the similarities between texts considering their substructures. We conducted an experiment using automatic summarization evaluation data developed for Text Summarization Challenge 3 (TSC-3). A comparison with conventional techniques shows that our method correlates more closely with human evaluations and is more robust.


Stafne bone cavity is a well demarcated defect of the mandible, usually asymptomatic and located in the posterior portion of the bone.1 Most cases have been reported in male patients between the age of 50 and 70 years.2 This lesion has been labeled with various terms, including ectopic salivary gland, idiopathic defect, mandibular salivary gland inclusion, Stafne bone cavity and cyst.2 The cavities are often filled with normal salivary gland tissue, but occasional cases showed cavity contents that included skeletal muscle, fibrous connective tissue and adipose tissue.1,2 Bilateral Stafne bone cavity of the anterior mandible is extremely rare and only seven such cases have been reported previously.2 Herein, we report a case of bilateral Stafne bone cavity of the anterior mandible.


Refeeding syndrome is a series of metabolic events precipitated by the provision of nutrients, primarily carbohydrate, to a patient in a nutritionally compromised state. Refeeding syndrome is associated with hypophosphatemia, hypokalemia, and hypomagnesemia; fluid retention and micronutrient deficiencies, including thiamin, are also of concern. If severe, refeeding syndrome may result in re s p i r a t o ry, cardiac, and neuro m u scular dysfunction, especially in the stressed, elderly, or severely malnourished patient. This article will discuss the pathophysiology behind refeeding syndrome, identify patients at greatest risk, and provide practical tips for prevention and tre a t m e n t .


It seems ironic that the Oedipus myth about self-inflicted blindness is so central to psychiatry, but there are few guidelines on treating sensory loss. Here, the evolution of an APA workshop on treating patients with visual impairments.


Correlation between neu/c-erbB-2/Her-2 gene amplification and overexpression of the neu gene product has been reported in tumors of glandular origin, especially ductal breast carcinomas. Formalin-fixed and dewaxed sections from 23 cases of mammary (MPD) and 9 cases of extramammary (EPD) Paget's disease were immunohistochemically stained by means of the monoclonal antibody 3B5 directed against an intracellular domain of the neu gene protein. All MPDs exhibited a distinct membrane staining of tumor cells independent of the presence of ductal breast carcinomas found in 18 cases. All these breast carcinomas also were positive for neu staining. In contrast to MPD, all EPDs were negative. Normal epidermis was always negative. Northern blot analysis sustained the immunohistologic findings in that the presence of neu mRNA could be demonstrated in two of three cases with MPD. Negativity in one case was due to dilution effects by nontumor cells. Our results suggest that Paget cells of mammary and extramammary localization, although very similar phenotypically, derive from different genetic accidents. Furthermore neu positivity in all MPDs and all underlying ductal carcinomas suggests common genetic alterations for both tumors. However the finding of five neu protein-positive MPDs without associated ductal breast carcinomas may suggest a somewhat different transformation process.


Few issues have received as much global attention in recent years as maternal, newborn and child health and survival, a cornerstone of the United Nations' Millennium Development Goals.

Recent research has focused on defining and developing a range of evidence-based interventions across the


Objective To evaluate the efficacy of 3D-CISS on image quality of posterior nerves surrounded by CSF when compared with that of 3D-TSE. Method A total of 45 volunteers and 12 patients with abnormality of posterior cranial nerves were examined using 3D-CISS and 3D-TSE sequences respectively. The image quality were graded for glossopharyngeal nerve、vagus nerve、accessory nerve、 hypoglossal nerves (CN Ⅸ、Ⅹ、Ⅺ、Ⅻ) and their related arteries. Results The identification rates for cisternal segment of posterior nerves were as follows: glossopharyngeal nerve (100% in 3D-CISS and 57.1% in 31)-TSE)、vagus nerve(100% in 3D-CISS and 52.3% in 3I)-TSE)、accessory nerve(100% in 3D-CISS and 41.1% in 3D-TSE)、hypoglossal nerves(91.0% in 3D-CISS and 59.3% in 3D-TSE);12 patients with pathological changes in posterior nerves were all displayed well, among them 8 were pressed by artery, 1 by arachnoid cyst,3 caused by tumors. Conclusions 3D-CISS sequence is preferable when imaging posterior cranial nerves surrounded by CSF.

