Abstract—Multi-modal artifact metrics as an anti-counterfeiting technique is created based on the concept of multi-modal biometrics. Giving more than one characteristic information to the artifact can improve the certainty of authenticity and increase counterfeiting difficulty. To give two-optical feature information (hue and emission intensity) into ceramic products, we developed a new type of glass phosphor. It is a novel approach, because there were few reports on up-conversion phosphors having different color hue and emission intensity at each observation point on the material by infrared light excitation. By welding a small amount of phosphor powder onto the surface of ceramics, the certainty of authenticity and difficulty of counterfeiting could be enhanced than an existing method we proposed. Our study established an appropriate blending ratio of two rare earth oxides for making glass phosphor having the above-mentioned emission characteristics. These characteristics could also be seen in other glass phosphor created by different base material glass with the same blending ratio.


Motor control module (114), comprising: a module (316) of a requested torque, which generates a required torque; a module (318) for maximum torque capacity that determines a maximum torque capacity corresponding to a maximum torque capacity of a motor (102); a module (320) for determining a threshold value for a start-up torque balance that determines a threshold for a start-up torque balance; a comparison module (328) which compares the requested torque and the threshold value for the start-up torque balance; and an output module (312) that applies to the threshold value for the start-balance rapid rate limit on the required torque when the required torque is smaller than the threshold value for the start-balance torque, and employing a limited by a slow rate of torque demand if the requested torque is greater than the threshold value for the start-up torque balance.


be highly effective with respect to prevention of hand eczema. The new data on hand eczema and tobacco highlights the fact that management of hand eczema should now involve more than recommendations regarding skin care, irritantand allergen-avoidance and medication. Although confirmation is needed from more studies, the present data point to the importance of addressing relevant lifestyle factors in patient education programmes. Patients should be informed of the negative effects of tobacco on the skin; this may even encourage them to give up smoking.


ABSTRACT Machinima are computer-animated films shot within video games that expose possibilities and pitfalls in the increasing convergence of cinema and video games. By satirically dramatizing the inner lives of video game characters, machinima works Deviation and Red vs. Blue undermine the cycle of combat and death that drives first-person shooters.


Open coil springs are commonly used in orthodontic practice to create space for a palatally or lingually blocked out tooth. However, very often the clinician encounters a situation where the inter-bracket span is very less and the open coil spring is not long enough to open the required space needed for alignment. In such situations, the clinician needs to remove the arch wire and reinserts a longer coil spring. A new simple and cost-effective technique describes an intraoral reactivation of an open coil spring without the need for removal of the base archwire with the additional benefit of preventing unwanted forces to the adjacent teeth.


In order to reflect the synthetic competitiveness of listed electric power companies in Sichuan province and Chongqing,12 evaluation indexes are selected.The gray connection degree theory is adopted to analyze the synthetic competitiveness of the 9 companies,according to the data in 2004.The results show that these companies are still at their developing stage.To improve their synthetic competetiveness,the performance and adding-value of their products must be enhanced.At the same time,the reform and innovation in management must be relied on.


Abstract :The noise reduction in ducts with flow is a very useful engineering problem. In this paper the method of noise reduction in ducts without flow using bypass is extended to the ducts with flow by the linear acoustic theory. The numerical calculation and experimental research were completed by the author. The numerical work includes formulating acoustic relations and joint conditions in the joint points of the duct and calculating spectrums of trasmission loss, i.e. TL, for various noise sources. Then the influences of main parameters on anti-sound are discussed. The experimental research was carried out for different noise sources and different flow velocities in the duct with single bypass and outlet absorbing wedge. The results of measurement are in good agreement with numerical calculation.


Xiong Shili is a founder of contemporary Neo-confucianism.His philosophy has produced profound influence home and abroad.Ontology cannot be conveyed by words but Xiong Shili grasped the heart of the world exactly through his own experience.He is good at creating from tradition and thus surpassed many great thinkers of the past.Buddhism's everything being not real,Daoism's being void and the dualism of mind and matter in west philosophy are all completely changed into the concept of unity of substance and function in Xiong Shili's philosophy which stresses that everything is true and sages are everywhere.learning Xiong Shili's philosophy can produce in us a uplifting spirit,a national confidence and national pride.A nation's spirit is incarnated mainly by its philosophy.Xiong Shili's philosophy is exactly the prelude to the revival of the Chinese nation.


The shielding effects of the sulfur atom on neighbouring carbons in 36 thioketones have been characterized by 13C NMR. The results are compared with those for the carbonyl derivatives. The importance of these data for structural elucidations is discussed.


