Smart spaces are not only surrounded by networked computers, mobile devices, and ubiquitous sensors, they encapsulate a large amount of social and communication information. Humans, the center of pervasive computing, are social beings. Smart spaces should therefore not only serve them with seamless, context-aware access to information but should support them in their social activities and capabilities by, for example, increasing their social awareness (that is, providing them with information about their own social behaviors and the social behaviors of others) or by acting in order to actively promote change and social well-being. Smart spaces, devices, and sensors can be used to extract raw data that is then assembled by the system to understand individual and group social contexts, providing the knowledge that the system can then use to act on groups or individuals in order to foster social well-being. With social augmentation, smart spaces have increased potential in supporting spontaneous social interactions and serendipity, such as making new friends, discovering shared interests, constructing instant communities, as well as interaction in structured groups (e.g., working teams). The potential impact of these technologies is very high, as are the scientific and technical challenges. For these reasons, socially aware computing has been a hot topic of investigation in fields such as pervasive and ubiquitous computing and multimodal interactions, to name but a few. This special issue involves both the science and technology aspects of social awareness (or socially aware computing) in smart spaces. Submissions to this special issue come from an open call for papers. After two rounds of rigorous reviews, 9 papers were accepted in this special issue covering topics related to social interaction detection, community computing, group collaboration, social network analysis, and conflict resolution. The special issue is arranged to be published in two issues. The first part has been published in Vol. 41, No. 2 issue of this journal. The second part published in this issue comprises the following four papers. In the first paper, Hitoshi Kawasaki et al. propose a model for the addition of user information to sensor data. The proposed model identifies the user assuming that the objects are used by multiple people. Furthermore, Cybernetics and Systems: An International Journal, 41:191–193 Copyright # 2010 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC ISSN: 0196-9722 print=1087-6553 online DOI: 10.1080/01969721003684808


Objective To explore the application value of real-time tissue elastography(RTE) in differential diagnosis of benign and malignant thyroid nodules.Methods RTE was performed on 165 thyroid nodules in 80 patients before operation,then they were classified according to the elasticity imaging.Results The majority of the elasticity grade in nodular goiter,adenoma nodules and subacute thyroiditis flexibility covered≤ grade II,while papillary thyroid carcinoma covered≥ gradeⅢ.The majority of the elasticity grade in benign nodules covered grade 0~II,while malignant nodules covered grade Ⅲ~Ⅳ.There was significant difference of elasticity grading between benign and malignant lesions(P0.05).When elasticity was in grade Ⅲ,there was significant difference between benign and malignant lesions(P0.05).The sensitivity,specificity and accuracy rate of RTE grade in differential diagnosis of benign and malignant nodules were 100%,93.9%and 94.5%,respectively.Conclusion RTE has important application value in differential diagnosis of benign and malignant thyroid nodules.


This paper gives a brief introduction on the development of animal husbandry mechanization in China, including livestock and poultry husbandry and aquaculture mechanization


Surface e lec t romyogram (EMG) f rom musc les undergoing sus ta ined i somet r ic voluntary contractions has been well studied. Power spect ra l analys is of the myoelect r ic signals so obtained, characteristically shows a t ime dependant sh i f t of the mean power f requency to lower f requenc ies , as the contraction proceeds (1). Such a compression of the EMG power spec t rum to lower frequencies has been considered as an index of localized muscle fatigue (2) and has been attributed mainly to a decrease in the muscle fibre conduction velocity (3). This study was done to quantify the changes in the EMG of the f i r s t dorsa l in te rosseous (FDI) musc le dur ing fa t igu ing con t rac t ions in a smal l group of the Indian populat ion.


ABSTRACT The response capacity of the bean to fix atmospheric nitrogen is questionable, mainly due to its inability to supply all the nitrogen in the flowering and grain filling phases when the crop needs it most. Thus, a new application of inoculant can keep the population of rhizobia in the soil at adequate levels, meeting all the nitrogen demands of the plant. This study aimed to investigate the nodulation capacity and the production of beans submitted to doses and reinoculation of Rhizobium in topdressing under field conditions in two growth stages. For this, an experiment was conducted using a randomized block design with four replicates in a 4 × 2 + 2 factorial scheme. The treatments consisted of the application of four doses of liquid inoculant containing Rhizobium tropici (SEMIA 4088), in the concentration 2 × 109 CFU g-1, in topdressing (0, 100, 200 and 400 mL ha-1), in two development stages (V4 and R5) of plants, and two additional treatments (inoculation via seed at a dose of 100 g of the product per 50 kg of seeds and mineral nitrogen fertilization at a dose of 16 kg ha-1 applied at sowing and 60 kg ha-1 in topdressing, divided into two stages, with half being applied at the stage V3 and the other half in V4 stage).The inoculant application increased the nodulation rates of bean cultivar BRS Cometa and the dry biomass produced by plants, using doses of 232 and 221 mL ha-1, respectively. The dose of 257mL ha-1 of the liquid inoculant applied in topdressing at the V4 stage, and the inoculation via seed provide greater common bean yield without supplementing mineral nitrogen.


The third annual Healthcare Issues Survey was conducted during the Ontario Hospital Association Conference in November 2001. Undertaken with the joint sponsorship of Hospital Quarterly, Philips and the OHA, the Survey asked conference participants to rank the issues that are most critical in their organizations. Close to 600 conference delegates participated, a significant increase over the 414 participants in last year's survey.


The binary non-linear Kerdock codes are Gray images of ${\mathbb{Z}_4}$-linear Kerdock codes of length N =2m. We show that exponentiating $\imath = \sqrt { - 1} $ by these ${\mathbb{Z}_4}$-valued codewords produces stabilizer states, which are the common eigenvectors of maximal commutative subgroups (MCS) of the Pauli group. We use this quantum description to simplify the proof of the classical weight distribution of Kerdock codes. Next, we partition stabilizer states into N +1 mutually unbiased bases and prove that automorphisms of the Kerdock code permute the associated MCS. This automorphism group, represented as symplectic matrices, is isomorphic to the projective special linear group PSL(2,N) and forms a unitary 2-design. The design described here was originally discovered by Cleve et al. (2016), but the connection to classical codes is new. This significantly simplifies the description of the design and its translation to circuits.


Normative and scientific teaching management is the important guarantee to improve the quality of developing college students. This thesis, on the basis of understanding of working system and the current situation of teaching and management in college, starting with the foundation of scientific theory, will discuss several crucial problems and put forward some suggestions to how to resolve them.


Israel's Declaration of Independence proclaims full equality for all of Israel's citizens and calls upon members of the Arab nation "to participate in the upbuilding of the State on the basis of full and equal citizenship." This pledge has not been kept. On the one hand, the government is using its majority to legislate laws that undermine the status and legitimacy of the Arab citizens. On the other, since 2007 the same government has been investing a great deal of money in improving the economic conditions in the Arab localities. The tenuous relationship between Jews and Arabs is under constant pressure. Nonetheless, a change has begun to surface tacitly in the official state policy toward Arab citizens, recognizing the justification of equality, in economic terms. The three subsequent Knesset elections held in 2019–2020 strengthened the political representation and clout of the Arab citizens; however, the discriminating barrier, preventing their recognition as legitimate partners in the government coalition, has not been removed.


The present study was done to examine the effectiveness of sensory reeducation in patients after median or ulnar nerve repair at the wrist level. 22 male patients with peripheral nerve injury and repair at the wrist level were divided equally into experimental (mean age = 26.45 yrs) and control group (mean age = 32.09 yrs). The control group received only the home program, while the experimental group received additionally sensory reeducation therapy. The therapy was given in 6 sessions per week for 3 months. The outcome measures were checked in terms of touch-pressure, two-point discrimination – static and dynamic, level of paresthesia and the number objects identified in Object Recognition Test. Parametric statistics was used to compute data of the above outcome measures. The experimental group showed significant change (p < 0.05) in the five parameters than the control group.The findings suggest that sensory reeducation when added with home program enhances better recovery of sensation.


Chemical industries around the world show an increasing awareness of their ecological footprint, including their water use. A shift toward alternative water sources, such as wastewater streams or s...


It is not uncommon today to find dry-stacked concrete unit segmental retaining walls (SRWs) reaching for new heights. Increasing numbers of tall, soil-reinforced SRWs are being built by private owners, state DOTs, and the Corps of Engineers. These tall walls have grown upward from 20 to 30 feet in height, with some walls even exceeding 40 feet.


Using the foetus of rabbits, the author studied on glycogen in the auditory organs histochemic-ally and made clear the changes of glycogen distribution during the growth of the foetus.


An ever increasing need to have geographic information available in some type of digital data base has prompted a search for methods to automate the process of converting existing cartographic information -(usually in the form of maps, charts and map separates) - into digital form. The information "map" must be digitized and it's contents must be stored or handled in a manner that makes it a useful adjunct to the cartographer in the performance of his map making duties, as well as being an aid to those requiring the digitized information. Automatic digitization by means of a laser scanner in conjunction with sophisticated data handling and data storage techniques have been combined to provide systems which can be used in a production environment for the successful transformation of information contained on line drawings into the digital domain. The system to be described has proven to be both cost effective and efficient to a degree that is pleasing to both the manufacturer and users.


Dow Chemical Company has been a prosperous enterprise for about 100 years long because she persists in continual innovation and sustainable development.It's introduced that Dow Chemical Company has been continuously developing with technological innovation,industrial reconstruction and amalgamation as motive power.


Forestry tourism circular economy is an important way to realize the forestry tourism industry and the sustainable development of forestry, this article from the Langxiang Forestry Bureau of forestry industry and tourism development as the basis,establish the suitability of the forestry tourism circular economy development mode.


