THE role of the popular press during election campaigns is clearly a matter of both interest and importance, and in each of the post-war general elections in Britain it has been subjected to analysis by academic students of politics.' The conclusions of these analyses, however, have all been surprisingly negative. In 1945 McCallum and Readman devoted their longest chapter to a vivid impressionistic account of the national dailies, but made no comment at all on the influence these papers might have had. In 1950 the press, said Nicholas, was 'so far as can be judged, politically ineffective' (p. 145). In the same year Chrimes and his colleagues found it 'difficult to avoid the tentative conclusion that the press had singularly little influence on the casting of votes' (p. 187). In 1951 Butler, drawing on work by Nicholas and echoing the 1950 verdict, concluded that the press was 'so far as can be judged, relatively ineffective politically' (p. 136). Finally, in 1955, Butler and Nicholas considered that the newspapers 'made little attempt to shape or lead public opinion' (p. 90). These conclusions are surprising because the popular press is still far and away the most important medium through which political news and propaganda are communicated. On each weekday during the 1955 election campaign the six popular national dailies published a total of about 15 million copies, of which at least one found its way into almost every home in the country, and of which every one contained something about the election. These newspapers were probably read by at least 30 million adults. In comparison, the audiences for election broadcasts were relatively small. The sound broadcasts attracted an average audience of 5,500,000 adults, and the television broadcasts drew an average audience of 5,250,000 adults? The most popular sound broadcast attracted only 20 per cent. of


INVESTIGATION of the accounts of several Belgian towns has revealed a considerable number of visits by French acting troupes, most of which have not been previously recorded. Our chief sources of information about French actors in Belgium during the seventeenth century are Liebrecht's2 and Claeys'3 studies of the Brussels and Ghent theatres, respectively. This article will add only a little to Liebrecht's discoveries about Brussels but will considerably supplement and sometimes correct Claeys' material about Ghent, besides supplying new information about visits to other towns. Strictly speaking, the new records of French visitors begin in the last decade of the sixteenth century but are immensely more numerous in the seventeenth century; hence the title. Going back into the sixteenth century, we find in printed accounts that as early as 1537 and 1541 "Nicolas Bouildoul et ses compagnons" and "Jehan Senechal et ses compagnons," respectively, played at Tournai.4 In December, 1559, "Wolfgang Treslecat, natif de Cond6-sur-l'Escaut pres Valenciennes, sa femme, enfans et compaignons, joueurs d'histoires, comedies, tragedies, histoires romaines, musicque, violes et aultres instrumens," having just arrived from a month of playing at Ypres, requested permission to perform at Bruges. On December 16, 1559, they were allowed to perform "prophanes," but plays concerning scriptural subjects had to be read and sanctioned by ecclesiastical authority. This condition having been met, on December 23 Treslecat's company was allowed to present its complete repertory.5 We may speculate whether this Wolfgang Treslecat was related to the Samuel Treslecat whose troupe on July 31, 1567, was refused permission to perform at Amiens.6 Claeys (11,4) posits the earliest visit of a French company to Ghent to be one in the city accounts for 1602-3. In fact he overlooked an earlier visit on February 10, 1594, when unnamed French comedians presented a "history" in the City Hall before the city authorities, receiving sixteen shillings gross for their performance:


The results presented in this paper reveal that the electrochemical degradation of polyaniline is strongly dependent on the potential window. Substantial agreement is observed between calculated and experimentally obtained values for the electrochemical parameters of films, i.e. peak current and charge. These results also reveal that the efficiency of the cyclic redox process is well below 100%.


The state of the Ukrainian consumer market during the entire period of crisis between 1991 and 1994 was directly dependent upon the general state of the economy. For this reason, it is important to clarify the dynamics of transformation of the following macroe-conomic indicators: the gross domestic product (GDP); the consumer price index (inflation); the volumes of industrial production, national income, retail trade turnover, consumer goods production; the population's outlays and incomes; and the average monthly wage. Official data of the Ukrainian Ministry of Statistics were used in this analysis [see Graphs 1-3].


A short-period variable-reluctance type seismometer, suitable for use in deep wells, has been developed. Electrical and mechanical characteristics are similar to the standard Benioff vertical seismometer. The deep-well seismometer is 5 inches (12.7 cm) in diameter and has a length of 10 feet (3 m). It consists of a spring-mass system, a variable-reluctance transducer, locking and unlocking provisions for the mass system, and an internal calibrator. The inertial mass, weighing 100 Kg, has a natural, undamped period of 1.0 sec. When used with a galvanometer-phototube amplifier, magnifications of earth motion of the order of 10at 1 cps are possible. For routine use, the system response is peaked between 2 and 3 cps.


Drosophila flies were collected in and around Raipur district (21°15 N 81°37 E) during different seasons of 2014 to 2015. A total of 3462 individual flies comprising of 8 different species of three subgenus namely, Sophophora, Scaptodrosophla (D.Fauna) and Anaprionus(Z-indiana)were collected by net weeping method. Subgenus Sophophorawas predominant with six species and Subgenus Dorsilopha orAnaprionusand Scaptodrospilawas least represented species. The diversity of Drosophila community was assessed by using Simpson, Berger-Parker, Evenness and Shannon-Wiener indices. Simpson index was low at 0.1993 in Pamgarh which indicates high diversity. Cluster analysis method was used to analyse the species occurrence. Statistical analysis revealed a uniform distribution pattern of drosophila species in Raipur region.


Bunch shape oscillations are present in the AGS both before and after the transition energy (?8 BeV) is reached. At transition, they can be excited by timing, phase and radial misadjustments, and beyond by rapid large radial position changes used for targeting or by rapid large (> 20%) targeting losses. They can also be excited before transition by misadjusting the low level RF control system. In addition, excitation before transition can occur when 2fs = 720 Hz, the magnet ripple frequency, or when 2fs = 360 Hz, the ripple frequency on the RF cavity tuning servo systems. An analysis of the RF phase control systems including second order effectsl indicates that it should damp these oscillations but at a rate~fs/s? except in the vicinity of transition. At 200 ms, E ? 6.5 BeV, ? ? 6.9, fs 200 Hz, and the damping rate is ? 0.46 s-1. Thus adequate inherent damping is present only early in the acceleration cycle. This, plus the fact that the sensitivity of the phase control electronics to bunch shape variations can at times produce antidamping, has led to the design and testing of various feedback damping systems to control these oscillations. An analysis of RF phase and amplitude feedback, using a peak detected signal, as applied to the RF control system, will be given. Operational results using both types of feedback will be described.


Light verb constructions (LVCs) are combinations of a verb and a noun that operate as a referee for a distinctive idiomatic-like meaning in which the noun is the central focus of meaning deduction. This study aimed to identify and describe Indonesian LVCs as morphosemantic phenomena. The dataset comprises Indonesian sentences containing featured LVCs. Three corpora were utilized as data sources: Leipzig Corpora Collection – Indonesian (LCCI), SEAlang Library Indonesian Text Corpus (SEAlang), and Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI). In this study, a framework from Morphosemantics has been employed to provide the deep analysis technique. The results revealed the following two folds. First, at the morphological level, the Indonesian verb membuat 'make' is a clear indicator of the existence of LVCs. Second, on a semantic level, the verb membuat 'make' in Indonesian LVCs tends to produce ACTION type verbs, AGENT paired argument of verbs and RESULTATIVE grammatical meaning. This study suggested that further research be done on the morphosyntactic features of the Indonesian LVCs verb membuat 'make.'


There is growing demand for new, robust, and cost-effective ways to assess chemicals for their effect on human health, particularly during early development. Traditional mammalian models for toxicology are both expensive and difficult to work with during embryonic stages. The zebrafish (Danio rerio) has a number of features that make it an excellent alternativemodel for toxicology studies, including its small size, rapid external development, optical transparency during early development, permeability to small molecules, amenability to high-throughput screening, and genetic similarity to humans (Lieschke and Currie, 2007; Peterson et al., 2008). Amajor underpinning of the use of zebrafish in this arena is their great fecundity, which supports high-throughput analysis and increases the statistical power of experiments. Adult female zebrafish can spawn on a daily basis, and individual clutch sizes can exceed 1000 embryos (Spence and Smith, 2005; Castranova et al., 2011). However, consistent production at these high levels is greatly dependent upon sound management of laboratory breeding stocks, which must be grounded in a thorough understanding of the reproductive biology and behavior of the animal. Management practices must also address key elements of husbandry, most notably water quality, nutrition, and behavioral and genetic management.


In this paper, robust adaptive output feedback control is studied for a class of discrete‐time nonlinear systems with functional nonlinear uncertainties of the Lipschitz type and unknown control directions. In order to construct an output feedback control, the system is transformed into the form of a nonlinear autoregressive moving average with eXogenous inputs (NARMAX) model. In order to avoid the noncausal problem in the control design, future output prediction laws and parameter update laws with the dead‐zone technique are constructed on the basis of the NARMAX model. With the employment of the predicted future outputs, a constructive output feedback adaptive control is proposed, where the discrete Nussbaum gain technique and the dead‐zone technique are used in parameter update laws. The effect of the functional nonlinear uncertainties is compensated for, such that an asymptotic tracking performance is achieved, whereas other signals in the closed‐loop systems are guaranteed to be bounded. Simulation studies are performed to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed approach. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.


Biomarkers have been proposed as tools to aid in the identification and prognostication of interstitial lung disease (ILD) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We performed a systematic review of studies evaluating peripheral blood biomarkers and their association with RA‐ILD and its prognosis.


