This paper reports on a major national study of higher education science and engineering learning communities in New Zealand. The scope of the research project along with a description of the methodology and method used in the study together with rationale for the study and research approach adopted are provided here. Details of the theoretical framework and a discussion of paradigm that underpinned the study are presented. A discussion of issues of reliability and validity and measures taken to maximize these also is presented. The paper begins with an overview of the New Zealand compulsory education sector and traces the now multitudinous pathways into higher education nationally. It thus provides a valuable context for this national study of higher education science and engineering learning communities.


Carrot (Daucus carota L.) from Family Apiaceae having chromosome no2n=18 is a well-known cool season root crop grown all over India. They are used for human consumption as well as for the forage and particularly for feeding horses (Shweta et al., 2017). Fastgrowing cultivars mature within three months (90 days) of sowing the seed, while late maturing cultivars are harvested four months later (120 days).After germination, carrot seedlings show a distinct demarcation between taproot and leaf. Carrot plant is an erect, biennial plant. Leaves have long petiole compound and pinnate (Kochhar, 2011).

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This paper presents the results in modeling, technological realization and measurements of a coupled-line directional coupler, based on CRLH (Composite Right/Left-Handed) transmission lines. The CRLH transmission lines consists of series connected CPW inter digital capacitors and parallel connected CPW inductors. The studied devices were fabricated on silicon substrate for a subsequent integration in a more complex circuit. A very good agreement between the simulation data and the experimental results has been found out for these CRLH transmission lines devices in the 10-14 GHz frequency domain.


A spreadsheet model was developed to predict the aflatoxin distribution among peanut lots in the market system from farmer stock marketing through storage, shelling, and blanching. The model calculates the aflatoxin distribution among lots after each major regulatory and processing stage in the market system from the buying point to the manufacturer. Model development is based on statistical and mathematical relationships derived from previous research on the effects of sampling plans and processing methods on the change in aflatoxin levels in peanuts. The USDA and the peanut industry can use the model as a tool to compare and evaluate the efficacy of proposed new regulations and processing methods on removing aflatoxin without actual costly implementation. The model also points out potential areas where information is missing and research is needed to better manage aflatoxin-contaminated peanuts. The model is used to evaluate the peanut market system where farmers' stock peanuts are chemically tested for aflatoxin.


The field of visual search has gained significant attention recently, particularly in the context of web search engines and e-commerce product search platforms. However, the abundance of web images presents a challenge for modern image retrieval systems, as they need to find both relevant and diverse images that maximize users' satisfaction. In response to this challenge, we propose a non-dominated visual diversity re-ranking (NDVDR) method based on the concept of Pareto Optimality. To begin with, we employ a fast binary hashing method as a coarse-grained retrieval procedure. This allows us to efficiently obtain a subset of candidate images for subsequent re-ranking. Fed with this initial retrieved image results, the NDVDR performs a fine-grained re-ranking procedure for boosting both relevance and visual diversity among the top-ranked images. Recognizing the inherent conflict nature between the objectives of relevance and diversity, the re-ranking procedure is simulated as the analytical stage of a multi-criteria decision-making process, seeking the optimal trade-off between the two conflicting objectives within the initial retrieved images. In particular, a non-dominated sorting mechanism is devised that produces Pareto non-dominated hierarchies among images based on the Pareto dominance relation. Additionally, two novel measures are introduced for the effective characterization of the relevance and diversity scores among different images. We conduct experiments on three popular real-world image datasets and compare our re-ranking method with several state-of-the-art image search re-ranking methods. The experimental results validate that our re-ranking approach guarantees retrieval accuracy while simultaneously boosting diversity among the top-ranked images.


Front axle assembly for a vehicle, especially a passenger car, with a vehicle-mounted cross-member (1) and at the two ends of the cross member (1) to the cross member jointable wishbones (24) characterized, that the cross member (1) forming the basic body and / or the control arm (24) forming the base body is formed from a single sheet piece of material, and press-cured, or are, and that the assembly has various press-hardened to varying degrees areas, and that the connecting means-bearing areas are press-cured in a higher or lower degree than the remaining areas of the assembly.


RACE-PCR using a denatured dsRNA extract from an olive plant infected by Olive leaf yellowing-associated virus (OLYaV), extended a previously sequenced large fragment of the viral genome by 854 nt downstream in the heat shock protein 90 (HSP90). This sequence showed from 45 to 53% identity at the nucleotide level with that of putative HSP90s of different members of the family Closteroviridae. In phylogenetic trees constructed with published HSP90 and RdRp sequences, OLYaV was well separated from other viruses, as was Little cherry virus 1 (LChV-1), another unassigned species in the family Closteroviridae. A polyclonal antiserum was raised to a recombinant protein encoded by the HSP70 gene in fusion with sequence encoding the maltose binding protein. In Western blots of extracts from infected olive tissues, IgGs purified from this antiserum reacted with a polypeptide with a Mr of ca. 65 kDa, which was identified as the putative viral HSP70. Closterovirus-like flexuous particles with distinct cross banding and a maximum length of ca. 2000 nm were seen in extracts from infected roots and leaves of rooted olive cuttings. The cytopathology of infected leaves was similar to that induced by other members of the family Closteroviridae. However, the new information is still insufficient for the ultimate classification of OLYaV.


Abstract : An advanced prototype ultrasonic flowmeter system was designed, fabricated, and tested at fuel flow rates from below 100 lb/hr up to 6000 lb/hr at temperatures from 50 to 115 F and in the Reynolds number range from below 1000 to above 30,000. In order to reduce errors due to flow profile to a small fraction of 1% of full scale, and to avoid the need for a profile-dependent meter constant despite operation over laminar, transitional and turbulent flow regimes, a rectangular flow channel was provided in which the flow was obliquely interrogated over its complete cross section by a square-enveloped ultrasonic beam. The cell included screens for minimizing eddies at the transducer ports, gradual circular to rectangular pipe transitions, flushing means, and a bleed port. Flow related parameters were measured by utilizing a fully coherent electronic system which operated synchronously from a 5-MHz crystal controlled oscillator. The transmitted waveform was generated by means of synchronously gating the output of the 5-MHz oscillator for a 50-microsecond interval at a 2- kHz repetition rate. Upstream and downstream common-path transmissions were consecutive and spaced 250 microseconds apart. Independent measurements were made of the phase difference between the upstream and downstream 5-MHz spectral components of the received waveforms and the phase sum of the 2-kHz modulation components of these waveforms. These two independent measurements were combined to yield the Mach number v/c and v, where v = flow velocity and c = sound speed.


3 Abstract: Experimental features for brine shrimp (Artemia urmiana) enrichment with two bacillus species and yeast which isolated from Bluga sturgeon fish (Huso huso) gut have been prepared in laboratory of Gonbad Kavous University (Gonbad kavous- Iran). For present study three treatments with three replicates and three control treatments with three replicate was prepared. Brine shrimp cysts after incubation and isolation from other cysts and cysts sack was enriched with three suspension of Bacillus subtilis (1/4997×10 ±0/308×10 CFU/L), Bacillus licheniformis (1/5017×10 ±0/275×10 CFU/L) 8 7 8 7 of probiotic consuming by nauplii was calculated. The significant enrichment was related to the treatment which fed with bakery yeast (541/95±44/79 CFU/nauplii) for 24 hours (P<0.05). The significant survival rate (93 %) was observed in treatment which enriched with Bacillus licheniformis for 24 hours (P<0.05). The present study has shown that Artemia urmiana nauplii have a good potential of enrichment and the brine shrimp (Artemia urmiana) has different response to differen t probiotic and density.


Tilanus-Linthorst M, Verhoog L, Obdeijn I-M, Bartels K, Menke-Pluymers M, Eggermont A, Klijn J, Meijers-Heijboer H, van der Kwast T, Brekelmans C. A BRCA1/2 mutation, high breast density and prominent pushing margins of a tumor independently contribute to a frequent false-negative mammography. Int. J. Cancer 2002;102:91–95. In the article cited above, the authors inadvertently omitted the following sentence from the Results section. It should have appeared at the end of the subheading titled "Review of mammography and histopathology". "False-negative mammography results correlated significantly with the presentation as a smooth, not a spiculated, mass (p 0.008)."


In the final chapters, the authors lay out the process of releasing and equipping people to live out God's unique calling in their lives, much of which will arise outside of any organized, budgeted, and staff-led church initiatives. A weakness in this section is the sparse attention given to what ongoing biblically informed discipleship looks like in leadership development. (Links to Scripture are prevalent in the earliest chapters of the book, but thereafter references to "God's leading" are rather subjective.) One also finds images and phrases here that are rather anthropocentric and triumphalist, with images of knights "bringing in the reign of the king," and members living out "Jesus' revolutionary plot to take over the world" (217). A missional vision rooted in the missio Dei emerges from congregations dwelling in the Scriptures, where God brings in His reign and calls us to join Him. Nonetheless, Missional Moves is a valuable resource of practical information for those who are searching for a smart, simple, and reproducible process for helping a congregation respond to God's call in a way that can transform entire communities, resulting in new churches where every member is a missionary. Frequent references to the Missional Moves web site offer additional print and video resources. I recommend this book to both practitioners and professors.


The invention discloses a lansoprazole complex micelle medicine composition for injection. The lansoprazole complex micelle medicine composition comprises lansoprazole, phospholipid, bile acid, amino acid and alkaline matters. Furthermore, the invention discloses a preparation method of medicine composition solution and an injection preparation prepared from the medicine composition. An experiment of an applicant confirms that the medicine composition disclosed by the invention overcomes the problem that the lansoprazole is difficultly dissolved in water; and the obtained medicine composition has good stability and is more suitable for clinical use and industrial production.


