This paper deals with the problem of assigning warehouse space to inventory items in a low level picker-to-part system. Recognizing the importance of weights in material handling activities in warehouse, a linear programming model is developed with the objective of minimizing the workload required for order picking operations. It is proved that the stock location rule proposed in this paper generates an optimal solution for the model. Compared with the well known cube-per-order index (COI) rule, it is shown that the proposed rule is substantially better from the view point of human safety with some sacrifice of throughput.


SUMMARY The problem of calculating confidence intervals for finite population totals estimated using the ridge weighting procedure of Bardsley and Chambers (1984) is considered, and a robust model-based method proposed. Some empirical evidence on the performance of the method is provided. This shows the model-based approach is superior to more conventional methods of confidence interval estimation in this situation. Multipurpose surveys often lead to situations where the selected sample is unbalanced with respect to important benchmark variables. Model-based estimation techniques can provide a solution in the face of such problems. In the Australian Agricultural and Grazing Industries Survey (AAGIS), conducted annually by the Bureau of Agricultural Economics (BAE), the fitting of a linear model at the estimation stage of the survey results in the use of ridge-type sample weights which optimise the tradeoff between bias and variance for this situation. See Bardsley and Chambers (1984). A problem then presents itself as to an appropriate method of calculating confidence intervals for population means and totals estimated in this way. The next section develops the theory for such confidence interval estimation, based on the work of Royall and Cumberland (1978) and Obenchain (1977). An example of its use, and comparison with more conventional methods, is given in section 3. These results are discussed in section 4. 2. Theory The superpopulation model assumed for the AAGIS is fairly general, being based on the assumption that the target population for the survey can be divided into a number of statistically independent geographic regions. To simplify matters, we shall develop the theory for a single region, the extension to more than one being trivial. Let Y = (Y1, Y2,..., YN)T, where N is the population size, denote the N-vector of population values for a given survey variable. We assume


textabstractAutomatic software reengineerings change or repair existing software systems. They are usually tailor-made for a specific customer and language dependent. Maintaining similar reengineerings for multiple customers and different language dialects might therefore soon become problematic unless advanced language technology is being used. Generic pretty-printing is part of such technology and is the subject of this paper. We discuss specific pretty-print aspects of software reengineering such as fulfilling customer-specific format conventions, preserving existing layout, and producing multiple output formats. In addition, we describe pretty-print techniques that help to reduce maintenance effort of tailor-made reengineerings supporting multiple language dialects. Applications, such as COLBOL reengineering and SDL documentation generation show that our techniques, implemented in the generic pretty-printer GPP, are feasible.


Liquid handling device (LHD) is a prototype system that can be used in FKP laboratory to transfer liquid substances from the main tank to other containers. Based on the
concept, this study is aimed to develop a liquid device that have multifunction, which are transferring liquid substances to other containers manually and can refill the liquid from other source into tank automatically. The LHD has leveling system, using ultrasonic sensor which is used to state the balance of liquid in the tank, and in the refilling process, it helps to control the process where it stops the process automatically when the maximum level is reached. Single-stage DC pump is used to pump in and out
liquid substances from the tank. The liquid-crystal display (LCD) informs the users about the balance of the liquid in tank. Indicators are used to trigger display warning about the process running by the device. There are three phases in this project. Phase I is designing system. Phase II covers the programming. The programming is built using Arduino IDE using C language. Phase III is building circuit and hardware, including the piping system. Pump, ultrasonic sensor, LCD, indicators and switches are connected at the Arduino board (microcontroller ATmega328). The system is validated by running 3 types of experiments to obtain and compare the time taken and speed of the Castrol Cooledge BI and Shell Tellus 68 between LHD and rotary hand drum pump (RHDP),
experiment to obtain speed and volume of liquid obtained by RHDP by its revolution and efficiency test for refilling process using Cooledge Bi. The result shows speed of
LHD is 16.68% slower than RHDP in pumpingCooledge BI out from the tank and speed of LHD is 81.74% slower than RHDP in pumping Tellus 68. Both of the situations happen due to low voltage of pump in the device and LHD need to use higher voltage pump to produce more speed and reduce more time. Based on the result, the
selection of the pimp must be improvised to make the handling liquid device suitable to be implemented in the FKP lab.


Abstract : In support of the study of blast overpressure related G.I. injury, an extensive set of in vivo tests was carried out to determine the rupture strength of the large intestine for the New Zealand White rabbit. In all, 21 rabbits with various weights for both sexes were tested. Results of the tests indicate that physical dimensions and rupture strengths are not dependent on sex or weight of adult rabbits but instead correlate with position along the G.I. tract. The ascending colon has the highest rupture pressure followed by caecum, transverse colon, and descending colon. The rupture strength in terms of unit thickness, however, decreases systematically along the G.I. tract from caecum to descending colon. The results agree with the set of data given by Yamada and obtained from pre-processed, in vivo test samples.


Although the substructures and superstructures of bridges in Utah are in relatively good structural condition, the bridge decks are experiencing observable deterioration due to the routine application of deicing salts and repeated freeze-thaw cycling. This manual describes condition assessment methods and threshold values that may be used to determine whether rehabilitation or replacement of a given bridge deck is more appropriate when the severity and extent of deterioration warrant deck improvement. Threshold values given in the manual are based on a questionnaire survey conducted of state departments of transportation nationwide, as well as on standards and guidelines published by the American Society for Testing and Materials, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, and Strategic Highway Research Program.


A superconducting Ba-Y-Cu-O with Tc,zero=88 K was prepared by a liquid quenching method, in which the melt of nominal composition Ba2YCu3O7-δ was first quenched and then the sample was annealed at 900°C for 48 h in air. AC Josephson effect was observed at 77 K in point-contacts made of the present samples. This new method is applicable to the preparation of superconducting thin films, wires, tapes and superconduciting cavities.


The electric resistivity and x-ray-diffraction pattern of Sr metal were obtained at regular pressure intervals up to 42 kbar. The results indicate that the bcc phase found above 557 deg C at 1 atm is the same as the bcc pressureinduced phase at 42 kbar and room temperature and that the fcc-bcc phase boundary, commencing at 557 deg at 1 atm, intersects the pressure axis near 35 kbar at room temperature. The existence of a triple point above room temperature and below this pressure appears tenuous. On the basis of the similarity of Sr and Yb properties, the results indicate that 6s, 6p, and 5d electronic bands are involved in the rb semiconductive transition and that the 4f electrons are not involved in the fcc to bcc transition in Yb. (D.C.W.)


The behavior of a quarter-micron CMOS LSI input circuit during charged device model (CDM) ESD has been investigated using a device simulator. The result clarifies the relationship between the protection device structure and the voltage difference that appears in the inner circuit and causes gate oxide breakdown. The result indicates that the most efficient protection device structure is an optimized lateral silicon-controlled rectifier (SCR). An improved structure that effectively prevents voltage increases in the internal circuits during CDM-ESD has been proposed for future CMOS LSI protection devices.


Our research explores online social networking sites to describe the patterns of participation and knowledge sharing in these spaces. We examine how knowledge is shared and how participation is potentially shaped by social or material resources of the space. Our presentation will focus on data gathered from two different types of social networking sites.


ABSTRACT The thermal boundary layer is the barrier for convective heat transfer, since the temperature within the thermal boundary layer is lower than the free stream temperature; therefore, it is preferable to maintain a small thermal boundary layer thickness (δt). Among the various categories of dimples like square, rectangle and triangle we considered square dimples for the upper surface of the NACA0012 wing throughout the span. The dimples increase the coefficient of lift due to delayed flow separation. The skin friction coefficient improvement reduces the δh which in turn reduces the (δt), therefore the rate of heat transfer is increased and surface temperature distribution becomes smooth. Dimples also act as fins, reducing the upper surface temperature to lower than the lower surface, which in turn increases the lift particularly in low-speed and micro-scale airfoils [Kim, Jongmin, Zvi Rusak, and Nikhil Koratkar. 2003. 'Small-Scale Airfoil Aerodynamic Efficiency Improvement by Surface Temperature and Heat Transfer.' AIAA Journal 41 (11): 2105–2113].


The introduction of nanometer technologies, has allowed the semiconductor industry to keep pace with increased performance-capacity demands from consumers. This has brightened the prospects for future industry growth; however, new technologies come with new challenges. Semiconductor test costs have been growing steadily. Testing techniques for integrated circuits are today facing many exciting and complex challenges. In the era of large systems embedded in a single system-on-chip (SOC) and fabricated in continuously shrinking technologies, it is important to ensure correct behavior of the whole system. This work addresses the calls for the design and implementation of novel test strategies which provide high quality test. This paper within the context of semiconductor test, briefly describes the significant contributions made in the diverse areas of Reliability, SelfHeating, Ultra-Low Voltage Processors, Adaptive Voltage Scaling, Analysis of Timing Margins & IP Qualification.


Rheumatoid arthritis is a form of autoimmune disease characterized by synovitis that can ultimately cause joint deformities and impaired functioning. The cartilage destruction is one of the most important indicators for diagnosis and treatment of Rheumatoid arthritis, and it is radiographically manifested as joint space narrowing. In this study, we propose a joint location detection method and a sub-pixel accurate method for quantifying joint space narrowing progression with a joint angle correction. The proposed joint location detection method can detect the location of 14 joints from a given hand radiographic image, the error of 89.13% joints is less than 3 pixels (spatial resolution: 0.175 mm/pixel). In our previous works, we measured joint space narrowing progression between a baseline and its follow-up finger joint images by using partial image phase only correlation. We found that the inconsistency of joint angles may lead to characteristic mismatch and thus affect the accuracy of joint space narrowing quantification. In this work, we introduce rotation invariant phase only correlation in joint space narrowing quantification for joint angle correction. In our experiment, the improved quantification method can effectively manage the mismatch due to the inconsistency of joint angles.


