Abstract The microwave spectrum of bromoacetylene has been investigated in the frequency range from 7 GHz to 35 GHz. From Stark effect measurements the dipole moment has been determined as μ = 0.23 + 0.01 D, and the restructure has been derived in four independent ways from twelve isotopic species: C - H = 1.0553 Å, C ≡ C = 1.2038 Å, C - Br = 1.7913 Å (internal consistency better than ± 0.0003 Å). Quadrupole coupling constants have been determined for eleven isotopic forms and are e q Q = 541.47 MHz and 648.00 MHz for HCCBr81 and HCCBr79, respectively. Rotation spectra have also been observed for excited states of the three lowest normal modes and for several isotopic forms. For the Br81 (Br79) species the rotation-vibration coefficients are α5 = -10.98 (-11.02) MHz, α4 = -1.57 (- 1.61) MHz and α3 = + 12.88 (+ 13.40) MHz. For the bending vibrations, ν5 and ν4 , l-type doubling constants are obtained as ql5 = 4.14 (4.17) MHz and ql4 = 2.6 MHz. Analysis of the Fermi resonance between the first excited state of ν3 and the l = 0 component of the second excited state of ν5 gives the mixing ratio of these two states as a/b = 1.45 (1.51) and the interaction energy as W3,5 = 1.313 (1.181) δ3,5 for the Br81 (Br79) species. With an approximate value of δ3,5 ≌ 25 cm-1, the cubic force constant is obtained as κ3,55 ≌ 44 cm-1. The results are discussed in relation to the molecular properties of other halogen acetylenes and halogen cyanides.


Background: α-cyclodextrin (α-CD) is one of the dietary fibers that may have a beneficial effect on cholesterol and/or glucose metabolism, but its efficacy and mode of action remain unclear. Methods: In the present study, we examined the anti-hyperglycemic effect of α-CD after oral loading of glucose and liquid meal in mice. Results: Administration of 2 g/kg α-CD suppressed hyperglycemia after glucose loading, which was associated with increased glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) secretion and enhanced hepatic glucose sequestration. By contrast, 1 g/kg α-CD similarly suppressed hyperglycemia, but without increasing secretions of GLP-1 and insulin. Furthermore, oral α-CD administration disrupts lipid micelle formation through its inclusion of lecithin in the gut luminal fluid. Importantly, prior inclusion of α-CD with lecithin in vitro nullified the anti-hyperglycemic effect of α-CD in vivo, which was associated with increased intestinal mRNA expressions of SREBP2-target genes (Ldlr, Hmgcr, Pcsk9, and Srebp2). Conclusions: α-CD elicits its anti-hyperglycemic effect after glucose loading by inducing lecithin inclusion in the gut lumen and activating SREBP2, which is known to induce cholecystokinin secretion to suppress hepatic glucose production via a gut/brain/liver axis.


Several comparative studies have been conducted throughout the world regarding the management of hypertension with different regimens, but steady control of it has not been achieved, steady control is a must to prevent strokes, Myocardial Infarction Retinopathy, Nephropathy and other complications. Therefore a study was conducted on patients attending the Red Crescent cardiac Hospital and C.C.U. Latifabad No. 2 Hyderabad.


Intravenous inoculations of B16 cells having high procoagulant, thrombingenerating, and platelet-aggregating (PA) activities resulted in severe platelet reduction and fibrin-rich thromboembolism in the lungs, whereas those of 3LL cells, whose activities were moderate, caused only moderate changes. MH134 cells with low procoagulant, no thrombin-generating and moderate PA activities induced moderate platelet reduction and the formation of thrombi containing less fibrin. In contrast to the respective high and moderate colonizing abilities of B16 and 3LL cells, MH134 cells failed to form lung colonies in half of the recipients. Thrombocytopenia markedly impaired lung colonization by B16 and 3LL cells. However, thrombin injection enhanced lung colonization by MH134 cells.


The article deals with problems of state capitalism. It can be defined as maximisation of political control over economy and society and it is used as the characteristics of systems which exist in China, Russia, Brazil, United Arab Emirates, etc. State capitalism used to be effective in early periods of development when resources had to be concentrated. Corporations under state ownership are also able to compete on global markets and take advantage of their size and political support. Singapore represents an original connection of economic freedom and authoritarian capitalism. It is based on a free-market foreign-oriented economy which stresses financial market development, infrastructure, education, macroeconomic surroundings and fiscal management. The state as an owner and creator of the institutional framework plays an important role.


We present deep opticalB,V,R images of a sample of 10 interacting systems which were selected for their resem- blance to disturbed galaxies at high redshift. Photometry is per- formed on knots in the tidal features of the galaxies. We calculate a grid of evolutionary synthesis models with two metallicities and various burst strengths for systems consisting of some frac- tion of the stellar population of a progenitor spiral plus starburst. By comparison with two-color diagrams we interpret the pho- tometric data, select from a total of about 100 condensations 36 star-forming objects that are located in the tidal features and predict their further evolution. Being more luminous by 4 mag than normal Hii regions we argue that these objects could be tidal dwarf galaxies or their progenitors, although they differ in number and mean luminosity from the already known tidal dwarf galaxies typically located at the end of tidal tails in nearby giant interacting systems. From comparison with our models we note that all objects show young burst ages. The young stellar component formed in these tidal dwarf candidates contributes up to 18% to the total stellar mass at the end of the starburst and dominates the optical luminosity. This may result in fading by up to 2.5 mag inB during the next 200 Myrs after the burst.


The certification methods are respectively classified as directory, referral and collaborative based. For two parties in a dialogue, the three methods are further classified as extrinsic because they depend on references which are outside the scope of the dialogue. A series of conceptual, legal and implementation flaws – including lack of suitability of purpose – is catalogued for each case, emphasizing X.509 and CAs. This analysis can be applied as safety guidelines for those who need to rely on digital certificates. Governmental initiatives introducing Internet regulations on certification, such as by TTP, are also discussed with their pros and cons regarding security and privacy. Throughout, the paper stresses the basic paradox of security versus privacy when dealing with extrinsic certification systems – which is very important in voting systems.


This paper documents a simple architectural form which, but for computer generated animation, has no ready alternative explanatory process for its complex generation. The subject is a column in the nave of the Sagrada Familia Church in Barcelona conceived by Gaudi at the beginning of this century without the contemporary opportunities for animated design exploration. The column is based on a set of counter-rotating mutually interfering profiles. As the column gains height, the profiles increase in interference with each other resulting in an increasingly fluted cross section, a tendency towards the Doric Order. For most, however, there is no easy access to a plausible explanation of the inherent rationale for the column. Animating the generation of the column reveals a unique and concealed sublimation of natural patterns of growth. Animation aids an understanding of the effect of the fourth dimension on design itself by releasing a meaning of time from an otherwise inanimate object. Here animation is used to decipher one aspect of the mystery of Gaudi's design while strengthening another: the source and conceptual power of Gaudi to anticipate this phenomenon. Rather than trivialising this design mystery, the explanatory role of the animation enriches comprehension of the formal concept of mutation through displacement or an evolutionary design paradigm. The paper discuss the implications of this ability to show transition, translation and dislocation without delving too deeply into how the animation was made, nor indeed the subject which, after all, requires animation to fully represent its less tangible qualities.


We report a facile method to coat rhombohedra CdCO_3 microparticles with SiO_2 directly by Stber seed growth method.CdCO_3@SiO_2 core-shell colloid particles were obtained,and the thickness of the SiO_2 shell can be modulated in a certain range by adjusting the amount of tetraethyl orthosilicate(TEOS) which was added into the system.As a result,a new species was found which can be coated with SiO_2 without surface modification.Furthermore,after removal CdCO_3 particles with hydrochloric acid,hollow rhombohedra SiO_2 particles were obtained which can be further used as microreactors and so on.


MICHAEL WINKELMAN (B.A., Rice University 1976; Ph.D., University of California, Irvine 1985; and M.P.H. in Community Health Practice, University of Arizona 2002) is Director of the Ethnographic Field School, Department of Anthropology at Arizona State University, which is held annually in Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico. His primary research and teaching areas are in medical anthropology, particularly shamanic healing, and in cross-cultural relations. Winkelman is the author of several books, including Shamans, Priests and Witches (1992); Shamanism: The Neural Ecology of Consciousness and Healing (2000), and Ethnic Relations in the US (1998). He has recently examined the role of shamanism in human cognitive evolution (e.g., see "Shamanism and Cognitive Evolution," Cambridge Archaeological Journal 12(1): 71–101) and as a part of an evolved human psychology ("Shamanic Universals and Evolutionary Psychology," Journal of Ritual Studies 16(2): 63–76 (2002)). Winkelman has also explored the applications of this biological paradigm of shamanism to the development of perspectives on "neurotheology" and applications to contemporary health problems, particularly addiction (see "Alternative and Traditional Medicine Approaches for Substance Abuse Programs: a Shamanic Perspective," International Journal of Drug Policy 12:337–351 (2001); and "Complementary Therapy for Addiction: 'Drumming Out Drugs,'" American Journal of Public Health 93(4): 647–651 (2003)). His website is at www.public.asu.edu/~atmxw Address correspondence to Michael Winkelman, Department of Anthropology, Arizona State University, P.O. Box 872402, Tempe, AZ 85287-2402. E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com Evolutionary and Neurohermeneutic Approaches to Culture and the Brain