The two-dimensional steady isentropic flow with pressure perturbation was considered.With the help of characteristic analysis,under suitable generalized R-H relation and entropy condition,it was rigorously shown the dependence of elementary waves on the parametere.


We present an approach to the investigation of structural disorder in quantum wells (QWs) based on the reflectivity line shape analysis of radiatively coupled QWs. In the case of anti-Bragg structures, as a consequence of the condition of destructive interference, the reflectivity spectrum is indeed extremely sensitive to vertical disorder. We exploit the method in the case of GaAs/AlGaAs structures and we demonstrate the possibility of measuring differences in the excitonic transition energies of the two QWs as small as 10% of the inhomogeneous broadening.


The isostructural compounds [Cr(NH3)6][Cr(CN)6] and [Cr(H2O)(NH3)5][Cr(CN)6] [R. L. Carlin, R. Burriel, J. Pons, and J. Casabo Gispert, Inorg. Chem. 21, 2905 (1982)] order ferromagnetically at, respectively, 0.6 and 0.38 K. Their susceptibility curves, which are virtually superimposable when plotted on a reduced temperature scale, behave as expected for powdered samples in which demagnetization effects are important. The exchange interaction is remarkably weak for such concentrated magnetic materials, yet is much stronger than that found in a number of other such Cr/Cr compounds [R. L. Carlin, R. Burriel, J. Pons, and J. Casabo Gispert, Inorg. Chem. 22, 2832 (1983)].


Rating: Explicit Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply Category: F/M, Multi Fandom: Once Upon a Time (TV) Relationship: Captain Hook | Killian Jones/Emma Swan, Liam Jones/Emma Swan, Captain Hook | Killian Jones/Emma Swan/Liam Jones Character: Captain Hook | Killian Jones, Emma Swan, Liam Jones, Snow White | Mary Margaret Blanchard, Prince "Charming" James | David Nolan, Red Riding Hood | Ruby, Victor Frankenstein | Dr. Whale, Knave of Hearts | Will Scarlet, Robin Hood (Once Upon a Time) Additional Tags: Smut, Polyamory, Threesome F/M/M Series: Part 2 of Unlocked Collections: Black Swans & Red Hooks Stats: Published: 2015-05-18 Completed: 2015-08-15 Chapters: 14/14 Words: 145586


The origins of cytology and the cell microanatomy models. The present paper is an investigation on the theoretical models that exercised an important role in the birth of cytology. The historical available information permits to estimate that the cellular theory suffered a development along the nineteenth century, capable of a rational reconstruction as well as the allowance to define which were the ontological and epistemological suppositions assumed. Key words: origins of cytology, cell microanatomy, cell organelles, cell models, theoretical terms, dynamic of theories, Shcleiden, Schwann, Virchow, Lakatos.


FOR THE purpose ofthis paper abdominal syphilisis defined as late acquired syphilis ofthe abdominalviscera including thetestes. Abdominal symptoms arising from early syphilis, such as thehepatitisof the secondary stage,orthose arising from neurosyphilis or cardiovascularsyphilis, such asthe gastric crises of tabes dorsalis orthe results of aneurysmofthe abdominalaortawill not be considered. It must be realized that abdominalsyphilis as definedisa rareclinical manifestationand pathologicalchangesoccurringinthe viscera may only be demonstrableat post-mortem examination. Rosahn (1947) has shown in the Yale series that the post-mortemfindings in seventy-seven patients with untreated syphilis revealed 106 lesions,ofthese only five (4.7 per cent) were due to abdominal syphilis. (Four oftheselesions involved the liver andonethetestes.) Clinical manifestationswillbe dealt with on an anatomical basis: thus abdominal syphilis willbe consideredunder thefollowing headings: (i) Stomach, (ii) Intestines, (iii) Liver,spleen andpancreas,(iv) Urinary tract, (v) Reproductive organs.


Several poly-1,4-(phenylethyl xylylene)s of varying molecular weight were investigated with a combination of X-ray and light scattering techniques as well as with scanning force and transmission electron microscopy to elucidate their aggregation behavior in solution. It turns out that this polymer aggregates into ribbon-like supermolecular structures. Aggregation is the more pronounced the higher the concentration and the molecular weight of the polymer. Switching the solvent from tetrahydrofuran to chloroform only weakly diminishes the ability to form aggregates. The stiff aggregate ribbons in solution are 30–40 nm broad, about 5 nm high and several micrometers long. The cross-section of the ribbons is inhomogeneous and presumably consists of 0.5 nm thick layers.


The invention relates to an internal combustion engine (1) having a crankshaft (3), an eccentric shaft (24) and a between the crankshaft (3) and the eccentric shaft (24) arranged in multi-joint crank drive (26) having a plurality of connecting rods (27) each a connecting rod (28) and two on opposite ends of the connecting rod (28) arranged connecting rod (29, 30) comprise one of which the eccentric shaft (24) and having the other part of a pivot articulation (33) between the connecting rod (27) and forms the adjacent coupling member (8). To verkleinem the moving mass of the connecting rods (27), the number of components required, as well as the manufacturing and assembly costs, the invention proposes that the two connecting rod ends (29, 30) of each connecting rod (27) undivided and integral (on the connecting rod 28) are integrally formed.


Background: The state of oral health plays an important role in the concept of frailty among the elderly, as they tend to suffer from poor oral health conditions. Objective: The aim of our systematic review is to study the impact of oral health on the quality of life of the geriatric patient in different contexts of autonomy. Material and Methods: A systematic literature review was carried out of which the selection of articles, with publication date between 2008 and 2020 was conducted through computer platforms. The studies were analyzed and evaluated respecting the previously established inclusion criteria. The review corpus consisted of 16 articles, which presented methodological quality. Results: Oral health has an impact on the quality of life of the elderly, both in the context of institutionalization and at a community level. Oral health has an effect on the quality of life of the elderly, namely in the dimensions of physical pain, physical disability, psychological discomfort, functional limitation, psychological and social disability. The higher the level of dependency the lower the oral health which has the greatest impact on quality of life. The presence of periodontitis, dental caries, edentulism, oral lesions and unsuitable dental prostheses result in a worse perception of quality of life. Conclusion: The evidence found in this study reveals that the state of oral health among the elderly influences their quality of life, regardless of the context of autonomy, indicating the need for oral health policies aimed at this specific population.


New processors like Graphical Processors Units (GPU) and multicore processors underwent significant transformations in the field of information technology, represented by high-performance processors characterized by high parallelism and nonvolatile memory with hybrid storage hierarchies. Today, discovering information that identify relationships among sets of items from a large and various data is an important problem in any information system. Hence, utilizing new processors from parallel architectures has been a viable means for improving information system performance. In this paper, we provide a survey of different techniques and solutions used for parallel and distributed management information system. We discuss the motivation for and challenges involved when we use the parallel processors like multicore and GPU also distributed technologies.


Ovulation estrous and endocrine response after the administration of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) were studied in 20 lactating cows. The cows received either a (100 GnRH mcg) SUBCUTANEOUS implant or saline on Day 14 postpartum. Serum luteinizing hormone (LH) increased (p less than .05) from 1.9 ng/ml at GnRH administration to 5.7 13.8 and 15 at 1 2 and 4 hours and decreased to 4.7 ng/ml at 6 hours. All cows who received GnRH ovulated on Day 15. The interval to the first postpartum ovulation was shorter (14.4 days; p less than .05) for GnRH-treated cows than for 8 of 10 controls (23.6 days). Estrogens and progesterone were not acutely affected by GnRH. GnRH did not shorten the interval to first estrus. GnRH induced LH release and ovulation and these cows continued to cycle to Day 65 postpartum when the study was terminated.


The environmental regulations–ecological footprint nexus is occupying an important space in the current debate of energy economics. As a counter measure to environmental degradation, implementing environmental regulations remains on the agenda of scholars and policymakers alike, but whether these regulations have a reducing impact on the ecological footprint remains open since the literature on the topic, and empirical evidence, remains fragmented and dissimilar. The current approach aimed to investigate this for five member countries of the Union for the Mediterranean with panel data econometric techniques. Panel data from France, Italy, Portugal, Spain, and Türkiye were considered for 1992–2015 and were tested for cross-sectional dependence, unit roots, and cointegration. Panel fixed effect regression estimations were conducted, also with Newey-West and Driscoll-Kraay standard errors. In addition, a country-level analysis was conducted by using fully modified ordinary least squares estimation. The results showed that energy consumption and trade increased the environmental footprint, but for environmental regulations, no conclusive effect was identified. The country-level analysis indicated that there is a divergent situation for environmental regulations among the five member countries, where only one out of five member countries showed a significant negative effect. This new empirical evidence for Union for the Mediterranean member countries highlights the importance of a common regulatory policy framework to combat the negative impacts of environmental degradation.


As one of large grab ship unloaders,the Qingdao 2 500 t/h ore grab ship unloader firstly adopts grab lifting,opening,closing and trolley traveling "Triune" four-drum differential compensating mode This paper presents features of four rope-supporting trolley system,which is critical to realize the compensating mode mentioned above,and explains why to use it in the Qingdao ship unloader


In VLSI power system, clustering and system design become a major key for the consumption of power. Basically, clustering approach is used to generate the groups and consider for efficiency process in raising growth of IC and design. From various approaches based on simplicity and robustness the popular approach is considered with the improvement as a proposed approach of Hybrid Mean Cut Balanced clustering approach. The proposed approach is implemented in the application of VLSI circuits. In existing, the data points are split into subsets as per the associated points and the clustering center updating. Also, it avoids the sets to balance the target data sets. But in the proposed approach, the weighted undirected graph is implemented which will split the vertices into two sets and for balancing with accuracy the hybrid mean cut approach is implemented to control the clustering outcomes degree. According to the function optimization the clustering results are balanced and the extensive simulation in large sets of data is validated the performance improvement. The clustering design is stimulated using Cadence Virtuoso tool of 180nm gpdk library functions.


