Introduction: Drug utilization studies(DUS) play crucial role in the health sector and ultimately provides insight into the efficiency of drug use and results of such research can be used to help to set priorities for the rationale use of medicines and allocation of health care budgets. Materials And Methods: This project was a Non-interventional, Observational and Cross sectional study conducted in rural villages near by Government Medical College/General hospital, Nizamabad, Telangana. A total of 650 households were surveyed and collected information about the drug utilization patterns. Results: In this study, we observed that a total of 2678 drugs were prescribed. Therefore, average number of drugs prescribed per patient was found to be 3.67. With regard to dosage forms, it was found that majority of drugs prescribed were oral (84.39%) and the observed disease pattern was variable, Diseases of the Cardiovascular system were maximum 25.68%.The most common drug groups prescribed were multivitamins 24.19% then Non Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) 17.47%. Conclusions: DUS increases its importance in pharmacoepidemiology by bridging more closely with other areas such as public health, rational use of drugs, evidence based drug use, pharmacovigilance, pharmacoeconomics, eco pharmacovigilance and pharmacogenetics.


The on-chip fabrication and manipulation of microstructures are expected to be applied for single cell analysis system such as cell manipulation and measurement tools. In this paper, we previously present a methodology for fabricating and assembling microstructures inside a microfluidic channel. By the illumination of patterned UV-ray through the mask under a microscope, microstructures with arbitrary shape are made of the photo-crosslinkable resin inside microfluidic device. The microstructures are fabricated at the desired place inside microfluidic channel and manipulated by optical tweezers. Based on the technique which can manipulate multiple points simultaneously by high-speed scanning of a single laser with galvanometer mirror, a rotational microstructure made of a microgear and a rotation axis is assembled and rotated. We also report two methods of solution replacement inside microfluidic channel which reduces viscosity of solvent in order to improve manipulation performance. By adjusting the concentration of photo-crosslinkable resin and replacing solution components, the viscosity of solvent inside channel can be changed. The manipulation speed of the rotational microstructure increases when the viscosity of solvent decreases, because the viscosity resistance for the movement of microstructure is weaker inside lower viscosity solvent. We fabricate rotational microstructures inside lower viscosity solvent and evaluate the movement efficiency compared with microstructures inside former high viscosity solvent.


Senna holosericea is earlier known only from Gujarat, and is now recorded for the first time from Andhra Pradesh. A detailed description, illustration and photographs are provided here for easy identification.


ABSTRACT The in vitro regulationoffetal hemoglobin (Hb F)wasinvestigated in clonesofculturedadulthuman erythroid cells by in situ immunofluorescentidentificationofthehemo-globins synthesized. FormationofHbF-containingclones was enhancedbyerythropoietinandbycultureconditionsfavoringtheproliferation ofless-differentiated stem cells ofthe burst- forming-unit type. Burst-forming units differed in theircapacityto direct Hb F synthesis in their terminally differentiatedprogeny. A classofearlyprecursorsthatcanproducedescendentstemcellswith or without commitmentto H F production was identified. Thefindingssuggestthatthecapabilityforexpres-sion ofHb Fin terminallydifferentiated cells ofthe adult is determined at thelevelofless-differentiated erythroid stem cellswithcharacteristics ofburst-forming units. It is proposed thatthe regulation ofHb F synthesis in vivo is also linked to theprocess ofdifferentiation oftheerythroid stem cells andthatthepatterns ofHb F synthesis duringontogenyreflect the


Purpose: The aim of this research is to examine whether dental trainees' stress-coping ability and health-maintenance capability affect their mental health during training. Methods: Trainee dentists who began their postgraduate clinical training for one year in 2010 (n = 60) and 2011 (n = 64) at Kyushu University Hospital were eligible to participate in the study. The questionnaire survey was conducted five times throughout the training year using the 13-item Sense of Coherence (SOC-13), the 28-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28), and the 22-item Job Content Questionnaire (JCQ-22). Results: A 107 trainee dentists were completed (female n = 48, male n = 59). We identified the influence of SOC on the mental health status of postgraduate trainee dentists; that is, trainee dentists with high SOC showed favorable mental health, whereas those with low SOC showed poor mental health during the training. Concerning work conditions, trainee dentists with high SOC had adequate support from their supervisors and coworkers. Conclusion: This study showed the possibility of applying SOC for predicting the mental health status of trainee dentists. The results also suggest the need to introduce a solid support system from the early stages of training, in order to achieve the effects of mental health support for trainee dentists with low SOC.


Seven simple supported steel-concrete composite beams,in which the flanges proportioned with pre-stressing tendons,are tested for static and fatigue analysis.The test specimens were designed with different pre-stressing degrees,different stud spacings,and the steel fibre ratios inside concrete flanges are 0%,0.8% and 1.5% respectively.Static result shows that the crack distributions at ultimate status are similar and the average crack width is about 80~110 mm for different situations.From the result analysis,it was found that the prestressing-degree,fiber-ratio,force-ratio,connection-degree,reinforcement-ratio and shear stud spacing,etc.would affect the width of the crack.Considering such factors,an equation is proposed for calculation of the maximum crack width.The relationship between the concrete crack width and the fatigue damage with the loading cycles are tested and recorded using dynamic coefficient method.Test result shows that SFRC prestressed composite beam with crack development inside the concrete is working steady under fatigue load and the damage degree increased only 20% after 1.8 million loading cycles.


The PAPR reduction method and apparatus for reducing the PAPR of the OFDM signal in the MIMO-OFDM communication system. PAPR reduction method of the OFDM signal according to one embodiment can adjust the clipping ratio identify interference in the MIMO communication system, so that the influence of the distortion caused by clipping less than the effect of the interference.


We have performed an x-ray diffraction study of the Ge(111)-c(2)(8) surface. From the analysis of 43 in-plane, symmetry-inequivalent structure factors, a simple adatom model with subsurface relaxation is deduced. The relaxations around the adatoms are similar to those observed in the adatom complexes on Si(111)-(7 X 7) and Sn/Ge(111)-{&3 X &3), -(5 X 5), and -(7 X 7), suggesting that the adatoms are located in threefold sites above the second-layer atoms (T4 sites). Significant distor-tions around the rest atoms are seen due to rehybridization of the dangling bonds. The diffraction peaks from the eighth-order reflections are displaced away from their nominal positions. This is ex-plained by a model where the long-range order of the c {2X 8) structure is disturbed by faults due to rows of 2)& 2 unit cells.


Satellite reception antennas were developed for trucks and cars. They are made of quadrifilar helices wih dielectric core; the truck one (3 lambda/4) includes a balun inside the core and a small ground plane for beam shaping; the car one (lambda/2) is provided with a NACA profiled radome to optimize the induced drag. Truck antennas with gain greater than 5 dBi by means of switched beams are presented. A pyramidal array of circular microstrip patches and a planar arrangement of four patches in different modes and frequencies, and two other designs with patches are also treated.


by Hilary C. Cisco Reuter In the experiments proposed here, I tested the hypothesis that automatic racial prejudice, as evidenced in racial profiling behaviors, is subject to elements of common social influence. Across all 3 experiments, participants engaged in a racial profiling video game in the presence of a male experimenter to demonstrate the extent to which they shift their social beliefs (i.e., engage in social tuning) to align more closely with him. Experiment 2 used actual interracial (European American and African American) contact to examine the extent to which tacit social influence modifies the expression of automatic prejudice in the racial profiling video game. Experiment 3, extended Experiment 2 by adding a condition of both European American and African American experimenter's expressed racial attitude. Results were consistent with the tenets of shared reality theory, which postulates that social regulation is central to social cognition and that social bonds are established and maintained to the degree that social beliefs are perceived to be shared by


Computer programs are being developed to aid the design of physical systems ranging from individual mechanical parts to entire buildings or ships. These efforts highlight the importance of computer models of three dimensional objects. Issues and alternatives in geometric modeling are discussed and illustrated with comparisons of 11 existing modelling systems, in particular coherently-structured models of polyhedral solids where the faces may be either planar or curved. Four categories of representation are distinguished: data representations that store full, explicit shape information; definition languages with which the user can enter description of shapes into the system, and which can constitute procedural representations; special subsets of the information produced by application programs; and conceptual models that define the logical structure of the dada representation and/or definition language


The City of Wanneroo community has donated more than $40,000 towards the victims
of the Waroona and Yarloop bushfires, following a number of fundraising events.


This invention discloses a touch sensing device comprising a circuit board and a signal processing unit. The circuit board comprises an insulated basal plate possessing a first surface and a second surface, a capacitor sensing electrode formed on the first surface, a proximity sensing electrode formed on the first surface and is spaced apart from the capacitor sensing electrode, and a grounding copper foil formed on the second surface. The position where the capacitor sensing electrode is formed on the first surface is corresponding to the grounding copper foil and is spaced apart from the proximity electrode. The signal processing unit is positioned on the second surface and comprises a capacitor sensing port which is electrically connected to the capacitor sensing electrode, the proximity sensing port which is electrically connected to the proximity electrode and a sensing signal conversion engine which is electrically connected to the capacitor sensing port and the proximity sensing port. The position on the first surface that the signal sensing conversion engine is corresponded to is spaced apart from the capacitor sensing electrode and the proximity sensing electrode.


This article utilizes a simple economic model of asymmetric information to model a pooling equilibrium in the housing market. There are two types of households in the model — disciplined and undisciplined. Disciplined households are able to distinguish themselves by saving a significant portion of their income for a down payment on a home leading to a stable equilibrium. A change in government policy which requires a rate of home ownership greater than the proportion of disciplined households causes the equilibrium to collapse. I argue that change in U.S. housing policy driven by federal legislation had exactly this effect on the housing market and was the actual cause of the 2008 financial crisis.


