Euthanasia is a high statistical procedure in the series of veterinary clinical practice. Moral conflicts arising from professionals in veterinary euthanasia decision-making are little known and little considered in Brazilian reality. We have investigated moral conflicts related to decision-making on euthanasia from online questionnaires. It was proven in this study that most respondents indicates and performs the euthanasia procedure. It was identified that clinical time for performing euthanasia with the highest percentage of choice was the decreased quality of life, but it was evident lack of security interviewed to identify the right time for decision making. It was identified that respondents did not know mostly tools for assessing quality of life, but they would prove useful for the professional seeking greater security in decision making. The fundamental result of this study concluded that veterinary medical professionals who participated in this survey have wide range of ethical conflicts and are affected by psychological distress when performing euthanasia, with infinity of feelings involved in the issue. The results recommend further deepening and reflection on bioethical conflicts existing in the veterinary medical professional and need to implement programs aimed at meeting deleterious effects and health problems related to the professionals involved and formulate mechanisms to mitigate damage to professional. The value of work was reaffirmed with the results involving knowledge about regulations related to Ethics and euthanasia presented to professional training in academic life being obtained results showing the need for materials grid review and reflection on teaching techniques and approach that should be presented on content related to ethics to students of veterinary medicine degree


Objective:The risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) and Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) is increased in HIV-infected individuals. We studied the kinetics of lymphocyte subsets in patients who subsequently developed HL or NHL while on virologically suppressive antiretroviral therapy (ART). Design:Using a nested case–control design, cases of HIV+ HL or NHL were selected from two prospective clinical studies. Aviremia was defined as less than 200 HIV-RNA copies/ml for at least 6 months prior to lymphoma diagnosis. Each case was matched to three aviremic HIV+ controls without lymphoma. Results:In the 81 cases (50 HL and 31 NHL), prediagnostic CD4+ T cells and CD8+ T cells displayed discordant kinetics compared with controls. Within the last and within the next-to-last year preceding HL diagnosis, mean CD4+ T cells decreased by −168 and by −2 cells/&mgr;l, compared with an increase of +44 and +73 cells/&mgr;l in the controls, respectively. Mean CD8+ T cells decreased by −352 and −115 cells/&mgr;l, compared with nonsignificant changes of −29 and ±0 cells/&mgr;l in the controls, respectively. T-cell kinetics demonstrated a marked inter-individual variability. Kinetics of CD4+ and CD8+ T cells were also discordant between NHL cases and controls. Conclusion:This study on a large number of aviremic patients developing HL and NHL who were carefully matched with controls, gives insights to prediagnostic kinetics of immune parameters. The discordant kinetics of both CD4+ and CD8+ T cells are already seen 1–2 years prior to lymphoma diagnosis, are more pronounced during the last year and in patients developing HL but are also seen in NHL.


In this note, the problem of event-based state estimation for a finite-state hidden Markov model under a generic stochastic event-triggering condition and an unreliable communication channel is investigated. The effect of packet dropout is characterized with a Gilbert–Elliott process. Utilizing the change of probability measure approach, the packet dropout model and the event-triggered measurement information available to the estimator, analytical expressions for the conditional probability distributions of the states are obtained, based on which the optimal event-based state estimates can be further calculated, together with a closed-form expression of the average sensor-to-estimator communication rate. The effectiveness of the proposed results is illustrated by an application to a wireless automated machine health monitoring problem.


The thief zone, a common California waterflooding phenomenon, is analyzed from field data collected over a period of 6 yr in the 6,000 to 8,500-ft deep Pico and Repetto formation zones (lower Pliocene) of the San Miguelito field, Ventura County, California. A study of step-rate injectivity tests and injection well profiles indicates that the theif zones had been generated when injection pressures exceeded the parting pressure. Pressure parting gradients ranged from 0.44 to about 0.60 psi/ft in the early life of the flood when reservoir pressure was low and from about 0.60 to 0.71 psi/ft after the reservoir became repressured. Results of 2 well-to-well tracer tests and 10 casing collapses in wells offsetting injection wells indicate that thief zones can grow to well-to-well dimensions. The thief zones are parallel to the bedding planes. Twenty-seven thief zone remedial efforts were attempted with limited success. The best remedy for the problem is to prevent thief zones from being initiated or, if they have been, to reduce injection pressures to below the parting pressure. (22 refs.)


The U.S. spaceport network includes several types of facilities, government- and commercially owned. Some require large expanses of land with gigantic steel infrastructure; some only need small pads of concrete. Some are located at airports, mostly on the coasts, although recently some are inland. Each serves a specific purpose and a specific subset of launch vehicles. Information included in this article covers types of launch sites, spaceport services, regulations and standards, advisory groups, and research needs.


Nitration system NaNO2-TFA for regioselective nitration of the meso-positions of 5-phenyl-2,3,7,8,12,18-hexamethyl13,17-diethylporphine (1) was examined. The degree of nitration is easily controlled by the amount of NaNO2 used and by the reaction time. All compounds are characterized by MS, UV-Vis-, and 1H NMR-spectroscopy as well as massspectrometry. Protonation of transannular protons of some synthesized porphyrins is discussed.


The preparation methods of common positive materials, nano-scale positive materials and thin-film positive materials are discussed. The advantages and disadvantages of each preparation methods are also reviewed and compared. The development of preparation technique of nano-scale and thin-film positive materials for lithium ion batteries is prospected.


In order to study the expression of soluble OX40L(sOX40L) in sera of patients with Henoch-Scholein purpura(HSP) and its association with disease severity,the established ELISA system evaluating human sOX40L was used to determine the level of sOX40L in the sera of 32 children with HSP and 25 healthy children used as control.The results showed that the circulating sOX40L was detectable in HSP patients.Furthermore,the expression level of sOX40L was increased with disease exacerbation,low in skin type(4.42±1.85) ng/ml,medium in abdominal or joint type[(10.83±4.15) ng/ml and(11.47±5.38) ng/ml respectively] and high in nephritis type or mixed type[(18.66±4.06) ng/ml and(20.70±9.44) ng/ml respectively].These data indicate that sOX40L might be one of the factors for the development of the immunological disorder of HSP patients and thus contribute to the occurrence of HSP.


ABSTRACT We present high-speed, three-colour photometry of the faint eclipsing cataclysmicvariable OU Vir. For the first time in OU Vir, separate eclipses of the white dwarf andbright spot have been observed. We use timings of these eclipses to derive a purelyphotometric model of the system, obtaining a mass ratio of q = 0.175 ± 0.025, aninclination of i = 79 ◦ .2±0.7 and a disc radius of R d /a = 0.2315±0.0150. We separatethe white dwarf eclipse from the lightcurve and, by fitting a blackbody spectrum toits flux in each passband, obtain a white dwarf temperature of T = 13900±600 K anda distance of D = 51±17 pc. Assuming that the primary obeys the Nauenberg (1972)mass-radius relation for white dwarfs and allowing for temperature effects, we also finda primary mass M w /M⊙ = 0.89 ± 0.20, primary radius R w /R⊙ = 0.0097 ± 0.0031and orbital separation a/R⊙ = 0.74±0.05.Key words: binaries: close – binaries: eclipsing – stars: dwarf novae – stars: individ-ual: OU Vir – novae: cataclysmic variables


To improve the performance of particle filter,ensemble Kalman filter is proposed to construct proposal distribution.And an adaptive fusion model is applied for object tracking.Using ensemble Kalman analysis to build the posterior probability distribution by integrating latest observation information.New particles are resampled from the new proposal distribution.In the tracking process,color model and shape model are fused and updated adaptively.Experimental results show the new proposal distribution can reduce the root mean square error more effectively than traditional particle filter and extended Kalman particle filter.The adaptive fusion model is more stable than single color model.The new proposal and adaptive fusion model can enhance the estimation accuracy and improve the stability of the object tracking.


For original article by T.X. Wu and D.L. Jaggard see ibid., vol.50, no.10, p.2320-30, Oct. 2002. For comments by M.A. Salano et al. see ibid., vol.54, no.3, p.1297-8, March 2006.


The boundedness of permanent magnet synchronous motor is studied via constructing a Lyapunov function and optimization theory. It derives its global exponential attractive set for this system. Numerical simulations are presented to show the effectiveness of the proposed scheme.


Based on system theory of social work and applying empirical sociological research methods,this study selected Shenzhen,Changsha and Guiyang the cities in eastern,central and western region respectively as the objects of this research,and then set up a systematic and objective evaluation index system.By conducting a sampling survey.The study evaluates the function of intervention of social work in the field of social assistance comprehensively,systematically and objectively.The study tries to find out the"bottleneck"factors which hinder the function display.Based on this,in the process of strengthen the constructing of social work personnel,we should strengthen the recognizing degree of social work,to improve the level of specialization of social work,to accelerate the pace of its professionalism and integrate social work and social assistance omni-bearing.


Much is written on women's issues such as PMS, depression, lesbianism, the female alcoholic, the feminist movement, and the battered woman. I would like to address my thoughts to the needs we have as counselors to increase our awareness of the wide scope of women's concerns, of how these concerns may differ at different ages or of how these concerns are similar in all age groups. I also believe we need to look at our own biases, interpretations, perceptions, and values in working with women clients. Audrey Faulkner (1980) states: , 'Our professional technology requires that we place a certain distance between Social Worker and client in order to facilitate the objective assessment that precedes intervention. No assessment is totally objective, however; it always reflects our view of reality" (p. 85). Our intervention must take into account that women of different ages reach womanhood at different times and in vastly different personal styles. I will deal specifically with six areas: (1) age, (2) roles and relationships, (3) expectations, (4) identity, (5) life experiences, and (6) options. I will also examine the similarities and differences in these areas as they may apply to a teenager, a young woman, a middle-aged woman, and an older woman.