Controlling financial risk is an important issue for financial institutions. Value-at-risk is commonly used by practitioners to quantify risk and the Monte Carlo simulation is a popular method to calculate value-at-risk. Generally, the correlation matrix is decomposed by Cholesky decomposition in order to compute the value-at-risk of portfolio. However, it cannot be used to decompose a non-positive correlation matrix. This paper uses the spectral decomposition to solve the limitation of Cholesky method. The simulation results show that the Cholesky decomposition and the spectral decomposition have consistent results in the positive correlation case. For the non-positive case, the results of Monte Carlo simulation by spectral decomposition and other approaches are identical. Thus, we recommend that spectral decomposition is a better method to adopt in the value-at-risk approach for risk management.


This study aimed to develop and test an electrode array for a resistivity fish counter that could be easily installed in a small river without a weir. An electrode array consisting of three steel cables laid in parallel across the stream channel and connected to a microprocessor-based counter was tested in an Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L., spawning tributary. The accuracy of the counter was assessed by observing fish movements with closed-circuit television. Most salmon moving upstream were registered correctly (90% overall). Detection of downstream movement was less reliable (60% overall), as a consequence of downstream swimming behaviour. The accuracy of the downstream count was improved by tensioning the cable electrodes, but remained lower than that of the upstream count. Since salmon swam repeatedly up- and downstream, this discrepancy resulted in an overestimate of the net upstream count. The accuracy of the downstream count needs to be improved before a bed-mounted electrode array could be used for routine salmon counting.


The invention provides a capacitor voltage dividing type low color cast pixel circuit. The capacitor voltage dividing type low color cast pixel circuit comprises a main area (Main) and a sub area (Sub); the main area (Main) is electrically connected with a sub-pixel and provides main data signal voltage to the sub-pixel through a data signal line (Data); the data signal line (Data) is electrically connected to a common electrode line (Com) through a first capacitor (C1) and a second capacitor (C2); a routing line (L) is led out from the first capacitor (C1) and the second capacitor (C2); the sub area which is electrically connected provides sub data signal voltage to the sub-pixel; the sub data signal voltage is different from the main data signal voltage under voltage dividing functions of the first capacitor (C1) and the second capacitor (C2), then different data signal voltage can be input to the main area (Main) and the sub area (Sub) of the sub-pixel by arranging a data signal line (Data), and accordingly multi-domain display can be achieved, the color cast problem of a VA mode liquid crystal display is improved, and the number of the data signal lines and the COFs (Chip On Film) is not increased.


Directionally solidified NiAl-Re eutectic alloys can be employed as substrates for the formation of gold nano- and microelectrodes by electrodeposition of this metal in the nanofibers present in the eutectic structure. An initial polarization of the eutectic is required in order to passivate the NiAl matrix and thus confine the electrodeposition process to the fibrous phase. The effect of the applied polarization potential as well as the duration of the treatment were investigated and related to the nucleation process during electrodeposition. It was found that polarization at low anodic potentials (0 V) resulted in a poor passivation of the NiAl matrix, thus yielding gold deposits randomly distributed over the whole surface of the sample. Polarization at high anodic potentials (0.7 V) is essential to ensure that the matrix is fully passive, with the fibrous phase remaining as the only electrochemically active area. The impedance measurements carried out on the samples after polarization at 0.7 V for longer time intervals showed a decrease in resistance after a sufficiently long passivation, attributed to the formation of a porous oxide film and partial corrosion of the sample through the pores created during the process. The polarization time must therefore be confined to 15-20 min to avoid undesirable corrosion. Under these conditions, electrodeposition of gold takes place along the pores left by the dissolution of the fibrous phase and originates arrays of aligned gold microspheres.


The embodiments of the invention provide an information processing method and a wireless routing device. With the information processing method adopted, the connection authority of a router can be set quickly. The method includes the following steps that: a wireless routing device confirms that a first electronic wireless device is detected, wherein the first electronic wireless device is a device in a device list which does not have a wireless routing device access authority; first promoting information which indicates that the first electronic wireless device has been detected out is outputted; whether first preset operation which is executed for a preset key of the wireless routing device based on the first promoting information exists is judged, and a first judgment result is obtained; and whether the first electronic wireless device has a wireless routing device access authority is determined based on the first judgment result.


The 21st is the century of the ocean.With coastal development plans becoming the important development strategies of state one after another,the marine economy becomes a key point of our academic research.However,as the center of our country's "T" type land development axis,the coastal region of Jiangsu has not developed as well as other coastal region in China.Based on the theory of the evolution of industrial structure,this paper used the method of grey correlation analysis to study the coastal industrial development of Jiangsu province from the angle of industrial-relation.This study discovered that the marine tertiary industry,such as the coastal tourism,the marine transportation and so on,is backward in development.And these industries are closely related to the economic output of the whole Jiangsu coastal area.On the contrary,the marine second industry such as the marine chemical which is lightly related to the economic output accounts for the great proportion of the whole economic output.In order to achieve the transformation and turn to developed area from the less developed area,the Jiangsu coastal region should make efforts to develop the tertiary industry,cultivate the port industry group,develop new marine industry actively and upgrade its whole industrial structure.


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With the rapid development of virtual projection technology, it has been widely used in art, stage design, cultural communication and other industries due to its unique characteristics of combining virtual with reality and its advantages of strong interactive immersion. In traditional stage design, the projection position and coordinates of virtual projection are fixed in advance, and actors must remember the projected coordinates of virtual image during performance, so as to accurately match the projection. This imposes great limitations on the performance of actors, and due to the complexity of the stage, it is difficult to achieve good interaction effects. Starting from the novel "dynamic" control technology in the virtual projection, this topic studies the intelligent control method of dynamic content in the projection. In the video projection process, FBX model is loaded dynamically, and the animation on the model is loaded and called dynamically.


Water is a natural resource that is distributed disproportionately in Mexico, a country which is 31% arid, 36% semi-arid and 33% sub-humid. The rapid urban and industrial growth experienced since the 1940s, together with the creation of important irrigation zones, are factors that have increased demand and scarcity for water in the country. At present, 67% of the population, 70% of the manufacturing industry and a great part of the irrigated agricultural surface are concentrated in the north and center of the country, which are the poorest hydrological areas. Water scarcity is also a function of the distribution of water services, both piped and fresh water. In urban settlements, 76% of the inhabitants have water service, while in rural settlements only 49% do. At the same time, there are gross differences in water consumption. In contrast, the quantity of waste water generated by the urban and industrial centers has increased: many rivers, lakes and seas are polluted. Furthermore, they have degraded the natural base which supports the productive processes of agriculture and fishing. The problems associated with water scarcity and pollution have contributed to an increase in the number of social and political conflicts among the population. An example is Morelia and its irrigation district: the urban and industrial demand for water has grown rapidly, as well as has the amount of waste produced. Industrial and urban wastes are poured directly into a river (without previous treatment) which is used for irrigation and cattle-raising. As a result of this, the conflicts brought by the use and management of water have increased. In the city, they have occurred basically because of urban-industrial competition. In the fields the conflicts have arisen because of the effects that water pollution is beginning to have on productive activities.


Experimental evidence of the nonreciprocal Tellegen magnetoelectric effect is presented. The measured particle consists of a small ferrite sphere and a small piece of a thin metal wire glued to the sphere. The whole system is magnetized by a permanent magnet. The Tellegen effect was observed experimentally when this particle was positioned in a rectangular waveguide and excited by a small wire loop. This result experimentally confirms by a direct observation in the microwave range the known theoretical conclusions and experimental evidences at low frequencies regarding mistakes in some theoretical papers that claimed nonexistence of the Tellegen effect.


A full nonlocal pseudopotential calculation of the surface tension of simple liquid metals is presented. The basis of the theory is the direct perturbation expansion to second order in a weak electron–ion pseudopotential. By invoking the Born–Oppenheimer adiabatic approximation, an effective Hamiltonian is obtained. This effective Hamiltonian is then used, in conjunction with Gibbs–Bogoliubov inequality, to derive tractable expressions for the calculation of surface tension of simple liquid metals. It is found that, within the same approximation, our nonlocal pseudopotential calculations yield surface tensions of liquid metals much smaller than similar calculations obtained by Hasegawa and Watabe [J. Phys. C 15, 353 (1982)]. However, a review of the theory and a close examination of the various contributions to the surface tension show that the results of calculations by Hasegawa and Watabe are to some extent fortuitous. Various possible improvements and sources of discrepancies on the computation of surf...


Titanium biomaterials are widely employed to produce medical components, such as hip and knee-joint prostheses, bone plates and screws, dental implants, pacemaker cases, surgical equipment. Their diffusion is ascribed to the broad spectrum of optimal mechanical and surface properties, such as the corrosion resistance and correlated low ionic release, the biocompatibility, and especially, the enhanced osseointegration that can be achieved by surface modifications, particularly by suitable anodizing treatments. This review is intended to provide a survey of the wide class of anodic oxidation treatments on titanium, focusing on the oxide structures, morphologies, and compositions that best apply to the variegated fields of titanium applications.


