【Our previous studies demonstrated that quinone (menadione) is cytotoxic to rat platelets. In an attempt to assess the relative contributions of redox cycling and/or arylation in quinone-induced cytotoxicity, we have studied three quinones with different mechanisms: 2, 3-dimethoxy-1, 4-naphthoquinone (DMNQ; pure redox cycler), menadione (both redox cycler and arylator), and 1, 4-benzoquinone (pure arylator). The order of redox cycling capacity in platelet rich plasma (PRP) isolated from rats was menadione>DMNQ>1, 4-benzoquonone, which was consistent with the previous studies using isolated hepatocytes. 1, 4-Benzoquinone was more toxic to rat platelets than menadione, while DMNQ did not cause cell death at all. Lactate dehydrogenase inhibition studies revealed that 1, 4-benzoquinone inhibited significantly in a time-dependent manner, while menadione and DMNQ did not at all. These results suggested that arylation by quinone compounds might play a critical role in quinone-induced cytotoxicity in rat platelets.】


The present invention is a lower antenna forming the engaging projection in that, once a radio frequency identification mark according to the present invention relates to a radio frequency identification mark and a ceramic patch antenna; Once the upper antenna to form a coupling groove on; One is engages with the engaging projection of the lower antennas, and the other end is formed is fastened to the engaging groove of the upper antenna RFID-chip with information of the managed article to communicate with the terminal; The spacer is configured to have an electric insulation between the antenna; consists of coupled said antenna parallel to each side under the upper and of the spacer, coupling the RFID chip coupled to the antenna to be positioned on the upper or lower surface of the spacer do. Also being provided with a ceramic patch antenna according to the present invention are class bulb is perforated in the central portion, the dielectric ceramic with a dielectric constant of 4.0 is formed into a ceramic ~ 210; Conducting film provided on a side of the dielectric ceramics; It is provided to the other surface of the dielectric ceramic, a ground plane formed by the bulb-level puncturing a central portion; Is inserted into the bulb-class of the dielectric ceramic is composed of power supply pins to a power supply electrically coupled to the conductive film; The dielectric through the ceramic grade bulbs formed is the power supply pin is inserted, coupled to the conductive film is the dielectric and configured to cover a class bulb formed in the ceramic feed is coupled is inserted into the class bulb of the dielectric ceramic pins and electrically and, it is formed so as to be formed to be larger than the size of the dielectric ceramic sphere power supply of the ground plate class bulb insulated from the power supply pin. A radio frequency identification, a ceramic patch antenna, RFID.


As you may have heard, a bunch of us went to Dallas in September. I was pleased to report on the smooth transition of the Journal to an on-line format with print option. We worked on laying out Volume 5, and I must say the line-up looks really great! Manuscript submissions continue to flow smoothly and, as you have seen, the depth of scholarship and breadth of topics is astonishing. The Journal of Forensic Nursing board is looking for even more reviewers so that we can maintain our 31-day average review turnaround time, without further taxing our existing reviewers. We will also be selecting Tom Mason's successor to bring us back to our full complement of five editorial board members and two associate editors. The weather in Dallas was spectacular—it was hard to stay inside! The quality of the presentations made it a little easier. There was at least one presentation of original research or a research process-oriented presentation offered in each of the concurrent session blocks. The research presentations included community-, victim-, and offender-focused domestic violence research; research into forensic nursing education; forensic nurses' roles and experiences; and ano-genital photography. Data were presented addressing the experiences of victims of rape and torture, the impact of skin color on the assessment of ano-genital injury, and offenders' healthcare needs. Further, beginners and seasoned researchers, as well as clinicians, educators, and administrators, benefited from a careful explanation of the institutional review process. In addition to the research-focused platform presentations, there were poster presentations of original research. Management of domestic violence and sexual assault in the emergency department, evaluation of physical findings postsexual assault, and characteristics of victims and those accused of sexual assault were addressed. In the days and weeks to come, we will be soliciting manuscripts from those presenters so that folks who were unable to make the trip to Dallas have access to the science presented at the scientific assembly. Clinically focused, patient population-specific presentations covered a wide range of topics. Threaded through the conference were seven tracks: psychiatry and corrections, pediatrics, general forensic focus, sexual assault nurse examiner (SANE), domestic violence, and death investigation. Presenters in the Psychiatry and Corrections track described crucial nursing skills and the education needed to develop them, in both adult and juvenile correctional facilities. Efforts to prevent rape in prison and address the impact of pornography were described, as were school shootings and the nursing care of people who had attempted suicide. Role and model development were addressed in depth, including the impact of pathological attachment on therapeutic relationships and the use of a transformational health care model and its effect on correctional health care. Nurses discussed human trafficking as a form of child abuse; child abuse-related injuries, especially to the head, neck, and oral cavity; injury patterns that mimic abuse; and self-injurious behavior in child abuse survivors. Presenters described ways to improve pediatric care through system and partnership development and videoconferencing. There were presentations about the effect of adult behavior on children, including substance abuse


This paper introduces the LTCC as a novel technology for the fabrication of multilayer microelectronic components. Advantages of the multilayer structure will be presented on the example of the 3D inductor.


In order to study the properties of the stress corrosion cracking(SCC) for the tungsten inert-gas(TIG) arc welded AZ31B magnesium alloy sheets,the SCC susceptibility of the welded samples was assessed by three points loading method in deionized water at room temperature.The microstructure of specimens and fracture surfaces were analyzed by OM and SEM,respectively.Surface residual stress and potentiodynamic polarization behaviors of the welded samples were examined by using X-ray diffraction technology and a CHI660B electrochemical workstation,respectively.The results show that when TIG arc welding was used to weld AZ31B Mg alloy plates with the thickness of 2.2 mm by using single-side welding double-side molding process,the ideal welding joints can be obtained at the welding current range from 45 A to 50 A and appropriate welding speed,the ultimate tensile strength of the welded joints is 209 MPa;The residual tensile stress is 60 MPa in the surface of heat effected zone of the welded joints;corrosion potential decreased by 27 mV and corrosion current increased by 41.4% compared to the base samples,which indicates the corrosion trend of the welded samples is increased;SCC appeared on the welded samples after 192 hours of immersion,the mode of fracture belongs to intergranular and brittle cracking,which shows higher SCC susceptibility of the TIG welded AZ31B in deionized water.


1 College of Physics, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China Abstract Measuring polarization modes of the W+W− scattering reveals the interactions of the Higgs boson as well as new neutral states that are related to the standard model electroweak symmetry breaking. The dileptonic channel suffers from less background, but the kinematics of final states can not be fully reconstructed due to the presence of two neutrinos. We propose neural networks to establish the mapping between distributions of measurable quantities and the distributions of the lepton angles in W boson rest frames. New physics contribution and collision energy can largely affect the kinematic properties of the W+W− scattering beside the lepton angles. To make the network in ignorance of those information, the loss function is modified in two different ways. For the W+W− scattering process, we show that the networks are promising in reproducing the lepton angle distributions. And the precision of fitted polarization fractions obtained from the network predictions are comparable to that obtained with truth lepton angle. Although the best fit values of polarization fractions are not changed much after including the background uncertainty, the precisions are substantially reduced. Our trained models are available at GitHub ‡.


Studies have been made on albumin and IgG levels in the early morning urine (EMU) specimens of male Indians under high altitude stress. Albumin level increased significantly in both the category of the subjects under high altitude stress. On return of the subjects from high altitude to their respective base conditions of lower altitudes, urinary albumin levels reverted to the original values. Only a small amount of IgG was detected in the EMU of both the category of the subjects at high altitude, whereas no detectable IgG level was found in both groups in their respective original conditions.


TanDEM-X is the first bistatic space-borne SAR mission. It will be formed by adding a second, almost identical spacecraft to TerraSAR X and flying them in a closely controlled formation. The primary goal of the mission is the derivation of a high-precision global Digital Elevation Model (DEM) according to HRTI level 3 quality.
In order to fulfil the required height accuracy, height references have to be applied in the calibration of the DEM, together with a least squares adjustment of adjacent interferograms.
To validate the DEM calibration concept, the simulated height error models and the accuracy of the selected height references, several activities have been planned to be performed until launch of TanDEM X and during the commissioning phase right after.
The commissioning phase of TanDEM X will follow the philosophy and profit from the experience of the successful one of TerraSAR X. However, a higher complexity will be added in this case due to several aspects.
On the one hand, the monostatic commissioning phase will be more compressed in time than the TerraSAR X one, due to the demanding schedule for the global DEM acquisition. On the other hand, new analyses have to be performed concerning the bistatic calibration, as well as the validation of the synchronisation link and the exclusion zone selector.
Content of this paper is the description of the general DEM calibration concept of TanDEM X, the results of the validation activities and the interferometric experiments and a brief draft of its monostatic and interferometric commissioning phase plan.


2 Abstract: The aim of this study is to determine the changes in plant diversity and phytosociological attributes of the vegetation according to the environmental conditions in Sistan Region in the southeast of Iran. For the study of plant communities and quantification of vegetation, quadrate method was used. Quantitative analyses on species diversity in addition to phytosociological attributes analysis were conducted in dry land, agricultural and waste water irrigation area. Data on abundance, density, dominance, frequency, Species Importance Value Indexes, are presented in the study. The plant communities were determined in percentage of frequency, abundance value, relative density and importance value. Based on results of survey that performed in study area, 16 species from 7 botanical families were recorded in all sites. The phytosociological studies reveal in most part of area that the vegetation was characteristically dominated by Tamarix species followed by Aeluropus sp. and Alhagi maurorum, which were the most abundant and frequent species of the study area. The Tamarix species has the highest IVI, in all surveyed areas. Species presenting the highest relative density is Aeluropus littoralis in the agricultural and wastewater area and Aeluropus littoralis in dry land area. It was observed that, wastewater plays an important role in vegetation growth and regeneration. The experiments from wastewater irrigated sites reported maximum number of species, depicting highest diversity among all sites. This clearly indicates that the wastewater can be effectively used in restoration of dry land, since it helps better growth of plants.


