Concrete provides the foundation for the key systems in most construction projects mainly roads and buildings. For concrete, water is a key ingredient in the hydration process that sets and cures the cement portion of any concrete blend. However, if the excess water or moisture content is not given time to leave the slab, it will cause damage. This research focused on developing a moisture sensor monitoring system for StormP A V green pavement concrete which uses wireless data transfer to the processor. The monitoring system used Arduino as its operating system, dielectric constant concept to monitor the moisture content of the concrete, XBEE Pro as a tool for wireless data transfer, and Node RED software for data collection, monitoring, and analysis. Control experiment was carried out to determine the suitable method for measuring the moisture of the concrete. From the control experiment, it was convinced that the moisture content of the concrete could be determine by its dielectric constant. The performance of this developed system was validated by observing ten samples of freshly form concrete. It was found that the average days for the concrete to be completely dry which is on the 19th to 20th day. This proved that the time to wait before curing could be shortened to increase the productivity for concrete production rather than using the conventional estimation curing period which had been practiced formerly. Thus, the developed moisture sensor monitoring system which utilized low cost materials, low technological complexity, wireless data transfer and also sufficient sensitivity can be employed in concrete industry in wide-ranging.


We present a multiagent framework that has been developed to assist Web users within organizations or groups in their information finding and navigation activities. The framework attempts to exploit the idea that information acquired and created by one user navigating the information space is something that can be utilized to assist other users in their browsing and information finding activities.


St,ructural changes in the female genital system of ZIuc~rnr~~~/~~~su.lis loi/gico?-rris during feeding, copulation and oviposition were observed in the light microscope. The genital system consists of the vestibular and cervical vagina, tubular accessory glands, connecting tube, receptaculum seminis, oviduct and ovary. As in H@otn?r~, epithelial cells lining the vestibular cuticle become the lobular accessory glands during feeding, secretions from which coat the surface of passing eggs and may function as a waterproofing agent. However, it is clear from these observations that dramatic feeding-related changes occur also in the other organs constituting the system. The cervical vagina and connecting tube both have a similar structure, their developed muscles being involved in transfer of male germ cells and/or eggs. Secretions from the feeding-stimulated tubular accessory glands may be a coating agent applied to the egg surface or act as a lubricant for egg passage. Epithelial cells of the receptaculum seminis are probably involved in destruction of the inserted endospermat,ophore. In t,he fed females, just, after copulation the oviducal epithelium produces a secretion, which also may exert some influence upon the passing spermatozoa and eggs. Muscles surrounding the oviduct,s cause peristalt,ic contract.ions during the passage of spermatozoa and eggs. In the developed ovary, the oocyte prot,rudes into the haemocoel, and is attached to special funicle cells which arise from ovarian epithelium. Numerous spermatozoa present in the ovarian lumen during oviposition imply that fertilization occurs in the ovary.


Ultrasound examination at 12 weeks' gestation revealed severe generalised subcutaneous oedema in a pregnancy at risk for achondrogenesis type II. Transvaginal scanning confirmed the oedema and suggested abnormal limb development. The prenatal diagnosis was confirmed by X‐ray examination after transvaginal termination.


Accepted 9 September 2009 ANTIOXIDANTS AND ARNICA Introductory comments Until recently we have considered free oxygen radical production in the body to be a solely ''negative'' occurrence that might be countered by supplementation with antioxidant nutrients. The supposed benefits included improved health and mortality, and for athletes, the extra advantages of enhanced performance through a reduction in exercise-induced damage. In fact, as discussed below, The Cochrane Review found little or no difference in the normal population between antioxidant administration and those taking a placebo. Mortality was, in fact, slightly higher in the antioxidant group. The following review focuses on antioxidant supplementation in athletes and includes the possibility that some oxidative species play a positive role in the adaptation to exercise. In addition to this topic, there is a brief but comprehensive review on arnica.


While social constructionist understandings of the self have stressed the importance of the self—other relation, placing emphasis on what happens in dialogues and relations with others rather than psychological processes "in the head," I suggest here that we can build on this tradition to reintroduce notions of a dialogue with the self, or micro-dialogue, as an important part of an understanding of persons. I use the term "microdialogue," rather than the more familiar notion of "internal conversation" or "society of mind," to refer to a silent and invisible series of dialogues we hold for ourselves with the images and voices of others, which can emerge in surprising and unwilled ways. I suggest that this micro-dialogue is important in understanding the dialogical interactions between persons, as not all aspects of the self will enter into dialogue with others, leading to miscommunication, misunderstanding, and misrecognition. It is also possible for people to fail to articulate all the latent voices or vocal tones in their own micro-dialogue, leading to an understanding of how voices and selves can become divided and allowing us to take a different perspective on a dialogical unconscious.


As a means of communication among the nations of the world, especially the unity of Muslims worldwide, Arabic occupies a strategic position because it can support the understanding of the religion of Islam itself. Therefore, learning the Arabic language at the college level religion of Islam became a necessity because in addition to a scientific transformation of the classical repertoire Intellectual period, pertegahan and modern, Arabic language is also used as the language of scientific, academic as well as popular language.


We present a study of ad-dimers during the initial stages of the adsorption of Bi and Si on the Si(001) surface by employing an ab initio planewave pseudopotential method and the density functional scheme. For Bi adsorption, the B site with the ad-dimer lying along the substrate Si dimer row is decisively more energetically favorable (by $0.20\phantom{\rule{0.3em}{0ex}}\mathrm{eV}$) than the A site with the ad-dimer lying perpendicular to the substrate Si dimer row. For Si adsorption, the B site is only marginally favorable (at most by $0.07\phantom{\rule{0.3em}{0ex}}\mathrm{eV}$) to the A site. Results of energy barrier, atomic geometry, and electronic states during the rotation process between the A and B sites are presented and compared with recent scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) results. Our results suggest that the interconversion between the two equilibrium sites is intrinsically less frequent than estimated from STM investigations and previous theoretical works (for Si ad-dimer).


The abuse of authority by religious leaders, accepted as persons of authority and upholders of moral values, has led to violations of human rights within religious cults. This article discusses the means by which cults obtain undue authority and influence in society and create an illusion of utopia while causing harm to believers. I propose measures to ensure that instead of remaining "untouchable", religious leaders take responsibility for their own practices, ensuring that no harm will be caused through internal rules of conduct. If such behaviour comes under the guise of religious freedom, governments are put in a dilemma of simultaneously safeguarding both religious freedom and the well-being of its citizens.


THE US ARMY has embraced battle command, a concept which involves expertise in understanding the current state of the battlefield, visualizing a desired future end state, communicating intent and making the desired end state a reality. I In simpler terms, it is the ability to create a vision for success (to know) and see it applied on the battlefield (to do). To know encompasses the visualization tasks involved in battle command. A battle command master is able to see both friendly and enemy forces in time and space and the results of their contacts. To do is the skill in taking this vision, successfully communicating it to subordinates, constructing a plan that will achieve success and providing leadership which can carry the operation to a successful end state. We envision that skilled battle commanders will use the Force XXI Army to defeat our future adversaries. However, many characteristics of these future wars and adversaries are uncertain. We anticipate information-age technology will drive the scope, intensity and tempo of future operations to fast, furious and lethal new heights.3 The question we must ask ourselves now is: "Has this enthusiasm and drive for information dominance caused us to overlook and downplay the critical human element in warfare and the battle command skills that will be essential to success on 2lst-century battlefields?" Battle command, like operational art, is a difficult concept to define, although most would "know it when they see it." We acknowledge that warriors such as Napoleon, generals Douglas MacArthur, William T. Sherman and George S. Patton Jr. "had it," but what exactly is it? These men each had superior intellect and relevant warfighting experience, but can we identify the specific knowledge, thinking and behavioral skills these leaders possessed that allowed them successful battle command performance? It is highly probable that there are inherent capabilities possessed by certain individuals which allow them greater success in the art of battle command than others, and for the purposes of this article I make the assumption that this is true. There is ample evidence to suggest that battle command skills are a function of not only raw talent. but years of practice, experience and maturation. The Army must train competent, experienced commanders capable of making high-quality decisions in complex, volatile, ill-defined and novel situations. The human element will be critical for success in any major conflict. Leaders must ensure the right people are in the right place at the right time to make critical decisions and lead their forces through the fog of war.4 Some ask why we must act quickly to establish this battle command talent pool. First and foremost, our survival as a dominant world power may depend on our Army's ability to dominate and win future land battles. No matter what the mission, physical mass on the ground still counts.5 We must consider the idea that 21 st-century warfare will not provide us the luxury of time to prepare as past wars have. Their speed, complexity and lethality may create situations in which the "first battle" may be the only battle. There will be little time for mistakes or for talented battle commanders to rise to the top. Given current fiscal restraints and the nature of 21st- century warfare, we must determine now what types of individual traits or characteristics correlate with successful battle command. Those who show above-average traits should be key candidates for command of units where the art of war will be most decisive. It is essential that these critical skills and talents be developed. The Army cannot afford to sit back and hope that a future Patton or MacArthur is out there developing battle command skills on his own.6 The Army has already begun identifying the battle command skills and traits that are involved in thought and action processes. These initial insights support the concept that knowledge is fundamental. …


As an effective route for near-net-shaping of sheets of poor workability materials, twin-roll casting is applied to production of gamma titanium aluminide sheets. An experimental process has been established for shaping of flat 100-mm wide sheets with a uniform thickness in a range of 1 to 2 mm. Changes in parameters controlling the rate of solidification in twin-roll casting provide a fairly wide variety of microstructures in a stoichiometric gamma titanium aluminide alloy. The microstructures are characterized with special attention to their through-the-thickness variations for understanding of the path of solidification and solid state transformation in direct sheet casting. In the subsurface layer of cast sheets a primary alpha phase forms from liquid and the alpha dendrites grow along the heat flow to form a sharp preferred orientation with the ‹0001›α direction parallel to the sheet normal. Subsequently the alpha grains transform into an extensively refined (γ+α2) structure and develop a transformation texture of ‹111›γ fiber parallel to the sheet normal with an orientation relationship of {0001}α//{111}γ. In the intermediate layer gamma single phase increases in relative fraction and evolves a growth texture of [001]γ parallel to the sheet normal. In the dendrite and interdendritic gamma interfaces, gamma grains accommodate thermal stresses generated during cooling. Toward the central zone the growth directions of dendrite deviate from the sheet normal with increasing depth below the surface as a reflection of meniscus profile. In the central zone shrinkage cavities are formed in the absence of liquid metal on solidification. Based on these findings metallurgical guides for further improvements in casting procedure and for controlling of cast structure and discussed.