Barich, B.E. 2002. Cultural responses to climatic changes in North Africa: beginning and spread of pastoralism in the Sahara. In Droughts, food and culture: Ecological change and food security in Africa's later prehistory, ed. F.A. Hassan, 209 223. New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum. Breunig, P. and K. Neumann. 2002. From hunters and gatherers to food producers: New archaeological and archaeobotanical evidence from the West African Sahel. In Droughts, food and culture: Ecological change and food security in Africa's later prehistory, ed. F.A. Hassan, 123 155. New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum. Eggermont, H., D. Verschuren, M. Fagot, B. Rumes, B. Van Bocxlaer and S. Kröpelin. 2008. Aquatic community response in a groundwater-fed desert lake to Holocene desiccation of the Sahara. Quaternary Science Reviews 27: 2411 2425. Heseltine, N. 1959. Toubbou and Gorane: Nomads of the Chad Territory: Notes on their origins. South African Archaeological Bulletin 14: 21 27. Jungstand, G. 2007. 'Going to greet the relatives' household economy, mobility and politics in Dar Zaghawa, NE-Chad. In Atlas of cultural and environmental change in arid Africa, eds. O. Bubenzer, A. Bolten and F. Darius, 174 177. Köln: Heinrich-Barth-Institut. Keding, B., T. Lenssen-Erz and A. Pastoors. 2007. Pictures and pots from pastoralists: Investigations into the prehistory of the Ennedi highlands in NE Chad. Sahara 18: 23 46. Kröpelin, S. 2004. New petroglyph sites in the Southern Libyan Desert (Sudan-Chad). Sahara 15: 111 118. Kröpelin, S. 2007a. High-resolution climate archives in the Sahara (Ounianga, Chad). In Atlas of cultural and environmental change in arid Africa, eds. O. Bubenzer, A. Bolten and F. Darius, 56 57. Köln: Heinrich-Barth-Institut. Kröpelin, S. 2007b. Reconnaissance of the Erdi Ma (northeast Chad). In Atlas of cultural and environmental change in arid Africa, eds. O. Bubenzer, A. Bolten and F. Darius, 58 59. Köln: Heinrich-Barth-Institut. Kröpelin, S., D. Verschuren, A.-M. Lézine, H. Eggermont, C. Cocquyt, P. Francus, J.-P. Cazet, M. Fagot, B. Rumes, J.M. Russell, F. Darius, D.J. Conley, M. Schuster, H. von Suchodoletz and D.R. Engstrom. 2008. Climate-driven ecosystem succession in the Sahara: The past 6000 years. Science 320: 765 768. Lenssen-Erz, T. 2007. Ennedi Highlands, Chad artists and herders in a lifeworld on the margins. In Atlas of cultural and environmental change in arid Africa, eds. O. Bubenzer, A. Bolten and F. Darius, 50 53. Köln: Heinrich-Barth-Institut. Neumann, K. 1989. Holocene vegetation of the Eastern Sahara: Charcoal from prehistoric sites. African Archaeological Review 7: 97 116.


16 Designing effective control policies requires efficient quantification of the nonlinear response of air 17 pollution to emissions. However, neither the current observable indicators nor the current indicators based 18 on response-surface modeling (RSM) can fulfill this requirement. Therefore, this study developed new 19 observable RSM-based indicators and applied them to ambient fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and ozone 20 (O3) pollution control in China. The performance of these observable indicators in predicting O3 and PM2.5 21 chemistry was compared with that of the current RSM-based indicators. H2O2×HCHO/NO2 and total 22 ammonia ratio, which exhibited the best performance among indicators, were proposed as new observable 23 O3and PM2.5-chemistry indicators, respectively. Strong correlations between RSM-based and traditional 24 observable indicators suggested that a combination of ambient concentrations of certain chemical species 25 can serve as an indicator to approximately quantify the response of O3 and PM2.5 to changes in precursor 26 Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-2019-183 Manuscript under review for journal Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discussion started: 22 May 2019 c © Author(s) 2019. CC BY 4.0 License.


This part of the Guide to Bridge Technology includes factors affecting bridge performance, the relationship to the bridge design standards, and an understanding of the evolution of bridges and bridge loadings. Technical and non-technical design influences are also discussed along with the evolution of bridge construction methods and equipment. Specifications and quality assurance in bridge construction is also covered. (a)


We revisit the cross-currency LIBOR Market Model armed with the technique of Markovian projection. We derive an efficient approximation for FX options and show how the FX skew can be modeled consistently with the interest rate skew in a common multifactor model.


Before we continue, we need to point out some properties of algebraic de Rham cohomology. In other words, we will first prove some of the axioms before introducing the trace map and cohomology classes. Note that the axioms of a Weil cohomology theory do not provide for the existence of cohomology groups defined for nonprojective varieties, but that we may use the fact that they are defined for de Rham cohomology in order to prove the axioms.


The author has tried this treatment in 13 cases of malaria. In 3 patients (two with m. tertiana and tropica fever and one carrier of m. tropicae gametes) a cadmium-sodium-tartrate solution with 1% cadmium content was used as intravenous injections (2.5 cc each), 2 patients had two injections and one patient had one; immediately after the first injection the fever disappeared and the blood schizonts (but not gametes) also disappeared.


Some parameters of the protein, fat and carbohydrate metabolism were examined in men who worked in a nitrogenoxygen atmosphere at 5 ata. Three series of 15-18 day experiments were carried out on two test subjects in each. The test subjects were kept on a well balanced diet. In the first experimental series no additional vitamins were given. In the second and third experimental series the test subjects were given an Undevit vitamin complex. Test subjects of the first group showed changes in nitrogen metabolism and an increased content of sugars in blood. Test subjects of the second and third groups displayed minor, if any, changes of that kind. After the experiments the parameters returned to the normal within different periods of time.


We have observed a positive interference affecting the Siemens (previously Bayer) Advia 1650® ethanol assay in samples collected from 3 patients with marked hepatocellular necrosis. During a recent 2-month period, we encountered 3 cases of acetaminophen-induced hepatocellular necrosis at our institution that demonstrated this effect (Table 1⇓ ). The spurious ethanol results were in the 30–40 mmol/L range. Gas chromatography subsequently demonstrated that all 3 samples contained no detectable ethanol (<2 mmol/L). Additionally, ethanol was undetectable (<2 mmol/L) on the Dade Behring RXL MAX® platform using the Dade Behring Dimension® Flex® reagent cartridge. As it happened, we were alerted to a potential problem by …


As processor design has been transiting from homogeneous multicore processor to heterogeneous multicore processor, traditional Amdahl's law can not meet the new challenges for heterogeneous computer architecture. In order to further investigate the impact factors related to the Overhead of Data Preparation (ODP) for Heterogeneous multicore systems, we evaluate a heterogeneous multicore system built with CPUGPU by measuring the overheads of memory transfer, computing kernel, cache missing and synchronization. This paper demonstrates that decreasing the overhead of data preparation is a promising approach to improve the whole performance of heterogeneous system. Keywords— overhead of data preparation; homogeneous multicore; Amdahl's law; power consumption


A polynomial is fit to a sampled-data time series and updated at each new sample point with small memory and computation requirements. An exponentially weighted square-error criterion is used.


The purpose of this research is to describe how teachers at Madrasah Aliyah Negeri 4 Bone apply self-assessment to their students and the obstacles they face. There were 2 (two) PAI teachers at Madrasah Aliyah Negeri 4 Bone used as research subjects in this research. Qualitative techniques with a descriptive research approach were used in this research. Observations and interviews were used as data collection techniques. Inductive reasoning is used to assess data, from the specific to the general one. The findings of this research are that teachers at Madrasah Aliyah Negeri 4 Bone provide self-assessment to students during the learning process by observing and also using the curriculum assessment rubric and focusing on the learning process taking place and also outside the classroom. Obstacles faced by teachers in evaluating students at Madrasah Aliyah Negeri 4 Bone for good learning are a lack of time, a large number of students in one class up to 28 students, and difficulties in guiding students to behave well in accordance with learning objectives that can be achieved. In addition, many students do not complete an honest self-assessment.


This paper describes and evaluates the process for negotiating and distributing density for benefit agreements (DBAs) in Toronto and Vancouver. DBAs allow municipalities to secure cash contributions or amenities from developers in return for allowing them to exceed existing height and density restrictions. The City of Toronto employs Section 37 agreements, while Vancouver secures Community Amenity Contributions. It examines how the two cities determine the value of the benefits; the type of benefits they secure from developers; how the cities determine which type of benefits to secure; and who benefits from the agreements. It also examines the three most common rationales to justify their use: sharing the wealth created by development, funding related infrastructure, and compensating those negatively affected by the development. The analysis shows that the process of negotiating DBAs lacks transparency, and that there are valid arguments for abolishing DBAs or for replacing them with alternative tools such as inclusionary housing provisions.


With the drastic growth in the addition of smart objects into the Internet, it has led to many challenges like standardizing the infrastructure, ensuring communication security and keeping user credential private. As these devices are having less resources it is necessity to have a lighter encryption and authentication schemes to ensure data integrity and user privacy. This work concentrates on evaluating the faster hashing function used for elliptic curve digital signature algorithm (ECDSA) that enables user authentication. Traditionally, SHA hash functions are used in various public key cryptography and applications. But SHA has 80 different iterations that consumes smart device's energy. Thus a lighter hash function called BLAKE2 based hashing is used to compare the time efficiency of ECDSA. BLAKE2 uses 8 rounds of permutations and combinations to produce the message digest of 256/512bits. This reduction in computation has attracted researchers to use BLAKE2 hashing functions for various applications. Thence this study concentrates on comparison of the time efficiency under ECDSA based digital signature for different message sizes and hashing functions. Through various experiments conducted on different operating systems, BLAKE2 has shown better computational efficiency than SHA family of hashing functions for ECDSA based scheme on different operating system.


We study the design and optimization of polygonal meshes with concave planar faces. The motivating applications of this work are architecture, product design, and art. To discretize freeform surfaces into polyhedral meshes, we propose a novel class of regularizers for mesh aesthetics based on symmetries. They are useful to generate concave polygons on negative Gaussian curvature region, and provide the necessary flexibility to create smooth transformation of planar faces across the region where Gaussian curvature alternated between positive and negative.


