Midden shell was present at a number of the sites excavated in the Batanes during the course of this project. While sample sizes and states of preservation are highly variable, the variety in terms of site type, geographic location, and chronology allows for a summary overview of shellfish exploitation throughout the prehistoric sequence of the Batanes Islands. Drawing upon these variables, we will situate each assemblage within its spatio-temporal context and compare and contrast midden shell deriving from different islands, different geographic situations (e.g. sea caves, inland shelters, open sites) and different time periods.


A uniform colour space (UCS) would be very useful for image applications such as gamut mapping, image compression, and evaluation of colour management and colour reproduction systems. Current colour spaces, however, can only be applied under a fixed set of viewing conditions. It is essential to construct a uniform colour space, which can predict colour difference under a wide range of viewing conditions. This paper describes a new uniform colour space J 'a 'b 'actually based upon one of the revised colour appearance models, CAM97s2 to fit the available small colour difference datasets including BFD-P, RIT-DuPont , Leeds and Witt . Our results show that J 'a 'b ' fits the above experimental datasets better than the current CIELAB and DIN99 spaces.


Crime news is a news category which has always been a general concern by the media and the audience.It also has important social meaning for the close association with social stability,the safety of personal life and property and the building of legal system.With the rebellion record of ministers in the Spring and Autumn Period as the originator,Chinese crime news report has been gradually deepened and expanded in the scope and depth of the coverage to show their own unique features by the continuation of history.In today's society,the crime news report has been developed more rapidly and has been increasingly diversified and refined in forms.Meanwhile,the crime news report has shown lots of new features in the new era.


PURPOSE: To provide a new system/method which do not depend on data of a gesture base for a recognition processing. CONSTITUTION: The system 100 contains an input circuit 152 and receives a signal from a signal source 154. The signal source 154 supplies data based on a gesture to a processor 140 as a target gesture. The processor 140 can convert a gesture picture into data based on the gesture. The processor 140 operates by accessing to the program memory 114 of a memory 110. The program memory 114 contains a gesture data comparison instruction 116. During the execution of an instruction, the processor 140 receives an input signal from the input circuit 152 and can access to a data memory 122. The memory 110 stores gesture base data structure 126, target gesture data 130 and slot function data 312 in the same way as other data.


Can the constitution be applied in judicial procedure?Can the constitution be directly applied in the adjudication as the legal base to judge the case?The problems aren't smoothly solved.The status of constitution decides the power of constitution,as the basic law,the constitution can be applied in the judicial procedure.If the specific law has detailed provisions,it should resort to the specific law;if the specific law is lack of the specific provisions,the court should resort to the constitution.The court should not refuse to judge the case for the lack of law.The judicial appliance of constitution has a guide:the first is indirect appliance of constitution;the second is interpretation of constitutionality to be a constitutional obligation.


This paper compares the accuracy of approximations to test size and power based on the score and the Fisher information, with calculations using Edgeworth and Cornish—Fisher approximations, and demonstrates that in some cases one must exercise much care in using the simpler approximations.


In this paper, we propose and solve the problem of feedback linearization of single-input control affine time-varying nonlinear systems. Feedback linearizability of time-varying is shown to be equivalent to the orbital feedback linearizability (or feedback linearization by state-dependent time scaling) of an extended version of the time-varying system. Necessary and sufficient conditions for feedback linearizability are presented. The conditions are simple and can be checked directly from the data of the problem. Using an exterior calculus approach, a simple algorithm is developed to compute state-dependent time scaling that yield state-feedback linearizable time-varying systems.


A toner for developing an electrostatic charge image, the toner including a binder resin containing a crystalline polyester resin and a noncrystalline polyester resin, a colorant, a releasing agent, a ketone solvent, and an alcoholic solvent, the total concentration of the ketone solvent and the alcoholic solvent in the toner dispersion liquid being less than about 10 ppm when 0.5 g of the toner is dispersed in 2 g of deionized water to form a toner dispersion liquid, and the total concentration of the ketone solvent and the alcoholic solvent in the toner dispersion liquid being from about 2 ppm to about 50 ppm when 0.5 g of the toner is dispersed in 2 g of N,N-dimethylformamide to form a toner dispersion liquid.


Provided that the national state territory does not change, or such changes are not specifically envisaged by rhe theory of membership, such consritutional changes do, however, immediately raise the political dilemma of inclusion based on multiple group memberships across national state boundaries. In other words, compared with, say, historical approaches to fragmented citizenship as an organizing principle in late modern political associations, such as the European Union (EU) , Barbieri's universal approach to political membership avoids the dilemma of dual-membership and the related issue of addressing a world which is governed by more than one political association. Without discussing the dilemma in detail, Barbieri suggesrs to distinguish between "effectivecitizenship" and citizens who "may enjoy a sort ofdormant citizenship" (p, 156) which should, ideally, be distinguishable. The focus on the concept of political membership approached from a human rights perspective thus enables Barbieri to avoid the question of citizenship as an organizing principle in a political association. He circumvents the state-building impact of citizenship and, perhaps unsurprisingly, comes to the conclusion that the introduction of group rights would offer a solution to what he sees as the problematic exclusion of minorities in Germany. Given the inrerrelatedness of citizenship and state-formation in modern times, the potential of a "constructive theory of membership" must remain arguable once discussed within a framework which builds on the modern concept of territoriality, thus leaving aside the potential impact of global changes on territorial boundaries and, subsequently, changes in the border of political order (the emergence of a fragmented citizenship based on specialized rights for citizens of member states in the European Union is but one example for such a process). Notwithstanding these larger questions which go beyond the limits of this book, to be sure, Barbieri succeeds in providing a fascinating insight into the potential of applied ethics by presenting the issue of political membership as an unfolding argument, going back and forth between normative position, case study, current political debates, conceptual discussion and, finally, policy proposal. The potential lies precisely in its capacity to highlight critical issuesand raise questions about the meaning of citizenship in general and political membership in particular. The book raises the ambitious claim to develop a "constructive theory of membership" (p. 115). AI; a contribution to the citizenship debate it will surely raise questions beyond the social ethics community, among the large group of scholars who have turned to citizenship again in the 1990s. While this review has raised a number of questions and queries about this applied ethics approach to political membership within the framework of the large "N" case of the German citizenship discourse, these questions are a reflection of the immense intellectual potential of the book, which surely could not have come at a more appropriate time given the current debates of citizenship in Germany, the EU, and elsewhere, as well as the strong interest in the expansion of global human rights norms across the boundaries of national states in the social sciences as well as in politics. The book will prove extremely interesting and challenging reading for graduate classes in political theory and experts in the field in particular.


A disposable sensor system for determination of glucose and maltose in the same sample was demonstrated by using potassium ferricyanide mediated enzyme electrode and screen-printing technology. The sensor consisted of a glucose oxidase (GOD) electrode and an amyloglucosidase(AG)/glucose oxidase electrode (AG electrode). The faradaic current of the electrode is dependent on the concentration of potassium ferricyanide(III), 100 mmol/L being optimum for the sensor response. The linear range of the system was up to 35 mmol/L glucose or 25 mmol/L maltose with coefficients of variation (CVs) ranging from 4.6% to 6.9%. The results obtained by using the enzyme electrode system agreed well with those obtained by the Fehling titration method.


The chromic acid oxidation of steroidal 2,4- and 3,5-dienes and 2,4,6-trienes is shown to take place at the secondary termini of the alkenes rather than at the allylic positions and is rationalized in terms of a sequence of 1:4-additions of chromic acid.


In this note, we consider Hopf bifurcation control for an Internet congestion model with a single route accessed by a single source. It has been shown that the system without control cannot guarantee a stationary sending rate. As the positive gain parameter of the system passes a critical point, Hopf bifurcation occurs. To control the Hopf bifurcation, a time-delayed feedback controller using polynomial function is proposed to delay the onset of undesirable Hopf bifurcation. Numerical simulation results confirm that the new feedback controller using time delay is efficient in controlling Hopf bifurcation. This approach can be extended to study higher dimensional delay differential equations.


This paper proposes a new interleaved current-fed resonant converter with significantly reduced high current side output filter. The proposed interleaved converter has theoretically zero output filter capacitance, low-input current ripple, ZCS turn-on and turn-off for all switches and diodes, and zero di/dt at turn-off of diodes when operated at load independent points. A two-stage power conversion technique is applied to the interleaved converter for high efficiency under wide voltage range operation. A 2-kW prototype of the proposed low-voltage dc/dc converter for EV and HEV applications is built and tested to verify the validity of the proposed operation.


This study aims to fabricate eco‐friendly fiber metal laminates (FMLs) with acceptable flexural and impact properties. For this reason, the jute and basalt fibers are hybridized into the epoxy matrix and then sandwiched between 2024 aluminum layers. After that, various contents of montmorillonite nanoparticles are dispersed in these structures to enhance these mechanical properties. To characterize the effect of hybridizing fibers and incorporating nanoparticles, macrostructural and microstructural investigations are performed. In hybrid structures, the highest flexural and impact properties are achieved, when the basalt layers are placed as exterior layers of the composite core. However, in the FMLs containing nanoclay particles, the FMLs with the 1.5 or 3 wt% nanoclay have an acceptable improvement in the mechanical properties, which relates to the exfoliated or intercalated structure of nanoclay. Creating nanocomposite interlocks on the surface of aluminum layers, enhancing the adhesion bonding at the interface of metal/composite, and improving the adhesion between jute or basalt fibers with the epoxy matrix are the distinct improving mechanisms, which are characterized by macro‐ and microstructural methods.