The performance and perception of open- and closed-note testing environments were investigated. Exam scores did not vary under these conditions, but small differences were uncovered for students with experience taking open-note exams. This implies that increased exposure to open-note testing is required to understand the impact of this intervention.


There are hundreds of plants with potential toxicity to cattle. This presentation is limited to a few that are likely to cause problems in harvested feed. Many livestock producers now buy feed from those who specialize in crop production, thus they may have minimal control over the quality of the feed.
Modern methods of feed preparation (grinding, pelleting, and cubing) may make it impossible to ascertain the presence of poisonous plants unless quality control is rigidly practiced from field to animal.


An Nd3+:YAG pulsed laser was employed as a light source for two-photon photoemission from organic semiconducting thin films in low vacuum and air. Photoionization by the two-photon process was confirmed in both the environments by measuring photoemission current. By constructing a pump–probe system, photoemissions from transient species formed by the pump light irradiation were detected by probe light irradiation as a result of a linear increase in the photocurrent with the pump power via a one-photon process. Thus, we propose a novel method called two-photon photoelectron yield spectroscopy to determine the excited-state energy levels in ambient environments.


CdTe/CdS heterojunction solar cells show particular promise for large‐scale terrestrial use. To evaluate these cells, thick films of CdTe and CdS have been grown and their structure and electrical properties determined. These films have been deposited on both single‐crystal and fused‐quartz substrates and on each other by close‐spaced vapor deposition in H2 and by two‐source vacuum evaporation. The influence of growth parameters on epitaxy and crystallite size was determined by scanning electron microscopy, and the electrical transport properties were investigated by conductivity and thermoelectric power measurements. The electrical mobility of the CdTe films on fused quartz shows an exponential dependence on E/kT, indicating that grain boundaries dominate the bulk mobility in the film. To achieve large crystallite sizes and high conductivity in reasonable deposition times, temperature/time profiles have been used to control nucleation and growth of the CdTe films. Post‐deposition heat treatments in H2 ha...


The Internet is a global computer network composed of local computer networks and regional level, it allows communication of data between computers that are connected to the network. Applications which utilize the Internet facilities allow of access can be done anytime and anywhere. Web-based diary planner complete with online activities or personal agendas will be very helpful, especially for those with a stack of busyness, because in addition can be used anytime and anywhere, as long as it is in Internet network environment, data security would be more secure. In accordance with the nature of the diary, the entire contents of the diary is the owner privacy, data security is the main thing. Password used as a protection to people who are not entitled to access it.


The goal of this study was to identify variables affecting life satisfaction in later life that could be manipulated through intervention. The results indicate that life revision, regretfulness, and reminiscence is related to life satisfaction. A random sample of 122 retired persons completed a questionnaire assessing life satisfaction and degree of life revision, regretfulness, and reminiscence. Controlling for health, social activity, and income, life revision and regretfulness were found to be more significant predictors of life satisfaction than income. The relationship between reminiscence and life satisfaction depended on marital status. Reminiscence had a significant negative relationship with life satisfaction for those who had a spouse present and a significant positive relationship for those who did not have a spouse present. Implications for practice and direction for future research are discussed.


The anatomy and general histology of the male and female genital systems of 0. retrovertens are described. The egg capsules, which are attached to moss or to the limestone itself, produce one juvenile each and this emerges by parting and breaking two valves. The condition of the gonads and the abundance of juvenile snails collected throughout the period of study, fluctuated in a way matching fluctuations in the abundance of moss on the limestone and in monthly rainfall.

Differences between the genital system of 0. retrovertens and those of other cyclophorids, the production of eggs and egg capsules and the apparent seasonality of breeding are discussed.


Two vibro-impact systems are considered. The period n single-impact motions and Poincaré maps of the vibro-impact systems are derived analytically. Stability and local bifurcations of single-impact periodic motions are analyzed by using the Poincaré maps. A center manifold theorem technique is applied to reduce the Poincaré map to a three-dimensional one, and the normal form map associated with Hopf-flip bifurcation is obtained. It is found that near the point of codim 2 bifurcation there exists not only Hopf bifurcation of period one single-impact motion, but also Hopf bifurcation of period two double-impact motion. Period doubling bifurcation of period one single-impact motion is commonly existent near the point of codim 2 bifurcation. However, no period doubling cascade emerges due to change of the type of period two fixed points and occurrence of Hopf bifurcation associated with period two fixed points. The results from simulation shows that there exists an interest torus doubling bifurcation occurring near the value of Hopf-flip bifurcation. The torus doubling bifurcation makes the quasi-periodic attractor associated with period one single-impact motion transit to the other quasi-periodic attractor represented by two attracting closed circles. The torus bifurcation is qualitatively different from the typical torus doubling bifurcation occurring in the vibro-impact systems.


We determined the effect of insulin on muscle blood flow and glucose uptake in humans using [15O]H2O, [18F]fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose ([18F]FDG), and positron emission tomography (PET). Femoral muscle blood flow was measured in 14 healthy volunteers (age 34 ± 8 years, BMI 24.6 ± 3.4 kg/m2 [means ± SD]) before and at 75 min during a 140-min high-dose insulin infusion (serum insulin 2,820 ± 540 pmol/l) under normoglycemic conditions. A dynamic scan of the femoral region was performed using PET for 6 min after injection of [15O]H2O to determine the 15O concentration in tissue. Regional femoral muscle blood flow was calculated using an autoradiographic method from the dynamic data obtained with PET and [15O]H2O. Femoral muscle glucose uptake was measured during hyperinsulinemia immediately after the flow measurement using PET-derived [18F]FDG kinetics and a three-compartment model. Whole-body glucose uptake was quantitated using the euglycemic insulin clamp technique. In the basal state, 84 ± 8% of blood flow was confined to skeletal muscle. Insulin increased leg blood flow from 29 ± 14 to 54 ± 29 ml · kg−1 leg · min−1 (P < 0.001) and muscle flow from 31 ± 18 to 58 ± 35 ml · kg−1 muscle · min−1 (P < 0.005). Under insulin-stimulated conditions, 81 ± 8% of blood flow was in muscle tissue (NS versus basal). Skeletal muscle explained 70 ± 25% of the increase in leg blood flow. No correlation was observed between blood flow and glucose uptake when analyzed individually in identical regions of interest within femoral muscles. These data demonstrate that skeletal muscle accounts for most of the insulin-induced increase in blood flow. Insulin-stimulated rates of blood flow and glucose uptake do not colocalize in the same regions of muscle tissue, suggesting that insulin's hemodynamic and metabolic effects are differentially regulated.


Network design problem generally takes minimization of the total travel cost of a system as the one and only object of optimization and its best solution usually cannot meet the practical demands of traffic engineering.This paper has analyzed equity and priority,widely existing in the engineering practice of road traffic planning,set up a mathematical model for network design problem,taking equity and priority into consideration,with the classical mathematical model for network design problem as the basis and designed the genetic algorithm for the solution of the model according to its characteristics.At last,with the analysis of a test network as an example,the paper explains the concrete application of the model and the algorithm.The example shows that the model and algorithm put forward by the paper are efficient and they can provide abundant information for traffic planning and help policy makers to make a wise choice.


Since the first national symposium in Myology in Camogli in 2001, we have witnessed considerable advances in our understanding of muscle diseases. This sixth meeting organised in Rome by the Italian Association of Myology (AIM) in collaboration with the Association of Neuropathology, has become the premier forum for the presentation of new research in muscle disorders, presenting advances in the disease processes, that will undoubtedly lead to significant treatment advances in the nearby future. The goal of the program Committee has been to attract plenary speakers of the highest calibre, who will give presentations on a range of topical themes. There is also a common teaching course that will undoubtedly lead to productive sharing experiences. Various research groups are contributing with over sixty oral communications muscle club cases and posters. Their abstracts are highlighting new insights into diagnostic procedures and new approaches for improved treatments and management strategy. This 6th AIM meeting is showing the growth of the national society and of the collaboration networks in this research area.


In order to machining large parts of special face,DJK3280 horizontal machining machine tool w as designed.High rigidity w as need because of the 20000A electric current and 2.5MPa Electrolyte pressure w hen the machine tool w orks.Built and assembled the 3D Solid modes of DJK3280 horizontal electrochemical machine tool by CATIA softw are,then they w ere imported into ABAQUS softw are for static analysis after simplified.Obtain the rigidity of the machine tool by the mises shape and deformed shape.The natural frequencies of the first four vibration modes w ere gained after modal analysis.Providing a theoretical basis for the design of machine tool by the characteristics of machine tool.


The utility model discloses an automatic grouping setting machine, which comprises a grouping part, a setting machine frame, a walking and lifting frame, a rotating mechanism, a setting chuck plate, a pneumatic system and a PLC automatic control system. When the setting machine is used, automatic multi-layer blank setting is realized after blank cutting is finished; wet blanks after the blank cutting of a blank cutting machine are stacked onto a tunnel kiln car to be sintered; brick blanks are clamped and separated simultaneously, the brick blanks are separated while being clamped, and the size for blank separation can be adjusted by adjusting the length of a screw bolt. An air cylinder is arranged in each clamping plate group so that blanks can be clamped independently in a united manner, and therefore, the blanks are clamped quickly and reliably. The setting machine prevents the mutual coherence of the brick blanks from affecting the blank separation effect when the blanks are separated. Standard bricks and KP bricks are interchangeable, and the strength and the size of the bricks are not required highly. The setting machine has reliable and safe structure and a high mechanical automation degree, and can replace manual blank setting. Therefore, the labor production efficiency is improved, a lot of manual operation is saved, and the economical benefit is remarkably.