It is identified that the teacher performance evaluation system of Guangdong higher vocational colleges has the following problems: the position has deviated;the index system is not reasonable;the use of evaluation result is not scientific,etc.In order to promote the professional development of teachers,we must consider reforming it from the following aspects: first,change the old concept of evaluation and establish the new concept of "teacher-based",then build an index system which has characteristics of higher vocational education;finally,make good use of the feedback and the evaluation results.


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Chamberlin's most famous conclusion in The Theory of Monopolistic Competition was that equilibrium in monopolistically competitive markets will be characterized by persistent excess capacity. Harold Demsetz (1959, 1964) challenged this theorem. Using graphical and verbal analysis, Demsetz argued that average total cost (equal to average production cost plus average selling cost) could be minimized in equilibrium under monopolistic competition. This proposition was attacked by G. C. Archibald (1967), defended by Demsetz (1967), and attacked recently by Barzel (1970). Archibald (1961, p. 19), on the other hand, contended that while average total cost will not be minimized, average production cost could be minimized. In this note, we shall apply a simple algebraic model of advertising and quality determination to the question of whether excess capacity, as measured by either average production cost or average total cost, must exist in equilibrium under monopolistic competition. This approach yields much clearer results than the use of two-dimensional geometry. We do not consider the possibility that industries will be rationalized to remove any excess capacity.' Nor do we discuss comparative statics or any welfare implications of our findings or of monopolistic competition in general. Section I presents the model to be employed in our analysis and derives the necessary conditions for firm equilibrium under monopolistic competition. Section II examines Demsetz's argument that average total cost may be minimized at such an equilibrium, and Section III deals with Archibald's contention that average production cost may be minimized. A summary of findings concludes the essay.


A diode-pumped alkali lasers (DPAL) is a new type of laser source which can offer laser radiation with high efficiency and tiny thermally-induced effects in the near-infrared wavelength region. By constructing a theoretical algorithm through uniting the kinetic, heat transfer, and fluid dynamic procedures together, the thermal features and output characteristics of a DPAL are systematically evaluated for both the static and flowing-gas statuses. The corresponding temperature distributions are calculated for different powers of a pump beam. The results are thought to be useful for realization of a high-powered DPAL in the future.


This paper addresses the problem of ensuring the integrity and the authenticity of H.264/AVC video. It is achieved by authenticating each Group Of pictures (GOP) within the video separately. The proposed technique uses content based digital signature generated from robust features extracted from transform domain as fragile watermark and then embeds it in motion vectors belonging to the GOPs with the best partition mode in tree-structured motion compensation. Experimental results show that the proposed detects spatial cropping and temporal in a video.


We evaluate potential network cost savings enabled by probabilistic shaping in DP-16QAM 200-Gb/s systems, based on experimental measurements and analytical derivations. The results indicate savings of up to 6.7% in the average number of transceivers.


Background Rice kernel smut (RKS), caused by the basidiomycete fungus Tilletia horrida , is one of the most devastating diseases affecting the production of male sterile lines of rice ( Oryza sativa ) worldwide. However, molecular mechanisms of resistance to T. horrida have not yet been explored.Results In the present study, analysis of the amount of T. horrida biomass in rice kernels and RNA sequencing (RNA-Seq) analysis of rice male sterile lines resistant and susceptible to RKS (Jiangcheng 3A and 9311A, respectively) were conducted after T. horrida infection. Transcriptomic analysis showed that 9, 840 and 7, 902 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were observed in Jiangcheng3A and 9311A, respectively, after T. horrida inoculation, compared with the control. KEGG analyses of DEGs revealed that cutin, suberine and wax biosynthesis, flavonoid biosynthesis, glutathione metabolism, tyrosine metabolism, and biosynthesis of unsaturated fatty acids were enriched by T. horrida inoculation in Jiangcheng 3A; however, not significantly enriched in 9311A. Furthermore, the DEGs related to plant-pathogen interaction, plant hormone signal transduction, and transcriptional factor genes were identified in both rice male sterile lines.Conclusions This is the first comparative transcriptome analysis of two rice genotypes with different responses to T. horrida infection, revealing DEGs with potentially important roles in defense against T. horrida infection. Ours results will serve as a strong foundation for developing effective strategies for T. horrida -resistance breeding.


For years depression has been regarded as an intrapsychic phenomenon. Recently, however, Coyne (1976) has redirected attention to the social world of depressives and mustered support for the idea that depressives have unpleasant, difficult interactions with other people. Perhaps it is timely to examine the early theory of depression proposed by Sandor Rado (1928), who characterized depression as "the great despairing cry of love" and proposed that the disorder was reflected in particular attitudes to love objects (partners). He specifically hypothesized that depressives were dependent, self-sacrificing, angry, and unrealistic in their intimate relationships. These hypotheses were strongly confirmed when 71 young adults, either high or low in depressive symptoms, responded to a questionnaire asking them to describe their past romantic relationships.


Ab initio calculations for B 2H + 5 cation, neutral B 2H · 5 radical and B 2H - 5 anion has been performed at the B3LYP/6 311G( d,p ) level and further the single point calculations are carried out at QCISD(T)/6 311++G( 3df,2p ) level. Two isomers for B 2H + 5 cation are found with triply bridged D 3h and singly bridged C 1 while the former is more stable in energy. Two new isomers( C 1 , C 1 ) for the triplet excited state are optimized with asymmetric doubly bridged bond. Also four isomers including two new symmetries with doubly and triply bridged C s and C s are predicated for B 2H · 5 radical. In all cases the single hydrogen bridge isomer is found to be more stable than others. We also optimize the C 2v symmetries using different methods and levels. It is shown that all results have one imaginary frequency and thus it does not correspond to a local minimum on the potential surface but perhaps to a saddle point. In the end, we support two isomers for B 2H - 5 anion with singly bridged C 2v and doubly bridged C s , while for triplet excited state of B 2H - 5 anion only C 2v with single bridge would be stable, though they have not been successfully isolated now.


A full scale carbon phenolic heat shield was fabricated for the Outer Planet Probe in order to demonstrate the feasibility of molding large carbon phenolic parts with a new fabrication processing method (multistep). The sphere-cone heat shield was molded as an integral unit with the nose cap plies configured into a double inverse chevron shape to achieve the desired ply orientation. The fabrication activity was successful and the feasibility of the multistep processing technology was established. Delaminations or unbonded plies were visible on the heat shield and resulted from excessive loss of resin and lack of sufficient pressure applied on the part during the curing cycle. A comprehensive heat shield characterization test program was conducted, including: nondestructive tests with the full scale heat shield and thermal and mechanical property tests with small test specimen.


When hydrogen storage alloy is used as a negative electrode of nickel-metal hydride batteries, protium absorbing properties at a negative electrode is different from those at a gas phase because of the formation of oxide layers and a nickel-rich layer on the surface of the alloy due to charge and discharge. This paper investigates the effect of surface chemical etching on protium absorbing properties and electrochemical characteristics of LaNi5 alloys. Dilute HCI solution under 1% was used as etchants for the formation of a nickel-rich layer which works as a protection surface of the alloy against the KOH electrolyte. Protium absorbing properties of annealed LaNi5 samples which were etched shortly with 0.2N HCl or 0.02N HCl were better protium storage capacity than those of unetched annealed LaNi5 samples. Electrochemical characteristics of annealed LaNi5 samples which were etched for 60min with 0.02N HCl were better cycle stability than those of unetched annealed LaNi5 samples.


In Islamic law witness must be equitable and shouldn't be incriminated in order to be able to value the witness statement. The reasons of imputation are: to testify in order to benefit or eradicate the damage (Ottoman Code of Civil Law a.1700/1) Kinship (lineal consanguinity) and marriage bond (Ottoman Code of Civil Law a.1700/2) Partnership, employer-employee relations Friendship (Ottoman Code of Civil Law a.1701) - the reasons up to here obstacle to testify in favour of somebody.-However hostility (animosity) obstacle to testify against somebody (Ottoman Code of Civil Law a.1702). Norm: If someone's testimony in favour of somebody is valid because of imputation, it isn't valid to testify against somebody and if testimony against somebody is valid then it isn't valid to testify in favour of somebody.


Optimizing fish yields in natural waters has long been the primary goal of lake management in China. Three different approaches that are used to increase fish yields are illustrated with reference ...


Abstract This article begins from the premise that it is important to explore how people unlearn, as well as learn, specifically in terms of extremist or violent attitudes. It shows the implications of two aspects of complexity theory—turbulence and self-organisation—for educational practice and the fostering of a complex adaptive school, which can aid peacebuilding. Positive turbulence for adaptation requires interruptive democracy, the habits of dialogue and dissent, and learning resilience to offence. Self-organisation relates to the current phenomenon of horizontal networking, in particular the use of social media by young people, and the new democracy of messaging. Three different country examples are given of intergroup encounters that interrupt rigidities in attitudes: working across ethnic groups in Sri Lanka, tackling religious divides in Northern Ireland through shared classes, and initiatives to prevent violent extremism in the United Kingdom. Pedagogical implications of unlearning involve working with the four Ds of deradicalisation, debiasing, disengagement and desistence. This involves disturbing essentialising categories of "others" and of good and evil, as well as capitalising on horizontal participation in social action—that is, learning skills and competences around movements for change that do not involve violence.


In this paper, we set out a critical realist-informed Marxist approach to resilience, the principal argument being that the discourse is best explicated through a theoretical lens which situates its rise in the context of a neoliberal order which is undergoing a global organic crisis. Our key contribution to the literature is to show not only that extant resilience discourses ontologise vulnerability and thereby strip political discourse of the language of social struggle, but also that they provide a crisis-recovery imaginary more congenial to the interests of capital and state than to the vulnerable populations they ostensibly aim to capacitate. We conclude by joining a chorus of other scholars committed to exposing resilience as an insidious technology of the self.