Key words:
Magnetic resonance imaging;  Cranial nerves;  Multi-planar reconstruction (MPR)


A novel system mainly consisting of multipath controllable constant current source,UV LED spatial array and optical system for UV curing source with LED array was presented.Among them,UV LED spatial array is used to increase the radiation and uniformity of the source. Based on analyzing the UV curing source structure,an optical system was designed.The design method and several design cases,and simulations for optical system with the Light Tools software were also presented.Experimental results show that UV irradiance of the LED spatial array source designed by this method can reach 200 mW/cm2,and the radiation in the radiating area maintains even and stable,which can meet the needs for source in UV curing process.


The cement industry depends essentially on the clay as one of the main raw materials for the industry. The Tourah clay quarry is one of the oldest and largest quarries of clays in Egypt, which is located to the southeastern of Cairo. The biggest problems that affect the clay quarries and may cause them to be closed forever is that, the water reaches them and leads to the difficulty of extracting raw materials from the quarries and ultimately leads to their closure. During the mining operations and extraction of raw materials from the extension of Tourah clay quarry, a water leak was observed that reached the bottom of the quarry, and the water began to increase and led to the difficulty of entering and exiting the equipments from the quarry. A detailed geological field study and geoelectrical resistivity survey were conducted in and around the extension of Tourah clay quarry to find out the source and cause of the water leak, which was increasing rapidly on the bottom of quarry. A geoelectrical resistivity survey was performed in the form of thirteen vertical electrical soundings and two horizontal profiling were made using the Wenner configuration in order to understand and solve the formentioned problem. The interpretation of the geoelectrical data shows three main units; surface layer from dry sand, gravel and rock fragments followed by a second layer of loose sand and is partially saturated with water and finally a clay layer which is extracted as a raw material in cement industry. Accordingly, based on the field geological observations in addition to the geoelectrical resistivity interpretations, we can conclude that, the possible water source in the bottom of clay quarry is due to the second loose partially saturated sand unit and the direction of water invasion in this particular area comes from the northeastern direction. To save the extension of Tourah clay quarry from closure it is recommended to extract the water from the sand unit before it reached the quarry bottom either by water head compensation or dewatering of the well field area.


Is there a relationship between economic fluctuations and transportation demand? How does a GDP variation influence passenger and freight mobility? Interested readers may find an answer to both these questions in the following paper. Taking Italian regions as subject of the analysis, the paper describes a simplified but rather reliable elasticity-based procedure for the analysis of transportation demand. Within this paper, elasticity can be roughly defined as the percentage change in the transportation demand produced from a unit fluctuation of GDP. The concept of elasticity will be widely defined in section 1, also summarising some of the most interesting results of the literature. As the use of elasticity for the forecast of transportation demand is also considered in this paper, section 2 deals with a brief overview of the main methods. In section 3, relations between transportation demand and Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for Italy are derived, a forecast method based on transportation elasticity is developed and its results considered in the light of the literature. Section 4 gives statistic evidence to the method and analyses of demand elasticity of the Italian regional systems. Finally, some conclusions are drawn (section 5).


A novel slotted rectangular patch antenna for E and W band, which resonates at the frequency of 67 GHz and has impedance bandwidth of 13.2 GHz, is used for resolving the issues of compactness, gain and efficiency of antenna designs for future generation 5G devices such as watches, and dongles. The single element antenna, having a dimension of 5.5 × 4.7 × 0.381 mm3, with a realized gain of 8.9 dBi was achieved. A rectangular slot was placed in the ground plane, just under the feed line of a microstrip patch antenna (MSPA), and this works as a defected ground structure (DGS): this improved the gain by up to 2 dB in the proposed design. The partial ground is used for tuning the impedance bandwidth. The rationale for the DGS, the partial ground, and the effect of the slot technique are discussed and implemented in this paper.


Objective To explore the changes of peyer's patches(PP) and its Iymphocytes in experimental terminal ileitis and its significance.Methods Clean level SD rats were selected and divided into model group,suture group and control group randomly,30 rats each.Then treat ileum-caecum side-to-side intestinal anatomists operation,suture in terminal ileum and nothing done respectively.2,4 and 8 weeks later,kill these bats in batches.Finally get the terminal ileum to observe its pathological changes,proliferation and apoptosis of PP and its lymphocytes,analyze the results in addition.Results(1)The number of PP and PP lymphocytes notably increased in model group at 2,4 weeks,but little increased at 8 weeks.(2)The PP lymphocytes notably increased in model group at 2 and 4 weeks,but plenty at 8 weeks,whereas the proliferations of PP Iymphocytes were the same as changes of PP.(3)The apoptotic DNA characterized by "trapezoid" zones appeared in both model group and suture group at 8 weeks with more clear 200 bp zones appeared in the model group.Conclusion At 2~8 weeks of the experiment,PP and its lymphocytes firstly proliferate and finally apoptosis.Therefore,it is possible to infer that,the persistent immune reaaction may have effects can not be ignore in the course of terminal ileitis.


