Aims:  Detailed knowledge about the enzymes responsible for conversion of C3 and C4 compounds will be helpful to establish the bacterial strain Ralstonia eutropha as platform for the production of biotechnologically interesting compounds. Although various studies about these enzymes were accomplished in the past, some contradicting information about the enzyme pattern in this bacterium still exists. To resolve these discrepancies, the C3/C4 metabolism was reinvestigated after the genome sequence of this bacterium became available.


which is established by those who excel in the exercise of their perceptions and consequent recollection, and those Avho cultivate and discipline the energies of thought. The former are distinguished by a vigorous activity, a penetrating and unwearied observation; their curiosity seems rather to be attracted by the object itself than directed by the mind. The incessant occupation and restless inquiry furnish the memory with an abundant vocabulary: they recollect each object they have seen, andean retrace every path they have trodden; the ear greedily imbibes the conversations to which they are anxiously disposed to listen; that which they read, they verbally retain; they excel in quickness of perception and promptitude of memory, and appear to have everything by heart; they are " the gay motes that people the sunbeams " of the intellectual


Many factors bring people together and unite them. Although these factors may have common characteristics in different civilizations and religions, they also have varying attributes. Today, Muslims need a consolidating language, not a divisive one. This is possible only when Muslims have a common language, culture and edifice constructed by revelation. This is crucial for the world peace. Because if peace cannot be achieved in the Muslim world and ethnic problems continue, it will, obviously, threaten regional and global peace. This article is about how Islam provided its followers a common language, culture and edifice constructed by revelation in theory and practice to unite them. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/iiucs.v8i0.20410 IIUC Studies Vol.8 December 2011: 141-160


Epileptogenesis is common following brain insults such as trauma, focal ischemia and infection. However, the mechanisms underlying injury-related epileptogenesis remain unknown and there is no efficient therapeutic intervention to prevent epilepsy in injured patients. Previous studies demonstrated impaired integrity of the blood-brain barrier (BBB) as an important hallmark in brain injuries. Here we review accumulating clinical and experimental data supporting the role of a primary BBB lesion in seizures and epileptogenesis. Data from animal models of epilepsy indicate a key role for vascular angiogenesis and leak of serum proteins through a dysfunctional BBB in initiating specific signaling cascades within different elements of the neurovascular unit. Transformation of astroglia cell populations, a robust inflammatory response, and angiogenesis are associated with impaired homeostasis of the extracellular milieu, release of cytokines and continuous increase in vessels permeability. Together, these lead to enhanced neuronal excitability, excitatory-inhibitory imbalance and altered synaptic plasticity – all of which may serve as the basis for hyper-synchronicity and epileptic activity within the local network. The primary role of vascular injury and BBB dysfunction in triggering specific pro-epileptogenic signaling pathways highlights new therapeutic targets for the prevention and treatment of epilepsy.


Solid transfer technology from mixtures is gaining ever-increasing attention from materials scientists and production engineers due to their high potential in near-net-shaped production of cost-effective engineering components. Dip coating, a wet deposition method, is an effective and straightforward way of thin-film/layers formation. The dipping mixtures are often embedded with inorganic fillers, nanoparticles, or clusters (d < 30 nm) that produce a thin film ranging from nm to couple microns. An increase in the volume of solid transfer by the dipping process can open-up a novel three-dimensional near-net-shape production. However, adding a larger inorganic particle size (>1 μm) or adding a higher solid fraction will increase the solid transfer but may result in a multiphase heterogeneous mixture. In this work, the physical mechanism of an increased volume of solid transfer with a larger spherical particle size (>5 μm) is investigated. Polymer-based glue and evaporating solvent are mixed to construct the liquid carrier system (LCS) for large inorganic hard particles. Moderate volume fraction of inorganic particles (20% < ϕp < 50%) are added into the LCS solution as solid loading. Three levels of binder volume fraction are considered simultaneously to investigate the effect of the solid transfer. Cylindrical AISI 304 steel wire with dia 0.81 mm is used as the substrate for dipping and coating. The coating thickness, weight, and surface packing coverage by the particles are measured in our lab. The results presented the influence of volume fraction of inorganic particle and glue composition on the solid transfer from the heterogeneous mixture.


Case Report Partial anomalous pulmonary venous return (PAPVR) accounts for approximately 3% of all congenital heart disease. Its diagnosis in adulthood is often tricky as long as clinical symptoms are misleading and sonographic signs are discrete and suggestive of pulmonary hypertension. We report the case of a 65-year-old female patient who was diagnosed with pulmonary arterial hypertension on partial abnormal pulmonary venous return on chest CT.


Designing a low-power system for wireless communication within a building might seem simple. Not so-walls can affect signal strength in ways that are hard to calculate. The paper considers how AT&T's WISE software uses CAD, computational geometry, and optimization to quickly plan where to place base-station transceivers. >


Abstract:  This article investigates a planned rebellion in favour of Agustin de Iturbide organised by a group of his supporters in Guadalajara, Jalisco, in 1824. It shows that the rebels in Guadalajara were in close communication with a second cadre of conspirators in Mexico City. By examining the various plans drawn up by the rebels, the article demonstrates the existence of two separate and apparently contradictory aims for the rebellion: the return of Iturbide and the defence of federalism. The question posed by the paper is: does this discovery indicate a coalition between federalists and iturbidistas against the central government in Mexico City?


ABSTRACT This article deals with Cartagena and Porto Belo, comercials ports and Spanish America's fortifications from the observations of the travelers Ruan Jorge and Antonio de Ulloa in the XVIII century. The author emphasize the estrategic question occupied by these ports in the international context marked by the power relationship between the big marines potencies.


Minitubers, which are produced from in vitro tissue cuttings, are completely pathogen free. The use of tissue culture methods has greatly facilitated the production process of pathogen-free potato seed. Potato cultivars were grown at three different densities (8; 6; 5 minitubers/ linear meter). The best productivity was obtained at 8 minitubers/ linear meter (28,24 t/ha). We studied 4 different cultivars of early, mid early and semitardive: Ostara, Christian, Roclas, Desiree, Roclas presented the best production (28,93t/ha); we compared fraction <25 mm, from the greenhouse with 25-35mm.


Self-efficacy entails the belief that an individual has the ability to carry out certain actions that will result in the desired outcome. Teachers' self-efficacy is, therefore, the teachers' confidence in their ability to promote students' learning. This study examined the impact of teachers' self-efficacy on academic achievement in Biology among secondary school students in Enugu State using an ex-post facto research design. From a population of 5693 (2254 females and 3439 males) SS1 Biology students and 62 SS1 Biology teachers in all the 48 public senior secondary schools in Obollo A for Education Zone of Enugu state, a sample of 270 SS1 Biology students and 25 SS1 Biology teachers were selected through purposeful sampling technique. The instruments used for data collection were the Teachers' Self-Efficacy Index (TSEI)), Biology Achievement Test (BAT) and Eysenck General Intelligence Test (EGIT). Three research questions were answered in the study while Analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) was used to test the three hypotheses that guided the study at 0.05 level significance. The results of the study found out that: students who were taught by teachers of high and moderate Teachers' self-efficacy levels had better academic achievement when compared with those students whose teachers exhibited low Teachers' self-efficacy; that male and female students did not show any significant difference in academic achievement in Biology based on teacher Teachers' self-efficacy behaviour. It was recommended that a favourable climate and conducive working atmosphere be put in place to ensure effective process of teaching and learning Biology using TSE.


Objective To evaluate the performance of the QA BeamChecker Plus Field Analyzer through comprehensive quality assurance.Methods Dual sides of the QA BeamChecker Plus were irradiated 12 times with X ray and electron beams respectively.PTW reference chamber was employed while X ray was irradiated and standard deviations were calculated in order to evaluate the repetition of each ion chamber.The original data measured with QA BeamChecker Plus were compared with those that calculated with our own software and Communication software 2.1.2 so as to evaluate the accuracy.Results The maximum SD for the central ion chamber repetition of the QA BeamChecker Plus field analyzer was ±0.102%(16MeV-electron)and that of the top,bottom,right and left chamber was ±0.104%(6MV-X ray),±0.090%(6MeV electron),±0.162%(20MeV electron),±0.120%(6MV-X ray) respectively.The flatness,symmetry and central axis repetition collected with our own software were perfectly consistent with that calculated with the Communication software 2.1.2.The maximum difference between the field dose at the depth of 3cm and 10cm was 2.8(2.2)(15MV G-T symmetry) for X-ray,and it is 0.8(1.3)(16MeV G-T symmetry) for the electron beam.Conclusion The repetition of the QA BeamChecker Plus field analyzer ion chambers is consistent with the relative clinical standard.The field output measured at the specified depth and points can represent the relevant alternation.Being easy to operate,the QA BeamChecker Plus Field Analyzer is an ideal equipment for routine quality assurance testing.


This paper introduces a novel vision device for hand gesture-based human-robot interaction. Taking advantage of an eye-in-hand configuration, the proposed device guarantees that a target hand is projected always onto images captured from a camera. On the basis of the device, an adaptive histogram-based hand region segmentation algorithm is also proposed especially to enhance the performance against background and illumination changes. The proposed method is evaluated through several experiments using test images.


Construction projects facing cost overrun is a common problem in developing countries, including Pakistan. This research paper identifies the major cost overrun factors faced by construction projects in Pakistan and also provides recommendations to reduce the cost overrun. To main objectives of this research is to identify the critical cost overrun factors and its controlling measures. To attain objectives, the first in-depth literature review was conducted, which helped to identify 33 common cost overrun factors. Secondly, a structured questionnaire was established among stakeholders of the construction sector to share feedback about the critical cost overrun factors. Results showed that stakeholders of construction projects (consultant, contractor, and client) have a different perception of cost overrun. After identification of major cost overrun factors, interviews were carried among mostly experienced stakeholders for mitigation and control measures. This research delivers a better understanding of major cost overrun factors. Also, it provides recommendations to stakeholders of construction projects as well as other professionals of Pakistan to control cost overrun.


