In this thesis, we design and implement a multimodal emotion system for robots. The overreaching goal is to advance the fundamentals of robot primary emotions by using clues from infant development. Our approach has three prime characteristics, which set it apart from current robot emotion systems. Firstly, it is multimodal. Humans express and recognize emotions through a variety of dynamic channels, such as voice, movement and music. Our paradigm uses speed, intensity, irregularity and extent (SIRE) to colour a robot's voice, gesture and gait with emotion, using a simple 4-dimensional representation. Secondly, it models emotion statistically. Many emotion models are hand-defined based on a posteriori rules, yet humans are known to be statistical learning machines. Our MEI (multimodal emotional intelligence) module once trained, can recognize emotion in a context it has never encountered, and generate statistically probable emotion expressions. Finally, it is developed through a social process found in caregiver-infant interactions. Emotions are thought to be innate, but according to evidence in developmental psychology, much development happens between the ages of zero and one. In this thesis, we model this first year of life where emotional intelligence grows rapidly, possibly due to a universal phenomenon called motherese. This thesis consists of seven chapters. In Chapter 1, we show the motivation for developing an emotion system for robots, and highlight the technical problems towards this goal. In Chapter 2, we review the literature related to developing emotional intelligence at the primary emotion level. We give a basic overview of current definitions of emotion in psychology, neuroscience and computing, and describe related theoretical emotion models. We also give the three basic requirements for a robot emotion system: expres-


The Confederation of Newfoundland with Canada in 1949 was a mixed blessing. On the plus side, Canada's array of social programs and its strong economy gave much-needed security to Newfoundland and its people. On the minus side however, Newfoundland became, overnight, part of the Canadian common market. This new relationship meant the end for many local manufacturers and the loss of a substantial number of jobs. In addition, Confederation brought down immigration barriers between Newfoundland and Canada, thereby providing a borderless escape route for Newfoundlanders intent on finding improved economic conditions. Stepped-up out-migration was viewed as a serious problem by the new province's first government. -- This thesis traces the Smallwood government's first major response to the challenges posed by Confederation. Out of it came an industrialization policy that would lead to the establishment of sixteen-sponsored industries and the expenditure of two-thirds of the cash surplus accumulated during the Commission of Government period. -- The industrialization program was poorly planned, both in terms of the business partners it sought and the industries it funded. In the end, most of the new industries failed, without having returned a penny in principal or interest to the Newfoundland government which bankrolled the program with loan guarantees. -- Chapter One outlines the environment in which Smallwood created the industrialization program, and introduces his economic czar and confidant, Dr. Alfred Valdmanis. -- Chapter Two attempts to capture the deal-making and the political rhetoric through which the program developed. It reveals the first signs of duplicity on the part of the government in its public and private musings about the program. -- Chapter Three gets to the heart of the crisis the industries found themselves in, and details the internal management of the crisis both from inside the companies and inside government. -- Chapter Four provides a broader perspective of the development dilemma faced by small economies, by focusing on the case of Nova Scotia and its experience with Industrial Estates Limited. -- Chapter Five places the failure of the Smallwood program in the context of five distinct economic development efforts in the post-Confederation era. The most recent effort was unveiled in late 1994 by the Liberal government of Clyde Wells.


Fiber‐shaped energy‐storage devices with high energy and power density are crucial for powering wearable electronics. However, the improvement of their energy and power density is limited by the low mass loading of active materials and slow diffusion of ions, which further hinders the application as flexible energy‐storage devices. Herein, a facile and cost‐effective strategy is proposed to fabricate polypyrrole (PPy)‐assisted nitrogen‐doped vanadium dioxide/nitrogen‐doped carbon (N–VO2@NC) heterostructures by the pyrolyzation of vanadium oxide (VOx)/PPy supported on carbon nanotube fiber (CNTF). The carbonization of PPy nanowire not only forms nitrogen‐doped carbon 3D conductive scaffold for enhancing ion transport pathways and mass loading of N–VO2 but also provides source of nitrogen in situ doping into VOx to produce N–VO2 for improving electronic conductivity and energy‐storage capacity. Consequently, the well‐designed N–VO2@NC@CNTF electrode delivers impressive electrochemical performance and extraordinary mechanical flexibility both applied in all‐solid‐state fiber‐shaped nonpolarity supercapacitors and aqueous zinc‐ion batteries. Furthermore, the results of theoretical calculations discovered that the band gap of PPy‐assisted N–VO2 can be significantly reduced from 0.55 to 0.23 eV and thus its conductivity is greatly enhanced. This work sheds light on the construction of high‐performance free‐standing electrodes for next‐generation wearable aqueous energy‐storage devices.


The article evaluates the tourism gift resource in tianshui city in the angle(from the viewpoint) of tourism section,analyse the value and development condition of the resource,then illuminate comprehensively the potential development of tourism industry of tianshui city


Summary: Hirsutism isrecognized tocause profound distress inaffected women, duetocosmetic and psychosexual implications. Itwasevaluated inthepresent study bymethods found tobevalid andreliable inpsychosomatic research. Fifty womenwithhirsutism belonging tothespectrum ofdisorders from idiopathic hirsutism topolycystic ovary syndrome, after complete medical work-up, underwent thesame psychometric evaluation as50healthy non-hirsute women,matched forsociodemographic variables. Hirsute womenhadaFerriman andGallwey score ranging from8to19.Psychometric evaluation for quality oflife wascarried outbythefollowing methods: (a)Kellner's Brief Problem List, a12item self-rating list ofpsychosocial problems; (b)Kellner's Symptom Rating Test (SRT), a46item self-rating scale that yields atotal score ofdistress aswell assixsubscales (anxiety, depression, somatic symptoms, anger-hostility, cognitive andpsychotic symptoms); and(c)Marks' Social Situations Questionnaire (SSQ), a30itemself-rating scale concerned withsocial phobia. Patients withhirsutism displayed significantly higher social fears attheSSQthancontrols (P<0.01). Theyalso showed moreanxiety (P<0.01) andpsychotic symptoms (P<0.01) attheSRT,whereas there werenosignificant differences in depression, somatization, anger-hostility andcognitive symptoms. These results suggest that thecomplex management ofhirsute women,inaddition topharmacological and/or cosmetic measures, mayrequire specific psychotherapy.


I briefly describe recent developments in the theoretical analysis of non leptonic and semileptonic B decays. For non leptonic transitions, I focus on factorization, from the naive formulation to the most recent achievements. As for semileptonic decays, I mainly consider B transitions to excited charmed states.


Abstract Tests in two siblings with cystathioninuria indicated that the disorder is congenital and not secondary. Yet both children enjoy good physical and mental health. Their parents excrete subs...


The invention provides a method for acquiring an inner core jiffies from a user mode program. The method is characterized by including the following steps that firstly, a memory is applied for in an inner core and used for storing the numerical value of the inner core global variable jiffies, the initial address of the memory is set as kmem, 1 will be added to the numerical value of the jiffies every time when clock interrupt of the inner core happens, and the numerical value of the jiffies will be written into the kmem by the inner core as long as the jiffies changes; secondly, the virtual initial address kmem of the memory is converted to a physical initial address kphy by the inner core; thirdly, the physical initial address kphy of the memory is acquired through the user mode program; fourthly, the physical initial address kphy of the memory is converted to a virtual initial address uvir adopted by the user mode program by the user mode program; fifthly, the numerical value of the inner core local variable jiffies stored in the kmem address by the inner core is acquired by the user mode program by reading the virtual initial address uvir. By means of the method, the inner core jiffies can be quickly and conveniently acquired from the user mode program, and accordingly system time can be quickly acquired.


In this paper we study the existence and exact solution of fuzzy Abel integral equation of first kind for the fuzzy continuous function. Otherwise solving this equation always isn't simple, we use fuzzy approximation for finding the approximation of the solution.


An inferior hydrocarbon oil material hydrotreating method is as follows: under the condition of hydrotreating reactions, raw oil sequentially contacts with a catalyst composition comprising a hydrotreatment protection catalyst I, a hydrotreatment catalyst II and a hydrotreatment catalyst III, wherein the hydrotreatment protection catalyst I contains an alumina carrier, the alumina carrier has a bimodal pore structure, contains at least one aid selected from boron, silicon and fluorine aids, and is characterized by mercury intrusion method, the pore volume of the alumina carrier is 0.3-0.8mL/g, the specific surface area is 70-220m /g, the pore volume of pores with the diameter of 6-10nm is 8-25% of the total pore volume, and the pore volume of pores with the diameter of 85-160nm is 40-75% of the total pore volume. The method disclosed in the invention has a better inferior raw oil hydrotreatment performance than existing methods.


The US wants "free flow of data," including health data, as part of any trade deal with the UK after Brexit, leaked negotiation documents have shown.

The documents, which were revealed by the Labour Party on 27 November, outlined six "secret talks" held between US trade representatives and the UK Department for International Trade from July 2017 to July 2019.1

As part of the discussions the US made it clear that access to UK data would be a priority and that it would be better for business if the UK moved closer to US regulations on data protection.

Experts have warned that such changes could lead to US technology companies using the data to build and to copyright algorithms that analyse the data and then charging the NHS to use them. Drug companies could also use the data for research.

