in the Ancient World, constantly being refined and modified, playing an important role in accounting practice. Grouped by meaningful classification criterion, metrological basics time and cost indicators, and this is the basis for the author's suggestion periodization of the development of accounting and analytical sciences. This periodization covers everyone periods of use of different value meters: ancient Greek systems; the ancient Roman system; monetary systems of the Middle Ages; monetary systems of modern time; today's monetary system of Ukraine. Metrology is largely related to the standardization of accounting and analytical sciences. Standardization in accounting and analytical sciences is development and establishment of requirements, rules, norms, characteristics for the purpose achieving optimum coherence in a particular industry, the result of which is increase the degree of compliance of accounting entities with metrics that formed at the level of government. National standards set appropri-ate requirements for the process of accounting for assets, their valuation and summarization in the financial statements, as well as the application of standard documentation and flow charts. The results of the study broaden the range of metrology perception in accounting and analytical sciences, taking into account historical experience and systematic approach, which can be used to solve today's problems of accounting and analytical process organization.


Dr. Kirk is Assistant Professor, Department of Care Planning and Restorative Science, School of Dentistry, University of Mississippi Medical Center, 2500 North State Street,Jackson, MS 39216; pchatterjee{at}sod.umsmed.edu.

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Grain size distribution and orientation distribution functions are combined in a single multivariate continuous grain size orientation distribution function (GSODF). Several examples of practical applications to low carbon steels are presented, in which it is shown how the GSODF can be used in the analysis of 2D and 3D electron backscatter diffraction data, and as input in full-field and mean-field crystal plasticity simulations.


This paper discusses a new model of paralleled transfer theory of files in detail with technology of MPI, COM/ActiveX and caching-oriented, which effectively reduces to single document for traditional least load balance scheduling units. System topology graph, the deal flow charts of command and the diagram of central module are described at the same time. The circulation result shows that this system enhances the ability of parallel query and increases the data transfer velocity, and moreover, validates the feasibility of this model.


The effect of a 75-percent resection of the proximal small bowel on sucrase and lactase activities in the remaining intestine was studied. Eight weeks after surgery, adaptation resulted in hyperplasia


Incorporating plug-and-play avionics into a small satellite has many challenges. For smaller classes of satellites, the gains weighed from utilizing plug-and-play (PnP) are overshadowed by the size and power issues associated with supporting PnP. Traditional SPA (Space Plug-and-play Avionics) architectures have utilized separate boards to support the data network, test bypass network, timing distribution, power distribution, and SPA-tosensor bridges. PnP Innovations has developed an alternate PnP topology which is more suitable for smaller classes of satellites, and still retains the key features of SPA. PnP has developed a low voltage version of the ASIM, the historical sensor-to-SPA bridge. In this newly designed version, the ASIM has incorporated into it a three port SpW router, which eliminates the need for a separate SpaceWire router board. With the elimination of this board, savings in space and power are realized. A similar approach has been incorporated for the timing distribution, and test bypass network. The implementation of these subsystems have been designed into the ASIM itself, eliminating the need for separate boards to handle distribution of time synchronization signals and test data injection. By utilizing this low power ASIM, Cubesat implementers are now offered a viable option for implementing SPA.


In order to reduce costs and make it easier to integrate disparate systems, networked and virtual organizations (NVOs) should adopt open technology standards throughout the entire organization—standard computing architectures, standard networks, and standard application interfaces. The Internet protocol (IP) technology has been foreseen as a basic networking infrastructure that supports communication requirements of NVOs. With the growing demand for the integration of heterogeneous telecommunication services (e.g., voice, data, video and multimedia), there is a strong need for deploying quality of service (QoS) in IP-based networks.


Abstract : Protection of US Army vehicles and personnel against landmine and IED threats is an increasingly important concern in the area of defense research. In this paper we describe the development of a Blast Computational Framework (BCF) that will provide an advanced modeling environment and a suite of tools for performing soil bound explosion simulations and their effects on vehicles and on the human occupants of the vehicles. The BCF will provide a virtual test-bed where disparate computational models can seamlessly interact with one another to provide a unified modeling solution for blast-vehicle-occupant scenarios. The BCF is being developed using state-of-the-art component-based software architecture and will provide a suite of integrated models consisting of both new and existing simulation tools. The enhanced simulation capabilities provided by the BCF will serve to better protect the crews of existing vehicles and to help design next-generation vehicles as well.


The seismic stability of submarine clay slopes in Fensfjord in western Norway was analysed. The undrained shear strength to be used in the analyses was established through a special laboratory testing programme. The analyses showed that the consequence of a large earthquake is likely to be limited permanent displacements, rather than large movement of soil masses for the submarine slopes studied.


The objective of this paper is to review and compare technologies available for mitigation of unconfined releases of toxic and flammable gases. These technologies include: secondary confinement, deinventory, vapor barriers, foam spraying, and water sprays/monitors. Guidelines for the design and/or operation of effective post-release mitigation systems and case studies involving actual industrial mitigation systems are also presented.


Nasolacrimal duct stenosis, which causes epiphora and eye mucus, is generally treated with probing and irrigation of the nasolacrimal duct. A 57-year-old woman was treated with probing and irrigation of the nasolacrimal duct three times, however, her symptoms of refractory nasolacrimal duct stenosis did not improve. Fol-lowing 3 days administration of saisoin, her epiphora ameliorated. Based on this experience, we treated 11 adult patients with nasolacrimal duct stenosis using saisoin, and 10 (90.9%) achieved remission within a week. All the adult patients had received treatment by probing and irrigation of the nasolacrimal duct at an ophthal-mological clinic, and their symptoms had not improved. Two such cases in infants, moreover, were cured with saisoin in a week. This is the first report on the efficacy of saisoin for the treatment of nasolacrimal duct stenosis in Japan.


The constitutive equation of AA6082-T6 sheets is investigated by an extended Rousselier damage model. Previous research is mainly comprised of single-pull test specimens, notched tensile specimens, tensile specimens with a hole, and shear specimens. To decrease the natural material errors, a new specimen is used. In this paper, a clinched joint is regarded as a specimen to calibrate the initial void volume fraction kω and the shear damage parameter f0 by using the orthogonal analysis method, which can reduce the simulation times and accuracy. It also reveals that the initial void volume fraction f0 affects the void volume fraction in the neck and the groove of the clinched joint, and the shear damage parameter kω affects just the void volume fraction f in the neck of the clinched joint. It checks the force-displacement curve, shape of the clinched joint, and the fracture location, and approves that these damage parameters can describe the deformation process, fracture location, and shape of the clinched joint.


This paper presents capacitance-voltage, admittance spectroscopy, and drive-level capacitance profiling (DLCP) data on CdTe solar cells prepared with and without standard treatments (CdCl/sub 2/ treatment and/or BrMeOH etch). The DLCP technique confirmed previous results and added the ability to measure deep trapping state spatial distributions. The concentrations and depth profiles of the deep states observed depended upon the treatments used. High concentrations (>1/spl times/10/sup 15/ cm/sup -3/) of trapping states with a variety of characteristic frequencies exist in all cells studied. The sample with neither standard treatment had the lowest concentration of deep trapping states.


Designing hydraulic structures, such as culverts, bridges, weirs, and check dams, while planning new flood inundation areas, needs correct assessment of design discharges. In gauged catchments with long time series of discharges, statistical methods are commonly used based on fixed theoretical distributions and on empirical distributions. However, in ungauged catchments, this approach is not possible. In addition to more advanced methods, which are used today, e.g., rainfall–runoff models, much more simple approaches are still needed based on regionalization and empirical models. Thus, the objective of this work is to develop a new empirical model for calculating peak discharge expressed as the median of annual peak discharge (QMED). The innovative aspect of this paper is the use of a new parameter, named landscape hydric potential (LHP), as a descriptor of water storage in catchments. LHP has a crucial role as the descriptor of water storage in catchment and, thus, it has an influence on forming discharges. The work was done in the Upper Vistula basin in the Polish Carpathians. This study was carried out in mountain catchments located in the Upper Vistula basin, in the south part of Poland in in the Polish Carpathians. Results show that the proposed model could provide appropriate calculations in changing climate conditions, as well as when land use is changed. The proposed model is simple and effective; for calculating QMED, it needs only two parameters: catchment area and LHP. Since the model has a significant and high correlation coefficient, it could be used for assessing of QMED in ungauged mountain catchments. The determined form of the empirical equation finds application in the entire Upper Vistula basin, for catchments with a surface area from 24 km2 up to 660 km2.


As one of the most appealing energy storage technologies, aqueous zinc‐iodine batteries still suffer severe problems such as low energy density, slow iodine conversion kinetics, and polyiodide shuttle. This review summarizes the recent development of Zn─I2 batteries with a focus on the electrochemistry of iodine conversion and the underlying working mechanism. Starting from the fundamentals of Zn─I2 batteries, the electrochemistry of iodine conversion and zinc anode, as well as the scientific problems existing in Zn─I2 batteries are introduced. The concrete strategies dealing with cathode, anode, electrolyte, and separator challenges confronting Zn─I2 batteries are elaborated as well. To deepen the understanding of the electrochemistry of Zn─I2 batteries, the recent important findings of the underlying working mechanism of different Zn─I2 batteries are summarized in detail. Finally, some guidelines and directions for Zn─I2 batteries are also provided. This review is expected to deepen the understanding of Zn─I2 battery electrochemistry and promote their practical applications in the future.


