We have carried out a series of measurements to improve the magnetic permeabilit y and the mechanical property of the welding joint.We have also adopted a lot of new welding methods,such as selecting the reasonable consumable material,taking good transition layer,using rigorously control the layer temperature and heat t reatment to ensure the welding quality and magnetic permeability.


Preface Part IV: Theory 12. The Legitimacy of Theory within a Scientific Theology 13. The Representation of Reality in a Scientific Theology 14. The Place of Explanation in a Scientific Theology 15. The Place of Metaphysics in a Scientific Theology Conclusion: Anticipating A Scientific Dogmatics Bibliography Index.


In this paper we present a case study of a project carried out in a telecommunications research center. The Postcards from the near Future project sought to begin to reflexively address the difficulties faced by telecommunications researchers in communicating their specialist research with colleagues and stakeholders across academia, industry and with a wider public. We devised an experimental practice based research project, Postcards from the near Future (PFTNF), as a pedagogical structure to support reflexive practical learning within the research centre to this effect. The PFTNF project invited PhD students and Post-Doctorate researchers within the telecommunications research lab to express their technical research through making postcards. The postcards created visual and narrative fictions of a future where research carried out within the telecoms lab might actually become deployed. Our case study of the PFTNF project provides insights into the nature of the challenge of communicating complex technical research. We show how the experimental communicative practice developed through the PFTNF project influenced researchers and catalyzed change in the communicative culture of the telecommunications lab. We argue that the kind of experimental communicative practice engendered within the PFTNF project merits further research and development, and we make suggestions to this effect.


This fifth edition of Andrews' popular text appears after a lapse of nine years, extensively revised and elaborated, and graced by the talent of Anthony N. Domonkos as junior author. The body of the book consists of 38 sections, as before, each one followed by up-to-date references. A two-column format and a slightly larger page improve readability and save 128 pages. The illustrations are superb. A text cannot be all things to all men. Since this one is directed chiefly to students and practitioners, it is good to see the emphasis placed on the details of the clinical features and treatment of the commoner dermatoses. Histopathological coverage is not detailed, but is adequate. A number of sections will appeal to an audience beyond the confines of this country. These include sections on leprosy, spirochetoses, and exotic affections and the especially brilliant discussion of diseases caused by animal parasites. The coverage


OBJECTIVE: To determine feasibility and reliability of intra-epidermal nerve fiber density (IENFD) in post mortem skin.
 BACKGROUND: Small fiber neuropathy (SFN) is diagnosed from punch biopsy of skin that reveals reduced IENFD. Understanding the epidemiology of SFN will be enhanced by examining postmortem skin, if feasible. We are studying IENFD in postmortem skin to examine feasibility and possible use as a novel research tool.
 DESIGN/METHODS: Three mm skin punch biopsies were collected 1-4 days postmortem from distal leg and thigh of 10 subjects after mean (range) interval from death of 39.5 (15-91) hours. Four subjects whose skin has been analyzed to date died from renal failure, pulmonary edema, Parkinson's disease and fibrinous pericarditis. Mean (range) number of sections evaluated was 5.25 (4-6) from distal leg and 3 (2-4) from thigh. Sections stained with PGP 9.5 were examined under bright field microscopy to determine IENFD per established methods. Quality of staining, integrity of nerves and intra-observer variability were assessed.
 RESULTS: The quality of staining and nerve fiber integrity was comparable to ante-mortem samples in our laboratory and was not
substantially affected by time from death to specimen collection. Mean (range) IENFD in distal leg and thigh was 2.00 (0-4.23) and 3.275 (0.28-5.97) fibers/mm, respectively. The subject previously on extended chemotherapy regimens showed near complete absence of intra-epidermal nerve fibers. The mean (range)coefficient of variation (%) for sections from distal leg and thigh were 27.3 (15-56) and 15.5 (2-23), respectively. Data from the remainder of subjects, intra-observer and inter-observer reliability for all subjects' specimens, will be presented.
 CONCLUSIONS: It is feasible to determine IENFD from post mortem skin biopsies with reasonable intra-observer reliability and the approach has potential as a research tool. Additionally, we confirmed length-dependent IENFD decrement in post-mortem skin samples as seen in living patients with SFN.
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 Disclosure: Dr. Taicher has nothing to disclose. Dr. Dulaney has nothing to disclose. Dr. Eckenstein has nothing to disclose. Dr. Hehir has nothing to disclose. Dr. Waheed has nothing to disclose. Dr. Sprague has nothing to disclose. Dr. Tandan has received personal compensation for activities with Questcor as an advisory board member. Dr. Tandan has received research support from Novartis.


The paper introduces the configuration of step-down transformer protection in digital automation control system.Strengthening the main protection,simplifying the nearly backup protection and reinforcing the low(in) pressure far side of backup protection.It discusses some of the protection relay,the necessity of digital protection circuit breaker,and made a number of recommendations on the function of protection circuit breaker.


The effects of various levels of copper(Cu) intake on the concentrations of copper, iron (Fe) and 3inc(Zn) in rat tissues were studied in growing rats. For different groups the drinking water was supplemented with 0(control), 25, 50, 100 and 200ppm Cu(as copper sulphate) for 1 day respectively. All animal groups were fed with the control diet (Cu contents, 12.8%mg/kg diet) during the experiment. At the end of the 4 week experiment, body weight gain was slightly lower in the Cu supply groups than in control group. Liver and serum Cu were significantly higher in 50, 100 and 200ppm Cu of male and in 200ppm Cu of female than in control groups. Spleen Cu was significantly increased by the supplementation of Cu. Liver and heart Fe of male and heart Fe of female were increased by incresing supplementary Cu levels. In 50ppm Cu group, liver, spleen and kidney Fe of female increased but the others did not. Fe of tissues was different in male and female rats according to Cu levels supplied. Serum Zn of male and female was significantly lower in 50, 100 and 200ppm Cu groups than in control and 25ppm Cu groups. When supplemented with Cu levels there were no significant differences among groups for liver, kidney, spleen and heart Zn as well as heart and kidney Cu.


The aim of the paper is to present and analyze the ecological skyscraper Aqua Tower, icon of modernist architecture. The main idea of development of Aqua Tower concept was creation of ecological building with original architecture used for residential and hotel purposes. Chicago skyscraper is equipped with irregularly spaced balconies forming a "shell" which cover the main orthogonal core structure. Designed shape of the building significantly reduces its vulnerability and inadequate damping of vibrations caused by the impact of the wind which is typical for high-rise buildings. In the first part of the paper various geometric forms of modern high-rise buildings are analyzed. Subsequently was characterized Aqua Tower skyscraper in terms of architecture and design, taking into account the effect of wind and aspect of ecology and energy efficiency. The Aqua Tower building is an amazing masterpiece that shows how concrete can be creatively used to get outstanding architecture and extremely strength construction. The whole set of environmental solutions which include, among other things, a system of rainwater storage and energy efficient lighting was employed. Green vegetation placed between the horizontal divisions clearly marked façade and gives the impression of strong coupling, so contrasting are concrete and greenery. Greene roof terrace on the three-floor podium creates an image of "geometric naturalism", which not only gives aesthetic effect, but also lowers the ambient temperature.


The aim of my thesis is to map out the attitudes and opinions of professional and future teachers in relation to the spoken language. The study has been conducted through an initial survey that was ...


Lohman laying hens of about 40 weeks of age were randomly distributed into 4 groups with 3 replicates of 36 layers. The layers were fed on 4 kinds of diets which have added betaine with 0, 400, 800, 1 200 mg/kg respectively. 4 weeks of feeding trial was conducted to research the effect of betaine on laying performances and egg quality of laying hens. Results showed that egg weight, feed egg ratio and Haugh unit were affected by betaine significantly ( P 0.05 or P 0.01). But there was no difference in laying rate, egg shape index and egg shell intensity among different groups.


Voltage Controlled Oscillator (VCO) is an integral component of most of the receivers such as GSM, GPS etc. As name indicates, oscillation is controlled by varying the voltage at the capacitor of LC tank. By varying the voltage, VCO can generate variable frequency of oscillation. Different VCO Parameters are contrasted on the basis of phase noise, tuning range, power consumption and FOM. Out of these phase noise is dependent on quality factor, power consumption, oscillation frequency and current. So, design of LC VCO at low power, low phase noise can be obtained with low bias current at low voltage.  Nanosize transistors are also contributes towards low phase noise. This paper demonstrates the design of low phase noise LC VCO with 4.89 GHz tuning range from 7.33-11.22 GHz with center frequency at 7 GHz. The design uses 32nm technology with tuning voltage of 0-1.2 V. A very effective Phase noise of -114 dBc / Hz is obtained with FOM of -181 dBc/Hz. The proposed work has been compared with five peer LC VCO designs working at higher feature sizes and outcome of this performance comparison dictates that the proposed work working at better 32 nm technology outperformed amongst others in terms of achieving low Tuning voltage and moderate FoM, overshadowed by a little expense of power dissipation.


A psycho-physical experiment using constant method was conducted to investigate the characteristics of pseudo force sensation caused by pressurization to a palm. Kinesthetic force stimulus and tactile pressure stimulus were given to a subject at the same time, and their effect on force perception was investigated. Previous studies have reported two contradicting results regarding whether the strength of pseudo force sensation depends on the pressure or on the total amount of force. This paper further investigated this aspect using three types of indenters which differ in shape and width. The results suggested that the pseudo force sensation does not depend on total force. This, however, does not simply mean that the sensation depends on the pressure and the need for further investigations remains. The results found significant differences among subjects but also suggested that the narrower indenter with an integrated body is less susceptible to individual differences among subjects.


According to the technical connotation of green maintenance,the systematic analysis is carried out in the aspects such as design,maintenance,repair, recovery and remanufacturing.