AbstractThis paper evaluates a postprocessing method for deterministic quantitative precipitation forecasts (raw QPFs) from a numerical weather prediction model. The postprocessing aims to produce calibrated QPF ensembles that are bias free, more accurate than raw QPFs, and reliable for use in streamflow forecasting applications. The method combines a simplified version of the Bayesian joint probability (BJP) modeling approach and the Schaake shuffle. The BJP modeling approach relates raw QPFs and observed precipitation by modeling their joint distribution. It corrects biases in the raw QPFs and generates ensemble forecasts that reflect the uncertainty in the raw QPFs. The BJP modeling approach is applied to each lead time and each forecast location separately. The Schaake shuffle is then employed to produce calibrated QPFs with appropriate space–time correlations by linking ensemble members generated by the BJP modeling approach.Calibrated QPFs are produced for 10 Australian catchments that cover a wide ...


With the globalization of world economy,it is necessary for the Chinese enterprises to join in the process of internationalization.One important access is brand internationalization of enterprises.This article analyzes the strategic significance of brand internationalization,discusses the problems in the process and gives proposals on the brand internationalization of Chinese enterprises.


The abilities of free radical scavenging and ferrous iron chelating and inhibition of hydroxyl radicalsmediated DNA degradation of genistein acetylferulic acid esters were evaluated by using various chemical and biological assays.The results showed that the abilities of two genistein acetylferulic acid esters in scavenging free radical of DPPH· and ·OH were stronger than genistein.Two esters exhibited almost the same good protecting effect on DNA damage caused by hydroxyl radicals as genistein.Ferrous ion chelating activities of two esters appeared to have abated somewhat than genistein.We studied their structure-effective relationship in this article for the sake of establishing experiment foundation of finding new drugs about diseases induced by free radical and developing dietary function factor.


Strategic bidding problems in energy markets have been vastly studied in the literature due to their economic importance and mathematical difficulty. In this paper, we consider this problem under the natural uncertainty associated to the competitors' bids and the system demand, and formulate it as a nonconvex quadratically constrained quadratic program. In order to solve this nonconvex maximization problem or to evaluate the quality of heuristic solutions, it is important to know good upper bounds to its optimal value. With this goal, we apply a cutting plane algorithm (CPA) to solve an extended linear relaxation of the problem, which is an outer approximation of a semidefinite relaxation. Valid inequalities are added to an initial linear relaxation at each iteration of the CPA improving the bound computed, including inequalities derived from reformulation linearization techniques (RLTs) and semidefinite programing (SDP) cuts that enforce the positive semidefiniteness of the matrix variable. SDP cuts are well known to considerably delay the solution of the relaxation because of their density, and therefore, we apply a sparsification procedure for the cuts, introduced by Margot et al. in 2012. We propose a modification to the algorithm in Margot et al. to better control the density of the SDP cuts; and after tuning the parameters of our algorithm, we show the trade-off between the bounds and the density of the cuts for test instances derived from the Brazilian electric system.


Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to assess multidimensional body image concerns in a sample of obese women seeking bariatric surgery at an outpatient hospital clinic in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Design/methodology/approach – A sample of obese adult women seeking bariatric surgery at an outpatient medical clinic in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (n=148) completed various self-report measures of body image concerns, including body image dysphoria, body image quality of life, body image investment, and appearance satisfaction. Participant scores were compared to normative data. Correlations between body image concern measures and body mass index (BMI) were examined. Findings – Participants endorsed more body image dysphoria, more negative body image quality of life, and less appearance satisfaction than normative samples. BMI was not correlated with body image concern scores. Practical implications – Interventions aimed at reducing body image disturbance in obese women should target multiple components of ...


Aiming at the single phase power inverter with wide band and low distortion, the multiple SPWM(MSPWM) technique is introduced. When the modulating frequency is in the range of 3Hz to 5kHz and the output total harmonic distortion of a 4kVA device is less than one percent. Using a further multiple method the total capacity of the device can be increased and the distortion is decreased at the same time. Simulation and experiment results are give in this paper.


Cells respond to physiological mechanical stresses especially during early fetal development. Adopting a biomimetic approach, it is necessary to develop bioreactor systems to explore the effects of physiologically relevant mechanical strains and shear stresses for functional tissue growth and development. This study introduces a multimodal bioreactor system that allows application of cyclic compressive strains on premature bone grafts that are cultured under biaxial rotation (chamber rotation about 2 axes) conditions for bone tissue engineering. The bioreactor is integrated with sensors for dissolved oxygen levels and pH that allow real‐time, non‐invasive monitoring of the culture parameters. Mesenchymal stem cells‐seeded polycaprolactone–β‐tricalcium phosphate scaffolds were cultured in this bioreactor over 2 weeks in 4 different modes—static, cyclic compression, biaxial rotation, and multimodal (combination of cyclic compression and biaxial rotation). The multimodal culture resulted in 1.8‐fold higher cellular proliferation in comparison with the static controls within the first week. Two weeks of culture in the multimodal bioreactor utilizing the combined effects of optimal fluid flow conditions and cyclic compression led to the upregulation of osteogenic genes alkaline phosphatase (3.2‐fold), osteonectin (2.4‐fold), osteocalcin (10‐fold), and collagen type 1 α1 (2‐fold) in comparison with static cultures. We report for the first time, the independent and combined effects of mechanical stimulation and biaxial rotation for bone tissue engineering using a bioreactor platform with non‐invasive sensing modalities. The demonstrated results show leaning towards the futuristic vision of using a physiologically relevant bioreactor system for generation of autologous bone grafts for clinical implantation.


Nisoldipine is a yellow crystalline substance, practically insoluble in water but soluble in ethanol. It has a molecular weight of 388.4. SULAR tablets comprise three layers: a top barrier layer, a middle layer containing nisoldipine, and a bottom barrier layer. The erodible barrier layers and the hydrogel middle layer provide for the controlled release of the drug. SULAR tablets contain either 8.5, 17, or 34 mg of nisoldipine for once-a-day oral administration.


This paper described the state of breaking elongation of the ring-spun yarn and analyzed the role of twist in the ring-spun yarn and the force acting on fibers of the yarn under tensile load.It is considered that the resolution and transformation of this force as a result of existence of twist is an important contributing factor which enhances the bearing capacity for tensile load of the yarn,thus enheancing its tensile strength.A new concept of critical twist is proposed: the tensile component force at the fiber in yarn axis under tensile load is equal to the tensile strength of the fiber,simultaneouly the shearing component force on the surface layer fiber is equal to the shearing strength of the fiber.


This chapter discusses the culture of secrecy that the Council of Ten distilled within and beyond the walls of the Doge's Palace. This culture was perpetuated through a slew of formal regulations on the instrumentality of secrecy, especially official state secrecy, for the affairs and, by extension, the security of the Venetian state. The demand for secrecy spread across the dominion and permeated all echelons of Venetian society. Using social theorizations of secrecy, the chapter shows how secrecy, as the ongoing process of intentional concealment, enabled social interactions amongst individuals of diverse social standing who, without the shield of concealment, would not have been able to interact. In this respect, secrecy functioned as a vehicle of knowledge exchange, creating a dynamic and enduring relationship between the government and the governed. Ultimately, official state secrecy became a vital tool of statecraft and political control for the Council of Ten.


Abstract The cyclic expression of gonadotropin releasing-hormone receptors (GnRHR), luteinizing hormone (LH), and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) by pituitary gonadotropes is critical in the female reproductive process. We have shown that the translational regulator Musashi (MSI) binds to Gnrhr mRNA and inhibits its translation, and the gonadotrope-specific deletion of Msi1 and Msi2 (Gon-Msi-null) leads to increased pituitary GnRHR protein levels. An in silico analysis of gonadotropin mRNAs revealed 5 different MSI binding elements in the 3'UTR of Fshb mRNA. We hypothesize that, in addition to Gnrhr, MSI may also bind and repress Fshb mRNA translation in the gonadotropes. To test if MSI does target the Fshb transcript in the pituitary, we performed RNA immunoprecipitation (IP) on pooled control female mouse pituitaries using a MSI1 antibody and measured Fshb mRNA by qRT-PCR. To study the in vivo effects of MSI on Fshb, we harvested the pituitaries of the Gon-Msi-null (MUT) female mice and their littermate controls (CTL) during the estrous cycle. We collected serum and protein for EIAs to measure the levels of FSH and LH, and RNA for Fshb qRT-PCR. We harvested proestrous ovaries and fixed them for embedding, sectioning, and H&E staining. Our RNA IP experiments show a 7-fold enrichment for Fshb with the MSI1 antibody. The Gon-Msi-null females have significantly higher pituitary FSH protein content than controls on estrous morning (MUT: 4.8±1.3 vs. CTL: 1.8±2.6 ng/ml/μg protein, p<0.0001, n=9-10/group). These mice also have increased serum FSH levels (MUT: 56.9±6.4 vs. CTL: 44.5±9.6 ng/ml, p=0.0147, n=9-10/group). No changes at the Fshb mRNA level were detected. Analysis of Gon-Msi-null ovaries revealed a 50% decrease in the number of follicles, with significant decreases in the average numbers of maturing follicles (p<0.0175) and corpora lutea (p<0.0215). Interestingly, the LH levels in these mice were also altered. The Gon-Msi-null females show a decrease in the pituitary LH protein content in the evening of proestrus (MUT: 11.8±1.4 vs. CTL: 15.1±2.0 ng/ml/μg protein, p=0.0333, n=7/group), in addition to a delayed and blunted LH surge (MUT: 2.6±1.9 vs. CTL: 7.3±3.5 ng/ml, p=0.0089, n=7-11/group). Taken together, our data indicate that Fshb is a Musashi target in the gonadotropes. By deleting MSI from the pituitary gonadotropes, we observe an increase in FSH protein content and serum levels. These Gon-Msi-null female mice have significantly fewer maturing follicles and corpora lutea, which might suggest lower levels of estrogens and progesterone. This, together with the increased GnRHR pituitary protein content, affects LH secretion, leading to a blunted LH surge in the Gon-Msi-null females. Our studies thus reveal a novel translational regulatory mechanism to govern levels of critical reproductive hormones in the pituitary.


