The Advanced Neutron Source Reactor (ANSR) is a research reactor designed to provide the highest continuous neutron beam intensity of any reactor in the world. The present technology for determining safe operations were developed for the High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR). These techniques are conservative and provide confidence in the safe operation of HFIR. However, the more intense requirements of ANSR necessitate the development of more accurate, but still conservative, techniques. This report details the development of a Local Analysis Technique (LAT) that provides an appropriate approach. Application of the LAT to two ANSR core designs are presented. New theories of the thermal and nuclear behavior of the U{sub 3}Si{sub 2} fuel are utilized. The implications of lower fuel enrichment and of modifying the inspection procedures are also discussed. Development of the computer codes that enable the automate execution of the LAT is included.


During the 2009-10 academic year international students generated more than $18.8 billion in net income into the US economy. California alone had nearly 100,000 international students with an economic impact of nearly $3.0 billion. In this paper, we outline a strategy for the San Francisco/Bay Area to double the number of international students enrolled in local colleges and universities in ten years or less, generating a total direct economic impact of an additional $1 billion a year into the regional economy. The US retains a huge market advantage for attracting foreign students. Within the US, the San Francisco/Bay Area is particularly attractive and could prevail as an extraordinary global talent magnet, if only policymakers and higher education leaders better understood this and formulated strategies to tap the global demand for higher education. Ultimately, all globalism is local. We propose that the San Francisco/Bay Area, a region with a group of stellar universities and colleges, should re-imagine itself as a Global Higher Education Hub to meet national and regional economic needs, as well as the thirst of a growing world population for high-quality tertiary education. Other parts of the world have already developed their version of the higher education hub idea. The major difference in our proposed Californian version is that foreign competitors seek to attract foreign universities to help build enrollment and program capacity at home, and are funded almost solely by significant government subsidies. Our model builds capacity, but is focused on attracting the world's talent and generating additional income to existing public and private colleges and universities. Doubling international enrollment from 30,000 to 60,000 students in ten years or less will require expanding regional enrollment capacity as part of a strategy to ensure access to native students, and as part of a scheme to attract a new generation of faculty and researchers to the Bay Area and California. International students would need to pay higher then the full cost of their education, helping to subsidize domestic students and college and university programs. The result would be a San Francisco/Bay Area Global Higher Education Hub – a self-reinforcing knowledge ecosystem that is internationally attractive,


Unfortunately, however, proof of authentication is rarely foolproof. For example, a user's password may be easily guessable, or "secret'' information about a user's history could be easily discovered. Likewise, an external piece of hardware can be temporarily accessed by others. Thus, strong authentication uses multiple methods, aiming to make impersonation difficult while not overly inconveniencing the user.


The appropriate cleaning equipment was designed on the basis of the structure of reaction vessel.The moving of the telescopic mechanism and the three-dimension rotating nozzle make high pressure water jet cover everywhere of the reaction vessel.Thus complete the reaction vessel cleaning.This cleaning method acquires a fine effect in the practical application.


A textured thin film of FeGe was grown by magnetron sputtering with a helimagnetic ordering temperature of ${T}_{\mathrm{N}}=276\ifmmode\pm\else\textpm\fi{}2$ K. From 5 K to room temperature, a variety of scattering processes contribute toward the overall longitudinal and Hall resistivities. These were studied by combining magnetometry and magnetotransport measurements. The high-field magnetoresistance (MR) displays three clear temperature regimes: Lorentz force MR dominates at low temperatures, above $T\ensuremath{\approx}80$ K scattering from spin-waves predominates, while finally for $T\ensuremath{\gtrsim}200$ K scattering from fluctuating local moments describes the MR. At low fields, where the magnetization is no longer technically saturated, we find a scaling of magnetoresistance with the square of the magnetization, indicating that the MR due to the unwinding of spins in the conical phase arises from a similar mechanism to that in magnetic domain walls. This MR is only visible up to a temperature of about 200 K. No features can be found in the temperature or field dependence of the longitudinal resistivity that belie the presence of the underlying magnetic phase transition at ${T}_{\mathrm{N}}$: the marked changes in behavior are at much lower temperatures. The anomalous Hall effect has a dramatic temperature dependence in which the anomalous Hall resistivity scales quadratically with the longitudinal resistivity: comparison with anomalous Hall scaling theory shows that our system is in the intrinsic ``moderately dirty'' regime. Lastly, we find evidence of a topological Hall effect of size $\ensuremath{\sim}100\phantom{\rule{4pt}{0ex}}\ensuremath{\mu}\ensuremath{\Omega}$ cm.


A Brief Economic Analysis of Russia in the post-Soviet Years: Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, the newly-formed Russian Federation faced a considerable economic downturn. During the post-Soviet economic collapse spanning from 1991 to 1998, Russian gross domestic product (GDP) fell from $509,381,640,192 to $270,953,119,744 (current US dollars).1 These figures represent a decline of $238,428,520,448 or approximately 46.8% of the total GDP. This proverbial collapse of the Russian economy was largely due to changing incentives within the Russian market as it evolved from communism to capitalism. Further economic troubles ensued in 1998, spurred by a global recession resulting from the Asian financial crises of 1997. This fallout translated across economic markets; economies relying on the export of raw materials such as oil and natural gas were particularly affected as the price of oil reached a low of $8 per barrel. The financial collapse that gripped Russia in the 1990s was the result of multiple factors. Preceding the impact of the Asian economic woes, Russia only had one year of economic growth: 1997. Beginning in 1999, following a multinational effort to stimulate the Russian economy, Russia has enjoyed a period of economic growth that finally stabilized under Vladimir Putin's administration at levels between 5% and 7% per year. This article seeks to correlate economic and social policy data, particularly focusing on the growth of Gazprom since 1998 and the Putin administration's restrictive media policy as it affects freedom of expression. We argue that the Russian government's restriction of media and the nationalization of Gazprom, a key element of Russian economic growth policy, are not mutually exclusive. The purpose of this paper is not to judge underlying oligarchic tendencies and the restriction of social policy as they augment the growth of the Russian economy, but rather to prove the existence of these trends using data acquired following the collapse of the Soviet Union.


According to the phenomenological sociology of religion the author describes the specifcity of Esoterism as a particular knowledge which forms a theoretical basis for constructing different social practices mysticism and occultism


In this paper we solve a classification problem existing in the cork industry: the cork stopper/disk quality classification. Cork is a material that can be mostly obtained in the occidental shores of the Mediterranean Sea and its production has a great importance in those areas. Due to cork is a natural and heterogeneous material its automatic quality detection (usually, seven different quality classes exist) is difficult, but necessary in the cork industry. After previous studies, we know that cork stopper/disk quality can be detected by using several features obtained from the cork images: cork texture, defect area, etc. In this work we analyse the performance of a combination of image processing and a neuro-fuzzy classifier for the cork industry. As conclusion we can state this new neuro-fuzzy classification system widely improves our previous results and those obtained by other authors in related researches, being suitable for this industry because it presents a good response to classification problems with class overlapping.


Object detection is a common task for defense and intelligence applications in the visible spectrum. Deep learning models achieve state-of-the-art performance for this task. Besides, thermal cameras are more robust against real-world computer vision problems such as illumination changes. Thus, they are commonly used in military applications and security surveillance tasks. Recently, significant improvements have been made by exploiting numerous data for object detection. However, collecting and labeling a vast number of samples is challenging, especially for applications on the thermal spectrum. Since deep networks are sensitive to domain shift, a deep model trained on visible spectrum data may fail to generalize thermal spectrum data. Therefore, developing a method to adapt models to different domains, e.g., visible-to-thermal, is crucial. Feature-level unsupervised domain adaptation methods train a model that maps both domains into a common feature space without requiring image pairs. Such methods reduce the domain gap between two different domains. Besides feature-level adaptation, we propose applying pixel-level transformations on the source domain, e.g., visible spectrum images, to reduce further the domain gap between the visible and thermal spectrum. This results in a significant improvement in the performance of domain adaptive object detection methods. We propose to apply gray-scale conversion, histogram matching, histogram equalization, gamma correction, adaptive gamma correction, and Fourier domain adaptation as pixel-level transformations on visible spectrum images. We conduct experiments on real-world datasets. The evaluations use Cityscapes as the visible spectrum dataset and FLIR ADAS as the thermal spectrum dataset.


The passage of radioiodine through the forage-cow-milk food chain was investigated as a part of the bioenvironmental research program. Artificially generated /sup 137/I-labeled aerosol was released in the irrigated foage area, which contained air samples and fallout collectors. After the forage was harvested and fed to cows the milk and forage were analyzed by gamma spectroscopy. Descriptions are given of the facilities, methods of air contamination, and methods of surface contamination and decontamination. Other experiment s were conducted on fallout contamination released from Plowshare excavation experiments. Contaminated hay was fed to dairy cows and sampling and analysis procedures are described. Results indicated that the spread of contamination could be minimized under the prevailing field conditions. (HLW)


PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the perceived challenges that Chinese vocational college educators face in developing and delivering constructivist active and experiential entrepreneurship education.Design/methodology/approachQualitative data were collected from 24 focus groups of educators who had been tasked with embedding constructivist entrepreneurship education into their teaching and curriculum, at four different vocational colleges situated in four different provinces in China. The data were coded and analysed for emerging themes using a process of bottom-up thematic analysis.FindingsA range of concerns were identified from the focus groups and these could be divided into five main challenges, which were the role of the educator in the constructivist learning process and their ability to control the process; the educators perceived student reaction to the process and their engagement with it; the time and technology required to deliver the process; the link between the learning and industry; and the educators' perception of the requirements to meet internal expectations.Research limitations/implicationsThis research explores the educators' perceptions of the challenges they face in developing and delivering active and experiential constructivist entrepreneurship education. Whilst these concerns may impact how the educators' approach the task, these concerns are only perceived, as the educators' have not yet implemented the introduction of constructivist entrepreneurship education when other challenges may become evident.Originality/valueEncouragement by the Chinese Government to develop and deliver constructivist active and experiential entrepreneurship education has resulted in a number of tensions and challenges. Entrepreneurship education in China is still relatively young and under researched and this research contributes to the literature by exploring the challenges that educators face in developing and delivering constructivist entrepreneurship education in Chinese vocational colleges.