According to the theories and regulations of drug administration, combined with the characteristics of Beijing Sports University's campus hospital, this paper discusses the characteristics of drug administration in sports university and colleges' campus hospitals. It is concluded that drug has special uses and is one important therapy tools. Drug administration should follow the principles and plans, use different means to improve the management of drug storeroom and understand the difference in managements of various drugs in order to better server the medical needs of teaching staffs and students.


Abstract Poultry manure is an ammonia-rich substrate that inhibits methanogenesis, causing severe problems to the anaerobic digestion process. In this study, the effect of different natural zeolite concentrations on the mesophilic anaerobic digestion of poultry waste inoculated with well-digested swine manure was investigated. A significant increase in methane production was observed in treatments where zeolite was added, compared to the treatment without zeolite.Methane production in the treatment with 10 g dm-3 of natural zeolite was found to be 109.75% higher compared to the treatment without zeolite addition. The results appear to be influenced by the addition of zeolite, which reduces ammonia toxicity in anaerobic digestion and by the ammonia-tolerant swine inoculum.


We study horizontal subvarieties $Z$ of a Griffiths period domain $\mathbb D$. If $Z$ is defined by algebraic equations, and if $Z$ is also invariant under a large discrete subgroup in an appropriate sense, we prove that $Z$ is a Hermitian symmetric domain $\mathcal D$, embedded via a totally geodesic embedding in $\mathbb D$. Next we discuss the case when $Z$ is in addition of Calabi-Yau type. We classify the possible VHS of Calabi-Yau type parametrized by Hermitian symmetric domains $\mathcal D$ and show that they are essentially those found by Gross and Sheng-Zuo, up to taking factors of symmetric powers and certain shift operations. In the weight three case, we explicitly describe the embedding $Z\hookrightarrow \mathbb D$ from the perspective of Griffiths transversality and relate this description to the Harish-Chandra realization of $\mathcal D$ and to the Kor\'anyi-Wolf tube domain description. There are further connections to homogeneous Legendrian varieties and the four Severi varieties of Zak.


Interpersonal hypersensitivity is often observed in schizophrenia and has been associated with psychopathological deficits in schizophrenia. Here, we investigated dysfunctions of interpersonal information processing in schizophrenia at both conscious and subconscious levels.


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The results are described of a field experiment in which barley was inoculated in the field by-placing 20 g of soil containing infected roots below each sowing position. Three VA endophytes were used as inoculants and half the plots were given phosphate before sowing. Growth and infection were recorded twice during the experiment and at harvest. In the plots without added phosphate the fresh wt of ears was doubled by inoculation to approximately 100 gm-2irrespective of endophytes. Added phosphate increased this more than inoculation and weight of ears rose to 200 to 300 gm-2. With one inoculant dry wt of ears was 35% greater than with phosphate only, but with the other two it was marginally less. The results are discussed in relation to other experiments with barley and to the levels of infection throughout the experiment.


The perovskite catalysts La0. 75K0. 25M1- xFexO3/ Ce O2( M = Mn or Co) with different loading and Fe content for the oxidation of carbon particles,nitric oxide,carbon monoxide and hydrocarbon in diesel vehicle exhaust gases w ere prepared by impregnation,and characterized by means of XRD,FTIR and UV-Vis DRS. The results show ed that the catalysts exhibited obvious perovskite structure,and the catalytic activities of La0. 75K0. 25 M n0. 95Fe0. 05O3/ Ce O2( loading 50%,mass ratio of the active components to support,the same below) and La0. 75K0. 25Co0. 90Fe0. 10O3/ Ce O2( loading 50%) were higher. For the tw o catalysts,the maximum conversions of NO w ere 36% and 44%,the peak temperatures of the soot combustion w ere 348 ℃ and 356 ℃,and the maximum selectivities to CO2 w ere95% and 97%,and the temperatures for the complete combustion of C2H2 w ere 335 ℃ and 338 ℃,respectively.


This paper analyzes the main problems existing in current wage system, expounds the design principles and constituents of performance-based wage, and advances the management methods of the post-and-performance-based wage system.


Questions posed to expert witnesses by the legal community and the courts are expanding to include not just those relating to source level (i.e. 'who is the donor of the trace?') but also those re ...


A new procedure for the preparation of poly(α-alkyl β,L-aspartate)s based on the transesterification of poly(α-benzyl β,L-aspartate) with alcohols in the presence of titanium tetrabutoxide is described. The reaction proceeded to almost total conversion without substantial racemization or imidation. Thermal properties of the resulting polymers were comparable to those of their homologues obtained by anionic ring-opening polymerization of β-lactams and their thermal stability is even higher.


We have explored the possibility of acquiring information on the molecular nature of some novel polymer films by following Zisman's approach of determining the critical surface tension γC which is considered to reflect the molecular composition of the solid surface. This led us to obtain equilibrium contact angle data, using both a series of pure liquids and various alcohol solutions, not only with the polymer films but also with solid surfaces of polystyrene and polymethylmethacrylate.Lower values of γC were obtained with the solutions than with the pure liquids; these lower values are attributed to the preferential adsorption of the alcohol molecules at both the polymer-liquid and the polymer-vapour interfaces. The value of γC depends on the alcohol used, and is relatively independent of the solid : it is inferred that the alcohol is adsorbed with the hydroxyl group towards the polymer surface.It is concluded that in certain cases, the value of γC obtained using solutions cannot be used as being characteristic of the solid (as has been suggested by Zisman), and that changes at the solid-vapour interface cannot be neglected when interpreting contact angle data. Several sets of data reported in the literature are discussed from this viewpoint. The Gibbs adsorption isotherms is applied to the contact angle data and the results add further weight to the conclusions regarding the occurrence of adsorption at both interfaces.


Acid mine drainage (AMD) generated by the oxidative dissolution of sulfidic ores is a global environmental issue causing long-term contaminations of surface waters and sediments with metals and metalloids. Metal isotopes are valuable geochemical tracers to better understand the processes involved in the transport of these contaminants in AMD-impacted streams and possibly identify contamination sources. Recent analytical developments allowed the precise measurement of antimony isotopic composition in natural samples. However, to date only few studies investigated the potential of Sb isotopes as tracers in mining-impacted environments. In this study, we examined the variations of Sb isotopic composition in a AMD-impacted stream at the San José mine (Oruro, Bolivia). Samples of water and sediments were collected from the mine discharge in Oruro city down to the lake Uru-Uru located ~15 km downstream. Metal and metalloid concentrations were determined and Sb isotopic composition was measured by HG-MC-ICP-MS after Sb separation from the sample matrix [1]. The mine effluent exhibited a low pH (~1-2), high dissolved Fe concentration (3 g/L) and extreme Sb concentrations both in water (7.8 mg/L) and in sediments (14.5 mg/g). Sb isotopic composition was higher in the dissolved phase ( ὀ 123 Sb=0.46‰) than in sediments ( ὀ 123 Sb=-0.09‰) suggesting that the oxidative dissolution of sulfides preferentially releases heavy Sb isotope. A decrease in dissolved Sb concentration down to 10 µg/L occurred along the stream as a result of natural attenuation processes and was


The term 'popular culture' holds different meanings depending on who's defining it and the context of use. It is generally recognized as the vernacular or people'sculture that predominates in a society at a point in time. As Brummett explains inRhetorical Dimensions of Popular Culture, pop culture involves the aspects of social life most actively involved in by the public. As the 'culture of the people', popular culture is determined by the interactions between people in their everyday activities: styles of dress, the use of slang, greeting rituals and the foods that people eat are all examples of popular culture. Popular culture is also informed by the mass media.


ABSTRACT The framing of human trafficking as exclusively a problem of victims versus offenders often misses the empirical realities found in actual cases. "Consent," "coercion," and "fraud" are central concepts to legal definitions of human trafficking, yet there is mutual exploitation in some cases and "self-initiation" in others. Both traffickers and victims can be found making unenviable choices between working long hours for low pay in grinding global and local economies where margins are impossibly tight, or participating in illicit, cash-based, businesses. Using interview findings from published studies based on more than 3,500 first-hand accounts from victims and offenders from 22 countries, this article presents a less adversarial picture of human trafficking. The picture presented remains cognizant of the brutality sometimes entailed and the limited protections from threat of violence endured by the exploited, while demanding a more nuanced response from law and policymakers committed to being responsive to the personal, social, and economic dynamics of human trafficking.


Tourism in Ningbo is transferring from traditional comparative advantage phase to a significant new development stage of competitive advantage. To fit in with the goal of building a great modernized international tourism seaport, Ningbos tourism needs to upgrade its internationalism, to foster and develop eight tourism product clusters of Ningbos characteristics, to construct the strategic spatial structure of "a interlink with five pearls", which is virtually a circle with four tourism conglomerations, to expand the space for regional interaction and innovate the mechanism of regional tourism cooperation to construct tourism competitive advantages and, ultimately build a great modernized tourism seaport in the coastal areas of China.


The global threat of respiratory infectious diseases is constantly evolving among the world population. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 is a novel member of the respiratory virus causing the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), an emerging disease characterized with pneumonia-like symptoms. Since it has been established as a worldwide pandemic, the cases of coronavirus infection are still growing and remain a global health concern. Meanwhile, tuberculosis also remains a great contributor to chronic respiratory communicable disease with cases still developing relentlessly. In a person manifested with chronic tuberculosis, co-infection of COVID-19 may occur and causes more severe clinical manifestations than tuberculosis single infection. On the other hand, it is also possible for people who have COVID-19 to be infected with new tuberculosis infection, especially if the individual lives in a developing country that tends to be tuberculosis endemic. Therefore, these two respiratory infections have become a worldwide double burden. This review provides a comprehensive overview of the new paradigm regarding these two worldwide emerging infectious diseases to provide a good understanding of their clinical aspects and to achieve the best possible future outcomes.