Research on the identification and assay of hydroquinone in the preparation of
whitening night cream in Purwokerto beauty clinic has been studied. Ultravioletvisible
spectrophotometry method was used with the addition of phloroglucin as
forming a color complex. The results were linearity value (r) 0.99322, the limit of
detection 1.08 μg/mL; limit of quantitation 3.6 μg/mL; recovery 99.62% and
precission with a coefficient of variation value 0.88%. The method was applied to
assay of four samples taken with simple random sampling obtained hydroquinone
levels of 0.00344, 2.53, 2.84 and 3.36%.


The ..Ii~ngr. sites constitute monumencts where the local population associates ithefl1selves within a participatory rnanner either in a residential or rit~listic sense. ln certain cases it may em~rge in the form of a change of 1IiSe from its originally designed purpos~. The religious beliefs surrounding the temple of the tooth have continued over the centuries have remained unquestioned. and will go on unchalleged and continued to be believed and thus venerated. From a point of view, for the future weil being of Sri lankan culture it is vital that such aspects of culture remain without being erased. Yet such beliefs constitute mate rial offerings and not doctrinal offerings. I The ..dead'~ sites constitute monument.s wh~re its original or changed usage is no longer functional or is valid and b~in. visited purely for its archaeologicaj, artistic or historic value. lnstitutionalization of religion requires the highlighting of the former than the latter by the believer. Thus ritual connected with monuments constitute such material offerings than practitional or doctrinal offering. Ritual in this case constitutes the way one walks and carries oneself through, what one carries with you including offerings, the drumming etc. These together with ones psychological conditioning achieved through education and helped by the articulation of architectural space gives In a separate paper we discuss ways of minimizing thiis oonflict under the title "Managing V~itQrs at Cultural Sites", Within the Cuitu~1 Triangle the City of Kandy and the D$mbulla Painted caves are considered i "Living" sites and Anuradhapura's I Abayagiri and Jethawana Mon~stic Complexes, the Royal City of Si r iriya are considered


This research was conducted to determine the effect of using zeolite used as a litter in tent-type sheep shelters on milk yield, milk quality, and animal welfare parameters. A total of 34 İvesi sheep in the control (n=17) and zeolite (n=17) groups were used as animal material in the study. Milk yield, milk quality, and blood parameters were monitored for 30 days period from the beginning of the study. In-shelter climatic conditions were recorded daily. The average milk yield in the control and zeolite groups were 1137.18 and 1168.94 g on the 2nd control (P>0.05); 536.83 and 790.88 g (P<0.05) on the 3rd control (P<0.05) respectively. In terms of somatic cell count, the zeolite group got a lower value on the 2nd and 3rd control of the study (P<0.05). According to the findings obtained from the research, other milk quality parameters were not affected by zeolite. Ammonia and humidity rates in the shelter are lower in the zeolite group (P<0.05). On the 3rd control of the study, significant differences were found between the groups in terms of BUN, urea, LDL, and TAC values (P<0.05). According to the our results, it may be stated that using zeolite as a litter contributes positively to the improvement of milk yield and animal welfare in the tent-type shelter environment.


A gamma-ray spectroscopy study of ;{26g}Al+p resonant states in 27Si is presented. Excitation energies were measured with improved precision and first spin-parity assignments made for excited states in 27Si above the proton threshold. The results indicate the presence of low-lying resonances with l_{p}=0 and l_{p}=2 captures that could strongly influence the ;{26g}Al(p,gamma)27Si reaction rate at low stellar temperatures, found in low-mass asymptotic giant branch (AGB), intermediate-mass AGB, super AGB, and Wolf-Rayet stars.


Dear Editor, We read with interest the article published in the May issue by Daykan et al. The most interesting finding in this article is that ovarian size was significantly smaller in the recurrent torsion groups. Although we really agree that ovarian torsion is correlated with ovarian size and ultrasound plays an important role in the diagnosis of adnexal torsion, certain perspectives of methodology warrant further discussion. First, the authors stated that ovarian size was estimated by the largest diameter on preoperative ultrasound in Results section. However, it is known to all that ovarian edema and enlargement will be caused after ovarian torsion due to the blockage of lymphatic and blood flow, and the degree of ovarian edema and enlargement will be varied with the interval between torsion and examination, so can the ovarian size measured after ovarian torsion still be used as a predictive factor for recurrent ovarian torsion? Moreover, the largest diameter cannot represent the size of a prolate ellipse, ovarian volume is recommended as a better parameter which need a calculation. Second, we do not know whether the ultrasound is transvaginal or transabdominal in detail, because transabdominal ultrasound can be problematic in overweight individual and make evaluation less accurate, and transabdominal or transrectal approach was the only choice for virgin patients. Third, the definition of adnexal torsion is not rigorous in Introduction section. Adnexal torsion includes rotation of an ovary and/or a fallopian tube, though isolated tubal torsion or tubal torsion caused by mesosalpinx cyst are rare. And the size of mesosalpinx cyst is also a risk factor for adnexal torsion in the same way. Finally, we also would like to point out that one number is inconsistent in the article. The authors stated that nine women in the control group had previous hysterectomy in Results section, but the number was eight in Table 1.


Purpose: To evaluate the usefulness of preoperative or postoperative lymphoscintigraphy for the identification of lymphatic drainage and sentinel lymph node in patients with eyeball and ocular adnexal malignant tumors. Methods: Lymphoscintigraphy was performed preoperatively or postoperatively in 5 patients with biopsy proven primary eyeball or ocular adnexal malignant tumors. Patients underwent lymphoscintigraphy with 500 Ci of technetium-99m antimony trisulfide colloid in a volume of 0.1 ml. We injected intradermally either the outer 1/3 of the upper or lower lid, or the inner 1/3 of the upper or lower lid. Images were taken by Gamma camera and we checked lymphatic drainage and sentinel lymph nodes. Results: Two patients with conjunctival malignant melanoma showed normal lymphatic drainage, but the other two patients had lymphatic drainage to the parotid and submandibular chain, and sentinel lymph nodes were noted as the parotid lymph node and the submandibular lymph node. The patients with sebaceous gland carcinoma injected in the outer 1/3 of the upper lid had submandibular lymphatic chain and the sentinel lymph node proved to be the submandibular lymph node. Conclusions: Lymphoscintigraphy demonstrated the lymphatic drainage system and successfully identified the sentinel lymph nodes. This should prove to be very helpful to evaluate metastasis of the eyeball and ocular adnexal malignant tumors by selective lymph node biopsy and to decide the degree of surgery.


This study focuses on a fuzzy generalised predictive control method for a fractional-order hydro-turbine regulating system (HTRS). Based on the Grunwald-Letnikov (G-L) definition of fractional calculus and discretisation, the fractional-order hydraulic servo system is transformed into the standard controlled autoregressive integrating moving average (CARMA) model. With the help of fuzzy linearisation theory, the fuzzy predictive model of the integer-order part of the HTRS is presented. Furthermore, by using the fourth-order Runge-Kutta algorithm, the obtained fuzzy predictive model can be easily transformed into the CARMA model. Then, based on the overall CARMA model and the generalised predictive control theory, a novel nonlinear fuzzy generalised predictive controller is designed for the fractional-order HTRS. Finally, numerical simulations are implemented to verify the validity and superiority of the proposed method. It also provides a reference for relevant hydropower systems.


Abstract Agricultural production systems account for approximately 15% of greenhouse gas emissions in Australia. Carbon dioxide accounts for a major proportion of these gases. Reducing or avoiding tillage, avoiding crop residue burning, mulching, sowing cover or rotation crops during fallow periods, minimizing land clearance, and using land clearing methods which minimize soil disturbance are thought to reduce carbon dioxide emission and improve carbon sequestration in soil, although experimental data obtained under Australian conditions are sparse. The effects of minimizing tillage and using cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.)‐based crop rotations on carbon sequestration in irrigated Vertisols was evaluated from 1993 to 1998 in several experimental sites located in north‐western and central‐western New South Wales, Australia. Carbon sequestration was highest where minimum tillage and rotation with wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) had been practiced for extended periods (>10 years). In the short‐term (<5 years), however, replacing intensive tillage with minimum tillage resulted in a fall in soil carbon sequestration. This was attributed to the low decomposition rate of cotton crop residues. Significant differences were also absent between crop rotations (e.g., cotton‐legume and cotton‐cereal) with respect to short‐term carbon sequestration.


We propose a joint model that performs instance-level feature selection and classification. For a given case, the joint model first skims the full feature vector, decides which features are relevant for that case, and makes a classification decision using only the selected features, resulting in compact, interpretable, and case-specific classification decisions. Because the selected features depend on the case at hand, we refer to this approach as context-aware feature selection and classification. The model can be trained on instances that are annotated by experts with both class labels and instance-level feature selections, so it can select instance-level features that humans would use. Experiments on several datasets demonstrate that the proposed model outperforms eight baselines on a combined classification and feature selection measure, and is able to better emulate the ground-truth instance-level feature selections. The supplementary materials are available at https://github.com/IIT-ML/IJCAI23-CFSC.