A solid-HDDR characteristics of the Nd-Fe-B-type alloys and magnetic properties of the solid-HDDR treated materials have been investigated using three types of alloys; Nd_(15)Fe_(77)B_8 (alloy A), Nd_(16)Fe_(75.9)B_8Zr_(0.1) (alloy B), and Nd_(12.6)Fe_(68.7)Co_(11.6)B_8Ga_(1.0)Zr_(0.1) (alloy C). It has been found that the four-components alloy B and six-components alloy C have showed higher hydrogenation temperatures than the ternary alloy A. The alloys A and B appeared to absorb more hydrogen gas more rapidly as well compared to the alloy C. The disproportionation temperature of hydrogenated materials was exhibited no significant difference among the alloys. The thermal stability of the hydrided materials of the three types of alloys was found to become more stable in order of number of components. The disproportionation and the recombination kinetics were significantly sluggish in the solid-HDDR manner with respect to the conventional manner. some degree of anisotropic nature was found to exist in the ingot and this anisotropic nature was retained even after the solid-HDDR treatment. It was suggested the solid-HDDR treatment may possibly be used for a preparation of an isotropic or anisotropic Nd-Fe-B-type cast magnets.


In order to protect the purchasers' legitimate rights and interests in the process of commercial housing pre-sale and promote the development of the estate market legally,orderly and healthily,we should strengthen government regulation behavior in the pre-sale of commercial housing,improve the information disclosure system,and introduce the credit rating management system of the developers and strengthen social supervision by enhancing the transparency of information.At the same time,through the law we should mandatorily stipulate the pre-sale registration act,give the quasi property rights of pre-sale commercial housing,which will give the purchasers a legal basis for rights protection of property.From the perspective of the administration and law,only improving the system of commercial housing pre-sale registration constantly can it protect consumers' legitimate rights and interests and safeguard the normal order of the estate development better.Ultimately it can promote the national economy develop rapidly,healthily and orderly.


At its core, this project analyzes the interactions between state non-discrimination laws and the socioeconomic status of same-sex households in the United States. There is a large body of work examining the earnings gap for sexual minorities, but there is a dearth in studies looking at the effect of such protective laws. Using annual American Community Survey (ACS) data from 2000 to 2016, we examine the personal total income, household income, and unemployment in the ten states experiencing relevant reform. This study has two main findings. First, we confirm that sexual minorities experience substantial earnings differences, finding that lesbian women experience an income premium of 32.2 percent and gay men face an income penalty of 21.4 percent. Second, we find that non-discrimination laws seem to be decreasing the pay gap in both directions, shrinking the lesbian premium by 6.7 percent and the gay penalty by 12.1 percent. While we are unable to say these effects are causal, in the context of a history of wage penalties for gay males and wage premiums for lesbian women, protective reforms are positively and strongly correlated with closing the lesbian and gay income gap. From these main findings we are left with additional questions including: why does the lesbian premium exist, and why do protective reforms seem to chip away at it? While we review some relevant theories and offer our own, in the end these findings remain a puzzle.


Satellite missions Gravity Field and Climate Experiment (GRACE) and its successor (GRACE-FO) plays very important role in nowadays research in geodesy, geophysics, hydrology, oceanography, glaciology and climatology. Various research centres adopted different procedures for processing the GRACE/GRACE-FO measurements in order to get the main final product – the global monthly gravity field model. Until now there have been developed and published two fundamentally different approaches to this problem. The first is well-known approach of spherical harmonic analysis and the second is more recent and more direct approach called in literature MASCON (Mass Concentration). The purpose of this contribution is to compare existing MASCON global monthly gravity field models with the selected models based on spherical harmonic approach. Comparison is performed in selected river basins and also in selected polar region. Chosen river basins differ both in size and seasonal changes of continental water storage to cover more situations. Comparison of different filtered versions of spherical harmonic solutions (DDK1 – DDK7) with MASCON solution is also performed in one of the analysed river basins. Differences are analysed and advantages and drawbacks of two approaches and of particular models are discussed.


The concept of structural robustness received significant attention for the first time about forty years ago, after the partial collapse of Ronan Point building in UK. In the recent years, the interest for studying the robustness of structures has intensified and significant research activities have been carried out for achieving a better understanding on the various aspects implied by this new concept in civil engineering domain. These efforts resulted in a set of several useful recommendations regarding the possibilities to achieve robust structures. The need for studying the concept of robustness appeared from the fact that structural design codes are predominantly based on the design of structural members or the consideration of individual member failure modes. Modern structural design codes and regulations contain only some general requirements for robustness, beside the more specific provisions regarding the structural safety, serviceability and durability. These robustness requirements generally state that the consequence of damages to structures should not be disproportionate to their causes. Although the robustness concept is very important for structural design, specific requirements are actually still not underlined in such a comprehensive way in current building codes.
This paper summarizes the revised definitions and provisions regarding the structural robustness implemented in some modern design codes and regulations.


At present, Internet data is the world's largest data resource database. In order to realize fast and automatic intelligent classification, it is of great significance to develop automatic classification of public security intelligent data systems. This paper studies the actual needs of public security information text classification, analyzes the text automatic classification technology support vector machine (SVM) theory and designs and implements SVM-based public security information, and also realizes the classification system of public security information. Automatic classification provides support for subsequent text mining systems and text searches and designs the performance of the system. After optimization and testing, the system was found to have good practical application results.


Self-fabricated permanent structure of single mode waveguide in optical fluoride glasses was demonstrated using the self-channeled plasma filament excited by a femtosecond (130fs) Ti:sapphire laser (λp=790nm). The photoinduced refractive index modification in ZrF4–BaF2–LaF3–AlF3–NaF glasses reached a length of approximately 10–15mm from the input surface of the optical glass with the diameters ranging from 5to8μm at the input intensities of more than 1.0×1012W∕cm2. The graded refractive index profiles were fabricated to be a symmetric form from the center of optical fluoride glass, and a maximum value of refractive index change (Δn) was measured to be 1.3×10−2. The beam profile of the output beam transmitted through the modified region showed that the photoinduced refractive index modification produced a permanent structure of single mode waveguide.


The stratigraphic and lateral distributions of authigenic minerals in feldspar-rich Paleogene sandstones of the Santa Ynez Mountains, California, are important in determining their reservoir quality. The sandstones were deposited in an east-west elongate basin during two regressive episodes. Deep-water turbidites were overlain by shallow-water traction deposits and eventually by continental fluvial deposits as the basin was progressively filled from the east. Modal analyses document a common provenance for all the Paleogene sandstones consisting primarily of acidic to intermediate plutonic rocks, with minor volcanic, metamorphic, and sedimentary components. The average detrital mode of 27 sandstones is Q37F54L9, and the average partial mod including only the monocrystalline mineral grains is Qm39P40K21. Textural relationships and the stratigraphic distribution of diagenetic minerals delineate the paragenetic sequence: (1) syndepositional to very early pyrite; (2) early concretionary calcite cement; (3) incipient dissolution of detrital heavy minerals and feldspars; (4) clay pore linings and pore fillings; (5) formation of sphene and anatase; (6) incipient albitization of detrital plagioclase; (7) quartz, plagioclase, and K-feldspar overgrowths; (8) dissolution of feldspar creating secondary porosity; (9) local precipitation of pore-filling kaolinite; (10) laumontite cementation and replacement of plagioclase; (11) barite cementation and replacement of detrital grains; and (12) late-stage calcite replacement of detrital grains and earlier cements. Organic metamorphism, as expressed by vitrinite reflectance (R0), provides a means to correlate mineral diagenesis in the sandstones with the thermal history of the Santa Ynez basin. In the eastern end of the basin (Wheeler Gorge) incipient albitization is first recognized at 0.5% R0 corresponding to a paleotemperature of 110°C (4572 m burial depth), with complete albitization first occurring at a reflectance of 0.90% R0 corresponding to a paleotemperature of 165°C (5425 m burial depth). The first occurrence of laumontite is in the turbidite beds of the basal Matilija Formation (5669 m burial depth) at approximately 1.0% R0 reflectance (173°C). Further to the west, at Point Conception (Gerber No. 1 well), the first occurrence of aumontite is at an estimated burial depth of only 2515 m, corresponding to approximately 0.5% R0 and a paleotemperature of 110°C. In this well, incipient albitization begins at 0.35% R0 (77°C), with complete albitization occurring at roughly the same burial depth (2515 m) and reflectance (0.5% R0) as the first occurrence of laumontite. The top of the laumontite zone occurs at greater burial depths and paleotemperatures in the eastern portion of the Santa Ynez basin than in the west. Laumontite distribution appears to be controlled by pore-fluid chemistry and post-compaction permeability variations, which are responsible for creating differences in fluid pressure between petrologically similar sandstones. "Dynamic" overpressuring may have occurred in the turbidite facies of the Juncal and lower Matilija Formations, whereby pore fluids enriched in Na+ from the dewatering of smectite-rich shales permeated into the turbidite sandstones at a faster rate than they were expelled. Under these conditions, a continuous supply of Na+ would have been delivered to the sandstones to allow albitization of cal ium-bearing plagioclase, which in turn supplied Ca+2 necessary for the formation of laumontite. The authigenic minerals in the lower Paleogene sandstones of the Santa Ynez Mountains render them ineffective as reservoirs. Better reservoir prospects occur in the upper Paleogene and Neogene sandstones, particularly in the western part of the basin where they have not been subjected to deep burial, and secondary porosity is well developed.


Interruption,as a linguistic phenomenon,can be see everywhere.And talk show programs are common setting for interruptions.So in this thesis three questions are addressed as followed:What function does the interruption have in these two kinds of talk shows(relatively formal and informal) respectively;what are the similarities of relatively formal and informal talk show programs;what are the differences between relatively formal and informal talk shows.


