In this paper the system explained is an automated disease analyzing mechanism that collects several parameters that relate to the growth of the plant and compares it with the essential requirements using machine learning and display the data on a mobile application. This system can be implemented in a large scale hydroponic bed like structures and disease affected plants can be identified using image processing. The system can also be implemented and for monitoring the temperature of the water in hydroponic bed using temperature sensor and also monitoring the environmental conditions using other sensors.


Robust partitioning enforcement is a mandatory requirement in IMA1 systems. In this paper, we refine this requirement in the context of multicore processors and discuss a strategy to ensure it. We focus on a scenario in which several ARINC 653 partitions hosted on the same platform are executed at the same time on different cores. When this scenario is deployed on modern COTS2 hardware, robust partitioning may be impaired by inter-core conflicts sequences. The issue with such a deployment strategy lies in the isolated parallel execution of several partitions. The approach presented here aims at identifying conditions that entail inter-core conflicts with a sufficient level of detail. This representation helps identifying robust partitioning failure causes. Such information is a first step towards an acceptation of true parallelism in partitioned systems, i.e. deployment on multicores.


In an attempt to understand the mechanism by which antifolate agents bind to dihydrofolate reductase, it became necessary to examine existing inhibitors in greater detail. This paper is a result of an investigation of such inhibitors by means of molecular orbital calculations. The main point of departure from previous studies (9, 10) is that the enol form of the 2-amino, 4-hydroxy, pteridines has been assumed to be the active isomer. With this assumption the anomalous action of 2-amino, 4-hydroxy, 6-formyl pteridine has been explained. The present investigation gives further support to the basicity hypothesis as formulated by Pullman et al. (10).


Background: The existing literature on demand for health care primarily deals with first consultation of health care providers; however, in reality, the consumers may make several visits to find the standard health care.
Objective: The objective of the study is to identify the pattern of utilization of health care of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) through the use of sequential visits to different health care providers and to examine factors determining the healer shopping behavior of the patients.
Methods: The data for this study were collected from the six public hospitals where diagnosis and treatment services for VL are available located in VL endemic districts. Poisson regression model was used in pragmatic approach of demand function to investigate the utilization pattern of health care services.
Results: Among the total patients, 16 percent visited to public hospital, 19 percent visited to public clinic, 22 percent visited to private hospitals of clinics and 23 percent subjects used home treatment. One to more than five sequential visits to the providers was found in this study. The forward looking provider's price is significantly responsible to increase the event of healer shopping; however income has no effect on multiple visits. Information but not education has a greater role to reduce the number of healer shopping events. Information, service obtaining costs and forward looking provider's prices have robustly determined the healer shopping behaviour of the patients.
Conclusion:The demand analysis which captures the multiple care seeking events is appropriate for producing the better information for policy maker.


This paper introduces a measurement method for the vibration frequency and stress of a second stage compressor rotor blade on aeroengine test bed. Stress distribution of blade was taken on an electrodynamic vibration generator to find suitable locations of stain gauges on test blades. Then measurements were made to obtain dynamic modal frequencies and vibration stress of the test blades. This method was proved applicable, and will provide reference for similar test.


This study evaluated present levels of access to financial services in Brazil and government policies that have had an impact on access. Based on these findings, the study explored options for increasing future access to financial services in Brazil. The first section of this summary highlights the core conclusions to emerge from the study and their implications for government policy. The next section describes the findings and recommendations of each chapter, and is followed by an in-depth look at specific areas examined by the study.Financial markets constitute a significant part of a broad group of factor markets, including land and labour markets, which are the basic institutions underlying the effective functioning of an economy and the production and sale of its goods. Financial exclusion reduces the potential welfare of individuals and the productivity of enterprises in an economy.Effective participation in financial markets and other factor markets, which are different from normal (product) markets, is a precondition for effective participation in the economy. Access of disadvantaged groups to financial markets is thus of strategic importance for social and economic development and social inclusion.Market failures in these markets have particularly detrimental effects on economic productivity and social benefit. Therefore, these markets are typically closely regulated. But regulation, in turn, generates risk of regulatory failure, and many regulations may hinder access to the poor. These are the reasons for analysing financial access and for reviewing the role of public policies to promote access.The overarching message to emerge from this study is that increased financial access would be promoted by sound overall macroeconomic and financial sector policy. Beyond that, the government could and should undertake regulatory reforms to enable financial markets to function more smoothly, and undertake targeted policies to improve access. However, care should be taken to ensure that such targeted policies let the excluded groups participate efficiently in financial markets. This would direct the focus toward a review of incentives rather than public financing of special programs.Sound macroeconomic policy implies, first, the reduction of the government's borrowing requirement, which will enable more borrowing by individuals and enterprises in the economy, and, second, the reduction and harmonization of taxes on the financial sector that will reduce the burden on overall intermediation and also reduce current opportunities for regulatory arbitrage across different segments of the financial system. Beyond that, efforts should be made to ensure that competition is maintained in financial markets.Regulatory reforms, which would stimulate outreach and affect disadvantaged groups, require a move away from expensive special public financing that often fails to meet target groups, toward improved regulatory regimes that stimulate access. Present subsidies on some costly special programs, such as those for the rural sector, could be reduced in a phased program. Subsidies, mandatory lending targets, and measures that seek to curb market prices could perversely lead to reduced access over time. Examples of desirable regulatory reforms include a review of Brazil's extensive regulatory and reporting requirements for microfinance, compared to what may be merited by its present non-deposit taking nature. Reliance on relatively low-cost credit could be gradually weaned, although alternative sources of funds may be needed and deposit-taking could be considered once the industry adopts mature microcredit practices.In microfinance, a series of new regulatory initiatives have been adopted, many positive. However, many other recent programs that rely on subsidies, lending limits, and mandated lending could limit the development of some credit markets. Care should be taken not to overburden financial institutions with the task of intermediation of special government assistance programs, which could detract from the establishment of orthodox credit practices. In the banking sector, several new regulations have been adopted recently that are moves in the right direction, including the simplification of processes for opening accounts, expanding the scope for correspondents to financial institutions, and establishing basic accounts. Bank branch opening could also be simplified. However, micro lending by microfinance institutions (MFIs) such as Civil Society Organizations with a Public Interest (OSCIPs) and Microcredit Companies (SCMs) could find their activities restricted by controls on lending interest rates. New policies in this area should be monitored in terms of cost and impact.For nonbanks there is a fragmentation of regulation in some areas such as factoring, which is outside the defined scope of financial sector activities, and which otherwise might help to contribute to the sector's development. Such policies could extend beyond financial institutions themselves to the overall infrastructure for financial intermediation. A first concern in this area relates to creditor rights; regulatory reform can focus on attention to procedural delays in reaching judgments in credit disputes and examining the rationale of tax write-offs on uncollected small claims. To enhance credit reporting, regulations limiting information to five years, restricting the sharing of information, and limiting the use of positive information should be revaluated.


Introduction: The knowledge of morphological variables in paralympic 5-a-side football mode are important to guide the training and enable the full potential of athletes. Objective: The aim of this study was to analyze the body composition and somatotype athletes of the Brazilian Paralympics Rio 2016 team 5-a-side football in the different tactical positions performed at game. Materials and methods: An anthropometric evaluation was performed in 15 male athletes (24±5.6 years), obtaining somatotype and body composition. Results: The study found no statistically significant differences between groups for any of the anthropometric and body composition variables. As for somatotype profile, the group (2.9 - 5.5 - 1.8) was classified as meso-endomorphic. Defenders (2.6 - 4.4 - 2.4) and pivots (2.2 - 5.6 - 2.3) presented a balanced mesomorph profile and goalkeepers (3.2 - 5.8 - 1.6) and alas (3.2 - 5.7 - 1.6) the mesoendomorphic. Conclusions: The team was characterized as homogeneous as the anthropometry and body composition. There was a predominance of the muscular component to the somatotype profile on the team and in all positions.


X-ray protection in industrial fluoroscopy involves problems somewhat different from those of protection in radiography. In the first place, for an object which is thin enough for fluoroscopy, higher voltages are generally employed on a fluoroscope than for a film. This is because the fluoroscope does not have the property of integrating or accumulating the x-ray effect as does the film. The screen fluoresces according to the instantaneous energy which it receives and, therefore, a higher instantaneous energy is required. From the point of view of load on the x-ray tube, the screen brightness is most efficiently increased by raising the voltage applied to the tube. This tube voltage has been raised to 220 kv. in some industrial fluoroscopes. Tubes which can be operated at much higher voltage than this are available, but to use them for fluoroscopy introduces a protection problem out of proportion to the gain in visibility obtained. For this reason, the practical limit in tube voltage in industrial fluoros...


A compact high power extended interaction oscillator (EIO) is studied with an aim to increase its output power. The cavity is designed, so that its transverse mode is TM11and the longitudinal mode is 2π and the operating frequency is 38 GHz. The modulating Ez field is optimized in such a way that it varies ascendingly in the growing z-direction. This gradually growing Ez -field has been found, to have a positive impact on sheet-beam EIO output performance in terms of its output power Pout and beam-wave interaction efficiency. To incorporate the negative influence of skin effect and surface roughness on the output performance the conductivity of background material is taken one-fourth of that of pure copper σCu. After field optimization the final design output power Pout is predicted to improve from 20.19 kW to 24.98 kW and efficiency is improved from 33% to 40.83%.