In this paper, the concept of Electric Vehicle Supply Infrastructure (EVSI) is introduced, as an integrated microgrid including photovoltaic, energy storage and charging stations, even in vehicle-to-grid configuration, to feed a fleet of electric vehicles. A methodology is proposed for optimal sizing and operating the integrated infrastructure in order to supply plug-in electric vehicles for covering mobility needs. A MonteCarlo procedure is carried out to assess the influence of different PEV usage conditions on EVSI sizing and operation. The proposed approach is applied to a public authority in Italy.


Ledu county is an important vegetable county in Qinghai province,and leek is one of the advantage vegetables of Ledu county.In recent years,many problems has emerged in leek cultivation in Ledu county,such as outdated cultivars,high incidence of diseases and insect pests,serious pesticide residues,poor commodity,hindering the development of leek industry in Ledu county.The high-yield and high-efficiency cultivation of leek could achieved by effective measures,such as selecting improved cultivars to cultivating sound seedlings,planting in time and in rational density,integrated control of diseases and insect pests and harvesting properly and scientifically.


Two new Keggin- and Wells-Dawson-type polyoxometalate-based organic–inorganic hybrid copper–organonitrogen complexes have been synthesized under hydrothermal conditions: [CuI(4,4′-bpy)]2[H2SiW12O40] ⋅ 2H2O (4,4′-bpy = 4,4′-bipyridine) (1) and (en =ethylenediamine), and characterized by elemental analysis, IR spectra, TGA, XRD, and single crystal X-ray diffraction. In 1, [Cu(4,4′-bpy)]+ cations form polymeric chains and a weak Cu–O linkage makes the anions situate between two chains, forming an infinite 1-D ladder-chain structure. Such 1-D ladder-chains are further interconnected via hydrogen bonding into a 3-D supramolecular framework. Compound 2 with covalently bonded 3-D structure consists of saturated Wells-Dawson tungstoarsenate polyoxoanions and copper complexes with two types (rigid and flexible) of ligands. The polyoxoanion has the highest connectivity for Wells-Dawson tungstoarsenate polyoxoanion coordination polymers to date. XPS spectra indicate that three W atoms in the Dawson unit were reduced and that there coexist CuI and CuII in 2.


In this work, a novel method for realization of a low-cost two-dimensional (2D) display is proposed. This method integrates a one-dimensional (1D) array of solid-state LEDs with 1D polymer scanner. LEDs are electronically modulated with a position sensing circuitry while Fire-Resistant 4 (FR4) scanner is actuated in perpendicular to modulation axis to produce a 2D display consisting of virtual pixels. The choice of polymer as the scanners' structural layer, utilization of just one row of LEDs and the simplicity of the process reduce the cost of fabrication drastically. Additionally, reduced number of light sources significantly increases the reliability of the display.


CSCL researchers have been investigating models based on learning theories to support the formation of high-performance learning groups. Despite of important contributions to this area, we observed the lack of studies employing affective states (e.g., personality trait) combined with other relevant elements in group formation (e.g., learning theories). Thus, this paper aims to present a proposal of relation between affective states and learners roles based on the various collaborative learning theories. As results, we defined new learners roles (affective roles), modeled using ontologies, to the CSCL context.


Taxonomic comments are given on some South African members of the polyplacophoran genus Chaetopleura. The species C. pustulata (Krauss, 1848) is here given species rank, based on examination of the type material. Chaetopleura natalensis Kaas & Van Belle, 1990 is placed in the synonymy of C. pustulata (Krauss, 1848). Chaetopleura destituta Sykes, 1902 formerly interpreted as synonym of Chaetopleura pertusa (Reeve, 1847) is shown to be conspecific with Chaetopleura papilio (Spengler, 1797). The transfer of Lepidozona debruini Strack, 1996 to Chaetopleura is indicated by a distinct perinotum coverage, radula characters and the position of the nephridiopore in relation to the ctenidia.


Tracking of underwater vessels by the means of passive sonars is one of the most challenging problems in surveillance purposes. In this paper, the tracking model of Hassab, which is used by F. El-Hawary and G. A. N. Mbamalu for developing underwater tracking algorithms, is examined, with the presumption that the modeling cannot be robust, because these algorithms do not consider the sound speed variations, which vary according to the depth, temperature and salinity of underwater environment. In this paper, it is tried to introduce an improved tracking model for tracking the underwater targets, based on Hassab model, by considering the sound speed variations and then the models are compared together.


Triaxial compression tests are often simplified as biaxial tests with rigid or flexible membranes in two dimensions (e.g. Iwashita & Oda 2002, Utili & Nova 2008, Wang & Leung 2008). Many researchers simulated true triaxial tests, in which cubic samples were fixed within flat rigid boundaries (e.g. Sitharam et al. 2002, Belheine et al. 2009, Salot et al. 2009). Nonetheless, these works demonstrated how rigid boundaries inhibit localization, causing significant non-uniformities in the stresses along the boundary.


We study the reduced Donaldson–Thomas theory of abelian threefolds using Bridgeland stability conditions. The main result is the invariance of the reduced Donaldson–Thomas invariants under all derived autoequivalences, up to explicitly given wall-crossing terms. We also present a numerical criterion for the absence of walls in terms of a discriminant function. For principally polarized abelian threefolds of Picard rank one, the wall-crossing contributions are discussed in detail. The discussion yields evidence for a conjectural formula for curve counting invariants by Bryan, Pandharipande, Yin, and the first author.

For the proof we strengthen several known results on Bridgeland stability conditions of abelian threefolds. We show that certain previously constructed stability conditions satisfy the full support property. In particular, the stability manifold is non-empty. We also prove the existence of a Gieseker chamber and determine all wall-crossing contributions. A definition of reduced generalized Donaldson–Thomas invariants for arbitrary Calabi–Yau threefolds with abelian actions is given.


The human consumption of Lepidoptera larvae in Africa is of current interest. Two weeks observation of the Mongo and Batwa people in Équateur Province, Democratic Republic of Congo has given us the opportunity to collect information concerning this theme. Data on six species were collected, including one species whose consumption was only quoted twice before, namely Nudaurelia anthinoides. The different species are reviewed. Their local names are given as well as the names of their related food plants. The areas of consumption of the six species are presented, based on previous citations. The local names reveal a direct link between plants and the caterpillars that feed on them, by derivation of the name of one of their food plants.


Instructions are given for the installation of solar domestic water heating systems, space heating systems, and pool heating systems. The basic procedures for installing any solar heating system are presented with reference to solar domestic hot water systems, and the space and pool systems are taught on that basis. (LEW)


The field of wearable computing has received considerable global attention in recent years, and within the area of wireless communication systems, Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPAN) and Wireless Body Area Networks (WBAN) have been the focus of considerable research, including various types of antennas for these applications [1] [3]. This paper describes the basic characteristics of three types of radiating element for UWB antennas placed in the vicinity of a human finger and proposes a ring-type lower radiating element for UWB antennas.


There are more specialized applications of SAXS and SANS which require specific experimental considerations. This chapter covers size exclusion chromatography which has proven to be useful to study both soluble and membrane bound proteins allowing the study of samples that show time and concentration dependent dynamics. It also describes iime-resolved techniques for SAXS and in a few cases, SANS. Finally, with improved X-ray sources, detectors, sample handling, and compute power, the ability to perform SAXS data in high-throughput is available. This is discussed in enabling the use of SAXS to study protein interactions, map macromolecular conformation, and rapidly characterize samples amongst other applications.


Impedance spectroscopy experiments are able to reveal the fundamental charge transport properties of a wide variety of complex disordered and nano-structured materials provided that appropriate modeling tools are used. In this paper, we present a numerical simulation-based approach to model the dynamical conductivity of networks formed by self-assembled metal nanoparticles. Inter-particle nano-resistance and nano-capacitance are implemented at the nano-scale assuming inter-particle charge transfer and accumulation mechanisms that can be adapted depending on the nature of the nano-particles and the surrounding medium. The actual positions and spatial arrangements of the nanoparticles within the network are taken into consideration, allowing the attributes of percolating conducting routes to be extracted, classified, and compared in terms of path conductance and statistical distribution of path lengths. Our findings are contrasted to those obtained using analytic models, which are commonly used, but rely on strong assumptions about the electric properties of the conducting paths. We address these assumptions and show that in the case of weakly disordered systems, there is a general agreement between numerical simulations and analytic modeling-based approaches. In the case of disordered networks where the nano-particle size and position fluctuations are included, we show that the path length distribution is frequency-dependent and can differ significantly from the lognormal distribution usually assumed in the analytic models. The impedance of individual pathways may be extracted from the numerical simulations; we discovered that the conductance and susceptance of a specific path are frequency-dependent and inversely proportional to the path length only in ordered networks. Strong scattering of conductance values is caused by disorder effects. The developed numerical approach is generic and applies to most nano-devices where charge transport relies on percolation; it allows to bridge the gap between the nano-scale and micro-scale electric characteristics and, thus, permits a deeper understanding of the charge transport properties of nano-structured materials.