0123456789 Abstract In this study, four multilayer film samples of polyimide/Mg, polyimide/Mg/Ti, polyimide/Mg/Pd, and polyimide/Mg/Ti/Pd were prepared by pulsed laser deposition and evaluated for hydrogen absorption–desorption properties. Polyimide/Mg and polyimide/Mg/Ti samples did not absorb hydrogen under conditions of 0.8 MPa and 200°C, while polyimide/Mg/Pd and polyimide/Mg/Ti/Pd samples absorbed hydrogen under the same conditions. The polyimide/Mg/Pd and polyimide/Mg/Ti/Pd samples desorbed hydrogen in the temperature ranges of 430-440°C and 140-200°C, respectively. The addition of Pd was necessary for the absorption of hydrogen because Pd promoted the dissociation of molecular hydrogen. The addition of Ti was necessary to decrease the temperature of dehydrogenation. The improved hydrogen absorption–desorption behavior could be caused by the structural change of MgH2 from bct to fcc and the decreased thermal stability of fcc MgH2 compared to that of bct MgH2. The hydrogen storage amount of the polyimide/Mg/Ti/Pd film was determined with pressure-composition-temperature measurements. The sample absorbed 0.42 wt.% hydrogen at 200°C and 2.0 MPa and 0.49 wt.% at 200°C and 10 MPa; hydrogen desorption was incomplete under both conditions. While the hydrogen storage amount of the polyimide/Mg/Ti/Pd film is less than that of pure Mg, it may be increased by omitting the base material of polyimide film.


This paper estimates the nexus between age and gender diversity with productivity and wages in a sample of French firms using data from a comprehensive establishment-level survey matched with companies' balance sheet data. Our findings – based on single-establishment firms – suggest that in France age and gender diversity are negatively correlated with firm's productivity while the link with wages is mixed. Moreover, manager's characteristics do not contribute to improve or worsen the nexus between workforce diversity and productivity and wages. On the opposite, the results seem to suggest that the shareholder structure of a company could play a somewhat more significant role.


Many-core chip architectures integrate tens to hundreds of processor cores on a single chip. Recent development of photonic interconnects has made Optical Networks-on-Chips (ONoCs) an attractive technology to overcome the drawbacks of electrical networks-on-chips. With ultra-high bandwidth, low latency, and great energy efficiency, ONoCs enable the designer to build scalable systems. However, photonic devices are sensitive to temperature fluctuations, and hence, require proactive management. This paper first calculates the thermal distribution from cell distribution using an approximated Green's function and proposes a post-placement algorithm to reduce the number of photonic devices in the hotspots. The paper then improves the routing algorithm considering bending loss and temperature variations. Experimental results also verify the efficiency and effectiveness of our algorithm.


Objectives: To study potential risk factors for the development of lung cancer in patients with scleroderma and explore the chronological relationship between onset of scleroderma symptoms and subtypes of lung cancer. Method: Linkage of two population-based registers to identify lung cancer cases and gender-matched controls with scleroderma, followed by retrospective case note review for clinical details. Results: Patients with scleroderma who smoke are seven times more likely to develop lung cancer than non-smokers (p = 0.008). Smokers with scleroderma and cancer smoke more than smokers with scleroderma without cancer (p = 0.019). Pulmonary fibrosis and anti-topoisomerase antibody do not increase the risk of lung cancer. Peripheral lung tumours occur earlier after the onset of scleroderma symptoms than bronchogenic tumours (p = 0.05). Conclusions: Smokers with scleroderma should be monitored for the presence of lung cancer and counselled to quit smoking. The earlier development of peripheral lung tumours is not consistent, with pulmonary fibrosis being an aetiological factor.


In this paper, we present the collaboration between the pilot project Kalīla wa-Dimna – Wisdom encoded and LERA. In the project's first phase, devoted to experimenting with existing tools and identifying necessary adjustments, we adopted and generalized LERA for the classical Arabic language. This modification worked well and thus will become a cornerstone for future research within the ERC-Advanced Grant Project "AnonymClassic" (Gruendler 2017). The benefit is already apparent, yielding first observations of the text's development, and the tool was successfully applied in an undergraduate academic course at the Seminar for Semitic and Arabic Studies of FU Berlin.


Interfacial morphology and Fermi‐level pinning behavior at the interfaces of Al, Ag, and Pt with UHV‐cleaved CdTe and ZnTe have been studied using x‐ray photoelectron and ultraviolet photoemission spectroscopies. Results are compared to metal/HgCdTe interface formation, where the weak Hg–Te bond and consequent ease of Hg loss strongly influence semiconductor disruption and metal–semiconductor intermixing. For Al/CdTe, we observe a case where the strong Al–Te reaction yields a significantly more extensive Al–Te reacted region than has been observed for HgCdTe. The Al/ZnTe interface is observed to be more abrupt than Al/CdTe. The final Fermi‐level pinning positions Efi=Ef−Evbm for Al, Ag, and Pt on p‐type CdTe and p‐ZnTe have been determined. Efi is found to be roughly the same for both CdTe and ZnTe, with the value for ZnTe lying ∼0.2 eV closer to the valence‐band maximum for all three metals. From these results, one would expect Schottky barriers of about the same height for these metals on p‐CdTe and p‐Z...


For sustainable utilization of limited available water resources in irrigated agriculture, accurate estimation of crop water requirements and irrigation scheduling is crucial to improve irrigation water management and crop productivity. Therefore, the objective of this activity was to evaluate the responses of Garlic to the irrigation regime (when and how much to irrigate). The field experiment was conducted at the main station of Debre Zeit Agricultural Research Center during 2016, 2017, and 2018. Five treatments for allowable soil moisture depletion levels (ASMDL) of Irrigation at 60%, 80%, 100%, 120%, and 140% were used. Application of irrigation water for Garlic was scheduled when 30% of the total water available in the soil profile was depleted. Treatments' were laid out in RCBD experimental design with three replications for each treatment. From the study, it has been observed that there was a significant difference in marketable yield and water use efficiency (WUE) among treatments. The maximum marketable bulb yield (7.5 t/ha) and WUE were observed from applying irrigation water at 20% more of recommended ASMDL and followed by 40% more of ASMDL (6.7 t/ha) but the lowest (4.68 t/ha) was recorded at 40% less of recommended ASMDL. Reducing the soil moisture depletion level by 40% and 20% from the recommended fraction (0.25) has significantly increased the water use efficiency. Under irrigated Garlic a shorter frequency with a smaller amount improve yield and water productivity than irrigating with wider interval but a larger amount. Therefore, managing the soil moisture content above the allowable depletion level like 60% ASMDL and 80% ASMDL was better than the recommended allowable depletion and the other lower levels. Hence it is recommended that for higher yield and maximum water productivity it is better to irrigate Garlic frequently.


In supporting the progress and development of an organization, it is very necessary to be carried out seriously and continuously in all fields and all aspects of life. The availability of quality human resources and have a high work ethic is the main capital of an organization to be aligned with other organizations. Without the individuals of each individual to try to progress without the need to be forced, an organization does not mean anything. In the financial and Asset Management Agency Regions Ulu Ogan Ogan, it has not been implemented organizational culture so well that Akunta Sector Employee Morale nAnd reporting is not optimal. The problem faced is how the influence of organizational culture on employee morale in the field of accounting and reporting in the Regional Financial and Asset Management Agency of Ogan Komering Ulu. The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of organizational culture on Morale Employees Sector Akunta n si and Reporting on Financial Management Board and Asset Ogan Ogan Ulu and useful as a reference for further research on organizational culture and Morale Employees Sector Akunta n si Dan Reporting. Hypothesis, positive effect on the organizational culture Employee Morale Affairs Akunta n si and Reporting on Financial Management Board and AssetOgan Komering Ulu. Data collection and management using literature study and field studies using observation, questionnaires, interviews and documentation. From the results of the discussion obtained by the correlation between organizational culture in an effort to improve the Employee Morale in the Field of Accounting and Reporting at the Financial Management Agency and the Ogan Komering Ulu Regional Assets obtained r value of 0.57. After consultation with conservative standards, it is located between 0,400-0,599 which is included in the medium relations. So that it can be said that there is a moderate influence between organizational culture on employee morale in the field of Accounting and Reporting at the Ogan Komering Ulu Regional Financial and Asset Agency.


Purpose
This paper aims to review the studies on intersection control with connected and automated vehicles (CAVs).

Design/methodology/approach
The most seminal and recent research in this area is reviewed. This study specifically focuses on two categories: CAV trajectory planning and joint intersection and CAV control.

Findings
It is found that there is a lack of widely recognized benchmarks in this area, which hinders the validation and demonstration of new studies.

Originality/value
In this review, the authors focus on the methodological approaches taken to empower intersection control with CAVs. The authors hope the present review could shed light on the state-of-the-art methods, research gaps and future research directions.


A new Wave Energy Converter, called SEAREV, is presented. Mathematical models, both in frequency and time domains, have been used to optimize the shape and the mechanical parameters by using a genetic algorithm. A discrete real-time control of bang-bang type (latching control) permits to enhance the response of the system to the waves, and therefore the annual production of energy.


H Communicating hydrocephalus with severe neurologic symptoms such as dementia and ataxia is important because it sometimes can be treated by means of cerebrospinal tluid (CSF) diversionary shunting.' This form o f hydrocephalus can usually be diagnosed by a combination of physical examination, cisternography and pneumoencephalography.' For diagnostic confirmation and to obtain inf o r m a t i o n r e g a r d i n g t h e a l t e r e d C S F movement and absorption in these patients, perfusion and infusion studies of the CSF"' have been done. To study the abnormal C S F f low a n d a b s o r p t i o n in th i s type o f hydrocephalus, we have developed an experimental model in dogs and will describe the development of communicating hydrocephalus with emphasis on the temporal sequence of the alteration of transfer of radioactive albumin from the C S F space into the circulation. The results will be correlated with the cisternographic patterns, the autopsy findings, and the proposed mechanics of abnormal C S F absorption in communicating hydrocephalus.


