In modern linguodidactics, the issue of teaching languages is acute in terms of their active use in communication, so teachers are actively developing new methods of communicative learning. Among the most popular and effective is storytelling, which is considered within the framework of pedagogy and linguodidactics as a technology, as a method, as a form, and as a means of teaching. The purpose of our work is to analyse its features within the framework of modern Russian and foreign linguodidactics and show the specifics of its use in teaching Russian as a foreign language in a technical university, without going into details of the interpretation of the theoretical justifications for the essence of storytelling. The conclusions and recommendations of the authors of the article are supported by the results of a pedagogical experiment conducted at the Omsk State Transport University in the 2021/22 academic year.


The article discusses a rather obscure aspect of the presence of persons of Hungarian origin in the Pauline monastery in Jasna Gora.


Rod- and disk-like particles preferentially align parallel and perpendicular, respectively, to the fluid vorticity, both at the early as well as later stages of the unsteady Taylor–Green vortex (TGV) flow. The early stage of the flow is laminar and comprises anisotropic large-scale Taylor–Green structures, while the later stages resemble homogeneous isotropic turbulence with Kolmogorov-type small-scale structures. The reason for the orientational behavior of inertialess spheroids in the early stage of the TGV-flow has been sought by examining the alignments of spheroidal particles, not only with vorticity but also with Lagrangian stretching and compression directions of the fluid elements in our earlier paper [Jayaram et al., "Alignment and rotation of spheroids in unsteady vortex flow," Phys. Fluids. 33, 033310 (2021)]. This article is a sequel to the above paper in which the spheroids' alignments are studied locally, in contrast to the volume-averaged statistics studied previously, to observe the influence of the local flow field on the spheroidal alignment. It has been observed through our studies that the alignments vary periodically in space and these variations can be associated with the large-scale periodicity of the flow field originating from the initial conditions of the TGV flow. Additionally, the intense vortex stretching in the early stages of the flow evolution is seen to be largely influencing the orientation of the spheroids.


We describe an implementation of the Renesas H8/300 16-bit processor in VHDL suitable for synthesis on an FPGA. We extended the ISA slightly to accommodate cycleaccurate timers accessible from the instruction set, designed to provide more precise real-time control. We describe the architecture of our implementation in detail, describe our testing strategy, and finally show how to built a cross compilation toolchain under Linux.


AIMS
Explore the self-care experiences of patients with multiple chronic conditions (MCCs) and caregivers' contributions to patient self-care during COVID-19 pandemic.

DESIGN
A descriptive qualitative design was used. The COREQ checklist was used for study reporting.

METHODS
Individual semi-structured interviews were used to collect data from patients with MCCs and caregivers selected from the dataset of an ongoing longitudinal study. Data analysis was performed through deductive thematic analysis. The middle-range theory of self-care of chronic illness, which entails the three dimensions of self-care maintenance, monitoring and management, was used as a theoretical framework to guide data collection and analysis.

RESULTS
A total of 16 patients and 25 caregivers were interviewed from May to June 2020. The participants were mainly women, with a mean age for patients of 76.25 years and caregivers of 45.76 years; the caregivers were mainly the patients' children (72%). During the pandemic, some patients reported remaining unchanged in their self-care maintenance, monitoring and management behaviours, others intensified their behaviours, and others decreased them. Caregivers played an important role in protecting patients from the risk of contagion COVID-19 and in ensuring patients' self-care of chronic diseases through direct and indirect interventions.

CONCLUSIONS
Critical events can modify the self-care experiences of chronically ill patients and caregivers' contributions, leading to maintenance, increase or decrease of self-care and contributions to self-care behaviours.

IMPACT
Patients with MCCs and their caregivers can react in different ways in their performances of self-care and contribution to patients' self-care behaviours when ordinary daily life is disrupted; therefore, nurses should assess such performances during critical events to identify the individuals at risk of reduced self-care and promote the most suitable healthcare services (e.g. eHealth) to implement individualised interventions.


Paul Mason was appointed Commissioner for Children for Tasmania in 2007. Before that Paul had three decades' experience both as a solicitor and barrister in all areas of family law, including complex parenting and child protection cases across Australia.


PURPOSE: Techniques and apparatus for using the kinetic energy of a moving fluid stream and more particularly a cascade of aero- or hydro-foils oscillating in such a stream is provided which produce useful work, e.g. generate electricity, by removing energy from the stream or produce propulsion by adding externally supplied energy to create a negative drag. CONSTITUTION: Method and apparatus for converting the kinetic energy of a moving fluid stream into useful work is performed by using a cascade of thin aero of hydro foils (2) positioned therein. The foils is provided with at least two degrees of freedom and adjacent foils move out of phase. The foils are subjected to fluid induced oscillations known as flutter. Barriers (3, 43) is positioned downstream, above, or at the sides of the apparatus for increasing efficiency. A system of fly wheels (17, 18) to increase inertia of the foils is used with the hydrofoils. A cascade of aero of hydro foils is mechanically oscillated.


As part of a Performance-Based Standards (PBS) research programme for heavy vehicles in South Africa, a need was identified to design, manufacture and operate a number of PBS or Smart Truck demonstration vehicles in order to gain practical experience in the PBS approach and to quantify and evaluate the potential infrastructure preservation, safety and productivity benefits for road freight transport. The Smart Truck demonstration projects have been designed and manufactured to comply with the safety standards of the Australian PBS system. These include directional and non-directional manoeuvres such as acceleration capability, slow speed swept path, static rollover threshold and rearward amplification. The infrastructure performance standards are based on South African bridge and pavement design standards. This paper presents a summary of the monitoring data of 48 PBS demonstration vehicles in the forestry and mining sectors. Initial results indicate a number of improvements in performance of the Smart Trucks compared with the baseline vehicles.


The invention proposes a device for storing, particularly silicone, has a storage chamber (12), a side wall (14), which limits the storage chamber, at least a base, which limits the storage chamber downwards and a safety device (20), which surrounds the side wall. An intermediate element (34) is provided, which is detachably connected with the base. The safety device is arranged on the intermediate element.


C.A.O. (1997). Expression of an L1-related cell adhesion molecule on developing CNS fiber tracts in zebrafish and its functional contribution to axon fasciculation. homolog of DM-GRASP, is involved in retinal axon pathfinding to the optic disk. Neurolin (DM-GRASP / SC-1) in guidance of motor axons during zebrafish development. (in Vorbereitung).


The concept of Lorentzian generators is used to create objects and material interfaces which exhibit significantly different characteristics with an interacting electromagnetic wave. A new microtechnology of RF MEMS is adopted to produce integrable switches into Lorentzian implant elements. This allows the creation of variable PBG structures of reconfigurable space filters, polarizers, and materials amongst several other applications. Lorentzian elements and RF MEMS in PBG structures The relationship of the classical and quantum representation of polarizability is reviewed and it is used to justify the use of Lorentzian generators [1]-[4] to create practical PBG implant elements is considered and a catalogue of their intrinsic properties is presented in terms of the effective parameters of the resulting PBG structure. The effective parameters include index of refraction, permittivity, permeability, and impedance. Lorentzian generator has been investigated by both the classical theory [1] and the quantum theory [2]. Lorentzian is interpreted as a damped harmonic oscillator in the classical theory, and treated as a bounded electron transferring between separated energy levels. Lorentzian generator is used to derive other effective parameters for the final PBG structures with Lorentzian implant element [3]. The Lorentzian generator satisfies the Kramers-Kronig relation and causality principle [2]. This is very important when we try to interpret the effective parameters. Lorentzian exists in the visible frequency range or even higher for the natural material. Author [3] embedded the metallic disk in dielectrics with finite loss and realized the artificial Lorentzian type media from very low frequency to microwave range. Some results are shown in the figure 1. (a) (b) Figure 1. Band structure and Lorentzian for the metallic implant PGB structure. Both graphs are calculated according to Ref. [3]. Our presentation also focuses on the use of our RF MEMS microtechnology which we use to create reconfigurable implants. The RF MEMS switch is fabricated using our technology which allows the switch to be fabricated directly on a printed circuit board [5]. The process starts with a RO4003 substrate, a high performance laminate, er=3.38, with tanδ=0.0027, and copper layers of 17 mm and dielectric thickness of 1.5 mm, because of its relatively low cost and capability to handle high frequencies up to 18 GHz. A coplanar waveguide (CPW) structure with 230 mm-width and 35 mm-gap is formed by patterning and wet etching the top copper layer to obtain a 50 W-transmission line. Afterwards, the membrane post are patterned and electroplated for 5 mm thick Cu at the ground plane of the CPW. These posts are used to define the air-gap between the membrane and the CPW signal line. A 200 nm silicon nitride film is then deposited on the signal line and on the membrane posts by a low temperature high-density inductively coupled plasma chemical vapor deposition (HDICP CVD) [6][7]. After deposition, the SiNx film is lithographically patterned by a different mask and selectively removed by reactive ion etch (RIE). The compression-molding-planarization (COMP) process is applied to planarize the highly topographic photoresist surface and thus to ensure mechanical integrity of the membrane to be deposited. Following the planarization, the sacrificial photoresist layer is then lithographically patterned for the metallization step. An aluminum film is deposited on the surface and patterned to form the switch membrane. The sacrificial layer is removed to release the membrane in the final process step. Fig. 2 shows the fabricated asymmetric switch with membrane at the down-position. We initially use this microtechnology to generate closed and open metallic ring implants, thus create significant reconfigurability for all effective parameters between the closed and open states of the rings.