: Different nationalities have different beliefs, cultures, aesthetics, values, customs and social etiquette, which often lead to some conflicts and misunderstandings, resulting in many differences between Chinese and Western cultures. On the one hand, the international spread of ICH (intangible cultural heritage) has become a common way for us to know other countries; on the other hand, ICH has gradually crossed national boundaries and influenced local audiences with the trend of globalization. Cultural differences, especially cultural traditions, political culture and values, religious beliefs, and different understandings of cultural symbol system, social relations and their importance, often lead to cultural sensitivity and exclusion in ICH international communication, resulting in cultural difficulties in ICH international communication. In order to promote the international communication of ICH, the author mainly analyzes the cultural sensitivity and ethical issues in ICH international communication from the perspective of cultural sensitivity and ethics, and puts forward the path to break through the ethical dilemma of ICH international communication.


CRISPR/Cas9 has become a powerful tool for genome editing in zebrafish that permits 33 the rapid generation of loss of function mutations and the knock-in of specific alleles 34 using DNA templates and homology directed repair (HDR). We directly compared 35 synthetic, chemically modified sgRNAs to in vitro transcribed sgRNAs and demonstrate 36 the increased activity of synthetic sgRNAs. We harnessed the efficacy of synthetic 37 sgRNAs to generate large chromosomal deletions over 100kb in size. By developing an 38 in vivo genetic assay to measure HDR efficiency, we systematically examined the 39 characteristics of synthetic DNA templates to promote HDR. Utilizing these principles, 40 we successfully performed precise knock-in of fluorophores at multiple genomic loci. 41 Collectively, our studies demonstrate the utility of enhanced synthetic sgRNA activity for 42 a wide range of applications in vivo including precise homology directed repair and 43 genome editing. described an of chemically modified synthetic sgRNAs in human 8,9 synthetic sgRNAs and find they dramatically outperform conventional in vitro transcribed sgRNAs. Synthetic sgRNAs lead to increased targeting, an expanded range of indels, and allow the generation of large scale deletions in the genome. We developed an assay for HDR in zebrafish utilizing an mitfa mutant, b692. This assay allowed us to quantitatively compare multiple strategies for improving HDR efficiency and correlate phenotypic and molecular efficiency. We demonstrate that synthetic reagents, including 67 linear dsDNA templates, can effectively be used to perform precise genomic editing including generation of in-frame gene fusions with fluorophores. Here we describe the development and application of genome editing in zebrafish using synthetic reagents. We show that synthetic sgRNAs combined with recombinant Cas9 results from both the chemical modifications that protect sgRNAs from degradation and the increased fidelity of solid phase chemical synthesis. Our studies germline transmission of synthetic sgRNA induced mutations to F 1 animals following detection of mutant alleles in the sperm of F 0 animals. While previous reports have generated smaller deletions in zebrafish 15 , we demonstrate that synthetic sgRNAs can produce deletions up to 124kb. Our approach to knock-in synthetic linear dsDNA templates has broad applications for studying specific cell populations in development, for engineering disease causing mutations, and for following clones of cells in mosaic F 0 animals.


—Social IoT has gained huge traction with the advent of 5G and beyond communication. In this connected world of devices, the trust management is crucial for protecting the data. There are many attacks, while DDOS is the most prevalent BotNet attack. The infected devices earnestly require anomaly detection to learn and curb the malwares soon. This paper considers 9 IoT devices deployed in a Social IoT environment.We introduce a couple of attacks like Bash lite and Mirai by compromising a network node. We then look for traces of malicious behavior using AI algorithms. The investigation starts from a simple network approach - Multi-Layer Perceptron (MLP) then proceeds to ML - Random Forest (RF). While MLP detected the malicious node with an accuracy of 89.39%, RF proved 90.0% accurate. Motivated by the results, the Deep learning approach - Deep autoencoder was employed and found to be more accurate than MLP and RF. The results are encouraging and verified for scalability, efficiency, and reliability.


THE VALUATION OF LEASEHOLD INTERESTS IS THE ESTIMATION OF VALUE OF A PARTIAL INTEREST IN REAL ESTATE. LEASEHOLD INTERESTS ARE OF THE FOLLOWING TYPES: (1) PHYSICAL IMPROVEMENTS PLACED BY THE LESSEE, (2) BONUS VALUE CREATED BECAUSE THE PRESENT RENT VALUE EXCEEDS THE RENT ESTABLISHED BY THE LEASE RENT, AND (3) A COMBINATION OF THE TWO. THE MEASUREMENT OF VALUE IS THE PRESENT VALUE OF THE IMPROVEMENTS. EXISTENCE OF BONUS VALUE IN A LEASE IS THE MORE COMMON TYPE OF LEASEHOLD INTEREST DEVELOPED WHEN: (1) THE PROPERTY IS LEASED TO A PARTY IN INTEREST, (2) TAX CONSIDERATION MAY PROMOTE REDUCED RENTAL LEVEL, (3) THE LEASE IS CREATED AS PART OF A SALE-LEASEBACK TRANSACTION, (4) KNOWLEDGEABLE TENANT MAY HAVE SECURED A RENTAL BELOW THE MARKET, (5) RENT ESTABLISHED MAY BE INCIDENTAL TO TRANSFER OF BUSINESS, INVENTORY, GOOD WILL OR FRANCHISE, (6) RENTAL CONCESSION IS GIVEN TO GET BASE TENANT, (7) RENTAL CONCESSION IS GIVEN TO KEEP OUT COMPETITORS, AND (8) AN INCREASE IN PRESENT RENTAL LEVELS CREATES A BONUS VALUE WHERE THE PROPERTY WAS LEASED SOME TIME AGO AT THE MARKET LEVEL WHICH IS BELOW THAT PREVAILING. IN EVALUATION OF LEASEHOLD INTERESTS, THE TYPICAL TYPES OF LEASES ENCOUNTERED ARE: (1) FLAT OR UNGRADED, (2) STEP UP (OR STEP DOWN) RENTS ARE GRADED UP (OR DOWN) OVER TERM OF LEASE IN VARYING INCREMENTS, (3) REVALUATION, (4) PERCENTAGE, USUALLY TIED WITH PERCENTAGE OF GROSS SALES, AND (5) INDEX-LEASE PERIODICALLY ADJUSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHANGE IN SOME ESTABLISHED PRICE INDEX. EVALUATION OF LEASEHOLD INTERESTS IS SIMILAR TO OTHER APPRAISALS IN THAT AN ATTEMPT IS MADE TO MEASURE THE MARKET REACTION TO VALUE OF A PORTION OF THE PROPERTY INTERESTS AS WELL AS THE ENTIRE PROPERTY.


One kind of an RCD comprising: a box assembly comprising a bearing assembly and annular seal, and the annular rotating seals the annulus between the tubular string and positioned RCD seal body; clamping means can be operated remotely, selectively allow and prevent relative displacement between the assembly and the box body; and a remotely operated safety catch, which selectively allow and prevent loosening the clamping device. The method of remotely operating the RCD clamp may include: remotely operated safety lock, the safety lock to selectively allow and prevent loosening the clamping means; and when a security lock is in the unlocked position, remotely operated clamping device, thereby loosening the bearing housing assembly from the body RCD. Another RCD may comprise: clamping means can be operated remotely, which selectively permits access to the interior RCD body; and a remotely operated safety lock which prevents the clamping device for selectively released.


Gasification of carbonaceous solid fuels to convert into syngas for application of power, liquid fuels and chemicals is practiced worldwide. Coal, biomass and petroleum coke (petcoke) are major feedstock for gasification. Petcoke is a refinery product having high calorific value and low reactivity. The concept of blending of coal/biomass to the low reactive petcoke will make the gasification efficient and profitable and alleviates the problems associated with petcoke gasification. Co-gasification of petcoke with coal or biomass is advantageous in order to obtain the highest value of products as compared to gasification of petcoke alone. This article reviews the availability of petcoke as gasification feedstock. The challenges in petcoke gasification are indentified. The cogasification studies are analyzed to understand the advantages of blending the petcoke with coal/biomass for gasification feed. Further, based on gasifier type, co-gasification of petcoke and coal/biomass is analyzed to understand the most efficient process. Keywords— Biomass, Co-gasification, Coal, Petcoke, Synthesis gas


Context-awareness is an important feature of Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) applications as it provides an ultimate tool for making the applications "smart". Context represents any knowledge obtained from WSNs such as time and location of a sensed event. The information about the sensed events is comprehensive when it is provided with the time and location of the occurred phenomena. In this paper we overview selected algorithms on node localization, temporal event ordering and time synchronization in WSNs. It is necessary to consider these areas concerning spatio-temporal correlation of events in WSNs in order to build context-aware WSNs.


Objective: to describe characteristics of the process of organ and tissue donation and identify the determining factors for their non-realization. Method: descriptive, cross sectional, retrospective and documentary study with quantitative approach. The sample consisted of 102 medical records. Data were tabulated and stored in a Microsoft Office Excel spreadsheet, submitted to statistical analysis in the SPSS, version 18.0. Results: among the reasons for non-realization of donations were found: family refusal (19); non-consent declaration of the patient while in life (13); religious issues (5); and the family's lack of knowledge about the patient's wishes (2). In 21 cases, the donation did not occur because of clinical contraindications that prevented the completion of the donation process. Conclusion: the study provided information about the main reasons for the non-realization of organ and tissue donation of potential donor patients and contributes to the advancements of strategies to potentiate this process, directed to modifiable factors that are identified as limiters to the effectiveness of donations. Descriptors: Tissue Donors; Refusal of Participation; Brain Death; Obtaining Tissues and Organs; Nursing.