Four ordinary meetings of the Council were held during the year, at which the average attendance was 11. A Committee of the Council visited and inspected the Plymouth Laboratory. The Council has to record with regret the death of three of its Vice-Presidents, Lord Avebury and Dr. A Gunther, who had been connected with the Association since its foundation, and Sir John Murray, as well as that of Professor Adam Sedgwick and of Dr. P. L. Sclater, who were both members of the original Council and always took a deep interest in the Association. The thanks of the Association are due to the Koyal Society and to the Linnean Society, in whose rooms the meetings of the Council have been held.


Over the past thirty years the federal government has funded extensive programs to improve the travel options of those people who do not have their own vehicles. During this same period, independent of government actions, economic and demographic trends have diminished the target population and made vehicle access nearly universal, even in the poorest households. It is time to study the travel characteristics of the remaining zero-vehicle households. Where are they located and how do they travel? What kind of transit access do they have, how many jobs, and how do they commute, and how do they shop and accomplish errands? Such information will help us understand the needs of these households, and whether adjustments in federal programs should be made.


Experiments in long distance quantum key distribution have motivated the development of ruggedised single photon sources, capable of producing useful correlations even when removed from the warm, nurturing environment found in most optics laboratories. As part of an ongoing pro- gramme to place such devices into low earth orbit (LEO), we have developed and built a number of rugged single photon sources based on spontaneous parametric downconversion. In order to evalu- ate device reliability, we have subjected our design to various thermal, mechanical and atmospheric stresses. Our results show that while such a device may tolerate launch into orbit, operation in orbit and casual mishandling by graduate students, it is probably unable to survive the forcible disassembly of a launch vehicle at the top of a ball of rapidly expanding and oxidising kerosene and liquid oxygen.


With the introduction of term allocated pensions (TAPs), introduced in September 2004, the strategy of converting existing retirees' allocated pension arrangements into a combination of TAPs and allocated pensions is becoming increasingly common where social security or reasonable benefit limits (RBLs) implications suggest this would be favourable. This article explores various strategies available in rearranging your clients' current allocated pension arrangements with much of the focus being on the long-term planning implications, as well as the impact on current year income. The article will also examine latest rules on how much income must be paid out of any pension being commuted and any new pension. These rules can have current year income tax and age pension ramifications. While it is important to be aware of current year income issues and the strategies to address them, typically pension rearrangement strategies are pursued with significant long-term benefits in mind.The article discusses various strategies, but also reminds you to keep one eye on the long-term goals of any plan.


The purpose of this study was to determine moral education in the children's stories "Samosir" and "The Greedy Rabbit". By knowing the moral education of children's stories, it is clear that these children's stories can build the character and social character of elementary school children; educating the emotional, spiritual, and intelligence of elementary school children. This goal is motivated by the problem that moral education must be presented from an early age to children through children's stories, especially elementary school children. However, not infrequently the children's stories that are presented actually contain values that are far from building morals. Based on this problem, a research was carried out using Clifford Geertz's symbolic interpretive study with a qualitative descriptive method. The results of this study are the children's stories "Samosir" and "The Greedy Rabbit" contain moral education. However, these children's stories can also damage the morale and psyche of children if they are interpreted 'as they are'. Children can be constructed that if they make a mistake, they will receive a very big punishment. This can put pressure on the psyche of children so they are afraid to do something or do something wrong.


In this paper, the experimental work was carried out to investigate the effect of changing the lining form of the drum brake on the brake performance at different operating parameters such as brake oil pressure, sliding speed and the final temperature of the brake lining. All experimental tests are conducted in the same conditions 60 seconds of braking. Four brake oil pressures are selected during the tests; these values were 5, 10, 15 and 20 bar. Also, four sliding speeds are selected during the tests; these speeds were 50, 100, 150 and 200 r.p.m. The experimental results illustrated that, the final temperature of the drum brake system without slots and with slots are increased with increasing the brake oil pressure. At each constant pressure of values 5, 10, 15 and 20 bar respectively and at sliding speed 200 r.p.m the final temperature of the drum brake system with one slot decreases by 6%, 6.7%, 5.8% and 4.7%. however, for the drum brake system with three slots the temperatures decreased by 13%, 14%, 14.5% and 12.7% respectively according to the value of the final temperature of the drum brake without slots.


This study describes the use of the Altadir Popular Planning Method (MAPP) in a traineeship of undergraduate Nursing Course of the Federal University of Alfenas, MG. The MAPP was used in a Family Health Team (ESF) with problems in the execution of Hiperdia due to low registration of diabetic and hypertensive users in computerized system. This difficulty was selected and strategies were developed and implemented to address them. The operations were based on survey data from the Community Health Agents, on fill in the forms of registration for the conduction of home visits and, finally, on data digitization in the system. At the end of activities, the method was considered of great value to solve the local problem, for the students' professional development, and to strengthen the partnership between education and service. Descriptors: Hypertension; Diabetes mellitus; Family health; Nursing students; Public health administration. RESUMEN


For three dimensional(3D) shallow water sound propagation,if the horizontal deflexion of a ray introduced by reflection on an irregular seabed is not taken into account,there will be a serious error in the source bearing.Therefore,the research of an eigen-ray model for shallow 3D water is of great significance for underwater acoustics.In this paper,a compensation and scanning method was applied to seek eigen-rays,and respective transmission time was calculated based on the ray model in shallow water with an irregular seabed.The results contrasting with the theoretical transmission time indicate that the method of seeking eigen-rays proposed in this paper is feasible.In the computation program,reflection points were directly derived from ray equations,avoiding ray tracing step by step and nearly doubling computing speed.


An f/1 objective lens for use in the infrared from 7 to 12 µm has been designed using axial gradients in zinc sulfide/zinc selenide. The resulting optical systems are color corrected and use fewer elements than comparable conventional designs. Lens blank material has been produced by chemical vapor deposition and a prototype lens assembly is being fabricated and tested.


The k-nearest neighbors (KNN) algorithm is an essential algorithm in many applications, such as similarity search, image classification, and database query. With the rapid growth in the dataset size and the feature dimension of each data point, processing KNN becomes more compute and memory hungry. Most prior studies focus on accelerating the computation of KNN using the abundant parallel resource on FPGAs. However, they often overlook the memory access optimizations on FPGA platforms and only achieve a marginal speedup over a multi-thread CPU implementation for large datasets. In this paper, we design and implement CHIP-KNN: an HLS-based, configurable, and high-performance KNN accelerator. CHIP-KNN optimizes the off-chip memory access on modern HBM-based FPGAs such as the AMD/Xilinx Alveo U280 FPGA board. CHIP-KNN is configurable for all essential parameters used in the algorithm, including the size of the search dataset, the feature dimension and data type representation of each data point, the distance metric, and the number of nearest neighbors - K. In terms of design architecture, we explore and discuss the trade-offs between two design versions: CHIP-KNNv1 (Ping-Pong buffer based) and CHIP-KNNv2 (streaming-based). Moreover, we investigate the routing congestion issue in our accelerator design, implement hierarchical structures to shorten critical paths, and integrate an open-source floorplanning optimization tool called TAPA/AutoBridge to eliminate the place-and-route issues. To explore the design space and balance the computation and memory access performance, we also build an analytical performance model. Given a user configuration of the KNN parameters, our tool can automatically generate TAPA HLS C code for the optimal accelerator design and the corresponding host code, on the HBM-based FPGA platform. Our experimental results on the Alveo U280 show that, compared to a 48-thread CPU implementation, CHIP-KNNv2 achieves a geomean performance speedup of 15x, with a maximum speedup of 45x. Additionally, we show that CHIP-KNNv2 achieves up to 2.1x performance speedup over CHIP-KNNv1 while increasing configurability. Compared with the state-of-the-art Facebook AI Similarity Search (FAISS) [23] GPU implementation running on a Nvidia Tesla V100 GPU, CHIP-KNNv2 achieves an average latency reduction of 30.6x while requiring 34.3% of GPU power consumption.


We would like to thank Drs CampbellTaylor and Iqbal et al for their letters of interest regarding our paper. Nonetheless, we are unclear as to the nature of Dr Campbell-Taylor's 'quibble' with our methodology. In contrast to the assertion that we did not take confounders into account, we actually adjusted for comorbidities, previous pneumonia, smoking status and alcohol intake as well as age and social deprivation. The concern over whether pneumonitis and pneumonia can be differentiated from our data is more valid and we agree that there may be some errors in diagnosis and/or coding. However, these errors are unlikely to bias the results, and the mortality data indicate significant harm; therefore, 'quibbles' over the diagnosis do not negate the potential impact on health. It is certainly possible that benzodiazepines increase the risk of aspiration and we are grateful to Dr Campbell-Taylor for emphasising this point. We are honoured that our paper prompted Iqbal et al to research their own database. This is an important step in


In this paper, we present a non-parametric technique for estimation of time-varying phasors and frequency in power systems. In this approach, instantane- ous RMS value and phase angle of either voltage or cur- rent phasor are obtained using Park transform followed by demodulation. A linear function is used to approximate these signals locally on the sliding window of variable length. Optimal window length is selected for each signal sample: large window if the signal is slow time-varying to improve filtering of noise and harmonics, and small win- dow for sudden changes to make signal tracking more accurate. In order to make high precision estimates an approach that combines left-sided, central and right-sided windows is proposed in the paper. The paper concludes with the presentation of the examples based on simulated signals as well as real-life signals recorded during power swing condition in ESKOM transmission system.