Two Classic period Hohokam cemeteries are examined for evidence of social ranking. The cemeteries at the Grand Canal Ruins and Casa Buena contained a combined total of 132 inhumation burials. The quantity and diversity of the accompanying grave assemblages are examined in both qualitative and quantitative analyses. Certain artifact classes are separated by demographic groupings. The data suggest that certain individuals and groups within the cemeteries are distinguishable from the remainder of the cemetery population. These two cemeteries appear to be representative of the majority of the Phoenix area Hohokam during the Classic period, suggesting a lineage-based organizational structure.


possibility that Pope John Paul ii's changes to the profession of faith—requiring assent to the Church's definitive doctrine, including the non-ordination of women—might itself prove a stumbling block to many Catholics (37–38). in other chapters, Senander surveys pertinent issues such as religious liberty, homosexuals in the priesthood, and pacifism, arguing that in each case, paradoxically, attempts to avoid scandal can actually cause them. all actions—and even attitudes—can appear as "scandalous" to those opposed to them. Senander concludes with a call to "hope" as the only healthy response for the proliferation of scandals, real or fabricated. This hope necessitates reliance on love, which no attempt to avoid scandal should violate. Thus, one might emphasize fidelity to Catholic teaching without demonizing those who dissent. Such a love would also respect the conscience of the individual (espoused by the Church) and would appreciate the good that the dissenters might do in their personal quest to seek god. one might argue that certain issues could have been explored a bit more, most notably the question of the culpability of the "audience" and "educational" remedies. But on the whole, the book raises important questions about a contemporary and perennial topic and is a fascinating read, also setting the stage for important work that might be pursued by scholars in the future. Mara kelly-Zukowski Felician College


Authors introduce a new nail shaped bidirectional deep mixing technique in this paper.Practical and comparing tests with the traditional deep mixing method are conducted.Results show the cement-soil mixing piles constructed with the new technique is much better than the traditional one.The SPT and unconfined compression test results indicated that the bidirectional deep mixing pile is more homogeneous either in the horizontal or vertical direction.This new deep mixing method should be extended in soft ground improvement.


PingTV generates a logical map of a network that is used as an overlay on a physical geographical image of the location from the user perspective (buildings, floors within buildings, etc.). PingTV is used at Illinois State University as a visualization tool to communicate real-time network conditions to the university community via a dedicated channel on the campus cable TV system. Colored symbols allow students and staff to discern high-congestion "rush hours" and understand why their specific Internet connectivity is "broken" from the wide range of potential causes. Lessons learned include the use of color to visually convey confidence intervals using color shading and the visualization of cyclical network traffic patterns. Our implementation is general and flexible with potential for application for other domains.


This catalogue presents the data obtained while studying oat accessions from the VIR collection in 2014–2019 in the fields of the Kuban Experiment Station of VIR to identify sources of useful agronomic traits for oat breeding in Krasnodar Territory and other regions of Russia. The materials for the research were 307 new oat accessions from 31 foreign countries and 15 regions of the Russian Federation, added to the VIR collection in recent years. The study concentrated on the following characters: duration of the growing season, plant height, resistance to lodging, resistance to crown and stem rust, leafiness, productive bushiness, number of productive panicles per 1 m2, 1000 grain weight, panicle length, number of spikelets in a panicle, number of grains in a panicle, grain weight per panicle, grain weight per plant, and grain weight per 1 m2. The catalogue is addressed to plant physiology and plant breeding experts as well as to lecturers and students of biological and agricultural universities and colleges.


MOR/ZSM-5 co-crystalline materials were synthesized with different content of mordenite by adding different amount of mordenite to the synthetic system of ZSM-5. The MOR/ZSM-5 co-crystalline material was characterized by XRD,SEM,BET and NH_3-TPD. Under 450 ℃, it was investigated that the reaction activity of n-tetradecane in an impulsive micro reactor over the MOR/ZSM-5 co-crystalline material, and compared with physical mixture. It is found that MOR/ZSM-5 co-crystalline material has two kinds of zeolite structure including ZSM-5 and mordenite which don't show physical mixture, NH_3-TPD analysis shows that acidity and acid content of mordenite/ZSM-5 are different from those of physical mixture. And the total acidity of the ZSM-5/MOR co-crystalline material is 39% and 49% less than those of the physical mixture. Moreover, the strong acidity of the ZSM-5/MOR co-crystalline material is more than 73% that of the physical mixture. So the cracking activity of the MOR/ZSM-5 co-crystalline material is 18% higher than the physical mixture of ZSM-5 and mordenite.


This work was carried out under green house condition at the Embrapa Cassava and Tropical Fruit Crops, Cruz das Almas - Bahia- Brazil, aiming to identify citrus rootstocks better adapted to Coastal Table Land ecosystem as for their drought tolerance. It was studied the Rangpur lime, Volkamer lemon, Sour orange and the trifoliated hybrids HTR - 051, TSK x CTTR - 002, and TSK x CTTR - 017, the last three from the breeding program of the Embrapa Cassava and Tropical Fruits Crops. The experimental design was completely randomized under a 6 x 9 factorial, with six genotypes and nine period of evaluations. The evaluations followed the sequence: irrigation, water deficit, and irrigation when the plants had two to three leaves pairs. It was analyzed the variables root dry matter, dry matter of above ground parts, plant water potential, and leaf transpiration. For the above ground dry matter the genotypes Volkamer lemon and Sour orange showed decrease during the water deficit condition. The other genotypes showed no significant differences for this variable. Without irrigation, all genotypes decreased in their water potentials. The hybrids kept it unchanged maintaining increased transpiration rates. The hybrids HTR - 051, and TSK x CTTR - 017 presented the best performances for all variables studied being more promising as rootstocks for water deficit conditions.


Background: Accreditation is a qualitative assessment aimed at technical-professional quality, but above all, at organizational and measurable aspects through process and outcome checks. Method: There are few references in the literature relating to the accreditation and improvement of the quality and safety of care and treatment in the field of primary care. Clinical Governance must also be applied and certified in the field of primary care. Results: An accreditation system for general medicine is proposed based on a new dynamic model and implement that meets different requirements and assessed on the basis of indicators. Discussion: In the current Italian health system, accreditation of health structures is addressed only to public hospitals and private structures and to providers of services and services, however primary care. GPs / PLS do not have quality and safety guarantee systems or models or systems or public or private accreditation certifications with the SSR and SSN. Conclusion: Given the fundamental importance in the NHS of primary care of MG / PLS as the main and fundamental provider of services to the patient in all his socio-welfare and clinical needs, it is considered essential to think and implement an accreditation system extended to the territorial general practice as already present and in place for all affiliated and provider structures on behalf of the NHS.


An efficient model on semi-active suspension(SAS)of vehicle chassis is bring forward based on fluid machinery software AMESim.Embedded system ARM is applied to control SAS.Results of simulation and bench test show the suspension AMESim model is right.And feasibility of ARM controller is being proved.


OBJECTIVE To study the effects of sodium hyaluronate powder (SHP) on scalded rats.METHODS Rats were randomly divided into test (SHP) group, positive control (moist burn ointment) group and negative control (no treatment) group respectively.The drugs were administered topically on the surface of scalded places respectively after making deep partial thickness and superficial partial thickness scald models in rats.The rats were bred separately.The scabbed areas of the wound on the seventh day and the fifteenth day and the decrustation time were recorded.RESULTS The scabbed areas of the wound on the fifteenth day were smaller and the decrustation time were shorter in the test group than that in the negative control group with significant differences ( P 0.01 ).The pathological examination on the skins after decrustation showed that the healing effect of the test group was better than the negative control group, similar to the positive control group.CONCLUSION SHP appeared to be an effective preparation for treating scalds.


Artificial Intelligence (AI) is often viewed as the means by which the intelligence community will cope with increasing amounts of data. There are challenges in adoption, however, as outputs of such systems may be difficult to trust, for a variety of factors. We conducted a naturalistic study using the Critical Incident Technique (CIT) to identify which factors were present in incidents where trust in an AI technology used in intelligence work (i.e., the collection, processing, analysis, and dissemination of intelligence) was gained or lost. We found that explainability and performance of the AI were the most prominent factors in responses; however, several other factors affected the development of trust. Further, most incidents involved two or more trust factors, demonstrating that trust is a multifaceted phenomenon. We also conducted a broader thematic analysis to identify other trends in the data. We found that trust in AI is often affected by the interaction of other people with the AI (i.e., people who develop it or use its outputs), and that involving end users in the development of the AI also affects trust. We provide an overview of key findings, practical implications for design, and possible future areas for research.


Synthesis, spectroscopy, and computer simulations are used in an integrated approach to elucidate secondary structure of oligopeptides. Three lactam‐bridge peptides were synthesized and examined. One of these model compounds was shown to prefer a β‐turn conformation, as indicated by spectroscopy (CD and nmr), and by computer simulations of minimum potential energy and of molecular dynamics. Partial retro‐inverso cyclic analogs of enkephalin were also synthesized and investigated. Biological activity studies of the analogs indicated that the Gly3 carbonyl group and the side‐chain orientation of the L‐Leu5 residue are important. Hydrogen‐bonding patterns for the three analogs are described in terms of the spectroscopic evidence correlated to the molecular dynamics simulations.


Taking the importance of agricultural production sustainability with limited resources to use efficiency in an arid area, afield experiment was designed to investigate the effect of three, Acacia trees (Acacia nilotica, A. seyal, and A. tortilis) planting combination on soil fertility and Sorghum bicolor L. growth and physiological performance. The sorghum planted in 7 strips between 14 rows of Acacia trees planting combinations and one treeless strip as control. Acacia species plantations significantly increase soil fertility in terms of available nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), potassium (K) and organic carbon (OC) contents as compared to control, highest level of N and P content (59.01 ± 1.45 and 58.77 ± 1.10 mg/kg) was reported in strip between rows of A. tortilis. Although the highest net photosynthesis rate (Pn) and stomatal conductance (gs) recorded in plants grown between rows of pure A. torilis, and rows of A. torilis–A. seyal, but different Acacia significantly enhanced sorghum growth and physiology with reference to net photosynthesis rate, stomatal conductance and chlorophyll fluorescence (chlF). The results stated linear relation between soil nutrients (N, P, K), Pn, and chlF increasing soil fertility improve physiological performance of sorghum. In conclusion, the three Acacia improve soil fertility and sorghum growth. Generally, this plantation trial can be environment-friendly alternative agricultural practices in Saudi Arabia or any area with a similar ecological condition to amend the soil and improve crop performance.


