The foreign "wet-on-wet" technique for PVC plastisol was introduced,i.e. the undried coating could be coated again,which could reduce the times of drying and guarantee the quality and effect of every coating process.


Person re-identification is a major application of computer vision in reality. Since the data obtained by monitoring in real life is often in video format, and the walking poses of pedestrians are different, in addition to the appearance of pedestrians, how to obtain the motion features of pedestrians, is extremely important for video-based person re-identification. Therefore, for the temporal information of the video, we propose a Long-short Temporal Information Fusion (LSTIF) network. We aggregate temporal information from two perspectives, short-term features containing detailed information and long-term features containing global information. Simultaneously, in order to reduce the amount of calculation, this network also uses non-local blocks, and extend the outpu feature map to the same size as the input, which is convenient for calculation. This paper verifies the effectiveness of our method on two commonly used datasets iLIDS-VID and DukeMTMC-VideoReID.


Market economy promotes the development of higher education,as well as brings some negative effects on educational worker,few ideological and political education workers appear the lack of personality.In order to carry out quality education,do well ideological and political education work in new days,educational workers must pay attention to the shaping and promotion of personality.


The workshop participants are welcomed to the Eleventh International Workshop on Future Aviation Activities, the dramatic changes in the aviation industry over the past decade are reviewed, and questions concerning aviation forecasts are posed to provide focus for the workshop sessions.


ABSTRACT Thechangein free energywith temperatureat constant pressure ofachemical reaction is determined bythe sum(dS) ofchanges in entropyofthe systemofreagents,dS;, and the additional entropy change ofthe surroundings, dSH, that results from the enthalpy change, dH. A faultyidentification ofthetotal entropychangeonreactionwithdS;hasbeenresponsible fortheattribution ofgeneralvalidity tothe expressions (dAG/dT)p = -AS; and d(AG/1)/d(1/T) = AH,which are found in most textbooks and in innumerablepapers.Thefree energyassociated to eachreagent entering in chem-ical reactionunderconstanttemperatureandpressureis given by the familiar Gibbs functionG=H- TSi. [1]Eq. 1 is astatementoftheheatcontentofthereagent,partofwhich is actual anddeterminedbyits intrinsic entropy Si, and partly potential, determined by H, the energy locked in thebondsthat partake in the chemical reaction. In anisothermalreaction dG = dH - TdSi, [2] the actual change in the composition ofthe system does notprovide a measureofthe


Electrosmog: What Is It? What Are the Effects? Michelle Gutierrez Harris, MHS, San Diego; Email – email@example.com Robert A. Bitonte, MD, MA, JD, LLM, LLM, SJD candidate, Case Western Reserve University School of Law, Cleveland, OH; Email – firstname.lastname@example.com Electrosmog is an umbrella term used to describe the exposure of combinations of high and low frequency electric fields, magnetic fields, and electromagnetic exposure in varying patterns, intensities, and environments at differing amounts of time. The desire for faster speeds and bandwidth has spurred continual technological improvements with its increased widespread use and exposure of the population to cellphones, cellphone LTE/5G towers, computers, laptops, notebooks, wireless networks/LANs, and other similarly daily used devices. Research has shown that exposure to electrosmog radiation has an effect on the blood, heart and the autonomic nervous system in humans in which heart palpitations induce pain or pressure in the chest accompanied by anxiety can cause autoimmune diseases and electromagnetic hypersensitivity in mice; and also has been shown to trigger sleep problems, headaches, nervousness, fatigue, and difficulty concentrating in humans. There are a multitude of other health issues such as leukemia, brain tumors, breast cancer that some investigators suspect a correlational link between these underlying health conditions and electrosmog. Conducting research in trying to prove detrimental effects of electrosmog can be difficult in a controlled setting, especially when it is so abundant in our environment. Very little is actually publicized about the known potential harmful effects of electromagnetic field radiation on human health. This can be a major issue for physicians confronting health conditions without an identifiable cause. In fact, there is considerable debate about the severity and consequences on human health caused by electrosmog. The effects of electrosmog are largely unknown and, if detrimental, need to be considered like any other hazardous toxin, such as asbestos and lead, in our environment. This necessitates more governmental research, particularly by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission regarding electrosmog indoors and outdoors, particularly with the set up of 5G cell phone towers in certain areas, and the effect of wireless networks. In order to enact federal, state, and local legislation, as well as regulations, that sensibly 2020 American College of Legal Medicine JOURNAL OF LEGAL MEDICINE 2020, VOL. 40, NO. S1, 12–13 https://doi.org/10.1080/01947648.2020.1715738 control electrosmog and its health effects, much research needs to be done to find the effect of electrosmog and its health consequences, if any. It is also vital to disseminate public health material and knowledge about the possible adverse affects of electrosmog in order to garner awareness and safety of our citizens. (References will be on the poster.) JOURNAL OF LEGAL MEDICINE 13


The problem of model order selection in the presence of parametric uncertainty is considered. A high resolution joint detection/estimation filter is used to detect the correct order of the model and estimate the signal parameters. Simulations indicate the excellent performance of the method.


"And the transplantation has been so skillfully done that, on the very next day after their arrival, the Senegalese, all settled in their cabins, resumed the lives they had in Senegal, their little manual trades, their habits and even their funny ways, as if they had fallen asleep in Dakhar [sic] or Saint-Louis, only to wake up on the Esplanade des Invalides." This is how the journalist Henri Anry describes his Parisian experience of the Senegalese village for the Livre d'Or of the 1889 Exposition Universelle. This type of exotic encounter was no novelty in the French capital, which was then well accustomed to ethnographic displays.


Three species of Agrocybe:A.elatella,A.brunneola and A.pediades var.cinctula,collected from different forest areas,are new to China.The morphological descriptions and illustrations were offered in this paper.They were compared and discussed with allied species.The specimens examined were deposited in the Herbarium of Mycology of Jilin Agricultural University (HMJAU).


A Delay Tolerant Network (DTN) is characterised as partitioned networks with absence of end to- end connectivity and therefore conventional routing techniques applicable to MANET cannot be applied. DTN have found to be useful in number of application areas where prioritization of messages is essential. We have worked with prioritization of messages considering minimum consumption of network resources such as Buffer size and TTL. Two routing algorithms, Prophet and DSG are used for the implementation of the algorithm. The results show that highest priority messages are delivered more when the buffer and TTL is minimum as compared to low priority messages.


The design and fabrication of arecanut tree climbing and spraying machine is presented in this paper. The device consists of a hexagonal base frame which supports all the components to be built upon. It is fitted with three DC motors nylon tires with rubber grippers. A specially designed remotecontrolled unit is mounted on the frame. Power from the battery is supplied to the motors using flexible wires. Movement of the dc motors and the spraying pump are controlled by the IR operated 8 channel relay system. To accommodate for change in the diameter of arecanut tree as the device moves up and down, a screw loaded mechanism is used for exerting sufficient tension required for gripping the tree. Keywords— Tree climbing machine, Arecanut, Spraying machine.


Firms assume ethical business practices only add costs to the firm. However, business ethics actually add value for customers and result in increased profitability and performance for the firm.


The paper analyses the changes at the level of social capital (SC) in Croatia during the period of 1995 to 2003. Starting from theoretical and empirical arguments which link SC with economic growth, social development and political stability, the author uses data from two research projects carried out on representative national samples (World Values Survey – Croatia 1995 and South East European Social Survey, 2003), in order to establish and discuss changes at the SC level. The conducted analyses show a decrease in social capital, which cannot be solely attributed to the situational effect present during the 1995 survey. The paper analyses the suitability of the standard macro approach to measuring SC in the transitional context, but also points out the influence of perception of the extent of corruption on the negative dynamics of SC.


STUDY QUESTION
Is recurrent implantation failure (RIF) associated with decreased expression of platelet and endothelial cell adhesion molecule 1 (PECAM1) and transforming growth factor β1 (TGF-β1) in the endometrium during the implantation window?

SUMMARY ANSWER
The present study demonstrates that the expression of PECAM1 and TGF-β1 is significantly decreased in the mid-secretory endometrium in women with RIF, which may account for embryo implantation failure.

WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADY
RIF has become a bottleneck issue that hampers the improvement of pregnancy rates in IVF-embryo transfer (IVF-ET). The causes of RIF are complex and may involve the dysregulation of various growth factors, metabolites, and inflammatory cytokines. At present, the precise pathogenesis of RIF has not been elucidated.

STUDY DESIGN, SIZE, DURATION
This was a prospective case-control study. Endometrial tissue samples were obtained from January 2014 to December 2016 from two groups of women who had undergone IVF (RIF group, 22 women who underwent ≥3 ETs including a total of ≥4 good-quality embryos without pregnancy, control group, 18 women who conceived in their first treatment cycle). At the same time, samples were obtained from 18 women with infertility secondary to tubal factor in the early proliferative, late proliferative and mid-secretory phases of the menstrual cycle (n = 6 per group). Samples used for isolation of primary human endometrial epithelial cells and stromal cells (HEECs and HESCs) were collected in December 2017 from six women with infertility secondary to tubal factor.