Optical Character Recognition has a number of applications in day-to-day existing or OCR has been commonly applied to the plate identification, barcode recognition, legal billing document, finance and insurance documents many others. An optical character recognition system with a high identification rate is challenging to expand. One of the major features to OCR errors is mark characters. Many factor lead to the mark of nature such as bad scanning quality and a poor linearization technique. Typical path to nature segmentation go down into three major categories: Picture-based, identification-based, and holisticbased. By the whole of these approaches, the segmentation path can be linear or non-linear. Simply and versatile cameras build it possible to easily and quickly capture a broad variety of official paper. Even so, low resolution cameras present a difficult task to OCR because it is essentially not possible to do character segmentation independently from recognition. Handwriting approval has been one of the almost all interesting and inflexible analysis areas in discipline of photograph processing and pattern approval in the latest years. This paper relates the strategies for change textual content from a paper file into system readable shape. The computer honors accept the characters within the file through a transforming approach make reference to as Optical Character Recognition. This paper, many techniques like OCR using correlation approach and OCR the usage of neural networks has been mentioned. Index Terms – Optical character recognition(OCR), segmentation, holistic approach, neural network.


Various drug formulations of hydrophilic nanogel carriers consisted of the cross-linked network of neutral polymers, e.g. poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG), and charged polymers, e.g. polyethylenimine (PEI), have been described recently [1–5]. Potential nanogel applications include delivery of oppositely charged drugs, such as oligonucleotides, plasmid DNA, small interfering RNA, nucleoside 5′-triphosphates, otherwise degraded in biological media. These formulations were also found to significantly enhance biological activity of encapsulated drugs. In addition to passive drug release, we recently confirmed a triggered release mechanism mediated by Nanogel interaction with cellular membranes [6]. Phospholipids are capable of interacting with the charged nanogel network, when nanogel particles get into a close contact with cellular membrane, easily substituting nanogel-formulated drugs. As a result, the drug is rapidly released into the cytosol.

The goal of this work was chemical engineering of nanogel structure in order to increase bioavailability of nanogels through modification of polymeric components of the carrier and surface modification with short peptides for specific targeting and modulation of Nanogel biodistribution. Preparation of nanogels with a biodegradable PEI in the structure [9] can provide a significantly less toxic alternative to the regular carriers. Finally, a novel micellar approach to the environmentally clean ('green') synthesis of nanogels with an enhanced cellular accumulation was proposed [7].


The paper briefly reviewed the status quo of China's services trade export,and the quantifiable factors which impact the trade in services exports were analyzed.According to the multiple linear regression model of China's services trade exports volume and quantifiable factors in time series data fome 1990 to 2004,it is proved that factors such as the GDP per capita,the world GDP growth rate,the proportion of the services industry in the GDP,the amount of trade in goods exports have impact on China's services trade exports,finally the article put forward several proposals on how to increase China's exports of services trade.


Space-based systems play an important role within national critical infrastructures. They are being integrated into advanced air-traffic management applications, rail signalling systems, energy distribution software etc. Unfortunately, the end users of communications, location sensing and timing applications often fail to understand that these infrastructures are vulnerable to a wide range of security threats. The following pages focus on concerns associated with potential cyber-attacks. These are important because future attacks may invalidate many of the safety assumptions that support the provision of critical space-based services. These safety assumptions are based on standard forms of hazard analysis that ignore cyber-security considerations This is a significant limitation when, for instance, security attacks can simultaneously exploit multiple vulnerabilities in a manner that would never occur without a deliberate enemy seeking to damage space based systems and ground infrastructures. We address this concern through the development of a combined safety and security risk assessment methodology. The aim is to identify attack scenarios that justify the allocation of additional design resources so that safety barriers can be strengthened to increase our resilience against security threats.


In work-integrated learning, students leave teachers to practice on work placement, but the teachers can still use e-learning to monitor student through an e-learning platform and it allows students to actively learn the theoretical knowledge. Work-integrated e-learning (WIEL) is a new research field, focusing on learning processes concerning both employees and organizations, using e-learning as a way of gaining new knowledge relevant for the work process. Learning at work is more multidimensional learning compared to educational institutions.


A variant of the Cocke-Younger algorithm for recognition of context-free languages permits faster operation by a factor proportional to word length on computers with parallel bit-manipulation capabilities.


The real story of how the federal government finally apprehended and convicted America s most notorious criminal, Al Capone. Drawing on recently discovered government documents, wiretap transcripts, and Al Capone s handwritten personal letters, "New York Times" bestselling author Jonathan Eig tells the dramatic story of the rise and fall of the nation s most infamous criminal in rich new detail. From the moment he arrived in Chicago in 1920, Capone found himself in a world with limitless opportunity. Within a few years Capone controlled an illegal bootlegging business with annual revenue rivaling that of some of the nation s largest corporations. Along the way he corrupted the Chicago police force and local courts while becoming one of the world s first international celebrities. Legend credits Eliot Ness and his Untouchables with apprehending Capone, but Eig shows that this wasn t so. In "Get Capone, " the man known as Scarface emerges as a complex man, doomed as much by his ego as by his vicious criminality. This is the real Al Capone."


The atmospheric corrosion behavior of zinc in the presence of NaCl has been investigated using well-controlled laboratory exposures in 95% RH air at ten different temperatures in the range -4 to 22°C. Results show that a critical temperature (? -0.5°C) exists in zinc corrosion above which the rate of corrosion is constant/independent of temperature, and, below which there is a positive correlation between temperature and corrosion rate. The corrosion products formed above and below -0.5°C are also entirely different. While simonkolleite, hydrozincite and zinc carbonate hydroxide are the main corrosion products at T ?-0.5°C, the same compounds are absent at T < -0.5°C. Instead, sodium zinc carbonate (Na2Zn3(CO3)4.3H2O) is the dominant corrosion product at low temperature, together with Na2ZnCl4 · 3H2O and sweetite (Zn(OH)2). The results are interpreted in terms of two distinct corrosion modes prevailing at "high" and "low" temperature, respectively.


Shared decision-making is a possible link between the best of patient-centered medicine and evidence-based medicine. This article seeks to describe the link between them. It discusses to what extent the integration of such perspectives is successful in assuring respect for the patient's autonomy. From the evidence herein, we conclude that if the doctor–patient relationship and communication are strengthened to cover all issues relevant to the patient's health and values, is it possible for him or her to achieve more autonomous decisions by this linkage of shared decision-making and patient-centered medicine? Summary: Shared decision-making is a possible link between the best of patient-centered medicine and evidence-based medicine. This article seeks to describe the link between them.


In the smart grid infrastructure based power systems, it is necessary to consider the demand side management to enhance the energy reduction and system control. In many countries the resources are very less so the available resources have to be used in an efficient manner without any loss. The total loss cannot be avoided but it can be reduced. In the proposed system, the Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) technique is used to distribute the power in the smart grid. Here, the grids are arranged in such a way that the losses in it are reduced. The load connected to the grid is rearranged according to their use. It uses a new and stochastic scheduling technique to handle the uncertainties in the power system. Solar and wind power are taken in account for twenty four hours and the values are given to the PSO algorithm. The   experiment was conducted by MATLAB and the results show that the efficiency level of wind and solar power systems was increased by an appreciable level. The proposed technique is compared with the normal system without using Demand Side Management (DSM) and it shows that the proposed system gives better results than the existing systems.


Sometimes the rotor is blown up by heat under the overload in the case of the revolving field type synchronous generator different from the permanent magnetic type synchronous generator. In the present, making with over spec is only way to protect the rotor from an accident for the revolving field type synchronous generator. This paper proposes an emergency generator having rotor protection functions. A rotor state detecting device with a RF modem is equipped inside of the generator and voltage, current and temperature of rotor are monitored. As a result, the rotor is protected from over voltage, over current and over temperature.


The present invention, a rotatable platform; It provides a centrifugal force-based microfluidic device of comprising the; and, a light path is formed to extend in a straight line in the horizontal direction from an outer periphery of the platform. In addition, the microfluidic device provided with the present invention, a rotatable platform, and to be a straight line extending in the horizontal direction from an outer periphery of the platform formed the optical path; Motor for controllably rotating the microfluidic device; A light emitting unit for projecting (投射) the light to the microfluidic device; Light-receiving unit for detecting the projected light from the light emitting portion; And, wherein in the light-emitting portion to determine the position of the fine point to be detected on the light receiving projected light flow device to the home position (home position) controller; a with a and projected from the light emitting portion light the microfluidic device only when it is in a preset (旣 設定) position provides a centrifugal force based microfluidic system according to claim adapted to be joined (入射) to the light receiving portion via the optical path. The present invention also provides a method determining the home position of the microfluidic device with the microfluidic system.


Manipur has diversified fish species and like all other vertebrates they do harbour a number of endo-parasites. To study the prevalence of endo-parasites, 300 fishes of both sexes and various ages were examined in different localities of Langthabal area from July, 2012 to June, 2014. Of them, 201 fishes were infested with one or more species of endo-parasites. The parasite fauna in the present study comprises a total of four different helminth parasites, three genera of trematode and one genus each of cestode, nematode and acanthocephalan. Among these, Procamallanus spp. was the most common. The present study suggests that endo-parasitic infestation is very common in the fishes of Langthabal region. The descriptions, dimensions and also the site of infestations of the parasites are given.


In Words to Chinese Artists,standing on the converging point of Chinese and Western culture,Lin Tong-ji reflects Chinese literature based on some modern western doctrines and puts forward the aesthetic views:terror,revel and religiosity. This article severely criticizes some disadvantages such as feminine and asceticism in traditional Chinese culture and highly praises the idea of "being harmonious with nature" in Confucianism and Taoism. On the basis of holding the national essence,it tries to construct a more modern and national cultural system and aesthetic view. Therefore,it represents unique historical value and academic significance.


