We analyze and compare the multi-field dynamics during inflation and preheating in symmetric and asymmetric models of $\alpha$-attractors, characterized by a hyperbolic field-space manifold. We show that the generalized (asymmetric) E- and (symmetric) T-models exhibit identical two-field dynamics during inflation for a wide range of initial conditions. The resulting motion can be decomposed in two approximately single-field segments connected by a sharp turn in field-space. The details of preheating can nevertheless be different. For the T-model one main mass-scale dominates the evolution of fluctuations of the spectator field, whereas for the E-model, a competing mass-scale emerges due to the steepness of the potential away from the inflationary plateau, leading to different contributions to parametric resonance for small and large wave-numbers. Our linear multi-field analysis of fluctuations indicates that for highly curved manifolds, both the E- and T-models preheat almost instantaneously. For massless fields this is always due to efficient tachyonic amplification of the spectator field, making single-field results inaccurate. Interestingly, there is a parameter window corresponding to $r={\cal O}(10^{-5})$ and massive fields, where the preheating behavior is qualitatively and quantitatively different for symmetric and asymmetric potentials. In that case, the E-model can completely preheat due to self-resonance for values of the curvature where preheating in the T-model is inefficient. This provides a first distinguishing feature between models that otherwise behave identically, both at the single-field and multi-field level. Finally, we discuss how one can describe multi-field preheating on a hyperbolic manifold by identifying the relevant mass-scales that control the growth of inflaton and spectator fluctuations, which can be applied to any $\alpha$-attractor model and beyond.


Abstract Purpose: Preoperative chemoradiation is standard therapy for esophageal cancer, but significant treatment-related toxicities are common. We sought to identify predictors of severe (≥ grade 3) acute toxicity. Patients and Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 293 patients treated with chemoradiation for nonmetastatic esophageal cancer at a single institution in 2008–2011; during this period radiation was delivered as intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT; n = 170) or proton beam therapy (PBT; n = 124). Acute toxicities during and after radiation were graded with the National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events v4.0. Fisher's exact tests were used to assess associations between categorical variables. A Cox proportional hazard model was used to assess the influence of patient, tumor, and other factors on the occurrence of any severe toxicity. Results: Multivariate analysis adjusted for tumor volume and mean esophageal dose showed that predictors of two or more severe...


In the article the analysis and features local and international status of beef cattle. Tendencies and prospects of integration processes in terms of production and processing. The development of beef cattle based on the use of agricultural enterprises socio-economic, organizational, technical and technological principles of design and implementation of manufacturing processes in a specific context in order to production, processing and marketing of beef and beef products and processing. One of the features is poyednanist organic agriculture and processing industry to maximize production efficiency. A specific properties and characteristics of beef cattle give it its own inherent specificity and authenticity, determinantnist and entry features new integrated system


In order to spread the red culture, this paper explores strategies on C-E Translation of Xi'an red tourism, and tries to solve the problems which brought about by differences in social ideology, value idea, audience psychology, and cultural background. Under the premise of equal exchanges between Chinese culture and western culture, translation strategies such as "Adaptation strategy" "Overall strategy" "Cultural connection strategy" "Unification strategy" and "Rearrangement strategy" are used to ensure we are in the


In this paper, metallocene‐fullerene hybrid complexes, [M(η5‐Cp)(η5‐C60Me5)] (M = Fe2+, Ru2+, Os2+), as well as corresponding classical metallocenes have been studied theoretically at BP86/def2‐SVP and M06L/def2‐SVP levels of theory. With considering these metal complexes as an ABA′ system (B is the central metal ion and A and A′ are related η5‐ligands), the total interaction energies were calculated using common methods, as well as by calculating the interaction energies between the four defined pairs of fragments including A–B, B–A′, A–BA′, and AB–A′. The resulting data clearly showed that in all complexes there is a strong anticoopertivity between two metal‐(η5‐ligand) bonds. In order to understand the origin of difference in values of various calculated interactions in above two types of complexes, the nature of metal–ligand bonds was also studied using energy decomposition analysis‐natural orbital for chemical valence calculations. The results showed that in hybrid complexes, in contrast to metallocenes, the orbital interactions are considerably larger than electrostatic interactions.


BACKGROUND
The ability to accurately assess tumor size is an important consideration during the preoperative evaluation of adrenal tumors, particularly solid nonfunctioning masses (incidentalomas or adrenalomas). Does the histological size of the adrenal tumor correspond to the preoperative computed tomography (CT)-estimated size?

OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the accuracy of CT in predicting the real size of adrenal tumors.

DESIGN
Retrospective review of all clinical records of patients who underwent adrenalectomy from 1984 through 1995. The mean tumor size reported from CT examinations was compared with the corresponding size obtained from the pathology reports and the statistical difference was evaluated.

SETTING
University and private hospitals in Athens, Greece.

PATIENTS
Seventy-six patients who underwent adrenalectomy for various adrenal diseases and who met strict entry criteria.

RESULTS
For the entire population, the mean diameter of the tumors was estimated (CT reports) at 4.64 cm, but the real value (pathology reports) was 5.96 cm (P < .001). The underestimation held true for all of the studied subgroups that were defined by the different proposed cutoffs for malignancy. Three patients were incidentally found to have adrenal cancer, with the tumors measuring from 2.6 to 2.9 cm on CT. In addition, 4 pheochromocytomas were clinically and laboratory "silent" at the time of their discovery. The regression line (y = 0.85 + 1.09x) relating CT-estimated and histological tumor size was linear (r = 0.90, P < .001).

CONCLUSIONS
Computed tomography underestimates the real size of adrenal tumors. The CT-estimated value should be corrected accordingly to obtain the real size. The size of an adrenal tumor, even when corrected, cannot predict the tumor's clinical behavior in many cases. Surgeons should always cautiously interpret the proposed diagnostic cutoffs, especially when considering surgical or conservative management of small nonfunctioning adrenal tumors.


Author(s): Fowler, Melinda Anne | Advisor(s): Costa, Daniel P | Abstract: Animals that fast depend on mobilizing lipid stores to power metabolism. Northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris) incorporate extended fasting into several life history stages: post weaning development, molting, breeding and lactation. The mobilization and subsequent utilization of lipid stores could have consequences for the current and future survival and reproduction. Despite the importance of lipid metabolism to elephant seals little is known about the regulation of lipid mobilization and the physiological drivers of milk lipid content. This thesis focused on three aspects of lipid reserve rationing in adult female elephant seals. Chapter 1 investigated the mobilization of specific fatty acids from blubber and the partitioning of fatty acids between maternal metabolism and milk synthesis in northern elephant seals. In Chapter 2 I examined the hormonal regulation of lipid mobilization and milk lipid content and in Chapter 3 I investigated the activity of lipolytic enzymes and their relationship to milk lipid content. To examine these topics, fatty acid signatures were compared between the blubber and milk in early and late lactation. Additionally, lipid metabolites and milk lipid content were assessed in relationship to circulating levels of growth hormone, cortisol and insulin. Milk lipid content was also assessed relative to the activity of two lipolytic enzymes in theblubber, hormone sensitive lipase and adipose triglyceride lipase. Results indicate that elephant seals mobilize specific fatty acids in a similar fashion to many other mammals and birds. Additionally, the milk is enriched in long chain monounsaturated fatty acids in late lactation. Mass and adiposity were significant (pl0.05) predictors of milk lipid content. Other important predictors of milk lipid content were circulating non-esterified fatty acid and triglyceride levels, cortisol and insulin. Unexpectedly I found that growth hormone was uncoupled from both circulating lipid metabolite concentrations and milk lipid content. Hormone sensitive lipase was found to be negligible in northern elephant seal blubber, another unexpected result. Adipose triglyceride lipase protein content was higher in late lactation relative to early lactation, but activity levels were stable across lactation and unrelated to milk lipid content. Molting seals regulate lipolysis differently than lactating seals, with insulin mediating an even greater release of lipid stores in lactating females, to facilitate availability for milk production. There was a more positive relationship between triglycerides and milk lipid content than expected, but there was strong evidence supporting the hypothesis that milk lipid content is regulated at the level of mobilization of milk precursors from lipid stores. Contrary to previous hypotheses, hormone sensitive lipase was not the primary lipolytic enzyme and adipose triglyceride lipase assumed a more prominent role in lipid mobilization. Additionally, the specific regulation of these enzymes may differ among age classes and species. Despite their phenomenal lipid mobilization ability, mechanisms of thelipid mobilization of specific fatty acids are conserved among northern elephant seals and other mammals. Conversely, the hormonal and enzymatic regulation of lipid mobilization exhibit differences between elephant seals and other mammals.


This paper covers two broad topics related to eBooks@Flinders – patron driven acquisition of eBooks and an examination of how eBooks are faring at Flinders, through the prism of our eBooks Research Project. Although we commenced our eBook research project in August 2012, we are still in the process of surveying staff and students so it will be some time yet before we can analyse the collected data and write up our findings. Here, we outline our aims for the project and discuss our methodology.