Wound healing is a highly complex, but orchestrated cascade of events which can roughly be divided into three overlapping phases-inflammation, granulation tissue formation and remodelling of the extracellular matrix. These events involve several cellular phenomena such as migration, proliferation, adhesion, phenotypic differentiation, etc. Immediately after injury, there is clot formation and the earlier phase of wound repair involves inflammation and synthesis of ground substance. The ground substance mainly consists of proteoglycans (PGs), which are the heterogenous, non-fibrillar components of the extracellular matrix (1).


Oil palm, Elaeis guineensis is one of the major industrial production crops in Malaysia. Basal stem rot, caused by the white fungus, Ganoderma boninense, is a disease that reduces oil palm yields in most production areas of the world. Understanding of bacterial community that is associated with Ganoderma infection will shed light on how this bacterial community contributes toward the severity of the infection. In this preliminary study, we assessed the bacterial community that inhabit the basal stems of E. guineensis based on 16S rRNA gene as a marker using next generation sequencing platform. This result showed that a total of 84,372 operational taxonomic-units (OTUs) were identified within six samples analyzed. A total 55,049 OTUs were assigned to known taxonomy whereas 29,323 were unassigned. Cyanobacteria, Bacteroidetes, Firmicutes and Proteobacteria were the most abundant phyla found in all six samples and the unique taxonomy assigned for each infected and healthy samples were also identified. The fi...


In this paper, we propose a method of protecting patient information using adaptive steganography technique on ECG (Electrocardiogram) signal. The process of embedding information uses the LSB (Least Significant Bit) matching algorithm to reduce the change on the cover object. Patient information is only embedded in the signal between the T-P wave (resting heart) to prevent the interfere with important features of the ECG signal. Experimental results show that the healthcare information is extracted accurately while the invisibility of secret data is significantly improved.


Incremental cost-effectiveness ratio(ICER),as an instrument to support healthcare decision-making,has been extensively applied to Health Technology Assessment(HTA) globally.This paper has reviewed the basic concept,significance as well as evolution of ICER.A case study is also introduced to illustrate how to utilize it in real-word application.Therefore,this paper intends to provide methodological techniques and implications to promote the application of HTA in China,thereby facilitating rational use and measure of health services.


It was earlier shown that 2-hydrazino-4-hydroxy-6methylpyrimidine (C5HsN40, LH) is an excellent chemotherapeutic agent for Mycrobacterium tuberculosis (humantype H2-strain ). This compound has a structure with a hydrazino group attached to C(2) of the isocytosine ring. In addition to the importance of the chemotherapeutic agent of LH, this compound is an interesting ligand because of its multi-faced coordination possibilities with metal ions. Shiho and Takabayashi observed that LH acts as a color reagent for metal cations, though the structures of these color reaction products have not yet been fully investigated.' The present authors have worked on the reaction of LH with various metal ions and isolated some of LH-metal complexes. Recent crystallographic studies on the three metal complexes ([Zn(LH)2(H20)2]C12.2H2O, [Ni(LH)2(H20)2]C12.2H2O and [Cu(LH2)(H20)]C12.2H2O crystallized from dilute hydrochloric acid solutions) have shown that the ligation sites of LH are N(3) and hydrazino Namino nitrogen atoms. On the other hand, in the [Pt1"Cl6](LHH)2 and [HgC14](LHH)2.2H2O obtained by the same preparation method, Pt(IV) and Hg(II) ions are coordinated to Cl atoms, respectively, but no direct metal-LH coordination bond has been found from its X-ray analysis.2 As a part of our continuing research on the metal complexes with nucleotide bases, we have determined the structure of the complex between Co(II) ion and a ligand of LH (see Fig. 1). In the new Co(II) complex prepared under the presence of excess proton, the hydroxyl group at C(4) was sug-


Based on the high-resolution imaging property of the products of optical fiber material, a novel imaging system is proposed. The prototype of the system is made by coupling CCD chip(CMOS) and a large-scale optical fiber faceplate together. Firstly, the working principle and manufacturing process of large-scale optical fiber faceplate is described. Secondly, the effectiveness and practicability of the prototype of the system is verified by experiment. Finally, the potential application prospect of the imaging system is discussed. The theoretical analysis and experimental result show that the prototype works perfectly under high temperature and pressure condition and the resolution of the image that obtained by the imaging system is larger than 70 lp/mm, which can satisfy the basic imaging requirements in the research fields such as medical diagnosis, industrial detection and monitoring. Further, the novel imaging system provides a new approach for the application of optical fiber product in scientific research.