In the lightweight design of aircraft, spacecraft and marine vessels, often advanced materials are utilised. Advanced materials such as laminated composites made of fibre‐reinforced plastics show transverse shear deformations if they are considered "thick" or possess little transverse shear stiffness. In most cases, the effect of the shear deformations is neglected, and few computational models exist that consider the closed‐form approximate analysis of the postbuckling behaviour. Thus, a new computational model based on high‐order shear deformation theories is introduced. The solution is derived based on the principle of the minimum of the total elastic potential and is evaluated in comparison to finite element analyses. The highly efficient approximate computational model is developed to offer a valuable tool for the preliminary design of lightweight structures utilising shear deformable advanced materials.


Objective. To analyze the results of surgery for cervicothoracic deformity fractures in patients with ankylosing spondylitis. Material and Methods. Retrospective review of treatment for fractures of cervicothoracic deformity in 6 patients with ankylosing spondylitis was performed. All patients had transdiscal fractures caused by low-energy trauma, most frequently at C5–C6 and C6–C7 levels. Each patient had at least one comorbidity. The spinal cord was injured in 100 % of cases. Results. Postoperative complications were registered in all patients. Analysis of postoperative x-rays showed that spinal deformity was corrected in most cases, and the stable fixation was achieved at the operated level of the spine. Three patients who had underwent anterior fixation showed the regression of neurological symptoms. Patients classified as Frankel A died of cardiopulmonary insufficiency at 2–7 days after surgery without any signs of neurological symptom regression. Autopsy revealed severe spinal cord injury. Mortality rate was 50 %. Conclusion. Surgical treatment of cervical spine fractures providing a stable fixation reduces the risk of complications and allows for early activation of patients with ankylosing spondylitis.


Evaporated single-phase A15 ${\mathrm{Nb}}_{3}$Ir films were irradiated at room temperature with protons and helium ions to study the influence of the induced defect structures determined by x-ray diffraction measurements on the superconducting transition temperature ${T}_{c}$. A reduction in ${T}_{c}$ from 2.1 to 1.8 K was observed for energies deposited into nuclear collisions below 1 eV/atom. Beyond this threshold ${T}_{c}$ increased and revealed values above the initial transition temperature of the unirradiated films depending on the irradiation conditions: 2.8 K for proton and 3.7 K for helium-ion irradiation. The changes in ${T}_{c}$ were accompanied by a decrease of the Bragg-Williams long-range order parameter, a defect structure consisting of static displacements of the lattice atoms with average rms amplitudes in the range of 0.005 to 0.009 nm, and by partial amorphization. The maximum ${T}_{c}$ value of 5.7 K was determined in totally amorphized films. Both the depressions and enhancements in ${T}_{c}$ can be explained by changes of the electronic density of states at the Fermi energy due to smearing effects.


To appreciate the work of home care staff one must experience firsthand what a day may hold for these special practitioners of home health care nursing. Their days are full of so much more than visits to patients to provide treatments, assessments, and educate patients.


Gastroesophageal reflux is a physiological phenomenon but becomes pathological if troublesome symptoms and/or complications occur. Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) has different phenotypes ranging from non-erosive reflux disease (NERD), through reflux esophagitis and Barrett's esophagus (BE). It can present with either typical symptoms such as regurgitation and heartburn, or extra-esophageal symptoms such as cough and laryngitis. There has been an increasing trend in the prevalence of GERD over the last two decades in otherwise healthy children of all ages. Guidelines for the evaluation and management of GERD in pediatric age group have been developed recently from evidence-based medicine. In most cases, diagnosis can be made from the history and physical examination. However, if the presentation is atypical or if response to empiric therapy is minimal, further evaluation is required.


Background. Recently, the issues of sustainable economic development and environmentally friendly production have become an important part of the political agenda in various countries. The public image of the 'green economy' is formed in the political discourse, so that is where its framing takes place. However, the features of the frame 'green economy' in public speeches of prominent political figures have not gotten enough attention yet.
Purpose. The article examines the features of the frame 'green economy' in the public speeches of British prime ministers to identify its environmental and economic aspects, the degree of its specificity and its scientific character, as well as the role played in the framing process by the party membership and political views of the speakers.
Materials and methods. The research material comprises the most significant speeches of D. Cameron, T. May and B. Johnson for the years 2012-2021. Quantitative methods and discourse analysis were used to analyse the material.
Results. The research results have shown that British politicians address green economy issues in their public speeches when it suits the topic of the event. They try to present sustainable economic development as the prerogative and merit of their party, but at the same time, as a task for the entire nation. Moreover, the prime ministers rarely refer to scientific data. Quantitative analysis has shown that the environmental aspect of the green economy frame is generally more fully represented than the economic one.
Practical implications. The results of the research can be used in compiling a corpus and vocabulary on green economy, as well as in teaching English to economics students.


Educational technology is very powerful. It allows not only to overcome distance and time, but also to enhance interaction in face-to-face settings. In this session of the eMadrid network, we will present how educational technology can boost education, not only in the large, but especially in the small, in the classroom. We will also show how one can influence and improve the other.


Objective
To evaluate the expression levels of peptidylarginine deiminase 4 (PADI4) and B-cells pecific Moloney leukemia virus insert site-1 (BMI-1) in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) tissues and pericarcinous tissues. To explore the function and clinical significance in the development of ESCC and their association.

Methods
The expression levels of PADI4 and BMI-1 were measured by immunohistochemistry, Western blotting and quantitative real time PCR in ESCC tissues and pericarcinous tissues from 86 patients. The relationships between the expressions of PADI4 and BMI-1 and the clinicopathologic characte-ristics were analyzed.

Results
The immunohistochemistry showed that the expressions of PADI4 and BMI-1 in ESCC tissues (68.6% and 73.3%) were significantly higher than those in pericarcinous tissues (37.2% and 30.2%, χ2=17.011, P=0.000; χ2=31.876, P=0.000). Western blotting indicated that the levels of PADI4 and BMI-1 were higher than those in pericarcinous tissues (0.919±0.098 vs. 0.718±0.103, t=2.462, P=0.021; 0.975±0.074 vs. 0.717±0.071, t=2.640, P=0.014). The expressions of BMI-1 and PADI4 mRNA in ESCC tissues were higher than those in pericarcinous tissues, but the differences were not statistically significant (0.091±0.005 vs. 0.038±0.002, t=1.701, P=0.101; 0.114±0.075 vs. 0.048±0.003, t=1.499, P=0.146) by the quantitative real time PCR. The expression of PADI4 was correlated with lymph node metastasis (χ2=5.771, P=0.016), depth of invasion (χ2=6.672, P=0.010) and clinical stage (χ2=5.771, P=0.016). The BMI-1 gene expression had a correlation with lymph node metastasis (χ2=7.176, P=0.007), the differentiation degree (χ2=13.787, P=0.001) and clinical stage (χ2=7.176, P=0.007). In addition, there was a positive correlation between PADI4 and BMI-1 expression in ESCC by immunohistochemistry and quantitative real time PCR (r=0.214, P=0.047; r=0.534, P=0.005).

Conclusion
The expression levels of PADI4 and BMI-1 are significantly higher in ESCC compared to pericarcinous tissues. PADI4 and BMI-1 are positively correlated and may contribute to the diagnosis and prognosis of the ESCC.

Key words:
Esophageal neoplasms; Peptidylarginine deiminase 4; B-cells pecific Moloney leukemia virus insert site-1


This paper presents a practical investigation into the development and potential noise control application of an acoustic metamaterial. Acoustic Metamaterials are capable of changing the natural properties of sound, giving exposure to a new range of acoustical phenomena that have never been witnessed before, such as a negative bulk modulus and a negative mass density. The material investigated consisted of a panel structure of concatenated Helmholtz resonators with diffraction characteristics, which was incorporated into an acoustic enclosure. The design aimed to attenuate sound across a wide frequency range, while allowing air to flow through the panel. Sound insertion loss tests of the enclosure were carried out in an anechoic chamber. Airflow resistance tests were also undertaken in a controlled environment. Satisfactory sound attenuation and air flow resistance results indicated this metamaterial has the potential to be used as a noise control solution for acoustic enclosures requiring ventilation.


Angle-resolved photoemission data from bulk ${\mathrm{Bi}}_{2}{\mathrm{Sr}}_{2}{\mathrm{CaCu}}_{2}{\mathrm{O}}_{8+\mathrm{\ensuremath{\delta}}}$ show changes in the excitation gap and line shape versus both doping and temperature. We employ two different quantitative analyses; one to search for a gap closing temperature ${T}^{\ensuremath{\star}},$ and the other to further characterize its relation to the superconducting transition temperature ${T}_{c}.$ We present observations of the sharp feature near crystal momentum $\mathbf{k}=(1,0)$ in superconducting spectra, and its temperature and doping dependence. This temperature dependence is analyzed together with the shift in the spectral weight's lowest binding energy (leading edge). Finally, we find evidence for persistence of this sharp peak at temperatures slightly above ${T}_{c}.$


Microfinance professed the massive development since its inception. It proved itself as a powerful tool contributing towards poverty reduction by extending finance to poor people previously excluded from formal financial system. Though, the figure of Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) across the sphere is on the increase yet expected level of Social Performance Management (SPM) is still missing. Microfinance program carry the double bottom line mission where social performance is the core objective behind micro lending to poor. The study enlightens the issues related to SPM in reference to Microfinance Industry in Pakistan. By applying the tool of Semi Structure Interview-a qualitative method of analysis, study inferred that the microfinance industry in Pakistan is unknown with the true wisdom of SPM expression. Furthermore, The SPM implication is not satisfactory in terms of Social Performance Task Force (SPTF) defined standard.