Based on two-degrees-of-freedom (2-DOFs) quarter-car semi-active suspension model, a method for semi-active suspension control is proposed based on immune algorithm. According to this algorithm, an immune controller is designed to research and simulation for semi-active suspension control. Simulation results show that the proposed algorithm is effective,and compared with the passive suspension and fuzzy logic control (FLC) algorithm, its control capability is the best. Using immune controller, the RMS of body vertical acceleration, tire loads and suspension distortion are significantly reduced, so vehicle ride performance, handling stability are effectively improved.


Breast composition density has been identified to be a risk factor of developing breast cancer and an indicator of lesion diagnostic obstruction due to masking effect in x-ray mammography images. Volumetric density measurement evaluates fibro-glandular volume, breast volume, and breast volume density measures that have potential advantages over area density measurement in risk assessment. Compared to traditional x-ray absorption computing based areal and volumetric tissue density assessments, image feature detection based density classification approaches emulate the clinical density evaluation process by radiologists instead of using indirect information (e.g., percentage density values). We have modeled breast density assessment as a machine intelligence task which automatically extract the image features and dynamically improves density classification performance in clinical environment: (1) a bank of deep learning networks are explored to automatically extract the image features that emulate the radiologists' image review process; (2) the pretrained networks are retrained with clinical 2D digital mammography images (for processing and for presentation DICOM images) using transfer learning; (3) a deep reinforcement network is incorporated through human-machine gaming process. The data preprocessing, trained models / processes have been described, and the classification inference have been evaluated with the predicted breast density category values of the clinical validation 2D digital mammographic images in terms of statistic measures. The experimental results have shown that the method is promising for breast density assessment.


The traditional soil geography experimental educational pattern objectively leads students to a formalized,and memory way study,restrain students' innovative ability and scientific research quality fostering.The investigating experiment educational model,taking students' needs as a starting point,and the question as the carrier,establishes a situation of teaching and learning like scientific research to raise students' innovation ability and scientific research ability.


Improved availability of soil nutrients such as phosphorus, potassium, nitrogen, calcium, magnesium, sulfur, boron, and molybdenum (Figure 2). Increased efficiency of fertilizers applied to the soil. Reduced availability of aluminum and manganese, which may cause toxicity problems in acid conditions. More favorable microbial activity in the soil. Better soil structure and tilth. Increased longevity of legume stands such as alfalfa and clovers. Improved activity of certain herbicides, providing better weed control.


We read with great interest the article by Chan et al. (1) demonstrating that fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23) concentration is a novel predictor of mortality in African Americans with type 2 diabetes. FGF23 is the main hormone mediating serum phosphorus concentration through inhibiting tubular reabsorption of phosphorus from the urine (2). Meanwhile, serum phosphorus is the main stimulus for FGF23 secretion. In progressive chronic kidney disease …


In the course of the past three years, activities at Rigaku Oxford Diffraction have given birth to a new single crystal X-ray diffractometer, the XtaLAB Synergy-S. As its name indicates, the XtaLAB SynergyS combines the best of Rigaku and Oxford Diffraction in terms of hardware components, software programs, years of experience and savoir faire in X-Ray crystallography on small molecule and protein compounds in the home lab.


The Dirac equation is reinterpreted as a constitutive equation for the vacuum, with the electron modeled as a point singularity in a lightlike toroidal vortex. The singularity generates electric and magnetic potentials with circular zitterbewegung around the spin axis. These fields are then propagated by Maxwell's equation. The result is an integrated Maxwell-Dirac field theory proposed as a non-perturbative approach to quantum electrodynamics with implications for the electron's anomalous magnetic moment and the structure of the photon. Extension to a "Standard Model" of elementary particles as vacuum singularities is discussed.


Introduction: Patient's satisfaction has been strongly advocated by nursing professionals to be an important indicator of quality of nursing care delivery. Patient satisfaction remains an important concept for health care providers. Patient satisfaction functions as a precondition for quality care. It is seen that more satisfied patients will cooperate more effectively and show a greater compliance and often recover. Methodology: A comparative study was undertaken to assess the level of satisfaction with nursing care given by female and male staff nurses among the patients admitted in a selected hospital of New Delhi. Research approach used for the study was quantitative non-experimental research approach. The research design was descriptive survey. A structured interview schedule to assess the level of satisfaction of patient with the nursing care given by female and male staff nurses was used. The sample comprised 30 patients admitted in the medical, surgical and general wards of Max Super Specialty Hospital, Vaishali, New Delhi. Results: The study findings revealed that mean score of the level of patients' satisfaction was more (53.83) on nursing care given by female nurses than the male nurses (50.96). It is also found that maximum (76.66%) patients had high satisfaction with nursing care given by female nurses than the male nurses (60%). Conclusion: Patients were highly satisfied with the nursing care aspect of the male staff nurses whereas with respect to female staff nurses, highest satisfaction was seen in nursing behavior. However, the patients were least satisfied by the orientation aspect of nursing care given by both male and female staff nurses.


The present status of Chinese Lead Zinc's resource,smelter,consuming and recycle were described in the article.Dedicating in developing recycle-economy in Lead Zinc industry and developing reproducing of Lead Zinc is an important way to promote the continuable developing of Lead Zinc industry.


Abstract: This study aimed to clone the cDNA of PepT1, an H+-dependent oligopeptide transporter, from kid goats and examine effects of physiological development (suckling, weaning, and post-weaning) of the animal and feeding system (supplemental feeding vs. grazing) on peptide transport capability. A 2395 bp cDNA sequence of pept1 (GenBank: MH308024) was cloned and phylogenetic analysis revealed a high homology and structure similarity with PepT1 of sheep and cattle. The pept1 was expressed throughout the gastrointestinal tract of kid goats immediately after birth and during development. Relative abundance of pept1 decreased in all segments except the middle-jejunum during suckling, whereas its expression in most segments of small intestine increased with age after weaning and remained stable thereafter. Middle-jejunum was the predominant expression site and probably the main peptide absorption site. Supplemental feeding enhanced pept1 expression because it increased protein intake compared with grazing. No feeding system × age interaction was observed in most segments; the expression was age related during suckling and diet related during weaning and post-weaning, indicating that feeding system and age had independent effects on pept1 expression. These results indicate that PepT1 plays an important role for protein nutrition in neonatal goats, and its expression can be affected by feeding system.


This paper discusses a procedure for evaluating the training and performance of underground equipment operators. Training measures employed use performance criteria (behavioral profiles) defined via a task analysis, interviews with foremen and veteran equipment operators, and reviews of accident and injury data. These data are the basis for a prioritized work sampling procedure for measuring the effectiveness of a structured on-the-job-training program and for followup performance evaluations. The purpose of this paper is to present a visual detection model for conducting training and performance evaluations. The model overcomes some significant problems in performance management, both at the initial stages immediately following training and over the long-term performance of the underground equipment operator.


The reaction of 1-phenyl-3,4- and 4,5-pyrazoledicarbohydroxamates, II and VIII, with benzene- and methanesulfonyl chlorides is reported. Each hydroxamate yielded two isomeric N-phenyl-N-hydroxypyrimidinediones whose structures were established. The NMR spectra of a number of isomeric pyrazole derivatives are discussed.


PT. XYZ is automotive component manufacture that produce safety glass are tempered safety glass and laminate safety glass that are supplied to the car maker manufacture in domestic and overseas. Safety glass that are produced by PT. XYZ is for OEM (Original Equipment Manfacture) and ARG (Automotive Replacement Glass). Due to demand from customer always increase in every year, so many things that should be done for improvement on production line to increase production quantity resulted beside additional new production machine. The objective of this research is to improve the laminate production department on the trimming line where on this process is the latest production process that will determine finish good result. There is improvement that was done on this trimming production line is on the loading glass method that firstly is done manually by operator then changed by use supporting tools that is called felting. After kaizen is done, the production result that previously is 1,588 glasses per shift increase to be 1,791 glasses per shift or increase 12.8%. By this increasing production result is hoped the production plan on the next year and there is buffer stock if any additional demand suddenly. This kaizen implementation is suggested can be implemented in others process line that the loading glass method is still manually.


Researches have offered many new contributions, both documentaries (about Carlos de Grunenbergh's formation and his architectural formulations related to the cultural reference models, and about the long phase of construction of the Royal Citadel, including the used materials and techniques) and, above all, about the physical consistency of the surviving structures, taking into consideration the detected stratifications as well. The results of these studies have been object of several educational experiences of experimentation design, since the knowledge and the historical-critical understanding of such a subject can highlight the guidelines and the appropriated instructions to approach and develop the restoration, interpretating the conservative instances coming from the work itself. The very interesting, topical subject about the quality of a project, seen from the perspective of an architectural approach to the pre-existences, is based on its comprehension itself and requires a deep relationship between conservation and innovation.


Purpose: The objective of this study was to select the best model for modelling the volatility of log return series of four size indices taken from the Indian stock markets.

Theoretical framework: Stock markets throughout the world have been designing various kinds of indices depending upon the requirements of the investors. Accordingly, BSE launched some indices, categorized as size indices, depending upon the market capitalization of the stocks listed on their exchange. Such categorization helps the investors in appropriate decision making. Research on these specific indices is scarce and therefore the aim of the present study.

Design/methodology/approach: We analyzed the log return series of four indices, namely S&P BSE Sensex, S&P BSE Large cap index, S&P BSE Mid cap Select index and the S&P BSE Small cap index, by fitting the GARCH (1,1) and the TGARCH (1,1) models for the period from 1 Januray 2018 to 31 December 2022.

Findings: The research on modelling volatility is voluminous with varied results as per the various assets and datasets utilized for the purpose. Present study confirms the results from previous study that to model the volatility of size indices a GARCH (1,1) model should suffice and there is no betterment achieved by implementing a TAGARCH (1,1) model.