The legs of workers of the ponerine ant Amblyopone reclinata harbour at least eve different exocrine glands. The pretarsal arolium gland is a common structure in the legs of all Hymenoptera, the pretarsal footprint gland is also found in the hindlegs of other Amblyopone species, while the epithelial metatibial gland is found in ants of the doryline section. Two novel glands are added to this repertoire: an epithelial gland surrounding a central reservoir space occurs in the tibia of the front- and hindlegs, and a cluster of three secretory cells was found in the distal part of the hindleg tibia adjacent to the metatibial gland, their accompanying duct cells open through the articulation membrane that connects the hindleg tibia and metatarsus. A possibly glandular epithelium was found in the tibial spur of the hindlegs.


Revolutionary action, of whatever kind, leads to the dictatorship of one class, and the record of history seems clear that there is no quicker way to destroy the benefits of culture. If we attach our vision to the conception of ruler morality, we get Matthew Arnold's culture of barbarians; if we attach it to the conception of a proletariat we get Arnold's culture of the populace; if we attach it to any kind of bourgeois Utopia, we get the culture of philistinism. It seems better to get clear of all such conflicts, attaching ourselves to Arnold's other axiom that culture seeks to do away with classes. The ethical purpose of a liberal education is to liberate, which can only mean to make one capable of conceiving society as free, classless and urbane. No such society exists, which is one reason why a liberal education must be deeply concerned 'with works of imagination. The imaginative element in works of art lifts them clear of the bondage of history. Anything that emerges from the total experience of criticism to form part of a liberal education becomes, by virtue of that fact, part of the emancipated and humane community of culture, vwhatever its original reference. Frye, Anatomy of Criticism


We report clear evidence of the role of the attractive dipole-dipole interaction in Penning ionization of Rydberg atoms, leading to the formation of an ultracold plasma. Penning ionization of $np$ Rydberg cesium atoms does not occur for states with $nl42$, which have repulsive potentials, but it does occur for states of $n$ larger than 42, which have attractive potentials. Blackbody radiation is mostly responsible for the background and initial ionization, although ion\char21{}Rydberg-atom collisions and population transfer due to limited superradiance may have to be considered.


The investigation of space traffic and its management has only recently become a point of wider discussion. In particular the series of workshops organized by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) and other international organizations on international cooperation highlighted the issue. It was discussed thoroughly at the workshops, which took place in 1999 and 2001 respectively. It was at the 2001 workshop, when the suggestion was made that an Internationa l Academy of Astronautics (IAA) Study on the subject of space traffic management should be prepared. This suggestion was taken up and a proposal was presented to the Board of Trustees of IAA, which, in late 2001, accepted this proposal. This paper presents the status of work of the study group, in particular the approach and the scope of the study as well as its preliminary findings. The study group intends to finalize its work in late 2004, in order to be able to put the study before IAA and launch its review process after the 2004 International Astronautical Congress. Following this review, the study will be published and may be expected to make an impact in fora like the UNCOPUOS. The authors of this paper act as the coordinators/the rapporteur to this study. The paper will be presented in the IAAand has also been presented at the IISLsession dealing with space traffic, by that bridging the two areas and seeking input from various sources. I. SCOPE OF THE STUDY Space traffic already takes place. It seems, however, minuscule with regard to the dimension of near-Earth outer space. Around 10.000 man-made objects larger than about 10 cm are currently tracked out of which only 650 are operational spacecraft. On the surface, the management of space traffic does not appear to be a pressing problem. Investigated further, this judgement has to be challenged. A high level or even growing number of launches from more and more launch sites and space ports, the entering of non-governmental entities, the positioning of satellite constellations, an increase in space debris and the advent of reusable launch vehicles supports this judgement. Considering this scenario, conceptualizing space traffic management will turn out to become a relevant task during the next two decades. Space traffic management will, however, limit the freedom of use of outer space. Therefore an international consensus on internationally binding regulations will only be achieved, if States identify a certain urgency and expect a specific as well as collective benefit from this.