Experimental data of the condensate film thickness and the local heat transfer coefficient are presented for steam condensing in down flow inside a vertical tube. On the basis of the data obtained, the relations between the condensate film thickness, local heat transfer coefficient, film Reynolds number of condensate and shear stresses at tube wall and vapor-liquid interface are investigated and compared with the theoretical predictions for tubulent and laminar film condensation. A brass tube with an inside diameter of 24 mm was used as the test tube. The ranges of variables covered by this experiment are: 40∼90m/sec for the inlet velocity of steam, 0.2∼0.8 for the exit dryness fraction and 500∼2000 for the condensate film Reynolds number. A prediction is also presented for the thickness of laminar sublayer from the experimental data of local heat transfer coefficient by assuming that the condensate film consists of two layers, a laminar sublayer and a turbulent layer. The result indicates that the laminar sublayer thickness of condensate film is considerably different from that of single phase full tube flow.


OBJECTIVE
To describe the design, methods, and challenges encountered during a randomized clinical trial aimed to promote water intake for reducing risks of metabolic syndrome in Mexican women.

MATERIALS AND METHODS
In a randomized clinical trial in Cuernavaca, Mexico, overweight and obese (body mass index [BMI] ≥ 25 < 39) women, 18 - < 45 years old with an intake of sugar-sweetened beverages ≥ 250 kilocalories per day (kcal/day) were randomly allocated to the water and education provision group (n = 120) or the education provision only group (n = 120).

RESULTS
We screened 1 756 women. The main difficulties encountered were identifying participants with the recruitment criteria, delivering water to participants, and the time demanded from the study participants.

CONCLUSIONS
The trial's main challenges were difficulties surrounding recruitment, delivery of the intervention, and the time demanded from the study participants. Modifications were effectively implemented without jeopardizing the original protocol.


in style, Broad bent most of his efforts to the task of unravelling the many tangled threads of ordinary ethical thinking. A strong but critical admirer of Sidgwick, Broad remained uncommitted to any particular ethical theory and thus was able to avoid the distortions associated with enthusiastic partisanship. His cool analysis of the question "Ought we to fight for our country in the next war?" (written in 1936 but kept up to date by events) is like a douche of ice-cold water, while his examination of the task set to members of tribunals for conscientious objectors in "Conscience and Conscientious Action" should be pondered by anyone inclined to over-confidence in government-sponsored moral legislation. The essays on "Egoism as a Theory of Human Motives" and "Self and Others" will provide useful ammunition for those engaged in the unending war against the advocates of the "I'm alright, Jack...." philosophy which never seems to lose its popular appeal. Careful perusal of Broad's review of Julian Huxley's Evolutionary Ethics may be especially recommended to scientists given to making amateur excursions into ethics. It is neither possible nor desirable in a brief notice to mention all the essays or to comment on the arguments. The editor deserves warm thanks for having made available in one volume these astringent pieces on serious topics by a philosopher's philosopher.


Large-pore silica white was prepared from industrial waste rice husk ash by chemical precipitation,and polyaniline-rice hull silica white composites were synthesized in the dispersion system of porous silica white by in-situ polymerization.The structure and electrochemical properties of composites were characterized by TGA,FT-IR,TEM,nitrogen adsorption and cyclic voltammetry.Results show that the morphology of composite is porous congeries.The composite(m_(PAn)/m_(RHSi)=0.434) exhibits specific area of 42.1 m~2/g,and the most probable pore diameter of 22 nm.Its film electrode possesses good redox reversibility in acidic and neutral aqueous media.


During the course of the Christmas Island portion of Operation Dominic, a fairly simple, inexpensive method of making a rapid fireball yield determination was developed. In order to check the zero time alignment of the skysweeper antiaircraft mount on the burst point at zero time as provided by the Sandia 584 radar system, a pinhole camera camera was installed on the mount. This was helpful in determining whether or not the photographic and photoelectric diagnostic systems were observing the appropriate volume of air excited by prompt gamma and neutron radiation. After viewing the initial circular image on the Nambe event, it was decided that an attempt at a prompt fireball yield number would be made. Ad hoc scaling laws were used for the duration of the operation and the instant fireball yield number was included in several TWXs of early shot data. This report provides calculations, graphs, and illustrations which show that with the data now in hand, there is a simple method of determining a yield number to generally better than 10 percent. This number can be available within minutes after the detonation.