Research, Practical & Social implications: We suggest the implementation of a simple GARCH (1,1) model for all those investors who want to invest in Indian size indices in order to model volatility of these indices.

Originality/value: Present study is one of its kinds, investigating size indices specifically, through the two of the most popular GARCH-family models in the Indian context.


Structural modifications are a successful and commonly used approach to tune the emission properties of diverse fluorophores, but extending this approach to heavy-atom-free persistent luminophores ...


There is a genetic component, small or large, to every cancer. Understanding the location of the abnormality informs whether the cancer is heritable (germline) or not (somatic).


Under the background of higher education popularization,colleges and universities faced with different and broken down education markets.Every university has to make Specific target position and market position in the market she facing,and carry out differential design,building with characteristics and Planning and publicity of Overall image.Only in this way,can we build College groups with different characteristics,to meet the diversified demands of education consumption,and to promote the further healthy development of higher education.


A careful investigation of the structures and charge densities of the β and α polymorphs of p-nitrophenol has been carried out. Although the two forms crystallize in different monoclinic cells, the crystal densities are similar. There are, however, several differences in the intramolecular structural features of the two forms, including the C-C-O bond angles and the N-O distances. The α form exhibits a large number of intermolecular hydrogen contacts. More importantly, a detailed charge density analysis of the two forms has brought out significant differences in the charge distribution in both the intra- and the intermolecular hydrogen bonding regions. Deformation density maps reveal many differences in the bonding regions of the molecule in the two forms. Charge migration from the benzene ring region of the molecule to the nitro and the hydroxyl groups occurs as the structure changes from the β to the α form. Relief maps of the negative Laplacians in the plane of the intermolecular hydrogen bonds show polarization of the oxygen lone-pair electrons toward hydrogen. The molecular dipole moments in the solid state, derived from the pseudoatomic charges in the β and α structures, are considerably larger (~20 D) than the value in the free molecule.


An analysis is made of the influence of focusing on third, fourth, and fifth harmonic generation allowing for both direct and cascade processes taking place due to lower-order nonlinearities. It is found that as the focusing parameter increases under conditions of optimized wave mismatch, the fourth and fifth harmonic powers increase monotonically. It is also shown that in the case of phase-matched cascade processes, the harmonic power is highest for focusing on one of the faces rather than at the center of the nonlinear medium.


The signaling pathways that couple cerebral ischemia to cell death and protective mechanisms have not been elucidated. Protein phosphatase‐1 (PP‐1) interacts with and dephosphorylates multiple protein regulators of cellular energy metabolism, ionic balance and apoptotic cell death. We report that a Mg2+/ATP‐dependent form of PP‐1 associated with inhibitor‐2 (PP‐1I) is activated in brain by ~2‐fold following cardiac arrest and resuscitation in an intact animal model of severe transient global cerebral ischemia. PP‐1I from control non‐ischemic and ischemic pig brain was purified to near homogeneity. The properties, subunit compositions and regulation of PP‐1I purified from control non‐ischemic pig brain was distinct from PP‐1I purified from ischemic pig brain. Six major proteins (C‐TAK1, Rab GDP dissociation protein b, protein phosphatase‐1a catalytic subunit [PP‐1acat], 14‐3‐3g and inhibitor‐2 [I‐2] were identified by SDS/PAGE followed by MALDI ToF mass spectrometry from the non‐ischemic brain. PP‐1acat, I‐2 and 14‐3‐3g existed as a macromolecular complex as confirmed by co‐immunoprecipitation. Both PP‐1acat and reconstituted PP‐1acat:phosphoI‐2 were inhibited directly by 14‐3‐3g. PP‐1I purified from ischemic brain contained less 14‐3‐3g than that purified from non‐ischemic brain indicating that activation of PP‐1I following cardiac arrest and resuscitation involves dissociation of inhibitory 14‐3‐3g. This is the first demonstration of PP‐1I activation in a clinically relevant model of global cerebral ischemia in vivo.


The syndrome of occlusion of the posterior inferior cerebellar artery was first described by Wallenberg (1895). Since his first description, a number of reports and reviews on the subject have appeared in the literature and it appears that the condition is not uncommon (Goodhart and Davison, 1951; Levine, Cheskin, and Applebaum, 1949; Merritt and Finland, 1930; Ramsbottom and Stopford, 1924; Riley, 1930; Spiller, 1908; Thomas, 1907; Thompson, 1929; Wilson, 1909; Wilson and Winkelman, 1927). Ramamurthi (1956) reported 22 cases of vascular occlusion of the posterior fossa, during a 5-year period (1950-1955). In this series the posterior inferior cerebellar artery was involved in twelve cases and appeared to suffer occlusion more frequently than any other blood vessel of the hind brain. But in comparison with the vascular accidents of the cerebrum, those of the hind brain may be said to be infrequent. The posterior inferior cerebellar artery is the largest branch of the vertebral artery, arising like the medullary branches, nearly at right-angles to the main vessel. This anatomical arrangement may interfere with the free flow of blood and is probably a factor in the development of thrombosis in an already diseased artery. The posterior inferior cerebellar artery supplies the lateral portion of the medulla and the adjacent portion of the cerebellum. The area supplied by the artery. includes the restiform body, the direct spino-cerebellar tract, the descending root of the trigeminal nerve, the motor nucleus of the vagus nerve (the nucleus ambiguus), the lateral spino-thalamic tract, the sympathetic centre, a portion of the hypoglossal nucleus and a portion of the cerebellum, Deiter's nucleus, and occasionally the nucleus facialis.


A second-order discrete-time system with a sawtooth nonlinearity can exhibit dynamic chaos, which is a form of response much more complex than a periodic limit-cycle. This paper discusses the manner in which such waveforms arise, with illustrations obtained from interactive software developed to investigate and demonstrate these phenomena.


I was excited but anxious in the days leading up to the six day sea ride on the PLA Navy's training ship, the Ghenge. What I was anxious about was adapting to a completely different way of living in a short period of time with the expectation of observing and taking note of the differences, but also the similarities between the Chinese Navy and our own. Along with the other Australian Midshipman, James Hill, the sea ride would be a fascinating experience and one to be remembered throughout our respective naval careers.


1. "A batch-flow VFCWs were operated under batch fill and drain hydraulic loading system with hydraulic retention times (HRT) of 0.5, 1, and 2 days and fill rate of 8 m/day" under "Abstract" part and; 2. "Each constructed wetland received primary treated domestic wastewater (from the Corvallis, OR wastewater treatment plant) in a sequential batch fill and drain process at a hydraulic filling rate of 8 m/day, and ..." under the section "Description of pilot-scale constructed wetland".


Stadium as a fait accompli. Such designs were thwarted in what many still call the most thrilling game/s in North American soccer history, when the Vancouver Whitecaps held off the Cosmos in a semifinal that featured a full length match, followed by a mini-game and then the league's unique tie-breaker, the five-second thirty-five yard shootout. The Cosmos were eliminated to the dismay of home fans (and league officials) when a goal was disallowed for being shot just after five-seconds. Few cared when Vancouver beat Tampa Bay to claim the NASL title a week later before a dismal New York crowd. Over-spending and accompanying unequal competition, as well as poorly conceived television contracts, quickly conspired to the collapse of the NASL in 1985, the league failing to recapture public attention briefly enjoyed at the end of the '70s. Wangerin ends with the Cosmos, but rather than characterize the NASL and its excesses as yet another failed enterprise, he insists that the seeds were finally sown with the NASL that would see the sport survive, well beyond the league's demise, at the grassroots. Offering barely a nod to the sixteen seasons and counting of Major League Soccer on his final page, Wangerin doesn't attempt a comprehensive history much less venture a prophetic view to the sport's future in the United States. And he doesn't bother to unify the chapters with a conclusion, so the book has the feel of closely related essays that leave the reader to construct the sense of a coherent history. By allowing himself to provide in-depth analyses of significant individuals, teams and seasons, Wangerin retells the lost story of soccer in America in a way that allows leading figures to emerge from the shadows, perchance to move into the light as beacons for a future that will be enriched with a sense of legacy and a greater awareness of prior successes and failures. Distant Corners should appeal to those with an interest in soccer's challenge to American exceptionalism as well as those who seek a more full and accurate representation of the history of modern sport.


In "Media Convergence" digital new era,with the "great publication" view of establish marked publishing concept innovation has arisen,for editing and publishing talent cultivation also puts forward a whole challenge.To meet the challenges,improve editing and publishing talent cultivation quality,edited and published discipline education should conform to the era development needs,innovation education idea,to build three-dimensional practice teaching system,and to practice ability as the core training for a new era of editing and publishing talent.


A series of phosphorescent cyclometalated iridium complexes with 2,5-diphenylpyridine-based ligands has been synthesized and characterized to investigate the effect of the simple ligand modification on photophysics, thermostability and electrochemistry. The complexes have the general structure (C N)(2)Ir(acac), where C N is a monoanionic cyclometalating ligand [e.g. 2,5-diphenylpyridyl (dppy), 2,5-di(4-methoxyphenyl)pyridyl (dmoppy), 2,5-di(4-ethoxyphenyl)pyridyl (deoppy) and 2,5di(4-ethylphenyl)pyridyl (deppy)]. The absorption, emission, cyclic voltammetry and thermostability of the complexes were systematically investigated. The (dppy)(2)Ir(acac) has been characterized using X-ray crystallography. Calculation on the electronic ground state of (dPPY)(2)Ir(acac) was carried out using B3LYP density functional theory. The highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) level is a mixture of Ir and ligand orbitals, while the lowest occupied molecular orbital (LUMO) is predominantly dppy ligand-based. Electrochemical studies showed the oxidation potentials of (dmoppy)(2)Ir(acac), deoppy)(2)Ir(acac), (deppy)(2)Ir(acac) were smaller than that of (ppy)(2)Ir(acac), while the oxidation potential of (dppy)(2)Ir(acac) was larger relative to (ppy)(2)Ir(acac). The 10% weight reduction temperatures of these complexes were above that of (ppy)(2)Ir(acac). All complexes exhibited intense green photoluminescence, which has been attributed to MLCT triplet emission. The maximum emission wavelengths in CH2Cl2 at room temperature were in the range 531-544 nm, which is more red-shifted than that of (ppy)(2)Ir(acac). Copyright (c) 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.