Abundant, well preserved mitrates occur in the Pennsylvanian (Morrowan) Gene Autry Shale Member, Golf Course Formation, southern Oklahoma, postdating the youngest previously known carpoids by about 70 million years. The new carpoid has a small (to 4 mm) barrel-shaped theca, with two adaulacophorals covering the superior face and three marginals forming the inferior face. A stout spine articulates with the anterior marginal. The stylocone and distal aulacophore ossicles each have a prominent spine on the inferior side. These features recall the Middle Ordovician Kirkocystidae. The authors hypothesize that most mitrates, including this one, were adapted to an infaunal life mode. The streamlined, generally symmetrical body shape is an adaptation to moving on or through the substrate. Spines and blades on the lower surface of the stylocone and proximal aulacophore are inferred to be adaptations for gripping the substrate as the animal pulled itself backwards (aulacophore first). The single main thecal orifice opposite the aulacophore was the site of both mouth and anus. The new mitrate is part of a diverse invertebrate fauna dominated by mollusks and echinoderms. Discovery of a Pennsylvanian mitrate creates a major cryptogene in the Carpoidea and suggests that the record of the rare echinoderm classes ismore » far from complete.« less


Often overlooked by application architects, multitenancy is the core technology of a cloud that controls how it shares computing resources among applications. In this paper, you will first learn about two basic approaches for multitenancy, virtual and organic multitenancy, along with the benefits and disadvantages of each approach. Then you will discover why the database that supports a cloud app is a critical consideration, and learn about emerging cloud database options that promise to simplify the development and management of apps executing in the cloud. Throughout, we'll draw conclusions about which types of solutions best fit particular application scenarios.


0.80 Mt/a heavy oil petroleum catalytic installation technology transformation of Jinan Branch,SINOPEC CORP was finished.The problems of high contant of solid in petroleum oil residue were resolved.And it was also satisfied the needs of enhancing liquefied petroleum gas.


In a previous study, microscopic findings in superficial temporal artery specimens in patients with cervical artery dissections suggest that the pathophysiologic mechanism is an expanding hematoma in the medial–adventitial border arising from the vasa vasorum.1 The hematoma is half-moon-shaped and can be visualized by T1-weighted fat-saturated MRI.2


Inthis paper, wepropose design methods forbiorthogonal linear-phase filter banks (BOLPFBs) which haveunequal length filters intheir synthesis banks orintheir both(analysis and synthesis) banks based onfirst-order linear-phase filter banks (FOLPFBs). First, weindicate that thebuilding blocks in FOLPFBscanbeusedasthose invariable-order LPFBs(VOLPFBs). Second, wepropose aVOLPFBwhich haveunequal length filters inits synthesis bank(UVLPFB). Longhighpass filters ofasynthesis bankoften generate theringing artifacts. Ringing artifacts areamaindisadvantage inimagecoding based onFOLPFBs.Since UVLPFBshavelonglowpass filters andshort highpass filters intheir synthesis bank, they can reduce theringing artifacts aswell asapproximate smooth regions well. IndexTerms-Biorthogonal filter banks, first-order linearphase filter banks, unequal length filter banks, image coding.


3-Phenoxybenzoic acid is an intermediate in the degradation of several pyrethroid insecticides in soil. Two pseudomonads were isolated together on vitamin-supplemented nutrient agar from 3-phenoxybenzoate enrichment of an agricultural soil. One isolate, designated 13b, grew on 3-phenoxybenzoate in mineral salts medium producing stoichiometric amounts of phenol. It degraded 3-[phenoxy-14C(U)]phenoxybenzoate to [14C(U)]phenol and did not assimilate any 14C from this molecule. It metabolized [carboxyl-14C]3-phenoxybenzoate but not [14C(U)]phenol. It also produced 4-chlorophenol and p-cresol from 3-(4-chlorophenoxy)benzoate and 3-(4-methylphenoxy)benzoate, respectively. This indicated that isolate 13b transformed the benzoate but not the phenoxy moiety of 3-phenoxybenzoate. The second isolate, designated 13a, did not metabolize 3-phenoxybenzoate but grew on and mineralized phenol. Incubation of 3-phenoxybenzoate with isolates 13a and 13b together resulted in the degradation of both aromatic nuclei. Key words:...