Additionally, they warn, moving from EU to US data regulations could make it more difficult …


In order to evaluate the utilization of ash produced from burnt biomass forest as a nutrient source to Eucalyptus grandis plantations, an experiment was established in the municipal district of Casa Branca -SP. The soil type at the experimental area has been classified as Red Yellowish Latossol, medium texture, dystrophic, under a Cwa climate classification, according to Koppen. Treatments consisted on the following mineral fertilizer and ash application: control, without application of ash and fertilizer; the application of 417 Kg ha NPK 10.20.10 in the planting hole; application of increasing amounts of ash 5,10,15, 20 and 25 t ha , casting distributed and superficially incorporated up to 10 cm with light disking, during planting operation. Experiment design was the randomized block, composed of 7 treatments and 3 repetitions. Trees were planted in a 3,0 x 2,0 m spacing. After 51, 63 and 79 months from planting time, Diameter at Breast Height (DBH-cm), average height (m), site index (m), timber volume (m ha) and planting failure percentage were evaluated: Ash application resulted in a considerable wood productivity increase. For example, for the treatment with best response, 20t ha , productivity increase reached 49% more than control. In a broad way, the treatments which received ash application were superior to those which fertilizer was applied. Using the equation Y=193,5398 + 7,6614X 0,1678X (R=0,78; P=0,05), where Y is wood solid volume with bark (m ha-1) and X refers to number of ash dose applied, and using variable costs related with ash application, it was estimated that 19,6 t ha should be most economic ash dose to be applied for a considered ash transportation distance of 65 Km. About 21 cm of wood (bark considered) should be necessary of offset related costs of ash application, that is 25% of the productivity increase obtained from this dose application, which was 85, 7 m ha of wood. RESUMO Com o intuito de avaliar o efeito da cinza de biomassa florestal sobre o crescimento de povoamentos florestais de Eucalyptus grandis, assim como fazer uma avaliacao financeira dos custos e beneficios advindos da aplicacao desse residuo industrial, foi instalado um experimento no municipio de Casa Branca SP. O solo da area experimental e um Latossolo Vermelho Amarelo, textura media, distrofico e o clima e do tipo Cwa, segundo a classificacao de Koppen. Os tratamentos constituiram-se das seguintes aplicacoes de fertilizante mineral e cinza: testemunha, sem aplicacao de cinza e fertilizante; 1 Gerente de Reflorestamento/Pesquisa de logging da CHAMFLORA AGRICOLA LTDA Caixa Postal 176 13840.000 Mogi-Guacu, S.P. 2 Professor Associado do Departamento de Ciencias Florestais da ESALQ/USP, Caixa Postal 9 13400-970 -


This paper describes the kinds of decisions that young people with special educational needs and their families have to make as the time to leave school approaches. While these choices may be familiar, what is less familiar is how such decisions are made. The Code of Practice (DfE, 1994; DfES, 2001) provides guidance on the support to be provided during the transition from school, but this only partially reflects the complexities of reality. The seven types of decision-making processes that are identified here are an attempt to describe some of these complexities as experienced by young people and their parents or carers. The paper concludes by suggesting that these insights could contribute to the emerging role of the Connexions Service Personal Advisers in providing more sensitive and effective support during the transition phase.


LSE's Katy Long argues that the West African model which allows refugees to become migrants is one way to end protracted refugees situations.


In this paper, we present identities of new generalization of Fibonacci and Lucas sequences. The new generalization of Fibonacci and Lucas sequence are defined by recurrence relation 2 2 1 2 1 2 2 ( ) 2 ( ) k k k k k k f af b a f and l al b a l           . This was introduced by Goksal Bilgici in 2014. Also we describe and derive sums and connection formulae. We have used their Binet's formula and generating function to derive the identities. The proofs of the main theorems are based on special functions, simple algebra and give several interesting identities involving them. 2010 Mathematics Subject Classification: 11B39.


In the beginning of XXI century the Internet develops very fast, the Internet audience increases, forms and ways of connection to the global network become simpler. At the same time rumours keep the importance and traditional forms of communications in our society. Rumours do not stop their existence with the development of informative and communicative technologies, and, on the contrary, they effectively adapt to conditions of an informative society and superfast mass media.


Since the inference [1] and subsequent conformation that the Venus cloud particles are composed primarily of concentrated sulfuric acid [2], the causes of the absorption of solar radiation in the clouds has been a puzzle [3, 4]. Many substances have been proposed [5] but none can be confirmed due to observational difficulties as well as due to lack of detection of any processes that can create them. FeCl3 is favored as the most likely absorber [6, 7], but its lifetime is limited by the presence of sulfuric acid and requires a constant re-supply from somewhere, either from within the clouds or from surface. In light of the suggestion that Venus may have been the first habitable planet and could have harbored liquid water on the surface for as long as two billions years and the realization that some terrestrial microorganisms exhibit spectral absorption characteristics similar to those of Venus clouds [8, 9], the possibility of their existence in the clouds of Venus in the habitable zone cannot be ignored. Recent discovery that life has been detected in the extremely hot conditions (on Earth surface) in concentrated acid found in the Danakil depression in Eritrea bolsters the need to undertake efforts to detect the possible existence of micro-organisms in the clouds of Venus with a life detection imaging microscope and/or Raman LIDAR in case life evolved in its early history and migrated to the clouds. Microorganisms are common in Earth clouds even at altitudes as high as 41 km.


In this respect Swift's study suffers somewhat in that it deals more with technical methodologies and details and less with what might be called a professional point of view. The group work agency to be surveyed is not considered with quite the same competency to speak for itself through its activities and interests as, for instance, is the teaching personnel by the North Central's method. This, however, is a slight criticism. The book makes a tremendous advance in survey method, particularly in that it gathers together and fixes in one place tested techniques for measuring community interest, community contact, efficiency of staff, financial accounting and wisdom, location and activities of plant, as well as the background out of which the agency took its rise. Comparison was made above with the North Central program for evaluation. On reading the text my mind again and again reverted to another analogy, namely, that of methods of social research. The book


Thanks to advanced technologies, ultra-high-frequency limit order book (LOB) data are now available to data analysts. An LOB contains comprehensive information on all transactions in a market. We use LOB data to investigate the high-frequency dynamics of market supply and demand (S–D) and inspect their impacts on intra-daily market trends. The intra-daily S–D curves are fitted with B-spline basis functions. Technique of multi-resolution is introduced to capture inhomogeneous curvature of the S–D curves and a lasso-type criterion is employed to select a common basis set. Based on empirical evidence, we model the time varying coefficients in the B-spline interpolation by vector autoregressive models of order . The Xgboost algorithm is employed to extract information from the areas under the S–D curves to predict the intra-daily market trends. In the empirical study, we analyze the LOB data from LOBSTER (https://lobsterdata.com/). The results show that the proposed approach is able to recover the S–D curves and has satisfactory performance on both curve and market trend predictions.


Based on evaluation system,the paper makes a comparative analysis on Chinese 25 manufacturing sectors' scientific and technological investment effectiveness using the independent subsystem C2GS2-ISS model,then draws the picture of manufacturing industry scientific and technological investment effectiveness that is like a picture of flying-wild-goose.The result shows that there are differences on scientific and technological investment effectiveness among different manufacturing sectors,and the manufacturing sectors with lower RD intensity can achieve a higher output efficiency of technological innovation.


In this paper we use scalar energy, rather than vector force and momentum, to predict how a particle will move. The result is a quantity called action. Action and its relatives undergird Newton's laws and transcend them, also predicting motion in the quantum world and in the curved spacetime of general relativity. An example exhibits action in action.


To improve the wettability of SiC powder and metal,the surface of SiC powders was plated with a Ni plating in the basic solution according to the reaction theory of electroless plating.Combined with the coating surface morphology,organization structure and experimental phenomenon,the influence of the temperature to coating surface and hydrazine hydrate to plating speed was researched.The results show that the temperature is 70 ℃,75 ℃ and 80 ℃,the SiC coating surface is composed of granular,cellular and globe-like Ni,the subsrate is covered of Ni plating completely.When the temperature is 75 ℃ and 80 ℃,the coating particles on the surface is uniformity and relatively thick.


General Electric initiated the development of a water-cooled gas turbine in the early 1960's. The first laboratory model of a water-cooled rotor, 9.7 in. (24.7 cm) was successfully tested in 1973 at sustained firing temperatures of 2850 F (1556 C) and 16 atm pressure while maintaining bucket surface temperatures of 1000 F (583 C) or less. Maximum firing temperatures of 3500 F (1927 C) were also attained during this period. The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) funded initial preliminary design work which utilized the water-cooled turbine concept in a combined cycle starting in 1974. Development work to define and resolve potential barrier problems was also funded by EPRI in the original and subsequent follow-on contracts. The United States Energy Research and Development Administration (ERDA) awarded a contract to the General Electric Company in May 1976 to conduct a preliminary design study which incorporates the water-cooled gas turbine concept in a combined cycle plant. The design is based on a gas turbine firing temperature (gas temperature entering the first-stage buckets) of 2600 F (1427 C) utilizing a coal-derived low-Btu gas or coal-derived liquid. This paper presents the results of the ERDA Program. Particular emphasis is devoted to the description of the overall plant design and performance. Turbine subsystems of the water-cooled concept and the alternate cooling concepts considered are also presented in this paper. The operating features and characteristics of an advanced fixed-bed gasifier and associated gas cleanup systems are also discussed relative to the impact on the overall system design and performance.© 1978 ASME


Does the implementation of Western Codes of Conduct in Chinese factories, decrease the employees' excess working hours? A code of conduct is a set of guidelines that a company or an organization set up in order to ensure that their operations are conducted in an ethically, socially and / or environmentally exemplary manner. Many businesses are adopting global Codes of Conduct to implement CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility)-work in the own organization. For the work to be credible, these Codes of Conduct must also be implemented in the supply and distribution chains. When companies seek lower production costs and turn to subcontractors in lowwage countries, difficulties may arise with this implementation. These difficulties are mainly a consequence of the companies being separated geographically, which in turn leads to business cultural, social, political, economic and legal differences. Nevertheless, these CSR activities should improve the working conditions for employees in low-wage countries, such as China. The purpose of this thesis is to investigate if the implementation of Western Codes of Conduct in Chinese factories has an effect on employees´ working hours. The thesis includes a study of existing theory and an empirical investigation. The theory covers Codes of Conduct, methods for implementing them in Asian supply chains, and the difficulties with this process. Empirical data were collected through a qualitative case study of a business deal. The transaction is between a German chain of "Do-it-Yourself"-stores and a Swedish supplier with production China. A common method for implementing Codes of Conduct in a supply chain is to establish written requirements for the subcontractor and verify compliance with these requirements. Internal and external factory audits are accepted tools for this verification. In the studied case the German company uses an external firm to verify that the Chinese factory meets the conditions of a global code of conduct. The empirical study confirms the difficulties described in the theory, businesscultural differences makes the system inadequate in short term.