In order to improve the dependability of the image matching,the paper presents an algorithm that improves the precision of airport objects position for the real aperture radar images.First,the original real aperture radar image is enhanced on fuzzy domain that makes the airport objects more prominent in the image and easier for detection.Then,the direction of airport runway is detected with the Radon transform,and two endpoints of the airport runway and its width are recognised.Finally,on the basis of the obtained airport information the real aperture radar image is matched with the synthetical aperture radar image.The experiments show that the method can achieve a satisfying result.


Air-jet spinning is a new spinning method,which utilizes two contrary high speed airflow produced by two nozzles to finish false twisting and wrapping.By spinning jet core-spun yarns with different filaments,studying different structural characteristics of raw materials,comparing with the ring core-spun yarn,it verified air-jet core-yarn has better covered effect than ring core-yarn.


Since the Complex Young's Modulus of acoustic materials is a function of frequency under a static load, a cylindrical specimen modelled by rod-like one with losses is used to determine the dynamic characteristics of materials. The specimen is excited into longitudinal vibration at its one end by shaker and at the other end, loaded by a mass corresponding to the desired static load and thus the transfer function of specimen is measured. This transfer function method is analyzed theoretically and experimentally over a frequency range of 50 Hz to 20 KHz. The analysis includes the measurability of the transfer function, the frequency range of the method and lateral motion effect.


The article discusses the changes in the role of the political parties and institutions in the modern post-democratic societies. The goal of this paper is to present and analyze the models of establishing and functioning of the political parties and institutions in the post-democratic era, their relation with the contemporary political realities in Bulgaria and in the countries of the European Community. The main approach in the study and the analysis of the problems posed to the political parties is sociological, combined with the interdisciplinary one. The models of the political parties and institutions are traced and analyzed through the eyes of the modern political science. Outlined is the fact that there is a real danger political parties to become dependent on corporate elites and the widespread political populism. Real conditions and approaches for overcoming these shortcomings are indicated.


The enteric nervous system is an independent nervous system that controls vital gut functions including motility and secretion. Enteric neurons use a variety of neurotransmitters to modulate neural as well as muscle and epithelial activity. Among them are three gaseous mediators which are nitric oxide (NO), carbon monoxide (CO) and hydrogen sulphide (H2S). All three have potent inhibitory effects on smooth muscle. While NO and CO are released from terminals of enteric neurons to directly affect muscle or epithelial cells, H2S exerts its effect via extrinsic afferent neurons. At least in the guinea pig and human gut H2S appears to activate transient receptor potentials vanilloid receptor 1 (TRPV1) expressing extrinsic afferent neurones. This mode of action is important for the prosecretory effect of H2S.


In order to design self-driven nano-sensor, a new type of sensor is designed to work continuously by utilizing nanotechnology or nano-effect and energy in the environment. In this paper, WS2 gas sensor based on friction nano-generator is designed and prepared. The results prove that the structure of friction nano-generator as the power supply mode of the light source meets the requirements of WS2 gas sensor for the light source parameters and achieves good photosensitive response performance. It is concluded that the short period pulsed luminescence mode of low power led driven by friction nano-generator structure can be used as the energy supply of self-powered sensor.


Purpose: Today, a vast number of books and studies are being published about social media in general, but less is known about their usage and effectiveness in the wine industry. Therefore, we conducted two studies in which we investigated the use of social media tools by wineries in Germany and assessed the impact of Facebook membership on customers by comparing them with customers who were not members. Design: The first study was conducted among 321 German wineries. It focused on the attitudes and preferences of the winemakers regarding social media, and it analysed the daily use of this new communication tool. The second study took place in August 2012, and it set out to define the value that accrued to a winery from having Facebook fans. This analysis was based on an online survey with customers of the winery as well as on a comparative analysis of the buying patterns of customers who were Facebook fans and those who were not. The analysis compared the turnover from the purchases of both groups over a period of three years. Findings: It was determined that 60% of German wineries did communicate with their customers using social media. Facebook was the most important social media channel, followed by Twitter and YouTube. Of the winemakers interviewed, 40% planned, in the near future, to implement additional activities involving social media. The consumer study proved that Facebook fans had a higher turnover compared to the non-Facebook fans of the winery studied. This finding emphasises the loyalty of Facebook fans. In addition, the study revealed that Facebook fans are open to receiving sales offers from the company which they support. Practical implications: Winery owners should be aware of the effectiveness of this modern communication tool. This is not only because Facebook fans generate a much higher turnover but also because of the possibility that they are interested in additional special offers on Facebook, which could mean an expansion of the available sales channels.


A bimetallic component may perform better than its monometallic counterpart in terms of sustainability (i.e., cost, weight, and environmental impacts of primary material production). Thus, the usages of such components are likely to increase in the years to come. Three distinct segments (segments of the constituent materials and joint area) underlie a bimetallic component, necessitating a rather unique surface characterization methodology. The objective of this study is to shed some lights on the surface characterization of a bimetallic component using both conventional and non-conventional approaches. In order to get insights into the surface finish of a bimetallic component, specimens are prepared by joining bars made of commercially pure Titanium (Ti) and Aluminum (Al). The specimens are then turned under some predefined cutting conditions, and the surface profile heights across the joint area are measured by using noncontact surface metrology equipment. The surface profiles are characterized by using the conventional parameters. In addition, the complexity of the surfaces is quantified by using the information content based parameter. Moreover, to quantify the degree of uncertainty, probability/possibility distributions are induced from the profile heights. Both conventional and proposed parameters are equally important for quantifying the surface roughness of a bimetallic component.


Two and a half year after the major warfare in Iraq, the anti-America armed forces became the major objects for the U. S army in Iraq. Faced the advanced weapons of U. S army, they adopted many agile tactical means. This article introduces and analyzed the characteristics of the military actions of the anti-America armed forces.


By the extension of the family Φ2 groups(nonabelian) of order p5,we get a new series p-groups and they are all LA-groups.


The DAO1 gene of Trigonopsis variabilis encoding a D‐amino acid oxidase (EC 18.104.22.168) was isolated from genomic clones selected for their specific hybridization to synthetic oligodeoxyribonucleotide probes based on regions of the enzyme that have been conserved through evolution. The nucleotide sequence of the gene predicts a protein with similarities to human, pig, rabbit, mouse and Fusarium solani D‐amino acid oxidases. The open reading frame of the T. variabilis DAO1 gene was interrupted by an intron. The Dao1p sequence displays two regions, one in the N‐terminal section—the FAD binding site—and the other near the C‐terminal region that contains conserved signatures found in all the D‐amino acid oxidases. The three C‐terminal amino acids suggest that the enzyme may be located in peroxisomes. Northern blot experiments showed that no transcriptional activation occurred in the presence of D‐methionine. The cDNA encoding Dao1p was expressed in Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Kluyveromyces lactis. Both yeast species are able to synthesize a functional enzyme under the control of the GAL1 promoter. In K. lactis, up to six times more enzyme units per gram of dry weight are produced with a multicopy plasmid in comparison with the wild‐type strain of T. variabilis. The yeast expression system we describe may constitute an alternative source for the production of D‐amino acid oxidases at industrial level. The sequence presented here has been submitted to the EMBL data library under Accession Number Z50019. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.


Abstract Recently, several investigators have suggested that the parsing system of Broca's aphasics is affected by a resource limitation which could involve (1) a reduction in the size of a syntactic buffer, (2) slow activation of syntactic information, or (3) fast decay of syntactic information. The results of a syntactic-priming experiment, which varied the SOA (stimulus- onset asynchrony: 300, 700 and 1100 ms) between a prime fragment and target presented for lexical decision, provided support for the slow-activation hypothesis. A group of 13 age-matched controls showed syntactic priming, that is, significantly faster response times in the grammatical condition than in the ungrammatical condition, at all three SOAs. A group of 13 Broca's aphasics, on the other hand, showed significant syntactic priming only at the 110 ms SOA.


PurposeThis paper aims to examine how consumers make choices when they are faced with a fixed set of available options, consisting of both preferred and less-preferred choices, in the domain of food consumption. Specifically, the paper offers a novel perspective to predict repeated choice decisions in food consumption, which is termed as "pattern-seeking" – a consumption choice pattern that involves a coherent repetitive sequence of sub-groupings or coherently concentrated sub-groupings of options.Design/methodology/approachEight experimental studies that contrast the existing theoretical predictions regarding repeated choices (e.g. primacy effect, recency effect, variety vs consistency) against pattern-seeking were conducted using hypothetical and actual food choices.FindingsThe results of experimental studies show that an explicit decision pattern (i.e. pattern-seeking) emerges as the most significant predictor of repeated choice in the food consumption domain.Research limitations/implicationsThis study offers a novel perspective on how consumers make repeated choices in the domain of food consumption.Practical implicationsThe results show that consumers prefer food consumption with a pattern (vs non-pattern). Thus, it would be better to generate marketing activities that allow customers to satisfy their pattern-seeking more easily.Originality/valueThis study advances the literature on repeated food choices by demonstrating that people possess an inherent preference for patterns in food consumption.


Cadherin is an Ca2+ dependent adhesion molecules, which contribute to cell-cell adhesion and maintenance of tissue structures. Its decrease or functional abnormality plays an important vole in cancer invasion and metastasis. We investigate the expression of E- cadherin in thyroid neoplasms (papillary cancer, follicular cancer, medullary cancer anaplastic cancer and follicular adenoma) and normal thyroid. The decrease of E-cadherin expression in thyroid cancer correlates with its malignancy and metastatic potentiality.