PARTICIPANTS/MATERIALS, SETTING, METHODS
We investigated gene expression using integrative whole genome expression microarray analysis, including differentially expressed gene screening, principal component analysis, and functional enrichment analysis. RT-qPCR, western blotting, immunohistochemistry, immunofluorescence co-localization analysis and short hairpin RNA (shRNA) plasmid transfection in Ishikawa cell line, HEECs and HESCs were used to investigate the expression of PECAM1 and TGF-β1.

MAIN RESULTS AND THE ROLE OF CHANCE
Integrative data mining of whole-genome expression profiles identified cell adhesion as a key regulator in RIF. Database retrieval and literature review screened several novel cell adhesion-related genes that might participate in embryo implantation, which include PECAM1, intercellular adhesion molecule 2 (ICAM2), integrin subunit β2 (ITGB2), selectin P (SELP) and TEK receptor tyrosine kinase (TEK). Among these targets, the mRNA and protein levels of PECAM1 were significantly lower in the RIF group than those in the control group. During the menstrual cycles of women with secondary infertility, the protein expression level of PECAM1 was the lowest in early proliferative phase, slightly increased in late proliferative phase and was the highest in mid-secretory phase. While the expression level of HOXA10, an endometrial receptivity marker, kept at a low level in early proliferative phase and increased in late proliferative phase, then maintained at a high level in the mid-secretory phase. Furthermore, TGF-β1, mediated by PECAM1, was also decreased significantly in the RIF group. Using shRNA-based approach, we demonstrated that the depletion of PECAM1 significantly decreased the expression of TGF-β1 in Ishikawa cells, as well as in primary HEECs and HESCs. These results indicated that PECAM1 and TGF-β1 might play a pivotal role in modulating endometrial receptivity.

LIMITATIONS REASONS FOR CAUTION
Although we have shown that PECAM1 and TGF-β1 were down-regulated in the women with RIF, the molecular mechanism of the effect of the factors on the endometrial receptivity remain unclear.

WIDER IMPLICATIONS OF THE FINDINGS
Our findings provide insight into the contribution of PECAM1 and TGF-β1 in regulating implantation, which could be used to develop potential therapeutic methods for RIF.

STUDY FUNDING/COMPETING INTEREST(S)
This work was supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 81771656 and 81370763), Special fund for clinical research of the Chinese Medical Association (No. 16020480664), and the Merck Serono China Research Fund for Fertility Agreement. The authors have no competing interests.


In this paper, we investigate an energy efficient transmission scheme for video streaming in buffer-aided relay networks. In order to minimize the average energy consumption, we propose an energy-efficient transmission algorithm (EETA), which selects either the source relay (S - R) or the relay user (R - U) link for transmission depending on the instantaneous channel state information as well as the queue state information, and which further determines the optimal transmission data rate for the selected transmission link. Moreover, the proposed EETA converges, and the average transmission data rates of the S - R link and the R - U link converge to the playback rate of the video stream, respectively. Simulation results demonstrate the advantages of the proposed algorithm.


Objective To study the modulatory effects of Zn(superscript 2+) on ATP-activated currents (I(subscript ATP)) of xenopus oocytes. Methods The two electrode-voltage clamp technique was used to record I(subscript ATP) in healthy xenopus oocytes by applying Zn(superscript 2+) in extracellular fluid. Results We found that I(subscript ATP) (especially the component D1)can be obviously modulated by Zn(superscript 2+) in a concentration dependent manner. The amplitude of I(subscript ATP) be increased by (117.6±8.21)%n=11) when modulated by 3×10^(-5) mol/L Zn(superscript 2+), which showed a remarkable difference as compared with control val ue (P<0.01). Zn(superscript 2+) can cause the concentration-response relationship curve towarding uP-left direction, while does not change the maximal amplitude. Conclusion The modulation effect of Zn(superscript 2+) on I(subscript ATP) belongs to allosteric modulation and may be achieved by changing the affinity of ligand-receptor.


Objective
To study Curative efficacy of mild hypothermia in treatment of severe traumatic brain injury in the elderly and its effects on immune cells.

Methods
100 patients of severe traumatic brain injury in the elderly who received therapy from April 2016 to April 2017 were selected as research objects.According to Random number table method, those patients were divided into the observation group(n=50) and the control group(n=50). The observation group was treated with mild hypothermia treatment, while the control group was treated with routine treatment.Then the level of intracranial pressure(ICP), traumatic brain injury disability rating scale (DRS) scores, glasgow coma score(GCS) scores, postoperative complications, the levels of IL-6, PCT, LgG, LgM and LgA in immune cells were compared.

Results
After treatment, the level of ICP in Observation group was less than the control group at 2 d, 4 d, 5 d[(23.17±4.77)mmHg vs(25.83±4.65)mmHg, (15.33±5.15)mmHg vs (22.44±4.82)mmHg, (14.21±4.02)mmHg vs (20.75±5.35)mmHg](P<0.05). DRS scores in Observation group was less than the control group at one week and one month[(17.03±2.56)scores vs (18.76±3.68)scores, (15.27±2.23)scores vs (17.67±2.85)scores](P<0.05). GCS scores in observation group was higher than the control group at one week, one month[(7.35±2.67)scores vs (6.12±2.08) scores, (10.22±3.73) scores vs (8.21±3.78) scores](P<0.05). The incidence of thrombocytopenia in observation group was higher than the control group[18%(9/50) vs 4%(2/50)](P<0.05). The levels of CD4+ 、CD8+ 、CD4+ /CD8+ in immune cells in observation group was higher than the control group(P<0.05).

Conclusion
Mild hypothermia for the elderly patients with severe craniocerebral trauma can make the neurological function recovery faster, the protection of patients, can effectively improve the immune function of patients and improve the prognosis and survival rate is a reliable and safe treatment, it is worth Application promotion.

Key words:
Mild hypothermia; Severe craniocerebral trauma; Curative effect; Immune cells


In general, there is talk, research, analysis and action in various other categories of vulnerable groups (poor, elderly, institutionalized, etc.), ignoring the fact that drug addicts are also part of this category and that they are, in turn, excluded and stigmatized. Addressing this topic has helped me to study the social perception of this category of vulnerable, socially excluded population, namely that of drug addicts. The dynamics, dimensions and characteristics of drug use in Romania are aspects that underlie the governmental policy in this field. That is why the intervention of society must focus on at least four dimensions: social, economic, political and, last but not least, moral. Drug addiction is an increasingly visible phenomenon, with wide and sometimes serious consequences at individual and community level, and in this capacity highlights a series of hypotheses and perspectives concerning both the substances and the situations against which they are it creates addiction, but also the types and ways of consumption. It can be said about the drug problem in Romania that the period has passed, romantic in fact, in which there were several voices claiming that drug addiction would be a minor problem, that we are more of a transit chain to the western market, that there is a such external constraints on the individual, of which the economic one would be the most effective in keeping him away from expensive drugs. Unfortunately, this desirable situation has been somewhat transgressed and now we are in a stalemate that is not yet manifested in its "fullness": the subject of drug use is increasingly present in the social space, the institutions capable of social control are (statistics show a fabulous increase (1200% in the period 2000-2004, so in four years, of illicit drug users and addicts), the intervention network is insufficient and consists of several hospitalization centers / services set up next to psychiatry, the specialists of the intervention are still in training regarding the professional experience, the specialized literature is deficient and mainly theoretical, the researches and scientific studies on the field are hardly projected for the Romanian reality.


It is proved that if C(xu...,*") is any cubic form in n variables, with integral coefficients, then the equation C{xu ...,*") = 0 has a solution in integers xXi...,xn, not all 0, provided n is at least 32. The proof is based on the Hardy-Littlewood method, involving the dissection into parts of a definite integral, but new principles are needed for estimating an exponential sum containing a general cubic form. The estimates obtained here are conditional on the form not splitting in a particular manner; when it does so split, the same treatment is applied to the new form, and ultimately the proof is made to depend on known results.


The complexity of language (Chapman, 2006) and its pervasiveness in our everyday lives (Hanks, 1996) challenges the task of trying to grasp language analytically. One way to make some inroads into ...


Coeval philosophical texts provide no information about the extent to which the Ancient World practiced vegetarianism or about its concrete aspects. However, they offer a rich array of the arguments used to both justify and promote it. The present paper will focus on the four main philosophical arguments in favor of vegetarianism. These arguments were proposed and revised by various authors. The four arguments that will be studied are: the ascetic-religious one, mainly used by the Orphic tradition and then taken up by various authors, especially the Pythagoreans; the one based on the biopsychological affinity of all living beings, and coherently promoted by Theophrastus; the one based on the dignity and value of the animal world, widely developed especially by Plutarch; and finally the one, central to Porphyry's treatise, that relates abstinence from meat to the need of the soul to elevate itself to the divine and be purified of any element linking it to the body.


