In order to improve the detection and mining ability of cloud data block chain in distributed wireless communication network, a dynamic mining method of cloud data in distributed wireless communication network based on fuzzy analytic hierarchy process (AHP) is proposed. The heterogeneous storage structure model of cloud data in distributed wireless communication network is constructed. Fuzzy distributed detection method is used to detect the dynamic incremental characteristics of cloud data in distributed wireless communication network, and the distribution feature of association rules in distributed wireless communication network cloud data is extracted, and the block fuzzy feature matching fusion clustering method is used to cluster the cloud data packet chain in distributed wireless communication network. The cloud data packet block chain detection and recognition in distributed wireless communication network are carried out in the block fuzzy feature matching fusion clustering center, and the dynamic mining of cloud data in distributed wireless communication network is realized by combining fuzzy analytic hierarchy process (AHP). The simulation results show that the accuracy of cloud data dynamic mining in distributed wireless communication network is high, the precision of data mining is high, and the recognition ability is good.


This paper determines some methods through which we appreciate the beauty of wood as building materials. The paper presents the development of wood application indirectly through human history, and appreciates and demonstrates the beauty of wooden materials from different perspectives.


Abstract : Since World War II, the role of the long-range bomber in the nuclear triad has shaped the aircraft's development. Although strategic deterrence remains its paramount mission, the bomber's other missions are increasing in number and importance. With new weapons available, and with increased requirements for conventional forces in general, the role of the long-range bomber deserves thoughtful study. Focusing on a nonnuclear role, the author argues that new, additional long-range bomber technologies, tactics, and plans must be developed. He examines strategic thought about the use of long-range bombers since 1945, and then addresses the bomber's capacity for various maritime and force projection missions. Even while calling for the actions needed to prepare bombers for these conventional uses, he fears that the required changes may go by the wayside, victim again to the demands of the nuclear role.


The aim of this research is to analyse and find possible solutions for the occurence of diesel engine overloading aboard the Karel Doorman class frigates in high sea states and during acceleration. We use an H∞ control approach to include the knowledge on the model, the disturbances and the performance criteria (disturbance suppression and preventing overloading) in the controller design in a systematic way. If we use only the fuel rack position for control, then the effect of wave disturbances on the shaft revolutions cannot be reduced significantly without causing overloading of the engine. The incorporation of a second control degree of freedom, the propeller pitch angle, makes it possible to meet all the control objectives. A constrained, time optimal control approach is taken to solve the servo problem, i.e. acceleration and deceleration of the vessel. The main benefit of this approach is that constraints on the operation of the propulsion plant, such as the overloading criterion, can be taken into account explicitly. The optimal controls derived from the constrained optimization are combined with the tracking controller in a reference model tracking configuration.


With reference to the construction of Paksey Bridge, the ways of how to handle the differences between the tensioning force and elongation of prestressing strands according to the specific conditions are analyzed and illustrated from the sources of the relevant technical specifications.


In this paper, we focus on two videos of professional software designers working at the whiteboard on a provided design prompt. We present two related approaches: for the first, we perform a protocol analysis of the sessions, describing which subjects the designers discussed at each point in their design process. For the second, we closely track the ideas that the designers generated, how those ideas related to one another, and which high-level subjects they pertained to. Based on the data gathered, we provide insight into the subconscious strategies that drive the software design process. In particular, we observe that the software designers we studied tended to consider two highlevel subjects at a time, and that they regularly rotated through a mental list of known subjects in an effort to appropriately balance the tradeoffs between them.


To encounter the worldwide issue to reduce green house gas emission, and to build a low carbon green city, Seoul metropolitan city has announced 「2030 green design master plan for Seoul」at 2009. The objective of this master plan is to spread the use of renewable energy by 20%, and lower the energy consumption amount by 20% at 2030 in comparison with 2005. For this purpose, at first this study calculated the total gross floor area change of Seoul until 2030, and then calculated the total building energy use for every 5-year until 2030. This study will be used for the guideline of 「Total energy use rate restriction for buildings」 by Seoul metropolitan city.


In order to understand heat-mediated evolution of the structure and rheological properties of thermotropic LC polymers, a series of chemically similar homopolyesters, random copolyesters, and their blends were examined. It was found that the examined polymers exhibit a complex sequence of temperature-induced relaxation and phase transitions, resulting in conformationally disturbed ordered phases. Copolyesters were found to exhibit a greater tendency to form multiple-ordered phases (which melt separately as the temperature increases) than the homopolyesters


Examination of 72 children aged 9-16 resulted in revealing of metabolic syndrome debut (according to International Diabetic Federation criteria) in 40 children. Thirty two children formed risk group. Attention disorders manifested by increase in time of task fulfillment, presence of mistakes in counting and colours were detected. Visual memory was reduced till moderate degree at the expense of raising in exhaustion of cortical functions, especially in children with metabolic syndrome debut. While fulfilling test 1 in investigation of speech and hearing memory, medium volume of memorization was 14,05± 0,60 words (norm up to 27 ) in metabolic syndrome group, 15,44 ± 0,45 words in risk group. While fulfilling test 2 differences were less significant 11,5±0,48 and 12,31±0,39, respectively. Thus, medicamentous rehabilitation complex is advisable for correction of disorders revealed among children with early metabolic syndrome debut and in risk group children.


Erica Bates has recently raised the question of ethics with respect to the use of control group research into the effects of social work therapeutic intervention.1 She briefly outlined an apparent polarization of attitudes held about this issue by social workers. On the one hand, there are the social workers who oppose the use of control groups in such research on the grounds that it is unethical to identify and isolate people with a problem by placing them in a control group and thus deliberately denying them treatment—while at the same time actively treating a similar group with comparable problems in an experimental group. On the other hand, there are the social workers who believe that there is no ethical problem in using this method. Bates outlines their stance when she says:


This paper uses the analytical hierarchy process to generate a hierarchy structure of factors affecting comprehensive performance and builds models of railway bridge comprehensive evaluation according to the structural characteristics of a concrete bridge. The application of these evaluation models produces some practicable results.


The Biometric Template Protection (BTP) Technology includes Cancelable Biometrics(CB), Biometric Cryptosystem (BC), and Biometric Signature (BS). CB schemes cannot satisfy security requirements on irreversibility and spoofing difficulty if enrolled data leak from multiple entities. On the other hand, it is considered that well-implemented BC schemes such as fuzzy extractor or BS schemes such as fuzzy signature satisfy the security requirements. However, when these schemes are naively applied to identification, computation and communication cost increases. In this paper, we define efficiency requirements based on computation and communication cost for Biometric Template Protection for Identification (BTPI). Then, we show that BTPI schemes based on conventional BTP schemes cannot satisfy requirements on security and efficiency simultaneously. Next, we propose a novel BTPI scheme obtained by combining fast CB and secure BC or BS. The proposed scheme achieves both requirements under certain assumptions on the publicity of biometric features used for the proposed scheme.


Genetic test results can substantially impact the care of cancer survivors even long after their initial oncologic treatments, and can also lead to testing and initiation of clinical care for their relatives. There are two scenarios in which it is particularly important to assess genetic risk and consider genetic testing during survivorship: (1) in cancer survivors whomeet criteria for genetic testing but have not yet had this performed, and (2) in cancer survivors who had genetic counseling and testing previously yet should now consider additional testing because of a newcancer diagnosis (personal or family) or updated testing options (e.g., availability of expanded molecular analyses). To illustrate the importance of addressing genetic risk in survivors, consider the following patient case. J.S. is a 53-year-old woman who had tested negative for BRCA1/2mutations in the late 1990s after having been diagnosed with breast cancer at age 29. Last year, her nieces inquired about her testing history and results because they were concerned about their own risks. When J.S. learned that more extensive testing had become available (including testing for BRCA1/2 gene rearrangements), she opted for additional testing and was found to carry a deleterious BRCA1 mutation. Based on this new information, she underwent bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, at which time she was diagnosed with stage 2 ovarian cancer. In addition to facilitating J.S.'s care, the knowledge of her BRCA1mutation allowed her family members to make informed decisions about their own testing and treatment. Thus, genetic testing can play a critical role in optimizing a patient's survivorship care and in mitigating future risks for her and her family. The evolution of testing, as illustrated in this case, is one of several reasons we discuss for revisiting genetics in the care of cancer survivors. In this article, we describe barriers to genetic testing, which must be considered to address the needs of cancer survivors who meet testing criteria but have not yet been evaluated. Testing for pathogenic mutations in susceptibility genes known to be associated with familial cancer syndromes has been recommended for many cancer patients and their family members for two decades, but not everyone who receives this recommendation is tested. Genetic testing may be appropriate for some people based on concerning family histories or their own characteristics (e.g., young age at diagnosis with cancer, Ashkenazi Jewish heritage, personal diagnosis with a particular cancer site or histology, or a syndromic presentation). However, many individuals who meet criteria for BRCA testing, Lynch syndrome testing, and/or testing for mutations in other cancer-predisposing genes have not been tested for various reasons, including insurability concerns (which are now less relevant thanks to the 2009 Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, or GINA, which protects against genetic discrimination in insurance or employment), costs, inadequate access to subsequent care, and emotional distress. Jagsi et al recently found among survivors of early-stage breast cancer that racial/ethnic minorities were less likely to have discussed genetic testing with a health professional even when they had a strong desire for testing, and that those who had received genetic testing were younger, less likely to be black, and more likely to have a family cancer history. Similarly, Levy et al reported that young survivors of early-stage breast cancer (diagnosed at age 40 years or younger) were less likely to have had genetic testing if they were black or Latina rather than white (even when Jewish women were excluded). Those enrolled in a health maintenance organization were also less likely to have been tested than those with point-ofservice insurance plans. Some patients may be too sick or distressed by their cancer and/or cancer treatment to pursue testing. Emotional barriers to genetic testing exist even in healthy populations. For example, in 2002, 76 black women at high risk for breast cancer were found to be less likely to agree to genetic testing if they were anticipating negative emotional responses to testing and were more concerned about result-based stigmatization. A decade later, a qualitative interview study of 120 Latina women at risk for BRCA mutations found that logistic concerns (e.g., health insurance coverage), emotional concerns (e.g., distress), and competing life concerns (e.g., caregiving responsibilities for children or other family members) were the biggest barriers to genetic testing. Historically, fear of loss of health insurance has been one of the greatest barriers to genetic testing. In fact, in a survey in 2000, a majority of 163 genetic counselors reported that they themselves would not have chosen to bill insurance for any genetic testing they might have needed, because of concern about potential discrimination based on the results. GINA was passed by Congress in 2008 to protect individuals from discrimination based on testing results. An interview study of 25 clinicians, 20 insurance executives, and six patient advocates identified poor coordination of tests relative to treatment decisions and reimbursement-related disincentives as the major barriers to BRCA testing. Five of the six