Extensive Mohs surgery for carcinomas of the forehead and scalp occasionally requires the removal of periosteum. The exposed bone presents a wound management problem. One method, if healing by secondary intention is a viable option, is to chisel bone to stimulate granulation tissue and promote healing. A case is presented that describes this procedure in an elderly patient.


Objective To explore the effects of "knowledge-attitude-practice " theory applied in the activity to improve research and innovation ability of head nurses.Methods The measures included popularizing related theoretical knowledge of scientific research and innovation,cultivating the beliefs of scientific research and innovation,supervision of scientific research and innovation behavior to improve research and innovation ability of head nurses.Results The enthusiasm of head nurses to scientific innovation activities and the number of published papers were significantly increased(P0.01).The effects of clinical nursing research was improved obviously.Conclusion Nursing scientific research knowledge is popularized,and the confidence and ability of the hand nurses to participate in nursing research activities and the effects of clinical nursing teaching are enhanced.


The case discusses the "Test-Achats" judgment of the ECJ in the overall context of the EU-non-discrimination principle in relations traditionally governed by private law and party autonomy. This principle has come from employment law and has been extended to consumption matters, at least with regard to such incriminated characteristics as gender, ethnic origin, and nationality. Even if the consequences of the ECJ judgment on the insurance market, including protection of insured persons themselves, by imposing "unisex"-tariffs from 21.12.2012 on may be viewed critically, the Court only draws the legal consequences of a prior decision of the EU legislator which cannot be delayed for an indefinite time span by the Member States (author's headnote).


Based on k-? two-equation and radiation-convection heat transfer model. The convection heat transfer of the high temperature furnace flue adopting membrane water wall are simulated. The finite difference equations were solved semi-implicitly by a combination of Newton and a secant method. The results of simulation showed that the flue insulating layer in the high temperature furnace is replaced by the membrane water wall. Therefore, the insulation problems of the high temperature flue gas are solved, the heat loss is reduced and the weight of the insulation structure is decreased. Consequently, it can provide powerful theoretical basis for the transformation of the project.


The phase transformation of Tangshan ironstone-tailings between 900°C ~1200°C in air was investigated by DTA-TG. XRD and SEM analyses indicated that the ironstone-tailings, sintered at 900° and 1000°C respectively, mainly were composed of α-quartz, anorthite [(Na0.45Ca0.55)(Al1.55Si2.45O8)], tremolite and a little of hematite. For the sample sintered at 1100°C, augite appeared and tremolite disappeared. Fayalite formed in the sample sintered at 1200°C. The two samples both exhibited contraction character in the range of experimental temperature.


ABSTRACT. The concentration of epidermal growth factor (EGF) was determined by radioimmunoassay in colostral and mature human milk. The content of EGF in colostral milk was 25‐38 ng/ml compared to 5.2‐11.5 ng/ml in samples of mature milk. The radioimmunoassayable EGF content in mature milk was not influenced by pasteurization and EGF was detected in a preparation of human milk protein at a concentration similar to that found in mature milk. The growth promoting activity in human milk measured by 3H‐thymidin incorporation in human fibroblasts was higher in colostral milk (stimulated incorporation 8.7.fold) than in mature milk (stimulated incorporation about 7‐fold).


A broad range of subtle and markedly heterogenous neuroanatomical abnormalities of grey matter and white matter have been reported in bipolar disorder. Euthymic bipolar disorder patients represent a clinically homogenous group in which to identify trait‐based biomarkers of bipolar disorder. In this study, we sought to clarify the nature and extent of neuroanatomical differences in a large, clinically homogeneous group of euthymic bipolar disorder patients.


Bone defects affect many people and impose expenses of costly treatment with possible complications. This study aims to investigate a novel Poly ([Formula: see text]-caprolactone)/Poly (L-lactic) acid/Gelatin nanofiber [PCL/PLA/GNF] scaffold containing 5% resveratrol (Resv) which was manufactured via thermally induced phase separation technique (TIPS), and its applicability for bone defect treatment. Gelatin nanofiber (GNF) was synthesized via the electrospinning method and mixed with PCL/PLA solution and then 5% resveratrol was added to fabricate a 3D scaffold via the TIPS technique. The prepared scaffolds were evaluated regarding their porosity, morphology, contact angle, degradation properties, biomechanical, blood compatibility, and cell viability via MTT assay. The scaffolds were further investigated by implantation in a rat femur defect model. PCL/PLA/GNF with 5% Resv showed a cancellated structure with irregular-shaped pores. The mean pore size was estimated to be 160 [Formula: see text]m and the porosity was 80.56 ± 2.68%. The contact angle of the fabricated scaffold was 95.4 ± 3.4, which determines the hydrophobic nature of the scaffold. Increased cell viability in scaffolds was observed by adding resveratrol. Twelve weeks after the implantation of the scaffold into the bone defect, the defects filled with PCL/PLA/GNF-resveratrol contained scaffold were remarkably better than PCL/PLA/GNF and negative control group (89.23 ± 6.34% in 12 weeks), and the difference was significant (p ¡ 0.05). In conclusion, the PCL/PLA/GNF scaffold containing 5% of resveratrol demonstrated adequate mechanical and physical properties. There is possible applicability of PCL/PLA/GNF scaffold containing 5% of resveratrol for surgical treatment of bone defects.


Abstract Epidemiology underlies public health theory and practice. Sixty NLN-accredited master's degree programs in community and public health nursing were surveyed with respect to epidemiology course content, instructor preparation, and administrative responsibility. Of 55 programs responding, two-thirds offered an epidemiology course. Fewer, about half, required their students to take such a course. Content areas most frequently included were morbidity/mortality and incidence/prevalence; the areas included least often were screening and epidemics. Instructors typically had a PhD in epidemiology. Most required courses were located in schools of nursing. Requirements varied by region, length of program, size of program, and presence of school of public health; these differences, however, were not statistically significant. As epidemiology is basic to public health, one can assume that a substantial percentage of graduates may be limited in their ability to practice as community health nursing educators or service providers.


'Glasgow Kiss' Mood Video was created as part of the 360 Narratives Writer's Residency (19-25 March 2012) funded by Creative Scotland, an ambitious and innovative opportunity for narrative creators to explore, collaborate and share practice across forms and to develop story worlds that can be expressed across a variety of media.

'Glasgow Kiss' was created as the first stage of an ongoing investigation into ways of using performance, photography, music and sound composition as an integral part of the screen writing process from the beginning. Locations, light, atmosphere, looks and gestures between characters, sounds and music are shaping the story as part a fluid process allowing for spontaneity and experimentation with the form. I am continuing my exploration of genre cross over from past films like 'Point Annihilation', to create space for reflection on the fast changing multi ethnic nature of Glasgow's underbelly with its conflicting identities, fears and desires. Using the neon glow, a shallow depth of field, the long lens approach and use of reflective surfaces, I have explored ways of creating a strange heightened atmosphere somewhere between dream and reality. This visual atmosphere reflects the mood of the characters, unsure of their identity, drifting through the city like strangers in a strange land. In Glasgow Kiss, we will have the space to explore the unique look, sound, characters, fascination and moral complexity of Glasgow's underbelly to reflect a mirror back on our fast changing times where the future is hard to predict.


The most obvious approach for integrating lecture recordings into a learning management system (LMS) is adding lecture videos to a course's presence in the LMS. Delivery of lecture recordings and access control can thus be facilitated by the LMS. A broader approach is coupling LMS and lecture recording system at all phases of content production and use. This paper describes an approach bringing together the virtPresenter lecture recording system and the LMS Stud.IP. In the pre-production phase, course data in the LMS is used to schedule the recordings in lecture halls that are equipped with recording hardware. In the production phase, this scheduling data is used to determine in which lecture hall a recording takes place and start the recording automatically. In post-production, metadata from the LMS is used to tag the recording and connect it to the corresponding course. In the usage phase, authentication and access to the content using the virtPresenter player is handled by the LMS.


Developing multi mode MER (Marine Engine Room) Labs is the main work in Marine Simulation Center, which is the key lab of Communication Ministry of China. It includes FPP (Fixed Pitch Propeller) and CPP (Controllable Pitch Propeller) mode MER simulation systems, integrated electrical propulsion mode MER simulation system, physical mode MER lab, etc. FPP mode simulation system, which was oriented to large container ship, had been completed since 1999, and got second level of Shanghai Municipal Science and Technical Progress award. This paper mainly introduces the recent development and achievements of Marine Simulation Center. Based on the Lon Works field bus, the structure characteristics and control strategies of completely distributed intelligent control network are discussed. The experiment mode of multi-nodes field bus detection and control system is described. Besides, intelligent fault diagnosis technology about some mechatronics integration control systems explored is also involved.


The photovoltaic characteristics of a‐Si:H Schottky barrier cell have been analyzed theoretically taking into account the geminate recombination and the localized state distribution. A comparison of the results with the experimental data in the literature leads to fundamentally different conclusions regarding the limitations in this type of photovoltaic cell. The limitation due to carrier lifetime is unimportant in a cell of typical thickness (∠0.5μm), while the geminate recombination can essentially account for observed recombination losses.


1. Canine Purkinje fibres were superfused in vitro and the electrical and mechanical effects of the local anaesthetics benzocaine and procaine were studied in the absence and in the presence of other agents.


The GEAR game-based model checker has been used successfully to investigate properties of space systems that must function largely autonomously in inhospitable and far away environments, like the ESA ExoMars Rover. In this paper we summarize the adoption of game-based verification technologies for the long-running Voyager II space mission – long-running in this case means more than thirty years. To this aim, we are currently enabling GEAR's game-based verification techniques via systematic model extraction from a behavioral subset of a DSL for autonomous system specification.