Food manufacturing wastes, such as olive mill solid waste, tomato pomace and grape pomace are three wastes produced by food industries in the Region of Maule. One of the simplest strategies for the proper disposal of these residues is to directly eliminate them by cultivation with degrading mesophilic microorganisms, which use these wastes as their sole carbon source. A fungal strain was isolated from tomato peel and used to degrade food manufacturing wastes. This strain was effective in degrading olive mill solid waste, but partially degraded both grape and tomato pomace. Based on mycelium morphology, sequence of part of the ribosomal and internal transcribed spacer (ITS) DNA, the strain most probably belongs to Botrytis genera. This is the first report that uses a strain similar to Botrytis in degrading food manufacturing wastes from the Region of Maule.


Abstract Hudbay Oil (Malacca Strait) Ltd. tested two new technologies early this year. Both field trials were successful and Hudbay are therefore confident to use these techniques for the purpose of maximizing oil production. The first test was of a hydrocyclone for cleaning-up produced water. This unit provides substantial savings in space, weight and maintenance cost, compared to the conventional water deoilerfacilities (gas flotation, plate interceptor). A field trial inthe Lalang Plant proved that the unit can treat oily produced water (up to 10,000 ppm oil content) without using chemical, to an effluent oil content of no more than 15 ppm and as low as 1 ppm. Hudbay is studying the feasibility of using hydrocyclones to upgrade its Lalang water treating plant from the current 75,000 bpd up to 125,000 bpd. This upgrading means that Hudbay can maximise fluid production from its offshore fields, where very high water-cut wells can be accomodated to achieve high ultimate oil recovery. The second technology is the use of drag reducer chemical for increasing the crude oil export capacity. Anticipating the Kuraufield development and other oil discoveries in Padang Island, Hudbay needs to increase the export pipeline capacity between Lalang Plant and the shipping terminal. Injecting this chemical into the existing 2 × 8 in. diameter pipelines at 9 ppm dosage increased the export capability from the current 60,000 bpd to 65,000 bpd. Higher chemical dosage at 20 ppm reduced the pipeline pressure loss by 28 percent, with the potential of increasing pipeline capacity up to 72,000 bpd.


Background. Recruitment issues in occupational therapy have been a long-standing concern for the profession. Purpose. This descriptive study explored the strategies currently being used by employers to recruit occupational therapists for employment purposes. Method. An 18-item survey was mailed to 251 sites where occupational therapists work in Alberta and Saskatchewan. Results. There was a 64% response rate and data from 130 surveys were analyzed. The results indicate that employers continue to rely on a wide variety of strategies for advertising and recruiting, the most prevalent being word of mouth, postings at universities, and providing student fieldwork placements. In turn, the most effective recruitment strategies were listed as word of mouth, advertising in the general media, and providing student fieldwork placements. Various examples of financial incentives offered by employers were also listed. Many participants identified recent changes in recruitment strategies such as making a move towards web site job postings. Practice Implications. The results suggest strategies for employers to target for recruiting occupational therapists and illustrate to both employers and students the importance of fieldwork in recruitment and hiring.


Conservation Units (CUs) are geographically areas defined management processes linked to its territory, having as main objective the protection of long-term environmental attributes in situ. Therefore aims to highlight the importance of creating a UC in Morro Gaucho, natural heritage of the cities of the Arroio do Meio and Capitao, Rio Grande do Sul, from the identification of environmental impacts that threaten its biodiversity and landscape. Thus, the work occurred from field trips, reading research already conducted in the area and local newspapers and attending meetings of a local nongovernmental organization. The environmental impacts were recognized the occurrence of invasive species, tourism and the irregular presence of a unit transshipment of solid waste, among others, with the consequences when the assault on local biodiversity. The importance of creating a UC on site is also highlighted by the presence of the Biosphere Reserve and the percentages of the Atlantic Forest remnants in the areas of the municipalities. Therefore, the establishment of a protected area in Morro Gaucho aims to ensure the conservation from a concrete action to protect nature and its management processes and management bound.


Objective To investigate a novel 3-dimensional cell culture model in collagen gel, and its influence on morphology and function of adrenocortical cells. Methods Adrenocortical cells of ne-onate rats were isolated,and then cultured in self-made collagen type Ⅰ gel for 14 days. This 3-dimension-al cell culture model was compared with the classic plane culture model on the morphology, cell growth rate,protein expression and secretory functions. Results Adrenocortical cells expressed specific cyto-chrome P450 :CYP11 B1 and CYP11 B2 under both culture models. At the 8th day after primary culture,the growth rate of adrenocortical cells in 3-dimensional cell culture model was higher than the classic plane culture model significantly. At the 14th day, the growth rate in 3-dimensional cell culture model and the classic plane culture model was 16.6% and 2.9% respectively. The secretory functions of adrenocortical cells were more sustainable in 3-dimensional collagen gel. At the 14th day, corticosterone and aldosterone levels in the medium of 3-dimensional cell culture model were (278.33 ± 38.20) μg/L and (133.85 ±38.20) ng/L,while those were (160.35±28.12) μg/L and (74.03 ± 12.12) ng/L in the medium of plane euhure model, with the differences being statistically significant (P < 0.05). Conclusion Three-dimensional culture in collagen gel is favorable for the maintenance of adrenocortical ceils functions.

Key words:
Collagen Type Ⅰ ; Adrenocortical cells; Culture


Materials and structure appropriate for lightweight glass were selected according to ballistic tests and aerial density tests of different structure laminated by various materials The result show that the G/DYB/PC laminated by glass as front plate, polycarbonate as surface of backing plate ,and stretched acrylics interposed between glass and PC , has the best properties Compared with the traditional bulletproof glass , G/DYB/PC has a weight decrease by more than 20% Furthermore the structure of gap armor were studied


Synthetic oligodeoxynucleotides (ODNs) mimic the immunostimulatory activity of viral/microbial/host DNA. The present study was undertaken to investigate the effects of ODNs on polymorphonuclear leukocyte (PMNL, neutrophil) apoptosis. Neutrophils are essential for innate immunity, and the ability of ODNs to influence neutrophil functions makes them promising for use in immunotherapy. Little is known about the effects of different ODN structures on neutrophil life and death. We studied how ODNs affect both unconstrained and bacterially suppressed apoptosis of neutrophilic granulocytes. Apoptosis modulation by phosphodiester ODNs and by structures with different numbers of phosphorothioate substitutions was compared. In the case of CpG‐ODNs, it was the compounds with phosphorothioate bonds that had a pronounced proapoptotic effect upon short‐term (4‐6 hours) exposure. After 24 hours, the most effective were A‐class CpG‐ODNs, with phosphodiester inner core and phosphorothioate oligoguanosines (poly(g)) attached to the ends, as well as telomeric phosphodiester (TTAGGG)n repeats flanking with 3'‐ and 5'‐ poly(g) sequences, like those in A‐class CpG‐ODNs. Intracellular oxidant accumulation often triggers apoptotic pathways in neutrophils. Phosphorothioate‐containing CpG‐ODNs concomitantly stimulated production of nitric oxide and superoxide, which may rapidly combine to generate peroxynitrite. ODNs with phosphodiester bonds did not activate oxidant production. We experimentally showed the anti‐apoptotic activity of bacteria Salmonella typhimurium. CpG‐ODNs prevented bacteria‐associated inhibition of apoptosis at doses that do not affect the lifespan of resting cells. The pro‐oxidant effect of low concentrations of CpG ODNs was not sufficient to trigger irreversible pro‐apoptotic mechanisms, but the sensitivity of PMNLs to ODNs as modulators of apoptosis, increased significantly under conditions of infectious inflammation. Telomeric phosphodiester (TTAGGG)4 repeats with phosphorothioate oligoguanosines attached to the ends were less effective in prevention of bacteria‐associated inhibition of apoptosis than A‐class CpG‐ODNs with the same modified oligoguanosines overhangs. The results of our study revealed that synthetic analogs of bacterial/host DNA, when phosphorothioate modified, can be used as inducers of reactive oxygen species generation by neutrophils. This allows to overcome the excess pro‐survival effect caused by some pathogens, in particular Salmonella typhimurium, thus facilitating the successful resolution of inflammation.


When 3,6-diphenyl-4,5-dehydropyridazine (1) is generated in the vapour phase, by pyrolysis of the pyridazotriazine (2) or by pyrolysis of its furan adduct (5), it reacts by extrusion of nitrogen to give diphenyl-butadiyne rather than by dimerisation.


Background: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common chronic disorders which influence millions of children worldwide.It is a neurodevelopmental disorder that has a great impact on children in a critical period of development, the treatment of which extends over years. Aim: This study examined the association between sleep habits and quality of lifein children with ADHD. Methods: By using a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted on one hundred sixteen of children with ADHD attending the child psychiatric outpatient clinic of Mansoura University Hospitals. Three tools were usedfor data collection:A structured questionnaire of the socio demographic and clinical features, the Children's Sleep Habits Questionnaire (CSHQ), and the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQLTM). Results: The total mean (±SD) of sleep habits was 64.77 ± 18.43. The studied children rated themselves significantly better than their parents in all domains of PedsQLTM (P < 0.0001) and there were statistical significant associations between CSHQ score and PedsQLTM score (P≤0.001). Conclusion and recommendation: Sleep disorders are significantly associated with poor physical and psychosocial quality of life. It is possible that such sleep interventions in children with ADHD can enhance their quality of life.