Using a relatively small fiber optic plug through the small passage can easily pull the fiber optic plug and the associated fiber optic cable. The shroud of the optical fiber plug will protect the fiber optic connector and the one or more, preferably to form a pair of openings. These openings are bonded after an optical fiber plug in the receptacle sized to receive a portion of the adapter sleeve. Optical fiber plug may further include a cap provided so as to rotate relative to the remaining portion, the cap has a pull grip role during the installation of the fiber optic cable. In addition, fiber optic plug may include a crimp band is mechanically coupled to both the cable and the body, by a crimp band optical fiber connector can be isolated from the torque due to the force receiving cable.


In this paper,the application requirements of vehicle navigation systems (VNS) for digital maps are analyzed first.Then the use of digital maps in VNS and some of its technologies are described in detail. The realization of many functions of VNS depends on digital maps and also puts forward some special requirements for the digital maps.It is necessary to set up the digital road map database of vehicle navigation oriented digital road map database.Some attributes of this kind of digital map database are discussed in this paper. In various kinds of VNS,the basic application of digital map is displayed.It can offer information to the user directly on the screen.In order to display the digital map onto the screen and change the displayed map quickly with the movement of the vehicle,the organization of the database is very important.A scheme on the organization of the database is presented in this paper.Some technologies of digital map display are also described. Because of the poor positioning precision of GPS and other positioning methods,the displayed position of the vehicle is often inaccurately out of the road.So the technology of map matching (MM) is widely used in VNS to improve the accuracy of positioning and the display result.A practical improvement of MM algorithms is presented in this paper. Lastly,a suggested multi_level organization scheme of digital road map database is proposed and discussed.


he present paper discusses two important Christian sites located in northern Iraq that attracted little attention, if any: Qala Shila and Marbena. In 2015-2016, new topographical surveys were conducted by Dr. Cinzia Pappi (Innsbruck University)1 in the region of Koisinjaq/Koya to the southwest of Erbil in Iraqi Kurdistan, including two mounds bearing the same name: Qala Shila for Qla'at Shīlā, "Fortress of Shīlā." More than four decades earlier, the northern mound was visited by the Iraqi Department of Antiquities, probably for the purpose of writing the voluminous and very useful Atlas of archaeological Sites in Iraq, published in Baghdad in 1976.2 While the Atlas identified the site as Kassite and Assyrian, the 2015-2016 surveys "revealed a much wider range of materials from the Chalcolithic to the Sassanian and Early Islamic Period." This late period is corroborated not only by the architectural remains of the site but also by the name Shīlā, which sounds very much like the Syriac homonym Sh'īlā "requested (from God)," usually spelled as Shīlā. As for Marbena, another spelling of Mār Behnām, it is a local martyrion located near the town of Topzāwā, some 32 km northwest of Koisinjaq. Its structure looks at first sight unusual, but the fact that the site is far away from any Roman and Byzantine architectural influence shows that this is a typical martyrion in Mesopotamia.


Multiculturalism is an offshoot of developing global culture emanating from incessant flow of people between nations and intercultural interactions. Crossing the borders results in psychological metamorphosis of the immigrants as their ethnic identity shaped by social, religious, historical and political forces over decades is in continual flux. Though different kinds of responses to the situation of cultural multiplicity may be diagnosed, the fact remains that there are no simplistic ways of dealing with or responding to multiculturalism. The immigrants face cultural clash and find difficulties in acculturating. When the immigrants come to ensconce in another country, they are accosted with a new culture, a new statute and a reticent group of people who do not mix so very easily. Everyone does not have the capacity to adjust their feelings and mind. They form a community of diaspora who are always reminded of their roots in an alien land. The impact of diasporic experiences on immigrants' psyche depends on their level of belonging in an alien land. Bharti Mukherjee's odyssey from India to Canada to United States gives her a cutting edge over her contemporaries to be established as most revered author of Indian Diaspora abroad. Mukherjee, molded and transformed by the cultures of her countries of origin, movement and settlement, has been earnestly engaged in re-conceptualizing the idea of diaspora as a profitable affair as opposed to the popular belief that render immigration and displacement as a condition of loss. Her novels are bulging with women protagonists of staunch spirit and calibrating credence who win the tussle with cultural conflict and in the process evolve and emerge as winners. The aim of this paper is to demonstrate how Mukherjee's heroine "Jasmine" in her novel of the same name evolves with cultural changes, endeavors for self-realization and finally takes control of her destiny.


This paper highlights severe degradation that the digital communication systems undergo in the presence of impulsive atmospheric radio noise. The performance of a variety of signals has been compared with that in continuous Gaussian noise. The severe degradation caused by impulsive noise calls for special techniques to minimize the noise effects. The optimum receivers for this type of noise have been described and thier performance presented and compared with that of the matched filter receiver.


By comparison various control methods currently for permanent magnet brushless DC motor, on the basis of motor principle analysis, a current smallest and most real-time all-digital rare earth permanent magnet brushless DC motor control system is designed. The high-speed digital signal processor DSP2812 is applied as the main control unit. The fuzzy PID control algorithm is used to control rectifier regulator and speed, which the speed and current is double closed loop in the system. The principle of control system, control strategy and software is analyzed in this paper. The system has some features such as less overshoot, rapid response speed, good performance of anti-jamming, simple structure, high control precision, flexible in changing control policies and so on. Validity of the design is verified by prototype test.


The paper establishs its own digital technology synthetical information platform for logoistics company,the system helps to integrate the logistics inner information system to raise the company's operating efficiency and to enhance company's market competition.


The classical Chandrasekhar's formula, which relates the surface albedo to the top of the atmosphere radiance, rigorously applies to a homogeneous Lambertian surface. For a non-homogeneous Lambertian surface in a plane parallel atmosphere, an extension of this formula proposed in the eighties has been implemented recently in the 6S algorithm. To analyze this extension, this paper derives the rigorous formula of the top of the atmosphere signal in a plane parallel atmosphere bounded by a non-homogeneous Lambertian surface. Then the 6S algorithm extension is compared to the exact formula and approximations and their validity are examined. The derivation of the exact formula is based on the separation of the radiation fields into direct and diffuse components, on the introduction of the Green's function of the problem and on integrations of boundary values of the radiation fields with the Green's function.


Volatile compounds of raw beef from Asturiana de los Valles, Morucha, Parda Alpina, Pirenaica, and Retinta cattle breeds were studied. Steaks were packaged under 60% O 2 , 30% CO 2 , and 10% N 2 , and 53 volatile compounds were tentatively identified by purge-and-trap extraction and gas chromatography with mass spectrometry after 0, 5, 10, and 15 d of chill storage. The degradation of beef quality with increasing storage time was evidenced by the increase in 2,3,3-trimethylpantane, 2,2,5-trimethylhexane, 3-octene, 3-methyl-2-heptene, 2-octene, and 2-propanone and by the decrease in dimethyl sulfide. Consequently, some of the volatile compounds, which are believed to be formed by thermal degradation of meat, might be formed during chill storage, and the rate of formation of some was dependent as the specific compound.


We discuss the combined IRAC/MIPS c2d Spitzer Legacy observations of the Serpens star-forming region. We describe criteria for isolating bona fide YSOs from the extensive background of extragalactic objects. We then discuss the properties of the resulting high-confidence set of 235 YSOs. An additional 51 lower confidence YSOs outside this area are identified from the MIPS data and 2MASS photometry. We present color-color diagrams to compare our observed source properties with those of theoretical models for star/disk/envelope systems and our own modeling of the objects that are well represented by a stellar photosphere plus circumstellar disk. These objects exhibit a wide range of disk properties, from many with actively accreting disks to some with both passive disks and even possibly debris disks. The YSO luminosity function extends down to at least a few times 10-3 L☉ or lower. The lower limit may be set more by our inability to distinguish YSOs from extragalactic sources than by the lack of YSOs at very low luminosities. We find no evidence for variability in the shorter IRAC bands between the two epochs of our data set, Δt ~ 6 hr. A spatial clustering analysis shows that the nominally less evolved YSOs are more highly clustered than the later stages. The background extragalactic population can be fitted by the same two-point correlation function as seen in other extragalactic studies. We present a table of matches between several previous infrared and X-ray studies of the Serpens YSO population and our Spitzer data set. The clusters in Serpens have a very high surface density of YSOs, primarily with SEDs suggesting extreme youth. The total number of YSOs, mostly Class II, is greater outside the clusters.


Conventional tillage has been the most common agriculture practice in most areas of Eastern Danube Plain of Romania. This tillage system requires a high energy input and may cause water loss and also long-term soil physical degradation. The results of our research prove that adopting conservation tillage practices more or less similar winter wheat, maize and soybean yields with similar quality levels can be obtained. The aim of this study was to assess new or additional tillage methods, which are able to maintain high crop yields and good grain quality. For this purpose, three tillage treatments (P: conventional tillage; C: chisel plough tillage; NT: no tillage), with and without deep sub-soiling, were studied during eight years (2008-2015) at Fundulea, which is located in the middle of Eastern Romanian Danube Plain. Protein content, thousand kernel weight (TKW) and grain yield of winter wheat were significantly influenced by weather conditions and soil tillage treatments. Maize protein content and grain yield were significantly influenced by weather conditions, deep sub-soiling and also by soil tillage treatments. Soybean protein content, TKW, and grain yield were also significantly influenced by weather conditions and soil tillage treatments.


Through Silicon Via (TSV) is a critical enabling technique in three-dimensional integrated circuits (3D ICs). However, it may suffer from many reliability issues. Various fault-tolerance mechanisms have been proposed in literature to improve yield, at the cost of significant area overhead. In this paper, we focus on the structure that uses one spare TSV for a group of original TSVs, and study the optimal assignment of spare TSVs under yield and timing constraints to minimize the total area overhead. We show that such problem can be modeled through constrained graph decomposition. An efficient heuristic is further developed to address this problem. Experimental results show that under the same yield and timing constraints, our heuristic can reduce the area overhead induced by the fault-tolerance mechanisms by up to 38%, compared with a seemingly more intuitive nearest-neighbor based heuristic.