: Reflective thinking serves as an essential instrument and safeguard for enhancing learning efficiency, and is crucial in maintaining the quality of postgraduate output. This paper, employing detailed interviews with 25 postgraduates, delves into the challenges encountered in their reflective thinking, principally exhibited as: a deficiency in reflective awareness, a limited reflective perspective, and a paucity of reflective methodologies. It further discerns the underlying causes of these issues: the prevailing influence of conventional training paradigms, inadequate professional foundations, and superficial comprehension of scientific research imitation amongst students. Consequently, it recommends the fostering of reflective thinking among postgraduates from three dimensions: the instillation of reflective habits, the expansion of reflective perspectives, and the deepening of core competencies, all aimed at elevating their research quality.


As a low consumed,rapid,efficient technology,microchip electrophoresis which is also portable,integrated,and high-throughput,plays an important role in application of clinical analysis. In this paper,the advantages of microchip electrophoresis are introduced concisely. The latest advances of microchip electrophoresis in clinical applications are reviewed,including the developments in small molecules,amino acids,proteins,nucleic acids,as well as cells. And a newly developed method will be used in two- dimensional analysis, and a new wide channel microchip(WCC) system is established. The developments for the future are also discussed.


Technical and economic aspects of utilization of steam and gas turbine plants for district heating as well as combined use of these plants for heat and electrical generation are considered. Advantages of flexible and combined operation, wide load variation and increase of the district heating supply temperature are presented and discussed. 8 refs.


Purpose: This study was done to examine the effects of a resilience enhancement program for middle school students. Methods:The research design was a quasi-experimental pre-and-post-test control and experimental groupmethodological comparison study. The participantsfor thestudy were 124 (experimental=60, control=64) middle school students in G city. The experimental group received the program for eight sessions. The control group did not receive any treatment. From April to June 2009 data were collected using self-report structured questionnaires, andwere analyzedusing theKolmogorov-Smirnovtest, x 2 -test, Fisher'sexact test, and t-test with SPSS/WIN 15.0 program. Results: After the treatment, significant differences were found between the experi- mental and control groups in terms of problem solving ability (t=2.52 p=.007) and school adjustment (t=1.66, p=.004), but not inlevel of self-efficacy (t=0.80, p=.212). Conclusion:The findingsindicate that thisprogramcan be used in school based practice as an effective nursing intervention for adolescents.


Several new photochromic fluorescent materials have been developed to be used as write, read, erase media for 3D two- photon optical memory devices. These materials are of the substituted fulgides family and were specially synthesized by us for 3D memory devices. Both the read and write forms of these materials were found to be stable at room temperature and their read, colored form, emit strong fluorescence, while the write, colorless form, does not fluoresce. Their spectroscopic and kinetic properties were measured and the quantum efficiency for writing reading and erasing were determined. In addition the kinetics of the photoprocesses involved in the write-read-erase cycles were also measured. These data suggest that these materials are potentially suitable for use in rewritable optical memory devices.


An optical method for detecting magnetic fields is developed based on the photoluminescence (PL) properties of a Mn4+:K2SiF6 phosphor. Under excitation by a 457-nm argon laser, strong red PL was observed in Mn4+:K2SiF6 microcrystals from room to liquid helium temperatures. The Lande factor (g) of the Zeeman splitting peaks remained close to 2 within the measured temperature range. These features make this Mn4+:K2SiF6 phosphor an idea optical material for remote sensing of high magnetic fields over a broad temperature range.


Introduces the general concepts and methods of digital image processing in Mathematica,dis-cusses howto conduct the image processing by using Mathematica through giving some exam-ples in wavelet analysis ofthe image processing.


Purpose: The article researches on the organizational structure of securities company under the Securities Law 2019 in order to point out some limitations and shortcomings and propose for recommendations to improve law about organizational structure on this form of company.

Theoretical framework: Recent literature points out that securities companies play very important role in the development of Vietnam's stock market. However, in the current stage of development, from the influence and impact of international integration and the increasingly fierce competitive pressure, the securities companies have encountered many difficulties to survive. In there, limits and problems in regulations about securities company organizational structures has caused many difficulties for these companies when organization and operation. On the other hand, in the context of judicial reform in Vietnam, the issue of complete law system and expanding the freedom to business has always been paid special attention by the Party and Vietnam State.

Design/methodology/approach: The authors have combined traditional research methods of legal science such as legal analysis method, legal efficiency assessment method and legal comparison method.

Findings: According to research, regulations on the organizational structure of a securities company are directly related to the efficiency of management and administration of this company. In there, Supervisory Board/Internal Audit Committee always ensuring to limit negative and fraudulent acts of the company's leaders, to better ensure the legitimate rights and interests of the company's members and customers. Therefore, the authors have proposed several solutions such as the need to stipulate the mandatory requirement of a Supervisory Board for the securities trading company under the model of limited liability company, and expand and strengthen the powers of the Supervisory Board/Internal Audit Committee, independent members in securities companies doing business in the form of joint stock company. These are important bases to contribute to perfecting the Law on the organizational structure of securities companies in Vietnam and further enhancing the stability and safety of the Vietnamese stock market.

Research, Practical & Social implications: This research may support many develop future research in Vietnam. At the same time, the research to help foreign investors' activities in Vietnam's stock market.

Originality/value: The research of the freedom to business and organizational structure of securities companies become more and more urgent and very important in Vietnam.


It has been developed a fiber optic sensor system for detection of ammonia vapors. The designed system, a signal transduction mechanism was based on the change in the evanescent wave absorption on core-modified cladding interface when exposed with ammonia vapors. In this research, used polyaniline nanofiber synthesized by interfacial polymerization as a modified cladding of fiber optic. The spectroscopy result shows a specific absorbance spectrum of polyaniline nanofiber shifts to shorter wavelength when exposed with ammonia vapor due to the change of polyaniline color from green to blue-purple. The response of fiber optic sensor was investigated by measuring the transmission intensity of light beam through the fiber optic sensor system. It is obtained a fast response with a response time of 30 seconds and recovery time is about 30 seconds. The sensor also exhibits a good reversibility and repeatability. Keywords: fiber optic sensor, evanescent wave, polyaniline nanofiber, ammonia vapors.


Because Ceramium fastigiatum Harvey(1834) is a later homonym of C. fastigiatum Roth(1806), a quite different plant from the former, it becomes illegitimate and must be rejected under the Article 64 of International Code of Botanical Nomenclature. For this reason, we suggest to give a new name, Ceramium fastigiramosum Boo et Lee, to the former species, keeping the original specific epithet `fastigiatum`. The morphology of vegetative and reproductive structures is re-examined. The life history is confirmed as a Polysiphonia-type in laboratory culture.


Abstract Unlike chlorination fluorination of ammine complexes of platinum(IV) in aqueous solution does not lead to haloamido complexes. Instead, the triammine complexes [Pt(NH3)3Cl3]Cl and [Pt(NH3)3(NCl2)2Cl]Cl yield no definite main product, and the tetrammine and pentammine complexes trans-[Pt(NH3)4Cl2]Cl2, [Pt(NH3)4(NCl2)Cl]Cl2, [Pt(NH3)5Cl]Cl3, and [Pt(NH3)5(OH)]Cl3 form the sparingly soluble complex trans -[Pt (NH3)4Cl2](H2F3)2 · 2H2O as the main product.


-Decentralised governance has been seen as an important platform that facilitates better decision-making at the level of local government. It is also an experiment in the devolution of powers to the government at the regional level by different countries, particularly developing ones, such as India, where the decentralisation experiment has been termed successful (Besley et al. 2006)3. Despite the 73rd constitutional amendment and the successful implementation of decentralisation measures in India, governance and service delivery at the local level have suffered from several problems; of them, elite capture and corruption are important, although they are not specific to India. Many developing countries that have embraced decentralised governance at the village level have been experiencing these problems, particularly that of elite capture in local governance, which has adverse implications on decision making, delivery of services to the poor, and inclusive growth.


Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the National Poverty Center or any sponsoring agency. Jim Ziliak, and two anonymous referees for detailed comments on a previous draft. ABSTRACT Estimates imply that only one-third of elderly persons who are eligible for food stamps actually participate in the program, which is half the rate that exists among younger people. This study investigates potential reasons for the relatively low take-up rate among the elderly. Analyzing new data, we conclude that the low take-up rate is not explained by measurement error and little is explained by various behavioral factors. Despite this much lower take-up rate, elderly who are eligible for assistance but not enrolled in the program do not appear to be especially needy.


Arms alone are not enough to keep the peace. It must be kept by men. Our instrument and our hope is the United Nations, and I see little merit in the impatience of those who would abandon this imperfect world instrument because they dislike our imperfect world.President John F. Kennedy


In this paper, we propose a dense motion segmentation method for human daily activity recognition from a wearable device - "Smart Glasses". The glasses are embedded with a camera, which allows the system to automatically recognise the wearer's activities from a first-person perspective. This application can be broadly applied to patients, elderly, safety workers, e-health monitoring, or anyone requiring cognitive assistance or guidance on their activities of daily living (ADLs). We validate our system in challenging real-world scenarios, and compare two feature extraction approaches: averaged optical flow and a combined dense motion segmentation approach. We classify them using LogitBoost (on Decision Stumps) and Support Vector Machine (SVM). We also suggest the optimal settings of the classifiers through cross-validation over our ADLs database. The results show that the optical flow with average pooling has a good performance when classifying general locomotive activities. The results also indicate the benefits that dense motion segmentation features can have on reliably classify activities involving a moving object, such as hands. We achieve an overall accuracy of up to 69.76% on 12 ADLs using local classifiers, and with a Hidden Markov Model (HMM) process this accuracy improves to up to 89.59%.