Relations between cognitive development in infancy and early childhood, and parental education were examined. Previous research has found little association between measures of the parenting environment, including parental education and socio-economic status (SES), and cognitive development in infants and children under 2 years of age. However, the earlier studies may not have reliably measured individual differences in cognitive abilities, thus, there is uncertainty as to what age elements in the parental environment affect cognitive development. Seventy-six infants were tested on a range of cognitive tasks at 3-month intervals between the ages of 9 and 18 months. Information on parental education (a component of SES) was collected. Seventy-one of the children returned at 27 months and completed the Bayley Scales of Infant Development, Mental Scale, which was used as an outcome measure for the earlier tasks. The findings present a clear indication that cognitive development in early childhood is affected by the parenting environment, at least from as early as 12 months. Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.


It is an important problem without system breaking. Like this, to make a computer system operate normally, various commercial fault tolerant techniques are used. Almost commercial products of fault tolerant system consume much cost. This paper proposes kernel hardening technique that are reducing panic using DLM modue in Linux USB driver. I experimented the design technique in Linux O.S. By the experiment, the suggesting technique which includes USB module with DLMis working well.


This article makes a statistical of the papers about informetrics three laws(Bradford's law 、Lottka's law 、Zipf's law)which were published form 1980 to 2009.Collecting and analysis in paper amount、publishing years、journal distribution and author cooperation,summarized the course of development and research status of its past three decades,theoretical achievements and applications are discussed in the field,and summary the informetrics three laws research direction in the new trend.


Solid-state single-photon emitters are attractive for realization of integrated quantum systems due to their experimental convenience and scalability. Unfortunately, however, their complex mesoscopic environments cause photons from different emitters to be spectrally distinguishable. Here we demonstrate spectral alignment of two solid-state single-photon emitters by utilizing the strain gradient. Multiple germanium vacancy (GeV) color centers in diamond are created in fabricated diamond microcantilevers using focused ion beam implantation. The strain response of the electronic energy levels of the GeV is measured by inducing an electrically controlled strain in the device. Leveraging the large strain gradient, we tune two GeVs in the spot to emit at the same optical wavelength. Simultaneous resonant excitation of two spectrally aligned GeVs is demonstrated using a narrow linewidth laser. This strain gradient tuning can be used to realize spectrally identical quantum emitters for on-chip integrated quantum systems.


The singular structure of Gaussian beam are discussed. It is found out that the Gaussian beam may be represented as set of straight lines placed on a hyperbolic surface. It is shown that a wave front of this beam is a function of a point source, but the distance of from the origin point to the wave front surface is a complex magnitude. An argument of this complex function is a beam topological phase which characterizes a wave front rotation. Singularities manifold placed at the beam focal plane is ring edge dislocations. Dislocation reaction processes are begun if only there is a diffractive wave resulted a scattering at a phase or opaque obstacle.


(Packard Tricarb 3255) and experimental losses were quantified by gas-liquid chromatography with 5a-cholestane as internal standard. Of the three ages studies, testicular microsomes from the 6-week-old piglets had the highest AJ-steroid 5a-reductase activity. The enzyme activity (pmol/min per mg of microsomal protein) at 3 weeks was 13.80 f 2.62; at 6 weeks 42.93k 12.18andat 17weeks5.34k 1.93; theresultsarethe mean of three Samp1eSfS.E.M. The 17-week old animals were not of the same breed as the younger piglets and the enzyme activity found at this age may also reflect this strain difference. The major metabolites formed in the 30min incubation were 4-androstenedione, Sa-DHT, 5cr-androstanediols and 5a-androstanedione. 4-Androstenedione was always more abundant than the 5a-reduced metabolites (approx. 3 : I). In the 6-week-old animals approx. 30% of the 5a-DHT formed was converted to Sa-androstanediols and about 1% to 5aandrostanedione. In order to calculate the AJ-steroid 5areductase activity, therefore, the conversion to these metabolites was allowed for. The extreme lability of the enzyme in the microsomal fraction resulting in up to 60% loss of activity in 9 days, even when stored at 20"C, proved a problem. Storage at 70°C or in liquid nitrogen with the addition of albumen (0.1% w/v) to the buffer afforded protection and 100% activity was retained for up to 35 days. The increase in AJ-steroid 5a-reductase activity was linear with time to at least 60min and with protein concentration up to 550pg; a decline in activity was seen with greater microsomal protein concentrations. The pH profile of the enzyme with pH values ranging from 5.0 to 8.0 shows a peak of maximal activity between pH6.7 and 7.2 with half-maximal activity at pH6.7 and pH7.7. The pH optimum (6.9) is, therefore, similar to that found for swine liver (Graef et al., 1981) and for the rat epididymal enzymes (Sheer & Robaire, 1983). Preincubation ( 1 h) of the microsomal preparation at pH values ranging between 5.0 and 8.0 followed by a return to pH 6.9 for assay of AJ-steroid 5a-reductase activity under standard conditions resulted in a pH-enzyme activity curve having the same profile as that seen without preincubation. This indicates that the enzyme is unstable at pH values away from the optimum pH rather than that the affinity for the active site for its substrate is affected (Dixon & Webb, 1964). Changes in enzyme activity with temperature were studied at temperatures between 20°C and 40°C. Maximum activity was seen between 32°C and 35°C; preincubation ( 1 h) of the microsomes at temperatures ranging from 20°C to 30°C followed by a return to 30°C for standard assay procedure resulted in a loss of around 30% of activity at each of the temperatures studied. This suggests that As-steroid 5a-reductase activity is not unduly affected by changes in temperature within the range investigated.


Introduction In any family, lower fertility would raise income per family member at least in the short run, since the number of family members to share income would be smaller and reproductive age women might do more market work. Would this higher per capita income justify a government policy to reduce the rate of population growth by lowering fertility? Not necessarily. By choosing to have a child, people express a preference for the child over the additional consumption that would otherwise be possible for family members. However, there may be costs and benefits to the additional child that are not directly born by the decision-making parents, but are rather passed on to other families and to society as a whole. Such consequences, if not mediated by the market, are known as pure or technical "externalities" to childbearing. When they are present, then individually optimal childbearing decisions need not add up to socially optimal fertility. In this case, there is a role for government intervention to influence fertility decisions. In fact, externalities are pervasive in all societies. This article will discuss their sources, their size, and their policy implications.


In the paper we compared herein chemical properties of the fungal chitosan prepared according to the own method and the commonly used chitosan made from the crustaceous. The assessment included such parameters as: ash, fiber, fat, Na, K, Ca and Mg content. Inorganic phosphates, molecular weight and deacetylation degree were also determined. Based on these results a number of differences between substances was identified. The differences are related to varied structure that is due to different methods of two types of chitosan production. The difference in viscosity was the most pronounced parameter. It has been proved the viscosity of fungal chitosan was 5 times lower compared to crustaceous chitosan. The fungal chitosan was characterized with higher deacetylation degree (DD) than crustaceous chitosan. The deacetylation process has significant influence on the structure and chemical parameters of the chitosan. The chemical elements content was differentiation. Relatively low concentration of sodium was identified in the fungal chitosan. However, it contained high levels of nitrogen, fiber and fat when compared to the crustaceous chitosan.


Early research on the adoption of new media in organizations began in the 1990s with studies of email and other CMC finding that new media forms altered social dynamics within organizations (Schmitz & Fulk, 1991) particularly by affecting the social influence of strong users (Haythornwaite & Wellman, 1998). In the years that followed research focused on social media usage by organizations primarily dealing with external relations. The media usage under study was either for marketing (Kaplan & Haenlein, 2009; Kietzmann, Hermkens, McCarthy & Silvestre, 2011), constituent development and community usage (Lovejoy & Saxon, 2012; Thackeray, Neiger, Smith & VanWagenen, 2012), or customer relations (Singh Peszynski, 2013). When looking at how organizations use social media for internal organizational communication distinctions must be drawn between what Leonardi, Hyusman & Steinfeld designate public platforms of social media (e.g. Facebook, Twitter) and the private platform social media that are designed specifically for a firm's employees to use for their workplace communication. These private social media are known as 'enterprise social media' and though they are meant to represent a professionalized version of popular social media, they tend to borrow popular social media's format and functionality (2013).


The synchronization period is optimized to increase the beam-wave interaction efficiency, and the gap width is also optimized to improve the electric field distribution and further increase the output power to 660 W. The relationship between the length ratio of long-slot with short-slot and the bandwidth is studied, the simulated results indicate that the bandwidth can reach to 550 MHz by adopting the optimized long-slot and short-slot. Furthermore, the operating bandwidth is further extended to 2 GHz by adopting stagger tuning and dynamic tuning.


When recording data, large errors may occur occasionally. The corresponding abnormal data points, called outliers, can have drastic effects on the estimates. There are several ways to cope with outliers-detect and delete or adjust the erroneous data,-use a modified cost function. We propose a new approach that allows, by introducing additional variables, to model the outliers and to detect their presence. In the standard linear regression model this leads to a linear inverse problem that, associated with a criterion that ensures sparseness, is solved by a quadratic programming algorithm. The new approach (model+criterion) allows for extensions that cannot be handled by the usual robust regression methods.


To study whether plasma fibroblast growth factor 21 independently predicts the risk of end‐stage renal disease in Asian people with Type 2 diabetes.


Fast automatic recognition helps to find out vulnerable branch in weakness section. Taking timely control strategies after recognition is good for maintaining power system stability. At first, sending and receiving system is used to prove the phenomenon that two peaks appear in active power trajectory when it is disturbed to stability margin. Secondly, fast identification method is put forward to find out critical branch. In order to facilitate its online usage, judge formula and flow chart is given to help to make the decision. Finally, computing example of New England system is used to prove theory above and to verify control effect.