Thermal insulation of buildings takes more of researchers' interest because of differenteconomical and ecological considerations. Thermal insulation of walls is a principal part ofthermal insulation system for any building.This paper includes production of four types of no-slump concrete including, normal weightconcrete, semi-lightweight concrete, no-fines concrete and lightweight concrete. Theirproperties including, density, compressive strength and absorption were studded and theirthermal conductivity were calculated. Concrete oven-dry densities range was 1664.2-2141.6kg/m3, compressive strength was 5.3-15.7 N/mm2, absorption was 6.3-16.7 % and their thermalconductivity was 0.576-1.047 W/m.K. In addition, the research includes production two types ofconcrete masonry units (CMU) from each type of concrete and studies their properties including,compressive strength and absorption. The overall heat transfer coefficient for each type wascalculated. The results show that the reduction in concrete density by 22% results a reduction inoverall heat transfer coefficient for CMU by about 28% for CMU type I and 15% for CMU type II,the results also show that the change in cavities sizes and their arrangements into CMUreduces the overall heat transfer coefficient between 11-28% depends on concrete density. Thecombination between the two strategies results to optimum reduction in overall heat transfercoefficient of about 36%.


Until recently, function and cost were the only factors that mattered in the choice of microscopy products, but that's all changing. Design is fast catching up as a main criterion for choice, with leading companies such as Carl Zeiss and Renishaw leading the way. But design isn't all about looks, it can also assist in the way a product functions and how easy it is to use. This move has been helped by the fact that manufacturers are now looking to outside designers to bring some design flair to their products, and that more designers in the sector understand the technical as well as the aesthetic aspects of design and what it can achieve. This article describes the principles of microscope design and provides three case examples.


Fig as one of the major export products of Turkey, deteriorates very quickly due to its perishable nature. For this reason it is utilized as dried fruit. In traditional drying method of figs, it was observed that there are some problems caused by climate, especially due to rainfall during drying season,thus, quality losses occur. With this project fresh figs were dried at two different humidity levels in both the sun and the cabinet type dryer using different immersion solutions at 2015 to 2017. Additionally, ¼  cut fruits was dried in both methods without using solutions. According to the sensory analysis results, ¼ cut fruits take the highest score while the second was dried figs without using immersion solutions. The immersion solutions were effective in reducing the drying time of the figs but due to the adverse taste effect of alkali ethyl oleate solution, it was not preferred. In the ¼-cut fruits the total phenolic content and antioxidant activity identified as 343.30 (mgGA / 100 g DM) and 259.32 (μM trolox / 100 g DM), respectively, and this application gives better results compared to others. In this study where fresh figs are dried, aflatoxin analysis was performed on all products and it was not detected in any of the samples.


This paper presents the results of the first phase of a Master's thesis that has for main objective to assess the energy efficiency and thermal comfort improvement potential of different retrofit strategies for the first generation of bungalow houses located in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The study is carried out by using dynamic energy simulations with the program Derob-LTH. In the first phase of this study, the impact of different parameters (orientation, temperature set points and natural ventilation) is analysed. The results show that the base case model has an energy intensity slightly above validation data according to a 1003 bungalows database. The bungalow does not have a high performance in terms of thermal comfort: overheating and a winter (cold) discomfort phenomenon are observed. The results show that south orientation is preferable but has a negligible impact on heating demand; temperature set points have, contrarily, a major impact on heating demand. They both influence thermal comfort. Finally, the results concerning natural ventilation are counter intuitive as they suggest that all day (24h) ventilation is more efficient than night-time ventilation.


Ion-hose instability growth of the 2-mus electron beam pulses will be studied during the Phase-II commissioning of the DARHT-II Facility. We have done simulations in support of the experiment using pressure profiles estimated for different pumping arrangements along the accelerator. Results of these simulations are reported in this paper and compared to simulation results reported previously using constant pressure profile along the accelerator. Good agreement is found.


This paper presents a nonlinear parameter-varying modeling approach to duplicate the aircraft dynamic behavior while moving from one flight region to another. This approach starts by generating a local two-term truncatedVolterra series, which is enough to capture the quadratic andbilinear nonlinearities, at different operating conditions over the flight envelope. The variation of these series' coefficient matrices are then sought through different interpolation techniques. A nonlinear F-16 longitudinal model was used to assess the proposed approach. The improvement in the accuracy to predict, understand, and analyze the nonlinear aircraft behavior over the previous linear parameter-varying approach, which effectively ignored the second-order stability and control derivatives, is demonstrated through many numerical test cases.


At the 3rd Annual Ruminant Nutrition Symposium (Hammond, 1992), I reviewed the use of blood urea nitrogen (BUN) concentration for monitoring protein status in beef cattle, and discussed the potential for using milk urea nitrogen (MUN) as a noninvasive tool for monitoring protein status in dairy cattle. The purpose of this discussion is to review the basic concepts involved in urea nitrogen as an indicator of protein-energy status and to review new information published during the last five years.


The study presented here focuses on the development of an early education Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) curriculum with emphasis on engineering. This article presents the teacher's experience as she undertook the task of familiarising herself with the new content and using the curriculum in a university based lab-school classroom in the US. More specifically, the article describes and analyses the collaboration between the teacher and the curriculum developer. It also presents facilitators and barriers during the implementation, as identified by the teacher and the researchers, reports on the multiple stakeholders involved, and raises questions for future research. Engineering education in the precollege years is a developing academic discipline that stems from the need to understand and improve the ways engineers are formally educated. The belief of early experiences as determinants of later experiences has long constituted a basis of educational planning. Therefore, identifying the appropriate age and manner in which early childhood education becomes part of engineering education, is very important in the current climate.


Cervical cancer remains one of the major public health issues in India. Lack of awareness, ignorance and unwillingness to participate in clinical test are identified as the major causes for the high growth rate of cervical cancer. In point of view it is understood that cervical cancer is curable at its early stage. The screening programs in women are simple through MobileODT diagnosis approach. It can be achieved through creating awareness in women in both rural and urban areas which help them to process for further treatment. Therefore, a significant effort is proposed for creating awareness and to develop a web model for supporting women in preventing and saving them from cervical cancer. A web portal is developed where the patient and doctors will be provided authentication access. It consists of Patient clinical summary and Doctor's Evaluation in which the original cervix screened image through MobileODT and the result obtained and examined will be displayed. In the denonising process proposed image analysis model, filter like average filter and median filter are applied for denonising process. This helps the doctors to analyses the screened image effectively in the final analysis. Patient Clinical summary will consist of the patient demographic report and Physician advice for the screened image that helps the doctors and patient to interact with each other and bring out the significance of cervical cancer and also help to take effective treatment for cervical cancer at the initial stage itself.


Effective climate protection may substantially re-distribute rents around the globe. Economic sectors with market power will react strategically on mitigation policies. At stakes is the efficiency of instruments, but also their distributional effects, being a matter of global justice and of political implementability. Established analysis shows that optimal emission taxes may differ from Pigouvian taxes, such that input or output taxes should be preferred over emission charges. However, this leaves it open whether output or input taxes perform better. We determine the efficiency and the incidence on functional income distribution for input and output taxes (or tariffs) in the energy sector, based on a game theoretic growth model with explicit factor markets and policy instruments. It considers intertemporal interactions of different sectors including energy production and fossil fuel extraction. Market equilibrium depends on politics that act as a Stackelberg leader with a climate protection goal. We find that resource taxes and an alternative quantity instrument achieve this objective efficiently. Energy taxation is only second best. Labour and capital incomes take the main burden of this distortion. Its volume depends on the substitutability of fossil fuels. The quantity instrument generates substantial rents in the resource sector at the expense of transfer incomes.


This paper presents an induction heating power supply.A fuzzy control combined with a digital phase-locked loop(Fuzzy-DPLL) is proposed for tracking the load frequency.The system model is established and verified with Matlab.The experimental results show that combination of a fuzzy logic controller with the digital phase locked loop in an induction heating apparatus can achieve precies stable performance with fast dynamic response.


Thermal degradation processes are of great importance in the case of polyoxymethylene. Establishment of the mechanism of oxidative decomposition is particularly important, because it proceeds under conditions when depolymerization is predominant over oxidation. The basic kinetic regularities of thermal and thermal-oxidative degradation of polyoxymethylenes have been determined, and differences have been observed; that depend on the chemical nature of endgroups. Thermal degradation proceeds as depolymerization with generation of active centers at the chain end for POM hydrate, and following the "random law" for end-capped POM and copolymers. The "kinetic" chain is shorter than the "substance" one. Formaldehyde participates in chain transfer of POM degradation. A method has been proposed for determining the true activation energy of reactions that are more complicated due to heat transfer. The true E of POM for different end groups has been determined. The thermooxidative decomposition proceeds as depolymerization initiated by oxygen and follows the "random law." Oxygen has an inhibiting effect by reacting with active centers of POM. The degradation rates and accumulation of formic acid depend on the nature of end groups, and HCOOH acts as an accelerator. The most probable sources of HCOOH were proposed, and the active centers of POM degradation are shown to be of a dual nature. The mechanism of degradation and some principles of stabilization are proposed.