Baoji,the birthplace of Chinese culture in both Zhou and Qin dynasties,is closely related to Book of Songs,which recorded well the traditional Chinese etiquette and music in Zhou dynasty.More than 10 songs about Chinese history or sacrificial ceremonies in Book of Songs are in connection with Baoji.DaYa: Juan'uo and zhaoNan: GanTang,the two song collections about Duke Zhou and Duke Shao,find their ways in Zhouyuan culture relics.Several songs in Shijing: Qinfeng were either written in Baoji or concerned with ancient Qin people and their lives in Baoji.Yayan,the language used to reading Book of Songs in early Qin dynasty,was largely based on western Qishan dialect in Baoji.The etiquette and culture in Zhou dynasty,recorded in Book of Songs,can be easily felt in Baoji folk customs.


Insulin stimulation of the glucose uptake by the thyroid gland of the turtle (Chrysemys dorbigni) has been previously reported. The aim of the present study was to examine the influence of different temperatures (6, 25, or 36°C) on this effect. Insulin-stimulated glucose uptake was evident when turtles were acclimated for 15 days at 25° or 36°C, and their glands studied at the respective temperatures. In glands from turtles acclimated at 6°C, this effect was only seen when the preincubation and incubation time was extended from 60 to 300 min. The findings show that in this ectotherm species (1) the insulin effect is temperature dependent, and (2) can be expressed at very low temperature. © 1993 Wiley-Liss, Inc.


J. Koolen posed the problem of studying distance-regular graphs in which neighborhoods of vertices are strongly regular graphs with the second eigenvalue ≤ t for the given positive integer t . This problem is reduced to the description of distance-regular graphs in which neighborhoods of vertices are strongly regular graphs with the non-principal eigenvalue t for t = 1 , 2 , . . . In the paper "Distance regular graphs in which local subgraphs are strongly regular graphs with the second eigenvalue at most 3", A.A. Makhnev and D.V. Paduchikh found the arrays of intersections of distance-regular graphs in which neighborhoods of vertices are strongly regular graphs with the second eigenvalue t such as 2 < t ≤ 3. The graphs with intersection arrays { 125 , 96 , 1; 1 , 48 , 125 } , { 176 , 150 , 1; 1 , 25 , 176 } , and { 256 , 204 , 1; 1 , 51 , 256 } remain unexplored. In this paper, we have found the possible orders and the structures of subgraphs of the fixed points of automorphisms of a distance-regular graph with the intersection array { 125 , 96 , 1; 1 , 48 , 125 } . It has been proved that the neighborhoods of the vertices of this graph are pseudogeometric graphs for GQ (4 , 6) . Composition factors of the automorphism group of a distance-regular graph with the intersection array { 125 . 96 , 1; 1 , 48 , 125 } have been deter-mined.


A 17-year-old man presented with marked lower limb swelling, found to be secondary to spontaneous thrombosis of the left common iliac vein, right external iliac vein and infra renal inferior vena cava (IVC). Consequently he was anticoagulated with warfarin for 6 months and fitted with Grade 2 compression stockings. Subsequently, he re-attended 7 years later with another spontaneous right sided …


Based on alkaline zincate solution,Zn-Fe alloy deposit containing 0.4~ 0.8 % Fe was obtained by adding Fe chelating agent.The influence factors on the iron content of the electroplating were discussed.In addition,the properties of the plating baths and alloy deposits were analyzed.The results showed that Zn-Fe alloy plating was more bright and compact than the Zn plating,and the granule of Zn-Fe alloy plating was refined and the corrosion resistance was further improved


Cyber-physical-social big data generated from ubiquitous devices and diverse spaces generally are multi-source, heterogeneous, and deeply intertwined. To efficiently analyze and handle the ubiquitous cyber-physical-social big data, tensor is considered as an effective tool, but the curse of dimensionality is still the main bottleneck of tensor-based big data analysis. Tensor networks can considerably alleviate or overcome it through the tensor approximate theory. Therefore, this paper focuses on developing an efficient big data processing framework based on tensor networks and providing an incremental tensor train decomposition approach for the streaming big data. Concretely, this paper first presents a hierarchical cyber-physical-social big data processing framework composed of three planes, namely, data representation and decomposition, data storage and processing, and data analysis and service, in which tensor train (TT) and quantized TT decompositions are particularly introduced to remarkably overcome the curse of dimensionality. Besides, to efficiently handle the continuous streaming big data and avoid the repeated decomposition for the history data, an incremental tensor train decomposition (ITTD) approach is proposed and the complexities are further analyzed in detail. Experimental results demonstrate that ITTD demonstrably outperforms the nonincremental TT decomposition in execution time on the precise of guaranteeing the nearly equal approximation error.


The success of various development programs can be done by utilizing the group approach strategy. The group approach at the fishermen level is done through a group of fishermen or commonly referred to as a pillars of fishermen. The fishermen group has a strategic position in realizing the independence of the members in the continuation of capture fisheries agribusiness activities. Therefore fishing groups must have the ability to determine and influence the behavior of groups and their members. In this case independence can be grown through the existence of group dynamics.
This study aims to examine the influence of group dynamics on the independence of farmer group members in capture fisheries agribusiness, examine the factors that influence group dynamics and the independence of fishing group members in capture fisheries agribusiness activities. This research has been carried out in Blimbing Fisherman Association in Paciran Subdistrict, Lamongan Regency, East Java Province from February to March 2019.
This type of research is a survey research with a population of Blimbing Fisherman Association members who are one of the fishermen groups with the most number of 17 fishermen groups in Lamongan Regency. The sample of the study was determined as many as 45 respondents by random sampling method. Research variables include age (X1), level of formal education (X2), length of work (X3), availability of capital assistance (X4), role of extension workers (X5), availability of information (X6), group dynamics (Y1) and fishermen's independence. in capture fisheries agribusiness activities (Y2). Data analysis techniques using descriptive analysis using class intervals and path analysis to determine the significant and insignificant influence between variables.
The results showed that the level of group dynamics and independence of fishermen in the high category. Group dynamics do not directly influence the independence of fishermen in capture fisheries agribusiness. Factors that directly influence group dynamics are the level of formal education, length of work and availability of capital. The factors that have a direct effect on the independence of the group are length of work and companion/extension of fisheries. The correlation between the independent variables is significant, namely age with formal education level, age with length of work, level of formal education with length of work and level of formal education with availability of capital.


The large nocturne of the 'Adoration of the Shepherds' in the National Gallery, London, has had numerous and uneven attributions ranging from Velazquez to Zurbaran, Murillo and Giovanni Do, and is currently ascribed to an anonymous Neapolitan of about 1630. Its exceptional quality, monumental dimensions, and the undeniable feeling that it represents the youthful debut of a great unknown master have contributed to the picture's status as an intense, unresolved art-historical riddle. This great painting reflects deep awareness of the sixteenth-century figurative culture of Rome, Lombardy and Emilia, but is determined above all by the rediscovery of truth in painting, as brought about by Caravaggio. As such it should be related to a Roman context of 1611-1615 and attributed to the young Ribera — that is, to the author of the 'Apostles' owned by Cussida, Gavotti, and Longhi, and of the celebrated 'Judgement of Solomon' in the Borghese Gallery in Rome, which lent its name to the master of the same title. It is also clear that the ordered, bright verismo permeating the London canvas can be used — thanks to the attribution to Ribera — as a starting-point for a number of developments and conclusions. If this finds consensus, it could redefine Ribera's early activity and other far from secondary issues during a key moment for Italian and European painting of the seventeenth century.


Long-duration gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) associated with supernovae (SNe) are believed to originate from massive star core-collapse events, whereas short-duration GRBs that are related to compact star mergers are expected to be accompanied by kilonovae. GRB 211227A, which lasted about 84 s, had an initial short/hard spike followed by a series of soft gamma-ray extended emission at redshift z = 0.228. We performed follow-up observations of the optical emission using BOOTES, LCOGT, and the Lijiang 2.4 m telescope, but we detected no associated supernova signature, even down to very stringent limits at such a low redshift. We observed the host galaxy within a large error circle and roughly estimated the physical offset of GRB 211227A as 20.47 ± 14.47 kpc from the galaxy center. These properties are similar to those of GRB 060614, and suggest that the progenitor of GRB 211227A is not favored to be associated with the death of massive stars. Hence, we propose that GRB 211227A originates from a compact star merger. Calculating pseudo-kilonova emission for this case by adopting the typical parameters, we find that any associated pseudo-kilonova is too faint to be detected. If this is the case, it explains naturally the characteristics of the prompt emission, the lack of SN and kilonova emission, and the large physical offset from the galaxy center.


Abstract : This paper describes research on the use of multimedia delivery to improve learning. A literature review was conducted to gauge support for the belief that multimedia presentations influence learning and to identify criteria needed for a multimedia presentation to enhance learning. Research contributing to the effective design of multimedia presentations is discussed. A description of digital multimedia technology and its advantages over older technologies is provided. Critical components of digital multimedia technology, applications best suited for the technology, and resources required for successful development of digital multimedia presentations are addressed. Future trends affecting digital multimedia technology are projected. An explanation of the two dominant digital multimedia products (Digital Video Interactive and Compact Disc Interactive) is also featured.


The Shuhi are a Tibeto-Burman ethnic group of around 1,500 people living exclusively in the Shuiluo Valley, southwest China. We documented their plant knowledge concerning wild collected species, and analyzed food, medicine, and ritual uses. Overall, uses, collection sites, and use frequencies of 136 plant species were documented. The plants were divided in fodder (46 spp.), food (43 spp.), medicine (27 spp.), ritual plants (20 spp.), fuelwood (17 spp.), plants used for construction (8 spp.), ornamentals (2 spp.), and "others" (34 spp.). Food plants mainly consist of fruits and leafy vegetables, and the uses are comparable with those of other ethnic groups in the area. Knowledge about medicinal plants is relatively limited, since traditional Shuhi healers use ritual and other healing methods instead of medicinal plants. Ritual plants play an important role relative to human well-being. Villagers and ritualists use them to keep the environment clean of malevolent spirits and to maintain a good relationship with the deities. All habitats, from the dry shrub vegetation at the valley bottom up to the alpine shrub, are used for plant collection, but 87% of all species are collected in the near vicinity of the villages around the fields and in the dry shrub vegetation. Finally, we postulate two main factors influencing wild plant use among the Shuhi: cultural values and accessibility.