"Your bags are light. That's good." The dark-complected, clean-shaven, 40-ish-looking man scurries around the Royal Cab to load my small, softsided bag and laptop backpack. I nod in appreciation as I talk on my cell phone, which has become my lifeline during the last week. "I am at the rental car agency in Richmond now," I explain into the phone. "The taxi is here to take me to the airport. I must go." "Take no chances," my husband Art implores, resisting my attempt to end the conversation. "Don't worry. I'll be careful." I hang up and get into the backseat of the cab. "I lost my suitcase," I reply once I am settled. "When I went to visit my mother to help her return home from a stay in a nursing home, she gave me this small bag and a few of her clothes." "It'll be easier to get on the plane," the man says, "faster without so many bags." "Will they let me take my things on the plane?" "I don't think so. That's what I heard on TV." "I was on a plane Tuesday morning," I say. Noting the man's Middle Eastern appearance, I wait to see how he will respond. "If you see a group of Muslim-looking men together, turn and head in the other direction," my husband, worried that I was flying home to Tampa alone, had instructed on the phone. "If they're getting on your flight, don't get on. Take no chances." "I doubt I'll be the only person watching out for Muslim men," I had replied. "I guess you're right," he acknowledged. "Just take no chances. Be a good ethnographer. Pay attention to your surroundings." "I haven't been able to talk for 3 days," the dark-complected man says now, as he pulls into traffic. "I am so distressed. I can't sleep. Nothing." "It's awful," I acknowledge, not knowing how to talk about the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington that occurred almost a week ago now.


The questionnaire survey is carried on to the part of students in the universities in Wuhan by the research group of "studies of contemporary college students love concept education".It is showed that the education of love concept isn't paid sufficient attention because of lack of teachers and teaching materials,out-of-date teaching contents,backward and monotonous teaching method.To improve the education of love concept of college students,it is important to deepen understanding,actively explore effective ways and construct the security system of love concept education in colleges and universities.


Endophytics bacteria are present in some species vegetable studied, colonizing intracellular and intercellular plant tissue. Some positive effects are attributed these bacteria, such as the plant growth-promoting, biological control, plant diseases, atmospheric nitrogen fixation, systemic resistance acquired and siderophore production. In the present work, was researched the endophytic population of bacteria in roots, leaves and stalks from Gossypium hirsutum, Saccharum officinarum and Zea mays cultivated in soils of the Cerrado. The samples collected was disinfected, macerated and diluted in series to obtain of the suspensions, which was inoculated in selective culture medium. The flasks were incubated at 30°C for 7 days. The population of bacteria was estimated by NMP with support of the McCrady table. After, the colonies of bacteria were isolated. The isolates were characterized based on physiological and biochemical aspects. The majority of the isolates were negative Gram, showing a wide difference to the phenotypic and biochemical characteristics, and great biological diversity among plants. This is a alternative research to apply in new biotechnologies of agricultural interest. 1 FAPEMIG; 2 Academica do Curso de Ciencias Biologicas – Instituto de Biologia -Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Uberlândia, 38400-902, firstname.lastname@example.com; Docente do Instituto de Ciencias Agrarias – Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Uberlândia, 38400-902.


Hypersubstitutions were introduced in [3] as a way of making precise the concepts of hyperidentity and M-hyperidentity. The monoid of hypersubstitutions has been widely studied by many authors. Knowledge of the monoid of hypersubstitutions can be applied to the concept of M-hyperidentities. In this paper, we show that the order of hypersubstitutions of type τ = (3) is 1, 2, 3 or infinite.


The United States is the only country in the world that sentences children to die in prison. In Cruel and Unusual, EJI identified 73 cases nationwide in which a sentence of life without parole was imposed on a child who was 13 or 14 years old at the time of the offense. Most of these sentences were mandatory: the court could not consider the child's age or life history. EJI believes these harsh sentences for children are cruel and unusual in violation of the Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution.


Seagrass ecology contributes to the preservation of fish and other biota diversity and is also an important livelihood source for fishermen and local communities. The purpose of our research was (1) to determine the source of the threats toseagrass ecology and to the ecological services it provides for the sustainability of fish resources and (2) to determine the main indicators defining the conservation needs of seagrass in the study area. Data were collected through direct observation, questionnaires, interviews and discussions. Data for fish in the seagrass bed research sites were obtained using mini-trawlers belonging to local fishermen. All data were analyzed using descriptive statistical analyses. The results showed that seagrass beds play an important role in fish ecology and that local livelihoods were highly dependent on small-scale fishing. However, fishermen and local communities also constituted the two main threats to the preservation and sustainability of fish and other biota in the area. Our results found, too, that there is a scarcity of some types of biota: some fish species, mollusks, crabs, see-urchin and some types of sea cucumber were very difficult to find in the seagrass beds that were the focus of our study. Our conclusion is that, given the scarcity of fifteen species of fish, as well as of other biota and the lack of diversity in fish food in our study area, it is imperative that seagrass conservation becomes an important priority for conservation interventions.


In Study 1, 20 incurious worry reduction motive (IWRM) items were administered to 280 participants along with curiosity and worry scales. With factor analysis, two six–item scales were developed: focus on distress (IWRM–FD) and focus on relief (IWRM–FR). IWRM–FD was associated with wanting positive news about threats, whereas IWRM–FR was related to wanting negative news to be free from further worry. Neither the curiosity nor worry scales predicted wanting information. In Study 2, the IWRM scales were administered to 170 participants along with a coping inventory. IWRM–FD correlated with avoidant–coping, whereas IWRM–FR was associated positively with active–coping and advice–seeking. The results suggest that IWRM–FD reflects a desire to minimize distress, whereas IWRM–FR motivates identifying and dealing directly with problems. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.


This paper describes the trends for further development of medical mm-wave equipment, in order to take account of patient personality and providing higher efficiency of mm-wave therapy. The basic principles of design of mm-wave therapy devices are analyzed.


Of Gods and Men [Des Hommes et des Dieux] (France, 2010), a film directed by Xavier Beauvois, narrates a dramatic episode in recent history: seven French Trappist 2 monks were captured as hostages from the monastery of Tibhirine in Algeria and, two months later, were found beheaded. These events, which are to this day the object of much speculation, took place in the mid-1990s during the turbulent period of civil war in that country, when bands of guerrilla fighters from the armed Islamic Group were intimidating the population with their violence in an attempt to impose Muslim fundamentalist values on the Algerian secular state. Of Gods and Men, which was awarded the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival in 2010, is the latest addition to a rather impressive body of cinematic works centred on life in convents or monasteries – a list which includes an episode from Pais (Roberto Rossellini, 1946); important features such as Black Narcissus (Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, 1947), The Nun's Story (Fred Zinnemann, 1959), The Devils (Ken Russell, 1971) and The Name of the Rose (Jean-Jacques Annaud, 1986); and several documentaries such as Into Great Silence (Phillip Grçning, 2005) and Per sempre (Alina Marazzi, 2005). Monasteries and convents are indeed an inexhaustible source for the imagination. They are quiet oases of peace, often surrounded by walls, or hidden in forests, or dominating the landscape from the top of a hill. The monks' and nuns' self-imposed discipline and lifestyle, their focus on searching spiritual above material happiness, even their very appearance, dressed as they are in their religious habits, are all elements that separate and differentiate them from the rest of humanity. Inside their order, however, that same vocation, formal appearance and obedience to rules aim at making them as similar as possible to one another and, to external observers, united in their common faith and shared ideals.


Purpose
The purpose of this study is to explore the financial sources and evaluate the credit facilities available to Tibetan entrepreneurs especially residing in the vicinity of the Karnataka district, India. The most significant problem is that lending rates are extremely high and there is a lack of professional skill to manage their operations. Availability of financial support is still a major barrier for established and potential Tibetan entrepreneurs in the growth of their enterprises.

Design/methodology/approach
A sample size of 115 respondents, belonging to the urban and rural districts of Karnataka were interviewed to collect the information as primary data. Correlation analysis, cluster analysis, one-way ANOVA and percent test have been applied for statistical analysis. The interest rate, bank loan, credit, savings, friends and relatives, corporate, retained profits and trade credit are the variables used for the research.

Findings
Personal savings, bank credit and bank loans are the most important variables reflecting the credit activities and are clustered having a total of 3.710. Corporate, trade credit and retained profits form minimal sources of credit having a total of 1.194. Hence, there is an important relationship between the variables and the credit facilities availed by the entrepreneurs.

Originality/value
The research emphasis on their credit facility, financial growth, availability of capital are some of the challenges encountered by the entrepreneurs hindering the growth of the new business. Hence the researcher has focused on understanding and exploring the various challenges faced by these entrepreneurs.


The biggest challenge in the field of low-dimensional nanomaterials, in terms of practical application, is scalable production with structural uniformity. As the size of materials is becoming smaller, the tendency of their structure-dependent properties, which directly affects the device reliability of largescale applications, is to become stronger due to quantum confinement effects. For example, one-dimensional (1D) carbon nanotubes have various electrical/optical properties based on their structures (e.g., diameter, chirality, etc.). Likewise, two-dimensional (2D) layered materials also exhibit different properties based on their thickness. To overcome such structural heterogeneity, isopycnic density gradient ultracentrifugation (i-DGU) will be introduced to achieve monodispersity of nanomaterials in structure based on their buoyant density differentiations. The i-DGU approach makes it possible to sort 1D carbon nanotubes and 2D layered materials such as graphene, transition metal dichalcogenides and hexagonal boron nitride with high structural purity, based on their structure. Various largescale optoelectronic applications, electrically driven light emitters and photodetectors demonstrated based on the monodisperse nanomaterials will be discussed.