In an attempt to characterize the membrane-associated Ca2+-ATPase activity in the roof and floor plates of the developing rat spinal cord (36), the effect of quercetin, a potent inhibitor of Ca2+-transporting ATPase was histochemically examined. Histochemical localization of ADPase and AMPase actvity was also investigated in relation to possible involvement in the enzymatic hydrolysis of ATP.When tissue specimens were incubated in media containing quercetin at a concentration of 0.1 or 0.5mM, the Ca2+-ATPase activity in both roof and floor plates appeared to be diminished, in a concentration-dependent manner, as seen under light microscopy. The inhibitory effect of quercetin was clearly evident in the floor plate. ADPase activity was also noted in both the roof and floor plates, particularly in the roof plate. Electron microscopic study revealed that the ADPase activity was mainly localized in the lateral and luminal plasma membranes of these plate-forming cells, resembli g the cytochemical localization of Ca2+-ATPase activity. There was, howover, no evidence of histochemical activity of AMPase in the developing spinal cord. These findings indicate that, in addition to activity of Ca2+-transporting ATPase, the roof and floor plate-forming cells during embryonic development may possess ecto-nucleotidases which hydrolyse ATP to AMP.


This study aims at investigating problems of translating onomatopoeic expressions as encountered in translating Conrad's short story The Lagoon from English into Arabic. It combines the practical side with the theoretical one. After translating the short story from English into Arabic, the study investigates this problematic area theoretically and then discusses the strategies used in dealing with it. Finally, it concludes that onomatopoeia is not used haphazardly; it is used functionally and it also constitutes a challenge for the translator. It is recommended that more research should be conducted on this issue..


Through the introduction of SOA(Service Oriented Architecture), enterprises have recently had the benefit of legacy software reuse, heterogeneous environment integration, and ROI(Return On Investment) maximization. SOA consists of a service client, service provider, and service registry. Within this environment, we proposed a service with variability on the basis of a product line concept. Services with variability are generalized services that have similar domain functions, however, they differ in their applications. They require a variability management mechanism with registry and discovery capability for proper registry and use in an SOA interaction model. In this paper, we propose and design an approach for registering and discovering a service with variability based on a 2-level UDDI for reusing a service with variability as a service. First-level registry and discovery consist of registering a service with variability, searching for a service with variability, and deciding the variability of the service with variability. Second-level registry and discovery consist of the registry and discovery of this customized service. Using this approach, a mechanism of reusability management is established through which a service with variability can be realized within the SOA concept.


—Relieved by Christine M Roberts, i'nt ivrsity of Connecticut, SIOTS Kindergarten teachers, curriculum planners, and graduate students in ear ly childhood education will appreciate this succinct review of recent theory and research with implications for teaching in the usual subjects (e.g., math, social studies, etc.). Although the separate-subject-chap ter format is contrary to the major theme of an active young child learn ing joyously and meaningfully in an integrated curriculum, readers will nevertheless find the chapters on de termining the curriculum, approaches to teaching, language arts, and play especially informative and provoca tive The chapters on the arts present a convincing rationale for them. All the chapters contain bibliographies for further reading Available from Teachers College Press, Columbia University, 1234 Am sterdam Ave., New York, NY 10027, for $23.95.


Summary Subject's valences for successful task performance and locus of control preference (4) were measured. The subjective probability of doing well on a task and reported success following performance of the task were then manipulated within a factorial design. Following performance feedback, subjects scaled several internal and external factors in terms of their influence on task performance. As predicted, success produced attribution to internal factors, while failure produced attribution to external factors. Although the moderating effects of personality were weak, externals tended to attribute their performance more to external and less to internal factors than did internals only in the failure condition. It was suggested that the overemphasis of failure-oriented items in the I-E scale could account for this effect.


We suggest an activity for measuring the speed of a bicycle going in circular motion by measuring the bicycle's lean angle. In this activity students will be able to feel the strength that is being activated on their bodies while they are moving in circular motion. They will also understand that it is impossible to ride in a circle without the bicycle leaning at an angle, an action that is performed intuitively.


Energy consumption problem gradually becomes serious with rapid demand of higher throughput and more reliable QoS. The operation that shut down idle base stations is effective to reduce network energy consumption as a conclusion. However, the shut down operation will cause the problem of losing coverage of system users. In order to maintain coverage after shut down base stations, operations of adjacent cells such as adjusting transmit power and changing antenna tilt are in great demand. In this work, we evaluate the performance of changing electric antenna tilt and transmit power after shutdown idle base stations. As an extension of our previous work, a novel ergodic method has been given and evaluation has been done under LTE-Advanced system level simulation platform. Contribution of this work can be summarized as follows: 1) we first evaluate and prove the necessity of changing antenna tilt and transmit power after shut down idle base stations; 2) we first quantize the system improvement under LTE-Advanced system level simulation using our novel method.


This virtual instrument measurement system uses the grain loss sensor made by the author,charge amplifier, wavebook516,uses DASYLAB programming the measurement code,and carries out an indoor simulation experiment according to real operating mode. It is proved that this system can discriminate the grain loss from the straw which is originally discharged form the back of the combines quite exactly. This paper performs dynamic online test of grain loss at home firstly,This study provides useful experience and data as well as new ideas for the applications of virtual instrument technique in agricultural engineering.


Research on particle detectors based on synthetic diamonds has always been limited by the cost, quality and availability of the sensitive material. Moreover, the read-out electronics requires particular care due to the small number of electron/hole pairs generated by the passage of a minimum ionizing particle. However, high radiation hardness, low leakage currents and high mobility of the electron/hole pairs make them an attractive solution for the time-of-flight measurements and the beam monitoring of new high energy physics experiments where the severe radiation environment is a limitation for most of the technologies commonly used in particle detection. In this work we report the results on the timing performance of a 4.5× 4.5mm2 scCVD (single crystal Chemical Vapour Deposition) sensor read-out using a charge sensitive amplifier. Both sensors and amplifiers have been purchased from CIVIDEC Instrumentation. The measurements have been performed on minimum ionizing pions in two beam tests at the PSI and CERN-PS facilities with two different detector capacitances. In particular, a time resolution of the order of 200ps has been obtained. ∗CERN and INFN Sezione di Pisa †INFN Sezione di Pisa and Museo Storico della Fisica e Centro Studi e Ricerche E. Fermi ‡CERN, University of Bari and INFN Sezione di Bari Timing performances of diamond detectors with Charge Sensitive Amplifier readout 1


Color Doppler flow imaging takes a great value in diagnosing and classifying benign and malignant breast tumors. However, previous computer aided diagnosis (CAD) systems have not analyzed blood flow information. In this paper, we present a new approach to classify benign or malignant masses based on two dimensional (2D) ultrasound plus Color Doppler flow imaging in CAD system. In the proposed method, geometric features, textural features and blood flow features are extracted automatically. The experimental results show that the proposed system can improve true positive (TP) and decrease false positive (FP) detection rates greatly, and it will useful for breast cancer control.


Bedside patient monitor, we have a clinician support system. Clinician support system comprises at least one module of the determination of disease-specific module 11, a disease-specific treatment module 13 or disease-specific observation module 15. Bedside monitor includes a first interface 105 for patient-related input manually, and a second interface 107 for continuous input of sensor signals. Clinician, we supply the requested information, and is supported to run the treatment in a predetermined manner which is supported by the clinician support system.


Urban regeneration acquired a powerful role in the shaping of the future role of the cities in the Globalization era. It could be considered a public action in a market governed by different powers introducing a more strategic approach in the contemporary urban planning theory and practice. The main features of urban regeneration regard: area-based approach, strong awareness of what are local needs/urban problems, strategic approach and effects/impacts of initiatives. Since integration can be considered one of the main objective to get through urban regeneration, and the complexity as well as the peculiarity of urban dynamics are very much related to the context they belong to, we might see the community involvement as crucial toward sustainable urban regeneration initiatives. The shift of urban regeneration processes toward an increase of the community importance generates different urban management tools based on the typology of partnership set up. The intent of generating wider effects in terms of economic development at macro-level (regional thereby) trough urban regeneration initiatives has been eluded by the strong local interests even if not homogenous among each others. In order to reach a feasible consensus among all actors involved, the common objective became the job creation to which converge all different urban problems and solutions. Consequently, the sustainability of urban regeneration initiatives is still at the centre of politicians and academic debate. Economic sustainability, environmental sustainability and social sustainability provide criteria for such indicators to measure the urban regeneration performance. The paper reports some interesting findings of the second year of the CLUDs research project, funded by IRSES Marie Curie Actions, illustrating how territorial milieu can reinforce local urban regeneration initiatives by combining the latest urban rural link research with the detailed analysis of 9 urban areas located in San Diego, CA (USA), in which urban regeneration initiatives have been implemented. The CLUDs project has introduced the concept of milieu to offer a different source of sustainability within urban regeneration initiatives that is the connections with the surrounding rural areas to reinforce local economy.


The bivariate Weibull distribution is very important in both reliability and survival analysis. The dependence for these kind of problems has been gaining great importance in recent years. In the literature, there are algorithms to generate univariate Weibull distributions and bivariate Weibull distributions with independent marginal distributions. In this paper, we present an algorithm to generate dependent bivariate Weibull failure times using a copula representation for the bivariate Weibull reliability function. Such representation is obtained using archimedean copula models. In particular, we used the Gumbel's family. An application of the copula algorithm was done and the results were successfully validated.