Road safety is a major concern in all countries, and large efforts are constantly dedicated to create safer traffic environments. Today increasing attention is turned toward active safety improving countermeasures that improve road safety by reducing accident risks. Such active countermeasures include advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS). To ensure that these new applications result in real safety improvements, a priori estimations of safety effects are needed. This paper considers estimation of the safety effects of ADAS through traffic simulation. Requirements imposed on a traffic simulation model to be used for ADAS evaluation are presented, and a car-following model to be used in simulations that include ADAS-equipped vehicles is proposed. ADAS have an impact on traffic through the functionalities of ADAS and through changes in driver behavior for ADAS-equipped vehicles. Driver behavior for ADAS-equipped vehicles has usually not been considered in previous simulation studies, including those for ADAS-equipped vehicles. Simulation runs of rural road traffic that used the proposed car-following model did, however, indicate that behavioral changes caused by the ADAS were important factors for the safety impact. Modeling of the behavior of drivers in ADAS-equipped vehicles is therefore essential for reliable conclusions on the road safety effects of ADAS.


Electronic medical record (EMR) forensics is at the forefront of both academia and industry, and has dominated increasingly important role in the fast revolutionized digital forensics area. Upon the severe financial loss and user privacy revealing caused by data breaches, protecting the forensic medical records only being mined by authorized investigators and data confidentiality is deemed essential. Standard encryption technique can ensure the end-to-end data security, yet restricting the functionality in forensic analyzing. How to proceed similarity match over forensic physiological data in a private manner is intrinsically challenging, because the natural properties of such medical data are high-dimensional and times series related. In this paper, we propose a secure framework to proceed similarity match over encrypted physiological time-series data. Our framework resorts to an advanced similarity search algorithm, aka stratified locality-sensitive hashing (SLSH) to assist an authorized forensic investigator to have in-depth understanding of physiological data with multiple perspectives. In addition, our framework adopts a scalable encrypted index construction which provides provable security guarantees. Finally, we give a discussion of our future work based on this framework. As a generic and scalable framework, our design can be easily extended to secure update and parallel processing.


The language style of the poem is created by poetic rhythm,poetic form and meaning of the poem. These three poetic aspects are inseparable and complementary. Only with the combination can these three aspects ensure the right reflection of meaning through poetic rhythm resulting every line. This study elaborated this point from the first and second stanza of Tennyson's poem "Tears, idle tears".


The aim of our essay is to begin developing a concept of organisational fields which places consumption – and practices – centre stage. We argue that this move will exploit an untapped opportunity, bringing conceptual resources from the literature on organisational fields (Beckert, 2010; DiMaggio and Powel, 1983; Fligstein, 2001; Wooton and Hoffman, 2008) to bear on issues of sustainable consumption, in particular revealing some of the mechanisms by which practices change.


The use of Multi-touch interfaces for collaborative learning has received significant attention. Their ability to synchronously accommodate multiple users is an advantage in co- located collaborative design tasks. This paper explores the potential of Multi-touch interfaces in collaborative Unified Modeling Language (UML) diagramming by comparing them to a PC- based tool and evaluating the collaborative learning skills and level of physical interaction in both conditions. The results indicate that even though participants conversed more in the PC- based condition, the use of the Multi-touch table increased the level of physical interaction and encouraged "creative conflict" skills amongst the team members. Introduction use of Multi-touch interfaces for collaborative learning has received significant attention, as they can accommodate more than one user at a time. This is particularly useful for learning through large, shared display systems, such as tabletops (Han 2005). Furthermore, the Multi-touch environment provides new opportunities for interaction between humans and computers. This area has been investigated by researchers from several different educational backgrounds, and they have found Multi-touch environments to be useful, as interaction


Navigation and interaction patterns of Web users can be relatively complex, especially for sites with interactive applications that support user sessions and profiles. We describe such a case for an interactive virtual garment dressing room. The application is distributed over many Web sites, supports personalization and user profiles, and the notion of a multi-site user session. It has its own data logging system that generates approximately 5GB of complex data per month. The analysis of those logs requires more sophisticated processing than is typically done using a relational language. Even the use of procedural languages and DBMS can prove tedious and inefficient. We show an approach to the analysis of complex log data based on a parallel stream processing architecture and the use of specialized languages, namely a grammatical parser and a logic programming module that offers an efficient, flexible, and powerful solution.


We have recently read with great interest the article by Acar et al 1 entitled "One-Stent Double-Kissing Nano Crush—Osdokina Crush—Technique Could be a Game Changer in the Treatment of Medina 0.0.1 Lesion." We appreciate the authors for the management of the case with a promising stenting technique in a patient with a medina 0.0.1 lesion. On the other hand, we would like to emphasize several drawbacks in light of the current evidence for the bifurcation stenting. The reasons for our concern are as follows:


Microblog data have the characteristics of real-time dynamics, so we can monitor the microblog data to detect events in real life. However, the characteristics of the microblog data, such as the big data, short texts, rich social information and so on, also bring challenges. This paper proposes a novel event-detection algorithm based on microblog data—EDM algorithm, according to the textual characteristics of microblog data (retweeting, commenting, shorten url, hashtag and named entities), semantic features, time features and social information. Besides, this paper extracts keywords, named entities, the publishing time of posts and sentiment analysis for event summarization. Compared with LDA (latent Dirichlet allocation) model, the experimental results demonstrate that the proposed EDM algorithm works better in event detection and offers an intuitive event summary.


Data Acquisition Cards of usb interface have been made use in industry instead of PCI card owing to handy, computer resource no occupied and high speed , we employed usb 6009 for core building a hardware platform on temperature of dryness box, and compiled upper program with LabVIEW7.1 , to allocate PID module of NI Co. after we controlling the temperature of furnace and ruling the parameter on the system, The ideal parameters such as P, I, D were achieved. The control temperature system had stably and reliably run long period .Since the system can be rework to popularize to practice industrial control, it has higher practice value.


The results on W and Z boson properties by both ATLAS and CMS (except mass) are presented in this document. The inclusive W and Z boson cross section production, the W charge asymmetry, the differential production as a function of the boson rapidity and transverse momentum, the W polarization and the sinus of the weak angle are shown in this document. The studies included are based on LHC collisions at √s = 7 TeV, recorded during 2010 and 2011.


Objective: To investigate the depression and anxiety in patients with asthma. Methods: With SAS and SDS,100 asthmatic patients were assessed. Results: The mean scores of SAS and SDS were 54.12±6.47, 44.8±7.28 respectively. 68% of sample had anxiety and 78% had depression. Conclusion: Most of patients with asthma have anxiety and depression. It suggests the treament of depression and anxiety for asthmatic patients are needed besides the conventional treatment.


Abstract Dynamics readjustment of a stratified ocean model to wind perturbations leads to variations in sea surface temperature (SST) related to the early phases of the observed interannual warming of the tropical Pacific known as El Nino. The role that the atmosphere plays in determining the extent and strength of the SST warming is examined through numerical experiments with varying parameterizations for the atmospheric thermal response to SST anomalies. A prior specification of the atmospheric temperature (even as a function of space and time) amounts to assuming infinite heat capacity for the atmosphere. A zero-heat capacity atmospheric model is constructed, in which the surface air temperature is balanced between the SST and a radiative equilibrium temperature. In the latter model, SST perturbations are damped through radiative relaxation from the atmosphere, rather than through direct cooling to the atmosphere. This greatly increases the lifetime of SST anomalies and increases their areal extent. Th...


The physical consideration, design, and characteristics of a compact microwave plasma cathode are expounded in this paper. The impedance matching is calculated to improve the microwave transmission efficiency. The influence of the magnetic field on the discharge property and the extracted electron beam current is investigated. The off‐resonance discharge mode (a non‐ECR discharge mode) is put forward, in which the magnetic field is bigger than 875 G in the discharge chamber. The dependence of the extracted electron beam current on the extraction voltage, the input microwave power, and the operation pressure is described. The 2.45‐GHz microwave power is transmitted to the cathode via a coaxial line. The permanent magnets made from NdFeB are used to excite the magnetic field and the magnetic induction of 800–2600 G can be produced. This cathode can obtain the electron beam current of up to 500 mA at the input microwave power of 30–60 W, with N2 used as the support gas.


Forty-three elderly women at two low-income city nutrition sites participated in a study of social ties and social support. As predicted, discrete facets of support were differentiated from among a variety of social network and support variables. Age was negatively related to network size, amount of emotional support, and time spent with confidantes and relatives. With age controlled, the best predictors of life satisfaction were network size, frequency of church attendance, and proportion of network members considered intimates. Results are discussed with regard to the multidimensionality of the social support construct.


The term metadata literally means »data about data«. Metadata has been described as the business card of a particular digital document. Metadata often comprises a set of properties, where each property has specific meaning in the context of the document. Some examples for common metadata properties: > The author of a PDF document. > The date a PDF document was created or a JPEG image was taken with a camera. > The name of the photographer who took an image. > The serial number of a personalized document. > The GPS position where an image was taken. > The stockkeeping unit (SKU) of the item described in a document. > The year of manufacture of the engineering product described in a document. > The reference number of a document in a legal case.