Commentary on the Sentences: Philosophy of God. Works of St. Bonaventure, Volume XVI. Bonaventure Texts in Translation Series. Translation, introduction, and notes by R. E. Houser and Timothy B. Noone. Saint Bonaventure, N.Y.: The Franciscan Institute, 2013. Ixxii + 344 pp. $49.95 (paper).This volume presents annotated translations of selections from books 1 and 3 of Saint Bonaventure's Commentary on the Sentences. Bonaventure wrote his Commentary on Peter Lombards Sentences from 1250 to 1252 and revised it after becoming a Master of Theology. It remained his major philosophical and theological work. In these selections he discusses the nature and knowledge of God, drawing extensively on the philosophy of his day, particularly Aristotle's categories.The volume begins with an excellent introduction by editors R. E. Houser and Timothy B. Noone, which sketches the life and career of Bonaventure and gives an overview of his intellectual context. The editors briefly explain Bonaventure's understanding of the relationship of faith and reason, then summarize and comment upon the chief arguments in his attempt to develop an understanding of God on the model of an Aristotelian science. In addition to this well-written and informative introduction, Bonaventure's texts are excellently annotated, so that the reader has ready access to information on his sources, summations of his key arguments, and an understanding of the intellectual heritage upon which he drew.Topic 1 discusses the subject of the book, the relationship of faith to scientific knowledge, and the nature of faith as a form of knowledge. Bonaventure uses his method of reduction, tracing sense objects back to their first cause in God, to argue that God is the subject of this book, as the principle to which everything can be reduced. Christ, as the integral whole, is the subject to which all conclusions are reduced. The subject as a universal whole is the object of belief. With the aid of philosophical reasoning, Bonaventure seeks to make this object more intelligible, thus taking up Anselm's program of theology as faith seeking understanding.Topic 2 discusses whether God can be known. For Bonaventure, people are wayfarers, who in this life can only have a partial knowledge of God. This will be perfected with the coming of the eschaton. In regards to knowledge of God, reason can clarify the knowledge of faith so that it becomes wisdom, but reason remains dependent upon faith. Topic 3 treats philosophical arguments for the existence of God and introduces a crucial distinction in Bonaventure's metaphysics between the simplicity of God and the nature of creation as a mixture of being and non-being. …


Transverse-flux permanent magnet machine was especially suitable for low speed wind power generation because it featured a spatial decoupling between electric load and magnetic load with flexible design and has higher torque density. Based on the principle of flux switching and transverse-flux machine,a flux switching transverse-flux permanent magnet generator was presented. Its permanent magnets were embedded in the stator,and the rotor structure was simple,which can be an excellent candidate for direct drive wind generator by considering that it had larger space utilization ratio and higher air gap flux density than traditional transverse flux machine. The structure and principle of this machine was introduced,and the electromagnetic design was presented in this paper. The electromagnetic formulae are derived according to sizing equation as well as empirical formulae. The main flux and leakage are compared under different widths of permanent magnets. In additional,the no-load flux-linkage and EMF waveforms are depicted by 3-D finite element method. According to theoretical calculation,a prototype is manufactured and no-load and load experiments are carried out. The theoretical analyses agrees with the experiment results well.


The invention relates to a method for preparing derivatives of 5-sulfonamido-benzofuran of the general formula: wherein R represents an alkyl or aryl group and R1 and R2 represent hydrogen or an alkyl or aryl group. According to the invention, the compounds of formula I are prepared by coupling a benzofuran derivative of general formula II, wherein X represents chlorine, bromine or iodine atom or a sulfonate group: with a sulfonamide derivative of formula R-SO2-NH2, in presence of a basic agent and of a catalyst system formed of a complex between a palladium compound and a ligand.


Airborne historical images orthorectification for mountain regions environmental dynamics studies Often the recovery of historical data from aerial photographs involves problems (poor quality of the frames and total lack of metadata about the frame camera). The problem can be better handled by adopting modern techniques of digital photogrammetry, using procedures and methods of ortho-projection with the support derived from analysis of the current territory and DTM (Digital Terrain Model) accuracy and finally with the production of mosaic. This work concerns the ortho-rectification process of 16 historic aerial photos for a test area of South Tyrol, Italy, on the Gruppo Aeronautico Italiano planimetric fly (Volo GAI) performed between 1954 and 1956. The aim is to bring out this photogrammetric historical heritage and provide a contribution to the knowledge of South Tyrol landscape and its evolution over the half century, with tools of consultation and multi-temporal comparison.


For the estimated 33.3 million people living with HIV globally after nearly 30 years into a very complex epidemic the gains are real but still fragile. In sustaining existing achievements and increasing more gains the need for comprehensive care has a paramount importance as indicated in the findings of the different articles. With an improvement in the lives of PLHIV and their affected families the need for comprehensive care is very essential. The existence of a comprehensive care is a cost effective way of responding to the needs delivering the different services and should be a multi-sector response. Future progress will depend heavily on the joint efforts of everyone involved in the HIV response. (excerpt)


Software Defined Networking (SDN) is an emerging networking paradigm that provides more flexibility and adaptability in terms of network definition and control. However, SDN is a logically centralized technology. Therefor the control plane (i.e. controller) scalability in SDN in particular, is also one of the problems that needs further focus. OpenFlow is one of the protocol standards in SDN, which allow the separation of the controller from the forwarding plane. The control plane has an SDN embedded firewall and is able to enforce and monitor the network activity. This firewall can be used to control the throughput. However, it may affect SDN performance. In this paper, throughput will be used as a performance metric to evaluate and assess the firewall impact on two protocols; Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) and User Datagram Protocol (UDP) that passes through the forwarding planes. The evaluations have been verified through simulating the SDN OpenFlow network using MININET. The results show that an implementation of firewall module in SDN creates a significant 36% average drop for TCP and 87% average drop for UDP in the bandwidth which eventually affect the quality of the network and applications.


Patient‐reported outcome measures (PROMs) are used widely to elicit patient's self‐appraisal of their health status and quality of life. One fundamental assumption when measuring PROMs is that all individuals interpret questions about their health status in a consistent manner. However, subgroups of patients with a similar health condition may respond differently to PROM questions (ie, differential item functioning [DIF]), leading to biased estimates of group differences on PROM scores. Understanding these differences can help inform the clinical interpretation of PROMs. This study examined whether DIF affects 10‐item Quality of Life in Epilepsy (QOLIE10) scores reported by patients with epilepsy in outpatient clinics.


Currently there are four BWB designs that have been tested in the LST-1 wind tunnel at Flight Technology and Test Centre (FTTC), UiTM since 2005. The objective of this paper is to analyse their flight performance of these four BWB UAVs in terms of airspeed flight envelope, endurance, range and rate of climb as a function of the number of batteries and to determine the optimal number of batteries to be carried for 1-hour endurance mission and 3-hour endurance mission. The targeted cruising-loitering airspeed mission for all these BWBS are around 20 to 40 mph (8.9 m/s to 17.8 m/s) and they are to possess the lowest take off/landing speed and the highest maximum speed possible. This paper also seeks to find the best design of the four to explore its maximum potential in the near future where a prototype will be constructed. Unlike conventionally powered aircraft that uses fuel, which burns out thus reducing total weight of aircraft as it flies for long hours, these four BWB electric-powered vehicles carry batteries and the weight shall remain constant throughout the flight.


This paper proposes a novel multi-signature scheme to meet the requirements of the practical application of office automation systems. The scheme is based on sequential and broadcasting multi-signature schemes, each of which solves a difficult mathematics problem. Comparing it with existing schemes, we concluded that the scheme is more secure and has improved efficiency of computation.


Hfq is a ubiquitous Sm-like RNA binding protein in bacteria involved in physiological fitness and pathogenesis, while its in vivo binding natures still remain elusive. Here we reported the first study of the Hfq-bound RNAs map in Yersinia pestis, the causative agent of a kind of plague, by using Cross-Linking Immunoprecipitation coupled with deep sequencing (CLIP-Seq) approach. We show that Hfq binds over 80% mRNAs of Y. pestis, and also globally binds non-coding sRNAs encoded by the intergenic, antisense, and the 3' regions of mRNAs. Hfq U-rich stretch is highly enriched in sRNAs, while motifs partially complementary to AGAAUAA and GGGGAUUA are enriched in both mRNAs and sRNAs. Hfq binding motifs are enriched at both terminal sites and in the gene body of mRNAs. Surprisingly, a large fraction of the sRNA and mRNA regions bound by Hfq and those downstream are destabilized, likely via a 5'P-activated RNase E degradation pathway and consistent with Hfq-facilitated sRNA-mRNA base-pairing and the coupled degradation in Y. pestis. These results together have presented a high-quality Hfq-RNA interaction map in Y. pestis, which should be important for further deciphering the regulatory role of Hfq-sRNAs in Y. pestis. AUTHOR SUMMARY Discovered in 1968 as an Escherichia coli host factor that was essential for replication of the bacteriophage Qβ, the Hfq protein is a ubiquitous and highly abundant RNA binding protein in many bacteria. Under the assistance of Hfq, small RNAs in bacteria play important role in regulating the stability and translation of mRNAs by base-pairing. In this study, we want to elucidate the Hfq assisted sRNA-mRNA regulation in Yersinia pestis. A global map of Hfq interaction sites in Y. pestis was obtained by sequencing of cDNAs converted from the Hfq-bound RNA fragments using UV cross-linking coupled immunoprecipitation technology. We demonstrate that Hfq could hundreds of sRNAs and the majority of mRNAs in living Y. pestis. The enriched binding motifs in sRNAs and mRNA are significantly complementary to each other, suggesting a general base-pairing mechanism for sRNA-mRNA interaction. The Hfq-bound sRNA and mRNA regions were both destabilized. The results suggest that Hfq binding facilitates sRNA-mRNA base-pairing and coordinates their degradation, which might enable Hfq to surveil the hemostasis of most mRNAs in bacteria.