Germany is struggling to meet its 2020 greenhouse gas (GHG) emission and climate goals. Against this background, we analyze the current draft National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP) that sets out how Germany aims to achieve its national and European climate goals by 2030. We introduce the current stage of the country's climate policy and, by looking at the different emission reduction measures under discussion, examine why Germany will probably miss its CO2 emissions reduction goals. We conclude that, based on the climate package announced in September 2019, Germany will get closer to the achievement of its 2030 targets than was anticipated in the NECP draft; nevertheless, the new climate package leaves a significant gap between the new measures and the 2030 climate goals.


This article examines access to legal aid for women in light of the Australian government's social inclusion agenda. It is notable that the government's image of social citizenship does not include the ability to invoke and enforce legal rights, and that discourses of social exclusion have paid relatively little attention to gendered patterns of exclusion. The article reports on a study of applications for and refusals of legal aid for family law, domestic violence and anti-discrimination matters by socially excluded women in Queensland. It demonstrates the variety of ways in which Legal Aid Queensland's grants process operated to further exclude and marginalise these women. It argues that effective access to legal aid is an important element of social inclusion, but that this goal cannot be achieved by reliance on the tools of New Public Management.


10566 Background: This project evaluates the effectiveness of an advocacy organization-led digital and live navigation framework aimed at colorectal cancer (CRC) screening completion. The Colorectal Cancer Alliance's screening quiz guides patients to a clinically valid, personalized CRC screening recommendation with a handoff to live navigation for those at risk. The framework utilizes digital innovation, targeted awareness, and financial support to support populations experiencing the greatest disparities and increase screening intention, behavior, and further health equity in colorectal cancer. This simple intervention is critical due to existing research consistently indicating on-time screening for CRC leads to favorable outcomes. Methods: In July 2022, the Alliance launched an enhanced quiz to improve the CRC screening navigation experience and increase engagement. The new survey instrument was restructured to streamline time to completion while preserving clinically accurate risk stratification. The follow-up navigation protocol was reordered from digital-first to live-first to leverage high-touch strategies earlier in the screening journey and dynamic content was added to the recommendation page to create a more personalized resource. The Alliance also deployed social media and influencer campaigns to increase outreach to at-risk communities. Results: The enhanced quiz delivered over 8,300 CRC screening recommendations and improved the average monthly completion rate (33%) and contact capture rate (14.4%) compared to the previous quiz in 2022 (24%; 8%). The median age of respondents was 55, and 37.2% of the respondents were between the ages of 45 and 64. Of the respondents, 26.7% were male and 73.3% were female. The majority were White (77.1%), 7.3% identified as Black/African American, 5.5% were Hispanic or Latino, and 3% were Asian. Most respondents were symptomatic (67.8%) but 8.1% were asymptomatic high-risk. Respondents (1,078) were triaged to live Alliance patient navigation. Conclusions: This digital and live navigation framework may serve as a strong solution in driving colorectal cancer screening and supporting shared-decision making conversations compared to other available interventions. The framework provides users with robust access to live navigation, educational resources, and support services for CRC screening and diagnosis. The Alliance is uniquely positioned to utilize its communications channels, social media and influencer campaigns to reach at-risk communities with credibility. Data attributed to specific campaigns are still being analyzed, and the Alliance will continue to optimize its navigation protocol and awareness efforts as quality improvement processes allow for a deeper understanding of more inclusive and impactful navigation experiences to close screening gaps among at-risk populations.


Perception of an auditory continuum can be changed by a preceding visual context [K. Green and L. Norrix, in press, JEP: HPP]. This study examines if a visual context for /l/, as in /abla/, influences the voicing distinction for an auditory /aba/‐/apa/ continuum. Voice onset time (VOT) and F1 onset frequency were measured during production of /aba/, /apa/ (singleton conditions) and /abla/, /apla/ (cluster conditions). Findings indicate longer VOTs in /apla/ compared to /apa/ and lower F1 onset frequencies for the cluster compared to singleton conditions. An auditory‐only (AO) continuum (/aba/–/apa/) was created and presented to listeners for identification. In an auditory‐visual (AV) condition each auditory token was paired with a face saying /abla/ and presented for identification. If subjects use knowledge about coarticulation and its effects on VOT during production, then they should make more /b/ responses in the AV compared to AO condition. In contrast, if they recover F1 information from the visual ...


The ketogenic diet (KD) is an effective high‐fat, adequate‐protein, low‐carbohydrate diet for patients with refractory epilepsy. The aim of this study was to investigate the potential effects of the KD and other dietary therapies on the concentrations of anticonvulsants in patients with epilepsy.


This paper presents a microstrip diplexer based on two high-selectivity wideband bandpass filters (BPFs) in a two-layered structure. Both the lower and upper channels are designed with third-order microstrip-to-microstrip vertical transitions using open-circuit-ended slotline stepped-impedance resonators (SIRs). Specifically, open-circuit-ended microstrip lines on the top and bottom layers for the lower channel are employed, whereas the upper channel is equipped with short-circuit-ended ones. Thus, owing to the slotline SIRs, two close-to-passband transmission zeros (TZs) leading to sharp-rejection capabilities for both BPF channels are attained. The theoretical foundations and RF operating principles of the devised diplexer are discussed in detail. For practical-validation purposes, a two-layered microstrip wideband diplexer prototype is designed, simulated, and tested. It features two three-pole high-selectivity filtering responses for the measured lower and upper channels that are centered at 1.52 GHz and 2.76 GHz, and exhibit 3-dB fractional bandwidths of 60% and 24.93%, respectively.


We approach infinitesimal diffusion processes via a linkage to the diffu- sion equation. By this we obtain Lindeberg's limit theorem and a Lindeberg type limit theorem for diffusion processes by an application of the underspill principle. 2000 Mathematics Subject Classification 26E35 (primary); 60F05, 60J60, 35K99, 03H05 (secondary)


Antifreeze proteins (AFPs) are a group of structurally very diverse proteins with the unique capability of inhibiting ice crystal growth. Although significant progress has been made in the identification of different families of these proteins, the molecular mechanism of their action is unclear. The previously postulated mechanism of hydrogen bonding between the threonine residues of AFP and the water molecules in the ice surface has been disproved by mutation studies with non-polar residues. Currently, the mechanism of antifreeze activity cannot be fully understood from experimental or computational studies. Computational modeling studies have examined protein–ice interactions, mostly in vacuo. These studies have neglected the effects of the water phase. It has been shown that the vacuum is a very poor approximation for the water properties. Thus, to gain an insight into the molecular mechanism of these proteins we have computationally modeled a more realistic system comprising of AFP Type I from winter flounder (HPLC6), water and ice without any constraints. The results from this study show that the protein forms hydrogen bonds with the water molecules in the ice/water interfacial region. However, a comparison of the results with the protein in water simulations shows that there is no significant gain of hydrogen bonds for protein in the interfacial region compared to in the solvent. These results support the hypothesis that hydrogen bonding is not the primary reason for interaction of HPLC6 with the ice/water interfacial region.


This work is part of a broader inquiry about discursivities around training physical education teachers in Uruguay (1974-1948). From some theoretical involvement of the french discourse analysis (Pecheux, 1990), addresses the texts written by Jess T. Hopkins concerning the institutionalization of physical education in Uruguay, during their stay in the country between 1912 and 1927. It shows how, with the advent of the association of the Young Men Christian Asociation (YMCA) to Uruguay, certain encumbrances happened that afected the education of the body leading to considerate more important sports development than the gymnastics and to introduce the voluntary work through leaders. Throughout the work it showns a discursivity that synthesizes the normalism , characteristic of training teachers, and the technicist and professionalist , characteristic of "physical director" programs of American universities of the YMCA.


One of the most persistent images of the artistic process is that of the sculptor, chipping away at a block of marble, seeking to "free" or "reveal" the form hidden within the stone. Although certainly poetic, and in most cases likely apocryphal, this description of the creative process of art making continues to be employed by sculptors the world over, from the ancient Shona tribe of Zimbabwe to modern Western abstract artists. The "subtractive" nature of this story is contrasted with the variety of "additive" stories told by writers, composers, and painters, where works are constructed by assembling or shaping preexistent elements. It is perhaps this diversity of approaches to art making that has served to make the creative process one of the most widely explored topics in the philosophy of art. 1 How art is made seems at times as much of a mystery to artists as it does to nonartists. However, somewhat surprisingly, what remains largely underexplored, which is not to say entirely unexplored, is the culmination of this process-the point at which a work of art is complete. When has enough been taken away? When has enough been added? When is the work finished? In recent aesthetics literature, the issue of art completion has been explored notably by both Monroe Beardsley and Paisley Livingston, each of whom has attempted to formulate necessary conditions for a work's being finished. In this article, however, I shall argue that each of their proposed conditions fails under the weight of counterexamples. Moreover, I shall voice my suspicions that there are no necessary conditions for a work's being finished. Instead, after some investigation of what a state of being finished entails for a work, I shall argue that we can identify at least one sufficient condition for this state. I shall then conclude with a brief overview of some of the implications that this condition would entail. So, to begin, let us ask, when is a work of art finished?.


The cytochalasins comprise a novel class of fungal metabolites which have attracted a great deal of recent interest as a result of the numerous apparently di verse cytological effects which are elicited by their presence, both in vivo and in vitro. Six cytochalasins have been isolated, to date, from the cultures of Helminthospor ium dematioidem, Metarrhizium anisopliae, and Rosellina necatrix, although some what similar biological activity has been associated with the fermentation products of several additional fungi (Aldridge et al. 1967). The six currently isolable cyto chalasins are designated A, B, C, D, E, and F. In terms of their biological activity, i nsofar as this is known at present, these six cytochalasins appear qualitatively simi lar to one another, although the potencies of the isomeric cytochalasins C and D


Optical polarization-based sensing is applied to multiple submarine cables around the world. Earthquakes are detected by their shear waves at the closest fiber section. Synchronized detection on multiple cables enables potential localization of major earthquakes.