This paper presents the experimental study on static behavior of Railway Prestressed concrete (PSC) sleepers Using Next Generation Nano Based Carbon Fiber Reinforced Concrete. The next generation nano based carbon fiber reinforced concrete is prepared using cementatious materials (Cement, GGBS, Silica Fumes), Carbon fibers, Polypropylene fibers by preparing concrete mixes with integration of Carbon Nanotubes. CNTs with High Performance Concrete using a design mix of M60 grade of concrete. Five different PSC test specimens were casted viz. M60, M60+CNT, M60+CNT+PF, M60+CNT+CF, M60+CNT+PF+CF. Carbon Nanotubes were first dispersed in deionized water and surfactant using an ultrasonic mixer, then the CNTs, Carbon fibers, Polypropylene fibers were combined with concrete as per state-of-the-art techniques. The PSC sleepers are casted and tested at Sri Maruthi Builders and manufacturers of PSC railway sleepers, Yeshwanthpur, Bangalore, Karnataka, India in accordance to IRS T-39 for center top and rail seat bottom conditions. It is observed that experimental values of Load for Centre Top, Moment of resistance and Moment of Failure test were much higher than specified values.


Our senses are stimulated Oalong all consumer behavOior stages, from purchase to usage. Sensory analysis is one of the most powerful tools to help companies to drive product development based on accurante studies of sensations. Expert (trained) panels are used to precisely measure the levels of sensory properties, for instance for the comparison of new variants versus a reference or for the evaluation of a new supplier or of an innovation process. They also give a detailed picture of the competitors present ties as defined through their sensory characteristics (preference mapping.


By utilising Takagi–Sugeno (T–S) fuzzy set approach, this paper addresses the robust H∞ dynamic output feedback control for the non-linear longitudinal model of flexible air-breathing hypersonic vehicles (FAHVs). The flight control of FAHVs is highly challenging due to the unique dynamic characteristics, and the intricate couplings between the engine and fight dynamics and external disturbance. Because of the dynamics' enormous complexity, currently, only the longitudinal dynamics models of FAHVs have been used for controller design. In this work, T–S fuzzy modelling technique is utilised to approach the non-linear dynamics of FAHVs, then a fuzzy model is developed for the output tracking problem of FAHVs. The fuzzy model contains parameter uncertainties and disturbance, which can approach the non-linear dynamics of FAHVs more exactly. The flexible models of FAHVs are difficult to measure because of the complex dynamics and the strong couplings, thus a full-order dynamic output feedback controller is designed for the fuzzy model. A robust H∞ controller is designed for the obtained closed-loop system. By utilising the Lyapunov functional approach, sufficient solvability conditions for such controllers are established in terms of linear matrix inequalities. Finally, the effectiveness of the proposed T–S fuzzy dynamic output feedback control method is demonstrated by numerical simulations.


In different countries of the world, including the Russian Federation, echinococ- cosis has been found in many species of agricultural and wild animals. In the arti-cle are disrcibed survey facts on features of epizootic process, aspects of a natural outbreak of echinococcosis of animals in the different countries, and results of study-ing of contamination Echinococcus granu-losus (larvae) of sheep and cattle in the Re-public of Tajikistan. According to the results of studies of cattle and sheep, echinococcosis and its mixed forms with other helminthoses are widespread in the Republic of Tajikistan, in some cases with complications of bacterial and viral infections.Depending on the natu-ral-geographical zone of the Republic of Tajikistan, the causative agent of echinococ-cosis circulates in the following parts of the epizootic chain: "cattle - dogs", "sheep - dogs", "sheep - dogs - rodents", "sheep - wild carnivorous Canidae families - synan-thropic rodents". For a clearer picture of the epizootic situation of echinococcosis in the farms of various regions of the Republic of Tajikistan, a statistical analysis for 2005 - 2015 of the results of the post-mortem veter-inary sanitary examination of cadavers and organs of sheep and cattle was carried out.The article presents facts on basis of epizootic and epidemic situation of echino-coccosis is retrospective monitoring of inci-dence, diving the data of post slaughter vet-erinary and sanitary examination of hulks and bodies of animals, carried out at the meat-processing enterprises, and statistics on cases of surgical treatment of a cystic echinococcosis in animals. Analysed de-tailed information on epizootic and epidem-ic process of echinococcosis are used when holding complex preventive, veterinary and sanitary and improving mesures in livestock farms, and settlements of the Republic of Tajikistan.


A 33 years old woman IUD user came to hospital because of abdominal pain without improvement by symptomatic treatment 2 weaks ago. On examination IUD was found in placed. But sign of intraperitoneum hemorrhage was found by culdocenthesis. On explore laparotomy ruptured left tubal pregnancy was found.Left salpingectomy was done without serious intra operative and post operative complication.