In recent years, Hungary has been frequently criticized about press freedom issues by organizations including Human Rights Watch, Freedom House and others. In the current situation, it is thus imperative to understand how media literacy is positioned in public education. The objective of this paper is to analyze the 2012 education curriculum on media education in Hungary and to evaluate the definitions used for constructing media literacy in the National Core Curriculum (NCC). For doing so I apply tools derived from Critical Discourse Analysis and I seek to identify the educational goals of media literacy education. The new NCC brought along major changes, and it reflected a strengthening of national consciousness. The paper offers insights on how these changes influenced the agenda of media literacy education in Hungary.


Hamster blood pressure and heart rate decrease during hibernation to conserve energy, but it is unclear how blood pressure changes over the course of a hibernation bout. We tested the hypothesis that blood pressure falls and then slightly recovers to a stable, regulated state during a hibernation bout. A blood pressure telemetry transmitter was implanted in a Syrian hamster (Mesocricetus auratus) for continuous recordings. Each hamster was placed in a 14:10 Light:Dark cycle at 23°C for 3 weeks and then transferred to a 8:16 Light:Dark cycle at 6°C. While euthermic, the hamster maintained mean arterial pressure at 87 ± 3 mmHg and heart rate at 352 ± 16 bpm at ambient temperatures of 23°C as well as at 6°C. Each hamster displayed multiple 3–5 day hibernation bouts. Each bout showed a two stage pattern: an initial, labile period (< 1 day) where mean pressure transiently decreased (for some bouts as low as 20 mmHg) and a steady period (2–4 days) where mean pressure was maintained at 46 ± 4 mmHg. Spontaneous baroreflex sensitivity, normalized to baseline heart rate, was −2.7 ± 1.5 and −6.7 ± 2.5 (during euthermia and hibernation, respectively). Data support the hypothesis that following a transient, mean arterial pressure is stable during a bout of hibernation. (Support: R01 HL091763)


A chewing machine is required to provide objective measurements of food texture. To do this it must closely simulate human chewing behaviour in terms of kinematics and force application to the food. A linkage chewing machine is developed to reproduce human chewing trajectory in 2D space. This research is aimed at enhancing this chewing machine so it is suitable for food texture analysis. An ATI force sensor is installed under the teeth to allow 3D force measurement dynamically. A spring mass system is developed to replace the shock absorber for feed forward force control. A SimMechanics simulation model of the chewing machine including linkage mechanism, velocity control system, spring-mass system and food resistance model is created. The model validates the design of spring mass system, provides simulated data of the dynamic force profile on teeth and will benefit the design of feedback force control methodology in order to implement human occlusal force profiles in the chewing machine. The chewing device will be a useful tool to quantify texture in foods.


The normal radiographic anatomy of the head, thorax and vertebral column of the rabbit is described briefly and the radiological features of some disorders affecting these areas are reported.


We present a homebuilt scanning tunneling microscope (STM) which employs an inner-wall polished sapphire guiding tube as a rail for the scanner to form a short tip-sample mechanical loop. The scanner is mounted on a square rod which is housed in the guiding tube and held by a spring strip. The stiff sapphire guiding tube allows the STM body to be made in a simple, compact and rigid form. Also the material of sapphire improves the thermal stability of the STM for its good thermal conductivity. To demonstrate the performance of the STM, high quality atomic-resolution STM images of high oriented pyrolytic graphite were given. We present a homebuilt scanning tunneling microscope (STM) which employs an inner-wall polished sapphire guiding tube as a rail for the scanner to form a short tip-sample mechanical loop. The scanner is mounted on a square rod which is housed in the guiding tube and held by a spring strip. The stiff sapphire guiding tube allows the STM body to be made in a simple, compact and rigid form. Also the material of sapphire improves the thermal stability of the STM for its good thermal conductivity. To demonstrate the performance of the STM, high quality atomic-resolution STM images of high oriented pyrolytic graphite were given.


Iron and the total iron binding capacity before and after an application of iron per os using the method of atomic absorption were determined in serum of 18 patients with a gastrectomy. The results were compared with a healthy group without a gastrectomy. We could not find significant disturbances of the enteral resorption of iron. But some patients show symptomes of a latent iron deficiency. After an operation the routine substitution of iron per os in patients without the stomach is indicated.


Software reliability is one of the important attributions of dependable systems. However, for the time being, the assumptions that software reliability measurement makes do not deal with some important factors that influence the accuracy of the software reliability models such as the complexity of the software and the effectiveness of test suite, resulting in inaccuracy or even incorrectness in evaluating the software reliability. Therefore, in this paper, we propose some practical strategies in order to improve the accuracy of software reliability measurement. The idea of the strategies presented in this paper is to incorporate the important factors related to the precision of software reliability measurement into reliability models, which mainly include complexity of software and the test effectiveness, making the software reliability models more adequate and accurate to the real measurement. Experimental results based on five programs selected have shown the feasibility and usefulness of the new approach.


Effects of fiber/matrix interface and matrix microstructure on the mode I interlaminar fracture toughness of C/C composite materials were investigated by coating bismaleimide-triazine co-polymer (BT-resin) on the surface of carbon fiber and changing the heat-treatment temperature (HTT). For the case of laminates with HTT of 1600°C (carbonized C/C composites), the initial fracture toughness, GIC, was insensitive to BT-resin coating. Moreover, the fracture toughness during crack propagation, GIR, increased by coating BT-resin. On the other hand, both GIC and GIR decreased with BT-resin coating for the laminates with HTT of 2500°C. While both GIC and GIR are insensitive to HTT for laminates without BT-resin coating, they both decreased by increasing HTT for laminates with BT-resin coating. The difference of the effects of interface control and HTT was discussed on the basis of microscopic mechanism consideration. Comparison between in-plane and interlaminar strength indicated the possibility to optimize the interface control.


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Join us in singing the iconic Canberra's Calling to You. Everyone is welcome to be part of the event. Let's create a mighty choir of voices, both young and old, to celebrate Canberra's 100th Birthday.
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Asymmetric EB-cross-linked polysulfone (PSU) membranes suitable for solvent resistant nanofiltration (SRNF) were prepared via the phase inversion method. The influence of phase inversion parameters including polymer concentration, evaporation time prior to immersion and co-solvent/solvent ratio was investigated to optimize the separation performance. When the PSU concentration increased from 15 wt% to 21 wt%, rose bengal (RB) rejection varied from 84.7 to 94.3% and isopropanol (IPA) permeance decreased from 0.051 to 0.015L m−2 h−1 bar−1. Rejection increased from 88.6 to 94.7%, while permeance decreased from 0.039 to 0.007 L m−2 h−1 bar−1 with increasing evaporation time from 0 to 100 s for the PSU membranes cast from a solution that contained a THF/NMP ratio of 15/85. A similar impact was also obtained when the co-solvent/solvent (THF/NMP) ratio was increased from 0/100 to 30/70 at 30 s evaporation time: rejection increased from 86.3 to 96.1%, while permeance decreased from 0.042 to 0.011 L m−2 h−1 bar−1. The EB-cured PSU membranes were further characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and solvent resistance tests.


The aim of this paper is to examine the theme about 'death' in terms of 'existing' of Levinas' Existentialism in Saul Bellow's Mr. Sammler's Planet and Paul Auster's Man in the Dark which I think play very important roles in human existing in the 20th and 21st century. According to Levinas, jewish Russian existentialist, existing is always grasped in the existent, and we human beings as the existent precsely express the fact that existing is always possessed by someone or the other. Bellow and Auster did not always argue that they are jewish nor were obsessed with the idea of revealing jewish spirituality to the world to disperse the conception of Hasidism nor they are existentialists. But Bellow had steadily looked for the value of existence to get some reasons for doing good to make the world morally pure. To Bellow, being moral means the way of existing in the world in order to keep the contract of God. On the other side, Auster seemed to be lost in a maze finding his way out in his early novels. In his so-called detective novels, he never gave any answers to solve the questions which the author had offered to readers, even to the detective himself. But in Man in the Dark Auster tries to find his answer to the question how to exist in this merciless America carrying on the second war against Iraq. With living his daughter and grand-daughter, the septuagenarian August Brill, the hero in Man in the Dark learns to understand the others who are trying to capture the concept of existence. Likewise, Mr. Sammler who is septuagenarian too, tries to understand the means of sanctification since to exist is to gather up the dispersion of the sacred in the profane in the morally ruined New York, the pocket edition of America. In the process of existing and getting the rights of man, it is we human beings that have the right to life and the right to survive with the other. Bellow and Auster just present two archetypes who feel sorry about depraved mind and society and are ready to stand bravely against death to come but finally these two heroes are willing to undertake the burden of existing giving their hands to the others who need explanation about living in this depraved world, America.


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The purpose of this study is to understand India's demography, level of income, and consumption profile in contemporary times. It further aims at identifying the impact that e-commerce ventures can have on the consumption pattern of a developing nation with a great population. Simultaneously it aims to comprehend on as to how it can assist in stimulating the economy to a better trajectory in the process. The study also draws conclusions on how the country can expand itself into a stable, better economy post the COVID-19 pandemic. A detailed statistic's in the report illustrates, the consumption profile between the rural and urban India, additionally it also indicates, how this gap can be bridged for a better future, evidently rural India has an immense scope for development, which can be realized by following the measures provided here in the study. In order to achieve the objective and maintain the motivation of the study various articles and research papers have been reviewed and investigated and therefore for the same reason their excerpts have been disclosed herein the report. To sum it up, considering all the information that has been exhibited here in this study, a detailed set of conclusions and recommendations have been also rendered to achieve the objectives of a developing economy.