Abstract This paper first establishes the index system of high-quality economic development and realizes the calculation of economic high-quality development score with the help of the entropy value method and coupling mechanism. Secondly, by constructing a spatial autocorrelation model, the spatial spillover effect of new infrastructure on high-quality economic development is empirically investigated. The mediation effect of digital new infrastructure on economic high-quality development through industrial structure and technological progress is continued to be analyzed. Finally, based on the panel data of 30 Chinese provinces from 2008 to 2020, the dynamic panel threshold model and the dynamic spatial Durbin model are used to test the nonlinear effects of financial resource allocation on the convergence of high-quality economic development and the mechanism of action, respectively. It is found that the direct effect coefficient of digital new infrastructure is 0.002 with a p-value less than 5%, and the indirect effect coefficient is 0.004, which passes the significance test at the 1% level. It is conducive to promoting high-quality economic development, and the allocation of financial resources can significantly enhance the role of new digital infrastructure in promoting high-quality economic development. Accordingly, implementing the new digital infrastructure proposed in this paper has contributed to the modernization of government governance, optimized the allocation of financial resources, and promoted high-quality economic development.


The invention relates to a multi-interface mobile payment smart card integrated with a SWP (Single Wire Protocol) communication smart card chip and a dual-interface smart card chip. The SWP communication smart card chip is provided with an ISO (International Standards Organization) 7816 interface and a SWP (Single Wire Protocol) interface, the dual-interface smart card chip is provided with an ISO 7816 interface and a RF (Radio Frequency) interface, and the SWP communication smart card chip is connected with the dual-interface smart card chip through the ISO 7816 interface so as to solely issue payment instruction data through a STK (SIM Tool Kit) menu or an OTA (Over-The-Air) extended instruction or send a payment instruction data received from the ISO 7816 interface or the SWP interface to the dual-interface smart card chip for processing. The invention also provides a method for controlling the multi-interface mobile payment smart card. The multi-interface mobile payment smart card provided by the invention can provide different non-contact payment interfaces to be compatible with the development from movable phone terminals to the SWP payment mode, can effectively meet user needs and standard development and decrease the use cost.


Rumination has been implicated as a risk factor for suicidal ideation and attempts, yet the literature to date has not been synthesized. We conducted a meta-analysis of the association between rumination and both suicidal ideation and attempts to consolidate the existing literature (k = 29). Results indicated that the relationships between global rumination (k = 13; Hedge's g = .74, p < .001, 95% CI [.45, 1.04]), brooding (k = 12; Hedge's g = .63, p < .001, 95% CI [.35, .90]), and reflection (k = 12; Hedge's g = .38, p = .002, 95% CI [.10, .65]) with suicidal ideation were significant. Associations between global rumination (k = 3; Hedge's g = .26, p < .001, 95% CI [.08, .44]) and brooding (k = 4; Hedge's g = .47, p = .004, 95% CI [.02, .91]) and suicide attempts were significant, but reflection (k = 4; Hedge's g = .09, p = .646, 95% CI [−.54, .72]) was unrelated. However, given the limited studies included in suicide attempt analyses—and the exclusive use of cross-sectional designs and heterogeneity with regard to samples and measures—these parameters should be taken with caution. Generally, age, gender, race/ethnicity, and year of publication were not moderators, and there was little evidence for publication bias across effects, with the exception of the effect of global rumination on suicidal ideation. Several future research directions are discussed.


The waste water and their distribution are examine d, also the practical disposal process by inner recycling and workshop collect ion in ammonium phosphate manufacture and the runing effects are described.


13.5 million people inhabit Madagascar. The countrys first case of HIV seropositivity was reported in 1987 from a Malagasy prostitute in a harbor site. By January 1993 the examination of more than 87000 sera since 1985 identified 32 HIV seropositive individuals with a 1.6:1 male-to-female ratio. By then only three AIDS cases had been diagnosed. In November 1995 a significant increase in AIDS cases was reported from Madagascar to the World Health Organization of 22 AIDS cases and 11 deaths. Overall HIV prevalence however still remains low in the country. Extensive political and economic changes the end of Madagascars relative isolation widespread prostitution continuous migrations and sexual tourism are associated with the risk of increased HIV prevalence in Madagascar. Large-scale migrations place the rural population at increased risk for HIV infection but as of 1995 HIV infection is mainly concentrated in ports and has yet to reach rural areas. People in Madagascar are not as aware of AIDS as they are of malaria schistosomiasis tuberculosis and plague.


The objective is to develop a general stochastic approach to delays on financial markets. We suggest such a concept in the context of large Platonic markets, which allow infinitely many assets and incorporate a restricted information setting. The discussion is divided into information delays and order execution delays. The former enables modeling of markets, where the observed information is delayed, while the latter provides the opportunity to defer the indexed time of a received asset price. Both delays may be designed randomly and inhomogeneously over time. We show that delayed markets are equipped with a fundamental theorem of asset pricing and our main result is inheritance of the no asymptotic Lp-free lunch condition under both delay types. Eventually, we suggest an approach to verify absence of Lp-free lunch on markets with multiple brokers endowed with deviating trading speeds.


The Critical Path based Project Management tools do not take an adequate account of risk. Monte Carlo Simulation provides an improved methodology to quantify schedule risk, and as such is a significant advance in project management technology. This paper illustrates the use of this methodology for better understanding, designing, and managing a project such that the detrimental effects of these risks can be minimized. In addition, the results of this methodology are contrasted with that of CPM, PERT, and PROBABILISTIC PERT. This contrast illustrates the shortcomings of these widely used methodologies in a typical Engineering environment.


I find the articles published as issue 43:7-8 offer little optimism. Violence against women remains a global problem and interventions are inadequate. In the lead article, Powell and Yussuf are writing about genital mutilation/cutting. That they hyphenate the problem they study is all-telling as they are investigating whether the medicalization of genital cutting lessens or encourages mutilation of women's body parts. In the next two articles, scholars present the perspectives of practitioners. In both, authors indicate there are insufficient resources to screen for intimate partner violence and to provide services to women who are experiencing it. Savanah Gray and colleagues study midwives in Chile learning checklists to screen for intimate partner violence are insufficient. The checklists tend to exclude nonphysical forms of violence such as economic violence which may result in forbidding a woman to work outside the home. Asra Milani and Alan Leschied working with Muslim women in Canada suggest that culturally sensitive practitioners are needed in intervention programs, but rarely exist. Informants of Bushra Sabri and Anna Marie Young taught them that contextual risk factors at the societal level, community-level, and relationship-level can be used to explain why women are at risk of gender-based violence in India. Sabri and Young also note the need for culturally aware practitioners. Cecilia Mengo et al., indicate that persistence of IPV is associated with inter-personal, socio-economic, and cultural level factors. Women do not seek help for a condition that has become normalized in Kenya. Patricia Deps et al. explain that clinicians corroborate stories of abuse of asylum seekers. Women, however, delay seeking help for what began as domestic violence in their home countries. Azar Nematollahi et al. reveal that transgender women who experience interpersonal violence in Iran are unlikely to seek help because they believe that service-providers won't help them. Discrimination against transgender women is pervasive in Iran and suicide rates within this population are quite high. Ana Bravo-Moreno identifies "obstetric violence," ironically experienced by "entitled women' who seek the help of practitioners to obtain the benefits of reproductive technology. She argues that obstetric violence occurs when practitioners do not inform their patients of the likely effects of medications inducing labor or compel them to have a cesarean or when they don't want that type of birth or when they do not stay with them while in labor. As violence arises in the context of delivering gynecological care, Manuel Cárdenas Castro and Stella Salinero Rates created and validated a scale to measure its occurrence in Chile. Most disconcerting is the finding of Alejandro Cid and Mariana Leguisamo who provided data from 50 countries. They conclude "gender equality achievements in economics, politics and health do not guarantee lower rates of sexual abuse." In their https://doi.org/10.1080/07399332.2022.2077056


Foreword: Jan Wallcraft Introduction Part One: 1. Setting the scene 2. The psychiatric system 3. The language of'mental health' Part Two: 4. The mental health service user/survivor movement 5. Mental health services and inequality 6. Issues of identity 7. From a medical to a social model Part Three: 8. Developing a new vision: Principles for the future 9. Developing a new vision: Survivor-led approaches to support 10.Developing a new vision: Routes to achieving change Part Four: Postscript: A broader view and next steps Endnote Contacts and resources Index


The issuance of securities backed by assets is not new. However, its application to IP rights is still challenging as it has been evidenced by the David Bowie bonds or the more recent case of Patent Royalty Pharma. The purpose of the paper is to examine securitization, how it has been combined with Intellectual Property Rights, specially copyrights and patents, and how it can be implemented in countries with limited precedents in that field like Spain.


The objective of this research examines the relationships among privacy concerns, self discrepancy, and sense of virtual communities. According to the relevant literature review, we considered information privacy concerns factor as information collection, control, and awareness of privacy practice, and sense of community factor as membership and immersion on virtual communities. This research surveyed for the online community user and employed hierarchical regression model for the moderating effect test. The results of empirical analysis turns out that awareness of privacy concerns practice has negative impact on the self discrepancy, on the other hand, information collection and control factors do not affect. The next finding is internet use duration has moderating effect on the self discrepancy with information control and awareness of privacy concerns practice. The last findings are self discrepancy affect on the community membership and does not affect on the community immersion. It could be a good guide line for the operational direction on virtual community.