Careful inspection of ACSR (steel-reinforced aluminum cable) conductors operating for ten years equipped with torsional dampers has shown no apparent damage due to aeolian vibration. Type HH copper conductor without dampers has been operating for a similar period without trouble. Further experimental work indicates that there is little tendency for ACSR conductors to vibrate at tensions less than 8 per cent of their ultimate strength.


Interpretation of Aboriginal heritage usually involves the presentation of unchanging sites. The Gummingurru stone arrangement on the Darling Downs, southern Queensland, cannot be exhibited in this way. Originally a men's initiation site, today Gummingurru has meaning as a place that is actively 'resurrected' and renewed by traditional custodians. Their management includes the regular repair of ancient arrangements and creation of new motifs. Ongoing use of the site and continual allocation of new meaning to the motifs are valorised. This challenges traditional forms of interpretation. In this paper we investigate use of the internet to interpret living, constantly changing, heritage.


Some cases of Thai language Co-reference analysis can be solved by using methods used in other languages, but some cases cannot. This paper will thus suggest a Centering method, which will increase efficiency in analyzing the Thai language. This method has been tested out with various sample documents and has been proved to be successful for the purpose stated.


The engine electronic control system involved development of a large number of digital logic circuits.A common-rail ECU,adapting 32-bit microcontroller MCF5233 and CPLD as core architecture,was developed.Among them,a CPLD-based booster module was completed and the injector high-low pressure time-sharing drive control was achieved,and by means of instantaneous speed the fuel injection timing and multistage injection control algorithms were worked out.Tests indicate that the new type of ECU can conduct fuel injection at timing of arbitrary crank angle,the maximum arithmetic error is not more than 0.033° when the engine operates at 1 200 r/min and accelerates with acceleration of 3 000 r/min/s.Injection parameters are defined using a structure array,and by one interrupt service,multistage injection mode is achieved,the controlled pulse number can reach more than 6,freely switching among different injection modes can also be realized.


A cancer patient who uses heroin can't gain reasonable access to methadone to treat his disorder until he qualifies for hospice.


Given a nonempty set X and a function f:X →X , three fuzzy topological spaces are introduced. Some properties of these spaces and relation among them are studied and discussed.


The purpose of this research is to provide fundamental data, which is essential to develop counselling and educational program for autistic family, analyzing family stress and coping strategies of severely autistic child family, mildly autistic child family and normal child family. The result of this research is as follows: There are significant differences among severely autistic child family, mildly autistic child family and normal child family applying to three types of family stress. Also there are significant differences among severely autistic child family, mildly autistic child family and normal child family applying to religions supporting methods and relatives and friend's supporting methods. This research is not discussed that autistic child family with not education. Therefore the follow-up studies need to know that difference between with education and not with education.


Abstract From a largely autobiographical perspective, the development of the European concept of landscape is considered through the last fifty years, focussed on the gap between the environmental idea which has progressively become more ecological, so the landscape idea has become much more cultural. When they work together, there can be outstanding results, as demonstrated in the European Landscape Award. However, what seemed to be an unsteady progress towards a common understanding of cultural landscape can still receive dramatic shocks. The Pandemic is one such shock which has just begun to be absorbed into landscape thinking, and now the cosy concept of national and regional landscape identities is shattered yet again, by invasion, immigration and displacement.


We report four rare β‐thalassemia (thal) mutations, viz. AATAAA→AACAAA [polyadenylation (poly A) site mutation], IVS‐II‐745 (C→G), codon 121 (G→T) and IVS‐II‐1 (G→A), detected by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) among Indians. Of these, the poly A site mutation has been found in combination with deletional δβ‐thal in one case, and with the IVS‐1‐5 (G→C) mutation in another. Two DGGE patterns, corresponding to the same IVS‐II‐1 (G→A) mutation, were seen in one family. Framework (FW) analyses in family studies have shown that the poly A site mutation is associated with FW‐1, while both the codon 121 (G→T) and IVS‐II‐1 (G→A) mutations are associated with FW‐2. Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis facilitates the screening of rare β‐thal mutations in the diverse Indian population with its many ethnic groups, covering a vast geographic territory.


A new global agenda pushes gender equality as an imperative in all aspects of human endeavour leading several international institutions and governments emphasizing a level playing field for both men and women irrespective of their profession and inclination. This emphasis is now realized through an almost equal representation in government, business, and academia. A common denominator of this agenda is viewed from the complimentary role that women play in society. Their multiple role as wives, mothers, care givers to the sick and elderly and support for extended family systems imply that they should be supported by way of incentives and policy for the enhancement of their socio-economic status. However, what is evident is that women are continuously disadvantaged especially in enterprise formation and business venturing because men continue to dominate the formal economy. With the general consensus that women in a predominantly male society are inappropriately disadvantaged and their innovative and creative potentials misplaced in terms of owing and running enterprises, this paper tries to identify the pertinent constraints inhibiting women entrepreneurship and the possible adoptive measures which can remove some of these anomalies. A positivist philosophy and quantitative research design generated primary data from 210 respondents. This data was analysed using SPSS version 25. Broadly, we found that the constraints faced by female entrepreneurs in the area the study took place are not unique to them but a reflection of what has been reported by other authors leaving us to argue that the patriarchal nature of entrepreneurship needs to be continuously interrogated. 1 Contact: email@example.com The author declares that he has no relevant or material financial interests that relate to the research described in this paper. Also, the author declares that the submitted paper is his original work and that, upon publication, nothing contained in it will not constitute an infringement of any copyright. Paper received 01.06.2018. Approved 30.06.2018. This paper is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derives 3.0. License. This paper is published with Open Access at www.socioeconomica.info. The author would like to thank the reviewers of this journal for their valuable comments and suggestions on the earlier version of this paper. The quality of this paper has greatly improved from those comments. Ernest S. Etim and Chux Gervase Iwu The Constraints of Being a Female Entrepreneur in Akwa Ibom North East Senatorial District Nigeria 2


During the last decade machine learning has revolutionized computer science applications. Supervised machine learning algorithms have become especially successful in many industries including health, legal, security, finance, travel, and others. Training supervised learning algorithms, however, is expensive because the real world contains a very large number of different classes that need to be covered by the training set. This is especially true for the highly variable, multi-user workload data produced by the strategically vital big data and cloud software stacks. It is very important, however, to be able to accurately classify these complex workloads in order to enable autonomic management and optimization. Zero-Shot Learning (ZSL) is an advanced machine learning approach that enables classification of objects without having to explicitly train on examples of those objects. In this paper we present a new ZSL technique intended to reduce the expense of assembling workload training sets for big data analytic workloads. We demonstrate that multi-user big data workloads can be treated as hybrids of simpler, single-user workload classes, and classified accurately without having to explicitly train on example instances of multi-user workloads. Our technique is able to accurately classify both unseen multi-user workloads, and seen single-user workloads using the same classifier. We demonstrate 83% classification accuracy for the unseen multi-user workloads, and 92% classification accuracy for the seen, single-user workload classes.


A D A Well, a Scotsman clad in kilt left the bar one evening fair. A D A E7 And one could tell by how he walked that he'd drunk more than his share. D A D E7 He fumbled 'round until he could no longer keep his feet. A E7 A D E7 A And he stumbled off into the grass to sleep beside the street. D A E7 Ring-ding-diddle-liddle-eye-de-o, ring-die-diddley-eye-o! A E7 A D A E7 A Oh, he stumbled off into the grass to sleep beside the street.


The safety and reliability are the soul of nuclear power plant. Until now, the solution to assure the safety and reliability is still not smart and reasonable enough because its strict management, standards and law are made and executed with human's experience and knowledge. By using of the latest IT technology, "Product Lifecycle Management" software can be developed where "top-down" plan method is combined with "down-top" design method to assure the safety and reliability of the product. Nuclear power system is a typical complex system consisting of many dynamic factors, and the conventional control, simulation and management technology can't assure the safety and reliability of its operation and management. Then, parallel system method is proposed in the paper, where includes the basic principle and its successful applications, ACP method, i.e. Artificial systems, Computing experiments, and Parallel execution methods, which is applied in PnTS, PnES and PnMS for nuclear power.


EVIDENCE FOR ROCK SURFACE ALTERATION WITH CHEMCAM FROM CURIOSITY'S FIRST 90 SOLS N. L. Lanza, R. B. Anderson, D. Blaney, N. Bridges, B. Clark, S. Clegg, D. Delapp, B. Ehlmann, C. Hardgrove, R. Leveille, N. Mangold, N. Melikechi, P.-Y. Meslin, A. Mezzacappa, H. Newsom, A. Ollila, R.Wiens, and the MSL Science Team. Los Alamos National Laboratory (firstname.lastname@example.com), USGS Flagstaff, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, APL, John Hopkins University, Planetary Science Institute, California Institute of Technology, Malin Space Science Systems, Canadian Space Agency, University of Nantes, Deleware State University, Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et Planétologie, University of New Mexico.