It is argued that Kalecki had a greater appreciation of the role of the monetary sector than has been generally recognized, and that Kalecki presented ideas which can be seen as now embedded in the structuralist post Keynesian analysis of endogenous money and in the circuitist approach. Six key features of Kalecki's monetary analysis are identified. The paper outlines Kalecki's dismissal of the 'Pigou effect' and the 'Keynes effect', and then discussion the relationship between the 'principle of increasing risk' and the nature of the supply of credit. It discusses interest determination in Kalecki's writings and the manner in which he distinguished different types of money.


Cryptography and steganography are the two research areas which are popular for data confidentiality, data hiding respectively. Steganography hides the data in various multimedia cover files like image, audio and video. This paper handles images for steganography, which have high redundant pixels. In this paper, Lease Significant Bit (LSB) method hides the secret message bits in least significant bits of each pixel. The performance metrics MSE and PSNR are used to check the strength of the proposed algorithm. The proposed algorithm also checks payload capacity, image quality and security of the confidential data by applying cryptography and steganography algorithm and various parameters


The main purpose of this article is to supplement the authors' results on degenerate principal series representations of real symplectic groups with the analogous results for metaplectic groups. The basic theme, as in the previous case, is that their structures are anticipated by certain natural subrepresentations constructed from Howe correspondence. This supplement is necessary as these representations play a key role in understanding the basic structure of Howe correspondence (and its complications in the archimedean case), and their global counterparts play an equally essential part in the proof of Siegel-Weil formula and its generalizations (work of Kudla-Rallis). The full results in the metaplectic case also shed light on the seeming peculiarities, when the results in the symplectic case are viewed in their isolation.


Understanding environmentally assisted cracking – with a view to designing more-resistant materials and preventing failures – requires an awareness of processes occurring at and around crack tips on the meso-, micro-, and nano-scales in materials with well-characterised microstructures. A wide variety of metallographic, fractographic, and related experimental techniques, which are continuously being improved, are available to obtain the required information, and these techniques will be reviewed in the presentation. The most logical approach to understanding environmentally assisted cracking is to study single-phase single crystals in 'simple' environments in the first instance, and then build up the level of complexity towards studies of commercial, multiphase materials in environments where numerous interactions are possible [1,2].


Objectives  This study investigated the applicability of the self‐regulatory executive functioning (S‐REF) model to performance test anxiety (PTA) in objective structured clinical examinations (OSCEs). Specifically, it examined the relative contributions of metacognitive beliefs, trait worry and attentional control to PTA.


Evolution of Packaging Technology. Classification of Multichip Modules. Design of Multichip Module Based Systems. Electrical Design MCMs. Thermal Design of MCMs. Testing and Assembly Yield Design. Reliability Issues in MCMs. Physical Design for MCMs. CAD Tools for Multichip Modules. Programmable Multichip Modules. References. Index.


In this section we will see some properties of sequences and series in Qp. Recall from the first presentation that Qp is a complete metric space. Hence every Cauchy sequence converges and therefore the set of the convergent sequences is the set of the Cauchy sequences. We will also see that we have some much better properties in Qp, than we are used to in the real case. The first example is the characterization of the Cauchy sequences.


After the Mid-Tang Dynasty, with development of commodity economy, the relation between town and country changed from antagonism to a concurrence of antagonism and mutual dependence, which reflected the transformation of productive relations caused by development of productive forces at that time. The present essay is an analysis of the said relation and the various factors that contributed to it.


The utility model discloses an automatic side core pulling mechanism comprised of model fixing base, model fixing frame, and model moving frame. Its improvements lie in that: the model fixing base is connected with dog driver, whose upper section is in parallel with the direction of model opening. The lower end of dog driver is shift disk, which forms an angle with the direction of model opening. Shift disk matches with the hole on the movable slide block, whose one end is connected with an end of active core; the automatic side core pulling mechanism of the utility model drives the core pulling mechanism and completes pulling active core action synchronously while model opening; without side auxiliary core pulling mechanism, it is simple in structure, low in cost, and high in efficiency. It is also of high quality and precision and clean appearance of the product.


The transmission zeros of systems with `parasitics´ are computed by solving appropriate separate generalised eigenvalue problems for the `slow´ and `fast´ transmission zeros using powerful QZ techniques.


This descriptive field survey dealt with the functional role of the school nurse. It was stimulated by the ambiguity surrounding the school nurse role. It was designed to define performance of school nurse functions in five categories: health appraisal, health intervention, health education, management responsibility, and profes sional growth. This study examined (1) the extent of uniqueness or duplication of performance, (2) the variance of performance according to certain personal or situational factors, and (3) the amount of patterned consistency in performance and the existence of sub-roles and role conflict. The conceptual framework was based upon sociological role theory. A self-administered questionnaire was de veloped and used as the measurement tool. The sample con sisted of 42 school nurses of whom 27 responded with completed questionnaires. The findings of this study showed that school nurses performed a wide variety of functions with health interven tion functions most unique and least duplicated. Age was the characteristic underlying most variations in performance with a negative correlation. In general, the school nurse role showed a large amount of consistency. Two sub-roles were found, but evidence of role conflict was lacking. The viii analysis of data, along with two serendipitous findings, formed the basis for many recommendations for future study


A STEWART GOUGH (SG) manipulator, where the platform is similar to the base, is called equiform SG manipulator. It is well known that these SG manipulators with planar platform and planar base only have selfmotions, if they are architecturally singular; i.e. the anchor points are located on a conic section. Therefore this study focuses on the non-planar case. We prove that an eq uiform SG manipulator has translational self-motions, if and only if it is a so-cal led reflection-congruent one. Moreover we give a necessary geometric property of non-plan ar equiform SG platforms for possessing non-translational self-motions by me ans of bond theory. We close the paper by discussing some non-planar equiform SG platfor ms with non-translational self-motions, where also a set of new examples is presented.


PART ONE: ASSESSING THE ETHICS-DIVERSITY RELATIONSHIP Introduction Ethical Concepts and Diversity Ethical Values in Diverse Cultures Ethical Values and Diversity in Organizations Ethics, Diversity, and Organizational Performance Managerial Ethics and Diversity Reconciling Diverse Ethical Values Implications for Business Ethics PART TWO: CASES IN ETHICS AND DIVERSITY


In recent times it has been observed that some students show little or no interest in the study of the modern Igbo poetry. While some find it difficult to identify and appreciate poetic elements in some modern Igbo poems, others complain that the figurative language and other poetic devices in some poems, especially in some philosophical and satirical poems, are not easily understood. Also, some students say that they do not like poetry because they find it obscure. Besides, some readers think that poetry is purely meant for pleasure and entertainment. Consequently, some readers are no longer motivated to dig deep and understand the major idea or theme of a particular poem. On the part of the modern Igbo literary analysts, though they have contributed immensely in the appreciation of some modern Igbo poems, it is obvious that they have not really done much in analyzing some modern Igbo poems through various literary theories. This study therefore aspires to examine and appreciate some modern Igbo philosophical and satirical poems in Uche Bu Afa and Akpa Uche respectively and to expose some meanings and poetic elements that are embedded in them. This is intended to alleviate some difficulties readers encounter while studying the modern Igbo poetry. The study adopts the literary theory of formalism also known as new criticism to analyze selected poems. This approach will help to generate new findings and add meaningfully to the existing knowledge. Some related literatures are reviewed to widen the researcher's horizon. Most of the data collected from library works are also interpreted and analyzed. From the study, it is revealed that some principles of formalism are reflected in the selected poems. Also formalism focuses on the literariness of a literary text. Therefore, it is hoped that the study would rekindle and revive the interest of readers, students, teachers, and critics in studying and appreciating the modern Igbo poetry. MGBAKOIGBA: JOURNAL OF AFRICAN STUDIES. VOL. 3, JULY 2014. 29 Introduction Poetry is among the three major literary genres. It is the art of writing stories, experiences, poems and thoughts into verse. Nwadike (2003: 72) defines poetry as creative work characterised by artistic language, wonderfully structured, which is full of philosophical and emotional impact. Poetry gives poets the opportunity to express their views, ideas, experiences and feelings to the readers. There is a clear difference between literary artists especially poets and non-artists. A poet sees what an ordinary eye cannot see and feels what an ordinary man cannot feel and thus creates his own words and presents his feelings and experiences in a way that would arouse the feelings and emotions of the readers. Professional poets use the art of poetry to serve the society by putting into literary forms, the values, beliefs and feelings of the society. Their aim is to instruct and educate. Therefore, poetry is now a course of study because it teaches and makes people aware of the world around them. For instance, the Igbo poetry is characterized with the Igbo world view or philosophy, consciousness, norms, ethics, etc. Therefore by studying it, people get adequate cultural and ethical orientation from it. It has been observed that some Igbo poets write on different issues and subjects. A poem can be satirical, philosophical, historical or didactic as said earlier. At this juncture, it will be wise to explain the keywords, Philosophy and Satire, based on the context they are used in this study. These terms have been aptly defined by Wehmier (2005). According to him, "philosophy" is "a set of beliefs or an attitude to life that guides somebody"s behaviour". To him, "satire" is, "a way of criticizing a person, an idea or an institution in which you use humour to show their faults or weakness..." (1296). From the above definition it can be seen that some poets employ satire as a tool for criticizing a person, an idea or an institution or government; thereby using humour to show their faults or weaknesses. In some modern Igbo satirical poems, there is evidence of irony, sarcasm and ridicule. Besides, some modern Igbo poets do employ satire in their poems in order to criticize faults. One may wonder and ask the link between poetry and philosophy or what makes a poem philosophical or satirical? Going by Wehmier"s definition above, one can see that there is a close relationship between poetry and philosophy. For instance, Africans and the Igbo in particular have sets of beliefs, norms, ideas, ethics, ethics, etc. that guide their behaviours and activities. So, these norms, beliefs, ethics, ideas, etc. are raw materials in the hands of poets. This is true because the poets are influenced by these beliefs. Obviously, some modern Igbo poets have the ability to express and project the Igbo world views and philosophy in their poems based on the theory of innate ideas as held by rationalist philosophers. In philosophical poems, there is evidence of the poet"s or society"s beliefs and attitudes toward life. Also, philosophical poems have the ability to subject a reader to critical thinking, reasoning and reflection. On the other hand, in satirical poems, there is evidence of irony, sarcasm and ridicule. Poets employ satire to criticize faults. Besides, a satirical poem could be philosophical because a reader needs philosophical reflection and thinking to be able to interpret and analyze the poem. Unlike other literary genres – fiction and drama, it was observed that some readers pay less attention to poetry. They complain about the artistic and figurative use of language by poets. So, they are not motivated to find out the meaning or theme of a particular poem. Peck and Coyle (1995: 12) observe thus, "There are a lot of people who read poetry frequently and derive a great deal of pleasure from it, but there are far more who find it difficult to read and hard to A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF SOME MODERN IGBO PHILOSOPHICAL AND SATIRICAL POEMS NNYIGIDE,