Let T be a tree on n vertices and L(T ) be its Laplacian matrix. The eigenvalues and eigenvectors of T are respectively referred to those of L(T ). With respect to a given eigenvector Y of T , a vertex u of T is called a characteristic vertex if Y [u] = 0 and there is a vertex w adjacent to u with Y [w] 6= 0; an edge e = (u, w) of T is called a characteristic edge if Y [u]Y [w] λk−1(T ). The k-vector Y of T is called k-maximal if C(T, Y ) has maximum cardinality among all k-vectors of T . In this paper, the characteristic set with respect to any k-maximal vector of a tree is investigated by exploiting the relationship between the cardinality of the characteristic set and the structure of this tree. With respect to any k-maximal vector Y of a tree T , the structure of the trees T satisfying |C(T, Y )| = k − 1− t for any t (0 ≤ t ≤ k − 2) are characterized.


The applicant sought to review the decision of the Acting Registrar of the Land and Environment Court not to join the applicant to class 1 proceeding pursuant to s 39A of the Land and Environment Court Act. The applicant had sought to have the Acting Registrar's decision reviewed by a Judge of the Court. However, Sheahan J was persuaded that he did not have power to review the decision because the applicant for review was not a party to the appeal as required by UCPR rule 49.19: Quakers Hill SPV Pty Ltd v Blacktown City Council [2012] NSWLEC 200; 31 ELR 12-085.


The invention relates to an insoluble medicine feeding system based on soluble cyclodextrin polymer, with high yield and the application in batch production, wherein said medicine compound is formed by insoluble medicine and cyclodextrin derivant, whose mass ratio is 0.1-100:1; and said insoluble medicine is the one whose solubility is less than 1% in room temperature; the soluble cyclodextrin polymer uses cyclodextrin as crosslink agent to be concentrated with cyclodextrin monomer. The inventive product is not shaped powder, whose average molecular weight can reach 10000.


ATTEMPTS to synthesise u-hydrojuglone-5-/%~ glucoside isolatedl from the walnut (Juglans regia) and shown2 to be responsible for the "apparent vitamin C" a~t ivi ty ,~ gave rise to two isomeric tetra-acetylated glucosides4 which could be further acetylated, apparently, to the same hexa-acetate. It was assumed that these compounds were the 5-acetylated glucosides of uand B-hydrojuglones, because both these isomers had proved suitable starting material. This work has been expanded, and it would now appear that whereas the first compound is u-hydrojuglone-5-tetra-acetyl-~-~ glucoside, which by hydrolysis of its acetyl groups becomes identical with the compound isolated from the walnut, the second has the glucose moiety attached to the naphthalene nucleus through the hydroxyl in the 1 position. Details of the work leading to these conclusions are given below. EXPERIMENTAL Tetra-acetyl-u-D-glucosyl bromide was prepared from glucose pentaacetate5 in 843 per cent. yield. u-Hydrojuglone (1 :4 :5-trihydroxynaphthalene) was prepared from juglone by the method of Willstatter and Wheeler.6 The ethereal solution (of u-hydrojuglone) was filtered through a column of dried magnesium sulphate into light petroleum (b.pt. 60" to 80" C.) and the a-hydrojuglone rapidly separated as colourless needles m.pt. 148" C. Yield 89.7 per cent. p-Hydrojuglone (5-hydroxy-2 :3-dihydro1 : 4-naphthoquinone) was prepared by vacuum distillation of a-hydrojuglone from an oil bath at 170" C. and recrystallising the distillate from ethanol to give pale yellow needles m.pt. 96" to 97" C . Yield (from juglone) 65 per cent. (a) Juglone 6-96 g. (0.04 mole) and tetraacetylglucosyl bromide 16-44 g. (0-04 mole) were dissolved in dry acetone 600 ml. 1-5N ethanolic potassium hydroxide 26.5 ml. (0.04 mole) was added under nitrogen, then the flask was stoppered and left for 16 hours at room temperature in the dark. The dark violet reaction mixture was filtered, the filtrate was evaporated to dryness under reduced pressure and the residue extracted with ethanol, 600 ml. The extract showed (spectrophotometrically) the presence of 1.06 g. of u-hydrojuglone-5-tetra-acetylP-D glucoside (5.25 per cent. of theory). This could not be separated from the tarry side-reaction products by the normal methods of crystallisation, so the extract was chromatographed on alumina in the manner described for the natural g1ucoside.l This gave 0.84 g. (4.2 per cent.) of u-hydrojuglone-5-tetra-acetyl-B-~ glucoside. (b) a-Hydrojuglone 5.27 g. (0.03 mole) and tetra-acetylglucosyl bromide 12.33 g. (0.03 mole) were dissolved in acetone 70 ml. and 1.5N


You may already be familiar with arithmetic sequences (like 1, 4, 7, 10, . . . , where consecutive terms have a common difference) and geometric sequences (like 2, 4, 8, 16, . . . , where terms have a common ratio). Each of these can be defined using a recurrence, meaning one generates the next term based on the previous one(s). For example, 1, 4, 7, 10, . . . is the sequence given by a(0) = 1, a(n) = a(n − 1) + 3. Today, we will study more general classes of sequences defined by recurrence relations, as well as a closely related tool called generating functions. First, try the following warm-up problem. Problem 1. In how many ways can you tile a 2× 10 rectangle with dominoes { , }? To solve the problem, try the following: 1. First, manually count the number of ways you can do this for 2× 1, 2× 2, 2× 3, 2× 4, and 2× 5 rectangles.


The presented CFD investigations using ANSYS CFX 13 .0 are focused on the "Phase I – Void Distribution Benchmark, Exercise 1 – Steady-state S ingle Subchannel Benchmark" of the OECD/NRC PSBT benchmark. In this particular subsect ion of the entire benchmark flow through a test section representing a central subch annel of a PWR fuel assembly under nucleate subcooled boiling conditions is investigated. The i nvestigations using ANSYS CFX had been carried out for 10 different test conditions (with respect to pressure, inlet fluid temperature, power and mass flow rate) from the PSBT test matrix . Emphasis had been given to a CFD best practice guidelines oriented investigation of the s ubcooled nucleate boiling flow through the subchannel configuration of the test section. By co mparing CFD results to the benchmark data reasonably good agreement could be observed. Depend ing on the applied CFD submodels the results differ from the measured data by ±8% with respect to cross-sectional averaged void fraction at the measurement plane, where the averag ed void fraction varied between 0.038 and 0.62 for the test conditions under investigation.


Abstract A comparison of the lightcurves for 13 periodic comets at apparitions with close encounters with the Earth and nearby apparitions with larger geocentric distances shows evidence of a delta effect.


Resistance to corrosion of the nano-composite silicone coatings and the diffusing behavior of corrosion media through the different silicone coatings were researched by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy(EIS) techniques.The results showed that the protective property of silicone coating with nano-SiO2 composite was much better than that of silicone coating with conventional SiO2 and that of silicone varnish coating.Nano-SiO2 had more surface activity,and it could combine more tightly with silicone resin,which could make the coatings more compact.The corrosive media could hardly transport into these compact coatings,so the silicone coatings with nano-SiO2 addition has better anti-corrosive property than that with conventional SiO2 addition.


●Abstract● Objective: To assess the efficacy and safety of intravenous recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (IV-tPA) therapy and combining IV-tPA with neuroendovascular therapy (combined therapy [ComT]) in acute ischemic stroke. Methods: Among 481 consecutive patients with acute ischemic stroke, we investigated the recanalization rate, clinical outcomes three months after stroke onset, and the incidence of symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage (sICH) in 33 patients who received IV-tPA therapy (0.6 mg/kg for 60 minutes). We performed ComT in 9 of these 33 patients who satisfied the treatment indications. Results: The recanalization rate immediately after IV-tPA therapy was 39.3% in 28 of the 33 patients, i.e., excluding the five with small-artery occlusions. In the ComT group, the rate of recanalization was 44.4% (4 of the 9 patients). Good and intermediate clinical outcomes (0-3 points on the modified Rankin Scale at three months) were seen in 17 patients (51.5%), and sICH occurred in only one (3.0%). Rates of recanalization (immediately after IV-tPA therapy/ComT) in the internal carotid artery (ICA), the proximal middle cerebral artery (MCA), the distal MCA, and the basilar artery were 0%/ 50%, 42.9%/ 50%, 77.8%/ - and 50%/ 0%, respectively. Among those with ICA and proximal MCA occlusions, a large number of patients had poor outcomes. In fact, the only patients with good outcomes were in the recanalized group. Conclusion: IV-tPA therapy was not particularly useful in patients with ICA occlusion. However, if used according to strict indications, ComT can be performed safely and might improve the recanalization rate and clinical outcomes of patients with ICA occlusion.


Abstract 1,2-Dithiete and its derivatives have received much attention because of their unique bonding properties, although only a few have been isolated so far. This paper reviews the literature concerning 1,2-dithietes, 1,2-diselenetes, and 1,2-thiaselenetes.