The capsaicin‐induced flux in the primary and secondary hyperalgesic area after pretreating the capsaicin injection site with local ketamine, lidocaine or saline 10 min prior to injection was examined in this study. Twelve healthy volunteers participated in two randomized, double‐blinded, placebo‐controlled, cross‐over experiments. In the first experiment, the skin on the volar forearm was pretreated with s.c. ketamine or saline, 10 min prior to capsaicin injection. Flux was recorded before and continuously after the injection of capsaicin in the primary and secondary hyperalgesic area. Spontaneous pain, evoked pain and areas of hyperalgesia were measured. In the second experiment, a similar capsaicin test was carried out 10 min after pretreating the skin with s.c. lidocaine or saline. Ketamine reduced flux significantly both in the primary and secondary hyperalgesic area. Lidocaine reduced flux significantly in the primary hyperalgesic area. No effect was observed on flux in the secondary hyperalgesic area. Only lidocaine reduced spontaneous pain, evoked pain and areas of hyperalgesia, whereas ketamine had no effect. Our results suggest that there is no simple and close relation between vascular and sensory reactions to pharmacological manipulation following intradermal capsaicin injection. We propose distinct mechanisms for local lidocaine and ketamine based on the differential effects of local lidocaine and ketamine on flux and pain.


Four species grown in Egypt and belong to genus Mentha (family Lamiaceae) were studied. These species represented by one wild specie with two subspecies; M. longifolia subsp. typhoides and subsp. schimperi and three cultivated ones; M. spicata, M. sativa and M. peperita. The aim of this study was to determine the taxonomic relationships among these species through leaf morphological characters. Stomata and trichome patterns were examined under Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), in addition to the observation of the anatomical characteristics of leaf, petiole and stem by using the optical microscope. The analysis of volatile oil by GC-MS was carried out to identify the differences in the chemical constituent level among the studied species. At the molecular level, ten SCOT markers were utilized to examine the genetic diversity and phylogeny among the four Mentha species. 190 amplified fragments were scored with sizes ranging from 250 to 3000 bp. The similarity percentages ranged 25.7% to 45.5 % between the four species. These results revealed significant differences among the studied Mentha species. They were clustered into three groups based on the UPGMA analysis. These results prove the accuracy of SCOT markers in estimating the genetic diversity, identification and phylogeny of Mentha species.


This final report provides an overview of three related research projects concerned with acid rain effects on soils. The first addressed problems associated with the transport of soluble constituents through soil minerals. Of particular concern was aluminum, whose solid-solution partitioning is complicated by numerous physical and chemical processes. The second project determined the extent to which vegetation should be considered in characterizing soil sensitivity to anthropogenic inputs. The last dealt with aluminium mobility and reactivity reflecting effects of organic matter, freezing and thawing, redox, ionic strength, and acidity of the rain. (ACR)


Background: Diffusion MRI is one of the important technological advances that played a crucial role in the discovery of abnormalities related to schizophrenia. While other imaging modalities focused on volumetric changes, and on functional changes (e.g., metabolic, and vascular) diffusion MRI introduced the ability to study microstructural changes. Most diffusion MRI studies focused especially on the white matter, where the diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) analysis, which by now is considered widely availa-ble and conventional, provided unique microstructural contrasts. The most important parameter has been the fractional anisotropy (FA), which was perceived as a white matter integrity measure, and sometimes as a myelin integrity measure. The simplicity of the DTI model, and its growing avail-ability on clinical scanners resulted with a considerable body of work dem- onstrating reduced FA in schizophrenia, leading to new clinical hypotheses, suggesting that mental disorders may involve white matter deficiency, which in turn would lead to mis-wiring, and connectivity issues that may explain some of the unusual symptoms associated with schizophrenia. However, even though DTI measures, and specifically FA, appear to be very sensitive to subtle brain changes, these measures are not specific to any pathology. In fact, while clinical studies attempted to relate DTI measures with white matter and myelin integrity, methodological studies provided clearer evi- dence that such a relationship is not warranted, since DTI measures could be affected by multitude of sources. This methodological complication raised the need for more advanced microstructural imaging, which could provide superior specificity to underlying pathologies, and especially to pathologies that are related to white matter integrity and connectivity. Methods: In the recent years advanced diffusion acquisition and modeling approaches became available, leading to a significant number of studies that have applied these new tools on psychosis populations. Tools include bio- logical model-based approaches such as free-water imaging, NODDI and permeability-diffusivity index. Other tools select model free approaches such as Kurtosis imaging, Q-space imaging, Diffusion spectrum imaging, and Generalized FA. The advanced methods provide new ways to charac- terize abnormalities, but at the same time, as the models become more com-plicated, so are the acquisitions, their length, and their sensitivity to noise. This talk will review findings from advanced diffusion MRI methods and will compare them with those obtained by the conventional DTI approach. Results: The comparison shows that while the sensitivity to identify abnormalities is not necessarily increased by the advanced methods, the fact that in some of these approaches the specificity is improved provides new insights into the nature of the underlying abnormalities. Nevertheless, even though specificity is improved, care must be taken with the interpretation of the result given the fact that diffusion MRI is an indirect measure of microstructure, limited by the assumption embedded in each model. Discussion: The results present dependency on the stage of the psychosis episode, chronic) as well as on the age and gender of the subjects, suggesting that care must be taken in the study design, as well as in the statistical analyses performed. The findings also promote the use of multi-modal acquisitions, as well as the collection of biological, clini- cal and cognitive parameters. The combined information of these different domains is more likely to truly characterize the underlying abnormalities. Results: By modelling connectivity as complex networks, this talk will shed some light on whether functional connectomics based on resting state fMRI could 1) reveal symptoms-associated brain network changes; 2) detect early changes in prodromal stage of the disease; 3) predict clinical outcomes in psychosis. Particularly, work from our group and others on persons at-risk for psychosis will be discussed. Moreover, accumulating evidence suggests the influence of vigilance, motion, and physiological noise on functional connectivity measures. I will provide some tips on how to minimize these confounds and increase the reliability and reproducibility of functional connectomics measures. Discussion: Resting state fMRI provides a novel network-sensitive, imme-diately repeatable, non-invasive tool to examine human functional con-nectome. Future directions such as dynamic or time-varying functional connectivity which captures neural dynamics at a finer time scale will be briefly discussed. Further developed and integrated with brain structural connectivity measures, brain network functional connectomics may help us better understand heterogeneity in psychosis, reveal disease mechanism, predict and track disease progression, and monitor treatment response. Overall Abstract: The rationale of this symposium is twofold. First, true understanding of the neurobiological and environmental causes of schizophrenia and mood disorders will require the investigation of the human neuronal tissue in function. As an external and accessible extension of the brain, the retina opens this avenue. Existing technologies such as retinal imaging, computerized psychophysical assessment, and electroretinography (ERG) have recently provided evidence that the microanatomy of the retina and strength of rod, cone, and bipolar cell responses to light stimuli can distinguish patients from healthy individuals (Adams & Nasrallah, Schizophr Res 2017; Silverstein & Rosen, Schizophr Res Cogn 2015; Bubl, Biol Psychiatry, 2010; Plos medication use. Based on empirical data, the symposium will offer an integrated view as to: i) how non-invasive measurements of retinal structure and function show consistent anomalies in schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major depression and ADHD; ii) how findings from children and adolescents at high genetic risk not only indicate a neurodevelopmental process, but also suggest that retinal anomalies in patients are not due to medication use or degenerative effects; iii) how ERG can be administered to adults and children at low cost in clinical studies; iv) how to integrate findings in the staging of the risk status of children at genetic risk.


In the article, the authors conclude that the creation of a digital unified environ-ment in criminal proceedings, which would include the use of electronic document flow between government agencies and officials within the framework of criminal procedural relations, as well as the transition to fixing the procedural process, in in-cluding investigations, actions with the help of technical means and the preservation of their results in electronic form today is a necessary condition. The article formu-lates the possibility of using the blockchain technology on the example of criminal proceedings.


The setup of interactive communication between arm strength training machine and the people will make exercise and rehabilitation therapy become more friendly. The employment of electromyographic not only can help physical therapy but also can achieve more effective rehabilitation. Both of the system hardware and software of the arm strength training machine with EMG system are well designed and described. The fundamental design of electromyographic measurement system based on a microcontroller is analyzed and discussed. The software programming is developed in MPLAB integrated development environment from the Microchip Technology Inc. and the friendly user interface is created as well. Finally, an arm strength training machine with electromyographic control system is realized and demonstrated. The experimental results show the feasibility and fidelity of the complete designed system.


The extreme state of high friction, severe wear, and oxidation invariably occur in mechanical contacts during high temperature steel processing. The application of lubricant to mitigate the aforementioned hindrances can enhance the process performance effectively. Melt lubricants are regarded as a highly promising class due to their good thermal stability and unique physical chemistry. The present study evaluates tribological responses of an alkaline metal borate on steel tribo-pair at 800 °C by ball-on-disk testing. It has been found that the borate melt significantly reduces the friction coefficient and the wear loss in accompany with providing excellent oxidation resistance. On the disk, the formation of a bilayered tribofilm dominates synergistic functionalities while the emergence of an ultrafine-grained layer considerably reinforces the interface integrity of the opposing ball. Cross-sectional examinations of the contact interfaces were carried out on both steel counterparts by FIB/STEM. STEM/HAADF-...