Obesity is associated with increased aortic stiffness, an independent predictor of cardiovascular events. Recent intervention studies have emphasized the importance of various foods and nutrients to reduce aortic stiffness independent of changes in body composition, specifically adiposity. Food choices might be a potential explanation for accelerated aortic stiffness in obese individuals rather than overconsumption alone. The current study, therefore, considered whether dietary factors are associated with increased aortic stiffness. Twenty‐two young, obese men were recruited for this study (18–35 years old, BMI > 30.0 kg/m2). Dietary intake was assessed via the NIH's validated Dietary History Questionnaire‐II (DHQ‐II) using portion sizes, and aortic stiffness was measured via gold standard carotid‐femoral Pulse Wave Velocity (cfPWV). Manual blood pressure measurements were taken at the brachial artery with a sphygmomanometer, and systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) measurements were recorded. Pulse pressure (PP) was determined as DBP subtracted from SBP, and mean arterial pressure (MAP) was calculated: (2 × DBP + SBP)/3. The mean cfPWV was 6.3 ± 0.9 m/s (range: 5.2–8.7 m/s), and the average dietary consumption was 2,854 ± 1,491 calories per day in this young, obese male population. Regression analyses revealed whole grain consumption assessed by DHQ‐II is a predictor of obesity‐associated aortic stiffness (R2 = 0.286, p = 0.010), and when adjusted for fiber content, the relationship remained significant (R2 = 0.258, p = 0.019). Additionally, neither total caloric consumption (R2 = 0.092, p = 0.170) nor total fiber consumption predicted cfPWV (R2 = 0.056, p = 0.291). Furthermore, when whole grain consumption was adjusted for traditional risk factors (age, BMI, MAP), this correlation still persisted (R2 = 0.269, p = 0.027). Average blood pressure readings were as follows: SBP = 124.27 ± 8.54 mmHg, DBP = 79.45 ± 7.64 mmHg, PP = 44.82 ± 8.50 mmHg, and MAP = 94.39 ± 6.87 mmHg. Blood pressure measures (SBP, DBP, PP, and MAP) were not predictive of aortic stiffness. Collectively, these findings demonstrate an inverse relationship for reduced whole grain consumption to be associated with increased aortic stiffness. Thus, a potential role of whole grains to reduce obesity‐related aortic stiffness with overconsumption is proposed, which is independent of traditional risk factors such as age, BMI and blood pressure. Nonetheless, fiber content was not correlated with obesity‐associated aortic stiffness, suggesting that the benefits from whole grains are not limited to fiber alone. However, larger clinical trials need to be conducted to confirm these preliminary findings and to explore the mechanisms reducing aortic stiffness with increased whole grain consumption.


We revisit entropy methods to prove new sharp trace logarithmic Sobolev and sharp Gagliardo-Nirenberg-Sobolev inequalities on the half space, with a focus on the entropy inequality itself and not the actual flow, allowing for somewhat robust and self-contained proofs.


Some novel approaches have been developed to overcome pollution with the toxic heavy metals as alternatives to physical methods. In this study, bacterial bioremediation using four different recently isolated Aeromonas strains, A. salmonicida, A. piscicola, A. hydrophila, and Aeromonas sp., was applied to overcome pollution with copper sulphate, cadmium sulphate, arsenic oxychloride, and vanadium pentoxide. Aeromonas isolates have been identified by partial sequencing of the 16S rDNA (approx. 1000bp) and subjected to phylogenetic analysis. Aeromonas strains are strongly resistant to high concentration (15mg/l) of the heavy metals under test, Cu, Cd, As and V, with different degrees. Aeromonas sp. strain E4 is less resistant to As and V. Its maximum resistance was till 8 and 10 mg/l to As and V, respectively. Aeromonas salmonicida was capable to remove 90.5%, 49.3% and around 36.7% of 15 mg/l Cu, As, and V solutions, respectively, in a contact time of 4 h under shaking conditions. On the other hand, Aeromonas sp. was promising in removing 86% of Cd solution under the same conditions. Besides, 81.3% of 15 mg/l Cd solution was efficiently removed by Aeromonas hydrophila.


Organisations cannot ignore changing customers' needs, wants, and demand. They have to meet, adopt and respond these new conditions within changing...


Abstract: Concern over health and environmental and social problems generated by the production of conventional agricultural products, promotes expansion of the organic market. At the same time, it is necessary to understand how and under which conditions the market valorises local production, strengthening organic family farming. This study analyses the commercialisation of organic food production in Vitoria (Brazil), evaluating the diversity and prices of these products in different marketing channels, such as supermarkets, grocery stores and organic farmers markets. It also compares the price of organic products with conventional products in these establishments. The results demonstrated that organic farmers markets had the greatest product diversity, in addition tobetter prices. It concluded that this channel valorises organic family production, helping to empower producers and promoting access to healthy food for local consumers, meeting the goals of Organic 3.0.


THE purpose of this series of articles is to attempt a constructive statement of some of the doctrinal ideas which belong to Christian Theology. The intention, I understand, is not to describe the history of doctrine or to discuss the contributions of theologians, except in so far as it may be necessary for the purposes of exposition ; nor again is it the aim of the Series to summarize New Testament teaching, although here also it will not be possible, or indeed desirable, to pass by the classical statements of New Testament writers. What is desired


A series of small-sized fossil turtles were collected from Beckles' Pit, Durlston Bay, Dorset, United Kingdom in 1856 from a sediment package referable to the Early Cretaceous (Berriasian) Purbeck Group. The two primary accounts that previously documented these turtles concluded that they represent the juveniles of the coeval early pleurosternid Pleurosternon bullockii. A brief, third account, however, suggested that these may represent a new species of compsemydid turtle. We here highlight a series of discrete morphological characters that consistently distinguish the small-bodied turtles from Beckles' Pit from large-bodied Pleurosternon bullockii, in particular the arrangement of the bones and scutes along the anterior margin of the shell. As these characters are otherwise used to diagnose new species of turtles, in particular compsemydids, and to establish the phylogeny of fossil turtles, we side with the latter interpretation and name a new taxon of early compsemydid, Tongemys enigmaticagen. et sp. nov. The early record of compsemydid is restricted to the Early Cretaceous of Europe, but is extremely fragmentary. We suggest that this may be a bias towards the collection and identification of small turtle remains, but also that a re-study of Early Cretaceous continental turtle faunas is likely to yield further material.


Present a method for improving the biological and pharmaceutical properties of the bispecific reason binder has been described, bispecific reason binder may be targeted to the first cell surface markers that do not cause a significant biological effect of a cell by affinity binding domain Revised and two low-affinity binding domain that specifically binds to a second cell surface marker will cause a biological effect that is required. The compositions of this reason bispecific binding agent, also provides a kit that includes purpose, and those for people.


Low frequency neural oscillations in animals have been shown to play an important role in spatial navigation. However, such studies in humans have remained largely unexplored. We recorded electroencephalogy (EEG) and full body movement as subjects (n=4) walked at two different speeds (slow and fast) in a 4m×4m square spiral track. We then projected subjects' moment-to-moment EEG onto their spatial paths, separately for each outward and inward traversal of the track. Analysis of the EEG dynamics over space showed that the Hilbert envelope (power) of delta/low theta (2-5 Hz) oscillations over midline posterior, parietal cortex (electrode Pz) was locked in space to the relative position of the subject along each arm of the square spiral. There was a change in the envelope from the first third to the last third of each path, irrespective of path size, orientation or direction. The degree of spatial locking was modulated by walking speed, being much greater for fast than for slow speeds. However, the envelope activity itself was not a simple consequence of speed variation within a condition, since projecting moment-to-moment speed on each path produced a very different pattern than did projecting delta/low theta power. These results serve as novel evidence of neural oscillations, as detectable by EEG, in modulating spatial navigation of freely moving humans in open space.


Bilateral thalamic infarctions are rare presentations of stroke, as a result of a complex combination of risk factors and a predisposing vessel distribution. Thalami and midbrain arterial supply arises from many perforating blood vessels with a complex distribution with many variations. One rare variation, named the artery of Percheron, is a solitary arterial trunk that arises from one of the proximal segments of a posterior cerebral artery and supplies the paramedian thalami and the rostral midbrain bilaterally. Occlusion of this artery results in bilateral thalamic and mesencephalic infarctions. We describe one patient with a presumed occlusion of the artery of Percheron.


Our diploma thesis concentrates on the description of excessive weight and obesity, the methods used to estimate the level of nourishment, prevalence and factors leading to obesity. We have also listed the physiological and energy needs of our body. The most frequent ways of slimming down and dieting programs were also discussed, paying special attention to the Slim-Fit program practiced in the spa Smarjeske Toplice. In the empiric part of the thesis we analyzed the most common reasons why people return to join the Slim-Fit program. The research sample included 19 participants from Belgium and Netherlands who enrolled the slimming down program at least twice. We were interested in the main reasons why people enter the program for the first time, reasons for re-entering the program, as well as considering the main tips, given during the dieting program. The participants were also asked to list their ideas or suggest potential changes of the program. We obtained all necessary data for the research by means of a questionnaire.
The results showed that the questioned participants took part in the program following their wish to keep stable weight and return to enjoy and stay in good condition during the program.


Neural stem cell is able to regenerate and self renew,and to differentiate into neuron,astrocyte and oligodendrocyte.So the transplantation of neural stem cell can be applied to cure neurodegenerative disorders,spinal injury and myelinolysis.The application of transplantation of neural stem cell in the treatment of Parkinson's disease,myelinolysis,spinal injury,Alzheimer's disease and cerebral apoplexy was summarized.