In 1843 Peter Cunningham included in a collection of verse printed for the Percy Society an anonymous poem in blank verse, To the Memory of Mr. Congreve, whose authorship Cunningham, at the suggestion of H. J. Cary, ascribed to James Thomson. This ascription was made on the following grounds: that the style of the poem was Thomson's; that the poem was originally printed in 1729 by J. Millan, who was the publisher of Thomson's Winter, Summer, To the Memory of Sir Isaac Newton, and Brittania; and that "these poems by Thomson are advertised among Millan's books, and at the head of his list at the end of this very publication."


In this article I look at Chilean paranormal investigators in the capital—Santiago—and their apparatuses. I argue that these recording devices appear somehow as "vibrant" things, but they work in conjunction with others creating articulate living worlds. The first argument is that these articulations are made salient through sonic atmospheres—universes of sound that envelope a particular temporal moment, and that escape any single person's volition or control. These atmospheres create sonic reverberations, in effect, momentary cosmologies, that bend, curve, and extend into the lives of the investigators that engage with them. My second argument is that these sonic atmospheres create worlds that are not taken for granted but subject to controversy, varying interpretations and sometimes, stabilizing concordances, and that need to be "transduced".


Facts show that Indonesia needs to improve its ability to compete in various
fields with the development of human resources. Unfortunately, according to
UNDP, the current state of the human resource is miserable. Indonesia was
ranked 109 of 174 in the ranking of competitiveness at the 46 lowest in Southeast
Asia, while Singapore is the 2nd and Malaysia at the 27th. Philippines to the 32th,
and Thailand to 34th, and includes the most corrupt country in the world.
According to the Human Development Index survey, as disclosed by Yutata Hadi
Andoyo, the Director of Private Higher Education Directorate of Directorate
General of Higher Education of national education department, the quality of
Indonesian human resources is currently ranked 105th. For an illustration, the
human resources in Southeast Asia namely Singapore was ranked 25th, Brunei
26th, Malaysia 56th, Thailand 57th and Philippines 77th. In an effort to improve
human resources, the role of education is quite prominent. Therefore, it is
important for national development to focus on improving the quality of
education. Qualified education will be obtained in a high quality school, and
qualified school will produce qualified human resources as well.
This study aimed to examine the role of continuous improvement, top
management commitment, and quality management systems in encouraging the
implementation of TQM in order to improve education quality management. Data
was collected from the Foundation Chairman, Chairman, Rector of Private
Colleges in Kopertis region XI - Borneo's which is consists of 120 private
universities using questionnaires. Then, the data is used to perform data analysis
using SEM techniques.
Statistical test results showed that continued improvement proven to have
positive and significant influence on the management of quality improvement of
education through the implementation of TQM, top management commitment
proven to have positive and significant influence on the management of quality
improvement of education through the implementation of TQM, and quality
management system proven to have positive and significant influence on the
management of education quality improvement through the implementation of


The electrochemical properties of 1-pyrenebutyric acid/graphene composites (PBA/G) obtained by one-step synthesis via 仔-仔 stacking was investigated. The electrochemical impedance titration curve shows the surface charge changes as function of solution pH by using ferricyanide/ferrocyanide redox couple as the probe. An apparent pKa value is estimated as 6.2 according to the impedance titration curve. In addition, a glucose biosensor was constructed by immobilizing glucose oxidase (GOD) on the surface of PBA/G via covalent interaction. This biosensor shows a linear response to glucose within the concentration up to 5 mmol窑L -1 with a detection limit of 0.085 mmol窑L -1 . A small apparent Michaelis-Menten constant (5.40 mmol窑L -1 ) of the immobilized GOD suggests that the immobilized GOD retains its bioactivity and shows high catalytic


This commentary examines the growing use of Soft Law - non-binding guidelines that currently play an important role in organizing and conducting commercial arbitration proceedings. Standards such as the UNCITRAL Notes on Organizing Arbitral Proceedings, the ICC Techniques for Controlling Time and Costs in Arbitration, and the Protocols for Expeditious, Cost-Effective Commercial Arbitration have evolved from professional discourse regarding process management and more particular concerns about cost, delay and inefficiency in arbitration. Collectively, these guidelines reflect a growing recognition that deliberate and proactive effort by business users, counsel, arbitrators and provider institutions is critical to making the most of arbitration and counteracting recent trends. They influence the activities of business clients and counsel, arbitrators and arbitral institutions.


Based on its 'five principles of peaceful coexistence' China adopted the "Good neighbourhood" policy (Mulin Waijiao) in the last two decades, aimed at establishing political relations.


This article applies developmental state analysis to the Irish tourism industry between 1987 and 2007 and argues that the state generates growth by constructing institutions around the development project. Combining in-depth interviews of key players with extensive documentary analysis, the case study found that the relationship between state institutions and private sector coalitions was central to the development of the industry. These relationships were explained through the concept of interlocking regimes whereby regimes are constituted through the dimensions of power arrangements, policy paradigms, organisations and policy. The implementation of a development model is shaped by the extent to which a coalition and a state regime interlock to impose that model. This occurs when regimes interact strategically through some or all of the dimensions of both regimes. In the Irish case, the research found that new organisational alliances within the private sector disturbed the power arrangements underpinning the status quo. A new interlock between the state and the business class led to regime change and the display of authority by political leaders played a significant role in establishing a new regime with a new policy paradigm and goals for the sector, which facilitated the phenomenal growth of the sector.


Peri-implantitis is an infectious condition of the tissues around osseointegrated implants with loss of supporting bone and clinical signs of inflammation. This review aims to briefly highlight the diagnosis and treatment strategies for periimplant diseases which could be beneficial for the clinicians to treat with these complications that are the cause for implant failure in majority of the cases.


A method and a system for serving document exploration service based on title clustering are provided to efficiently search a document by mapping a title cluster formed based on a title of a document to directory corresponding to the subject. A document classification unit(211) classifies a document according to theme. A title extracting unit(212) extracts a title of a document. A document comprises one or a plurality of field. The title extracting unit extracts a title in consideration of an attribute of a field comprising document. A cluster forming unit(213) forms a cluster based on the extracted title. A directory mapping unit(214) maps a cluster in a directory belonging to theme. A document delivery unit(215) provides a document to a user terminal(230). The document delivery unit provides a visualization unit. The structure of cluster and the directory in which document belongs is visualized to visualization unit.


The primary research methods in geology remain based on observation and experience.However,the logging data are of fine continuity and high resolution.The theoretical foundation of stratigraphic sequence identification consists of the complexity and relative consistency of sedimentary cycles,the continuous and nonperiodic characteristics of logging curves,and the multi-resolution and time-analysis characteristics of the wavelet transform.The Xujiahe logging data with the highest resolution and best continuity has been divided into three stratigraphic sequences and eighteen subsequences as a case study.


Materials and methods: In Experiment One, 144 sows were induced with two injections of PGF 6 hours apart (split dose) with or without injection of 20 mg DEX with the second PGF. Interval from initial PGF to farrowing, duration of farrowing, litter size born alive, number of stillbirths, and piglet weight gain to 10 days of age were recorded. In Experiment Two, 106 sows were induced with single or split-dose injections of PGF with or without injection of 20 IU oxytocin 24 hours after initial PGF. Time to onset and duration of farrowing were recorded, as were requirement for manual intervention, total litter size born, and incidence of stillbirths.


I will notify prof. Ferri of the grades tomorrow, unless some of you prefers to take the written exam in June.


Multi-level/triple-level cell non-volatile memories (MLC/TLC NVMs) such as PCM and RRAM are the subject of active research and development as replacement candidates for DRAM, which is limited by its high refresh power and poor scaling potential. Besides the benefits of non-volatility (low refresh power) and improved scalability, MLC/TLC NVMs offer high data density and memory capacity over DRAM. However, the viability of MLC/TLC NVMs is limited primarily due to the high programming energy and latency as well as the low endurance of NVM cells; these are primarily attributable to the iterative program-and-verify procedure necessary for programming the NVM cells. In this paper, we propose compression-expansion (CompEx) coding, a low overhead scheme that synergistically integrates statistical compression with expansion coding to realize simultaneous energy, latency, and lifetime improvements in MLC/TLC NVMs. CompEx coding is agnostic to the choice of compression technique; in this paper, we evaluate CompEx coding using both frequent pattern compression (FPC) and base-delta-immediate (BΔI) compression. CompEx coding integrates FPC/BΔI with (k, m)q `expansion' coding; expansion codes are a class of q-ary linear block codes that encode data using only the low energy states of a q-ary NVM cell. CompEx coding simultaneously reduces energy and latency and improves lifetime for no memory overhead and negligible logic overhead (≈ 10k gates, which is <; 0.1% per NVM module). Our full-system simulations of a system that integrates TLC RRAM show that CompEx coding reduces total memory energy by 53% and write latency by 24%; these improvements translate to a 5.7% improvement in IPC, a 11.8% improvement in main memory bandwidth, and 1.8× improvement in lifetime over classical binary coding using data-comparison write. CompEx coding thus addresses the programming energy/latency and lifetime challenges of MLC/-TLC NVMs that pose a serious technological roadblock to their adoption in high performance computing systems.