Of the many a r b i t r a r y s t r lc tures that became the s tockint rade of s t r u c t u r a l i s m In l l n g u i s t l c s f rom Saussure v ia B l o o m f i e l d and on to Chomsky and his lat ter day m i n i o n s , s t r ic tures that had c u l m i n a t e d in the convo lu t ed f l o w e r i n g of so-ca l led au tonomous syn tax , none have been q u i t e äs damag i ng to the in tegr i ty and good h e a l t h of the d i s c i p l i n e s tudy ing h u m a n l a n g u a g e and i ts syntax äs the e x c l u s i o n of communicative function and cross-language typology. This is so because by e l i m i n a t i n g f rom the s tudy of syntax considera t ions of f u n c t i o n , of sur face s t ruc ture typology and of the systematic co r re la t ions between the two, the s t ruc tu r a l i s t orthodoxy thus r u l e d ou t , by an i n e x p l i c a b l e fiat> a ser ious inves t igat ion of the most s a l i en t fea tu re of h u m a n l a n g u a g e äs an Ins t rumen t of cod ing and c o m m u n i c a t i n g I n f o r m a t i o n the sys temat ic i ty , nona rb i t r a r ine s s or iconicity of the l i n g u i s t i c cod ing re la t ion . E a r l y f u n c t i o n a l i s t r ipp les in the p o l i s h e d genera t ive sur face , such äs Katz and Postal (1964) or Gruber (1965 ,1967) , were r a p i d l y absorbed into ohe of two f o r b i d d i n g f o r m a l i s m s genera t ive and in te rp re t ive semant ics . Occas iona l fo rays in to so-cal led 'deep t y p o l o g y 1 , such äs ROSS ( 1 9 7 0 ) , Sanders and Tai ( 1 9 7 2 ) , Bach (1970 ) or McCawley ( 1 9 7 0 ) , or more recently H a i e (1981) , degenerated rather 2 sadly into e m p i r i c a l l y b iza r re pos tu la t ions . Th roughou t the long d o u b l e era of s t ruc tu ra l i s t f a m i n e in A m e r i c a n l inguist ics , the typo log i ca l heresy was kept a l i v e by Greenberg (1966) and the funct iona l heresy by B o l i n g e r (1952, 1954) . The m e r g i n g of these two separate l i n e s of heterodoxy w h i c h began to take place in the early 1970 ' s , has at long last made it poss ib le to refocus a t tent ion upon syntact ic s t ructure and its two m a i n f u n c t i o n a l correlates propos i t i ona l semant ics and discourse p ragmat ics in a more profound way.


Extensive urban sprawl process is very common in developing country, including
Indonesia. Yogyakarta Municipality as one of the developing city in Indonesia
also experienced urban sprawl process that mainly going to the north side where
Sleman Regency lies. Sleman Regency is very attractive for urban development
because it passed by national road which is economic route that connect main port
cities, many famous universities, and many tourism places. On the other hand,
Sleman Regency that located in the upper slope of Merapi Volcano also has
another function as the water catchment area, conservation area, and agriculture
area. That is why the development process in Sleman Regency needs to be
controlled and managed to prevent it from harming the environment and
agricultural sector.
The objective of this research is to identify the urban sprawl pattern and trend then
analyze the impact to agricultural sector in Sleman Regency. Agricultural sector
can have a direct impact to food security and people normally just analyze it based
on statistical data. This research try to combine the statistical data and spatial data
to analyze the impact of urban sprawl to agricultural sector based on the pattern
and trend of the urban sprawl in Sleman Regency within 15 years period from
1991-2006. This research also try to analyze the local government anticipation to
the land conversion that caused by urban sprawl and its impact to agricultural
sector with focus on land use planning, land use management, land use
monitoring, irrigation system management, and agriculture management. The
analysis focuses on the policies, implementation, supporting factors and obstacles
and conducted by in depth interview to key persons and document analysis.
The research found that there are three patterns of urban sprawl that occur in
Sleman Regency in the period 1991-2006, there are concentric pattern in the urban
area that directly adjacent with Yogyakarta Municipality, leap frog pattern in the
sub urban area around the urban area, especially in the northern part, and linear
pattern in the western part of Sleman Regency that mainly caused by the new
bridge construction that connects Sleman Regency with Kulon Progo Regency of
D.I. Province.
The impact of those three urban sprawl patterns to agricultural sector in Sleman
Regency is different. Concentric pattern in the urban area change the wet land
area that less productive so only productive agriculture land in urban area that
survive from land conversion. This condition is suitable with the government plan
by developing urban function in this area while still protecting productive
agricultural land that supported by technical irrigation system. The linear pattern
in the western part of Sleman Regency is not disturbing the irrigation system but
the land conversion still give impact to the rice production in this area, especially
because this area is the agricultural concentration area. The leap frog pattern that
occurs in sub urban area is the urban sprawl pattern that gives many impacts to
agricultural sector. This pattern not only cause land conversion but also can
disturb the irrigation system network, decrease the productivity of the agricultural
land in that area, and lead to more massive land conversion.
The local government of Sleman Regency already gives attention to this problem
by improving the land management process but still have limitation, especially in
database and law enforcement. These two things is the most crucial things to
develop in the future to maintain the agricultural and conservation function in
Sleman Regency while the urban function can still develop.


Fifty-four male undergraduates (average age of 19.2, 74% Caucasian, 13% Asian American, 9% Hispanic, and 4% African American) participated in a rape prevention education program in which they listened to an audiotape of a man versus woman describing the experience of being raped (or they listened to no such audiotape). Two weeks later the students who heard the female tape reported more likelihood to engage in rape-supportive behaviors but no difference in empathy or rape supportive attitudes.


As compared with sulfur, the low reactivity of selenium makes it more challenging to synthesize high quality continuous single layer selenides required for practical applications. Here, we present the synthesis of monolayer MoSe2 by selenization of a pulsed laser deposited MoO3 film on SiO2/Si and sapphire substrates. The laser energy was carefully varied to optimize the growth of highly uniform, continuous monolayer films. Morphological characterization including optical microscopy, field emission scanning electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy results clearly demonstrate that the synthesized film is monolayer, continuous and homogeneous. The Raman and photoluminescence maps of the continuous film exhibit uniform brightness, indicating the uniform and homogeneous nature of the film. Moreover, the full width at half maximum values of A1g and A exciton peaks were found to be 3.7 cm−1 and 24 nm, respectively, showing the excellent optical quality of the grown film.


Working conditions (AVR) decided in the so called "third way", the specific bargaining system of the chuches in Germany, have no normative effect on the individual employment relationsship, but require reference in the employment contract itself. Because of their freedom of contract, the contracting parties are able to differ from the AVR. This raises the question of what role the liability requirements that are place on the "third way" play in the application of die legal rules of contract law.


Inspired by recent advances in multiple-input and multiple-output (MIMO) radar, which has the potential to dramatically improve the performance of radar systems over single antenna systems. This paper proposes a waveform diversity-based MIMO synthetic aperture radar (SAR) concept. The fundamental difference between MIMO SAR and conventional SAR is that the latter seeks to maximize coherent processing gain, while MIMO SAR capitalizes on the diversity of target scattering to improve imaging performance. The system concept and signal models are developed. An example diversified waveform using for MIMO SAR is designed, along with several computer simulations that investigate the correlation performance of the designed waveform. Furthermore, a direct digital synthesizer (DDS)-based approach of diversified waveform generation, in which parallel DDSs are applied, is proposed for MIMO SAR systems.


Neurophysiologic monitoring, including quantitative EEG, transcranial Doppler (TCD) ultrasound and transcranial near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS), can be of diagnostic value in neurocardiology—the study of dysfunctional brain-heart relationships. A new multivariate EEG technique bispectral analysis, enables the cardiologist to objectively and precisely document transient episodes of syncope and seizure. TCD permits precise determination of the nature and extent of cerebral hemodynamic irregularities, while NIRS detects frontal lobe imbalance in the delivery and consumption of oxygen. These powerful new neurophysiologic tools, coupled with traditional systemic hemodynamic and electrocardiographic measures, will undoubtedly improve the diagnostic yield in the complex determination of the causes of syncope and cardiac-based confusional states.


In this work, a VANET (Vehicular Ad-hoc NETwork) is considered to operate on a simple lane, without infrastructure. The arrivals of vehicles are assumed to be general with any traffic and speed assumptions. The vehicles communicate through the shortest path. In this paper, we study the probability distribution of the number of hops on the maximal shortest path in a connected component of vehicles. The general formulation is given for any assumption of road traffic. Then, it is applied to calculate the z-transform of this distribution for medium and dense networks in the Poisson case. Our model is validated with the Madrid road traces of the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. These results may be useful for example when evaluating diffusion protocols through the shortest path in a VANET, where not only the mean but also the other moments are needed to derive accurate results.


Understanding the mechanisms and controlling factors of erosion rates is of great importance as it is a vital component of both geochemical and sediment mass balance studies, and a deep understanding of these processes will enable us to develop accurate landscape evolution models. During the past decades scientists have been studying and measuring erosion rates using different methods. Some examples use sediment yield, measure the rates of active surface processes, and estimate exhumation rates through fission tracks, denudation rates using cosmogenic isotopes and even erosion rates through mass land wasting. A major objective of these studies is to try and discover what the controlling factors of erosion rates are. Although most scientists think that the two most important factors are climate and relief, no clear cut conclusion has been unanimously agreed upon in the scientific community. Although erosion rates and sediment yield on a global scale have been studied before in relation to topographic conditions, due to lack of available data in the past, the analysis was relatively basic. Thanks to abundant newly obtained erosion rates data, mainly using cosmogenic isotopes, combined with new DEM data, a more complete and comprehensive analysis can be made, and a correlation of erosion rates with factors such as basin morphometry or tectonic plate movement can be made. This paper presents some results from the analysis.


The Kang-Yung TSAI C/Niang Event, happening in 2009, refers to so-called gender equity education feminists' and gay men's criticisms against the openly gay celebrity Kang-Yung TSAI and to Tsai's striking back in his blog and in the TV talk shows 'Here Comes Kang-Xi' and 'Here Comes the Sissy' after Tsai and his co-presenter Little S used the term 'C/Niang' (sissy) to signify self-identified male heterosexual guests in 'Here Comes Kang-Xi'. This paper suggests a queered approach, characterized by contextuality, complexity and radicality, so as to look carefully at the term C/Niang's contested signification, queer performativity and resistant agency and, therefore, to point out the weakness of the feminist argument that the very term stands for nothing but humiliation. By dint of examining the C/Niang-negative discourses among the feminists and gay men and of exploring the 'campy' interactions among the presenters and the guests in 'Here Comes Kang-Xi' and 'Here Comes the Sissy', this paper argues that in many ways C/Niang's contested signification and queer performativity can be deployed by sissies in order to empower themselves so that they become able to disrupt gender/sexual norms and to fight against sissyphobia. In methodology, this paper employs qualitative textual analysis.