This article examines the long run relationship and the causality between the growth of GDP per capita and FDI in WAEMU countries. Thereafter, it measures the impact of FDI on Total Factor of Productivity (TFP) in the short and long run, for different values of the depreciation of capital stock. Using observation between 1970 and 2012, the econometric analysis provides three key results. First, there is a strong evidence of long run relationship between the growth of GDP per capita and the ratio of FDI inflows. Second, there is bidirectional causality between these two variables. Third, there is a positive and significant effect of FDI on TFP in the long run, conditional on low level of depreciation of capital stock. Therefore, for policy implications, WAEMU countries should intensify their investment in education and health in order to boost the quality of human capital stock and sufficient absorptive capacity necessary to acquire technological transfer from FDI. They should also strengthen their openness, to attract FDI inflows, and invest in infrastructure to better control the depreciation of physical capital stock.


A micro CMOS sun sensor based on Field Programmable Gate Array(FPGA) was proposed and designed.The parameter of its optic system was selected reasonably.Centroiding estimation of the sun image was acquired with centroiding algorithm,and least square equations were used for calibration of the sun sensor.Experiment data shows that the sun sensor has a weight of 250g,a volume of 80mm×80mm×35mm,and a power consumption of 750mW.The accuracy of the sun sensor is 0.05° and the maximum field of view is 60°×60°.


An alternative approach to traditional random vibration analysis is discussed. Recent improvements in computer technology have made it practical to simulate random vibration using sufficiently long transient analyses. The transient approach uses the probabilistic definition of the random excitations to generate sufficiently long transient excitations which are statistically equivalent to the random excitations. The transient simulation approach has significant advantages in aiding the engineer to understand the behavior of the structure in the random environment and qualifying the structure for the random environment. Dynamic analysis of a vehicle traversing a rough road is used to illustrate the advantages of the transient method compared to the traditional random analysis method.


We conducted a mail survey of 884 U.S. medical school faculty active in clinical research to elicit their views about the acceptability of provisions in contracts for industry-sponsored clinical trials that would restrict investigators' academic freedom and control over trials. We compared their responses to results from a similar survey of research administrators at 107 medical schools. There was substantial variation among clinical researchers in their acceptability judgments, with a relatively large proportion of clinical trial investigators willing to accept provisions that give industry sponsors considerable control over the dissemination of research results. There were significant differences in the perceptions of clinical trial investigators versus other recently published clinical researchers; investigators with a high versus low percentage of research support from industry; junior versus senior faculty; and investigators at institutions with high versus low National Institute of Health (NIH) funding ranks. There was also a significant divergence of views in a number of areas between clinical trialists and research administrators who negotiate clinical trial contracts on their behalf. Medical school faculty could benefit from additional guidance about what their institution views as acceptable parameters for industry-sponsored clinical trial agreements. This material is based on work supported by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke and the Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Research Integrity under Award Numbers 1-R01-NS46777-01 and 1-R01-NS42438-01A1. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke or the Office of Research Integrity. Preliminary findings from this study were presented at the Research Conference on Research Integrity in San Diego, California in November 2004. Dr. Mello conceived the study design, analyzed the data, and drafted the manuscript. Dr. Studdert participated in the study design, survey instrument development, and interpretation of findings, and critically revised the manuscript for important intellectual content. Dr. Clarridge led the development of the survey instrument and collected the data. The authors thank Hershel Alexander, Hisashi Yamagata, and the Association of American Medical Colleges for making the Faculty Roster data available for this study. We are grateful to Matthew Jans for his efforts in administering the survey, Marin Levy and John Barkett for assistance with the sample selection, Troy Brennan for assistance convening focus groups, and John Abramson and Marcia Angell for helpful comments on the draft manuscript.


Memory cell array, each adjacently arranged in rows of memory cells (1) and the rows each other separated active trenches (10), wherein the memory cells (1) each comprise: - introduced a forth in one of a substrate surface (14) in a semiconductor substrate (13) deep trench (3) formed on the storage capacitor (2) arranged in a deep trench (3) inner electrode (4), - a formed between the substrate surface (14) of the semiconductor substrate (13) and an upper edge (9) of the inner electrode (4) selection transistor (6) - associated with one of the inner electrode (4) lower (7) and a top (7 ') source / drain region and - is formed of a current flow between the two source / drain regions (7, 7 ') controlling gate electrode (8), which at least in sections, as a portion of an addressing line (11), each in a from the substrate surface (14) forth until below the top edge (9) of the inner electrode (4) extending and adjacent memory cells (1) from each other insulating active trench (10) is arranged, characterized, that in ...


An only son is wooed from a possessive mother by an enterprising and persistent Catholic mission in Nigeria. By the author of Oil Man of Obange.


We summarize the researches of tsunami-generated turbidites, and examine their possibility to be a proxy for ancient earthquakes. A tsunami-generated turbidity current is a kind of seismically triggered turbidites. Arai et al. (2013) reported the first real-time record of a turbidity current associated with a great tsunami. It was recognized after the Mw 9.0, 2011 Tohoku-Oki event offshore Japan. After the 2011 Tohoku-Oki earthquake and tsunami. An anomalous event on the seafloor consistent with a turbidity current was recorded by ocean-bottom pressure recorders and seismometers deployed off Sendai, Japan. Freshly emplaced turbidites were collected from a wide area of seafloor off the Tohoku coastal region. These measurements and sedimentary records to determine conditions of the modern tsunamigenic turbidity current. It can be anticipated that this discovery is a starting point for more detailed characterization of modern tsunamigenic turbidites, and for the identification of tsunamigenic turbidites in geologic records.


In Central Lombok Regency, the hotel tax is one of the highest incomes contributing to Regional Original Revenue. A hotel tax is a tax on services provided by the hotel. This research aims to estimate the nonparametric kernel regression curve on hotel tax revenue data in Central Lombok. The method used is nonparametric kernel regression analysis with the seven kernel functions. The results of the analysis with the Generalized Cross Validation (GCV) criteria, the optimal bandwidth values generated by the seven kernel functions have varying values. Although the bandwidth values vary, the resulting estimation results are similar, and the comparison of the Mean Square Error (MSE) values of the seven kernel functions is not significantly different.


The article summarizes the information about 13 th-century monuments in the borderlands of Old Rus and Poland. It publishes the archaeological data from excavations at Chelm and Stolpie, including the palace and the stone tower on a high platform, which the author interprets as a monastery. The architecture, building technique and the fi nds show that the infl uence of the Rus-Byzantine culture on the technologies and the artistic tastes was quite strong. The monuments flourished vividly yet briefly under Prince Daniil Romanovich, when Chelm became the capital of the Principality of Galich.


The syntheses and halogen bonded (XB) complexes of tetrahalogenated ethynyl cavitands are presented. These cavitands act as quite rigid 3D multivalent halogen bond donors and show strong XB with oxygen, nitrogen and bromide XB acceptors.


EDITORIAL NOTE: R. J. Rummel's article in the December 1967 issue of this journal was invited and published to aid those of our readers who are unfamiliar with factor analysis and who must, nevertheless, cope with research based on it. The article has evoked praise for its usefulness and some critical comments, two of which appear below. The third communication comes from two black graduate students at Princeton. Messrs. Dixon and Lewis have made a thought-provoking effort to approach racial conflict on several intellectual levels at once, including a concrete proposal for American universities.


Thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for a degree of Masters of Arts in the Department of Counselling Psychology at the University of Zululand, South Africa, 2005.


The Pitman-Yor process provides an elegant way to cluster data that exhibit power law behavior, where the number of clusters is unknown or unbounded. Unfortunately, inference in Pitman-Yor process-based models is typically slow and does not scale well with dataset size. In this paper we present new auxiliary-variable representations for the Pitman-Yor process and a special case of the hierarchical Pitman-Yor process that allows us to develop parallel inference algorithms that distribute inference both on the data space and the model space. We show that our method scales well with increasing data while avoiding any degradation in estimate quality.


Objectives: The objectives of this study were to describe the rates of and factors associated with exclusive breastfeeding (XBR), exclusive breast feeding + breast and bottle-feeding (Ever BR), and of exclusive bottle-feeding (XBOT) from 1925-1964 among mothers of the nurse daughters in the Nurses' Health Cohort Studies. Methods: The Nurses' Maternal Cohort Study (N= 39,743) is a retrospective cohort of the mothers of the nurse daughters who completed a questionnaire on reproductive characteristics and infant feeding. Multiple logistic regression analysis was used to estimate the adjusted odds ratios for Ever BR and XBR compared to XBOT by birth year and other covariates. Results: Ever BR rates steadily declined from 80% in the Great Depression to 37% in 1964; similarly XBR rates declined from 41% to 10%, respectively. Factors positively associated with Ever BR included: any maternal college education compared to <12 years of education and delivering a low or high compared to normal birth weight nurse daughter. Factors negatively associated with Ever BR were: smoking during pregnancy, C-section delivery, prematurity, birth orders 2+, and nurse daughters born 1940-1964. Factors differed by birth cohort, e.g. maternal education was positively


Antioxidants control the oxidative deterioration of fruit and vegetable products. More
important In this respect: are those which are synergists and mostly acidic in nature.
Thiourea and ascorbic, sulphurous and citric acids have found Important uses in controlling
the oxidative discolouration of cut fruits and vegetable$ during their preparation (or freezing,
canning and dehydration. Thiourea, citric acid and sulphur dioxide are reported to act also
as stabllb:ers of vitamin C. Propyl gallate, tocopherol and NDGA have been reported as
specific inhibitors of peroxidase. Ascorbic acid has found a very wide application in the
frozen fruit Industry against dlscolouration and off-flavour developments. Prefreezlng treat.
ments employing sulphur dioxide in the form of sulphites have been found useful only in
small concentrations of the chemicals. Colour and nutritive constituents of dried fruits
and vegetables are retained satisfactorily by the use of sulphur dioxide and sulphites. The
problems of discoloration and flavour losses in juices have been overcome to a great
extent by the use of ascorbic acid and its isomers while citric acid has been reported to
enhance the stability of natural colours. In canned products also, ascorbic acid and its
Isomers prevent browning and development of oxidative rancidity in chips and nuts can he
satisfactorily prevented and their stability improved by the use of a number of phenolic
and other antioxidants.