Although most intraoperative echocardiographers would consider the cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) period to be quiescent, there is information that is obtainable and beneficial to the conduct of the surgical case that can be obtained while on CPB. Some echocardiographers have opted to reduce the gain, disconnect the probe from the TEE device, or to turn off the TEE machine to reduce the risk of thermal injury to the patient from energy absorption of esophageal tissue adjacent to the TEE probe. Yet, with continuous or intermittent TEE imaging while on CPB, additional information can be garnered. This additional information includes cannula position, chamber size, thromboembolism, retained intracardiac air, as well as assistance with novel bypass scenarios used for aortic dissection, beating heart surgery, and minimally invasive procedures. The utility of TEE for separation from CPB has been well demonstrated. Perhaps the most important aspect of TEE utilization while on CPB arises from the ability to detect or monitor complications and allowing for rapid, flexible management guided by real-time information.


Imitation-inhibition training, requiring the inhibition of automatic imitative tendencies, has been proposed to enhance self-other distinction. Previous studies demonstrated that the training improves the ability of not only understanding others' visual perspectives but also empathizing with them. We investigated the relationship between training and empathy in the recognition of others' emotional states. All participants were trained on the first day and completed the self-reported empathy and facial expression recognition task the next day. This task consisted of a facial mimicry restricted block and an unrestricted block. The facial muscle activity and facial stimuli of participants were different in the restricted block because they had to hold chopsticks horizontally with their mouths, which interferes with facial mimicry. Consistent with a previous study, imitation-inhibition training increased self-reported empathy. Regarding recognition of facial expression, the performance of the control group declined due to interference with facial mimicry; on the other hand, the performance of the imitation-inhibition training group did not decline. These results suggest that imitation-inhibition training increases self-reported empathy and allows for a similar level of recognition of others' emotional states, regardless of discrepancy between the condition of self and others.


The present invention is a method for processing combined text information, comprising: registering members with received member information containing member ID and corresponding phone number for message transmission; a user writing and sending a multiplicity of combined text information divided by a symbol for sectionalization at his/her terminal to the processing system; receiving the combined text information at the processing system; performing analysis on the received information with an analyzer section, the analysis including sequential matching of the multiplicity of the text information in a sectionalized state by the symbol with a database and selective extraction of information based on the matched database, forwarding the extracted information to a transmitter section; and transmitting information of interest out of the information selected and extracted by the analyzer section with the transmitter section. Accordingly, the combined text information processing method of the present invention enables a user to send combined text information using a single MO service number to get MO service, information search service and member-to-member text conversation service, with no further need for memorizing different MO service numbers for accessing each service.


Team Missouri's 2009 Solar Decathlon entry featured a revolutionary home automation system, Chameleon, promoting both convenience and energy savings. This was accomplished using the typical controls of a convenience based automation system, while maintaining user set points, such as a home's ambient temperature, in the most energy efficient manner. Environmental features of the system include controls for home heating, ventilation and air conditioning, lighting, windows, shades, appliances, indoor air quality, as well as indoor and outdoor irrigation. Further analysis and refinement to the prototype system displayed at the competition is also presented in this paper.


Evacanthinae is a small subfamily in the Cicadellidae (Young, 1968; Zhang, 1990). It was redefined by Dietrich (2004), who included the tribes Evacanthini, Nirvanini, Balbillini and Pagaroniini in this subfamily. Recently, a new species was found in loaned material from Thailand, having several peculiar features worthy of establishing a new genus, described below. In addition, based on study of specimens collected from the type locality, Cunedda signuma Li & Webb is transferred to the new genus.


Suraiya Yasmin. 2007. Evaluation of Promising Wheat Genotypes by the Stability Analysis through Parametric and Non-Parametric Methods. Int. J. Sustain. Crop Prod. 2(3): 9-16 The purpose of the present study was to compare between the application of Non Parametric Stability Analysis (NPSA) and Parametric Stability Analysis (PSA) with appropriate tests in addition to utilization of exact size -α test in solving the stability measures for heterogeneous environments. NPSA vs. PSA statistics subsist some advantages and use of non parametric statistics S1 (1) and S2 (2) values, together with ranks of genotypes grown in different environments can be recommend to breeders and agronomists who make selection based upon genotype x environment interaction. The wheat performance trial (AYT) was conducted with ten promising lines along with two check varieties Kanchan and Shatabdi under optimum seeding time at Dinajpur, Jamalpur, Jessore, Ishurdi and Joydebpur. The experiments were laid out in Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) during 2002-2003 with four replicates at each location under the supervision of WRC (Wheat Research Center). The yields of wheat varieties are location invariant and hence the high yielding varieties against bi, sdi 2 values. From the statistical analysis we observe that no significant differences in rank stability were found among the ten genotypes grown in five environments. Genotypes 6 (BAW-1030) , 8 (BAW-1035) and 10 (BAW-1038 ) are the most stable and well adapted to all environments due to non significant Sdi 2 value, bi ≤ 1 and lower S1


The direct methanol fuel cell is one of the most promising candidates for the next generation power source of small electric appliances. One of the issues, however, is that carbon dioxide bubbles in the anode channel tend to obstruct the reaction and deteriorate the overall fuel cell performance. In this paper, intensive studies were carried out regarding the influence of thickness and wettability of the gas diffusion layer (GDL) on the output voltage and the bubble behavior. The two-phase flow was visualized using a single cell visualization setup with pressure sensors. The results showed that the GDL thickness did not have a strong influence on the fuel cell performance, but the difference in wettability of GDL surface had a distinguished impact on the output voltage and the channel pressure fluctuation.


Objectives] Telomerase activity was studied in condyloma accuminata(CA) of cervix to assess whether it was correlated with the HPV type. 60 patients were assayed for telomerase activity using telomeric repeat amplification polymerase chain reaction (TRAP)-ELISA. Human Papillomavirus Type 6,11,16 and 18 Fluorescence Polymerase Chain Reaction(PCR) Diagnostic kit was used to test HPV type in CA. Raised telomerase activity was detected in condyloma acuminata. 24(40%) were HPV16/18 positive, 34(56.7%) had HPV6/11 infection. HPV16/18 infection correlate with more active telomerase than the HPV6/11 in the lesions. [Conclusion] This suggests that telomerase is activated in condyloma acuminata of cervix and may be interacted with HPV, thus they represent potential novel therapeutic targets in condyloma acuminata.


The most important random variables considered in the asymmetric case, however, are the order statistics Rn.k of the sums So, SI' "., Sn' The first result on the order statistics is due to Pollaczek [4]. He proved a formula which by means of a double generating function expresses the characteristic function of the positive part R:k of the order statistics in terms of the characteristic function of S;,' .. , Sn+' Spitzer [6] considered the joint distribution of the maximum Rn•n and S; and proved his formula which contains Pollaczek's result for the special case k = n. Wendel [7] proved results which contain Pollaczek's results but also considers the joint characteristic function of Rn,k and Sn' Port [5J extended the results to joint characteristic functions of Rn,k' R:k, Rn~k' Ln.k and S; (Ln.k is the index j of the sum Sj which is equal to Rn,k)' The results of Spitzer and Wendel have been extended to sym.netrically dependent random variables by Andersen [2]. Some of the older results in fluctuation theory are now being generalized by considering not a sequence of random variables X H X 2, ••• but a sequence of triples (Xi' fi, Zi)' i = 1,2",·, of random variables, where the 3-dimensional random variables have a common distribution and the triples are mutually independent. Extension to the case of triples, which are symmetrically dependent, is possible using symbolic convolutions introduced by Andersen [2J. It is possible from the general results obtained in this way to derive the generalized equivalence principle. The following open question was raised: "Under what conditions does the arc-sine law hold for the number of positive sums of a sequence of independent, not identically distributed random variables?" Examples were given, which show that necessary conditions must be rather weak.


The distribution of atmospheric CO2 is not homogenous, primarily due to variations in the CO2 budgets of regional terrestrial ecosystems. To formulate a comprehensive strategy to combat the increasing global CO2 levels and associated warming, it is crucial to consider both the distribution of atmospheric CO2 and the CO2 budgets of ecosystems. This study focused on analyzing the relationship between regional atmospheric CO2 and CO2 budgets in China from 2010 to 2017. Initially, a robust estimation model of net ecosystem CO2 exchange was developed to calculate CO2 budgets using collected emission data. Subsequently, Pearson correlation, redundancy analysis, and geographically weighted regression techniques were employed to examine the link between atmospheric CO2 levels, CO2 budgets, and other meteorological factors at various spatial and temporal scales. The findings from the redundancy analysis and geographically weighted regression indicated that the atmospheric CO2 content of each province could not be solely determined by the regional CO2 budgets. However, a significant and positive correlation between atmospheric CO2 levels and CO2 budgets was observed in non-coastal provinces for a period of six months (R2 ranging from 0.46 to 0.83). Consequently, it is essential to promote a balance between CO2 emissions and the CO2 uptake capacity of regional ecosystems. This balance would minimize positive CO2 budgets and effectively mitigate the increase in atmospheric CO2 levels.


Much research has been conducted on the short-term behavior of concrete members prestressed with FRP tendons, but relatively little is known about the long-term behavior of these members. This lack of knowledge is one important factor hindering the widespread use of FRP for prestressing. Therefore, a comprehensive study of the long-term response of FRP prestressed concrete members is necessary before FRP can gain acceptance as a viable construction material. This paper describes a part of an on-going test program to investigate the long-term behavior of CFRP prestressed concrete beams. The scope of the program includes eight large-scale T-beams constructed with different levels of prestress. The study considers fully prestressed and partially prestressed sections. For the long-term tests, the specimens are subjected to a sustained loading, higher than the cracking load of the partially prestressed members, maintained constant for several months (about 10,000 hours). The results of the long-term test show similar behavior between beams prestressed with CFRP tendons and that prestressed with steel strands. The ratio of long-term to instantaneous deflection was higher for beams prestressed with CFRP tendons than for the beam prestressed with steel strands. The overall deflection of the CFRP tendons was however smaller than that of the steel prestressed beams.