The codling moth (CM) Cydia pomonella L. is a nearly worldwide pest on pome fruits. Without effective control the larvae cause tremendous yield losses and serious economic damage in apple, pear and walnut orchards. With the isolation of the C. pomonella granulovirus (CpGV), originally found in Mexico in 1963, a very specific and highly efficient pathogen for codling moth control was discovered (Tanada, 1964). Since its first registration as a biopesticide in the late 1980s in Switzerland, several CpGV products have been registered worldwide; most of them derived from the original Mexican CpGV-M isolate (Huber, 1998). CpGV products have been successfully used in organic and integrated pome fruit production for more than 15 years. In 2004, local codling moth populations with significant reduced susceptibility towards CpGV-M were first observed in orchards in south-west Germany (Fritsch et al., 2005) and latery in France (Sauphanor et al., 2006). Since then, further cases of resistance were reported from commercial apple orchards in Germany, France, Italy, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Austria (Asser-Kaiser et al., 2007, Schmitt et al., 2013) and an experimental orchard in the Czech Rebublic (Zichová et al., 2013). Figure 1: Number of resistant CM populations currently observed in different European countries until 2013. In the years 2003 to 2008, 47 colonies of CM were collected as diapausing larvae in six European countries and their F1 generations were tested for resistance in laboratory bioassays by means of LC50 estimations and/or using a single diagnostic concentration of 1 Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Julius Kühn-Institut (JKI), Institute for Biological Control, Heinrichstraße 243, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany Short Communication 245 CpGV-M (Schmitt et al., 2013). For 33 CM colonies, a reduced susceptibility to CpGV-M was confirmed, independent of the country origin. Some field populations of CM varied significantly with respect to the resistance levels and even exceeded resistance levels in terms of LC50 of 10,000-fold in comparison to susceptible codling moth populations (AsserKaiser et al., 2007). Resistance of CM to CpGV-M is geographically widely spread but locally concentrated in single orchards exposed to repeated CpGV applications. In summary, a total of 38 CM populations with resistance to CpGV-M were observed in seven European countries (Figure 1). Single pair crossing experiments and genetic analysis of several CM populations revealed that the resistance to CpGV-M was sex-linked through the inheritance of a single dominant resistance allele located on the Z chromosome, which enables the rapid selection of resistance in these CM populations (Asser-Kaiser et al. 2007, 2010). Recently, improved CpGV products based on resistance overcoming CpGV isolates were selected and eventually registered in different European countries. Nowadays, they are successfully applied in the vast majority of orchards with resistance to CpGV-M (Zingg 2008). Nevertheless, two resistant CM colonies were observed from different locations in Germany, where the application of a new resistance overcoming CpGV product still failed to control CM. Crossing experiments between individuals of these colonies and a susceptible CM laboratory strain indicated that the inheritance of CpGV resistance of these populations did not follow the previously described pattern of Z-linked dominance. In order to elucidate this mode of inheritance to different methods: (i) repeated single pair crossings followed by family selection and (ii) successive mass crossing experiments under virus pressure were carried out to establish genetically homogenous CM strains. Subsequent reciprocal backcrossing experiments with the resulting homogenous resistant strains and a susceptible laboratory CM strain followed by bioassays fitted to a dominant autosomal inheritance model. Further naturally occurring CpGV isolates are able to successfully overcome this second type of resistance. This was tested in several years in these orchards. Hence the available biodiversity of CpGV isolates appears to be sufficient to control all known resistant CM populations. Acknowledgements We thank the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) (BÖLN 2809OE097-100) and the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) (Je 245/14-1) for funding this research.


Abstract The portfolio theory is used to formulate a multicriteria investment Boolean escaped gain minimization problem for searching all extreme portfolios. Stability aspects of this set against perturbed parameters of minimax Savage criteria are studied. We give lower and upper estimates for the stability radius for arbitrary Hölder norms on the three-dimensional space of initial data.


Shape Contexts Recognition(SCR) is a technology recognizing shapes such as figures and objects, greatly supporting technologies such as character recognition, motion recognition, facial recognition, and situational recognition. However, generally SCR makes histograms for all contours and maps the extracted contours one to one to compare Shape A and B, which leads to slow progress speed. Thus, this paper has made simple yet more effective algorithm with optimized contour, finding the outlines according to shape figures and using the improved Douglas-Peucker algorithm and Harris corner detector. With this improved method, progress speed is recognized as faster.


A 442-nm GaN-based superluminescent diode (SLD) is demonstrated with a GHz modulation bandwidth and a linewidth of 7 nm. When use for exciting CsPbBr3-perovskite nanocrystal-phosphor, warm-white light with a high CRI of 91 was achieved.© 2019 The Author(s)


For a long time Aquaporin‐7 has been the only aquaporin associated with the adipose tissue, and its dysregulation has been linked to the underlying mechanisms of obesity. However, the presence of alternative glycerol channels within the adipose tissue has been postulated, which has prompted us to the search of alternate glycerol transport routes in adipocytes. In view of this, it is hypothesized that Aquaporin‐11 (AQP11) would have a role in adipocyte cell biology.