First-principles calculations have been performed to investigate the phase stability, elastic, and thermodynamic properties of Co3(Al,Mo,Ta) with the L12 structure. Calculated elastic constants showed that Co3(Al,Mo,Ta) is mechanically stable and possesses intrinsic ductility. Young's and shear moduli of polycrystalline Co3(Al,Mo,Ta) were calculated using the Voigt-Reuss-Hill approach. It was found that the shear and Young's moduli of Co3(Al,Mo,Ta) were smaller than those of Co3(Al,W). States density indicated the existence of covalent-like bonding in Co3(Al,Mo,Ta). Temperature-dependent thermodynamic properties of Co3(Al,Mo,Ta) could be described satisfactorily using the Debye-Grüneisen approach, including entropy, enthalpy, heat capacity and linear thermal expansion coefficient, showing their significant temperature dependences. Furthermore the obtained data could be employed in the modeling of thermodynamic and mechanical properties of Co-based alloys to enable the design of high temperature alloys.


Room-temperature sodium-sulfur (RT-Na/S) batteries are gaining much attention particularly in large-scale energy storage due to high theoretical energy density and low cost. However, low conductivity and volume expansion of sulfur, as well as severe shuttle effect of soluble sodium
 polysulfides largely hamper their practical applications. Herein, we report an architecture of sulfur embedded in biological carbon (SBC) as cathode for RT-Na/S batteries. The SBC with N, P co-doping biological carbon and hierarchically porous structure afford fast electron and ion transportation,
 as well as good mechanical limitation of volume expansion and shuttle effect, therefore achieving excellent cyclic stability (544.7 mAh · g–1 at current density of 200 mA · g –1 after 984 cycles).


Introduction: The dosimetric characteristics of patch sources including 32P, 90Y, 188Re and 166Ho, which are employed for radionuclide skin therapy, have been evaluated in current study
Materials and Methods: The patch sources understudy were modeled by MCNPX Monte Carlo code and corresponding depth dose distribution, transverse dose profile and isodose curves were calculated in a realistic model of skin phantom.
Results Calculated depth dose distributions had a good accordance with those reported by other measurement studies. Comparison of the calculated depth dose distributions for radionuclides understudy showed that the 166Ho and 32P have steeper dose gradient within the depth which can improve the sparing effect for underlying healthy tissues. Symmetric variations of calculated transverse dose profiles respect to the source central axis give a desirable dose uniformity within the target area for all studied patch sources. Obtained isodose curves showed that a circular area with the diameter of around 8 mm can cover the 90% isodose for all studied beta sources.
Conclusion: Based on the obtained results, it can be concluded that the 166Ho and 32P have more desirable dosimetric characteristics for irradiating the superficial skin lesions. On the other hand, irradiation of deep skin tumors through 90Y and 188Re sources will improve the treatment quality viewpoint to the better coverage of target area. Size of employed patch source should be should be selected in such a way that the delivered dose to the adjacent tissues would be minimized.


This program profile narrates how the Department of English at Brigham Young University (BYU) reviewed and revised the disciplinary writing requirements in the English BA program between 2006 and 2015. The story begins in 2006 with the dual problems of recognizing the lack of development in student writing in the major and of responding to accreditation pressure to do outcomes-based assessment on all degree-granting programs. Over the last eight years our department has used assessment tools to make two significant adjustments to solve these problems. First, we aligned the English BA curriculum with program learning outcomes by developing a sequence of three writing courses in which majors explicitly learn the discourse conventions of literary criticism. Next, we designed sequences of writing activities in these courses for students to practice increasingly complex integration of disciplinary knowledge. Now we are using collaboratively designed rubrics to evaluate embedded assignments in these writing courses, a process that helps us assess the impact of these changes on students' writing development. This profile demonstrates how an English department reflected about the practice of teaching writing and applied methods from outcomes-based assessment to strengthen students' disciplinary writing skills.


This paper proposes a turbo joint channel estimation, synchronization, and decoding scheme for coded multiple-input multiple-output orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (MIMO-OFDM) systems. The effects of carrier frequency offset (CFO), sampling frequency offset (SFO), and channel impulse responses (CIRs) on the received samples are analyzed and explored to develop the turbo decoding process and vector recursive least squares (RLSs) algorithm for joint CIR, CFO, and SFO tracking. For burst transmission, with initial estimates derived from the preamble, the proposed scheme can operate without the need of pilot tones during the data segment. Simulation results show that the proposed turbo joint channel estimation, synchronization, and decoding scheme offers fast convergence and low mean squared error (MSE) performance over quasistatic Rayleigh multipath fading channels. The proposed scheme can be used in a coded MIMO-OFDM transceiver in the presence of multipath fading, carrier frequency offset, and sampling frequency offset to provide a bit error rate (BER) performance comparable to that in an ideal case of perfect synchronization and channel estimation over a wide range of SFO values.


In summary we have studied the electroabsorption response of InAsP-InP MQW p-i-n structures grown for the first time by SS-MBE. Some partial relaxation has taken place due to the cumulative effects of strain in successive QWs. Despite this the electrical properties of the devices were not degraded and demonstrated leakage currents of less than InA for up to 16 V reverse bias.


Objective: To evaluate the role of CRP in clinical outcome in patient of PPROM. Methodology: A prospective study was done on 90 cases with PPROM a nd raised CRP (>9mg/l) and 90 cases of control group with PPROM and normal CRP (<9mg/l). All mothe rs and babies were observed from the time of admission to the time of discharge. Results: The incidence of chorioamnionitis was seen to be h igher in the cases with raised CRP. The socioeconomic status, pa rity were found to have an important role in patien ts developing chorioamnionitis. The sensitivity of the test (raised CRP) in causing clinical chorioamnion it s is more than 90% and specificity in 50%. Odds ratio is 12.5 i.e cases (raised CRP) have 12.5 times more chances of having clinical chorioamnionitis than th ose of controls (normal CRP). Conclusion: In cases of PPROM, raised CRP is a predictor of clinical chorio amnionitis.


Let $R$ be a commutative Noetherian ring, $\mathfrak a$ a proper ideal of $R$ and $N$ a non-zero finitely generated $R$-module with $N\neq \mathfrak a N$. Let $d$ (respectively $c$) be the smallest (respectively greatest) non-negative integer $i$ such that the local cohomology $\operatorname{H}^i_{\mathfrak a}(N)$ is non-zero. In this paper, we provide sharp bounds under inclusion for the annihilators of the local cohomology modules $\operatorname{H}^d_{\mathfrak a}(N)$, $\operatorname{H}^c_{\mathfrak a}(N)$ and these annihilators are computed in certain cases. Also, we construct a counterexample to Lynch's conjecture.


1. A method for calibrating at least three gyroscopes, calibrated in a gyroscopic system comprising at least four vibratory gyroscope adapted to changing vibration position among a plurality of vibration positions, said first measurement provides each of said at least three gyroscope to be calibrated and provide a second dimension corresponding combination of measurements from other gyroscopes of said system, said first and second measurements are performed on the same axis of measurements were, for each of at least three calibratable gyros which vibrate in one of the positions of vibration, said method of calibration comprises the following steps: / 1 / determining (12) the value of care measurement between said first measurement and said second measurement; / 2 / issue (13) a command to change the position of vibration calibrated gyro at another position of vibration of said plurality of vibration positions and repeat step / 1 /, / 3 / is repeated (14) step / 2 / K times, wherein K is a positive integer ; and / 4 / are formed (15) care model depending on the position of the vibration calibrated gyro based care values obtained by repeating steps / 1 /, in which at least three calibrated gyro is calibrated by generating a care model applying step / 1 / consistently for each of the gyroscopes then step / 2 / sequentially for each of the gyroscopes then step / 3 / sequentially for each of the gyroscopes and finally step / 4 / for each of the successively giroskopov.2. A method of calibration according to claim 1, wherein, in a gyroscopic system, sod


"First light" shone forth this fall from three new synchrotron radiation facilities around the world: the Advanced Light Source, at the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory in California; Elettra, at the Sincrotrone Trieste in Italy; and the Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, in Hsinshu, Taiwan. With electron energies ranging from 1 to 2 GeV, they are designed to produce high‐brightness beams ranging from the ultraviolet to soft x rays, corresponding to photon energies from 10 eV to several keV. Hard x rays, with energies between 1 and 250 keV, have been produced since the summer of 1992 by the 6‐GeV European Synchrotron Radiation Facility in Grenoble, France. The first of three synchrotron facilities designed to supply hard x rays from undulators, the ESRF is preparing to welcome external users to its site adjacent to the Laue‐Langevin Institute in September 1994.


87 Background: The overall incidence of SLN metastases in pure DCIS is < 1% and the results of SLNB do not usually impact treatment or survival but adds significant surgical morbidity. In addition, there is no evidence regarding the role of preoperative MRI in the management of DCIS. The purpose of our study was to identify the efficacy of SLNB and the benefit of preoperative MRI in high-grade DCIS.

METHODS
We performed retrospective review of 364 patients with DCIS, identified through our cancer registry database, that were seen from 2003 to 2012 at our institution. Of these, 62 patients were diagnosed with high-grade DCIS (Grade 3 or 2 with comedonecrosis) by core needle biopsy, and underwent SLNB. The remaining 302 patients had either low-grade DCIS or did not have a SLNB.

RESULTS
Median age was 56 years (range 33-80). Sixty two patients had high-grade DCIS on definitive excision and 2/62 patients were noted to have small invasive focus of disease. 15/62 (24.19%) patients underwent mastectomy and 47/62(78.1%) underwent lumpectomy. No patient had a positive SLN (0/62). 15/62 (24.2%) patients had breast MRI preoperatively and among them, in 5 (33.3%) patients, MRI findings changed the surgical decision to mastectomy. Among these 5 mastectomy patients, four of them (80%) had pathologically confirmed findings consistent with preoperative MRI suspicions. In lumpectomy patients, close margin of less than 1mm was seen in 4/9 (44.4%) patients with staging MRI and in 24/38 (63.15%) patients without MRI (p = 0.45. Fisher's exact test). However the positive margin leading to re-excision was seen in 2/9 (22.2%) patients who underwent lumpectomy with staging MRI, and 9/38 (23.6%) patients who underwent lumpectomy without staging MRI.