The purpose of the present work was to develop matrix tablets of Labetalol HCl with Hibiscus rosa-sinensis leaves mucilage and povidone and to study its functionality as a matrix forming agent for sustained release tablet formulations. Mucilage from the Hibiscus rosa-sinensis leaves was extracted, isolated, and characterized. Physicochemical properties of dried mucilage powder of Hibiscus rosa-sinensis leaves were studied. Sustained release formulations of Labetalol HCl were prepared by using mucilage and povidone. The formulated tablets were tested for mechanical properties, friability, swelling behavior, in-vitro drug release pattern and the dissolution data (subjected to mathematical modeling). The formulated tablets were found to have good mechanical properties and good swelling properties. The in-vitro dissolution data was fitting to zero order kinetics and the release of drug from the formulation was found to follow Korsemeyer Peppas release. From this study it was concluded that the dried mucilage of Hibiscus rosa-sinensis leaves and povidone combination can be used as an effective matrix forming material for making sustain release matrix tablets of Labetalol HCl.


Differential germination of corn chamomile (Anthemis arvensis L.) achenes was associated with achene size. Germination increased with reduction in achene size. Lower germination of large achenes was caused by a physical restriction of embryo expansion rather than by chemical inhibition or the preventive entrance of water or oxygen through the pericarp. This physical restriction was caused by lignified portions of the pericarp surrounding the seed.


During routine screening of soil samples for potato cyst nematodes, a morphologically variant cyst was detected. The internal transcribed spacer regions of the ribosomal DNA repeat unit from individual juveniles hatched from the cyst were amplified by PCR. The resulting products were digested with a range of restriction enzymes and their RFLP profiles compared with standard samples of Globodera rostochiensis and Globodera pallida. Most of the RFLP profiles yielded patterns similar to those of G. pallida although some restriction enzymes gave hybrid patterns showing elements of both G. rostochiensis and G. pallida. Clones of individual ITS regions from a single nematode from the variant cyst displayed either a G. pallida or G. rostochiensis pattern.


Retinoids, through their activation of retinoic acid receptors (RARs) and retinoid X receptors, regulate diverse cellular processes, and pharmacological intervention in their actions has been successful in the treatment of skin disorders and cancers. Despite the many beneficial effects, administration of retinoids causes irritating side effects with unknown mechanisms. Here, we demonstrate that LE135 [4‐(7,8,9,10‐tetrahydro‐5,7,7,10,10‐pentamethyl‐5H‐benzo[e]naphtho[2,3‐b][1,4]diazepin‐13‐yl)benzoic acid], a selective antagonist of RARβ, is a potent activator of the capsaicin (TRPV1) and wasabi (TRPA1) receptors, two critical pain‐initiating cation channels.


In this paper,firstly,we study the pointwise boundness of linear operator family in quasi-normed spaces,secondly, we give the sufficient condition of linear operator family equicontinuity in the set of the second category,and get several corollaries of operator family uniform boundness.


Plasma desorption mess spectrometry (PDMS) has been found to be an alternative mass spectrometric method for analyzing mixtures of metallogeoporphyrins. Carbon number distributions and recognition of both the ETIO and DPEP metallogeoporphyrin analogs are possible by obtaining PDMS spectra in the reflector mode, in which unit mess resolution can be achieved. Comparisons of the PDMS end isobutane chemical ionization mass spectre of a chromatographic fraction from an Anna shale oil are presented


UO$_{2}$ and UO$_{2.07}$ were characterized from 25-1000$\,^{\circ}\mathrm{C}$ using neutron total scattering in order to evaluate effects of temperature and phase boundaries on local and average structures. Analyses of unit cell parameters showed that both materials exhibit very similar thermal expansion behavior and thermal expansion data lay along the upper bound of uncertainty for standard empirical models, indicating a slightly faster thermal expansion rate. Atomic displacement parameters of UO$_{2.07}$ showed evidence for U$_{4}$O$_{9}$ phase boundaries in accordance with the established phase diagram, despite the suppression of U$_{4}$O$_{9}$ superlattice peaks in the measured diffraction patterns. Pair distribution functions revealed that the differences in local structure between UO$_{2}$ and UO$_{2.07}$ were very small and PDF features are dominated by thermal effects. The rate of contraction of the first nearest-neighbor U-O distances of UO$_{2}$ and UO$_{2.07}$ between 25-1000$\,^{\circ}\mathrm{C}$ were shown to agree with molecular dynamics simulations and local structure analyses previously performed on UO$_{2}$ above 1000$\,^{\circ}\mathrm{C}$.


In order to get good results of Nonuniformity Correction (NUC) of Infrared Focal Plane Arrays (IRFPA), we discuss the origin of nonuniformity and types of noise generated by IRFPA imaging system. And the common methods of calibration-based and scene-based NUC are presented. The effects of simulation and real-time performance of two NUC approaches, modified temporal high-pass filtering and improved neural network, which use scene information captured by the imaging system to estimate the parameters of the detectors in some ways, are evaluated. At the same time, a small low power consumption DSP hardware platform with TMS320DM642 as the kernel processor is designed. The work flow of the system and the strategy of real-time realization are introduced. It is an effective choice for IRFPA.


In a world which continuously becomes more globalised, the need to adapt one's language depending on context becomes increasingly important. This is acknowledged in the Swedish syllabus for the upp ...


The MBD2‐NuRD complex recognizes methylated DNA and silences expression of the associated genes. Previous structural work has shown that a heterodimeric coiled‐coil interaction between MBD2 and p66α proteins is important for the assembly of the NuRD complex and necessary for MBD2 mediated silencing in vivo (Gnanapragasam et al.,Proc Natl Acad Sci, 2011, 108:7487). To further characterize this interaction, we have compared binding affinity and stability between MBD2 homologues, truncations of the p66α coiled‐coil peptide, and mutations of key residues in each domain. Analytical ultracentrifugation analysis shows that the individual peptides are largely monomeric in isolation. Circular dichroism analysis of the different mutations and homologues shows a direct correlation between helical propensity of the coiled‐coil domains in isolation and the binding affinity of the complex. Furthermore, specific charge‐charge interactions and a minimum length of each peptide are necessary to maintain high‐affinity association. These factors lead to a relative binding preference hierarchy of p66α for the different MBD2 homologues (MBD2 = MBD3 > MBD3L2 = MBD3L1). These studies define the minimum requirements for developing a small peptide inhibitor of methylation dependent gene silencing by the MBD2‐NuRD complex. Supported by ACS IRG‐73‐001 (DCW) and NIH R01‐DK029902 (GDG).


As the number of seriously ill substance abusers in outpatient settings multiplies with the ascendance of managed care and its attendant cost restrictions, more and more practitioners of every stripe will encounter the therapeutic dilemmas posed by the dually diagnosed. Dennis Ortman, challenging the conventional wisdom that splits treatment between the psychological and medical arenas in order to address both, argues that clinicians should be prepared to treat the entire patient in one therapeutic space.


Dynamic phosphorus MR-spectroscopic ( P-MRS) examinations during muscle exercise allow no n i vasive assessment of changes in the concentrations of phosphocreatine (PCr) and inorganic phosphate (Pi), which are asso ciated with the energy consumption in muscle and may alter in diffe rent pathological conditions. This work describes a low leg ergometer enabling defined loading of human calf muscle d uring spectroscopic measurements with online adjust men of exercise conditions. This set-up was evaluated with rep etitive examinations in a whole-body 3 T MR-scanner du ing isometric load of the calf muscle of two male volunteers. A indicated by variations of ergometer pedal defl ections below 2% and by low variations of the spectroscopic paramete rs (variation of PCr, Pi and pH time courses below 7%), the applied interactive load adjustment provides a high standar diz tion of experiments and, therefore, a high repr oducibility of physiological measurements.


The initial value of criminal record system lies in its influence upon the sentencing evaluation to the latter crime committed by the offender,which belongs to one of the legal circumstances to be considered when imposing on a heavier punishment. The sentencing value of criminal record system is also accepted and widely applied in China,though there are some academic issues to be researched and discussed when applying this circumstance.


In this article, the place of historical and encyclopedic works reflecting cultural and historical areals of language and its historical development processes are examined in the example of Mahmut Kashgary's''Divânu Lugât'it-Turk'' . It is stated that a certain language is a historical category and therefore the language and the historical period in which it develops are connected as synchronic, panacronic and static systems. The cultural and historical spheres of the various branches of Turkic, also Uzbek language, the meaning and interpretation of the words and concepts used in different periods in Turkic are analyzed based on historical - encyclopedic dictionaries and written sources. Some explanations are given about the examples of words that have undergone changes in different stages of language history and the evolutionary changes taking place in them.The historical, cultural and scientific value of the linguistic landscape of the world is given in historical and encyclopedic sources such an as "Divânu Lugât'it-Turk" by Mahmut Kashgary.