Neurodegenerative diseases of the amyloid type include common conditions such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Despite the fact that the phenotypes of these neuropathic maladies differ widely, ranging from cognitive to motor and psychotic disturbances, they are all characterized by the pathological accumulation and deposition in the central nervous system of well-ordered protein aggregates known as amyloid f ibr i ls . Accumulating evidence indicates that rather than the end-stage mature fibrils, however, it is the smaller, metastable intermediate forms (known as oligomers) of the aggregated protein and peptides which represent the most neurotoxic species (Chiti and Dobson, 2017). One suggested mechanism for such toxicity appears to involve the ability of oligomers to interact with plasma membranes whilst inducing cell leakage (Surguchov et al., 2017). However, contemporary work increasingly points to mitochondria, and hence mitochondrial membranes, as preferential targets for the pathogenic action of oligomers in the neuronal cell (Ghio et al., 2016).


Electron diffraction and electron microscopy were used in a study of the structure of thin films of the superionic compound Ag 2 CdI 4 at temperatures in the range 300-600 K. A phase transition was observed at temperatures 330-380 K. At this phase transition the film structure changed from hexagonal to cubic and in the interval 330-380 K the structure was intermediate. The phase transition was reversible when films were heated to temperatures not exceeding T < 380 K and the phase transition kinetics was governed only by the film temperature


Abstract While there is a growing body of literature on the effects of plant closings on displaced workers' incomes, little research has been done on other economic effects, like loss of family assets. Furthermore, most research on plant closings investigates the post-displacement experience of blue-collar male factory workers only. The present study examines the degree of asset loss in a population of 3,596 white factory, clerical/technical, and managerial employees displaced by a plant closing. Levels of asset loss were measured via a telephone survey of 555 subjects and the results were compared across the respective subsamples. Regression analysis was performed to test which predictors best contributed to explaining the level of asset loss. The findings indicated that while only a minority of displaced employees lost assets, their losses were substantial Male factory, clerical/technical, and managerial employees were found to have experienced similar dollar losses in assets due to a plant closing. Fem...


The dosage resulted in a mortality of 25% was considered as zero level, from the base of co-toxicity factor evaluating joint action of two insecticides. Bioassay was arranged with quadratic regression rotation composite design method to study the combined synergism of cypermethrin and quinalphos on the 2nd-instar larvae of common cutworm, Spodoptera litura. The relationship between the death probability of target insect and the dosages of the insecticides was described by a quadratic polynomial. The mathematical relationship between co-toxicity coefficient (CTC) and the dosages of the insecticides (N1,.N2) was deduced from the calculating formula of CTC. i.e. CTC a,b represent the medium lethal concentrations of cypermethrin and quinalphos, respectively. So the formula, was taken as the goal function of optimization problem. Finally, the maximum CTC and optimal mixture ratio of cypermethrin and quinalphos were obtained with the program. NLP of SAS. These results were very consistent with the ones of Sun's (1960) method.


This research proposes that technological artifacts are perceived as social actors, and that users can make personality and behavioral attributions towards them. These formed perceptions interact with the user's own characteristics in the form of an evaluation of similarity. Using an automated shopping assistant, the study investigates the effects of two types of perceived similarity on a number of dependent variables. The results show that both, perceived personality similarity, as well as perceived behavioral similarity, between the user and the decision aid positively affect users' evaluations of the technological artifact. Furthermore, the study investigates the role of design characteristics in forming social perceptions about the shopping assistant. The results indicate that design characteristics, namely content, can be used to manifest desired personalities and behaviors, allowing us to compute measures of "actual" similarity, which were found to predict perceived similarity.


We present accurate force fields developed from density functional theory (DFT) calculations with periodic boundary conditions for use in molecular simulations involving M2(dobdc) (M-MOF-74; dobdc4– = 2,5-dioxidobenzenedicarboxylate; M = Mg, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Zn) and frameworks of similar topology. In these systems, conventional force fields fail to accurately model gas adsorption due to the strongly binding open-metal sites. The DFT-derived force fields predict the adsorption of CO2, H2O, and CH4 inside these frameworks much more accurately than other common force fields. We show that these force fields can also be used for M2(dobpdc) (dobpdc4– = 4,4′-dioxidobiphenyl-3,3′-dicarboxylate), an extended version of MOF-74, and thus are a promising alternative to common force fields for studying materials similar to MOF-74 for carbon capture applications. Furthermore, it is anticipated that the approach can be applied to other metal–organic framework topologies to obtain force fields for different systems. We ha...


The underground artificial structure is based on the reconstructed mining environment,and maintaining its reliability and stability is a prerequisite for realizing a safe,economical and efficient mining.First of all,the characteristics of the rockmass in deep underground and the strength of backfilling are analyzed objectively,and then the reliability analysis software NESSUS is introduced to make reliability study,connecting with the finite element software ANSYS.Finally,the reliability of stope structure of the Kelatongke Copper-Nickel Mine in Xinjiang province is simulated,getting the value of 0.940 586 5.By adjusting the correlative variables to optimize the reliability of the structure,the value of reliability increases to 0.967 374,which meets the design requirements.


induced by L-dopa treatment. The currently available clinical findings on the treatment of Parkinson's disease allow the conclusion that neuroprotection needs to be incorporated in the therapeutic concept right from the start. The indication that ropiniro-le may possess neuroprotectiv properties, together with its fa-vourable safety profile, make this agent an effective dopamine agonist in the treatment of Parkinson's disease, Einleitung


A novel amperometric biosensor for the sensing of L-lactate is developed using L-lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and hydroxylamine enlarged gold nanoparticles (GNPs). LDH and GNPs have been integrated with the sol–gel 3-D silicate network derived from 3-(mercaptopropyl)trimethoxysilane (MPTS). The biosensing of L-lactate is based on the electrocatalytic determination of enzymatically generated NADH by GNPs of the integrated assembly. The GNPs on the network efficiently catalyze the oxidation of NADH at −0.065 V, which is ca. 915 mV less positive than on the bulk Au electrode. The biosensor was characterized in terms of the effects of enzyme loading, solution pH, and cofactor concentration. The integrated biosensor was successfully utilized for the amperometric sensing of L-lactate and it shows excellent sensitivity with a detection limit of 100 nM. The common interfering electroactive compounds in the biological system do not interfere the amperometric measurement of L-lactate. This biosensor linearly responds to L-lactate in the range of 0–0.8 mM and the sensitivity of the electrode was 0.446 nA/nM. Excellent reproducibility, long time storage and operational stability have been achieved.


Objective To explore the relationship between nutritional status and infection in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.Methods A total of 100 elderly patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus were enrolled in this study.All patients were divided into observation group and control group according to whether they were infected or not.All patients were assessed by mini-nutritional assessment(MNA) scores.Serum levels of prealbumin(PA),albumin(Alb),triglyceride(TG),cholesterol(CHO) and glycosylated hemoglobin(HbA1c),total lymphocyte count(TLC),BMI,thickness of skin fold on triceps and circumference of upper arm muscle in patients of these two groups were measured.Results Compared with control group,MNA scores,serum levels of PA and Alb,TLC and circumference of upper muscle in patients of observation group were significantly decreased.Conclusion Elderly patients with type 2 diabetes tend to complicate with infection owing to malnutrition.These patients should be strengthened by physical exercise and nutritional support therapy in order to reduce the occurrence of infection.


Clostridium difficile ribotype 027, which is associated with high mortality, has caused serious outbreaks in Canada, Europe, and the U.S. Investigators at a Quebec hospital (with partial industry support) recently studied changes in ribotype prevalence, antibiotic exposure preceding C. difficile infection (CDI), clinical characteristics of such infection, and susceptibility profiles of C. difficile isolates obtained before and …


All over the world "globalization has brought the fears that the social fabric of societies could be brought down by the market."Anti-globalization" protest claim that the "world is not for sale". French Prime Minister Line Jospin tried to draw a line in the sand by granting that he would go for a "market economy but not for a market society" and many more quotes from all quarters would point to the same idea. Globalization, these days, is not warmly welcome. The debate has a long tradition. Back in the Roman Empire Pliny the Elder already complained against " India, China and Arabia robbing our Empire one hundred million sesterces every year". Many more quotes since then would point to the prevalence of such fears all over the centuries. Nor should it be surprising either that complaints about globalization are heard both from the North and from the South. Globalization is a shock that alters the distribution of income across agents and sectors. Back in the 19th century, globalization has meant the end of peasantry on England, and the collapse of manufactured trade in the South. Some long run consequences as in Ceylon which became a producer of only one commodity, tea, had indeed been devastating. But the short run effect, even in the winning camp (the now industrialized nations) has been no less powerful.


He results of a numerical modeling of an angular distribution of a separate aerosol particles fluorescence are compared with experimental data of protein Ovalbumin and spores Bacillus subtilis. The data received show the presence of a fluorescence indicatrix anisotropy, the value of which depends on an optical density of aerosol particles at the wave lengths of fluorescence excitation and fluorescence emission. The experimental data are generally consistent with the results of modelling studies. Based on these studies concluded that the fluorescence indicatrix anisotropy can be used as an additional marker for a qualitative analysis of bioaerosol particles with the purpose of improvement of a flow optical method selectivity.


On the basis of recording the influence of the socio-political contexto on the configuration of the Spanish autonomous model, as defined by the 1978 Constitution, this article assesse this issue taking into account its basic inspiring priciples: sufficiency, de-centralisation and cohesion. After highlighting the fact that, during its first twenty tears, the system granted few levels of fiscal responsability to the Autonomous Communities under the Common Regime, it shall analyse the reforms since 1996 aimen at correcting this deficit. Since 1002, these reforms have notably increased the financial autonomy of the Spanish regions. In this new context, this paper highlights the importance of solidarity policies that guarantee proper inter-territorial cohesion. Through the use of different regional economic indicators and variables, it shall conclude that it is necessary to improve the genuine convergence ot the Spanish territories.