Over the past two decades, we have come to accept the centrality of the guilty plea process to the functioning of criminal "triar' courts. During the same period, we have come to recognize the preva lence of disparity in sentencing and explored ways to bring a degree of consistency to the decisions of sentencing judges, or at least reduce the extremes of disparity among them. The emergence of the plea bargain from the back room to the courtroom has been linked to a growing understanding of the role of the bargain in the allocation of justice. Though plea bargaining surely has its faults, most thoughtful reforms have sug gested changes at its margins rather than strident calls for its abolition.


We calculate the noise properties of a femtosecond frequency comb from experimentally-derived parameters. Using a simple model for a feedback system, we calculate the phase noise spectrum for comb lines across the laser spectrum.


The Congo River in central Africa represents a major source of organic matter (OM) to the Atlantic Ocean. This study examined elemental (%OC, %N, and C:N), stable isotopic (δ13C and δ15N), and biomarker composition (lignin phenols) of particulate OM (POM) and dissolved OM (DOM) across the seasonal hydrograph. Even though the Congo exhibits an extremely stable intra‐annual discharge regime, seasonal variability in OM composition was evident. DOM appears predominantly derived from vascular plant inputs with greater relative contribution during the rising limb and peak in discharge associated with the major November–December discharge maximum. Generally, POM appears to be sourced from soil‐derived mineral‐associated OM (low C:N, low Λ8, and higher (Ad:Al)v) but the relative proportion of fresh vascular plant material (higher C:N, higher Λ8, and lower (Ad:Al)v) increases with higher discharge. During the study period (September 2009 to November 2010) the Congo exported 29.21 Tg yr−1 of total suspended sediment (TSS), 1.96 Tg yr−1 of particulate organic carbon (POC), and 12.48 Tg yr−1 of dissolved organic carbon. The Congo exports an order of magnitude lower TSS load in comparison to other major riverine sources of TSS (e.g., Ganges and Brahmaputra), but due to its OM‐rich character it actually exports a comparable amount of POC. The Congo is also 2.5 times more efficient at exporting dissolved lignin per unit volume compared to the Amazon. Including Congo dissolved lignin data in residence time calculations for lignin in the Atlantic Ocean results in an approximately 10% reduction from the existing estimate, suggesting that this material is more reactive than previously thought.


Organic Micropollutants Removal from Water by Oxidation and Other Processes: QSAR Models, Decision Support System, and Hybrids of Processes Sairam Sudhakaran The presence of organic micropollutants (OMPs) in water is of great environmental concern. OMPs such as endocrine disruptors and certain pharmaceuticals have shown alarming effects on aquatic life. OMPs are included in the priority list of contaminants in several government directorate frameworks. The low levels of OMPs concentration (ng/L to μg/L) force the use of sophisticated analytical instruments. Although, the techniques to detect OMPs are progressing, the focus of current research is only on limited, important OMPs due to the high amount of time, cost and effort involved in analyzing them. Alternatively, quantitative structure activity relationship (QSAR) models help to screen processes and propose appropriate options without considerable experimental effort. QSAR models are well-established in regulatory bodies as a method to screen toxic chemicals. The goal of the present thesis was to develop QSAR models for OMPs removal by oxidation. Apart from the QSAR models, a decision support system (DSS) based on multi-criteria analysis (MCA) involving socio-economic-technical and sustainability aspects was developed. Also, hybrids of different water treatment processes were studied to propose a sustainable water treatment train for OMPs removal. In order to build the QSAR models, the ozone/hydroxyl radical rate constants or percent removals of the OMPs were compiled. Several software packages were used to


Background: The best known hereditary colorectal cancer syndromes, familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) and hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC), constitute about 2% of all colorectal cancers, and there are at least as many non-FAP, non-HNPCC cases where the family history suggests a dominantly inherited colorectal cancer risk. Recently, a locus on chromosome 9q22.2–31.2 was identified by linkage analysis in sib pairs with colorectal cancer or adenoma. Methods: Linkage analysis for the suggested locus on chromosome 9 was carried out in an extended Swedish family. This family had previously been investigated but following the identification of adenomas in several previously unaffected family members, these subjects were now considered to be gene carriers. Results: In the present study, we found linkage of adenoma and colorectal cancer to chromosome 9q22.32–31.1 with a multipoint LOD score of 2.4. We were also able to define the region for this locus to 7.9 cM between the markers D9S280 and D9S277. Conclusions: Our result supports the presence of a susceptibility locus predisposing to adenoma and colorectal cancer in this chromosomal region.


Fatherlessness seems to be a social problem of long historical continuance. In con-temporary social research we find numerous references to studies of the social effects of the absence of fathers. Divorces and new ways to structure sexual relations are, at least in Europe of today, more common reasons for this than loss through death. However, in the long histori-cal period addressed by this publication, 1100 – 1900, there are some specific social, demo-graphic, economic and even biological features that clearly distinguish these past societies from Europe of the present day. The immense importance connected to a person's belonging to and position within a household is one of them. A much higher mortality rate is another. Young children constituted an age group among whom the death rate was especially high. But young children were also much more often exposed to the loss of one or both parents com-pared with today. Due to this restructured families through remarriage were very common. So was single parent families headed by widows. However, the breaking up of families through the death of a father was often balanced by a partial, formal restructuring of the family, putting someone else in the father's place even when remarriage did not occur. To make an overview of this particular kind of guardianship, when and how someone in the legal sense replaces the father to represent the child, is the focus of this article. Regulating the succession of guardianship over children was an important task for families, kinship networks and more public institutions, especially the legal sphere, throughout this long period. Nevertheless, it is not easy to even try to tell a story covering all of Europe for so many centuries. A few notes are the most that can be achieved here, with the ambition to initiate a comparative and overriding discussion of these matters.


The development of anthropological method and theory has been shaped at almost every point by the problems of dealing with human values. A look at the history of anthropology suggests that this involvement with values has been a source of confusion, but has also had important positive aspects. It suggests that values are a central aspect of all human belief and action; that they are integrated into patterns of living in such a way as to be both goals and instrumental tools; that the concepts with which we think are shaped by values; and that it is difficult if not impossible to treat the solution of human problems as a purely technical matter. Anthropology may be helpful in developing a more empirical ethics and styles of rational action more responsive to human values.


Zinc oxide-polyethylene nanocomposites have a potential to be used for high voltage insulation. Here, we investigate electronic properties of zinc oxide-polyethylene interface using density functional theory. Interface states up to 1 eV below conduction band edge are found in polyethylene. Our results suggest that the energy bands of ZnO and polyethylene align to comply with vacuum level equality. We use our findings to establish mechanisms of band alignment at the interfaces between polyethylene and crystal materials.


: The nucleophilic addition of organometallics to nitriles leads to an imine-type intermediate. When the  -position is substituted with a carbanion stabilizing group, an elimination can follow resulting in a C-C bond breaking. This paper proposes a computational study of this step. Starting from the transnitrilation reaction by DMMN (dimethylmalononitrile), a comparison of several methods shows that the PBE0-D3 level is suitable for this study. The imine adducts display particularly stretched C-C bond and thus the computed barriers are low. Both electronic and steric effects influence the leaving group ability as well as its interaction with the


In this paper,the influence of space charge on the potential distribution is analyzed mathematically for a planar parallel vacuum microelectronics(P-VME)diode by using the Poisson equation.The calculation relationships of electron transit time under considering and neglecting the influence of space charge are derived from the basic definition of electron transit time.The relative application of those relationships is also provided as instances.


Automatic speech recognition (ASR) has experienced several paradigm shifts over the years from template-based approaches and statistical modeling to the popular GMM-HMM approach and then to deep learning hybrid model DNN-HMM. The latest shift is to end-to-end (e2e) DNN architecture. We present a study to build an e2e ASR system using state-of-the-art deep learning models to verify the applicability of e2e ASR models for the highly inflected and yet low-resource Sinhala language. We experimented on e2e Lattice-Free Maximum Mutual Information (e2e LF-MMI) model with the baseline statistical models with 40 hours of training data to evaluate. We used the same corpus for creating language models and lexicon in our previous study, which resulted in the best accuracy for the Sinhala language. We were able to achieve a Word-error-rate (WER) of 28.55% for Sinhala, only slightly worse than the existing best hybrid model. Our model, however, is more context-independent and faster for Sinhala speech recognition and so more suitable for general purpose speech-to-text translation.


Intellectual Intelligence in the Qur'an which has been possessed by humans since humans were born with the gift of intelligence privileges and understands and learns about terms related to intelligence. Emotional feelings that are owned and felt by humans described in the Qur'an such as love, anger, fear, joy and sadness will always be expressed and cannot be separated about ta'qilun (reason) because intelligent human characteristics will always use his mind to always Yatafakkarun (think) in order to achieve truth and goodness. In addition, intelligent humans will always think and reflect on their life which continues to Yatadabbarun (revolving). Humans will gain (Yatafaqqahun) and always understand every knowledge that will be obtained and always optimize the potentials of a worldly nature because intelligent humans will always remember their God and always do dhikr (yatadzakkarun) and pray.


e15100 Background: Biomarkers which indicate invasion and metastasis in patients with gastric cancer are important. Collapsin response mediator protein (CRMP) family proteins are cytosolic phosphop...