The modulation of Schottky barrier height of metal/Ge inserting an amorphous Ge layer has been demonstrated. It is interested that the Schottky barrier height of Al/amorphous-Ge/n-Ge junctions is oscillated with increase of the a-Ge thickness from 0 to 10 nm, and when the thickness reaches above 10 nm, the Al/amorphous-Ge/n-Ge shows ohmic characteristics. Electron hopping through localized states of a-Ge layer, the alleviation of metal induced gap states, as well as the termination of dangling bonds at the amorphous-Ge/n-Ge interface are proposed to explain the anomalous modulation of Schottky barrier height.


We discuss information by attempting to operationalize it using: (1) Dervin and Nilan's idea that information is a subjective construct rather than an objective thing; (2) Brookes's idea that information is that which modifies knowledge structure; and (3) Neisser's idea that perception is top-down or schemata driven to the point of paradox. De Mey, Minsky's theory of frames, and top-down and bottom-up models from reading theory are discussed. We conclude that information must be rare because only rare information can modify knowledge structure at its upper levels, and that to modify knowledge structure at its upper levels (its essence) information may have to enter the perception cycle in two stages. © 1994 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.


While societal marketing is an area of increasing interest to marketers, a scarcity of research still exists in this area, particularly investigating questions with respect to the impact of societal marketing on consumer attitudes to corporate image, product image and purchase intention or brand choice. This paper attempts to address this gap by developing a conceptual model of the impact of societal marketing on consumers' attitude toward corporate image. The resulting model identifies three key constructs thought to influence consumer attitudes: corporate marketing communications, societal marketing program implementation, and consumer demographic characteristics including gender, age, education level, income level and marital status. The findings, as well as providing a foundation for further empirical testing, have implications for corporate marketers, policy makers responsible for promoting corporate social responsibility and non-profit organisations searching for private partnerships, as well as providing future research directions in the field of societal marketing.; ;


Sir, Treatment of choice to reduce Ž nal height in girls with constitutional tall stature is high-dose estrogens combined with, cyclically, a progestativum (1). Estrogens are a known potent stimulus of prolactin secretion and occurrence of a prolactinoma with concomitant hyperprolactinaemia is described in a girl treated for height reduction (2) and in a male-to-female transsexual as a result of high-dose estrogen treatment (3). To provide insight into the extent of increase and longitudinal changes of serum prolactin concentrations, we measured serum prolactin before and at 3 mo intervals during therapy as well as 3 or 6 mo after highdose estrogen treatment in 37 tall girls (height >P97 for age). Treatment consisted of ethinyl estradiol (EE) 0.2 mg/d combined with medroxyprogesteronacetate (MPA) 10 mg/d during the Ž rst 10 d of every month. At the start of treatment, mean age of the patients was 13.7 y (range 10.3–15.9), pubertal stage was Tanner B3–B4 (4) and all were premenarcheal. Control data were obtained from 25 healthy girls with a mean age of 13.4 y (range 11.7–15.1), pubertal stage Tanner B3–B5 and pre-or perimenarcheal. The mean duration of the therapy was 19 mo (range 12–30). Before treatment, serum prolactin levels in the patients (mean 0.18 U/l, range 0.05–0.51) and controls (mean 0.19 U/l, range 0.09–0.37) were not signiŽ cantly different (Table 1). During treatment, a signiŽ cant increase in serum prolactin concentrations (p < 0.001) was observed at 3, 6, 9, 12, 15 and 18 mo, when compared to pretreatment and normal control values (Table 1). The maximum increase in prolactin concentration occurred after 3 mo of therapy (mean 0.45 U/l, range 0.15–0.71). Serum prolactin levels obtained in the EE phase of therapy (72%) were not signiŽ cantly different from serum prolactin concentrations measured in the EE/MPA treatment phase (28%). In general, serum prolactin levels rarely (4 times in 4 different patients) exceeded the upper limit of normal for adult women in our assay (<0.70 U/l). Post-treatment serum prolactin concentrations at 3 or 6 mo were not signiŽ cantly different from pretreatment or control values (mean 0.17 U/l, range 0.06–0.35) (Table 1). Although there is a known dose-dependent effect of estrogens on prolactin secretion (5), no excessive rise in prolactin levels during high-dose estrogen therapy was observed in our study. Whereas progestins exert an antiprolactin effect (6), the combined high-dose estrogen with medroxyprogesteronacetate phase of treatment did not result in lower prolactin levels. It is concluded that the temporary increase of serum prolactin concentrations during long-term high-dose ethinyl estradiol combined with, cyclically, medroxyprogesteronacetate treatment for height reduction in our constitutionally tall patients never reached an excessively high level and rapidly returned to normal after discontinuation of therapy.


Assessment of the business curriculum and its learning goals and objectives has become a major field of interest for business schools. The exploratory results of the authors' model using a sample of 173 students show robust support for the hypothesis that high marks in course-embedded assessment on business-specific analytical skills positively affect performance on overall business disciplinary competence proxy by results in the Major Field Test in Business (MFT-B) examination, while controlling for SAT score, GPA, major, and gender differences. This particular result provides useful and relevant information to advance the assessment process in schools of business as a valuable tool to enhance the overall learning experience. The authors also found a marked difference across majors.


Idebenone (Figure 1) is a synthetic analogue of Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10),1 which functions as an antioxidant and free radical scavenging molecule. Structurally, idebenone and CoQ10 share the same 1,4-b...


The use of microwave energy at 2.45GHz for dielectric heating purposes is well known, and is the technology used within microwave ovens that are found in millions of homes. In addition, the use of microwave energy for industrial drying applications, such as drying wood and drying slices of potatoes for producing potato chips, for example, has been demonstrated [1]–[2]. However, it is also of interest to consider the use of microwave energy for drying other kinds of loads, such as inks on moving paper webs which are encountered within the inkjet printing industry. This paper addresses human exposure design considerations for a microwave dryer that is designed for drying ink on a fast moving paper web. The microwave dryer is comprised of several WR340 waveguides that are placed side-by-side, such that the broad sides of each waveguide are shared by adjacent waveguides. Slots must be supported by each waveguide to enable the paper web to pass through the dryer, and to support the drying process, while not causing the propagating E-field inside the dryer to collapse. Due to the potential fluttering of the propagating paper web within the dryer, the heights of the input and output slots that enable the paper to enter and exit the dryer cannot be arbitrarily small, while the need for ambient air to flow into the dryer also places constraints on the geometrical sizes of other apertures. Two-dimensional FDTD simulations of the dryer are used to estimate the performance of the microwave dryer from a human exposure perspective that leads to some novel structures of RF chokes that can be used to meet a 5mW/cm2emissions limit for controlled exposure, 5cm from the equipment, while also contributing to the drying process. These chokes are based upon the use of carbon materials. The proposed RF chokes can produce attenuation levels between 8.1dB and 45.8dB, depending upon their construction.


A system is provided whereby software components acting as servers can be upgraded or installed when new functionality is required without client components which have made requests to these components being made aware of the upgrade initiated by their request. The servers can then respond to requests which would otherwise have caused errors in the client components.


Finding ways to keep pupils healthy is an important and actual problem for health regulation authorities. In this regard, health technologies are being actively developed, their introduction allows to maintain the level of health which children had before entering school. Purpose — to evaluate the impact of health saving technology «Education in movement» on pupils' health conditions. Materials and methods. Deep complex clinical instrumental examinations among 153 children were conducted in public institution «Kyiv Regional Children's Hospital» before they entered the school and during І–ІV classes. Among them 65 middle school pupils of school No. 287 based in Kyiv, where health saving technology «Education in movement» of professor O.D. Dubogai is implemented as 1(main) group. And 88 pupils of school No. 3 based in Boyarka (Kyiv Region), which studied generally accepted methods as 2 group (control). Results. Usage of HST «Education in movement» allowed to increase the share of children of harmonic development from 27.7% to 63.9% (p<0.05) among with the body weight normalisation (from 20.0% to 16.7%), while in comparative group no changes happened (38.6 and 41.7% correspondingly) with increased share of pupils with obesity and excess body weight (from 33.4% to 50.0%) (p<0.05). Usage of HST «Education in movement» сertainly increases adaptive and spare capabilities of early school aged children and influences their cardiovascular system in a positive way: based on Babaev index (97.2% vs 33.3% in control group) (р<0.05); based on Ruffie probe has higher and higher than average levels of funсtional heart reserve after finishing 1st primary school had 77.6% and 8.4% pupils (р<0.001); based on clinic orthostatic probe share of pupils with physiological reactions of hemodynamics while changing position of the body increased from 65.9% до 44.4%. It's proved that implementation of HST «Education in movement» grades the difference in adaptive and spare capabilities among 6 and 7 year old children. HST «Education in movement» also has positive influence on functional condition of respiratory system among pupils by increasing satisfactorily chest excursion rate (from 41.5% to 88.9%) (p<0.05), satisfactorily Stange probe (from 67.0% to 87.0%), high life index rate (from 58.5 to 97.2%), which accompanied with high level of anti-infectious resistance pupils primary school age with a decrease quantity of missed lessons as a result GRI per year on one student (18.7 and 15.9 days in 1 and 4 classes accordingly) their complications (15.1% and 3.5% and 14.9%, and 16.2% on control) in 4th class never get sick 16.3%, but in control group only 5.25% (p<0.05). In main group the share of pupils with functional disorders of CVS has decreased (from 30.8% to 8.3%) (р<0.001), in control group increased (from 46.6% to 58.3%) with trustworthy increase of problems with locomotion apparatus (from 29.5% to 44.4%), digestive diseases (from 21.9% to 36.0%), respiration (from 7.9% to 44.4%) and endocrine system (from 32.5% to 50.0%) (р<0.05). After 4 years of HST implementation in the main group the positive dynamic of decreased number of children with high level of anxiety has been observed. In the control group opposite — number of people with high levels of anxiety has increased, which influenced general health conditions and success in school. Conclusions. Optimal research results confirmed that implementation of health saving technology «Education in movement» contributes to the maintenance of the same level of heath which children had before they entered the school. The research was carried out in accordance with the principles of the Helsinki declaration. The study protocol was approved by the Local ethics committee of the participating institutions. The informed consent of the patient was obtained for conducting the studies. No conflict of interest was declared by the authors. Key words: health saving technologies, pupils, health, physical activities, optimal nutrition.