Previously tests were conducted on beam panels with tensile reinforcement only, by applying both point load at the centre and Uniformly Distributed Load, with roller and plate supports. But here behaviour of baked clay beams with both top and bottom reinforcement as well as vertical steel bars as shear reinforcement have been included. The results show that improvement of strength is considerable and there is sufficient evidence that this material could successfully be used as a replacement of reinforced concrete with relatively lower cost without sacrificing the strength, durability and aesthetics. It appears that the top steel placed in the compression zone worked well by improving the performance of the baked clay beams but the vertical steel used as shear reinforcement needs to be rearranged so that it could play its role more effectively for enhancement of load carrying capacity leading to the behaviour which is to be expected when such reinforcement is present. Infact vertical cracks appeared only in those beams which contained shear reinforcement; exactly at the locations where vertical bars were embedded.


Measurements of electron densities in the D region are made by the partial-reflection differential-absorption and differential-phase techniques. The differential-phase data are obtained by a hard-wired phase-measuring system. Electron-density profiles obtained by the two techniques on six occasions are plotted and compared. Electron-density profiles obtained at the same time on 30 occasions during the years 1975 through 1977 are averaged to form a single profile for each technique. The effect of varying the assumed collision-frequency profile on these averaged profiles is studied. Time series of D-region electron-sensity data obtained by 3.4 minute intervals on six days during the summer of 1977 are examined for wave-like disturbances and tidal oscillations.


Based on data envelope analysis(DEA) and Malmquist Index(MI) models,this paper analyzes the efficiency issues of Chinese insurance business,its main conclusions include: the technical efficiency of Chinese insurance industry declines yearly;Stock insurer's efficiency is a bit higher than that of nation-owned company but insignificantly,and the efficiency of insurers operated nation-widely is significantly higher than that of regional insurers;Scale returns of most insurers are increasing or constant;Total factors productivity(TFP) of Chinese insurance business line arises outstandingly,averages 15.9%;Frontier technique advance has being the main power of TFP growth;The technical efficiency gap between insurers has shown the trend that it will impede sustainable growth of TFP and this gap results in scale efficiency while not pure technical efficiency.


Kernel independent component analysis(KICA) is a kernel method which has been rapidly developed in recent years and has been widely used in various kinds of fields.However,it was difficult to apply it to fault diagnosis.The aim of this paper was to improve KICA method to adapt the question.First,two kinds KICA,one was based on constrained cova-riance(COCO) measure which called KICA2,the other was based on kernel mutual information(KMI) measure which called KICA3,reformed to suit for classification or fault diagnosis.Then analysed the equivalence between KICA2 and kernel partial least squares(KPLS) and the equivalence between KICA3 and kernel principal component analysis(KPCA).Simulations on Tennessee Eastman(TE) process data show validity and effectivity of the proposed kernel algorithm.


The influence of myristic acid in a narrow physiological range (0·5 to 2·4 % of total dietary energy) on the plasma and hepatic cholesterol metabolism was investigated in the hamster. The hamsters were fed on a diet containing 12·5 g fat/100 g and 0·05 g cholesterol/100 g with 0·5 % myristic acid (LA diet) for 3 weeks (pre-period). During the following 3 weeks (test period), they were divided into four dietary groups with 0·5 % (LA), 1·2 % (LM), 1·8 % (ML) or 2·4 % (M) myristic acid. Finally, half the hamsters in each group were again fed the LA diet for another 3 weeks (post-period). At the end of the test period, the hepatic expression of the scavenger receptor BI (SR-BI) was lower in the LM, ML and M groups than in the LA group whereas the hepatic cholesteryl ester concentration was higher. Cholesterol 7α hydroxylase activity was lower in the ML and M groups than in the LA and LM groups while the sterol 27 hydroxylase and 3-hydroxy-3-methyl glutaryl coenzyme A reductase activities were not modulated by dietary myristic acid. This is the first time a negative correlation has been observed between the HDL-cholesterol concentration and the hepatic mass of SR-BI (r -0·69; P<0·0001) under physiological conditions. An inverse linear regression was also shown between SR-BI and the percentage of myristic acid in the diet (r -0·75; P<0·0001). The hepatic mass of SR-BI in the M group had increased at the end of the post-period compared with the test-period values. The present investigation shows that myristic acid modulates HDL-cholesterol via a regulation of the SR-BI expression.


To research seedling technology of the Paris polyphylla Smith,we were using the refrigeration and emergence of temperature control after the sand storage. The results showed that the seeds emergence rate has achieved to 70% ~ 80%. Comparison between seedling of the refrigeration and sand storage,the refrigeration better than sand storage both in germination rate and emergance rate,in seedling of seedbed and cultivated fields; seedling germination rate and seedling emergence is Nut forest China fir forest Honey suckle forest in seeding of cultivated fields. The refrigeration better than sand storage in survival rate and the size is Nut forest China fir forest Honey suckle forest,after 1 years later seedbed seedling transplanting into the different forest. With seed direct sowing,the results are basically identical in different forest,but the survival rate of transplanting survival rate was lower than seed direct sowing.


Based on the theoretical modelling calculation made use of measured data of transmission and scattering by  ray through the mixture of oil, gas, and water, the linear measurement analyses of moisture content of crude oil is realized with moisture cantent range of 3%~100% and precision of 2%. In practical use in the Company, it is easy to operate and stable, and it can avoid errors of measurement like previous work. The technical and property indices are all better than that measured by previous used instruments. Then measure on team and subcompanies are practically used, and manufactory levels are raised totally.


: The concept of "good governance" often emerges as a model to compare ineffective economies or political bodies with viable economies and political bodies it is an indeterminate term used in international development literature to describe how public institutions conduct public affairs and manage public resources. The concept centers on the responsibility of governments and governing bodies to meet the needs of the masses as opposed to select groups in society because countries often described as "most successful" are Western liberal democratic states, concentrated in Europe and the Americas, good governance standards often measure other state institutions against these states. Aid organizations and the authorities of developed countries often focus the meaning of "good governance" to a set of requirements that conform to the organization's agenda, making "good governance" imply many different things in many different contexts, India as a nation has had one of the most complete historical canvases. Without ever being a conquering race, we have been able to conquer hearts of one and all alike. Although we have lost a lot of sheen over the journey across a few centuries, the values still remain intact. We have always strived to progress ahead as one single entity. India may not be a young country in terms of commercial trade but as far as scripting the growth story as an independent nation is concerned, we are relatively young. No nation is bigger than the people and all policies and initiatives undertaken by any government is for the people. How does it even matter who governs or who is at the helm? The prima facie task of any government is governance, but there is a world of difference between governance and 'good governance' and very few governments over the years have practiced it as of the challenges such as Political Instability, Judicial Accountability, Corruption, Unemployment


This study investigates the effectiveness of alkaline and cementitious additives in the in situ stabilization of localized acid-generating tailings from a closed gold mine in Abitibi–Témiscamingue, Québec (Eagle/Telbel mine site). Five field cells (including one control) were constructed and equipped with mechanisms for collecting vertical water infiltration and surface runoff. The five cells included: (C1) Control cell; (C2) 5 wt % limestone amendment; (C3) 10 wt % limestone amendment; (C4) 5 wt % half ordinary Portland cement and half fly ash amendment; and (C5) 5 wt % ordinary Portland cement amendment. The control cell showed an acidic behavior (pH < 4.5) with variable concentrations of Fe, Al, Zn, and Cu. The amendments were used to neutralize the acidic leachates and decrease dissolved metal concentrations. Leachates from surface runoff samples of amended cells were less loaded with metals compared to samples of vertical infiltration. All amendment formulations increased the pH of the leachates from approximately 4 to circumneutral values. Furthermore, metal and metalloid concentrations were greatly limited, except for Cr and As for the carbonate-based amendments. Metal(-oid) stabilization was successfully achieved using the different amendment formulations, with the exception of C2, which still released As.


We study the structure of multi-view images and review the notion of plenoptic hypervolumes. We then present a segmentation algorithm based on the level set method to extract such hyper-volumes and show how this segmentation can be used to dis-occlude hidden objects and to facilitate the understanding of the monitored scene. Finally, we highlight preliminary results on classification and clustering of plenoptic hyper-volumes based on a multi-dimensional version of the SIFT algorithm.


Some new mathematical algorithms related to spacecraft thruster selection problems have been designed, implemented, and tested. The proposed approach is based on the concept of precomputing a set of optimal combinations of thrusters and storing the according data in the onboard computer (OBC) memory. During the nominal flight of a spacecraft, only a look-up procedure will be required to select, in the real-time mode, the right combination of not more than six thrusters (for a six-dimensional task) and their firing times. For off-nominal situations, when the spacecraft propulsion subsystem has to often operate at the edge of its capability and provide maximum linear and/or angular control accelerations, an additional algorithm has been proposed based on a modification of the parametric simplex method, Real-time software implementing the proposed algorithms requires from 0.05 ms to 0.21 ms to be executed on a SUN workstation with a 550-MHz UltraSparc processor. Regarding the size of OBC memory required for storing real-time computation data, only 52 KB are needed for a spacecraft with 20 thrusters. The user is provided with the flexibility to select the option, which better meets specific criteria and constraints such as execution time and accuracy of the optimal solution (at the expense of execution time or memory). In addition to C-code implementation, the software module (intended for real time) could be implemented as a standard SIMULINK library block and can be integrated with different simulators for test purposes. The software implemented in the project demonstrated effectiveness and robustness of the designed algorithms both in open-and closed-loop tests including various spacecraft maneuvers.


We consider instance queries mediated by an ontology expressed in the expressive DL ALCHIO with closed predicates. We observe that such queries are non-monotonic and cannot be expressed in monotonic variants of DATALOG, but a polynomial time translation into disjunctive DATALOG extended with negation as failure is feasible. If no closed predicates are present-in the case of classical instance checking in ALCHIO-our translation yields a positive disjunctive DATALOG program of polynomial size. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first polynomial time translation of an expressive (non-Horn) DL into disjunctive DATALOG.