With the introduction of HIS in hospitals, there has been considerable improvement in quality and standard of patient care being provided by hospitals. Information systems have also been helpful in efficient hospital management. There are innumerable other benefits such as ease in collection and retrieval of accurate and complete medical information of patients, lower operational and treatment costs, less time to retrieve patient medical data, easier interpretation of clinical data and availability of warnings for exceptional medical cases, such as, drug to drug interaction and other safety and interaction alerts, faster return on investment, lesser pilferage and revenue leak incidences etc. At a time when hospitals are under intense pressure to improve the quality of patient care and patient safety; hold down costs and also adapt to new technological innovations, with the use of Information Systems, they can grow organically with increasing measures of patient satisfaction and financial stability. By adoption of Information Technology to its fullest, a hospital can still be focused on delivering excellence in patient care and achieving improved patient experience in terms of quality and satisfaction; at reduced costs and while still making profits. More and more Indian hospitals both government and private in nature, irrespective of their size, specialty or vision must adopt information systems and technology and reap the benefits that it has to offer. This is the only inevitable way for healthcare delivery system in India in years to come.


The average rodent arriving at your surgery may be in a critical state. In the past, these children's pets often suffered neglect due to ignorance of their needs by owners and some veterinary surgeons. Nowadays, clients expect the same level of care for a rat or hamster as for a cat or dog


Traditional numerical models for water and sediment transport are solved on the basis of the principle of conservation law and the identification of parameters. In this paper,available observations of water level and sediment concentration are combined into the traditional numerical model to improve the accuracy of prediction. The traditional model is transformed into state-space equations,in which the variables including water level,discharge and sediment concentration are changed into input-output system. The optimal values of the variables are calculated using the Ensemble Kalman filter and then used to update the initial conditions in the next time step. In this way,the traditional numerical model develops into the dynamic model. The water and sediment regulation in 2011 was taken as a case to test the performance of the dynamic model. It finds out that the dynamic model can largely improve the accuracy of the predicted water level,discharge and sediment concentration.


In order to make use of the sliding-mass analogy for AB + CD four-center exchange reactions it is necessary to know how to scale the "diagnostic" potential-energy surface. This note describes the method of scaling, and exemplifies it for the case of H2 + I2


Deviation from stoichiometry can yield a diverse range of stable phases with distinct physical and chemical properties. To comprehensively explore nonstoichiometric materials, it is crucial to investigate their compositional and structural domains with precision and cost-effectiveness. However, the extensive diversity in these domains render first-principles methods, such as density functional theory (DFT), inappropriate for such endeavors. In this study, we propose a generic framework that utilizes neural network potentials (NNPs) to model nonstoichiometric materials with chemical accuracy at realistic length and time scales. We apply our framework to analyze nonstoichiometric Cr$_{(1-x)}$S materials, a compelling material category with significant potential in the field of two-dimensional (2D) magnetic materials applications. The efficacy of the NNP model is shown to outperform the conventional cluster expansion (CE) model, exhibiting near-DFT accuracy and robust transferability to unexplored crystal structures and compositions. Furthermore, we employ the NNP model in simulated annealing (SA) optimizations to predict the low-energy Cr$_{(1-x)}$S structures across diverse compositions. A notable structural transition is discerned at the Cr$_{0.5}$S composition, characterized by a preferential migration of half of the Cr atoms to the van der Waals (vdW) gaps. This highlights the experimentally observed non-vdW nature of CrS$_2$ and emphasizes the pivotal role of excess Cr atoms beyond the composition ratio of Cr/S = $1/2$ in stabilizing the vdW gaps. Additionally, we employ the NNP model in a large-scale vacancy diffusion Monte Carlo (MC) simulation to emphasize the impact of lateral compressive strains in catalyzing the formation of vdW gaps within 2D CrS$_2$ slabs. This provides a direct pathway for more facile exfoliation of ultrathin CrS$_2$ nanosheets through strain engineering.


Currently, increased attention is paid to plant raw materials as a source of biologically active substances. As a consequence of this great scientific interest is dog rose (lat. Rosa ), a genus of wild plants of the Rosaceae family (Rosales) and it is widely used as a medicinal, vitamin source and food raw material. The species of Rosa genus have rich vitamin content and different chemical structures. Dog rose has medicinal value as a multivitamin remedy. Many works have been devoted to the study of the dynamics of the accumulation of vitamins depending on the forms and types of dog rose, geographic location, meteorological conditions, soil, fertilizer application and other environmental factors. The most economically valuable part of the dog rose is the pulp of the fruit. Rosa is used in official and traditional medicine. They also have anti-inflammatory, choleretic, diuretic properties and a beneficial effect on carbohydrate metabolism and, they regulate the activity of the gastrointestinal tract, enhance tissue regeneration, the synthesis of hormones. In this review article, antioxidant, pharmacological, medical properties and chemical content of the Rosa genus has been discussed in detail.


This paper proposes a multi-mode solution that can be implemented in any applications requiring more than one RS code rate. We develop the Multi-Symbol Process Element (PE) in KES part to meet the multi-mode applications requirement and greatly reduce hardware complexity. The Multi-Symbol PE makes KES module simple and regular as well as area efficient. Besides, basic cells of Syndrome Calculation module and Error Correction module are grouped to meet the multi-mode goal. With the method we provided in this paper, a general solution for multi-mode system can be concluded. The synthesis results of VLSI structure under CMMB standard show that it costs only 73,408 gates by SMIC 0.13µm library. 1


Hhile The Ukrainian Herald previously demanded only that constitutional and legal promises of cultural and political autonomy be observed, the dissidents now are taking an openly anti-Russian and anti-Soviet position. It seems that nothing less than the restoration of an independent Ukraine is acceptable to the younger dissidents. Furthermore, they are much better informed about domestic as well as international affairs, especially Soviet-American relations. To them detente means strengthening of the reactionary regime in the Soviet Union. There is no doubt as to the existence of Ukrainian nationalism which once again is challenging Moscow's presence in Ukraine.


This paper aims at implementing a Symmetric Multi-Threading. The paper provides a true concurrency, also known as Symmetric Multi-Threading (IACKMA), which occur when multiple threads execute instructions during the same clock cycle. It gives high-performance to Java developers, a tremendous opportunity for speeding up programs. The proposed algorithm divides the dataset into several identical unit blocks. Then, it calculates the centroids and related statistics of patterns in each unit block to represent an approximation of the information in the unit blocks. We use this reduced data to reduce the overall time for distance calculations. We find that the clustering efficiency is closely related to determining how many blocks should be partitioned. In fact, since the algorithm uses discrete assignment rather than a set of continuous parameters, the "minimum" it reaches cannot even be properly called a local minimum. Despite these limitations, the algorithm is used frequently as a result of its ease of implementation.


Compaction of β-Zn 4 Sb 3 was carried out by current-assisted short term sintering under pressure (STS) using different material and process parameters. Surface Seebeck mapping (PSM) of the compacted specimens (along the uniaxial pressing direction) shows a wide gradation ranging from ∼40–180 μV/K due to electro-migration of Zinc along the current direction. The wide distribution of S corresponds to a mixture of Zn-Sb phases [1] which arise depending on the extent of Zinc migration during the STS process. Variation in the material and process parameters (average particle size, heating rate, compaction time/temperature) results in different spatial distribution of S. Measurements of electrical (σ), thermal (κ) conductivities and Seebeck (S) coefficients between room temperature and 523 K were carried out on two specimens having different average S values and distributions as observed by the PSM. The results indicate an increase in the lattice thermal conductivity (κ L ) and subsequent lower ZT in the specimens compared to the reported values for β-Zn 4 Sb 3 .


Parameter convergence is desirable in adaptive control as it brings several attractive features, including accurate online identification, exponential tracking and robust adaptation without parameter drift. However, a strong persistent-excitation (PE) condition has to be satisfied to guarantee parameter convergence in the conventional adaptive control. This paper proposes a novel composite learning technique to guarantee parameter convergence without the PE condition for a class of affine nonlinear systems with parametric uncertainties. In the composite learning, a time-interval integral is utilized to construct a prediction error, a linear filter is applied to estimate the derivative of a tracking error, and both the tracking error and the prediction error are employed to update parametric estimates. It is proven that the closed-loop system achieves semiglobal practical exponential stability by an interval excitation (IE) condition which is much weaker than the PE condition. The effectiveness of this approach has been illustrated by a numerical example of aircraft wing rock control.


Landfill leachate management is getting more and more attention because of its seriously potential environmental impact. Humic substances (HS), which lead to the difficulty of landfill leachate treatment, can also be recovered and used as a fertilizer for soil or remediation agent for contaminated sites. A 2500 Da ultrafiltration membrane was applied to separation of humic substances from salts and heavy metals in landfill leachate in this study. Humic substances recovery ratio was 50-70%. The fractional recovery of HS decreased from up to 100% to about 55% as concentration factor (CF) increased from 2 to 6. Fractional removals of K + , Na + , Mg 2+ , and Ca 2+ were up to 85%, 85%, 89%, and 51%, respectively. Fractional removals of heavy metals were more than 75%, 60%, and 78%, respectively. The 2500 Da UF performed well in separating HS from salts and heavy metals and in concentrating HS.