Aim: To investigate the relationship between khat consumption, UV radiation and pterygium among male population in Somalia. Materials and Methods: Between November 2019 and February 2020, 2,200 patients were examined. 146 patients who met the criteria among 335 patients with primary pterygium were included in the study. Ocular examinations were performed using slit-lamp biomicroscope. Patients were evaluated in terms of outdoor work, age, medical treatment history of pterygium, use of glasses or hats, family history, location of pterygium and eye with pterygium. Results: In this study, 146 patients with pterygium were examined. The cases were divided into two groups as grade 3 (42 patients, 28.8%) and non-grade 3 (104, 71.2%). The mean age of the patients was 43.5 ± 9.7 years. When the demographic findings of grade 3 and non-grade 3 patients were compared, khat use (p<0.001) and outdoor work (p=0.001) were significantly increased in the grade 3 group. The use of sunglasses and / or hats (p=0.004) and medical treatment history (p=0.042) were significantly increased in nongrade 3 groups. Conclusion: Khat consumption may increase the likelihood of advanced grade pterygium. Khat and ultraviolet radiation may have synergistic effects on the pterygium grade.


From 1979 to 1984, 123 knees in 100 patients had Total Condylar Knee arthroplasty and were followed for 10 to 15 years. The first endpoint for survivorship was revision performed or recommended. The second included those knees with radiographic loosening. The life table analysis revealed a 95.12% clinical survivorship in both criteria for failure at 15 years. There were five failures: one for aseptic loosening of the tibial component; two for septic loosening six years after surgery and two for supracondylar fracture of the femur at 6th & 9th postoperative year resperctively. If the two fracture cases were excluded, the survivorship was 97.03%. In the most recent follow-up, 15 patients with 17 knees were known deceased, 22 clinical evaluation. 71.3% were excellent; 21.2% were good; 1.2% were fair and 6.3% were poor. Excellent and good results account for 92.5%. The average range of motion was 103∘. The average Hospital for Special Surgery knee score was 88.5 points. There were 54 knees available for more than 10 year roentgenographic follow up. The radiolucencies were noted in 48.1% of tibia, 5.6% of femur and 38.3% of patella. Only one tibia had aseptic loosening. On Merchant view, 44.7% of the patella tracked centrally but 34.0% of the patella showed wearing. Nevertheless, most of them caused no obvious patellofemoral symptoms. We concluded that the Total Condylar Knee prosthesis, which was with all-polyethylene tibia and patella, the femoral component suitable for both left and right side, all components were fixed with bone cement, was cheap and durable. Because of its simplicity, longevity and low cost, the Total Condylar prosthesis was favorable for the developing countries.


: Objective: To evaluate and compare the denture satisfaction tendencies for and between the completely and partially edentulous patients, with different prosthodontic treatment modalities. Methodology: The study was conducted to include twenty eight patients that were fit to the criteria of the research, asked to answer some questions, reflect their satisfaction with the newly received dentures, which were delivered to patients according to their conditions and needs (complete removable denture, conventional metal frame RPD, RPD with flexible esthetic clasps and RPD with attachments). Results:The data collected from these patients was grouped and the questionnaires values were calculated to estimate the most satisfied group, which was seen with the group who received RPD with flexible esthetic clasps. But the significant difference analysed by Mann-Whitney Test, was focused on the satisfaction of prostheses' appearance, that was clearly revealed for the patients who received RPD with resilient attachments; followed by the group who received complete dentures and RPD with esthetic flexible clasp (at the same level), supported by the family and friends positive opinions. Also the same group that received RPD with attachments achieved optimum level in prosthesis' satisfaction for retention. Conclusion:The results of this research directed the attention to the recent treatment modalities in fabrication of dentures, like using flexible esthetic clasps and attachments; the patients that received RPD with flexible esthetic clasps appeared to be more satisfied with their prostheses, mostly this was related to the comfortability, esthetic and retention traits, followed with group that received RPD with attachments that showed significant differences in esthetic and retention scores than other groups. While the complete denture wearers were the less satisfied group, related obviously to the difficulty to gain the retention in relation to the partial once, as well as the uncomfortable feelings. [Malik M S. NJIRM 2016; 7(2):24-30]


Our research group has proposed a VNT control method based on attractor selection. Since the number of attractors composing an attractor set is limited, it is important to decide what kind of attractors should be prepared. The existing method prepares attractors such that their topological characteristics are different from each other. However, since the existing method does not incorporate current traffic information when designing attractors, it is likely that VNT control needs an additional step to find a good VNT. This paper therefore proposes a method for reducing the number of steps to find a solution. Our basic approach is to check each attractor to see whether it is adaptive under the current traffic demand or not through off-line simulations. Then, our method removes non-adaptive attractors and adds adaptive attractors from/to the attractor set. Evaluation results show that our method reduces the number of steps to find a solution by 60 %.


Methods of Regioselective syntheses of sulfated chitosan such as 6-O-sulfochitosan (6S) ,3-O-sulfochitosan(3S), N-sulfochitosan(2S), 3, 6-di-O-sulfochitosan(36S), N-sulfo-3-Osulfochitosan(23S), N-sulfo-6-O-sulfochitosan ( 26S) and N, 3, 6-Trisulfochitosan (236S) were introduced in this paper,and it was useful for research of the structure-activity relationships of chitosan sulfates.


The pharmaceutical industry is one of the firms where the search for quality is very close to compliance. Yet a major paradigm change is occurring in this industry due to the increase of returns and recalls. Hence, in this paper the authors combine the findings of previous literature reviews with a case study approach. Findings from previous literature reviews emerged from the links explored between pharmaceutical drugs quality, reverse logistics and sustainability. With the addition of a case study on a global manufacturing corporation in the area of generic drugs products one step further is introduced: understanding the type of returns companies receive, in particular from hospital pharmacies. With this approach authors are creating a link between two different parties: the application of a quality by design (QbD) risk management approach with the reduction of variability and risk of noncompliance, through the increase of knowledge and value into their products and processes.


Marking and engraving of aluminum was carried out by a CuBr (copper bromide) laser operating at the wavelength of 511 nm with a pulse duration of 30 ns. The reflection was investigated of the laser-ablated aluminum surface depending on the laser beam scanning speed and the distance between the laser lines. The changes of the aluminum surface were observed before and after laser processing by an optical microscope and visually. The laser marking quality was estimated by measuring the reflection of the irradiated aluminum surface by an optical spectrometer. The dependence was analyzed of the contrast on the speed for different steps in laser marking of areas of the surface of aluminum samples. Marking by a CuBr laser shows a potential for good quality marking of barcodes and QR codes on aluminum products.


General hearing aids are used to improve the hearing of sounds after hearing loss and amplify sounds that are difficult to hear. However, various problems are incurred, such as when the listener changes the setting of the hearing aid depending on the distance from the speaker, making it difficult to hear even if a change is made. To solve this problem, a voice transmission and distribution device using FM waves has been developed in Switzerland. However, this method has not been widely used in regular classes owing to its usability, the application of radio waves, and problems with price and maintenance. In addition, people who cannot recognise the specific frequency of the voice are unable to use it. To solve this problem, in this study, a hearing aid system that can be easily used by anyone was develop by applying a LAN and tablets that are actively introduced at educational sites to reduce the costs.


Flaky particles that excel in slidability and exhibit a high transparency sensation to thereby be free from the problem of becoming whitish during use; and a cosmetic containing the flaky particles. There are provided flaky particles characterized by having an average friction coefficient of 0.50 or below and an overall light transmission of 85% or higher. Further, there is provided a cosmetic comprising the same. Base material particles of the flaky particles consist of a member selected from the group consisting of mica, synthetic mica, sericite, talc, barium sulfate and aluminum oxide. Thus, flaky particles having excellent slidability, transparency and mattedness can be obtained, and a cosmetic excelling in sensation in use and beauty can be obtained by the use of the above flaky particles.


he purpose of this study is to build the bus simulation model of tiss-NET and estimate unique bus priority scheme that called "bus only overtaking system" in historical area of Kamakura-City. At the first, authors analysis and make models of bus, because there is no simulation system, which can take account of bus behavior such as overtaking on opposite lane. The major effects from the traffic simulation analysis by tiss-NET as follows, 1) The bus system has much effectiveness for the bus. 2) There is a little bad influence for normal vehicles. And tiss-NET work efficiency for these traffic plan.


The invention discloses a rotary type deicing mechanism for a high voltage power transmission line lead deicing robot. The mechanism comprises two spatulas, a drive wheel, a centering shaft and a line locking block. The centering shaft is opened with a line locking gap along an axis. The line locking block is fixed in the line locking gap. The line locking gap and the line locking block form a circular through hole which a lead can pass through. Excircle of the centering shaft is provided with the drive wheel which can rotate around the centering shaft. A front end of the drive wheel is fixed with the two spatulas symmetrically. The centering shaft is fixed on a frame of the deicing robot. Through the drive wheel, power of the deicing robot drives the spatulas to rotate around the centering shaft and move with the centering shaft, and removing ice coating of the lead is realized. The mechanism has the advantages of simple structure, complete removal of ice and small power consumption.


This paper describes the method that we submitted to the FinSim-2 task on learning similarities for the financial domain. This task aims to automatically classify the Financial domain terms into the most relevant hypernym (or top-level) concept in an external ontology. This paper shows the result of experiments using the Catboost, Attention-LSTM, BERT, RoBERTa to develop an automatic finance domain classifier via word ontology and embedding. The experiment result demonstrates that each model could be an effective method to tackle the FinSim-2 task, respectively.


ABSTRACT This article argues that contemporary conceptual frameworks for understanding religion may not be adequate for the arena of religion and school choice. Successive published research suggests that people are choosing religious schools for reasons other than religion. But what if the reasons why people might be religious and their motivation for choosing a religious school are more complex? This article considers some of the latest theoretical conversations around religion and social science. In particular it discusses approaches developed by U.K. Catholic sociologist of education, Gerald Grace. The article proposes some new contours for researching religion and school choice in North America.