AbstractThe design of engineering structures with metalwork is supposed that corresponding way of operations can support the load-bearing capacity. Because of peculiarities of engineering structures, namely, inaccessibility of a lot of nodes without application of special erection equipment, heavy labour input, etc. – such kind of operation is complicated and sometimes is not carried out. The paper deals with the problems of designing and maintenance of engineering structures with metalwork with specified longevity on the basis of the offered reference methods of principal interaction of designing and maintenance phases.


Companies that have the most effective environmental programs are those that have integrated environmental management into the business process. In order to take an environmental program to a higher level, we must determine a way to get business leaders to acknowledge the business benefit of environmental programs. Business integration becomes more likely when you speak the language of management and present tools that they regularly use. Most companies use business plans, therefore the use of an environmental quality business plan is a segue into the business.

To catch management's attention, we must present cost improvement projects that will be part of the environmental quality business plan that affect the bottom line. Examples of the types of projects that could potentially save the company millions of dollars are reducing the cost of remediation, or pollution-prevention projects such as minimizing packaging and the elimination of chemical use and waste. Once we catch management's attention, we can get them involved in developing an environmental quality business plan and thus get more business integration and support.


This research was backgrounded by a phenomenon was that educate found in the education department of youth and sports Solok is still a lack of employees motivation in the work. The aims of This study are to know about relationship of organizational climate with employee motivation in the education department of Solok. The study population are all employees of education department of youth and sports Solok totaling 73 people, and the sample in this study is 40 people who se were taken by using a proportional stratified random sampling technique. the research instrument was a questionnaire Likert Scale models. The results of the data analysis showed that: 1) motivation of employees in the education youth and sports Solok is in good categories (78.23%), 2), organizational climate of education youth and sports Solok is in good category (80,8%) and 3) there is a significant relationship between organizational climate and motivation of employees working in the education department of youth and sports Solok with t by 7.82 at the 99% confidence level.


Cenozoic basaltic volcanism in southeastern China was related to the lithospheric extension and asthenospheric upwelling at the eastern Eurasian continental margin. The cenozoic basaltic rocks from this region can be grouped into three different series: tholeiitic basalts, alkali basalts, and picritic-nephelinitic basalts. Each basalt series has distinctive geochemical features and is not derived from a common source rock by different degrees of partial melting or from a common parental magma by fractional crystallization. The mineralogy, petrography, and major and trace-element geochemistry of the tholeiites are similar to oceanic island basalts, implying that the mantle source for these Chinese continental tholeiites was similar to that of the oceanic island basalts—an asthenospheric mantle. The alkali basalts and picritic-nephelinitic basalts are enriched in incompatible trace elements, and their geochemical features can be interpreted as a result of partial melting of an enriched lithospheric mantle, ...


This chapter briefly talks about the travelling memories of C.J. Edmonds through Pish-i Kuh. Many of the Dilfan tribesmen in his force were adherents of the unorthodox sect of Ahl-i Haqq , People of the Divine Truth, popularly but incorrectly known in Western Persia as Ali Ilahi, Deifiers of Ali. Their holiest shrine in Pish-i Kuh was that of Bawa Buzurg who was a brother of Shahzada Ahmad, and of the Shahzada Muhammad of Hulaylan. Keywords: Ahl-i Haqq ; C.J. Edmonds; Pish-i Kuh


We have studied the state of leaf pigment systems for native and introduced species of woody plants in urban environment. Species-specific tendency have been identified for the ratio of chlorophyll a, b and carotenoids in leaves of woody plants that grow in various plantations of Naberezhnye Chelny.


The method involves receiving synchronization signal by stereoscopic shutter glasses having liquid crystal shutters (601, 602) that are provided with filter analyzers and covered with quarter-wave plates. A set of axes of the plates of the shutters is provided perpendicular to each other. Each filter analyzer is allowed to block a sub-sequence having the quarter-wave plates, and transmit other sub-sequence having the quarter-wave plates. The synchronization signal is transmitted in the form of electromagnetic wave. The liquid crystal is an electrically controlled birefringence, super twisted nematic or twisted nematic type liquid crystal. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a stereoscopic display system.


Recently, mixed‐halide inorganic CsPbI3−xBrx perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have had a rapid advancement, which offers balanced efficiency, stability, tunable bandgap, and potential for indoor photovoltaic applications. Despite these advantages, significant challenges remain in the phase segregation phenomena, trap state density, and absorption range limitations. This review presents an analysis of the crystal and electronic structure and optical properties of CsPbI3−xBrx, as well as an in‐depth look at high‐quality CsPbI3−xBrx film preparation, phase segregation inhibition potential solutions, and interface engineering, highlighting the critical role of interface modification in the performance of CsPbI3−xBrx PSCs. Furthermore, how CsPbI3−xBrx PSCs can be strong candidates for indoor photovoltaics because of their adjustable bandgap that enables them to better match the absorption range and notable strength stability is discussed. Finally, the review provides perspectives to address the development bottlenecks and inspires future research prospects concerning CsPbI3−xBrx PSCs.


There has been a consensus among researchers that the iconography on certain types of pottery from the Middle and Late Polychrome Periods (A.D. 800-1550) in the Greater Nicoya region of Costa Rica and Nicaragua shows a link to cultures in central Mexico. The Mixtec culture has been listed as one possible source. Several possible reasons have been given for this connection, including trade and migration. My project uses analyses of the iconography of both regions to investigate what the iconography from central Mexico looks like in Costa Rica, how this iconography in Costa Rica changes through time, and how it compares to the iconography seen in central Mexico. I also look at current theories on trade and migration from central Mexico to Greater Nicoya and how they account for this spread of iconography.


Objective. Intracortical microelectrodes are an important tool for neuroscience research and have great potential for clinical use. However, the use of microelectrode arrays to treat neurological disorders and control prosthetics is limited by biological challenges such as glial scarring, which can impair chronic recording performance. Microglia activation is an early and prominent contributor to glial scarring. After insertion of an intracortical microelectrode, nearby microglia transition into a state of activation, migrate, and encapsulate the device. Na+/H+ exchanger isoform-1 (NHE-1) is involved in various microglial functions, including their polarity and motility, and has been implicated in pro-inflammatory responses to tissue injury. HOE-642 (cariporide) is an inhibitor of NHE-1 and has been shown to depress microglial activation and inflammatory response in brain injury models. Approach. In this study, the effects of HOE-642 treatment on microglial interactions to intracortical microelectrodes was evaluated using two-photon microscopy in vivo. Main results. The rate at which microglia processes and soma migrate in response to electrode implantation was unaffected by HOE-642 administration. However, HOE-642 administration effectively reduced the radius of microglia activation at 72 h post-implantation from 222.2 µm to 177.9 µm. Furthermore, treatment with HOE-642 significantly reduced microglial encapsulation of implanted devices at 5 h post-insertion from 50.7 ± 6.0% to 8.9 ± 6.1%, which suggests an NHE-1-specific mechanism mediating microglia reactivity and gliosis during implantation injury. Significance. This study implicates NHE-1 as a potential target of interest in microglial reactivity and HOE-642 as a potential treatment to attenuate the glial response and scar formation around implanted intracortical microelectrodes.


Objective To explore the clinical treatment experience and medical evaluation method for the aircrew with renal cell carcinoma. Methods The medical records of 6 cases of the aircrew with renal cell carcinoma dated from Mar. 2002 to Dec. 2008 were analyzed and related literatures were reviewed. Results Six male aircrew's average age was 47.3(43-54) years.Four tumors were in left kidney and 2 in right.The mean diameter of the tumors was 3.6(1.8-5.2) cm.Five patients didn't show any symptom in annual general health checkup but ultrasound examination indicated.One patient complained flank pain and gross hematuria was observed and renal cell carcinoma was diagnosed by imaging examination. All patients received ultrasound,plain film of kidneys,ureter and bladder (KUB) + intravenous urography (IVU) and CT scan to confirm the final diagnosis.Clinical stage was T1 N0 M0 for all cases and all patients received operations. Radical nephrectomy was performed on 3 cases while nephron-sparing surgery on 1 case and laparoscopic radical nephrectomy on 2 cases.All surgeries were successful and all patients recovered well.The pathological examination showed that all cases were clear cell carcinoma.Three patients got flying qualification and 1 was still in observation.Two patients retired after surgery.By 2-5 years follow-up,no recurrence and metastasis were found. Conclusions Surgery is effective for the aircrew with pristine localized renal cell carcinoma.And it enables the aircrew with satisfied recovery and would be helpful to let them return flying.

Key words:
Kidney neoplasms;  Diagnosis;  Treatment outcome;  Eligibility determination


Acrylic emulsion polymers share properties that make them a preferred class of binders for basecoats. These common properties can be modified by compositional and process features that distinguish them, providing different combinations of applications properties such as fill, tack, embossing, and flex endurance. New polymer synthesis technology has provided superior combinations of (a) good dry flex endurance with low tack, and (b) good flow under the embossing plate with freedom from sticking and cutting. A further development is a new self-crosslinking chemistry that provides improved wet flex endurance and wet intercoat adhesion.


The invention provides a data erasing system of a flash memory. The system is used for a communication device which is provided with the flash memory. The system comprises an initializing module, an erasing module, a setting module and a judging module, wherein the initializing module is used for setting the current erasing frequency and the maximum erasing frequency of blocks in the flash memory, and initializing the current erasing frequency to be 0; the erasing module is used for erasing the data of one block where the date needs to be erased in the flash memory for once, and erasing the date one more time; the setting module is used for setting a first bit of the erased block to be 0; and the judging module is used for judging whether to continuously erase the other blocks of the flash memory when the other bits except the first bit in the erased block are 1. The invention further provides a data erasing method of a flash memory.