Drilling muds or fluids used in drilling operations serve several functions: they lubricate the drill bit; maintain borehole pressure; clean and condition the hole; and flush rock cuttings to the surface. Drilling mud also adheres to rock cuttings, as can formation oil. Barite is used as a weighting agent, which approximately makes up approximately 33% of synthetic mud. It contains traces of heavy metals, which contribute to the toxicity of drilling waste. As environmental issues attract increasing public awareness, the treatment and disposal of spent drilling fluids and contaminated rock cuttings from drilling operations have become sensitive issues for offshore operations around the world. Within the last decade, the oil and gas industry has introduced synthetic-based drilling fluids as substitutes for oil-based fluids. This pollution prevention measure has been complemented by improvements in solid control systems technology. This paper adopts the current U.S. Environmental Protection Agency methodology for a hypothetical case study of an oil field on the East Coast of Canada to determine the water quality impacts of disposal of drilling wastes. The concentration of pollutants at the edge of the mixing zone in the water column and pore water are estimated and compared with Canadian water quality guidelines for protection of aquatic life.


First of all, the effect of flexural rigidity on the elastic vibration amplitude of the end position of flexible manipulator arm is analysed systematically, and according to this analysis, we hold that the increase of flexural rigidity can reduce the vibration amplitude of the end position of flexible manipulator arm. Then, the effect of axial tensile force on natural frequency and flexural rigidity is analysed, and we deem that the increase of axial tensile force can increase effectively the natural frequency and flexural rigidity, and, the increase of axial tensile force is favorable to the suppression of the elastic vibration of the end position of flexible manipulator arm. After all, the control method of actively changing rigidity by which the elastic vibration amplitude of the end position of flexible manipulator arm can be controlled through regulating the axial tensile force is put forward.


A conceptual model is described for the application of Quality Management to the realm of heavy road vehicle operations. The model is based on there being a 'second order' customer-supplier relationship between the Road Transport Authorities and those who operate heavy road vehicles. Quality Assurance for the 'product' of safe and productive road use is determined to be the responsibility of the heavy road vehicle operator and to require a Quality Management System. Through use of a Quality Management System the emphasis in heavy road vehicle operations becomes one of preventing rather than detecting non compliance to road use regulations. This approach provides benefit to both operators and Road Transport Authorities. Further scope for improvement is identified through changing the road use regulations from being prescriptive to be expressed in terms of the desired performance outcomes. Proposed application of the model to the movement of heavy loads over bridges in Western Australia is described in terms of being analogous to the use of Quality Assurance in works contracts. (A) For the covering entry of this conference, see IRRD abstract no. 843369.


A comparison was conducted of Central Business District (C.B.D.) office Space performance to Suburban office space performance from a mean sample of seven cities, and for the Boston urban area in particular. C.B.D. studies covered the period 1970 to 1986, and suburban studies covered the period 1975 to 1986. The study included a survey of pertinent literature, and tests upon Net Operating Income, major Boston area office population indicators (absorption, vacancy, and occupied area), holding period returns and a valuation model. Results of the tests indicated that C.B.D. office space returns were equal to or greater than suburban returns while exhibiting lower risk, both across the seven city sample and in the Boston area. Returns on Boston C.B.D. office space were found to be greater than the seven city mean returns, but substantially riskier. Finally, all trends accelerated greatly in the last four years of the study period. Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Marc Louargand Lecturer, Department of Urban Studies and Planning To my father Seymour A. Kaufman M.D. 1926 to 1984


Rik, with the right license you can host audio on archive.org for free and just point/hotlink your audio posts to that.


Ones gives a radially symmetric solution of the 3D Euler equations. The component δ r u z -δ z u r of the curl is linearly growing in the mean with time, whenever the solution exists. The domain is bounded and bounded away from the axe. This behaviour, opposite to the 2D one, is new, but does not prove blowing-up as it would be expected. On presente une solution axisymetrique des equations d'Euler en dimension d=3. La composante D r μz−D z μ r du rotationnel croit lineairement avec le temps en moyenne, tant que la solution existe. Le domaine est borne. Cet exemple s'oppose au comportement observe pour d=2, sans toutefois prouver l'explosion en temps fini qu'on attend lorsque d=3


Chlorophyll fluorescence induction was used as a probe to detect herbicide detoxification in tolerant or susceptible wheat cultivars. Experimental conditions have been carefully examined for establishing detoxification kinetics of chlorotoluron and metribuzin, two photosystem-II-inhibiting herbicides. After a root treatment, leaves were cut, placed in glass tubes and maintained in the dark. The fluorescence induction rise was examined repeatedly and detoxification kinetics were established from these data for the same position on the individual leaves. The herbicide-dependent fluorescence rise decreased within hours in chlorotoluron-tolerant but not in susceptible Triticum aestivum cultivars. In contrast, no significant reversion could be detected after metribuzin application in both tolerant and susceptible cultivars of Triticum durum. Near the fluorescence-determined half-inhibition of photosystem II, linear detoxification kinetics were obtained in individual leaves, thus providing an accurate measurement of relative detoxification rates.


Previous studies have generated controversial results about the association of interleukin 10 (IL‐10) gene polymorphisms (−1082G/A) in the progression of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Therefore, this study processed a systemic meta‐analysis to verify this association.


Applications of face recognition systems for authentication purposes are growing rapidly. Although state-of-the-art (SOTA) face recognition systems have high recognition accuracy, the features which are extracted for each user and are stored in the system's database contain privacy-sensitive information. Accordingly, compromising this data would jeopardize users' privacy. In this paper, we propose a new cancelable template protection method, dubbed MLP-hash, which generates protected templates by passing the extracted features through a user-specific randomly-weighted multi-layer perceptron (MLP) and binarizing the MLP output. We evaluated the unlinkability, irreversibility, and recognition accuracy of our proposed biometric template protection method to fulfill the ISO/IEC 30136 standard requirements. Our experiments with SOTA face recognition systems on the MOBIO and LFW datasets show that our method has competitive performance with the BioHashing and IoM Hashing (IoM-GRP and IoM-URP) template protection algorithms. We provide an open-source implementation of all the experiments presented in this paper so that other researchers can verify our findings and build upon our work.


PURPOSE: To provide a simple and strong pretension latching mechanism. CONSTITUTION: In a pretension latching mechanism, in order to shorten and latch anchorage devices 41, 42, 43 and 45 by adjusting a spring loaded latching member 16 having a main anchorage member 45 fixed to the slideably adjustable seat frame 60 of a vehicle and one of an engaging part formed by a succession of holes 4 of the main anchorage member, another member 52 is slideable along a first member under the action of a remote vehicle body attached to the pretension latching mechanism through bowden cables 49 and 50.


To study the influence of aluminum shield on deposition parameters of typical insulating medium Teflon irradiated by high energy electrons, a calculation model of aluminum shield and Teflon irradiated by high energy electrons was established. Monte Carlo method was used to simulate the effects of the energy of irradiated electrons, the thickness of aluminum shield and the electron irradiation current density on the distribution of parameters such as injection current density, charge deposition rate, radiation dose rate and radiation induced conductivity. The results show that the larger the energy of irradiated electrons, the stronger the ability of electrons to penetrate aluminum shield and Teflon. The higher the injection current density in Teflon is, the deeper the position of Bragg peak is, and the lower the height of the peak is. The thicker the aluminum shield, the shallower the peak position of charge deposition rate and electron radiation dose rate is, the smaller the absolute value of charge deposition rate peak is, and the lower the peak of radiation dose rate is.


In this article, we describe a computer aided design system for a sinter cooler (any type). The developed computer aided design system uses state-of-the-art cooling process models as well as optimization techniques. As a result, the system can help engineers to optimize cooler parameters as well as sintering process specifications to achieve specific goals of concrete iron ore sintering plant


Because of the scenario-dependence and complexity of management problems, we do nothave a fixed model to settle the management problems. To some extent, it is an innovative problem tosolve the management problems. Therefore, we can use TRIZ to solve complex management problemsand build a complex management problems solving model based on TRIZ. On the basis of this idea, wedraw upon the TRIZ to propose a management problem solving model based on TRIZ by building thetechnical parameters and innovative principles of management system and introducing a method forsolving a specific solution of the management problems.


Curable adhesive compositions comprising i.a curable epoxy resin ii.an amine curing agent, iii.a polymeric toughening agent, iv.a filler and v.a phosphoric acid ester according to the formula as an adhesion promoter, wherein R represents an aliphatic or aromatic residue that contains one or more carboxylic acid ester units and/or one or more urethane units and that further contains at least one ether group and n represents an integer of 1 or 2, methods of making them, bonded articles and methods for bonding.


Silicon is a major element in plants, being essential for some species and beneficial for others, with important role in plant metabolism. Several families of monocotyledons have the ability to absorb high amounts of this compound, being considered silicon accumulators. This is the case of sweet sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench), a plant with C4 carbon metabolism, with high photosynthetic activity, and great potential for ethanol production; its residual biomass can also be used for energy cogeneration in sugarcane production systems. The aim of this work was to evaluate the effect of silicon, in the form of sodium metasilicate, on sweet sorghum plants cultivated under hydroponic conditions and without stress of biotic or abiotic origin. There is a linear increase in silicon content in leaves, stalks and roots as a function of increasing doses of this element in the substrate. Silicon supplementation in sweet sorghum increases photosynthesis rates, water use efficiency and leaf biomass. The best dose of silicon for maximum photosynthetic efficiency is 70 mg L 1 of Si in the nutrient solution.