An analytical/computational code has been developed to predict the performance of advanced turboprop propellers. The method of solution is based on strip theory and conservation of linear and angular momenta applied to a control volume enclosing the propeller and its far wake. An iterative procedure is used to account for the induced axial and rotational velocities. Sectional aerodynamic coefficients are explicitly accounted for by thin airfoil theory and refinement of the results is obtained using a two-dimensional vortex panel method and Euler equations. The results obtained compare well with wind-tunnel data obtained for advanced propellers, such as the Hamilton Standard SR-2 and SR-7.


So far the journey of English Studies in India is concerned, it can broadly be segmentalised in two major segments ie. firstly 'English Studies in Colonial India' and secondly 'English Studies in Post-Colonial India'. This division is very much apt so far as the core objectives of English Studies are concerned. Colonial English Studies were introduced to this nation as the part of intellectual design of colonial forces to cater to their specific requirements by preparing 'a class' of people 'who may be interpreters between them and the millions whom they govern; primarily the stressing motief was to prepare a class of persons 'Indian in blood and colour but English in taste, in opinions, in morals and in intellect' (Macaulay, Minute on Education) and so English was injected in the intellectual veins of Indians whereas in the Post-colonial India English Studies are getting more and more significant and making its impact on the lives of its people. For Post-colonial India English Studies are like insulins to be injected into the intellectual veins of Indians in order to meet out the emerging challenges posed by the Liberalization, Privatization and Globalization (LPG) and cater to the needs of Cross Cultural Communication (CCC). Towards the beginning of the second decade of the Twenty first century English is playing a pivotal role in diversified areas viz. English as the single most important link-language linking not only to the maximum states of India rather to the maximum nations of the world, as the most techno-friendly language. By speculating the perspectival shifts this study attempts to asses the varied roles of English Studies in colonial and post-colonial India.


Boghazköi is the source of the largest corpus of extant SumeroAkkadian "literary" texts written down between the end of the Old Babylonian period and ca. noo B.C. As such, this corpus is of prime importance in understanding one of the most important periods in Mesopotamian literary history, a period to which much of the redaction and editing that shaped the Standard "literary" corpus known from the first millennium has been assigned. This redaction and editing included the selection of only certain genres and compositions from the Old Babylonian Sumerian literary corpus for further transmission, the composition of new types of Sumerian texts not known from earlier periods, and the provision of Akkadian translations for most of the Sumerian literature thus selected or composed. Although we can identify exceedingly few literary texts that were written down in Babylonia during the Kassite period, the existence of many texts at contemporary Bogh. and in post-Kassite Assyria at the time of Tiglathpilesar I (1115—1077) in the form we know them from the first millennium,


This paper introduces two types of clustering algorithms in the intrusion detection technique, explains the application principle of the algorithms, and puts forward the improved algorithm, which is shown as a much better kind of algorithm through analysis.


Purpose
This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies.

Design/methodology/approach
This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. 10; 10; 10; 10;

Findings
Management education might be most effective when an experienced-based approach to learning is adopted. Firm can achieve desired outcomes by encouraging participants to engage in different types of dialogue in order to interpret experiences that can subsequently help generate new knowledge and inspire greater creativity.

Originality/value
The briefing saves busy executives, strategists and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.


The reseacrh aims to find out how the development of facilities in Elephant Conservation Sultan Syarif Hasyim Forest Park Siak District.This study used a descriptive quantitative method to examine problems in the lift. The samples in this study were 50 respondents, who were taken by using simpel random sampling. While data collection techniques in this study using observation, questioner, and literature. By using a Likert scale as a measure to determine the length of the short interval. From the results of research that's been done, it looks that development of facilities in Elephant Conservation Sultan SyarifHasyim Forest Park Siak District is good enough.


Because of their large numbers, red dwarfs may be the most abundant planet hosts in our Galaxy. In order to detect Earth-like planets around nearby red dwarfs (in particular late-M stars), it is crucial to conduct the precise radial velocity (RV) measurements at near-infrared wavelengths where these stars emit most of light. We report the development of the Infrared Doppler (IRD) spectrometer for the Subaru telescope. IRD is a fiber-fed, high-precision, near infrared spectrometer with a spectral resolution of R~70,000 covering from 0.97 to 1.75 μm. To achieve 1m/s RV measurement precision, we employ our original laser frequency comb of a wide-wavelength coverage as an extremely stable wavelength standard in the near-infrared. The spectrometer optics is composed of a new wide-pitch Echelle-grating and Volume-Phase Holographic gratings. To achieve ultimate thermal stability, very low thermal expansion ceramic is used for most of the optical components including the optical bench. The spectrometer will utilize a 4096×4096-pixel HgCdTe array.


Recent studies by Bunzli (1935) have demonstrated the importance of ants of the genus Acropyga (subgenus Rhizomyrma ) to the cultivation of coffee in Surinam. The ants ( Rhizomyrma paramaribensis Borgmeier and R. rutgersi Bunzli) tend coccids on the roots of the Liberian coffee trees and these coccids transmit an infectious phloemnecrosis. This phloemnecrosis in epidemic years caused a loss of 20–40 per cent of the coffee production in many fields in Surinam (Stahel, in Bunzli, p. 559). Earlier studies by GOldi (1892), Pickel (1927) and Costa Lima (1928) showed that coccids ( Rhizoecus coffeae Laing) tended by other species of this subgenus caused severe injury to coffee trees in northeast Brazil. According to Donisthorpe (1936) a species of Rhizomyrma has recently been taken associated with a coccid at the roots of coffee in Colombia.


1. A device for contactless measurement of the vibration vane which is disposed around the perimeter equipped with rotor blades (10) of the rotor (3), sensors (6, 7, 8, 9), the block (14) and signal registration unit (13) processing the measurement results, characterized in that devices are provided for determining the rotor position and / or deformation of the housing. ! 2. A device for contactless measurement of vibration of the blades according to claim 1, characterized in that a three distributed along the perimeter of the sensor (6, 7, 8) to define a radial clearance (d1, d2, d3). ! 3. A device for contactless measurement of vibration of the blades according to claim 1, characterized in that provided at least four, preferably five distributed along the perimeter of the sensor (6, 7, 8, 9) for determining the radial gap. ! 4. A device for contactless measurement of blade vibration in one of claims 1-3, characterized in that the sensors (6, 7, 8, 9) are designed as capacitive or optical sensors or working with microwave or eddy currents. ! 5. The method of contactless measuring the vibration vanes via perimetral equipped with rotor blades (10) of the rotor (3), sensors (6, 7, 8, 9), the block (14) and signal registration unit (13) processing the measurement results, wherein method has the following stages: a) The registration sensor signals primarily through signal registration unit, a measurement data processing unit! b) analysis of the passage of time and changes in the amplitude! c) analysis of the radial gap! g) the rotor position calculation based on the radial clearance in the corresponding location sensor! d) calculation of the effective rotor position sensors, and


The first volume is heavy, data-laden reading for the general historian, although unlike many eminent French authors Professor Raymond writes in a straightforward, lucid, unembellished style that many would do well to emulate. Volume II is the more fascinating to me. It begins with a social stratification of the guilds and shows the predominance of the great coffee merchants, the tujjdr, who formed an elite. This is followed by a description of the relationships within Cairene society of tradesmen and merchants with 'ulamd' and mystical orders. Raymond rightly remarks on the lacunae in our knowledge of guilds, and the need for studying the interpenetration of the guild with tariqas and quarters, that is, to study what he calls "les forces socio-professionnelles et religieuses" (p. 449) in greater depth. A chapter is devoted to minorities and non-Egyptian Muslim merchants and traces the ascendancy of the Syrian Christian merchants who begin to break into former Muslim trading enclaves in the eighteenth century. The chapter on guilds, their taxation and relationships with the ocaks and the military is excellent. It shows the close links between artisans and ocaks who formed the "Egyptian" mass on one side, and the 'ulamd' tujjdr and beys, the ruling oligarchy, that formed the dominant caste on the other. Social divisions in Egypt were thus based on economic consequence more than on ethnic-cum-professional divisions. Within the dominant caste the relationships of merchants and military formed what Raymond describes as "if not symbiosis then a 'tempered' exploitation" (p. 726) where all found benefit. Such ties within Egyptian society explain the internecine quarrels that marked the eighteenth century as battles over economic privileges having their causes in (1) the entry of the artisans and tujjdr into ocaks and (2) the monopoly of the military over the urban iqtd\ The decline of the ocaks and the ascendancy of the beys substituted personal rule for collective authority and introduced a new phenomenon, that of an increasing exploitation of the commercial sector by the beys (p. 769). I disagree with some of the conclusions drawn by the author. For example, I do not believe that he is correct in his conclusions that there was paucity of intellectual life (p. 810) since Gran's work shows the opposite. Nor am I convinced that there was an "effondrement du systeme politique et social" after the French expedition of 1798 (p. 819), since Muhammad 'All's age shows a degree of continuity with eighteenth-century trends. Forthcoming works will highlight these issues, and will, in turn, undoubtedly introduce many new ones. In conclusion I can only praise Raymond's work and rate it as a must for anyone interested in Egypt or the Near East.


Energy use is a key component of operational costs of content datacenters (CDCs), datacenters that are used for storing and serving content to end-users. CDCs can potentially reduce their energy use via consolidation of servers and switches, but in doing so, they risk inflating end-user response times potentially leading to SLA violations. Our primary contribution is to quantify the tradeoff between energy savings via consolidation and response times in CDCs, and the design and implementation of Shrink, a system that aggressively leverages this tradeoff in order to yield significant savings in energy use in CDCs while affecting user-perceived response times in a controlled manner. To our knowledge, Shrink is the first system to consolidate servers and switches in a coordinated manner, an approach that reduces network energy use by up to 42% compared to network-unaware server consolidation schemes. Our evaluation of Shrink using a workload from a large CDN's datacenter shows that Shrink can reduce energy use by 35% over a scheme provisioned for the peak demand, while increasing the mean, 95th and 99th percentile response times by 8%, 3% and 15% respectively.