Debris flows are cohesive sediment gravity flows which occur in both subaerial and subaqueous settings. Compared to subaerial debris flows which have been well studied as a geological hazard, subaqueous debris flows showing complicated sediment composition and sedimentary processes were poorly understood. The main objective of this work is to establish a classification scheme and facies sequence models of subaqueous debris flows for well understanding their sedimentary processes and depositional characteristics.


The ability to design effective solutions using parallel processing should be a required competency for every computing student. However, teaching parallel concepts is sometimes challenging and costly, specially at early stages of a computer science degree. For such reasons we present a set of modules to teach parallel computing paradigms using as examples problems that are computationally intensive, but easy to understand and can be easily implemented using the Python parallelization libraries MPI for Python and Disco.


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Novell's Guide to NetWare LAN Analysis is a comprehensive, authoritative guide to network monitoring and diagnostics. You'll find detailed coverage of Ethernet/802.3 LANs and Token Ring/802.5 LANs; step-by-step treatment of NetWare 2.x, 3.x, and 4.x protocols; and a thorough examination of network performance benchmarking, testing, troubleshooting, and optimization issues. Get a complete understanding of major network types. Sections on Ethernet and Token Ring provide valuable coverage of frame structures, performance considerations, communications, troubleshooting, and optimization. Learn to manage NetWare protocols. Expanded chapters on NetWare 2.x, 3.x, and 4.x protocols include Novell's new SPXII and NLSP protocols, previously undocumented coverage of Burst Mode protocol, and coverage of new NetWare Directory Services (NDS). Master the skills of performance benchmarking. Keep your network running at top form with tips for testing, optimization, and problem solving, from creating a baseline to evaluating all aspects of performance. Know the features and benefits of protocol analyzers. Get a complete look at protocol analysis services, including statistics gathering, station monitoring, alarm logging, packet transmission, and more. Try it out. Use a full-scale working simulation with the actual LANalyzer program code. Study and practice extensive network diagnostics right on your stand-alone PC. Locate faulty network interface cards and cabling systems, overloaded servers, and more!


Software development companies face a globalized, highly competitive and turbulent environment, where efficiency, efficacy and innovation capacity are critical for survival. In this context, small and medium enterprises SMEs tend to suffer the most due to the scarcity of resources to which they are usually subjected and their dependence on a few more powerful customers. This paper describes the elaboration and test of a model that draws on the resource-based view and knowledge-based view to explain the differences in performance of software SMEs. The analysis of data collected from 265 Brazilian companies suggests that: absorptive capacity contributes significantly to the development of a company's stock of technological knowledge; the flexibility of the IT infrastructure, managerial capacity, and IT technological knowledge are strong predictors of software development performance; and organizational performance is positively influenced by software development performance and managerial capacity. The implications of these findings are then discussed.


ABSTRACT The work of Lin, Osman, and Ashcroft (2017, this issue) provides an informed discussion of Type I and Type II nudges as policy instruments for promoting health. Although I have some critique of the generality of their arguments regarding Type I nudges and some assumptions around an informed public, I find their discussion of Type II nudges as policy instruments compelling and timely.


The invention relates to a hard metal or cermet sintered body consisting of at least one solid phase containing WC and a binder phase in addition to inserted WC platelets, said body being at least temporarily sintered by direct microwave irradiation. The invention further relates to a method for producing said body, wherein the materials required to form the phases and platelets are in each case precompressed in powder form and subsequently undergo reactive sintering in a 0.01-10 W/cm energy density microwave field.


Objective To investigate the clinical significance of interleukin-6( IL-6),interleukin-8( IL-8),matrix metropolitanate-9( MMP-9) in maternal serum and amniotic fluid of pregnant women with premature rupture of membranes and intrauterine infection. Methods The levels of IL-6,IL-8 and MMP-9 in maternal serum and amniotic fluid were detected in one hundred cases with premature rupture of membranes( prom group) and one hundred cases of cesarean section without pregnancy complications( control group) by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay( ELISA). Two hundred cases were enrolled from the department of obstetric in the third affiliated a hospital,and postnatal fetal membranes required for pathological examination. Results The levels of IL-6,IL-8 and MMP-9 in prom group were higher than those in control group( P 0. 05). The levels of IL-6,IL-8 and MMP-9 in maternal serum and amniotic fluid with Intrauterine infection were higher than non-intrauterine infection( P 0. 05). With prolonged rupture of membranes,the levels of IL-6,IL-8 and MMP-9 gradually increased. Conclusion The combined detection of IL-6,IL-8 and MMP-9 can be used for the early diagnosis of premature rupture of membranes and intrauterine infection,and to guide the clinical medication,also has certain clinical significance to determine the optimal timing of termination of pregnancy.


Utilize Nd:YAG laser with the wavelength of 1064 nm for infrared laser,a part of 1 064 nm infrared laser through the nonlinear optical crystal,obtained green laser of 532 nm wavelength,which assembled green-infrared mixed laser.Used this mixed laser for copper welded,through optimized the welding process parameters,achieved the best welding effects.The copper of 0.2 mm welded by green-infrared mixed laser and infrared laser respectively for comparative study.The result showed that the green-infrared mixed laser had more advantage for copper welded.


Traffic safety simulation is a preferable way to evaluate safety through computing conflict indices between every two vehicles during their running process. Compared to operational efficiency simulation, lots of parameters need to be calibrated, and high precision is required and a little change of parameters may result in great difference. Moreover, commonly used calibrations based on intelligent algorithms prefer result precision to behavioral parameters, and may not reflect real traffic conditions for stochastic heuristic algorithm. Thus, a two stage calibration methodology based on experimental optimization is put forward. To depict its effectiveness, 6 group data of 3 intersections are surveyed and imposed for calibration and validation through above method by linking Surrogate Safety Analysis Model (SSAM) using vehicle trajectories exported from VISSIM. The result is quite promising that the errors of conflict number, conflict velocity and delay are 7%∼13%, –7%∼5%, –11%∼–-6% respectively with a decreasing of 39%∼43%,–6%∼–2%,–17%∼–10%, which objectively demonstrates feasibility and validity of the method.


The narrator in the Miyazawa Kenji fairy tale "The Bears in Mt. Nametoko" is strange and phenomenal, which has been previously observed; that is not done from the perspective of defamiliarization, though.In the history of literary research, Shklovsky (1893-1984), the Russian formalism icon figure, is the first person to put out the literature formation theory and make a deep academic study. His innovative assertion has significantly influenced neo-modern literary theories of later generations, the main idea of which is the method of defamiliarization. To put it briefly, defamiliarization is a way to change habitual and rigid everyday language into unusual and fresh literary speech.In this essay, the writer tries to approach the strange and phenomenal narrator with the method of defamiliarization.


In the title compound, C10H15NO3, the central six-membered ring has a chair conformation. The conformations of the fused furan and oxopyrrolidine rings are close to envelopes. Molecules form chains parallel to the b axis, via O-H...O intermolecular hydrogen bonds.


The in-plane dielectric and ferroelectric properties of c-axis oriented epitaxial strontium bismuth tantalate (SBT) thin films were investigated by interdigital surface electrode measurement. The four types of SBT thin films, which have various Sr∕Bi atomic ratios, were prepared on MgO substrates by pulsed laser deposition. The dielectric properties at kilohertz and megahertz frequencies were studied from 20to870K. Above room temperature, all the films show the phase transition. Sr0.99Bi1.61Ta2O9, Sr0.97Bi2.10Ta2O9, and Sr0.88Bi1.79Ta2O9 thin films show frequency dispersions near phase transition temperature. At low temperatures, dielectric and ferroelectric properties of Sr0.97Bi2.10Ta2O9 and Sr0.83Bi2.08Ta2O9 thin films were investigated. Both dielectric constant and remanent polarization show a tendency to decrease as temperature decreases, and the rapid change, which may indicate a phase transition, was observed in Sr0.97Bi2.10Ta2O9 near 80K.


Let $R$ be a commutative Noetherian ring with identity (not necessarily local) and $\frak a$ a proper ideal of $R$. We study the invariance of some classes of $\frak a$-relative Cohen-Macaulay modules under pure ring homomorphisms and ring homomorphisms of finite flat dimension. Our results extend several results in the existing literature on homological modules.


It is a truism to say that the financial sector plays a
 critical role in the socio-economic development of any country.
 Financial institutions provide for effective mobilisation and allocation
 of savings and this contributes effectively towards socio-economic
 development. Malaysia, which is, as of now, perhaps the fastest growing
 country in the third world, is characterised by a well-developed
 fmancial system. What, however, is unique about Malaysia is that, as in
 some other Muslim countries, conventional and Islamic fmancial
 institutions exist side by side, interacting with one another. The
 development of Islamic fmancial institutions in Malaysia has the
 potential to play a leading role in serving the Muslim Ummah and
 contribute towards socio-economic development of the country in
 conformity with Islamic se~ibilities. Yet their market share is rather
 insignificant in comparison with the conventional fmancial institutions.
 As elsewhere, financial institutions in Malaysia provide four distinct
 types of intermediation in the process of exchanging funds and fmancial
 instruments among the surplus units and the deficit units - viz.,
 denomination intermediation, maturity intermediation, risk
 diversification intermediation, and liquidity intermediation.


Background & Objectives: Orthopedic trauma and vascular trauma are the cases that can be seen clinically and can have negative consequences if not intervened appropirately. In this study, we presented our clinical experiences regarding vascular traumas in combination with extremity fractures or dislocations.

Methods: Between November 2012 and February 2020, a total of 95 patients (78 male, 17 female, and mean age 34.7 ± 5.6 years) who underwent a surgical treatment for combined orthopedic and vascular trauma were included in the study. Patients were retrospectively evaluated according to their clinical properties, while the treatment strategies and the results were performed.