We describe a fast, reliable and automatic algorithm for image sequence inpainting that combines spatio-temporal interpolation with fine texture preservation inside missing areas. The algorithm provides an estimate of the inpainting error by using an automatic geometric recognition of missing regions. Computational kernels are sparse linear systems solved using Generalized Minimum RESidual iterative method equipped with AMG multigrid preconditioner. Experiments on synthetic and real data are discussed.


Forests have the potential to meet a variety of human needs such as food, medicine, timber, and handicraft. Non-timber forest product used by the community of Parit Raja Village are rattan and bamboo. This research aim to inventory of the types of rattan and bamboo and to inventory the forms of utilization of rattan and bamboo processing in Parit Raja Village of  Sejangkung Sub-District of Sambas Regency. This study used a survey method with in-depth interviews with the community in Parit Raja Village. The results showed that there were 5 types of rattan and 3 types of bamboo that were utilized by people of Parit Raja Village, namely Seuti Rattan (Calamus ornatus), Marau Rattan (Korthalsia rigida), Sega Rattan (Calamus caesius), Babuai Rattan (Plectocomia elongate), Nanga Rattan (Korthalsia Junghuhnii) and Bambo, namely Abe Bamboo (Gigantochloa Balui), Kuayan Bamboo, Ater Bamboo (Gigantochloa atter). The forms of utilization of rattan by Parit Raja Village community are the furniture, living room decoration and wicker found in the Sejangkung Hamlet. The most common type of rattan used were Seuti (99.9%), while bamboo utilization ranged from furniture, wicker and cooking as found in Gambir Hamlet, Kawakan Hamlet, Sembuai Hamlet, and Rambayan Hamlet. The most commonly used bamboo species is Abe bamboo (93,3%). There are 22 handicraft product produced by the people of Parit Raja Village including sofa sets, baby swing baskets, room dividers, corner shelves, flower vases (cage model), and parcels. The forms of utilization of bamboo by the community of Parit Raja Village: there are 14 handicraft products including nyiru, capil/tanggoi, rice dishes, small rice basket, bakak ( large rice basket), and fruit basket. Keywords: Rattan, Bamboo, Parit Raja Village, Handicrafts.


A lot of mobile applications which provided location information by using a location-based service are being developed recently. For instance, a smart phone would find my location and destination by running a program using a GPS chip in a device. However, the information leakage and the crime that misused the leaked information caused by the cyberattack of mobile information system occurred. So the interest and importance of information security are increasing. Also the number of users who has used mobile devices in Korea is increasing, and the security of mobile devices is becoming more important. Snort detection system has been used to detect and handle cyberattacks but the policy of Snort detection system is applied differently for each of the different kinds of equipment. It is expected that the security of mobile information system would be improved and information leakage would be blocked by selecting options through optimization of Snort detection policy to protect users who are using location-based service in mobile information system environment in this paper.


In this paper,problems in such fields as configuration of protection and control system of existed series compensation system,anti-interference of secondary system,hardware and software systems and operation logic are analyzed in detail with combination of study of operation and maintenance experience of series compensation protection and control system.The pertinence and practical precaution measures are proposed.The research result is helpful to operation,maintenance and management of existed series compensation protection and control system,plays an actively instructive role in the modification and optimization of the system,and is of important reference in the localization research of series compensation protection and control system.


Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is the most frequent hematological neoplasm in human adults and is characterised by progressive defects in both humoral[1] and cell-mediated immunity [2] leading to increased susceptibility for viral infections [3,4] and secondary malignancies [5,6]. Here, we describe, to the best of our knowledge, the first case of a CLL patient with a concomitant necrotising Herpes simplex virus (HSV) and Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) lymphadenitis with simultaneous metastatic lymph node infiltration by an occult primary squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity. The 66-year-old male patient suffered from a CLL (initial stadium Rai II/Binet A) since 2003 and was treated with three cycles of fludarabine for 4 months due to cervical lymph node enlargement in 2004. Two years later, he showed evidence of an icterus of the sclerae with hyperbilirubinemia and weight reduction of 8 kg within 6 months. During an explorative laparotomy, a moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma of the pancreas was diagnosed (pT3, pN1, MX, G2, R0), which was treated by pylorus saving duodenopancreatic head resection and three cycles of gemcitabine. In April 2008, a renewed enlargement of the cervical lymph nodes accompanied by fever and LDH increase was evident and under the suspicion of a high-grade transformation of the CLL or a metastatic spread of the pancreas carcinoma, respectively, an entire cervical lymph node biopsy was performed. In contrast to the clinical differential diagnoses, we found an infiltration of the CLL without evidence for a significant increase of prolymphocytes/paraimmunoblasts (Figure 1 and frame Figure 2). Instead, a combined necrotising HSV and EBV lymphadenitis (Figure 1 and frame Figure 3) with characteristic eosinophilic nuclear inclusions (as shown in frame Figure 3(b) also by electron microscopy) and strong immunohistochemical positivity for HSV-2 and the latent membrane protein-1) of EBV with additional detection of 'EBV viral RNA-1' in chromogenic in situ hybridisation [frame Figure 3(d) insert] was detectable. Moreover, due to the presence of nodal and intravascular infiltrates of atypical squamous cell aggregates (Figure 1 and frame Figure 4), an additional metastatic lymph node infiltration by a squamous cell carcinoma was suggested and clinical investigation of the oral cavity with subsequent biopsy clarification identified an until that time occult moderately differentiated squamous cell carcinoma of the glossotonsilar region (pT1, N2c, Mx, G2).


Discharges originating from laboratory upward leaders are studied experimentally with a configuration consisting of two parallel vertical rods at ground and an elevated plane. The flashover probability of each rod, the effect of gap configuration on that probability, and the shielding effect of the taller rod on the smaller one are investigated. Experimental results are analyzed, taking into account the deviation of time to flashover of the gap. Application of the results to the case of natural lightning is also discussed. >


Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to discuss opportunities to analyze religious position statements calling climate change action a moral imperative.

Design/methodology/approach
In a lesson suited for the secondary history classroom, students will analyze how religious leaders, theologians and ecological and religious academics use passages from sacred texts to establish a moral urgency to mitigate climate change.

Findings
After analyzing these interpretations of sacred writings from five global faiths (Hinduism, Judaism, Catholicism, Islam and Anglicanism), the lesson centers on a dialogical question, "How might climate change action be influenced by religious texts?"

Originality/value
Implications emphasize why social studies teachers should not teach climate change as a controversial issue.


Purpose Purpose of this study was to observe the differences of corneal sensitive innervation with temporal or superior incision in cataract surgery. Most of the sensory nerve fibers are distributed in the cornea in the nasal and temporal regions; this one is the most frequent point of access for phacoemulsification cataract.


The paper presents numerical analysis of efficiency of the modified Trombe wall with forced convection. The analyzed system comprises a double glass glazing, and a massive wall with opening and central channel in it. In order to increase the efficiency, a fan is provided at the bottom vent of the wall. It is more advanced as compared with simple Trombe solar wall with a relatively low thermal resistance, which is taken as a reference in experimental analysis. The mathematical model, composed for the massive solar wall efficiency, is usually very complicated and assessment of the thermal behavior requires the use of thermal simulation techniques. This paper presents steady-state and one-dimensional mathematical model for simplified analysis of thermal efficiency of modified Trombe solar wall. The results from presented model were analyzed to predict the effects of variations in the operational parameters on the solar wall efficiency: solar radiation intensity, air velocity in the entrance duct, and room air temperature. The results have been compared with the available experimental study, and the comparison has shown satisfactory agreement. The obtained results have be used for simple and fast running design tools that designers can use in the early phases of the design process for approximate calculations of efficiency of the passive solar heating systems.


In today's society, parents are often too busy to read with their children or perhaps cannot even read themselves. In response to these problems, the researcher would like to propose that audiobooks are a good alternative to parental reading. This project was designed to show the importance of reading to children. The use of audiobooks was a simple substitute for the warm body that children often need but may not have access to for the experience of reading. The intention was that the additional exposure to reading, whether they were being read to or were reading for themselves, would increase their reading level. In this study, a third grade class composed of 21 students was divided into 2 groups, each alternating as the control and experimental groups for 3 weeks, resulting in a total of 6 weeks for the study. At the 3-week interval, both the control and experimental groups were tested for their frustrating reading level using an Informal Reading Inventory (IRI) published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. This test was repeated at the end of the 6 weeks. The data collected were used to compare the control and experimental groups to see if the additional reading helped to increase the students' reading levels. The use of audiobooks in the classroom as a complementary reading program did not show any significant difference in the students' reading levels during this study. This is a program that could be a permanent addition to the classroom used all year long. This research study was conducted for a 6-week period and the students had access to the materials for only 3 weeks. The materials provided for the experiment were available to the students only within the confines of the classroom; therefore, it limited their access to the materials to the free time allowed them in the classroom. This could have affected the results of the study. (Contains 31 references and a table of data. Appendixes contain permission letters and recommended book lists.) (Author/RS) A RESEARCH BASED STUDY FOR THE USE OF AUDIOBOOKS IN THE CLASSROOM AS A COMPLEMENTARY READING PROGRAM U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Office of Educational Research and Improvement EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) O This document has been reproduced as received from the person or organization originating it. O Minor changes have been made to improve reproduction quality. Points of view or opinions stated in this document do not necessarily represent official OERI position or policy. An Action Research Project Presented to the Department of Teacher Education Johnson Bible College In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for the Degree Master of Arts in Holistic Education