The major of editing and publishing,which is highly applicable and practical,should attach more importance to the practical teaching.However,many educational organizations do not pay enough attention to it,in large degree resulting in the graduates' weak employment competitiveness.By analyzing the difficulties for present practical teaching of editing and publishing major,the paper explains the scope of practical teaching of the major and puts forward the methods to construct practical teaching pattern for it.


ABSTRACT This article describes the process one university followed to develop an efficient way of collecting information related to faculty engagement, innovation, and impact. The purpose of the document (i.e., the tracking record) is to facilitate the production of effective Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) Self-Evaluation Reports and Continuous Improvement Review Reports. The experiences recorded and the sample tracking record provided will be of use to accreditation directors, associate deans, and deans across a wide range of universities as they prepare for initial accreditation or maintenance of accreditation under the 2013 AACSB Standards.


AbstractThe basic principles of Navajo peacemaking predate Euro-based restorative justice models and programs. Because Peacemaking is the result of different cultural processes from those on which Euro-based programs are based, many of the issues that cause concern about Euro-based restorative justice have already been resolved for Peacemaking. Some of these resolutions may be useful to Euro-based programs; some may not because of their rootedness in Navajo culture. Ten issues are discussed: the relationship between retributive and restorative systems; victim perceptions of justice; offender perceptions of justice; due process; community perceptions of justice; antagonism from criminal justice personnel; lack of program resources; program effectiveness in reducing incarceration and recidivism; mediator skills; and expanding clientele to include organizations, repeat offenders and violent offenders. Of these, only three issues - lack of resources, community perceptions of justice, and antagonism from crimi...


A Physical Optics model is developed in this work to analyze the backscattering properties of a perfectly conducting Bruderhedral diplane reflector. Such a reflector is obtained by replacing one face of a conventional right angled dihedral corner reflector with a section of a cylinder. It has a relatively large radar cross section and exhibits a much wider lobe in the plane parallel to the seam with respect to a conventional dihedral corner. The here proposed approach employs the Geometrical Optics to take into account the electromagnetic interactions between the faces and furnishes the backscattered field by evaluating the radiation integral involving the induced surface currents in the Physical Optics approximation.


An automatic verification method has been studied to determine the safety and operability of programmable logic controller (PLC) based systems. For the systematic and efficient verification, we have developed a conversion method from relay ladder logic (RLL) to the verification system description. RLL is a common representation used to document PLC programs for the sequential logic of the system such as the safety interlocks and the startup/shutdown procedures. Once the modules are developed, complex RLLs can be represented by the combination of modules. As a result we can verify complex PLC systems using the verification method including RLL modules. The developed modules are used to verify alarm systems and show that the method is valid.


Based on P-S-R framework and catastrophe progression method,a catastrophe model for assessment of urban eco-security was developed,and assessed the ecological security status of southern coastline of Fujiann from 1994 to 2006.The results showed that:(1) With the impact of rapid urbanization and population growth,the ecological security gained in 2001,and returned to Ⅴ again in 2006.The system pressure increased,because human activities created a significant load.(2) From 1994 to 2006,the values of the ecological security of the system state and system response were rising,indicating that people′s response to system safety was positive and effective.However,poulation and resource pressure were the main threat to ecological security of the study area.(3) Catastrophe theory which did not use weights prevened people from subjectivity when empowering.Using catastrophe model to calculate specific value of various indicators of the ecological security,quantitative contrast can be conducted anong all levels of various indicators.


Based on the features of Puguang gas-field, such as deeper gas reservoir burial depth, complicate geologic structure, complex conditions and accident of lost circulation, blowout, borehole collapse and sticking of tool are of common occurrence during drilling, slow drilling speed, long drilling cycle etc., the paper analyzed the problems of casing programme in the exploratory well, and optimized the casing programme of development well. At the same time, the corrosive characteristics of the down-hole casing string were analyzed in H2S and CO2 gas well, the corrosion control methods were put forward, and the casing string material was optimized. The obtained conclusions have guidance significance for the sour gas field development.


women surveyed and 6245 (40 19 0%') of the women smokers were listed as unknown or not specified as to occupation. Was this study part of a larger study collected for a different purpose, a national health survey perhaps ? This could explain this large number of unknowns in this important category. It is unusual to have such a study based on the ages of the the husband at time of interview rather than on age of the study subjects, the wives. When the agricultural and non-agricultural comparisons were made, the experience of the wives of men over 69 was omitted, an important segment of the study population. Why was this? Clarification of these points would be appreciated. Arecent studyin Japan by Minowa et all considers the distribution of lung cancer mortality and many of the environmental factors in Japan. In this carefully conducted and explained study, the author states, "Smoking did not seem to explain the prefectural differences of lung cancer mortality." There was no significant difference between the prefectures with high and low consumption of tobacco. The high standardised mortality ratios were along the seacoast, in the highly polluted and heavy industry areas for both males and females. The areas in Hirayama's study were nearly all in the areas with the high standardised mortality ratios in the Minowa study. Aoki,2 another reputable epidemiologist from Japan, reported in 1980 on the incidence of lung cancer and its mechanism as regards factors other than smoking. Before the second world war lung cancer was a rare disease but during 1947-60 the number of deaths increased rapidly. Such an increase cannot be explained by smoking. These authors make the point that Japan has a disproportionate amount of adenocarcinoma, and Hirayama also mentions the large number of adenocarcinomas in the cases from this study that had a postmortem examination. The proportion of adenocarcinomas of the lung in Japan, twice as high as in any of the developed countries in the world and validated by an outstanding Japanese thoracic specialist, Ishikawa,3 indicates aetiological factors peculiar to Japan, specifically related to adenocarcinoma.


In the wake of studies showing that medieval intellectual production, far from confining itself to distinct faculties or disciplines, resulted from a constant circulation of knowledge, this paper analyzes the relations between theology and law through the controversial case of the dispensation from the vow of chastity, between ca. 1215 and ca. 1315. Focusing on the different aspects of the compelling power of the vow, the possibility to make up for it or to change it and the papal power of dispensation in spite of the particular dignity of the vow and the decretal forbiding any dispensation from it, the reflexion of canonists and theologians shows the interweaving of their disciplines, the changes of some individual positions and the absence of expected solidarities.


The increasing area of oil palm plantations (Elaeis guineensis Jacquin) in Indonesia every year creates opportunities for pest that can harm oil palm plantations to develop, one of which is the coconut palm rhinoceros beetle (Oryctes rhinocheros Linnaeus). This research aims to determine the coconut palm rhinoceros beetle population, the percentage of plants attacked, and the intensity of the attack on the planting area Kebun-24 palm plantations of PT. CAS (Cakra Alam Sejati). In this research used a survey method on oil palm plantations Kebun-24. Determination of sample blocks was carried out by purposive sampling and plant samples were selected randomly. The location of the research was carried out in Pelalawan Regency, namely in the Kebun-24 plantation of PT. CAS, Riau Province. The results of the research, the highest population was TBM block with an average of 11.27 coconut palm rhinoceros beetle individuals. The highest coconut palm rhinoceros beetle population was in block 4c (1 year) with 86 imago individuals and 126 larvae individuals, while the lowest population was in block 11a (8 years) with 14 imago individuals and 68 larvae individuals. The highest percentage of affected plants was TM block with an average of 98.67%. The highest attack intensity of coconut palm rhinoceros beetle was TM block with an average of 37.07%. The percentage of affected plants and the highest attack intensity were in block 7b (6 years) with 100% percentage of affected plants and 37.60% attack intensity, while the lowest was block 14b (2 years) with 72.00% percentage of affected plants and 32, 00% attack intensity


An electric motor (50) with an embedded permanent magnet is provided with multiple permanent magnets (14) respectively inserted into multiple magnet-holding holes (13) formed in the rotor core (12) of a rotor (1). In the magnet-holding holes (13) there are formed a pair of fine protrusion sections (7), a pair of large protrusion sections (8), and a pair of diamagnetic escapes (10). A permanent magnet is held between the pair of fine protrusion sections (7). The fine protrusion sections protrude radially inward and are in surface contact with the end faces that correspond to the permanent magnet. The large protrusion sections are provided outside the fine protrusion sections, and extend toward the inside demarcating lines of the magnet-holding holes. The height (Tb) of the fine protrusion sections is less than the height (Ta) of the large protrusion sections.


Theatrical methods of creation of the novel at the level of an artistic image (a mask, a puppet), systems of characters (directors, actors, the audience), developments of a plot, composition and the game beginning are considered


From a time-dependent analysis of the decay $B^0_{d} \to \pi^+ \pi^-$ and using a model-dependent $A_P/A_T$ ratio of the penguin-to-tree amplitudes contributing to the decay, both the weak phase $\alpha$ and the strong phase shift difference $\delta$ can be extracted from the data. The value of the weak phase $\beta$, expected to be measured from the decay $B^0_{d} \to J/\psi K_S$, is used to parameterize the value of $A_P/A_T$ and the corresponding penguin correction to the observed asymmetry in $B^0_{d} \to \pi^+ \pi^-$.


Hyperspectral image processing has been a very active area in remote sensing and other application domains in recent years. Despite the availability of a wide range of advanced processing techniques for hyperspectral data analysis, many techniques for hyperspectral data classification are based on the consideration of spectral information separately from spatial information information, and thus the two types of information are not treated simultaneously. In this paper, we develop a new technique for joint spatial-spectral classification of hyperspectral image data which makes use of opening and closing by reconstruction, a kind of mathematical morphology operations which are extended here to hyperspectral images. A high performance parallel implementation of the proposed technique is also developed to satisfy time-critical constraints in remote sensing applications, using NASA's Thunderhead Beowulf cluster computer for demonstration purposes.