Bioadhesives are highly biocompatible and biodegradable polymers, which are used to join two surfaces where at least one of them is a living tissue.


Nickel-based graphite-containing composites were prepared by powder metallurgy method. The effect of graphite addition on mechanical properties of nickel-based alloy was investigated and the tribological properties from room temperature to 600 ℃ were tested by a pin-on-disk tribometer with alumina,silicon nitride and nickel-based alloy as counterfaces. The microstructure was analyzed by X-ray diffraction(XRD) and scanning electron microscope(SEM) attached with energy dispersive spectroscopy(EDS). The worn surfaces at high temperature were observed by optical microscope and SEM. The results show that the tensile strength and hardness of composites decrease after adding graphite,while the friction and wear properties are all improved by adding 12%(mass fraction) graphite. Compared with the counterface of alumina and silicon nitride,the friction coefficients and wear rates are lower when the composite rubs against nickel-based alloy containing molybdenum disulfide.


The effects of 2,3,5,6-tetrafluoro-7,7,8,8-tetracyanoquinodimethane (F4TCNQ) doping on diketopyrrolo-pyrrole-based polymeric semiconductors in terms of charge transport behavior and structural ordering are systematically investigated. Although the energy level offset between the polymeric semiconductor and the F4TCNQ acceptor was not particularly large, ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy analyses revealed that a low doping ratio of 1 wt. % is sufficient to tune the energy distance between the Fermi level and the HOMO level, reaching saturation at roughly 5 wt. %, which is further confirmed by the depletion mode measurements of field effect transistors (FETs). Structural analyses using grazing-incidence X-ray diffraction (GIXD) show that the overall degree of edge-on orientation is disturbed by the addition of dopants, with significant influence appearing at high doping ratios (>3 wt. %). The calculated charge carrier mobility from accumulation mode measurements of FETs showed a maximum value of 2 cm2/...


In literary approaches to the Qur'an, Qur'anic voice is relegated to the unknowability of its divine 'provenance', its issuing source of voice, which is implicitly taken to be outside of the text. The fundamental hermeneutic task, which is that of investigating how a text produces meaning, is principally a theological task, but it is assumed in most literary approaches to the Qur'an to be other than the literary critical task. And yet it is this latter task that is seen to reveal the religious meaning of the text. The Qur'an's textuality and unique naẓm may be differently conceived, not as that which is necessarily (and it is the comparative approaches that tend to produce such necessities) the result of the structures of language in the rhetorical and canonical sense, but as the texture of a voice that deploys singular and discontinuous modes of speech beyond the philological assumptions of textuality and the comparative literary assumptions of narrative. What vision of 'literature' is then projected? Th...


A teaching principle, which emphasizes on key contents, understates common senses, and stresses on practical skills, is proposed in this paper in view of the defects of the teaching scheme for Analytic Chemical Experiment. The paper also proposes that the teaching process be divided into three primary sections in terms of teaching unit; the method determines the dominant role of teachers at different teaching stages, the proportion of teaching hours for verifying experiments to those for design experiments, and laboratory open hours and close hours.


Electron beam test welds were made joining flat plates of commercially pure niobium to a uranium-6wt%Nb (binary) alloy. The welding parameters and joint design were specifically developed to minimize mixing of the niobium with the U-6%Nb alloy. A Modified Faraday Cup (MFC) technique using computer-assisted tomography was employed to determine the precise power distribution of the electron beam so that the welding parameters could be directly transferred to other welding machines and/or to other facilities.


The genetic landscape of inherited breast cancer is broad, spanning from high and moderate penetrance pathogenic variants in breast cancer susceptibility genes, to polygenic risk associated with the cumulative impact of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). This educational session will review the landscape of inherited breast cancer. The discussion will then focus on breast cancer susceptibility genes associated with moderately elevated risks of breast cancer including PALB2, ATM, CHEK2 and others. Recent data informing quantitative and qualitative cancer risk estimates, management recommendations, therapeutic implications, and reproductive considerations will be reviewed. Emerging issues and treatment strategies under investigation will also be discussed.
 Citation Format: Payal Shah. Cancer risks in patients with moderate penetrance gene mutations [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 2022 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium; 2022 Dec 6-10; San Antonio, TX. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2023;83(5 Suppl):Abstract nr ED2-1.


We present a general rule for the perovskite oxide ceramics: "A large piezoelectric constant in ABO3 perovskite ceramics can be obtained by tuning the weight ratio of A and B sites, WA/WB or WB/WA, to 3. Piezoelectric constant decreases significantly when WA/WB or WB/WA is in the range of 0.5–2.0, termed as forbidden zone." A comparative analysis was conducted for broad range of materials demonstrating the applicability of proposed rule. Further based on this rule optimized compositions in BaTiO3 and alkali niobate based systems were developed. Polycrystalline ceramics in modified BaTiO3 system were found to exhibit longitudinal piezoelectric coefficient (d33) of 330 pC/N, while alkali niobate ceramics showed d33 of 294 pC/N.


We propose an algorithm of generation of the stable families of bijective polynomial maps f(n) of the n-dimensional affine space over a commutative ring K together with their inverse transformations. All maps are given in a standard basis, in which their degrees and densities are calculated. The method allows us to generate transformations f(n) of the linear density with degree given by the prescribed linear function d(n) and with exponential density for f(n) –1 . In the case of K = F q , we can select f(n) of the exponential order. The scheme of generation of public keys of multivariate cryptography of the form g(n) = T 1 f(n)T 2 , where T 1 is a monomial linear transformation of K n , and the degree of T 2 is equal to 1, is proposed. The estimates of complexity show that the time of execution of the encryption rule coincides with the time of computation of the value of a quadratic multivariate map. The decryption procedure based on the knowledge of a generation algorithm is even faster. The security rests on the idea of the insufficiency of adversary's computational resources to restore the inverse map with exponential density and unbounded degree and on the absence of the known general polynomial algorithms to solve this task.


Prior to the Islamic Revolution, there was hardly a health care "system" in Iran. Preventive health care was very limited, and a fairly decent curative care could only be found in Tehran and, to a lesser extent, in a few large cities where a great majority of the 12-14 thousand Iranian physicians were practicing. In 1985, according to the law, all health-related schools and institutions were taken away from the Ministry of Higher Education and were integrated into the Ministry of Health, forming the Ministry of Health and Medical Education. In 1994 provincial health organizations and the universities of medical sciences were integrated, and universities of medical sciences and health services were established. Since then, the chancellors of these universities are not only responsible for education and research, but also for the health care of their entire province. As a result of the integration, research has become more public health oriented and medical education more community oriented. The integration has also led to an improvement in the health situation of the country; particularly in the villages, remote areas and less developed provinces.


The efficiency with which an incompressible flow mixes a passive scalar field that is continuously replenished by a steady source-sink distribution has been quantified using the suppression of the mean scalar variance below the value it would attain in the absence of the stirring. We examine the relationship this mixing measure has to the effective diffusivity obtained from homogenization theory, particularly establishing precise connections in the case of a stirring velocity field that is periodic in space and time and varies on scales much smaller than that of the source. We explore theoretically and numerically via the Childress–Soward family of flows how the mixing measures lose their linkage to the homogenized diffusivity when the velocity and source field do not enjoy scale separation. Some implications for homogenization-based parametrizations of mixing by flows with finite scale separation are discussed.


One of the problems that still occur in local government bureaucracy is patronage and clientelism which is still often used by politicians to carry out a specific agenda outside the main duties and functions of the bureaucracy. This paper aims to determine the forms of patronage and clientelism that is formed in relation politicians, the bureaucrats and the community where the mayor actively "Asrun" using bureaucratic apparatus as a political machine in order to win his son "Adriatma Dwi Putra" (ADP) as mayor Kendari on the elections simultaneously in 2017. The findings show, the form of patronage and clientelism in this study can be divided into two. First, relations were awakened in the bureaucracy includes determining the scope of careers and positions in the bureaucracy in Kendari, the first form of this is done in order to consolidate the support of the bureaucracy to win ADP. Secondly, relations that built up in the community include the mobilization voice through vote buying and pork barrel. The second form as a strategy to gain support or voice with the way the bureaucratic apparatus into a figure intermediaries to mobilize voice in society.


Computer Science has been experiencing rapid growth in undergraduate and K-12 participation. This growth underscores the need for an improved understanding of the teaching and learning of computing topics, or in other words for progress in Computer Science Education (CSEd) and Computing Education Research (CER).


The compressible Navier–Stokes equations for reacting gases are extremely complex. Simpler models have been considered, and for these completely non-physical propagation speeds have been observed. These model problems are stiff, meaning that several different scales are present in the solution. Numerical solution of non-reacting flows almost always involves addition of extra dissipation. It will be shown that this action will render a totally wrong propagation speed for a simple model equation of reacting flows. This problem will be accentuated by increasing stiffness of the problem. Existence and uniqueness of a solution to this model equation is proved. The dependence of the propagation speed on the viscosity and a term governing the stiffness (comparable to the reaction rate for a more complete model) is investigated. A remedy for the wrong propagation speed for this simple model equation is proposed such that the speed is correct although the front is smeared out.


Weixi Lisu Autonomous County is located in the central of Three-River Juncture-a World Natural Heritage Site,and contains abundant forest resources,biological resources,tourist resources and water resources.But the county is a remote,ethnic,mountainous,and poor county,the rich natural resources are still under un-exploitation.Thus some suggestions for the development including to protect the available forest resources at present,to develop tourism industry,to explore hydroelectric resources and biological resources have all been proposed.