CONCLUSIONS
In our study, no patient with high grade DCIS had a positive sentinel node suggesting that routine sentinel node biopsy is not necessary in DCIS patients. The use of MRI changed the surgical planning in 33.3% of patients, but did not improve the surgeon's ability to achieve clear margins.


X-ray diffraction studies at megabar pressures are limited by the sample thickness between the diamond anvils. High strength gaskets are desirable to improve the quality of x-ray diffraction data. We present a technique which employs a microwave plasma chemical vapor deposited diamond layer on one side of a rhenium gasket. As a test case, we show energy dispersive x-ray diffraction data on rare earth metal neodymium to 153 GPa using a synchrotron source. The increased sample thickness results in an unambiguous crystal structure determination of a monoclinic phase in neodymium above 75 GPa. [chemical vapor deposition, diamond, rhenium gasket, x-ray diffraction, neodymium]


The historic, ethnographic and archaeological information on the Elizabeth Island, Strait of Magellan, Chile is presented, with an emphasis on the location of the island on the eastern limit of the distribution of patagonian and fuegian maritime hunter-gatherers. Taphonomic and formational observations were also made. The diversity of archaeological materials recorded on the island is highlighted, including elements attributable to both maritime and terrestrial hunter-gatherers. Finally, the place of the island within the cultural geography of the region is considered, discussing its relationships with other islands of the Magellan Strait and the continent.


The results of evaluating the functional properties of oleic acid amides obtained under different synthesis conditions on the functional characteristics of summer hydrotreated diesel fuels produced at two different refineries are presented. It has been established that oleic acid amides in the composition with the depressant of the Keroflux series demonstrate multifunctional properties in the fuel: they improve its low-temperature performance, increase sedimentation stability during cold storage, and also positively affect the lubricating characteristics of the fuel.Comparison of the susceptibility of the fuels from different manufacturers to the additive composition of the depressant and the dispersant showed the influence of the hydrocarbon composition of the fuel on the effectiveness of the action of oleic acid amides as paraffin dispersants. Based on the results of a complex of the tests for the fuels with the additives, including pour point, cold filter plugging point, sedimentation stability, and lubricating properties, the optimal conditions for the synthesis of target amides were determined, which make it possible to obtain the productsthat demonstrate the highest efficiency in the diesel fuel.


With the theories of hydrogenic uranium deposit in the nineties,Wukurqi ore district as a new area was found by the regional prediction and prospecting. Specially,through uranium ore prospecting of about three years,certain prospective reserves are generally controlled in the area. These reserves are hosted in V cyclothem of Middle-Lower Jurassic series,and some prospective reserves are hosted in Ⅱ and Ⅶ cyclothems. By analyzing and summarizing characteristics of sandstone-type uranium mineralization and its ore-controlling factors in Wukurqi ore district,this paper provides a foundation for developing further prospecting in this area.


We constrain the cosmic star formation rate (CSFR) by requiring that massive stars produce the observed UV, optical, and IR light and at the same time not overproduce the diffuse supernova neutrino background as bounded by Super-Kamiokande. With the massive star component so constrained we then show that a reasonable choice of stellar initial mass function and other parameters results in SNIa rates and iron yields in good agreement with data. In this way we define a 'concordance' CSFR that predicts the optical SNII rate and the SNIa contribution to the MeV cosmic gamma ray background. The CSFR constrained to reproduce these and other proxies of intermediate and massive star formation is more clearly delineated than if it were measured by any one technique and has the following testable consequences: (1) SNIa contribute only a small fraction of the MeV cosmic gamma ray background, (2) massive star core collapse is nearly always accompanied by a successful optical SNII, and (3) the diffuse supernova neutrino background is tantalizingly close to detectability.


Organisations today strive to augment job satisfaction in the workforce for it is conducive to lower employee turnover, higher engagement and greater productivity. The present study examines the impact of work life balance and burnout on job satisfaction in the context of the Information Technology (IT) and IT Enabled Services (ITES) industries. Burnout is measured through three dimensions, i.e., meaninglessness, de-motivation, and exhaustion. The findings reveal that while work-life balance and job satisfaction were positively related to each other, de-motivation, exhaustion and meaninglessness were negatively related to job satisfaction. The significant contribution to job satisfaction came from work life balance in both the IT and ITES industries. However, it was higher in the ITES group compared to the IT group. Further, findings show that job satisfaction was higher among the male respondents in comparison to the female respondents. Interestingly, the IT group had lower work-life balance and job satisfaction, while it had higher meaninglessness, de-motivation and exhaustion compared to the ITES group. The findings and implications of the study for enhancing employee satisfaction are discussed and future research directions are pointed out.


A disclosed method includes acquiring ahead of bit or around bit data related to a formation from measurements by a tool. The method also includes generating a map view of the formation using the acquired data. Various map views and map view features are disclosed. An operator may select one or more of the map views and/or map view features to make steering decisions for a logging while drilling system.


Futsal is one of the most practiced sports in the world. It is a high intensity modality with great demand for aerobic and anaerobic metabolisms, the latter being responsible for the decisive actions in the game. Considering the increase in the number of young people who seek to become professional, the purpose of this study is to assist coaches in identifying individuals who have great potential for sports performance. The objective of this study is to determine the importance attributed to the futsal performance factors and to verify the probable differences between the positions. The sample consisted of 35 individuals. An adapted questionnaire was applied and it was made available in online and printed formats to evaluate the importance of each factor, its order of importance and its indicators (n = 47), which determine the performance of the young athlete for each game position (goalkeeper, fixed, wing and pivot). It can be verified that the most important factors of performance are technical, tactical and psychological, as well as the order of importance, such as: 1st technicians, 2nd tacticians, 3rd physicomotors, 4th psychological, 5th anthropometric and 6th socioenvironmental. Differences can be observed when comparing game positions. It is concluded that three factors are considered "extremely important", being assigned an order of importance for the six factors. The results can help coaches in identifying and selecting individuals with great capacity for sporting performance in futsal.


Using a multimethod approach, we investigate whether gender gaps in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) major declaration in college are explained by differences in the grades that students earn in STEM versus non-STEM subjects. With quantitative data, we find that relative advantages in college academic performance in STEM versus non-STEM subjects do not contribute to the gender gap in STEM major declaration. To explore alternative explanations for gender gaps in major declaration, we analyze interviews with college seniors, finding that they recognize many other factors, including their interests in subject matter and confidence, are key in pushing them from STEM or pulling them into non-STEM majors. We conclude that future research seeking to account for gender gaps in STEM majors must extend beyond academic performance.


The intension of "the masses" has been changed in the period of new history. It is important to adhere to the mass line of criminal investigation under the mordernation background. Firstly we must risit temptation of modern science and technology supersition. Secondly we should go on blazing new trails in respect to the renewal sense, normalizing the behaviour of enforcing the haw, enhancing the quality of criminal police, strengthening the basic construction of the masses, maintaining close ties with police and people, etc. So we can improve the whole character of criminal investigation efficiently.


Crowd-sourcing is commonly adopted for dialog data collection. However, it is highly costly and time-consuming, and the collected data is limited in scale and topic coverage. In this paper, aiming to generate emotional support conversations, we propose exploiting large-scale pre-trained language models for data augmentation, and provide key findings in our pilot exploration. Our adopted approach leverages the 6B-parameter GPT-J model and utilizes publicly available dialog posts to trigger conversations on various topics. Then we construct A UG ESC 1 , a machine-augmented dataset for emotional support conversation. It is two orders of magnitude larger than the original ESConv dataset in scale, covers more diverse topics, and is shown to be of high quality by human evaluation. Lastly, we demonstrate with interactive evaluation that A UG ESC can further enhance dialog models tuned on ESConv to handle various conversation topics and to provide significantly more effective emotional support.


7Living radical polymerization is characterized by a linear increase in molecular weight with monomer conversion and consequently does not usually involve high molecular weight polymer formation early in the reaction. The current study addresses the early reaction (the first few monomer addition steps) of AIBN-initiated styrene polymerization in the presence of the RAFT agent 2-dodecylsulfanyl thiocarbonylsulfanyl-2-methyl propionic acid (DMP) at 70, 75 and 80 °C. The early reaction period around complete conversion of the initial RAFT agent to include growing polymer chains is addressed, i.e., the first and second monomer addition step(s). In situ 1 H NMR spectroscopy was used to directly investigate the evolution of the concentration of several characteristic species, and thus the rate of polymerization, in the first and second steps of dithiobenzoate-mediated polymerizations. Experimental Styrene monomer was passed through an activated basic aluminum oxide column and then distilled under vacuum prior to use to remove inhibitor and polymer. AIBN (Aldrich) was recrystallized from methanol. Deuterated solvents (C6D6 99.6%, Aldrich) was used as received. The commercially available RAFT agent 2-dodecylsulfanylthiocarbonylsulfanyl-2-methyl propionic acid (DMP) was a gift from Dr. John Lai in Noveon. 16 The yellow crystal of the RAFT agent was found to be >99% pure by 1 H NMR. 35 µl styrene, 30 µl of 200 mM AIBN stock solution in C6D6, 300 µl of 200 mM DMP stock solution in C6D6 as well as 135 µl of C6D6 were charged into the 5 mm J. Young NMR tube (Wilmad Inc. NJ) with 200 µl Oxford pipette. The total volume was 500 µl. The mole ratio of [M]/[RAFT][I] was 300/60/6. NMR spectra were recorded on a 300 MHz Varian Mercury spectrometer. A 5 mm 4 nuclei PFG probe was used for the experiments, and the probe temperature was calibrated using an ethylene glycol sample. The tube was connected to a high-vacuum line, and a freeze-thaw cycle was repeated three times with argon to completely remove oxygen. The tube was sealed off under argon and placed, after thawing, in a 1 H NMR probe maintained at reaction temperature. A small tip angle of 6° (0.8µs) and maxima receiver gain were used for the kinetics runs, which allowed for 8 fully recovered FID to be collected in 32 second without saturating any of the resonances. Up to 60 different waiting times were inserted between the spectra to follow the reaction kinetics.