For a closed tube with varying cross-sections(CTVCS),when the frequency of the first natural anti-resonance is designed to be near twice of that of the fundamental resonance,the second harmonic driven under the fundamental resonance frequency will be largely suppressed.Thus a high sound pressure waveform with low harmonic distortion at the end of the tube can be obtained.Compared with the closed tube of a constant cross-section,the properties of the second harmonic in CTVCS are rather complicated.This research shows the trend of the acoustic pressure level of harmonics growing with the fundamental component,but no discernible saturation.


Background and Aims: The present study aimed at determining the efficacy of dexmedetomidine as an adjuvant to bupivacaine with respect to speed of onset of sensory and motor blockade. Methodology: 60 patients aged between 18-60 years were randomized and divided into two equal groups. Group I received 0.5% bupivacaine (15ml)+ 2% lignocaine with adrenaline(15ml) + normal saline(0.5ml) while Group II received 0.5% bupivacaine (15ml)+ 2% lignocaine with adrenaline (15ml) + Dexmedetomidine(1micro gram /kg). Onset of action of Sensory blockade and motor blockade were noted as the time interval between administration of local anesthetic solution to loss of pin prick sensation and the time interval between administration of local anesthetic solution to loss of movements respectively. Results: The groups were comparable with respect to their age, sex & weight because there was no statistical significant difference among the groups (p > 0.05). The mean onset time of sensory blockade was faster in group II (9.9+2.34) compared to that in group I (17.7+2.35). This difference was statistically highly significant(P<0.001). The mean onset time of motor blockade was faster in group II (14.8+2.48) compared to that in group I (21.4+3.22). This difference was statistically highly significant (P<0.001). Conclusion: From this study, we would like to suggest that dexmedetomidine can be safely used with local anesthetics in peripheral nerve blocks.


The article contain the main challenges meet doctors in real practice using biologics for treatment patients with psoriasis.Different aspects and concerns have been analised from new point of view: the aims of Bx therapy (incl. control of remission, personalized goals, etc.) primary and secondary responses, immunogenicity, treatment survival, retention rate or long lasting regain of response in psoriasis patients treated by biologics.


The relationship between wound, host and bacteria is continuously changing as a result of local, environmental and systemic factors (Templeton, 2014). One of these factors may be the use of antibiotics. However, due to the emergence of many resistant bacteria, the routine use of topical and oral antibiotics is not justified for colonised or infected wounds and should only be considered for wounds that are clinically infected and showing signs of spreading erythema and pyrexia, or if the patient is feeling generally unwell. Therefore, as bacterial colonisation of the wound does not necessarily indicate infection, it should be clear that antibiotics should not be the first choice, although removal of bacteria before it can critically colonise a wound is very important. This places antibacterials in an important position for wound healing if they are effective in reducing colonisation.


Our experiments involve attempts to generate lytic principle by enforcing dissociation through the use of (1) commercial pancreatin extracts unheated, (2) similar extracts heated at 60° C., or sterilized by heat, (3) peptone solutions sterilized by heat, (4) sterile distilled water, and (5) bacterial cultures unmodified by any foreign substance. Three brands of pancreatin were employed, Squibb's, Difco and Armour's. The peptone was the Parke Davis Co. "bacteriologic peptone." The cultures used comprised a stock strain of the Shiga dysentery bacillus and a strain of B. coli (Jordan). In both species, fully sensitive, S type cultures relatively free from O and R forms were employed. Pancreatin extracts were prepared in sterile broth having a pH of 7.8. First, varying amounts, heated at 60° C. or unheated, filtered (Berkefeld N) or unfiltered, were placed in contact with young Shiga and coli broth culture on sterile 20 cm. agar plates. Such plates were found to tolerate loading with even 1.0 to 1.5 cc. of the extract, spread evenly over the slightly dried surface. No sign of lytic areas was observed after incubation. The same extracts, however, heated at 60° C. for 30 minutes and filtered through a Berkefeld N candle, when added in much smaller amounts to tubes of broth seeded with young Shiga culture, resulted in the generation of active lytic principle within two to six serial filtrations. Minute amounts of the principle so generated always registered directly by the production of lytic areas when the plate method was employed. The Squibb pancreatin extracts were the most effective, yielding active lytic principle in the Shiga cultures after the first filtration. This was followed by Difco pancreatin (fourth filtrate) and by Armour's pancreatin (sixth filtrate). Only the Squibb pancreatin caused the generation of lytic principle in cultures of B. coli (fifth filtrate).


We report on an edge-emitting diode laser with an ultra-narrow twin-lobed far field based on a dual-sided Bragg reflection waveguide. Lasers with a stripe width of 10 μm exhibit two stable near-circular beams symmetrically located at about ±31° with full width at half maximum (FWHM) of 7.2° and 5.4° respectively in the vertical and lateral directions. The mechanism behind the achievement of the twin-beam output is presented, and the symmetry of these two beams is analyzed by comparing the beam FWHM and power distribution. Single longitudinal mode operation is achieved and periodic spectral modulation is observed.


s  Authored an original research abstract titled "Does the insurance source make a difference in meeting rehabilitation goals in skilled nursing facilities" Nominated for the presidential award competition at the AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY meeting, May 2015, Washington DC.  Authored an original research abstract titled "What is the impact of the Aggressive Comprehensive Team Approach (ACTA) on the 30 day re-hospitalization rate? A pre and post intervention study at a skilled nursing facility" Nominated for poster presentation at the AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY meeting, May 2014, Orlando, FL.  Authored an original research abstract titled "Reinstitution of Vitamin D Supplementation as Evidence Based Fall Prevention Strategy in a Teaching Long-term Care Setting" Nominated for poster presentation at the AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY meeting, May 2014, Orlando, FL.  Authored an original research abstract titled "Just how do second hand smokers influence smoking cessation among pregnant women?". Nominated for oral presentation at the INDIANA ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS, 2012 RESIDENTS' DAY/RESEARCH FORUM, 17 May 2012.; INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana.  Authored an original research abstract titled "Did you know how weather seasons affect the no show rates at your clinic?". Nominated for oral presentation at the INDIANA ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS, 2010 RESIDENTS' DAY/RESEARCH FORUM, 19 March 2010.; INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana.


Across Europe, culture is acquiring an increasing constitutional relevance by fostering experiments of bottom-up reflexive and self-organised participation able to bring policymakers closer to citizens. This paper adopts a European Union (EU) standpoint, observing how the EU could use cultural programs to support these practices and promote democracy and inclusion in the wake of the 'crisis of political representation'. The objective is to draw recommendations for EU institutions to connect with local communities by multiplying the opportunities of equality and inclusion without interfering with local democracy. The investigation starts from an analysis – also through the case study of Italian constitutional transformations – of how the 'distrust' towards representation transformed the constitutional settlements of democratic participation. The study emphasises the need for new participatory forms and the relevance of spontaneous bottom-up initiatives in that direction, especially in the cultural field. Against this backdrop, the article will explore how EU cultural policies could be more inclusive so as to improve their social approach and trigger a direct dialogue with grassroots experiences.


Psychologists investigating resilience have made some unexpected findings regarding our reactions to spousal loss. Several recent studies indicate that many people demonstrate surprising resilience to the loss of a spouse, and are able to return back fairly quickly to their normal levels of subjective well-being. These findings are at odds with what most people would predict about their reactions to spousal loss. The question I wish to address is whether these empirical findings support skepticism about our value or importance to our loved ones. After all, if the loss of a loved one is not shattering, how significant could the loved one have been?


In recent years, rural school district adoption of 4-day school weeks has grown markedly. Despite this rapid growth, scant empirical evidence has documented the factors associated with district adoption and subsequent effects on student, labor, and economic outcomes. We examine the spread of the 4-day school week in rural Missouri, where over 10% of the state's districts have adopted the policy in the past decade, the majority over the past 2 years. To help policymakers understand why districts forgo a day of instruction and to contextualize postpolicy effects, we conduct a survival analysis to assess student, district, and staff characteristics associated with policy adoption. We find that the presence of nearby 4-day school week districts most strongly predicts policy adoption. Adopting districts typically offer lower teacher salaries than nearby districts and have declining student enrollments. Our findings may inform policy focused on teacher recruitment and retention in rural locales.


The DAKOTA (Design Analysis Kit for OpTimizAtion) iterator toolkit is a flexible, extensible interface between simulation codes and iterative systems analysis methods. The toolkit implements optimization with a variety of gradient and nongradient-based methods, uncertainty quantification with nondeterministic propagation methods, parameter estimation with nonlinear least squares solution methods, and sensitivity analysis with general-purpose parameter study capabilities. By employing object-oriented design to implement abstractions of the key concepts involved in iterative systems analyses, the DAKOTA toolkit provides a flexible and extensible problem-solving environment which uses point solutions from simulation codes for answering fundamental engineering questions, such as "what is the best design?", "how safe is it?", or "how much confidence do I have in my answer?". In addition to these iterative systems analysis capabilities, advanced users can employ state of the art capabilities for (1) exploiting parallelism at multiple levels (coarse-grained and fine-grained) and (2) building cascaded, nested, concurrent, and/or adaptive strategies which utilize multiple iterators and models to enact hybridization, sequential approximation, stochastic optimization, or mixed continuous-discrete optimization. This report serves as a user's guide and reference for the DAKOTA software and provides capability overviews, command specifications, and installation and execution instructions.