Redesign of business processes is currently attracting a lot of interest. Although many tools and technique have been used to model such processes, less attention is given to the analytical aspect to support or optimize the redesign process. In other application areas, where a network of server systems are concerned such as computer and communication systems, telecommunication systems and manufacturing systems, many analytical techniques have been developed to analyze the temporal aspect of the systems. The similarities exist between these kinds of system and business processes. An analytic approach is presented that considers the performance of business process designs. A close-loop expression is derived from a non-linear optimization problem to obtain an optimal value for jobs arrival.


ment. Planning erotic times and fostering anticipation contributes to enhanced activity, whatever the chosen setting. Making time for leisurely pursued non-penetrative sex is commended as a must for young novice lovers, bored old lovers seeking to extend their repertoire as well as those seeking to rekindle old intimacies. Bathing together and practising the pleasures to be found in tactile communication such as fondling and massage (frotting is not mentioned) are next emphasised. Tactile communication is further explored in terms of kissing or its subsidiaries of sucks, bites, wetting and blowing. Few nuances are neglected. And so we move on to detailed illustration and discussion of the variations of fellatio, cunnilingus (no mention of the Oriental variety) and mutual masturbation. Here the need-to be constantly aware of each other's wants, both physical and emotional, calls for careful consideration. The need is to reflect each other emotionally. Finally it is made clear that experimenting with all positions for intercourse alone can lead couples to agreeing rationally a selection of their favourites. We are left in no doubt that the highest degrees of sexual pleasure lie in the art of giving and surrendering to one another. Dr Stanway's Lovers' Guide II complements his No. I. They can be recommended to young and old alike. The British Board of Film Classification authorises their purchase and viewing by 18 year olds. They are available on the counters in High Street shops. In an age when sex education is compulsory in our schools and "The Health of the Nation, 1992"' calls for priority targetting of Sexual Health, the publication of these guides is brilliantly supportive. They cannot do other than augment the endeavours of all involved in seeking safer and saner sex. RS MORTON 1 The Health of the Nation. A Strategy for Health in England. London HMSO, 1992. pp 92-101.


There is a aim of this study to perform relationship between temperature change and generation analysis by Mock-up. This facility is located in Daejeon, Korea and been operated since 2009. The transparent thin-film PV modules is a nominal 0.98m x 0.95m and 44Wp per module. Thin-film transparent BIPV window system are applied on vertical, horizontal, slope(30°) side in mock-up. The monitoring system is constructed for data collection since this facility is operated for study. This system is measured the insolation and module surface temperature, DC generation ect. This study is to analysis the power generation, efficiency as the temperature change of transparent amorphous silicon building integrated PV system window. As a result, Surface temperature of PV window has increased by 70.24℃ on horizontal side, by 84.82℃ on slope side and by 64.62℃ on vertical side. In case of PV window on south vertical, 1℃ rise of surface temperature reduced about 0.3% of output power.


1. Abstract Mesh adaptation is rarely used in topology optimisation, with exceptions found in continuous methods such as phase field and some level-set techniques. Anisotropic mesh adaptation involve not only refinement and coarsening operations, but also smoothing and swapping, which allow for the appearance of elongated elements aligned with physical features, such as those found in structural optimisation. We use an anisotropic mesh generator based on local mesh modifications and an open source finite element engine (FEniCS) in combination with the method of moving asymptotes. Discrete sensitivities are calculated automatically and converted to continuous ones, such that they can drive the mesh adaptation and be interpolated between meshes. Results for stress and compliance constrained volume minimisation indicate that mesh independence is possible in a rounded 2D L-bracket geometry, the rounding fillet being 1 % of the characteristic length scale. Finally, the combination is tested for 3D compliance minimisation, where 50 is found to be a typical average element aspect ratio, indicative of the speed-up relative to isotropic mesh adaptation. 2.


This article summarizes the applications of tissue culture technology of tea to the rapid propagation of seedlings,assisted breeding and production of secondary metabolites,and reviews the studies on the tissue culture taking roots,stems,flowers,seeds of tea as explants and several problems concerned,accordingly the countermeasures are proposed.


Law of Volunteerism (Ley 45/2015) stating Spanish universities "will provide what is necessary to secure the media and relationship systems that make it possible for mutual exchange of information, technical cooperation and joint action in the exercise of its powers, in order to integrate their actions, thus contributing to improve the voluntary action and the joint participation of the citizens". Regarding older people, university volunteer programs could be a way to promote their participation in society and also their active and healthy aging. This study describes the role of Spanish universities in the promotion of volunteerism with older people. Forty-three Spanish universities were asked for the number of older volunteers that are involved in volunteerism at their university, and the number of training volunteering courses related to older people that they offered. Results show that there are few training volunteering courses that involve older people in Spanish universities (31%). Also there is scant participation of older or young volunteer students involved in these programs (1% and 2% respectively). To conclude, we encourage universities to increase their efforts to promote training volunteering programs towards older people and promoting the participation of university students in those.


Class of Reading and Writing Course of College English based on internet differs from the traditional classes in that: on internet the teacher and students use various tools and the information resources in the process of carrying out study targets and resolving problems.They cooperate with each other and support mutually.In the article the writer takes one of her classes as an example to explain the process and steps of the teaching that we should take in Reading and Writing Course of College based on internet.It is advocated that teachers should take advantages of all kinds of tools on internet such as multimedia,BBS,chat room,Email,Blog etc.in an effort to stimulate the students and attract them to take an active part in study.The writer also points out that in the classes based on internet,teachers play the role as a guide and students are the center of teaching.


A n explicitand sim plesolution representing theworm hole form ation ispresented.Thespacetim e is constructed by gluing the M inkowskiand Roberts spacetim es at nullhypersurfaces in a regular m anner. The param eters in the Robertssolution are required to give the negative kinetic term for the m assless scalar(cid:12)eld.A lthough a curvature singularity appearsatthe m om entofthe worm hole form ation,it disappears instantaneously. This instantaneous singularity is weak in the senses of both Tiplerand K r(cid:19)olak along radialcausalgeodesics.


The purpose of this paper is to propose a model that allows analyzing exchange and use of fiscal information by the roles of actors involved in the budget process and to apply the proposed model to the 2018 Czech state budget debate. The aim is to identify approaches used by the members of the Chamber of Deputies (members of the parliament (MPs)) when gathering information to be used in their decision making on the state budget, and to evaluate usefulness of the information provided through the executive's budget proposal.,This paper is the observatory study of the Czech 2018 state budget debate based on a set of unstructured interviews with newly elected MPs.,When it comes to the MPs deciding about the state budget the executive's budget proposal seems to be an insufficient source of information as the MPs relied heavily on various information brokers during the budget debate. The use of information and communication technologies in the process of information provision lags behind its potential.,The authors suggest two possible ways to improve the effective transparency of the Czech state budget debate: standardization of the chapter books and making them available to every MP as well as to the general public, and adding the budget proposal to the Monitor budget explorer – a publicly available budget explorer provided by the Ministry of Finance.,The originality of this paper lies in the proposal of the Fiscal Information Ecosystem Model and its application to the 2018 Czech state budget debate which shows how the members of the Czech Chamber of Deputies gathered information they needed in their decision making.


Based on the history data during 30 years in shiping, set up a pattern of more intersecting and interrelated factors for forecasting the beginning dat e of flood season. The result showed that the prediction accuracy was 28/32,and the calculation was consistent with observations.


Flow cytometric detection of T‐cell clonality is challenging. The current available methodology for T‐cell receptor (TCR) Vβ repertoire evaluation is a complex assay and has limited sensitivity especially for detecting low levels of disease. Therefore, there is an unmet need for a reliable, simple, and rapid assay to identify T‐cell clonality. The rearrangement of the TCRB gene involves the random and mutually exclusive expression of one of two constant β chain genes (TRBC1 and TRBC2), analogous to the kappa and lambda gene utilization by B cells.


Fournier's gangrene (FG) is a life-threatening, necrotising, soft tissue infection which affects the perineum and the perianal and genital areas. The patient rapidly progresses to a debilitated state and may also have underlying systemic diseases such as diabetes mellitus (DM), uraemia, and immunodeficiency disorders. FG is commonest in men aged ≥60 years.1,2 Early diagnosis and aggressive surgical debridement can save the patients' lives. Computed tomography (CT) can be used to determine the cause of FG and the tissues involved, but radiographic diagnosis is a more practical approach during initial evaluation, provided the film is carefully examined. A 56-year-old man with a history of DM was admitted to the emergency department of the Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan. He had had nausea, dysuria, and progressive perianal and scrotal pain for 5 days. His vital signs at admission were as follows: body temperature, 36.5° C; pulse rate 87 beats/min; respiratory rate 20/min; and blood pressure 105/67 mmHg. The scrotum appeared swollen and palpation indicated tenderness and crepitus. Laboratory results showed leukocytosis with left shift, and pyuria. Radiography of the kidney, ureter, and bladder (KUB) showed a mottled gas pattern in the subcutaneous tissues over the right scrotal area [Figure 1, white arrows]. The CT scan showed emphysema of the right side of the scrotum [Figure 2, white arrows]. Broad-spectrum antibiotics (piperacillin/tazobactam 4.5 g) were administered every 8 hours. Emergency surgical intervention, including debridement and local flap repair, were performed later by a proctologist, urologist, and plastic surgeon for a total of 5 surgeries. Deep wound culture yielded Peptostreptococcus species and Bacteroides fragilis. The patient was discharged after 41 days.

Figure 1:

Radiography of the kidney, ureter, and bladder (KUB) shows a mottled gas pattern in the subcutaneous tissue over the right scrotal area (white arrows).

Figure 2:

Computed tomography shows emphysema of the right side of the scrotum (white arrows).