The entry of technology into the field of information and communication has transformed all aspects of human life to the extent that the transfer of educational data is accepted electronically and through a virtual environment by adopting a modern approach and removing many common limitations in physical education. Thus, the present study analyzed the effect of virtual education on the expression of religious concepts for children and evaluated its effect on the religious beliefs of the aforementioned group. Data collection tool was a four-level questionnaire taken from the Glock and Stark questionnaire of religious beliefs, which was distributed among 82 parents of children aged 7-12 years working in the police force of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province. The implementation of this research was by adopting a descriptive-evaluation method, semi-experimental and pre-test-post-test, and inferential statistics including correlated t-test were used to analyze the data. The results show that the components of religious attitudes and beliefs, religious information, religious practices and experiences by children have improved significantly compared to before the virtual education; But this educational method has not had any effect on performing duties and abandoning religious taboos.


A simple quasi-experimental design is described which may have utility in a variety of applied and laboratory research settings where ordinarily the one-group pretest-posttest pre-experimental design might otherwise be the procedure of choice. The design achieves high levels of internal and external validity and produces independent control groups by independently randomly assigning subjects to measurement occasions. It has superior internal and external validity in comparison with the one-group pretest-posttest design, in particular, but also in comparison with a number of other designs. The design includes elements which help control the internal validity factors-history, maturation, testing, regression, selection and their interactions; and the external validity factors-interaction of testing and treatment, interaction of selection and treatment, reactive arrangements and multiple treatment interference. The design approaches the internal validity of true experimental designs while optimizing external validity. It is readily analyzable with ANOVA techniques. The design may be particularly appropriate for evaluations of ongoing instructional programs in the schools, or evaluations of programmatic interventions or therapies occuring on an ongoing basis.


The dissociation of I2 molecules at the optical axis of a supersonic chemical oxygen-iodine laser (COIL) was studied via detailed measurements and three-dimensional computational fluid dynamics calculations. The measurements, briefly reported in a recent paper [Rybalkin et al., Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 021115 (2006)] and reanalyzed in detail here, revealed that the number N of consumed O2(aΔg1) molecules per dissociated I2 molecule depends on the experimental conditions: it is 4.5±0.4 for typical conditions and I2 densities applied for optimal operation of the COIL but increases at lower I2 densities. Comparing the measurements and the calculations enabled critical examination of previously proposed dissociation mechanisms and suggestion of a mechanism consistent with the experimental and theoretical results obtained in a supersonic COIL for the gain, temperature, I2 dissociation fraction, and N at the optical axis. The suggested mechanism combines the recent scheme of Azyazov and Heaven [AIAA J. 44, 1593 (2...


The paper analyzes Turkish Foreign Policy changes towards post-communist Central Asia. It tries to underline the geopolitical and domestic situations both in Turkey and Central Asian countries and compare mainly the Turkish Foreign Policy priorities in 90s and 2000s. These two periods, such as Ozalizm and Justice and Development Party (AK Party) periods were also remarked by Turkeys very active multidimensional Foreign Policy (somestimes both qualified as Neo Ottomanism).


The present invention is characterized in that a step V1 of forming a cutting groove 10 extending from a tile T1 and a tile T2 along a joint to a slanting mortar layer M )Wow; The first waterproofing liquid is supplied along the cutting groove 10 so that the first waterproofing liquid is absorbed by the slanting mortar layer M around the cutting groove 10 and then dried. Forming a water impermeable waterproofing area (20) surrounding the water impermeable waterproofing area (20); Forming a waterproofing joint 30 having the same surface as the surface of the tiles T1 and T2 by injecting the second waterproofing liquid into the cutting groove 10 after the water impermeable waterproofing area 20 is formed .


The Kodur Manganese belt has been surveyed with a vertical magnetometer. It was generally observed that both high positive and negative anomalies were associated with some of the existing ore bodies. Other large manganese ore deposits gave little or no magnetic anomalies. Further it was observed that both types of manganese ore deposits giving rise to large and little magnetic anomalies, contained similar percentages of manganese and iron. In view of these discrepancies, an extensive study of the magnetic properties of these manganese ores was taken up. The results of these measurements showed that the susceptibilities of the manganese ore samples collected vary over a wide range.

It was observed that the high susceptibilities are associated with samples containing manganmagnetite and vredenburgite, whereas samples rich in psilomelane and pyrolusite possess low susceptibilities. From the chemical analysis, normative values of manganmagnetite and vredenburgite–with a general formula of (Mn.Fe)3O4– were calculated and a linear relationship could be established between these normative values and susceptibilities.


RNA interference (RNAi) involves the degradation of homologous mRNA sequences in organisms and is induced by double-stranded RNA (dsRNA). We have constructed three hairpin RNA (hpRNA) prokaryotic expression vectors derived from the 5' region, the middle region and the 3' region of the Nuclear inclusion protein b (NIb) gene, and then expressed these in M-JM1091acY. Resistance analyses and Northern blotting showed that different hpRNAs had different abilities to protect tobacco plants from infection with Potato virus Y (PVY) and that this resistance was RNA-mediated.


We introduce a new algorithm for computing the distance from a point to an arbitrary polygonal mesh. Our algorithm uses a multi-resolution hierarchy of bounding volumes generated by geometric simplification. Our algorithm is dynamic, exploiting coherence between subsequent queries using a priority process (without caching the closest point), and achieving constant time queries in some cases. The method also applies to a mesh that deforms nonrigidly. Achieving from about 500 to several thousand queries per second for a complex polygonal shape on a PC, our method has applications both for interactive and photo-realistic graphics. In particular, we study in this paper the application to computing the Hausdorff distance between two polygonal shapes, with an arbitrary precision.


Feeding behavior in two groups of semi free-ranging primates, lion tailed macaques (LTM) (Macaca silenus, n = 9) and ring-tailed lemurs (RTL) (Lemur catta, n = 13), residing on St. Catherines Island, GA, was observed seasonally at quarterly intervals for 1 year. Each group had unlimited access to native flora and fauna in addition to a daily provisioned diet; LTM were observed a total of 144 hours and RTL for 208 hours. We hypothesized that foods selected by macaques would be lower in macronutrients and higher in fiber than those consumed by lemurs owing to body size differences. Samples of plant foods observed eaten (106 samples from 30 identified species) were collected, air-dried in the field, and analyzed for macronutrient, fiber, and mineral content. Leaves and seeds were important diet components for semi free-ranging LTM most of the year, comprising 51% to 93% of observed feeding time on non-provisioned food items, with ripe fruit a major food item (40% of observed feeding time) only during the August sampling period. In general, RTL consumed a more diverse diet of fruits and leaves during all seasons, with seeds and buds increasingly important during winter months (45% of observed feeding time). Based on the nutrient composition of different plant parts, weighted by the percentage contribution (feeding time assumed equivalent to mass of forage intake) of each part, no difference was seen in fiber (LTM 56.8 ± 21.9% of DM, RTL 38.4 ± 16.7% DM) or crude protein content of diets consumed (LTM 9.0 ± 2.9% DM, RTL 11.5± 6.7% DM) throughout the year. Weighted diets contained mineral concentrations meeting recommended values for non-human primates of Mg, Cu, Mn, and Zn, but were low in Na, P, and Fe, as well as Ca (LTM only). Despite wide differences in individual food items selected, overall diets were remarkably similar in macronutrient composition between these two disparate primates. Zoo Biol 18:481–494, 1999. © 1999 Wiley-Liss, Inc.


Al-doped zinc-oxide(ZnO∶Al) films are obtained by RF magnetron sputtering.Based on an investigation of electrical properties of the films using I-V-T measurement,it is shown that the ZnO contact with the Si substrate has a property of heterogeneity-junction.The mechanisms of the electric current transport in the heterogeneity-junction are thermoemission and tunnel.We have found the potential of ZnO/P-Si decrease by temperature fallen while the ideality factor increases by calculating the result obtained through I-V-T measurement.This abnormal behavioral of heterogeneity-junction can be explained by Schottky potential asymmetrical.Compared with unanneal samples,the samples annealed in Air~800℃ have a higher potential.It has show that anneal can improve the quality of the ZnO films,and reduce the effect of interface state.


During various applications of gas fluidized units, the state/quality of the fluidized bed of solids can change due to changes in operation conditions or variations in the gas or solid feed. An analysis method is developed and applied which employs spectra of the fast Fourier transform of measured pressure fluctuations within the fluidized bed. The procedure is based upon the spectral analysis of successive time series of pressure fluctuations reflecting the actual hydrodynamic state (regime) of the bed. Practical application of the method is illustrated for fluidization at ambient temperature and pressure of spherical particles (glass beads) as well as irregularly shaped particles (limestone, sulfated limestone, and dried sewage sludge), in an 8-cm-ID fluidized bed. Using air, experiments were conducted with different fractions of the materials spanning a very wide range of 0.28–4.5 mm. The evolution was explored of bed behavior from the onset of fluidization to the pneumatic transport (elutriation) of solids from the bed. The method recognizes alterations of the hydrodynamic state of the bed caused by minor changes in the bed mass and/or in the granularity of the bed material. © 2008 American Institute of Chemical Engineers AIChE J, 2008


Novel gate-to-drain nonoverlapped-implantation (NOI) nMOSFETs have been developed as potential multibit-per-cell nonvolatile-memory (NVM) devices. The lateral charge distribution of the NOI NVM device programmed by channel hot electron injection is investigated by charge-pumping (CP) techniques with presumed interface trap distributions. For the first time, the CP results have revealed the lateral charge distribution and trapping density at the NOI's programmed state. The maximum trapping charge density locates near its drain junction. The charge distribution is estimated about 90 nm in length and spread widely over the NOI region. Two-dimensional simulators with charge bars using the same charge trapping distribution confirm the experimental results by fitting their IDS-VG curves


Differential replacement component 1 is transmitted, the signal line 21 having one end and the other end, one end adjacent to one end of the signal line 21, and has a second end, adjacent to the other end of the signal line, the signal line 21 transmitting a signal of the signal and the opposite phase, and a signal line 22 to the paired signal lines 21. And order of the one ends of the signal line 22 of the signal line 21, so that the order of the other ends of the signal line 22 of the signal lines 21 are reversed, the signal lines 21 and 22 are both screw It is.