Spin-dependent electroresistance (ER) was observed in polycrystalline Nd 0.67 Sr 0.33 MnO y ( y =3.00, 2.95, 2.90, 2.85, 2.80) samples, which were synthesized by solid-state reaction. For the sample with stoichiometry y =3.0, the I - V characteristic shows ohmic linearity over the whole range of measuring temperature. For the samples with oxygen-deficiency, i.e. y I - V curve is linear when temperature is above a certain point, similar to the case of y =3.0. However, the electric resistance strongly depends on load current, decreasing remarkably with increasing current load when temperature falls below the critical temperature. For the sample of y =2.85, the ER ratio reaches 80% when the load current increases from 1 to 30 μA. The spin-dependent ER effect should be strongly related with the oxygen-deficiency and grain boundary effect.


In this paper, we present how Indian dip equatorial and low latitude ionospheric system responded to a limb centred X9.0 class of solar flare event using GPS-TEC, Ionosonde and magnetometer measurements. The limb centred X9.0 solar flare was materialise on 05 December 2006 at the heliography coordinate S07E68 and NOAA 10930 active region, started at 10:18 UT (15:48 IST), peaked at 10:35 UT (16:05 IST), and decayed by 10:45 UT (16:15 IST). The measurements of the total electron content (TEC) of 30 s time resolutions from a series of GPS receivers installed near the dip and low latitude regions does not show TEC enhancement during peak flare hours, 10:35 UT (16:05 IST). An appreciable enhancement in the TEC units (∼5 TEC units) is noticeable during post flare hours, 13:00 UT (18:30 IST) which is high at dip equatorial compare to low latitude regions. The Ionosonde measurement of 15 min time resolution at dip equatorial station shows an increase in the plasma density at the F-region while the E-region did not show any impact during peak flare hours, 10:35 UT (16:05 IST). The analysis of horizontal component of geomagnetic field (H) of 1 min time resolution data obtained from the INTERMAGNET shows sudden rise in electron density in the E-region of the ionosphere and intensification in the ionospheric current system in eastward direction at the dip equatorial and reverse in direction at low latitude regions at 10:35 UT (16:05 IST). Present analyses contribute our understanding about plasma dynamics during flare and post flare hours in the E and F-regions of Indian dip and low latitude Ionosphere.


"Grass Roots" is the product of time,a newborn word and cultural key word with formidable vitality,reflecting Chinese national condition,people's mental outlook and esthetic psychology change.By investigating the etymology of "Grass Roots",this article analyzes the background of its production and the esthetic essence and interprets it aesthetically.


A. BACKGROUND a) The rabbit: a European speciality The rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) originates from the Iberic peninsula and has already a long tradition as meat producer in Europe. The total World production of rabbit meat is estimated at 1 600,000 tons of meat (Colin & Lebas, 1995) and nearly 70% of it is produced in European countries. The European production of rabbits nearly equals that of sheep but is larger than goats or turkey production. Despite this production level, the EU still has a deficit (10-15%) and significant imports from e.g. China take place (25,000 tons/year) (Alvarez de la Puente, 1996). Taste and quality (residues) of these frozen imports have been contested several times already. Since the sixties, commercial units have progressively replaced off the traditional


Local thrombolysis or rapid transfer for primary angioplasty for patients presenting with ST segment elevation myocardial infarction to hospitals without angioplasty facilities I. SCOTT,1,2 J. CHAN,3 C. ARONEY2,4 and G. CARROLL5 1Internal Medicine Department and Clinical Services Evaluation Unit, and 3Clinical Pharmacology Department, Princess Alexandra Hospital, 2University of Queensland, 4Coronary Care Unit, Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland and 5School of Rural Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia


The objective of this work was to study species that can be tested in the recovery of Arsenio high concentration areas. Therefore, 10 cerrado areas degraded by gold exploration in Paracatu-MG, Brazil were studied. It was used the Braun-Blanquet cover value and abundance scale. The species were classified by the Raunkiaer life form. The areas were floristically compared by Sorensen index. Out of 197 woody and herbs morpho-species found, 102 were identified at specific level, 35 at genus level and 40 at family level. Twenty morpho-species could not be identified. There was a great floristic richness among sample units (21-53 species), which influenced the formation of three groups in floristic similarity analysis. The more abundant and probably more adapted species to the environmental conditions were Axonopus marginatus, Simarouba amara, Aristida ekmaniana, Digitaria ciliaris, Stylosanthes viscosa, Andropogon bicornis, Maprounea guianensis and Sabicia brasiliensis. The most frequent form of life was phanerophyte followed by hemicryptophyte and chamephyte. In the biological spectra, it was possible to visualize the different structure of the studied areas, emphasizing the environmental diversity present despite presenting low floristic richness.


Objective:Researching the curative effect of minilaparotomy biliary tract operation;Methods:Synthesis analyzing the curative effect of 156 cases pplied minilaparotomy biliary tract operation since 1995~1999;Results:The cases operated by this method had no complications of damage and incision.Activity and discharge is early;Conclusion:This kind of operation has the advantage of direct obseruation,slight trauma,wide application,safety,fast recuration,short hospitalization and cheap It is more easily to be used is the basic hospital. [


Nowadays, data centers and servers are rising in size by order of magnitude due to increasing CCTV footages. Therefore, load balancing (LB) becomes a primary concern in scalable computing system involves mobile edge cloud computing environment. In mobile edge cloud computing system, a mobile user offloading their task to neighboring edge server for supporting realistic application. But while user is situated in a hot spot, various edge servers are over‐loaded as a result of sudden offloading task from the mobile user. The LB process can be considered as an optimization problem, which can be resolved by the use of metaheuristic optimization algorithms. This article introduces an Improved Search and Rescue Optimization based LB Scheme for Edge Computing Environment (ISROLBS‐ECE). The presented ISROLBS‐ECE technique majorly concentrates on the distribution of offloading tasks to neighboring edge servers effectively. In addition, the ISROLBS‐ECE technique involves the hybridization of chaotic concept into the conventional search and rescue optimization (SRO) approach. In the ISROLBS‐ECE technique, the moderately lightest and task arrival nodes are employed as target node for allocating new task whereas rest of the nodes are not provisionally allocated tasks to accomplish dynamic balancing of the network. The experimental validation of the ISROLBS‐ECE technique is tested and the outcomes are investigated under various aspects. The comparative study shows the better performance of the ISROLBS‐ECE approach over other recent techniques.


Treatment of Z-PPh2CH2C(But)=NNH2 with 4-methylphenylthiomethyl methyl ketone gave the thioether azine phosphine Z,E-PPh2CH2C(But)=N-N=C(Me)CH2S(C6H4Me-4) 1, which with H2O2 gave the corresponding phosphine oxide 2. Treatment of 1 with [Mo(CO)3(η6-cht)] or [W(CO)3(NCEt)3] gave the yellow tricarbonyl complexes fac-[M(CO)3{PPh2CH2C(But)=N-N=C(Me)CH2S(C6H4Me-4)}] 3a (Mo) or 3b (W), respectively. Treatment of 1 with [Mo(CO)4(nbd)] gave the pale yellow tetracarbonylmolbdenum(0) complex [Mo(CO)4{PPh2CH2C(But)=N-N=C(Me)CH2S(C6H4Me-4)}] 4, in which the ligand 1 is bidentate through P and N. Oxidation of either 3a or 4 with 1 equivalent of bromine gave the orange neutral seven-coordinate dicarbonylmolybdenum(II) complex [MoBr2(CO)2{PPh2CH2C(But)=N-N=C(Me)CH2S(C6H4Me-4)}] 5, whereas the tungsten complex 3b with 1 equivalent of bromine gave the seven-coordinate tricarbonyltungsten(II) cation [WBr(CO)3{PPh2CH2C(But)=N-N=C(Me)CH2S(C6H4Me-4)}]+ isolated as the PF6 salt 6. Treatment of 1 with [PtCl2(NCMe)2]gave the yell...


A recently proposed public key cryptosystem based on Chebyshev polynomials suggests a new approach to data encryption. The sequence of Chebyshev polynomial is proved to be periodically, but its symmetry properties have not been investigated in depth. In this paper, a new representation of Chebyshev polynomial is introduced to study these properties, and their impacts on the cryptosystem. It is shown that the factual private key space of the cryptosystem is only half or quarter of the period of Chebyshev polynomial sequence. Proper parameters should be chosen to ensure the security of the cryptosystem.


A thin-film transition edge bolometer was fabricated from laser ablated YBCO. The response to chopped 633-nm radiation was measured as a function of temperature, optical intensity, bias current, and signal frequency. At a chopping frequency of 1 Hz and a bias current of 100 mu A, the responsivity was 10 V/W and the noise power was 39 nW/ square root Hz. At low frequencies the device showed all the characteristics of a bolometer. At higher frequencies, however, an additional component of the photo response was found. The magnitude of this component scales roughly like f/sup -0.5/. This additional response is thought to be caused by optically induced depinning of vortices.


After four decades, we are still debating how much impact affirmative action can and should have on opportunities and outcomes at work.


A novel nonresonant flow-through optoacoustic cell is characterized. This cell is operated without windows, completely eliminating the window background interference. Data are presented comparing sensitivity, resistance to cross-contamination, and operating characteristics of this approach with more conventional single and differential cell techniques. The capability of operation at widely varying sample flow rates is demonstrated.


As our society becomes more visual and color-oriented, it is only natural that a correlation exists in the way individuals see and think of leaders and colors. This paper identifies and explores the relationship of leadership skills and four colors. Using colors, examples are given of "everyday" citizens serving as leaders. The "color/leader" concept is suggested as a means of creating awareness and developing an interest in building leadership skills.


This article interprets the grammar structure "N/A+hua" in two aspects: syntax distribution and semantic. 1,Analyze "N/A+hua"in syntax aspect, indicates that in continuous system of word classes, this structure has special verbal character.2,Interpret the structure "N/A+hua" in semantic aspect, indicates that the suffix "hua"can activate the describing semantic character.3,Summerize the reason of the increase of this structure.