Results: Traffic accidents were the most common reason of the trauma with the rate of 36.8% (n=35). The most common orthopedic injury was seen in femur, whereas the most common vascular injury was on superficial femoral artery. The most commonly performed vascular treatment method was primary repair, and orthopedic treatment was external fixation. Mortality rate was 2.1% (n=2) and amputation rate was 15.7% (n=15).

Conclusion: Combined orthopedic vascular traumas are seen less frequently than isolated vascular traumas, but mortality and amputation rates are higher. In order to decrease mortality and amputation rates, communication should be perfectly coordinated between the emergency department and orthopedic and cardiovascular surgery clinics and urgent intervention is crucial.


English) The increase demand of growth airlift escalates the capacity of airports and aerial routes, giving more flexibility to use the airspace, but even today these data are not encrypted being crucial for aircraft secure. This progress leads to knowledge of the correct position of the aircraft, as well as knowledge of the registration, linear speed, vertical speed, the transponder code, being the code to establish communication with the control tower, being able to falsify a communication with the airplane, transmitting different information to it. This Bachelor Thesis describes step by step the software development cycle of a consistent, detailed and implemented project which try to capture, process and decode information about planes. Similarly, this process will capture the most relevant data related to the frequency 1.090MHz through the standard method (ADS-B) Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast. This paper consists on four major parts: signal caption, signal processing, parameters calculation and data representation: 1. Signal capture will be done by integrating digital Relatek R820T T.V. decoder and using software define radio (SDR) Matlab modules. 2. Signal processing is done through data structure and matrices normally captured by a row of 112 bits in order to organize the information received. 3. The parameters calculation allows us to know some data, the speed, position and registration all use it by the next Matlab functions 4. Data representation will be recorded to check it correctly with the automatic software and hand calculation as well.


Based on the achievements of modern archeology, this paper makes a research into Chinese myths from the perspective of primitive culture and analyzes the evolution of the flood myth; it is the first time that the concept of "aerolite myth" was raised and it is pointed out that Nuwa is a typical aerolite myth. The myth is the eldest son of primitive culture and exerts a great influence on the development of national spirit.


The Impact of Unions in the 1890s: The Case of the New Hampshire Shoe Industry Steven Maddox University of Virginia Barry Eichengreen University of California, Berkeley We are grateful to Mary Blewett for advice and assistance in categorizing shoe industry occupations, and to Professor Blewett, Susan Carter and Stanley Engerman for helpful comments.


Context. Multi-wavelength light curves in long-term campaigns show that, for several blazars, the radio emission occurs with a significant delay with respect to the γ -ray band, with timescales ranging from weeks to years. Such observational evidence has long been a matter of debate, and is usually interpreted as a signature of the γ -ray emission originating upstream in the jet, with the emitting region becoming radio transparent at larger scales. Aims. In this paper, we show, by means of self-consistent numerical modelling, that the adiabatic expansion of a relativistic blob can explain these delays, reproducing lags compatible with the observed timescales. Methods. We use the JetSeT framework to reproduce the numerical modelling of the radiative and accelerative processes, repro- ducing the temporal evolution of a single blob, from the initial flaring activity and the subsequent expansion. We follow the spectral evolution and the corresponding light curves, investigating the relations among the observed parameters, rise time, delay, and decay time, and we identify the link with physical parameters. Results. We find that, when adiabatic expansion is active, lags due to the shift of the synchrotron frequency occur. The corresponding time lags have an o ff set equal to the distance in time between the flaring onset and the beginning of the expansion, whilst the rising and decaying timescales depend on the velocity of the expansion and on the time required for the source to exhibit a synchrotron self-absorption frequency below the relevant radio spectral window. We derive an inter-band response function, embedding the afore-mentioned parameters, and we investigate the e ff ects of the competitions between radiative and adiabatic cooling timescales on the response. We apply the response function to long-term radio and γ − ray light curves of Mrk 421, Mrk 501, and 3C 273, finding satis- factory agreement on the log-term behaviour, and we use a Monte Carlo Markov Chain approach to estimate some relevant physical parameters. We discuss applications of the presented analysis to polarization measurements and to jet collimation profile kinematics. The collimation profiles observed in radio images are in agreement with the prediction from our model. t var γ ∈ [0 . 25 , 14] days, and setting R obs0 = t var γ c , corresponding to R obs0 ∈ [6 . 5 × 10 13 , 3 . 6 × 10 17 ] cm. We plot the posterior contour maps (where the solid black identifies the 1- σ containment for a bivariate Gaussian distribution). On the diagonal, we plot the marginalised posterior distributions, and with the vertical dashed black lines we indicate the 0 . 16 , 0 . 5 , and 0 . 84 quantiles. The blue vertical line in the log( ν 0 , obsSSA ) histogram identifies the 15 GHz observed OVRO frequency. On top of each marginalised histogram we report the confidence level corresponding to the quantiles.


Substation ground system serves to safety of personnel and as major equipment during earth faults, which deserves considerable attentions. Basic substation safety assessment quantities include ground grid resistance, mesh touch potential and step potential, moreover, optimal design of substation ground system should consider both safeness and cost. To fill the lack of such suitable and economical optimal design software in North American industry, a software package coded in MATLAB is developed and its core algorithm and main features are introduced in this paper. A novel hybrid GA-PS optimization or two-steps optimization method is developed, in which Genetic Algorithm (GA) is used firstly to search an approximate start point range for the further optimal searching, followed by Pattern Search (PS) to find the final optimal result. This software can give analysis of ground grid safety performance and is able to recommend optimal grid design for given safety constraints. In order to make sure the accuracy of this software, the results of grid safety assessment obtained here are also compared with the results calculated by using worldwide used software WinIGS.


There is evidence from the literature that an increased fraction of people is highly annoyed by aircraft noise by given average sound levels than in previous decades. Among possible reasons are changes of the air traffic over the last decades such as the increased number of movements along with a less noisy fleet mix that might be relevant for noise responses but are not adequately reflected by average sound metrics. In the Leq+X project, data of two German and two Swiss field studies comprising aircraft noise exposure and annoyance data of about 37700 residents living around altogether seven airports are re-analyzed. Among others, the analyses include mixed-effects multilevel models of the percentage highly annoyed on the L_den, on the L_Aeq (day/night), on the L_Aeq combined with either maximum sound level (L_p,AS,max) or number of events above threshold (NAT_Ls), and on the L_p,AS,max combined with NAT_Ls for different thresholds. Further models include the L_Aeq with non-energy-equivalent parameters k = 20 or 30, which weight the number of events more strongly than the energy-equivalent L_Aeq,24h,k=10 (k = 10). In this paper, the methodological approach and first results will be presented.


Diamond nucleation and heteroepitaxial diamond film growth on Si (1000) were studied by scanning electron microscopy find Raman spectra. The diamond nucleation process was performed by electron emission using hot filament chemical vapor deposition. The nucleation density was found to be up to 10 11 cm -2 . Highly oriented epitaxial growth of diamond by this method was achieved on mirror-polished silicon substrate. Experimental results showed that the nucleation rate has a significant effect on heteroepitaxial diamond films on virgin silicon surface. Low and high nucleation rates led to some discrete big diamond crystals and polycrystalline diamond films, whereas, with an appropriate nucleation rate, the epitaxial growth of diamond on an untreated silicon substrate can be accomplished.


This study investigated the effects of Moringa oleifera leaf, mulberry fruit, and mulberry leaf on high-fat diet-induced changes in body weight and hyperlipidemia in rats. Healthy male rats were randomly divided into five equal-sized groups that included (i) basal diet or negative control group, (ii) high-fat diet group (basal diet + 20% fat), (iii) M. oleifera leaf-treated high-fat diet group (high-fat diet + 10% M. oleifera leaf), (iv) mulberry fruit-treated high-fat diet group (high-fat diet + 10% mulberry fruit), and (v) mulberry leaf-treated high-fat diet group (high-fat diet + 10% mulberry leaf). The rats were treated daily for 6 weeks, and body weight data and blood samples were collected for each group. At the end of the study period, body weight, total cholesterol, total triglyceride, low-density lipoprotein level, and glucose level were significantly reduced in the rats fed a high-fat diet supplemented with M. oleifera leaf, mulberry fruit, or mulberry leaf. Moreover, serum high-density lipoprotein was significantly elevated in the rats on a high-fat diet receiving M. oleifera leaf or mulberry fruit. The antiobesity and antihyperlipidemic effects of M. oleifera leaf, mulberry fruit, and mulberry leaf provide support for the use of Moringa and mulberry as potential functional food ingredients for the prevention of obesity and hyperlipidemia.


Summary: The article aims to present the role of the financial director in three different coun - tries (Poland, China, and the US). The role of the financial director was defined by the Model of Competences covering two dimensions and four faces of the CFO. The literature and survey reviews let us think that nowadays the dominant role of the financial director is that of Strategist. The main research question was to find out whether the job of the CFO and his/her main role differs across these countries (Strategist and Catalyst will be dominant in the US, but in other countries Steward and Operator will be dominant). The choice of these countries was not a random one because they have a different history, corporate governance systems and culture. The method which reveals the CEO's expectations towards the CFO's duties was applied. The research consisted of a comparative analysis of job advertisements in these coun - tries. The results of this research provide a new description of the CFO's roles. In each country the main duty of the CFO was Steward (even in the US). In Poland, financial director as Stra - tegist appeared more frequently (than in the other two countries) but was not dominant, either. The research study uses the Model of Competences, which allows to identify whether the CFO is really a strategic position. These findings have important implications for understand - ing the role of CFOs and their work.


A pharmacy-run lithium clinic was set up in a district general hospital in order to save medical staff time, utilise pharmacist skills and provide an efficient lithium monitoring service. After one year the clinic was evaluated in terms of the control of serum lithium levels, the acceptability of the arrangements to the patients and the patients9 knowledge of and attitude towards lithium therapy. We suggest this model of a lithium clinic could be usefully adopted in other psychiatric departments.