In this study, a combined complex smart grid consisting of gas engine (heat), fuel cell, solar power plant, wind power plant, small hydroelectric plant, end users (LED, EV, secondary battery, factory, etc.) was proposed and evaluated by modeling simulation and estimating the benefits due to energy balance calculation.


The clinical,laboratory and pathological data of a 52-year-old female patient with primary Sjgren's syndrome were retrospectively reviewed.The patient presented with motor and sensory dysfunctions of lower extremities,and dry eyes and dry mouth.The study suggested that nervous system impairments may be the first manifestation in patients with primary Sjgren's syndrome.


Bacillus subtilis forms biofilms in appropriate environments by producing extracellular matrices. Genes required for matrix formation, for example tapA, are regulated by the SinI/SinR/SlrR system. SinR is the repressor for tapA. SinI and SlrR inhibit DNA‐binding of SinR. sinI and sinR constitute two‐gene operon, and sinR has its own promoter. During biofilm formation, a portion of the population differentiates into matrix‐producing cells. This is thought to be caused by Spo0A‐dependent, heterogeneous expression of the PsinI promoter, whereas the PsinR promoter is expressed homogeneously. However, we observed that at its original locus, overall sinI transcription was almost homogeneous, because upstream read‐through transcription from PyqHG would overcome expression of PsinI. When we used translational sinI‐gfp and sinR‐mCherry reporters at their original loci, their fluorescence distribution patterns in the cell population were clearly bimodal. This bimodal expression might be caused by cell‐to‐cell variations of mRNA stability. This study shows that the post‐transcriptionally regulated bimodal expression of SinI and SinR is important for bacterial cell‐fate determination.


Seven long years of conflict in Syria with humanitarian catastrophe as consequence.The UN and the blocked Security Council, with the inability to address the deteriorating political andhumanitarian ...


Objective To observe the curative effect of Yiqihuoxueyunpi Formula on pediatric recurrent respiratory tract infection (RRTI). Method The cases accorded with the diagnostic standard (n=61) were chosen and divided randomly into the treatment group (n=31) treated with Yunpihuoxue Formula, and control group (n=30) treated with Yupingfeng Granules. The changes of some detective indexes were analysed including TCM syndrome integrals, hemoglobin, immunoglobulin and microelements. Result The comparison of total curative effect between two groups showed that the total effective rate was 96.77% in the treatment group and 76.67% in the control group. The curative effect of the treatment group was better than that of the control group (P 0.05). Conclusion Yiqihuoxueyunpi Formula can strengthen the immunity of the child patients, reduce the frequency of RRTI, shorten the disease course and relieve the symptoms.


This paper conducts a survey of sports tourism industry in Nanyang city by using such the following methods as documentary data method and on-site inspection method and so on while exploring the form of developing the product of sports tourism industry industry.Meanwhile,the author puts forward the concept of its development and the countermeasures of its sustainable development to provide the theoretical support and assistance for the development of the sports tourism industry in Nanyang city.


The concept of contrast imaging was introduced to ultrasound almost 30 years ago and has significantly extended the usefulness of ultrasound imaging. The most recent ultrasound contrast agents are based on stabilized microbubbles. Once in the body they dramatically increase the signal intensity and, therefore, improve the Doppler analysis and enhance the gray scale echostructure using specific imaging sequences. It is well documented that liver specific contrast agents can improve the visualization of many liver lesions and can determine between lesion characteristics. However, a seminal paper produced by Blomley et al. in 1998 suggested that the time taken for the arrival of a bolus of intravenously injected contrast agent into the hepatic veins is reduced in patients with metastatic liver disease.


Through the discussion on five main foctors influencing the academic quality of university social scientific journals,four measures to raise the quality are put forward:planning specific topic,controlling the quality of manuscripts,Strengthentng service and creation,openning balletin with local characteristics.


Based on Government Regulation Number 8 of 2016 concerning the Second Amendment to Government Regulation Number 60 of 2014 concerning Village Funds from the State Budget (APBN), village funds must be managed in an orderly, obedient, efficient, economical, effective, transparent and responsible manner by paying attention to the sense of justice and propriety and prioritizing the interests of the local community. Therefore, it is important to strengthen village institutions and village officials, so that they are qualified and empowered to carry out development. Indonesia has a total of 83,820 villages which need to be assisted so that the disbursed village funds are not wasted. This study uses a qualitative grounded theory approach by observing, interviewing 30 informants and analyzing village documents. The results of the study found that the human resource factor of the village head as a communicator, was more trusted by village institutions and the community because of his open, democratic communication style, willingness to accept suggestions/opinions and  empathy  according to the equalitarian style and the relinquishing  style of communication. The government communication model in strengthening village institutions is a mentoring model where communication starts from regency and district. However, the strengthening has not been seen optimally because of the high dependence of village institutions and village officials on village heads and village assistants so that they are less independent. The use of messages is more face-to-face, using messages and WhatsApp with information functions that are more persuasive and educative.


This paper addressed the research work on cognition contour.Firstly,it put forward a formal definition and a classification method for cognition contour.Secondly,gave a comprehensive summary on related research work.At last,suggested further research directions.


Abstract The effects of the thermophysical properties of crambe, linseed, and jojoba oils, typical petroleum-based lubricant (PBL), and blends of crambe oil and PBL on their tribological performance were investigated. Biolubricants showed better lubricity (i.e., lower coefficient of friction). At 55 N load, linseed and jojoba oils had the lowest wear and PBL had the highest wear. At 90 and 160 N normal loads crambe and PBL and their blends demonstrated the lowest wear and linseed and jojoba oils presented the highest wear. Crambe oil and PBL lubrication regimes start in a elastohydrodynamic regime at low normal load and transform to a mixed regime at higher normal loads, whereas jojoba oil, linseed oil, and the blend sample of PBL and crambe oil follow a mixed lubrication regime at low normal loads and convert to a boundary lubrication regime as the normal load is increased. Further, results indicated that crambe oil, with the lowest coefficient of friction and wear, high viscosity and viscosity index, and low pour point, has a high potential for partial replacement of PBLs. Graphical abstract in separate file


Background and purpose: Nowadays, the side effects of chemical drugs such as dexamethasone, as a steroidal anti-inflammatory factor, is considered on reducing male reproductive potential. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of pentoxifylline on sperm parameters and biochemical factors in mice treated with dexamethasone. Materials and methods: In this study, 24 adult male NMRI mice (35±2gr) were randomly divided into four groups (n=6 per group): control, dexamethasone (7mg/kg/day), pentoxifylline (200mg/kg/day), and dexamethasone + pentoxifylline. After 7 days of intraperitoneal treatments, sperm parameters and oxidative stress factors were measured. Data were analyzed using one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Tukey's test. Results: Compared to the control group, sperm count, progressive motility percentage, viability, sperm tail length (STL), daily sperm production (DSP), and total antioxidant capacity (TAC) significantly decreased in dexamethasone group (P<0.001), while plasma MDA level showed significant increase (P<0.001). These parameters did not show significant differences between the control group and the group that received dexamethasone + pentoxifylline (P> 0.05). Assessment of DNA integrity showed that dexamethasone had no effect on denaturation of the sperm DNA double-stranded structure. Conclusion: According to this study, pentoxifylline could prevent the adverse effects of dexamethasone on sperm parameters, biochemical factors, and daily sperm production by reducing oxidative stress.


Increasing demands for innovation and flexibility are resulting in new ways of work which present ongoing challenges to organisations seeking to compete in the globally competitive markets of the twenty first century. The challenges of this global marketplace are also providing increasingly blurred boundaries between employment and self-employment, small business and entrepreneurship. The purpose of this paper is to explore this blurring of boundaries through a specific focus on the most-commonly used terms. We use this examination to reveal the importance these terms have as labels which then are either understood – or more commonly, misunderstood. More importantly, we suggest that the way in which these terms are used have important implications and consequences for Government interest and support of the individual operating as a "business on one".


Sixteen cultivars of Algerian date palms have been characterized to estimate the degree of polymorphism and the level of similarity possible. Twenty-seven morphological traits were exploited and subjected to analysis of the principal components of the PCA, ascending hierarchical classification AHC and correlation. The results showed significant differences in morphological characters of all date palm cultivars. PCA indicated that all the characters of the date and seed are divergent with the width of the right and left spine, the characters of the date are divergent with the thickness of petiole between spines and leaflets. And all characters of the leaflets are divergent with the right leaflets angle. Similarly, the AHC also revealed a morphological variability of cultivars and a certain relationship and heterogeneity was also observed for cultivars of the same date consistency.