This year's budget speech was particularly interesting for me as I was in a workshop with farmers at the time, and the budget gave me the opportunity to relay to them - in layman's terms - what they could expect from government. In conversations with these farmers, their serious concern for the state of our economy struck me deeply, particularly because, for many of them, and for many other farmers in South Africa, the financial assistance offered by government could make or break their agricultural businesses in coping with the detrimental effects of the current drought. In the morning leading up to the budget speech, I was upbeat that there might be significant increases in allocation for agricultural financial institutions, such 6 farmer's weekly 22 April 2016 as the Land Bank, to assist farmers during this challenging time. This turned out to be a semi-fulfilled wish. The opening of Minister Pravin Gordhan's speech sounded encouraging and pragmatic, suggesting that the nation must be frank about the way in which to address the challenges of the day, the drought being one of them. His speech offered some glimpse of hope for the agricultural sector through the allocation of R15 billion over the next three years via the Land Bank concessionary loan facility to assist farmers in recovering from the impact of the drought. The key concern is whether all climatically-affected farmers will be able to access enough of this finance.


Large U.S. multinational companies are classified by the structure through which their foreign operations report to headquarters. Structural groups then are compared by the use of such variables as...


One of the techniques which is a breakthrough to traditional lock step language teaching is group work. The traditional lockstep language teaching focuses teaching language on the explicit explanation of grammatical aspects, asking students to read and translate  line by line, memorizing difficult words, repeating words, phrases and sentences, and memorizing dialogues. This way, students tend to be passive and have lack of language practice in the classroom.  In other words, language teaching focuses on presenting grammatical knowledge, not on the use of language.  The traditional teaching now has been replaced by the various innovative and effective language teaching  techniques since the emergence of communicative language teaching in 1970s. One of them is group work.  Group work is learning together in a small group of four or five to work with language. Through group work, students can have more chance to practice the use of language in the classroom. Many research findings  show that group work is superior to traditional language teaching  in terms of learning achievement. Some of the activities which can be implemented through group work in the classroom are to be presented in this paper. They are game, role play, project, information gap, jigsaw, think pair and share, debate, enquiry technique, prioritizing (Expedition to Gunoeng Leuser), and fishbowl technique.


Abstract The temporal sampling of tropical regions is examined using observations from the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) Microwave Imager (TMI) and precipitation radar (PR). It is concluded that PR estimates at any one hour, even using three years of data, are inadequate to describe the diurnal cycle of precipitation over regions smaller than 12°, due to high spatial variability in sampling. It is shown that the optimum period of accumulation is 4 h. Diurnal signatures display half as much sampling error when averaged over 4 h of local time. A similar pattern of sampling variability is found in the TMI data, despite the TMI's wider swath and increased sampling. These results are verified using an orbital model. The sensitivity of the sampling to satellite altitude is presented, as well as sampling patterns at the new TRMM altitude of 402.5 km.


In this report we discuss constraint satisfaction problems. These are problems in which values must be assigned to a collection of variables, subject to speci(cid:12)ed constraints. We focus speci(cid:12)cally on problems in which the domain of possible values for each variable is (cid:12)nite. The report surveys the various conditions that have been shown to be su(cid:14)cient to ensure tractability in these problems. These are broken down into three categories:


Harmful algal bloom (HAB) becomes a most concerned environmental issue in Sabah recently. HAB caused by Cochlodinium occur more frequent in west coast of Sabah
than previous. The water discolouration by high concentration of Cochlodinium in seawater causes mass mortality of fish and invertebrates. Cochlodinium clogging and damaging the fish and invertebrates gills. The coastal water properties play important roles during algal bloom. Algal will bloom when there is an optimum condition. Data
analysis was done by using software named PRIMER 6 (Plymouth Routines In Multivariate Ecological Research) consists of a wide range of univariate, graphical and multivariate routines for analyzing the species abundance or biomass matrices that arise in biological monitoring of environmental impact and more fundamental studies
in community ecology, together with associated physical-chemical data. From this study, Cochlodinium was found affecting the physical water properties, such as temperature, DO, salinity, pH and water transparency. Bloom of Cochlodinium made the temperature increase due to the rapid metabolic activity. The level of salinity rise
because of the high temperature which promotes evaporation. Besides, decreases the light penetration due to the high density of cells in water. It also result low oxygen
conditions as the huge activities of bacteria which responsible in decomposition activities. The pH value was found higher during bloom consequence of greater the
hydrogen ion concentration in the seawater.


Objective:To observe the interventional effect of Danshaohuaxian(DSH) on the level of SOD and MDA from the lung tissues in rats with fibrosis pulmonary.Methods:Thirty Spague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into the control group,model group and treatment group.The model group and the treatment group were induced pulmonary fibrosis with bleomycin(5 mg/kg)endotracheally,while the control group was given with normal saline instead.From the second day of injection,the rats in the treatment group were administered intragastricly with DSH(0.8 g/kg/d).while the other rats were given normal saline instead.All rats were sacrificed on the twenty-eighth day,Histopathologicalhy examination,the lung coefficient,lung droxyproline(Hyp),SOD and MDA content was observed.Results:①Compared with NC group,it was revealed that the rats lung coefficient and lung tissue Hyp were significantly increased and the degree of pulmonary alveoli inflammation and pulmonary fibrosis was significantly induced in the PF group,the rats lung tissue SOD were significantly decreased,and the MDA were significantly increased.②Comparedwith PF group,it was revealed that the rats lung coefficient and lung tissue Hyp were significantly decreased and the degree of pulmonary alveoli inflammation and pulmonary fibrosis was significantly relieved in the DSHC group,the rats lung tissue SOD were significantly increased and the MDA were significantly decreased.Conclusion:DSH has a good action against experimental pulmonary fibrosis which may be to elevate the activity of lung tissue SOD to alleviate oxidative stress.


As time is always associated with cost, and this is especially the case when products such as salami are dried and fermented, semi-cooked products are a happy medium between raw fermented and fully cooked products. Semi-cooked fermented salami are predominantly produced following the fast-fermentation process. Several countries in the world do not permit the production of these semi-cooked semi-raw products, insisting instead that a product is either raw fermented and dried (non-heat-treated) or fully heat-treated to a temperature of 70–72oC in the core. Fully cooked fermented salami is a salami product produced within the shortest possible time. Products produced this way are commonly used as pizza toppings or cut into small cubes to be further processed in fillings or sauces. Owing to acidification, the fully thermally treated product still has a slight typical salami taste and flavor. A large majority of fully cooked fermentable salami products are sold under heavy price constraints. Therefore, manufacturers try to lose as little weight as possible from the salami during production.


The purpose of this applied research with a quantitative approach and experimental design in the pre-experimental modality was to improve the physical evaluation process through the implementation of a multiplatform mobile application based on machine learning to improve the physical evaluation process of the 32nd Brigade Barracks in Trujillo - Peru, for which record sheets were used, in order to measure the average time of clarification of questions of notes in evaluators, physical evaluation, obtaining results and to know the optimal military personnel, before and after the implementation of an application. mobile, which was directed based on the Mobile-D methodology, following the phases: Exploration, Initialization, Production, Stabilization and Testing, which was executed in a period of 5 months, from August to December 2021, corresponding to the measurements before the months of June to July 2021 and measurements after the months of November to December 2021. The main results of the indicators after the implementation of the application were that the average time of clarification of question marks in evaluators decreased from 3h 55m 8s to 12m 13s, the average time per physical evaluation decreased from 1h 9m 30s at 1h 9m 13s, the average time to obtain results decreased from 5d 12h 8m 34s to 3h 49m 54s and the average time to meet the optimal military personnel decreased from 4d 10h 48m 0s to 1d 5h 25m 11s. With the support of the parametric T-Student test, it is concluded that this implementation has a significant influence on the average time indicators for clarifying questions of notes in evaluators, obtaining results and knowing the optimal military personnel and is indistinct for the time indicator average by physical evaluation.


The issue of HMX phase transition under hydrostatic compression is not clear and the experiments show conflicting results. Effective solution via first-principles simulation is challenged by accurate prediction of Van der Waals interaction, which is ubiquitously existed and crucial for determining the structure of molecules and condensed matter. We have contributed to this by constructing a set of pseudopotentials and pseudoatomic orbital basis, specialized for molecular systems with C/H/N/O elements. The reliability of the method is verified from the interaction energies of 41 complexes (comparing with CCSD(T)) and the geometries of 7 typical explosive crystals (comparing with experiments). Using this method, we complete the phase diagram of α-, β-, γ-, and δ-HMX under static compression. We make it clear that no β→δ/e→δ phase transition occurs at 27 GPa, which has long been a hot debate in experiments. A possible γ→β phase transition is found at around 2.10 GPa in the environment of vapour, implying that β-HMX might become unstable under the environment of high humidity. We have also systematically predicted the P-V relation, bulk modulus, and acoustic velocity for α-, δ-, and γ-HMX, which are experimentally absent.


Some aspects of microwave propagation through left-handed materials are investigated in this paper. The strong distortion of a Gaussian TEM pulse through a material with negative refraction index is studied in the time domain. Moreover, a method of extracting the constitutive parameters of a material by using the scattering parameters of a sample two-port is developed. This method is then applied to some left-handed microstrip structures.


In this article, we tried to describle al-Farrâ's approaches to the Qur'an Qiraah in the care of Meâni'l-Kur'an. In the development process of qraahs, al-Farrâ is lightness sample of his term. al-Farrâ lived before time that the canonic structure of Qur'an qiraahs was formed. He was a flologist and Arabic gramer effected his opinions about qiraahs. In classical qiraah teory there are three criteria. Al-Farrâ take into consideration these criterions as well as those he creation himself. His first and more important criteria is that a qiraah must be in accord to Arabic grammer and secondly, conform to Osman's Mushaf and qiraah of cama'ah. Other one that was preferred by him that is conformed to Abdullah's qiraah, sometimes he preferred some qiraahs without cause. He also some qiraahs in accord to manner entirity of Qur'an. Finally, he rarely considered his teologic preferences.