Significance Statement Children with frequently relapsing, steroid-dependent nephrotic syndrome (FRSDNS) often require multiple courses of rituximab. However, long-term effects from repeated treatments remain unknown. In this international, multicenter study of 346 children receiving 1149 courses of rituximab, the risk of relapse decreased and relapse-free survival significantly improved with repeated treatments. Important side effects, including hypogammaglobulinemia, neutropenia, and infections, were mostly mild, but significant adverse events could occur. The incidence of side effects did not increase with more treatment courses nor a higher cumulative dose of rituximab. These findings suggest that repeating rituximab therapy is an effective and reasonably safe approach for most children with FRSDNS. Visual Abstract Background Long-term outcomes after multiple courses of rituximab among children with frequently relapsing, steroid-dependent nephrotic syndrome (FRSDNS) are unknown. Methods A retrospective cohort study at 16 pediatric nephrology centers from ten countries in Asia, Europe, and North America included children with FRSDNS who received two or more courses of rituximab. Primary outcomes were relapse-free survival and adverse events. Results A total of 346 children (age, 9.8 years; IQR, 6.6–13.5 years; 73% boys) received 1149 courses of rituximab. A total of 145, 83, 50, 28, 22, and 18 children received two, three, four, five, six, and seven or more courses, respectively. Median (IQR) follow-up was 5.9 (4.3–7.7) years. Relapse-free survival differed by treatment courses (clustered log-rank test P<0.001). Compared with the first course (10.0 months; 95% CI, 9.0 to 10.7 months), relapse-free period and relapse risk progressively improved after subsequent courses (12.0–16.0 months; HRadj, 0.03–0.13; 95% CI, 0.01 to 0.18; P<0.001). The duration of B-cell depletion remained similar with repeated treatments (6.1 months; 95% CI, 6.0 to 6.3 months). Adverse events were mostly mild; the most common adverse events were hypogammaglobulinemia (50.9%), infection (4.5%), and neutropenia (3.7%). Side effects did not increase with more treatment courses nor a higher cumulative dose. Only 78 of the 353 episodes of hypogammaglobulinemia were clinically significant. Younger age at presentation (2.8 versus 3.3 years; P=0.05), age at first rituximab treatment (8.0 versus 10.0 years; P=0.01), and history of steroid resistance (28% versus 18%; P=0.01) were associated with significant hypogammaglobulinemia. All 53 infective episodes resolved, except for one patient with hepatitis B infection and another with EBV infection. There were 42 episodes of neutropenia, associated with history of steroid resistance (30% versus 20%; P=0.04). Upon last follow-up, 332 children (96%) had normal kidney function. Conclusions Children receiving repeated courses of rituximab for FRSDNS experience an improving clinical response. Side effects appear acceptable, but significant complications can occur. These findings support repeated rituximab use in FRSDNS.


This research discusses the correlation between the interest in memorizing of the Qur'an with discipline in memorization on students in the Aliyah Pondok Pesantren Sunan Pandanaran Yogyakarta. The purpose of this research is to know the correlation between the interest of memorizing of the Qur'an with discipline in memorization on students in the Aliyah Pondok Pesantren Sunan Pandanaran Yogyakarta.The subject of this research has the characteristics of a superior tahfidz class aged 15-17 years. The number of these subjects is 92 students using a scale of interest and discipline as a data collection tool with each obtaining an alpha coefficient (reliability) of 0.862 and 0.815. Sampling the research using the quota sampling technique. The method of data analysis used in this research is correlation person product moment.The results of this research analysis show that, the variable of interest and discipline has an R of 0.696 and a P value of 0,000 (p <0.05), The value of the result show that there is a very significant positive relationship between the memorization interest of al-Quran with discipline


We consider a reaction‐diffusion equation with a traveling heat source on an unbounded domain. The numerical simulation of the problem is difficult because of the moving singularity, the blow‐up phenomenon, and the delta function in the equation. Because we are only interested in the solution behavior near the heat source, we choose a bounded moving domain which contains the heat source and has the same speed as the source. Local absorbing boundary conditions are constructed on the boundaries of the moving domain. Then, we transform the moving domain to a fixed one. At last, a special moving collocation method is adopted. The new method is much simpler than the existing moving finite difference methods. Moreover, numerical experiments illustrate the accuracy and efficiency of our moving collocation method. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Numer Methods Partial Differential Eq, 2013


The Snow Lion and the Dragon: China, Tibet, and the Dalai Lama. Melvyn C. Goldstein. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1997.152 pp.


Vitamin D3 is a hormone involved in the regulation of bone metabolism, mineral homeostasis, and immune response. Almost all dental tissues contain resident mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs), which are largely similar to bone marrow-derived MSCs. In this narrative review, we summarized the current findings concerning the physiological effects of vitamin D3 on dental MSCs. The existing literature suggests that dental MSCs possess the ability to convert vitamin D3 into 25(OH)D3 and subsequently to the biologically active 1,25(OH)2D3. The vitamin D3 metabolites 25(OH)D3 and 1,25(OH)2D3 stimulate osteogenic differentiation and diminish the inflammatory response of dental MSCs. In addition, 1,25(OH)2D3 influences the immunomodulatory properties of MSCs in different dental tissues. Thus, dental MSCs are both producers and targets of 1,25(OH)2D3 and might regulate the local vitamin D3-dependent processes in an autocrine/paracrine manner. The local vitamin D3 metabolism is assumed to play an essential role in the local physiological processes, but the mechanisms of its regulation in dental MSCs are mostly unknown. The alteration of the local vitamin D3 metabolism may unravel novel therapeutic modalities for the treatment of periodontitis as well as new strategies for dental tissue regeneration.


User interfaces of modern industrial automation systems are required to provide similar user experience as known from mass market consumer devices like smartphones. They need to support an increasing amount of dynamic visualizations as well as multi-touch interactions and screen gestures. However, the rich visualization frameworks that are applied and the elaborated user interfaces built on top have demanding hardware requirements, which can result in critical performance issues when run on resource-limited target platforms. In this paper we share our experiences and findings from analyzing the performance issues of a state-of-the-art user interface based on JavaFX. We describe the performance analysis approach, the tools we used for measurement and analysis, as well as insights gained into the JavaFX platform. We started with measuring and optimizing the performance of a concrete implementation of a user interface. Our results triggered immediate improvement actions, but they also led to the plan to develop of a performance model and corresponding tool support for predicting potential performance issues at design time, before the user interface is completed and deployed to the target hardware.


The article deals with some aspects of economic development of the Far Eastern ethnical districts in the RSFSR during the Great Patriotic War by case study of the archival documents of the Bystrinsk region located in the Kamchatka Territory. The author reviews formation and development of the collective farms (kolkhoz) during the period of the war, and expansion of their specialization. The special attention is paid to the complications and failures in this process, and their reasons.


At a launch event at the Grand Hotel in York today, IDAS (Independent Domestic Abuse Service) announced details of a new campaign which will target ...


A bstract W e present,in easily reproducible term s, a sim ple transform ation foro ine-parsablegram m ars which results in a provably term inating parsing program directly top-down interpretable in Prolog. The transform ation consists in two steps: (1) rem oval ofem pty-productions,followed by: (2) left-recursion elim ination. It is related both to left-corner parsing (where the gram m ar is com piled, rather than interpreted through a parsing program ,and with the advantage ofguaranteed term ination in the presence of em pty productions) and to the G eneralized G reibach Norm alForm forDCG s(with theadvantageofim plem entation sim plicity).


Abstract Car rental is a type of business that is engaged in four-wheeled vehicle rental transportation. With the current technological developments greatly affect the quality in the field of car rental services. Several fields that use information technology are education, agriculture and companies have used information technology to facilitate quick, precise and accurate information to the public. The development of technology is not only used for a field or large-scale company, but can be used by various groups of people to support a business they manage. One of the businesses that utilize this information technology is Sakti car rental, which is engaged in transportation for four-wheeled vehicle rental services. Currently, four-wheeled transportation has become a necessity to support the daily mobility of all people. Data management on Sakti Car Rental still uses manual methods which often cause errors. Technological developments also allow the development of a programming language, one of which is the CodeIgniter Framework. Therefore, the author designed a car rental application with a codeigniter framework that aims to make it easier for owners to manage car data, transaction data and to print transaction reports and avoid errors.


Road building plays a very important role in the production of open-pit mines,technical conditions of road transportation is not only directly related to the production safety and efficiency of the mine, but also an important symbol to measure the field management level of the mine. EarthZyme® is a new road building material that is applicable to the clay-based soil. The surfactant, electrolyte, and the enzyme of EarthZyme® can react with clay composition of the soil, discharge the water by transforming the bound water to free water, and bond the soil particles and sand closely together so as to render the clay soil weakened in water absorption and achieve the effect of road hardening. Encouraged by the success of the demo road in 2013, we built up 10 km EarthZyme® mine road in 2014. It has been shown that the road works well in flatness, strength and other performance indexes. It is a benefit for resuming production after the rain and reducing the operation cost. Meantime, it is significant in cost control,energy conservation and environment protection.