In this article, a cationic acrylic resin and an epoxy resin which have certain surface tensions were prepared. The two resins were blended together, and after electrodeposition, a complex paint film can be obtained which is designed to comprise a couple of layers. The results of Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy showed that a layer-separation structure can be built in the paint film. The upper layer is mainly of acrylic resin, and the lower, chiefly of epoxy resin. Studies on the surface tension showed that the surface tensions of the component resins were the driving force of layer separation. Also, the greater the disparity of the two resins' surface tensions, the more striking the extent of the layer separation of the complex structure.


The media is aglow with reports of the booming economy and rising prosperity in the United States since the early 1990s. Indeed, the run-up in stock prices between 1995 and the end of 1999 has created the impression that all families are doing well in terms of income and wealth. This, however, is certainly not the case. As I shall demonstrate, most American families have seen their level of well-being stagnate over the last quarter-century.


The triply bonded octahalogenodiosmate (III) anions [Os 2 X 8 ] 2− , previously known with X=Cl, Br, have now been extended to include the iodide with two staggered OsI 4 units. This compound was prepared by treating [Os 2 Cl 8 ] 2− with NaI at room temperature in acetone solution. The structure determination by X-ray diffractometry on single crystals of (PPN) 2 [Os 2 I 8 ]•2CH 2 Cl 2 , reveals crystallization in the monoclinic system, space group P2 1 /c


Fifty-one tibial shaft fractures treated by ASIF compression osteosynthesis were seen at follow-up at a median time of 46 weeks after injury. Twenty-four were open fractures and the patients received prophylactic antibiotics. The median stay in hospital was 15 days for open fractures and 6 days for closed fractures. There were complications in 26 cases, with deep infection in 9 cases. At present we cannot advocate the use of ASIF compression osteosynthesis for displaced tibial fractures.


Several psychological factors influence the choices of entrepreneurs' strategy in entrepreneurial risk decision-making. The main work of this paper is to explore these psychological factors. Based on the related researches, a causality graph is drawn. Therefore, the formation mechanisms and the interactive laws of individual's opportunity perception bias (OPB) and risk perception bias (RPB) in entrepreneurial team are researched. Finally, a mental system dynamics model of entrepreneurial risk decision-making is constructed and some regulations in entrepreneurial risk decision-making are explored. KeywordsOpportunity perception bias (OPB); Risk perception bias (RPB); Formation mechanism; Interactive law; System dynamics


Detonation heats of RDX-based non-ideal explosives containing 15, 30 and 45 % of Al, (Al/ZrH2), TiH2 and ZrH2 were measured with a water calorimeter set. To get more information on the behaviour of the additives in the detonations performed in an argon atmosphere, the solid post-detonation products extracted from the calorimetric bomb were analysed to determine their elemental and phase compositions. The calorimetric heats were compared with the detonation energies obtained from thermochemical calculations. All the tested explosives produce more energy during detonation in the bomb than RDX itself, but only aluminium positively influences the total energy release. The results of thermal and XRD analyses indicate that post-detonation products contain mainly carbonaceous materials, metal oxides, unreacted hydrides and/or the metals. Unexpectedly TiH2 is the least reactive additive. At TiH2 content of 45 %, the heat effect is close to that of calculated with an assumption of complete inertness of the additive. Moreover TiH2 and metallic titanium are present in the bomb residues in a significant amount.


West Africa's vast deepwater frontiers will receive a fair portion of the projected $130 billion to be spent in 2003 on global E&P.


The in-utero exposure to carbamazepine, an anticonvulsant medicine has been shown to perturb the normal morphogenesis of the fetal brain when used in management of maternal conditions. However, the anatomical histomomphological teratogenic effect on the ventricular system when exposed at different gestation periods and at different doses is not well elucidated. The broad objective of this study was therefore to evaluate the histomomphological teratogenic effects of exposure to various doses of carbamazepine on the ventricular system when exposed at different gestation periods. In conducting the study, a static group experimental study design was adopted. The animal experimentation wascarried out at Small Animal Facility for Research and Innovation (SAFARI) animal housewhiletissue processing for histology and stereological analysis was done in the department of human anatomy. A Sample size of 30 albino rat dams (Rattus norvegicus) weighing between 200-250grams were used in the study as determined by use of the resource equation method. These 30 Albino rats were divided into two broad study groups of 3 rats control and 27 rats experimental. To evaluate the teratogenic histological effects of carbamazepine on differing doses, the 27 rats in the experimental group were further subdivided into three study groups of 9 rats as follows; (i) Low carbamazepine group[LCG-20.7mg/kg/bw] (ii) medium carbamazepine [MCG72.3mg/kg/bw], (iii) High carbamazepine group[HCG-124mg/kg/bw].To further evaluate the teratogenic effects of carbamazepine on differing gestation periods, the 9 rats in each of the three dose categories were further subdivided into three groups of 3 rats according to trimesters as follows; (i) Trimester I-(3rats); (ii) trimester II-(3rats) and (iii) trimester III-(3rats) respectively. The findings of the study showed that there was dilatation of ventricular system as well as disaggregation of choroid plexus in the lateral ventricle of the fetal brain. In conclusion, carbamazepine is teratogenic to the developing fetal brains and its teratogenicity is time and dose dependent. The study recommends that carbamazepine should not be used during pregnancy and particularly during 1st and 2nd trimesters.


At 20°C, only 0–19% of newly emerged females of Argopistes coccinelliformis laid eggs under short-day conditions (LD 13.5 : 10.5, 13 : 11 and 12 : 12), but all females laid eggs within 30 days after emergence under long-day conditions (LD 14.5 : 9.5 and 15 : 9). The critical photoperiod was between LD 13.5 : 10.5 and 14 : 10. At 25°C, 27–39% of females laid eggs within 60 days after emergence even under short-day conditions (LD 12.5 : 11.5 and 12 : 12). All females laid eggs under long-day conditions (LD 14.5 : 9.5 and 15 : 9), but the preoviposition periods were longer than those at 20°C. The critical photoperiod was between LD 14 : 10 and 14.5 : 9.5 when it was estimated on the 20th day from emergence and between LD 12.5 : 11.5 and 13 : 11 when it was estimated on the 60th day. At 28°C, 41–73% of females laid eggs within 60 days after emergence under short-day conditions (LD 13 : 11, 12.5 : 11.5 and 12 : 12), but 14–33% of females did not lay eggs, even under long-day conditions. The critical photoperiod could not be determined. From the past and the present data, I concluded that A. coccinelliformis might produce 4 generations per year around Tokyo, central Japan, if new sprouts of host plants are available beyond the spring. The best season for trimming host plants would be late autumn–early winter to control the flea beetle population.


The paper analyses the situation of flows and stocks of the foreign direct investment received by Romania in the period 2003-2012 with an emphasis on the crisis and post-crisis periods, investments that are characterized by different trends in different time periods in terms of directing capitals to the economic sectors. There are also considered the fields of economic interest of the foreign investors in our country. The analysis performed in this respect reveals changes from one year to another, in terms of the foreign investors' interest for certain economic activities, especially after the outbreak of the financial crisis in 2008, which resulted in their reorientation within the economic sectors.


Purpose of study Preterm as well as term infants admitted in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) undergoing intubation may have high rates of adverse events. There are limited studies on the factors contributing towards adverse events in these infants. This study aims to identify factors that correlate with adverse events associated with intubation. Methods used A retrospective chart review was conducted by collecting data through the NICU database and medical records from infants admitted to the NICU who had intubations performed from January 2014 to June 2016. The primary outcome was to identify intubations with adverse events, and associated variables including number of intubation attempts, personnel performing intubations and medications received prior to intubation. The results were analysed using IBM SPSS statistical software version 24. Summary of results Out of 178 infants intubated during the study period, 44 (24.7%) infants had adverse events. Frequency of adverse events was similar in the infants irrespective of where intubation was performed; delivery room vs NICU. The procedures on infants requiring more than 1 intubation attempt were significantly associated with adverse events (38.1% vs 12.4%; p<0.001). The older infants by chronological age (mean 16 days vs 7 days) were more likely to have an adverse event during intubation than younger ones (p=0.036). Premedication for intubation had no correlation with adverse events. The common adverse events are included in the table with percentages of each event. Conclusions Almost a quarter of the NICU infants intubated suffered at least one adverse event at the time of intubation. More than a third of the adverse events consisted of cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Multiple attempts and older age of infant were the most common associations. Abstract 115 Table 1


Surface active agents (SAAs) are a class of compounds, which find various applications in different fields of human activities. Surfactants are generally amphiphilic molecules, which are strongly adsorbed at interfaces between the phases. Surfactants windily used as detergency, emulsion, stabilizing and dispersing agents have led to the discharge of highly contaminated wastewaters in aquatic environment. Once reached in the various compartments of the environment such as rivers, lakes, soils, and sediments, surfactants can undergo aerobic or anaerobic degradation. Concentrations of surfactants in wastewaters, river waters, and sewage waters can range milligrams in maximum cases, while it reaches several grams in sludge, soil and sediments in environments. The environmental facts of SAAs and concentration in surface waters, soils or sediments are reviewed in details. This review provides information on levels of surface-active agents in various environmental samples including soil, sediments, sewage wastewater, river wastewater and aerosols.


The experimental charge density distribution of two new iodoperfluoroalkylimidazole derivatives has been determined with the aspherical atom model against single-crystal X-ray diffracted intensities and analyzed by means of the Bader Quantum Theory of Atoms In Molecules. The compounds self-assemble in the solid state forming infinite chains through strong I···N halogen bonds. The topological and energetic features of these interactions have been determined and compared with those of a previously reported I···N interaction formed by an iodoperfluoroarene derivative, allowing elucidation of the role of hybridization of the carbon atom bonded to the halogen atom in the nature of the halogen bonding interaction. The weaker interactions present in the crystal structures have been investigated as well, with particular attention to F···F interactions. They have also been analyzed through the Interacting Quantum Atoms approach in order to elucidate their role in stabilizing the crystal structure.