The invention discloses an electric motor with a bearing seat structure of an improved rear end cover, which comprises a shell, a rear end cover is installed on the shell, a bearing chamber is arranged on the rear end cover, a bearing is installed in the bearing chamber and is connected with a rotating axle, a radial O-shaped ring pit slot is arranged on the inner wall of the bearing chamber, an O-shaped ring is arranged in the pit slot, and the outer wall of the bearing is closely matched with the O-shaped ring. Since the rubber O-shaped ring device is arranged in the bearing chamber of the rear end cover, therefore, the sealing performance is good; a pit slot is arranged on a bearing chamber 3; the processing technology is simple, and the cost is low.


Aggregate evaluation indexes of China,America and Europe are divided into two kinds,that is production characteristics and mechanical properties,and the characteristics of each contain test methods of different indexes. This paper compares the test methods for the same index and founds that each system has different requirements on aggregate and there are many differences of test methods. Through the comparative analysis,it tries to provide theoretical support to engineering and technical personnel to understand these systems,and to remind everyone that according to the actual situation it needs in-depth comparative study to use theses.


Robert Goldberg of UCLA presents "Using Genomics to Dissect Seed Development" at the JGI 7th Annual Users Meeting: Genomics of Energy & Environment Meeting on March 22, 2012 in Walnut Creek, California.


Programmed –1 ribosomal frameshifting (–1 PRF) is stimulated by RNA structures like pseudoknots or hairpins. Previously, it was shown that antisense oligonucleotides (ONs) annealing downstream of the slippery sequence and mimicking the stem of a hairpin are capable of inducing efficient PRF. Pseudoknots generally induce higher levels of frameshifting as compared to hairpin structures partly due to the formation of triple interactions between bases in loop 2 (L2) and stem 1 (S1). Based on our knowledge of the Simian Retrovirus type 1 (SRV-1) gag-pro frameshifting pseudoknot, we here designed ONs that after binding to mRNA would mimic pseudoknots. Our data demonstrate that pseudoknot-forming ONs do induce more frameshifting than duplex-forming ONs. Depending on the length of S1, this enhancement was affected by the identity of bases in L2. This finding was corroborated by testing the corresponding in cis pseudoknots, i.e. the frameshift-inducing ability of pseudoknots with longer S1 are less affected by the identity of L2 in a length dependent manner. The greater flexibility of using small ONs to study –1 PRF allows the use of non-natural modifications. For instance it was found that 2'ACE protected ONs carrying a bulky bis(2-hydroxyethoxy) methyl orthoester group at their 2' hydroxyls are fully capable of inducing frameshifting, implying functional extensions of this type of modification in gene regulation by ONs. Our findings are discussed in relation to natural frameshifter pseudoknots and other antisense induced frameshifting studies.


The purpose of this article is to survey the field of historical studies concerned with "middle" cities (populations 100,000 to one million) in the post-Independence period of South Asia— which includes the nations of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, and the Maldives—with particular focus on places with populations between 100,000 and 200,000 and places that are rapidly growing to enter this category. The discussion begins with a statistical overview of the explosive growth of urbanization in South Asia since 1947-1948. The argument then moves into the colonial past to sketch the preconditions for urban change at the beginning of the British colonial period and the British-led contributions to "secondary" urban growth through initiatives in transportation systems, the cantonment, the hill station, and the agrarian marketing-and-administrative center. The argument then shifts back to approaches that may aid in the understanding of post-colonial economic and technological processes that built on the colonial framework to propel urban growth for middle cities; case studies here include central place theory, analysis of grass-roots capitalist development and entrepreneurship, and the impact of state-designed industrial planning. The article concludes with observations on the challenges presented to the historical profession by this gigantic field of urban expansion.


This paper discusses the power supply project of UPS redundant parallel connection and bibus connection from the point of economy.Through calculating their reliability,we show the advantages and disadvantages of these two techniques.Finally,we present their possible applications and give a way of saving energy.


In today's effective school the assistant principal func tions in a multi-faceted role, one that continues to expand and change. This writer looks at the areas where many APs have demonstrated their leadership.


www.pharmtech.com n the manufacture of many pharmaceutical products, dry-particle blending is a critical step that directly affects content uniformity. Tumbling blenders—a common way to mix granular constituents—are hollow containers attached to a rotating shaft; the vessel is partially loaded with materials and rotated. Their main advantages are large capacities, low-shear stresses, flexibility, containment, and easy cleaning. The blenders come in a variety of geometries and sizes (ranging from a minimum of ,16 qt to a maximum .500 ft). The convective blender is another common mixer, in which flow is created by impellers rotating within a fixed shell. The blender can impart high shear, reduce ingredient segregation, and be used for wet granulation. Although the blenders are available in several sizes, the largest capacity is often an inverse function of the maximum shear rate. Currently, no rigorous techniques can predict blending scale-up criteria for either type of blender without prior experimental work. Typically, blending studies start with a smallscale, try-it-and-see approach, during which the following questions usually arise: Scale Up of PowderBlending Operations


Flight opreation of numerous spacecraft over the years has clearly demonstrated the inherant coupling between the vehicle structure and its control system. Even early missions, such as Explorer I, have experienced this coupling phenomenon. More recent and vivid examples are the Hubble Telescope and the Upper Atmospheric Research Satellite (UARS). In an effort to mitigate these problems and to aid the engineer in his task of achieving maximum performance from this design, even in the presence of structural flexibility, NASA has undertaken a program to provide the methodology for the optimal and integrated design of the vehicle structure and its control system. The analysis and design methodology developed is described. Anticipated performance gains to be realized from this methodology are demonstrated through computer simulation and supported by experimental validations of the design approach.


You might be thinking about making the jump from working in a hospital system to solo practice. See why the leap won't be without its challenges.


A numerical method called element removal method is designed to calculate singular minimizers which cannot be approximated by simple applications of standard numerical methods because of the so-called Lavrentiev phenomenon. The convergence of the method is proved. The results of numerical experiments show that the method is effective.


Expectation and variance of the hypergeometric distribution is explored by using the definition,the nature and generating function method,and the approximate relationship between the hypergeometric distribution,geometric distribution,Poisson and normal distribution is obtained,which solve the hypergeometric distribution probability calculation.


This paper explores theoretically a novel type of organization, which aims to recurrently innovate almost exclusively through the sustained contributions of crowds. We approach the emergence of thi...


The presence of learners with a migrant background requires the educational system to be geared especially with regards to educational communication. In the school context, there has recently been a transition from a situation of greater stability to a context in which change and therefore discontinuity are on the agenda. This brings great opportunities thanks to the multitude of stimuli presented and offered to students, but at the same time a dangerous risk of early school leaving. The essay will discuss some data of educational and language educational nature, related to a multidisciplinary research, started from 2019/2020, related to the communication between schools, teachers, students, and their families, during SARS-CoV-2 health emergency.


Lower respiratory tract illnesses (LRIs) are the largest cause of mortality among young children worldwide [1], and are associated with altered lung function, immune system development and respiratory disease in adulthood [2, 3]. Several studies have demonstrated associations between wheezing LRIs in early life and exposure to diesel traffic related air pollutants (D-TRAP) [1, 4, 5]. We, along with others, have previously demonstrated that younger maternal age at birth is also a risk factor for wheezing LRIs in the first year of life [6, 7]. Why children of younger mothers are more susceptible is unknown, but both altered responses to environmental challenges in their offspring due to maternal immaturity [6] and increased socioeconomic and environmental risks have been proposed as causes [8]. Association of wheeze with diesel pollution exposure is stronger in children of younger mothers http://ow.ly/KMHTy


The Third Meeting of Officers-in-Charge of Libraries and Technical Information Centres of DRDO Labs/Estts was held in DESIDOC on 5-6 November 1981 to take stock of the progress made.in the implementation of the recommendations made at the earlier to discuss further steps to be taken for providing better services to the scientists of DRDO. The Meeting was inaugurated by Prof M Krishnamurthi, CC RD Dr I J Kumar, Director SAG; and Capt J J Baxi, Director WESO also attended the inaugural session. The Meeting covered the following four technical sessions : (a) Resource sharing in DROO Libraries/TICs (b) Augmentation of information services and manpower aspects (c) Admin procedures for Libraries/TICs (d) Information network for DRDO.


We propose a novel and fast physical impairment aware adaptative cost function. The main advantage of this approach is that it uses simple network parameters such as link availability and route length, instead of complex optical noise based weight functions. Amplifier gain and ASE saturations and OXC crosstalk were considered. We present simulation results for the network performance for our proposed routing scheme and for other ones. We compare the computation time of different routing schemes.


We show that a differential variant of the Heisenberg uncertainty relations emerges naturally from induced matter theory, as a sum of line elements in both momentum and Minkowski spaces.


In this paper, the Nomos 2 framework for modeling law-compliant solutions in software system design is applied in the context of the Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA) of 2014. Information security regulatory statements with a high variability space are examined to explore the utility and limits of the Nomos 2 framework for information security regulations. Additionally, Nomos 2 concepts are modeled in a semantic web representation for reasoning about the applicability and satisfiablity of FISMA regulations for information systems. The use of freely available semantic web toolsets for knowledge modeling and reasoning are demonstrated in an example scenario requiring the determination of FISMA related authorities and functions.


Are investors entitled to the same level of protection under investment treaties and EU law? This article will examine some of the principal differences and overlaps in the level and scope of protection which foreign investors can enjoy under intra-EU international investment agreements (IIAs) and EU law. The primary focus of analysis will be on key substantive protection standards which intra-EU IIAs offer and their counterparts in EU law. Comparative analysis of intra-EU investment treaties with EU rules on investment protection offers a fresh opportunity to revisit the origins and history of international investment agreements, trace their recent transformation and analyse their interactions with other international and supranational rules to which investors can also resort to protect their economic rights vis-a-vis host states.