FG, which is one of the most important life-threatening surgical emergencies, is a type of necrotising fasciitis that progresses rapidly, and involves the perineal, perianal, and genital regions3. FG is often clinically diagnosed. The disease occurs predominantly in men (96%), and DM was found in 80% of FG patients3. The leading origin sites of infection were the scrotum (52%) and the perineum (38%)3. Both aerobic and anaerobic bacteria were found, and the most common pathogens were Escherichia coli and Enterococcus faecalis (48% and 28%, respectively).3 In 2007, a ten-year report from northern Taiwan described the most common isolated pathogens involving FG as being E. coli, B. fragilis, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Enterococcus spp., and Proteus mirabilis.4 Compared with radiography and ultrasonography, CT plays a superior role in diagnosing FG and evaluating the extent of the disease.5 Important CT findings include asymmetric fascial thickening, emphysema of the soft tissue, fluid collection, and abscess formation. Broad-spectrum antibiotics and aggressive surgical debridement are essential for treatment. Although early diagnosis of FG by radiography is a practical approach, CT is important for determining the extent of the disease. It is important that emergency physicians consider the possibility of FG among other genital infections if discoloured skin, bulla-like lesions, emphysema, or swelling are noted. CT is imperative for prompt diagnosis of FG, and for effective planning of treatment.


Oyeyemi is a Nigerian-British writer whose writing, like other immigrant authors', participates in a dialogue about and contestation of essentialized immigrant and ethnic identities that are a result of global and local processes. Her writing produces counter-narratives in which immigrant identities are multiple, conflicting, intersectional, and most of all self-represented. This paper explores readings of Oyeyemi accompanied by the following: an examination of globalization and flows of migration; the connections of national epistemologies through media to processes like migration: how literary canon has excluded transnational fiction from the mainstream, thereby decreasing the ability of multi-ethnic and im/migrant writers to represent themselves successfully; and finally the literary shift into a more nuanced understanding of multiculturalism, diaspora, nations, and borders through persistent critiques and re-interpretations by minority writers.


We examined the impact of lateral and longitudinal hydrological connectiv- ity on copepod diversity (local species richness, diapause strategies and population genetics) in ponds of a North American floodplain. Results of a General Linear Model (GLM) which included three environmental pond variables showed that species rich- ness in these ponds was significantly influenced only by pond type (permanent ponds, temporary ponds with connections to other waterbodies during floods, isolated tempo- rary ponds). Local species richness in connected temporary ponds had significantly higher scores of local richness compared to isolated temporary ponds (means 7.4 and 2.7, respectively). Such enhancement of species diversity in connected ponds appears to be facilitated by increased dispersal during floods and also pertains to the diversity of diapause strategies in the ponds studied. Species with and without diapause were present in connected temporary ponds, but absent from isolated temporary ponds, which contained only species capable of diapausing during the dry season. To explore the significance of hydrological connectivity of longitudinal dispersal between up- stream and downstream sites, we used RAPD markers in populations of a calanoid co- pepod. The increase of average heterozygosity H (0.301 to 0.477) in an upstream- downstream direction and generally low genetic distances (Nei's D < 0.05) suggested maintenance of gene flow by flood-mediated dispersal between connected ponds. Lower heterozygosity (0.289) of the population in a downstream pond protected by le- vees suggested the interruption of gene flow when dispersal by flooding is blocked.


The results of the maritime archaeology project, from the documentation and interpretation of the shipwreck through its remains, its colonization by marine species, memorials and museum displays such as the Absecon Lighthouse, and the challenges and opportunities remaining are discussed.


The measurement of far field disturbance radiated by printed circuit boards (PCBs) is here dealt with. In particular an efficient measurement system is proposed by means of which electronic designers can assess the effectiveness of a given electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) solution to be applied to a PCB in order to reduce the radiated disturbance in the 2–8 GHz band. The effectiveness of the system in terms of measurement repeatability is assessed, and one meaningful case study described. The values of measurement repeatability obtained, even in the order of 0.2 dB, show that the system can profitably be used for experimental procedures aimed at verifying the effectiveness of EMC solutions. The system is also suitable for experimental comparisons in terms of electromagnetic emissions of communication devices operating in the 2.45 GHz industrial, scientific and medical (ISM) band, such as those of ZigBee, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth standards.


This ongoing research investigated Taiwanese 9th grade students'perceptions of a newly implemented education testing system, the Comprehensive Assessment Program for Junior High School Students(guo zhōng jiao yu hui kăo). Starting from 2014, along-debated twelve year fundamental education reform was implemented in Taiwan. Along with this new education policy was the replacement of the Comprehensive Assessment Program (CAP) for the previous testing system (the Basic Competence Test). This new assessment as well as the new education policy would undoubtedly make an impact on the students and change students' learning perspectives. With English being one of the subjects in the exam, the purpose of this study was to investigate 9th grade junior high school students' perceptions of the English CAP. Results showed that most students recognized the existence of the English Comprehensive Assessment and appeared to be motivated tolearn English; however, the test did not make any difference on students' English learning activities, nor did it seem to have any effect on their test anxiety. As this is a newly carried out education system, it is hoped that the findings of this study may provide some insights for the authorities and English teachers.


Online multi-person tracking benefits from using an online learned appearance model to associate detections to tracks and further to close gaps in detections. Since Integral Channel Features (ICF) are popular for fast pedestrian detection, we propose an online appearance model that is using the same features without recalculation. The proposed method uses online Multiple-Instance Learning (MIL) to incrementally train an appearance model for each person discriminating against its surrounding. We show that a low number of discriminatingly selected Integral Channel Features are sufficient to achieve state-of-the-art results on the MOT2015 and MOT2016 benchmark.


A method for manufacturing a printed circuit board and the printed circuit board manufactured by the same are provided to prevent an air void from occurring between an element and the printed circuit board when the element is mounted on the printed circuit board. A printed circuit board(100) includes at least one insulating member(110), circuit patterns(120a,120b), and a via member(130). The circuit patterns are constituted of a plurality of layers. The via member electrically connects the circuit patterns between the layers. The at least one via member is disposed in the insulating member. Circuit pattern protecting layers(140a,140b) for protecting the circuit patterns are formed in outer sides of the insulating member. The circuit pattern protecting layers may be formed to be partially exposed so as to couple other elements or other package elements. The insulating member may contain a glass fiber so as to improve the strength of a member material. The circuit pattern protecting layers may also contain the glass fiber so as to improve the strength of a layer material.


Different types of motors are used for high speed applications have to be inexpensive and efficient. One of which reluctance motors are known to be cheap and robust, but their use in such mass market applications has been limited by the cost and limitations of their associated power converters. A new converter concept is proposed in this paper has the ability to apply higher voltages across the machine windings than could be obtained with standard circuits to achieve high-speed operation. A 1-kW prototype converter is designed and constructed to experimentally validate the operation of the new circuit. IndexTerms—Dual voltage converters, Charge transfer circuit, Reluctance motor, Motor drives


Complaints of noise annoyance are increasing in several areas of the working envi-ronment, particularly in open offices, schools and kindergartens. The noise levels seldom reach noise levels with risk of noise induced hearing loss, but the cause emerges from a complex interplay between the level and the character of the noise, the acoustics of the workplace, psychosocial stress-factors, and individual factors including hearing ability. Among the main problems are the acoustic quality of the rooms, and the hearing ability of the employees. With longer life expectancy and a change towards service jobs with high communicative and high cognitive demands, it is important that the working environment does not exclude employees with reduced hearing abilities, who have great difficulties in hearing in noisy surroundings of low acoustic quality. Another trend in hearing ability is reduced hearing among adoles-cence, which seems to be serious with the expectancy of a longer working life. Regu-lar tests of hearing thresholds in noise exposed employees are required all over the world, but the audiogram may not determine minor deficits in hearing or initial signs of noise induced hearing loss (Attias et al. 2001; Torre et al. 2007). Oto-acoustic emissions (Job et al. 2007) and suppression of oto-acoustic emissions (Zhang et al. 2007) may be a valuable tool in measuring the plasticity of hearing, but further valida-tion is needed. If a greater number of subjects have to be tested, it is also necessary to introduce time optimized protocols (Sisto et al. 2007). We have tested these meth-ods in a binaural setup, and will present a series of decisions, which has to be made in order to do assessments in the field.


Abstract Several methods for protein determination have been described. In almost all cases, a detection reagent is involved (Coomassie Blue reagent, bicinchoninic acid, Folin reagent). Proteins quantification determination by measurements in the U.V. region1 have been abandonned because of the weak sensitivity of the apparatus (concentrations of the order of 100 μg/ml) and because of the lack of precision at low wavelengths (far U.V.). Owing to the progress in the performance of equipments, (i) we have been able to show that the reliability of current equipments allowed measurements in the more sensitivity range of proteins (190 to 220 nm) and beyond (220 to 1100 nm) and (ii) we have hence calculated the correlation factors between absorbance values and wavelengths for 17 proteins. It was found that 190 nm and 277 nm were the best wavelengths in far U.V. region for the protein quantification (correlation factor respectively of 0.69 and 0.62). The concentrations of 16 proteins were predicted at 190 nm and...


A unique digital art installation, which has been created with the help of four schools and Autism Bedfordshire, was unveiled in the new Dunstable Library last week (10 July).