The major aim of the present study is to find connections between globalmindedness and some important factors such as gender and level of proficiency. To this end, 182 language learners, 92 females and 90 males, participated in the study. These students were selected and categorized based on one-stage cluster sampling from 16 branches of different language centers, namely Safiran, Shoukoh, and Kish. The main phase of the study was conducted through the use of Google Docs platform that provides the researchers with the well-organized data. Language learners were asked to answer all the demographic information by considering their anonymity during the process of data collection. The result of the study, through t-test, showed that there was a significant difference between male and female language learners regarding their level of global-mindedness. The result also showed that the level of proficiency of the female language learners does not influence their level of global-mindedness.


Net cage aquaculture has developed rapidly since mid 1980's in Turkish Coasts. Rapid and uncontrolled development had brought some environmental problems. Uneaten feeds and feaces effected water column and sediment in a negative way especially in closed and semi-enclosed bays. Together with the advances in net cage technology, offshore aquaculture which makes possible more intensive and efficient production has brought new trend to cage aquaculture. The aim of this study was to monitor probable impacts of the offshore aquaculture farm produced sea bream and sea bass on water column located in Ildir Bay. For this purpose, 8 seasonal samplings were carried out at three stations from surface and bottom waters on May 2000, July 2000, October 2000, February 2001 and February 2004, May 2004, August 2004, November 2004. Physico-chemical variables (temperature, salinity, pH; dissolved oxygen, Secchi depth) and nutrients (Nitrate, nitrite, ammonium, phosphate) of the samples were investigated. Measured values changed between; 14.0- 24.5oC for water temperature, 7.85-8.48 for pH, 33.97-41.00 ‰ for salinity, 5.2-9.2 mg/L for dissolved oxygen, 10.5-32.9 m for secchi depth, nd (non detected)-0.44.µgat/L for nitrite, nd-1.12 µgat/L for nitrate, nd-9.07µgat/L for ammonium, nd-0,61 µgat/L for phosphate. In conclusion, significant changes were not detected in water quality because cages are situated offshore and consequently depths are high and feeding is carried out under control. 1 Giris


The impact of harvesting time on the quality of raw cotton, as well as on the physical-mechanical properties of the fiber, is of paramount importance, as the cotton's maturity and content of impurities affect the quality of cleaning cotton from impurities. Our experimental study was carried out under actual field conditions. Research results have confirmed that harvesting time significantly affects the maturity and quality of raw cotton. It was established that more than 60 % of the raw cotton, harvested at the cotton boll opening from 50 % to 60 %, meet the requirements of the first industrial grade, that is, the fiber breaking load exceeds 4.5 cN. Given the fact that mature raw cotton deforms well, it leads to the enhanced cleaning effect. The result of theoretical research is the established spreading efforts during deformation of a cotton layer by the cleaner's blades and the analyzed shapes of the deformed layer of cotton. We estimated the elastic characteristics of raw cotton and calculated spreading efforts. To determine the numerical values for the pressure forces at which a blade acts on the flow of raw cotton, for a coefficient K of the generalized properties of a material, the magnitude V for raw cotton was adopted in a range of 0.25‒0.3. Experiments have shown that a layer of raw cotton with a thickness from 170 to 380 mm and a width of 700 mm was loaded with the force of 3‒10 kgf concentrated along the line. Based on our calculations, it was established that 38.89 % of the raw cotton cleaning time accounts for the operation of a single blade of the roller. The result of our experimental and theoretical research is the data that make it possible to organize effective operation of cleaning machines in the cotton cleaning industry.


Essentials of choosing of pressure regulation manners can be deduced from comparison between three kinds of pressure regulation manners in technicality and economy based on real situation of LPG pipeline supply uptown of Changsha city.


The article is devoted to the mathematical model and description of the functioning of the multi-correlometer which performs the processing of noise signals in electronic device authentication. It is proposed to use deterministic non-uniform sampling based on irregular pulse sequences with the properties of "no more than one coincidence" and "minimal aperiodicity". This allows eliminating aliasing effect, reducing the sampling frequency and requirements for frequency stability of the analog-to-digital converter.


Amendment and Women Bidyut Mohanty If reservations for women in panchayati raj institutions are to lead to their empowerment in real terms, social, economic and political conditions which facilitate and encourage their participation need to he created.


This article traces the path of official dialogue between Anglicans and Roman Catholics on moral life. A Joint Commission on Marriage worked from 1967 to 1975: its findings were welcomed by Lambeth 1978, and taken up in Canada. ARCIC's Life in Christ (1994) pioneered ecumenical dialogue on ethics, extended ARCICs method, and reached a significant level of agreement. Subsequent ARCIC work has deepened the dialogues method, notably in relation to eschatology. But differences over moral life within and between the two traditions since then mean that further work is needed a major task of ARCIC III.


The present invention relates to a circularly polarizing plate, is obtained by chiral cholesteric liquid crystal having its injection chiral chiral polymer network device in the opposite obtained. The present invention is a circularly polarizing plate having an optical characteristic total reflection / semi-reflective switchable; prepared by a liquid crystal display device having total reflection properties / total transmission switchable.


A data processing system having a browser, the browser having a scripting engine means for running the script. The scripting engine scripting engine means to achieve public and private scripting engine. If the script does not need to access the system at a predetermined resources, the browser is configured to allow the public scripting engine to run the script. If the script needs to access the predetermined resource, the browser is configured to allow the private scripting engine to run the script. The only dedicated scripting engine such that the script has a predetermined resource to access the interface. The script engine means is configured to prevent the script engine dedicated to the data communication server's public scripting engine or outside the data processing system is not approved.


Boundary layer suction is applied to stator cascade with clearance in a highly-loaded compressor.In a low-speed plane cascade wind tunnel,effects of boundary layer suction on the flow characteristic in a highly-loaded compressor cascade with stator clearance were studied.The exit section aerodynamic parameters were measured by five-hole aerodynamic probe,and the distributions of the exit secondary flow vector were obtained.Also,the ink-trace flow visualizations on the cascade surface and lower end wall were performed to show the boundary layer development.The results show that three-dimensional separated flow can be greatly improved and flow loss was decreased when boundary layer suction was adopted appropriately.Boundary layer suction was applied to the regions of low endwall which is near suction surface of blade and in the gap(case 1,case 2 and case 4 in this paper).Thus,the kinetic energy of the leakage flow got weakened and then the length and position of suction surface's reattachment line and endwall separation line were influenced.In the corresponding region,three-dimensional separated flow got in control.As a consequence,the total loss was greatly decreased,especially case 1's loss declined by 20.8%.


Innate immunity has been considered to be a semi-obsolescent hold-over from invertebrate immunity that had been largely superseded by the acquired (adaptive) immune system of vertebrates. Recently, however, it has become apparent that innate immunity collaborates with acquired immunity to create an effective anti-microbial immune response. This realization may enhance our understanding of host–pathogen interactions and auto-immune disease, and facilitate the development of vaccines. This editorial reviews some of the findings that have led to this new perspective on innate immunity.

The immune system of vertebrates has been conceptually divided into two parts, innate and acquired immunity. There are many distinguishing features of the two systems, but the essential difference is genetic. The recognition proteins of the former are encoded in the germline, having evolved in invertebrates for the purpose of host defence against infection. They have been selected for their ability to recognize micro-organisms that pose risks to the host, and to initiate appropriate defensive reactions. In short, innate immunity provides evolutionary information on the biological correlates of structures with which its receptors interact; that is, these structures are likely to be associated with infectious organisms. However, innate immunity has the drawbacks of being able to recognize only the relatively few microbial structures that are highly conserved, and of being unable to evolve as rapidly as do micro-organisms.

The receptors of acquired immunity, which are the antigen receptors of T and B lymphocytes, have overcome these problems by not being encoded in the germline. Rather, they are products of somatically rearranging elements, the V, D and J segments of T-cell receptor and antibody genes. This remarkable capability, which occurred suddenly with the evolution of vertebrates approximately 400 million years ago, creates an enormous repertoire of antigen-binding structures. Yet, the somatic generation of their genes has the …


The determinants and impacts of farm household participation in collective action for irrigation management in Chhattisgarh, India, are analyzed. Wealth or land holdings are not factors affecting participation, but minority castes are disproportionately less likely to participate. Participation is found to increase sufficiency of water in the canal, but not land productivity or per capita incomes. This highlights some of the major challenges with collective action that provides greater equality in access, but insufficient incentives to participate.


We examine small business financing outcomes approximately one year after Hurricane Harvey. Our data include the credit reports of 8,219 businesses and a detailed survey of 273 businesses in the affected area. We find that Harvey-related flooding increased credit delinquencies, especially short-term delinquencies. We also find that firms without existing debt took on debt following Harvey; however, firms most commonly reported financing recovery using earnings and the owner's personal resources. Finally, we find that firms with owners who are worried about climate change increased their risk financing following Harvey. Our analyses provide novel insights into firms' risk management and financing choices.


Yellow single crystals of Cs3(UO2)2(PO4)O2 are prepared by flux melting of the precursor (UO2)3(PO4)2 (H2O)4 using excess CsI as fluxing agent (Pt crucible, 750 °C, 10 h; 7 °C/h cooling rate).