The paper points out the YTHG has been extensively applied as the new culvert pipe materials,mainly introduces the design scheme,the construction craft and the precautious problems for the application of the YTHG in the expressways of soft-soil foundation by taking its application in Jin-Gang expressway,and proves the application value of the YTHG.


A study on the lower transient channel flow for the Huai'an culvert project on the flood way of the Huaihe River flowing into sea is carried out by use of a two dimensional numerical flow model. It is found that the flow form is complex and there are some areas of high velocity at the transient channel, which result in local scour. Therefore, three modifications are compared for the selection of the optimal one. Through comparison of the flow and investment,an optimal one is recommended in which the flow is improved significantly. However, the high velocity area can not be avoided,for which some protective measures are suggested.


Simple Summary Dairy cows mobilize their body reserves to maintain milk production after parturition. If excessive, this may be detrimental for their health and reproduction performance. Detecting cows with an important bodyweight loss early on is essential to treat or manage these cows accordingly. Routine milk recording samples were used to develop a prediction model for early lactation body reserve mobilization in commercial dairy farms using a machine-learning approach. Bodyweight loss was mainly explained by decreased short-chain fatty acids and increased C18:0 fatty acids in milk. An early warning system for cows with an important bodyweight loss may be implemented routinely. Abstract Cows mobilize body reserves during early lactation, which is reflected in the milk fatty acid (FA) profile. Milk FA can be routinely predicted by Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, and be, thus, used to develop an early indicator for bodyweight change (BWC) in early lactating cows in commercial dairy farms. Cow records from 165 herds in Denmark between 2015 and 2017 were used with bodyweight (BW) records at each milking from floor scales in automatic milking systems. Milk FA in monthly test-day samples was predicted by FTIR. Predictions of BWC were based on a random forest model and included parity, stage of lactation, and test day milk production and components (fat, protein, and FA). Bodyweight loss was mainly explained by decreased short-chain FA (C4:0–C10:0) and increased C18:0 FA. The root mean square error (RMSE) of prediction after cross-validation was 1.79 g/kg of BW (R2 of 0.94). Model evaluation with previously unseen BWC records resulted in reduced prediction performance (RMSE of 2.33 g/kg of BW; R2 of 0.31). An early warning system may be implemented for cows with a large BW loss during early lactation based on milk FA profiles, but model performance should be improved, ideally by using the full FTIR milk spectra.


The Arctic, one of the most sensitive components of the Earth's climate system, experienced pronounced climatic fluctuations during the Late Holocene. In order to obtain a detailed record of past environmental and climatic variability, sedimentary cores from two interconnected infilled depositional basins in the Kobbefjord area, southwestern Greenland, were retrieved and subjected to a multi‐proxy investigation. The absolute chronostratigraphy was established through radiocarbon (14C) and short‐lived radioisotope (210Pb, 137Cs) dating. We also analysed magnetic susceptibility, grain size, X‐ray fluorescence element composition, total content of carbon, nitrogen and sulphur, biogenic silica and diatom assemblages. The palaeoenvironmental reconstruction presented from the upper basin records ~800 years of sedimentation in a former shallow Arctic lake/pond that was modulated by catchment processes and regional hydroclimate. The record is dominated by alternating periods of increased organic and clastic deposition, suggesting warmer/drier and colder/wetter climate, respectively. Comparison of our records with other proxy‐based lacustrine, marine and glacier records and instrumental measurements from Greenland and the North Atlantic reveals common climatic trends, consistent with the inferred North Atlantic Oscillation pattern. Periods at ~800–600, ~320–220 and ~140–30 cal. a BP correspond to the main cold phases. The earliest climatic deterioration coincides with the demise of the nearby Norse Western Settlement. The most recent cold period represents the culmination of the Little Ice Age with the maximum Holocene advances of Greenland glaciers. Ameliorated conditions predominated at ~550–320 and ~220–140 cal. a BP. The evolution of both water bodies is concluded by transition into oligotrophic peat bogs after complete infilling of the basins at ~30 cal. a BP. Despite differences in proxy signals between the coring sites, this study endorses the usefulness of shallow lake/pond sediments from infilled basins for environmental reconstructions, as long as local depositional processes do not mask the external driving factors.


Participants Singleton births recorded in the Medical Birth Register of Sweden between 2007 and 2012 Intervention Parents with depression Comparison Parents without depression Outcomes Odds ratios (ORs) for very preterm and moderately preterm births Study design Population-based cohort study Findings Depression in fathers was associated with preterm birth, although the difference in odds ratios was small


This research aims to analyze and determine the effect of 5C Principles, namely: Character (X1), Capacity (X2), Capital (X3), Collateral (X4), and Condition of Economy (X5) on bad credit (Y) at PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk Sangasanga Unit for the period 2015-2018. This research was conducted in Sangasanga District, Kutai Kartanegara Regency. In this research using primary data obtained from the distribution of the Sangasanga Unit BRI customer questionnaire as many as 100 respondents. Sampling is done by probability sampling technique using Slovin formula. The type of data in this study is quantitative data and uses the method of multiple linear regression analysis analyzed in statistics with the help of SPSS version 23. Testing of the hypothesis used is a partial statistical test (t test) and simultaneously (f test). Partial test results in this study indicate that Character has a positive and significant effect on bad credit, Condition of Economy has a positive and significant effect on bad credit, while Capacity has a negative and not significant effect on bad credit. Capital has a negative and insignificant effect, Collateral has no effect negative and not significant to the existence of bad credit. Simultaneous test results show a significance value of 0,000 which means that Character (X1), Capacity (X2), Capital (X3), Collateral (X4), and Condition of Economy (X5) have a joint effect on bad credit (Y) on PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk Sangasanga Unit.


Video games in a learning environment and their application to the educational world has become a common study between researchers because the use of videogames in the classroom is coherent with a competence-based education theory. A social science approach to videogames allows an exhaustive understanding of the video games and of the game experience in the classroom. When a video game gives to the user a high level of immersion, all his interest and energy is focused in the game, this fact together with the motivation in the video game is the basis of interest for educators and researchers in the potentiality of the video games as learning environments. In this presentation, we will show and analyze the importance of the video games in an educational context, using a case study: the video game "Monturiol el joc". In the paper, we describe the video game structure, the instructional function, the practice application and the future work. Also, we discuss the importance of the video games as a learning immersive environment, and we conclude our report with a brief analysis of the importance of the study of video games.


It is often useful to be able to compute the component of image gradient in a direction defined by a shape of some form, rather than relative to the image axis. This article introduces a simple method for doing this based on distance transforms that is potentially useful in a number of applications.


Multiple clinical trials have proved the efficacy of circumcision in protecting from HIV-1 infection. However, the mechanisms explaining this finding have yet to be understood. Possible reasons include a decreased number of HIV target cells, or the reduction of the surface area susceptible to HIV-1 infection. A better understanding of the factors that prevent HIV-1 infection remains of vital importance to improve prevention strategies.


We investigated three-nucleon (3N) force effects in the final state
interaction (FSI) configuration of the d (n,nn) pd(n,nn)p
breakup reaction at the incoming nucleon energy
E_nEn=
200 MeV. Although 3N force effects for the elastic nucleon-deuteron
scattering cross section at comparable energies are located
predominantly in the region of intermediate and backward angles, the
corresponding 3N force effects for the integrated FSI configuration
breakup cross section are found also at forward scattering angles.


SPECIE, Priscila. Foreign Policy and Democracy. Access to information in Brazilian foreign policy since the introduction of environmenal arguments in the Retreaded Tyres case from Mercosur to the WTO. 2008. Dissertation (Master) – Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciencias Humanas, Universidade de Sao Paulo, 2008. This research aims at studying the relationship between foreign policy and democracy. The study focuses on access to information in Brazilian foreign policy through the introduction of the environmental arguments in the retreaded tyres dispute from Mercosur to the WTO (WT/DS332). The research was based on foreign and public policy analysis. These theoretical bases enabled to investigate the limits to a wider participation of actors other than the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MRE) on foreign policy. The research shows an enlargement on policy making with the integration of the environmental arguments which resulted, for instance, in the participation of the Ministry of the Environment. Subsequently, it was possible to notice a wider access to information to a whole new range of actors, including non state actors. Nevertheless, in the present case study the tendency to a democratic access to information found its limits on the selective and informal conduct of the MRE to interact with certain actors in certain circunstances.


Objective To clone the adhesion gene HpaA of Helicobacter pylori (Hp),construct a prokaryotic expression system of the gene and i dentify the immunogenicity of expressed fusion protein.Methods Amplify HpaA gene from the total DNA of Hp by PCR and subject to T-A clonin g an d nucleotide sequencing.Insert the gene into plasmid pET30a,transform the constr ucted recombinant plasmid into E.coli BL21DE3 host bacterial strain and expr ess under indution of IPTG.Purify the expressed product by Ni 2+ chelating Sepharose chromatography and identify its immunogenicity by Western blot. Results The homologies of nucleotide and deduced amino acid sequence s of the cloned HpaA gene to those reported were 94 8%-97 3% and 94 6%-97 7% respectively.A KRTIQK fragment was observed at sites 134-139.HpaA fusion pro tein was highly expressed using pET30 vector,and a recombinant protein with high purity was obtained after purification. Conclusion A prokaryotic expression system for HpaA gene was successful ly constructed.The expressed fusion protein showed good immunogenicity and may b e used as a candidate antigen of Hp vaccine. [


We study the properties of a membrane of parallel carbon nanotubes on a quadratic lattice immersed in water. Despite the hydrophobic interior of the nanotubes, the membrane is filled and single-file water chains form due to the positional confinement in the pores. We describe the membrane using a dipole lattice model and perform Monte Carlo simulations to study its phase behavior, observing an order-disorder transition. Analysis of the partition function reveals a relation describing corresponding states of the membrane, which allows us to generalize our model to a wide range of lattice parameters. We investigated the influence of finite size effects on the obtained results to evaluate the significance of our findings for experimentally realizable membranes. The resulting phase diagram shows strong dependence of the critical temperature on the lattice parameters and our data imply that antiferroelectric order does not play a significant role for physical membranes at room temperature.