Deliberative democracy has become a new mission for the Chinese democratic parties after the 18 th CPC National Congress.To fulfill this mission,it is of great realistic significance for the Democratic Revolutionary Party in Neijiang to actively get involved in the exploring of the deliberative democracy practice.In sorting of the deliberative democracy over the recent years,some enlightenments are found to be rather valuable:to make further use of the integrating function of the deliberative democracy can contribute to a better use of the its function in accumulating talents and force;efforts should be stepped up to mechanism construction;to step up the top-level design of deliberative democracy in the grassroots organizations;to step up efforts in educating the Democratic Revolutionary Party members for their political theoretic preparation;and reinforce the capability in the deliberative democracy of Neijiang DPC to prompt a sound and healthy development of the economy and society.


Introduction:
 Novel ECG devices seek to facilitate easier obtainment of ECG recordings, while not compromising accuracy, compared to a standard clinical 12-L ECG. We aimed to compare the accuracy of the AliveCor Kardia 6L device with simultaneously recorded 12-L ECG recording with the patient in the same position.

 Hypothesis:
 The AliveCor Kardia 6L ECG device demonstrates data highly correlated with a standard 12-L ECG.

 Methods:
 We included patients seen in an outpatient cardiology clinic. ECG data using the Kardia 6L and a standard 12-L were obtained simultaneously in the seated position. Median beats for each method were compared using Pearson's correlation.

 Results:
 One hundred patients (mean age 57±18, 55% female) were included. Lead aVL R wave amplitude (r= 0.99), T wave amplitude (r= 0.99), T wave axis (r= 0.96) QRS axis (r= 1.00), QRS duration (r= 0.94), and QT duration (r= 0.96) demonstrated excellent correlation between the two methods (Figure).

 Conclusion:
 The 6L Kardia device allows for accurate ECG measurements in ambulatory patients. This illustrates implications for the diagnosis of cardiac diseases, including left ventricular hypertrophy, in both clinical and nonclinical settings.


The number of cancer and glycerin patients is increasing. It elucidates that diseased genes have largely copied in human group and the human is faced with the genes crisis. It's perhaps the reason that science interference makes the function of the natural selection to people waken. To defend and control diseased genes has become the strategy problem that solves the health crisis.


The electronmagetic interference is the quite complexbreakdown,because of the electromagnetic phenomenon there is no placein,this article does not cause on the electronmagetic interferencethe breakdown has carried on the repeatedly investigation and studyand the experiment,proposed the prevention and the solution method tothe electronmagetic interference breakdown.


The EIS produced for Lewis Wind Energy by Boreas Ecology forms part of the
supporting documentation for a planning application to construct a wind farm
on the Isle of Lewis. More specifically, the planning application explicitly
avoids the candidate Special Area for Conservation (cSAC) that lies across
the central part of northern Lewis, but instead appears almost specifically to
target the area of the Special Protection Area (SPA) that lies outside the
cSAC. Although the reasons for pursuing such a locational strategy do not
form part of the present review, the implications of this strategy for the
peatland environment certainly do, because the present review aims to
evaluate the extent to which the EIS correctly and adequately assesses the
potential impacts of the Lewis Wind Farm development on the peatland
environment.


Curationis 32 (3): 14-21 A dolescen t pregnan cies are high risk obstetric occurrences. Antenatal care (ANC) p ro vid es opportunities to recognise and treat obstetric com plications, enhancing the preg n a n cy outcom es f o r m others an d babies. The pu rp o se o f the stu dy w as to identifyfactors influencing adolescen ts' non-utilisation o f A N C services in Bulawayo. The Health B e lie f M odel (HBM) was used to contextualise the study. A quantitative, non-experimental, descriptive research design was adopted, using structured interview s to collect data. Purposive, non-probability sam pling was used to conduct structured interview s with 80 adolescent mothers from the postn atal w ards who had d elivered their babies without attending ANC. F actors influencing these adolescent mothers ' non-utilisation o f A N C services in cluded socio-econom ic issues, individuals' perception s about ANC, lim ited knowl edge about ANC, p olicies an d structural barriers. However, these adolescents knew that deliverin g their babies with skilled attendance could enhance the outcomes f o r the m others and babies, w ould help secure documents to fa cilita te the acquisition o f their children's birth certificates, an d that obstetric com plications required the serv ices o f skilled m idw ives/doctors. P olicy-related issues, such as requiring national identity cards from pregnan t adolescents (orfrom their spouses) p roh ibited som e o f them fro m utilising A N C services. There is a need to im prove adolescents ' reproductive health outreach (including ANC) program m es and to offerfree A N C services in Zimbabwe. Restrictive policies, such as the required identity cards o f the pregnan t adolescents (or their husbands), im pacted negatively on the accessibility o f A N C services and should be addressed as a m atter o f urgency in Bulawayo.


Mixing laws have been introduced in effective medium physics to calculate a bulk parameter of mixtures of several phases as a function of the parameter values and volume fractions for each phase. They have been successfully applied to derive mixture models for dielectric constant, thermal conductivity, electrical conductivity, etc. Studied here are mixing laws that can be written in the form f(x)=a1.f(x1)+...+ak.f(xk) with a1+a2+...+ak=1 where f() is a continuous function applied to a bulk parameter x of a mixture of several phases with bulk parameters x1,...,xk and volume fractions a1,...,ak. In the case of scale-independent mixing laws, i.e. such that for all t>0 t.f(x)=a1.f(t.x1)+...+ak.f(t.xk) it is shown that f() can take only two forms: f(x)=A.lnx+B or f(x)=Ax^p+B. Therefore scale-independent mixing laws can only be the geometric mean x=x1^a1....xk^ak or the 'power mean' x^p=a1.x1^p+...+ak.xk^p.


Background In The Netherlands, sports medicine physicians are involved in the care of about 8% of all sports injuries that occur each year. Some patients consult a sports physician directly, without being referred by a general practitioner. This study aims to determine how many patients consult a sports physician directly, and to explore differences in the profiles of these patients compared with those who are referred. Methods This was an exploratory cross-sectional study in which all new patients presenting with an injury to a regional sports medical center during September 2010 were identified. The characteristics of patients who self-referred and those who were referred by other medical professionals were compared. Results A total of 234 patients were included (mean age 33.7 years, 59.1% male). Most of the injuries occurred during soccer and running, particularly injuries of the knee and ankle. In this cohort, 39.3% of patients consulted a sports physician directly. These patients were significantly more often involved in individual sports, consulted a sports physician relatively rapidly after the onset of injury, and had received significantly less care before this new event from medical professionals compared with patients who were referred. Conclusion In this study, 39.3% of patients with sports injuries consulted a sports physician directly without being referred by another medical professional. The profile of this group of patients differed from that of patients who were referred. The specific roles of general practitioners and sports physicians in medical sports care in The Netherlands needs to be defined further.


413 Re pub lica ldova USEFS groups shows greatest leap of dimorphic differences between results of junior and senior secondary school students. In the course of analysis of the scale of growing dimorphic differences we can observe the smallest increase of differences in the trial of long jump with run-up, while the biggest increase of differences we can observe in the trial of triple jump performed on the right foot. An analysis of the Mollison index values in particular age groups clearly indicates an increase of dimorphic differences. Only in the trial of penta-jump the value of Mollison index in the group of students is lower than in the group of secondary school students. However, the range of differences is varied depending on the type of test. One can (with great caution) observe that the degree of dimorphic differences may be influenced by the level of difficulty of the performed exercise. Conclusions 1. Jumping ability measured for boys with standing long jump shows systematic increase in subsequent age groups, while measured with long jump with run-up stabilizes around the age of 19 years. 2. Stabilization of the level of jumping ability of girls aged 15-16 years (as many authors writing on the topic suggest), was not confirmed with the results of the research. Highest values of the level of jumping ability were observed for tested female college students. It may result from their physical activity which is above average due to accomplishment of syllabus of classes in the Faculty of Physical Education. It may support the view, that jumping ability stimulated with physical activity may develop also after puberty. 3. The level of jumping ability is strongly determined by gender of the tested people. Dimorphic differences can be observed already in the group aged 12-13 years and their increase occurs after the age of 16 years. The level of dimorphic differences in jumping ability trials increases depending on the type of jumping ability trial. The smallest increase of dimorphic differences (along with the age of the tested people) was observed in trials of jumping ability measured with long jump with run-up.


The paper presents a comparison of the stability of concrete cube armour and Cubipod armour in a breakwater roundhead with slope 1:1.5, exposed to both 2-D (long-crested) and 3-D (short-crested) waves. The model tests were performed at the Hydraulics and Coastal Engineering Laboratory at Aalborg University, Denmark. The model tests
showed that Cubipod armour is more stable than cube armour when exposed to longer waves (steepness approx. 0.025) and has equal stability to cubes in shorter waves. The Cubipod armour layer contained due to its high porosity approximately 6-17% less concrete than the cube armour layer. Therefore, it was concluded that per used volume of
concrete the Cubipods perform better than the cubes.


We investigate the enhancement of SERS signals associated with the excitation of localized surface plasmons and morphology of ultra-thin golden films deposited on silicon substrate. We acquire the optimized deposited rate and film thickness.


An integrated circuit, in particular, in integrated circuits using a non-volatile memory device, to provide an improved method for reducing accumulated charge during its preparation. A method according to the present invention, the accumulated charge during the manufacture of integrated circuits 116 A method for optically removed, the broadband radiation pattern from a broadband source 118, disposed in the processing chamber 112 It comprises irradiating the integrated circuit 116. Broadband radiation pattern preferably includes at least one wavelength less than about 280nm in having a greater FWHM than about 10 nm. This makes it possible to effectively remove the accumulated charge generated during the manufacture of integrated circuits.