FIELD: medicine. SUBSTANCE: invention refers to medical equipment, namely to injection devices, particularly to syringes. A medical device comprising an internal fluid path. The above device comprises a syringe body, a sliding plunger inserted into the body, a fluid outflow element, and a protector. The fluid outflow element projects from the body and comprises a Luer connection surface. The above element can be inserted into the fluid path with a frontal components and a detachably connected therefrom. The protector detachable from the frontal component is connected to the body and projects out of the fluid outflow element to protect the fluid outflow element from pathogenic contamination by pre-connection contact. The protector comprises a substantially cylindrical cuff and extends continuously along a longitudinal portion of the projecting fluid outflow element with a number of projecting circumferential protective elements adjoining to the cylindrical cuff. At least a portion of the protective elements is displaced towards from the substantially cylindrical cuff. EFFECT: reduced risk of contamination. 15 cl, 17 dwg


Since 1995, the Moai of Easter Island, the island's huge volcanic rock statues, have been protected as UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) World Cultural Heritage monuments, but so far, although the Moai are increasingly at risk of damage by exposure to wind and weather or by vandalism, they were never digitally documented and copied using an appropriate technique. The Department Geomatics of the HafenCity University Hamburg (HCU) started the documentation of the Moai in 2007 in cooperation with the German Archaeological Institute (DAI), Bonn, when the first three statues were recorded by terrestrial laser scanning. In 2008 eight more Moai complexes were scanned. The long term goal of the project is to document and to catalogue the remaining Moai as well as assemble all relevant data into a Geographic Information System (GIS). Additionally, the analysis of possible deformation and the monitoring of conservation activities for selected Moai is an objective of the project. The recording of the statues by terrestrial laser scanning, the modelling into meshed 3D models and the texture mapping using highresolution imagery are described in this paper. Furthermore, first tests for deformation analysis by 3D comparison of selected Moai were carried out. However, so far significant changes could not be detected for the short time interval of one year.


what event had happened on December 17 either, but inasmuch as I was a third-generation North Carolinian, he had wounded my pride, and I headed to our media center to inquire. It turned out to be the anniversary of the first successful flight made at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, by Orville and Wilbur Wright. Then came a series of events which helped me reshape the "research paper" process into "picture research," which I now use because it is alive and fun yet contains the important steps of traditional research.


&dquo;The last five years have witnessed much progress against discrimination and segregative practice in provisions for the care of health, though very much more remains to be accomplished. Perhaps the most significant overall change has been the gradual understanding and acceptance by the public, majority and minority alike, of the concept of 'integration.' Until about 1947, such approaches as were made to this problem addressed themselves to containing rather than eliminating it. These were attempts at palliation rather than cure....


A prosthetic device comprising: a woven mesh including at least two wires placed in a weaving direction and that interlock with each other to define a plurality of nodes, including at least two yarns a first yarn and a second yarn extending between two nodes, wherein a first length of the first wire extends between the two nodes and a second length of the second yarn extends between the two nodes, the first length longer than the second length, and forming the first thread an intermediate link between two nodes and not forming the second thread a corresponding intermediate link between two nodes, the second thread increased tension in the two nodes that the first thread, and substantially preventing the second thread that the first thread move in the two knots and substantially preventing the knitted netting desteja at the nodes.


The microclimate play an important role in early, late and total crop production. For improving the early production and quality of Thompson grapes yield in Minia region, South of Egypt by modifying the climate, Thompson seedless grape were grown and covered under plastic greenhouses. The protection technique decreased plant leaf temperature and air temperature which became very suitable factors for growth. Plastic houses increased diffusion which resulted in decreasing transpiration. In the 2 nd season, under plastic house the relative humidity was increased by 50.5%, while light intensity was decreased by 43.0%, compared to outdoor. Photosynthetic Active Radiation over the plant was 960 and 1750 quantum as a result of plastic house and outdoors, respectively. The growth rate was increased under protection condition, which was related to increase plat growth regulators. In the 2 nd season, bud break was earlier by 27 days under protection treatments, while in the 1 st season all protection treatments had no effect on bud break dormancy, compared with outdoors. In the 1 st season, the protection treatments resulted in earliness the fruit set and the full bloom by 10-15 days and the whole period of development was shortened 5-15 days, compared to outdoor. While in the 2 nd season, the bud break, full bloom, fruit set, harvest date (50%) and the whole period of development were earlier by 27, 35, 35, 25 and 10 days, respectively, as a result of plastic house or tunnels than in uncovered vines. Protection treatments increased bunch, size length and width of bunch and T.S.S of berry, especially plastic house, which increased the yield/vine by 20.6 % in the 1 st season, while T.S.S (%) of berry was increased 36.0% and decreased by 12.5% in the 1 st and 2 nd seasons, respectively, compared to the control. On the other hand, plastic house treatment decreased the acidity value in the 1 st season, but increased it by 20 % in the 2 nd season.


In the face of endless idle and even abandoned farmland, it is trying to protect farmland resources and ensure food supply by determining the bottom line (red line) of arable land that cannot be changed in use. The red line has landscape characteristics and functions, but there remain limited understandings of how to judge the dominant landscape characteristics of cultivated land. Therefore, this study divides landscape characteristics into aesthetic value and stability according to landscape pattern. A comprehensive evaluation system was developed to explore the dominant landscape features of the cultivated resources based on a multi-factor comprehensive evaluation. On this basis, this study conducts an empirical study in Donggang, a coastal city in China. The results show that cultivated land resources with high aesthetic value are distributed near cities, major roads, and important natural resources. The cultivated land resources with greater continuity and compatibility with adjacent plots are relatively stable, mainly paddy fields. The red line of cultivated land should focus on the characteristics of cultivated land stability. At the same time, the aesthetic value of cultivated land resources is also an important factor (related degree is 0.852). According to this evaluation system, the dominant area of arable land protection in Donggang City is 88,027.21hm2, which is the preferred area for the red line of arable land.


A medium-size structural model is built in this article in order to de fi ne and reshape the Lebanese economy characteristics and features. However, the structural model is featured by a Taylor monetary policy rule design with nominal interest smoothing. Including the Taylor rule helped us to analyze the response function of each variables to different monetary policy shocks (Frish, 1933). Hence, the results of this paper showed how changing coef fi cients may in fl uence the standard deviations of variables in the model as such the in fl ation rate, the nominal interest rate and the output GAP (Orphanides and Simon van Norden, 1999). More precisely, the performance of the model is detected while moving the coef fi cients assuming that monetary authorities ' intention is to reduce volatility in the three mentioned variables. Consequently, our fi ndings proved that the coef fi cient of responsiveness to in fl ation deviations, the output GAP coef-fi cient and the nominal interest rate coef fi cient are little bit larger than the ones reported in empirical works for the Euro area 1 . Therefore, these results re fl ect in some way that the Lebanese Central bank conduct its monetary policy with some responsiveness, in addition, fi ndings ensure that actual behavior of the Lebanese central bank regarding the nominal interest rate setting is well captured by a Taylor rule including the initial proposed coef fi cients.


Ten patients with severe chronic irradiation injury to the rectum were treated by mucosal proctectomy and colo‐anal sleeve anastomosis. The indications were: recurrent rectal bleeding (five), stricture (three), fistula (one) and intractable pain (one). Overall follow‐up has ranged from 8 to 77 months (mean 40 months). In the present survivors (n = 7) the follow‐up ranges from 18 to 77 months (mean 52 months). Six patients have been followed up for more than 3 years and four for more than 5 years. There was no operative mortality. Three anastomotic strictures occurred but the protecting stoma could be closed in all but one patient. Continence was acceptable although urgency and frequency of defaecation were troublesome symptoms. The operation is recommended for life‐threatening, haemorrhagic chronic irradiation injury to the rectum.


A disturbance estimator is proposed for estimating unmeasurable disturbances which may be arbitrarily time-varying and/or grow to infinity with a cone-bounded growth rate. It is shown that estimation of the disturbance is achieved to any desired accuracy within a finite period of time. The idea behind the disturbance estimator is then applied to the estimation of output derivatives for uncertain linear systems. Under an assumption that the system input is a state feedback control with bounded feedback gains, the proposed scheme can estimate output derivatives up to the (r-1)st order, where r is the relative degree of the system. When r is larger than two, the proposed estimation scheme is first obtained in an unrealizable form, and then its approximation in a realizable form is suggested. The realizable scheme is verified to be effective by a computer simulation study.<<ETX>>


Background and Aims: Catheter-related bladder discomfort (CRBD) has started to gain recognition as a problem in early postoperative care. Dexmedetomidine reduces bladder contractility via M3 muscarinic receptor antagonism and α-2 receptor agonism, apart from its concomitant therapeutic benefits, such as sedation and sympatholysis, in a postoperative period. We, therefore, evaluated the efficacy of dexmedetomidine in reducing incidence and severity of CRBD. Material and Methods: This prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial done on 110 voluntary kidney donors for live related kidney transplantations were planned for laparoscopic donor nephrectomy. The donors were of ages 18–60 years, American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status I and II of either sex. The control group received 20 ml normal saline (NS) intravenous (IV) infusion over 15 min, whereas the dexmedetomidine group received dexmedetomidine 1 μg/kg made in 20 ml NS as IV infusion over 15 min. The incidence and severity of CRBD were recorded as primary endpoints up to 12 h in early postoperative period. The incidence of bladder discomfort was analysed by Fisher's exact test and severity of bladder discomfort by Mann Whitney U test. Results: The incidence of CRBD on arrival at postoperative care unit was 18% in dexmedetomidine group compared to 42% in control group (P < 0.05). The incidence and severity of CRBD reduced in dexmedetomidine group at 0, 2, and 4 h compared with control group (P < 0.05). Conclusions: Dexmedetomidine 1 μg/kg administered IV to patients 30 min before extubation reduces the incidence and severity of CRBD in early postoperative settings with no adverse effects.