In the present study for evaluation of genetic variability within and between Iranian native fowls, thirty nine blood samples were randomly collected from native fowls breeding stations of west Azarbayjan, Khorasan, Fars, Mazandaran, Yazd and Esfahan provinces. Inorder to compare the obtained results with other Asian, African and European breeds the D-loop sequences of mtDNA taken from GenBank. Total DNA of the samples was extracted by salting out procedure and was used as a template for amplification and sequencing of D-loop region of mtDNA. Sequence analysis of the 1231-2 bp D-loop region in all samples revealed a total of 16 haplotypes with 14 polymorphic sites. Analysis of molecular variance (AMOVA) was carried out based on Kimura method .The Fixation index values using kimura-2 parameter method ranged from -0.157 to 0.37763. The variation within and between the populations was estimate as (81.05 and 18.95, respectively). The genetic distance between Esfahan and West Azarbayejan, Esfahan and Fars, Esfahan and Khorasan, Esfahan and Mazandaran, Esfahan and Yazd, Fars and khorasan, Fars and Yazd populations were significantly different (p<0/05). The genetic distance was statistically significant (P<0.05) between Esfahan and all other populations. The result obtained in the present study showed an acceptable genetic variation in Iranian native chicken and according to the phylogenic tree, based on obtained haplotypes the Iranian breeds was clustred in haplogroup A (Japanese native, white leghorn, Rhode Island Red), haplogroup E (middle east and eruption chicken) and haplogroup C(African native chicken). AlSo in order to these results the Iranian native fowls like China, Japan, Middle east and African local fowls originated from Southeast Asia and Indian subcontinent then from this ancient way of Iran may probably extended and introduced to the western world.


This paper expounds that the development of advanced culture is an inexorable requirement in the construction of socialist modernization from four perspectives:the necessity and importance of the development from the historical experiences,the significance of the development,correctly handling the dialectical relationship beˉtween the material and spiritual construction and the concerted efforts to make in the development of advanced soˉcialist culture.


According to the two-dimensional numerical simulation of dam/dyke break flood propagation over complex topography,an unstructured finite-volume model,which integrates the source terms and the moving wet/dry fronts,was developed based on the two-dimensional shallow hydrodynamics.To overcome the shortage of conventional techniques for treating bed slope term when facing convoluted topography,the influence of bed slope term both on mass flux and on momentum flux was investigated,and then an approximate Riemann solver which integrates the bed slop terms was adopted to calculate the numerical fluxes.The stiff problem due to friction terms was analyzed,and a semi-implicit scheme was used to deal this stiff problem.The moving boundary problem was managed effectively by using a new reconstruction method and solving a "mirror wet cell" Riemann problem at the wet/dry front.Numerical results of test examples showed that the proposed model was stable and robust,and was well balanced,thus having a bright application prospects.


This research focuses on the impact of personality and emotional intelligence upon transformational (TF) leadership in a sample of 90 Finnish respondents. An intuitive personality and high emotional intelligence promote transformational leadership behavior. Preferences for the dimensions thinkingfeeling and judging-perceiving have no significant impact upon TF leadership. The positive impact of extraversion upon TF leadership disappears after controlling for gender. Women have a stronger tendency to demonstrate transformational leadership behavior than men. A preference on the sensingintuition dimension moderates the effect of emotional intelligence: Sensing persons must have high emotional intelligence to be considered transformational, whereas intuitive persons record high TF leadership scores regardless of their scores on emotional intelligence.


Polyamide thin-film composite membranes were prepared by interfacial polymerization of 1,3-phenylene diamine(PDA)and trimesoyl chloride(TMC)on polysulfone(PSF)ultrafiltration membrane.The effect of interfacial polymerization conditions on the separation performance of composite membrane,and the composite membrane separation properties for different salt solutions were systematically investigated.The surface morphology and contact angle of the composite and substrate membranes were analyzed by atomic force microscopy(AFM)and contact angle measurements,respectively.The results show that the optimum polymerization conditions are as follows:the concentration of PDA is 1.5%(mass fraction),the concentration of TMC is 0.1%(mass fraction),the soaking time in aqueous phase is 3min,reaction time is 20 s,curing temperature is 80℃,curing time is 3min.The membrane prepared under the optimum conditions exhibited a rejection of 95.6%to 2 000mg/L MgSO4 aqueous solution,apure water flux of 7L/(m2·h)and a salt rejection order of Na2SO4MgSO4NaClMgCl2when tested under 0.6MPa.Moreover,the changes of morphology and contact angle showed that a polyamide active layer was formed on the substrate by interfacial polymerization.


Teaching children with disabilities in the regular classrooms can be influenced by the teachers' attitudes towards these children and their perception of their self-efficacy in teaching them. This study examined the regular classroom teachers' perceived sense of teaching self-efficacy in relation to their gender and attitudes towards these children. Participants were 455 UAE public regular classroom teachers. For the study purposes, two scales were completed by teachers to investigate their attitudes towards children with disabilities, and their perceived sense of self-efficacy in teaching them. Results revealed that male teachers viewed their sense of teaching self-efficacy better than females. In all, teachers' attitudes towards inclusion were supportive. Male teachers showed more supportive attitudes towards inclusion than females. In addition, teachers' attitudes toward inclusion became more positive when their sense of teaching self-efficacy was greater. Teachers' positive attitudes towards inclusion and their positively perceived sense of self-efficacy in teaching can be used as predictors of a successful inclusion.


In 2010, Lewko, Sahai and Waters proposed an ecient revocation system but they neglected the security dierences between one-to-one encryption and one-to-many encryption. In their system, an authority generates all users' decryption keys once and for all. We remark that the inherent drawback results in that the system is vulnerable to an attack launched by some malicious users. These malicious users could exchange their decryption keys after they receive them from the authority in order to maximize their own interests. Thus, the LewkoSahai-Waters revocation system cannot truly revoke a malicious user. From the practical point of view, the aw discounts greatly the importance of the system.


Objective
To evaluate the neonatal outcomes and the prevalence of congenital malformationsin children born after in-vitro fertilization (IVF).

Methods
IVF children(1271 cases) born of 1236 mothers were selected as IVF group and 5972 infants born to normal pregnant mothers during the same period of delivery were selected as natural delivery group. The maternal perinatal condition, neonatal condition, birth defects and birth defects involvement system were compared between the two groups.

Results
The maternal age, preterm birth, cesarean section and twin/three pregnancy rates were significantly higher in the IVF group than those in the natural delivery group (P<0.05); the low birth weight, and LBW rate were significantly higher in the IVF group than those in the natural delivery group (P<0.05). The malformation rate of ICSI group in the IVF group was significantly higher than that in the control group, respectively, 2.68% and 1.44% (P<0.05). There was no significant difference in the birth defects between each group in the IVF group and the natural delivery group.

Conclusions
The multiple pregnancy rates in the IVF group increased significantly, the risks associated with this increase as well, reducing multiple pregnancy is the key to protecting the health of infants born.

Key words:
In-vitro fertilization; Embryo transfer; Perinatology; Malformation


Objective: Stereotactic methods are an alternative to conventional breast surgery for resecting mammographically suspicious lesions. The ABBI biopsy system combines precise stereotactic localization with digital mammographic monitoring of the excision. The procedure can be performed with local anesthesia on an outpatient basis. If premalignant or malignant findings are found, conventional breast biopsy with clear margins should be performed. We studied the ABBI system for evaluating clinically occult mammographic lesions. Methods: A total of 173 patients with clinically occult mammographic lesions were scheduled for stereotactic breast biopsy with the ABBI system. We assessed indications, feasibility, reasons for nonfeasibility, accuracy of excision, pathology findings, number of reexcisions and intraoperative and postoperative complications. Patient satisfaction was evaluated with a questionnaire and costs were assessed. Results: The most common indication for stereotactic biopsy were microcalcifications (76 patients, 62%). Stereotactic biopsy was possible in 122 (70.5%) patients and not possible in 51 (29.5%). The most common reason for failure was weak presentation of the lesion in the digital mammogram (n=42). Complete resection was achieved in 117 of 122 patients (96%), in 120 (98%) representative tissue was obtained. One hundred lesions were benign and 22 were malignant. Of the invasive or preinvasive tumors, 18 were operated in a second sitting and 8 of these specimens contained residual ductal carcinoma. Technical problems with the computer or the scalpel occurred in 4 procedures (3%). There were 2 wound infections and 1 hematoma. In the questionnaire survey 44 of 46 patients said they would undergo the procedure again if necessary. The cost of a biopsy amounted to about DM 1757. Conclusion: The ABBI biopsy system appears to be an adequate alternative to conventional breast biopsy. Potentially, many women with benign breast lesions could be spared surgery.