Evolution of industrial relations and human resource management in Italy in the last decade is analysed through qualitative case studies, quantitative surveys and a combination of qualitative/quantitative data originating from network researches. In the 1980s, complementary industrial relations/human resource management in Italy were based on the trade-off between employment security, work flexibility and industrial adjustment. In the 1990s this complementarity is under pressure from a second restructuring process (and privatization) of Italian enterprises. The last surveys underline that the basic features of industrial relations were not altered, but the data confirm the critical importance of the relationship between industrial relations and human resource management and also the fragility of this balance.


In this paper we consider chosen-ciphertext attacks against noncommutative Polly Cracker-type cryptosystems. We present several versions of these attacks, as well as techniques to counter them. First we introduce a chosen-ciphertext attack, which assumes a very simple private key. We then present generalizations of this attack which are valid in more general situations, and propose a simple but eective technique to counter these attacks. Finally, we show how this technique can also be used to counter the adaptive chosen- ciphertext attacks against noncommutative Polly Cracker-type cryptosystems.


This appendix section of the book Abraham Ibn Ezra the Book of the World presents a table for the contents of 'Olam II and concordance to 'Olam I. The present book offers the first critical edition of the Hebrew text of the two versions of Ibn Ezra's Book of the World, accompanied by an English translation and a commentary.Keywords: Ibn Ezra; Olam


OBJECTIVE To prepare Chitosan nanoparticles(NPs) as new carriers for vaccine delivery and to evaluate the effect of this system on the immune response for intranasal delivery.METHODS Ovalbumin(OVA),used as a model antigen,was entrapped within chitosan nanoparticles by an ionotropic gelation technique.OVA- entrapped nanoparticles were characterized for their size, electrical charge, entrapment efficiency.Different formulations were then administered intranasally to conscious mice in order to evaluate their immune responses.RESULTS The nanoparticles with optimum diameter of 360 nm exhibited a positive electrical charge (+40 mV) and associated OVA quite efficiently (entrapment efficiency: 80%~90%).Following intranasal administration, OVA-entrapped nanoparticles elicited an increasing and long-lasting systemic immune response (IgG levels) and also, this response was similar to the results of high dose intramuscular administration.Moreover, the mucosal response (IgA levels) of nanoparticles was significantly higher than that obtained from soluble antigen.CONCLUSION Chitosan nanoparticles prepared by mild preparation methods show high OVA entrapment efficiency.When being administered intranasally, NP can induce high immune response in mice.These findings suggest that chitosan nanoparticles are promising carriers for nasal vaccine delivery.


Abstract
 Potato is an important crop throughout Europe and especially in Germany where potatoes are grown on over 250,000 hectares. The production of potato worldwide is negatively affected by the presence of the golden and the white potato cyst nematodes (PCN) Globodera rostochiensis and G. pallida. The two species originated in South America. PCN is present with restricted distribution in all counties in Germany where potato is produced and these infestations are strictly regulated. Both species are present and often in mixed populations. Potato yield and overall production is negatively impacted by both species of PCN from planting to harvest, but there are differences in importance within the country and on crop type. This chapter discusses the economic importance, host range, distribution, symptoms of damage, biology and life cycle, integrated nematode management (including the use of nematicides, resistant cultivars and rotation), and interactions with other nematodes and pathogens, of PCN. Results are also summarized of field trials conducted between 2010 and 2017 to compare the efficacy of resistant cultivars and nematicide Nemathorin 10G with the alternative control techniques biofumigation and sowing of Solanum sisymbriifolium that has PCN suppressive activity.


Regular readers of the International Programs section of PS will be familiar with APSA's Africa Workshop program, an academic conference series funded by the Andrew W. Mellon foundation, now going into its 5th annual iteration. This summer, approximately 30 scholars from across Africa and the United States will gather at the University of Botswana in Gaborone for this year's workshop "Local Communities and the State in Africa."


The continuous transition of the deformations of an axially compressive strut is studied when the strut and the rigid wall successively present a single point contact and a line contact,two points contact with a buckled segment between them.Under the small deflection assumption,the second order differential equilibrium equations of the strut during line contact and two points contact are formulated and solved.The analysis of continuous deformations indicates the strut continuously transits from a point contact to a line contact when the curvature of the strut midpoint equals zero during a point contact,continuously transits from a line contact to two points contact when the line contact zone of the strut buckles to first order mode during a line contact.


All human activities are completed in the enlightenment of the nature,and transform the nature for human survival and development.By understanding the structure of the nature,the human use these principles to create the abundant material world.Insect is a good object of study in the nature,it's a lot of things edify the product design's form and structure.


Background: Angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) are amongst the most preferred class of antihypertensive as reported at various evidences or guidelines. However, choice amongst ARBs differs between practicing physicians in real-life scenario. This survey aimed to understand the usage preferences of telmisartan therapy alone and in combination for treating hypertension (HT) among practitioners at various clinical settings in real-life scenario in India.Methods: A cross‑sectional survey was conducted with a pre-validated survey questionnaire consisting of 15 questions pertaining to the telmisartan and its combination usage in HT management. Total 498 registered medical practitioners (mostly physicians and cardiologists) had participated in survey. They were approached for seeking their perception, opinions, and prescribing behaviour. Categorical data was summarized by number (n) and percentage (%) in each category. Data were summarised in frequency tables.Results: Key findings from the data analysed were as follows: Around 20-40% of patients been reported to have co-morbid hypertension and diabetes as reported by the majority of the physicians. Preferred class of drug in patients with hypertension with diabetes reported to be ARB. Around 90.36% of doctors reported that telmisartan was the most preferred ARB in patients with hypertension associated with high cardiovascular risk. Around 90.76% of doctors reported for their preference for telmisartan in patients with hypertension for 24-hr BP control. Around 82.93% of doctors preferred telmisartan in patients with hypertension and stroke/post-MI status.Conclusions: Indian healthcare practitioners prefer telmisartan as the most preferred ARB either alone or in a combination in patients with hypertension, including those with comorbidities.


Introduction: The study about provoked abortion is a major Public Health interest. The provoked abortion, many times unsafe, represents a great risk in health and life for women, as well as generating adverse social and financial consequences for families and public health system. In this way, it is essential to know this magnitude with high accuracy as possible. Objective: The number of women that performed the provoked abortion in the last 12 months prior to the evaluation considering 27 State capitals in Brazil based on hierarchical models, considering the sample design and demographic structure of the population is estimate. In addition, indirect information based on the social network of each participant randomly choose from the population is considered. Materials and methods: The data source used is the secondary database of restricted access from household surveys in the 27 capitals in 2012. This database belongs to the National Survey about smoke crack, already accomplished. The individuals sampled randomly, through complex sampling, in the general population of the 27
Brazilian capitals in the household survey, which included the use of the "Network scale-up" methodology, were asked about a range of questions. The main question of interest in this thesis: "How many women do you know who live in this city and have had abortion in the last 12 months?" Results: From the total of 13,611,082 women aged 15-49 years living in the
capitals of Brazil, 65,682 women induced provoked abortion in the period 2011-2012, resulting in a cumulative incidence of 4.83 per 1000 women aged 15-49 years. Cumulative incidence estimates of women that performed provoked abortion are considered high in the regions North
and Northeast of Brazil, however, at the 95% level of credibility, there was no significant difference between estimates in Brazilian capitals. Conclusions: The practice of provoked abortion is recurrent among women in Brazilian. The use of indirect estimation methodologies is preferable in contexts of stigma and eventual criminalization, such women that induce an
abortion in Brazilian capitals, and the Network Scale-up method is a promising method to estimate the size of populations that are difficult to access, in several areas of knowledge, such as Public Health.


Cervical cancer is an important worldwide disease due to the high rate of incidence in the population. Several tests have been developed for detection of this illness; colposcopy is one of the diagnostic tests employed in recognition of lesions. Colposcopy performs a visual examination of the cervix based on temporal reaction of the surface stained with acetic acid, in order to identify lesions in cervix. In this paper we present an approach for identification of lesions based on temporal texture analysis in order to detect important patterns of lesions during colposcopy exam. Texture metrics based on spatial information are used in order to analyze temporally the acetic acid response and deduce appropriate signatures. Neural networks are used for classification process and results are presented using Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) analysis for visualizing classifier performance. Experimental results show a good accuracy in classification of lesions using temporal texture analysis.


Focusing on alternative analyses of South Asian materials, this paper examines several of the assumptions underlying structural semantic analyses of systems of kintype classification. It is argued that inappropriate genealogical concepts must be avoided in the interpretation of such systems and that indigenous concepts of relatedness must be distinguished from kinship terms per se. It is suggested that intraregional comparisons may be used to choose among competing semantic analyses. [South Asia, kintype classification, kinship systems, cultural analysis]


The aim of this study was to determine whether the priming effect of LH-RF depends upon RNA and protein synthesis. In in-vivo studies saline, actinomycin D, or cycloheximide was administered i.p. 3-5-4h before the first i.v. injection of synthetic LH-RF into pro-oestrous rats anaesthetized with sodium pentobarbitone at 13.30 h. The LH-response to the second injection of LH-RF (given 60 min after the first) was markedly reduced by the inhibitors, but the response to the first injection was not significantly affected. Studies with cycloheximide given i.v. showed that the inhibition of protein synthesis up to the second injection of LH-RF reduced the magnitude of the priming effect, the reduction being greatest when the inhibitor was administered up to 30 min after the first LH-RF injection. Pituitary incubation studies showed that the priming effect could also be elicited in vitro and that it could be significantly reduced by actinomycin D, cycloheximide and puromycin. As in vivo, the inhibitors had relatively little effect on the LH-response to the first exposure to LH-RF. The protein synthesized after an injection of LH-RF may be new LH, and/or a protein(s) concerned with 'activation' of the receptor or release components of the LH-secretory apparatus.