A new method of site assignment of Fe3+ in low symmetry crystals is presented. This method is based on the fact that the fourth order spin‐Hamiltonian constants of Fe3+ are sensitive mainly to the immediate surroundings of the Fe3+. It is shown how it is possible to find the pseudosymmetry of the fourth order term of the spin Hamiltonian, while from the pseudosymmetry it is possible to define the orientation of the Fe–On complex in the structure and to localize Fe3+ in the crystal. To use this method the spin‐Hamiltionian constants must be well known. The determination of the 20 constants of a general spin Hamiltonian is described. To apply our method in a low symmetry case, we studied Fe3+ in NaAlSi3O8, which has a triclinic lattice. Experiments were done on a single crystal at Q band frequency. The spin‐Hamiltonian constants are given. It is shown that Fe3+ is in a T1(0) site and substitutes for Al3+.


The article describes prospects for the development of multicriterion electro-optical system for alarm and pre-emergency situations control in a coal mine. The problems of scientific research, the implementation of which will improve fire safety in coal mines are formulated.


A discrete model was used for studying the effects of exciton annihilation on the decay behavior of the excited state in phycobiliprotein super-molecules. The simulation shows: The more the chromophores are and the higher the excitation beam intensity is, the more susceptible to annihilation is a system; annihilation starts to occur at 10~(13) photons/cm~2 and becomes saturated at about 10~(15)—10~(16) photons/cm~2 with the parameters used in the current work. Whether the exciton annihilation occurs or not should not be simply judged from whether the decaying data could be fitted with a mono-exponential function. The quantum yield of fluorescence decreases synchronously with the increase of exciton annihilation extent. The so called "safety intensity" has significance only in special cases. In fact, annihilation extent is dependent not only on the pulse intensity but also on the width of the pulse, the optical cross section of a chromophore as well as the light absorption coefficient of a system.


Consideration is given to the economic manpower shift planning (EMSP) problem, an NP-hard capacity planning problem appearing in various industrial settings including the packing stage of production in process industries and maintenance operations. EMSP aims to determine the manpower needed in each available workday shift of a given planning horizon so as to complete a set of independent jobs at minimum cost. Three greedy heuristics are presented for the EMSP solution. These practically constitute adaptations of an existing algorithm for a simplified version of EMSP which had shown excellent performance in terms of solution quality and speed. Experimentation shows that the new algorithms perform very well in comparison to the results obtained by both the CPLEX optimizer and an existing metaheuristic. Statistical analysis is deployed to rank the algorithms in terms of their solution quality and to identify the effects that critical planning factors may have on their relative efficiency.


Cellular communication apparatus (14) for voice communications in a wireless digital network communication, the cellular communication apparatus including: a microphone (17) for converting audio input to analog audio signals (22); and circuitry voice channel adapted to establish a voice connection with the called number and to encode signals for transmission over a digital voice channel (34) network digital wireless communication (12), wherein the apparatus cellular communication (14) further comprises: a modem (28) including an input for receiving digital data, and including means adapted to be activated for converting the digital data (29) in audio tones that synthesize frequency characteristics of human speech to encoder prevent voice encoding circuitry in the cellular communication apparatus from corrupting the digital data; and a switching circuit (204) adapted to be activated to selectively microphone (17) to the circuit voice channel to convert analog audio signals (22) from the microphone in encoded audio signals (31) or to selectively connect the modem circuit voice channel to convert audio tones modem tones in digital coded data during a single call.


We introduce the notion of strategic uncertainty for boundedly rational, non-myopic agents as an analog to the equilibrium selection problem in classical game theory. We then motivate the need for and feasibility of addressing strategic uncertainty and present an algorithm that produces decisions that are robust to it. Finally, we show how agents' rationality levels and planning horizons alter the robustness of their decisions.


We prove a sharp inequality between the Blaschke and Hilbert distance on a proper convex domain: for any two points $x$ and $y$, \[d^B(x,y) < d^H(x,y) +1.\] We obtain two interesting consequences: the first one is the volume entropy rigidity for Hilbert geometries : for any proper convex domain of $\mathbb{R}\mathbf{P}^n$, the volume of a ball of radius $R$ grows at most like $e^{(n-1)R}$. The second consequence is the following fact: for any Hitchin representation of a surface group into $\mathrm{PSL}(3,\mathbb{R})$, there exists a Fuchsian representation $j$ in $\mathrm{PSL}(2,\mathbb{R})$ such that the length spectrum of $j$ is uniformly smaller than the length spectrum of $\rho$.


: The Vertical Axis Wind Turbine (VAWT) represents a unique form of power generation technology. Recent studies have shown that vertical axis wind turbine is more suitable in low wind speed areas. In order to increase the efficiency of the power generated, it is necessary to design turbine blades in accordance with the specifications of vertical wind turbines that operate at low rotation speed. The present work uses a variable twist angle of the Savonius blades with a variation in twist angles of 0°, 30°, 60°, 90°, 120°, 150°, and 180°. The blade is tested at wind speed used of 3 and 4 m/s in wind tunnel. The performance of the blade evaluated is in terms of tip speed ratio (TSR), torque, and coefficient of power (Cp). The results showed that maximum TSR and torque are obtained with twist angle of 90º. The TSRs are 0.381 and 0.445 at a wind speed of 3 m/s and 4 m/s, respectively. The torque is 0.33 Nm at wind speed of 3 m/s as well as at wind speed of 4 m/s. Meanwhile, the maximum Cp is occurred at wind speed of 3 m/s. The values are 0.468, 0.449 and 0.401 at twist angle of 0°, 90°, and 180°, respectively. Increasing wind speed decreases the Cp. The greater the wind speed, the greater the energy converted. However, the actual power also depends on the profile of the turbine blades. The highest actual power is obtained by blades with a twist angle of 90°.


The micrografting technique, employed to treat pi average per cent of full thickness wounds 32.6 per cent). At the first clinical control on dny 6 post-surgery, 93 per cent gf the micrografted area was in situ and healthy; epithelinlization of fhe wound sites WLE complete at day 21. Meshed STSG yielded 90 per cent attachmenf at day 6 post-surgery, wifh epifhelialization complete at :12~2 days ,vost-surgery. Functional results were equivalent no matter what technique was used, while aesthetic results were better in the areas where micrografting zoos carried out. Although the micrograft technique is labour-intensive, if the expansion needed is at least 1.6, the aesthetic and functional results obtained are comparable to, or better thnn, those with meshed gnzffs. A?so, large segments of micrograft Rre not comp~omised iJ' a small area of mesh becomes detached, and epithelializafion is faster and more uniform, enabling a reduction in both infection and length of hospital stay.


Do directors' connections and networks really enhance shareholders' wealth? Using date from financial sector in the UK, we provide empirical evidence that directors' networks have a negative impact on shareholders' wealth. We draw on the concept of wealth transfer and asset substitution and argue that connected directors may have incentives to change the operating characteristics of their companies and hence substitute risky assets with much safer alternatives and this reduces long-term shareholders' wealth. Our results suggest that connected directors are opportunistic and extract financial benefits in terms of generous compensation packages and expropriate companies' resources that may destroy shareholders' wealth. We carried out rigours tests to mitigate any endogeneity concerns and find consistent results. Beyond insights for regulators the study provides useful guidelines for and shareholders and wider stakeholder groups. First Draft, please do not quote


Because aircraft undergo countless ground and flight scenarios during their service life, a large volume of global load cases must be analyzed in a global finite element model to identify the struc...


The function of active braking in the adaptive cruise control system was discussed,the strategy based on acceleration control was employed and the configuration of the active braking system was introduced.In order to calculate the desired braking pressure,a converse vehicle braking model was built based on the dynamic analysis and experiments.Using the improved PID control algorithm,the pressure controller has been developed.Experiments indicate that both the pressure and acceleration control meet the requirements of adaptive cruise control system for active braking control.


Ultra-high spectral purity lasers are of considerable research interests in numerous fields such as coherent optical communication, microwave photonics, distributed optical fiber sensing, gravitational wave detection, optical clock, and so on. Herein, to deeply purify laser spectrum with compact size under normal condition, we propose a novel and practical idea to effectively suppress the spontaneous radiation of the laser cavity through weak external distributed perturbation. Sub-sequently, a laser configuration consisting of a main lasing cavity and an external distributed feedback cavity is proposed. The feedback signal with continuous spatio-temporal phase transition controlled by a distributed feedback structure is injected into the main cavity, which can deeply suppress the coupling rate from the spontaneous radiation to the stimulated emission and extremely purify the laser spectrum. Eventually, an ultra-narrow linewidth on-chip laser system with a side mode suppression ratio greater than 80 dB, an output linewidth of 10 Hz, and a relative intensity noise less than -150 dB/Hz is successfully obtained under normal conditions. The proposed concept in this work provides a new perspective for extreme regulation of laser parameters by using weak external distributed perturbation, which can be val-id for various gain-type lasers with wide wavelength bands. Ultra-high from weak external distributed perturbation.


Heart diseases, which are one of the death reasons, are among the several serious problems in this century and as per the latest survey, 60% of the patients die due to Heart problems. These diseases can be diagnosed by ECG (Electrocardiogram) signals. ECG measures electrical potentials on the body surface via contact electrodes thus it is very important signal in cardiology. Different artifacts affect the ECG signals which can thus cause problems in analyzing the ECG Thus signal processing schemes are applied to remove those interferences. The work proposed in this paper is removal of low frequency interference i.e. baseline wandering in ECG signal and digital filters are designed to remove it. The digital filters designed are FIR with different windowing methods as of Rectangular, Gaussian, Hamming, and Kaiser. The results obtained are at a low order of 56. The signals are taken from the MIT-BIH database which includes the normal and abnormal waveforms. The work has been done in MAT LAB environment where filters are designed in FDA Tool. The parameters are selected such that the noise is removed permanently. Also the best results are obtained at an order of 56 which makes hardware implementation easier. The result obtained for all FIR filters with different windows are compared by comparing the waveforms and power spectrums of the original and filtered ECG signals. The filters which gives the best results is the one using Kaiser Window.