This report describes the use of laboratory-fabricated crown intaglio replicas for extraorally prepared cementation of fixed restorations to implants. This technique minimizes excess cement and may therefore reduce the risk of cement-related marginal peri-implant bone loss. It is unclear whether the remaining thin layer of luting agent provides sufficient retention if low-adhesive zinc oxide (ZnO) cement is used. In 85 consecutive patients, 113 single crowns were cemented to implants using extraoral cementation technique (ECT) and ZnO cement. All patients were followed for 6 months and investigated for decementation. Seven events of decementation (incidence: 6.19%) were found in 7 patients (8.24%). ECT may represent a viable cementation technique for implant-supported single crowns, even using low-adhesion cements.


As Computer Science instructors, we are all faced with the challenge of preparing our students for careers through authentic learning experiences, yet we are often constrained by the structure of the "class" and the limitations imposed by balancing hands-on projects with required coverage of course content, student evaluations, a set 16-week semester, and similar administrative confines. The members of this panel will present a comparison of the ways in which each incorporates software engineering practices into a capstone course or experience with the goal of providing a practical experience for their students which simulates an industry experience as closely as possible.


FIELD: information technologies, radio communication. SUBSTANCE: invention relates to radio communication. Proposed method comprises receiving contact window describing time interval wherein clip with content will be accessible in distribution network, defining interesting clips, verifying that clip with content corresponds to interesting clip and planning reception time interval for clip with content with specified time interval. Proposed device comprises planning logic configured to define that clip with content corresponds to one or several interesting clips, and to plan clip reception time interval within the limits of contact window. EFFECT: efficient method and device to transmit schedule of clip transmission to mobile terminals. 26 cl, 8 dwg


This paper presents an aeroacoustic compact-source formulation for predicting tonal noise generated aerodynamically by rotors that is applicable to hydroacoustic problems as well. Based on the knowledge of blade sectional loads, it is suitable for reducing the amount of aerodynamic data required (particularly relevant, for instance, in maneuvering motion) and is applicable also when detailed blade pressure is not available. The Kussner–Schwarz airfoil aerodynamics theory is applied to derive the chordwise pressure jump equivalent to the sectional loads provided (either by measurements or computational tools). A zeroth-order boundary element method is applied for spanwise integration of the resulting compact-source, spectral-integral formulation. Numerical investigations concern a helicopter main rotor in descent flight and a marine propeller in nonuniform inflow. They demonstrate that, increasing the number of spectral coefficients (and corresponding sectional loads), this compact-source formulation conve...


One hundred years ago, several remarkable discoveries were crowded into the short space of ten years: x rays in 1895, radioactivity the next year, the electron in 1897, quantum theory in 1900 and special relativity in 1905. Individually, each had enormous significance. Collectively, they heralded what we now know as "modern physics." Practitioners of the old "classical physics" had no anticipation of the momentous change about to grip their science. Indeed, a few even claimed that all the great discoveries had already been made and that their profession would be reduced merely to measurements of greater and greater accuracy. No doubt some discoveries lay in the next decimal place, as illustrated by the 1894 revelation of the rare gas argon during very accurate measurements of the constituents of air. But a career centered only on making increasingly precise measurements would not have appealed to most physicists.


Why are some countries able to adjust to international shocks, while others are highly vulnerable to them? We posit that domestic political institutions interact with international shocks to influence a country's ability to adjust and thus, in the long run, vulnerability. Democratic governments are generally more interested in paying the adjustment cost, because their political survival depends on reducing broad constituencies' vulnerability to international shocks. Among democracies, however, the importance of good regulatory institutions is fundamental. Democratic governments with access to good regulatory institutions can prepare for a long run: if they enact policies, competent implementation will achieve reduced vulnerability over time. Democratic governments without good regulatory institutions may enact policies under international shocks, but the poor quality of policy implementation prevents them from reducing their vulnerability in the long run. To test this theory, we examine how oil prices, democracy, and corruption problems influence national energy intensity trajectories and energy policy formation.


This paper presents the usage of a nanorobotic handling technique for the transfer of individual copper-nanowires with diameters between 150nm and 400nm and length of about 10 μm. Handling and assembly are inside the SEM and use electron beam induced deposition as well as focused ion beam milling. The handled nanowires are used to assembly a NEMS device, namely an electrostatic switch design, where the nanowire acts as switching contact. Working principle, reproducibility and specific values of the switches are investigated, as well as the conductivity of the nanowires themself.


Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to determine how festivals allocated their funds among various expense categories.Design/methodology/approach – Festival managers from across North and South Carolina were asked to specify the percentages of their expense budgets allocated to each of the following categories: marketing, administrative, entertainment and operations.Findings – It was found that "smaller" festivals spend a significantly greater proportion of their budgets on marketing (23 percent) and a far smaller share on administrative expenditures (5 percent) than do their "larger" counterparts that spend only 15 percent on marketing and triple the "smaller" festival's administrative costs (15 percent). The differences related to their spending for entertainment (35 versus 28 percent) and operations (36 versus 41 percent) are not as dramatic in relation to their proportion of total spending. The data herein suggest that festival size plays an important role when it comes to such allocations.Original...


Background: Diastolic myocardial dysfunction in metabolic heart disease (e.g. diabetes, obesity) is associated with accumulation of the lipid peroxidation product 4-hydroxynonenal (HNE) in cardiac myocytes. We have shown that reactive oxygen species (ROS) can impair diastolic relaxation via oxidative post-translational modification of sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca(2+)-ATPase (SERCA). It is also known that HNE can uncouple nitric oxide synthase (NOS) producing ROS including hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). Since NOS1 isoform in myocardium is associated with sarcoplasmic reticulum and SERCA, we tested the hypothesis that HNE inhibits SERCA and causes diastolic dysfunction via NOS1-mediated ROS production.

Methods and Results: End diastolic pressure (EDP)/volume relationships were determined in isolated Langendorff hearts before and after perfusion with HNE (5microM, 20 min, 37 oC ). HNE caused diastolic dysfunction (Fig. A — EDP curve shifted upwards) and decreased maximal calcium-stimulated SERCA activity in SR membrane preparation from these hearts by 60% (p<0.05, n=4). In cardiac myocytes in vitro, HNE increased H2O2 production measured by dichlorofluorescein assay. To test the role of H2O2 in HNE-induced diastolic dysfunction, hearts with myocyte-specific overexpression of catalase (CAT-TG) were perfused with HNE. CAT-TG completely prevented HNE-induced diastolic dysfunction (Fig. B) and inhibition of SERCA. To test the role of NOS as a source of HNE-induced H2O2, HNE was perfused a) together with the NOS inhibitor L-NAME or b) in hearts from NOS1 −/− mice. HNE-induced diastolic dysfunction was abolished both by L-NAME and in NOS1 −/− mice (Fig. C).

Conclusion: HNE inhibits myocardial SERCA and causes diastolic dysfunction via NOS1-mediated H2O2 production. These findings support the thesis that HNE and NOS1 contribute to diastolic dysfunction in metabolic heart disease.

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The aim of the study is to determine the effect of prosocial and antisocial behaviors on sports commitment. 294 (98 female+196 male) athlete students aged between 18 and 39 (Mean=20,69, SD=2,78) participated in the study by convenience sampling method for this purpose. "Personal Information Form," "Sports Engagement Scale (SES)" and "Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior in Sport Scale (PABSS)" are used as data collection tools in the research. Data collected online are coded and transferred to the SPSS program, and descriptive statistics, unrelated samples t-test, One Way ANOVA, Pearson correlation and multiple linear regression are used for statistical analysis. In the study, the level of significance is taken as p<.05. According to the results of the analysis, it is determined that there is a positive, low and significant correlation between Prosocial team-mate and Vigor, Dedication, Absorption and SES. It has been determined that there is a positive, low and significant correlation between absorption and Antisocial opponent and Prosocial opponent. While there is no significant effect in the prosocial opponent sub-dimension; It has been determined that Antisocial team-mate, Antisocial opponent and Prosocial team-mate have a significant effect on sports commitment. These variables explain 7.3% of the total variance on sports commitment.


The paper appraises the impact of public policies and strategies on the development of entrepreneurship in Nigeria. The use of public policy initiatives to increase private sector participation in sustainable development is not new. How ever, it was the economic policies of the Reagan administration in the USA in the 1980s dubed "Reaganomics" that made it popular in recent times. To focus the paper in perspectives, we begin with the conceptual framework encompassing the concept of public policy and strategy, entrepreneurship and sustainable development. We also review the underlying theories of entrepreneurship. The impact of public policies in Nigeria is examined under five headings: The post independence period of the IDCs, 1960s; the post civil war period of NEPD, 1970s; the SAP period of the 1980s; the economic reconstruction period of the 1990s and lastly the current period of NEEDs, seven point agenda and transformation agenda, 2000 to date. Secondary data generated from the CBN statistical bulletin are used for our analyses of the impact of the policies and their kindred strategies. Our findings show that there have been no significant impact. The evidences are (1) lack of correlation between the index of manufacturing production and index of agricultural production(2) increasing trend of unemployment and (3) unsustained G.D.P rate. We therefore recommend economic monitoring team at local, state and federal levels for policy co-ordination and direction. We also recommend reduced cost of governance to channel resources to the private sector.