Prime Minister Massey and Sir Joseph Ward take the salute at the march past of New Zealand troops stationed at the New Zealand Infantry and General Base Depot in Etaples during World War I. Photograph taken 3 July 1918 by Henry Armytage Sanders.
An original print from this negative is in album PA1-f-094
Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - H770
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Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 4.75 x 6.5 inches


This research has main object to determine the effect of intellectual capital on stock returns of financial performance as an intervening variable. This study uses a component of intellectual capital as independent variable, which consists of Human Capital Efficiency (HCE), Capital Employed Efficiency (CEE), and Structural Capital Efficiency (SCE). Whereas, the the stock return used in this study as dependent variable, while financial performance is used as an intervening variable is measured by return on equity (ROE) and Earning Per Share (EPS). Real estate and property companies listed on the Indonesian Stock Exchange (IDX) in the period between the years 2010-2012 is used as study samples. Data was collected using purposive sampling method. Based on these criteria then as many as 26 companies chosen as samples in this study. The analytical tool used was Partial Least Square (PLS). The results show that (1) the HCE and CEE positive effect on ROE and EPS, (2) SCE has no effect on ROE and EPS, (3) HCE and SCE has no effect on stock returns, (4) CEE negarif effect on stock returns, (5) ROE mediate the relationship HCE and CEE on stock returns, but the ROE is not able to mediate the relationship SCE on stock returns (6) EPS is not able to mediate the relationship HCE, CEE, and SCE on stock return .


In recent decades, multi-level converters have become popular and used in many power systems applications. Compared with conventional converters, multi-level converters contribute to reducing the voltage stress on the switching devices and enhancing the power quality delivered to the load. In this paper, the study of the five-level diode clamped multilevel converter based static synchronous compensator has been accomplished. Model Predictive current control strategy which a type of modern control algorithms was employed for driving the proposed compensator. The suggested five level converter controlled by model predictive current control is firstly examined to verify that this control algorithm is appropriate for achieving the desired performance. Then the proposed converter and control combination is employed and simulated as a static synchronous compensator in distributed power system. Moreover, in order to examine the robustness of this compensator, the load status is suggested to be heavy inductive. Simulation process has been performed using MATLAB – SIMULINK software package. The results show that the implemented configuration (converter and control algorithm) provides high power quality improvement with adequate reactive power compensation.


The push effect associated with the movement of a snow cover has been identified as a major process in the origin of subnival geoforms, including small pronival ramparts. In this contribution we present the results of a geomorphological survey carried out in the central sector of the backwall of the Cuina Cirque, Ancares Sierra, northwestern Spain (lat. 42o50'N, long. 6o49'W; 1.860 m.a.s.l.), focussed on the identification and description of nival geoforms whose origin is attributed to snow-push mechanisms. The site is characterized by the occurrence of a thick, seasonal, late-lying snow cover, affected by slow movements mainly due to snowslide and short-range full-depth avalanches. A wide array of microand meso-forms have been identified on rock slopes comprising plucked steps, detached blocks, polished surfaces, abrasion tracks, striae, grooves, crescentic marks and asymmetric rock bumps. Distinctive features have also been identified on deformable sediment substrate including ploughing blocksembedded in the substrate with characteristic upslope furrows and downslope mounds; fines-rich diamict ridges showing worn-edged clasts with scratched and striated surfaces; nearly flat bulldozedsurfaces; embedded blocks occurring in the proximal slopes of diamicton ridges and bulldozedsurfaces; and strongly compacted fines-rich diamicton, pressed against rock outcrops. Taken as a whole the field observations suggest that snow-push is a particularly effective geomorphic process in the subnival environment.


In the article some features of designing and construction, experimental-and-theoretical researches of structures of the multifunctional underground complex (public shopping center with parking on theIndependencesq. in Minsk) are considered.


The paper suggests a modification of the contracting mapping method for non-linear and non-local parabolic equations. This modification is based on weighted in time energy estimates for the L2-norm of the solution of a parabolic equation via a weighted version of the H 1 -norm of the free term such that the inverse matrix of the higher order coefficients of the parabolic equation is included into the weight. More precisely, this estimate represents the upper estimate that can be achieved via transformation of the equation by adding a constant to the zero order coefficient. The limit constant in this estimate is independent from the choice of the dimension, domain, and the coefficients of the parabolic equation. 12


We report a 60-year-old woman with intramucosal adenocarcinoma arising in the interposed colon, 40 years after the esophageal reconstruction for lye induced esophageal stricture. Although synchronous adenomas were also found in the native colon where the graft was taken, the number of adenomas was greater in the interposed colon and more dysplastic, even progressed to adenocarcinoma, than that of the native colon. The microsatellite instability-testing performed in the intramucosal carcinoma from interposed colon showed absence of microsatellite instability. Changing of location and functional deman]d of colonic segment, and the exposure to different intraluminal contents might have facilitated the adenomacarcinoma transformation in the interposed colon.


Optically pumped gain narrowing and lasing have been demonstrated in submicron thick films, neat and undiluted, of photoluminescent conjugated polymers. The dramatic collapse of the emission line width occurs at very low pump energy thresholds (~10 μJ/cm2). Gain narrowing is found in over a dozen different conjugated polymers representing a variety of molecular structures, including poly(p-phenylenevinylene), poly(p-phenylene) and polyfluorene derivatives; the emission wavelengths in these materials span the visible spectrum. The short gain lengths in conjugated polymers are attributed to the high density of chromophores, the large density of states associated with the interband (π-π*) transition in quasi-one-dimensional systems, and the Stokes shift which minimizes self-absorption and allows optical pumping to the excited state without simultaneously stimulating emission (thereby yielding population inversion). Lasing and gain narrowing are compared for a soluble poly(phenylene vinylene) derivative using two different resonant structures: planar waveguides and microcavities. In both cases, the gain narrowing threshold is at 0.05 - 0.1 μJ per 10 ns pulse focused to approximately 1.5 mm. Single mode microcavity lasers are obtained when a cavity resonance occurs at the wavelength where the gain of the polymer is a maximum. Low threshold lasing (threshold more than an order of magnitude below that observed in planar waveguides and microcavities) has also been demonstrated using distributed feedback in a planar chip film configuration.


The application of automatic metrological verification pipeline system has been promoted gradually across the whole country.Based on the major characteristics of automatic metrological pipeline verification system,this paper proposes a new quality monitoring method for pipeline verification system integrating with "static on line","dynamic off line"and "quality spot check"to ensure the accuracy of the testing result.The method is of great significance to the promotion of automatic metrological pipeline verification system and its validity is verified by the practical application of the system.


The package on package (PoP) has become the preferred method for vertical stacking of logic processors and memory in mobile applications. The industry is constantly working toward reducing the total stack height, and current road maps point toward a total stack Z-height of 1mm. One approach to reduce the package height is to reduce the mold cap thickness as well as reduce the mold cap clearance (the distance between the top silicon die to the mold top). In this study, we used the compression molding for manufacturing top PoP packages with 200μm, 250μm, 300μm, and 350μm mold cap and with sub-100μm mold cap clearance. As part of the mold material selection, two different form factors, granular and powder form, of the mold compound were used for the compression mold process. The key objective for this study is to investigate compression mold process and to study its effect on the package integrity. The major challenge for PoP stack up is the package warpage at reflow temperatures. All the PoP packages must m...


The chronobiological approach and biochemical research methods have revealed the age-related features of the ultradian rhythms of the content of total protein, albumin in rat spleen tissue normal, under the influence of natural gas and against the background of the introduction of a complex of antioxidants (vitamin E and thymalin). During the experiment, the rhythmic activity of the total protein and albumin content in rat spleen tissue during ontogenesis was compared with chronic exposure to sulfur-containing natural gas and the introduction of an antioxidant complex against intoxication. The revealed fluctuations in the content of total protein and albumin can be characterized as ultradian rhythms with periods from 20-40 to 60 minutes. The obtained experimental data indicate a decrease in the stability of spleen tissue with age and depletion of the antioxidant system of rats with aging. The materials of the article are of practical value for the development of methods for correcting the negative effects of oxidative stress in the context of intoxication. Ключевые слова: околочасовые ритмы, селезенка, крысы, хроническая интоксикация, стресс.


The knowledge of the ionosphere's real state is very important for the over-the-horizon (OTH) radars. Those radars use the ionosphere as propagation channel, so we need to know its behaviour. A new inversion method to get the electronic density profile of the ionosphere from backscatter ionograms is presented. This method uses the elevation angle information to stabilize the inversion. (5 pages)


Recall the following general set-up, noting that some sentences in this part may need further adjectives. Let A be an abelian group and let V be an abelian group with an A-valued symplectic form. Recall that for a Heisenberg group defined by the short exact sequence 0→ A→ H → V → 0 together with the 2-cocycle V ×V → A given by the form on V , we can define a center-fixing action of Sp(V ) on H. The irreducible representations of H with nontrivial central character can be realized on the space S(X) of Schwartz functions f : X → C, where we choose X,Y Lagrangian (i.e., maximal isotropic) subspaces of V with V = X + Y . We have an induced action of Sp(V ) on S(X) that is well-defined up to scaling. We therefore obtain a projective representation of Sp(V ) on the C-vector space S(X). As discussed in Lecture 3, in some contexts, this lifts to an honest representation of Sp(V ); in other contexts, we only get a lifting to a representation of the double cover Mp(V ), the metaplectic group. The genuine representation is called the Weil representation and we denote it by ωψ. Recall the following two examples we discussed in Lecture 3.


Accuses National leader Don Brash of stigmatising Maori and using the controversy over rights stirred up by the foreshore and seabed issue in a bid for Pakeha votes.


This study investigated the trait emotional intelligence (trait EI or trait emotional self-efficacy) profiles of 512 students from five university faculties: technical studies, natural sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities. Using the Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire, it was hypothesised that (a) social sciences would score higher than technical studies in Emotionality, (b) arts would score higher than technical studies in Emotionality, (c) arts would score lower than technical studies in Self-control, and (d) there would be an interaction between gender and faculty, whereby female students would score higher than male students within the social sciences only. Several other exploratory comparisons were also performed. Results supported hypotheses (a), (b), and (d), but not hypothesis (c), although the differences were in the predicted direction.