We show how a fine, multiple-peak structure can arise in the off-resonance, zero-bias conductance of Coulomb-blockade systems. In order to understand how this effect comes about one must abandon the orthodox, mean-field understanding of the Coulomb-blockade phenomenon and consider quantum fluctuations in the occupation of the single-particle electronic levels. We illustrate such an effect with a spinless Anderson-like model for multilevel systems and an equation-of-motion method for calculating Green's functions that combines two simple decoupling schemes. @S0163-1829~97!02723-9# Resonant tunneling through small, isolated, multilevel systems such as a quantum dot 1 causes a peak in the zerobias conductance whenever a single-electron level coincides with the chemical potential ( m) in the leads. Without a Coulomb interaction a series of peaks with separation De ~energy-level spacing! would be observed when, for instance, the energy levels are lowered relative to m by external gates. At each peak the number of electrons in the system increases by one, filling the corresponding single-electron state. Coulomb interactions, however, have drastic effects on the conductance. ~i! On the one hand, the current can be suppressed over a large range of gate voltages since incoming electrons may be strongly repelled by those already present in the system. This phenomenon is generally known as Coulomb blockade 1 ~CB!. A mean-field-type picture 2 suffices to describe such an effect: Each time an additional electron is added to a single-particle state in the system all the other energy levels are shifted with respect to their previous values by an amount U that is related to the Coulomb repulsion. Therefore, if U@De, a sparse series of conductance peaks with separation U is expected instead of that with separation De. ~ii! A more exotic phenomenon can take place when, at very low temperatures, the conductance between CB peaks ~off-resonance conductance! is enhanced assisted by quantum fluctuations in the single-electron degenerate ~usually spin-degenerate! levels. 3,5,4 This effect is closely related to the Kondo effect, which is well known in the literature. 6 Below the Kondo temperature 6 what determines which one of the above-mentioned phenomena dominates the conductance properties of the system is the ratio De/G, where G is the coupling strength to the leads. For De/G@1, the mean-field picture is basically correct and CB physics dominates. 3 For De/G!1, fluctuations can take over and so can Kondo-type physics. 3‐5 Although the CB phenomenon has been experimentally well established in quantum dots, 1 to our knowledge, the latter is yet to be observed in such systems, in part, due to the extremely low temperatures required. In this work we show that the presence of quantum fluctuations in the occupation of the electronic levels can also play a significant role close to the limit where CB dominates. From our results we conclude that there is a possibility of observing an enhancement of the off-resonance current through small quantum dots that carries a direct ''fingerprint'' of the discrete single-particle levels. Specifically, we address the problem on how the mean-field picture breaks down as De/G crosses over from @ 1t o *1. We find that in the regime De/G*1 quantum fluctuations in the single-particle levels create ''dynamical'' channels that are available for transport. In this limit, these new channels give rise to a multiple-peak structure in the off-resonance conductance in addition to the smooth signature of virtual tunneling processes, which is known as elastic cotunneling. 7


Clamping circuit in active mode is suitable to a DC/DC converter. The converter possesses an output end for supplying an output voltage to a load. The said clamping circuit in active mode includes a following parts: a discrimination circuit in use for testing output voltage, when output voltage exceeds first prearranged voltage, the first enable signal is output; being coupled to the discrimination circuit, a pulling down circuit in use for pulling down output voltage based on enable signal; an inductance possessing first end coupled to output end of DC/DC converter; a diode coupled between an inductance and an input end of DC/DC converter to provide a circuit path in order to retrieve partial discharge current to input end of DC/DC converter.


Disclosed is a wireless switching circuit which includes a capacitor, a constant-current charging switching power supply, an infrared signal sensor, a single-chip microcomputer, a zero-crossing triggering circuit and a silicon controlled rectifier. The capacitor is used for storing and providing electrical energy. The constant-current charging switching power supply is used for converting AC electricity into stable DC voltage so as to charge the capacitor. The infrared signal sensor is used for inducing infrared signals sent by a remote controller and sending a corresponding control signal according to the induction result. The single-chip microcomputer is connected with the infrared signal sensor and selects whether to send a triggering signal according to the control signal received from the infrared signal sensor. An input end of the zero-crossing triggering circuit is connected with the single-chip microcomputer so as to receive the triggering signal. An anode and a cathode of the silicon controlled rectifier are located on a power-supplying circuit of socket. A control end of the silicon controlled rectifier is connected to an output end of the zero-crossing triggering circuit. The wireless switching circuit is capable of inducing the infrared signals and cutting off electricity output of the socket when at standby so as to save energy.


This study numerically investigates the nonlinear interaction of head-on solitary waves in a granular chain (a nonintegrable system) and compares the simulation results with the theoretical results in fluid (an integrable system). Three stages (i.e., pre-in-phase traveling stage, central-collision stage, and post-in-phase traveling stage) are identified to describe the nonlinear interaction processes in the granular chain. The nonlinear scattering effect occurs in the central-collision stage, which decreases the amplitude of incident solitary waves. Compared with the leading-time phase in the incident and separation collision processes, the lagging-time phase in the separation collision process is smaller. This asymmetrical nonlinear collision results in an occurrence of leading phase shifts of time and space in the post-in-phase traveling stage. We next find that solitary wave amplitude does not influence the immediate space-phase shift in the granular chain. The space$-$phase shift of the post-in-phase traveling stage is only determined by measurement position rather than wave amplitude. The results are reversed in the fluid. An increase in solitary wave amplitude leads to decreased attachment, detachment and residence times for granular chain and fluid. For the immediate time-phase shift, leading and lagging phenomena appear in the granular chain and the fluid, respectively. These results offer new knowledge for designing mechanical metamaterials and energy-mitigating systems.


. The PDF methodology is related to the classical moment equations . The hierarchy of PDF transpor t equations resembles the BBGKY equations in statistical mechanics . Closure hypothesis , approximating the molecular mixing term, are described and their predictions for simpl e systems are compared with direct numerical simulations (DNS) . Solution algorithms i n tercos of Monte Carlo particles are also discussed . 1. Introductio n Temporal and spatial macroscopic velocity inhomogeneities or fluctuations are ubiq uitous in turbulent flows . Large time and length scales (also termed integral scales ) are associated to the external (initial/boundary conditions) or internal (flow instabilities) turbulence-triggering mechanisms . At the other end the Kolmogorov tim e and length microscales characterize the viscous dissipation of kinetic energy int o heat . The transfer of energy between large and small structures or eddies take s place across a wide spectrum of intermediate scales . Heterogeneities in scalar fields can also be induced by the injection proces s (initial and boundary conditions) and/or by the driving fluctuating velocity field . Local chemical source tercos can also contribute to generate scalar fluctuations . The ratio of the integral length to the Kolmogorov microscale is proportional t o the turbulence Reynolds number to the power three-fourths while the integral tim e over the Kolmogorov one scales as the Reynolds number to one-half . In order t o resolve the smallest features of the fluctuating fields, while keeping integral lengt h scales inside the domain, the required computer storage is thus proportional t o the Reynolds number to the nine-fourths power and the computational time goe s as a power slightly larger than eleven-fourths . Reynolds numbers in the rang e 104–106 and higher are common in practical applications . This approach to th e


The objective of the research is to identify and analyze peculiarities of corruption in the legal-institutional and innovative systems of the Russian society. The scale and scope of corruption in Russia affects realization of many important projects in a negative way, which makes the topic analyzed very timely and urgent. The article discloses the essence of corruption, and uncovers the sources and motives of it in the Russian context. Typical models of corrupt behavior in Russia are outlined. In the article the corruption is analyzed mostly as the institutional and legal phenomenon. The article discusses the ranking levels of corruption in Russia in comparison with other countries. Specificity of this phenomenon in Russia, its evolution, peculiarities, negative and positive social functions in the society are explored. The process of corruption's transformation into an institutional subsystem, and the consequences of this process are highlighted.


In the paper experience of software localization into Lithuanian is presented. Main attention is paid to the mathematical computer aids and programs. The paper covers such problems as process of translation andadoption to language and culture requirements,mathematical notation,testing, and quality assurance.Ways of problem solutionsare presentedand discussed.All localizationcycle of mathematics computer programsincluding analysis of the software to be localized, and support of the localized software is presented.


The invention discloses a method for recovering dimethylamine from dimethylamine hydrochloride, which comprises the following steps: the dimethylamine hydrochloride and sodium hydroxide aqueous solution are reacted through taking toluene as solvent; and dimethylamine is recovered and obtained through heating, rectification, and arefaction with solid sodium hydroxide. The recovering method provided by the invention has high efficiency, is convenient for operation, solves the problem of recovering and reusing the dimethylamine from the dimethylamine hydrochloride, can be used for effectively recovering high purity dimethylamine from the dimethylamine hydrochloride, solves the problem of environment protection in waste treatment as obtained waste sodium chloride can be easily treated, and is suitable for large scale industrial production.


The New Christian Right emerged from traditional American fundamentalism during the 1980s to become a politically influential and technologically sophisticated millennial movement. Their attempts to influence U.S. public policy were influenced by a pre-millennial eschatology and a post millennial vision for the United States. Although the New Christian Right has been unsuccessful in its quest to "Christianize America" and has been undermined by scandal and division within its ranks, the movement is still a potent force on the U.S. political scene, having transformed itself from a social movement to a faction of the Republican Party, which it continues to impact upon public policy. By examining the history of Christian millennial movements and the theology of American fundamentalism, known as dispensational pre millennialism, one can begin to understand the impact of the New Christian Right during the past decade as well as how it may impact U.S. attempts to address future social, political and environmental problems.