KSTAR(Korea Superconducting TOKAMAK Advanced Research) PFC(Plasma Facing Component) N₂ gas baking system is a facility that circulates and heats nitrogen gas till 350℃ in order to heat the PFC installed in vacuum vessel of KSTAR. In this paper we discussed the test results about the strength stability of piping support and the insulating performance of insulator via the measurement of their surface temperatures, and the sealing performance of test valves through the leak test of the stem's packing, the bonnet's gasket and the disc's seat at 300℃, 160℃, 10℃ respectively.


What's in a name? The relationship between family names and occupations may be used to advantage by the clever classroom teacher. Here are some suggestions which show the fascinating possibilities of this game.


This work studies the evolution of winter tourism in the main European ski resorts in recent years, exploring the degree of dependency it presents on the gross domestic product gaps of those Europe...


The elite projects of steering mass communication, especially journalism through an increasing professionalization of politics via the methods of marketing, advertising and public relations, have met serious obstacles in the new digital culture era. However, I argue that elite projects of managing democracy are investing immense resources in studying the new digital culture and adapting propaganda methods to the new challenges. I argue that political rumor (in addition to rumor generally) is a site where one can study the struggles to manage communication flows in the present. More precisely, what I call rumor bombs (Harsin 2006) have produced a crisis of verification that produces what I call vertiginous democracy, which benefits elites more than citizens. In the rest of the essay, I offer a convergence theory of rumor bombs that explains their current historical ubiquity, while also employing recent insights from neuroscience, affect theory, and Tardean sociology of influence and imitation to explain their powerful viral efficacy — all of which have no small consequences for democracy.


The aim of this paper was to review the efficacy of ringer's lactate solution in treatment of Temporomandibular joint ( TMJ ) disorder, especially those with closed lock. Arthrocentesis is a simple and minimally invasive procedure in treating patients with this disorder who failed to respond to conservative measures. Ringers lactate solution under sufficient pressure is used to wash out the joint inflammatory cells and to release the stuck disc phenomenon. This has been a boon for both the patient and the clinician in treating this disorder. It is cost effective and safe with minimal morbidity. This review paper has been described about Ringer's Lactate in treatment of TMJ disorder


Preface Acknowledgements 1. Introduction 2. Constructing time series in cyclostratigraphy 3. Spectral estimation 4. Additional methods of time-series analysis 5. Practical considerations 6. Environmental cycles recorded stratigraphically Appendix. Published algorithms for time-series analysis References.


Turnover intention is a feeling arising from an individual, which is the intention to quit the job voluntarily according to his/her own choice. The nurse's turnover intention (ToI) tends to increase by more than 10% per year. Factors affecting turnover intention include demographic characteristics, work stress, work environment, and job satisfaction This study aims was determine the factors that influence nurse turnover intention at RSE. This research was a descriptive-analytic study using a cross-sectional study design, the sample in this study was 82 nurses. This study used a questionnaire (demographics, nurse satisfaction, nurses work stress and ToI. The results were 48.7% nurses aged 25-30 years, 84.1% female, 47.5% working period of more than 5 years, with 80. 5% nurses were not satisfied with work, and 25.6% nurses experienced work stress, nurses' ToI 34.1% There was no correlation between job satisfaction and ToI, there was a relationship between work stress and nurse turnover intention (P value = 0.021). The conclusion of this research is the high number was influenced by external factors and by internal factors such as personal problems experienced by respondents.


Abstract For the majority of women, university represents a time of hopefulness and opportunities such that gendered incidences questioning their academic merit poses a serious setback. Sexist humor is one such incident which communicates a message that females are irrelevant and insignificant. This article discusses the nature and perceptions of sexist humor on University campuses. The views on how students on campus perceive sexist humor are crucial for understanding students' response and offer a clear understanding of what justifies and normalizes sexist humor. The paper analyzes how the use of language can be connected to sexism and violence. Using a mixed methodology for data collection at Great Zimbabwe University, the paper attempts to link language, sexual violence, misogyny, and sexism as well as chronicle the overall pattern of exclusion and marginalization of women in higher education settings. The findings of the paper present evidence that the institutional and intellectual cultures of educational institutions are permeated with sexual and gender dynamics that have become embedded and naturalized in popular thought. Normalization of verbal harassment contributes to muting victimized women, thus perpetuating a culture in which violence against women becomes part of the social milieu. Thus, this study concludes that while one may consider higher education institutions in Africa as safer spaces for women, these are highly contested terrains as misogyny through sexist humor, among other hindrances, has created an obstacle for women's equal participation in higher education.


The paper considers causes and implementation of the administrative reform in Russia and abroad. It summarizes the results of the first stage of the administrative reform, examines the main issues of administrative reform in Russia and in the Altai Territory. We study the long-term direction of administrative reform.


IT MIGHT BE THE TEST OF A TRUE scientist: Is your idea of the perfect summer trip a week relaxing on a sun-kissed beach or a week holed up in an otherwise deserted prep school campus in New England, debatingyour latest results with 100 of your colleagues and competitors? Despite their reputation for cafeteria food and dorm-style accommodations, the Gordon Research Conferences (GRC) remain the highlight of many a scientist's summer. Now in their 75th year, these much-loved conferences continue to shape both the lives of scientists and the frontiers of scientific research. The conferences have a long and storied history at the leading edge of science. Enrico Fermi described the slow-neutron process of atomic disintegration to a Gordon conference audience in 1936, a decade before the atomic bomb was unleashed on the world. The implications of recombinant DNA technology first came to the fore at the 1973 Gordon conference on nucleic acids. More recently, ...


Antisera to myoglobins (Mb) isolated from ovine, porcine and equine muscles were used in agar-gel diffusion experiments to determine the presence of flesh from these species in beef products. Rabbit anti-ovine Mb serum was made monospecific by immunoabsorption, and then was used to detect the presence of lamb in fresh ground beef at the 3% level of adulteration. Goat anti-porcine Mb serum was used to detect the presence of pork in fresh ground beef at the 3% level and in ground beef adulterated at the 10% level and heated to 70°C. Rabbit anti-equine Mb serum was used to detect the presence of horse meat in heated beef sausages at the 3% level of adulteration.


Journal of Modern Science tom 2/37/2018 Abstract The paper begins with a short description of phenomenological ideas of Petr Vopěnka concerning the development of children's geometric concepts and his notion of personality of a phenomen, which makes the phenomenon an individual entity. Milan Hejný's approach to the problem (inspired by Vopěnka's ideas) concerns three levels of understanding the world of geometry by the child: (I) the level of isolated models (or preconceptual); (II) the level of personality objects, where a crucial role in the child's thinking is played by portraits of basic shapes, serving as universal models; (III) the level of society objects. The question of pertinence of the label preconceptual is discussed. Then the theory of five levels of the development of geometric thinking, created by Dieke van Hiele-Geldof and Pierre van Hiele, is analyzed. The levels are: (I) visual level (or recognition level) – the students' thinking is based on visual (gestalt) grasping of the shape (of a square, rectangle etc.), without identifying their properties (e.g., they claim that a square rotated by 45° is not a square, some may use the term diamond); (II) descriptive level (or analysis level) – the student can speak about properties characterizing a shape; (III) abstraction level – the student understands that some properties are consequences of other properties; (IV) deduction level (from axioms); (V) rigor level, formal deduction. The theory is also analyzed in the context of ontogeny (the development of geometrical thinking of an individual child) and phylogeny (the historical development of geometric concepts, from Tales to 20th century). A comparison of Hejný levels of the development of student's geometric thinking with the van Hiele levels Porównanie poziomów rozwoju pojęć geometrycznych u uczniów Hejnego z poziomami van Hielów Zbigniew Semadeni


Wire-like crystals of tetrathiafulvalene-tetracyanoquinodimethane (TTF–TCNQ) charge-transfer complexes were grown under a static electric field by employing electric-field assisted evaporation. TTF–TCNQ molecular wires grew from the edges of two gold electrodes opposite to each other along the electric lines of force, and finally make a connection at their front end to form a single wire. Self-organization of the wire bridge is derived from a higher local electric field between the tips of the opposing molecular wires. Oriented molecular wires, which have diffuse branches, exhibit the effects of a local electric field. Preferential growth of TCNQ at the tip of the molecular wire during coevaporation of TTF and TCNQ is clearly revealed by microscopic Raman spectroscopy. Asymmetrical growth of coevaporated TTF–TCNQ wire under a static electric field is dominated by the drift motion of TCNQ−.


Precocious maturation of the gastrointestinal barrier (GIB) in newborn mammals can be induced by dietary provocation, but how this affects the gut microbiota and the gut‐brain axis remains unknown. The objective of this study was to investigate effects of induced GIB maturation on gut microbiota composition and blood‐brain barrier (BBB) permeability.


When verifying Erlang programs in the process algebra μCRL specification, if there exists overlapping between patterns in the Erlang source codes, the problem of overlapping in pattern matching occurs when translating the Erlang codes into the μCRL specification. This paper investigates the problem and proposes an approach to overcome it. The proposed method rewrites an Erlang program with overlapping patterns into a counterpart program that has no overlapping patterns. Structure Splitting Trees (SSTs) are defined and applied for pattern evaluation. The use of SSTs guarantees that no overlapping patterns will be introduced into the rewritten Erlang code.