Advances in technology have incredibly changed our regular day to day lives by bringing everything within our reach. Healthcare industry has additionally observed major developments such as digitization of health records, virtual patient visits, high resolution digital imaging, etc. These advances have improved the quality of dental care as well as the efficiency and predictability of procedures Health informatics is a combination of information science, computer science and cognitive science to assist in the management of healthcare information. It deals with the resources, devices, and methods, which are required to improve the acquisition, storage, retrieval, and use of information in health and biomedicine. Health informatics helps doctors with their decisions and actions, and improves patient outcomes by making better use of information making more efficient the way patient data and medical knowledge is captured, processed, communicated, and applied. These challenges have become more important since the internet made access to medical information easier for patients.


Radio-over-Fiber (RoF) systems have been actively researched to provide future wireless broadband services. In this paper we review the schemes and strategies that have been carried out in Radio-over-Fiber networks over the years to realize high-performance RoF links.


Background Anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) is a receptor tyrosine kinase that is expressed in the developing central and peripheral nervous systems during embryogenesis. Human telomerase reverse transcriptase (h-TERT) protein resumption is the main process of preservation of telomeres that maintains DNA integrity. The present study aims to evaluate the prognostic role of ALK-1 and h-TERT protein expression and their correlation with ALK gene alterations in glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). Methods The current study is a retrospective study on a cohort of patients with GBM (n = 53) that attempted to detect ALK gene alterations using fluorescence in situ hybridization. ALK-1 and h-TERT proteins were evaluated using immunohistochemistry. Results Score 3 ALK-1 expression was significantly associated with male sex, tumor multiplicity, Ki labeling index (Ki LI), and type of therapeutic modality. Score 3 h-TERT expression exhibited a significant association with Ki LI. ALK gene amplifications (ALK-A) were significantly associated with increased Ki LI and therapeutic modalities. Score 3 ALK-1 protein expression, score 3 h-TERT protein expression, and ALK-A were associated with poor overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS). Multivariate analysis for OS revealed that ALK gene alterations were an independent prognostic factor for OS and PFS. Conclusions High protein expression of both ALK-1 and h-TERT, as well as ALK-A had a poor impact on the prognosis of GBM. Further studies are needed to establish the underlying mechanisms.


Building guidelines vary greatly from one country to another; hence, significant regional variations in climate patterns should be acknowledged in building design. This study applied the mathematical mould-growth model to simulate common residential single-family building structures in different locations across Finland. The aim of this work was to show the degree of significance to which local differences in climate can influence mould-growth risk in the time frame of a few years. The mould-growth scenarios were analysed in common house walls, and numerical hygrothermal simulations were carried out to determine the conditions inside the wall structures. The risk of mould growth on the structures in different locations was modelled during 6–10 years of exposure to local weather conditions. Significantly higher mould-growth risk was observed in coastal locations, whereas the drier inland and northernmost locations performed much better. The local climate conditions were seen to affect the structural mould sensitivity.


Summaries English This paper describes the philosophy as well as the actual and possible utilization of a model curriculum recently developed in FR Germany. The curriculum contains two parts: one of which deals with teacher training. Here teachers are provided with information, guidelines and procedures, which are to enable them to construct an integrated curriculum—setting out from a special subject within a special discipline. The other part contains a model curriculum for use in schools. It centres around the evolution of the macromolecule concept. Both parts are determined by a philosophy which stresses the importance of the unification of aesthetic and rationalistic elements in science and science education. Generally, it reconsiders the separation between the examining subject, on one side, and nature as the object of examination, on the other side. The actual process of dissemination and implementation is discussed along with future strategies. It is claimed that the model is confined neither to th...


As the society becomes globalized, there is a growing influx of foreign workers and immigrant spouses from overseas into our country. Specially, the women of southeast Asia enter our country to get a job and get married. As result, as society is changing into multi-cultural countries, not a single e...


Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to present a professional development experience for higher education academic staff within the framework of an international Tempus project focused on reorienting university curricula to address sustainability. The project included revising curricula to phase sustainable development principles into university courses.

Design/methodology/approach

A qualitative approach was used to examine perceived professional development. Focus groups have been conducted with the academic staff who participated in the project.

Findings

The results provided evidence that revising their curricula offered the participants an opportunity to discuss different principles, teaching methods, didactic processes and practices in Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). Several strategies emerged during curricula revision such as a positive attitude towards meta-cognitive strategies and a goal-oriented approach to curriculum planning. Moreover, the project induced the academic staff to reconsider their teaching methods.

Research limitations/implications

The main limitation is the restricted generalisability of the findings, because of the small number of participants. Further research is needed to confirm the theoretical model that emerged. Implications of the results for professional development and the induction of change in academic staff are also discussed.

Originality/value

There is little information about training experiences for enhancing professional development in academic staff using ESD principles, and this study provides a starting point. According to the results, the project had an impact on the participants' attitudes, teaching principles and methods, course design skills and assessment approaches.


The method of optical detection of the magnetic resonance, utilizing the modulation of the absorption of a beam at a right angle to the static magnetic field, is used to determine the ratio of the nuclear magnetic moments of Hg/sup 199/ and Hg/sup 201/. (tr-auth)


The currently available data on the composition and constants of quasi-chemical reactions of IPD formation in CdTe are analyzed. Calculations of congruently evaporating compositions and boundaries of the compound homogeneity region in various models are presented. It is shown that the model that takes into account, in addition to charged Frenkel defects in both sublattices, also a neutral defect such as antisite tellurium or cadmium divacancies has the most satisfactory agreement with the available experimental data


The present research studies the effects of social capital on knowledge management in high schools for boys in Malekshahi city, Ilam, Iran. Through The research is an applied which follows a descriptive-survey method. For this purpose, three hypotheses were proposed. The statistical population in this study included all the teachers of high schools for boys in Malekshali, i.e. 88 persons (N=88). Questionnaires were used to collect data from the participants. The observed results indicated that there was a positive and significant relationship between research hypotheses (knowledge management, knowledge creation and knowledge transfer) and social capital. Normal 0 false false false RU X-NONE X-NONE


Is shame a moral emotion? After the Muhammad cartoons controversy, many Danes argued that freedom of speech should be limited by a sense of decency, that insulting Islam for the sake of insult was shameful. Ten years later, the Danish government's anti-refugee policy led some to say they were ashamed of being Danish. Here shame is given moral significance as the guardian of decency. However, psychologists like Tangney and Dearing have claimed that shame is morally counter-productive: it makes us react in antisocial ways, covering up our failings, shunning contact with others or lashing out in anger. Some have recently argued that the rise of right-wing populism in many Western nations is fueled by the psychological mechanism of transforming shame into rage. This seems a case of shame backfiring to cause antisocial behavior. In this paper, I seek to illuminate this dilemma by analyzing how self and others relate in shame. I defend that shame is an emotion of social self-consciousness, where one's own self-assessment is fundamentally mediated by others. It may pull us in moral and immoral directions, but it is anyway part of the sensibilities that make us moral. My central examples, though, are cases of group-based shame. Is shame equally appropriate, and does it have the same significance, when it is group-based? I argue that the conditions of appropriateness change, but the structure of the emotion and its moral significance remains unchanged.


The lack of structure-specific contrast limits the usefulness of confocal reflectance microscopy to morphologic investigations at the cellular- and nuclear-level in human and animal skin in vivo. Morphologic and functional imaging at specific organelle- and ultrastructure-levels will require contrast agents that may be used and detected in vivo. High-resolution confocal reflectance imaging is based on the detection of singly back-scattered photons, where contrast is provided by variations in the refractive indices of microstructures. We carried out a quantitative Mie back-scatter analysis and imaging experiments to understand signal detectability of reflectance contrast agents for visualizing human skin and animal microcirculation. When imaging at video-rate with illumination of 10 milliwatts at 1064 nm, we detect 100-104 photons/pixel from the epidermis to dermis, relative to a background of 100 photons; this provides a signal-to-noise ratio of 3-40 and signal-to-background of 1-100. Organelles of size (d) 0.1-1.0 μm with refractive indices (n) of 1.34-1.45 (relative to n=1.34 for epidermis, n=1.38 for dermis) back-scatter 10-104 photons/pixel. Exogenous contrast agents such as liposomes (n=1.41, d=0.7 μm) and polystyrene microspheres (d=0.2-1.0 μm, n=1.57; 100-105 photons/pixel) are detectable and they strongly enhance the contrast of microcirculation in the dermis of Sprague-Dawley rats. Topically applied 5% acetic acid causes the intra-nuclear 30-100 nm-thin chromatin filaments to condense into 1-5 μm-thick strands, increasing back-scattered signal from 100 to 104 photons/pixels, making the nuclei appear bright and easily detectable in basal cell cancers. Such analyses provide a basis for optimizing confocal microscope design for detectability of contrast agents in vivo.


Any patient seeking any form of medical advice at any clinic or hospital, or from a doctor or other healthcare worker, should have their blood pressure recorded and a urine dipstick test done. The most useful indication of a diagnosis of any stage of chronic kidney disease, is the presence of either hypertension, urinary dipstick abnormality or both. Many practitioners frequently refer such patients to urologists, which must be discouraged. Referral should be to a nephrologist or specialist physician.