1. The analysis of the use of oil and air pipe-lines' piston pumps and compressors hinged mechanisms has revealed the necessity of multi-disciplinary study of these machines and mechanisms and their maintenance to ensure their reliability and durability. 2. Scientific articles and researches on crank-piston mechanisms reveal various factors that act on piston machines and mechanism (external forces, reaction forces, friction, clearances, wear, impacts in kinematic pairs, deformation of links); that kinematic and dynamic study represents a significant problem. 3. The general problems of cranks-piston mechanism dynamics with three clearances in kinematic pairs as well as the basic and additional motions of mechanism were determined. From the results of the survey, 44 differential equations are obtained, from which 36 describes the additional motion of mechanism (Contact-Contact, Contact-Break, Break-Contact, Break-Break), and 8, the basic motion of mechanism. It is recommended to carry out a dynamic study of cranks-piston mechanism with clearances in two rotational kinematic pairs taking into account additional and basic motions. 4. For a full-fledge dynamic research of crank-piston mechanisms with clearances considering their additional and basic motions and to do a comparative analysis of the obtained results, it is recommended first of all, to carry out research of an ideal mechanism. The study of additional and basic motions of cranks-piston mechanism with clearances led to the identification of four types of motion, accompanied by a basic motion. For all the kinds of motion, differential equations of the kinetic energy and motion are obtained. In kinematic pairs, reaction and friction forces are defined. To obtain differential equations, transition from one type of additional motion to another should be done by keeping initial conditions that would be incorporated into additional motion sub-programs and would be active in force mechanisms and linear contour break or closure. 5. From the study of basic mechanism and additional motions of mechanism, the real law of motion is revealed, true values of forces have been investigated. Comparative analysis has led to the determination of the real law of crank


This study aimed to assess the impact of a Government Income Support Program in orthodontic treatment need and on adolescents' oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL). A population-based, matched case-control study involving 309 adolescents aged 11-14 years was conducted in the northeast of Brazil (Bahia, Brazil). The case group (with impact on OHRQoL) and the control group (no impact on OHRQoL) were matched by age and sex (p>0.05) at a ratio of 2: 1 (206 controls: 103 cases). Impact on the adolescent's OHRQoL was assessed using the Brazilian version of the Child Perceptions Questionnaire (CPQ11-14). Families who received Bolsa Família determined their participation in Government's Income Support Program. The Dental Health Component of the Index of Orthodontic Treatment Need (IOTN-DHC) determined the orthodontic treatment need. The data were analyzed using conditional logistic regression (p≤0.05; 90%CI). The results showed that 96.1% of adolescents in the case group and 89.3% of adolescents in the control group present orthodontic treatment need. Adolescents with a negative impact on OHRQoL are 2.75 (90%CI: 1.12-6.72) times more likely to present orthodontic treatment need than the control group. The exposure factor to Government Income Support Program did not affect the adolescent's OHRQoL. However, adolescents reported a negative impact of orthodontic treatment need in their OHRQoL.


ABSTRACT The Soil Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) was implemented to determine annual sediment yields and critical source areas of erosion for the Buffalo River Watershed. Model calibrations were performed by comparing simulated streamflow discharge and sediment concentrations against measured values. Monte-Carlo simulations were performed to identify the most sensitive parameters and the "best-fit" parameter ranges. This study especially highlighted the importance of snow parameters, which, previously had not been identified as sensitive for model simulations. The cover (C) and practice (P) values for croplands had to be reduced considerably from default model values to constrain simulated sediment yields within the observed data range. The model did not simulate an ice-scour event which generated a substantial amount of sediment. The average annual sediment yield simulated by SWAT for the Buffalo River watershed (108,593 ha) amounted to 0.8 tons/ha/yr. The Cazenovia Creek subwatershed contributed the largest portion (45%) of the total sediment yield from the Buffalo River watershed. We attribute the higher sediment yields from Cazenovia Creek to the greater proportion of steep slopes in this subwatershed. The accuracy and reliability of SWAT sediment predictions at the small watershed (second order or less) and storm-event scales will depend on the accuracy of input information, especially the resolution of the landuse-landcover (LULC) layer, the number of rainfall stations used in simulations, and the number of internal sites against which the model has been calibrated.


&NA; The discovery of an abnormality in the breast may provoke anxiety for patient and clinician alike. Fortunately, most lesions in the breast are benign. Physical examination and breast imaging, including mammography, ultrasound, and magnetic resonance imaging, assist in the diagnosis of benign breast diseases. Understanding benign breast diseases is important for advanced practice nurses because these diseases are commonly seen in daily clinical practice. AT A GLANCEMany women present to the primary care setting with a breast complaint.Most breast complaints can be attributed to benign breast disease.Advanced practice nurses can assist in the diagnosis and treatment of benign breast disease.


Abstract Construction projects still face the old–new problem of delivering the projects within the predefined time and cost. This problem becomes more complicated with when addendums and variations are considered during the projects. This study aimed at developing an artificial intelligent model using support vector machine (SVM) technique to predict the time and cost indices of projects. Data from 21 tunnel projects implemented in Kurdistan, Iraq were collected and used in this study. The input data include five variables, namely contract value, contract duration, number of change orders, number of conflicts, and classification of company. WEKA––a set of software for machine learning and data mining––developed at the University of Waikato in New Zealand was used to build SVM model to predict the time and cost indices. The collected data were split by default into a training set of 65%, a testing set of 10% and a validation set of 25%. The results show that SVM model I successfully predicted the cost index not only for the trained data, but also for projects with input parameters out of the range of the training inputs. Mean Absolute Percentage Error (MAPE) and Average Accuracy (AA) for SVM prediction of cost index were found to be 13.9% and 86.1%, respectively. The SVM model II accurately predicted the time index with MAPE and AA of 3.4% and 96.6%, respectively.


One of the hazards connected with clinical and experimental studies on syphilis is the possible accidental inoculation of the worker with Spirochaeta pallida.cian who treats syphilis or who handles syphilitic animals is liable to be inadvertently stuck, scratched, bitten or in other ways contaminated with spirochetes. The literature contaicon-atainsof such accidents with organisms obtained from both human and animal sources. However, there have been no publishedts of instances in which there was reasonable certainty that spirochetes from an experimental animal had entered the body but in which actual infection did not subsequently occur. In the case to be reported accidental injection of S. pallida probably did take place without the dissemination of the organisms and frank syphilis ensuing. In addition to this report, a summary of current opinion as to the procedure of choice in the event of such an accident is recorded. REPORT OF A CASE In February 1938


The stability of hybrid stars with first-order phase transitions as determined by calculating fundamental radial oscillation modes is known to differ from the predictions of the widely-used Bardeen--Thorne--Meltzer criterion. We consider the effects of out-of-chemical-equilibrium physics on the radial modes and hence stability of these objects. For a barotropic equation of state, this is done by allowing the adiabatic sound speed to differ from the equilibrium sound speed. We show that doing so extends the stable branches of stellar models, allowing stars with rapid phase transitions to support stable higher-order stellar multiplets similarly to stars with multiple slow phase transitions. We also derive a new junction condition to impose on the oscillation modes at the phase transition. Termed the reactive condition, it is physically motivated, consistent with the generalized junction conditions between two phases, and has the common rapid and slow conditions as limiting cases. Unlike the two common cases, it can only be applied to nonbarotropic stars. We apply this junction condition to hybrid stellar models generated using a two-phase equation of state consisting of nuclear matter with unpaired quark matter at high densities joined by a first-order phase transition and show that like in the slow limiting case, stars that are classically unstable are stabilized by a finite chemical reaction speed.


Cutaneous leishmaniasis due to L.major is now endemic in many parts of the northern Sudan. In this up-date we discuss the clinical manifestations of cutaneous leishmaniasis, its diagnosis and treatment. The most common clinical forms are nodular, noduloulcerative and ulcerative lesions. Less common forms are sporotrichoid lesions, leishmanial dactylitis, leishmanial cheilitis, mycetoma- and residivans-like types. In a suspected case the diagnosis is made by demonstration of leishmania parasites in slit smears or biopsy, isolation of the parasite by culture in appropriate media and by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) using specific primers. The majority of lesions heal spontaneously. Criteria for local or systemic treatment are given.
Sudanese Journal of Dermatology Vol. 3(2) 2005: 55-62


Severe droughts and changing precipitation patterns could alter the biogeochemical properties of the soil, affecting soil carbon cycles in forest ecosystems. A throughfall exclusion (TFE) experiment was conducted in a continental climate coniferous stand in Gangwon Province, Korea, to examine the effects of excluding rainfall on total soil respiration (SR), heterotrophic soil respiration (HR), autotrophic soil respiration (AR), sapling diameter growth, and soil bacterial communities from July 2016 to October 2017. The soil water content (SWC) was significantly decreased by the exclusion of the throughfall, resulting in changes in the bacterial communities, and subsequently a decrease in HR. Although AR did not present significant differences between the control and TFE plots, the rate of sapling growth was significantly lower in the TFE plots compared with that in the control plots. An exponential function relating SR to soil temperature accounted for 0.61% and 0.82% of the variance in SR in the control and TFE plots, respectively (Q10 = 2.48 and 2.86, respectively). Furthermore, a multivariate nonlinear model based on soil temperature and SWC explained 0.89% and 0.88% of the variance in SR in the control and TFE plots, respectively. When soil temperature was high, SR showed high fluctuations due to SWC variation. However, when SWC was low, we detected relatively small fluctuations in SR due to soil temperature. The results of this study show that the activity of soil microbial and root respiration during the growing season may be lower under future drought conditions.