Soc Personal Psychol Compass. 2018;e12410. https://doi.org/10.1111/spc3.12410 w Abstract Humans have historically been interested in understanding stable individual differences in behavioral tendencies, often referred to as personality traits. Recent work suggests that between‐person personality variability may be adaptive insofar as certain variations in personality constellations facilitate survival and reproduction across various types of groups and ecological niches.While past research has demonstrated that personality can be accurately inferred from self‐reports, other‐reports, and targets' past behavior, we discuss a more contemporary, yet understudied, means of personality inference: facial structure.We summarize research on personality traits that can be accurately inferred from facial structure, as well as how aspects of individuals' own personality, chronically accessible motives, and acutely activated goals lead to preferences for facially communicatedpersonality thatwould aid in the satisfaction of these goals (e.g., higher need to belong predicts a stronger preference for faces whose structure communicates greater extraversion). We also discuss limitations of current approaches to understanding the relationship between perceiver personality andmotives and their relation to perceptions of facially communicated personality as well as fruitful directions for future research.


The purpose of this study is to find out how the forms of cultural conflict marriage sasak community with the community Sumbawa alas kab. Sumbawa. Method This research is empirical research method with approach concept of law sociology. The result of this research is that the process indicates that there is a cultural conflict in the marriage of the Sasak tribe that brings culture or custom which influences the original culture of Sumbawa Alas so that the occurrence of cultural conflict is Sasak culture and Sumbawa culture especially in Alas Subdistrict causing the change In culture.


In this paper, a new concept of lateral DMOSFET for smart power integrated circuits is proposed, in which a vertical trench is used under the gate end in the drift region.


The propensity of young people to take driving licence was rather consistent up until 1990. Around 1990, the behaviour of young people changed in many respects. They continued living at home for a ...


Tianshui city is one of the Famous Chinese History and Culture Cities.Its major emblem is the ex-istence of numerous ancient and famous trees.The widely-distributed ancient trees in Tianshui are not only more than other cities of Gansu province,but also more than many other cities of the nation.Based on the existing an-cient tree resources and the concerning preservation materials and work of Tianshui city,the aspects of the history,status quo,study achievements and preservation work of existing ancient and famous trees resources of Tianshui city were summarized in this paper in order to provide references for further research on them in the future.


Distributed applications that span mobile devices, computing clusters, and the cloud, require robust and flexible

mechanisms for dynamically loading code. This paper describes LADY, a system that augments the .NET

platform with a highly reliable mechanism for resolving and loading assemblies and arranges for safe execution

of partially trusted code. Key benefits of LADY are the low latency and high availability achieved through

its novel integration with DNS.


Based on the sameness for men or any elements in the social systems, we search the social thermodynamics, and possible entropy decrease in social sciences. Next, using the similar formulas of the preference relation and the utility function, we propose the confidence relations and the corresponding influence functions that represent various interacting strengths of different families, cliques and systems of organization. This produces a multiply connected topological economics. Further, we discuss the binary periods of the political economy by the complex function and the elliptic functions. Using the nonlinear equations of hydrodynamics we may research the formulations of the binary and multiple centers in various social systems. Finally, we propose the developed directions of society and a unification of simplicity and complexity from a new tree-field representation. The application of mathematics and physics will be an important direction of modern social science at 21 century.


In 1964, Linnik and Skubenko established the equidistribution of the integral points on the determinantal surface , where is a matrix with independent entries and is an increasing parameter. Their method involved reducing the problem by one dimension (that is, to the determinantal equations with a matrix). In this paper a more precise version of the Linnik-Skubenko reduction is proposed. It can be applied to a wider range of problems arising in the geometry of numbers and in the theory of three-dimensional Voronoi-Minkowski continued fractions. Bibliography: 24 titles.


This paper proposes an adaptive reversible data hiding algorithm for images, which embeds significant information in frequency domain based on integer-to-integer transform. The embedding method is realized by modifying state-of-the-art one according to integer-to-integer transformed coefficients. It overcomes a problem where the conventional method often generates particular artifacts. The simulation results show that our proposed algorithm outperforms the conventional one about the visual quality of embedded images, objectively and perceptually, while keeping embedding capacity.


The explosive interest in Knowledge Management and systems to support this as an organizational endeavour, require closer scrutiny than might be normal from the I/S function. Empirical research indicates that knowledge based systems might be better considered as 'peoplecentric', rather than from a technology platform perspective.


Abstract The origins of the mainstreaming movement are explored. Problems of definition are discussed and followed by a delineation of three major forces which induced the genesis of main‐streaming. The first is research based evidence dealing with the rationale for special classes, the efficacy of special class placement, philosophical attacks on special classes, the issues of labeling and classification, and criticisms from minority groups. Litigation which challenged long established practice is considered as the second major force. Court cases dealing with the right to education, assessment procedures, appropriate educational placement, and due process are reviewed. Finally, legislative mandates are a third force considered as bringing change to special education. Specifically, the ramifications of PL 94‐142 are explored. The analysis of antecedent events is considered important for appreciating the past, understanding the present, and aiding future planning.


Currently, the IoT network is the fastest growing network in the world that brings the smart cities revolution. The increase in the smart cities development poses several security and privacy risks. With the acceleration of times, we can now hastily observe the lack of privacy in our life. The major security and privacy issues occur because of either nonconsideration of its security and privacy aspects or having inappropriate controls in place. Many of these issues could be resolved by applying advanced IoT-enabled solutions. This paper presents security and privacy risks and challenges against issues within traffic lights system, which is a complex and critical smart cities system. The paper also addresses a proposed secure and privacy-aware system for future traffic light system.


Myogenic Low Back Pain is lower back pain caused by intestinal musculoskeletal disorders or abnormalities without accompanying neurological disorders between the thoracic vertebrae 12 to the bottom of the hip or anus. Objective of this research is to determine the benefits of IR (Infa red) and therapy for core stability exercise in reducing pain in the lumbar region and strengthening the abdominal muscles. The results show that after 4 treatments, the result was a decrease in pain with Visual Analog Scale (VAS) from before silent 1 pain therapy, 3.1 tenderness, motion pain 5. After the 3rd treatment the pain was reduced to silent pain 1, tenderness 2 , 3, motion pain 3. Followed by strengthening of abdominal muscles with Manual Muscle Testig (MMT) obtained by flexion 3, extension 3, lateral flexion 4, rotation 4. At flexion movement 4. Extension 4, lateral flexion 4, rotation 4. Giving physiotherapy intervention with IR and exercise therapy in the form of core stability exercise can reduce pain in the lower waist and increase the strength of the abdominal muscle.


According to the WHO, degenerative-dystrophic diseases in the spinal column occur in 80% of overall population and account for up to 90% of all the chronic diseases cases. Data and methods. To assess prevalence of degenerative-dystrophic diseases in the spinal column among people living in Saint Petersburg, we performed screening tests on 5,797 people (their average age was 56.52 ± 18.39; body mass index was 26.78 ± 15.42 kg/m; spine length was 443.30 ± 39.85 mm). Men accounted for 25.6% among the examined people (n=1,482); women, for 74.4% (n=4,315). All the participants underwent a complex examination; they were questioned (we applied a specially designed questionnaire made up of 124 questions); their spinal columns (3 sections in them) were x-rayed; we also accomplished computer optical topography with "DIERS Formetric 4D" device (Germany); the last stage was a consultation by a neurologist. The prevalence of degenerative-dystrophic diseases in the spinal column amounts to 71.5% among people living in Saint Petersburg. We detected functional disorders in the spinal column in all the examined patients. Degenerativedystrophic diseases in the spinal column can progress not only due to functional disorders in it but also under influence exerted by social and economic factors such as social status (b=0.43; р<0.01), age (b=0.18; р<0.01), occupational peculiarities (b=0.17; р<0.01), limited financial opportunities to preserve health (b=0,15; р<0,01). Personal and behavioral factors also exert their impacts on risks of degenerative-dystrophic diseases; such factors are rare appeal for medical aid (b=0.18; р<0.01), poor literacy of the population (b=0,17; р<0,01), self-treatment (b=0.14; р<0.01). Poor quality of medical health also causes elevated risks of degenerative-dystrophic diseases (b=0.18; р<0.01). Most risk factors that influence development and progression of degenerative-dystrophic diseases in the spinal column are manageable (behavioral-personal factors, socioeconomic factors, quality and availability of medical aid). Timely examination, treatment, and rehabilitation of patients suffering from degenerative-dystrophic diseases are important spheres where quality and availability of primary medical and sanitary care can be improved.


5. References Burnout is a response to a long stressfully work conditions (Maslach, Schaufeli, & Leiter, 2001). It includes three dimensions: Emotional Exhaustion represents the lack of emotional, moral and psychological resources (Vicente, Oliveira, & Marôco, 2013); Depersonalization means an emotional detachment with stakeholders; and Personal Accomplishment is related with a decrease of the feelings of pleasure and professional efficacy (Marôco & Tecedeiro, 2009). Burnout symptoms are more frequent in specific jobs, like firefighters, because this kind of professionals are exposed to more stressful conditions than others (Cherniss, 1980). Firefighters need particular attention in terms of psychological support and counseling (Lourel, Abdellaoui, Chevaleyre, Paltrier, & Gana, 2008). Their job context needs various kinds of rescues and puts them in potentially stressful circumstances. With this kind of work some professionals can develop mental disorders (Bennett et al., 2005). The Maslach Burnout Inventory Human Services Survey (MBI-HSS; Maslach, Jackson, & Leiter, 1996), is an instrument that accesses the emotional reactions in the labor environment, giving a measure of burnout (Maslach & Leiter, 1997). It has 22 items, organized into three dimensions: personal accomplishment (eight items), depersonalization (five items) and emotional exhaustion (nine items). This instrument is the most common used survey to access professional burnout, but it was developed only for professions in which contact with other people represents an important part of the tasks (Taris, Schreurs, & Schaufeli, 1999). The MBI-HSS has several items referring to contact with other people, and this characteristic turns it in a special useful instrument to access burnout levels in human services professionals. We aimed to analyze, among a sample of firefighters, the psychometric properties of the MBI-HSS, using its Portuguese version (Pinto & Picado, 2011).