Objective To explore the situation of mycobacterium infections in patients with HIV/AIDS.Methods Species identification of 291 sputum cultures positive in patients with HIV/AIDS was performed in the study.MTB PCR mix was used for species identification of mycobacterium tuberculosis(MTB),and 16SrRNA gene sequencing for nontuberculous mycobacterium(NTM).Results 291 sputum were cultured positive in patients with HIV/AIDS,in which 156 cases were MTB(53.61%) and 135 cases were NTM(46.39%).Fifteen NTM were identified,in which mycobacterium avium-intracellulare tuberculosis complex accounted for 58.52%(the most).In 291 patients with mycobacterium infections,the male accounted for 79.73%,more than the female(20.27%,P0.05).There was no significant difference in mycobacterium infection among patients with different gender and different age(P0.05).Conclusion NTM takes up a high proportion in mycobacterium culture positive in patients with HIV/AIDS.Species identification of mycobacterium should be valued in the diagnosis and treatment of HIV/AIDS for different schemes of NTM infections.


The fifteenth United Nations General Assembly was an exciting one. It met during the cold aftermath of the U-2 affair. It attracted the largest group of world leaders, including Castro, Tito, Nasser, Nehru, Sukarno, Nkrumah, Toure, and Khrushchev, ever to assemble at the UN site. It accelerated the "Africanization" of the UN by admitting during its first part1 17 members, 16 from Africa. It was rocked, politically, militarily, and financially, by the Congo crisis, which led to the demand for the ouster of Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold and then to his death. It debated Cuban charges against the United States and the embarrassing Bay of Pigs invasion. In a lighter vein, it produced the first public banging of shoes on a UN table by a head of government. And it was here that Fidel Castro began his maiden UN speech with "we shall endeavor to be brief" and then went on to deliver probably the longest address in the organization's history.


Building upon the work of Kydland and Prescott [1977], Barro and Gordon [1983b] developed a model explaining excess, socially suboptimal inflation as the result of a policy game between the monetary authority and wage setters in an economy. In a follow-up paper Barro and Gordon [1983a] modified their original model to achieve a lower inflation rate by allowing the monetary authority to acquire a reputation for good behavior. In essence, this extension models monetary policy as the outcome of an infinitely repeated game between a monetary authority and wage setters. In this game wage setters adopt punishment rules for "bad" monetary authority behavior, where bad behavior is an inflation rate higher than expected. This extended model of Barro and Gordon, and hence the conclusions derived from it, is open to several criticisms (see, for example, Canzoneri [1985] and Rogoff [1987]). First, the results hinge on the theory of infinitely repeated games and thus would appear to be of questionable relevance in any economy with finitely lived policy makers. Second, and more fundamentally, it is difficult to accept the description of policy as a game between the monetary authority and wage setters. One can accept that under certain circumstances an individual wage setter would adopt punishment rules of the type Barro and Gordon discussed, if the individual thought all wage setters were doing so. What is left unexplained in the Barro and Gordon analysis is how or why each individual wage setter, when left alone, would think and act in such a manner. It would seem that some formal coordination among wage setters would be needed to establish punishment rules, which suggests a limited applicability of the model to countries with a dominant union or with an aggregate wage-setting authority. (Of course, this criticism is relevant to other papers in this literature: for example, Backus and Driffill [1985] and aspects of Canzoneri [1985].) The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how these criticisms can be voided and how the Barro and Gordon [1983a] results can be rehabilitated by modeling monetary policy more realistically


This article presents the results of a laboratory-scale research focused on the use of alternative coagulants in water treatment. Attention was particularly paid to natural cation coagulants derived from Moringa oleifera seeds and chitin. These two coagulant agents were used in laboratory research for treating real raw water. Several series of laboratory jar tests were performed to identify the effectiveness of the selected coagulants in removing turbidity from water. The results of the experiments show that the efficiency of the process using natural polymers is not as high as that of conventional chemical reagents. A turbidity reduction efficiency of 80-82% was achieved, which is not as impressive as aluminum sulphate. However, it is a certain alternative in cases of secondary product formation (residual Fe and Al) and associated problems. Here it is possible to use a combination of natural and conventional reagents.


This chapter will be of interest to families with children who plan to leave Japan; especially those that intend to return and have their children re-enter the school system. In this chapter, I will outline a brief history of the system of Japanese schools (nihonjingakko or nihongakko for short) and the Japanese supplementary schools (hoshujugyoko or hoshuko for short). I will also touch upon the matter of private schools (shiteizaigaigakko). Nearly all of these schools have been set up overseas under the auspices of the Japanese Ministry of Education, and those set up independently have typically sought its approval and support. While some countries support and provide schooling overseas, none appear to match the sheer scale of Japan's centrally controlled network of overseas schools. For Japanese and international families living outside Japan, these schools serve as a valuable means for their children to maintain and develop their Japanese literacy (kokugo) and to keep them in touch with Japanese culture. In this chapter, I will focus on the re-establishment of Japan's overseas schooling network in the 1970s and explain how it operates. I will then identify key changes that have taken place since the 1990s. Understanding this recent history will profit sojourning and migrating families who are considering what educational path to take for their children.