82 bacteria strains were isolated from air,starter,fermented grains and pit mud in multiple-grains Luzhou-flavor distilleries by use of modified NA culture medium.Among them,24 strains were dominant strains,29.27 % of the total isolated bacteria.Pit entry fermented grains had the largest number of bacterial species and bacterial quantity,starter had the largest number of spore bacteria,and amylase-producing bacteria had the widest distribution in the environment,which proved that the species and the quantity of bacteria and its distribution might be closely related to the formation of liquor styles.Besides,the research data also provided theoretical base for the analysis of the special styles of Yibin multi-ple-grains Luzhou-flavor liquor.


The effects of die corner on pushing type equal-channel angular pressing technology for workpieces were investigated by using FE software DEFORM-3D.The results show that the maximum extrusion load decreases with the increase of die corner.The die corner angle is a key factor influencing the deformation of workpieces contacting zone.In addition,compared with single workpiece ECAP process,the workpieces pushing type ECAP can significantly enhance the strain uniformity of the workpieces.


Keywords extraction is very important for the text similarity computing.By the traditional keywords extraction algorithm,the unknown words in the text are ignored and word semantics concept is lacking.In this paper,an extraction algorithm based on unknown words recognition and semantic is proposed for technology project applications.The algorithm integrates Lucene and statistics method for word segmentation and unknown words recognition,and a part of keywords are achieved.Then,the other keywords of applications are extracted by constructing the word semantic similarity network which based on Social Network and calculating the associated degrees of words.Experimental results show that compared with the traditional keyword extraction algorithm,the proposed algorithm can extract more accurate keywords,and it provides a better result of checking on the similarity of technology projects.


Ectopic pregnancy is a life threatening condition and presents itself in diverse ways. Ninety five percent of ectopic pregnancies occur in fallopian tube .Ampulla is the most common site of ectopic tubal pregnancy. Diagnosis and exact location of ectopic pregnancy is usually easy during the first trimester of pregnancy by ultrasonography .However in developing countries, where resources are limited, most women do not undergo ultrasound examination during pregnancy, leading to late diagnosis. The reported average duration of diagnosis of unruptured tubal pregnancy is between 5 and 9 weeks of gestation. Rarely tubal pregnancy can remain asymptomatic and unruptured for longer duration than usual scenario. This case reports a rare case of viable, unruptured, tubal ampullary ectopic pregnancy of 14 weeks gestational age.


The empirical propagation models are widely used to predict the behavior of radio signals. In this chapter some empirical propagation models for outdoors are reviewed. The objective of the chapter is to understand the mechanisms that impinge radio waves, and the most popular propagation models for outdoors that can be used to calculate a link budget. The three kinds of fading: path loss, shadowing, and fast-fading are described through the chapter. Some statistical concepts required for the shadowing calculation, like Probability Density Function (PDF) and Cumulative Distribution Function (CDF), are also explained.


All unusually large coccus, isolated in the course of a stucdy by Sulzbacher andl McLean (1950) of the bacterial flora of fresh pork sausage, was observed in haniginig drop preparatiouis to contain possible nuclear material. In preparatiolns by the DeLamater (1951) technic for cytological study, DeLamater and Woodburn (1951) have shown that the organism is a peculiarly favorable one for the exhibition of mitosis. Mudd et al. (1951) have utilized it in mitochondrial studies. It has, therefore, seemed importanit to record a taxonomic description of the bacterium, for which we propose the name Mllicrococcus cryophilus, spec. nov. Habitat. The coccus was isolated from a finiished package of pork sausage prepared from frozeni meat. In a survey covering 2 years, in which 300 separate co ollies were studied from plated sausage, sausage inigredients, anl(I plant e(uipment, this organiism was encountered only once. Morphology and staining. The organism occurs in chains, clusters, anid diploforms, and as sinigle spheroidal cells (figure 1). The coccus reacts irregularly wN-hen gram stained, i.e., some organisms on every smear from veal infusion agar, regardless of age of the culture, are gram-positive, wvhile a predominalnt number of the cells are gram-negative. As may be seen (table 2), a few very large ai(l a smaller niumber of extraordiniarily large cells occtur under optimal growth collditions in younig cultures of this bacterium. A high percelntage of gialnt cells is found in old cultures in yeast extract broth, pH 5.5. In any case, they may occuir sinigly or in diploform and may staini uniformly gram-positively or gram-negatively or show a denise gram-positive central regioni, occupyinig onie-half to threefourths of the area in a cell, wvith gram-negative surrounidinig cytoplasm. The origin and fate of the giant cells have inot been traced in living preparations. Cells grown oIn Morton-Eingley (1945) yeast-extract, glucose agar stain niniformly, reacting niegatively to Gram's stain. In preparations from cultures (18 to 24 hours old, grownvi at 9.8 C or 20 C) on Difco veal inifusioin agar and stained by Gram, a great many celPs of both average aind giant size contain material wvhich is gram-positive and wi-hich is surrounided by a peripheral gram-inegative area. The gram-positive areas are present whether acetonie-alcohol mixture, 35 per cent and 65 per cent, respectively, or 95 per cenit alcohol is uised for decolori-


The most expressive form of health tourism is a balneary resort, and its existence can not be reality without the presence of natural therapeutic factors. In this context, research provides the necessary proof of natural factors therapeutic valence, without which it is absurd to talk about their curative properties. Profiling and functional status of spas represent a decisive action for market success of this offering. While resorts profile is determined by the existent natural factors, for the functional status - specialization may have a temporary flexibility within certain limits and dominant market requirements. Based on these aspects, it should be pointed out that a very good market research and trends foreshadow the volume and structure of demand and use research to diversify treatment factors, thus providing increased flexibility of spa products. Given global trends, profiling and functional status of the spa resorts will be within two broad categories: modern resorts and traditional / classical spas. Regarding modern resorts, they are based on the new concept of global approach to health, offering products that combine / associate in a spa therapeutic factors with a series of activities to ensure physical and mental balance recovery.


The invention relates to a wireless video and audio receiving transmitter. The wireless video and audio receiving transmitter comprises an outer shell composed of a shell and a shell cover. One end of the shell is provided with an HDMI matched with the shell cover, the HDMI is used for being connected with a video and audio receiving device, and the shell is internally provided with a first wireless transceiver, a second wireless transceiver, a first video and audio decoder, a second video and audio decoder, a video and audio signal diverter switch set and a control circuit. The first wireless transceiver is used for receiving and demodulating a first wireless video and audio signal, and connected with the first video and audio decoder. The second wireless transceiver is used for receiving and demodulating a second wireless video and audio signal and connected with the second video and audio decoder. The control circuit is respectively connected with the first video and audio decoder and the second video and audio decoder. The wireless video and audio receiving transmitter is simple in structure, high in portability and capable of transmitting videos and audio among various devices.


Hellenistic and Later Greek Rhetoric differ from that of the Classical Period in several ways. Although the practice of declamation remained vigorous in the schools, a new kind of Oratory was born in Athens, in the IVth century B.C., that reflects the central position of Rhetoric in education. It was a written, moral and epideictic Oratory based on Isocratean principles. As is well known, this orator, Isocrates, opened a school, abandoned judicial speech, wrote speeches and insisted upon moral conciousness growing out of the process of rhetorical education and composition. This kind of scholar, moral and philanthropical rhetoric, with its written speeches, was continued later, as can be seen in several speeches of Aelius Aristides and Libanius.


Quality healthcare system is a priority for citizens of any country. Citizens' health is also a core EU priority. The objective of this article is application of multidimensional statistical techniques as a tool for information value added on health outcomes data in European countries and their further comparison. To achieve this objective, factor analysis and multidimensional comparison methods have been applied to the matrix of 16 healthcare indicators on 25 selected European countries. The synthetic variable allows transforming the countries described by a variety of healthcare indicators into one-dimensional space that considerably simplify monitoring of healthcare inequalities. The obtained results are compared with the results on the self-perceived health status provided by the citizens of the same countries. The results of this comparison have demonstrated significant similarity between self-reported statuses and objectively measured healthcare statuses. The results are presented in a visual form using tables and graphs.


We report inelastic neutron scattering measurements of phonon spectra in the parent superconductor iron-tuned chalcogenide Fe$_{1+x}$Te, for two different x contents (x $\leq$ 0.11), using neutron time-of-flight technique. Thermal neutron spectroscopy allowed to collect the low-temperature Stokes spectra over an extended Q-range, at 2, 40 and 120K - hence covering both the magnetic monoclinic and the paramagnetic tetragonal phases. Whereas cold-neutrons allowed to measure high-resolution anti-Stokes spectra at 140, 220 and 300K, thus covering the tetragonal phase. Our results evidence a spin-phonon coupling behaviour towards the observed noticeable temperature-dependent change of the Stokes spectra across the transition temperatures. On the other hand, the anti-Stokes spectra reveal a pronounced hardening of the low-energy, acoustic region, of the phonon spectrum, upon heating, indicating a strong anharmonicity and a subtle dependence of phonons on structural evolution within the tetragonal phase. Experimental results are accompanied by ab initio calculations of phonon spectra of the tetragonal stoichiometric phase for a comparison with the high-resolution anti-Stokes spectra. Calculations included different density functional methods. Spin polarization and van der Waals interaction, were either considered or neglected, individually or concomitantly, in order to study their respective effect on lattice dynamics description. Our results suggest that including van der Waals interaction has only a slight effect on phonon dynamics, however, phonon spectra are better described when spin polarization is included, in a cooperative way with van der Waals interactions.