The ability of oral streptococcal species to bind transferrin was determined using an assay system in which the binding of fluorescein isothiocyanate-labelled transferrin was monitored by measuring the decrease in fluorescence using excitation and emission wavelengths of 495 nm and 525 nm, respectively. Transferrin was bound by all species tested but Streptococcus oralis and Streptococcus mitis exhibited the greatest affinity and the mutans streptococci the least. Transferrin binding to S. oralis was inhibited by fetuin but not by N -acetylneuraminic acid or bovine N -acetylneuramin lactose. Transferrin binding by S. oralis and S. mitis may be involved in their initial attachment to the tooth surface and in their nutrition. Keywords: Transferrin binding; Oral streptococci; Streptococcus orah; Siak acid.


According to the automatic verification of float flowmeter problems, we put forward a device, and it can acquire float height. An MVC - II - 1MM camera is used to capture flowmeter images, and saves them in computer in the form of BMP files. By some functions, such as the edge detection, filtering, binary, expansion, refined, etc, and other algorithms programmed by specific characteristics the float position is detected. This measurement has a precision of 10% smallest calibration.


Concentration profiles for hydrogen fluoride(HF), sulfur dioxide(SO2), ozone (O3), nitrogen dioxide(NO2), and nitric oxide(NO) generated in a standardized alfalfa canopy are presented. Wind, light, temperature, and carbon dioxide(CO2) profiles, canopy pollutant uptake rates, and canopy structural data are also given. Canopy pollutant concentration profile characteristics were studied to evaluate the relative potentials for major air pollutants to penetrate into canopies. The study was conducted in an environmental growth chamber equipped to control automatically environmental conditions and monitor continuously gas exchange rates. HF, SO2, and NO2 profiles suggested that these gases were removed efficiently by the upper portion of the canopy as well as by the immediate subsurface vegetation. The steady state HF profile showed the greatest displacement within the canopy. The NO profile was displaced the least. The uptake rate of NO by plants was apparently too slow in comparison with gas transport and mixi...


Computer Simulation Studies in Condensed-Matter Physics VII provides a broad overview of recent developments. Presented at the recent workshop, it contains the invited and contributed papers which describe new physical results, simulational techniques and ways of interpreting simulational data. Both classical and quantum systems are discussed.


Motivation is a general term that refers to the needs, demands, desires, or individual's internal forces. The main objective of this study is to investigate the factors affecting job satisfaction and motivation of employees in the public sector in Iraq. In order to achieve this purpose, the researcher was required to get the questionnaire filled from employees working at different organizations. This study used simple random sampling that is section from probability sampling techniques. The provenance of data for the study was the primary data collected by use of questionnaires, in the public employee sector. Survey was done in 2019. Participants attend to the questioned asked by using a 3-point Liker scale (1 = disagree, 2 = Maybe, 3 = agree). Data were obtained from randomly 250 employees working at different organizations and analyzed by using descriptive statistics and Binary Logistic regression. The results indicated that, some factors such as good communication between managers and employees, offering organizational and professional development courses with a variety of skills for employees, providing educational opportunities for employees to progress degree and achieve higher administrative authority increase employees' job satisfaction and motivation.


In this study, we investigated the modulation of the spin–orbit torque (SOT) caused by inserting the NiO layer at the Pt/Co interface. A similar Pt/NiO/Co structure was deposited on two different substrates, Al2O3 and Si/SiO x substrates. We found that the damping-like torque of the Al2O3 type sample is almost independent of NiO thickness (t NiO) when t NiO < 2 nm, while that of Si/SiO x type monotonically decreased with increasing t NiO. The X-ray diffraction measurement revealed that the degree of interface roughness varies between these types. This suggests that the effect of the NiO insertion on the SOT is associated with the interface roughness.


The influence of urbanization on ticks I. ricinus and I. persulcatus--the main vectors of tick-borne encephalitis virus is discussed on the basis of concrete examples. It has been revealed that under favourable conditions the populations of these tick species can exist for a long time not only in towns and new housing estates, but in the old residential districts as well. The necessity of studying the ecology of urban populations of ixodid ticks is pointed out.


This paper presents a view synthesis algorithm without depth cameras and camera calibration: First, use the left and right view sequence to obtain disparity estimation map. Then do twice horizontal synthesis with the initial disparity map and smoothing filtered disparity map on the left view sequence. Finally, merging the two composite image to finish hole filling. Simulation results show that the algorithm has advantages on operational efficiency, and has good visual effects compared with the traditional DIBR algorithm.


The stability of structures constructed on the rock has been estimated by porosity without the consideration of crack existed in rock.The objective of this study is to suggest the method for estimating the crack density, which can represent the characterization of crack,by using the elastic wave velocity. The Biot-Gassmann model is adopted for developing the equation in terms of crack density. Thespecimen is extracted in the field and the specimen is abraded into the shape of cylinder for increasing the efficiency of measuringelastic wave velocity. The each transducer for compressional wave and shear wave is applied to obtain the profile of elastic wave. Theporosity is first estimated before calculating the crack density of specimen. The calculated crack density shows the similar trend withdata performed by previous study. Furthermore, the crack porosity is also estimated through the equation and thus, the suggestedmethod may be widely applied to assess the stability of rock structures.


Intuitive decision-making refers to the affectively charged judgment that arises through rapid,automatic and holistic response to the current situation,while analytic decision-making refers to the rational judgment which is slow,reflective,conscious and based on logical rules.This paper discusses the advances based on the dual-process theory,and draws a conclusion that the relationship between intuitive and analytic decision-making could be substitution,reverse-substitution and simultaneous activation.After a systematically review of the related literatures,we carefully put forward that substitution,reverse-substitution or simultaneous activation,which is decided by situational cues,metacognitive feelings and personality traits.There are important theoretical and practical implications for further research on this topic,such as the contrastive study on tri-model of their relationship,the integrated study on the influencing factors and so on.


A survey of the DTPA-extractable Cu levels of approximately 1000 fields representing a large number of soil types in Saskatchewan suggested that, under current cropping systems, Cu deficiencies appear to be concentrated in the Grey Soil Zone. They are especially probable in seven soil associations, which include light Transition of Grey and Brownish-Grey Podzolic soils. Soil criteria for detecting Cu deficiencies in cereal crops cannot be fully documented using conventional calibration tests and techniques. However, data from 21 field trials and a growth chamber study indicated that the critical level of DTPA-extractable Cu in these soils is approximately 0.4 mg∙kg−1 for cereals. Large spatial variability of DTPA-extractable Cu levels has been found to occur in a level field, thus suggesting that the Cu status of a field may not be adequately described by assessing the Cu levels of composite field samples. Key words: DTPA-extractable Cu, soil survey, critical level, spatial variability


The present invention provides a composite busbar and the connecting member, said connecting member during installation and removal is not easily come off from the composite parent row. Said connecting member comprises a bolt having a screw, said connection member further comprises a retaining member, the head end to the trailing end of the screw rod is divided into a light portion and a threaded portion to be connected to the connecting member, the anti- off member fitted over the rod portion, an inner diameter larger than the outer diameter of the rod portion and smaller than the outer diameter of the threaded portion, the retaining member can be mounted on a laminated bus bar connecting terminal. When the retaining member laminated bus bar connecting terminal is mounted, the inner diameter smaller than the outer diameter of the retaining member is a threaded portion, the threaded portion when moved to the outlet connection terminals, the retaining member will have a resistance to the screw portion, prevented from connecting terminals; connection relationship is not released when the retaining member and the connection terminal, the connector can not be detached from the composite parent row, there will be no problem due to peeling-off resulting from the bolt.


To ensure a reasonable and reliable safety assessment of Cargo Containment System (CCS), its criteria should be established with consideration of the shock failure characteristics of its components under impact loadings from iceberg collisions, and accurate and correct predictions of impact loadings should be also made on the inner hull under iceberg collision. In this study, full scale collision simulation was carried out to estimate a more reliable and realistic collision impact response, using Fluid-Structure Interaction (FSI) analysis technique of LS-DYNA code, and current force to iceberg instead of current velocity. DEFORMABLE_TO_RIGID option was used for the save of computational time before colliding of iceberg to LNGC in FSI analysis'?


Slow flight on the planet Mars is difficult due to the rarefied atmosphere (a low Reynolds Number regime), the lack of oxygen to support combustive propulsion, low temperature, and the low speed of sound. Flight in the anoxic, low pressure, cold lower atmosphere of Mars will be explored and viable solutions based on the Entomopter (an insect-like flapping wing, crawling vehicle) posed. The problem of mission endurance and navigation apart from artificial cues such as GPS will be discussed along with proposed solutions. 1.0 WHY FLY ON MARS? The 1997 Mars vehicle Pathfinder progressed only 52 meters in 30 days because it had to await instructions from Earth 190 million km away. Each command took 11 minutes to travel between the two planets. It couldn't move any faster without risking collision with obstacles. A flying surveyor would serve to expand the area of regard for a ground-limited rover which cannot negotiate large obstacles nor can it venture out into canyons. During the mid 1990s the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency began considering the feasibility and uses for tiny terrestrial flying vehicles on the scale of small birds and insects. In response to this interest, the notion of the 'Entomopter' (entomo as in entomology + pteron meaning wing, or a "winged insect machine") was borne as an internal research and development (IRAD) program within the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI). The Entomopter will extend a rover's eyes and will allow the rover to choose its path ahead more intelligently. The rover will be able to move more rapidly with less risk. The result will be a greater science return per unit time. With Entomopter augmentation, the field of regard for the rover will be swaths of hundreds of meters for close inspection/sampling, and to the horizon for high perspective line-of-sight remote inspections. In addition, the Entomopters will be able to perform scientific investigations that otherwise could not be attempted by a rover (e.g., cliff side inspections or magnetic profiling), or which would be too time consuming (e.g., wide area geologic characterization such as the mapping fault lines or strata). [1] The environment on Mars makes the ability to fly conventional aircraft much more difficult than on Earth. The main obstacle is the very low atmospheric density. This low density requires an aircraft to fly within a very low Reynolds number/high Mach number regime unlike any experienced by present day aircraft. This low-density atmosphere translates into flight Reynolds numbers for the † Prof. Robert C. Michelson is a Principal Research Engineer at the Georgia Tech Research Institute and Adj. Assoc. Professor within the Georgia Institute of Technology's School of Aerospace Engineering.