We generalize the previously proposed running vacuum energy model by including a term proportional to \dot{H}, in addition to the existing H^2 term. We show that the added degree of freedom is very constrained if both low redshift and high redshift data are taken into account. Best-fit models are undistinguishable from LCDM at the present time, but could be distinguished in the future with very accurate data at both low and high redshifts. We stress the formal analogy at the phenomenological level of the running vacuum models with recently proposed dark energy models based on the holographic or entropic point of view, where a combination of \dot{H} and H^2 term is also present. However those particular entropic formulations which do not have a constant term in the Friedmann equations are not viable. The presence of this term is necessary in order to allow for a transition from a decelerated to an accelerated expansion. In contrast, the running vacuum models, both the original and the generalized one introduced here contain this constant term in a more natural way. Finally, important conceptual issues common to all these models are emphasized.


The previously unobserved B /sup 2/..sigma../sup +/--X /sup 2/Pi/sub i/ electronic system of OH is detected by laser-induced fluorescence in a low-pressure flow system. OH is produced in high vibrational levels of the ground electronic state by the H+O/sub 3/ reaction. Light from a frequency-doubled tunable dye laser excites the radical via the (0,8), (0,9), and (1,8) bands of the B /sup 2/..sigma../sup +/--X /sup 2/Pi/sub i/ transistion at 225, 236, and 221 nm, respectively. The fluorescence is detected in the B /sup 2/..sigma../sup +/--A /sup 2/..sigma../sup +/ system in the visible and near ultraviolet. Measured emission intensities in the (0,3) to (0,9) and the (1,3) to (1,9) bands of B--A are in good agreement with previous theoretical calculations. The experimental branching ratio for emission between the B--A (0,3) and B--X (0,10) bands is about three times larger than theoretically predicted. Detection of high-lying vibrational levels in the electronic ground state, v'' = 6 through 15, for experiments in collision dynamics and reaction kinetics, is feasible using the B--X system.


Requirements negotiation is a complex process which involves many stakeholders to make consistent decisions on a software system's requirements. Stakeholders need a tool to refine the requirements rapidly and efficiently. TWikiWinWin is the newest requirements negotiation system which supports WinWin theory. However, in this system Shaper is the key role to integrate and distill contents of others, so Shaper's low efficiency may result in delay of the whole negotiation process. To improve negotiation efficiency, we develop JSPWikiWinWin and evaluate its performance in a case study. The results show that JSPWikiWinWin system can alleviate stakeholders' work load and improve Shaper's efficiency.


The G-Protein Coupled Receptor (GPCR) proteins are of paramount importance for pharmaceutical research as this single family of proteins is targeted by more than 50% of all modern drugs. Their ligands include but are not limited to small molecules, peptides and photons. Consequently it is vital to know the sites of interaction between the ligand and the receptor. These sites can be used for a multitude of purposes such as classification of sequences or drug design. We use the feature extraction method proposed in [1] to analyze the ligand-specific regions among various Peptide-binding GPCRs. We present the features that will help drug design researchers enhance specificity of peptide-binding drugs.


Modern warning and people evacuation management systems in case of fire are able to implement different notification options (with a start evacuation delay) and different people groups routing, which reduces their flows density and the critical congestions formation probability on the evacuation routes. For these systems potential technical capabilities practical realization, warning and evacuation algorithms are required in accordance with the fire source location, the combustion development dynamic, the characteristic parameters of the object and the evacuating people. Such algorithms generation is possible on the basis of information about the current values and fire hazards increase dynamic in the premises and on the evacuation routes. The necessary information can be obtained as a result of numerical studies using software tools that implement mathematical models of heat and mass transfer and gas dynamic processes, as well as the evacuating people flows movement processes in case of fire. One of the algorithms examples for alerting and evacuating people for the educational institution building is presented. The calculated data make it possible to predict and evaluate the people safe evacuation fundamental possibility in case of fire and to propose space-planning, technical and organizational solutions and measures for its successful implementation.


Bridge-coupled metallo-dielectric nanolasers that can operate in the in-phase or out-of-phase modes are experimentally demonstrated. The lasing action is confirmed by conventional lasing characterizations, whereas the operating modes are identified by near-field and far-field imaging.


Deep gluteal syndrome is an increasingly recognized source of extra-articular posterior hip pain. The physical examination, special testing, injection tests, and imaging will aid in the differential diagnosis. Examiners should be aware of 4 potential sources of extra-articular posterior hip pain and key examination pearls described in this report. We describe an effective endoscopic technique for piriformis tenotomy and sciatic nerve neurolysis.


The selective induction of apoptosis or programmed cell death in tumor cells represents a new approach in tumor therapy. In lymphoid cells, apoptosis may follow withdrawal of crucial growth factors (d


Nature's revenge: reclaiming sustainability in the age of corporate globalisation. By Assoc. Professor Suzanne Benn Atlas of climatic diagrams for the isoclimatic Mediterranean zones. By Victor R. Squires Economics and the environment: a signalling and incentives approach. By Ashutosh Sarker


In order to examine whether a pressor response to cadmium is universally present but relatively small or whether the effect is larger but limited to a sensitive subpopulation of rats (as originally proposed by Schroeder), systolic pressure was measured monthly for 14 months in cadmium-exposed and control rats. For each rat, the monthly systolic pressure was the median of three indirect systolic pressures taken without anesthesia during a ten minute interval. Beginning at weaning, 16 female Long-Evans rats received 0.1 ppm cadmium in drinking water for five months; 16 control rats were identically treated except that they received no cadmium. It was concluded that chronic low-dose cadmium feeding under standard low contamination conditions induces an increase of 15 to 20 mm Hg in mean systolic of rats.


We provide a general method of unbiased variance estimation for those unbiased strategies of a parametric function from which we dispose of other unbiased strategy for the same parametric function and an unbiased variance estimate of this last sampling strategy. As a consequence, many unbiased corrected classic estimates have to its disposal a variety of new unbiased estimates of its respective variance.


Notes on the Contributors List of Figures Acknowledgements Introduction W.M.Verhoeven Travelling Through Revolutions: Chastellux, Barlow, and Transatlantic Political Cultures, 1776-1812 L.Kramer Volney, Frankenstein , and the Lessons of History W.Krul Benjamin Franklin, Native Americans, and the Commerce of Civility C.Mulford A Language for the Nation: A Transatlantic Problematic L.Tennenhouse International Embarrassment: A Transatlantic Morphology of Blushing, 1749-1812 R.Lawson-Peebles Captivity and Cultural Capital in the English Novel N.Armstrong Real Toads in Imaginary Gardens: Nursery Tales on the Frontier M.Gaull 'That Miserable Continent': Cultural Pessimism and the Idea of 'America' in Cornelis de Pauw K.V.Berkel Secret Societies and Illuminati Infidels: The Counter-Conspiratorial Origins of Post-Revolutionary Conservatism in America and Europe M.Lienesch 'I will use no Daggers'! I will unfold a Tale-!: Historical Sensitivity and Generic Contiguity in the Narrative Theories of William Godwin W.M.Verhoeven Edmund Burke, Historism, and History F.R.Ankersmit Index


Today many organizations, scientific institutions and govevernment agencies are installing monitoring stations to monitor weather data and tides data as raw data for weather forecasts and for the analysis of other marine parameters, such as ocean currents or acean waves. However these data are still scattered on separate systems. Therefore insterested parties are still difficult to access all the data. This paper propose the design of data center for weather and tides monitoring located in several operational databases. The data center is developed from existing unidalog's relational database system. Data warehouse technique is used because it is a more simple solution to integrate the data. Open Source software RDBMS - MySQL is used for deploying the data center.


Otong (proper name for boy in Sundanese culture)', timun (cucumber), terong (eggplant), burung(bird) are some examples of naming system for male genitals. This phenomenon bring us to a question why many termsare used referring to Male Sexual Orga 'genitals'. Globally, Male Sexual Organs can be seen (defined) in various waysbasedon the perspectives used.This article itself viewsMale Sexual Organs from the perspectiveof semiotics.This article is descriptively directed to comprehensively analyze the myth behind the signification system of male sexual organs naming. Refering to the core ideasof semiotics developed by Roland Barthes ( 1957 ), this study is specifically devoted to find the lexical configuration (metalanguage) used to represent male sexual organ and find the connotationsconstructed behind the lexical configuration used to mark the sexual organs.This article is based on a qualitative research by using semiotic approaches. In order to achieve the designated targets, the writer (1) collect metalanguages refering to male sexual organs from some electronic articles, (2) identify and find linguistic environment where the metalanguages are used, (3) analyze contextually the used of metalanguages, (4) classify and determine the signification pattern used. In the research, the writer find 23 metalanguages (expressions) refering to Male sexual organs. From 23 expressions found, the writer classifies the metalanguage into seven types. This classification is the basis used in identifying the connotation of metalanguages. Keywords : Male sexual organs, Myth, Conotation, and Metalanguage


Abstract A study of the Upper Cretaceous marine interval (1200 ft thick) in the eastern Powder River Basin from the base of the Belle Fourche Formation to the top of the Niobrara Formation reveals that varying sedimentation rates, tectonics, and unconformities play important roles in the thickness, lithology and geographic distribution of seven formations or members. Log cross sections and isopach maps were constructed for the Belle Fourche, Greenhorn, Carlile (including the Pool Creek, Turner and Sage Breaks members) and the Niobrara formations (listed in ascending stratigraphic order). During deposition of this interval, the area of the present eastern Powder River Basin was occupied by outer shelf, slope and basin topography of the Cretaceous marine basin. The limestone (chalk) and organic-rich shales of the Greenhorn and Niobrara are deep-water basin deposits that thicken westward into slope shales and siltstones. Slope and shelf shales are represented by the Pool Creek and Sage Breaks Members of the Carlile Formation. The thickness and distribution of these members are modified by regional unconformities at the base of the middle member, the Turner, a shallow water regressive sandstone, and at the base of the Niobrara. An erosional surface at the base of the Turner developed during a mid-Turonian sea level lowstand with progressive westward truncation of the Pool Creek and upper Greenhorn. Northeast-trending valleys, cut into the deeper water marine deposits during the lowstand, were subsequently filled on a sea level rise, first with fine- to coarse-grained brackish to marine water sandstones and shales, followed by typical shelf oxygenated sandstones. The erosional surface at the base of the Niobrara is believed related to submarine scour in a basin environment. Maximum scour and fill (150 to 200 ft) occurs along a northwest-trending feature 10 to 15 miles wide and 70+ miles long in southern Campbell and western Converse Counties. Both regional and local tectonics influenced the geographic distribution and magnitude of the maximum scour and fill features associated with the unconformities.