Forest resources management survey was conducted in Daxing district of Beijing city by means of "3S" technology introduced in 2004-2005.The paper introduces the whole process and method of the work that realizes the integration with non-paper operation from field aerial survey to data input of measurement and to mapping by statistics.


The inner workings of appellate courts, but particularly final courts at the apex of a national judicature, are an enduring source of fascination for those who spend their professional lives interacting with or observing them - practising lawyers, academics, and sections of the media. The political arms of government also have good reason to be alert to the ways in which the senior tier of judges collectively determine the outcome of litigation in which government so often has a stake. Its sense as to the orientation and collegial practices of the top court must inevitably inform whatever decision the executive is empowered to make when a vacancy on the bench arises - be that the nomination or outright appointment of a new Justice.


Abstract : An experiment was performed to determine separation regions inside a high energy laser (HEL) beam relay light pipe. The pipe is part of the beam relay system used in conjunction with the CO2 Gas Dynamic Laser (GDL) system under development by the Air Force Weapons Laboratory. It was found that the air flowing through the pipe separated at the elbows. This separation can cause uneven radial heating attributed to molecular absorption. The self-induced thermal distortion of the beam can cause phase distortions degrading the beam. A study of separation control systems within the pipe was made. A full-scale axisymmetric model was studied on the water table. Areas of separation were found by flow visualization using dye injection. A brief evaluation of suction and blowing to control separation showed both of these methods acceptable. Separated regions discovered at each elbow on the water table were the focus of study for a full-scale air flow plexiglass model. The turbulent flow in the pipe was studied using smoke injection to reveal air motion in the pipe. Mass flow rates of air through the pipe were 1 lb/min and 8 lbs/min. Suction and blowing were assessed as flow separation control methods.


This paper introduces automation and information transformation technology of mine fan,and discussed its hardware constitution and control system in detail in order t■ unattended,remote monitoring and fault diagnosis by the computer.


Latent heating effects on stratocumulus circulations were studied successfully with a nine-coefficient spectral model of two-dimensional shallow Boussinesq convection (Laufersweiler and Shirer, 1989). Further, more realistic investigations are being performed currently with a larger, 18-coefficient spectral model, in which the effects of cloud top radiational cooling and in-cloud radiational heating are also being represented. Because assuming a rigid lid at the inversion base may have affected previous results significantly, the domain top was raised to include the lower portion of the capping inversion. As in the previous model, a uniform cloud base is assumed and latent heating effects are included implicitly such that the motions in the sub- and above-cloud regions are dry adiabatic and the motions in the cloud region are moist adiabatic. The effects of forcing by radiational heating profiles that are tied to the cloud layer, such as the one used by Nicholls will be investigated, as will profiles measured during the FIRE experiment. One concern of using truncated spectral models is that the phenomena are so poorly represented that they can change dramatically as the number of spectral coefficients is increased. The efficacy of the nine-coefficient model results is checked by examining the steady state solutions of the 18-coefficient model for parameter values used by Laufersweiler and Shirer (1989), which corresponds to the case of a moderately deep cloud and no capping inversion. The horizontally asymmetric circulation patterns that have narrow downdraft areas and broad updraft areas are virtually the same as those found in the smaller spectral model. Also captured in the case of weaker heating is an elevated circulation centered at cloud base. Thus, the results of the smaller model are substantiated. Since one of the goals of studying the new model is to represent a more realistic domain, the second test of the model is to investigate whether the steady solutions are suppressed in the case of an inversion with no cloud.


A pandemic outbreak of COVID‐19 has been sweeping the world since December. It begins as a respiratory infection that, mainly in men with diabetes or renal impairment, evolves into a systemic disease, with SARDS, progressive endothelial cell damage, abnormal clotting and impaired cardiovascular and liver function. Some clinical trials are testing biological drugs to limit the immune system dysregulation, "cytokines storm," that causes the systemic complications of COVID‐19. The contraindications of these drugs and their cost raise concerns over the implications of their widespread availability.


We study the phase diagram of D=5 rotating black holes and the black rings discovered by Emparan and Reall. We address the issue of microcanonical stability of these spacetimes and its relation to thermodynamics by using the so-called ``Poincare method'' of stability. We are able to show that one of the BR branches is always unstable, with a change of stability at the point where both BR branches meet. We study the geometry of the thermodynamic state space (``Ruppeiner geometry'') and compute the critical exponents to check the corresponding scaling laws. We find that, at extremality, the system exhibits a behaviour which, formally, is very similar to that of a second order phase transition.


We propose a new concept called the Company Innovation System in this thesis. Company Innovation System (CIS) is the network of stakeholders in a firm for the generation, adoption and use of innovation within companies. CIS is developed building on three existing state-of-the arts. Josef Schumpeter's idea that says innovation is a process characterized as a set of new combinations. The concept of Innovation Systems that lists National, Regional, Sectoral & Technological factors that influence the creation, diffusion, development and use of innovations. And, Business Ecosystems, defined as a network of actors around a core technology, who depend on each other for their success and survival. In this exploratory, qualitative research we first define the company innovation system and systematically list its elements and characteristics. Seven elements (agents, resources & capabilities, input/output, interaction mechanisms, knowledge & learning, process & projects, and, rules & governance) are identified from the state-of-the-art and are given unique attributes since they cut across Nations, Regions, Sectors, Businesses and Technology Innovation systems. We show how elements and characteristics need to be identified, combined and recombined to lead to higher innovativeness by drawing attention to the linkages and interaction within the innovation system of a company. We then proceed to check the applicability of the concept by testing it in a case study at an IT services company. As a services company, innovation is fundamentally different than product firms. Innovation in services companies may not take place in linear ways, but as interactions between various parts of the business and customers, hence making innovation more complex to understand and manage. The need for this research is to translate the innovation systems concept at the level of the company and holistically integrate, identify and increase innovativeness of a company.


Current preschool learning guidelines, created in response to NCLB requirements, focus on three areas of human development in an effort to ensure that preschoolers are ready for kindergarten. This study examined four New England states' preschool learning guidelines, looking at how each detailed its support for preschoolers' development. The findings reveal that preschool learning guidelines have a primary focus on cognitive development, suggesting that the accountability movement has influenced preschool policy-making. This study is important for early educators, trainers of early educators, and policy makers as they strive to develop policy and practice that best supports early childhood growth and development.


The Impact of Glial Inhibition on the Spinal Instrumental Learning Paradigm. (August 2007) Elisabeth Good Vichaya, B.S., Wayland Baptist University Chair of Advisory Committee: Dr. Mary W. Meagher Although neural plasticity has traditionally been studied within the brain, evidence indicates that the spinal cord is quite plastic as well. Spinal neurons can even support a simple form of instrumental learning (Grau et al., 1998), as indicated by spinally transected rats' ability to exhibit an increase in hind limb flexion duration when limb extension is associated with shock (controllable shock). If limb extension is not associated with shock (uncontrollable shock), a learning deficit develops. Recent research indicates that other forms of plasticity, such as long-term potentiation and central sensitization, do not depend on neural activity alone, but also on glial cells. I examined whether glial cells are also necessary in spinal instrumental learning and the learning deficit. Therefore, two glial inhibitors were selected: minocycline and fluorocitrate. To examine the role of glial cells in spinal instrumental learning, rats received intrathecal minocycline, fluorocitrate, or saline prior to testing with 30-minutes of controllable legshock. Results indicate that both drugs dose-dependently reduced acquisition, with higher doses resulting in shorter response durations. Once the response was acquired, fluorocitrate did not alter response maintenance. This suggests that glial cells are involved in the acquisition, but not the maintenance, of spinal learning. To examine the


The marketing calcium carbonate heavy was produced by traditional technology,its main deficiency was larger floor area,more running equipment,longer process flow,huge investment etc.As production by slurry concentration process,the investment for maturing and compounding area can be saved,critical issue is shorten process flow,so that it is convenient for control,while amount labor power and material resource has been saved.


The study evaluates the visual display usability of Mathematics (Gandaan) e-Iearning courseware for Smart School. The study observes the relationship between information design satisfaction of use, between graphic features and effectiveness of e use , and between instruction style and comfort of use. Respondents were 30 Form two stJdents from Kolej Dato' Patinggi Abg Hj. Abdillah. Petra Jaya Kuching. Instrument used was a set of questionnaires form which was distributed to the students after experiment sessions were completed .. Pearson Correlation test was used to see the relationship between the above varia~es. The Pearson Correlation test shows that information design of the courseware has a very strong relationship with satisfaction of use. Graphic design however was shown to have a very weak relationship with effectiveness of use. The instruction style was shown to have a moderate relationship with users comfort. The graphic features and instruction style of this courseware still need to be improved to achieve higher usability


The article presents the results of the temperature measurements of the selected area of the body treated with a single exposure to electromagnetic field in the doses which are used in the magnetotherapy and magnetostimulation. The study was conducted on a group of 30 young healthy volunteers using the devices which are commonly used in electromagnetic physiotherapy. To evaluate the temperature thermal camera was used. Thermal imaging study which were performed after the exposure to the electromagnetic field do not show a significant change in the temperature of the examined area. (The thermal effect of magnetic stimulation and magnetotherapy in thermographic imaging)


Polyethylenimine, PEI, acts as an effective supporting polymer for the stabilization of semiconductor colloids of TiO 2 . Chemical modification of PEI by N-(2-carboxyethyl)-N'-methyl-4,4'-bipyridinium, MVP 2+ (2), generates a redox-functionalized polymer, PEI-MVP 2+ , that also stabilizes TiO 2 -PEI-MVP 2+ assembly, proceeds effectively upon excitation of the semiconductor colloid. At pH=8.9, photoreduction of bipyridinium units of the TiO 2 -PEI-MVP 2+ assembly is ca. 54-fold and 13-fold faster than the reduction of N,N'-dimethyl-4,4'-bipyridinium, MV 2+ , or N,N'-bis(3-sulfonatopropyl)-4,4'-bipyridinium, PVS 0 , by TiO 2 -PEI, respectively


Peer group of young people is a society which is spontaneously formed by the youngsters who has the similar or the same interest,hobby,family background and so on.In this community,they affect mutually,which makes young people's thinking and behavior result from their own community,and thus weakens or strengthens the education effect on them.Therefore,we must pay attention to this question,understanding the necessity and the particularity of the constructing the peer group environment.