In order to know whether there is defoliating pathotype Verticillium dahliae or not in Shaanxi and analysis the frequency of the different pathtypes of Verticillium dahliae,67 strains isolated from Shaanxi,and 16 strains stored in mineral oil at room temperature,and 5 Verticillium dahliae strains provided by Cotton Research Institute,Chinese Academy of Agriculture Sciences were identified by specific primer D-1/D-2 and ND-1/ND-2 for defoliation and nondefoliation,respectively.The results indicated that there were 21 defoliating isolates and 46 nondefolating strains among 67 strains isolated from Shaanxi.The percentage of defoliating isolates was 31.3%.Among the other 29 strains,14 were nondefoliating strains,5 were defoliating strains,9 did not generate specific fragment,and one generated both fragments.In order to analysis the difference of pathogenicity between defoliating and nondefoliating strains,40 strains were chosen to conduct the pathogenicity test.The average of disease index of cotton inoculated with defoliating and nondefoliating strains were 40.5 and 17.9,respectively.The average disease index of defoliating strains was nearly 2.3 times of that of nondefoliating strains.


Although the deflector wheel classifier is the dominant separation device in the industrial separation of finegrained particle fractions, the classifying mechanisms at high particle loadings are still not described and understood sufficiently. The existing models for the calculation of the separation efficiency, which are mostly based on a single particle's fate, fail to capture the behavior at high particle loading where particle-particle and particle-wall collisions are encountered. To overcome this knowledge gap, a high-speed camera was used to analyze the particle movement in the separation process of a deflector wheel classifier representing real physical conditions. It is shown that particle-particle and particle-wall collisions must be included in a consistent theoretical model to represent the effective particle behavior in the separation process. In addition, the influence of process parameters such as revolution rate and mass loading on the separation efficiency of a deflector wheel classifier at high loadings is presented here.


The synthesis of methyl mercaptan was investigated in a two-step process. That is, production of COS from H 2 S containing synthesis gas and subsequent hydrogenation over supported MoS 2 based catalysts. In the reaction network, CS 2 was identified as direct precursor of methyl mercaptan. Potassium led to significant improvements in the yield of methyl mercaptan. Two catalytically active phases (pure MoS 2 and K decorated MoS 2 ) were evidenced by combining kinetic measurements and physicochemical characterization of the catalysts. Cobalt and potassium promotion led to an increase in the rates of all reactions within the reaction network.


Waste paper/recycled HDPE composite was prepared with waste paper and recycled HDPE as raw materials.The key characteristics of the waste paper and recycled HDPE were studied by means of FTIR and DSC.The effects of waste paper content,compatibilizer KH550 and MAPE on the mechanical properties of the composite were discussed.The morphology of the tensile fracture surface of the composite was observed by means of SEM.The results showed waste paper could be used as reinforcing materials of the recycled HDPE,and when the mass fracttion of the waste paper was 15%,the tensile strength and flexural strength of the composite was 23.68MPa and 28.78MPa,respectively;compatibilizer could improve the interfacial compatibility and mechanical properties of the composite.The optimum contents of KH550 and MAPE were 1wt% and 4wt%-6wt%,respectively.


This paper examines higher education faculty vitality from the perspective of the individual faculty member by taking a closer look at the individual differences among faculty which might be related to faculty vitality and by linking issues of adult development to the continuing professional development of faculty. First the paper uses uata from recent national studies to determine the characteristics of college faculty. Those studies show that full-time faculty in higher education are predominantly white, male, tenured, over 45, working in four year institutions, and holding doctorate degrees. Next the paper examines the development of faculty careers including the differences in careers which may be gender related and the varying tasks over a faculty career. In a third section individual factors which are associated with faculty vitality such as self-motivation and careers with variety in their work are examined and contrasted with the characteristics typical of burnout and lack of vitality: lack of new challenges and lack of intrinsic motivation. A conclusion offers suggestions to institutions for an approach to faculty development which takes into account the individual differences and needs of each faculty member. Over 90 references are included. (JB) ***************************W*********************************$********* Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. *********************************************************************** ett r IN* Linking Faculty Development with Adult Development: CID Ctt An Individualized Approach to C:1 Professional 6rowth and Renewal "PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE THIS MATERIAL HAS BEEN GRANTED BY D. Kelly TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC)... Diana K. Kelly Educat i on 434 Adult Development Professor Daryl Smith


The theory of international trade is based on the assumption that this trade must be of benefit to the nations concerned as it would not take place if it proves to be of disadvantage to the participants. It is implied that competitive markets exist for all goods and that no monopoly power obstructs this interaction. Comparative advantage in the production of goods and the resultant division of labour is seen as the principal cause .


Research of watermill and small-scale hydroelectric power plant (HPP) landscapes in Latvia according to ecological aspects is a part of a more complex research. The aim of this research is to examine the existing situation of watermill and small-scale HPP landscapes in Latvia by applying the ecological assessment criteria, and then try to formulate a definition of common tendencies of the landscape character. This paper provides a landscape inventory matrix for research in the field studies of landscape identification at the local planning level. The duration of the research was from 2010 to 2012. The research includes 42 territories starting with the three most densely developed areas in Latvia: in Latgale, Kurzeme and Vidzeme uplands distribution ranges. The research results reflect tendencies of the landscape features assessed according to the previously developed criteria of ecological aspects.


The philosophy and history of the TRACE V lens design and evaluation programs have been described in another paper(l) at this same conference. We will describe some of the technical features here and give a simple examples of the use of the program.


5 1 Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Plant Science and 6 Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China. 7 2 The Provincial Key Lab of Plant Pathology of Hubei Province, Huazhong 8 Agricultural University, Wuhan, China 9 3 Department of Plant Microbe Interactions, Max Planck Institute for Plant 10 Breeding Research, Carl-von-Linne-Weg 10, Cologne 50829, Germany. 11 4 Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA. 12 5 Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany. 13 *Corresponding author. Email: email@example.com


The profiles and luminescence lifetime measurements on the Eu 3+ version of the complex confirms the predictions made by the modeling studies. These results indicate that the TACN-HOPO-based ligands stabilize 9 coordinate gadolinium ions and exchange the inner sphere water molecules by a fast dissociative exchange mechanism. The fast water-exchange rate and the dissociative mechanism of


In the Republic of Benin where two departments (the Atacora and the Borgou) are included in the meningitis belt and present a high risk of meningococcal epidemics polysaccharide vaccine is distributed at health centers and through mobile teams before the epidemic season in areas at greatest risk. Vaccine coverage exceeded 60% in the Atacora in 1991-94 and 50% in the Borgou in 1993-96. During this period severe epidemics have occurred in neighboring countries but not in Benin. The rational organization of preventive immunization avoids the disorganization induced by the need to implement mass vaccination campaigns after the onset of epidemics. Of concern however are reductions in vaccine coverage since 1996.


The Gorlin (naevoid basal cell carcinoma) syndrome is an autosomal dominant disorder consisting principally of naevoid basal cell carcinomas, odontogenic keratocysts, skeletal abnormalities, and intracranial calcification. We report the prenatal detection of the Gorlin syndrome by ultrasonography in a fetus with macrocephaly and mild ventriculomegaly.


A main defect of far-field (FF) measurement techniques is long measurement time, which often leads to the problem of inefficient use of measurement facilities that is a strong limiting factor in many measurements. To solve this problem, in this study, we propose a technique to accelerate the antenna measurement that is achieved by sparse test results in the FF measurement system. In the data processing part of the measurement, the concept of the quadrature analog-to-information conversion (QAIC), which make the approach both efficient and easy to implement in existing FF measurement facilities, is discussed. Simulations are provided to show this low-speed uniform sampling approach. The proposed strategy is then applied to measure the pattern of a standard rectangular horn antenna in an anechoic chamber. The experimental results demonstrate that our technique can reduce the measuring time by at least 34.4% while guaranteeing the measurement accuracy. These results demonstrate the potentials of the method.


Interference mitigation in L-band digital aeronautic communication systems from legacy users is vital due to stringent safety requirements and steady-state increase in air traffic. This paper proposes an L-band digital aeronautic communication systems receiver prototype that employs nonlinear operations to reduce the interference from the prime interference contributor distance measuring equipment. The knowledge of genie-aided estimator and optimum Bayesian estimator is utilized to propose improved and low complexity nonlinear devices, such as a genie-aided estimator enhanced pulse peak attenuator, genie-aided estimator enhanced pulse peak limiter, joint genie-aided estimator enhanced pulse peak attenuator, joint genie-aided estimator enhanced pulse peak limiter, optimum Bayesian estimator enhanced pulse peak attenuator, optimum Bayesian estimator enhanced pulse peak limiter, joint optimum Bayesian estimator enhanced pulse peak attenuator and joint optimum Bayesian estimator enhanced pulse peak limiter. The performance of the proposed methods is compared with the classical pulse blanking in terms of the received bit error rate for different signal-to-noise ratios. The proposed genie-aided estimator enhanced methods exhibited SNR saving in the range of 2 to 2.5 dB at a bit error rate of 10−1. At the same BER, the proposed optimum Bayesian estimator enhanced methods achieved SNR saving in the range of 2.5 to 3 dB.


The Sufism value approach emphasizes the importance of honesty, integrity, responsibility and cooperation in business. These values ??teach that everyone is responsible for their actions and respects the interests of others. In this case, Sufism values ??can help prevent fraud by encouraging people to behave honestly and responsibly in all situations. In fraud prevention, Sufism values ??can be implemented in various ways. For example, a company can develop a code of ethics based on Islamic moral principles and teach it to its employees. Companies can also implement training programs emphasizing honesty, integrity and responsibility in business. In addition, the value approach of Sufism can help build better relationships between companies and clients because these values ??encourage companies to act fairly and responsibly towards the interests of their clients. This can help prevent fraud committed by parties in a business relationship. In conclusion, the tasawuf value approach can effectively prevent fraud in the business and financial world. By implementing Islamic moral and ethical values, companies can build a work culture of integrity, honesty and responsibility and improve client relationships.