The lithologic trap is one of main relay exploration domains of Shengbei Depression in Turpan-harmy Basin and a practical domain for reserve increasing too. At the beginning of lithologic traps exploration in Shengbei Depression, it is necessary to systematically analyse the basic petroleum accumulation conditions of the Depression to specify the potential exploration zones of lithologic traps clearly. There are hydrocarbon source rocks in Shuixigou Group of Lower-Middle Jurassic and Qiketai mudstone formation of lacustrine facies, so the hydrocarbon source condition is good and hydrocarbon resources are rich in this depression; there are 7 reservoir-seal assemblages in Jurassic and above sequences. Oil reservoirs mainly are structure, lithologic-structure type of middle Jurassic, shallow secondary reservoir of upper Jurassic and Cretaceous. Petroleum accumulation is mainly in Yanshan period and Himalaya period. With the total situation of the present exploration of structural hydrocarbon reservoirs, the main exploration direction is to take lithologic trap identification, preference, description and evaluation to find structural hydrocarbon reservoirs surrounding the palaeostructure background. The east slope of Pubei, the north slope of Putaogou and the Shengbei structure zone situated at the cross position of north and south sedimentary source in the middle of the Depression, are favorable exploration zones of lithologic traps at present time.


IN PREvious papers we examined the clinical,"', 62 immunologic and morphologic60 evidence for and against a concept of autoimmunization as a mechanism of tissue injury. We concluded that there was ample clinical and immunologic evidence that such a process may play a role in the initiation and/or perpetuation of some disease processes. We came also to the conclusion that pathologic evidence of autodestructiveness or autoclasia was at present lacking, despite the availability of fairly convincing experimental models. Investigations of immunologic tissue injury employ various methods for the induction of lesions: non-specific immune systems (e.g. injections of foreign proteins), heteroimmune anti-tissue antibodies (e.g. injections of rats with rabbit-anti-rat kidney antisera), isoimmune systems (e.g. injections of rabbits with rabbit tissue homogenates) and finally autoimmunizing procedures (e.g. injections of guinea pigs with a homogenate of one of their own adrenals). The lesions which result from these procedures are thought to be due either to circulating antibodies (immediate, Arthus or anaphylactic type hypersensitivity reactions) or to "cell-bound", non-circulating antibodies or to cells of the reticuloendothelial system (tuberculin, delayed or cellular-type hypersensitivity reactions). Evidence is now available3, 4, 23, 54, 64, 65 that these two types of fundamental immunologic responses (i.e. classical antibody production and the tuberculin response) and their corresponding hypersensitivity reactions overlap. Thus a more unitarian


This paper examines hydrogeologie effects of proposed diversion of water from the Mediterranean Sea to the Qattara Depression for generation of electricity in northwestern Egypt. The Lower Miocene Moghra aquifer directly underlies the Qattara Depression, extending to the east and dipping beneath younger formations to the north. The Qattara Depression is a sink for ground-water flow from the Nile Delta aquifer in the east, the Mediterranean Sea in the north, and the Nubian artesian aquifer in the south. In this study, a two-dimensional finite-difference model was used in conjunction with available meteorologie, geologic, and hydrologie data to characterize the present ground-water conditions in this aquifer and to make predictions about the water-table rise which could occur as a result of the proposed Qattara Reservoir. Model predictions indicate that creation of the reservoir could cause a 30-meter rise of the Moghra aquifer's water table in the central part of the Qattara Depression. This water-table rise decreases to the north and east. Transient simulations indicate that steady-state conditions in the modeled area of the Moghra aquifer are not likely to be reached during the expected 100-year lifetime of the reservoir.


The hepatitis C virus (HCV) virion is associated with lipoproteins and immunoglobulins in the sera of patients with chronic hepatitis C; however, an accurate binding rate of HCV to lipoproteins or immunoglobulins has not yet been elucidated. Therefore, the accurate binding rate of HCV to low‐density lipoproteins (LDL), high‐density lipoproteins (HDL), and immunoglobulins was measured quantitatively by a real‐time PCR assay. The immunoglobulin binding rate of HCV was found to be greater than 97.5% in most patients, as compared with an LDL binding rate of greater than 80% in most patients. In contrast, the HDL binding rate was greater than 98% in the genotype 2a/2b patients, while it varied in the genotype 1b patients. The genotype 2a/2b HCV not only had a higher LDL binding rate but also had a strikingly higher HDL binding rate than that of the genotype 1b HCV. These lipoprotein binding rates correlated neither to any patient's variables, including the serum apolipoprotein levels, nor to the viral load or the hypervariable region 1 (HVR 1) amino acid sequences. Most of the HCV virions in the sera of such patients have been shown to be associated simultaneously with immunoglobulins and LDL and/or HDL, but not exclusively. J. Med. Virol. 70: 42–48, 2003. © 2003 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.


I. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s numerous New York City museums engaged in technically sophisticated expansions and renovations of their interiors. The upgrades of interior space combined new architectural strategies for dis play with advanced atmospheric systems for the preservation of objects. Such spaces provided more exhibition area and enhanced museum real estate for capital leverage, but they also advanced the museum as a locus of cultural maintenance. Among museum rebuilding projects—which included the Museum of Modern Art's expansion and residential tower and the Guggenheim Museum's North Annex—the expansion of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (1974‐1988) most vividly illustrates the power relations embedded within these new spaces where museums produce a specific form of "nature" devoted to display and conservation. When completed, the Museum's Sackler, Rockefeller, Lehman, and American wings housed spec tacular, historically significant artifacts protected from urban air pollution and the exterior climate in performatively engineered spaces. The ensemble of new spaces is one of the largest continuous volumes of climate-controlled public space in the city and one of the largest amalgamations of "hygrographmonitored" space in the world—a climatic system that calibrates atmos pheric engineering with sensitive instruments that monitor humidity and temperature. In developing the expansions, the museum argued for the role of specially engineered museum environments to enhance its acquisition and movement of cultural relics from distant places, the absorption of neighbor ing public spaces, and the consolidation of its already significant cultural power. The new spaces enhance the role of the museum as a sanctuary from the physically corrosive environment of cities, a role that has always been an aspect of urban museums but that now suggests new consequences. By visi bly engineering specific biophysical environments for cultural material, the museum presented a new means by which emerging global cities might expand their authority over the collection of important, foreign cultural


"A comprehensive and revealing collection, On Architecture presents the extraordinary scope and lasting relevance of one of Canada's leading architectural minds. " -- Publisher's website.


The paper studies spaceborne digital beamforming(DBF) MIMO-SAR system by combining spaceborne MIMO-SAR and elevation DBF in order to reduce the larger range ambiguity in the spaceborne MIMO-SAR system.While transmitting orthogonal code waveforms,multiple sub-apertures don't transmit simultaneously,but do that with certain sequence.While receiving echoes,multiple sub-apertures receive return simultaneously.Elevation receive DBF is used to separated echoes and reduce range ambiguity.Moreover,the primary system parameters,including PRF,delay between sub-aperture,radar equation and data rate,are analyzed.Simulation results confirm that DBF-MIMO-SAR is efficient to realize high resolution and wide swath.


Aim: Warm-up activates muscular thermogenesis leading to enhanced athletic performance and reduced risk for exercise-induced injuries. However, very little is known about the thermo physiological responses of elite basketball players during the time spent on bench (BENCH) and consequently its impact on athletic performance in cool environments. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of BENCH on the thermo physiological responses and athletic performance of elite basketball players. Material & Method: Six elite male basketball players (age, 24.9 ± 4.6 year; BMI, 25.5 ± 1.8 kg/m2) participated in the study. Following a 20-min warm up, the participants were randomly allocated in four different scenarios: (i) 9-min BENCH wearing basketball uniform, (ii) 9-min BENCH wearing basketball uniform and insulative clothing, (iii) 23-min BENCH wearing basketball uniform, and (iv) 23-min BENCH wearing basketball uniform and insulative clothing. The athletic performance of the participants was examined by conducting fitness test pre- and post-BENCH scenarios. Mean skin temperature (Tsk) was calculated from two sites (arm and thigh), while ambient temperature was recorded using a portable weather station. Results: Ambient temperature (16.8 ± 1.2 °C) ranged from 18.2 to 15.5 °C. We identified an increase of 1 °C in Tsk during 23-min BENCH scenarios (p < 0.05). Similarly, we found that counter-movement jump was significantly reduced after 23-min BENCH with basketball uniform (−2.8 cm) and 23-min BENCH with basketball uniform and insulative clothing (−3.4 cm, p < 0.05). On the other hand, there were no statistically significant differences in Tsk and athletic performance between the baseline and post 9-min BENCH measures (p > 0.05). Conclusions: The present study showed that 23 min of bench time reduces high-intensity players' performance in both conditions (23 min bench time + basketball uniform, 23 min bench time + basketball uniform and insulative clothing) in cool environment. Thus, further studies are needed in order to identify factors causing impaired performance.


In order to validate the long-term behavior of fast breeder reactor steam generator tubes, a creep test monitoring program has been undertaken. A series of over one hundred tests was performed on small specimen tubes which were cut from the as-received tube material of Incoloy 800, similar to those used in generator applications. In contrast to uniaxial conditions in which constant load conditions usually apply; multiaxial experiments were performed assuming constant stress conditions. Thin-walled tube approximation was used to estimate the stresses across the tube wall thickness required for given internal tube pressures. This paper deals with a refined numerical modeling of stresses and strains in the pressurized test specimens, taking into account: internal pressure changes, nonlinear geometrical effects, and creep deformation during all the test procedure cycles. Comparison of the numerical results with the experimental measurements shows a good agreement which validates the multiaxial generalization of the RCC-MR strain creep laws which were used in the calculations. A multiaxial creep rupture criterion is discussed.