The bootstrap approach to Toda-Yamamoto (1995) modified causality test is applied in a rolling window of fixed size onto Egyptian data during 1960-2016 to examine time-varying links between economic growth (EG) and bank-based financial development (BBFD). Full sample results indicated the existence of unidirectional causality running from BBFD to EG, however; instability tests revealed the presence of structural breaks. Given the misleading inferences made using the full sample, the rolling window procedure is applied. Bidirectional time-varying causality between EG and BBFD was detected. Reasons behind declining the fraction of credit provided to private business sector to GDP in recent years include, mainly, credit crunch and expansion of credit to the government and partially to economic slowdown. Adoption of fiscal reforms and promotion of innovative financial tools suitable for the needs of small and medium-sized enterprises is highly recommended to enhance the role of banking system in promoting economic growth.


This paper describes the development and the wind tunnel test of a variable geometry morphing airfoil using corrugated structures. Proof-of-concept study of a morphing wing with flexible seamless flap-like structure is performed by the finite element analysis. For the actuation system, two servomotors are installed inside the prototype wing to control the airfoil shape by the chord-wise tension of the connected wires. Successful actuation of the prototype wing is demonstrated under the air speed up to 30 m/s in the wind tunnel test.


This paper investigates the molecular basis for the intense sweetness of 4,1',6'-trichloro-4,1',6'-trideoxy-galactosucrose (sucralose) by comparing its solution behaviour with other food sweeteners. The sweet response of sucralose closely approaches the desirable taste of sucrose, while its physico-chemical properties are similar to that of saccharin-Na. It is proposed that the near ideal sweetness of sucralose is probably achieved by the subtle interplay of delicately balanced hydrophilic and hydrophobic forces, caused by the solute in the oral fluid and the receptor cell membrane


Here we present results on charged hadron production in an experiment using tracking detectors with the highest possible spatial resolution: emulsion chambers. A sample of the most central collisions will be compared to the predictions of the Lund Model, which does an accurate job of representing conventional (non−quark−gluon plasma) physics in nuclear reactions. We can use the high resolution of our detectors to examine spatial correlations in several ways. In particular, the radial size of the particle formation region can be estimated using pion interferometry techniques.  (AIP)


In this work an approach to relativistic electron acceleration employing laser-driven dielectric microstructures (DLA) is considered. New DLA designs were developed, a simulation code for efficient DLA simulation was devised, the capabilities of dielectric microstructures as particle beam diagnostic devices were investigated and a laser induced damage threshold measurement setup was implemented and tested.To leverage well developed near-infrared laser sources new DLAs were designed that are robust against realistic manufacturing tolerances and exhibit a predicted increased electron transmission of up to \SI{44}{\percent} of the charge and longitudinal acceptance of around \SI{2}{\femto\second}, but are still able to produce \SI{}{\giga\volt/\meter} acceleration gradients. A great challenge is the numerical simulation of long interaction lengths of electrons with the short drive laser wavelengths present in DLAs due to the high demand in computation resources needed by the large simulation domain compared to the wavelength. A novel method was developed, which is able to efficiently model meter long DLAs without any resonant particle approximations by use of transfer maps generated from a single-period electromagnetic field simulation and a limited set of particle tracking simulations. In PIC simulations hundreds of DLA periods can be modeled using a high performance computing cluster. With the code presented in this work a meter long DLA (hundred thousands of periods) can be simulated on a workstation. This PhD work includes the numerical investigation of particle beam diagnostics capabilities of DLAs, namely as transverse deflecting structures and as new passive and active bunch length measurement devices for ultra-short particle bunches in the sub-femto second regime. All the presented methods are very compact in the particle beam line compared to existing methods.An experiment was devised to test the designed DLAs by injection of an electron bunch from a conventional state-of-the-art radio frequency accelerator with the potential to show first increase of the average energy of a relativistic electron beam in a DLA device. In contrast all experiments up to today are only modulating the particle beam energy. Finally an experimental setup was designed and implemented to measure the short pulse laser induced damage threshold of DLAs with characterization measurements taken on a bulk material.


Generating test sequences automatically from a specification has been the most difficult and time-consuming work in the field of protocol conformance testing, especially taking into account both the data flow portion and the control flow portion of implementation under test (IUT). The authors present a method to generate test sequences based on the model called the normal extended finite-state machine model which makes the conditions and variables used in the state transition externally controllable. Algorithms to generate test sequence which covers both data and control portion of UIT are given. As an example, the proposed technique is applied to a class 0 transport protocol TPO specification.<<ETX>>


This paper first reviews the relevant types of minimum path algorithms that are proposed for in-vehicle RGS with special emphasis on the bi-directional search heuristics. Specifically, the paper examines the structure of the label setting, A* and bi-directional A* algorithms and demonstrates their respective strengths and weaknesses. The relationship between the accuracy of the identified routes and the calculation time is examined by means of a sensitivity analysis. A network from Edmonton, Alberta is used as a test bed. Lastly, a sensitivity analysis of the accuracy of the algorithms as a function of origin - destination trip time is also provided.


In this paper we present a method to reconstruct the position of the line of sight and orientation of the focal plane of the Planck satellite, which may be expressed by the parameters of the effective boresight and roll angles, respectively. The accuracy to which these parameters must be determined to avoid compromising the reconstruction of the C power spectrum is assessed. It is expected that the pointing reconstruction will be performed using point-source transits in the highest frequency channels, given their smaller beam sizes. Estimates are made for the number of galactic and extragalactic point sources visible by Planck in these channels. The ability of the method presented here to reconstruct the pointing parameters to the required accuracies using these point sources is investigated. It is found that the scanning strategy employed and the actual orientation of the focal plane both independently influence the available number of suitable point sources, from which this method may successfully evaluate the pointing parameters. While this paper focuses on the pointing reconstruction of the Planck satellite, elements of the analysis presented here may be of use elsewhere.


The occurrence of a spontaneous melanoma in the hamster and its behavior on transplantation have been described. Significant features observed during the course of study were the occurrence of amelanotic derivatives and a proclivity for sarcomatous transformation.


We demonstrate an optical parametric oscillator based on two HgGa2S4 crystals with an extremely wide tuning range from 4.2 to 10.8 μm. The HgGa2S4 optical parametric oscillator was pumped by a Q-switched nanosecond Nd : YLF laser at 1.053 μm. The absorption spectrum of ammonia was presented to demonstrate the feasibility of the developed optical parametric oscillator system for spectroscopic measurements and gas detection.


The outcome of total wrist prostheses is disappointing due to complications, mainly loosening or absence of osseointegration. The main reason is poor placement. The aim of this study was to examine whether computer‐assisted surgery (CAS) was advantageous in wrist prosthesis implantation.


In the article the author makes analysis common theoretical terms, such as legal ways and the mechanism of legal regulation. Analysis the legislation material selects the row of features the administrative legal and law ways and the author gives the definition of the administrative legal and law ways in a sphere of providing personal security.


Recurrence at the site of a stapled anastomosis is generally believed to result from the luminal implantation of viable cancer cells during stapling. We report a 57-year-old woman who underwent radical surgery for sigmoid colon cancer and developed anastomotic recurrence ten months after the initial operation. Her serum carcinoembryonic antigen(CEA)levels were within normal limits during the postoperative follow-up. The patient subsequently underwent a partial colon resection for the anastomotic recurrence. The clinicopathological findings revealed that possible tumor cell implantation caused the recurrence. We encountered a case of anastomotic recurrence due to possible tumor implantation after curative surgery for sigmoid colon cancer. Follow-up colonoscopy was more helpful for the diagnosis of anastomotic recurrence than CEA monitoring.