In 1898, Fritz Miller and his partner Kenneth McLaren discovered rich placers near the town site of Atlin (Bilsland, 1952). Since that time, placer mining and vein lode exploration have been an important economic force in the region, and economic vitality has been largely determined by the price of gold. Economic diversification in the mining sector has not materialized, as exploration for commodities other than gold has been comparatively minimal, despite prospective geological environments in the area.


The evidence shows that the education system is shambles in Pakistan and specifically of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). The schools critically require change. Transforming these schools into successful schools requires investigation of elements adding to viability. This investigation was carried in the Secondary Schools of Boys' situated in the province KP, Pakistan. The number of inhabitants consisting of guardians in the examination, having children's in the pre-mentioned schools.  As a basic, the guardians having the responsibility to view in tutoring of their kids as more imperative partners. Examples contained purposively chosen 120 guardians (working in different fields). They were picked proportionately from 30 examined Secondary Schools of Boys' in which 26 are private and 4 open segment). The significant instrument for gathering of information are meetings with purposively chose guardians. These meetings were held with guardians in each inspected school having children's in the tenth class. The different nature parameters of meeting were selected. The information consisting of subjective and quantitative treatment. The examination outcome uncovered various components in view of guardians' reactions and desires which, as per the investigation, could help enhance school adequacy


CW doubly resonant oscillators have demonstrated thresholds of less than 1 mW, 80% conversion efficiency, and single mode operation with linewidths of less than 1 kHz. CW operation has recently been extended to singly resonant parametric oscillators with greater than 1 W of output in a single frequency.<<ETX>>


Ming Ma Nina Yu Bing Wu 1Department of Radiation Oncology, Linyi People's Hospital, Linyi, People's Republic of China; 2Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Linyi People's Hospital, Linyi, People's Republic of China Background: Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) represents a fatal disease with high aggressiveness, and limited biomarkers have yet been identified for MPM. The present study aims to explore potential serum prognostic factors of MPM. Materials and methods: A retrospective analysis of 97 pathologically diagnosed MPM was performed. The optimal cutoff value of pretreatment systemic immune–inflammation index (SII) was determined by receiver operating characteristic curve. Kaplan–Meier curves and Cox regression analysis were performed to assess the potential prognostic roles of parameters. Results:A total of 59.8% (n=58) patients are male, with amedian age of 56.0 years (range 18–77). The optimal cutoff value of SII was 988.6×10/L. High and low SII were found in 44 (45.4%) and 53 (54.6%) patients, respectively. Median survival time for total 97 cases was 18.5 months. The median overall survival for patients with low and high SII was 47.0 and 13.0 months, respectively. The 1-, 2and 3-year survival rates for patients with low SII were 85.8%, 57.8% and 52.0% compared to that of 53.9%, 23.6% and 13.8% in patients with high SII. On univariate analysis, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status (ECOG PS)<2 points, low SII and adjuvant treatment (P<0.05) were found to be closely correlated with a better prognosis of MPM. Only ECOG PS (P=0.036) and SII (P=0.009) held statistical significance on multivariate analysis. Conclusion: Pretreatment SII is easy to access to, and it represents an efficiency and noninvasive biomarker of MPM. High SII represents an unfavorable independent prognostic factor of MPM, and this needs to be validated in further studies.


This paper proposes a composite controller (CC) to improve the accuracy of trajectory tracking and suppress the vibration of two-link underwater flexible manipulators. A dynamic model of the flexible manipulators considering hydrodynamic force is established by combining the Lagrange equation and Morison formula. Then, the dynamic model is divided into a flexible dynamic subsystem and rigid dynamic subsystem, and a decomposed dynamic control strategy is presented for the two subsystems. In particular, an adaptive fuzzy sliding mode control scheme (AFSMC) with good robustness to compensate for uncertain factors is designed to track the joint trajectory and suppress vibration. Next, the trajectory tracking control of two-link underwater flexible manipulators is simulated to investigate the performance of the framework. The results show that the hydrodynamic force and flexible deformation markedly affect the input torque of the joint, and the traditional sliding mode controller (SMC) is superior to proportional integral derivative (PID) control in managing hydrodynamic force disturbance and inferior in suppressing flexible vibration. The proposed composite controller based on adaptive fuzzy sliding mode control CC(AFSMC) is more effective in restraining the vibration of flexible manipulators and resisting hydrodynamic force disturbance than PID and CC(SMC).


The vocal tracks o animals show a wide variety of sound generation processes. They present similarity with human vocal track but they are sometimes rather different. In order to find new physical models for synthesis and control of musical sounds, we have studied and built models of the vocal track of birds. A bird has to produce sound (as a means to indicate the localization and territory to the others) with a great acoustical efficiency, in comparison to its size. Moreover, the vocal track of birds, the syrinx, has an interesting characteristic : it is composed of two pipes receiving the air flow from the lung, linked to the trachea. the air flow produces an excitation of the "membrane tympaniforme" (the analog of the human vocal sting) and the difference of the two air pressures in these pipes gives a very characteristic way to control the sound. Using the CORDIS-ANIMA physical modeling language developed at ACROE, we achieved in our laboratory. Then, we introduced the two pipes as two air flows. We introduced also two types of muscular action : the control of the air flow through bronchi, and the contro of the membrane action. From this basic model, il is possible to developed extended models in several ways, allowing timbre mutation"from the bird to the clarinet". but mainly, it is possible to set a new range of gesture performance exploration within virtual instruments : using a force-feedback interface, we can sing with our fingers, like (or unlike) the birds.


Fingerprint classification is a significant guarantee for efficient and accurate fingerprint recognition, especially when dealing with one-to-many fingerprint recognition. However, due to large intra-class variability, small inter-class variability, and noise, existing fingerprint classification algorithms still require further improvement in performance and efficiency. In this paper, a Lightweight CNN (Convolutional Neural Network) structure based on singularity ROI (region of interest) is proposed. The experimental results show that the accuracy on testing set of the proposed structure achieves 93%, which is far better than classic non-NN (neural network) classifiers, including RF(Random Forest), KNN (K- Nearest-Neighbor), LR (Logistic Regression), Linear SVM (Support Vector Machine), and RBF (Radial Basis Function) SVM. More momentously, compared with other three CNN structures published in recent years, the proposed structure achieves similar or even better performance with 1/12 to 1/38 parameter scale of other structures, which helps to proceed faster training and testing. Moreover, the proposed CNN model with fewer neurons can achieve better suppression of overfitting and robustness to noise.


The article consists of a Powerpoint presentation on broadband on trains. The areas discussed include: mobile satellite communication, market evolution forecasts, user workshop organisation.


This set of fundamentals papers, which focuses on the underpinnings of electrokinetic phenomena, opens with work by Diez that compares fundamental theory and numerical simulations with experiments on electroosmosis and electrophoresis at electric fields up to 250 kV/cm. These strong fields give rise to electrokinetic velocities on the order of meters per second. Next, a tour-de-force by Thormann and Hauser which combines their collective expertise in experimental CE and C4D with computer simulations that illustrate and deepen our understanding of the physics behind these separations. The third paper, by Dieber, uses CZE to measure electrophoretic mobilities as a way to explore a theoretical framework tied to the amyloidogenic pathway associated with Alzheimer's Disease. The fourth and fifth papers by Vafaie et al. and by Amiroudine et al., respectively, combine theory and experiment to explore the behavior and performance of an AC electrothermal pump in the former, and a binary-liquid AC pump in the latter. Collectively, these works illustrate how a knowledge of the fundamental physics and chemistry behind electrokinetic phenomenal can be used to deepen our understanding of the physical, chemical and biological world around us.


We have acquired high-resolution echelle spectra of 225 F6-M5 type stars in the southern hemisphere. The stars are targets or candidates to be targets for the AngloAustralian Planet Search. CaII HK line cores were used to derive activity indices for all of these objects. The indices were converted to the Mt. Wilson system of measurements . .