Now a day's rapidly increased use of cloud computing in the many organization and IT industries and provides new software with low cost (1). So the cloud computing give us lot of benefits with low cost and of data accessibility through Internet. The ensuring security risks of the cloud computing is the main factor in the cloud computing environment, for example sensitive information with cloud storage providers may be entrusted. But 'single cloud' providers is a less popular with customers due to risks service availability failure and possibly of malicious insiders in the 'single cloud'. A towards movement of 'multi clouds' or 'multiple clouds' or 'cloud-of-clouds' has emerged currently using Shamir's Secret Sharing Algorithm. This paper surveys to many running research related paper to single cloud and multi clouds security using Shamir's Secret Sharing algorithm and addresses possible solutions and methodology. Main focus of this paper use of multi clouds and data security and reduce security risks and affect the cloud computing user using Shamir's Secret sharing algorithm. It is a form of secret sharing, where a secret is divided into parts, which is giving each participant its own unique part, where some of the parts or all of them are required in order to reconstruct the secret. If we're going to Count all participants to combine together the secret might be impractical, and therefore sometimes the threshold scheme is used where any 'k' of the parts are sufficient to reconstruct the original secret (7).


A particular feature of γδ T cell biology is that cells expressing T cell receptor (TCR) using specific Vγ/Vδ segments are localized in distinct epithelial sites, e.g., in mouse epidermis nearly all γδ T cells express Vγ3/Vδ1. These cells, referred to as dendritic epidermal T cells (DETC) originate from fetal Vγ3+ thymocytes. The role of γδ TCR specificity in DETC's migration/localization to the skin has remained controversial. To address this issue we have generated transgenic (Tg) mice expressing a TCR δ chain (Vδ6.3-Dδ1-Dδ2-Jδ1-Cδ), which can pair with Vγ3 in fetal thymocytes but is not normally expressed by DETC. In wild-type (wt) Vδ6.3Tg mice DETC were present and virtually all of them express Vδ6.3. However, DETC were absent in TCR-δ−/− Vδ6.3Tg mice, despite the fact that Vδ6.3Tg γδ T cells were present in normal numbers in other lymphoid and nonlymphoid tissues. In wt Vδ6.3Tg mice, a high proportion of in-frame Vδ1 transcripts were found in DETC, suggesting that the expression of an endogenous TCR-δ (most probably Vδ1) was required for the development of Vδ6.3+ epidermal γδ T cells. Collectively our data demonstrate that TCR specificity is essential for the development of γδ T cells in the epidermis. Moreover, they show that the TCR-δ locus is not allelically excluded.


Data compression is one of many technologies that enables today's information revolution. Image compression is an application of data compression. Image compression is now essential for applications such as transmission and storage in data bases. In this paper we review and discuss about the image compression, need of compression, its principles, and classes of compression and various algorithm of image compression. This paper attempts to give a recipe for selecting one of the popular image compression algorithms based on Wavelet, JPEG/DCT, VQ, and Fractal approaches. We review and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of data compression techniques and algorithms for compressing grayscale images; give an experimental comparison on 256×256 commonly used image of Lenna and one 400×400 fingerprint image.


The neural network non-fragile H∞ control scheme is presented for time-varying uncertain flight systems with parameter perturbation and state time delay.This flight control scheme combines the robust H∞ controller with neural network controller. The Radial Basis Function Neural Network(RBFNN) is adopted to approximate the nonlinear uncertain term of the flight system.The robust controller is designed using Linear Matrix Inequality(LMI) for the nominal linear flight system.And then, the uncertain nonlinear input term is compensated using the neural network.The stability analysis has been given for considering the effects of the parameter perturbation,the time delay and the neural network weight via the Lyapunov analysis.The closed-loop system stability has been proved under the proposed flight control scheme.Simulation results illustrate that the flight control scheme is effective.


The present invention relates to a video display device and a control method having an interface that can respond to both the HDMI standard and DVI standard. The image display device having an HDMI-DVI Combine interface according to the present invention, the external device cable, or input from the HDMI connector and the HDMI connector on which a cable of an external device according to the DVI standard combined with a connectable adapter in accordance with the HDMI standard and the digital audio signal connection terminal for outputting by receiving the digital audio signal from an external device according to the HDMI receiving unit for decoding and outputting the digital video signals and digital video signals, DVI standard is connected to the image display devices, the video display device, selected in response to a predetermined control signal input from the control unit to any one of the digital audio signal inputted from the HDMI receiving unit and the digital audio signal connection terminal and includes a selection means for outputting. The video display device according to the present invention is able to use are all external devices connected according to the external device and according to the DVI standard to the HDMI standard.


The Journal of Legal History, founded by Albert Kiralfy in 1980, is the only British publication exclusively devoted to legal history. Whilst its main aim is the publication of good quality research on the sources and development of the Common Law, in the British Isles, in the Commonwealth and in the United States of America, it also carries articles in English on Roman Law and the European tradition and maintains a wide-ranging section of reviews of recent literature.


A year of wind data measured by a 50 MHz wind profiler at Darwin, Australia are analysed. The behaviour of vertical motions in the precipitation-free boundary layer is shown to be different from the free troposphere. However, these differences are not reflected in the spectral characteristics of the horizontal wind fields. There are no significant differences between the horizontal-velocity spectra above and within the mixed layer. The power spectra of the horizontal winds show little seasonal differences for the monsoon, dry and transition seasons as well as for the data set overall. The bispectral characteristics are also similar, with the strongest interactions between the lowest frequencies, and a weak self-interaction peak at low frequencies. A cross-peak in the zonal wind above 5 km is also present for frequency sums corresponding to a period of around 10 days. There are no detectable nonlinear interactions at high frequencies. The wind field is not strongly polarized except at the very lowest frequencies (i.e. seasonal changes). Thus there appears to be universality of the spectral characteristics observed despite the expected variations in the forcing in different seasons and stability regimes. These observations have interesting implications for internal-wave models and two-dimensional turbulence models of mesoscale variability


Expansion methods are applied in order to get extended two dimensional Cayley-Klein Lie algebras. The keystone of the construction will be the two dimensional extended Galilei algebra whose generators are used to define, by means of formal functions, generators closing any of the nine two-dimensional extended Cayley-Klein Lie algebras.


Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a non-invasive imaging technique invented in 1991 and allowing the observation of biological tissues with millimeter depth of penetration and a few micrometer resolution. In the standard time-domain OCT setup (TD-OCT), a broadband light source is used with a Michelson interferometer where one of the mirrors is replaced by the sample (which is mechanically moved transversally during data acquisition) while the other is axially vibrating. By analyzing the temporal signal at the exit of the interferometer, a high resolution tomographic cut of the sample can be obtained. A number of new OCT setups have been proposed since 1991 in order to improve the data acquisition speed. In particular, Fourier-domain OCT (FD-OCT) has allowed in vivo observation of samples by eliminating the necessity of the axial motion of the reference mirror in the setup. We propose in this paper new OCT setups having the same potential without requiring numerical treatment of the signal (as it is the case in FD-OCT). Because those setups are such that the axial information of the sample becomes linearly distributed at different points of space in an interference pattern, we call them spatial-domain OCT setups (SD-OCT). SD-OCT setups use a tilted mirror in a Michelson interferometer to produce an interference pattern which is imaged on a CCD detector. The pattern contains all the information on the sample and is obtained without mechanical motion or numerical treatment of the recorded signal. In order to validate the proposed scheme, prototypes of the setups have been made in the laboratories of COPL at Laval University; biological samples such as onion peels and phloem of trees have been tested in order to produce their tomographic images. Comparisons of some of our results with those from a commercial setup with the same samples had notably confirmed the capacity of ours prototypes to effectively image biological samples.


This paper explores how the Tribe Community adapted their livelihoodsystem related to socio-ecological changed. Instrumental case study wasconducted to Duano Tribe in Concong Luar Village, Riau Province, Indonesia."Menongkah" is one of Duano Tribe's subsistence activity in their livelihoodsystem. The sustainability of this subsistence activity depend on how Duano tribemanage and adapt their livelihood vulnerability. Two tipe of livelihoodvulnerability are ecological vulnerability and social vulnerability. Keywords : Livelihood system, Duano Tribe,vulnerability, social vulnerability


Introduction: the vacuolar H +-ATPase Acidification of intracellular compartments, which in many cases is essential for their function, is maintained in a variety of eukaryotic systems by the activity of the vacuolar (V-type) H+-ATPases. These endomembrane-bound proton pumps are responsible for generating the low internal pH of components of the endocytic and secretory pathways, such as clathrin-coated vesicles, Golgi and secretory vesicles, lysosomes and endosomes generated during receptor-mediated endocytosis [l-31. V-ATPases are also found in the vacuolar membranes of plants and fungi, in which the proton motive force generated by the hydrolysis of cytosolic ATP is coupled to movement of ions and solutes into the vacuole [4]. The enzyme therefore performs a central role in ionic homeostasis within the cell. V-type ATPases may also be associated with the plasma membrane. For example, a plasma membrane-bound V-type ATPase is an essential component in the mechanism of bone resorption in osteoclast cells [S]. In recent years it has become more apparent that members of this class of multiprotein complex are of fundamental importance to a great variety of physiological processes, suggesting that they will, in future, be of increasing pharmacological significance [ 61. Although analogous in organization to the F,-F,, ATP synthases of mitochondria and chloroplasts, the V-ATPases operate exclusively as ATPdriven proton pumps. The holocomplex may have a total mass of 650 kDa and comprises a soluble V, sector associated with an integral membrane V, sector [ 1 -3,7]. The V, sector, which is responsible for substrate binding and regulation of activity, may consist of as many as six types of subunit [7 ,8] . The V, sector, which contains the elements responsible


The mechanism of 195Pt spin–lattice relaxation in aqueous solutions of Pt(CN)  42− and  62− has been elucidated from variable‐temperature T1 measurements at 4.70 and 8.48 T. For Pt(CN)  42− both the chemical shielding anisotropy and spin rotation mechanisms are important; for Pt(CN)  62− the spin rotation mechanism completely dominates. The value of Δσ obtained for Pt(CN)  42− is 2350 ppm, which is in excellent agreement with the value previously measured for the tetracyanoplatinate(II) ion in a variety of salts in the solid state.