The article contains sections titled:

1. Introduction
2. Definitions
3. Hazard Identification
3.1. Significance of Parameters
3.1.1. Physicochemical Properties
3.1.2. Toxicological Properties
3.1.3. Ecotoxicological Properties
3.2. Interaction of Parameters
3.2.1. Hydrosolubility
3.2.2. Liposolubility
3.2.3. Corrosion/Irritation and Oxidizing Power
3.3. Classification Schemes: The European Union System
3.3.1. Transportation
3.3.2. The EU Classification for the Marketing of Dangerous Substances
3.4. Hazard Identification of Preparations: Calculation Systems for Different Use Categories (EU Approach)
3.4.1. Classification Based on Physical and Chemical Effects
3.4.2. Classification Based on Biological Effects
3.4.3. Classification Based on Environmental Effects
4. Risk Assessment
4.1. General Methodology
4.2. Qualitative and Quantitative Aspects: Toxicological and Ecotoxicological Properties
4.2.1. Hazard Identification
4.2.2. Dose (Concentration) - Response (Effect) Assessment
4.2.3. Exposure Assessment
4.2.4. Risk Characterization
4.2.5. Physicochemical Properties
4.3. Risk - Benefit Considerations
4.4. Definition of Acceptable Risk
4.5. Summary of Risk Assessment
5. Risk Management
5.1. Supplying Information (Risk Communication)
5.2. Codes of Practice
5.3. Product Standards
5.4. Control of Supply
5.5. Control of Use
5.6. Voluntary Agreements
5.7. Economic Instruments: Harnessing Market Forces
5.8. Integration of Pollution Control and Chemicals Control
5.9. Monitoring Effectiveness
6. Ecolabeling
6.1. Philosophy
6.2. The EU Scheme
7. Acknowledgement


SUMMARYA method for transient response analysis of linear coupled substructures has been presented. Theequations of motion are solved in a stepwise fashion with the interface forces between substructuresbeing approximated by a third-order power series in time. The coefficients in the power series areevaluated for each time step by enforcing compatibility of displacements, velocities, and accelerations atthe substructure interfaces at the end of each time step. The method is approximate because the interfacecompatibility is enforced only at the end points of a time step rather than continuously. Therefore, as inmost numerical integration methods, the smaller the time step the more accurate the results. The evalua-tion of the coefficients in the interface force power series is accomplished by a matrix multiplication. Theonly dependence on time in the interface compatibility coefficient matrix is the integration time step.Therefore, the matrix is generated only once unless the time step size is changed. The accuracy of themethod has been validated by comparing the results with a closed-form response analysis of cantileverbeam.The interface compatibility between substructures is maintained by the use of the interfacecompatibility coefficient matrix. Therefore, this method is especially appealing for the response analysisof structural systems that have substructure interface boundary conditions that change during theresponse run. The coefficient matrix is simply changed or regenerated to reflect the change in boundaryconditions between the substructures. The application of this method to the response analysis of a launchvehicle while rifting off from the launch pad was mentioned earlier. Another application is for structuresthat exhibit slip-stick motion at interfaces caused by friction. The appropriate interface compatibilitymatrix is selected by monitoring the interface force and determining if the interface is slipping orsticking.Since the equations of motion of each substructure are solved independently for each time step, itappears the method would be ideally suited for parallel processing.18


The development of new design concepts for ship bridges on modern offshore vessels is a considerable challenge for engineering and design professions. Such ships perform advanced missions in extreme environmental conditions that are very different to those in which most design processes take place. Although site visits can help narrow this gap, such opportunities are limited by both funding and access constraints. We suggest the use of design simulators as tools for conceptual design, mediating collaboration between various disciplines and users. This paper reports on work in progress, in which we analyse and explore possibilities and challenges regarding the use of a simulator for the design of ship bridges, comparing the nature of conceptual design with the current use and capabilities of existing maritime simulators. Through this analysis, we suggest there is potential for combining training simulators with tools and techniques from conceptual design processes in ship bridge design. We also discuss some challenges regarding the effective use of simulators as a design tool.


R. RANDOLPH BECKNER, Pharm.D. is Clinical Pharmacist, University of Massachusetts Medical Center and Monson" State Hospital, Worchester, MA 01605. MECHANISM OF ACTION The mechanism of action of valproic acid remains to be established. It has been proposed that the drug's anticonvulsant activity is through its effect on the inhibitory transmitter gamma aminobutyric acid (GABA). In animals, brain concentrations of GABA have been shown to be elevated through the inhibition of the degradative enzymes gamma aminobutyric acid transaminase and succinic semialdehyde dehydrogenase;·* however, other investigators.» cast doubt on this hypothesis and have demonstrated that the levels of valproic acid required to inhibit such enzymes are unlikely to occur with clinical doses of the drug. Another theory concerning its mode of action is that valproic acid may inhibit the reuptake of GABA into the glia and nerve endings.


Abstract Objective To evaluate the gastroprotective activity of ascaridole. Methods The gastroprotective effect of ascaridole was evaluated on ulcer healing in rats with acetic acid-induced chronic gastric ulcer, pylorus ligation- and Aspirin-induced gastric ulcer. Ascaridole was ig administered with the dosages of 10 and 20 mg/kg once daily for 7 d. Results Ascaridole showed the significant anti-ulcer effects. In acetic acid-induced gastric ulcer rats, the ulcer areas after 10 and 20 mg/kg of ascaridole treatment were (65.1 ± 20.0) and (50.6 ± 11.0) mm 2 , respectively, which were significant lower ( P 2 ]. For pylorus ligation model, ascaridole showed a gastric ulcer healing effect in a dose-dependent manner. Ascaridole at the dose of 20 mg/kg showed 50% ulcer protection and had a significant ( P P Conclusion This study provides evidence that ascaridole shows potential efficacy on the healing of gastric ulcers induced by acetic acid, Aspirin, and pylorus ligation.


This paper studies the consequences of introducing competition between bureaucrats. Bureaucrats are supposed to grant licences to firms that satisfy certain requirements. Firms have to invest into satisfying these requirements. Some bureaucrats are corrupt, that is, they give the licence to any firm in exchange for a bribe. Some firms prefer to buy the licence rather than to invest and satisfy the requirements imposing negative externalities on the society. The competition regime is found to create more ex ante incentives for firms to invest while the monopoly regime is better at implementing ex post allocation, that is, distributing the licences given the firms' investment decisions. Additional results on the effects of intermediaries, staff rotation, punishments and endogenous entry to the bureaucracy are provided. JEL Classification: D73, K42.


Title: How the New Product Development team should be formed and function given the radicalness of the innovation

Date of the seminar: 3rd of June, 2014.

Course: Master Corporate Entrepreneurship and Innovation Internship and degree project (Master's Thesis 15 ECTS)

Authors: Jens Strinsjo and Pawel Polijaniuk

Supervisor: Joakim Winborg

Thesis purpose: The purpose of this Thesis is to examine how radical innovations are best developed, by analyzing them on the characteristics influencing them in order to measure their level of radicalness, and thus, form suitable teams and make them function accordingly. Moreover, the dissertation aims at filling the gap left in the literature regarding the aforementioned subject in the context of a high technology company.

Methodology: The study has a qualitative approach in the form of numerous individual interviews, accompanied by open discussions and observations from our internship company. Thus, the study has been based on our empirical material which has been analyzed on the basis of our research question with the use of an extensive literature review.

Theoretical perspectives: The theories applied in this dissertation are mainly relating to the area of corporate entrepreneurship, although there are some input from the area of project leadership and team formation in relation to the New Product Development process.

Conclusions: Our findings show how the top-management at innovating firms, within the high-tech non-consumer industry should focus on the characteristics of the radical innovation, in order to examine the level of complexity and uncertainty. By applying our model, the innovating firm will be able to neglect the one-size-fit-all approach, and instead achieve a more suitable and context based approach, which will increase the likelihood of NPD-success.


This paper discusses an ontologisation of a subset of the Telemanagement Forum's New Generation Operational Support Systems standards. The result is a set of ontologies, each corresponding to a particular element in the set of standards, covering complementary aspects of the telecommunication domain. These ontologies are articulated in a modular way according to the standards they target. The ontologies are also mapped, again, in ways adapted from the correspondences put forward within the set of standards itself. We show that ontologisation of informally or semi-formally laid standards can involve non-trivial ontological engineering choices. In addition to sharing lessons learnt, our aim is to support the view that the production of ontologies issued from standards is an endeavour that has the potential of furthering and enhancing standards' development, their dissemination, and operationalisation. Ontologisation of standards, we believe, should be part of the standard development lifecycle.


Intravascular Ultrasound (IVUS) is the gold standard for imaging the morphology of plaques in coronary arteries, but conventional B-mode images do not give sufficient information for plaque characterization. It has been shown that Elastography (strain imaging) with I'VUS can differentiate between soft and hard plaques. This work presents a system for IVUS Elastography using rotating single element transducers. It is capable of calculating and displaying strain images in real time. A time efficient strain estimation algorithm was adapted for use with IVUS, custom made hardware was developed for rf-data acquisition. Phantom studies and in vitro experiments with carotid arteries were conducted to verify this approach. The performance of the strain estimation under the influence of artifacts due to catheter angulation was also assessed. The results show that elastography is feasible with single element transducers. Local strains of up to 2% can be estimated. With different catheter angulations a mean normalized correlation coefficient >0.8 is obtained without correction in angular direction.


MicroRNA (miRNA)-mediated cleavage is involved in numerous essential cellular pathways. miRNAs recognize target RNAs via sequence complementarity. In addition to complementarity, in vitro and in silico studies have suggested that RNA structure may influence the accessibility of mRNAs to miRNA-Induced Silencing Complexes (miRISCs), thereby affecting RNA silencing. However, the regulatory mechanism of mRNA structure in miRNA cleavage remains elusive. Here, we investigated the role of in vivo RNA secondary structure in miRNA cleavage by developing the new CAP-STRUCTURE-seq method to capture the intact mRNA structurome in Arabidopsis thaliana. This approach revealed that miRNA target sites were not structurally accessible for miRISC binding prior to cleavage in vivo. Instead, the unfolding of the target site structure is the primary determinant for miRISC activity in vivo. Notably, we found that the single-strandedness of the two nucleotides immediately downstream of the target site, named Target Adjacent structure Motif (TAM), can promote miRNA cleavage but not miRNA binding, thus decoupling target site binding from cleavage. Our findings demonstrate that mRNA structure in vivo can regulate miRNA cleavage, providing evidence of mRNA structure-dependent regulation of biological processes.