The title molecule, C64H80N2, lies on an inversion center wherein the central butanediimine fragment [N=C(Me)—C(Me)=N] is essentially planar [maximum deviation = 0.002 (2) Å] and its mean plane forms a dihedral of 70.88 (10)° with the attached benzene ring. In the symmetry-unique part of the molecule, the dihedral angles between the benzene ring bonded to the N atom and the other two benzene rings are 89.61 (6) and 82.77 (6)°.


Cross-lingual parallelism and small-scale language variation have recently become subject of research in both computational and theoretical linguistics. In this article, we use a parallel corpus and an automatic aligner to study English light verb constructions and their German translations. We show that parallel corpus data can provide new empirical evidence for better understanding the properties of light verbs. We also study the influence that the identified properties of light verb constructions have on the quality of their automatic alignment in a parallel corpus. We show that, even though characterised by limited compositionality, these constructions can be aligned better than fully compositional phrases, due to an interaction between the type of light verb construction and its frequency.


Reactions of sterically hindered primary phosphines with elemental sulfur or selenium are reviewed. (2, 4, 6-Tri-t-butylphenyl) phosphine reacted with an excess amount of elemental sulfur in the presence of a catalytic amount of base to give the corresponding dithioxophosphorane via the phosphine sulfide. Dithioxophosphoranes and diselenoxophosphoranes bearing the 2, 4-di-t-butyl-6- (dialkylamino) phenyl group were prepared by a similar method. These compounds are more stable than the corresponding 2, 4, 6-tri-t-butylphenyl derivatives. Deselenation reaction of stabilized (selenoxo) (thioxo) phosphoranes and diselenoxophosphoranes afforded thioxophosphines and selenoxophosphines, respectively. On the other hand, reaction of (2, 4-di-t-butyl-6- methoxyphenyl) phosphine with sulfur gave trans- and cis-1, 3, 2, 4-dithiadiphosphetane-2, 4-disulfides via dithioxophosphorane. The monomeric form of dithioxophosphorane, which can be generated from dithiadiphosphetane disulfides by heating, reacted with benzophenone to give thiobenzophenone. (2, 4-Di-t-butyl-6-methoxyphenyl) phosphine reacted with selenium to give 1, 2, 3, 5, 7-pentaselena-4, 6, 8-triphosphocane, which was used to convert amides into thioamides.


code generation, modulo scheduling, software pipelining, instruction scheduling, register allocation, instruction-level parallelism, multiple operation issue, VLIW processors, "ery Long Instruction Word processors, superscalar processors, pipelining Software pipelining is an important instruction scheduling technique for efficiently overlapping successive iterations of loops and executing them in parallel. Modulo scheduling is one approach for generating such schedules. This paper addresses an issue which has received little attention thus far, but which is non-trivial in its complexity: the task of generating correct, high-performance code once the modulo schedule has been generated, taking into account the nature of the loop that is being scheduled. This issue is studied both with and without hardware features that are specifically aimed at supporting modulo scheduling.


Adding nitrogen to established alfalfa crops is a somewhat common practice by farmers, however, the realistic gain that can be achieved by this process is still debated both from a yield and a nutrient stand point. Four plots were fertilized with a 32% Urea Ammonium Nitrate solution at a rate of 80 lb/a , 40 lb/a, 20 lb/a, or 0 lb/a (control) were utilized to gather information about the effectiveness of adding nitrogen to alfalfa. From the results that were received from the plots, it would be hard to justify the added expense of the fertilizer due to minimal gains in the tonnage and nutrient content. The plot receiving the 80 lb/a of N did show some gains in almost all categories, however, the gains in the other plots were not substantial enough. These results may have been affected somewhat by the rainfall that was received shortly after fertilization, causing some of the N to be washed away before it could be absorbed.


The objective of the current work is to experimentally characterize the flowfield associated with an uni-element shear coaxial injector burning liquid oxygen/gaseous hydrogen (LOX/GH2) propellants. These experiments were carried out in an optically-accessible rocket chamber operating at a high pressure (approximately 400 psia). Quantitative measurements of drop size and velocity were obtained along with qualitative measurements of the disintegrating jet.


The most common technical concern in Endovascular Aneurysm Repair (EVAR) is the proximal landing zone of stent. Sandwich technique is the effective procedure to preserve internal iliac blood flow. This case report describes using this procedure for successful EVAR in patient with juxtarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm.


Folk games have, since antiquity, been an important means of educating the younger generation. Folk games have taught children dexterity, courage, endurance, self-control, and collectivism. In primitive societies, boys have spent long periods of time practicing various games under the supervision of the more experienced members of the community in order to demonstrate their physical fitness and endurance in initiation ceremonies.


Objective To determine the therapeutic effectiveness of low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) in the treatment of unstable angina pectoris (UAP). Methods A total of 60 patients with recent UAP were randomly divided into two groups. The 30 patients in the treatment group were given antianginal agents plus aspirin (300 mg/d) and LMWH (0.4 mL,twice daily subcutaneously); those in the control group received antianginal plus asprin . Results The effective rate of the treatment group and the control group was 96.7% and 80.0%, respectively (u_c=2.92 ,P0.01). After the treatment, the frequency of angina pectoris and quantity of glycerol trinitrate in the treatment group were less than in the control group (t=13.93,22.42; P(0.01)). The PLT, PT and APTT were not significantly different between the two groups (t=1.73-1.91; P0.05). Conclusion LMWH is efficient ,safe and convenient in the treatment of UAP in acute stage.


INTRODUCTION: Electrical stimulation of the forepaw is a widely used paradigm which revealed that the stimulus-evoked activation patterns correspond well with the structures known to be part of the pain processing pathway. To modulate these activation patterns in mouse brain, forepaw sensitivity of the mouse was altered using the local anesthetic Lidocaine, which blocks the generation and propagation of action potentials in sensory fibers [1]. However, Lidocaine is also able to activate the C-type sensory afferents directly by binding to the transient receptor potential (TRP) channels [2]. As these processes involve different molecular targets, we hypothesized that they could be selectively studied by varying the concentration of the drug. By injecting different concentrations of Lidocaine in the forepaw prior to electrical stimulation, it should therefore be possible to either enhance or inhibit activation in the brain areas involved.


We introduce the notion of rough local stochastic volatility models, extending the classical concept to the case where volatility is driven by some Volterra process. In this setting, we show that the pricing function is the solution to a path-dependent PDE, for which we develop a numerical scheme based on Deep Learning techniques. Numerical simulations suggest that the latter is extremely efficient, and provides a good alternative to classical Monte Carlo simulations.


The Federal Aviation Administration, Office of Environment and Energy (FAA-AEE) has developed the Aviation Environmental Design Tool (AEDT) version 2a software system with the support of the following development team: FAA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), U.S. Department of Transportation Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe Center), ATAC Corporation, Metron Aviation, Wyle Laboratories, CSSI, Inc., Foliage, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Georgia Tech. AEDT 2a is designed to dynamically model aircraft performance in space and time to compute aircraft noise, emissions, and fuel burn. This document is the AEDT 2a Service Pack 2 Uncertainty Quantification Supplemental Report, which compares changes between AEDT 2a and Service Pack 2 based on verification and validation and capability demonstrations of the software's methodologies and performance in comparison with legacy models.


The article describes the current issues of Russia's resorts development, presents resorts comparative analysis and general data, concerning every region. The authors have come to the conclusion that competitive environment is the motive power for any resort and for the employees of resort facilities. Competitive analysis has been conducted in order to win customer preferences through the development and implementation of new services. As a result, it will help to capture the competitive share of the market, corresponding to the resort profile.


Exploration activity in main continental oil-producing area in China has entered a stage focusing on exploration of nonstructural traps. The development and distribution of nonstructural traps in fault basin, depressional basin and foreland basin were summarized in accordance with the main controlling factors of basin formation and its total structural pattern. The following 6 domains must be paid more attention to: a) area with repeated depositional facies change; b) unloading area of depression; c) break in steep slope and flexural fold in gentle slope; d) pericline, pitching end and overlying stratigraphy of paleo-uplift; e) lower part and footwall of fault block; and f) synclinorium. Exploration in Ordos, Songliao, Bohaiwan, north Jiangsu and Nanyang basins are dominated by nonstructural traps. However, exploration of nonstructural traps in basins in central and west China and offshore area has just been started and many potential domains for petroleum exploration are remained.


We report a simple and rapid microwave-assisted synthesis of tantalum telluride (TaTe2) nanosheets. The ratio of tantalum pentachloride (TaCl5) and elemental tellurium (Te) powder were adjusted in the presence of NaBH4 in such a way as to obtain the TaTe2 nanosheet. The samples were characterized by various techniques such as scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM), UV/Vis spectroscopy, photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy, and XRD. Our SEM, TEM, and AFM results show the formation of sheet-like morphology, while the XRD data confirms the high crystalline quality and stable phase of the TaTe2 formed. The supercapacitor cells were fabricated by using TaTe2 nanosheets as anode material, platinum metal wire as a counterelectrode, and Ag/AgCl as reference electrode. The calculated coulombic efficiency is more than 95 %, while the cycle-to-cycle decrease in capacity is less than 5 %. The maximum discharge or charging capacity is below 2.4 W h/kg, which is an ideal characteristic for achieving supercapacitor behavior.