Surgical site infection is the second most common health care-associated infection among women undergoing cesarean section. In this study we aimed to determine the role of prophylactic antibiotic treatment given to women when undergoing a cesarean delivery in decreasing the incidence of wound infection. A retrospective cohort study at Madinah Maternity and Children Hospital, Obstetric and Gynecology department, Madinah, Saudi Arabia, was conducted from December, 2011 to December, 2013; where 8544 medical records of women delivered by cesarean section were reviewed and the rate of surgical site infection during the year 2012 was compared with its rate during the year 2013. Total number of cesarean section cases complicated by surgical site infection in 2012 was 167 cases. During 2013 (after administration of prophylactic antibiotic to all women delivered by cesarean section), 109 cases were complicated by surgical site infection among 4470 delivered by cesarean section. Statistical analysis shows clearly that infection rates were significantly different (p<0.001) between year 2012 and year 2013; with higher rate of infection in the year 2012 which was 4% compared to 2.4% during the year 2013. Enterococcus spp. were the highest isolated organisms while, Streptococcus spp. was the least isolated organisms among isolates. 16% of isolates showed resistance to ampicillin, while, all isolates were 100% sensitive to both gentamicin and vancomycin drugs. This indicated that, surgical site wound infection incidence was significantly reduced after the administration of prophylactic antibiotics for cesarean section, beside; infection control procedures are working and also improving from month to month. [Nada Abdelmohsen Abdel-Aziz, Jehan Mohammad Al Hazmi, Muayed Mohammed Younis, Hani Adnan Ozbak, Hassan Abdullah Hemeg, Rehab Al-Rewithi, Ali Abdellah Ahmad. Significant reduction in the post cesarean delivery surgical site infection rate after use of prophylactic antibiotics in Madinah Maternity hospital, Saudi Arabia. Life Sci J 2014;11(7):833-839]. (ISSN:1097-8135). http://www.lifesciencesite.com. 120


This study analyzes the sources present on page 3, of special content, of the printed newspaper Diario Popular de Pelotas, in Rio Grande do Sul. From ten editions, all from the year 2019, it carries out the mapping of the agents present in the text , identifying their roles as a source of information and outlining an analysis of the interviewee's profile by the newspaper in this space. The vehicle was chosen due to its insertion in the Pelotan community, having great social and historical relevance in the South Zone of the State. The research aims to understand which figures are present, under the hypothesis of issues such as routine, standardization of the use of fonts and balance or not of their presence in the text.


One major issue that Universities are currently facing and seeing little or no improvement with effectively dealing withPerception of Undergraduate Accounting Students towards Professional Accounting Career. Therefore, the objective of this study is to measurewhich factors contributing to Professional Accounting Career in Trincomalee Campus, Eastern University, Sri Lanka. A simple random sampling method is used to select participants for this study. A quantitative approach is used in this study. Accordingly, data are collected using a questionnaire, designed in a Likert's scale method. This study is limited to students who are in Trincomalee Campus, Eastern University, Sri Lanka. In this study, five variables are used to measure the Perception of Undergraduate Accounting Students towards Professional Accounting Career in Trincomalee Campus, Eastern University, Sri Lanka


A rational check_up and evaluation system for scientific research should be set up,so as to stimulate scientific researchers;to carry out quality management of project process in order to further raise project quality;to pay more attention to the transformation and application of scientific research results in order to promote the combination of science and technology with economy.


Originally published in Contemporary Psychology: APA Review of Books, 1968, Vol 13(2), 104–105. Reviews the book, Psychotherapy: Myth and Method, An Integtative Approach by Jan Ehrenwald (1966). In an attempt to explicate some of the common denominators of all psychotherapy and to penetrate the maze of psychotherapeutic brands and models, the diverse conceptual frameworks and the claims and counter-claims, Dr. Ehrenwald sets as his goal the task of defining those interpersonal elements which contribute to effective psychotherapy. Toward this task his volume is divided into 3 parts. Part I is devoted to the modes of primitive healing-the power of myth and of magic, the historical and prehistorical precursors of what some of us presumably do today. Part II reviews some of the contemporary psychotherapy systems with their almost reactive denial of any magical position Freud, Jung and the Existentialists are examined as are some aspects of the newer Behavior Therapies and some lesser known modalities. Part III is largely an attempt at integrating some of the diverse conceptual systems via the thesis that the reaction of contemporary psychotherapy against its magical antecedents. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved) Related Topics Related Articles Individualizing Psychotherapy Research Designs Journal of Psychotherapy Integration 2019; Publish Ahead of Print(): . Integrating EMDR in Psychotherapy Journal of Psychotherapy Integration 2019; 29(1): 23–31. Spiritual Direction and Psychotherapy Spirituality in Clinical Practice 2018; 5(4): 273–282. Cultivating Soulfulness in Psychotherapy Spirituality in Clinical Practice 2018; Publish Ahead of Print(): . Psychotherapy and Psychotherapy Research: Quo Vadis? Journal of Psychotherapy Integration 2015; 25(4): 338–345. Tender-minded Psychotherapy Search by title, author, DOI, PMID or keyword  Advanced Search  About us Privacy Policy Terms of Use Site Map Copyright © 2019 Ovid Technologies, Inc., and its partners and affiliates. All Rights Reserved. Some content from MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. James said tender-minded psychology. like Freuds. particularly in the musculature of the pelvis. She had worked closely with Rudolph Laban.e. had developed a form of analysis called effort-shape work.Jacqueline A. His paper was on Psychic Contact and Vegetative Current. a psychiatrist. SELF AND SOUL: THE EVOLUTION OF A WHOLISTIC PSYCHOTHERAPY rigidity as well. and the importance of mind (James. 2 . one of the first great American psychologists. self determination. William James.


Numerous strategies have been adopted in order to make the process of learning simple, efficient and within less amount of time. Classroom learning is slowly replaced by E-learning and M- learning. These techniques involve the usage of computers, smart phones and tablets for the process of learning. Learning from the internet has become popular among the e-learners where learner tends to rely greatly upon information provided by the World Wide Web. However, the e-learners have to go through a huge volume of data produced by the first tier search engine, some of which are not suited to the interest of the user. Various strategies, namely Statistical Learning and Adaptive Learning, have been adopted to cater to the need of the user and produce data best suited to the interest of the user. The authors have tried to present a comparative study of Statistical Learning and Adaptive Learning based on certain parameters, which arise from the characteristics of the learning process. As a consequence of the comparative study, it has been concluded that Adaptive learning is more efficient than Statistical learning.


In this paper, a method of estimating true motion vectors to reduce image quality deterioration such as block artifact is proposed. Three consecutive original input images are used to calculate the motion vectors. Among consecutive input images, the first and third frames are used to conduct interpolation and the block unit PSNR of the created interpolated frame and the second frame which is an original image is calculated to estimate a true motion vector. Then, the estimated true motion vector is applied to frame interpolation.


This study was conducted online through an environmental company called Greenstain, a registered LLC who provides environmentally sustainable solutions and plants a tree for every item they sell. The purpose of the study is to analyze consumer response to the eco-friendly apparel and other sustainable solutions offered by Greenstain after educating consumers on the extent to which the fashion industry is impacting the natural environment and the practices they can utilize to reduce these negative impacts. The sample size included any person with access to Google, Facebook, and Instagram. Scientists in the world have reached an overwhelming consensus that climate change is real and caused primarily by human activity. Global industrial emissions of carbon dioxide rose by roughly 2.7% in 2018, an all-time high, and are expected to rise even more in the year 2019. One of these top polluting industries is the fashion industry which accounts for over 8% of global green-house gas emissions. For context,


This study aims to describe students' critical thinking skills using problem-based learning approach assisted by HOTS questions. This research was conducted at SMA Negeri 13 Medan odd semester 2019/2020. The data collection technique was performed using a test of 5 questions that refer to indicators of students' critical thinking skills. Based on the results of the study obtained students' critical thinking skills in linear systems with three variables in class X MIA2 2019/2020 with students' mean score of 71, which is included in the medium category. Index Terms : Critical Thinking Skills, Problem Based Learning, HOTS ——————————  ——————————


Distribution-level PV farms with peak power capacity on the order of 0.5 MW to 2 MW are an attractive way for utilities to meet increasingly aggressive renewable portfolio standards. Although attractive in many ways, these plants are more susceptible than others to cloud-driven high-frequency intermittency. To overcome PV intermittency, and to make such systems more dispatchable, battery systems have been deployed to operate in parallel with the PV array. The joint operation of the PV array and the battery produces a power output which tracks the PV array output averaged over a moving window. It is shown here that even a fairly short window (on the order of four minues) is adequate to produce a smooth power output. It is also shown that by using a sliding window centered on real time, rather than a window trailing real time, the total energy released and absorbed by the battery can be reduced by a factor of five, with the effect of reducing battery size and / or extending its life. A method to capture detailed images of clouds in the vicinity of the sun with low-cost digital cameras is demonstrated experimentally. These images can then be processed using a neural network approach that is both accurate and computationally efficient. Specifically, a Lateral Adaptive Priming Adaptive Resonance Theory architecture is used to predict solar irradiance one minute ahead based on data extracted from an image at the present time. Steps necessary to turn this preliminary research into an inexpensive prediction tool for medium-scale PV farms with battery storage are outlined.