Randomized trials of lung cancer screening by computed tomography are in progress in Europe and the U.S. In one of these, the Italian DANTE Trial,


This study investigated the symbols of representation young children choose to incorporate when they draw route maps of familiar interior spaces, based on the premise that development of map-making skills might unfold in much the same stage-like manner as the development of the ability to draw the human figure. In this investigation, children between the ages of 4 and 7 enrolled in a small independent elementary school were each asked to draw a map showing the route a person unfamiliar to the school would take to travel from the child's classroom to the school gymnasiiom. Strategies during map-making were noted; completed maps were analyzed to identify archetypal representations of pathway, context, landmark, and figure. Statistically significant differences were found in archetypal use between the 4.5-5.0 and the 6.0-7.0 age groups, suggesting that archetypes of representation both appear and wane in a stage-like manner. The results imply further study is required to more closely identify archetypes and patterns of emergence and disappearence in the population at large. The results also suggest that offering more curricular opportunities in the earliest grades for young children to create maps may be warranted.


Compression arthrodesis of the knee was first described by Key (1932) and interest in the method was revived by Charnley (1948) whose clinical experiences led him to believe that osseous union could be present four weeks after operation. This has been doubted and it is generally believed that the best that can be expected at this stage is an extremely close fibrous union which later becomes converted into bone. The early rigidity of this arthrodesis can be explained mechanically because the closely applied flat surfaces of the arthrodesis, even


Day-1 August 17yh, 2013 After the curtain raiser by the course director, Dr. James Daubert, Professor of Medicine at the Duke University delivered the opening presentation on CRT non-responders. He remarked that nearly 2/3rd of the patients responded to CRT and that the effects were quite dramatic. He explained that the response in therapy was due to remodeling of the heart. Dr. Daubert then stated that the reasons for lack of response to CRT were multifactorial. He suggested improving the biventricular pacing to nearly 100%, which requires frequent optimizations of the pacing intervals as ways to maximize cardiac output. Dr. Daubert also suggested other strategies to improve response to CRT such as, having two left ventricular leads, endocardial placement of left ventricular lead via trans-septal approach, assessing reverse modeling via ECHO at 6 months and optimizing the AV interval. Dr. John Day, Medical Director of the Intermountain Heart Rhythm Services then presented an interesting talk on the role of atrial fibrillation (AF) in causing dementia. He emphasized that many of the risk factors for dementia and AF were the same and AF doubled the risk for dementia. He also stressed on the potential role of chronic anticoagulation related microbleeds and how these microbleeds increased the progression of dementia. Besides, AF causes fluctuations in cerebral blood flow and significant systemic inflammation, thus contributing to the pathogenesis of dementia. Dr. Day then presented data to support that ablation of AF decreases the risk for stroke and dementia. He also reiterated the role of aggressive risk factor management such as treating hypertension; screening for sleep apnea as accessory steps in preserving cognitive function. Dr. Niraj Varma from the Cleveland Clinic was the next speaker. He spoke about the importance of maintaining electrical synchrony in order to preserve mechanical synchrony. He discussed the


We examine the response of various liquid scintillator cocktails in the 1-11 keV energy range. Using a gamma- ray source, we produce electrons in the scintillator by means of the Compton effect, and select the proper events with a Comp- ton-coincidence experiment. We describe the experimental system and the deconvolution methods used to deduce the scin- tillator response from the experimental data, and present the first results obtained with widely used commercial cocktails.


Interference mitigation is very important in WSN (wireless sensor network) communication system. How to manage the inevitable interference is the decision factor to signal quality. In this paper, ESPAR antenna application is investigated for the WSN communication system based on the UHF (ultra-high frequency)-RFID (radio frequency identification) technology. One typical application may be the monitoring the healthcare activities. However, when the communication range becomes longer, the interference is serious because the interference is very common in wireless communication system as well as it degrades the system performance. So, it is crucial to minimize the interference especially for the wireless healthcare monitoring communication system. In this paper, it is possible to enhance the system performance using interference minimization by ESPAR (electronic steering parasitic array radiation) antenna.There are some difficulties for the IoT devices to get a proper monitoring heart rate variability of a patient in real-time. To get better communication, it is necessary to maximize the SIR in the RFID communication system by nullifying the interference. ESPAR antenna is used for its beamforming capability and it is crucial in a communication system. By getting the pilot from RFID tags, the ESPAR antenna will search for it in different directions by using its beamforming with proper control of it. With this improvement, the communication range, distance as well as SIR can be improved.


The constitution of the microspheres affects the rate of the drug's release.The more the content of the drug in the microspheres,the better the premeation property of the microspheres when the contents of the stabilized albumin are the same roughly.The more the content of the stabilized albumin,the worse the permeation property when the contents of the drug are equal.When the microspheres flowing in an aqueous suspension are retained by the control of a magnetic field, the retention of the microspheres increases with the increasing of the magnitude of the applied magnetic force and the content of magnetite in the microspheres. The retention decreases with the increasing of the velocity of the flowing suspension and the viscosity of the medium.


The form of the nineteenth century city has received much attention recently, in particular the origin and growth of the suburb. This study first looks briefly at the origins of suburban growth in London, then at the growth of this phenomenon in mid nineteenth century Grahamstown. Similarities and differences are noted and described. Finally a typology of suburban house types as found in Grahamstown is outlined and again some differences from similarities with contemporary English house form is noted. All the above is in the nature of a pioneering study.


Introduction Acquisition of germinal vesicle (GV) stage oocytes for fertility preservation (FP) offers several benefits over in vivo matured oocyte cryopreservation following ovarian stimulation, particularly for cancer patients necessitating immediate treatment. Two FP approaches for GV oocytes are available: vitrification before in vitro maturation (IVM) at the GV stage (GV-VI) or post-IVM at the metaphase II (MII) stage (MII-VI). The optimal method remains to be determined. Methods In this study, mouse oocytes were collected without hormonal stimulation and vitrified either at the GV stage or the MII stage following IVM; non-vitrified in vitro matured MII oocytes served as the control (CON). The oocyte quality and developmental competence were assessed to obtain a better method for immediate FP. Results No significant differences in IVM and survival rates were observed among the three groups. Nevertheless, GV-VI oocytes exhibited inferior quality, including abnormal spindle arrangement, mitochondrial dysfunction, and early apoptosis, compared to MII-VI and CON oocytes. Oocyte vitrification at the GV stage impacted maternal mRNA degradation during IVM. In addition, the GV-VI group demonstrated significantly lower embryonic developmental competence relative to the MII-VI group. RNA sequencing of 2-cell stage embryos revealed abnormal minor zygotic genome activation in the GV-VI group. Conclusion Vitrification at the GV stage compromised oocyte quality and reduced developmental competence. Consequently, compared to the GV stage, oocyte vitrification at the MII stage after IVM is more suitable for patients who require immediate FP.


In order to solve the misreading phenomenon of the radio frequency identification in the available personal positioning and management system,in combination with the features of the nRF9E5 radio frequency chip,a new rapid radio frequency identification plan was provided.In practices,the hardware circuit based on nRF9E5 radio frequency chip channel center frequency control functions,the tags grouped according to moving targets property.It decreased the number of each tag and reduced the probability of collision within the tag communication in group;Software design used the method with a set of tags occupy a channel,through controlling by program to check the tag within the different channels to achieve tags rapid identification and solved the communication collision problem of radio frequency identification between collection sub-stations and tags,improved the accuracy and reliability of radio frequency identification.Finally,the paper introduced the test method of system performance target with radio frequency identification.


The concerns over the selection of the most effective methodology (or best practices) is also reflected in debates within the software engineering education circles. Here, the software engineering educators will have to decide which methodology is the right one for teaching the next generation of software engineers, or integrating into the software engineering education curricula. An excellent report [ 1 ] provides a brief review of several such methodologies as well as evaluative research and instructional issues related to agile methods and their potential impact. This panel provides two opposing views vis-hvis incorporating agile processes, and in particular eXtreme Programming, into software engineering education. The panel will be conducted slightly different from the traditional approaches. It will include normal paper presentations by the authors, followed by plenary debate. The first paper (authored by Lars Benedix, G/Sel Hedin, and Boris Magnusson) presents an experience from using eXtreme Programming to teach software engineering concepts in an undergraduate course with over 100 students. The authors' experience is very positive. The second paper (authored by Jean-Guy Schneider and Lorraine Johnston) conclude that introducing an agile process such as eXtreme Programming in software engineering education is not a straightforward task and the corresponding practices may run counter to educational goals. The paper presentations will serve as authors' position statements. Discussion and debate will follow.


Mechanically tunable Bragg filters at terahertz frequencies are designed, fabricated by a simple procedure, and characterized via THz time-domain spectroscopy. The Bragg reflectors are composed by stacking thin cyclo-olefin Zeonor polymer layers, which are separated by spacers made of a bi-adhesive tape. The defect cavity is void and its thickness is mechanically tuned by means of a translation stage. The filters show high transmittance and quality factors, owing to the selected very low-loss polymer.


Electron transmission through nanosystems is blocked if there are no states connecting the left and the right reservoir. Electron-electron scattering can lift this blockade, and we show that this feature can be conveniently implemented by considering a transport model based on many-particle states. We discuss typical signatures of this phenomenon, such as the presence of a current signal for a finite bias window.


Institutional components of the scientific legacy of prominent Ukrainian economist Vladimir Levit-skyy are researched in the context of his attempts to synthesize methodology of neoclassicists and German Historical School. Primary attention is paid to the analysis of formal and informal socio-economic institutions in the scientific researches of the scientist.