The energy band alignment between pulsed-laser-deposited TiO2 and FTO was firstly characterized using high-resolution X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. A valence band offset (VBO) of 0.61 eV and a conduction band offset (CBO) of 0.29 eV were obtained across the TiO2/FTO heterointerface. With annealing process, the VBO and CBO across the heterointerface were found to be -0.16 eV and 1.06 eV, respectively, with the alignment transforming from type-I to type-II. The difference in the band alignment is believed to be dominated by the core level down-shift of the FTO substrate, which is a result of the oxidation of Sn. Current-voltage test has verified that the band alignment has a significant effect on the current transport of the heterojunction.


The low quality of MTI talent training has become a consensus in the industry, and improving the MTI talent training quality is consistent with the OBE philosophy that is oriented at students' learning outcomes. In this paper, based on the OBE philosophy, strategies are proposed to improve the quality of MTI talent training from two aspects: the talent training mode and


A general principle of good faith is considered to be applicable in Swedish contract law, however, the means in which this principle has taken hold in Swedish law deviates from the customary development of the law. The principle has no unanimous or clearly determined definition and it is debated how extensive the principle is and how it is expressed in Swedish law. The overarching purpose of this thesis is to try and examine how the principle of good faith fits the type of transaction which is the acquisition of a company. Because the principle is relatively abstract, undefined and in many cases perceived to be difficult to comprehend from a dogmatic method, a different method is used in to achieve the goal of the thesis. I've found the material chosen for this thesis appropriate because it approaches the principle of good faith in different ways, some with a more theoretical approach and others with a more practical approach.

The thesis begins by examining certain legal philosophical theories which appear in connection to the discussion regarding the principle of good faith, in order to be able to assess how a principle of good faith relates to general fundamental considerations of contract law. From the Aristotelian view of the contract and virtue ethics the principle of good faith is examined as a fundamental value with relatively extensive demands set on the contracting party, where the relationship between friends is the ideal even for the contract relation. Such a view on the contract implicates an enjoinment of duties and obligations on the contracting parties exceeding what has been explicitly agreed to in the contract. Thereafter, a number of theories relating to the liberal theory of contract: consequentialism, social contract theory, Kantian ethics and utilitarianism, all of which make out possible legal philosophical foundations for contract law. Some fundamental principles of contract law are thereafter examined to show which of the presented legal philosophical theories have had impact in the shaping of contemporary contract law. In this regard, the Kantian theory of the categorical imperative is expressed to be of great influence to the shaping of contract law and the liberal theory of contract with emphasis on the freedom of contract constitute the overarching ideal for contemporary contract law.

After an examination of relevant contract law, the principle of good faith is presented mainly from a more general approach, but support for the existence of the principle is also shown to be found in legal provisions, which generally are considered to express, or to be based on, good faith in some regard. It is shown that legal provisions can correspond to the principle of good faith and that there is some reciprocation between section 36 of the Swedish Contracts Act and the principle of good faith. It is also shown that the principle of good faith is applicable to both actions and the conduct of the parties. As a fundamental requirement of loyalty (good faith) is the expression of a prohibition against personal gain at the expense of the contracting party and some fundamental rules of conduct must be respected. It is also shown that requirements stemming from good faith may arise before the emergence of any contractual relation, something which may be of great importance in regard to transactions with intense precontractual relations.

Due to the acquisition of a company in essence being a purchase, the thesis moves on to regard the legal area of sales of goods, primarily the Swedish Sale of Goods Act and the balance of interests that the lawmaker has expressed in this legal area. The process of acquisition is then examined in general terms, where it is shown that it is primarily a momentary type of purchase, which deviates in some regards to the so called "market square-purchase", which constitutes the most basic contract. The differences appear primarily in the precontractual stage.

The analysis based on what has been examined previously shows that the existence of a principle of good faith is very much in accordance with Swedish contract law, the legal area regarding the Swedish Sales of Goods Act is shown to be influenced by the principle of good faith and that there is support for such a principle from most legal theories of contract law. However, it is shown that the extent of the principle of good faith and the enjoinment it may lay upon the contracting parties in a process of acquisition is relatively narrow, and that the act of purchasing, including the acquisition as a contractual type, presupposes a strong duty of vigilance. Thus the foundation of contract law still lies on the liberal theory of contract with emphasis on the freedom contract.


Among the objects of greek art of the Bosporan production, greek archaic art basis is quite clearly observed. We can interpret it as the preserva- tion of early aesthetic ideas in the perception of plastic form, a certain "manner of vision", transferred with the Hellenic impulse to a new environment in the C. 6 BC. Over time, the plastic manner was modified, but the "archaic trace" in the sculpture was preserved. Undoubtedly, it became the defining basis of a peculiar local form, which was gradually filled with elements learned from subsequent masters of the new "classical" schools. A relief with a battle scene (Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts) turned out to be a kind of key to understanding the bright variety of local art, which was proposed to be distinguished and designated as the "Bosporan style". We can also refer to it a number of other monuments of monumental sculpture, both of the late 6 th and 4 th centuries BC, and later, including the widespread Bosporan tombstone steles of the Hellenistic and Early Roman era. There are reasons to assume the existence of the Bosporan style in the forms of architectural deco- ration, and in torevtik (gold objects from the Donetsk and Stavropol mounds: Perederieva Mogila and the mound, excavated in 2013 in Stavropol), and even in small forms – terracotta plastic – this style is reflected: the statuette of a horse- man from the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts in the composition, flattened surface of the relief and characteristic details resembles the style of the Bosporan steles of late Hellenism. All this translates the phenomenon under consideration into the status of the so-called "Grand Style", that is, an artistic manner that manifests itself in various categories of culture and for several centuries has de- termined the expressive appearance of the Bosporan environment.


Trail-style bridges located in remote locations are often not assessed for their dynamic performance. These bridges are characterized as Class IV in Setra, defined as a "seldom used footbridge, built to link sparsely populated areas." Organizations like Bridges to Prosperity (B2P) and Bridging the Gap Africa have been doing excellent work to link remote communities and bridge major obstacles in the developing world.


Water is currently a key economic, political and social resource issue in both Vietnam and Australia, despite differences in the social, political and technical contexts between the two countries. As the Vietnamese economy develops and with further population growth, further stresses on water resources will become apparent. These stresses have the potential to be limiting factors in the sustainability of development. As such, significant opportunities are likely to develop for Australian organizations in water sector projects in Vietnam over the medium to long term future. Consolidating water resource cooperation networks in Vietnam is an important first step in resolving these issues. With this in mind RMlT University, RMlT International University Vietnam participated in a series of three workshops on water in Vietnam held in Hanoi, Hue and Ho Chi Minh City in August 2002 with a number of leading universities and other organizations in Vietnam. Issues identified as crucial in Vietnam that Australian Water Resources Professionals can be involved are currently working to establish a landmark integrated water quality research project in the Saigon River Basin, which will involve both Vietnamese and Australian researchers. The project will have four aspects, optimal water quality monitoring strategies, biomonitoring, socio-economic aspects and integrated catchment management through Geospatial Information Systems.


According to Ju-Rye(周禮), the Gyeong"gi(京畿) region signifies the hinterland within 500 ri radius of the capital. Gyeong"gi is the closest region to Han yang and was the province subject to the de facto central power of the capital. The taxation policies in this region reflected the characteristics of Gyeong"gi. A close examination of documents inside Buyeok-silchong concerning the Gyeong"gi region reveals that 95% of the tributes from the region were payments to the central financial institution, the Ho-jo ministry, the Seon'hye-cheong and Gyun'yeok-cheong offices, as well as the central military institutions (such as the Byeong-jo ministry, and military camps including Hullyeon Dogam, Geum'wi-yeong, Eo'yeong-cheong, Su'eo-cheong, Chong'yung-cheong). Tributes to the central government were mostly made in the form of rice and metallic currency. In similar fashion, certain items repeatedly appeared on the levy list for the central military institutions. Gyeong"gi taxes delivered to the five central military camps were all in the form of rice and metallic currency. Revenues for Hullyeon Dogam, Eo'yeong-cheong, Geum'wi-yeong and three military camps came in metallic currency. Taxes paid to Su eo-cheong and Chong'yung-cheong from the Gyeong"gi region were in the form of rice. In this way, the capital was able to receive rice and metallic currency from the Gyeong"gi residents under the jurisdiction of five central camps. A lot of Gyeong"gi residents were obligated to accommodate the passage of ambassadors, to construct and provide labor and finances for royal tombs and manage transportation organization. To alleviate the burden of the Gyeong"gi residents, the central government transferred some finances from the Sam'nam region to support them. Despite the minor support from other regions, Gwansu-mi from Daedong-mi or sagaek-jigong-mi, sufficient support could not be secured for the finances required by many eups. This was due to its geographical feature as the gateway to the capital and the land site for royal tombs. In the 18th century, with the consolidation of absolute monarchy, funerary rituals and memorial ceremonies became more frequent and ambassadorial visits like Gug'yeok became more sporadic. Therefore, many eups in the Gyeong"gi region were forced to impose taxes and manager revenues in addition to the regulations of the central government. For the Gyeong"gi region which had to provide labor and finances as the capital's hinterland, additional taxes were inevitable.


By analyzing the reasons and characteristics of image data loss and referring to traditional methods of image reparation, a new column by column method of repairing images was put forward. A new algorithm of image reparation through insertion of data was designed. The algorithm meets the demands of reparation.Conditions adaptable to the algorithm are found by tests.