FOR YEARS IT HAS BEEN DIFFICULT FOR THOSE WORKING IN THE FIELD OF CORROSION TO OBTAIN REPRODUCIBLE CORROSION TEST DATA. OFTEN SYSTEMS USING INHIBITORS PRESENTED PARTICULAR PROBLEMS WITH INTERPRETATION. THIS PAPER DISCUSSES EQUATIONS WHICH CAN BE USEFUL IN CALCULATING REPRODUCIBILITY OF TEST DATA. /MP/


In traditional algorithms for virtual 3D image synthesis, the high complexity of virtual objects will cause serious image drift and reduce the fidelity of virtual 3D image synthesis. To solve the problem, this paper proposes a virtual 3D image synthesis method based on characteristics' dynamic optimization algorithm. According to edge data of virtual objects, the method calculates the dynamic change center to provide accurate data basis for virtual 3D image synthesis; extracts image characters of virtual images, establishes mesh model for image features, obtains the spatial location of the characteristic points to complete 3D image synthesis and improve the fidelity. Experimental results show that the algorithm is simple simulation method with strong practicality.


The basic element in organic electronics is the organic field effect transistor, consisting of an organic semiconductor and a gate dielectric. Whereas organic semiconductors are widely investigated, much less attention is paid for the search on organic gate dielectrics. Space-charge and dipole electrets offer a huge potential as gate dielectrics in organic field effect transistors. An example is the development of a nonvolatile organic field effect transistor memory based on fullerenes as molecular semiconductor and polyvinylalcohol as space-charge electret. In polyvinylalcohol, most probably mobile ions are the charge carriers that are trapped with long retention times. The memory element is characterized by a large metastable hysteresis in the transfer characteristics, the drain source current versus gate voltage. Improvements and even further going applications are possible by the use of better space-charge electrets.


N ew markets, new product segments, and new players are rewriting the rules of the passenger car industry and threatening to upend the traditional order. However, there is considerable uncertainty about the continuing pace of these disruptive developments and their eventual outcomes. Will sluggish investment in road infrastructure stymie the growth of demand in emerging markets? What effect will spiraling oil prices have on demand for small, fuel-efficient cars and on efforts to develop alternative technologies? Will new players in emerging markets be able to defend their domestic positions against competitors that have global presence and economies of scale? How will the pressure for tighter emission regulations affect growth and alter the competitive landscape?


In quick succession it was revealed the Chief Minister, Clare Martin, didn't know there are height restrictions in the Darwin plan; the Minister for Health, Chris Burns didn't know basic recruitment and retention figures for nurses in the Territory; the Minister for Mines and Energy, Chris Natt, didn't know the gas pipeline from PNG has fallen over; and the Minister for Workplace Relations, Paul Henderson, didn't remember his Government spurned collective negotiations with the Nurses Federation.


Introduction: Research documents a robust relation between callous-unemotional (CU) traits and impairments in emotion-processing in youth, yet few evidence-based treatments targeting these deficits exist for youth with CU traits. This study examined a novel Emotion-Processing Skills Training (EPST) to target emotion recognition and perspective-taking deficits in adolescents with CU traits through an additive design. Methods: Fifty-six adolescents (Mage = 16.54, SD = .57, 83.9% male, 67.9% White/Caucasian) attending a voluntary residential program received treatment as usual (TAU) or the EPST intervention plus TAU (EPST + TAU) in a partially randomized trial. Assessments were conducted at four time-points, and they involved adolescent-, parent-, peer-, and staff-report. Outcomes of interest included emotion recognition, perspective-taking, CU traits, empathy, prosocial behaviors, social problems, and externalizing problems. Results: Participants who received EPST significantly improved more on perspective-taking at post-treatment than those who only received TAU. Those who only received TAU significantly declined on self-reported empathy and prosocial behaviors from baseline to 12-week follow-up, but those who received EPST declined less or had minimal change. Participants across conditions improved on self-reported CU traits, social problems, and externalizing problems and parent-reported CU traits, social problems, and externalizing problems across time. Discussion: The EPST intervention yielded largely comparable changes to TAU, but in some cases, EPST may have buffered participants from decline in their affective, social, and behavioral functioning. Implications for treatment of adolescents with CU traits are discussed.


Abstract : This document provides information on the Army's technical objectives for the Shelter Systems areas to the external community, both Government and nongovernment, including academic, scientific and industrial organizations. Its purpose is to stimulate the participation of such organizations in Army research and development. Areas covered include: Management; Technology Base Investment Strategy; Technical Objectives; Progress and Accomplishments; Planned Programs (research, technology and development); Major Technical Barriers; Program Relationships and Interactions. Keywords: Army; Shelters; Tents; Technical objective; Environmental protection; Industrial organizations; Army requirements; Individual soldier; Military organizations.


Ad-hoc On-demand Distance Vector(AODV) provides scalable and effective solution for packet routing in mobile wireless ad hoc networks,however,the path generated by this protocol may derivate far from optimal because of inconsideration of node power,load unbalance and link state,resulting that energy consumption of each nods is imba-lanced and reducing the lifetime of whole networks.Based on the basic AODV protocols,an improved protocol was pre-sented.When the protocol is selecting a route,node power,load balance and link state between nods are all considered.The proposed protocol can improve the network performance.Through the simulation on NS2,it is confirmed that the improved AODV protocol is more energy-efficient than AODV and has higher data package delivery rate,lower end to end delay and lower route load.


Field and laboratory studies were conducted on the two spotted spider mite Tetranychus urticae Koch throughout the year 2004-2005 at Gharbia governorate. The study included population fluctuations of T. urticae , Euseius scutalis and Pronematus ubiquitus on ten maize single hybrids (i.e. SC10, Pioneer30K8, SC122, SC123, SC124, SC129, YSC155, YSC3080, Bacheir13 and Watania4), and their relation with various meteorological variables. Susceptibility of different maize cultivars to the infestation with T. urticae revealed significant differences in moving stages, influence of leaf chemical components with T. urticae infestation was studied. The study revealed that the maize (YSC3080) single crosses recorded the highly significant susceptibility to infestation with T. urticae , recording averages of 235.21 and 274.50 moving stages/ 20 leaves, while single cross (SC10) more resistant to mite infestation recording averages 115.54 and 118.46 moving stages/ 20 leaves during the two successive years, respectively. Mite population reached its peak on maize during season 2004 in early September, while in the season 2005 it had two peaks, one in early August and the second in early in September, for all tested hybrids. Developmental times and reproduction rate of T. urticae were studied on leaves of four maize single crosses (i.e. YSC3080, Bacheir13, SC122 and SC10) at laboratory conditions of 28±2°C, 65±5 % RH and 16:8 L: D. Immature developmental time of T. urticae was longest on SC10 (6.7days) followed by yellow SC122 (5.5 days) than Bacheir13 and YSC3080 (5.1days). Longevity of T. urticae was 12.8, 10.4, 9.9, and 9.8 days on YSC3080, Bacheir13, SC122 and SC10, respectively. The highest net reproductive rate (Ro) was 18.79 females/ female/generation on YSC3080, and the lowest was 7.2 females/ female/ generation on SC10.


New urbanization (NU) and sustainable transportation (ST) are two important issues in urbanization, and their symmetrical coupling is an important factor for measuring the development of the urbanization process. To comprehensively explore the symmetrical coupling level of NU and ST in the urbanization process, this study proposed a coupling coordination degree (CCD) model and calculated the CCD values of China's nine metropolises using panel data from 2007 to 2016. The results showed that: (1) From the perspective of each city's development, the CCD values for Beijing, Tianjin and Chongqing showed a downward trend, and those for Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chengdu and Wuhan exhibited a rising trend, while the CCD values for Zhengzhou and Xi'an fell initially and then rose gradually; (2) Based on the regions of the nine cities, the CCD values of the eastern cities and the central cities all demonstrated a growth trend, while those of the western cities were consistently lower than the central and eastern cities; however, the western cities experienced the highest growth rate. (3) Predictive results showed that the CCD levels of new urbanization and sustainable transportation in the eastern, central and western cities are projected to remain unchanged. Finally, it is expected that regionally balanced development will be realized in 2025. From the symmetrical coupling perspective, this study measured and predicted the coupling coordination level of NU and ST of nine metropolises undergoing the urbanization process, which provides a theoretical basis for effective decision-making for comprehensive and sustainable development of China's urbanization.


Effect of pumping pulse duration and specific input energy on the output of discharge non-chain HF (DF)-lasers is studied using excitation by inductive and LC-generators. Experimental conditions providing maximal performance of discharge non-chain HF- and DF-lasers are determined. High discharge uniformity obtained with the use of special shaped electrodes along with uniform UV preionisation was found to be key parameter for improving efficiency of discharge HF (DF)-laser. Intrinsic efficiency of HF and DF lasers up to ηin~10 % and 7%, respectively, is obtained in the SF6-H2(D2) mixtures. With the LC-generator, maximal total efficiency of the lasers up to η0=6% was obtained and the output over 1 J was realized.


Semantic Web (SW) technology aims to facilitate the integration of legacy data sources spread worldwide. Despite the plethora of SW languages (e.g., RDF/S, OWL) recently proposed for supporting large-scale information interoperation, the vast majority of legacy sources still rely on relational databases (RDB) published on the Web or corporate intranets as virtual XML. In this article, we advocate a first-order logic framework for mediating high-level queries to relational and/or XML sources using community ontologies expressed in a SW language such as RDF/S. We describe the architecture and reasoning services of our SW integration middleware, termed SWIM, and we present the main design choices and techniques for supporting powerful mappings between different data models, as well as reformulation and optimization of queries expressed against mediator ontologies and views.


BackgroundUncontrolled increase in intracranial pressure is the most significant cause of mortality in patients with severe traumatic brain lesions, and the efficacy of common nonsurgical treatments has been questioned. Pharmacologically induced cerebral vasoconstriction aiming at a decrease of cere


By means of document literature,interview,questionnaire survey and mathematical statistics,a deep analysis about nonagricultural population's embarrassing situation in transformation period has been conducted.After classifying nonagricultural population who permanently settle down countryside and carrying out empirical research on their physical fitness awareness,sports consumption consciousness,sports information consciousness and life-long sports consciousness,a conclusion has been achieved.Namely,nonagricultural population is composed of complex personnel composition,which leads to different sports information consciousness and different access to sports information.But generally speaking,their physical fitness consciousness and lifelong sports consciousness are preferable.