PURPOSE
The present study aims to investigate the potential role of Kallikrein 10 (KLK10) genotype and allele frequencies in predisposition to prostate cancer.

MATERIALS AND METHODS
KLK10 (rs7259451) gene polymorphisms were determined by real-time polymerase chain reaction analysis in patients with prostate cancer (n=69) and controls (n=76).

RESULTS
KLK10 gene frequencies were significantly different in the case and control groups (P = .028). GG carriers were significantly higher in the control group (P = .034), whereas TT carriers were higher in the prostate cancer group (P = .033). Furthermore, The patients with GG genotype had the lowest PSA levels while TT carriers had the highest (P = .005).

CONCLUSION
 According to the results, we suggested that carrying variant T allele and also carrying homozygote TT genotype could be a potential risk, while ancestral homozygote GG genotype and G allele are risk reducing factors for prostate cancer.


Single-crystal Heusler alloy Ni2MnGe thin films have been grown on GaAs(001) by molecular-beam epitaxy. X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy were used for postgrowth structural characterization. The Ni2MnGe grew in a tetragonally distorted L21-like structure (a=5.65 A, c=5.96 A) with the c axis perpendicular to the film surface. An in-plane ordering with 2× periodicity and an out-of-plane ordering with 3× periodicity was observed for the as-grown films. Magnetometry measurements performed at 50 K indicate that the films are ferromagnetic and have a weak in-plane anisotropy with a coercivity ∼5.5 Oe and saturation magnetization of ∼450 emu/cm3. The Curie temperature was measured to be ∼320 K.


In this research, to get over restrictions of a field expreiment, we modeled a planning road through the 3D Virtual Reality and achieved data about dynamic response related to sector fluctuation and about driver's visual behavior on testers' driving the Driving Simulator Car with Eye Camera. We made constant efforts to reduce the non-reality and side effect of Driving Simulator on maximizing the accord between motion reproduction and virtual reality based on data Driving Simulator's graphic module achieved by dynamic analysis module. Moreover, we achieved data of driver's natural visual behavior using Eye Camera(FaceLAB) that is able to make an expriment without such attaching equipments such as a helmet and lense. In this paper, to evaluate the level of road's safety, we grasp the meaning of the fluctuation of safety that drivers feel according to change of road geometric structure with methods of Driving Simulator and Eye Camera and investigate the relationship between road geometric structure and safety level. Through this process, we suggest the method to evaluate the road making drivers comfortable and pleasant from planning schemes.


The proper use of condiments on the family as well as human health are reviewed,to address safety issues home seasoning to use countermeasures.


A novel special fiber fabrication method based on a common single mode fiber (SMF) for dual-parameters measurement has been proposed and experimentally demonstrated. The fabrication setup is based on a three dimensional electric displacement platform which can realize the function of twisting and tapering at the same time. The proposed novel structure simultaneously undergoes the aforementioned two processes. Then a twisted-tapering fiber structure is formed. There are two dominant resonant wavelengths in the spectrum. Thus, simultaneous measurement for strain and temperature can be achieved. The following result shows that the strain measurement can be achieved by intensity demodulation, with the sensitivity of -0.01565 dB/με and 0.00705 dB/με corresponding to the dip1 and dip2, respectively. Therefore, the total sensitivity of the strain is 0.0227 dB/με. Moreover, the cross impacts of the wavelength shift are - 0.772 pm/με and 0.895 pm/με. Similarly, the wavelength demodulation is selected to temperature measurement. The temperature sensitivity of 50.53pm/°C and 45.12pm/°C are obtained. The cross sensitivity of the intensity variation are 0.04058dB/°C and 0.02031 dB/°C. As a result, the dual-parameters can be described to a cross matrix of the sensitivity value. The proposed sensor has a great potential for engineering applications due to its compact structure, simple manufacture and low cost.


There is growing interest in combining deterministic considerations with probabilistic assessment in order to evaluate the "system well-being" of a composite generation and transmission system and to evaluate the likelihood not only of entering a complete failure state but also the likelihood of being very close to trouble. This paper presents bulk electric system well-being analysis using sequential Monte Carlo simulation. This approach provides accurate frequency and duration assessments and the index probability distributions associated with the mean values. The basic N-1 security criterion is used as the deterministic requirement for incorporating a deterministic consideration in a probabilistic assessment to monitor system well-being. The results shown in this paper indicate that the system well-being concept can provide comprehensive knowledge on what the degree of system vulnerability might be under a particular system condition. The basic concepts and their application in composite power system well-being analysis are illustrated by application to a small practical test system.


Numerous genomic loci have been implicated in autoimmune disorders, but attempts to identify causal variants, and thereby disease mechanisms, have been hampered by strong linkage disequilibrium; leaving most loci unresolved and the potential of GWAS largely unfulfilled. To overcome this, we developed a massively-parallel reporter assay for use in primary CD4 T-cells, a key effector of many autoimmune diseases, and sought to resolve potential causal variants via their functional effects. This provided testable hypotheses into disease mechanisms, which we illustrate using a multi-disease-associated locus on chromosome 6. By investigating the lead expression-modulating SNP, we uncover an NF-κB-driven regulatory circuit which constrains T-cell activation through the dynamic formation of a super-enhancer that upregulates expression of TNFAIP3 (A20), a key NF-κB inhibitor. In activated T-cells, this circuit is disrupted – and super-enhancer formation prevented – by the risk variant at the lead SNP, thus revealing a molecular mechanism that predisposes to multiple autoimmune diseases.


The aim of this paper is to suggest one efficient method for the various requirements of performance during the process designing and producing an impeller. The study considers that the revisions of a pitch angle of an impeller at an axial turbo fan affect an air flow rates and a static pressure rise. The axial turbo fan specified with the 250 Pa maximum static pressure and 1300 CMH fan air flow rates was tested and analyzed by CFD. The Numerical results show that the air flow rates are calculated to 1,175 CMH, 1,223 CMH, 1,270 CMH, 1,340 CMH and 800 CMH in cases that the pitch angles are respectively. Also the static pressure rises are shown to 108 Pa, 122Pa, 141 Pa, 188 Pa and 63 Pa at the same cases. The air flow rate is increased linearly according to the changes of the pitch angle from and the maximum air flow rate passing the impeller is increased to over at the case of pitch angle compared with the reference case of pitch angle. The static pressure rise is increased linearly according to the changes of the pitch angle from , too. The static pressure rise at the pitch angle is increased to over compared with the pitch angle. The result shows that the revisions of pitch angle make the static pressure rise increase widely. However the air flow rates and the static pressure rise at the pitch angle are suddenly decreased because of over-changed pitch angle.


6D Object pose estimation is a fundamental component in robotics enabling efficient interaction with the environment. 6D pose estimation is particularly challenging in bin- picking applications, where many objects are low-feature and reflective, and self-occlusion between objects of the same type is common. We propose a novel multi-view approach leveraging known camera transformations from an eye-in-hand setup to combine heatmap and keypoint estimates into a probability density map over 3D space. The result is a robust approach that is scalable in the number of views. It relies on a confidence score composed of keypoint probabilities and point-cloud alignment error, which allows reliable rejection of false positives. We demonstrate an average pose estimation error of approximately 0.5 mm and 2 degrees across a variety of difficult low-feature and reflective objects in the ROBI dataset, while also surpassing the state-of-art correct detection rate, measured using the 10% object diameter threshold on ADD error.


RATIONALE
While studies have evaluated emphysema and fibrotic interstitial lung abnormality (ILA) individually, less is known about their combined progression.

OBJECTIVES
To define clinically meaningful progression of fibrotic ILA in smokers without interstitial lung disease and evaluate the effects of fibrosis and emphysema progression on mortality.

METHODS
Emphysema and pulmonary fibrosis were assessed on baseline and 5-year follow-up computed tomography scans of 4450 smokers in the COPDGene study using deep learning algorithms. Emphysema was classified as absent, trace, mild, moderate, confluent, or advanced destructive. Fibrosis was expressed as a percentage of lung volume. Emphysema progression was defined as an increase by at least one grade. A hybrid distribution and anchor-based method was used to determine minimally clinically important difference (MCID) in fibrosis. The relationship between progression and mortality was evaluated using multivariable shared frailty models using an age timescale.

MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS
The MCID for fibrosis was 0.58%. Based on this threshold, 2822 (63%) had progression of neither emphysema or fibrosis, 841 (19%) had emphysema progression alone, 512 (12%) had fibrosis progression alone, and 275 (6.2%) had progression of both. Compared to non-progressors, hazard ratios for mortality were 1.42 (95% CI: 1.11-1.82) in emphysema progressors, 1.49 (1.14-1.94) in fibrosis progressors, and 2.18 (1.58-3.02) in those with progression of both emphysema and fibrosis.

CONCLUSIONS
In smokers without known interstitial lung disease, small changes in fibrosis may be clinically significant, and combined progression of emphysema and fibrosis is associated with increased mortality.


The authors study by polarographic method the effect of UHF radiation of the MM range on electrode processes--the rates of which are determined by protonization reactions taking place in the bulk of the solution near the surface of an electrode. An investigation was also made of the effect of UHF irradiation on so-called catalytic hydrogen waves in buffered and unbuffered aqueous pyridine solutions.


Models of large forest scenes are of a geometric complexity that surpasses even the capabilities of current high end graphics hardware. We propose an extreme simplification method which allows us to render such scenes in realtime. Our work is an extension of the image based-simplification method of Billboard Clouds. We automatically generate tree model representations of 15-50 textured polygons. In this paper, we focus on the algorithmic details to improve the simplification process for foliage. We use the simplified models as static levels-of-detail in the medium to far field and demonstrate how our approach yields real-time rendering of dense forest scenes for walkthroughs and flyovers.