Photodynamic therapy is a relatively new modality for the treatment of head and neck cancer, which utilises an intravenous photosensitiser prior to the delivery of light to the tumour site. Its use has mainly been in skin and lung cancer treatment; only 30 or so articles have been published on its use in head and neck cancer. This book is the first published text on the use of photodynamic therapy in head and neck disease. Essentially, the book covers the current literature on photodynamic therapy in the head and neck, and provides practical points and tips on using photodynamic therapy, mostly derived from the author's extensive, first hand experience. There are chapters on the use of photodynamic therapy in specific cancer sites of the head and neck, but these are very brief, given the lack of publications in the current literature. The interesting chapters are those concerning the treatment of recurrent respiratory papillomas of the larynx and biofilm infection of the oral cavity. Here, photodynamic therapy may well be a viable alternative to more traditional methods, and hence there is a lot more substance in these sections. At best, this book is a useful, albeit slightly expensive, introduction to the principles and applications of photodynamic therapy in the head and neck. Overall, however, this book may not be of much use to the majority of head and neck surgeons, given the limited application of photodynamic therapy in current practice. A ARYA Liverpool, UK


Penetration of gases and solutions into concrete can cause damage to the cement paste matrix and additionally induce steel corrosion. As transport properties are critically dependent on the moisture state of the concrete and on possible damage of the microstructure (e.g. cracks), proper conditioning is needed to bring concrete from different sources to comparable conditions before testing. However, the effect of conditioning of the samples prior to transport testing is poorly known. In this paper, the influence of three different conditionings (harsh, intermediate and gentle) on the oxygen diffusion and oxygen permeability of Portland cement concrete (w/c 0.40, 0.50 and 0.65) is studied, in order to help creating a standard procedure to investigate transport phenomena. All transport coefficients increased linearly with w/c. Oxygen diffusion was related to the moisture-free porosity volume fraction with an exponential correlation. The scatter in the permeability measurements was higher compared to diffusion, while the influence of dryingshrinkage cracks on transport appeared to be negligible. Based on the results of this research, a possible conditioning standardization for transport testing is proposed.


This paper describes how a set of stories, each conveying a personality trait from the Five Factor Model at a high or low level, were developed using Amazon's Mechanical Turk. These stories will be used to develop interfaces that adapt to personality using a User as Wizard method. The paper shows how difficult it is to construct stories that convey a single personality trait. It also shows how such stories can be constructed for most cases, and how Mechanical Turk can aid to achieve this.


Objective: The anterior choroidal artery(AChoA) may be involved in cases of intracranial aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) or intracranial tumors. The diagnostic evaluation of the anterior choroidal artery is required in order to obtain knowledge of the anatomy of this vessel, therefore we decided to examine their origin and diameters in detail. Methods: Eighty cerebral hemispheres from 40 autopsy cases (11 female, 29 male) aged between 20 and 71 years were obtained as soon as possible after death. Forty μm thickness of transverse sections were cut by cryostat. The average diameter was calculated. Sex and side differences were statistically analyzed. Results: AChoA were present in 75 (93.75%) hemispheres, whereas in 5 cerebral hemispheres (6.25%) the AChoA was absent. In all autopsy cases, it arose from the posterior wall of the internal carotid artery (ICA) (100%). The inner diameter of the AChoA was 0.56±0.15mm in females;0.58±0.18mm in males. The outer diameter of the AChoA was 0.67±0.17mm in females;0.70±0.16mm in males. No statistically significant difference between genders in terms of the inner and outer diameters of AChoA were found. Conclusion: For the endovascular treatment of AChoA aneurysms, the knowledge of the inner diameter gains importance.


Abstract The stress distributions in shouldered shafts in tension and in torsion were calculated by the finite element method (FEM) for notch radii that are of technical interest. The calculated stress concentration factors Kt and relative stress gradients normal to the surface were compared with values given in a well-known handbook used by many designers, and with literature, respectively. From this comparison it appears that: –Kt values for a shouldered shaft in tension are up to 30 percent higher than the values given in mentioned handbook; –the relative stress gradients can, within the range of notch radii r that was investigated, be approximated by 2/r for the tension case and 1/r for the case of torsion. Publication of reliable results from FEM calculations of stress concentrations are recommended in order to improve or extend the usability of the design data which are now available.


This book explores and offers solutions to a range of conceptual and philosophical problems that underlie attempts to understand metaphor processing in the context of cognitive science. The author vigorously criticizes the prevailing philosophical prejudice against traditional comparison theories of metaphor, arguing that the problems with the comparison theory are exciting problems that demand solutions, rather than grounds for rejecting the theory itself. Furthermore, it is through these problems that the study of metaphor processing is linked to wider issues in cognitive science, including disputes about computational architectures and neural mechanisms.


Obtaining I/O-efficient algorithms for basic graph problems on sparse directed graphs is a long-standing open problem. While the best known upper bounds for most basic problems on such graphs with V vertices still require Ω(V) I/Os, optimal O(sort (V )) I/O algorithms are known for special classes of sparse graphs, like planar graphs and grid graphs. It is hard to accept that a problem becomes difficult as soon as the graph contains a few deviations from planarity. In this paper we extend the class of graphs on which basic graph problems can be solved I/O-efficiently. We give a characterization of near-planarity which covers a wide range of near-planar graphs, and obtain the first I/O-efficient algorithms for directed graphs that are near-planar.


Design and development of virtual experiments has become one of the focuses of the current research, thus the development of virtual experiment using 3ds MAX and VRP-Builder editor technology will also be the development trend of virtual experiment development. And 3ds MAX technology can realize the fidelity of the experimental model and the experimental scene, while VRP-Bulider editor technology can realize the high visualization of the scene, as well as the high interactivity and immersion of the experiment. At the same time, according to the user experience, domestic scholars divide the ergonomics into three Levels: perceptual Level, cognitive Level and physical Level. If the design of virtual experiment can combine the design philosophy of the three Levels' ergonomics, It can make the interface design and layout, interactive operation of virtual experiment be more accord with the physical and mental experience of learners, and be closer to the principles of nature.


The author believes that there is a strong distinction between the "Internet of Things" (IOT) and "Things on the Internet" (TOTI). Many of the current use cases can be solved with the TOTI view for example cloud based data analytics where devices passively provide data that are aggregated and processed in the cloud. In such cases, solving the primary requirements of connecting these devices (securely?) and describing the data on these devices consistently is sufficient. On the other, IOT requires a tighter integration of multiple systems into a consistent and coordinated higher order system i.e. a "system of systems" view. While IOT view can solve all the TOTI use cases, there are additional use cases that require orchestration, control, coordinated interaction, determinism that require definition of and coordination of semantics at multiple levels.


This chapter draws on research concerned with the educational opportunities taken up by young people who had been permanently excluded from or who had disengaged from mainstream schools in the United Kingdom and Australia (McGregor and Mills, forthcoming; Mills and McGregor 2010; Thomson and Russell 2007; see also Thomson and Russell, 2009; Russell and Thomson, 2011). The particular focus of the chapter concerns the insights that these alternative education settings provide for the mainstream sector in terms of addressing the needs of some of their most disadvantaged students.


An apparatus and a method for manufacturing carbon nanotubes are provided to improve productivity of a carbon nanotube synthesis process and reduce the production cost. An apparatus for manufacturing carbon nanotubes by reacting a carbon sauce gas with a metal catalyst includes: a catalyst reduction unit(100) which reduces the metal catalyst; a carbon nanotube synthesis unit(300) which synthesizes carbon nanotubes; and a catalyst supply unit(200) which delivers the reduction-treated metal catalyst from the catalyst reduction unit to the carbon nanotube synthesis unit. The catalyst supply unit includes: a storage tank(210) which stores the reduction-treated metal catalyst delivered from the catalyst reduction unit; a carrier gas supplier(220) which supplies carrier gas to the storage tank; and a catalyst supply line(230) which provides a passage for delivering the metal catalyst stored in the storage tank to the carbon nanotube synthesis unit by the carrier gas.


This paper presents a systematic design optimization and experimental study of coreless axial-flux permanent magnet (AFPM) machines with wave winding printed circuit board (PCB) stators. Existing PCB winding configurations are briefly reviewed and compared to serve as a performance reference. A new concept –the "macro coil"– is proposed to model PCB stator windings in 3D finite element analysis (FEA) to facilitate large-scale multi-objective optimization with the winding eddy current losses evaluated in each design candidate. The detailed trace-by-trace model for a selected optimal design is then built to check the voltage difference between parallel paths and the resulting circulating currents. A prototype with two PM rotors and a central stator comprising multiple stacked PCBs has been fabricated and tested on a customized test fixture for experimental validation.


The hypochlorite ion (OCl‐), a major product of the radiolysis of water in solutions containing high concentrations of chloride, can be expected to influence the oxidation state distribution of plutonium in these solutions. Since plutonium has significantly different chemistry in each of its oxidation states, knowledge of the oxidation state distribution of plutonium and of the kinetics of transfer between these oxidation states is essential for modeling the behavior of plutonium in aqueous systems and for design of efficient remediation procedures for plutonium containing wastes.


A lattice path P in Z is a path in the d-dimensional integer lattice Z which uses only points of the lattice, that is, it is a sequence (P0, P1, . . . , Pl), where Pi ∈ Z d for all i. The vectors −−→ P0P1, −−→ P1P2, . . . , −−−−→ Pl−1Pl are called the steps of P . The number of steps, l, is called the length of P , and denoted by l(P ). Figure 1 shows a lattice path in Z of length 11. (The horizontal line labelled y = R − 2 should be ignored at the moment.)