SCOPE
LTP-syndrome is characterized by sensitization (IgE) to multiple non-specific lipid transfer proteins (nsLTPs) with a variable clinical outcome. The treatment is primarily based on offending food avoidance. However, the determination of Pru p 3-specific IgE is currently the main diagnostic tool to assess sensitization to nsLTPs. Here, we evaluated improvement of LTP-syndrome diagnosis and clinical management using a new IgE multiplex-immunoblot assay with a high diversity of food nsLTPs.

METHODS AND RESULTS
An EUROLINE-LTP strip with 28 recombinant nsLTPs from 18 allergenic sources was designed. In total we investigated 38 patients with LTP-syndrome and compared results from the nsLTPs (LTP-strip) with the respective food extracts of Prick-by-prick (PbP) testing. The agreement exceeded 70% for most nsLTPs, e.g. Pru p 3 (100%), Mal d 3 (97%), Pru av 3 (89%), Pha v 3 isoforms (87%/84%), Ara h 9 (82%), Cor a 8 (82%) and Jug r 3 (82%). The functionality and allergenic relevance of nine recombinant nsLTPs was proven by Basophil Activation Testing (BAT).

CONCLUSIONS
The new IgE multiplex-immunoblot nsLTP assay showed a good diagnostic performance allowing culprit food assessment. Negative results from LTP-strip may indicate potentially tolerable foods, improving diet intervention and patients' quality of life. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.


It is becoming increasingly clear that climate change has the potential to alter the distribution of plant species all over the world. In the United States, ash (Fraxinus spp.) is encountering the double threat of short-term emerald ash borer (EAB) infestation, which could decimate ash throughout the country, and longer term perturbations due to climate change.


The Aesthetic Principles of Soundscape in Architectural Design and Built Environment. (May 2003) Keda Wang, B.Arch., Tsinghua University, Beijing, China Co-Chairs of Advisory Committee: Prof. Rodney Hill Dr. Chang-Shan Huang This thesis is an attempt to establish a practical way for architectural designers to take advantage of the relationship between soundscape and architectural aesthetics. The whole study aides in providing a structural framework by which architectural designers could incorporate acoustic elements into their design, with aesthetic concerns rather than for practical purpose. The discussions of soundscape and architecture forms are organized in the order of point, line, plane and space to present my personal observations on the issue. Three graphic systems are developed based on the previous researches of soundscape to visualize the coexistence of sonic identities and visual identities in built environment and how both of them interact to create a multi-sensory experience for visitors. Among the three systems, the Soundscape Map system is particularly introduced to demonstrate


Abstract : Studies by military and civil agencies indicate that targets of military significance may be automatically classified by digital processing of multi-spectral airborne reconnaissance imagery. The objective of this effort is the development and implementation of expanded preprocessing and analysis techniques which will use multi-channel data to classify image points. The project resulted in the addition, to the dedicated digital image processing system at RADC, of special file handling programs and a comprehensive sub-set of OLPARS (On-Line Pattern Analysis and Recognition System). These routines allow a complete thematic mapping (point recognition) application to be performed in an interactive, efficient manner.


Presents biological resumes for 73 species of cerambycids found in North Dakota. Information consists of distribution and emergence records, larval food habits, parasites, predators and some comments on rearing techniques.


To address anestrum, different hormonal preparations were used to stimulate the hypothalamo-pituitary-ovarian axis for resumption of cyclicity in buffaloes (Das and Khan 2010) with varied results. Usage of these hormonal preparations revealed that progesterone based treatment regimens were more effective in inducing ovarian activity in anoestrus buffaloes (Wiltbank et al. 2011). Use of Crestar resulted in higher estrus induction rate (>80%) with conception rate of 45–60% both in cattle and buffaloes in comparison with other progesterone release device to mimic the luteal function and cause ovarian rebound on withdrawal for initiating ovarian cyclicity (Malik 2005, Wiltbank et al. 2011). These releasing devices use different polymers for sustained drug delivery, which can either be hydrophilic or non-hydrophilic. Studies showed use of polymers based on the necessity, chemical properties and compatibility in vivo (Chen 2010, van Werven et al. 2013). Testing of polymer for biocompatibility is imperative for their subsequent usage for drug delivery in vivo and such studies have not been attempted in buffaloes. In this context, the present study was designed to test in vivo bio-compatibility of fabricated polymer implant in buffaloes. Murrah buffaloes (7), multiparious buffaloes aged between 4.5–6.5 yrs with body weight ranging between 400–550 kg (BCS>3), maintained at the institute were managed on semi-intensive system and fed with ad lib. green fodder, wheat straw (2–2.5 kg), concentrate feed, mineral mixture daily. All the experimental procedures were carried with the approval of the Institutional Animal Ethics Committee. In this study, non-biodegradable polymer, viz. polydimethylsiloxane-co-ethylhydrosiloxane was used for implant preparation. Implants were prepared according to Kit's protocol with modifications as non-biodegradable polymer, viz. polydimethylsiloxane-co-ethylhydrosiloxane (0.75 ml) along with curing agent was used for implant fabrication. The polymer and curing agent were mixed thoroughly and the resultant mixture was completely out-


Worldwide studies on psychological results of both male and female sterilization are reviewed. Although acceptance is increasing in both sexes, female sterilization is more common. Of the sterilized women, 90% report better health and marital or socioeconomic adjustment. The type and time of operation affects the final attitude. Hysterectomy, not so traumatic as believed except in insecure women, prevents future pathology or dissatisfaction with minor discomfort such as menstruation. Unsatisfied maternal feelings or changed family circumstances can be tolerated with adjustment unless the woman is unstable. Nearly all vasectomized men report some or better health and sexual satisfaction. Some studies find increased "masculine role behavior" in compensation for infertility; others note stigma of deviancy in some societies. Other factors that affect acceptance are coersion, motivation, social class, adequate briefing, and sympathetic handling by significant persons during decision.


We propose a new flexible force field for water. The model in addition to the Lennard-Jones and electrostatic parameters, includes the flexibility of the OH bonds and angles. The parameters are selected to give the experimental values of the density and dielectric constant of water at at 1 bar at 240K and the dipole moment of minimum density. The FBA/ǫ reproduces the experimental values of structural, thermodynamic and the phase behavior of water in a wide range of temperatures with better accuracy than atomistic and other flexible models. We expect that this new approach would be suitable for studying water solutions.


Is .999... equal to 1? Lightstone's decimal expansions yield an infinity of numbers in [0,1] whose expansion starts with an unbounded number of digits "9". We present some non-standard thoughts on the ambiguity of an ellipsis, modeling the cognitive concept of generic limit of B. Cornu and D. Tall. A choice of a non-standard hyperinteger H specifies an H-infinite extended decimal string of 9s, corresponding to an infinitesimally diminished hyperreal value. In our model, the student resistance to the unital evaluation of .999... is directed against an unspoken and unacknowledged application of the standard part function, namely the stripping away of a ghost of an infinitesimal, to echo George Berkeley. So long as the number system has not been specified, the students' hunch that .999... can fall infinitesimally short of 1, can be justified in a mathematically rigorous fashion.


A new technique for flexible frequency-band reallocation has been developed that can substantially outperform the existing ones when all desired aspects such as flexibility, low complexity and inherent parallelism, perfect frequency band reallocation (PFR), spectral efficiency, and simplicity are simultaneously considered. In particular, compared with previous techniques that can approximate PFR as close as desired, the new technique may have one or two orders of magnitude lower complexity. The core of the proposed technique is a novel on-line variable oversampled complex-modulated filter bank. New principles for single-and multi-parameter estimation in relation to time-interleaved A/D-converters have been developed. These estimation techniques have excellent convergence and accuracy properties and have been important milestones in the development of advanced A/D-converter principles. Further, low-complexity reconstruction principles for A/D-converter interleaving mismatch have been developed which support 16-bit resolution reconstruction. Novel, very promising principles for transmultiplexing (the process of transmitting multiple data streams on a single channel with little or no interference between the transmitted signals) have been developed. These all fit well with and can be used together with the developed flexible frequency-band reallocation networks. The above mentioned project contributions have been published in international scientific journals. The future society foresees globally interconnected digital communication systems offering multimedia services, information on demand, and delivery of information (data) at high data rates and low cost and with high performance. Terrestrial networks can in principle meet the requirements on communication capacity due to the practically unlimited bandwidth provided by fibre optic cables. However, very large investments are required to bridge the distance between the local exchange and the customer. Using satellites to provide network access has a number of advantages compared with terrestrial wideband access methods. However, in order to meet the requirements of the communication systems of tomorrow, it is imperative to develop a new generation of satellite systems , payload architecture, ground technologies, and techniques combining flexibility with cost efficiency. Further, in order to use the limited available frequency spectrum efficiently, the satellite on-board signal processing must support frequency-band reuse among the beams and also flexibility in bandwidth and transmitted power allocated to each user; and, dynamic frequency allocation is desired for covering different service types requiring different data rates and bandwidths. One major issue in this next-generation satellite-based communication system is therefore the on-board reallocation of information. In technical terms, this calls for digital flexible frequency band reallocation networks 1 which thus are critical …


Treatment-refractory glioma stem and tumor cells exhibit phenotypic plasticity driving recurrence, but the underlying molecular mechanisms remain to be elucidated. Here, we employed single-cell and whole transcriptomic analyses to discover that radiation induces a dynamic shift in functional states of glioma cells allowing for acquisition of vascular endothelial-like and pericyte-like cell phenotypes. These vascular-like cells provide a trophic niche to promote proliferation of irradiated glioma cells, and their selective depletion results in reduced tumor growth post-treatment in vivo. Mechanistically, the acquisition of vascular-like phenotype is driven by increased chromatin accessibility and H3K27 acetylation in specific vascular gene regions post-treatment. Blocking P300 histone acetyltransferase activity reverses the epigenetic changes induced by radiation, and inhibits the phenotypic transition and tumor growth. Our findings highlight an important role for P300 histone acetyltransferase in treatment-induced plasticity and opens a new therapeutic avenue for preventing glioma recurrence. Significance Our study demonstrates that radiation therapy promotes glioma resistance by inducing vascular-like phenotypes in GSC that, in turn, aid in proliferation of the remaining tumor cells. This phenotype switch is mediated by P300 HAT, and inhibition of this enzyme is a potential therapeutic target for preventing glioma recurrence following radiation.