The aims of this research were to find out whether or not there was a significant improvement on students' listening comprehension achievement after being taught by running dictation method and their perceptions on running dictation. The sample of this research was the second semester students of English Education Study Program at one state university in South Sumatera, Indonesia. The method of this study was experimental study with a one group pretest and posttest design. The data were collected by using listening comprehension prestest and posttest. T-test was used to analyze the data. The results showed that t-value was greater than t-table. It can be concluded that running dictation could improve students' listening comprehension achievement. Some implications are also made for future research.


Flexible nanostructured reduced graphene oxide-sulfur (rGO-S) composite films are fabricated by synchronously reducing and assembling GO sheets with S nanoparticles on a metal surface. The nanostructured architecture in such composite films not only provides effective pathways for electron transport, but also suppresses the diffusion of polysulfides. Furthermore, they can serve as the cathodes of flexible Li-S batteries.


This article provides a critical review of aero-optics with an emphasis on recent developments in computational predictions and the physical mechanisms of flow-induced optical distortions. Following a brief introduction of the fundamental theory and key concepts, computational techniques for aberrating flow fields and optical propagation are discussed along with a brief survey Annu. Rev. Fluid Mech. 2012. 44 of wavefront sensors used in experimental measurements. New physical understanding generated through numerical and experimental investigations are highlighted for a numbers of important aero-optical flows including turbulent boundary layers, separated shear layers and flow over optical turrets. Approaches for mitigating aero-optical effects are briefly discussed.


We introduce a model of mutually attracting agents in an arbitrary network, for which the long term behavior results in the emergence of several clusters. The cluster structure is independent of the initial condition and is characterized by a set of inequalities in the parameters of the model. With varying coupling strength, transitions between different cluster structures may take place. We illustrate the relation with the Kuramoto model on interconnected oscillators and we discuss an application on opinion formation.


Seasonal trends in the bacterial formation of transparent exopolymer particles (TEP) were assessed in a seawater culture experiment using filtrate (0.8 µm) obtained from surface water of Sagami Bay, Japan. An Alcian blue staining/colorimetric method was used to assess samples in both the presence and absence of metabolic inhibitors of bacteria. TEP formation was always negligible in the presence of metabolic inhibitors. However, the TEP accumulation rate (t = 0 to 1) associated with bacterial growth was high (156.9 ± 66 µg Gum Xanthan equivalents l -1 d -1 ) in September, October, and March, and low (0 ± 12.7 µg Gum Xanthan equiv. l -1 d -1 ) from December to February, even for samples with large increases in bacterial numbers. The observed TEP accumulation rate without metabolic inhibitors was positively correlated with chlorophyll a concentration (r = 0.799, n = 9), bac- terial organic carbon production rate (r = 0.784, n = 9), and bacterial number (r = 0.948, n = 9) in the field, indicating the importance of exudates from phytoplankton and probably from bacteria. During the months with high TEP formation rates, the bacterial TEP that formed in terms of carbon exceeded bacterial carbon utilization by 1- to 2-fold, suggesting an indirect process of bacterial TEP formation. Based on microscopic examinations of seawater cultures and field samples, the scavenging of TEP precursors by increased bacterial particles was important in the bacterial enhancement of high TEP formation in fall and early spring. These observations suggest the importance of bacteria as media- tors of bacteria-associated TEP formation coupled to the supply of usable dissolved organic matter, including TEP precursors.


Being a part of individual's self-concept,occupational self concept is the base of career programming,which plays a key role in our career progress.The results indicate that group counseling can be regarded as an effective way of promoting the development of the student's occupational self-concept.


This project incorporates two systematic reviews and meta-analyses (SRMA) of randomized controlled trials (RCT)s to evaluate the impact of viscous dietary fibre on measures of adiposity in adults. In the first study, including 62 trials (n= 3320), ad libitum diets enhanced with viscous fibre, significantly reduced body weight, BMI, waist circumference, and body fat percentage. In the second study, which had 15 trials (n= 1313), viscous fibre added to a calorie-restricted diet, significantly reduced body weight, BMI, waist circumference, and body fat percentage. The certainty of evidence for the impact of viscous fibre supplementation on markers of adiposity is low to moderate quality, as evaluated by the GRADE tool. Overall, the pooled effect of body weight and most other outcomes in these studies suggest that supplementing diet with viscous fibre produce a small but significant effect in weight management. To improve certainty of evidence, a strong need for more trials.


The aim of this research was to develop a model to explain how adolescents who have experienced risk navigate their way to resilience. The philosophical framework was social constructivist with qualitative methodology. Twenty-three adolescents (M=15.5 years of age) participated in semi-structured in-depth interviews to develop a model through grounded theory. Findings indicated that resilient adolescents went through a process of response to risk, insight, letting go, and then recovery. The process that led to recovery was self-worth, which was developed through relationships, purpose, existence, boundaries, and self-efficacy. In this paper, the category of 'response to risk' is discussed along with implications it has in resilience research.


OBJECTIVE
The aim of our study was to evaluate the role of follicular fluid pH as the marker of quality of the human oocyte in the IVF treatment efforting to predict and to enhance the effect of IVF treatment: oocyte quality, fertilization rate, cleavage rate, implantation rate.

DESIGN
Prospective study.

SETTING
Center of assisted reproduction, Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Medical Faculty of Charles University, Pilsen.

METHODS
The pH of the follicular fluid was measured in 147 IVF cycles. The oocyte quality was evaluated according to the oocyte-cumulus-cells complex morphology during the ovum pick up, according to fertilization rate, number of recovered oocytes and recovery rate.

RESULTS
The lower pH of the follicular fluid correlated with significant higher occurrence of the cycles with more then half of oocyte-cumulus complexes with normal mature morphology (P = 0.026) and correlated with significant higher occurrence of cycles with fertilization rate more then 10% (P = 0.033).

CONCLUSION
There was found a lower pH of the follicular fluid in the IVF cycles where the quality of oocytes was higher.


We consider the viscoelasticity equation and the problem of recovering the spatial part p(x) of the Lamé kernel depending on two spatial variables. We obtain a stability estimate of the solution to this problem. AMS subject classification: Primary 45Q05, secondary 45K05.


Abstract Abstract. Mate choice in the zebra finch,Taenopygia guttata, has been extensively studied and the results have been thought to provide support for the hypothesis that females prefer brightly coloured males even in a monogamous species. A bright, red beak colour was seen as the important feature upon which females based their preference. However, many recent studies have failed to find any effect of beak colour on female preference, and some suggest that females use display rate to choose a mate. The evidence provided by various zebra finch studies is critically examined and two possible explanations for why the results differ are suggested. First, there may be a hierarchy of choice criteria with display rate being more important than beak colour. Second, it is possible that female preference for male beak colour depends on female experience of males during maturation. Finally studies on the role of beak colour in zebra finches should consider the possibility that it is males rather than females who are responding strongly to beak colour differences between the sexes.


The importance of Business Intelligence (BI) within organisations is increasing with insights being used across organisations for tasks ranging from daily management decision support to executive strategic planning. With the increasingly important role the internet plays in consumers' lives, an abundance of valuable data is to be found online. This data can be used to enhance the ability of BI to deliver important information to all levels within the organisation. Yet including web data in traditional BI practice has not yet delivered value seamlessly. Hence the primary question asked in this paper is: What are the organisational barriers which prevent the inclusion of unstructured web data in BI practice? By means of a single case study within an Insurance company in the Western Cape, and by using a hybrid inductive and deductive research approach, this research identifies the key barriers in this organisation to the adoption of this advanced BI innovation. The major factors were found to be the lack of management support, poor understanding of the potential benefits of using web data, the reliability and privacy concerns related to this data, and no innovation champion driving the adoption. The resultant causal model of barriers can be used by organisations wanting to adopt this BI innovation to suggest possible actions which can be undertaken to eliminate some of the barriers.


This paper focuses on the impact of China's accession to the WTO on the sectoral production within China and its main trading partners. We conclude that China benefits much more from trade liberalization if other countries also reduce their trade barriers. A Chinese unilateral action would mainly benefit other countries in South-East Asia. Within China itself the sectors Wearing Apparel and Electronic Equipment expand. Sectoral production is however affected by modelli ng tariff exemptions for intermediate goods. If these exemptions are not introduced, the sector Textile declines while it expands if we take account of exemptions. The reason is that a large share of these goods is used for intermediate inputs. For sectors li ke Leather and Food processing which are often used for final consumption the opposite result prevails.


The William & Mary Police Department (WMPD) is certified by the state of Virginia, and is responsible for providing the full range of law enforcement services to the College community. The Department's jurisdiction includes the College as well as the surrounding streets and sidewalks. The WMPD also work closely with the City of Williamsburg and the Counties of York and James City. It is the obligation of all community members to provide the safest atmosphere to live, learn, and grow. Please keep in mind the following precautionary tips: Safety  Use the emergency phone system (Blue Light Phones) when needed.  Avoid walking alone at night.  Notify police immediately of suspicious or criminal activity.  Park in well-lit areas.  Do not leave valuables in view. Security  Lock your office door when you leave.  Notify WMPD and/or the ID office immediately to report lost or stolen ID cards.  Register bicycles with the WMPD.  Invest in a good lock for bicycles.