The results of Penttila et al 's meta-analysis emphasised the importance of the duration of untreated psychosis (DUP) in long-term recovery from schizophreniform illness.[1][1] Timely initiation of effective treatment has been demonstrated to improve outcome, but the modality of treatment is


Thermal manikins were created with the intention to design and model protective clothing insulation for specific conditions, e.g. military clothing and clothing for divers. At present thermal manikins have a broader use, i.e. to assess the effect of clothing on a human body, to assess its influence on thermal comfort during work in a given clothing ensemble and to test innovative solutions bringing about a reduction in the thermal heat load. When using thermal manikins it should be borne in mind that heat exchange through clothing is, to a large extent, determined by the temperature distribution on human skin. The aim of the study was to find out to what extent thermal manikins can be used to represent the correct distribution of temperature on human skin. To this end, comparative measurements of the temperature distribution on the surface of a standard thermal manikin with a structure generally used and on the surface of the skin of volunteers were performed. The tests conducted showed that for the further development of thermal manikins computer software should be developed which would help to predict the temperature distribution on the manikin surface corresponding to the skin temperature of volunteers. Such software should allow for the simulation of thermal regulatory mechanisms in a human, i.e. an increase in skin temperature caused by vasoconstriction and shivering, as well as a decrease in skin temperature due to vasodilatation and sweating. In a thermally neutral environment, the methods which are currently used to control the thermal manikin seem to be sufficient.


As the design rule of the semiconductor devices approaches to 90nm node technology, the defect controllability of the photomask becomes critical success factor. The halftone defects generated in photomask cannot be easily judged because the results of Aerial Image Measurement System (AIMS) are flexible with the defect size and transmission. Also, the printability of halftone defect on wafer is not clear because of low sensitivity of inspection system for pinholes. In this paper, halftone defects with programmed size were fabricated by Focused Ion Beam (FIB) repair tool. We evaluated the transmission correlation of the halftone defects between printability with 248nm simulation tool and inspection machine with 365nm light source. We could make the judgment criteria of halftone defects captured by inspection machine without AIMS result from this correlation result. Inspection machines such as KLA-Tencor and Lasertec are used to verify the detectability of halftone defects. Wafer printability was simulated using AIMS fab 248. Even though the transmission of halftone defects is same, the energy intensity of large size defects is higher than that of small size.


Removal of carbonate impurities in sedimentary phosphate is one of the most important issues in the industry. Poor selective flotation of those ores is due to the similarity of Physico-chemical surface properties, solubility, and electrokinetic characteristics of sparingly soluble phosphate and carbonate minerals. In this study, the effect of ultrasonic irradiation as a pretreatment method on reverse flotation of low-grade sedimentary phosphate sample from Lar Mountain deposit was investigated. Ultrasonic was utilized before flotation at different ultrasound intensity. This study was performed by two flotation approaches; i) using experimental design (Plackett-Burman method with 11 variables), and ii) try and error method. Initial mineralogical studies showed that the feed sample contains 10.34%P2O5, 48.01%CaO, and 9.22%SiO2. The collected data from experimental design were analyzed by DX7.0 software to assess the influence of each parameter on flotation performance. The results indicated that ultrasound intensity, collector dosage, and dispersant dosage were the effective parameters. The results of the try and error method showed that the conditioning time was the most effective parameter in which by reducing ultrasonic preparation time the recovery was increased relative to 33.29%. Finally, the kinetic flotation tests and SEM studies were performed. The results proved surface cleaning of phosphate minerals which treated by ultrasound irradiation that led to better adsorption of chemicals which increased the recovery and grade of P2O5 for 87.88% and 14.45%, respectively. However, the application of the ultrasonic treatment reduced the flotation chemicals' consumption which is a prominent issue for phosphate treatment.


The method of provenance trials is the one of the oldest methods of differentiation of genotypical and ecological effects in variability of traits of wood plants and assessment of prospects of of various populations use in breeding and introduction programs. However, there is a possibility of transformation of the genetic structure of the studied populations in points of tests, which can be caused, first of all, by the drift of genes and selection. Therefore, it is necessary to conduct researches on the existence of these processes in experimental populations. The objects of research are provenance trials of the Pinus sylvestris L. located in the forest-steppe zone of Western Siberia. These trials were created by planting of seedlings of 37 sources from the European part of the country, the Urals, Siberia and Kazakhstan. Western Siberia and Kazakhstan provenance were taken for the research. The study of the genetic variety of provenance trials was carried out by allozyme analysis. In the analysis 20 loci are included that code the allozyme variety of 11 enzymes (MDH, GOT, SkDH, LAP, 6-PGD, IDH, FDH, PGM, GDH, ADH, FL-EST). Statistical processing of the received results is carried out in the GenAlex 6 program. The analysis of the main parameters of genetic variability showed that the studied provenance trials of the Pinus sylvestris L. are characterized by a high level of genetic variety. The mean value of the analyzed loci polymorphism is 74%. The level of polymorphism of the natural populations from Western Siberia according to references is close to the estimates received, but varies depending on the source. The extent of genetic differentiation between the progeny of geographical populations as a whole correlates with the degree of their spatial remoteness, especially in latitude. Generally, the obtained data correspond to the picture of the interpopulation distinctions revealed in the few published works on natural pine populations in the examined and nearby territories. The main conclusion from the conducted research is that close compliance between the data on the study of allozyme variability in natural populations and similar data in provenance trials is observed. Consequently, selection and genetic drift insignificantly transform the genetic structure of experimental populations at the geographical tests that artificially concentrate the geographically isolated parts of the genofond in one territory. It can be caused by the rather small age of cultures (short period of natural selection), representativeness of selections of natural populations, and rather "neutral" nature of allozyme variability.


This article summarized domestic scholars'research results on sand-dust storm in recent years from its origin,characteristics,transportation,influence and prevention countermeasures.Some proposal is put forward for sand storm research in the future.


The Department of Information, with its flamboyant secretary Eschel Rhoodie at the helm, did its best to improve the international image of the pariah apartheid state. Description provided by Tony Grogan.


The ethyl acetate portion of Indigofera pulchra leaves extract (papilionaceae) was assessed for blood glucose levels of alloxan induced diabetic and normoglycemic Wistar rats. Different doses of the extract were (50, 100 and 200 mg/kg) administered after 18 h fast and there blood glucose levels were measured at 0, 2, 4, 8 and 24 h after treatment. Lowest dose (50 mg/kg) administered significant decrease (p<0.05) in the blood glucose levels of alloxan-induced diabetic and normoglycemic Wistar rats after 24 hours of treatment. The doses of 100 and 200 mg kg-1 did not show any significantly decrease the blood glucose levels of alloxan induced diabetic Wistar rats. The hypoglycemic and antihyperglycemic potentials of the ethyl acetate portion of the extract was comparable to that of biphasic isophane insulin (6. i. u/kg). In relation to the normoglycemic groups there was a significant decrease in the blood glucose level (p<0.05) with the doses of 50 and 100 mg/kg after treatments, while there was no any significant change with the highest dose of 200 mg/kg after treatments. The preliminary phytochemical screening of the extract revealed the presences of alkaloids tannins and flavonoids. The lethal dose of the extract (LD50) in rats was calculated to be 775 mg/kg bodyweight. Concluded that the ethyl acetate portion of hydromethanolic leaves extract of Indigofera pulchra possess anti-diabetic effects in alloxan- induced in diabetic and normoglycemic rats.


Abstract Euspilotus azureus (Sahlberg, 1823) (Coleoptera: Histeridae) is one of the most frequently sampled species of Histeridae on carcasses in South America. Determining its physiological responses to different temperatures is essential for providing development rate equations to estimate the period of insect activity and postmortem interval of the body. Thus, to evaluate the influence of temperature on their life cycle and to understand their developmental threshold, experiments were conducted under laboratory conditions at 6 different temperatures (10, 15, 20, 25, 30, and 35 °C). All E. azureus life stages were responsive to thermal variations. Eggs of E. azureus did not hatch at extreme temperatures (10 and 35 °C) and the development time from egg to adult was longer at low temperatures (15 and 20 °C). Their biological responses, such as mean number of eggs produced, the number of eggs per egg mass, and development time at different temperatures, indicate that 20 to 25 °C is optimal for growth. The results suggest that E. azureus shows tolerance and adaptability in its ontogenetic stages over a wide temperature range, which is common in generalist species. Also, this study provides the development rate equation for the species, which is applicable to studies of forensic entomology.


Studies on the effect of different insecticides on the foraging behaviour of Apis mellifera L. revealed that methyl-o-demeton (@ 0.025%) and deltamethrin (@0.1%) were most toxic and showed highest repellent action followed by profenophos (@0.1%), monocrotophos (@0.04%) while carboryl (@0.2), dichlorvos (@0.03%) and quinalphos (@0.025%) indicated intermediate repellent action to honey bee. Endosulfan (@0.035%) was found safest insecticide to foraging bee.