We present a new version of the additive BCJR algorithm based on a recurrent neural network whose structure reflects an underlying trellis diagram. Starting from a matrix version of the equations of the additive BCJR algorithm, we derive the equivalent trainable recurrent neural network model, named Recurrent Neural Network (RNN) BCJR. The RNN BCJR consists of a linear layer to form the edge metrics from the state and input metrics, followed by a SOFTMAX/max* layer to marginalize the edge metrics back to the state and output spaces. We derive the recursions for delta propagation to train the two-layer mixing matrices from the output cost function. Unlike the previous approaches, the proposed RNN BCJR can completely replace the BCJR and is trainable from the cost functions of the outputs. The trained RNN BCJR achieves the same optimal performance as the BCJR when the model is known but at the same time can adapt itself to model mismatch, thus outperforming BCJR.


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The invention provides an asymmetrical secondary optical lens which relates to a secondary optical lens for an LED lighting lamp. A symmetrical body of the lens is defined by a datum, a light emergent surface and a light incident surface, wherein the light incident surface is a concave hole, and the datum is a plane bottom surface of the lens. The asymmetrical secondary optical lens is characterized in that the center of the concave hole is axially arranged on a cross shaft of the lens body in an offset mode; the distance ratio of the center of the concave hole to the borders of the far end and the near end of the lens body is determined by a light spot deviation angle alpha; and the light spot deviation angle alpha is determined by the height H of a lamp body and the width W of a road surface. When the concave hole is transversely moved for a certain position on the lens, light rays can shift towards the lens. When the concave hole is transversely moved from a central position of the lens, the light rays can also shift towards the lens by an angle centralizing the light rays in the center of the lens. When the asymmetrical secondary optical lens is applied to a street lamp, in a mode of mounting without an elevation angle, the asymmetrical secondary optical lens also realizes the effect of irradiating the middle of the road surface, overcomes various defects of mounting with the elevation angle and has extremely strong use value.


With the rapidly development of city scale and the rapid expansion of urban population,the urban heat island effect caused by dramatic changes of the structure of urban underlying surface and the increasing of urban anthropogenic heat have gradually become an important impact factor on urban living environment and human health.Urban heat island effect has become a hot topic of urban climate and regional climate.In order to study the urban heat island effect,progresses at home and abroad were summarized,including the concept and formation mechanism of urban heat island,the three methods used to study the urban heat island effect i.e.the observation method of ground meteorological elements,remote sensing monitoring method,and simulation method of boundary layer numerical model.These summaries indicate that there are some shortages in this area.For example,the research in this area is not perfect and deep enough.Most studies are based on the large scale,and there is certain limitation for each method.Thus,the high-resolution satellite remote sensing images for multi-scale,multi-platform monitoring systems should be combined,and the effect of aerosol particles on radiative forcing should be taken into account for studying the urban heat island.


Role of Journal Writing to Enhance Narrative Writing Ability. Narrative writing is part of the destination language skills that must be learned by junior high school students in accordance Education Unit Level Curriculum (SBC). Reality encountered in the classroom, students have not been able to pour it turns out thoughts, ideas , and ideas in writing a good narrative. Conditions such as that experienced by the students of SMP Negeri 7 Amuntai class I. Therefore, action research designed using the application of journal writing to improve students' ability in writing narrative. Journals in this study focused on the process of writing that includes (1) the action stage 1 modeling and explanation of the journals, (2) the action stage 2 writing journals, (3) phase 3 actions, carried out an assessment of the student produced journal. Based on the research that has been conducted for 3 cycles, obtained by the finding that learning to write narrative with journal writing application successfully executed properly and in accordance with the intended learning objectives .


Abstract Effect of organoclays on formation of intercalated/exfoliated structure in epoxy–clay nanocomposites at 2 wt% filler loading was carried by spectral analysis. Organoclays were dispersed in epoxy matrix by ultrasonication method. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) were carried to characterize function group, morphology of structure, surface and glass transition temperature of the nanocomposite, respectively. FTIR study reveals the presence of epoxy in the galleries of organoclays was confirmed and proves the existence of chemical bonds between the organoclays and the epoxy matrix. XRD analysis indicated that, the interlayer spacing between the clay platelets was increased significantly, thus, the polymer is able to intercalate between the clay layers. As a result, the fully exfoliated structure was found in the E + NC-III nanocomposite while the intercalated structure was obtained in the E + NC-I, E + NC-II, E + NC-IV and E + NC-V nanocomposites. The glass transition temperature measured by TGA was increased with the addition of organoclay in epoxy matrix but decreased for unmodified nanoclay and neat composite. SEM imaging showed good filler dispersion and distribution in E + NC-III nanocomposite, highlighting the very smooth surface due to absence of clay aggregates and no voids.


A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL,
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT
OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF:
MASTERS OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (MPA)
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
FACULTY OF ADMINISTRATION
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA.
APRIL, 1983.


Hydrogeological and geochemical studies were conducted on historic tailings located along the Cardoso Creek near the municipality of Nova Lima, in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. These tailings, which contain elevated arsenic levels, date from the first half of the twentieth century and are currently owned by AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. The investigations had three principal components: a) environmental, hydrogeological and geochemical assessment, including monitoring wells installation, field and laboratory tests and dynamic modeling; b) preliminary risk analysis; and c) development of conceptual remediation solutions and management practices to prevent adverse impacts to human health and the environment. Additional


Put classrooms on the Internet and integrate technology into the curriculum with ease with this educator's guide.-- Written in straightforward language so even beginners can use the ideas immediately.-- Find the information and extensive examples of how to reference Internet sources, a valuable resource for professional work and for helping students prepare for using the Internet for research.-- Each of the interdisciplinary units are closely correlated to the educational frameworks and standards and provide opportunities for students to use the Internet for hands-on learning.This guide was especially created for educators- to show them how easy it is to travel the Internet. Unlike other Internet "how-to" books, this guide directs you to the vast storehouses of educational resources and how to gain instant access to them - subject oriented resources, reference resources, and global collaborative projects.Readers will bring new excitement into their classes. They'll participate in global collaborative projects such as NASA's Live from Mars or the JASON project. Expand intellectual horizons by using three thematic units-Rain Forest, Ancient Civilizations, and Oceans. Novice Net drivers will cruise the information superhighway with confidence, learning every step quickly and easily in just days- even in a few hours-they'll be at home with: e-mail, mailing lists (listservs), Gopher, FTP (file transfer protocol), Usenet, newsgroups, World Wide Web, Telnet. They'll also learn how to use the two premiere browsers, Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer.


In the initial draft, I have made a mistake SARS COV-2 Vaccines have not
shared in development of SARS CoV-2 B.1.617 variants in India. I have
updated the manuscript, thanks to Authorea, and in the updated versions
Remdesivir, Favipiravir and Dexamethasone are suggested as potential
crucial causes that led to B.1.617 variants in India and elsewhere.
Moreover, SARS CoV-2 mass vaccination programs and the unfortunately
anticipated Molnupiravir are suggested to share in evolution of
potentially more virulent variants e.g. delta plus and the catastrophic
Indian surge of mortality is also anticipated to be repeated elsewhere
unless some prompt interventions are considered.


The crystal structures of three isomeric thiophene-fused TCNQs, 4,8-bis(dicyanomethylene)-4,8-dihydrobenzo[1,2-b : 4,5-b′]dithiophene (1), [1,2-b : 5,4-b′] isomer (2), and [1,2-b : 4,5-c′] isomer (3) have been determined by the X-ray method. The crystals of 1, 2, and 3 are an isostructure of the monoclinic system with the space group of P21/n. For 1, a = 16.588(3), b = 7.222(5), c = 11.353(3) A, β = 89.88(2)°, V = 1360.1(10) A3, Z = 4, Dx = 1.545 Mg m−3. For 2 a = 16.594(4), b = 7.232(2), c = 11.433(2) A, β = 91.05(2)°, V = 1371.8(5) A3, Dx = 1.532 Mg m−3. For 3 a = 16.738(2), b = 7.342(3), c = 10.922(3) A, β = 92.98(2)°, V = 1340.4(7) A3, Dx = 1.568 Mg m−3. These crystals show an orientational disorder with an approximate molecular symmetry of mm. The occupancy factors are 0.834 : 0.166, 0.709 : 0.291, and 0.5 : 0.1 : 0.15 : 0.25 for 1, 2, and 3, respectively. The final R values are 0.065, 0.070, and 0.096 for 2308, 2410, and 1566 observed reflections for 1, 2, and 3, respectively. In the crystals molecu...


The ages of globular clusters inferred from observations depends sensitively on assumptions like the initial helium abundance and the mass loss rate. A high helium abundance (e.g., Y\approx0.28) or a mass loss rate of \sim10^{-11}M_\odot yr^{-1} near the main sequence turn-off region lowers the current age estimate from 14 Gyr to about 10--12 Gyr, significantly relaxing the constraints on the Hubble constant, allowing values as high as 60km/sec/Mpc for a universe with the critical density and 90km/sec/Mpc for a baryon-only universe. Possible mechanisms for the helium enhancement in globular clusters are discussed, as are arguments for an instability strip induced mass loss near the turn-off. Ages lower than 10 Gyr are not possible even with the operation of both of these mechanisms unless the initial helium abundance in globular clusters is >0.30, which would conflict with indirect measurements of helium abundances in globular clusters.


Carving, raffia weaving, and appliqueing are the main art forms of the northern Anang of Calabar Province, Nigeria. A great variety of carved and woven objects is produced by numerous Anang artisans, many of whom exhibit a high order of talent, especially when creating artifacts for traditional (rather than tourist) usage. Unfortunately, the appliqueing of funeral cloths for ritualistic purposes is a rapidly disappearing art, while the painting of funeral murals to serve the same end, which preceded and for a time was practiced concurrently with appliqueing, has disappeared altogether. Both-carvers and weavers serve the nineteen Anang voluntary associations, of which seven are religious groups, five are social, five are orchestral, and two are dramatic. Four of the associations employ wooden masks, four raffia masks and costumes, and two wooden puppets, and all utilize an assortment of minor carved and woven articles produced by professional artisans. This paper will be concerned with the use of wooden masks, puppets, and figurines by one of the drama associations——in plays which are presented to amuse audiences by ridiculing the motives and actions of well-known individuals and groups. All of the Anang associations have social control functions as regards their membership or the larger community, or both, but , through its system of rules governing the behavior of members and through its plays acted by humans and puppets, exerts the broadest measure of social control of any association-over individuals, kinship and political groups, other associations, and even the missions and, at one time, the colonial government.