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A damp proof course system for a cavity wall comprising an elongate rear member 16 associated with the inner leaf 11 and a tray member 17 associated with the outer leaf. The rear member 16 includes an elongate skirt 19 which extends forwards and downwards. The tray member 17 has a generally flat base 24, a rear wall 25 and an end wall 26 connected both the base 24 and the rear wall 25. The rear wall 25 is adjustable in its orientation with respect to the base 24. In use, the rear member 16 and the tray member 17 are arranged to overlap, with the rear wall 25 of the tray member 17 located behind the skirt 19 of the rear member 16.


A continuous system of moment equations is introduced that models the transverse dynamics of a beam of charged particles as it passes through an arbitrary lattice of quadrupoles and solenoids in the presence of self-fields. Then, figures of merit are introduced specifying system characteristics to be optimized. The resulting model is used to optimize the parameters of the lattice elements of a flat to round transformer, as could be applied in relativistic electron cooling. Results are shown for a case of no space-charge and two cases with space-charge. The optimization is based on a gradient descent algorithm in which the gradient is calculated using adjoint methods that prove to be very computationally efficient. In the optimized configurations for each of the three cases, the beam in the solenoid is round and with uniform second moments.


Wireless sensor networks (WSNs), part of the fast emerging Internet of Things will be playing vital role in transforming our lives. Potentially huge number of these sensors will soon be deployed to perform simple to complex tasks such as automatically controlling heat and light in smart homes to guiding autonomous vehicles and missiles. A big challenge in WSN is providing energy. Battery management and maintenance of these sensors can be a prohibitively expensive exercise because of their abundance. Sensors' performance will deteriorate with the remaining energy level and dead sensor nodes will affect the performance of an entire network, especially in multi-hop networks. Improper battery disposal will also cause environmental pollution and health hazardous in the long run. The energy issue can be alleviated by energy harvesting. The ambience has energy in the forms of light, heat, mechanical vibrations and electromagnetic radiations. This energy has to be collected with appropriate transducers, stored reliably and used for wireless data transmission which is typically happens as bursts. The sporadic and unreliable nature of the energy harvesting process as well as characteristics of electronic elements has to be appropriately modeled to design viable energy harvesting WSN.


This study aims to analyze and explain the effect of entrepreneurial orientation (innovation and risk-taking) in encouraging the implementation of halal tourism. The predicted results suggest that this research will be useful in the development of Indonesian halal tourist destinations, as well as a starting point for future studies. The Central Java region is the location of this explanatory research. There are 516 tourist sites in Central Java that are included in this survey. In this study, 120 ODTWs from various regions in Central Java participated. To analyze the data collected from the questionnaires, a statistical approach known as Sem PLS was used. The Likert scale ranges from 1 to 5. The results of the analysis show that innovation and risk-taking have a significant positive effect on competitive advantage. innovation does not have a significant positive effect on the implementation of halal tourism but risk-taking has a significant positive effect on the implementation of halal tourism. The implementation of halal tourism has a significant effect on competitive advantage. The competitive advantage of tourist destinations can be built from innovation and the ability to take risks.


Sentiment analysis is highly popular topic to identify people's opinions through the social media, forums and other websites. There are an abundance of opinions on internet and analysing those opinions would have many benefits for both private and public sectors. Research has evolved looking on tweets for mining opinions and for the classification of the tweets as positive, negative or neutral in its sentiment. In this research, Turkish tweets are used for sentiment extraction where a two layer neural network is used as the pattern recognition system. The supervised training of this system is based on structured learning. As a conclusion, structured learning seems to be helpful in pattern recognition to classify tweets and mining the opinions. However, it is evident that further research in data processing and training methodology is necessary to obtain reliable sentiment analysis results.


The cost of implementing an actual wind turbine is quite high, therefore a wind turbine is emulated to obtain the characteristics of a real wind turbine. The concept of emulation involves the torque control of a DC motor according to the reference torque generated from the turbine. In this paper, a separately excited DC motor is controlled using a first quadrant DC Chopper to obtain the wind turbine characteristics. First, a MATLAB program is written to obtain the theoretical power and torque characteristics of the turbine. Then, the turbine is simulated using mathematical modeling of DC motor and chopper to obtain the desired theoretical torques. The model is tested for two different wind turbines and is validated using the simulation results obtained. Also, both the turbines are simulated with a three-phase rectifier and results are presented which can be used for laboratory purpose. Hence, this paper is intended to propose an accurate model which saves the cost of actual implementation of turbine and provides a study platform for researchers in this domain.


Study Design. A controlled rabbit model of lumbar posterolateral intertransverse process arthrodesis was used to evaluate a bone graft substitute. Objective. To determine the efficacy of demineralized bone matrix gel as an autograft extender, using different ratios of demineralized bone matrix to autograft and to determine the efficacy of demineralized bone matrix as an autogenous bone graft enhancer by adding it to the usual quantity of autograft. Summary of Background Data. Autogenous bone is considered the most effective bone graft material for posterolateral lumbar arthrodesis, yet nonunions occur in up to 30% of patients. In addition, donor site complications may occur in 25‐30% of patients. This has prompted the search for and investigation of bone graft extenders, enhancers, and substitutes. Commercially available demineralized bone matrix gel is one possible graft extender and enhancer, which, unlike mineralized allografts, has osteoinductive properties. Although the gel is in common use, the efficacy of demineralized bone matrix when used for posterolateral spine arthrodesis has not been examined in prospective clinical studies. Furthermore, no known animal studies have tested demineralized bone matrix gel in a posterolateral arthrodesis model. Methods. Forty‐seven New Zealand white rabbits underwent bilateral posterolateral spine arthrodesis at L5‐L6 using autogenous iliac crest bone graft alone or in combination with demineralized bone matrix. Four groups were formed on the basis of the ratio of autograft to demineralized bone matrix: autograft alone (3 mL), 100:0 group; autograft (3 mL) and demineralized bone matrix (1.5 mL), 100:50 group; autograft (1.5 mL) and demineralized bone matrix (1.5 mL), 50:50 group; and autograft (0.75 mL) and demineralized bone matrix (2.25 mL), 25:75 group. Rabbits were killed 6 weeks after surgery. Inspection, manual palpation, radiographic film, and histologic evaluation were used to assess fusion. Results. All groups had similar fusion rates (66‐73%) based on manual palpation. Rabbits implanted with demineralized bone matrix had more mature fusion masses, evidenced by the greater trabecular bone formation seen on radiographic film and histologic study. Conclusions. Demineralized bone matrix was effective as a graft extender when used in up to a 3:1 ratio with autograft in a rabbit posterolateral spine fusion model. When less than the standard volume of autograft was used, the addition of demineralized bone matrix gel lead to fusion success rates comparable to those of the standard amount of autograft alone. However, demineralized bone matrix did not increase the frequency of successful fusion when added to the standard amount of autograft.


Growth and development of the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum (Herbst), was determined in the laboratory at 28°C and 60% RH. When the flour was supplemented with dead eggs or adults of the Indian meal moth, Plodia interpunctella (Hubner), the red flour beetle larvae weighed an average 2.92±0.51 (SE) or 3.0±0.32 mg, respectively, after 15 days; larvae in unsupplemented flour weighed an average 1.51 ±0.20 mg. However, there was no difference in the maximum weights of the larvae. Larvae in flour supplemented with eggs had a mean developmental period of 19.1± 0.8 days, those in flour supplemented with moths required 20.0±1.0 days, and those in unsupplemented flour required 24.9±0.8 days. Supplemented diets did not influence pupal duration (6.4±0.4 days). Days to 50% adult emergence were 26, 27, or 32 for beetles in flour with eggs, moths, or no supplement, respectively.


In this study, a novel acetylcholinesterase (AChE) biosensor for the detection of organophosphorus pesticides (OPs) was developed based on a film of gold nanoparticles/three-dimensional graphene (AuNPs/rGO).


One of the four tours on the second day of the British Dam Society conference in Leeds in September 2012 visited three dams in the Holme valley: Brownhill, Ramsden and Riding Wood.


Rooms with a View in Middlemarch and The Remains of the Day by Anna Jewers Introduction by Dr. Rohan Maitzen


Causes for distress in continuously reinforced concrete pavements were determined. Primary types of distress leading to reduction in service were punchouts and crack spalling. Causes for both the punchout and spalling distresses were determined to be loss of load transfer across the cracks. Loss of load transfer over time was correlated with the crack opening and loss of uniform support due to erosion and pumping of the subbase. Crack opening was correlated with crack spacing. A design procedure is proposed based on the capability of the system to transfer load across the cracks. The design procedure is dependent on crack spacing. Consequently, it is necessary to be able to predict crack spacing before the design procedure can be applied. While crack spacing can be controlled to some extent by the amount of reinforcing steel used and steel placing, the dominant factor in crack spacing appears to be climatic conditions at the time of construction. To develop a reliable design procedure for continuously reinforced pavements, it will be necessary to provide a controlled crack spacing.