5-dimethyldithiocarbamylpicolinic acid (YP-279) is a selective inhibitor of peripheral dopamine β-hydroxylase (DβH). After 72 training days in a discriminated Sidman avoidance situation, rats were administered three dosages (25, 50, and 75 mg/kg) of YP-279. YP-279 treatment produced no observable change in avoidance responses. These results indicate that well-learned coping behavior was not influenced by the inhibition of peripheral DβH.


To study the transmission characteristics of blue-green lasers through the ocean-atmosphere interface, the effects of wind speed on light transmission were analyzed using the RH-G scattering phase function. Monte Carlo method, refraction law, and Mie theory were utilized to simulate the light field distribution and attenuation of blue-green lasers passing through the ocean-atmosphere interface, taking into account the influence of wind speed on the ocean surface wave height. The results showed that as the wind speed increased, the light distribution became more dispersed and the light intensity attenuation became more severe. Moreover, at a constant wind speed, an increase in transmission distance led to a more divergent light distribution and greater attenuation of light intensity.


The saltwater intrusion at the Baogang reservoir comes from the saltwater spilling over from the North Branch in the Changjiang Estuary, and its intensity is determined mainly by the river discharge and tide. Based on the origin and dynamic mechanism of saltwater intrusion, the tidal range at Qinglonggang gauging station 3.5 days in advance and mean river discharge at Datong station during the period from the previous 5th to 12th day were used in the establishment of the daily mean salinity regression model for Baogang reservoir. The regression model, which was composed of a salinity-tidal range relation and a salinity-river discharge relation, was set up by stepwise regression method. The relation between salinity and tidal range was specified through the least square fitting firstly. Then a remanent salinity could be obtained by the subtraction of the calculated tide-induced salinity from observed salinity, and was standardized to further eliminate the tide influence. The standardized remanent salinity was fitted with river discharge to derive the salinity-river discharge relation. Adding together the two fitted relations produced the pre-estimated salinity regression model. Based on the pre-estimated model, the revised salinity regression model was achieved in a similar way. Error analysis suggested that the revised salinity regression model has higher accuracy than the pre-estimated one. The salinity predicted by the regression model is generally in good agreement with the observed data. As long as tidal range at Qinglonggang and river discharge at Datong are known, it is convenient to predict the daily mean salinity for the Baogang reservoir using the salinity regression model.


In twelve essays addressing both broad feminist issues and specific historical subjects, Lerner calls for the creation of a truly universal history equally concerned with men, women, and the demise of patriarchy.


A deviation from the linear relationship between induced molecular tilt and applied electric field has been observed in the vicinity of the transition from the smectic A to the chiral smectic C* phase. Near the transition temperature Tc, the induced tilt angle θ initially grows linearly with the strength of an applied electric field E, and clearly exhibits a crossover to Eα (1/3 <α<1) above a certain field strength. As temperature increases, however, the exponent α approaches 1 in a wide range of the electric field we studied. A simple mean field model is presented to explain the observed nonlinear behavior.


This study aimed to analyze the stability of chrysanthemum prices, the contribution of chrysanthemum farming income to the total farmer household income, and the income risk of chrysanthemum farming. The study was conducted on October 2018 at the member of GemahRipah Farmer Group of Bandungan District, Semarang Regency, Central Java. Census was used as the research method. Thirty-one farmers who are members of GemahRipah Farmer Group and cultivating chrysanthemum chosen as respondents. Data analysis method uses price stability analysis, income contribution analysis, and income risk analysis. The results showed the value of coefficient variation (CV) of price was 49.55%, and this value indicates the price of chrysanthemum was classified as unstable because the price was called stable if it has a coefficient of variation between 10-30%. The average income from chrysanthemum farming was Rp. 7,851,521.61 / month on a land area of 1,168.55 m2. Chrysanthemum farming income contributes 88% to total farmer household income, which means that income from chrysanthemum farming contributes very high. The coefficient variation of income was 39.43% indicates that income risk of chrysanthemum farmers was high because it has more than 30% of the coefficient variation.