Combining with work practices,the author discusses the high grade highway asphalt pavement water damage's characteristics,damage and influencing factors,analyzes the formation mechanism of asphalt pavement water damage,provides the prevention measures of asphalt pavement water damage,thus decreasing or avoiding the losses resulted from the asphalt pavement water damage.


Drinking Careers: A Twenty-Five-Year Study of Three Navajo Populations. Stephen J. Kunitz and Jerrold E. Levy with Tracy Andrews, Chena DuPuy, K. Ruben Gabriel, and Scott Russell. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1994. vii + 280 pp.


The invention relates to a peristaltic roller pump for a medical device for extracorporeal blood treatment with a pump housing (20) having an arcuate bearing surface (21) and an inside of the tread (21) rotatable rotor (40), wherein a tube segment (30) looped between the the tread (21) and the rotor (40) can be inserted. According to the invention the pump housing (20) provided a fixed first seat (22) for receiving an end of the loop-shaped tube segment (30) and a rocker arm (23) having a second receptacle (24) for receiving the other end of the loop-shaped tube segment (30) wherein the rocker arm (23) so about a pivot axis (26) is rotatable, that the second receptacle (24) with the tube segment (30) in at least two different layers can be brought, and that a first layer of a threading position and a second position a represents thread-out position for the tube segment (30). The invention further relates to a medical device for extracorporeal blood treatment with such a tube roller pump.


THE following brief study attempts to record some of the points which arose out of an actual experience with American publishers who became interested in getting the translation rights of German books and who asked us to scout for them for a certain brief period. It happened that we had sensed the commercial importance of Grischa and All Quiet on the Western Front, and had suggested them to one New York firm. The subsequent success of these books induced him to make us an offer; the results of the activity are listed below. There are two entirely different, unrelated sets of conclusions. The first is a series of practical data which may be of value to those who are looking toward translation as a means of supplementing income; the other is a series of judgments of value, is literary in character, and treats a number of works (about sixty in all) which were sent by German publishers or their agents as books eminently suitable for translation and worthy to represent contemporary German literature. The first and most important point in regard to translation is that the popular authors are all "sewed up." This means Hauptmann, both Mann brothers, Werfel, Wassermann, Schnitzler as well as some of the newer men like Leonhard Frank. It is true that some authors went begging: certain works of A. Neumann and Flake were going the rounds without success. But, all in all, the important writers are arranged for long in advance. It is therefore a waste of time and effort to try to interest a publisher in them, for, in most cases, the rights have been sold long ahead. Blunk, Schnack, and Roth seem still to be open, also some of DIiblin has failed to take-of course, too, there are others, since a brief paper cannot discuss even all the details out of our own experience. It is safe to say that the above statement is representative of the facts as they are. The conclusion to be drawn from such facts is that it is hardly worth while to try to get out school editions of these authors, since


In the present work, the kinetics of aminolytic degradation of polyethylene terephthalate with a mixture of amino alcohols (monoethanolamine and triethanolamine) was studied to obtain terephthalic acid diamide (N, N'-bis (2-hydroxyethyl) terephthalamide).The degradation reaction was carried out at atmospheric pressure and periodically stirring the reaction mass, followed by purification of the product by recrystallization.The dependence of the yield of the target product (N, N'-bis (2-hydroxyethyl) terephthalamide) on the reaction time and temperature, as well as on the ratio of the components, was revealed. The possibility of using diamide as one of the components of rubbers to expand the ingredient base in the rubber industry is considered. The effect of the obtained diamide on the kinetics of vulcanization of rubbers based on nitrile butadiene rubber (NBR-40) was studied, and the physicochemical and physicomechanical properties of the obtained vulcanizates were examined. In a similar way, the effect of an oligomer obtained by polycondensation of this terephthalic acid diamide was studied. The choice of SKN-40 rubber as the basis is due to the high polarity of the rubber and its good compatibility with the obtained terephthalic acid diamide and its oligomer.The accelerating effect of terephthalic acid diamide in combination with 2-mercaptobenzothiazole (MBT) on sulfur vulcanization of rubbers based on NBR-40 was revealed. The time to reach the optimum vulcanization is reduced by 4 min. In the case of using only terephthalic acid diamide, without the use of common accelerators, the optimum point of vulcanization shifts toward a longer time.In the case of using only terephthalic acid diamide, without the use of common accelerators, the optimum point of vulcanization shifts toward a longer time. Introduction diamide of terephthalic acid or its oligomer results in a change of physical and mechanical properties of the rubber - strength at break and elongation at break. The kinetics of the swelling of the resulting rubbers in toluene and gasoline was studied for four hundred hours. A decrease in the degree of swelling of vulcanizates in gasoline was observed with the introduction of terephthalic acid diamide instead of the zinc oxide vulcanization activator. Possible options for further application and use of the obtained terephthalic acid amide and its oligomer are considered.


On agriculture sector development, institutions play an important role in developing technology and resources, following its contribution to develop units of production and supporting institutions. In general, the role of non-formal institutions is regarded more influential to upgrading local farmers' bargaining position. Moreover, the government tends to attract wider involvement from such institutions in order to succeed government programs. Although there have been non-formal institutions which traditionally established, its roles have not optimal yet. Hence, the research question is "How is the role of non-formal institutions in agriculture-based regional development?"According to analysis, agriculture-based regional development in Bandungan Sub-district has been supported by Poktan as non-formal institution. That role is better than the role of formal institutions for creating collective actions and transferring knowledge. Yet, these roles have not completely controlled the agricultural development related to the units of production and supporting institutions because of traditional values. Poktan only has the role in input activities. It has not created collective actions in production and output activities. The farmers are more interested to do activities individually. Moreover, Poktan does not have bargaining position in output activities (marketing). Therefore, based on Uphoff's theory (1986:114), the role of local institutions are not appropriate for the case of output activities in Bandungan. Besides that, Uphoff (1986) has not included traditionalize values – solidarity, flexibility of rules and dependence with local actors – as social capital's variables also influence the performance of non-formal agricultural institutions.


The aims of this article is to reflect upon the sanitary movement in Brazilian 1910s decennial, through a historical analysis. It seeks to understand how sanitary doctors presented the idea of illness as a central problem that explained the national "delay". It also crave to understand what this movement meant to the national public health, intending to demonstrate how the sanitary precepts were considered of great importance by intellectual and political elite, resulting in its advertising and application.


The pathogenesis of bone marrow damage was followed histologically in rats exposed to whole-body doses of 600 to 800 rep fast electrons from a 15-Mev betatron. This dose is about LD 50/30. Maximum destruction in surviving animals was reached about 72 hours after exposure. After this time regeneration began to take place. Results are described. 8 figures. (C.H.)


Study Conventional motors usually have bearings and gears, which have many problems such as metal powder occurred by abrasion and lubrication oil. Bearingless motor solve the problems because it has no mechanical contacts. It is often used in an application which need high speed rotating. However, it cannot generate high torque at low speed because of no gears. Recently, there are bearingless vernier motor which is new type bearingless motor applied technique of magnetic levitation on vernier motors. It can generate high torque at low speed. Reluctance type bearingless vernier motor has already been proposed in our laboratory. Consequent pole type bearingless vernier motor is proposed and whether it can generate torque and suspension force in the same way as conventional consequent pole type bearingless motor is investigated.


Sustainability is now recognised as an emerging important area and is a subject of discussion in recent studies. Sustainability is a current issue discussed in various platforms not only in Malaysia but throughout the world. Despite that, there is lack of scholarly discussion on sustainability relating to corporate real estate sustainable performance measurement (CRESPM). Corporate Real Estate Sustainable Performance Measurement (CRESPM) merits serious discussion as it contributes greatly towards the direction and decision-making of the organization in attaining maximum added value for the business; and contributing to the overall performance of the corporation. Thus, this research aimed at exploring, and then summarizing the best performance measurement indicator related to sustainable real estate by referring to the sustainability parent theory. The objectives of this study include to identify the existing CRE sustainable performance measurement indicator available from previous research; and to design a pilot model and framework for CRE sustainable performance measurement. The research uses content analysis method to analyse data gathered from literature and previous studies. The findings will be demonstrated in the form of a pilot framework model on CRESPM that will include 102 indicators of performance measurement derived from analysis. The framework is hoped to be available in the near future as an evolution for the future exploration on CRESPM.


We find a highly competent professional who holds high educational and scientific categories at the same time which is a simple and modest man, who deserves to be known for that reason his life and work We start this sketch going back to the Stage of the Batista tyranny studying and working in the Teaching Hospital General Calixto Garcia in representing their political ideology, in their learning and the desire to be Professor and collaborate in the formation of doctors in a new type, to Triumph of the Rebellion and development of the Revolution, pausing in his teaching to which he has devoted 50 years to over the last 30 where he has worked since its inception in Primary Care Health a true revolution in Teaching, Assistance and Medical Research, in which the training and upgrading of the family doctor, a new doctor, which provides a direct benefit invaluable to medical services in our country and the world and of our Commander in Chief, with his clear vision, referenced from the Moncada and that from the Sierra Maestra and services under this conception of the Rebel Army doctors paid attention to all the people who had contact with them.