The initial steps in processing poultry, specifically electrical stunning, severing neck blood vessels and bleed-out are important in the production of poultry meat for human consumption. The presence of blood in broiler meat represents a major quality defect, and therefore, to optimize meat product and carcass quality, adequate bleeding is necessary. Carcass quality defects leading to downgrading have been reported with electrical stunning when the applied current is either too low or too high (WABECK, 1988; MURPHY et al., 1988; DICKENS and LYON, 1993). A major goal of processing plants is to reduce meat and carcass defects and optimize bleed-out of poultry at this stage, as improved bleeding can improve the quality of the meat during storage (SCOTT, 1978). It is widely thought that electrical stunning is a cause of many forms of downgrading. In particular, it is believed that using high voltages in a water-bath stunner can lead to poor bleeding. Inadequately bled birds can be condemned because of excessive blood in all or some portion of the carcass (HARRIS and CARTER, 1976; GREGORY and WILKINS, 1989; FLETCHER, 1993). In addition, proper bleeding will decrease the quantity of blood diffusing from each carcass into the scald water, increase the possibility for maximization collection of blood for recycling purposes and thus decrease the cost of treating plant wastewater to reduce its organic load (KUENZEL and INGLING, 1977). There are conflicting observations on the rate of bleed out after low and high voltage stunning. KOTULA and HELBACKA, (1966a) reported that electrical stunning resulted in significantly more retained blood in the saleable parts of the carcass as opposed to either physical stunning or non-stunned birds. The authors also observed that electrical stunning did not significantly affect total blood loss as a percentage of live bird weight, but as a percentage of total blood volume. When different stunning techniques and circuits were evaluated, KUENZEL and INGLING, (1977) found that an AC circuit connected to a brine stunner at a voltage


Miscanthus spp. show excellent application prospects due to its bioenergy potential and multiple ecological services. Annual N export with biomass harvest from Miscanthus, even without fertilizer supplement, do not reduce soil N levels. The question arises regarding how Miscanthus can maintain stable soil N levels. Metagenomic strategies were used to reveal soil N‐cycling‐related microbiome and their functional contributions to processes of soil N‐cycling based on the comparison among the bare land, cropland, 10‐year Miscanthus × giganteus, and 15‐year Miscanthus sacchariflorus fields. The results showed that, after long‐term cropland‐to‐Miscanthus conversion (LCMC), 16 of 21 bacterial phyla and all the archaeal phyla exhibited significant changes. Soil microbial denitrification and nitrification functions were significantly weakened, and N fixation (NF) was significantly enhanced. The biosynthesis of amino acids, especially alanine, aspartate, and glutamate metabolism, in soil N‐cycling‐related microbiome was dramatically promoted. The genus Anaeromyxobacter contributed largely to the NF process after LCMC. Variations in the soil available potassium, available N, organic C, and total N contents drove a functional shift of soil microbiome from cropland to Miscanthus pattern. We conclude that Miscanthus can recruit Anaeromyxobacter communities to enhance NF benefiting its biomass sustainability and soil N balance.


Abstract The post-neutron absolute mass yields of 35 products from 23 mass chains for 232U(nth, f) have been determined by γ-ray spectroscopy. The resulting mass distribution for 232U is compared with the corresponding existing data on 233U and 235U.


A new type of electrical variable speed motor, a parallel-connected motor, is described at some length. It is then shown how this rotary motor can be linearised and how it will be a very good source of motive power for a new approach to urban, city and inter city transportation systems. Finally the advantages of this new system over existing trains and trams, and the advantages of the new linear motor over existing linear motors are summarised.


ABSTRACT NEW VARIATIONAL PRINCIPLES WITH APPLICATIONS TOOPTIMIZATION THEORY AND ALGORITHMSbyHUNG MINH PHANAugust 2011Advisor: Dr. Boris S. MordukhovichMajor: Mathematics (Applied)Degree: Doctor of PhilosophyIn this dissertation we investigate some applications of variational analysis in optimizationtheory and algorithms. In the rst part we develop new extremal principles in variational analy-sis that deal with nite and in nite systems of convex and nonconvex sets. The results obtained,under the name of tangential extremal principles and rated extremal principles, combine primaland dual approaches to the study of variational systems being in fact rst extremal princi-ples applied to in nite systems of sets. These developments are in the core geometric theoryof variational analysis. Our study includes the basic theory and applications to problems ofsemi-in nite programming and multiobjective optimization. The second part of this disserta-tion concerns developing numerical methods of the Newton-type to solve systems of nonlinearequations. We propose and justify a new generalized Newton algorithm based on graphicalderivatives. Based on advanced tools of variational analysis and generalized di erentiation,we establish the well-posedness and convergence results of the algorithm. Besides, we presenta new generalized damped Newton algorithm, which is also known as Newton's method withline-search. Some global convergence results are also justi ed.


Tight sandstone samples from Gaotaizi oil layer in Qijia area of Songliao basin were mainly studied in this paper. In order to further study on the mechanism of seepage, 3D digital core model with real pore throat structure was constructed by Avizo 8.0, which had advantages such as non-destructive to samples, visualized results and abundant data. The research showed the storage space was mainly composed of intergranular dissolution pores, intragranular dissolution pores and micro-fractures, pore& throat in 3D space is more tubular and ribbon, micro-pore distribution has the heterogeneity, narrow throat radius is the main cause of low permeability of the sample.


This paper summarizes the process of structural design, analyses and optimization for weight reduction of a UAV wing. A semi-monocoque wing structure that consists of ribs, spars and skin are efficiently optimized for Weight minimization without reducing the Strength to weight ratio. Initially a solid wing surface is designed with the air foil co-ordinates of NACA 2412. The CFD Analysis is carried out to get pressure distribution on various arrangements of wing by changing angles of attack. From the CFD results the variation of coefficient of lift for different angle of attack is determined. The pressure fields obtained from CFD analysis is imposed on structural members for structural analysis. Optimization of this wing is done considering various cases until the required performance is obtained. The results are obtained for the optimized wing and this helps in obtaining reduced weight of the wing and increased strength to weight ratio. Results show that substantial improvement has been achieved in comparison to the standard model.


A differential equation is derived for the trajectories in the Laplace domain of the singularities of a linear operator with respect to a varying parameter.


The three investigated species of Cyperus L. subgen. Juncellus (Griseb.) C. B. Clarke show anatomical differences in the leaf pertaining to the number of vascular bundles and bundle sheaths, size of silica-cells and their wall thickness, while those of subgen. Mariscus (Gaertner) C. B. Clarke segregate into two primary groups depending on the presence or absence of a distinct hypodermis; and the species within each group are further differentiated on the basis of the presence or absence of air-cavities, the number of vascular bundles and their pattern of arrangement in the leaf. The interspecific differences observed within the genus Lipocarpha R. Br. concern the size of the interstomatal cells and the number of vascular bundles and bundle sheaths of the leaf. Keys for the identification of the species in each genus and subgenus are given separately.


The Ultra stable Low-noise Current Amplifier (ULCA) is a user-friendly and superior alternative to existing instruments for small direct currents in the range between about 1 fA and 5 μA. The principle of the portable laboratory table-top device, operated at room temperature, is based on a novel dual-stage transimpedance amplifier concept. The total transimpedance of 1 GO is calibrated with a cryogenic current comparator with an uncertainty < 0.1 μO/O traceable to the quantum Hall resistance. The output voltage is measured with a voltmeter calibrated traced to the Josephson voltage standard. In addition to its electrometer function, in combination with a voltage source the ULCA also can be used as a current generator. Therefore, it represents a new tool for ultra-accurate small-current measurement and generation traceable to quantum electrical standards. It outperforms commercial devices and calibration setups used in metrology institutes by up to two orders of magnitude in accuracy. The unique features of the ULCA are the excellent stability of its transimpedance (drift less than 5 μO/O per year, short-term fluctuations over one week< 0.1 μO/O), its small temperature coefficient (typically about 0.2 μO/O per Kelvin), fast settling(difference to final value < 0.1 μA/A after 3 s), and the low input current noise of 2.4 fA/vHz. This enables measuring a direct current of 100 pA with a total relative uncertainty of 0.1 μA/A in about 10 h. Besides being excellently suited for R&D in small-current metrology (e.g. for research on single-electron pumps) the ULCA is also widely applicable for calibrations, for instance for electrometers, small-current sources, or high-value resistors. Corresponding fields (and specific examples) are electronic industry (ICs), medicine and biotechnology (dosimetry, radiation protection, DNA sequencers) as well as environmental monitoring (concentration measurements of small particles in air or aerosols), and lighting industry (photo current measurement). Framed by two patent applications, the technology was transferred from the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) to a German company (Magnicon GmbH, Hamburg), which manufactures and markets the ULCA since 2016 licensed by PTB.