Both medieval Arab historians and modern Byzantinists have generally ignored the Arabophone cultural life of Antioch during its period under Byzantine rule from 969–1084 CE, preferring to equate Christian rule with Greek culture. Nevertheless, lay intellectuals closely connected to the Melkite Patriarchate of Antioch were active in promoting the translation of Greek patristic works into Arabic during this period. This article examines the career of the deacon ʿAbd Allāh ibn al-Faḍl al-Anṭākī, whose translations, compilations, and original works evince close familiarity with contemporary intellectual trends in Baghdad and a desire to produce translations of high literary quality. Moreover, in Ibn al-Faḍl's criticisms of local philosophers who had strayed from Christian dogma, we find further evidence for Byzantine Antioch as a center of Arabic literary and philosophical activity.


Objective was to determine the influence of breed and quantity of milk replacer fed on the performance of dairy calves. Forty-two bull calves (n = 20 Holstein and n = 22 Jersey, 2 ± 1 d old) in a 2 × 2 factorial arrangement were observed through 11 weeks of age. Holstein and Jersey calves on the lower plane of nutrition were fed a 20% protein and 20% fat milk replacer at a rate of 454 g / d. Holstein calves on the higher plane of nutrition were fed a 28% protein and 20% fat milk replacer at a rate of 810 and 1,180 g / d for wk 1 and wk 2 – 6, respectively. Jersey calves on the higher plane of nutrition were fed a 28% protein and 25% fat milk replacer at a rate of 568 and 680 g / d for wk 1 and wk 2 – 6, respectively. At wk 7 all milk intakes were reduced to 50% to stimulate starter consumption. Calves were weaned when consuming 900 g/d of starter. There were breed × plane of nutrition × time interactions (P < 0.01) for milk refusal, starter intake, and total energy intake. Holstein calves fed the lower plane of nutrition had greater starter intakes from wk 4 through wk 8 than Holsteins fed the higher plane of nutrition. Plane of nutrition did not influence starter intake in Jersey calves. Calves fed the higher planes of nutrition had greater total energy intakes before weaning; however, after reducing milk intakes at wk 7 there was no difference within breed. There was an interaction of plane of nutrition and time (P < 0.01) on average daily gain; whereas calves fed the higher planes of nutrition had greater gains from wk 1 to 6, but were not different from the calves fed the lower planes of nutrition from wk 7 to 11. Utilization of energy for body weight gain was greater for calves fed higher planes of nutrition (P < 0.01) and Holsteins (P < 0.02) from wk 1 to 6; however, from wk 7 to 11 the opposite was observed for plane of nutrition (P < 0.05) and breed (P < 0.01). These data indicate under the current higher plane of milk feeding schemes both Holstein and Jersey calves performed well; however, the amount of milk replacer fed to Jersey calves may be able to be increased during the pre-weaning period.


Recently, life expectancy in Korea has increased along with economic growth. As the demand for a better life increases rather than just making ends...


Everyone dreams about being nominated as a beneficiary bya long-lost aunt. While this may be a pipe-dream for most, for life companies and other financial service providers the issue of lost beneficiaries is a bit of a headache. What happens if you cannot find the rightful beneficiary of anasset - a life insurance policy, an investment product like anendowment, or even a bank account?


A feasibility study indicates that ultrasound backscattering may be used to determine the onset of the formation of a fibrin clot in plasma and whole blood. Experimental results with blood and plasma containing different amounts of fibrinogen are presented.


Although atopic dermatitis (AD) is the most common chronic inflammatory skin disorder worldwide, the scientific community has to admit practical issues related to its diagnosis in different age ranges as well as with regards to the differences in the clinical phenotype related to distinct ethnic backgrounds. Clearly, validated diagnostic criteria are missing for both edges of life, i.e. the young infants and the elderly. Most of the diagnostic criteria have been established and validated starting from a paediatric Caucasian population but their adaptation to variations in the phenotypes according to the age and worldwide has not been in the focus of our interest for many decades. This is reflected by intriguing results in global epidemiologic studies such as ISAAC which have suggested that the prevalence of paediatric AD (6–7 years of age) is particularly low (2.8–3.9) in countries with clear Chinese ethnic background such as Taiwan, Hong-Kong and Singapore. This problematic issue is further accentuated by the fact that in the traditional Chinese approach, the phenotypic spectrum of what is called AD in western countries is typically split into two distinct entities: on one hand 'eczema' which mostly covers the mild and moderate forms of AD and on the other hand 'atopic dermatitis' which covers the more moderate to severe forms of the phenotype. Besides the consequences in our epidemiological understanding of the disease, the putative impact of this dichotomic view in China and potentially in other countries such as Africa on the pathophysiological understanding, the global drug development programs and regulatory issues are obvious. In the recent years, in an effort to address this critical issue, a group of Chinese dermatologists lead by Prof. Yao from Jiao Tong University in Shanghai have published a series of studies dealing with the appropriateness of the classical diagnostic criteria such as those of Hanifin and Rajka and the UK working party for the diagnosis of AD in the Chinese paediatric population. In a first approach and previous publications, this group clearly showed that the stringent application of the Hanifin and Rajka criteria in Chinese children leads to a significant underestimation of the diagnosis of AD in this population when compared to the results obtained by clinically experienced dermatologists. These results clearly showed the urgent need for refined diagnostic criteria better adapted to assess the disease in this particular ethnic background and to overcome the traditional dichotomic approach of the phenotype. The next step as exposed in the commented paper published in this issue of the JEADV was the attempt to define and validate new diagnostic criteria which should better reflect the situation in this country. The golden standard for this endeavour was the long-lasting clinical expertise of highly experienced dermatologists which was tested against the classical diagnostic criteria of Hanifin and Rajka as well as the UK diagnostic criteria in a large number of children with AD and controls. Surprisingly, the resulting criteria were rather simple including only the three following features: (i) pruritus, (ii) typical morphology and distribution or atypical morphology and distribution combined with xerosis, (iii) a chronic or chronically relapsing course. Using these criteria, the authors reached an overall remarkable sensitivity and specificity compared to the so far established criteria. Another unexpected aspect is the lack of any anamnestic item such as a familial history of atopic diseases. The reason could be that this has been considered by the authors as ambiguous in the Chinese population based on their experience with this major item in the stringent use of the Hanifin and Rajka criteria, e.g. when eczema is mentioned instead of AD in the family history and therefore is not considered as relevant information. These new diagnostic criteria for AD in children can be considered as an important milestone in the evolving field of the Chinese perspective of this disease and the discussions along the dichotomic approach of the phenotype, i.e. eczema versus AD. This pioneer work could also be the starting point for similar projects in other countries where it is felt that the classical criteria of Hanifin and Rajka or of the UK working party may need some adaptation to better reflect the particularities and phenotypic variations of the disease in a different ethnic background.


Analyzes the points and difficulties of the design of laser pointer control system based on the simple pendulum.And then we establish a mathematical relationship between the angle of the laser pointer and the simple pendulum.According to a certain degree of control methods and strategies,the microcontroller controls the plate fixed with the laser pointer which locates at the end of the pendulum by using of stepper motor.Therefore,the laser pointer spot is always aimed at the center line in the target paper as far as possible during the pendulum swinging process.At last,in order to enlarge the application of this system,we serve two advanced proposals based on the feedback system.Moreover,we make some prospects of the direction of its future development.


Acute Respiratory Tract Infection (ARI) is the main cause of morbidity and mortality of children under five in both developed and developing countries. The results of Riskesdas 2018, the prevalence of ARI among children under five in Indonesia is 7.8% and South Sumatra is 8.6%. The prevalence of ARI in Kab.OKU in 2020 14.9% and UPTD Sukaraya Health Center 19.9%. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between nutritional status, exclusive breastfeeding and exposure to cigarette smoke simultaneously with the incidence of ARI in children under five at PuskesmasSukarayaKab. OKU 2021. This research is a quantitative study with an analytical survey method using a cross sectional approach. The sample in this study was taken in a non-random with accidental sampling technique. This study uses primary data collected through interview techniques. Data analysis was carried out univariate and bivariate with Chi-Square statistical test. The results of univariate analysis: from 46 samples, 30 (65.2%) suffered from ARI, 16 (34.8%) were not well nourished, 21 (45.7%) were not exclusively breastfed and 17 (37%) were exposed to cigarette smoke. The results of bivariate analysis: there is a significant relationship between nutritional status (p-value 0.008), exclusive breastfeeding (p-value 0.018) and exposure to cigarette smoke (p-value 0.005) simultaneously on the incidence of ARI among children under five at PuskesmasSukarayaKab. OKU 2021. As for suggestions to the leadership and health workers of UPTD PuskesmasSukaraya to increase cross-program and cross-sectoral collaboration in handling ARI, and it is hoped that the community will participate in reducing the incidence of ARI in toddlers by providing nutritious intake, exclusive breastfeeding and clean and healthy living behavior


Aldehydes are the major products of the catalytic oxidation of alk-1-enes with air using a catalyst that comprises (MeCN)2PdClNO2, CuCl2, and a tertiary alcohol.


A survey by the mental health charity Mind shows that 64% of people in Britain had to pay for some form of care or treatment for a diagnosed mental problem, including for prescribed and non-prescribed drugs.

The report, which is published in conjunction with Health Which? magazine, is the result of a survey of everyone in two Mind networks: MindLink and Diverse Minds. The survey was sent out in January this year and focused on the economic impact of …


In this paper, we present the results of a combined theoretical, computational and experimental study of failure mechanisms in model multilayers that are relevant to stretchable organic solar cells. The deformation of these structures is elucidated under monotonic loading that simulates possible stretching phenomena. The stress distributions within the layers and the possible interfacial crack driving forces are computed for model layered structures with well controlled thicknesses and elastic properties. The implications of the results are discussed for the improved design of stretchable organic solar cells with reliable optical properties.