Abstract A general theory for forced barotropic long trench waves in the presence of linear bottom friction is presented. Two specific forcing mechanisms are considered: (i) transverse fluctuations in a western boundary current as it flows across a trench, and (ii) a traveling wind system that moves parallel to the trench. The mechanisms (i) and (ii) are applied to the Japan-Kuril trench and Aleutian trench, respectively. In the case of the Japan-Kuril trench it is found that 3-month period fluctuations in the Kuroshio are able to generate currents along the trench of 0 (10 cm s−1) and coastal sea level variations of O (7 cm). In the case of the Aleutian trench, traveling wind systems in the northeast Pacific may produce a near resonant response. Such a response consists of velocity fluctuations of 0 (10 cm s−1) along the trench and of 0 (4 cm s−1) across the trench, the coastal sea level fluctuations can be up to 12 cm. While these estimates should be regarded as tentative because of the uncertainty in t...


The content of a typical strength of materials course offers many challenges to students. Understanding requires retention of core knowledge from multiple previous courses, quick acquisition of new concepts and vocabulary, and synthesis of old and new content to address relatively practical, often realistic problems. Several simple, low-cost activities were developed to promote mechanics concept comprehension, and link these concepts to practical applications and prior knowledge. Through activities incorporating various types of loading such as axial forces, direct shear forces and torque, students are encouraged to think about fundamental stresses, deformations, and their relationship to product design of common items. The low-cost strength of materials activities described in this paper were implemented in a laboratory setting with mechanical engineering technology students in a sophomore-level course. The activities could be conducted by groups of students in a recitation or studio setting, or adapted to be a combination of demonstration and student group work in a larger lecture setting or flipped classroom. Activity success at improving understanding and application of strength of materials topics, engaging students, and incorporating design thinking is being assessed directly through student surveys and indirectly through regular examinations. Evaluation of assessment data and corresponding improvement efforts will be reported.


FIELD: wireless communication equipment. SUBSTANCE: invention relates to a method, a polar code processing device, and a wireless communication device. Method comprises the steps of dividing a sequence of bits of the first polar code into a portion of odd numbers and a part of even numbers, the odd number portion of the first polar code comprising bits in the odd number locations in the bit sequence of the first polar code, and the even number portion of the first polar code includes bits in the even number locations in the bit sequence of the first polar code, and by means of the interleaving unit of the polar code processing device, a portion of the odd numbers of the first polar code is interleaved to obtain a first bit sequence, and the even number portion of the first polar code is interleaved to obtain a second bit sequence, where the first bit sequence and the second bit sequence form an output bit rate matching sequence. EFFECT: technical result consists in reducing the frequency of the occurrence of frame errors due to the more random structure of the sequence of bits after interleaving. 20 cl, 9 dwg


Hydrocarbons are bypassed in known fields. This is due to reservoir heterogeneities, complex lithology, and limitations of existing technology.
 This paper seeks to identify the scenarios of bypassed hydrocarbons, and to highlight how advances in reservoir characterization techniques have improved assessment of bypassed hydrocarbons.
 The present case study is an evaluation well drilled on the continental shelf, off the West African Coastline. The targeted thin-bedded reservoir sands are of Cenomanian age.
 Some technologies for assessing bypassed hydrocarbon include Gamma Ray Spectralog and Thin Bed Analysis. NMR is important for accurate reservoir characterization of thinly bedded reservoirs.
 The measured NMR porosity was 15pu, which is 42% of the actual porosity. Using the measured values gave a permeability of 5.3mD as against the actual permeability of 234mD.
 The novel model presented in this paper increased the porosity by 58% and the permeability by 4315%.


Currently, pain is closely linked to pathologies of high incidence worldwide. The in silico methods encompass all computer-aided techniques used in the design of compounds with desired properties, avoiding the high costs for the current tasks of synthesis and bioassays. In this sense, the fundamental objective of the present work is the identification of new analgesic candidates through virtual in silico screening using classification trees. For this purpose, a database of the literature is initially collected, and analgesic activity has been reported experimentally. Through the DRAGON software, a series of molecular descriptors were calculated and a Hierarchical Conglomerate Analysis (CAs) was performed in the STATISTICA software, allowing the separation of the initial database in training series and prediction series. Then we proceeded to obtain and validate the model used (Tree J48) through the WEKA software. Of these three compounds were evaluated experimentally in vivo with excellent results as analgesic drugs. In general, we can conclude that the use of these computational tools generates a great saving of resources with respect to traditional methods of analysis and also allows a rapid identification of compounds with a high probability that they are potential analgesics.


Discipline in children was to provide an understanding of what is good for them and what is bad. Discipline education needs to be instilled in children that making mistakes certainly has a number of consequences, because the reason for that is the function of punishment in children's education. Discipline is a value behavior that can be done by force and can be done voluntarily. For early childhood, this form of discipline must be implemented voluntarily and through play. Teachers, society and parents are the most influential factors for disciplining children.


1975 annual handbook for group facilitators · Free download 1975 annual handbook for group facilitators. May 13, 2015 Views 11. Your group is to employ the group consensus method in reaching its decision. This means that Taken from The 1975 Annual Handbook for Group Facilitators. Alumnae Anchored Connections Facilitator's Guide. Alumnae Group Welcome Packet. Alumnae Group Welcome Foundation Anchor Splash® and Anchor Games Handbook · Foundation Annual Report 2013-2014 · Foundation Board.


Abstract : In the increasingly dynamic environment of information technology, it has become imperative that organizations continue to seek ways to effectively capture and measure knowledge in order to survive. With the emergence of a global economy and information networks, the knowledge creating capacity within organizations has grown tremendously. As a result, organizations are now shifting their focus to management of the knowledge used in executing processes and producing products. As demand for quality products and services continues to grow, companies must now find ways to effectively manage knowledge intensive processes in order to increase overall process capacity. Through business process reengineering and the KVA methodology, this thesis will seek to identify ways in which the performance of knowledge assets can be measured and make recommendations to improve the capacity of knowledge intensive processes, better enabling organizations to meet increased demand.


This article presents the newly developed Aid for Peace approach. The Aid for Peace approach builds on the debate of "Peace and Conflict Impact Assessment" and presents a further development of this debate. The Aid for Peace approach is a multi-purpose and multi-level process that facilitates the planning, assessment and evaluation of peace as well as aid interventions in situations of latent conflict, manifest violent conflict, or in the aftermath of violent conflict and war. The essence of the Aid for Peace approach is a basic model that focuses on the needs for peacebuilding in a given country or area, tailors the intervention's objectives and activities to these needs through identifying their peacebuilding relevance and developing peace and conflict resultchains and indicators for monitoring. From the basic model, separate modules have been developed for planning, assessment and evaluation purposes focussing on peace or aid interventions.


Time series forecasting has been applied to different applications. Artificial neural networks (ANNs) have widely usage in developing time series forecasting models, too. In this paper, an evolutionary neural network model is proposed to improve the performance of ANNs in time series forecasting. In this way, the genetic algorithm (GA) is used to determine the optimum structure and parameters of ANN, such as the number of hidden nodes, the slope of nodes' activation function, the values of learning rate and momentum coefficient in hidden and output layers, and the number of input features. To evaluate the effectiveness of the proposed model, foreign exchange rate (FOREX) prediction, as a benchmark application, is performed in this paper. Empirical results show that by using suitable operators for selection and crossover in GA, the mean squared error (MSE) of the proposed evolutionary-connectionist hybrid model reaches 0.0010, which is a better performance compared to some other algorithms.


Abstract
 Agriculture plays an important role in the Indian Economy with India's population largely dependent on agriculture. Mandated by TRIPS for providing protection for plant varieties, India has constructed a sui generis system for protection of plant variety, 'The Protection of Plant Variety and Farmers Right Act, 2001 (PPV&FR Act)'. This act draws from UPOV 1978 as well as UPOV 1991, and incorporates some unique provisions keeping in view the challenges and constraints of the Indian agriculture ecosystem. As per the PPV&FR act, a registration system has been created for registering plant varieties under various categories. The primary objective of the paper is to examine what has been the impact of the PPV&FR Act. The paper addresses this objective by critically examining the registrations under this act. Does this act provide an incentive mechanism for different stakeholders to register their plant varieties? What does the registration indicate: in terms of types of crops being registered, the trend of registration under different categories, the stakeholder's involvement, and whether it is contributing towards stimulating innovation across the crop development ecosystem. These are some of the issues that the paper examines to assess the impact of India's PPV&FR Act.