Giant dielectric material CaCu3Ti4O12 (CCTO) has found widespread
 applications, but associated high dielectric loss is still a major concern.
 The decreasing of dielectric tangent loss (tan δ) via rare earth element
 doping has been proven to be effective strategy, but in most cases it
 involves complex and time consuming processing. In the present paper, a fast
 and facile process is reported for the synthesis of lanthanum doped CCTO
 powders (Ca1-xLaxCu3Ti4O12 where x = 0.0, 0.05 and 0.1) using molten
 eutectic mixture as the reaction medium. The obtained powders were pressed
 and finally sintered at 1050°C. La3+ substitution at Ca2+ site results in
 remarkable reduction in dielectric loss (tan δ < 0.03) at room temperature
 compared to the parent CCTO. The increased grain boundary resistance (Rgb)
 estimated from room temperature complex impedance plane plot (Z*) for the
 doped ceramics is proposed to be the major cause for higher thermal
 stability of dielectric constant (er) and remarkable reduction in tan δ at
 room temperature. Furthermore, the frequency and temperature stability of er
 and tan δ over wide ranges make the doped CCTO a promising candidate for
 high temperature ceramic capacitor application.


People who live in the most deprived areas of England and Wales are around twice as likely to die after contracting covid-19, according to new data1 from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

The unequal impact of the coronavirus on society was revealed in new data released by the ONS on 12 June looking at deaths involving covid-19 by local area and socioeconomic deprivation between 1 March and 31 May.

The figures showed that the rate of deaths involving covid-19 in the most deprived areas was 128.3 deaths per 100 000 population, which was more than double the death rate in the least deprived areas where it was 58.8 deaths per …


Quinary Zr-based alloy compositions with improved glass forming criteria have been sought and the glass forming ability (GFA), thermal stability and mechanical properties of these alloys have been investigated. Monolithic amorphous structure has been confirmed for all compositions in 5 mm rods prepared by a Cu-mold casting method. They also show large plastic strain maximum of about 12% under uniaxial compression test with yield stress of about 2000 MPa. The compressive plasticity of the cast rods was found to be influenced by the casting temperature to a great extent.


The subjects of this paper are the influence of beef transportation time on the
quality of beef meat and appearance of the DFD meat. Total of 20 beef from two farms on different distances were tested. The beef from the farm A were 20 km from the butchery, and the beef from the farm B 70 km. The average body mass of beef 520 kg. The influence of the beef transportation time and rest time on the quality of meat was examined by determination of pH- value of meat 45 minutes and 24 hours after slaughter. In beef from farm, a occurrence of DFD was 10% and from farm B 28%. On the bas of the obtained results, appearance of DFD meat was established, which indicates that transportation time had influence to this occurrence.


The work reported in this article was initiated by the IUPAC Subcommittee 'Structure and Properties of Commercial Polymers' to study the 'Structure and properties of linear and cross-linked structural poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) foams', and intends in particular to give a good understanding of the compressive response of these PVC foams with various foam densities. From a careful review of chemical reactions of polymeric methylene diphenyl diisocyanate [a mixture of 4,4'-methylene-bis(phenyl-isocyanate) and oligomeric isocyanates] with water or phthalic acid, it is known from the material supplier that a semi-interpenetrating polymer network of polyureas and/or polyamides is formed by cross-linking. The amide groups in these polymers are hydrophilic and can affect the overall mechanical response of PVC foams, especially under water. Scanning electron microscopy is used to study the morphology of linear and cross-linked foams and their heterogeneous foam deformation. Compression testing of these PVC foams is conducted in air and water, and illustrates the influence of foam density and cross-linking. Correlation of compressive testing of foams with the corresponding cross-linked PVC bulk materials suggests that elastic collapse of cells during compression may be linked to strain-softening of the corresponding bulk material. Finally, new predictive models are adopted for the PVC foams to give reasonable estimates of their compressive modulus and yield strength.


Describes the scientific study of Trichogramma Minutum Riley and its effects on the sugarcane borer at different stages of life.


Sliding bearings are the most wide-spread forms of shaft supports having a frequent occurrence in the machine design. Sliding bearings can be used for supporting small shafts
of instruments, precise spindles of machine tools, as well as for supporting large shafts
of huge machines. You can find sliding bearings in machines and instruments working
in extreme conditions, e.g. in vacuum, in space, at very low or at very high temperatures, under heavy mechanical, chemical and heat influence. Naturally, the geometry,
load-carrying capacity, life and reliability of a sliding bearing depend on the tribosystem
belonging to this bearing, on the structure, the operational variables, and the tribological
characteristics of this system. The dynamically loaded, heavy-duty sliding bearings are
especially important in the field of mechanical engineering (e.g. in internal combustion
engines) because their performance determines the work of the whole machine.


Analysis of three and a half decades of data from the NSO/AFRL/Sac Peak K-line monitoring program yields evidence for four components to the variation: (a) the solar cycle, with considerable fine structure and a quasi-periodicity of 122.4 days; (b) a stochastic process, faster than (a) and largely independent of it, (c) a quasi-periodic signal due to rotational modulation, and of course (d) observational errors (shown to be quite small). Correlation and power spectrum analyses elucidate periodic and aperiodic variation of these chromospheric parameters. Time-frequency analysis is especially useful for extracting information about differential rotation, and in particular elucidates the connection between its behavior and fine structure of the solar cycle on approximately one-year time scales. These results further suggest that similar analyses will be useful at detecting and characterizing differential rotation in stars from stellar light-curves such as those being produced at NASA's Kepler observatory.


Introduction Simultaneous cardiogenic embolism in the bilateral internal carotid arteries (ICAs) has rarely been reported [1–4]. The advent of new technology during the past decade has made it possible to detect the emboli and subsequent cerebral infarction even in the extreme acute phase. Here, we present a patient with simultaneous bilateral ICA emboli, in whom real-time carotid ultrasonography and MRI detected the emboli and the infarcted area, respectively, in the extreme acute phase, and autopsy findings confirmed the presence of bilateral fresh emboli. Case Report A 70-year-old man with atrial fibrillation and a history of mitral valve commissurotomy, who had been receiving 4 mg/day of warfarin, was found to be comatose at 8:50 a.m. on the floor in his office and was transferred to our hospital at 9:40 a.m.; he had been on the phone with no speech disturbance at 10:00 p.m. on the day before admission. On admission, blood pressure was 180/110 mm Hg, pulse rate was 92 beats per minute, and Cheyne-Stokes breathing was observed. He was in a deep coma, and was quadriplegic with decorticate posture. The ocular position was midline, the oculo-cephalic reflex was present, and the size of both pupils was 2.5 mm with sluggish light reflex. Bilateral limb hypertonia, hyperactive reflexes and extensor toe signs were present. In the emergency room, blood examination gave the following results: white blood cells 10,800/Ìl, red blood cells 424 ! 104/Ìl, hemoglobin 12.5 g/dl, platelets 14.6 ! 104/Ìl, and international normalized ratio 2.27. ECG showed atrial fibrillation, and an echocardiogram showed mitral valve stenosis with calcification, tricuspid valve regurgitation, and enlargement of both atria, but no thrombus was found. In B-mode ultrasonography on the day of admission, the thickness of the intima-media complex in both carotid arteries was 1.0 mm. Sequential parallel longitudinal color Doppler images displayed a homogenous oscillating intraluminal mass echo (8 ! 6 mm)


This paper presents a safe and economic grounding system design for the substation of Ain El-Melh located in M'Sila city (Algeria) using genetic algorithm optimization (GAO). The main objective is to minimize the cost function of the considered grounding system in accordance with the security restrictions required by the ANSI/IEEE Std. 80-2000. A new mathematical model has been proposed for the cost function. This latter includes number of conductors, conductor dimension, number of rods, length of rods and total area of revetment. The study results have showed the effectiveness of the established GAO algorithm in designing of grounding system in economic view. A good accordance has been obtained when comparing the results found by GAO algorithm and the calculation code CYMGrd ones.


Hispanic women who are currently in the migrant agricultural stream have had and continue to have greater numbers of children than other women in the US. A stratified random sample survey of Hispanic farmworkers and their families was conducted in Wisconsin in 1978. Educational level of the woman appears to be the key to explaining the variation in number of live births and expected number of children by age 50 even when statistically controlling for the age of the woman. There is some evidence that younger women are obtaining more education. However even for women under 30 a small proportion have completed high school. Thus there is little difference in fertility behavior between older and younger women. Over 1/3 of the women both under and over 30 had their first birth at age 18 or younger. The average spacing interval between births is about 2 1/2 years for both cohorts. Contraceptive use is only slightly greater for younger than older women and does not correlate significantly with number of live births nor expected completed family size. Bilingualism of the women was also examined but because it is highly correlated with educational level it did not have a significant relationship with live births nor expected completed family size. (authors)


Types of standards in the agrifood sector. Type i environmental labels and declarations: ecolabels. Assessing effects and effectiveness. Case study: Cocoa labelling in Ghana. Ecolabels and international trade: the WTO debate.