This is a user guide for the first version of our developed Maple library, named Singularity. The first version here is designed for the qualitative study of local real zeros of scalar smooth maps. This library will be extended for symbolic bifurcation analysis and control of different singularities including autonomous differential singular systems and local real zeros of multidimensional smooth maps. Many tools and techniques from computational algebraic geometry have been used to develop Singularity. However, we here skip any reference on how this library is developed. This package is useful for both pedagogical and research purposes. Singularity will be updated as our research progresses and will be released for public access once our draft paper [4] is peer-reviewed in a refereed journal.


Gender differences in tennis have sparked a great deal of heated debate. Using data from the 24 top men's and 23 top women's singles tournaments in 2010, we find a gender difference in the competitiveness (tightness) with regard to the final score of tennis sets. However, when using two physical variables (height and body mass index) that have not been investigated in this context before and controlling for the physical characteristics of the players, this gender difference completely disappears. Moreover, this result remains robust in propensity score analysis. To narrow this disparity between the number of games in men's and women's sets, it might be worthwhile for tennis authorities to consider making some changes in court conditions on a gender basis.


A mobile RFID reader based on Zigbee wireless technology is designed in this paper.This paper shows the block diagram of the mobile reader,and detail the external circuit of the RF chip CC2420,and card reader integrated chip MF RC522,and main control chip MSP430F1611,as well as the reader's software architecture.The reader collects tag data,and sends the data to the server automatically through the ZigBee network.Mobile RFID reader reduces the RFID system network cabling,saves the cost,and is used more convenientiy and flexibleiy.


The modern car body construction are built using a combination of dissimilar materials such as steel, aluminium alloy and magnesium alloy. The automobile producers are faced with increasing pressure to reduce vehicle weight, emissions, improve fuel economy and enhance car safety. Clinching as a method of mechanical joining represents a cost-effective joining technique, easy to implement. The punch as an active part of clinching tool was investigated to obtain the apprehension about tool compression load. The most critical part of punch is the radius in transition from cylindrical joining part to main punch body.


Vascular oxidative injury is involved in numerous cardiovascular diseases, particularly in hypertension and atherosclerosis. Statins ‐‐ a family of lipid lowering drugs ‐‐ appear to display non‐lipid modifying abilities. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of atorvastatin on vascular tone and its vasoprotection against oxidative stress injury. The tension of the isolated rat thoracic aortic rings was measured using organ bath technique and superoxide arterial injury was induced by pyrogallol (which produces superoxide anions) incubation. We found that atorvastatin (10−7 M ‐ 10−4 M) caused a concentration‐dependent relaxation in endothelium‐intact aortic rings precontracted by phenylephrine (PE, 10−6 M), which was abolished by L‐NAME (10−4 M), a nitric oxide synthase inhibitor. However, atorvastatin did not relax endothelium‐denuded aortic rings. Exposure to pyrogallol (3 ?10−4 M) for 15 min inhibited the acetylcholine (ACh, 10−9 M ‐ 10−5 M)‐induced relaxation in aortic rings precontracted by PE. This superoxide anion‐induced impairment was attenuated by pre‐incubation of atorvastatin (10−5 M) for 30 min. Atorvastatin administration (2, 10, 50 mg·kg−1·d−1, respectively) by gavage for 14 days did not alter the body weight of the rats, but showed improvement of ACh‐induced relaxation in aortic rings exposure to pyrogallol. These results indicate that atorvastatin has an endothelium‐dependent vasodilating effect on rat aorta, mediated by nitric oxide. Both acute and chronic administration of atorvastatin protect aorta from oxidative stress injury.


Background: The current therapies for schizophrenia are targeted at reducing the severity of symptoms and they do not cure the disease. The research in this field is going on for many years. The present study was designed to access the current status of interventional studies conducted in schizophrenia based on studies registered in the CTRI.
Methods: Interventional studies for schizophrenia registered on CTRI from 2007 to May 2022 were reviewed and analysed, using the keyword "schizophrenia". Parameters such as number of studies, year wise distribution of the studies registered, status of the studies at the time of analysis, types of study designs, randomization, blinding, geographical distribution, type of intervention.
Results: Out of 42952 studies registered with CTRI from 2007 to May 2022, 323 studies exclusively involved schizophrenia which accounts for only 0.75% of the total studies. 206 were interventional studies. Among the interventional studies 188 were randomized and 87 were blinded. Of all the interventional studies 141(68.4%) involved pharmacological interventions (Allopathy), 53 (25.7%) were non drug interventions, the rest were AYUSH. Of the 141 studies involving pharmacological interventions 28 were comparative studies with active control, 23 were addon studies, 14 were single arm efficacy and safety studies and 76 were BA/BE studies.
Conclusions: The study showed a rise in schizophrenia interventional study registries in the last 5 years. However, it highlighted the need to conduct more comparative studies with active control or efficacy and safety studies rather than BA/BE studies, in order to propose better alternatives to the existing therapy.


Background. Study of alternative non-pharmacological methods of rehabilitation therapy is an actual task in the direction of preventive and restorative medicine. An important role in rehabilitation measures in preventing urolithiasis relapse is therapy using balneological therapeutic methods. The aim of the study was to perform a clinical and laboratory analysis of the effectiveness of mineral water "Serebrjanniy kluch" (Silver Rill) in rehabilitation therapy for patients with urolithiasis. Materials and methods. The study is based on the results of survey data analysis and treatment of 36 patients with urolithiasis. All patients were randomized into two groups: the first (control) group comprised 17 patients who received standard conservative therapy (antispasmodics and analgesics) and fresh drinking water and the second (main) group comprised 19 patients who received standard conservative therapy and mineral drinking water "Serebrjanniy kljuch" at 5 ml/kg of body weight per serving, at 18°C-25°C for 30-40 minutes before meals 4 times a day in an outpatient setting. Results. In the second group, self-sustained calculus removal was recorded in 78.9% of cases, and there was an increase in daily diuresis in all patients, a decrease in the excretion of oxalate and uric acid in daily urine by 52.3% and 49.9%, respectively, and decrease and normalization of lactate dehydrogenase, leucine aminopeptidase, and N-acetyl-β-D-glucosaminidase concentrations were 28.3%, 24.5%, and 12.5% (p < 0.05), respectively. In addition, the decrease and normalization of the accumulation time indicators were registered 2.7 times (p < 0.05), the half-life period was 2.1 times (p < 0.05), and the glomerular filtration rate increased by 60.1% (p < 0.05) with simultaneous improvement in microcirculation of the kidneys. Conclusions. Consuming mineral water "Serebrjanniy kljuch" as a part of rehabilitation therapy of patients with urolithiasis positively influences the clinical course of the disease, helps reduce the excretion of oxalates and uric acid in daily urine, reduces enzymes, and leads to an increase in daily diuresis. (For citation: Nejmark AI, Saldan IP, Davydov AV. Use of mineral water in rehabilitation therapy of patients with nephrolithiasis. Urologicheskie vedomosti. 2018;8(2):18-23. doi: 10.17816/uroved8218-23).


This report investigates how clinician-participants react to virtual patients' sensical vs. nonsensical responses in a training simulation that aims to help clinicians acquire empathetic skills toward high-risk patients with symptoms of the Suicide Crisis Syndrome (SCS). Two suicidal virtual patients were developed, and clinician-participants interactions with them were recorded. Their facial emotions were analysed in three key moments: after a baseline sensical response, after a nonsensical response, and after the following sensical response. We compared their basic facial emotions aggregated into Negative and Positive facial affective behaviors (FABs). We describe our study involving ten clinician-participants and the results of the facial expression analysis with Noldus FaceReader. Our results suggest that nonsensical responses from virtual humans have an overall impact in both Positive and Negative facial affective emotions, and may lead to an increased percent of time participants demonstrate Negative facial affective behaviors when interacting with virtual humans. We discuss several aspects regarding the impacts and importance of considering nonsensical responses in the context of virtual human-based interactions.


Based on experimental analysis of magnetization in sewage treatment,this paper studied the biological effect of magnetization,e.g.its bactericidal action and the action of promotion algae growth etc,and analyzed the mechanism of removal organic contaminent by magnetization.


Introduction - the political economy of the company, Andrew Gamble, Gavin Kelly and John Parkinson the politics of the company, Andrew Gamble and Gavin Kelly the Labour party and the company, Ben Clift, Andrew Gamble and Michael Harris the public interest and the company in Germany, Shawn Donnelly worker rights and responsibilities in the modern company, Robert Taylor the conceptual foundations of the company - a pluralist approach, Gavin Kelly and John Parkinson defending the rentier - corporate theory and the reprivatization of the public company, Paddy Ireland corporate governance in a political climate - the impact of public policy regimes on corporate governance in the UK, Sue Bowden institutional investors - what are their responsibilities as shareholders?, G.P. Stapledon evolution and policy in company law - the non-executive director, John Parkinson comparative corporate governance - sociological perspectives, Gregory Jackson.


Abstract : This study traced changes in the microstructures of five alloys over the range of temperatures employed in the application of dental porcelain. Specimens were 1/16 x 1/4-inch cast discs. A microscope that provided hot-stage and vacuum capabilities was used to monitor microstructures of the alloys between 800 F and 1,950 F. Heating rate of the cast pieces was 100 F per minute. Visualization of grain boundaries was made possible by selective thermal etching. Two alloys showed crystallographically dependent striated contours at temperatures in excess of 1,700 F. These markings appeared to result from nonuniform expansion of neighboring grains and slip. At 1,950 F., all alloys showed pronounced grain distortion and incipient melting. Changes in surface architecture of the test alloys that occur at high temperatures may enhance the micromechanical interlocking of a fused veneer. However, such changes would appear to be detrimental to the fit of precision cast restorations. (Author)