Deep no-volcanic tremors along the Nanakai subduction zone, SW Japan, can be explained as a swarm of sequential ruptures of low-frequency earthquakes (LFEs) [e.g., Shelly et al., 2007]. Therefore, it is very important to investigate spatio-temporal evolution of each LFE. A matched filter technique is a one of the most powerful tool to detect earthquakes buried in intensive seismic sequence [e.g., Shelly et al., 2007; Kato et al., 2012]. However, there is little constraint on long-term behavior and regional scale properties of LFEs along Nankai Trough throughout the MFT analysis. To more precisely characterize the evolution of tremors, here, we applied the matched filter technique to continuous seismograms during around 11 years, using template LFEs determined by JMA along the tremor belt from the western Shikoku to Tokai regions, SW Japan. We used continuous three-component velocity seismograms obtained by Hi-net seismic stations located near the tremor belt, which has been operated and archived by NIED. Both continuous data and template waveforms were bandpass filtered from 1 to 6 Hz and decimated to 20 Hz. We divided the tremor belt-like zone over a length of 600 km into ten regions which overlap each other. We selected ~4000 LFEs from the JMA catalog as template waveforms based on the signal-to-noise ratio. We newly detected about 20 times the number of LFE events determined by JMA, which is larger than ones obtained by conventional envelope cross correlation method. Based on the newly constructed catalog, we find out clear down-dip variations along the tremor belt-like zone. From deep to shallow depths, tremor activity is getting to be more episodic than continuous manner, which well matches with previous studies [e.g., Obara et al., 2010; Wech and Creager, 2011]. But, the transition along-dip direction is more continuous than previously thought. In addition, b-value, which regulate a slope between frequency vs magnitude distribution, gradually decreases with an increasing depth. These depth dependences might be explained by localization of tremor patches and expansion of slow slip area toward shallow depths. SSS04-02 JpGU-AGU Joint Meeting 2017


humans, lying is a complex thing to detect, both when lying and when being lied to. While telling a stone cold lie might be difficult for humans, it is relatively easy for a computer to do so. People pick up on lying peers by some involuntary telltale signs and emotions that are easy to mask on a computer image as it does not suffer from such human traits. Thus when playing a game, actions can speak louder than words; people might tell one thing, but do another. This study examines whether humans can pick up on an Embodied Conversational Agent (ECA) portraying emotions belonging to a certain strategy, when actually playing the opposite strategy and if they act accordingly. This was done by having participants play a game of the Iterated Prisoners Dilemma (IPD) against an ECA opponent. The strategy of the ECA and the fact whether the ECA displayed conflicting emotions or emotions that are consistent with the played strategy were varied between participants. Afterwards participants were asked what they thought of the ECA they had just played against through a short questionnaire. An online game was developed and 42 persons participated. Out of those 42 participants, 39 completed the questionnaire at the end. The other three participants ended the experiment after having played the initial game. The results showed no significant differences between the researched groups, both in terms of emotions (the action taken) and in terms of cognition (the questionnaire). Some filtration and interpretation of the data, combined with results from previous research into the subject, might warrant further research, as the subject itself is still very much topical in today's science.


This paper studies a servo-valve controlled hydraulic cylinder system which is mostly used in industrial applications such as robotics, computer numerical control (CNC) machines and transportations. The system model consists of combination of two models: The first model involves nonlinear flow equations of the servo-valve, which are widely available in the literature. The second model employed in the system is a tailored asymmetric cylinder model. A fourth order nonlinear system model is then obtained by combining these two models. Two different neural network control algorithms are applied to the system. The first algorithm is "Neural Network Predictive Control (NNPC)," which employs identified neural network model to predict the future output of the system. The second algorithm is "Nonlinear Autoregressive Moving Average (NARMA-L2)" control, which transforms nonlinear system dynamics into linear system dynamics by eliminating the nonlinearities. On the simulation, NNPC and NARMA-L2 control are applied to the system model by using Matlab's Simulik simulation package and position control of the system is realized. A discussion regarding the advantages and disadvantages of the two control algorithms are also provided in the paper.


Federally funded, State-administered business development programs are helping level the playing field for disadvantaged business enterprises across the country. Small businesses face a number of barriers in the world of highway construction and must overcome obstacles such as accessing financing and bonding; locating procurement opportunities; submitting competitive bids while still making a profit; and marketing themselves. Becoming certified as a disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) can help these firms land subcontracting opportunities on federally assisted highway contracts.


The use of a rotating disc to study the avalanching behaviour of a powder is discussed. It is shown that the strange attractor plotted in discreet time maps summarizes useful information on the rheological behaviour of powders and powder mixtures. In particular it is shown that the avalanching behaviour is related to the particle size distribution of the powder and that one can study the changes in rheological behaviour as another powder is mixed with it. The strange attractor patterns generated are dependent upon the environmental conditions under which the experiments are carried out. For this reason the measurements are referred to as an assessment of the holistic powder rheology. The potential use of the disc to study the holistic rheology of powder systems is outlined.


The human rights dimension of hallmark events indicates a recurrent series of impacts on the homeless and other marginalised groups. Rigorous requirements for on-going impact assessment and clear expectations concerning event management would assist in enabling these events to have minimal impact on host citizens.


Motivated by some problems coming from non-linear subelliptic PDE's, we investigate the equivalence of sub-Laplacians on Carnot groups. We show that all the sub- Laplacians are equivalent if the group is free, while this is not true in the general case. We directly construct dieomorphisms turning general sub-Laplacians into the canonical one, deriving uniform estimates when the operators vary in suitable classes.


Disc saw is an important equipment i n mould plant.Disc saw(HK1500E -132)in mould product line of Masteel adopted distributed measure control system based on PROFIBU S.Its hardware and system function were presented and it' s advantages from the point of view of economy and techniques were discussed.


An investigation was conducted in the static test facility of the Langley 16-foot transonic tunnel to determine the internal performance of a hybrid axisymmetric/nonaxisymmetric nozzle in forward-thrust mode. Nozzle cross-sections in the spherical convergent section were axisymmetric whereas cross-sections in the divergent flap area nonaxisymmetric (two-dimensional). Nozzle concepts simulating dry and afterburning power settings were investigated. Both subsonic cruise and supersonic cruise expansion ratios were tested for the dry power nozzle concepts. Afterburning power configurations were tested at an expansion ratio typical for subsonic acceleration. The spherical convergent flaps were designed in such a way that the transition from axisymmetric to nonaxisymmetric cross-section occurred in the region of the nozzle throat. Three different nozzle throat geometries were tested for each nozzle power setting. High-pressure air was used to simulate jet exhaust at nozzle pressure ratios up to 12.0.


Objective:To evaluate on antioxidant activities of extracts from Ceropegia dolichpohylla in vitro. Methods:Salicylic acid method,DPPH·(2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl)method and deoxidization Fe3+ were used to evaluate the antioxidant activities in vitro of samples,which extracted using ethanol,petroleum ether,chloroform,ethyl acetate,n-butanol and water from Ceropegia dolichpohylla,respectively,and VC was used as comparison sample. Results:The extracts had good scavenging activities for hydroxyl radical(·OH),especially crude polysaccharide showed the highest activity and its half elimination ratio(IC50)was 0. 61mg/mL,but the activity was weaker than that of VC. The extracts had strong scavenging activities on DPPH radical,the effect of ethyl acetate extracts was the strongest and its IC50 value was 0. 13mg/mL. Meanwhile,the above extracts had stronger deoxidizing Fe3+ activity,the activity of the petroleum ether extracts was the strongest. Conclusion:Ceropegia dolichpohylla has stronger antioxidative activity and will be widely applicated on antiaging.


AbstractDry summers over the eastern Mediterranean are characterized by strong descent anchored by long Rossby waves, which are forced by diabatic heating associated with summer monsoon rainfall over South Asia. The large-scale teleconnection between rising and subsiding air masses is referred to as the "monsoon–desert mechanism." This study evaluates the ability of the phase 5 of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP5) models in representing the physical processes involved in this mechanism.An evaluation of statistics between summer climatologies of monsoon diabatic heating and that of vertical velocity over the eastern Mediterranean suggests a linear relationship. Despite large spatial diversity in monsoon heating, descent over the Mediterranean is coherently located and realistic in intensity. To measure the sensitivity of descent to the diversity in the horizontal and vertical distribution of monsoon heating, a series of linear atmosphere model experiments are performed. It is shown that col...


The Canadian legal system engenders and polices embodiment by writing into the law what a normative Canadian body looks like and does. Analysing the constitutional reference question, Reference re: Section 293 of the Criminal Code, this article attempts to link why and how monogamous bodies are produced as normative and natural in the ways scientific objectivity is valorised as the most legitimate form of knowledge production. Supplementing Suzanne Lenon's palimpsestic reading of the Polygamy Reference with a somatechnical emphasis on embodiment and epistemology via Jasbir Puar's articulation of assemblage, this article argues that the normative monogamous body has and continues to operate as a marker of Canadian identity and as part of the perpetual processes of nation building.


3708 Background: The currently recommended first-line chemotherapy for inoperable colorectal cancer is multiple-drug therapy including irinotecan or oxaliplatin. The oral fluorinated pyrimidine compound S-1, even when used alone, has been reported to show considerable efficacy, achieving a response rate of 39.5% in patients with colorectal cancer. Therefore, we planned to conduct a phase II clinical study of combination therapy with irinotecan and S-1, a new oral anticancer drug of the fluorinated pyrimidine type. Methods: The antitumor effect was the primary endpoint, while the safety, progression-free survival time, and median survival time were the secondary endpoints. The subjects were untreated patients with inoperable advanced colorectal cancer aged 20–75 years. Based on the results of our previous phase I/II study in patients with gastric cancer (Proc ASCO 2002 #683), the dosage was established in consideration of safety for outpatient therapy. Irinotecan was administered at a dose of 100 mg/m2 (on...


Abstract Corruption literature has paid little attention to the way corruption discourses reflect specific ideological agendas. This paper aims to address such shortcoming by comparing official corruption discourses in Albania and Colombia during the last seven years. The paper shows that despite similar levels of corruption, the leaders of the two countries articulate corruption in slightly different ways. While the prime minster of Albania Edi Rama articulates corruption narrowly as bribery, a phenomenon that pertains almost exclusively to the public sector, president Juan Manuel Santos of Colombia articulates it more broadly as a phenomenon that has moral, ethical and cultural dimensions, which can also originate in the private sector although more pervasive in the public one. Based on the findings of this paper, these divergent articulations reflect ideological variations between the two leaders more than different corruption 'realities' on the ground.