The global compliance and global condition index of a 4-degrees-of-freedom hybrid robotic manipulator are modelled and optimised. The kinematic analysis of the hybrid robotic manipulator is studied in detail. The manipulator compliance model is obtained and the summation of the main leading diagonal elements of the compliance matrix, which is known as the global compliance, is employed as a criterion to assess the rigidity of the mechanism. The global condition index, which is obtained by the Monte Carlo technique, is employed as a criterion to assess the mechanism workspace. It is found that increasing the mechanism workspace will lead to the mechanism compliance increase. Thus, the global compliance and the global condition index of the manipulator are optimised simultaneously. The optimised results are analysed and compared. The proposed mechanism design can be potentially used as machine tools in manufacturing assembly and processes applications.


Thomas Patterson [R], Harvard University, chair of the E.E. Schattschneider Award Committee, with 1998 recipient Frances Lee of Case Western Reserve University. The award was presented to Lee for her dissertation, "The Enduring Consequences of the Great Compromise: Senate Apportionment and Congressional Policymaking." nary of the meeting drew nearly 500 attendees and, following the ceremony, featured APSA President M. Kent Jennings' Presidential Address. The Association was especially pleased to honor Representative Lee Hamilton (D-IN) with the 1998 Hubert H. Humphrey Award, recognizing his distinguished career in the House of Representatives. Hamilton, who has represented the 9th District of Indiana since 1964, will leave the House following conclusion of the 105th session of Congress to direct the Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars. A complete version of the citation honoring Hamilton can be found in the Gazette section of this issue. Three others also received awards recognizing major contributions to the profession and our understanding and practice of politics. In only its second presentation, the Ithiel De Sola Pool Award was given to W. Lance Bennett of the University of Washington. Pool Committee Chair Marion Just noted in her citation that, like the late Pool, Bennett "has been a fearless scholar, unafraid of tackling tough subjects or cherished icons." As part of the award, Bennett was named the Ithiel de Sola Pool Distinguished Lecturer and delivered his address to a capacity crowd during the meeting. Eminent scholar Louis C. Gawthrop of the University of Baltimore was presented the John Gaus Award by Committee Chair Lois Recascino Wise. The Gaus prize honors a lifetime of exemplary scholarship in the joint tradition of political science and public administration. In her citation Wise noted that "Gawthrop's professional career is marked by an exemplary contribution of intellectually challenging scholarship in the finest tradition of political science and public administration." With the award, Gawthrop served as the 13th John Gaus Distinguished Lecturer, delivering his lecture on the Friday afternoon of the meeting. Both the Pool and Gaus lectures may be found at the front of this issue of PS. In its annual recognition of exceptional journalism, the Association named Richard Reeves winner of the 1998 Carey McWilliams Award.


Law regulates human communication; law text finds its common feature in regularity. Law takes language, action and writing as means of existence and manifestation of text. Due to the complexity and variety of human life, there can be differences or conflicts in comprehending a certain law. Conflicts calls for interpretation, which leads to clarity to a certain extent. The interpretation of law is not only a search for original intention, a filling up of loopholes, and an elimination of differences, but what is more a discovery of law through interpretation.


A 3-wk study was conducted at a commercial feed mill in northwest Iowa to determine where the formation of fines occurs during pelleted feed manufacturing and if differences are present in nutrient composition between fines and pellets. During the study, 1,781pelleted feed samples were collected from 4 swine and 2 turkey diets. Samples were collected from 4 different locations throughout the mill to determine progression of fines formation during the manufacturing process. These locations included the pellet mill, pellet cooler, fat coater, and at load-out. Samples were taken on 7 to 10 different runs for each diet throughout the 3-wk period. Pellet durability index (PDI) and percentage fines were determined for all samples, and nutrient analysis was determined on a pooled sample from each run within diet. Nutrient analysis was determined via near-infrared spectroscopy (NIR) at the processing site and via wet chemistry at a commercial lab.


A recombinant therapeutic agent which is chemically identical to or similar to the endogenous glycoprotein erythropoietin (Epo). Epo promotes the differentiation and maturation of hematopoietic progenitors into erythrocytes; is a mitogen and a chemoattractant for endothelial cells; stimulates activated and differentiated B-cells and enhances B-cell immunoglobulin production and proliferation; and is hypoxia-inducible. (NCI04) Qeios · Definition, February 7, 2020


This study analyses the discourse functions of tense in the New York Times Corpus under a three-dimensional framework – the three dimensions being tense, verb and textual position. The texts are divided into ten 10 percent sub-sections and the distribution of the tenses along textual positions, the distribution of verb categories along textual positions as well as the distribution of tense-verb construction along textual positions are calculated to examine the features of tense use in news reports. The association between tense and verb categories is calculated using WordSmith log-likelihood statistics. Quantitative distribution analysis of the tenses reveals their distribution patterns. The distribution of the present and the present perfect follows a multi-peaked curve while there is a steady increase of preterit from the beginning to the end. The association between tense and verb shows that different tenses have attractions for different verb categories. The present tense attracts state verbs, the past tense attracts achievement verbs, and the present perfect prefers achievement and activity verbs. Analysis of tense-verb constructions along textual positions reveals that tense-verb constructions have localised functions – within different textual positions, tense-verb constructions take on various features and focus on different functions. All these findings constitute the stylistic use of tenses in news reports and reveal modern news values in the journalistic community.


This paper offers a review of the main aspects of address theory and examines the main interpersonal strategic functions of terms of address. In order to illustrate these issues I have chosen some examples from political discourse. Specifically, I selected three political interviews which took place around the same time (21 st April 2003, 16 th November 2003 and 30 th May 2004), and with the same worldwide conflict in the background (the Iraqi war), but which featured three different interviewees of three different nationalities. Nonetheless, these interviewees share a common characteristic: they held the highest political office in their countries at the time. These interviewees are: Mr. Jose M. Aznar (President of Spain), Mr. George W. Bush (President of the USA) and Mr. Tony Blair (Prime Minister of the UK). I will try to relate the choice of specific pronominal references to the pragmatic nature of the questions being asked. For this purpose, I will borrow the terms "CC (communicative conflict) question" and "equivocation" from Bavelas, Black, Chovil and Mullett (1990).


Controllable phase modulation and electronic structure are essential factors in the study of two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides due to their impact on intriguing physical properties and versatile optoelectronic applications. Here, we report the phase-controlled growth of ternary monolayer MoSe2xTe2(1−x) (0 ≤ x ≤ 1) alloys induced through in situ doping and composition tuning via molecular beam epitaxy. Our approach leverages the substitution of selenium for tellurium to lower the energy barrier of the semi-conducting 2H and semi-metallic 1T′ phase transition. The alloys' lattice constants, Mo-3d binding energy and electronic bandgap were demonstrated to be tunable by varying the selenium composition (x), respectively. First-principles calculations agree well with our experimental results, revealing that the valence band bowing effect of the monolayer alloys is attributed to the difference in coupling between anions and cations. This work provides a new pathway for phase modulation growth and controllable electronic structure of ternary monolayer transition metal dichalcogenide alloys, which is of great significance for ohmic contact and band engineering in developing transistor device applications using two-dimensional semiconductors.


A teacher must also be clever in choosing communication in approaching students (in terms of learning and counseling). In this case, of course interpersonal communication is best used in carrying out this communication. With persuasive and effective interpersonal communication between teachers and students, it is hoped that it will help motivate, mobilize and encourage students to be more active in studying, and can help change a student's behavior, attitude and good thinking patterns. This research method uses a qualitative research approach with a descriptive approach. This research shows that the existence and implementation of face-to-face communication (interpersonal communication) without realizing it will establish good relationships between teachers and students without erasing respect and feelings of respect for the teacher. Students become brave enough to speak up when they have difficulties either regarding their studies or personally, and teachers become able to accept any student complaints regarding lessons and any difficulties they experience.
Keywords: Role, Interpersonal Communication, Juvenile Delinquency


Empirical relations between short-period source spectra and seismic moment for dip-slip and strike-slip crustal earthquakes in Japan, ranging moment magnitude from 5.7 to 6.9, are developed by spectral inversion method using near-fault strong motion records. The short-period source spectrum A for dip-slip earthquakes is 1.45 times of A by Dan et al.'s empirical relation for crustal earthquakes in the world. The A for strike-slip earthquakes is 0.64 times of A by Dan et al.'s relation. The A calculated from previous source models estimated by empirical Green's function method has the similar trend. The combined asperity area of the previous source models has no differences between dip-slip and strike-slip crustal earthquakes and is 0.8 times of Somerville et al.'s relation for crustal earthquakes in the world. On the other hand, the A for interplate earthquakes in eastern Japan, ranging moment magnitude from 6.6 to 8.2, estimated by spectral inversion method in previous studies is found to be 1.63 times of A by Dan et al.'s relation.


A scrambling attack is a form of intentional physical jamming attack. A scrambling attack attempts to disrupt specific intervals, such as a control channel. In IEEE 802.16 systems such as WiBro and WiMax, the control channel is located at the beginning of a frame, which has a fixed duration and empty intervals of a receive transition gap (RTG) within its duration. Hostile attackers can easily detect the start time of frames and jam the control channel using a scrambling attack due to these features of IEEE 802.16 systems. In this paper, we propose an approach to prevent the disruption of the control channel from this scrambling attack in IEEE 802.16 systems. The control channel, including frame control header (FCH), downlink map (DL-MAP), and uplink map (UL-MAP), is hopped based on a common hopping sequence to a different symbol index in the downlink at each frame. Simulations show that the control channel of the proposed scheme survives against the scrambling attack and an additional random pulse jamming attack in the time domain.


Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP) was developed to eliminate internal failures a single node gateway system, causing a network link to be disconnected. VRRP is capable provide redundant routing path link access. This time the research applied technology This VRRP is on a home network or building that utilizes the electricity installation network as LAN (Local Area Network) commonly called HomeGrid, and test it by doing QoS metric measurement. The QoS values obtained are then compared to the QoS standard on TIPHON as proof that network conditions are still in normal limits. The system is tested using 3 (three) schemes to get maximum results. Condition network using this VRRP system only requires very short downtime, when viewed from packet capture monitoring takes only 3 to 4 seconds in all schemes. Thus the technological capabilities of the VRRP system have been tested and are capable provide high availability links Normal 0 false false false IN X-NONE X-NONE /* Style Definitions */
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Sonography has now been established as the primary imaging modality for suspected gallbladder diseases. Gallbladder duplication, though rare, will be encountered occasionally during ultrasound examination of this organ. Although only a small number of cases of gallbladder duplication diagnosed by sonography have been reported,' there have been attempts to define the diagnostic criteria. Contraction of the nondiseased lobe during a challenge by a fatty meal may be the best indirect sign of a double gallbladder. 1,2 Previously this sign was described where the disease in the gallbladder was cholelithiasis. The purpose of this presentation is to report on this sign in a duplicated gallbladder even without the presence of stones. The sonography findings were confirmed at subsequent laparotomy .


The leading role of governement is considered a great secret for the EastAsian countries in their success in economy.It is also considered one of the major features of the East Asian Pattern.However,the over interference of government in economic operations has brought about some negative effect on their economic development.This paper is concerned with the shift of government functions in the course of adjustment of the East Asian Pattern,that is ,a shift from over interference to moderate interference.Government functions in modern market economy lie in the cultivation of of a mature market system and in the assurance of a sustainable,rapid and healthy economic development.


Jews living in various parts of the Arab world sometimes spoke distinctive Arabic dialects, differing in a number of respects from the Arabic spoken by their Muslim and Christian neighbors. As Haim Blanc has pointed out, however, until recently the Arabic spoken by the Jews of Egypt in the twentieth century has been thought to differ very little from that spoken by non-Jews. In a preliminary study of the Arabic of the Jews of Cairo, Blanc was careful not to label the linguistic variety he was describing as "Jewish Cairene." Notwithstanding this guarded formulation, he laid the foundations for a description of modern spoken Egyptian Judeo-Arabic. Beyond his pioneering articles, however, the spoken dialect of the Jews of Egypt has received scant attention, and extremely little has been written on the basis of data collected from Jewish speakers of Egyptian Arabic. 5 The purpose of my study is to continue Blanc's work and fill a gap in this area. In Egypt, Muslims and Coptic Christians speak what is essentially the same dialect; local variants are geographically rather than ethnically conditioned. However, the language of the Jews of Cairo and Alexandria, while influenced by the respective local dialects, contains many common elements – in the areas of phonology, morphology, and particularly vocabulary – which are not to be found in the dialects spoken by non-Jews. From the point of view of phonology and morphology, the unique features of this Jewish Arabic speech are constant, irrespective of the circumstances of communication. The distinctive lexical features, on the other hand, usually appear only in communications among Jews. In the twentieth century, about 98% of the Jews of Egypt lived in the two large cities of Cairo and Alexandria. Today almost no Jews remain in Egypt, and the number of those outside Egypt who still use Egyptian Judeo-Arabic is constantly diminishing, so that this language will probably disappear in the not far-distant future. The following survey, based primarily on data elicited from informants and constrained by limitations of space, gives but a sampling of the relevant grammatical phenomena and vocabulary items. 7 Gabriel M. Rosenbaum


PM 2.5 -hypertension association were well documented in adults, while the effects of life-course exposure to PM 2.5 on adulthood hypertension remained unclear. This study aimed to investigate the associations between life-course exposure to ambient PM 2.5 and incident hypertension in adulthood in Asia. We included 4272 participants with 17,814 medical visits from two open cohorts in Taiwan and Hong Kong between 2000 and 2018. We used a satellite-based model to assess 2-year average PM 2.5 exposure at a resolution of 1 km 2 . A linear mixed model was used to examine the association with blood pressure. A Cox regression model with time-dependent covariates was used to examine the overall association with the development of hypertension in adulthood. Life-course mixed models were used to examine the effects of PM 2.5 exposure at different life stages on blood pressure and hypertension. For every 10 μg/m 3 increase in PM 2.5 , the overall risk of adulthood hypertension increased by 40% (95% confidence interval [CI] 8–80%). The health effects of PM 2.5 exposure at different life-stages on incident hypertension were generally independent of each other. In critical model, the risk of developing hypertension increased 23%, 27%, and 55% for each 10 μg/m 3 increase in PM 2.5 exposure during school age, adolescence, and adulthood, respectively. Similar associations were found between life-course PM 2.5 exposure and blood pressure. Association between PM 2.5 and adulthood hypertension can be traced back to childhood. Our study suggests that life-course control of air pollution exposure should be implemented to alleviate the huge burden of adulthood hypertension.


INVERSE COMPTON LIGHT SOURCE: A COMPACT DESIGN PROPOSAL Kirsten Elizabeth Deitrick Old Dominion University, 2017 Director: Dr. Jean R. Delayen In the last decade, there has been an increasing demand for a compact Inverse Compton Light Source (ICLS) which is capable of producing high-quality X-rays by colliding an electron beam and a high-quality laser. It is only in recent years when both SRF and laser technology have advanced enough that compact sources can approach the quality found at large installations such as the Advanced Photon Source at Argonne National Laboratory. Previously, X-ray sources were either high ux and brilliance at a large facility or many orders of magnitude lesser when produced by a bremsstrahlung source. A recent compact source was constructed by Lyncean Technologies using a storage ring to produce the electron beam used to scatter the incident laser beam. By instead using a linear accelerator system for the electron beam, a signi cant increase in X-ray beam quality is possible, though even subsequent designs also featuring a storage ring o er improvement. Preceding the linear accelerator with an SRF reentrant gun allows for an extremely small transverse emittance, increasing the brilliance of the resulting X-ray source. In order to achieve su ciently small emittances, optimization was done regarding both the geometry of the gun and the initial electron bunch distribution produced o the cathode. Using double-spoke SRF cavities to comprise the linear accelerator allows for an electron beam of reasonable size to be focused at the interaction point, while preserving the low emittance that was generated by the gun. An aggressive nal focusing section following the electron beam's exit from the accelerator produces the small spot size at the interaction point which results in an X-ray beam of high ux and brilliance. Taking all of these advancements together, a world class compact X-ray source has been designed. It is anticipated that this source would far outperform the conventional bremsstrahlung and many other compact ICLSs, while coming closer to performing at the levels found at large facilities than ever before. The design process, including the development between subsequent iterations, is presented here in detail, with the simulation results for this groundbreaking X-ray source.


The logarithmic renormalization predicted by Kraichnan (1971) for the direct cascade of enstrophy in the inertial range of two-dimensional turbulence has been observed in a numerical simulation. A moderate resolution allows for a very long time integration that provides very good statistics. Deviations from Gaussianity in the vorticity probability distribution are observed.


Energy costs and availability rank only behind labor availability and costs as industrial management makes facility-site decisions. Utilities are moving to meet this concern by urging companies into their service areas. This is especially true of expanding utilities that were planned during the period of high-demand growth and are now coming on line. It is not likely that the promotional approach will lead to power shortages after the recession. Some utilities emphasize the strength of their fuel mixes as an incentive. (DCK)


Polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) has been extensively used as bone cement in orthopedic procedures. Adverse circulatory and pulmonary events associated with hip arthroplasty using PMMA bone cement have been documented. Percutaneous vertebroplasty is an image-guided procedure in which the bone cement is injected into the compression fracture due to osteoporosis or neoplasm. We experienced a case of sudden tachypnea associated with pulmonary cement embolism in an adult male who underwent percutaneous vertebroplasty.


Objective To investigate the association between the lipopolysaccharides(LPS) receptors CD14 gene polymorphisms and the coronary artery lesions in Kawasaki disease(KD)patients.Methods Genotypes and alleles of CD14 gene were typed in 76 KD patients and 118 control children by polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism(PCR-RFLP).We then explored the association between the CD14 and the coronary artery lesions.The serum TNFα of two groups was detected by Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbnent Assay(ELISA).Results The serum levels of TNFα in KD patients(73.9±21.7ng/ml) were significantly higher than those in the healthy group(19.36±8.25ng/ml)(t=2.047,P0.05).The genotype frequencies of CC,CT,TT in KD and control children were 35.5%,30.3%,34.2% and 38.1%,47.5%,14.4%(χ2=11.62,P0.05) respectively.There existed statistically significant difference.The distributions of C,T allele were 50.7%,49.3% and 61.9%,38.1%(χ2=4.76,P0.05)in KD patients and the healthy group.The distributions of allele were of statistically significant difference between two groups,too;However,no statistically significant difference was found among the KD coronary artery lesions and non-coronary artery lesions(χ2=0.921,P0.05).The relative risk for KD+CAL in T allele carriers was 1.256 times as high as that in C allele carriers.Conclusion CD14 gene(-260C/T) polymorphisms is associated with Kawasaki disease and the T allele of the-260C/T polymorphism of CD14 gene may be a risk factor for coronary artery lesions of KD.