Introduction
Soil losses and erosion is one of the main causes of fertility decreasing, sedimentation in River cannels and irrigation canals, decreasing of storage capacity in dams, increasing of floods frequency, environmental pollution and it prevents from stable development. More than 70% of Iran land is covered with arid and semi-arid areas. Soil erosion as one of the main causes of soil degradation, annually loss large volume of fertile soils in the Fars province. CORINE methodology is a standard method used by the countries of the European Union to determine erosion risk and qualities of the lands. Using the methodology, countries of the European Union sharing the coasts of the Mediterranean Sea have completed their erosion risk maps and classification of their lands. The main goal of this research is preparing actual soil erosion and potential soil erosion map. In this research, the CORINE method has been modified according to the Jahrom watershed basin as study area of the research. CORINE model applied for assessing and estimating soil erosion risk in the Jahrom basin. To calculate of actual soil erosion, estimating erodibility, erosivity, slope, land use and vegetation is needed.
Material and Methods
Topographic and geologic maps with scales of 1:25000 and 1:100000 were used as the main data source to provide digital elevation model (DEM) of the study area. The paper maps of the study area have been scanned and rectified. The DEM have been derived from contour maps. Slope layer has been generated from DEM data and classified into 5 groups according to the geomorphologic units.
The erosionvity index has been calculated by Fournier index, which determines the precipitation energy to loss soil. For investigating soil erodibility, 1:250000 scale soil maps were used. Soil texture, soil depth and soil large stone fragment amounts have been considered for providing soil erodibility.
The integrating soil erodibility with soil erosivity based on slope map leads to potential soil erosion risk map. To prepare actual soil erosion risk, the vegetation map, which shows the conservation areas, has been applied. The actual soil erosion risk has provided by integrating potential soil erosion risk and vegetation type maps.
Results and Discussion
The results showed more than 60% of the study area is categorized with high potential erosion risk. About 20% of the study area is classified with high severity erosion, which is located in the areas with steep slope, low vegetation coverage and high precipitation. The results indicated that more than 80% of the catchment is categorized with high and moderate potential risk of soil erosion, while the actual risk of the study area is low. High precipitation, high slope and low vegetation cover lead to increase actual risk of soil erosion.
Vegetation coverage is one of the most important factors in soil erosion risk assessment. The vegetative cover and land use conventions of the study site have been detected by digitized of stand maps with in GIS environment. In general CORINE methodology showed reliable results and was modified based on the studied area conditions. Advantages of this model, in contrast to other common erosion and soil erosion prediction models, is its simple usage to assess the dataset, the commonly used software it employs, and mapping actual soil and potential soil erosion risk.
Conclusion
Soil erosion is considered as one of the major threats to Iran soils, particularly in the arid and semi-arid areas, which cover more that 75% of Iran climatic zones. In order to effectively formulate mitigation strategies and implement conservation measurements to counteract soil erosion, it is essential to objectively identify and quantify areas at risk.
The goal of this study is to develop and verify an erosion and soil erosion risk model that can be easily employed in Iran under conditions of limited data availability. The model 'CORINE' is well suited for this application. The Fournier index has been applied for erosivity of studied area. The soil erodibility was prepared by soil texture, soil depth and stoniness indicators. Ultimately the integrating potential soil erosion risk and vegetation type maps based on slope leads to provide actual soil erosion risk map.
The simple algorithms utilized for running the model are flexible to different spatial and temporal data accuracies. Also, the model can universally be applied in areas with semi-arid to semi-humid climate conditions without spatial limitations.


The paper presents comparison of main diagnostic characters of all recognizable species of genera Euophrys C.L. Koch, 1834, Pseudeuophrys Dahl, 1912 and Talavera Peckham & Peckham, 1909, also delimiting new genus Euochin from China. All that purports to illustrate the current state of classification suggests progress and improvements. Discussed postulates include adding color macrophotograps of live specimens to the routine tools of research, and routine use of precisely documented palps and internal structures of epigyne. Implementation of the above will require change of research protocol of all Salticidae, the conclusions drawn are applicable to studies of other families of spiders. New taxa described. Gen. Euochin gen. n. Subgroup of genera EUOPHRYEAE new. Nomenclatorical corrections documentedEuophrys monadnock: Edwards, 1980: 12 (S, in part). = Euophrys nearctica Kaston, 1938c (removal from synonymy, documented - Figs 12B-C with E, as well as relevant facsimiles Figs 32-33).Icius hamatus (C. L. Koch, 1846) (one of synonyms reinstated, female only) = Euophrys altera (Simon, 1868). Euophrys talassica Logunov, 1997 = Pseudeuophrys talassica (Logunov, 1997) - comb. n., Euophrys vittata Caporiacco, 1935 - reinstated from "nomen dubium" to "pending revision" status. Talavera petrensis (C. L. Koch, 1837) = Euophrys petrensis C. L. Koch, 1837 (reinstated original combination). Overdue nomenclatorical corrections: Ballognatha typica Caporiacco, 1935 - nomen dubium, Ballognatha Caporiacco, 1935 - nomen dubium, Ballognathine Caporiacco, 1935 - nomen dubium.


Theoretical Perspectives Research Approach Capitalist Transformation in Himachal Pradesh Local Environment and Lived Experience The Stories and Voices of Nirmala, Kalabiti and Shanti The Environment and Women's Work Women's Health and Education Culture, Subjectivity and Resistance


Many techniques have been applied to comprehensive regional planning through the processes of goal-building, research and analysis, plan-establishing, implementation-scheduling, and evaluation. Operations research(OR) is one of those techniques. OR has been developed in such fields of military operations, industrial engineering and business management during the last three decades in several developed western countries. It is a recent tendency for public administrators and researchers to be interested in OR for their scientific decision making. Therefore, we see that OR has not only a weak basis on, but a few practical applications to urban and regional planning. Such situation is worse in developing countries. This paper aims at investigating the possible basis and limitations or obstacles of OR application to public decision making, especially regional planning. A practical example of OR application to regional planning in Korea and its evaluation will be introduced.


According to the results of retrieving PubMed/MEDLINE and EMBASE databases, this study summarized distributions of two commonly mutated alleles (C282Y and H63D) and genotypes in HFE gene, and considered odds ratios (ORs) as well as its 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs) as effective variables of the included study itself and after summarizing. In terms of allele, compared with individual carrying wild type (WT) allele, individual carrying C282Y allele was more likely to suffer from liver cancer, with OR and P value of 1.58 (95% CI 1.10-2.27) and 0.01, respectively; no significantly increased risk of liver cancer was found in individual carrying H63D allele, with OR and P value of 1.12 (95% CI 0.89-1.47) and 0.35, respectively. From a perspective of genotype, in comparison with individual carrying WT/WT genotype, risk of individual carried with C282Y/C282Y homozygote genotype suffering from liver cancer increased significantly, with OR and P value of 5.10 (95% CI 2.58-10.09) and less than 0.00001, respectively. Furthermore, OR and P value of individual carrying C282Y/WT heterozygous genotype were 1.28 (95% CI 1.01-1.63) and 0.04 severally; and individual carried with H63D/H63D homozygote genotype was found without obviously increased liver cancer risk, with OR and P value of 1.04 (95% CI 0.63-1.71) and 0.89. Moreover, OR and P value of individual carrying H63D/H63D homozygote genotype or H63D/WT heterozygous genotype were 1.19 (95% CI 0.99-1.37) and 0.07, respectively. Meta analysis revealed that individual carrying C282Y/C282Y homozygote genotype had 5.10 times of liver cancer risk than individual carrying WT/WT genotype, while no significantly increased liver cancer risk was found in individual carrying H63D/H63D homozygote genotype or carrying C282Y/WT and H63D/WT heterozygous genotype.


This investigation was aimed at developing a ready-to-reconstitute beverage by utilizing probiotics and whey protein hydrolysates carrying bioactive peptides. Cheddar cheese whey was ultrafiltered. The 18% protein retentate was subjected to protein hydrolysis using Neutrase. The hydrolyzed retentate was further condensed to 35% total solids and spray-dried at 75 C outlet air temperature. Different levels of sugar, citric acid and stabilizer were blended for spray-dried hydrolysates. Spray-dried hydrolysate was further inoculated with different levels of probiotics grown in a whey medium and dried in fluidized-bed drier at 40 C to obtain a ready-to-reconstitute beverage. Hydrolysis was greatest at an enzyme:substrate ratio of 1:25 for 3 h. Spray-dried hydrolysate reconstituted to 1% protein and blended with 15% sugar, 0.2% citric acid and 0.15% xantham gum resulted in a superior product with no sedimentation. Accordingly, sugar, citric acid and xanthum gum were dry-blended with spray-dried hydrolysates. Bifidobacterium bifidum and Lactobacillus acidophilus that was grown separately in a whey medium, blended to produce 2% spray-dried hydrolysate and dried as described above resulted in a readyto-reconstitute beverage mix. The fluidized dried product typically exhibited a probiotic count of 10 colony forming units (CFU)/g. However, blending of probiotic to the retentate and direct spray-drying precipitously reduced the probiotic count to 10 CFU/g of powder.


This book addresses the politics of higher education in Imperial China during the Northern Song period (960-1127). How did different political agents -- namely emperors, scholar-officials, teachers and students -- interact in shaping the Imperial University and compete over different agendas? Earlier studies often conceived the Imperial University as a static institution and framed questions within the context of institutional and social history. Building on recent insights/developments in new political history, this book is distinctive for its emphasis on the fluid political processes shaping institutional changes and the interaction of the people involved. Based on a close reading of the surviving records of court archives, chronological accounts and biographical materials of individual agents, the author shows the agendas behind the structures and regulations of the Imperial University and the ways in which they actually functioned, among them the assertion of autocratic rule, the elimination of political opposition, and the imposition of strict morality. Competitions and negotiations over these agenda, the author proposes, lead to changes in educational policies, which did not occur in a linear or progressive fashion, but rather back-and-forth due to ongoing resistance.


The specificity of formation of professional competence, taking into account features of the profession, identified aspects of interaction in the learning process of students, journalists and PR-professionals.


ABSTRACT A new macrodinychid mite, Macrodinychus iranicus Babaeian & Khalili-Moghadam sp. nov., is described and illustrated based on adult females and males collected in the nest of a Tetramorium sp. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Koohrang county (Chaharmahal va Bakhtiari Province), Iran. Uroobovella similiobovata Hirschmann & Zirngiebl-Nicol, 1962 and Microuroobovella olszanowskii Błoszyk et al., 2020 are also reported for the first time for the fauna of Asia. http://www.zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:26AE31BD-68AC-4D12-8F59-BF161AC6C386


The invention relates to a method for controlling access to resources of a computer system having at least two access processes, wherein the access of an accessing process is performed on the resources of the other access process. Furthermore, the invention provides apparatus for performing the method according to the invention and a computer program product with the inventive method relates. The call of a component as a resource a thread, as a first access process is diverted to the call to a second resource of a second thread as a second access process through a call back again in the first thread. This ensures that only a certain access process is accessing the component and therefore no synchronization of access processes must be implemented to shared resources. By the recall in the first thread of the corresponding accessed on virtually independently encapsulated program areas, with the accesses must not be synchronized by the program developer.


and rocks, thus giving the Indian a chance to obtain the honey. Some California Indians have domesticated the wild bees. In Southern California the Indians cut down the trees containing bees, put them in a sack, carry away the honey to eat and sell the bees for one dollar a swarm, the purchaser taking all risks of getting a queen. Bees in a sack, for sale by an Indian, are surely a novel article of trade.