Thchnology of platinum plating on titanium base has been studied.All kinds of parameters have been determined.Pt/Ti insoluble anodes properties have been measured.Pt/Ti insoluble anodes prepared has strong combination and high corrosion resistance.Platinum thickness(2~5μm) can be obtained.


I hard to believe that the original Wall Street was released twenty-three years ago. Like The Godfather, it has achieved iconic status with its memorable Oscar-winning performance by Michael Douglas as Gordon Gekko and its signature line "Greed is good." Gekko accumulates billions by wedding his belief that "information is the most valuable commodity" with a philosophy based on the writings of the sixth-century-BC Chinese warlord Sun Tzu. As Gekko tells his protege Bud Fox (Charlie Sheen), "I don't just throw darts at a board. Read Sun Tzu's The Art of War. Every battle is won before it is ever fought." To Gekko, the game is "not about the money; it's about the game between people." In short, it's about winning, or in the words of a popular phrase of the time, "the one who dies with the most toys wins." Not surprisingly, the sales of The Art of War, which is still used in war colleges, skyrocketed after the film as Gekko wannabes tried to absorb some of its lessons. In the original movie, Gekko is brought down by Fox who, after he is caught doing insider trading, saves his hide by wearing a wire to incriminate Gekko. Before being sent to prison, Gekko sequesters $100 million in a Swiss account in his children's names. The sequel begins in October 2001 at Sing Sing, where Gekko is released after having served his eight-year sentence for insider trading and securities fraud. He reclaims his possessions, including an out-of-date cell phone and, when no one is there to meet him, he takes a cab back to "the city." The scene shifts to 2008 with two Gen Xers in bed as the morning news comes on the television. The woman is Gekko's estranged daughter Winnie, who angrily shuts off the TV upon hearing that Gekko is back in the limelight promoting his book Is Greed Good? Winnie used to visit her father regularly in prison until her brother died of a drug overdose that she blamed on her father. As seeming recompense for Gordon's sins, she has become a blogger for an anti-corporate website, Frozen Truth. Her live-in boyfriend, Jake Moore (Shia La Beouf), insists that she ought to hear about him, but she wants none of it. Jake, it turns out, is an up-and-coming Wall Street trader whose "saving grace" is his championing of alternative energy technology to save the planet. He is employed by the firm Keller/Zabel (KZI), headed by a one-time powerful figure Louis Zabel (Frank Langella), to whom Jake is devoted. Zabel The physician at the movies


IN THE EARLY 1970's, Patrick Griffin (California State University, Long Beach), Richard Raack (California State University, Hayward), and William Malloch (KPFK, Los Angeles) formed Cadre Films and began to confront the challenge of media in a constructive way. Their first film, Goodbye Billy: America Goes to War, 1917-18, was screened at the 1971 meeting of the American Historical Association. The next year production began on a second compilation, The Frozen War: America Intervenes in Russia, 1918-20, which was shown at the 1973 biennial meeting of the American Studies Association. Will Rogers' 1920's: A Cowboy's Guide to the Times premiered at the 1976 meeting of the American Historical Association. Two Cadre Films have won awards: Goodbye Billy received the Audience Prize at the Ann Arbor Film Festival; Will Rogers' 1920's was awarded a CINE Golden Eagle.The first portion of this article will outline the working assumptions of the Cadre group; how these ideas were utilized in Storm of Fire will be examined in the second part.


For domains in $\mathbb{R}^d$, $d\geq 2$, we prove universal upper and lower bounds on the product of the lowest eigenvalue for the Laplacian to the power $p>0$ and the supremum over all starting points of the $p$-moments of the exit time of Brownian motion. It is shown that the lower bound is sharp for integer values of $p$ and that for $p \geq 1$, the upper bound is asymptotically sharp as $d\to\infty$. Our upper bounds improve the known results in the literature even for $p=1$. For all $p>0$, we verify the existence of an extremal domain among the class of domains that are convex and symmetric with respect to all coordinate axes. For these domains we conjecture that the cube is extremal.


Objectives: Evaluation of diagnostic performance of rapid testing of cervico-vaginal fluid (CVF) for fetal fibronectin (FFN) and placental α-microglobulin 1 (PAMG-1) as screening of women presented by threatened preterm labor (TPTL) with intact membranes for duration till getting spontaneous labor (SL). Patients & Methods: 37 women presenting with TPTL underwent CVF samplings before digital examination and then underwent transvaginal ultrasonography for estimation of cervical length (CL). All women received fluid and anxiolytic therapy and if uterine contractions persisted, all had received tocolytic therapy with oral nifedipine or intravenous magnesium sulphate according to requirements. Incidence of SL within <48 hr, 2 - 7 and 7 - 14 days was recorded and related to CL and result of FFN and PAMG-1 tests. Results: Incidence of SL was 13.5%, 35.2% and 51.3% within 48-hr, 2 - 7 and 7 - 14 days, respectively. Duration till labor after sampling was positively correlated with CL, while was negatively correlated with positive FFN and PAMG-1 tests. Positive FFN test had high specificity, while positive PAMG-1 test had high sensitivity for labor within 7 days. Regression analysis defined short CL and positive PAMG-1 test as significant predictors for short duration till SL. ROC curve analysis defined short cervix and positive PAMG-1 test as significant predictors for labor within 48-hr and within 2 - 7 days respectively and combined negative PAMG-1 test and CL of 20 - 25 mm were significant predictors for labor within 7 - 14 days. Conclusion: PAMG-1 test had high specificity, if positive, for predicting SL and high NPP, if negative, for excluding labor within 7 days, so it can be used as rapid adjuvant to clinical evaluation to help management decision-making. Moreover, PAMG-1 test is recommended screening test for being easy-to-use bedside test, provides rapid results, can be used after vaginal exam and coitus and does not require a speculum examination or specialized equipment to analyze results.


A device was developed to screen objectively for visual field loss in glaucoma patients using pupil perimetry. Twenty-three sub-mini 1.94 mm 0 green LEDs were mounted in systematic locations within a circle approximately 2" in diameter (subtending a visual angle of approximately 80*) on a flat circuit board. In the center of the LED circle, a hole was cut to mount a CCD camera for imaging the pupil. The circuit board and camera were mounted together on transparent safety goggles. Five infrared LEDs were mounted to the left rim of the safety goggles to illuminate the eye. The sub-mini LEDs provided the focal test stimuli for the perimetric test. A DS5000 microcontroller was programmed in BASIC to sequence through all of the LEDs in a systematic order. Each LED was illuminated for 0.2 seconds with a stimulus interval of 2 seconds. The video image was digitized at 10 frames per second and stored in .avi format, and the frames were later converted into bitmap format. The frames were then extensively analyzed with software written in MATLAB to perform intensity-based segmentation of the pupil and calculate the pupil area in total pixels for each frame. From this information, it was possible to compute the percent contraction of pupil area for each LED in the field. The software outputs a pupil area versus time waveform, a percent contraction versus time waveform, a bar graph of the percent contraction due to each LED, and a contour plot which maps the percent contraction for each LED to the location of the LED in the test field. Four subjects were tested with the device. From the results, it was apparent that there were clear responses and varying degrees of sensitivity based on LED origin for all subjects; however, the correlation of the percent contraction for the subject that was tested multiple times was 0.4820. This poor correlation may be due to the current lack of a means of consistently positioning the goggles on the subjects. Thesis Supervisor: Stephen K. Burns Title: Senior Research Scientist


This article examines John Paul II's understanding of the universal work of the Holy Spirit and the possible salvific role of other religions. It examines various critiques of his thought on these questions and concludes that, for him, the work of the Holy Spirit is never separated from the work of Christ. It maintains that, for John Paul II, there is no salvation apart from Christ, the Holy Spirit is working in every human heart, there are spiritual riches in other religions through which God can influence people, these 'seeds of the Word' are preparations for the fullness of the Gospel, and the Church plays a necessary role in mediating salvation to all. Dialogue with other religions and respect for their spiritual riches are not opposed to evangelization; rather, such dialogue and respect are expressions of evangelization.


In order to enhance the catalytic performance of SAPO-34 catalyst for the reaction of methanol to olefins (MTO), ultrasonic and microwave-assisted aging method were employed in static hydrothermal method to synthesize nano-sized SAPO-34. The effects of the application of this method on the chemical composition, morphology, surface area and total acidity of SAPO-34 were characterized by XRD, FE-SEM, nitrogen adsorption–desorption and NH3-TPD techniques. The catalytic performance of synthesized SAPO-34 was investigated for MTO reaction in a fixed-bed reactor under the same operating conditions (T = 450 °C, P =1 atm, and WHSV = 4 h−1). Comparing with the SAPO-34 synthesized with conventional hydrothermal method, sample synthesized with simultaneous use of US and MW-assisted aging methods possesses larger surface area and small crystal size and exhibits higher selectivity to light olefins (C˭2-C˭4) and longer lifetime.


The enhanced dexterity and manipulability offered by continuum manipulators makes them the robots of choice for complex procedures inside the human body. However, without tailored analytical tools to evaluate their manipulability, many capabilities of continuum robots such as safe and effective manipulation will remain largely inaccessible. This paper presents a quantifiable measure for analysing force/velocity manipulability of continuum robots. We expand classical measures of manipulability for rigid robots to introduce three types of manipulability indices to continuum robots, namely, velocity, compliance, and unified force-velocity manipulability. We provide a specific case study using the proposed method to analyse the force/velocity manipulability for a concentric-tube robot. We investigate the application of the manipulability measures to compare performance of continuum robots in terms of compliance and force-velocity manipulability. The proposed manipulability measures enable future research on design and optimal path planning for continuum robots.