In the present investigation, we introduce a new class of meromorphic parabolic starlike functions with a fixed point defined in the punctured unit disk D := {z 2 C : 0 < |z| < 1} by making use of the SrivastavaAttiya Operator J s b . We obtained Coefficient inequalities, growth and distortion inequalities, as well as closure results for functions f 2 M s (l, b,g). We further established some results concerning convolution and the


In this article, the author critiques the position of Christopher Kendall's with respect to 'gay male pornography'. Kendall argues that it is necessary to understand how the social world of 'gay porn' is intrinsically linked to heterosexual 'porn'. The author contests that assessment as defective for Kendall's failure to appreciate the oppositional stance and the subversive potential of sexually expressive materials intended for a gay male audience.In this article, the author critiques the position of Christopher Kendall's with respect to 'gay male pornography' (GAY MALE PORNOGRAPHY: AN ISSUE OF SEX DISCRIMINATION, p. 270, UBC Press, 2004).


Two top tier and flexible voice-based affirmation and language affirmation systems are portrayed in this paper. While the confirmation systems engage secure access to the media focus at home and the language affirmation structure can be utilized as a past development to normally unravel and saw substance is deciphered from its one of a kind language into another. The essential ideal position of the made system is that they can continue running on a simplicity embedded contraption, for instance, a Raspberry Pi (RPi) and using simply opensource adventures, which makes it conceivable to mimic (or) consolidate into various structures. to plan English language affirmation is predominantly engaged.


This folder looks at Senator Daniel K. Inouye's success in trying to get an an entitlement program for redress for Japanese Americans who were interned during WWII & some of the responses from people who are against redress. This folder also looks at who is entitled to benefits of redress, the benefits procedures, the responses from the office of the president to those who were interested in finding out when repatriation would be handed out to beneficiaries & problems with some beneficiaries not being able to access benefits.


Wallace William Tourtellotte was born in Great Falls, Montana, on September 13, 1924, to winter wheat farmers Nathanial Mills and Victoria Frances (Charlton) Tourtellotte. Wallace became interested in science in high school as an Eagle Scout. He went to The University of Chicago on a full scholarship and graduated in 1945. He attended medical school at the University of Chicago with a full scholarship in one of the first MD/PhD programs in the nation. After graduating in 1951, he did his internship at The University of Rochester, followed by deployment as lieutenant at the Bethesda Naval hospital from 1952 to 1954. During those years, he met his wife to be, Dr. Jean Esther Toncray, graduate of the University of Michigan School of Medicine. They were married on Valentine's day, February 14, 1953, and had 4 sons, Wallace William, Jr., Georges Mills, James Millard, and Warren Gerard. The family moved to Ann Arbor, MI, where Wallace received residency training in neurology (1954–1957) and joined the Department of Neurology as Assistant Professor (1957–1959), Associate Professor (1959–1966), and Professor (1966–1971). He was Visiting Professor in Pharmacology at Washington University, 1963–1964. In 1971, he moved to Los Angeles, CA, where he became Professor and Vice Chair of Neurology at UCLA and Chief of Neurology at the VA in West Los Angeles. At the VA, he became founding director of the Neurology Residency Training Program and created the first of its kind fellowship program in Multiple Sclerosis (MS). In 1998, he became emeritus vice chair of Neurology and emeritus Chief of Neurology at the VA. He remained on the medical staff as neurologist and neuroscientist until 2011.


In years past many judges were reluctant to intervene when substantive promises to patients were broken, for sound reasons, by health care providers. The recent Coughlan ruling, however, has moved the law on. This article identifies some of the practical issues arising from it and ways managers can reduce the consequent litigation risks.


The high speed of computer network and the accelerating performance of microprocessing chips make computer network an appealing parallel computation carrier. The article deals with the characteristics of machine group network parallel computation, and the factors related to the design.


The epiphyte community of a Pacific northwest temperate rain forest makes up a conspicuous portion of the canopy, especially on the Acer macrophyllum trees that grow along river terraces of wet western slopes of the Olympic Mountains. Destructive sampling methods were used to assess the composition, biomass, and nutrient concentrations of live and dead epiphytes on representative host trees to determine the mineral capital contained in the epiphytic components of the standing vegetation. Average epiphyte standing crop on mature Acer macrophyllum trees is 35.5 kg. The nutrient capital (grams) is N, 370; P, 44; K, 145; Ca, 270; Mg, 50; and Na, 9. Although epiphyte biomass constitutes less than 2% of total aboveground ecosystem dry weight, it is equivalent to nearly four times the foliar biomass of host trees on a single-tree basis. Epiphytes are efficient at garnering nutrients from atmospheric sources and retaining them within the biotic portion of the ecosystem. They supplement the nutrient-gathering appa...