Objective To construct the gene of a bispecific antibodies against red blood cells (RBCs) and HIV-1p24 antigen with different length peptides and simulate the tertiary structure of the bispecific antibodies for confirming the proper formulation of the protein expression. Methods The variable region genes of monoclonal antibodies were respectively amplified using RT-PCR from 3D7 hybridoma cells which secrets monoclonal antibodies against HIV-1p24 antigen. The variable region genes of heavy and light chains were spliced by overlap extension (SOE) PCR to assemble ScFv (ScFv3D7) gene encoding the anti-HIV-1p24 antigen. Based on the sequence,the physical and chemical characteristics and the secondary structure of ScFv3D7 were analyzed by the software of ANTHEPROT5.0. Meanwhile,the tertiary structure prediction of ScFv3D7 was performed by SWISS-MODLE software. On the basis of sequence from ScFv3D7 and ScFv2E8 gene encoding the anti-RBC (red blood cell),which was prepared before,the gene of bispecific antibodies against RBC and HIV-1p24 antigen was constructed by different length peptides to simulate the tertiary structure with SWISS-MODLE software. Results The assembled ScFv3D7 gene consisted of 729 bp,including the sequence of linker peptide (G4S)3. The isoelectric point (pI) and the relative molecular masses of ScFv3D7 encoded 243 amino acids were 5.665 and 26 147.937 Da respectively. The secondary structure analysis of ScFv3D7 showed the different ratio of helix,sheet and turn structures by ANTHEPROT5.0 software. The predicting tertiary structure of ScFv3D7 indicated that it met the antibody structure of immunoglobulin family by SWISS-MODLE. Finally,the bispecific antibodies against RBC and HIV-1p24 antigen was simulated to construct tertiary structure as a integrity molecule by SWISS-MODLE with 75 peptide (G4S)15. Conclusion The bispecific antibodies against RBC and HIV-1p24 antigen linked by flexible peptides with 75 amino acids are confirmed as the proper formulation for the protein expression.


The aim of this study was to investigate age-related changes in average glandular dose (AGD) for Taiwanese women. A retrospective review of 4092 craniocaudal screen/film exposures was conducted. Subjects' age range was 30-79 years. The radiographic factors of each exposure were analyzed to determine the patient AGD. The results show that age has a strong modifying effect on glandularity, while the compressed breast thickness (CBT) and beam quality needed varied only slightly with age. The average values of CBT, glandularity, and AGD were 4.2 cm, 54%, and 1.70 mGy, respectively. The values of patient AGD for the age bands 55-59 and 75-79 years were factors of 0.96 and 0.70, respectively, compared to the age band 30-34 years. In conclusion, age appears to have a small effect on AGD for women surveyed in the age interval 30-59 years. As age differences increase, variation in AGD increases.


Under the light of comparative variationist sociolinguistics, I take the connectors e, ai and entao as variants of the discursive variable named "retroactive-propeller sequenciation of information", which is responsible for establishing a continuity and consonance cohesive link between utterances. I aim to reanalyze the distribution of connector dai regarding sex and age observed in Tavares (2003), correlating these factors in search for a more adequate explanation for the distribution patterns obtained. The data were draw from 48 sociolinguistic interviews from the VARSUL Data Base/Florianopolis (SC). These interviews were carried out with informants of both sexes and four age groups: 9 to 12 years old; 15 to 21 years old; 25 to 50 years old; more than 50 years old. The results show a vigorous shift in that the connector dai is frequent among preadolescents of both sexes and adolescent girls, but it is very rare among adolescent boys and among female and males over 25 years old. Such distributional patterns suggest change trough diffusion. This type of change occurs when speakers of different languages or dialects come in contact with each other. The adolescent girls were the first group to advance the usage of dai , so they can be considered leaders of the diffusion process.


Rheumatoid meningitis, one of the most severe complications of rheumatoid arthritis, presents various symptoms such as headache, confusion, loss of consciousness, seizure, fever, and focal neurological deficits. A 63-year-old man with the history of rheumatoid arthritis presented with intermittent left leg weakness, seizures and later developed fever and confusion. Brain MRI demonstrated leptomeningeal enhancement in right fronto-parietal area. Brain biopsy revealed multifocal suppurative inflammation. After aggressive immunosuppressive treatment, he had gradually recovered and the lesion was reduced on a follow-up MRI. J Korean Neurol Assoc 30(4):301-304, 2012


)Recently a new technology of piezoelectric transducers based on PZT thick filmhas been developed as a response to a call for devices working at higher frequen-cies suitable for production in large numbers at low cost. Eight PZT thick filmbased focused transducers with resonant frequency close to 40 MHz were fabricatedand experimentally investigated. The PZT thick films were deposited on acousticallyengineered ceramic substrates by pad printing. Considering high frequency and non-linear propagation it has been decided to evaluate the axial pressure field emitted(and reflected by thick metal plate) by each of concave transducer differing in radiusof curvature – 11 mm, 12 mm, 15 mm, 16 mm.All transducers were activated using AVTEC AVG-3A-PS transmitter and Ritecdiplexer connected directly to Agilent 54641D oscilloscope. As anticipated, in allcases the focal distance was up to 10% closer to the transducer face than the onerelated to the curvature radius. Axial pressure distributions were also compared tothe calculated ones (with the experimentally determined boundary conditions) usingthe angular spectrum method including nonlinear propagation in water. The com-puted results are in a very good agreement with the experimental ones. The trans-ducers were excited with Golay coded sequences at 35–40 MHz. Introducing thecoded excitation allowed replacing the short-burst transmission at 20 MHz with


Objectives - ал overview of the subjective and objective methods of hearing testing in infants that can be used in clinical practice. Results. Both subjective and objective methods of hearing function testing can be used in infants. The most well-known and common in practice tests are: behavioral audiometry, visual reinforcement audiometry, impedancemetry, recording of otoacoustic emissions (OAE) and various classes of auditory evoked potentials. Conclusion. It is necessary to conduct a comprehensive hearing examination, using both subjective and objective research methods, for the accurate detection of the hearing thresholds in infants.


Solitary fibrous tumor is a rare mesenchymal neoplasm. It is ubiquitious in distribution with majority of the tumors arising within the thoracic cavity. Its categorization has changed many times but we present this case according to latest World Health Organization Central Nervous System tumor blue book classification where it has been grouped with hemangiopericytoma as one entity. We present a case of solitary fibrous tumor in cerebellopontine angle of brain in a 63 year old male. This case highlights the importance of immunohistochemistry markers in making a diagnosis and differentiating it from other mimickers.


The article reviews some peculiarities of how sports vocabulary functions in the German political discourse. Sport as a source domain has a high interdiscourse potential and it embraces a prominent part in the German political sphere of concepts. Sport metaphors, which represent separate political concepts, reflect the specific character of the national world image and its relation to historic and modern precedent realias.


In this article problems encountered in research and design on the marinisation of an aero-turboprop engine is briefly presented, including the marine environmental requirements, the modification of main engine and accessories, measures taken for anticorrosion and salt deposit cleaning, the determination of lowest stable rpm and the adjustment of power rating as well as the debugging measures taken during shore tests of prototype marinised gas turbine.


Geometries, electronic states, and electron affinities of Ga m P n and Ga m P - n (m + n = 2-5) clusters have been examined using four hybrid and pure density functional theory (DFT) methods. Structural optimization and frequency analyses are performed with the basis of a 6-311+G(2df) one-particle basis set. The geometries are fully optimized with each DFT method independently. Three types of energy separations reported in this work are the adiabatic electron affinity (EA a d ), the vertical electron affinity (EA v e r t ), and the vertical detachment energy (VDE). The calculation results show that the singlet structures have higher symmetry than that of doublet structures. The best method for predicting molecular structures was found to be BLYP, while other methods generally underestimated bond lengths. The most reliable adiabatic electron affinities and vertical detachment energy, obtained at the BP86 and B3LYP level of theory, are predicted to be 2.22 and 2.10 eV (GaP), 2.51 and 2.46 eV (Ga 2 P), 1.86 and 1.94 eV (GaP 2 ), 1.96 and 2.27 eV (GaP 3 ), 1.76 and 1.99 eV (Ga 3 P), 1.79 and 2.14 eV (Ga 2 P 2 ), 2.85 and 3.67 eV (GaP 4 ), 2.08 and 2.10 eV (Ga 4 P), 2.90 and 3.17 eV (Ga 2 P 3 ), and 2.70 and 3.37 eV (Ga 3 P 2 ), respectively. Those for Ga 2 P, Ga 3 P, Ga 2 P 2 , Ga 4 P, GaP 4 , Ga 2 P 3 , and Ga 3 P 2 are in good agreement with experiment, but the predicted EA a d values for GaP, Ga 2 P, GaP 2 , and GaP 3 are larger than the available experimental values. For the vibrational frequencies of the Ga m P n series, the B3LYP method produces good predictions with the average error only ∼10 cm - 1 from available experimental and theoretical values. The other three methods overestimate or underestimate the vibrational frequencies, with the worst predictions given by the BLYP method.


The topological electronic structure of crystalline materials often gives rise to intriguing surface states, such as Dirac surface states in topological insulators, Fermi arc surface states in Dirac semimetals, and topological superconductivity in iron-based superconductors. Recently, rhombohedral multilayer graphene has emerged as a promising platform for exploring exotic surface states due to its hosting of topologically protected surface flat bands at low energy, with the layer-dependent energy dispersion. These flat bands can promote electron correlations, leading to a plethora of quantum phenomena, including spontaneous symmetry breaking, superconductivity, ferromagnetism, and topological Chern insulators. Nevertheless, the intricate connection between the surface flat bands in rhombohedral multilayer graphene and the highly dispersive high-energy bands hinders the exploration of correlated surface states. Here, we present a method to isolate the surface flat bands of rhombohedral heptalayer (7L) graphene by introducing moire superlattices. The pronounced screening effects observed in the moire potential-modulated rhombohedral 7L graphene indicate its essential three-dimensional (3D) nature. The isolated surface flat bands favor correlated states on the surface in the regions away from charge-neutrality points. Most notably, we observe tunable surface ferromagnetism, manifested as an anomalous Hall effect with hysteresis loops, which is achieved by polarizing surface states using finite displacement fields. Our work establishes rhombohedral multilayer graphene moire superlattice as a unique 3D system for exploring correlated surface states.