Korea until the Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905), a year after Kim's already pregnant grandmother emigrated to Hawaii in 1903. Minor quibbles like this should not, and will not, detract from this very useful volume. Teachers ofAsian American studies are always looking for good primary sources to assign as reading to their students, and since the individual vignettes run about nine pages each on average, students can read a few of the stories if instructors do not want to assign the entire book and still get the flavor of the diversity within the Korean community. I know that I will use this book the next time I teach Asian American history.


This work substantiates the need to develop the discursive thinking and discursive speech at future teachers as a propedeutic stage of formation of suggestopedian culture. In this connection the authors give the definition of the last concept and consider in brief a correlation of the concepts of "language", "speech" and "thinking" as bases of the speech-cogitative activity. Also this work describes the essence of the concepts of "discursive" and "discursive thinking" and the dependence of quality of the latter on extent of command of the language and the speech. Stages, tasks, the contents and pedagogical conditions of formation of discursive thinking and discursive speech at future teachers are discussed.


Based on spread spectrum technique, two wireless video transmission schemes are designed and implemented in this paper, namely direct sequence spread spectrum (DSSS) scheme and multi-code spread spectrum (MCSS) scheme. We use software defined radio (SDR) method for hardware implementation of two schemes, where a XILINX Virtex-4 field programmable gate array (FPGA) for the transmitter and another Virtex-5 FPGA for the receiver. In order to evaluate their performance, we compared the two designed schemes with our previous work on orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) scheme. The experimental results show that two schemes of DSSS and MCSS have better anti-jamming performance than OFDM scheme at the cost of spectrum efficiency. Also, DSSS scheme possesses higher power efficiency than MCSS scheme and OFDM scheme due to its lower peak-to-average power ratio.


Abstract In parsley (Petroselinum crispum), members of the ELI7 gene family were rapidly transcriptionally activated following treatment with an elicitor derived from the phytopathogen Phytophthora sojae. Several cDNA and genomic ELI7 clones were isolated. The deduced amino acid sequences revealed close similarity to fatty acid desaturases/hydroxylases, however, the precise functions are still unknown. Analysis of the promoters of two strongly elicitor-induced family members, ELI7.1 and ELI7.2, allowed us to functionally pinpoint a novel, independently acting regulatory region (S box), the only major sequence similarity between the two gene promoters. In situ RNA/RNA hybridization using an ELI7.1 gene-specific probe demonstrated that expression of this gene is rapidly and locally induced around infection sites in planta as well.


The construction of underground tunnel, without a proper mitigation and proper design, a catastrophic event may be happen due to ground sedimentation. In the view of the issue of ground movement, it is possible to predict the ground sedimentation by plotting a Gaussian graph perpendicular alongside the direction of tunnel construction. The information obtained in the qualitative and quantitative data can be used to solve the geotechnical problems. This is to provide enough and reliable information to evaluate the performance of the structure and also the characteristics of the soil. The study is based at the location of Greater Kuala Lumpur (KL) and Selangor, specifically from Sungai Buloh Station, then across to KL and will end at Taman Desa Seroja Station for in total of 51km and 31 stations


Objective To compare citrate with EDTA buffers in antigen retrieval for cyclinD1 and TdT staining in malignant lymphoma. Methods Using pressure cooker heat-induced antigen retrieval,citrate and EDTA were compared in cyclinD1 immunostaining in 56 cases of mantle cell lymphoma and TdT immunostaining in 48 cases of lymphoblastic lymphomas.Results Positive expression rate of cyclinD1 was enhanced in 40 of 56 cases and positive expression rate of TdT in 42 of 48 cases were enhanced as pH of retrieval buffer was enhanced.Six cases MBL and four cases LBL were negative by citrate retrieval but were strong by EDTA buffer.Conclusions The use of pressure cooker heat-induced antigen retrieval and EDTA buffers which were compared with citrate buffer could enhance the im-munohischemical staining of cyclinD1 and TdT in malignant lymphoma.


Abstract In Part I of this study a theoretical model was recommended describing the hydraulic characteristics, being Sauter drop diameter, hold‐up, operating regimes, and operational window, of caprolactam extraction in a pulsed disc and doughnut column. In order to confirm the theoretical model pilot plant experiments for the caprolactam forward and back‐extraction were performed to determine the hydraulic characteristics as a function of the operating conditions. The experimental conditions covered the industrial operating range. All hydraulic experiments were performed at equilibrium conditions in order to avoid the influence of mass transfer. In the determination of the operational window flooding because of too low pulsation was qualitatively observed, while it was found that at high pulsation phase inversion was limiting for the back‐extraction process and flooding for the forward extraction process. Application of the in Part I recommended theoretical model for the description of the obtained hydraulic data resulted in an accurate description after fitting the drop diameter, hold‐up, and phase inversion data.


This paper is concerned with the prediction of dynamic response of planar coupled beam structures in the low and medium frequency ranges. Based on the receptance concept, the modal properties of the components of the coupled systems with specific boundary conditions are used to form the receptance matrix for the determination of the internal force and displacement response of the coupled structures. Only in‐plane loading is considered here and so the structural response will include the longitudinal and in‐plane flexural waves only and the torsional and out‐of‐plane flexural vibrations are not considered here. The mechanism of power flow through the joint boundaries of the in‐plane coupled beam structures is investigated by calculating the power flow components of different wave types. The results from the receptance model are compared with that from the finite element analysis and the traveling wave solutions. Good agreement was found. Examples of connected beams are presented, and the characteristics of...


This paper describes a numerical study on the flexural behavior of concrete beams prestressed with external tendons, focusing on the effect of the span-depth ratio on the response characteristics and the ultimate stress in tendons and ductility behavior. A nonlinear model, calibrated by the available experimental results of externally prestressed specimens, is used for the parametric evaluation. The results show that the second-order effects of externally prestressed beams with two deviators at third points become increasingly important with the increase of the span-depth ratio and that, due to these effects, a higher span-depth ratio registers a lower ultimate moment capacity. The effect of the span-depth ratio on the ultimate tendon stress is dependent on the type of loading for internal unbonded tendons and on the configuration of deviators for external tendons. The analysis also indicates that, irrespective of second-order effects, the span-depth ratio has an insignificant effect on the ductility of beams, and center-point loading mobilizes higher deflection ductility than third-point or uniform loading.


As part of the U.S. Department of Energy`s evaluation of site suitability for a potential high-level radioactive waste repository, long-term interactions between the engineered barrier system and the site must be determined. This requires a waste-package/engineered-system design, a description of the environment around the emplacement zone, and models that simulate operative processes describing these engineered/natural systems interactions. Candidate designs are being evaluated, including a more robust, multi-barrier waste package, and a drift emplacement mode. Tools for evaluating designs, and emplacement mode are the currently available waste-package/engineered-system performance assessment codes development for the project. For assessments that support site suitability, environmental impact, or licensing decisions, more capable codes are needed. Code capability requirements are being written, and existing codes are to be evaluated against those requirements. Recommendations are being made to focus waste-packaging/engineered-system code-development.


the classroom. This type of qualitative research that aims to reveal blended learning for motivation and understanding of student learning concepts in elementary schools. There is still a lack of research on blended learning on student motivation; Therefore, this resear important to do. The results of the study can be described as follows: First, blended learning is a learning model that combines the positive sides of traditional modes such as face-engage students' motivation and involvement as the new star of the teaching and learning process. Second, blended learning improves learning access to learning materials and activities, and can support and enhance the role of teachers, student experiences and the social environment. Third, there are four main steps in implementing blended learning, namely planning, designing and developing elements of blended learning, implementing, reviewing and evaluating the design.


Abstract : Diagonal series expansions of bivariate densities in terms of orthonormal functions are considered. If the n-th orthonormal function is an n-th degree polynomial, the bivariate density belongs to the class lambda introduced by Barrett and Lampard. It is shown that, if a class lambda bivariate density has identical marginal densities with unbounded support, then the coefficient sequence must be a mement sequence. Averaging over a parameter in the coefficient sequence is considered and is used to derive two new class lambda bivariate densities. Also, the coefficients are related to some dependency measures.


The utility model relates to a wireless access card identification system, belonging to the technical field of electronic access control. The system solves the technical problem of inconvenient installation in the prior art, comprises at least one lock control box, a main controller and an identification device, and is characterized by further comprising a wireless router, wherein each lock control box is internally provided with a wireless fidelity (WIFI); and the main controller is provided with a communication interface and an Ethernet interface, wherein the communication interface is connected with the identification device by a communication cable, and the Ethernet interface is connected with the wireless fidelity inside the lock control box by the wireless router in a wireless way. The system is convenient for installation, short in installation time and low in installation cost, and is applicable to the occasions with a plurality of mounting points which are more dispersive.


The paper puts forward six non-technical issues which should be paid attention in compiling the feasibility study report in the municipal public works. These could serve as good references to the prophase research work in the design of such works.


The University of Southern California School of Pharmacy has received the largest grant the school has ever received, for a massive medication adherence project.


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Change of ethylene glycol product quality was introduced,factors to effect product quality were analyzed,effective measures were carried out,good result was achieved.


SUMMARY The effects of weak ultrasound irradiation (20 ÷ 200 mw/cm2; ν = 20 kHz) on Euglena gracilis Klebs (Flagellata Euglenoidina) have been investigated from the morphological as well as from the physiological point of view. The aim was to clarify if and how the different subcellular components are differentially damaged and how morphological modifications can affect the photomotile responses of the cells. The experimental results suggest that light sonication induces in Euglena gracilis morphological modifications which can be clearly observed only at the electron microscope. The selective and particularly apparent damage to the stigma globules seems to be related to the relatively small diminution in phototactic activity of the cells.