Image segmentation is a critical process in computer vision. It involves dividing a visible input into segments to simplify image analysis. Segments represent objects or parts of objects and comprise sets of super-pixels. Image segmentation sorts pixels into larger components, eliminating the need to believe individual pixels as units of observation. Brain tumour segmentation is a crucial task in medical image segmentation. Early diagnosis of brain tumours plays a crucial role in improving treatment possibilities and increases the survival rate of the patients. Manual segmentation of the brain tumours for cancer diagnosis, from great deal of MRI images generated in clinical routine, may be a difficult and time-consuming task. There is a requirement for automatic brain tumour image segmentation. The method is proposed to segment normal tissues like substantial alba, grey matter, spinal fluid, and abnormal tissue like tumour part from a resonance Imaging (MRI) automatically. The system also uses to segment the tumour cells along the morphological filtering are going to be wont to remove background noises for smoothening of region. The project results will be presented as segmented tissues and classification using, Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) classifier.


A modulus of elasticity was determined for eight differently foamed cement paste samples. Samples were loaded in the laboratory by a hydraulic press. The force acting on the sample was read directly from the laboratory press. Digital Image Correlation (DIC) analysis were used to draw deformations. Before loading pressure test was applied a random contrast pattern to the samples. Samples were captured by the camera in a one-second interval during the loading pressure test. The images were edited in the Adobe Photoshop Lightroom and then evaluated using Ncorr software. The result is a vertical and horizontal shift field. On the basis of the results obtained, it was possible to calculate the modulus of elasticity of each sample.


OBJECTIVE
As information required to rehabilitate, we aimed to clarify the use of switch devices, language development, upper extremity function, and quality of life (QOL) in patients with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) type 1 in Japan.

METHODS
A questionnaire survey was conducted on the parents of these patients.

RESULTS
A total of 48 completed questionnaires were collected. The median age of patients with SMA type 1 was 8 years (range, 13 months to 27 years). The patients used a switch device were 46.5%. Their language development was delayed, and their voluntary movement in the distal upper extremities was relatively retained. In QOL, parents' labor and burden for the care of patients were high.

CONCLUSIONS
It is necessary to provide specialist support that contributes to the spread of communication devices, which improve their motor function, language development and overall QOL.


Violence arouses a powerful response in us, and we are moved to deal with it in primitive ways. Our instinct is to follow talion law and mirror the original act by retaliating in kind; an eye for an eye. On the whole, civilised society recognises that we need to protect ourselves from our own retaliatory impulses and therefore victims of violence are not the makers of the laws or involved in the prosecution of the guilty, although there is a constant pressure to abandon this principle. Amongst other issues, violence communicates shame (Gilligan, 1996). Perpetrators of violence have almost always been the victims of shaming and humiliating experiences in their early lives. The violent act is often triggered by shame (for example, being 'disrespected'). The victim of violence is made to feel shame: in shaming another, the perpetrator may be attempting to rid themselves of feelings of humiliation by locating these feelings in the other, thereby distancing themselves from the feelings associated with vulnerability and identifying themselves with the powerful invulnerable figure of the perpetrator. This is not where the cycle of violence ends, however, because it is at this point that the wider community becomes involved. In part, violence may bring a perceived 'respect' to the perpetrator, but it also provokes the community to respond in a shaming way, and consequently, the perpetrator may paradoxically become the victim of shame once again, an all too familiar personal experience. The biblical example of Cain bearing the mark of shame for killing his brother Abel is at the heart of our conception of criminal justice.


The unmatched characteristics between dissymmetry hydraulic cylinder and symmetry servo valve while building the model were analyzed. And the simulation analysis adopting dynamic pressure feedback controlling method were proceeded. The unmatched problem has been solved well. The integration simulation study of test bed upon step-input function and sine movement associating with the tri-system of mechanics, hydraulics and control, as well as the static and dynamic control system performance were described in this article.


The construction organization plan and the preliminary estimate are the main components of the design documents of the hydraulic and waterpower engineering.The construction organization plan is the foundation and major base of the preliminary estimate of the engineering,and the preliminary estimate possesses the counteraction on the construction organization plan.And it has important significance for promoting the development of the cause of the hydraulic and waterpower engineering to understand and treat properly the relation between the construction organization plan and the preliminary estimate.


All juvenile NOD mice exhibit insulitis, but there is substantial variation in progression to diabetes. We demonstrate that a patient-validated magnetic-resonance-imaging strategy to non-invasively visualize local effects of pancreatic-islet inflammation can predict diabetes onset in NOD mice. MRI signals acquired during a narrow early time-window allowed pre-sorting into disease-progressors and -nonprogressors and an estimate of time-to-diabetes. We exploited this capability to identify novel elements correlated with disease protection. Highlighted was CRIg (complement receptor of the immunoglobulin superfamily), which tagged a subset of macrophages associated with diabetes resistance. Administration of CRIg-Fc to young NODs depressed MRI signals and diabetes incidence. Besides nominating new regulators of disease progression, this study demonstrated that diabetes is set at an early age in NOD mice.


Recently, while teaching one of our two senior level management capstone classes, I had a most educational experience. The course I was teaching at the time we call our &dquo;Futures&dquo; class which is short for the full title, &dquo;The Future: Projecting, Planning and Managing.&dquo; In this course I generally use a couple of contemporary future-oriented books (Toffler, Naisbitt, etc.), a few films, and assign a lengthy life planning paper, a fieldbased case study, and the preparation of a specific industrial environmental


Current mechanical caliper-based geometry tools are used for line proving devices before utilizing further inspection technologies or detect identify and size deformations. However, the circumferential resolution of these tools depends on two aspects: (a) the number of sensors and (b) the separation between them. Post-inspection assessment of deformations such as strain, fatigue life or finite element modeling require the most detailed, accurate and high-resolution pipeline inspection data available.


PURPOSE
This paper compares individual radiation therapy techniques used for prostate cancer and their benefits in clinical practice.

METHODS
We retrospectively analyzed 921 patients with localized prostate tumors treated between 1997 and 2012. We divided the patients into four groups according to the selected treatment technique (conformal radiation therapy [3DCRT], intensity-modulated radiation therapy [IMRT], image-guided radiation therapy [IGRT], and volumetric-modulated arc therapy [VMAT]) and evaluated the incidence of acute and chronic gastrointestinal (GI) and genitourinary (GU) toxicity.

RESULTS
The incidence of grade 2 or greater acute GU and GI toxicity was significantly higher among techniques other than IGRT (p˂0.001). We found the same results in the case of grade 3 or greater acute GU toxicity (p˂0.001). Grade 3 or higher acute GI toxicity occurred only in one patient treated by 3DCRT. Cumulative late GI toxicity of grade 2 or higher and grade 3 or higher was recorded over 3 years significantly more frequently among non-IGRT techniques as compared to IGRT (p˂0.001). As regards GU toxicity, we found significantly higher incidence only for grade 2 or higher (p˂0.001), not for grade 3 or higher. No occurrence of grade 4 toxicity was recorded. The greatest incidence of patients without acute and chronic GI/GU toxicity was recorded in connection with VMAT.

CONCLUSION
IGRT demonstrated a pronounced reduction in acute and chronic GU and GI toxicity as compared to non-IGRT techniques in the treatment of localized prostate cancer.


Dactylospongia metachromia and Dactylospongia elegans collected from French Polynesia were studied with a particular focus on the variation of the diastereomeric ratio between ilimaquinone (4) and 5-epi-ilimaquinone (5). More than 100 samples, covering an area of 4100km(2), were studied to try to clarify this intriguing issue. Nuclear magnetic resonance appeared as the non-destructive, straightforward technique of choice for a relative quantitative study. A random distribution, unique at that point in nature, is observed and leads to biosynthetic considerations. Biological evaluation of both compounds was also performed and showed moderate discrepancies in cytotoxicity and apoptosis induction.


Control of cholesterol in Type 2 Diabetics and Pre‐diabetics has been problematic as statins increase blood glucose. We propose that a unique β‐hydroxybutyrate (βHB) Ester can provide non‐lipogenic calories and decrease cholesterol synthesis without increasing glucose. The ketone bodies, βHB and Acetoacetate, can be metabolized by most tissues, but not liver, limiting cholesterol precursors. In humans, a single meal containing this ketone ester (KE) dose dependently decreased plasma mevalonate, a marker for cholesterol synthesis, without directly inhibiting HMG‐CoA Reductase. After two days of KE, rats had 31% lower plasma cholesterol and 26% lower mevalonate than controls. In a 30 day study, KE fed rats had lower plasma total cholesterol (‐40%) and mevalonate (‐27%) than controls. Levels of mevalonate precursors, Acetoacetyl‐CoA and HMG‐CoA were lower by 33% and 54% respectively, but Acetyl‐CoA was unaffected. Low liver cholesterol increases absorption of cholesterol through the Low Density Lipoprotein receptor (LDL‐R), KE feeding increased LDL‐R levels in whole cell (+24%) and membrane preparations (+67%). KE fed animals had increased protein levels of SREBP‐2, a key transcriptional activator of LDL‐R, both full length and transcriptionally active forms increased, by 91% and 140%. A 5 day study of KE effect on cholesterol in human Type 2 Diabetics showed not only lower total cholesterol (‐10%) but also lower fasting glucose (‐17%) and Triglycerides (‐18%). We report preliminary findings that KE decreases cholesterol and its synthetic precursors while decreasing fasting blood glucose and triglycerides.


Researchers have concluded that individuals who perceive extrinsically related goals as relatively more important than intrinsically related aspirations show lower levels of psychological well-being (e.g., Kasser & Ryan, 1993). We found only partial support for the intrinsic goals hypothesis: In this cross-cultural study, Romanians and Americans both showed positive correlations with psychological well-being when community feeling (intrinsic) was considered central to their lives. However, when financial success (extrinsic) was held to be the most central aspiration, only the American sample showed a negative relationship with psychological well-being. Further analyses revealed the meaning of financial success for both cultures: For Americans, financial success was related to "power" and "security," whereas the same construct more closely related to "self- direction" for the Romanian sample.