Chapter 2 examines an antiquarian nostalgia for the monastic and Catholic past, equally characteristic of the aftermaths of the Reformation and the Gothic, which represents a loss of the numinous, of sacredness of place. This dislocation is to be found in the self-conscious Gothicizing of certain medieval chantries and reveals a melancholic register in the feeling of historical distance itself. Spenser's Faerie Queene is again advanced as an example, with its positive Catholic images and dislike of sacrilege. Through attention to Shakespeare and Richard Corbet's fairy poetry the loss of mediation as a result of Protestantism is explored and the importance of melancholy as a religious mode of registering this loss is discussed in Milton's influential Il Penseroso. Sophia Lee's The Recess mourns the impossibility of connecting the Catholic past with the Protestant present, while Ann Radcliffe's poetic romance, St Alban's Abbey demonstrates the redemptive power of melancholy to raise the dead imaginatively in the one and the same gesture that mourns their loss.


In this chapter, we take up Worsham's call to attend to particular social-structural positioning, in presenting and analysing data drawn from four focus groups with Year 9 students in a high school in the relatively low SES western suburbs of Melbourne, Australia.


The objective of this work is to implement the (SG-SST) Occupational Health and Safety Management System under the requirements of Decree 1072 of 2015, Decree 052 of 2017 and Resolution 1111 of 2017 which was repealed by Resolution 0312 of 2019 all this for the company Mercarapido Nani since it needs to comply with the guidelines required by the government and also the company wants to provide its workers a job in which they do not take risks to those who are exposed in their daily lives either mitigating or eliminating them, generating an apt workspace in which the workers feel comfortable with their safety. The work of degree began with an initial diagnosis of the company to know in what situation was facing the requirements of the government being evaluated the company with the matrix of minimum requirements provided by Resolution 1111 of 2017, after this the legal matrix which helps to identify which rules, laws and decrees govern the company against occupational safety and health, afterwards the inspection of the company and its places of work was done in order to make the matrix of hazard identification and risk mitigation in which the risks to which the workers are exposed were identified and assessed.


Traditionally aortic arch anomalies have been viewed as a "normal" and clinically insignificant; therefore, they are often overlooked by radiologists and go unreported. Arch anomalies have been reported to occur in 7% to 15% of patients without thoracic aortic aneurysm or dissection. This study aims to define the incidence of aortic arch anomalies in patients with a thoracic aortic dissection (TAD).


What roles do the mass media play in national development? The classic perspective is defined by the four theories of the press. A 'fifth theory' adds a new role to the list: development communication. While five theories prescribe the normative role for the media, this paper contends that there are significant discrepancies between the actual roles and the normative roles, and more studies are needed of the actual roles. With that objective, this paper first identifies four prescriptive roles based on the literature: objective watchman, policy agenda‐setter, critical monitor, and public teacher. Then it examines the actual roles of the media by a content analysis of the People's Daily of China and the Central Daily News of Taiwan, focusing on news coverage of international trade, with trade statistics included for comparison. The results show that while the two newspapers display statistically significant differences in trade coverage, neither follows the development communication model closely. Instead,...


Objective: A double blind, randomised, placebo controlled study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of etanercept to treat adult patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS). Methods: Adult patients with AS at 14 European sites were randomly assigned to 25 mg injections of etanercept or placebo twice weekly for 12 weeks. The primary efficacy end point was an improvement of at least 20% in patient reported symptoms, based on the multicomponent Assessments in Ankylosing Spondylitis (ASAS) response criteria (ASAS 20). Secondary end points included ASAS 50 and ASAS 70 responses and improved scores on individual components of ASAS, the Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index (BASDAI), acute phase reactants, and spinal mobility tests. Safety was evaluated during scheduled visits. Results: Of 84 patients enrolled, 45 received etanercept and 39 received placebo. Significantly more etanercept patients than placebo patients responded at the ASAS 20 level as early as week 2, and sustained differences were evident up to week 12. Significantly more etanercept patients reported ASAS 50 responses at all times and ASAS 70 responses at weeks 2, 4, and 8; reported lower composite and fatigue BASDAI scores; had lower acute phase reactant levels; and had improved spinal flexion. Etanercept was well tolerated. Most adverse events were mild to moderate; the only between-group difference was injection site reactions, which occurred significantly more often in etanercept patients. Conclusions: Etanercept is a well tolerated and effective treatment for reducing clinical symptoms and signs of AS.


The objective of this research is to investigate the feasibility of utilizing the Elman neural network to predict the surface roughness in the milling process of Inconel 718 and then optimizing the cutting parameters through the particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm according to the different surface roughness requirements. The prediction of surface roughness includes the feature extraction of vibration measurements as well as the current signals, the feature selection using correlation analysis and the prediction of surface roughness through the Elman artificial neural network. Based on the prediction model of surface roughness, the cutting parameters were optimized in order to obtain the maximal feed rate according to different surface roughness constraints. The experiment results show that the surface roughness of Inconel 718 can be accurately predicted in the milling process and thereafter the optimal cutting parameter combination can be determined to accelerate the milling process.


WX THEN GENERAL AYUB SEIZED POWER in October i958, nobody had any illusion that his action would usher in a radical economic or social revolution in the country. The Army, a fairly cohesive and united instrument, having been largely drawn from the four districts of West Punjab and the two districts of the North-West Frontier, seized power from scheming and feuding politicians. The latter had become so hopelessly divided that neither the Punjabi nor the Bengali politicians were loyal even to their regional factions. However, one could not go so fair as to agree with the American observer, Mr. C. B. Marshall, that General Ayub had got hold of a clean blackboard with nothing to write on. Ayub did introduce several salutary changes (such as the land reforms), restored efficiency in the administrative machine, and took strong measures against evils like corruption, black-marketeering, smuggling, etc. He can also take credit for being one of the very few Muslim leaders of this century who undertook to bring about changes in the Muslim matrimonial laws and customs so that polygamy might be checked and women given better protection and rights in the matter of divorce and property. Nevertheless, the imposition of martial law did not radically disturb the social and economic structure of the Pakistani society. Industrialists and traders were called upon to declare their foreign-exchange holdings and pay their taxes. There was no confiscation of property. Ceilings on land-holdings were to be 500 acres for irrigated, and i,ooo acres for unirrigated, land. Most of the Army officers came from families owning such middle-sized holdings. After the land reforms were announced, it was found that some of the generals themselves held lands in excess of the ceilings announced in the reforms.' The Pakistan Government has also made it clear, both during the martial law regime and recently, that maximum incentive and scope would be given to private enterprise under certain broad limitations. The private sector, dominated by four trading communities, has spearheaded Pakistan's industrial development which is considered one of the most impressive in Asia. The


B among the Roman emperors is to be found in his energy and that of his colleagues as builders. The unsympathetic Christian writer quoted above, the Gallic panegyrists (Eumenes De instaurandis scolis, chap iv; Paneg. incerti ad Constantium Caesarem, chap. xxi), large material remains, and a multitude of inscriptions from all over the Empire testify to the activity of the Diocletianic tetrarchy in this line of endeavor. What they did for Rome, for Nicomedia, and for Augustodunum is known to every student of the period; but there was another part of the Roman world where their work, if less heralded, was nevertheless very important-Roman Africa. Much if not most of the building done by Diocletian and his colleagues was nothing more than the replacement of earlier works destroyed during the period commonly called the "military anarchy," or the repair of public improvements which had been allowed to fall into ruin during that hard age. In this catastrophe the African provinces, although their part was less spectacular than that of the areas along the northern and eastern frontiers, had suffered many and heavy losses. The Gordian Revolt had taken place in the proconsular province, and had been suppressed with much bloodshed by Capellianus, the legate of Numidia (Herodian vii. 9, etc.). Gordian III had apparently removed the Third Augustan Legion, which Capellianus had commanded in the battle with Gordian's uncle and grandfather, to Rhaetia; for Valerian in 253 restored it to Africa (CIL, VIII, 2482). The camp at Lambaesis must have been destroyed when the legion was removed; and although in 268, after fourteen years probably spent at Gemellae, the latter was restored to Lambaesis (ibid., 2571), it does


The cost estimate plays an important role in cost control and developing new products at the design stage. To improve the accuracy of cost estimate, we extract the feature parameters using the theory of concurrent engineering and factor analysis. Then we propose DCEM that is the model of cost estimate based on factor analysis and BP neural network. The model not only simplifies the input of BP neural network, but also avoids the coupling among the input parameters. The result shows that the model's performance is stable and it can estimate the cost more accurate at the early product design stage.


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This work elucidates the effect of pH on the catalytic synthesis of humic substances by illite. Several portions of the sieved, peroxidized calcium illite (Morris, Illinois) were adjusted to pHs 4.0, 5.7, 6.9, and 8.5, respectively. A separate portion, of pH 8.5, was mixed with calcite powder (97:3). Each of the treated portions of illite was allowed to react with an adequate amount of a solution of phenolic compounds and urea on glass plates. Then all the plates were placed in a closed, sterilized glass cabinet. The rate of chemical change of the phenolic compounds increased with the pH of the illite, due to enhanced formation of free radicals and more intensified autooxidation. The neutral and alkaline illite favored the formation of humic and fulvic acids, particularly humic acids, whereas the alkaline illite containing CaCO3 gave the lowest yield. At pH 4.0 and 8.5 + CaCO3, the formation of fulvic acids predominated that of humic acids. Elemental composition, functional groups, and infrared absorption spectra of the organic polymers were also presented.