A masquerade attack is an attack that uses a fake identity, such as a network identity to gain unauthorized access to personal computer information. The semi-global positioning algorithm (SGA) is one of the most dynamic ways to find these type of Sybil(fake user) attacks, but it has not stretch the target and executions as expected by multi user systems. However, the problem of false positive and false negative rate have not been reduced to as expected. To improve both the effectiveness and the performances of the SGA method, we are proposing Improved SGA, ISGA approach. ISGA improves the marking systems. ISGA even allows a little change in the user command. It as well makes suitable changes in the user behavior by upgrading the signature of the user according to the current behavior. After describing about ISGA, we represent the experimental results, the result shows that the ISGA gets the hit ratio of 90 percent and above with a low false positive rate. It increases the hit ratio by about 21.9 percent. Hence, ISGA results in increasing hit ratio.


In accordance with the principle that a finite rotation of rigid body can be divided into three rotations around different basic vectors of body fixed base in particular order, a formula is deduced to calculate the directional transformation matrices and rotational velocities of two thighs of a ski jumper relative to the trunk during the adjustment period. The MATLAB program was developed and the variations of the orientations and rotational velocities of the two thighs relation to the trunk during the adjustment period were calculated for a jumper named Liu Shuming. The validity of the formula was proved and it was found that the projection rotational velocities of the two thighs relative to the trunk in his own body fixed coordinates showed a strong fluctuation.


Plants genetically modified (GM) for insect resistance (IR) have to be tested and compared to their non-GM counterparts with respect to several aspects. This thesis summarizes the effects of three transgenic lines of oilseed rape (Brassica napus) expressing pea (Pisum sativum) seed lectin (PSL) in the pollen on a target pest: the pollen beetle (Meligethes aeneus), and a non-target insect: the honey bee (Apis mellifera). The competitive ability of the transgenic plants was tested to evaluate potential invasive characters. Finally, attitudes towards GM crops among Swedish farmers were surveyed. Pollen beetle adults and larvae were exposed to three PSL expressing plant lines and two control lines without any PSL. Fourteen life history parameters were studied and significant differences between transgenes and controls were found for egg size and larval mortality. This means that the modification does not prevent direct damage to the attacked crop but the effects could, together with the action of natural enemies, lead to a reduced pollen beetle population. The sensitivity of honey bee larvae to PSL containing pollen was tested by feeding them diets with high levels of transgenic or control pollen. The addition of pollen had a positive effect on developmental time and larval weight but no differences were detected between transgenic and non-transgenic pollen. Competitive ability was tested by growing transgenic plants either in monoculture or mixed with control plants, with or without pollen beetles, and with or without pollinators (bumblebees). Plant characters related to plant fitness were measured but transgenic plants did not benefit from the transformation regarding pest damage. However, yield was higher on transgenic plants when grown mixed with control plants than when grown in monoculture, and the opposite was true for control plants. A majority of the surveyed farmers were negative to GM crops and considered consumers' unwillingness to buy GM products as the largest drawback, while higher yield was considered the largest potential benefit from growing such crops.


This appendix presents maps to chapter two for this book on Scepter of Judah. The map includes the Jewish Autonomy in Crown Poland, Autonomous Major Community of Rzeszow, Autonomous Major Community of Tykocin.Keywords: Crown Poland; Judah; Rzeszow; Tykocin


1Department of Biology, Institute for Great Lakes Research, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI 48859, USA 2Aquatic Systems Biology Unit, Department of Ecology and Ecosystem Management, Technical University of Munich, D-85354 Freising, Germany 3Natural Resources Institute, Texas A&M University, Dallas, TX 75252, USA 4Direction de l'expertise sur la faune aquatique, Ministère des Forêts, de la Faune et des Parcs, Québec, (Québec) G1S 4X4, Canada 5Zoology Section, Research and Collections, Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, ON K1P 6P4, Canada 6Unit of Molecular Zoology, Chair of Zoology, Department of Ecology and Ecosystem Management, Technical University of Munich, D-85354 Freising, Germany 7Department of Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Ecology, New Mexico State University, Box 30003, MSC 4901, Las Cruces, NM 88003-8003, USA


The paper describes the further development of a hybrid grid free and grid based computational method. Application of grid free method allows one to reduce the artificial viscosity and to increase the resolution of fine vortices. Derivation of main equations and interaction between flow scales is discussed.


Objective . To study the renal function in relation to fibrosis, inflammation and left ventricular ejection fraction in patients with essential hypertension (HTN) and atrial fibrillation (AF). Design and methods . The main group included 69 males with HTN and AF, the control group consisted of 17 hypertensive males without AF. The average age was 55,0 (50,0–57,0) and 52,0 (45,0–56,0) years old, respectively. We identified firstmorning urine albumin, plasma creatinine, cystatin C, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP), and matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2). Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) was calculated by the CKD-EPI formula based on creatinine and cystatin levels. Left ventricular ejection fraction (EF) was determined by echocardiography. All the parameters were compared in the study groups, as well as in patients with different forms of AF. We also evaluated fibrosis and inflammation severity as well as cardiac function in relation to renal function. Results.  In the main group the level of cystatin C was higher and GFR lower than in the control one (1,4 (1,2–1,7) and 1,2 (1,0–1,4) mg/l, p = 0,015; 62,2 (54,9–73,2) and 73,2 (66,1–78,6) ml/min/1,73 m 2, p = 0,01). The groups differed in the incidence of GFR < 60 ml/min/1,73 m 2 (40,6 and 11,8 %, respectively; p = 0,025). Paroxysmal AF was diagnosed in 29 men (42,0 %), persistent AF — in 17 (24,6 %), and permanent AF — in 23 cases (33,4 %). Cystatin C level increased from 1,3 (1,1–1,4) mg/l in paroxysmal AF up to 1,7 (1,2–1,8) mg/l in persistent AF and up to 1,5 (1,3–1,7) mg/l in permanent AF (p = 0,006). Plasma MMP-2 level was higher in AF patients than in the control group (16,4 (13,9–19,3) and 11,3 (9,8–12,1) ng/ml, respectively; p < 0,001). It also increased from 14,6 (12,1–18,4) ng/ml in paroxysmal AF up to15,5 (12,9–16,5) ng/ml in persistent AF and to 18,0 (16,4–21,6) ng/ml in permanent AF (р = 0,009). In the main group mean EF was lower than in the control group (65,0 (60,0– 68,0) and 68,0 (66,0–71,0) %; p < 0,001). The following correlations were found in HTN patients with AF: hsCRP with cyctatin C (r = 0,34, р = 0,004) and GFR (r = –0,28, р = 0,02); EF with cyctatin C (r = –0,34, р = 0,004) and GFR (r = –0,34, р = 0,004). No significant correlations between MMP-2 and renal indicators were found. Conclusions . In HTN patients with AF compared to HTN patients with sinus rhythm, MMP-2 and cystatin C serum levels are higher while GFR is lower. Renal dysfunction and fibrosis severity increase in patients with permanent AF compared to persistent and paroxysmal forms. Deterioration of renal function at AF is associated with inflammation increase and left ventricular EF decline in the absence of MMP-2 level change.


Fungal contamination of air in 10 gymnasiums with swimming pools was monitored. Fifty air samples of 200L each were collected, using a Millipore air tester, from the area surrounding the pool, in training studios, in showers and changing rooms for both sexes, and also, outside premises, since these are the places regarded as reference. Simultaneously, environmental parameters — temperature and humidity — were also monitored. Some 25 different species of fungi were identified. The six most commonly isolated genera were the following: Cladosporium sp. (36.6%), Penicillium sp. (19.0%), Aspergillus sp. (10.2%), Mucor sp. (7%), Phoma sp. and Chrysonilia sp. (3.3%). For yeasts, three different genera were identified, namely, Rhodotorula sp. (70%), Trichosporon mucoides and Crypto-coccus uniguttulattus (10%).


The manufacturing sector has historically played an important role in providing employment opportunities for less educated workers, especially men. Many Americans were able to join the middle class and live well in blue-collar jobs in industries such as automobiles and steel that are especially remunerative. Thus, expanding manufacturing employment is often viewed as the key to creating "good jobs." Manufacturing has also played a pivotal role in many regional economies, and its decline has adversely affected many towns and cities. Its revitalization is also seen as important for urban renewal. But since 2000, manufacturing employment has plummeted.1 As shown in figure 3.1, employment in manufacturing in the 1990s remained fairly constant (right scale) while overall employment grew rapidly (left scale). By 2011, however, manufacturing employment had been reduced by almost 6 million— a 35 percent decline from the 17.3 million jobs that existed in 2000—to just 11.6 million. This more than accounted for the 1.5 million overall decline in employment over the same period. Manufactured products are highly tradable, and between 1998 and 2010 the US trade deficit in manufactured goods doubled.2 It is no surprise, then, that America's trade competition with emerging-market economies in Asia and the development of international supply chains are frequently cited as the reasons for manufacturing's weak employment growth. These forces have in-


The engineering mechanical properties of saturated,water-bearing sandy ground,instability failure mechanism and stability control of tunnel surrounding rock are key issues in water-bearing sandy ground tunnel design and construction.Based on the review of research on sand strain localization,the water–bearing sandy ground tunnel surrounding rock stability research is described emphatically.Some issues in progressive failure of water-bearing sandy ground tunnel surrounding rock are presented,which need to be further studied.These works will be helpful to improve the level of bearing–water sandy ground tunnel design and construction.