ObjectiveTo observe the influence of new Cordyceps Militaris on mice immuno-organs, macrophage phagocytic function and antibody formation.MethodsThe assay method of abdominal cavity macrophage phagocytic function, weigh method of immuno-organs and assay method of hemolysin are used. The phagocytose percentage, phagocytose index, weigh of spleen and thymus, counting spleen index, thymus index, hemolysin count are observed.ResultsNew Cordyceps Militaris can obviously raise mice's spleen and thymus weight, abdominal cavity phagocytose count and phagocytose function, and hemolysin level.ConclusionNew Cordyceps Militaris can active and strengthen the function of mice immuno-organs and macrophage phagocytic obviously strengthen B-lymphocytes antibody and body humoral immunity function.


What is deemed "normal" is ever-changing during a pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic has
brought changes to literally every aspect of everyday life, including the approach to culture.
Museology with its many branches, is currently under modernization, implementing advanced
uses of technology as social distancing has made it border-line impossible to lure visitors to
museum premises. In Greece, as of the April of 2021, while far behind in technological
implementations inside museums in comparison to other countries with similar cultural and
economical background, a significant number of activities emerged throughout Greek
museums, a surprising beacon of hope for the future of museums during this unprecedented
pandemic.
Museums such as the Benaki Museum, the National Museum of Contemporary Art, the
Goulandris Foundation, are some of the museums that were strong examples of perseverance
in keeping people still interested in art and the idea that museums can still offer their plethora
of inspiration and knowledge behind closed doors. This thesis focuses on showcasing the
different approaches and evolution of each and every aforementioned museum, shedding
light to their strong ethos of continuously trying to diversify the art industry and their
dedication to use technology and the Internet in museology as it should be used- as a tool,
capable to unlock a whole new world of possibilities and applications, creating bridges
between museums and visitors.
Art installations and exhibitions are digitized or even solely distributed and viewed through
social media platforms (e.g Instagram) while official museums' websites are invoking the role
to guide visitors in this transition to the digital world. This transition raises concerns about the
protection of Creative Commons, the role of targeted advertisements and the significance of
museum gift shops as means to maintain financial stability during the pandemic. In conclusion,
museology is evolving and meticulously trying to stay afloat during the welter of changes that
the COVID-19 has brought to our everyday life. While many question if a possible return to
the "old normal" is possible for museums, digitization of art curation, preservation, exhibiting
is here to stay, as visitors are still eager to engage with the museum world.


Cloud Computing has several major issues and concerns, such as expectations regulations, performance, trust, and data security issues. DDOS is a multiple hosts attacks made simultaneously in all network. DDoS attacks performed some vulnerable action in early stage such as low-frequency vulnerability scanning, multistep exploitation, and identifying the compromised vulnerable virtual machines as zombies. In cloud environment we can't find the zombies easily in infrastructure structure as a service (IaaS) clouds. This is happen by installing the vulnerable activities in virtual machines. The aim of this research is to examine the major security issues affecting Cloud Systems and the solutions available. And to prevent the countermeasures, zombies and further vulnerable activities we proposed a system called NICE. It is built on attack graph-based analytical models and reconfigurable virtual network-based countermeasures. The implementation of lightweight mirroring-based network intrusion detection agent (NICE-A) on each cloud server is to capture and analyze cloud traffic. The VM enter into inspection state, virtual network reconfigurations can be deployed to the inspecting VM to make the potential attack behaviors prominent.


In this research, it aimed to inquire from the comparative study of the concrete content that had been described to the enlightenment book, material, etc. that related to stretching about the execution method guessed to be in the situation of stretching that was the main, effective movement not understood still enough more in detail.first of all, the description concerning how to extend it, hold time, the frequency and the breath method was basically included. It was a description concerning the breath method that seemed for the interpretation to be performed variously.Next, it was possible to divide it roughly into the description "Nature without stopping breathing" and "The breath is slowly vomited". And a lot of descriptions that used the method of abdominal breathing, "It inhaled slowly, it crowded, time was spent from the nose in a full chest for about slowly 30 seconds, and the breath from the mouth", were seen.finally, 'the stretching of the whole body' assumed to be "The first doing was good of all stretching" and "It is very good to do best in the beds in mornings" was mainly considered from among a lot of posture. The part that perceived the stretch, duration, and the frequency were different, there was different descriptions about the concreteness of the execution method.


STATEMENT OF PROBLEM
Resin-bonded, glass fiber-reinforced composite fixed partial dentures (FPDs) have been under development for some time. There is a lack of data regarding the clinical usefulness of such prostheses.

PURPOSE
The clinical performance of 31 resin-bonded, glass fiber-reinforced composite fixed partial dentures was evaluated in a preliminary study.

MATERIAL AND METHODS
The prostheses were made to replace 1 to 3 missing maxillary or mandibular teeth in each of 31 patients. The prostheses had a framework made of continuous unidirectional E-glass fibers with multiphase polymer matrix and light-polymerized particulate composite resin veneering. The prostheses were examined after 6-month periods for up to 24 months (mean follow-up time was 14 months). Partial or total debonding of the prostheses or the framework fracture was considered a treatment failure.

RESULTS
Two prostheses debonded during the follow-up period; 1 debonding was related to improper occlusal adjustment and the other to unknown reasons. Kaplan-Meier survival probability at 24 months was 93%. No framework fractures were observed.

CONCLUSION
The results of this preliminary study suggest that the resin-bonded, glass fiber-reinforced FPDs may be an alternative for resin-bonded FPDs with a cast metal framework.


Light rail transit (LRT) system has been generally constructed in the form of elevated structures in Korea. Without taking into account the point that LRT system is constructed within the city, massive structures which spoil urban aesthetics were constructed by considering only their functional aspects. It does make it difficult to do the LRT projects. Therefore, the rational design and construction technologies of elevated structures should be developed by considering functionality, economic feasibility, safety, and its aesthetics. In order to reduce the scale of structures, its weight, and the maintenance costs, the trend is that eco-friendly lightweight concrete, which has high-strength and high-performance, is applied to the civil structures such as bridges. In this paper, authors investigated and analyzed the recent research trend on the concrete as a basic research on the downsizing technology of elevated light-rail structures.


A MoS2/rGO nanocomposite with a unique sandwich structure is synthesized by using silicon quantum dots (SiQDs), exhibiting excellent electrochemical performance for supercapacitors.


The article is a review on Ph.D. Sabukhi Akhmedov's monograph «Azerbaijani weapons in the IX – XVII centuries: evolution and development», which considers the relevance and scientific validity of the issue as an «Azerbaijani weapons», noted that the problem of identification of various types of weapons made in Azerbaijan during the Middle Ages is relevant in geographical attribution, as well as belonging to a certain ethnocultural space established in a given territory.The article provides a general assessment of the wide range of diverse sources involved in the study, justifies the logical consistency of the structure of the monograph built on the principle of chronological order, recognizes the importance of the monograph in studying the history of military affairs in Azerbaijan and neighboring countries in the Middle Ages.


: The problem that occurs in this study is that the development of students and graduates of soccer referees is very lacking on the South coast, especially in SMA Negeri 1 Pancung Soal of State of Inderapura in terms of quality, the number of referees is approximately 25 people. Soccer Referee at SMA Negeri 1 Pancung about Kenagarian Inderapura Pancung Soal in particular can the referee profession be used as a guarantee for the economy and the future and can referees be used as a profession. This PkM is carried out through the stages of preparation, implementation, and evaluation. The population of this PkM is the students of SMA Negeri 1 Pancung Soal Kenagarian Inderapura Pancung Question totaling 1345 people. Samples were taken using the "Startified Random Sampling" technique, totaling 67 people. The instrument used to obtain data is by distributing questionnaires. The questionnaire used is a questionnaire with a guttman scale. The data analysis technique uses a frequency distribution technique or a percentage technique. Based on the calculation results obtained results (1)The achievement rate is 34.45%%. It means that according tostudent perception SMA Negeri 1 Pancung about Kenagarian Inderapura - Pancung Soal of whether the refereeing profession can guarantee the economy and the future is still not good or the refereeing profession cannot guarantee economic life and the future. (2) The achievement rate is 34.84%. It means that according tostudent perception at SMA Negeri 1 Pancung, Inderapura Pancung Soal, almost as many said that some could and some could not. However, based on the research resultsstudent perceptionat SMA Negeri 1 Pancung, Inderapura - Pancung Soal tend to answer no.


With the rapid development of information technology,the importance of electronic data itself has far exceeded the storage media.This paper introduces the data storage structure and data recovery principle of hard disk and makes an all-round summary of the main Techniques of hard disk data recovery.


This book complements the volume R. Buckminster Fuller, Your Private Sky: Design Art Science and gives an authentic insight into the development of Fuller's architectonic, technical and anthropological concepts. This poet of technology was a poet as engineer, a thinker as designer, an artist as researcher who left an immense testament of writings - including texts of visionary importance, great consistency, penetrating linguistic force and not least of urgent topicality. The book documents various aspects of his widely ramified publications. Fuller spoke to the whole world, indeed to Spaceship Earth, the metaphor that he coined in 1950. He did this as one of the greatest and incomparably original individuals of our time in a genuinely American sense. Some of the texts are published here for the first time, such as his first programmatic manuscript Lightful Houses (1928), an informative lecture text on Dymaxion House (1929), his Letter to Einstein (1944) and the convolute Noah's ArkII (1951) as a commented facsimile. Photographs from Fuller's estate complement the texts.


OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the function of the first phase of insulin secretion of pancreatic B cells in newly diagnosed type 2 diabetics using nateglinide-intravenous glucose insulin release test (NG-IVGIRT).