The present invention is: a method for promoting extracellular matrix production in cultured cells, the method being characterized by bringing cells that are being cultured into contact with an alicyclic structure-containing polymer molding; a method for culturing cells, the method being characterized by bringing cells that are being cultured into contact with an alicyclic structure-containing polymer molding, and promoting extracellular matrix production by the cultured cells; and an agent for promoting extracellular matrix production in cultured cells, the agent being composed of an alicyclic structure-containing polymer molding. According to the present invention, increasing the amount of extracellular matrix produced by cells makes it possible to increase the amount of protein expressed by foreign protein-producing cells without the use of a culture vessel coated with extracellular matrix.


Education in the Islamic boarding school not only emphasize on cognitive acquire, but also how to implement the values of that cognitive comprehension itself. Therefore, Islamic boarding school develops the religious culture to embody the positive behavior to students in their daily life through religious values. For this reason, this study aimed to find out the values of religious culture existed in Islamic boarding school. This study was a qualitative descriptive design.Observation, in-depth interviews, and document analysis were used to collect the data. The data were analyzed comprised of four components, namely 1) Data collection, 2) Data Reduction, 3) Data display, and 4) Data verifications or conclusion. The result of this study showed that; 1) The type of religious culture implemented at Abu Hurairah Islamic boarding school Mataram west Nusa Tenggara on Madrasah Aliyah (Senior High School) include; Smile and Greeting habituation, mutual respect, and tolerance, praying Dhuha, Praying Zuhur on the congregation, tadarrus Al-Qur'an (learning Al-Qur'an) / Tahfiz Al-Qur'an (memorizing of Al-Qur'an), 2) the implementation of Religious culture. Values in teaching and learning at Abu Hurairah Islamic boarding school Mataram west Nusa Tenggara on Madrasah Aliyah (Senior High School) through the activities of curricular, co-curricular, and extracurricular. The values of religious culture embodied by students included; the spirit in obeying rules of Islamic religion, the spirit of mutual help, the spirit of brotherhood, the spirit of sacrifice, spirit to love science, spirit for working hard, and spirit of tolerance. 3) The implication of embodiment values of the multi-religious culture at Islamic Boarding Schools was impacted to all Islamic Boarding Schools officials, especially to the students, they have good behavior, speak politely, always respect towards diversity, more active in social activity in the society, mutual help, more discipline, and more competitive in facing the social problem in society, and the graduates has ability to compete to be accepted in the State University or private university.


The objective of the present work was to characterize, by means of in vitro tests, two strains of Lactobacillus plantarum (22 CML and 41 CML), isolated from the caecum mucosa of Creole pigs. Their probiotic activity was evaluated by the growth stability tests at different temperatures (30, 37 and 45°C) and pH (3.4; 4; 5.4; 6.7; 7.5.), as well as the acidification capacity of the culture medium, tolerance to artificial gastric juice and bile salts. Adherence tests, such as autoaggregation, hydrophobicity and microbial antagonism, were performed in four pathogenic strains. The strains grew in all the conditions evaluated, showing probiotic potentialities for their resistance to the treatment with bile salts until 24 hours. Microbial growth was observed from 4.20 -5.17 log CFU/ml at 90 minutes with artificial gastric juice. They were self-aggregating and hydrophobic, and inhibited the growth of Escherichia coli , Salmonella sp., Staphylococcus aureus and Listeria monocytogenes. The strain L. plantarum 22 LMC presented the best results as probiotics. The inhibitory substances produced by L. plantarum were quantified as lactic acid (1, 05-2, 8 gL -1 ) and hydrogen peroxide (0, 20- 0, 28 gl -1 ). The susceptibility profile to 14 antimicrobials was evaluated, and most of the strains revealed resistance to four of them.


This paper reports on aspects of Australian Research Council (ARC) funded research into the lives of families with young children who are living in socioeconomically disadvantaged circumstances. In general recognition of the impact of children's environments on their future paths, it focuses on demographic and location circumstances surrounding these families. The sample from which these data are gained comprises 512 families with young children between the ages of 0 to 7 years living in suburban areas of metropolitan Adelaide, South Australia. Views about family safety and perceptions about trusting and connecting with others in their neighbourhoods are included, as well as aspects of family demography and report rates of local crime and social disorder. It is likely that the coincidence of wide spread poverty and low levels of social trust contribute to insecurity within the lives of these parents, as does their limited social connection and sense of safety in these suburban spaces.


Design of integrated circuits (IC) is a very complex task. One of the most critical steps in the design process is the estimation of electromagnetic c


In this study, evaluation of load capacity and CPT-load capacity parameters were performed using calibration chamber tests for different types of piles including straight-side and tapered piles. Various soil conditions were considered in the investigation, aiming at establishing design procedure for foundation of electronic transmission tower structures. Test results show that no significant difference of total load capacity from straight-side and tapered piles, while individual components of base and shaft load capacities were quite different. Based on the test results, values of CPT-load capacity correlation parameters for different pile types were analyzed for the evaluation of both base and shaft load capacities.


Thermo-simulation test,transmission electron microscopy(TEM) and nanobeam EDS technique were used to investigate the strain induced precipitation behavior during relaxation process after deformed austenite in Mn-Mo-Nb-B low carbon multi-microalloyed steel.The experiment results indicate that during isothermal holding at 850℃ and 900℃ after predeformation,the size of precipitates occurred in the Mn-Mo-Nb-B steel at the different stage are smaller than that happened in the only Nb and Ti-bearing microalloyed steel.The results of statistics show that the distribution of particle size corresponds to the normal one with the peak size approaching to the mean value.The ratio of Nb/Ti of precipitates increased with the relaxing time.After longer holding,Mo atoms would enter the lattice of(Nb,Ti)(C,N) precipitates and its concentration in the precipitates increased with the relaxation time prolonged.


The invention discloses an antimony-free flame-retardant polyvinyl chloride cable material and a preparation method thereof. The cable material contains polyvinyl chloride, calcium carbonate, a flame retardant agent, a plasticizer, a stabilizer, a lubricant and the like; the raw materials are subjected to mixed granulation in a proper weight ratio, and the preparation method comprises the following preparation flow: firstly, carrying out high-speed mixing of the raw materials for 10-15 minutes in a high-speed mixer, then carrying out internal mixing plasticizing in an internal mixer, carrying out single-screw extrusion, carrying out hot grain-sized dicing, carrying out vibration screening, carrying out windy cooling, and packaging. The cable material prepared by the formula and the method has the efficiencies of convenient manufacturing, stable quality, high production efficiency and the like.


ABSTRACT Due to China's unique rural-urban dual system, education differs significantly between rural and urban schools. However, research related to the rural-urban disparity in inclusive education is limited. Moreover, general education teachers' instructional strategies, in particular, remain unclear and could be studied further. To bridge this gap, a qualitative method was adopted to interview 16 general education teachers in rural and urban inclusive classrooms in China, and the differences in inclusive instructional strategies, teaching design, and support for and barriers to general education teachers' inclusive instruction were explored. The findings showed that shorter assignments and different expectations were the most frequently utilised strategies in inclusive classrooms; teachers' teaching designs were significantly geared towards general education instead of students' individualised needs, and the barriers to inclusive instruction were far greater than the support obtained. Moreover, general education teachers in urban areas adopted more teaching strategies, had fewer barriers to inclusive instruction while receiving more support than rural teachers. Implications for future research and practices in the field of general education teachers' instructional strategies in inclusive education were discussed.


The disturbances created in A C Transmission line power flow due to various faults and unavoidab le natural circumstances has to be monitored carefully for uninterrupted power supply to the consumer and to a void hazardous situations. The subtransmission system wi th standard 33kv, 66kv, 132kv and 220kv transmission l ines which are usually out of sight are considered for a nalysis purpose. The various faults which occur in transmis sion lines leading to voltage sag are simulated, modelle d and analyzed using MATLAB/SIMULINK tool.


The utility model belongs to the field of fiber filter body materials, in particular to a novel comet type composite fiber filter material, which comprises a comet nucleus and a comet tail which is connected on the comet core, the comet tail is fiber wire beams which comprise fiber wires, and the materials of the fiber wires which form into the fiber wire beams at least have two kinds. The novel comet type composite fiber filter material can excellently improve the phenomenon that fiber wires knot and tangle, thereby better playing the role of filtering and blocking filth in water, and increasing the filter precision and pollutant carrying capacity. The filter material has high cleanliness after backwashing.