A hierarchical framework of the acquired immune system provides the context for previously proposed adaptive models and inspired algorithms of the immune systems at different scales. A pathogenic exposure paradigm provides a flat stimulus-response situated environment for such systems, although lacks the depth of scale-constrained information processing. This work considers the integration of these two frameworks from the perspective of flat and hierarchical frameworks, and proposes integration at four different levels of complexity. The resultant hierarchical integrated model is demonstrated as providing a powerful conceptual tool in both providing a context for proposed adaptive models and algorithms, and in providing a number of different intuitive adoption methodologies for implementing and applying such algorithms.


Radiation-induced aging is a complex process that involves multiple molecular mechanisms. One of the primary mechanisms underlying radiation-induced aging is oxidative stress. Exposure to radiation can lead to the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), which can cause damage to DNA, proteins, and other cellular components. In addition to these mechanisms, radiation-induced aging can also involve alterations in gene expression, cellular metabolism, and epigenetic modifications. These changes can affect the function of various cellular pathways and contribute to the aging process. Understanding the molecular mechanisms of radiation-induced aging is critical for developing strategies to mitigate its effects. Potential interventions include targeting oxidative stress, promoting DNA repair, altering the epigenetic landscape and modulating cellular metabolism. However, further research is needed to fully elucidate the complex molecular pathways involved in radiation-induced aging and identify effective therapeutic approaches. In general, the molecular mechanisms of radiation's impact on aging discussed in this review provide a new perspective on radiation-induced aging and identify new targets for intervention.


Abstract : This research program studied the nature of fundamental skills underlying the expertise of aircraft pilots. The research program included a review of the issues facing flight instruction. The specific tasks of landing a light aircraft and of navigating an aircraft through an unfamiliar area were selected for intensive study. The experimental projects undertaken in this program used a flight simulation system developed around a real time computer generated visual display. Two experimental paradigms were exploited. One was used to explore the visual information and skills used to support the aircraft landing task. As a means of identifying critical sources of information, experiments with experienced pilots examined how distortions in the simulated visual scene affected landing performance. The second paradigm evaluated transfer in a mission rehearsal task. A navigational database was developed and displayed via the visual simulation system. Flight students were taught navigational skills under different experimental conditions and were then tested in a realistic navigation condition.


A 46-year-old woman underwent a whole-body bone scan with Tc-99m methylene diphosphonate for evaluation of breast cancer metastasis. This study revealed intense focal uptake in the left lower neck and without any pathologic uptake compatible with metastasis. Additional history, physical examination, thyroid scintigraphy, and thyroid ultrasonography revealed hyperthyroidism due to a large toxic nodule consisting of multiple macro and micro calcifications in the left lobe of the thyroid. She received 30 mCi of I-131. Two years later, while the patient was in a euthyroid status, she underwent a whole-body bone scan because of bone pain. This study also revealed intense focal uptake in the left lower neck without any other pathologic uptake.


We perform core-level X-ray photoemission spectroscopy (XPS) and electronic Raman scattering studies of electronic structures and spin fluctuations in the bulk samples of the nickelate oxide NdNiO$_2$. According to Nd $3d$ and O $1s$ XPS spectra, we conclude that NdNiO$_2$ has a large transfer energy. From the analysis of the main line of the Ni $2p_{3/2}$ XPS, we confirm the NiO$_2$ planes in NdNiO$_2$ are of Mott-Hubbard type in the Zaanen-Sawatzky-Allen scheme. The two-magnon peak in the Raman scattering provides direct evidence for the strong spin-fluctuation in NdNiO$_2$. The peak position determines the antiferromagnetic exchange $J=25$~meV. Our experimental results agree well with our previous theoretical results.


This communication deals with the diabetogenic action of three of the anterior pituitary hormones, namely growth hormone, adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH) and prolactin. Previous work has indicated that purified growth hormone is diabetogenic (Marx et al., 1943; Houssay, 1945). The growth hormone, which had been prepared by Armour and Co.1(lots #8KR32 and #3PKR3) exhibited a purity, as judged by the electrophoretic diagram, of approximately 84 per cent of a single component which had a mobility comparable to that of purified growth hormone. Assay of the material in a 60–70 gram hypophysectomized rat showed that a 50 gamma dose per day caused a body increment of 1.0 gram per day. The ACTH, which was also supplied by the Armour Laboratories (lot #45-A-4), had been prepared by a modification of the Sayers method. Biological assay on hypophysectomized rats, making use of the ascorbic acid depletion method of Sayers et al. (1948), showed a potency of 96 per cent.


An expression derived for hologram exposures made along the straight-line portion of the H–D curve of a photographic plate shows that the relationship between the luminance of the reconstructed hologram image and the luminance of the original object depends on the value and sign of the gamma of the photographic processes.To check the theory, several holograms of different exposures were superimposed on Kodak 649-F plates that were pre-flashed with a uniform illuminance so the H–D curve of the photographic process is straight. The calculated and measured luminance ratios of the different reconstructions agree within experimental error. Since the gamma of the usual photographic process is positive, instead of negative, even if the gamma of the photographic process is equal to 2, it is not valid to assume that the relative luminance of the reconstruction of a given superimposed hologram is proportional to the product of the exposure due to the object beam and the exposure due to the reference beam used in the making of the hologram. This assumption would be valid for all fringe contrasts only if gamma were −2.


In this paper, a new quality control technique is discussed, in which the quality characteristic shifts with time. A trends semi‐circle control chart is proposed to control this type of processes effectively. An optimization model is suggested to determine the optimal interval of adjustment. We also discuss the average run length of the proposed control chart and the extension to the EWMA chart. An example is used to illustrate its application in a production process. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.


The present article deals with thermal buckling of functionally graded plates with porosity and resting on elastic foundation. The basic formulation is based on quasi 3D theory. The present theory contains only four unknowns and also accommodates the thickness stretching effect. Porosity-dependent material coefficients of the plate are compositionally graded throughout the thickness according to a modified micromechanical model. Different patterns of porosity distributions are considered. The thermal loads are assumed to be uniform, linear and non-linear temperature rises through the thickness direction. The plate is assumed to be simply supported on all edges. Various numerical examples are given to check the accuracy and reliability of the present solution, in which both the present results and those reported in the literature are provided. In addition, several numerous new results for thick FG plates with porosity are also presented.


9100 Background: Despite its widespread use, few series explore genomic biomarkers that impact progression-free survival (PFS) for first line osimertinib use and how mechanisms of acquired resistance impact post-osimertinib progression survival. Methods: All pts treated with first line osimertinib at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center were identified; available pre-osimertinib and post-progression tumor samples underwent next-generation sequencing (NGS) using MSK-IMPACT. Real-world (rw)PFS was estimated with Kaplan-Meier methods from start of osimertinib to progression, defined using interpretation of imaging reports. Post-baseline factors were evaluated using time-dependent covariate Cox model. Results: We identified 331 pts, of which 67 had paired tumor samples and 28 had post-progression tumor samples that underwent MSK-IMPACT. Most pts with biopsies were women (68%), never smokers (83%) and did not have baseline brain metastases (56%). With median follow-up of 24 months (mo), median rwPFS was 14 mo (95% confidence interval (CI) 13 -17 mo, n = 331). EGFR driver alterations (n = 40 atypical, n = 108 L858R, n = 182 exon 19 deletion) were associated with distinct rwPFS (median 8 (95% CI 6-12), 14 (12-18) and 16 mo (13-21), respectively, p < 0.001 logrank test). Pts with concurrent pre-treatment TP53 (14 mo,12-17) or TP53/RB1 (12 mo, 9-15) alterations had shorter median rwPFS compared to pts without these alterations (20 mo,16-24, p < 0.001, logrank test). Fifty patients (53%) had an identified mechanism of resistance. Off target mechanisms (n = 9 MET amplification (amp), n = 3 HER2 amp, n = 3 PIK3CA mutations, n = 3 acquired fusions, n = 2 RB1 loss and n = 1 CCND1 amp, MYC amp, CDK4 amp, KRAS G12A, respectively) and histological transformation (n = 7 small cell, n = 5 squamous and n = 2 large cell neuroendocrine) were detected. On target acquired mechanisms were EGFR amplification (n = 7), and G724S (n = 2) and C797S (n = 3) mutations. Pts with an identified mechanism of resistance did not have improved post-progression survival (12 mo HR 1.6, p = 0.09), but receiving next line of therapy based on post-progression tumor biopsy results (including platinum-etoposide for transformation) did improve post-progression survival (12 mo HR 0.4, p = 0.01). Conclusions: Pts with atypical EGFR drivers or concurrent TP53+/- RB1 alterations have significantly shorter rwPFS on first line osimertinib, highlighting need for additional interventions for these patients. Given the high frequency of transformation and improvement in post-progression survival by tailoring next line of therapy to the identified mechanism, pts with EGFR-mutant lung cancer on first line osimertinib may benefit from tissue biopsies at progression. For pts without an identified resistance mechanism by NGS, additional methods of interrogating tumors at progression are needed.


The interaction of phthalic acid and of some spirits is investigated, monoethers of phthalic acid are received. The structure of reactionary weight is studied, a number of monoethers of phthalic acid is received and characterized. Possibility and reasonability of use monoether use as initial raw materials for production of dietherics plasticizers is shown.