The basicprinciplesof the unity of state powerandthe separation of powers,constitutional recognitionof the principlesand the practice of realization of the principles of the unity of state powerandthe separation of powersin the Russian Federation are analyzed


Abstract The introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has resulted in marked improvements in HIV disease outcome with improved long-term survival. These changes in disease treatment have necessitated changes in nutritional management strategies. Weight loss continues to occur in the HAART era and dietary counselling, oral supplementation, enteral and parenteral nutrition and pharmacological agents are treatment options. The introduction of HAART has been complicated by drug and nutrient interactions, the load of pills to be taken and side effects that all need to be considered in a dietary assessment. HAART has been associated with peripheral lipodystrophy or fat redistribution syndrome—a syndrome characterised by various combinations of hyperlipidaemia, insulin resistance, loss of peripheral fat stores, visceral adiposity and/or dorso-cervical fat accumulation. This syndrome has complicated the nutritional management of HIV and potential treatments and may require dietary modification, exercise and pharmacological treatments. Each patient could have a combination of different abnormalities all requiring an individually modified treatment strategy. Nutritional management of people with HIV/AIDS has become extremely complex and knowledge of conventional and current issues is essential to assist people maximise nutritional status. (Aust J Nutr Diet 2001;58:224–235)


How to change the traditional providing mode and how to develop a new long-distance providing mode are discussed in this paper.This paper addresses the new framework of long-distance providing mode,and the technical ways of new providing mode,in three aspects:wired network,wireless 3G and satellite communication technique.The long-distance transmitting tests approved that the three long-distance providing modes were feasible,efficient and applicable,and the substantial platform may be developed in the future.


Wang Zuoliang is regarded as an important scholar and translator in the history of literary translation in China in the 20th century.Though not systematically developed,Wang'sperspective of translation studies,in terms of Eco-translatology,experienced four turns:(1) stylistic turn;(2) cultural turn;(3) anthropological turn;and(4) ecological turn.This is not only a reflection of his extension of vision,but also an integral result of his selection by adapting to the changing translational environment.The purpose of his adaptation/selection is to achieve the "harmonious unity" of translational eco-systems.


We present the design and measurements of a novel 64 channel ASIC dedicated for recording and stimulation of neural network activity. Chip is designed in submicron CMOS 180nm technology, occupies 5×5 mm2 of silicon area, and consumes only 25 μW/channel. The low cut-off frequency can be tuned in the range 60 mHz-100 Hz while the mean high cut-off frequency is 4.7 kHz or 12 kHz. The recording channel voltage gain may be also changed. Mean measurement values show it may be either 139 V/V or 1100 V/V. The measured input referenced noise is 3.7 μV rms in band 100 Hz-12 kHz and 7.6 μV rms in band 3 Hz-12 kHz. For the input signals amplitude 1.5 mV, the THD is 1%. In order to satisfy requirements concerning spread of the main parameters of the multichannel system, each channel is equipped with the two corrections DAC's. These allow to obtain voltage gain equal to 139 V/V with the standard deviation std = 0.67 V/V, and low cut-off frequency equal to 60 mHz with the std = 30 mHz only. Each channel is equipped additionally with a stimulation circuits allowing to generate stimulation pulses in the 125 nA-512 μA current range with 8-bit resolution. All ASIC configurations are set thanks to on-chip digital register controlled by the on-chip LVDS receivers.


The ions present in liquid crystal devices modulate the applied electric field and lead to deterioration of the expected good optical response. In addition to the flicker and ghost images, a boundary image-retention effect is also possible. It occurs near the edges of a stressed pixel. We have attributed this effect to ions moving in the plane perpendicular to the applied electric field. This hypothesis has been proven using a combination of electrical and optical measurements. The observed optical non-homogeneity and its evolution with stress time were explained using the new model of lateral ion transport. The physical cause of this phenomenon is subject to further study.


The utility model relates to a high frequency switch power supply which is formed by the connection of a ventilation radiation air duct, a casing, a circuit board, an input terminal, an output terminal, a heat sink, etc., wherein, the air channel is arranged on the rear cover plate of the casing, the circuit board is connected with the casing through a connection socket, the circuit is formed by the mutual electric connection of a filter, a rectification circuit, a power factor correction voltage boosting controller, a current detector for a high frequency constant current converter, a high frequency PWM controller, a driver, an oscillator, a full bridge inverter circuit, a trigger, etc. through corresponding various signal levels. The utility model has the advantages of good constant current characteristic, high efficiency, energy saving, good waveform of output current, small size, and light weight.


The greatest risk factor for Alzheimer's disease (AD) is age. The prevalence of this disease doubles with every decade after 60 years of age. The prevalence above 60 years of age is about 5%; it goes to 10% after 75 years of age, and after 85 years o f age 40% to 50% of the population is at least in the early stages of AD. These are astounding numbers, and we're all growing older so it's becoming a greater and greater problem.


Objective:To sum up the diagnosis and treatment of the incidental cancer of bladder and evaluate the clinical character of the incidental cancer of bladder.Methods:The diagnostic methods of the incidental bladder cancer were respectively reviewed,in which14cases were found by B ultrasonic scan,5cases by microscopic hematuria,4cases by benign prostate hyperplasia.all cases were treated by TUR_Bt or partial cystectomy.Results:All cases were early stage bladder cancer,and20cases surivived after the follow_up from1year to5years.The recurrence rate was5%.Conclusion:B_ultrasonic scan and urine routine examination are the main procedure to find the asymptomatic patients with bladder cancer.The incidental bladder cancer has a good prognosis after a early treatment.


This paper presents a method to subdivide and code a large river basin with the aid of GIS techniques.By overlapping the surveyed watercourses on the DEM,the elevation values of some convex cells in rivers are modified to remove the large-size falsely-closed depressions.Then a river network consistent with the surveyed river network is extracted from the modified DEM.The extracted river network is coded prior to subdivision and codification of the river basin.This paper also brings forward the improvement to the Pfafstetter coding rule because the area sizes of sub-basins at the lowest level may be quite uneven if the rule is directly adopted.The river network and the basin are coded according to the improved Pfafstetter coding rule.All tasks of codification are automatically accomplished by using a program developed in this study.The suggested method is applied to the Yellow River basin and the whole drainage basin is divided into 8255 sub-basins,of which each is assigned with a Pfafstetter code.


Increasing security has always been an issue since Internet and Web Development came into existence, text based passwords is not enough to counter such problems, which is also an anachronistic approach now. Therefore, this demands the need for something more secure along with being more user-friendly. Therefore, we have tried to increase the security by involving a 3-level security approach, involving text based password at Level 1, Image Based Authentication at Level 2, and automated generated one-time password (received through an automated email to the authentic user) at Level 3. And an assiduous effort has been done for thwarting Shoulder attack, Tempest attack, and Brute-force attack at client side, through the use of unique image set in the IBA System.


This paper presents a semi-automatic segmentation method to extract the liver volume from CT scans, based on discrete deformable surfaces with both a priori shape and intensity information. A shape model of the liver, represented as a triangular mesh, is built and is manually located in the region of interest, to be iteratively deformed in function of the image intensity and edges. In the deformation process, the distances between the vertices of the mesh are evaluated to maintain a homogeneous distribution of the surface points, while a low-pass filter is applied to assure surface smoothness. Some experimental results of the proposed segmentation method are presented to illustrate its performance.


The networking of service innovation has been generally recognized recently.The promoting effect of embedded network relationship and network competence on service innovation competence has been paid more attention.Based on the former research,this paper constructs a relationship model of embedded network relationship and network competence's affecting service innovation competence,in order to search for the path to promoting service innovation competence.


—Nowadays, mobile applications are provided in several types. One type of mobile applications is mobile web application manifest (a standard of World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)). It is based on manifest metadata that enables developers to include metadata information about a web application into JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) datatype file. Such information provides developers with the capability to declare properties in order to control the behavior of web applications. For example, the manifest file may specify a labeled icon for an application when it is added to the home screen of a device. In this paper, we statically analyze a large dataset of JSON metadata files that we collected from mobile web applications. Our analysis includes some of the sub-properties from the collected metadata files such as display, background_color, icons, lang, orientation, permissions, and theme_color. Our results highlight most commonly used features and properties in mobile web applications.


Abstract The composition of olibanum oil produced by simultaneous distillation and extraction from material produced in Oman, Turkey and Israel was examined by GC and GC/MS. The main constituent of the Omani oil was α-pinene (56.6%), whereas the Turkish and Israeli oils were rich in octyl acetate (68.5% and 28.5%) and octanol (11.1% and 10.1%), respectively. From these results it was concluded that the taxonomic origin of Omani oil was Boswellia frereana Birdwood, while those of Turkish and Israeli origin were B. carteri Birdwood. The antimicrobial activity of Omani olibanum was examined


Purpose – This paper aims to address opportunities and tensions when creating game-based learning practices in higher education. By detailing examples from a university in the Southeastern USA and the communities it serves, we suggest game-based research and learning be approached as a unifying influence adaptable across contexts. Design/methodology/approach – We use a working example methodology where someone with expertise "works through" a well-known issue while making the thinking overt. In this manner, we reveal processes, successes and challenges infusing game-based learning in higher education to deepen understanding between fields and encourage research and practice with games across disciplines. Findings – The working example demonstrates that games served as a unifying influence in three primary ways, which included redesigning courses and implementing programmatic changes; using existing programs to promote interdisciplinary teaching and research; and increasing outreach and partnerships. In ea...


One of the greatest challenges for the juvenile justice system is to successfully reintegrate young offenders back to their communities so that they do not re-offend and return to detention. This challenge is even greater for young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth who are over-represented in the Queensland juvenile justice system in terms of interactions with the police, the courts and in detention settings. This paper presents the outcomes of a two-year-longitudinal study which tracked 40 young Indigenous males as they made the transition from detention in North Queensland back to their communities. Over this period the majority of youth arrived at 'undesirable' destinations by re-offending and returning to detention, compared to a smaller cohort who arrived at 'desirable' destinations and desisted from crime. The paper presents qualitative data from the research which focused on gaining the perceptions of these young males by asking them to identify the risks which prevented them from making a successful re-entry back to their communities compared to those who desisted from further offending behaviour.