A long-term lunar exploration project named Chang'E project is going on in China. The Chang'E-1, the first Chinese lunar orbiter is launched in 2007. The VLBI (very long baseline interferometry) technique is used for the precise orbit determination (OD) of the Chang'E-1 spacecraft combined with the conventional tracking technique for both navigation and scientific purposes. Recently, a VLBI network of four stations has been constructed in China, located at Shanghai (25m), Beijing (50m), Kunming (40m) and Urumqi (25m), respectively. A VLBI data processing center equipped with a hardware five-station VLBI correlator, a software four-station correlator and other data processing and analysis equipments is at Shanghai Astronomical Observatory, CAS, in Shanghai. The real-time VLBI technique is used for timely VLBI data transferring from stations to the data processing center and quick data correlation and the OD. In order to demonstrate the capability of VLBI OD operation before the launching of the Chang'E-1, a series of VLBI experiments with the Smart-1, an ESA lunar orbiter have been carried out. The accuracy of several tens meters for the position and a few centimeters per second for the velocity of a lunar orbiter has been demonstrated by those Smart-1 S-band VLBI experiments


that group. As Ohmann proposed in Selling Culture (1996) (wherein he defines and analyses the PMC so well), these projects, and the PMC itself, reached a critical mass around 1900. Thus all the topics in this volume can be seen to be related in historical context as well as in historical time. 'The resolution attained in such a picture', Ohmann writes, 'is conceptually satisfying in itself, one of the pleasures of history.' Not all readers will agree with Ohmann's views, or Carole Stabile's, or those put forward in these essays, but taken as a whole Turning The Century should be given a place in the library of every establishment which aims to get work of excellence out of its postgraduate students. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


The multiple choices of access networks offer different opportunities and overcome the limitations of other technologies. Optimal selection of interface is a big challenge for multiple interfaces supported mobile terminals to make a seamless handover and to optimize the power consumption. Seamless handover, resource management, and CAC to support QoS and multiple interface management to reduce power consumption in mobile terminal are the most important issues for the UMTS/WLAN overlaying network. The access of both interfaces simultaneously can reduce the handover latency and data loss in heterogeneous handover. The MN may maintain one interface connection while other interface can be used for handover process. But the access of both interfaces increases the consumption of power in MN. In this paper we present an efficient interface selection scheme including interface selection algorithms, interface selection mechanism and CAC considering battery power consumption for overlaying networks. MN's battery power level and provision of QoS/QoE in the target interface are considered as important parameters for our interface selection algorithm. The MIH is also introduced for interface selection.


Based on classification by outer space infirmary factors for the northeast sanatoriums,the thesis analyzes the landscape design deficiency,proposes methods of characteristics building for outer space of sanatorium in the northeast,develops the sanatoriums into a rehabilitation and healing space with distinct characteristics of "treatment"and"support",and sets up landscape design reference for northeast sanatoriums.


The purpose of this paper is to present a probabilistic finite element method for the practical design of concrete pavements based on the fatigue principle. Although the probabilistic concept has been applied to the AASHTO empirical equation in the 1986 design guide and in the VESYS computer program for the analysis of flexible pavements, the procedure has not been incorporated, to the authors' knowledge, in any of the mechanistic computerized methods for the design of concrete pavements. It is shown that the use of probabilistic procedure results in a more realistic and reasonable design.


This study examines the effect of organizational commitment and the application of accounting policies on the quality of financial reports in the Aceh Besar District Government. The type of this study is quantitative descriptive research. The sources of data in this study are primary data obtained through the distribution of questionnaires and interviews. The population in this study is all Local Government Work Units (SKPD) in the Aceh Besar District represented by Financial Administration Officers, Head of Sub Division of Finance, Finance Section Staff, and Treasurer, with a total of 116 respondents out of 58 Local Government Work Units. The sampling technique in this study used saturated sampling, where the entire population was used as the research sample. The data analysis method used is multiple linear regression using the SPSS Version 26 application. The results show that (1) organizational commitment and the application of accounting policies have a joint effect on the quality of financial reports; (2) organizational commitment affects the quality of financial reports; and (3) the application of accounting policies affects the quality of financial reports. The results of this study are expected to provide suggestions for the Aceh Besar District Government in policy making, especially those related to organizational commitment and the application of accounting policies, so as to further improve the quality of financial reports.


This text aims complicated operating system of the small-scaled hydraulic excavator.From the ergonomics point of view,designs a single pole operating system of the small-scaled hydraulic excavator.The design adopts sensors that to acquire information for control system,and matches electro-hydraulic control valves and single-chip microcomputer control system.It can complete operating the mining excavator by the single pole.This mode of operating is simple and laborsaving for excavation.


Based on the worst-case response time schedulability analysis for fault-tolerant real-time systems, a new fault-tolerant priority assignment algorithm is proposed. This algorithm can be used, together with the schedulability analysis, to effectively improve system fault resilience when the two traditional fault-tolerant priority assignment policies can't improve system fault resilience. A fault-tolerant priority configuration search algorithm is also presented for the proposed analysis. The effectiveness of the proposed approach is evaluated by simulation.


Starfruit is one of the fruits that are widely cultivated in Indonesia. But at this time sorting of starfruit is stilldone manually by humans, consequently resulting in a uniform level of maturity that is not good. For thisreason, a system is needed that can identify the level of maturity of starfruit with artificial neural networks.The main problem of designing artificial neural networks is how to analyze and design an artificial neuralnetwork architecture in order to determine the maturity level of sweet starfruit properly. This study aims todesign artificial neural networks with backpropagation method to identify the maturity level of starfruit.From the results of the study, the best configuring of backpropagation artificial neural network model is amodel of artificial neural networks with 3 inputs, 11 hidden layer neurons and 3 outputs (3-11-3). With thisconfiguration, artificial neural networks are able to identify the level of maturity with a success rate of 95.8%of 48 starfruit test data.


Disclosed is a method for determining wind parameter values in a vertically arranged in the region above a substrate of a measurement site located measuring height, wherein - arranged by means of a at the measurement location, a measurement wave ausnutzendes distance measuring method by leading wind sensor are determined dissolved average wind speed for predetermined measuring intervals in the time measurement height above the measuring site to the measuring intervals, - vertical temporal resolution determined by means of a control amount which is less than the measurement height, arranged above the measurement location anemometer wind direction meter average wind speed and / or mean wind direction for the predetermined measurement intervals by the measurement intervals and occurring within the measuring intervals short-term changes in wind speed and / or are determined direction (turbulence), - by applying a values determined by a comparison of the predetermined in a measurement interval with the anemometer in the control amount for short term changes in wind speed and / or wind direction at the price determined by the anemometer average values for this measurement interval determined correction factor to the in the measuring head in the predetermined measurement interval determined average wind speed (turbulence) are determined which have arisen in the measuring height to the reference point in time changes in wind speed and / or direction. This method can separate from an already constructed wind turbine over a long time period are carried out continuously and requires doing a low equipment and construction effort. Further, a Windmessboje is disclosed, with which the method can be performed.


Identifying human presence in a visual surveillance system is crucial for variety of applications. Various tracking systems are also refined with a vision to detect human beings. However lesser resolution pictures make them a challenging one. So a stereo vision based human detection and tracking system is proposed for recognition of intruders in the human access controlled areas and can help in observing and inspecting illegal activities. In this depth range of the system is used in parameter estimation. The human presence is identified by skin detection where segmentation is done in HSV color space. Human tracking is a separate hardware system coupled through a serial port. For targeting servo motors are used, along a buzzer and a laser light for pointing the target. Here the presence of animals is also eliminated by a change in algorithm. The proposed implementation need only less protection and climate conditions are least influenced.


Introduction. The book by the English scientist John Maynard Keynes "The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money" underlines an important area of economics, called Keynesianism. It is devoted to the problems of the essence, occurrence and overcoming of inflation. Thereby, it became a real bestseller among academic economists, and in the middle of the twentieth century received an unusually great applied value. At present, there is a need to provide assistance to a wide range of scholars in the sense of this book and thus contribute to the development strategy of economic growth of Ukraine, which is the relevance of the topic of this article.
The purpose of the paper is to demonstrate the features of the statement "General Theory", which can greatly facilitate the process of its comprehension. It is difficult for the younger generation of economists to comprehend it, which is due to the complexity, confusion, and sometimes even the negligence of the author in presentation of the content of the book. Therefore, it cannot take her worthy places among the most widely read works among economists and is unable to provide worthy influence on the course of economic development of Ukraine.
Results. The result of the study was the identification of such features of the statement as: unconventional structure, lack of graphic illustrations of analytical analysis results; conclusions not confirmed evidence; conflicting definitions, lack of final conclusions.
Conclusion. The article forms a preliminary idea of the book, which shows the moments that became the basis for the emergence of Keynesian theory economic growth and determined its applied value. Article prepares a specialist in the perception of conclusions that are not supported by evidence, conflicting definitions, lack of definitive conclusions.


Exploration in sub-basalt reservoirs is challenging because conventional seismic fails to image the structures below basalt. Advanced seismic acquisition using long offsets and low-frequency sources as well as improved processing are the possible way-out


Until comparatively recent years cytology and histology were almost wholly confined to the study of dead material. In 1902 Loeb succeeded in growing epithelial cells on the surface of a blood clot in a glass vessel. Four years later Harrison obtained growth of tissue in a hanging drop preparation using a culture medium of lymph. Burrows (1910) and Carrel (1911) improved upon this method which was further developed by Drew, Lewis, Strangeways and others. Strangeways' original idea was to employ the technique in his investigation of the problems of rheumatoid arthritis; he wished to investigate the pathological processes operating in and around the joints and set about elaborating a method which should render possible the cultivation and examination of cells obtained from such sources. As his investigation advanced he became convinced that this method of study was likely to shed much light on fundamental questions concerning the laws of normal as well as abnormal growth. He therefore devoted himself to a st...


Thermoelectric properties of the unidirectionally grown p-type AgSbTe 2 and Ag 0.208 Sb 0.275 Te 0. 517 boules have been evaluated to investigate adaptability of these materials system to functionally graded thermoelectric materials(FGMs). The AgSbTe 2 boule contained even more Ag 2 Te precipitates than the Ag 0.208 Sb 0.275 Te 0.517 . Thermoelectric properties for these boules showed the different temperature dependence, which were strongly affected by the transformation at 418 K and also 633 K. The Ag 2 Te boule grown under similar condition as AgSbTe 2 and Ag 0.208 Sb 0.275 Te 0.517 is an n-type conductor. Thermoelectricmotive force E 0 of the p-type AgSbTe 2 boule is decreased by n-type Ag 2 Te precipitates. P of Ag 0.208 Sb 0.275 Te 0.517 boule were four times as large as that of AgSbTe 2 at temperature difference ΔT=350 K, and also equaled that of the segmented Pb 1-x Sn x Te compound newly developed. High temperature phase of AgSbTe. above 633 K revealed its high potential of power generation. It is concluded that there is possibility of developing more superior thermoelectric materials by controlling structure and composition.