The International Federation of Anti-Leprosy Associations (ILEP) was created over 40 years ago to ensure that the leprosy control work supported by its Member Associations would be more effective and would ultimately help sustain the benefits for those affected and their families. Historically, ILEP has always been at the forefront of leprosy work and has brought its support and expertise to make multi-drug therapy (MDT) available to all, and achieve the prevalence-based elimination goal set by the World Health Assembly (WHA) in 1991. Since the advent of MDT in the early 1980s, over 15 million people have been cured and ILEP Members have, for many of those, provided the delivery point for this effective treatment. As the prevalence of leprosy has declined, ILEP has lent its support to the widespread efforts to integrate leprosy work into the general health systems in endemic countries. The key to sustainability in leprosy work has been the paradigm shift away from 'elimination' and its political targeting to one which builds on these achievements and focuses more on the quality of services for people affected. Thus the WHO Global Strategy for Further Reducing the Leprosy Burden and Sustaining Leprosy Control Activities (Plan Period: 2006–2010) and the more recent Enhanced Global Strategy for Further Reducing the Disease Burden due to Leprosy (Plan Period: 2011–2015) have focused on issues of equity, advocacy, the role of the person affected, socio-economic and community-based rehabilitation, inclusive development and the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). ILEP has contributed to, and unanimously endorsed, both these global strategies. It has done so without losing its special focus on the unique elements of leprosy work which are still required to ensure the sustainability of effective and quality services:


Purpose
The purpose of this study is to examine the unintended consequences of actions as one of the central and constituent elements of sociological theory and long debated in the history of sociology. This question has been treated under varying sociological terminologies, including, providence, social forces, social paradoxes, heterogeneity of ends, immanent causality and the principle of emergency.

Design/methodology/approach
This paper is concerned with "adverse effects". The thematic contexts of "unintended consequences of social action" the authors wish to focus attention on are specific types of consequences which may merit the adjective "adverse".

Findings
The analysis of the intentions of our actions and their unwanted or foreseen consequences allows us to understand how societies work. Many historical facts are probably "unintentional." But, most continuous or changing life forms must be interpreted as a mixture of intentional (social reproduction) and unintentional consequences (social change).

Originality/value
This paper focuses on four points of view: the object of sociology, the problems of order and social change, the methodological status of the discipline and the nature of social explanation, and mathematical theory. Four classifications of unintended consequences are formulated from the works of Boudon, Baert and Ramos, as well as the authors.


A zinc sulfate-based zinc electroplating process was introduced. The bath is composed of zinc sulfate 140-200 g/L,sodium sulfate 60-80 g/L,potassium chloride 80-140 g/L,boric acid 25-30 g/L,and Lx-600A brightening agent 15-20 mL/L. The operation conditions are as follows:bath temperature 5-60 °C,pH 3-6,current density 2-5 A/dm2,and cathode movement rate 15-20 times/min. The preparation of plating bath was described. The effects of individual component in the bath and various process conditions on the properties of plating bath and deposit were discussed. The process features high deposition rate,good throwing power,full-bright deposit,and less organic impurities as compared to potassium chloride zinc plating coating.


Despite the fact that the practice of shortening words has ancient roots, modern high-tech society is characterized by the emergence of new trends in the formation of abbreviations. Processes of European integration, labour migration, as well as the expansion of opportunities for remote work of specialists in various fields in international companies, have led to the need to study the functioning of abbreviated lingual units in professional terminology systems. The above-mentioned factors testify to the relevance of the issues addressed in the article. The purpose of the research is to determine and characterize modern trends in the formation and functioning of abbreviations in the professional terminology of the field of IT product development. In the process of research, the authors have used general scientific methods of empirical research and theoretical knowledge. Content analysis and synthesis of the investigated phenomenon have made it possible to distinguish the functions that abbreviations perform in professional communication. The systematic approach has served as the basis for the study of abbreviations as a component of the terminology system. The comparative method has enabled determining the relative frequency of use of different types of abbreviations, as well as to classify them according to certain characteristics. The most complex homonymic abbreviation has been identified by the inductive method. With the help of an interdisciplinary survey method, namely direct communication, information about the applied aspects of the functioning of abbreviations in the field of IT product development has been obtained. The authors have investigated and justified the affiliation of abbreviations to the professional terminology system. The modern trends in the formation and functioning of abbreviations in the professional terminology of the field of IT product development have been considered and characterized. For the first time, an attempt to classify numeronyms, as one of the most modern trends in the formation of abbreviations in the IT industry has been made. The authors come to the conclusion that in the process of developing IT products, different types of abbreviations are used (by types of formation), which serve as a linguistic method of lingual influence, the choice and use of which is aimed at achieving a certain communication goal. It is found out that acronyms, initialisms, contractions and contaminants are the most common types in the professional environment.


A great many different enzymes have been found to exist in more than one molecular form as isozymes or isoenzymes. Indeed it is apparent that the phenomenon of isozyme formation is very common throughout a large number of species, including man. The principal technique which has been used in the study of isozymes is the method of zone electrophoresis, usually in starch or acrylamide gels, together with a specific sensitive stain for the detection of the isozymes after electrophoresis. At first the staining methods available were limited and simple but new methods have been steadily developed and now probably more than a 100 different enzymes and their isozymes can be studied by zone electrophoresis. Good separations can usually be accomplished relatively simply with such materials as crude tissue homogenates, red cell lysates, plasma, urine, saliva, etc, which do not require extensive treatment before analysis. Furthermore, zone electrophoresis methods can also be adapted to provide information about characteristics such as substrate specificity, pH activity, thermal stability, inhibition, reactive groups such as sulphhydryl groups, as well as information about the electrophoretic properties of the isozymes of a particular enzyme. And all of these properties may be important in assessing the molecular characteristics of a particular enzyme and its isozymes. Other separation techniques, in particular gel filtration chromatography and ion exchange chromatography, may be useful, especially for the purification and detailed biochemical analysis of isozymes but in general can be regarded as adjuncts to the electrophoretic methods of analysis. Even so, it should be emphasized that isozymes do not necessarily differ in their electrical charge and therefore do not always separate on electrophoresis. Alternative general methods for their separation, not dependent on charge differences, would be extremely useful and might reveal a whole new series of isozymes which are not demonstrable by current methods. However, it has become clear simply by the electrophoretic methods of analysis, that isozymes are complex and may be generated in a variety of ways. Furthermore, even in the case of one particular enzyme, more than one kind of cause may often be operating to produce the isozymes which are actually observed. One method of classification (Harris, 1969) divides isozymes into three categories according to how they are generated and this system will be adopted in the presentpaper.Examplesofeach of the three major types ofisozyme will be discussed.


This paper documents the role of entrepreneur risk and time preferences for firm performance. We use responses to questions intended to elicit risk taking and patience, which have been included in the Rilevazione su Imprese e Lavoro (RIL) conducted by INAPP in 2015 on a representative sample of Italian firms. We find that impatience has a negative association with both physical and human capital investment, while the propensity to undertake risk is relevant only for workplace formal learning. JEL Classification: D01, D03, M10


In this talk, I will discuss roles of pseudo vector and scalar potential in changing physical properties of graphene systems. First, graphene under small uniaxial strain is shown to be described by the generalized Weyl's Hamiltonian with inclusion of pseudo vector and scalar potential simultaneously [1]. Thus, strained graphene is predicted to exhibit velocity anisotropy as well as work function enhancement without any gap. Second, if homogeneous strains with different strengths are applied to each layer of bilayer graphene, transverse electric fields across the two layers can be generated without any external electronic sources, thereby opening an energy gap [2]. This phenomenon is made possible by generation of inequivalent pseudo scalar potentials in the two graphene layers. Third, when very tiny lateral interlayer shift occurs in bilayer graphene, the Fermi surfaces of the system are shown to undergo Lifshitz transition [3]. We will show that this unexpected hypersensitive electronic topological transition is caused by a unique interplay between the effective non-Abelian vector potential generated by sliding motions and Berry's phases associated with massless Dirac electrons.


This paper proposes a quantum competition neural network model compared to its classical counterpart from the relative parts of the complex system localizing operation without changing the perspective of entanglement measure. It shows that the pseudo-state is an inevitable part of the quantum competitive model. After the initialization of the quantum neural network; quantum competitive network is capable of associative memory through local area of operations because of the existence of these pseudo-states. Furthermore, Competitive algorithms of quantum theory are given, and finally an example of pattern recognition for simulation. Simulation results show that a quantum competitive learning algorithm in the learning rate and convergence rate is far better than the basic competitive artificial neural network.


This paper evaluates the economic feasibility of a small/medium-scale cosmetic initiative in a typical Brazilian city. The Brazilian cosmetic sector is very promising for investors, particularly when e-commerce platforms are designed, as virtual sales are the new trend in the sector. Therefore, the required costs to implement an e-commerce platform are considered to guarantee demand for the factory's productive capacity. While deterministic analysis might provide initial overviews of economic feasibility, there are inherent risks associated with manufacturing. These risks are likely to influence considerably the outcome of economic evaluation, hence, stochastic analysis is performed based on the software Oracle Crystal Ball®. The proposed approach guarantees an accurate and detailed evaluation, as well as solid conclusions regarding the economic feasibility of cosmetic initiatives in Brazil. Results show that such initiatives are highly profitable.