The aspects in western pop culture,such as brand,media creation and development of English vocabulary,are interpreted from the perspective of archetype,to help modern people understand the impact of the Greek myth on modern western popular culture.Greek mythology was considered to be a product of the imagination of recorded human origins.The prototype of collective unconscious in Greek mythology is the display of human being's universal psychological experience,which still dominates the deep psychology of modern people,and affects the development of the pop culture of western countries today.


The single use packaging is widely used in various products; ranging from food to non-food contact, from commodity to specialty purposes. Most of these materials are derived from non-renewable fossil resources. In a sustainable manner, it needs to be recyclable or compostable. Good mechanical properties together with biodegradability can make the product more recyclable. In this study, the elasticity for films consisting of polybutylene adipate-co-terephthalate (PBAT) blended with polylactic acid (PLA) (10, and 20 %wt), additive and reactive agents were evaluated. The blends were prepared via a twin-screw extruder. The film specimens were prepared by cast film extrusion. The films were then stretched with different ratios (1.5, 2 and 2.5 times) by the uniaxial machine. The mechanical properties, elasticities and surface morphology of uniaxially stretched PBAT and PBAT blend films were characterized by tensile testing and scanning electron microscope (SEM), respectively. The tensile strength of stretched films tended to improve while the elongation at break reduced at higher stretching ratios. The surface morphology of stretched films revealed that the degree of orientation was increased after higher stretching ratios. The ability to recover in the plastic deformation region of stretched films was increased at the higher stretching ratios.


The Indomalayan genus Sagriva Spinola, 1850 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Dinidoridae: Dinidorinae) is revised. The identity of its single previously valid species, S. vittata Spinola, 1850, is clarified based on the relevant type material, the species is diagnosed, illustrated, and recorded for the first time from Thailand and Laos. A new species, Sagriva banna sp. nov., is described from Yunnan Province of China and Yen Bai Province of Vietnam.


By using the Fan KKM lemma,the existence and uniqueness of solution of the auxiliary problem for GEP is derived.A iterative method for finding a common element of the set of solution of a generalized equilibrium problem and the set of fixed points for an infinite family of nonexpansive mappings in a Hilbert space is induced.Under suitable conditions a strong convergence theorem is proved.The results presented in the paper extend and improved some recent results.


-HE onset of the menopause is a gradual process unless castration is induced either surgically or by radiotherapy. The physiological menopause therefore usually is preceded by a recognizable preclimacteric stage of variable g, duration. The menopause is anticipated with dread by a large number of women, because they expect to lose their attractiveness (with appearance of wrinkles, gray hair, flabbiness, hirsutism), sex allure, physical vigor and shapeliness (obesity, angularity). They likewise anticipate a diminution of libido and of mental capacity. They look forward to being harassed by discomforts such as flushes and sweats, headaches, diminished eyesight. Many of these fears, instead of being allayed, are further exaggerated and fixed by the attitudes and convictions of their family physicians. Preclimacterium: Preclimacterically, and I must emphasize that the preclimax may extend over several years, ovulation becomes less regular or may fail to take place. In consequence, continuous and excessive follicle growth may supervene, causing excess production of estrogens. If this excess is destroyed or excreted with sufficient rapidity, as happens in the majority of women, the individual remains symptomless. If the excess accumulates in the circulation, the symptoms of what I have called "premenstrual tension" develop; if the excess is excreted periodically, menorrhagia and metrorrhagia result. Characteristic of this stage are the uterine findings in such individuals. The uterus shows symmetrical enlargement; at the onset, the uterine muscle is soft and boggy; in the later stages, the muscle becomes hard and fibrous. In both stages the endometrium is found thick, edematous, sometimes polypoid, although occasionally very thin endometria are encountered. Microscopically such endometria show hyperplasia; not infrequently cystic dilata-


The items should be seriously considered in the design of underground room for civil air defence are introduced. Based upon characteristics analysis on civil air defence structure the general principle is proposed for air defense underground room design and concrete measures are proposed according to peacetime and wartime status.


This work has been dedicated to the search for a new possibility to use multi-energy digital radiography (MER) for medical applications. Our work has included both theoretical and experimental investigations of 2-energy (2E) and 3- energy (3Е) radiography for imaging the structure of biological objects. Using special simulation methods and digital analysis based on the X-ray interaction energy dependence for each element of importance to medical applications in the X-ray range of energy up to 150 keV, we have implemented a quasi-linear approximation for the energy dependence of the X-ray linear mass absorption coefficient μm (E) that permits us to determine the intrinsic structure of the biological objects. Our measurements utilize multiple X-ray tube voltages (50, 100, and 150 kV) with Al and Cu filters of different thicknesses to achieve 3-energy X-ray examination of objects. By doing so, we are able to achieve significantly improved imaging quality of the structure of the subject biological objects. To reconstruct and visualize the final images, we use both two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) palettes of identification. The result is a 2E and/or 3E representation of the object with color coding of each pixel according to the data outputs. Following the experimental measurements and post-processing, we produce a 3Е image of the biological object – in the case of our trials, fragments or parts of chicken and turkey.


Neurosurgery is generally believed to be associated with major blood loss and large volumes transfusion of blood and blood product. Recent advances in neurosurgical techniques and concepts relating to blood transfusions have helped to decrease the need for intraoperative transfusions. In the present audit conducted in an advanced tertiary neurological centre performing the entire range of neurosurgery, 31% of patients undergoing surgery required blood product transfusion. Surgery on inracranial tumors was associated with a significantly higher blood loss (P<0.006) and transfusion than surgery on other lesions. Spinal surgery required the lowest rates of transfusion. Among the intracranial tumors, meningiomas required the highest volumes of transfusion (P<0.001). Rates of blood transfusion in paediatric patients were the same as those for the entire group. In children less than 15 years, surgery for intracranial tumors and craniosynostosis were the main procedures requiring blood transfusion, while no blood transfusion was required for surgical procedures for hydrocephalus and spinal myelomeningoceles. Single unit transfusions, which accounted for 34% of all blood products transfused, were more frequent in paediatric patients (22 out of 45 in children ≤15 years) and intracranial tumors(24 out of 45).


In two former papers (*) we have specified the regional geochimic facies of evaporitics paragenesis which, actually, are formed into the argilleous sediments of interdunary basins of Kanem's tied dunes (septentrional edge of Tchad Lake). The genetics factors have also been qualitatively precised. Within the framework of this regional facies, especially sodic carbonated, also appears at several places some local geochimics anomalies (sodic sulfated or chlorured «wadi»). Those anomalies are explained by micro environments in which the junction of several factors (settling of interdunary basin ; sedimentological aspect of aquiferous, presence of « fossils » salts which had small solubility degree) permits the cryztallisation of sodic salts, which are absents ur the main Kanem's salinos. This is the case of Napal's island wadi, chlore-sulfated sodic for which a genetic interpretation is proposed in this preliminary paper. (*) MAGLIONE (G.) 1968 et 1969. Calz. ORSTOM. sér. Géol. (1970), II, 1, SI-94 81


The Supplemental Appendix to "Factors that Fit the Time Series and Cross-Section of Stock Returns" provides additional tables and figures supporting the main text. Among others it includes robustness results for the large cross-section of all decile portfolios and the extended cross-section with 49 anomalies. We also collect the results for a large number of double-sorted portfolios.


Following an initial proposal developed at the 4th Ada Real Time Programming Workshop, Nemacolin Woodlands, 1989 and further meetings to pursue the ideas, a series of papers were published [1] [2] [3] describing and discussing possible Ada language extensions to support the development of distributable programs, and which might be considered suitable for inclusion in Ada9X. The language consisting of Ada with the extensions has been called AdaPT, which may be thought of as Ada with partitions. After introducing AdaPT, this paper describes how the AdaPT constructs can be implemented in Ada83, and then shows how they can be related to constructs proposed for Ada9X. In general, the paper endorses the ideas of the 9X team, and suggests an elegant synthesis bringing together two apparently unrelated aspects of the language (type derivation and distribution) that can provide the basis for managing distribution. 1


BACKGROUND: Pandemic COVID 19 that started in Wuhan, China, began to present itself in Europe rapidly in the early spring of 2020. This new situation impacted the life of students in all Europe. To measure the level impact of the situation created by COVID 19, from an active and dynamic life with many daily physical activities in the gym, to self-isolation, quarantine and social distancing, the main aim of this study was to investigate the level of mental health and its correlation with physical activity among physical education students. METHOD(S): The survey was conducted online through google forms, using the Goldberg and Hillier's 28-item scaled version of the general health questionnaire (GHQ-28). The data were gathered in the period when the teaching process were conducted through online platforms and Pandemic COVID 19 were in the process and all the participants were isolated. A total sample consist of 206 students, 40% of the students were female with the mean age M=20.8 and, 60% male with the mean age M=21.2. RESULT(S): Results show that their general health total scores, 79.6% of the participants had very low disorder, 17.0% low disorder and 3.4% moderate disorder. Results also shows that GHQ-28 scale and subscale level of Somatic symptoms, Anxiety insomnia, Social dysfunction and Severe Depression had lower values in students who did physical activity for 60 min per day, more than 4 times a week during self-isolation. CONCLUSION(S): Based on the findings general health and its subscales show statistical correlation with physical activity. Copyright © 2021 EDIZIONI MINERVA MEDICA.


Polyphosphate of average chain length corresponding to 10 phosphate units was detected in the mycelial extract of zygomycetes. Gel electrophoresis techniques commonly used for the separation and characterization of acidic mucopolysaccharides were successfully used for the detection, purification, and characterization of the polyphosphate.


Summary form only given, as follows. The operating characteristics in the poloidal field (PF) and toroidal field (TF) coils system of KSTAR for various operating scenarios for plasma discharging conditions should be studied to check the temperature and stability margin for superconducting cable, cryogenic flow parameters, heat deposition and stress predicament in superconducting magnets to realize the system stable operation.