METHODS
NG-IVGIRT and intravenous glucose insulin release test (IVGIRT) were done in 8 patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus and NG-IVGIRT was done in 8 normal people. Insulin and glucose of blood were determined at - 15, 0, 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 min in NG-IVGIRT or IVGIRT.

RESULTS
The response of 0 - 10 min insulin to NG-IVGIRT was significantly higher than that to IVGIRT in the diabetics. The response of insulin to NG-IVGIRT in the normal controls was much higher than that in the diabetics. The area under curve (AUC) of insulin to NG-IVGIRT was apparently elevated and the AUC of glucose to NG-IVGIRT reduced in the normal controls as compared with those in the diabetics.

CONCLUSION
The results indicated that the reserve of first phase insulin secretion in newly diagnosed type 2 diabetics could be provoked in some degree by NG-IVGIRT and there was a big difference in the reserve of the first phase of insulin secretion provoked by NG-IVGIRT between newly diagnosed type 2 diabetics and normal people.


Two protocols of quantum direct communication with authentication [Phys. Rev. A {\bf 73}, 042305 (2006)] are recently proposed by Lee, Lim and Yang. In this paper we will show that in the two protocols the authenticator Trent should be prevented from knowing the secret message of communication. The first protocol can be eavesdropped by Trent using the the intercept-measure-resend attack, while the second protocol can be eavesdropped by Trent using single-qubit measurement. To fix these leaks, I revise the original versions of the protocols by using the Pauli-Z operation $\sigma_z$ instead of the original bit-flip operation $X$. As a consequence, the protocol securities are improved.


The internal-external casing is applied to pre-embedded pipe of nuclear island foundation in the third generation of nuclear plant design,and the external pipe is set in concrete slab.In order to guarantee within an allowable deformation of pre-embedded pipe during process of manufacture,transportation,installation and concrete casting,the settings was made for nuclear plant RPE system pre-embedded piping external pipe supporting.A simplified method is adopted in defining the maximum span distance between two supports,and calculating the maximum length of pipe free end.Further on calculating support maximum counterforce and maximum deflection of pipe deformation.The proposed method can provides a reference value for calculating piping supports maximum span distance for other nuclear plant systems.


Decision process is often based on multi-faceted and mutually opposing criteria. In order to provide rigorous techniques for problem structuring and criteria aggregation used for classification and ranking of alternatives, Multiple Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) has been used as a method to achieve architectural decisions. Even though it has already been argued in literature that MCDA essentially depends on value systems of decision-makers, it is a question how the decision result reflects a particular criterion, requirement or a particular decision. This is especially true if a criterion is not precisely specified. In this paper we analyse the ethical aspects of MCDA. In our analysis we argue that it is in the long run necessary to make value basis of decision-making and ethical considerations explicit and subject for scrutiny. As a support to encourage introduction of transparent value-based deliberation we propose an extended MCDA scheme that would explicitly take into account ethical analysis. As an illustration, we present an industrial case study for the Software (SW)/Hardware (HW) partitioning of a wind turbine application in which different decisions can be taken, depending on the ethical aspects.


INTRODUCTION Antithrombotic therapy has been recommended at one time or another for nearly every A cardiovascular disorder that is seen in daily practice. In determining which patients should be treated, the clinician faces a most difficult task because the information for the efficacy of antithrombotic therapy for many disorders is incomplete and the recommendation to use antithrombotic therapy has been based on case series or clinical judgment. In recent years, a number of randomized studies have been performed, which have provided definitive information on the value of antithrombotic therapy in a number of cardiovascular disorders including: the prevention and treatment of venous thromboembolism; treatment of unstable angina; prevention of shunt thrombosis after aortocoronary bypass surgery, and treatment of transient cerebral ischemia. However, information is incomplete for many common disorders and there are few important areas of medicine in which the lack of consensus on appropriate management is so evident. To


Discussing quantum phase transition and quantum critical point Main Viewpoints and Conclusions: In physics, a quantum phase transition (QPT) is a phase transition between different quantum phases (phases of matter at zero temperature). Contrary to classical phase transitions, quantum phase transitions can only be accessed by varying a physical parameter—such as magnetic field or pressure—at absolute zero temperature. The transition describes an abrupt change in the ground state of a many-body system due to its quantum fluctuations.[1] In fact and details, the study of the quantum phase transition and quantum critical point, is the study about of a material in a condition which with a definite electromagnetic and pressure environment, and when the temperature continues change to lower, until reaches absolute zero temperature, the properties changing of this material with the changes of the environment temperature (whether it is a single kind of atom or more kinds of atoms of the crystal compound, and especially with regards to solid material). With a definite electromagnetic and pressure environment, the environment temperature continues change to lower, until reaches absolute zero temperature, in the process, the material lost its energy continuously, so, the energy both of the all extranuclear charges and all nucleuses (main is π-mesons body) of the material also is go into further lower continuously. Meanwhile, the volume density, natural frequency and energy level of the extranuclear charges go into further lower continuously; the difference of the volume charge density, natural frequency and energy level between all parts of the material becomes to smaller, and reaches the same and consistency at absolute zero temperature. In the state, all atoms of the material at the same and lowest energy level of their ground state, the extranuclear-charges of all atoms with the same density and polymerized into a single complete whole and agglomerate together with all nucleuses, namely, the material is being its Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC).[2][3][4][5] The process of the volume density, natural frequency and energy level of the extranuclear charges go into further lower continuously; the difference of the volume charge density, natural frequency and energy level between all parts of the material becomes smaller, also is a process that the energy levels of every parts of the extranuclear charges goes into more lower state which higher than the lowest energy level-ground state, and this is the weak first-order quantum phase transition which we called that the energy levels from higher to lower but still higher than the lowest energy level-ground state yet; further, we called the quantum state transition is second-order quantum phase transition which the energy levels of every parts of the extranuclear charges from many different higher energy levels goes into the same and lowest energy level-ground state after the material reaches into and at its Bose-Einstein condensate; and the environment condition (combined effect generated by magnetic-field, pressure and temperature) that is the quantum phase dividing line or called quantum critical point which makes the material reaches into its Bose-Einstein condensate and the all extranuclear charges from the state with many different volume charge densities, natural frequencies and energy levels transform into a single complete whole body which with the same and unique volume charge density, natural frequency and energy level at its ground state; or, in other words, the quantum critical point is the dividing line of the two state that the all extranuclear charges with many different volume charge densities, natural frequencies and energy levels or the all extranuclear charges with the same and unique volume charge density, natural frequency and energy level at its ground state. Contrary to the case of a material into its Bose-Einstein condensate, after temperature rise and beyond the quantum critical point, the material would deviate from its Bose-Einstein condensate, the extranuclear charge-body separates from the all nucleuses, and the all nucleuses returns to their free states. Same time, the volume density of every parts of the extranuclear charge-body whether combined into atomic bonds or not, all changes into and at non same and unique state, the energy levels of the extranuclear charge-body appear as separate and in a discrete state, and then restoration and presentation quantum behaviors in the microscopic scale of the material. 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Recent advances in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) have made imaging the biliary tract faster while providing excellent anatomic reproduction of this duct system. MRI/MR‐cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) has now become the first‐line imaging procedure for many biliary tract problems. This work briefly discusses the MR techniques for biliary tree imaging and reviews MRI's role in the numerous diagnoses of filling defects in the biliary tract. J. Magn. Reson. Imaging 2013;37:1020–1034. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.


Even after successful technology development, there are many cases where commercialization fails due to difficulties in financing in the early stages of commercialization. The purpose of this study is to give practical implications to technology-based founders. At the beginning of commercialization, 7 companies that succeeded in procuring different types of external funds were selected to conduct case analysis. The results are as follow. First, it was confirmed that the excellence of technology is the most important. Second, it was confirmed that they were majors in the relevant technology field or have worked in related fields, and concluded that greater synergy effect can be created by adding the founder's business will and active attitude. Third, even if the company's internal capabilities were insufficient, it was possible to succeed in financing by identifying and utilizing external financial information. Fourth, it is necessary to utilize a linked financial system that receives both loans and investments. Fifth, systematic IR (Investor Relation) should be continued.


The purpose of this Research was to systematically study the weldability of stainless steel under Tungsten Inert Gas Arc Welding(TIG).The base metals used was AISI 316 austenitic stainless steel with filler metal of ER308 in the type of plane joint. On the pre-weld different cold working of Stainless Steels 316 weldments were conducted. A series of experiments including tensile testing , microhardness testing , ferrite scope testing,optical metallography and SEM were used to determine and analyze the relationship between mechanical properties and microstructure. A series of experiment results indicated that , non-heat treatment under , cold working increase that heat affected zone and base metal can improve the ultimate tensile strength , however post-weld with 1050℃ , 1 hour heat treatment can not obvious variation. Cold working increase the ferrite scope in the fusion zone not obvious difference , but the base metal was enhance , heat treatment can decrease the ferrite scope in the fusion zone. SEM observations on the tensile tested specimen showed a ductile fracture surface.


The fatigue behavior of a riveted lap joint is analyzed with the Dual Boundary Element Method (DBEM). A Multiple Site Damage (MSD) scenario is obtained from the simultaneous initiation, from the most loaded holes, and propagation of different cracks. The analysis is bidimensional, with no allowance for secondary bending effects that are judged negligible, due to the reduced thicknesses of the involved plates. The lap joint considered has three rivet rows and undergoes a uniaxial fatigue load. When the cracks are short in comparison to plate thickness and hole diameters the allowance for nonlinear pin-rivet contact condition is provided. Crack faces are meshed using "discontinuous" quadratic elements and Stress Intensity Factors (SIFs) are calculated by the J-integral approach. The crack growth rate is calculated by the well-known Paris' law, getting a satisfactory correlation between numerical and experimental findings (the latter available from literature).