The online petition is one of the latest forms of collective action as the Internet diminishes space, time and effort constraints. This technology also enables people to exercise citizenship that can, directly and indirectly, influence the policy-making processes. Yet, it is argued the action is a shallow and passive as citizens engaged to merely clicking and thoughtless that would undermine the essence of democracy. This study examines an individual's action in signing an electronic petition that is perceived to be a rational and volitional behavior. Furthermore, the study also identifies the type of social influence that affects individuals' intention to participate, the social identification. To sum up, an online petition is an active behavior, which personal constructs of planned action are commingled with an external structure of collective identity that enables a person to make an adequate judgment about political engagement. For future research, interrogating message elements as a medium of persuasion will disclose the effectivity of petition to arouse social-emotional attachment to compensate face-to-face communication and non-verbal cues.


Mei Zengliang's theory of Minyong included caring for common people,bringing benefit to common people,instructing common people and yielding to common people.The theory of Minyong originated from the traditional theory that common people were thought as the roots and Liu Zhongyuan's theory that petty official should be managed by common people.Mei had transcended theory of Tongcheng School.He criticized the administration of officials,and established the standards of judging administration of officials.


A thorough study of the M{umlt o}ssbauer spectra (MS) of a lightly iron doped (2{percent}) polycrystalline La{sub 0.75}Ca{sub 0.25}MnO{sub 3} compound has been carried out from T=4.2 K up to 300 K. The MS for T{gt}T{sub c} and at T=4.2 K show one component. The corresponding hyperfine parameters are compatible with S=5/2 Fe{sup 3+} in octahedral coordination. As temperature increases from 4.2 K the spectra consist of several broad sextets and doublets (especially the T{sub c}). This first reported behavior of MS resembles that of ferromagnetic clusters. {copyright} {ital 1997 American Institute of Physics.}


By employing the component method, an analytical model to predict the initial rotational stiffness of angle steel tower K-joints is set up. It is considered that the connection rotation is mainly induced by the deformation of the main angle in shear, bolts in shear, and the hole-wall in bear. Considering limb in shear as short column with shear deformation mainly, superposition principle is used to calculate initial stiffness of a joint. Consider bolts as Timoshenko beam, using the principle of virtual work and unit-load method to calculate its shear rigidity. Combining the five full-scale tests, the mechanical model is qualified. Test results reveal that the mechanical model is reasonable. Parameter analysis show that the number and spacing of bolts are the most important factors to decide joint's initial rotational stiffness, and that others such as limb wide and thickness, bolt diameter, and joint plate thickness also have a certain effect on initial rotational stiffness.


(noun) A large group of people with a common interest, engaging in similar behaviors, not necessarily at the same time or place.


The National Vocal teaching is a highly technical and the practical art of music disciplines.Vocal teaching "scientific learn vocalizations,the development of national vocal music," the rules to follow.Voice to the scientific method as a guide,focus on basic state training;to adhere to the individualized,step by step;should pay attention to extremely rich,enhanced music artistic expression;should pay attention to the language and pronunciation articulation singing training;to the scientific selection of materials,prominent national style.


The study of ionizing irradiation with Cobalt 60 (60Co), in this experiment, aimed to evaluate its influence on postharvest physical parameters for atemoia cv. 'Thompson', which are related to the fruit ripening process. The irradiation was carried out at the Radiation Technology Center -CTR IPEN / CNEN -SP, located in the university city USP (University of São Paulo) in the compact multi-purpose radiator where gamma rays are used. Atemias were irradiated with the following doses of cobalt 60 (60Co): T0 = No irradiation (control), T1 = 0.2kGy, T2 = 0.4kGy, T3 = 0.6kGy, T4 = 0.8kGy, T5 = 1,0kGy and T6 = 1,2kGy and then packed in expanded polystyrene trays (2 fruits / tray) and sealed with 0.020mm polyvinyl chloride films; exception made to the control treatment which did not receive irradiation; for each analysis parameter there were three repetitions with two fruits per repetition. The fruits under study were stored in a cold chamber at 15 ± 0.2ºC and 90 ± 2% RH. In all irradiation doses, the following analyzes were carried out: loss of fresh mass, soluble solids (SS), titratable acidity (AT), pH, ascorbic acid (AA), reducing sugars, respiratory rate. The analyzes were analyzed every three days (0,3,6,9,12,15 and 18) days of storage. The experiment was conducted in a completely randomized design (D.I.C.), in a factorial scheme (treatment x storage), composed of seven doses of gamma irradiation and seven storage times. The results were subjected to analysis of variance and the means compared by Tukey's test at the level of 5% probability and regression was performed for the analyzes in the storage period. This experiment can conclude that the doses of 1.0kGy and 1.2kGy demonstrate greater control of breathing, in atemoia, until the 9th day; three days more than the control treatment, the other parameters analyzed did not show any interference in the increase in postharvest life of the atemous cv 'Thompson'.


Wallace Stevens' long-lasting interest in the sixteenth-century French poet Joachim du Bellay - the author of Les Regrets and Defense et Illustration de la langue francaise - seems to stem from their common practice of poetry as regret. By repeatedly invoking the figure of a young poet exiled in Rome, Stevens created an imaginary portrait of himself also in exile, an exile not so much literal as symbolic. Reading and translating Du Bellay helped Stevens shape his own poetic language.


Aim To construct prokaryotic and eukaryotic expression vectors of ScFv Cκ of monoclonal antibody against liantaarwiru(HTNV) NP antigen. Methods Humanklight chain constant region gene was fused in frame at the C terminus of a single chain Fv gene of monoclonal antibody 1A8 against HTNV. Prokaryotic and eukaryotic expression vectors were constructed by cloning the recombinant 1A8 ScFv Cκ gene into pComb3 and pCI neo respectively. The immunological activities of the products expressed in E.coli TG1 were identified by indirect immuno fluorescence and Western blot. Results The recombinant 1A8 ScFv Cκ gene was constructed and cloned successfully into prokaryotic and eukaryotic expression vectors. The results of indirect immuno flu ores cence and Western blot indicated that the 1A8 ScFv Cκproducts expressed in E.coli TG1 can bind specifically HTNV NP antigen. Conclusion The prokaryotic and eukaryotic expression vectors of 1A8 ScFv Cκagainst HTNV NP antigen were constructed successfully, and it may be used to further investigate the function of intracellular antibody.


Computer Vision is an important component of environment sensing systems for applications such as robotics and surveillance. Images and video sequences contain information about the scene at several different levels. Accordingly, computer vision algorithms are traditionally classified into a hierarchy of levels, from low-level (e.g., feature extraction and matching) to high-level (e.g., object recognition).
This dissertation is developing a number of low level vision algorithms with applications to surveillance and robotics. The first part of this dissertation addresses automatic feature matching for camera pair calibration. An algorithm was proposed that uses a novel topological constraint, named "cross epipolar ordering constraint" (CEO constraint). No knowledge of camera orientation or position is needed for this constraint. It effectively reduces the search space for feature matching by ruling out matches that are proven to be unrealizable. An wide baseline feature matching algorithm is proposed using this constraint. This algorithm uses coarse-to-fine search, and reduces the search space further more.
The second part of this dissertation describes work on the analysis of stereo data for the automatic detection of "curbs" and "steps". Our real-time algorithm is able to determine the 3-D location of a curb, which uses robust techniques to combine range and brightness information. This algorithm was developed as part of a DARPA project for urban robotics, and is currently being ported to a semi-autonomous wheelchair control system.
The third part of this dissertation focus on a fast motion detection algorithm on a power-awared visual sensor network developed at UC Santa Cruz, Meerkats. This algorithm can detect moving blobs in two consecutive images and calculate the velocity of the motion using optical flow constraint. It is based on the rank analysis of the structure matrix, which is built up from local spatio-temporal gradients of a image sequence. Then a multiscale belief propagation scheme is also proposed in the dissertation. The multiscale belief propagation can deal with different sized moving blobs and large motions, which have been problems in optical flow calculation. This algorithm is designed specifically for Meerkats networks, so we give a detailed power consumption analysis of our algorithm on Meerkats.


This paper presents the design flow of a detector for tracking charged particles together with the characterization techniques developed to extract the main design specifications. The goals for the final detector are to achieve real-time imaging, a large detection area and a high spatial resolution particularly suitable for medical imaging applications. The main concepts have been patented by the INFN. This paper describes the prototype tracker, which has a 20x20 cm2 sensitive area consisting of two crossed ribbons of 500 µm square scintillating fibers. The track position information is real-time extracted in an innovative way, using a reduced number of read-out channels to obtain a very large detection area but with moderate costs and complexity. The performance of the tracker has been investigated using s sources, cosmic rays, and a 62 MeV proton beam.


In order to improve absorbing properties of material effectively, enhance the ability of attenuating electromagnetic wave, and at the same time, make the impedance matching with air to the most extent, this paper mixed ferrite magnetism microwave-absorbing agents with semiconductor particulates. We got the effective EM parameter of the mixture using effective EM parameter model, and then analyzed absorption properties. As the result, it figured out the cubage proportion and conductance of semiconductor particulates based on the resistance matching principle. Through calculating the reflection ratio、impedance matching characteristic and attenuation coefficient of the material, it is proved that mixing ferrite magnetism microwave-absorbing agents with semiconductor particulate which has less permittivity could reduce real complex permittivity and increase imaginary complex permittivity of the composite material. It was able to enhance the ability of attenuating electromagnetic wave, improve absorbing properties, and meanwhile do not destroy the impedance matching characteristic with air.