We investigate a novel approach to e-Learning using Semantic Web technologies and aiming to optimise the learners' experience incorporating pedagogical strategies into the learning process. The increasing availability of Semantic Web based educational resources and the establishment of open metadata standards like IEEE LOM pave the way for enhanced e-Learning systems that support personalised learning based on a reasoning framework and formal ontologies. We use ontologies to describe learning objects and the learner state, and define pedagogical recommendation axioms that specify which learning objects are best suited for a particular learner in a specific situation. Recent pedagogical findings suggest that the individual learning can be optimised by means of guidance through learning pathways, i. e., a particular order in which learning objects have to be studied. To this end, we offer an OWL model for learning pathways as structured sequences. We show the strengths and limits of OWL and propose a solution to overcome problems such as handling of soft constraints and ranking of result sets. The calculation for ranking is based on individual weights for specific contextual as well as learner profile features and considers the degree of match between learning objects and learner's needs. The validity of our approach is shown by means of real-life course material, i.e. a complete course on the Philosophy of Didactics, implemented as a prototype system and interfaced to variouss standard Learning Management Systems.


Changes in the bacterial composition of the gut, defined as gut dysbiosis, are recently becoming associated with the pathogenesis of heart failure (HF), a leading cause of mortality worldwide. Certain bacteria promote T cell activation, and T cell activation contributes to adverse cardiac remodeling and cardiac dysfunction in HF. We tested the hypothesis that gut dysbiosis modulates cardiac remodeling and function in a T cell‐dependent manner. C57/BL6 mice were orally treated with a wide spectrum antibiotic cocktail (ABX) and subjected to transverse aortic constriction (TAC), a stablished model of HF. ABX was present during the 4 week duration of TAC, thus sterilizing the gut completely, or during 3 weeks before TAC followed by removal during the 4 weeks of TAC duration to allow spontaneous reconstitution of the gut microbiota. We report that gut microbiota depletion results in reduced T cell activation in the mediastinal lymph nodes, heart T cell infiltration, and prevents cardiac fibrosis and cardiac hypertrophy in response to TAC. However, gut dysbiosis induced by bacterial reconstitution after ABX removal, only partially recovered this phenotype. We used 16S RNA sequencing to characterize the bacterial populations in Sham, TAC, and in ABX treated TAC mice after ABX removal and spontaneous bacterial colonization in the gut (TAC‐REC). TAC induced changes in the gut microbiota compared to Sham surgery, which at the genus level resulted in a higher relative abundance of Bacteroides (p=0.048) and lower relative abundance of Coprococcus (p=0.024), Lactobacillus (p=0.021) and Bifidobacterium (p=0.042), these last two normally associated to an anti‐inflammatory response. Bacterial reconstitution in TAC‐REC mice started after 2 weeks of ABX removal, but was incomplete even by 4 weeks post ABX removal, as reflected by the different relative bacterial abundance between TAC and TAC‐REC 4 weeks post TAC. Several genera were identified as colonizing the gut in TAC‐REC mice that could potentially be associated with cardiac dysfunction. Ongoing studies are focused on the characterization of bacterial populations responsible for this effect and on determining the type of T cell response involved.


With a history of more than 200 years, the division of labor theory in international trade has gone through three stages: the classical period, the neo-classical period and the new trade theory period, each having distinct features in the development of international trade. Both the classical and neo-classical theories reveal the truth that the division of labor in trade would be a win-win solution for both sides, and explain inter-industry trade. In contrast, the new trade theory emphasizes intra-industry trade, and thus pushes the division of labor theory to a new stage. However, the new theories are not incompatible with the traditional theories; instead, they inherit and develop them. A commentary on the changes of the division of labor theory in international trade using the methods of Marxist economics will be of great significance to address certain "misreadings" of the theory and guide globalized Chinese economic practices with correct theories.


The current state of vocational education is one of change and exceptio1 vitality, tempered by concern. In fiscal year 1983 vocational edt. ;ors have continued to be concerned with National needs, vocational education has emphasized closer and more effective collaboration with private business and industry, and vocational education's national professional associations and centers of research have focused on keeping current and improving program quality. In the future, vocational education must face up to three catiqories of "dimensions of change": technological, econonfic, and demographic. Some areas of concern that need .special emphasis by vocational education in the future are partnerships and collaboration; curriculum development; skilled work force development; a closer working relationship with the defense industrial base, active military, and reserve forces; equity and access; governance; dropouts; and educational ralorm. (Eleven pages within the paper present five tables, one figure, and narrative material on the status of vocational education for the period 1981-83. Topics include appropriations, enrollments, state and local administration of vocational programs, and outlays of Federal funds for such services as vocational instruction under contract, construction of area vocational schools, operation of residential vocational schools, vocational work study, placement, and stipends. Questions and answers are appended.) (YLB) *********************************************************************** * Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made * * from the original document. * ************************************************* ,******************** Vocational Education in the © United States Retrospect ti and Prospect re\


Aiming at the three main problems in localization of mobile robots,position tracking,global localization and kidnapped problem,an autonomous localization strategy based on genetic algorithm is proposed.A fitness function is designed based on the similarity of position.The real-coded method is used in the crossover and the mutation steps to improve the real-time ability of the algorithm.For the kidnapped problem,a scattering mechanism is introduced into the regular genetic algorithm.Thus,the population impoverishment problem is largely alleviated.Subsequently,the population state is updated with the kinematic model to achieve continuous localization of mobile robots.The experimental results of indoor environment demonstrate the validity of the proposed localization strategy.


The doctoral thesis deals with microbial degradation of chlorinated ethenes and its potential application for in-situ bioremediation. In a theoretical part of the thesis, the main reasons of soil and groundwater contamination by these compounds along with their transport and a fate in a subsurface environment are briefly outlined. The thesis then focuses on common procedures that must be undertaken prior to selecting a suitable remediation method at contaminated sites. Further, the thesis summarizes various microbial processes leading to a transformation and degradation of all chlorinated ethenes and outlines several options for the use of these processes within in-situ bioremediation of affected sites. Special attention is paid to aerobic cometabolic degradation of all three dichloroethenes by pure bacterial strains in a mineral salt medium. The theoretical part of the thesis ends with a chapter devoted to field demonstrations of in-situ bioremediation for clean-up of sites polluted by chlorinated ethenes. A following experimental part of the thesis deals with degradation of selected chlorinated ethenes by Comamonas testosteroni strain RF2 and by several consortia in the mineral salt medium. At first, strain RF2 was tested to investigate its capacity for degrading 1,2-cis-dichloroethene (cDCE), 1,2-trans-dichloroethene (tDCE), and 1,1-dichloroethene (1,1DCE). Degradation assays were performed for single DCEs, as well as for a mixture of DCEs with TCE, which resembled contaminated plume in groundwater. Strain RF2 was capable of efficiently removing all three dichloroethenes (DCEs) at the initial aqueous concentrations of 6.01 mg L-1 for cDCE, 3.80 mg L-1 for tDCE and 0.65 mg L-1 for 1,1DCE, with a removal efficiency of 100 % for cDCE, 65.8 % for tDCE, and 46.8 % for 1,1DCE. Furthermore, complete removal of TCE, cDCE and 1,1DCE (122.5 mikrog L-1, 84.3 mikrog L-1 and 51.4 mikrog L-1, respectively) were observed in a mixture sample that also contained 72.33 mikro g L-1 of tDCE, which was removed to the amount of 72.3%. Moreover, degradation of cDCE (6.01 mg L-1) led to a 92.2 % release of inorganic chloride, and 2,2-dichloroacetaldehyde was determined as the first intermediate of cDCE transformation. Further, a consortium composed of the strain RF2 and vinyl chloride (VC) utilizing Mycobacterium aurum DSM-6695 was tested to investigate its capacity for degrading TCE (115.7 mikrog L-1), cDCE (662 mikrog L-1), tDCE (42.01 mikrog L-1), 1,1DCE (16 mikrog L-1), and VC (7 mg L-1; "all in a liquid phase") in mixed samples. The consortium was able to nearly completely remove all the compounds in the mixed sample within 21 days of the assay. The findings of this thesis suggest that the consortium composed of the strain RF2 and M. aurum DSM-6695 exhibits the potential to remediate groundwater contaminated with chlorinated ethenes.


This paper reviews several aspects of the interaction of the solar wind with the Earth's magnetosphere, which is dominated by structures that include enhancements in the southward component of the solar wind magnetic field.


Corrosion of metal products during storage, transportation, or other inter-operational periods keeps researchers concerned, and as a result, encourages study of anti-corrosion protection agents in current unstable economic situation, for example, possibility of their recycling. It is not surprising that nowadays scientists are searching for anti-corrosion protection agents. Accordingly, important requirements for corrosion protection agents are affordability and adaptability. The term "adaptability" means that anti-corrosion protection agents can be used in hard-to-reach structures. Under such conditions, the best anti-corrosion protection agents are preservation compounds, as they are relatively inexpensive, often organic-based, with an effective corrosion inhibitor in. The author tested anti-corrosion effectiveness of FMT corrosion inhibitor solution in diesel fuel. FMT is a nitrogen-containing inhibitor consisting of tallow oil fatty acids and added copper derivatives of chlorophyll (where central magnesium atom of chlorophyll is replaced by copper). Copper derivatives of chlorophyll were obtained from kelp algae extract. We synthesized a new solution of FMT inhibitor in diesel fuel; this solution has a natural coniferous complex instead of copper derivatives of chlorophyll from algae. FMT efficiency was proved experimentally in accelerated corrosion tests. The paper explains necessity of synthesizing a new type of FMT inhibitor after experimental stability assessment of various solutions. The article also gives an example of how this compound can be used for storing petroleum products in the space between the first and second bottom of underground tanks (oil storage tanks with double walls and double bottom).