The article is devoted to the architecture of the "Circus for 2000 seats in Astana city" building. Circus architecture artistic image was cast by fantasies, mysticism and expectation of an unusual phenomenon, such as a flying saucer, that was embodied by the famous Kazakh architect Abilda Tolegen in 2003.


This paper presents the results of the synthesis of a Newton and Butterworth cascade notch filter with unity feedback. A special algorithm has been developed that implements the estimation of the transient process time for a cascade of notch filters with unity feedback. The results of the implementation of the algorithm demonstrated that the Newton notch filter stage has a monotonic transient response, the duration of which is much shorter than for the Butterworth filter stage.


Purpose – To alert participants in the mutual fund industry to regulatory developments in the alternative mutual fund space as articulated by the SEC's Director of the Division of Investment Management. Design/methodology/approach – Reviews the Director's discussion of the SEC's concerns related to Valuation, Liquidity, Leverage and Disclosure resulting from the proliferation of alternative mutual funds. Additionally, summarizes the Director's comments regarding Board oversight of alternative mutual funds. Findings – While the Director's speech does not establish any new law or regulation, it is a practical summary of the SEC's expectations for mutual fund complexes when implementing and operating mutual funds with alternative investment strategies that have historically been the province of private funds. Originality/value – Practical explanation from experienced financial institutions lawyers.


Roads are very sensitive base of modern economy. Due to it's sort life span it is costlier and uncomfortable. New era of the construction is came out with the solar roads. Solar roads are also costlier than the asphalt roads. Even the construction time is more than the economy. So the cost effective and time saving research have been taken in this paper.


The discovery of an early 18 th century shipwreck near Beaufort Inlet, NC provides a unique opportunity to examine the longterm effects of scour from storms and inlet migration and to speculate on the fate of the artifacts. The ship, believed to be Queen Anne's Revenge, ran aground in waters less than 4 m deep while attempting to navigate Beaufort Inlet and now rests in 7 m of water on the shoals of the ebb tidal delta, exposed to waves and tides and their combined impact on the bottom. In this study, we address process-related questions from near-bottom currents and waves measured over a nearly continuous interval of one year which fortuitously captured the effects of a hurricane. Estimates of sediment transport reveal that sediment was stable under fair-weather and moderate storm conditions but that a significant volume of sediment was mobilized when wave heights exceeded 1.5 m. High-resolution bathymetric surveys reveal a depression on the northwest side of the main rubble mound, suggesting this area is subjected to active scour during severe storm events. Storm-related scour around the rubble mound may be responsible, in part, for the intact settling of the hull and artifacts over the past 300 years. We believe this information may be useful for site management and in establishing a timetable for artifact recovery.


This study focuses on the alternating phases of occupation and abandonment of lake-dwellings within the Alpine region, in particular on Lake Constance and Lake Zurich. Menotti explores a number of questions and phenomena, asking what forces led to abandonment of lacustrine areas, particularly evident in the Middle Bronze Age, and where the people went. Combining environmental and cultural evidence, he analyses lake-level fluctuations through GIS models and their impact on settlements and their inhabitants.


Stress, intense work tempo and high responsibility in business life cause employees to get burnout syndrome. The experience of burnout syndrome as a result of the demands of managers and organizational culture gives employees a feeling of fatigue, both physically and emotionally. The main purpose of our study is to determine how burnout syndrome, a concept that produces negative results, affects task performance. Our research examined the relationship of burnout syndrome, the creature of the covid-19 pandemic, to employee performance. The study was a field study and the data obtained from the survey we conducted on 408 people were analyzed with statistical package programs. The data were analyzed using the validity of variables, reliability, significance, factor analysis, correlation and regression analysis. The analysis concluded that there was no association between burnout syndrome and task performance. Key Words: Covid 19, Burnout Syndrome, Task Performance


Plant Introduction (PI) accessions of spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.) were evaluated for curly top resistance in greenhouse tests at Pullman and in field tests in the Columbia Basin near Basin City, Washington. In greenhouse tests of 185 accessions, possible resistance was observed in 4 that produced single symptomless plants, in 3 that survived long enough to produce some nonviable seed, and in 56 that produced dwarf green plants in which symptom expression and death were delayed. Of the 178 accessions observed in the field, 13 produced 1 symptomless pistillate plant each, 1 produced a single tolerant pistillate plant, and 1 produced 11 symptomless pistillate plants.


This research aims to examine and analyze standard peer-to-peer lending contract agreements with exoneration clauses that are not based on the value of justice. To study and analyze the weaknesses that arise in implementing peer-to-peer lending Financial Technology agreements at this time. To study and analyze the reconstruction of standard agreements with exoneration clauses on peer-to-peer lending Financial Technology based on the value of justice. The method used in this research is sociological juridical. The paradigm in this research is constructivism. The theory used in this study is the Pancasila legal theory of justice as a grand theory, the working theory of law as a middle ranged theory, and the progressive theory as an applied theory. Based on the research conducted, it was found that standard peer-to-peer lending contract agreements with exoneration clauses that are not based on the value of justice are due to overlapping rules, the lack of reach of law enforcement in standard contracts made by Financial Technology institutions, and the influence of globalization which has resulted in the growth of financial institutions. technology is getting out of control. So it is necessary to amend the provisions of the Financial Services Authority Circular Letter Number 13/Seojk.07/2014 in which the financial services business actors are not only entitled to make procedures regarding standard agreements, but it is necessary to regulate the position of Financial Technology institutions in the Republic of Indonesia Financial Services Authority Regulation Indonesia Number 10/Pojk.05/2022 concerning Information Technology-Based Joint Funding Services is clear. It is necessary to regulate information on the process of public complaints against the OJK, especially in the case of Financial Technology institutions. It is also necessary to control sanctions related to Financial Technology that violates the law, especially in standard agreements with exoneration clauses.


Heat-treatment after welding, an important step in the process of fabrication and installation of 400m3 nitrogen sphere tank, is introduced here. For this, many inspects, such as the theory, annealing, actual operation, annealing effects and so on, are deeply analyzed. It is, through practice, proved that the process of heat-treatment and the plan of putting it into practice are feasible and correct.


Jet pumps are widely used in thermoacoustic Stirling heat engines and pulse tube cryocoolers to eliminate the effect of Gedeon streaming. The resistance properties of jet pumps are principally influenced by their structures and flow regimes which are always characterized by Reynolds numbers. In this paper, the jet pump of which cross section contracts abruptly is selected as our research subject. Based on linear thermoacoustic theory, a CFD model is built and the oscillating flow of the working gas is simulated and analyzed with different Reynolds numbers in the jet pump. According to the calculations, the influence of different structures and Reynolds numbers on the resistance properties of the jet pump are analyzed and presented. The results show that Reynolds numbers have a great influence on the resistance properties of jet pumps and some empirical formulas which are widely used are unsuitable for oscillating flow with small Reynolds numbers. This paper provides a more comprehensive understanding on resistance properties of jet pumps with oscillating flow and is significant for the design of jet pumps in practical thermoacoustic engines and refrigerators.


In this activity you will learn how to search for sound effects, record your own sound effects and import them into Logic Fun.


Obesity is the main cause of type 2 diabetes, accounting for 90-95% of all diabetes cases in the US. Human obesity is a complex trait and can be studied using appropriate mouse models. A novel polygenic mouse model for studying the genetic and environmental contributions to and the physiological ramifications of obesity and related phenotypes is found in specific lines of mice bred and maintained at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Heterozygous mice with a maternally inherited copy of two radiation-induced deletions in the p region of mouse chromosome 7, p23DFioD and p30PUb, have significantly greater body fat and show hyperinsulinemia compared to the wild-type. A single gene, Atp10c, maps to this critical region and codes for a putative aminophospholipid translocase. Biochemical and molecular studies were initiated to gain insight into obesity and glucose homeostasis in these animals and to study the biological role of Atp10c in creating these phenotypes. Glucose and insulin tolerance tests were standardized for the heterozygous p23DFioD and control mice on a custom-made diet containing 20% protein, 70% carbohydrate, and 10% fat (kcal). Atp10c expression profiles were also generated using Reverse-Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR). Heterozygous p23DFioD animals showed insulin resistance after receiving a dose of either more » 0.375 or 0.75 U/kg Illetin R insulin. RT-PCR data also shows differences in Atp10c expression in the mutants versus control mice. Using these standardized biochemical assays, future studies will further the understanding of genetic and nutritional controls of glucose homeostasis and obesity in animal models and subsequently in human populations. « less