The major change in strategy in rehabilitation for people with disabilities over the past few years has been the expansion of services in the community. This has slowly gathered the momentum and has developed into a differentiated programme called 'Community Based Rehabilitation' (CBR). Ideally, a communitybased rehabilitation programme is built on an integrated and decentralized managerial approach, in which both the service providing agencies and the community have a role to play. A few aspects of management of community based rehabilitation were discussed in the research work of Shamrock, 2009; Evans et al., 2001; Andrew & Dominic 2004; Cheausuwantavee, 2005; Kuipers & Harknett, 2008; Andrew et al., 2009; Cornielje et al., etc.. Not much research work has been found addressing the issues and aspects related to the management of CBR directly and extensively. Hence present research has been taken up to study the community based rehabilitation implemented by various disability rehabilitation organizations, from managerial perspectives. In the study, the efforts have been made to understand the CBR projects in the Indian context by studying the prevailing practices of Managerial Aspects of CBR and the perception of CBR managers on the effectiveness of these Managerial Aspects of CBR. The correlation between practices and perception has been studied by making use of regression analysis. The important results of the study include the construction of an assessment tool to study the prevailing practice of Managerial Aspects of CBR and the perception of CBR managers on the effectiveness of Managerial Aspects of CBR and the regression equation to predict the prevailing practice of Managerial Aspects of CBR based on the perception score of CBR managers. The study also highlights the relevance of managerial aspects of CBR in Indian context. Index Terms – Disability, Rehabilitation, Community Based Rehabilitation, Managerial Aspects, Non Government Organizations, India ___________________________________________ ___ 1 Research Scholar, JNTU, Hyderabad 2 Professor of Management Science (Retd.), School of Management Studies, JNTU, Hyderabad and Prof &Dean (Evaluation) CVR College of Engineering


There is serious unbalance in Chinese capital market for a long time, especially between corporation bond market and stock market. Tried to analyze this problem from a new angle of view of property rights rights in the state-corporation and correlative profit, and made some suggestions of institutional arrangement on the solution of the problem.


This study aimed to develop and validate a radiomics model based on whole‐brain white matter and clinical features to predict the progression of Parkinson disease (PD).


The formation of a joint AIEE-ASME committee for the purpose of preparing a recommended specification covering the speed-governing of prime movers intended to drive electric generators that may, if desired, be included in prime-mover purchase specifications, was approved by the AIEE Board of Directors on January 30, 1941 and by the ASME Council on June 15, 1941. The personnel of this Joint Committee was appointed jointly by the chairmen of the AIEE Power Generation Committee and the ASME Standing Committee on Power Test Codes under sponsorship of the ASME Power Division. The work of the joint committee resulted in the issuance in 1949 of a recommended specification covering speed-governing of steam turbines intended to drive electric generators rated 500 kw and up.1 The joint committee was reorganized in 1955 and instructed to prepare a revision of the recommended specification. This revision, like the original, is limited in its scope to steam turbine-generators rated 500 kw and larger. Specifications for other types of prime movers will be issued, upon completion, as separate publications. This recommended specification does not cover emergency governors or other overspeed control devices, and in general, devices which are not responsive to speed. Exceptions to the latter were made for turbines designed to operate with controlled steam pressures, as in the case of turbines with initial and/or exhaust steam pressure control, automatic-extraction and mixed-pressure turbines, since the performance of the speed-governing system is affected by the performance of the steam pressure-regulating system.


[Objective] The aim was to explore a characteristic baking technology for highly efficient using curing barn.[Method]The experiment aimed to compare energy cost,economic benefit,chemical composition,starch converting of three kinds of flue-cured tobacco after baking by dint of quantified baking technology(I),mild yellow high baking technology(II),and high temperature yellow humid backing technology(III).[Result] Ⅱ baking technology had less energy cost for per kilogram drying tobacco than Ⅰ baking technology,and the energy cost reduced by 0.58 yuan/kg(central leaves of dry tobacco) and 0.12 yuan/kg(upper leaves of dry tobacco),respectively.Ⅲ baking technology had most economic benefit than other baking technologies,and the economic benefit of Ⅲ baking technology increased by 0.10 yuan/kg(central leaves of dry tobacco) and 0.15 yuan/kg(upper leaves of dry tobacco) respectively.There were same starch converting tendency in three baking technologies,and the starch converting rate of B Ⅲ baking technology was the highest(27.53%),but CⅡ was least(14.69%).However,converting rate of CⅡ baking technology was the most radical(4.5%) after baking,and converting rate of BⅠbaking technology was the least radical(6.15%) after baking.[Conclusion] By comparison,it was found that II had relative lower energy cost while Ⅲ baking technology had most economic benefit.


HE relative merits of the several indirect T methods of measuring blood pressure in infants have not been established. The flush method has been found to offer advantages over the widely used Korotkoff technic in children less than a year old and is the method of choice in many nurseries. Oscillometry has been investigated as a potentially more reproducible method in the younger pediatric age groups.


Nowadays there is a need of flexible monitoring mechanisms that allow both the customer and the provider to evaluate the quality of cloud services in order to offer an adequate provision of them. The ISSI research group at the Department of Computer Systems and Computation (DSIC) from the UPV is working on a monitoring infrastructure for cloud services that explores the use of models at runtime (models@runtime) to support the quality evaluation of the services, the detection of Service Level Agreement (SLA) violations, and the dynamic reconfiguration of the service architecture in order to accomplish with the expected quality levels. The main objective of this project is the design and implementation of a prototype of a data visualization tool that supports the monitoring infrastructure allowing the users to dynamically create, reorder, search and explore multiple representations of services measurement data from various data sources. We present the design and the implementation of the tool as well as its application on a usage scenario with monitoring data obtained from a repository.


When big decisions need to be made in an organization, it's not uncommon for differing opinions to emerge. Teams of like-minded individuals form to express their opinions, and this can cause discontent with everyone involved. However, there are ways to ..


ABSTRA CT This study aims to reveal how productive the teacher needs building engineering expertise in the academic year 2014/2015 and 2024/2025 were ideal in the analysis. This research is quantitative. The unit of analysis of this study is SMK in Padang, the number of research subjects, that is SMKN 1 Padang, SMKN 1 Sumbar, SMKN 5 Padang and SMK Dhuafa Nusantara. The collection of data on research conducted by engineering documentation. Results the analysis of the needs productive teacher expertise in building engineering SMK Padang in Academic Year 2014/2015 acquired needs, which SMKN 1 Padang the total of 6 people, SMKN 5 Padang the total of 2 people, At SMKN 1 Sumbar the total of 9 people and SMK Dhuafa Nusantara the total of 8 people. Analysis the needs of the teacher productive earned Academic Year 2024/2025 acquired additional needs, which SMKN 1 Padang the total of 36 people, SMKN 5 Padang the total of 47 people, SMKN 1 Sumbar the total of 26 people and SMK Dhuafa Nusantara the total of 29 people. Keywords : Teacher Analysis, Teacher Productive, Teacher Needs


: The genus Micropera Lindl. belongs to the family Orchidaceae. It is one of the uncertainty monophyletic groups. Since the previous phylogenetic analysis employed only one species, more species are needed to reveal whether this genus forms a monophyletic group or not. Thus, this study was conducted to construct the phylogeny for the genus Micropera based on molecular data by adding 4 Thai Micropera taxa. The phylogenetic analysis was performed by using mat K , ITS and combined both genes, with selected taxa in Trichoglottis clade as outgroups. It was shown that Micropera is a monophyletic group and should be accepted genus. The twist rostellum is a taxonomic character for grouping among 4 Thai Micropera species. All taxa of the genus are required for revealing the evolution relationship of this genus.


The ground state of the one-dimensional antiferromagnetic model, with the Hamiltonian H=1/2 j Sigma i=1n sigma i. sigma i+1+1/4j Sigma i=1n sigma i. sigma 1+2 n sigma i. sigma 1+2 (j>O, N even, N+1 identical to 1, N+2 identical to 2) can be given explicitly in terms of spin eigen-functions. Various properties of the ground state are studied. An approximate determination of the low-lying excited states shows the usual linear frequency-wave-vector relationship.


The luminosity distance in the standard cosmology as given by ΛCDM and, consequently, the distance modulus for supernovae can be defined by the Pade approximant. A comparison with a known analytical solution shows that the Pade approximant for the luminosity distance has an error of 4 % at redshift = 10 . A similar procedure for the Taylor expansion of the luminosity distance gives an error of 4 % at redshift = 0 . 7 ; this means that for the luminosity distance, the Pade approximation is superior to the Taylor series. The availability of an analytical expression for the distance modulus allows applying the Levenberg–Marquardt method to derive the fundamental parameters from the available compilations for supernovae. A new luminosity function for galaxies derived from the truncated gamma probability density function models the observed luminosity function for galaxies when the observed range in absolute magnitude is modeled by the Pade approximant. A comparison of ΛCDM with other cosmologies is done adopting a statistical point of view.


Abstract The fact that certain types of radiation exert a marked influence on calcium and phosphorus assimilation and fixation is now generally recognized. The principle is so fundamental to human well being and holds such possibilities for practical application in animal production, that physicists and engineers have been working diligently to improve equipment for producing the desired kind of radiant energy. One of the recent developments is that of a "Sunlight" (Type S-1) lamp which is stated by the manufacturers to produce a spectrum which quite closely approximates that of unfiltered sunshine. The possibility of using these lamps as a source of the essential radiant energy is of interest to research workers as well as practical poultry producers. The radiation obtained from this lamp is a combination of energy produced by a tungsten filament, tungsten electrodes and a mercury arc. The distribution of energy from the three sources is stated by . . .


A new a[pproach to canonical correlation analysis is proposed in which the Fiuzzy c-Means clusteying algorithm is simultaneously applied. Minimization of the within-group sum-ofsquared-error and maximization of the canonical corre lation coeMcients yield memberships of fuzzy clusters and principal componellts of each cluster aure analyzed from a complex of statistical variables. We analyze the opinions of youngsters by a questionnaire giving consideratlon to their family organization, aging, annuity and nursing. The results by the proposed method clearly show that opinions vary in accordance with the number of older family members living in the home environment.