Atomically precise gold nanoclusters (NCs) have emerged as a new class of precision materials and attracted wide interest in recent years. One of the unique properties of such nanoclusters pertains to their photoluminescence (PL), for that it can widely span visible to near infrared-I and -II wavelengths, and even beyond 1700 nm by manipulating the size, structure, and composition. The current research efforts focus on the structure-PL correlation and the development of strategies for raising the PL quantum yields, which is nontrivial when moving from the visible to the near-infrared wavelengths, especially in the NIR-II region. This review summarizes the recent progress in the field, including i) the types of PL observed in gold NCs such as fluorescence, phosphorescence and thermally activated delayed fluorescence, as well as dual emission; ii) some effective strategies that have been devised to improve the PLQY of gold NCs by heterometal doping, surface rigidification, and core phonon engineering, with double-digit QYs for the NIR PL on the horizons; and iii) the applications of luminescent gold NCs in bioimaging, photosensitization, and optoelectronics. Finally, we highlight the remaining challenges and opportunities for future research. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.


Phosphatidylethanolamine and Lysophosphatidylethanolamine belong to a group of phospholipids generally termed cephalins. The phospholipids are universally distributed among living organisms and are thought to be essential components of cell membranes. From the quantities of lipoidal and protein material found in cell membranes (Danielli and Stein, 1956) together with surface tension and related studies (Danielli and Harvey, 1935; Danielli and Davson, 1935), the membranes are considered to consist of a bimolecular leaflet of lipids with a unimolecular layer of protein adsorbed onto the polar surface.


The recent House of Lords decision of In re HIH Casualty and General Insurance Ltd and the opinion by the Privy Council in Cambridge Gas v Navigator Holdings can be seen as significant steps towards greater collaboration between courts in the context of cross-border insolvencies, although it will be argued the former more so than the latter. This note critically analyses the decisions, including through a somewhat traditional common law conflict of laws perspective. Our local court also has not too long ago showed signs favourable to universalism in insolvency administration, and it remains to be seen how Singapore case law will react to these developments, hopefully with the aid of some legislative amendments.


Complete information on the component reliability of the complex man-machine systems is obtained in the case of availability of the component uptime distribution laws and of their parameters, as well as of the information on the components independence. Under the violation of one of these conditions it should be assumed that the information on the complex man-machine system (MMS) component reliability is incomplete which complicates in whole the calculation and analysis of the MMS hardware reliability. Based on the long-term author's studies, a problem-solving technique for the hardware reliability analysis of various man-machine systems is developed on the basis of the interval average theory tenets. The technique takes account for the limitation of the source information, system component dependence, and the possibility of describing uncertainty. Examples of the reliability analysis in the event of information on the component reliability independence, in its absence, and under the man-machine restorable system reliability are presented.


In this study, a new current-mode fractional-order universal filter is presented by using multi mode second generation current controlled current conveyors (MO-CCCII). The circuit consists of two resistors and grounded capacitors with only three MO-CCCII. This is accomplished with a fractional-order capacitor, also known as a stationary phase element, to form a fractional-order filter. The value of this capacitor depends only on the fractional-order [Formula: see text]. The proposed filter is designed as fractional [Formula: see text], 1.8 and 1.9 order. The fractional-order capacitor is obtained using the Foster-I [Formula: see text] network circuit. The filter is simulated with BJT-based MO-CCCII using PSPICE simulation program for the filter to verify the theory and to show the performance of it. The fractional-order universal filter outputs are provided the desired stop band attenuation and more precise control of attenuation slope. Through the fractional-order parameter, it is revealed that the filter designer can fully meet the requirements of the filter. It also offers design flexibility since the frequencies of interest depend not only on circuit components but also on fractional-order parameters.


Neutron diffuse scattering from powder samples of α-AgI type superionic conductors AgI, Ag 3 SI and Ag 2 S was measured using a triple-axis spectrometer with a fixed position of the energy analyzer so as to measure only the elastic scattering caused by a disordered distribution of cations. The disorder scattering curves thus obtained were analyzed under the assumption that Ag atoms distribute over crystallographic 12(d) sites among the bcc lattice formed by anions, and probability functions α n for a simultaneous occupation in the n-th neighbor sites were obtained. The results are discussed comparing with the pair correlation function g Ag–Ag ( r ) being obtained theoretically as well as by the analysis of X-ray diffuse scattering based on a liquid-like distribution model. The liquid phase of AgI was also studied by the same neutron technique and the results are discussed together with those for the solid phase.


The Library Index BIXmeasures the performance of public and academic libraries. In 2012 a newmethodological concept has been developed. What were the reasons and what are the experiences with the new concept? How is it adopted in the library world? Austrian university libraries make up the largest group of foreign participants. Committed to develop quality management systems, library performance measurement plays an important role at the universities.


Engaging clients in psychotherapy by managing their expectations is important for therapeutic success. Initial moments in first sessions of therapy are thought to afford an opportunity to establish a shared understanding of how therapy will proceed. However, there is little evidence from analysis of actual sessions of therapy to support this.


Models based on crystal plasticity are increasingly used in engineering applications. Three key elements of these methods are: 1) a proper consideration of the plastic deformation mechanisms at single crystal level; 2) a representative description of the polycrystal's microstructure, and 3) an appropriate scheme to connect the microstates in the crystallites and the polycrystal's response. The latter can be based on homogenization theories, which rely on a statistical description of the microstructure, or be full-field solutions (e.g. crystal plasticity Finite Elements or spectral methods), which requires a spatial description of the microstructure.


abstractsed on the non-linear dynamic model of the vibrating conveyer, by means of the non-linear vibration theory, a dynamic analysis on the system has been finished, and then the parameters of inherent frequency and amplitude of double-vibratory body with the maximum or minimum loads are obtained. This formula is used for the metallurgy conveyer with the minimum or maximum loads. The result shows that the double-vibratory body is opposite direction vibration while the vibration spring has variable rigidity and the vibration-isolation spring has constant rigidity.


This study describes the acute toxicity of Iraqi crude oil, Nahran Omar (light) from which 12- 14% had been lost by evaporation, and chemically dispersed crude oil with tow commercial oil dispersants (Corexit 9500 and Corexit 9527). Static-renewal toxicity tests were performed using two Shatt Al-Arab River test species, the snail Melanoides tuberculata and bivalve Corbicula fluminalis under laboratory tidal regime at two controlled temperatures (10°C and 32°C). The tidal regime was maintained for 32 hours to M. tuberculata and for 71 hours to C. fluminalis. Crude oil plus dispersants were immediately toxic to snails and no recovery took place during the rest of the tidal regime. A slower but progressive toxic effect of crude oil alone was recorded. The snails LT50 values of crude oil alone (3 to 12 hours) suggested that there was no significant effect of the volume of crude oil lost by evaporation on its toxicity toward the snails. However, highly significant effect of temperature was demonstrated. Although the snails from crude oil and crude oil plus dispersants recovered faster, but those from crude oil plus dispersants needed longer recovery period. The snails RT50 values (12 to 85 hours) confirmed that the recovery from crude oil plus dispersants was more rapid at 10oC than at 32oC. Neither the temperature, nor the volume of crude oil lost appeared to affect significantly the recovery from crude oil alone. No toxic effects of crude oil alone to bivalves were observed. Crude oil plus Corexit 9527, however, showed an initial toxicity at 10oC followed by partial recovery and in turn by progressive toxicity. This effect was not seen from crude oil plus Corexit 9527 at 32oC, although after 71 hours of tidal regime there were fewer survivors at 32oC than at 10oC. The previous toxic effect was also not seen from crude oil plus Corexit 9500 at either temperature. No recovery took place of bivalves from crude oil plus dispersants. The bivalves from crude oil alone showed progressive recovery (TR50 value, 17-20 hours), but those from 13.5% evaporated crude oil recovered somewhat more slowly in the earlier period than those from 14% evaporated crude oil.


As the scale of software increases, automated program repair (APR) is required as an essential technology to reduce bug-fixing manual effort. One of the most effective APR approaches is the template-based APR. Although this data- driven approach has made many improvements in fixing bugs, there is still a lack of information utilization at each stage of the program repair. In this paper, we propose a fix pattern prioritization APR technique. We do not just use the test cases to determine whether the source file is fault or not, but as a material for why the bug occurred. With this information, we select a more appropriate fix action and apply it first to increase the efficiency of the automated program repair.


Future biand multistatic SAR systems could support the scientific community and the commercial market with an additional and powerful tool for imaging and exploration of interesting areas on earth. With the diversity of geometries between transmitter and receivers one can achieve for instance improvements in scene classification, extractions of particular features, and cost reduction. New promising experiments are necessary to investigate advantages and disadvantages of biand multistatic SAR system. This paper presents some challenging problems and possible solutions of future hybrid SAR exploration using a spaceborne transmitter and an airborne receiver. Special aspects like the resolution of the point spread function derived from the k-space or the estimation of the SNR will be shown. Finally, new intended bistatic spaceborne/airborne SAR experiments between TerraSAR-X and PAMIR 1 will be discussed.


Several new books of Professor Josyp Svynko with co-authors on the study of natural conditions of Ternopil region were analysed.


The principle of operation of the ubiquitous low-cost digital circuits for frequency measurement appears to have remained unchanged for decades. In applications with very high accuracy requirements, such as in GSM mobile phones, these conventional solutions can lead to excessive measurement periods with detrimental effect on the stand-by time. In this paper, we present a novel frequency measurement technique which is based on regression algorithms. Experiments with a hardware implementation prove that the crucial product of measurement error and measurement period can be reduced by orders of magnitude compared to conventional solutions while the slight extension of the digital circuitry is virtually for free.