PURPOSE: To obtain a polysilsesquioxane having a high molecular weight, high sensitivity to irradiation with electron radiation, etc., and, at the same time, low polydispersibility, increased resolution and stability with time by a new method using a trichlorosilane as the starting material. CONSTITUTION: First, in the first step, a trichlorosilane of the formula; RSiCl 3 (wherein R is an organic group, particularly alkyl, aryl or the like) (suitably, vinyltrichlorosilane) is hydrolyzed in the presence of ether. Then, in the second step, the solid product obtained is dissolved in an anhydrous ketonic solvent (e.g. methyl ethyl ketone or the like) and reacted under heating in the presence of a base (e.g. triethylamine or the like), preferably for 10 hours or more and then, the reaction mixture is evaporated and dried to obtain a solid product and further this procedure of this second step is repeated several times to increase the degree of polymerization of the product. Finally, said solid product is dissolved in an anhydrous ketone and reacted under heating in the presence of a chain terminator [e.g. (CH 3 ) 3 SiCl] and subsequently, the reaction solution is filtered, evaporated and dried. COPYRIGHT: (C)1994,JPO


Abstract Introduction One of the most seen neurosurgical complications is the ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt failure. The cause can be often due to peritoneal malabsorption of cerebrospinal fluid. The next safer alternative is to place a ventriculoatrial (VA) shunt. Various methods of access to the right atrium had been described. The percutaneous method of insertion of distal catheter using Seldinger technique is a safer alternative to open method. We describe the percutaneous insertion of distal catheter using Seldinger technique, modifications in the method, and specific tools required for the insertion. Clinical History The patient is a 22-year-old male who is a known case of tubercular meningitis with recurrent failure of VP shunt due to malabsorption at peritoneal end of catheter. During the last hospital visit, he presented with altered sensorium and computed tomography scan brain showed ventriculomegaly. He was planned for VA shunt placement. Surgical Technique The insertion of ventricular end of the catheter is similar to any other shunt placement. The internal jugular vein (IJV) was punctured using introducer needle and guide wire was placed in the IJV at the level of T6-T7 and the serial dilators passed on the guide wire for creating a track for passage of shunt catheter. The shunt catheter was passed over the guide wire to the desired vertebral level and distal shunt catheter is connected proximally to the shunt catheter in the neck. Conclusion The percutaneous insertion of distal catheter with serial dilators using Seldinger technique is a safe and effective method for VA shunt placement.


This research aims to determine the effectiveness of the use of Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory (RST) towards increased motivation to learn students through group counseling services. This research uses quantitative approach method with non-equivalent control group design.  The research sample amounted to 14 students who have motivational learning problems that have not been expected. The data collection techniques in this study used scale techniques using purposive sampling. Data analysis techniques using Wilxocon test and Mann-Whitney Test. The results of this research show that Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory (RST) through group counseling services proved to be an effective learning motivation for students.


This paper describes the design and evaluation of a system for the automatic detection and resolution of shell nouns in German. Shell nouns are general nouns, such as fact, question, or problem, whose full interpretation relies on a content phrase located elsewhere in a text, which these nouns simultaneously serve to characterize and encapsulate. To accomplish this, the system uses a series of lexico-syntactic patterns in order to extract shell noun candidates and their content in parallel. Each pattern has its own classifier, which makes the final decision as to whether or not a link is to be established and the shell noun resolved. Overall, about 26.2% of the annotated shell noun instances were correctly identified by the system, and of these cases, about 72.5% are assigned the correct content phrase. Though it remains difficult to identify shell noun instances reliably (recall is accordingly low in this regard), this system usually assigns the right content to correctly classified cases. cases.


Use of an extract of feverfew for the preparation of a topical composition for treating and preventing inflammatory disorders and related conditions.


This article proposes a reflexive approach on the scientific production in the field of game studies in recent years. It relies on a sociology of science perspective to answer the question: What are game studies really about? Relying on scientometric and lexicometric tools, we analyze the metadata and content of a corpus of articles from the journals Games Studies and Games & Culture and of Digital Games Research Association (DiGRA) proceedings. We show that published researches have been studying only a limited set of game genres and that they especially focus on online games. We then expose the different ways game studies are talking about games through a topic model analysis of our corpus. We test two hypotheses to explain the concentration of research on singular objects: path dependence and trading zone. We describe integrative properties of the focus on common objects but stress also the scientific limits met by this tendency.


Key Points Question Do associations exist between disordered eating behaviors and other mental health disorders in adolescence, and if so, to what extent are those associations genetically predisposed? Findings Longitudinal assessments in this cohort study of a population-based sample of 1623 adolescents indicated that body mass index (BMI), neuroticism, impulse control, and addiction-related behaviors at 14 years of age were differentially associated with future disordered eating behaviors and symptoms of depression and generalized anxiety. Genetic analyses suggested etiologic overlaps between BMI, neuroticism, and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder with dieting, binge eating, and purging, respectively. Meaning Genetic and phenotypic assessments of BMI, impulse control problems, and personality may inform early and differential diagnoses of eating disorders.


The innovation made through ACIAR projects does not flow one way - experience gained overseas can stand Australian agricultural businesses and entrepreneurs in good stead.


The labour movement in Belgium has succeeded in making a significant impact on policy. It has managed, for example, to reshape a liberal capitalist society into a prosperous welfare state with fairly stable social interrelationships. Although this model has come under heavy pressure since the beginning of the 1970s, and its imperfections have come more to the surface, it has stood up very well up to the present day. In this article I should like to look in more detail at an important moment in the development of the consensus ideology and the modern welfare state in Belgium, namely the conclusion at the end of the second world war of the so-called 'social pact' between representatives of employers and employees. Today, there are few historians who would still see the second world war as a major caesura. They are much more inclined to emphasize the parallels between the 1950s and the pre-war period in


This thesis documents the emergence of a new cinema in Mumbai that challenges conventions that have traditionally served to distinguish popular and parallel cinema in India. This study examines film production and circulation strategies as well as the strategies and trajectories of personas that have contributed to developing this transformative and yet, alternative current to the dominant form since the arrival of multiplex cinema in India. Using ethnographic methods to develop data from interpretations, personal theories and narratives of socioprofessional trajectories of creative workers, management and marketing strategists (key positions to project initiation as well as production and circulation of films), this research intends to analyze the agency of personas and dynamics of power involved in the transformation of the production field of the Mumbai film industry. This approach creates an account of the role and interpretations of creative agents at a time of significant industrial transition structured by the arrival of multiplexes, corporations and new media of the post-economic liberal reforms era. In continuity and in rupture with the conventions of popular forms and the organizational modalities of the Mumbai film industry, this thesis illustrates how this new cinema renews while transforming formal conventions as well as industrial and institutional practices.

Cette these documente l'emergence d'un nouveau cinema a Mumbai qui defie les conventions ayant traditionnellement contribue a distinguer le cinema populaire et parallele dans le contexte indien. Cette etude examine les strategies de production et de circulation de films ainsi que les strategies et trajectoires des personas ayant contribue a developper ce courant transformateur et alternatif a la forme dominante depuis l'arrivee du cinema multiplexe en Inde. Au moyen de methodes ethnographiques cherchant a developper des donnees a partir d'interpretations, de theories personnelles et de recits de trajectoires socioprofessionnelles des travailleurs creatifs, de management et de marketing (les personas socioprofessionnelles des domaines cles au declenchement des projets, a la production et circulation des films), cette recherche analyse l'agentivite et les dynamiques de pouvoir en jeu dans la transformation du champ de production de l'industrie du film. Elle documente le role et l'interpretation des agents a un moment de transition industrielle importante structuree par l'arrivee des multiplexes, des corporations et des nouveaux medias de l'ere post-liberalisation economique. En continuite et en rupture avec les conventions des formes populaires et les modalites organisationnelles de l'industrie du film de Mumbai, cette these illustre comment ce nouveau cinema reconduit tout en transformant certaines pratiques industrielles et institutionnelles et renouvelle les conventions formelles de son cinema.


Independent transportation can provide handicapped people with significant economic, social and psychological advantages. This article describes a handicapped drivers training program. The main phases of this program include admission, evaluation, simulator training, in-vehicle training, and licensing. The article includes a partial list of equipment manufacturers and suggestions of possible equipment for various physical disabilities.


An exploration of the novel, of its epic, dramatic, narrative and lyrical components, its development through two hundred years and many genres to the complexities of its contemporary form. It is the author's thesis that in a broad sense the novel — whether epic, dramatic or lyrical — is a form of prose poetry, or at least the artist's way of conveying his world view of men and history through the prism of poetic concept, although he does not attempt to apply his theory too literally. He also gives his own answers to those critics who suggest that the novel form is in its decline.


...................................................................................................................... iii LIST OF TABLES ............................................................................................................. vi GENERAL INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................... 1 CHAPTER 1: CONSEQUENCES OF MAKING VERSUS BUYING MANAGERIAL HUMAN CAPITAL IN CREATIVE ENVIRONMENTS ................................................. 3 1.


The main focus of the dissertation is on the development of specialized computers involved in the processing of digital media, the computerized variants of these specialized machines configured by software, and their improvements to these variants, as well as on these specialized computers and other specialized machines that deal with digital media. The approach taken to improve the ratio of professional computers.


The behavior of underwater acoustic arrays of sources and receivers is reviewed with the historical perspective of some applications during the last 30 years. The general basis for interelement interactions of acoustic, mechanical, and electrical components is described. Array analyses require the solution of large matrix equations. This is done with large computer assets (not available 20–30 years ago), or special symmetry and special algorithms. The mathematical matrix form for several types of array systems is shown including particularly those with Toeplitz symmetry. The author's early (1954) formulation of an array problem with very adverse interactions including elements with negative radiation resistances is given as a simple illustration for a small array. Modular and nonmodular electrical drives have different matrix forms. The techniques for computation of the performance of arrays with many elements including the Trench algorithm (1960's) are described. See abstracts of the author's papers give...