At first glance, defining unconsciousness may seem easier than defining its counterpart consciousness. Indeed, consciousness has many definitions, whereas unconsciousness is "just" the absence of consciousness. However, the study of patients with epilepsy or severe disorders of consciousness (eg, coma and vegetative states) or focal deficits of consciousness (eg, blindsight) and studies on sleep and anesthesia have shown that consciousness and unconsciousness are graded. Measuring consciousness or its gradation is essential but there is little consensus on how it should be done. Different behavioral and neurophysiological measures of consciousness and theories of consciousness have been proposed (eg, higher order thought theories, integration theories, and worldly discrimination theory). In clinical settings, the differentiation between consciousness and unconsciousness is limited to evaluating patients' motor responsiveness. This is extremely challenging because some patients are paralyzed (eg, during anesthesia or following severe acute brain damage) or may be deprived of the capacity to make normal physical movements. Aphasia, apraxia, and cortical deafness or blindness are other possible confounders. Clinical studies have also shown how difficult it is to differentiate reflex from voluntary movements. Furthermore, besides the diagnostic problems ("Is the patient conscious?"); the problems of quantifying the level and content of consciousness ("What is she or he conscious of?") we need to tackle the prognostic challenges ("Will the patient ever recover consciousness?)". In addition to standardized clinical evaluations, electroencephalography (EEG) recordings have been assessed as objective markers of consciousness. Routine clinical EEG allows the physician to monitor the brain's background electrical activity and possible seizures. To unravel physiological or pathological events, clinical EEG often involves provocative tests such as photic, auditory, or painful stimulation. Reactivity of the brain to these external stimulations can be observed in unconscious brain damaged patients and has good prognosic value. Small changes induced by sensory or cognitive activities may be observed with event-related potentials (ERPs). Short latency ERPs reflect activation in low-level sensory receptive structures of the brain. They have good prognostic value in comatose patients (for review, see Vanhaudenhuyse et al). ERPs obtained after 100 ms of the presentation of a stimulus assess cognitive functions and are influenced by the level of attention and consciousness. Recently, ERP paradigms based on active participation of the subject, for example, counting deviant stimuli, have been proposed to help detecting signs of consciousness (ie, command following). With the advent of digital EEG technology, the computation of complex parameters has been made possible leading to a quantitative analysis of the EEG signal. Parameters based on EEG complexity and connectivity permit quantification of the effects of anesthesia in the operating room. They have also been tested in sleep and disorders of consciousness. Correlated activities among brain areas or electrodes can determine patterns of functional connectivity, which is known to be impaired in anesthesia, sleep, or disorders of consciousness, or to be paradoxically increased during epileptical activity. Connectivity and complexity measures are being validated as quantitative measures of consciousness. In line with these measures, the recently proposed Perturbational Complexity Index, based on simultaneous transcranial magnetic stimulation–EEG recordings, permits stereotactic perturbation of the cortex to engage distributed interactions and measure the information content (algorithmic complexity) of the resulting EEG responses. The present Special Issue summarizes and updates recent research and clinical findings with regard to the application of EEG techniques to measure the level of consciousness. Noirhomme and colleagues propose an automatic quantification of background EEG and reactivity in comatose patients treated by hypothermia, and relate their measure to the prognosis of the patient. Next, Lugo and colleagues present a novel approach to test response to command, in patients with lockedin syndrome, based on an active vibrotactile ERP oddball paradigm. Marchant et al review the current use of EEG to monitor anesthesia. Marinazzo and colleagues tackle the problem of connectivity measures, in patients with disorders of consciousness, with an innovative approach based on transfer entropy and calculations imported from economy theory. Sarasso and colleagues use transcranial magnetic stimulation–EEG and the Perturbational Complexity Index to measure consciousness in brain-damaged patients with altered states of consciousness. Finally, with the article by Gaillard et al, we take a step back from EEG and neurophysiological measures to review the difficulties related to behavioral measures of consciousness using explicit and implicit learning as an example. 519518 EEGXXX10.1177/1550059413519518Clinical EEG and NeuroscienceNoirhomme and Laureys research-article2014


According to the adaptive learning theory,this paper established a heterogeneous inflation expectation conduction model from professional institutions to the public,and mixed it into to the new Keynesian Phillips curve to estimate the public inflation expectations and hybrid new Keynesian Phillips curve through state space model.The empirical results showed that:inflation expectation presented significant heterogeneity between the public and professional organizations,and public inflation expectations were provided with adaptive learning and hysteresis.The formation of inflation in our country had the dynamic properties of the forward-looking as well as looking back.Management of inflation expectations required not only government regulation of some macroeconomic variables,but also demanded the government to strengthen the information disclosure system,strengthen microcosmic measures such as information communication channels among the public,the central bank and professional forecasters.


It is a popular believes that money is a substitute to a barter trade system and very important event in the history of finance in nearly all facet of human economy. This paper examined the relationship between money and finance in circulation flow and the Nigeria economy. The data were generated from the CBN statistical bulletin and annual reports covering the period of 1970-2011. Econometric software - E-views 3.1 was used to analyze the data. The finding showed that a slight change in MS, TGE and CPI result in the correspondent increase in GDP by 5.2%, 5.7% and 3521.11% respectively. There were impact of MS on TGE and CPI on MS in the short run with respect to the Nigerian economic growth. Finally GDP was found to statistically significant in the current year.


Soil properties are one of the regional variables with the properties of geological structure and the stochastics of statistics.Geostatistics,based on the regional variable theory,has been proved to be one of the most effective methods to analyze the spatial distribution and its variation law of soil properties.It is the foundation to well manage the soil and prevent the soil salinization for fully understanding the spatial distribution of soil salinity.In the present study,based on regionalized variable theory,the spatial variability of soil salinity in different soil layers were studied by means of GPS,GIS,semivariograms of geostatistics and Kriging method in Yuepuhu oasis to quantificationally analyze the spatial variation and patterns of soil salinity in the headstream area of the Tarim River,with the purpose of provideing the academic basis for the area partitioning,meliorating and utilizing salinized soil in arid oasis.In the study,118 samples were chosen from four soil layers at depths of 0-30cm,30-60cm,60-100cm and 100-200cm.The results indicated that the salt contents in different soil layers were high with 17.44g/kg,11.67g/kg,9.10g/kg and 8.14g/kg in 0-30cm,30-60cm,60-100cm and 100-200cm,respectively.The semivariogram of soil salinity of the four depths was best described by the Exponential model,of which the 100-200cm layer was best fitted by the Spherical model.The ranges of spatial autocorrelation differ from each other among the different soil layers.From the surface to the deeper layer,the autocorrelation ranges of the soil salinity increased gradually with 56.40 km,91.10 km,114.10 km and 160.00 km,respectively.The analysis of spatial pattern of soil salinity indicated that high values of soil salinity were mainly distributed at the places that were under the intensive anthropogenic activities,near to the watershed or located at low-lying areas.In vertical direction,the salinity of surface soil was the highest and it decreased gradually with the increase of soil depth.In the study area,the spatial variations and patterns of soil salinity in oasis were restricted to both the structural factors and the non-structural factors.For the impact of structural factors on surface soil was relatively less,and that of non-structural factors,i.e.anthropogenic activities,was greater.Some structural factors,such as topography,soil matrix,superficial groundwater table and soil water content from headstreams,strengthened with the increase of soil depths,and the spatial variations of soil salinity increased.


KJ Allen, JJ Koplin, AL Ponsonby. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2013;131(4):1109–1116, e1–e6

In light of epidemiologic studies that show increased prevalence of food allergy in populations who reside farther from the equator, investigators sought to determine the association between vitamin D and food allergy.

From 2007 to August 2011, a total of 7134 infants between 11 and 15 months of age (inclusive) were approached during immunization visits at 120 locations throughout Australia.

A total of 5120 infants underwent skin-prick testing (SPT) to peanut, egg, sesame, and cow's milk or shrimp. Infants with a detectable wheal ≥1 mm as well as a random sample of infants with negative SPT were referred to a food allergy center …


We have fabricated TES bolometers with finline transitions for the CℓOVER project. We have measured the optical response of CℓOVER's first prototype 97-GHz detectors and find that they have a detection efficiency close to 100%. We have also investigated the effects of misalignment of the finline in the waveguide and of thinning the substrate. The prototype detectors have dark NEPs as low as 1.5 x 10-17W/√Hz and satisfy the requirement of photon-noise limited operation on CℓOVER. We describe the optical tests of CℓOVER's prototype 97-GHz detectors and discuss their implications for the design of the science-grade detectors.


To establish a relationship between perceived sweetness intensity (Y), sucrose concentration (A%) and viscosity of mixed solutions (B poise), mixtures of sucrose solutions in various concentration and sodium carboxymethylcellulose with medium viscosity (CMC–M) in various concentrations were used, resulting in the equation:

where "Y"= sucrose concentration of reference solutions. This equation was effective within the ranges of 4% to 16% sucrose and viscosities of from 1 to 100 poises. This equation was applicable to low and high as well as medium viscosity forms of CMC.


Nutrients from the effluent of intensive livestock production can enter waterways and promote excessive growth of algal blooms. The first aim of this article is to examine the likely costs to the i...