Southern Queensland delivered the Inaugural Jacinth Oliver Memorial Address on July 4. The theme of the address was Education and the Arts: Policy and practice.


A method is described for adjusting the leval of an RF test signal generator relative to the noise level at the receiver output. The method compares a detected output to a threshold and counts the number of times noise and signal plus noise cross the threshold in a given number of tries. By setting the threshold at a given false alarm probability for noise alone and then adding the test signal and adjusting its level to give a specified detection probability, the signal-to-noise ratio can be calibrated to an accuracy that depends on the number of samples used to measure the probabilities. The false alarm and detection probabilities are given for best accuracy as well as the rms error in signal-to-noise ratio as a function of the number of samples used.


ABSTRACT How developing vascular networks acquire the right balance of arteries, veins and lymphatic vessels to efficiently supply and drain tissues is poorly understood. In zebrafish embryos, the robust and regular 50:50 global balance of intersegmental veins and arteries that form along the trunk prompts the intriguing question of how does the organism keep 'count'? Previous studies have suggested that the ultimate fate of an intersegmental vessel (ISV) is determined by the identity of the approaching secondary sprout emerging from the posterior cardinal vein. Here, we show that the formation of a balanced trunk vasculature involves an early heterogeneity in endothelial cell behaviour and Notch signalling activity in the seemingly identical primary ISVs that is independent of secondary sprouting and flow. We show that Notch signalling mediates the local patterning of ISVs, and an adaptive flow-mediated mechanism subsequently fine-tunes the global balance of arteries and veins along the trunk. We propose that this dual mechanism provides the adaptability required to establish a balanced network of arteries, veins and lymphatic vessels. Highlighted Article: A stepwise dual mechanism involving Notch signalling and flow provides the adaptability required to establish a balanced network of arteries and veins in the zebrafish trunk.


In recent past years, polymer-nano-composites (PNC's) have been given considerable attention apart from semiconductor-nano-composites (SNC's) because of their electronic properties. Polymer nano composites are a novel group of material with a great deal of potential promise for probable application as high performance materials. Despite the significant potential for these composite systems, high conductive filler concentrations are often required to achieve desired property enhancement. In the present case we doped Poly (methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) matrix with iodine in different weight percentage (wt%). PNC's can be potentially used for a variety of diverse application: optical devices, filter color, sensors, polarizers, magnetic data storage nano-system and many more [1–2].


We have the great pleasure to present this special issue consisting of selected peer-reviewed articles presented at the 2nd international biological mass spectrometry symposium successfully held from October 26th to 27th, 2018 at Shimadzu HQ in Kyoto. The symposium was organized by the biological mass spectrometry (BMS) division of the Mass Spectrometry Society of Japan. The focus of the symposium was on "Understand Life by MS", featuring four invited keynote lectures delivered by leading experts from different countries and eight topics by local researchers. The symposium brought together over 80 attendees across different disciplines to engage in vigorous discussions and interactions. The topics delivered at the symposium are listed as follows:


Impelled by the increase in the number of tunnel fires in the last decade alone, widespread attention has been drawn towards tunnel fire safety studies. Many of these firesoccurred in road and rail ...


Three computer programs, to be run in sequence, have been developed to summarize forest tree species occurrence and joint occurrence information by county from Forest Service inventory data. The joint occurrence data resulting from these programs is in a form suitable for calculation of species indexes of association. By summarizing joint occurrence data on a county-by-county basis, patterns of species association can be examined over various combinations of counties. Flow diagrams, program listings, and formats are included. This report is essentially a user's guide for the programs. The first program in the sequence, ZYGO3, is a FORTRAN program to summarize species occurrence data by county from the inventory data. Secondly, CONDNS is a SAS program to extract the species occurrence data for any designated subset of counties. Finally, MUCJOM is a FORTRAN program to tabulate the species occurrence data from ZYG03 or CONDNS into a species joint occurrence matrix. The resulting species joint occurrence matrix contains the data necessary for interspecies association analysis with any one of the several presence/absence species association indexes (Cole 1949, Goodall 1973).


In optical multicast, because of the high cost and complex architecture of multicast capable (MC) node, splitter-sharing switch structure is introduced. To accommodate to this structure, a multicast routing algorithm in splitter-sharing optical network and a changing link weight policy to balance traffic throughput are proposed. At the same time, by extending RSVP and OSPF, an optical multicast protocol mechanism is provided. Simulations in NSFNET show when the number of splitters is 25% of that demanded by traditional MC nodes, the performance has been close to the ideal circumstance. Using changing link weight can improve the performance fairly but has a longer setup time.


Introduction is done to the specification of the air-jet looms ZAX9100.Analysis is done to the application and the energy economy as well as the noise reduction.


The present invention relates to a locking differential for a vehicle, comprising a rotatable housing which supports the differential mechanism in the housing. The differential mechanism includes a pair of clutch members, each clutch member having an inwardly facing surface. With respect to each face comprises grooves spaced-apart relation. A transverse pin received in the slot and operatively connected to rotate with the housing. Clutch member axially movable within the housing so that they can be engaged with the clutch member is coupled to a respective one pair of axle half shafts. A plurality of spring applies a preload only to the clutch member, wherein the contact is maintained between the clutch member and transverse pin, of which only one spring preload to the clutch member to bias the clutch member towards a transverse pin.


Jani Christou was a major Greek composer, whose unusual, yet promising career was brought to an end after his untimely death in 1970 at the age of 44. His challenging and speculative output has intrigued generation of young music scholars; however, J. Christou's work remains imperfectly and only patchily known and understood, especially outside Greece. This is partly because of the interdisciplinary nature of his late works which reduces the possibility of potential researchers who will academically establish J. Christou's distinguished output. The aim of the present paper is to present and analyse parts of Strychnine Lady, a work composed in 1967 in order to propose research directions in an effort to conÞ rm J. Christou's posthumous reputation.


Considered one of the foremost exponent prose writers of the "tropical belle epoque", and in spite of the literary genre in which she has earned reputation, Julia Lopes de Almeida (1862-1934) has revealed herself as a writer of an undeniable artistic versatility. Thus, her explorations on the Dramatic Arts seem to be an unequivocal example: besides the published works A Heranca (1909) and Teatro (1917), the writer has left around a dozen unpublished and unstaged dramaturgical texts, all of them available as handwritten and/or typed manuscripts, in her private archives, which have been maintained by Claudio Lopes de Almeida, her grandson. Bearing in mind the extension of her legacy, and considering the liaisons between art and gender/sex, this article pursues to analyze the dramaturgical text entitled "O Caminho do Bem". Our purpose is to contribute not only to the critical fortune of the writer, but also to those studies which have been dedicating themselves to paving the overshadowed gaps still inscribed in the field of the Brazilian literary historiography.


In Nigeria, there has always been a problem of inorganic fertilizer scarcity among farmers especially during the planting season. In order to solve this problem, cocoa pod husk based compost was developed for use on cocoa. Being a new technology, the perception of cocoa farmers on this organic fertilizer was assessed which is the aim of this study. The study was carried out in Cross River State, Nigeria. Three cocoa producing Local Government Areas (LGAs) namely; Etung, Ikom and Boki were purposively selected and 72 cocoa farmers were purposively, randomly selected for the study. Information was collected from the respondents with the aid of structured questionnaire and the data collected were analyzed with the use of descriptive statistics as well as correlation analysis. The result of the descriptive analysis showed that 94.0% of the total respondents agreed that the organic fertilizer is good. Correlation analysis showed that age of farmers (p<0.05), farmers' educational level (p<0.01) and association membership of farmers (p<0.05) were strongly correlated with the perception of farmers on cocoa pod husk fertilizer. The study recommended that the financial capability of the farmers should be strengthened by way of giving them soft loan facility for them to successfully practice the technology.


The authors report the case of a 53-year-old patient admitted for spontaneous bladder rupture occurring during an episode of alcoholic intoxication. Laparoscopic treatment consisted of peritoneal toilet with bladder suture and drainage of the abdominal cavity with a favourable postoperative course.


The checklist of hornworts, liverworts and mosses of Italy is available online as a federated database, which can be queried by combining taxonomic and distributional information. Several digital identification keys have been included in the system, which will be part of the forthcoming Italian Biodiversity Network.


A briefly historic trip of the library of Ministry of Public Works during the period of 1901-1938, their rol in the Ministry, some remarkable facts about the creator and the first person in charge: Federico Biraben.


Max Tech and Beyond Maximizing Appliance and Equipment Efficiency by Design Principal Authors Louis-Benoit Desroches and Karina Garbesi (Environmental Energy Technologies Division) Contributing Consultants James Beck, Independent Consultant (Electronics) Nicole Graeber, California Lighting Technologies Center (Lighting) Gunnar Hovstadius, Gunnar Hovstadius Consulting LLC (Pumps) Michael Scholand, Navigant Consulting Inc. (Fluorescent and HID Lighting) Charlie Sellers, Independent Consultant (Motors) Tom Taranto, Data Power Services, LLC (Air Compressors) Paul Waide, Navigant Consulting Inc. (Air Conditioners) Project Contributors Chris Bolduc Gabriel Burch Griffin Hosseinzadeh Seth Saltiel Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory One Cyclotron Road Berkeley, CA 94720 July 20, 2011 The work described in this report was funded by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building Technologies Program under Contract No. DE-AC02- 05CH11231.