Professional programmers are well aware that debugging, testing, code inspection, etc. are part and parcel of software development. Requiring end users to carry out the same activities to reduce spreadsheet errors might be asking too much. For one thing, they lack the expertise and for another, they might not be willing to invest the time and effort required by these activities. For example, testing is a standard and effective technique for detecting faults in programs. The downside is that testing requires reasonable domain knowledge (to come up with effective test cases at the very least) and understanding of the program. End users might be deficient in one or both areas. Another problem arises from the lack of tool support for running test suites in currently available commercial spreadsheet systems. This forces users to run one test at a time, thereby taking up more time.


This paper considers the abuse of the trainer–trainee relationship by the trainer. Such abuse occurs in the context of power and gender imbalances and is afforded little attention by professional organizations. A specific example of inappropriate behaviour between trainers and trainees, that of sexual contact, is discussed in detail. Research on positive and negative supervision is considered in terms of a model of objectionable supervisory styles, and it is suggested that trainer–trainee bullying is an area which requires further research attention. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.


I want to try to accomplish a few things today. One is to tell you a little bit about where this relationship has been. I did an analysis of the reported cases, and I want to give you a summary of those cases to give you some idea of the kinds of issues that have arisen in litigated cases involving Canadian and American parties. I then want to turn to what key issues are pending on the agenda today and try to give you the different points of view that seem to be prevailing at least in America on those issues.


The paper goal is to identify what and where each person, in a RGB image, is looking at, and correctly handle the case where the gaze target is out-of-frame. Human-Gaze-Target (HGT) projects mainly focus on "Where the person is looking at" on video-surveillance RGB images, but fail to exploit "What the person is looking at" in such context. On this document, we present a video-processing workflow that takes that step, fusing an accurate HGT algorithm with an object detection one, and enhancing the resulting system for the application of interest. Concretely, we introduce an algorithm called "Looking at whose function is transforming the HGT output into a shape comparable to that of the object detection standard algorithms. We also propose the inclusion of a preprocessing layer into the object detection algorithm, in order to increase its confidence on detecting small items, typically used in functional assessment evaluation tasks (such as silverware), that is the application of interest of this proposal. Finally, we generate and use a novel dataset for validating the global workflow proposed, that has been recorded in a specially adapted kitchen for the assessment task, the EYEFUL dataset, obtaining promising quantitative and qualitative results.


This thesis is a strategy of poetic appreciation through integrated approach of reading and literature. We need to appreciate poem in integrated approach of reading and literature. The process of this strategy consists of five stages : intuitive reading stage, verbatim reading stage, interpretational reading stage, esthetical reading stage, and creative reading stage. The intuitive reading stage is a process of poetic appreciation in intuitional recognition. The activity of this stage is a process of reciting poem and recollecting past experience. The verbatim reading stage is a process of ostensible interpreting poem. The activity of this stage includes reading letter as it is. The interpretational reading stage is a process of practical interpreting poem. The activity of this stage includes ①decoding of simileㆍsymbolㆍparadoxㆍironyㆍomissionㆍcompression ②outward approaching, ③and expressing appreciated poem to prose. The esthetical reading stage is a process of synthetical grasping poetic text. The activity of this stage involves rhythm, image, expression, structure, becoming poetic speaker, and reciting by becoming poetic speaker. The creative reading stage is a process of diffusive appreciating poetic text compared to prior four stages in integrated approach of reading and literature. This stage is made up of expressing feeling and thinking, and expanding poetic ground level. The activity of this stage contains expressing similar experience, reading related poetic text, writing a poet, memorizing a poem. This strategy is realistic and spot centered, because this strategy is based on interesting-the most serious problem in high school poetic appreciation instruction.


The current study was designed to evaluate the impact of First Year Campus Acquaintance Rape Education (FYCARE), a mandatory program for first year undergraduates. First, questionnaires were administered to 48 FYCARE participants assessed immediately following workshop participation, 76 FYCARE participants sampled through the unrelated context of introductory psychology courses, and 67 students sampled through introductory psychology who had not yet attended their scheduled FYCARE workshop. Second, ostensibly unrelated telephone surveys were conducted with 93 students who participated in FYCARE 4 to 6 months earlier and 77 first year students who had not yet attended their scheduled workshop. Results indicated a positive impact of participation on attitudes and judgments of a hypothetical scenario, but only when assessed immediately following workshop participation. In contrast, increases in knowledge were maintained for a period of up to 7 weeks, and phone survey responses revealed an increase in the level of support for rape prevention efforts 4 to 6 months following program participation. Finally, superior outcomes were observed among students involved in more than one educational program, thus highlighting the need for repeated intervention.


Many American corporations, for various reasons, have performed poorly and are now facing economic problems. However, the number of managers has increased dramatically. Their size, diversification, planning strategies, government regulations, new technologies, lack of expertise, and mistrust have resulted in an abundance of managerial positions. Companies are now reducing the number of middle managers. This down‐sizing has been accomplished through a number of techniques. Down‐sizing has not solved all the economic problems and it has created new ones. Trainers are having to contend with retraining managers who are not committed to corporate goals. They fear job loss, avoid risk taking, and are not easily convinced that training will have long‐term benefits. In spite of down‐sizing, American corporations are putting more emphasis on training. However, trainers must demonstrate their critical role if they are to survive in shrinking organisations. Ideas for survival are provided and research questions are ...


Objective To investigate the clinical characteristic and therapy of patients with hemophagocytic syndrome(HPS).Methods The clinical data of 18 cases of HPS were retrospectively analyzed.Results None of them had the family medical history of HPS.Five cases had epstein barr virus infection,and one case had systemic lupus erythematosus.Majority of them however,had an unknown aetiology.All patients had fever,and the main manifestations were hepatomegaly,splenomegalia,lymphadenectasis,hypocytomsis,and various degrees of hepatic lesion.Hemophagocytes were found over 2% in bone marrow slides.The hemophagocyte counts in bone marrow were averagely 3.4~8 cells/μl.After the treatment with glucocorticoid,immunodepressant and combined therapy,11cases cured,4 improved,and 3 died.Conclusion The diagnosis of HPS is generally not difficult on the basis of clinical manifestation and laboratory examination.It is necessary to differentiate it from malignant histocytosis.Glucocorticoid and immunodepressant may improve symptom and remit pathogenic conditions.


The utility model provides a novel bar-shaped COB device which comprises a substrate, at least one LED chip disposed on the upper surface of the substrate, a gold thread achieving the electrical connection of the LED chips with an external power supply, and a packaging colloid which covers the substrate, the LED chips, and the gold thread. The device is characterized in that the substrate is in a long thin structure; the ratio of the length to the width is from 10 to 100; the range of the thickness of the substrate is from 0.2 mm to 2 mm; and the COB device is also provided with a side surface and a bottom luminous surface. Through controlling the range of the thickness of the ceramic substrate, the uniform luminance of the side surface and bottom of the COB device is achieved. The manufacturing technique is the same as the conventional basic manufacturing technique of ceramics, and there is no special requirement. The light-admitting quality of the device is employed for achieving the luminance of the side surface and bottom. Compared with a conventional glass substrate material, the device is good in effect of heat dissipation, is not liable to break, and is high in hardness. Moreover, the substrate cannot be damaged by pressing during a process of installation.


ensuing omissions. This viewpoint deserves sympathetic consideration, for if it is conceded that many of the maps in a school atlas are crammed with topographical names, then information ought to be made available which would assist those who compile and revise such maps to incorporate only the most important features. The problem of atlas content is in reality part of a wider question which might be posed thus : " What essential place-names in the various countries of the world ought to be made known, by virtue of some geographical significance, to pupils who are following a particular course of study ? " This question is of some concern to the secondary grammar schools because of the demands made by an external examination. Nevertheless it would be a tedious task to obtain and assess the preferences of all grammar school teachers for the place-names which each considered to be most important in the geography course ; the discussion mentioned above emphasised the wide divergence of opinion upon this theme amongst a small representative group, and clearly a less laborious method of inquiry is desirable. Teachers of modern languages are familiar with the device of using


The ability of neutron radiography to provide high quality radiographs of highly radioactive specimens has led to its use in irradiation testing technology at several installations. It has been used routinely in conjunction with irradiation programs at the Battelle Research Reactor (BRR) for about four years. The principal applications of neutron radiography have been to determine fuel specimen dimensional changes periodically during irradiation and to examine experimental assemblies for determining integrity of key components. (auth)


Rhythm is energy, movement, expression of vitality. Unlike the mechanic cadenza of the metronome, it is organized in successive impulses. Reading Marcel Mauss' Essay on Gift suggests that this conception of rhythm confronted with that of Henri Lefebvre in his Rythmanalyses can shed light on the cycle of giving, receiving and rendering.


Synopsis It is possible to separate rapeseed meal into two fractions, one of lower hull and higher protein content, the other of higher hull and lower protein content than whole rapeseed meal. The low‐hull fraction was found to contain about 25% more, and the high‐hull fraction about 25% less, metabolisable energy than the whole rapeseed meal. Soluble tannins, oxazolidinethione, isothiocyanates and phosphorus were found to be concentrated in the endosperm rather than the pericarp of the seed while with calcium the reverse occurred. No consistent changes in amino acid distribution resulting from the air‐classification of whole rapeseed meal into low‐hull and high‐hull fractions were observed.


The present days technology rapidly increases mobility capabilities have become readily available to devises. Mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs) are being developed to perform a number of important tasks. In MANETs power conservation is a critical issue to improve the communication energy capability at individual nodes because the energy resources are limited at the electronic devices(Nodes), since each node in a wireless add hoc network operate on battery power and battery energy is a rare resource. The less of energy In nodes can effects the communication activate in networks. This paper evaluates three ad hoc networks routing protocol (EPAR, DSR and MTPR) in different network parameter taking into considering the power consumption. Indeed our proposed scheme implementation of EPAR protocol while achieving QoS metrics like PDR, Throughput, Jitter, Delay etc. Along with the optimization of energy consumption. Keywords—MANETs, EPAR, MTPR,DSR, PDR.