In this paper, a trajectory planning method of a mobile manipulator is presented. The problem is known to be complex in particular when dynamics is taken into account. Our approach is based on a simultaneous search for the robot path and the time evolution on this path. The whole problem is formulated in such a way that geometric and kinodynamic constraints are handled sequentially which makes more effective the use of a stochastic optimization technique


Physical activity is one activity that is inevitable in everyday life. Especially in the informal sector workers, especially large-sized Fruit sellers who often have an electric train in the Jakarta-Bogor goals. Uncategorized large fruits are fruits that have perbuahnya weight ⥠0.5 kg and ⥠15 cm in diameter. Fruit raised workers using the manual labor of your hands with the help of a basket. Appointment of the load without these tools because of cheaper costs, and workers more flexibility in moving. Charges raised exceed the maximum load capacity ranging from one to 50 Kg 35 Kg with the distance 480 m to 750 m and long working time is 2 hours to 3.5 hours. Increasingly heavy burden lifted the energy consumption required by the workers is increasing every minute.. This is because the position of the body when lifting the load and the load lifted is too heavy or exceed the maximum lift. In this thesis will discuss about the energy consumption required by each worker during a work load and percentage of appointment of a complaint from the activity. Additionally, identifying energy consumption by using metabolic AAMA.


The INO1 promoter of Saccharomyces cerevisiae includes a copy of an upstream repression sequence (URS1; 5'AGCCGCCGA 3') observed in the promoters of several unrelated yeast genes. Expression of INO1-lacZ and CYC1-lacI'Z, activated by the INO1 UASINO, is significantly decreased by the INO1 URS1.


In the stage of massification of higher education,there are different characteristics in idea,purpose,structure,functions and management of education,which are also shown in general education. As the author concerned,in the stage of massification,general education has the characteristics of practical purpose,hierarchy of content,rich modality and profound influence.


Through a one-year internship, counselors develop attitudes and competencies needed to promote the career development of handicapped high school students. This new specialty in the counseling field, although it incorporates elements of rehabilitation, school, and vocational counseling, occurs within the framework of special education classes in regular high schools, and therefore is markedly different from any existing specialty. The role model developed in this project, now in its fifth year, stresses outreach, planning, and an active part for the counselor. This approach has been found effective both with handicapped and with learning disabled students in several urban schools.


Waveband switching (WBS) is introduced to group multiple wavelengths together as a band or fiber and switch the group using a single port whenever possible. Instead of using the traditional optical cross-connects (T-OXCs), WBS networks employ multi-granular optical cross-connects (MG-OXCs) to switch the traffic at different granularities. In this work, we first briefly review and discuss the development in MG-OXC architecture design, routing and wavelength assignment algorithms, and protection schemes in WBS networks. Then two new schemes are proposed to solve the waveband assignment problem and waveband protection problem. In the first scheme, we demonstrate that factors such as bypass traffic and node degree can affect the waveband switching efficiency. A new hierarchical waveband assignment (HWA) algorithm is then proposed to effectively take these wavebanding factors into consideration for saving ports. In the second scheme, we introduce the concept of band-segment and explore band-segment based protection schemes to achieve the goal of port reduction, the sharing of resources and survivability in WBS networks. Our simulations show that the proposed HWA scheme outperforms a representative approach, namely balanced path routing with heavy-traffic first waveband assignment (BPHT), by up to 18% in terms of port reduction. For the first time, our study demonstrates that protection and the sharing of resources can be achieved without sacrificing port saving when the proposed concept of band-segment is efficiently adopted in WBS networks.


DNA cryptography is a new field which has emerged with progress in the research of DNA computing. As a special cryptography, DNA steganography is safer than ordinal cryptography, only if the primer sequences are concealed from an adversary however this is not easy . DNA cryptography and steganography differs from the conventional cryptology in the terms that the keys and the cipher texts are all biological molecules. The security of DNA-PKC relies on difficult biological problems instead of computational problems. We have researched on how to overcome the security deficiency of DNA steganography and developed a message hiding method based on DNA steganography. We designed some procedures to encrypt a message and then decompose the cipher text into two parts. The sender uses DNA steganography to send one part. If the microdot is assumed or contaminated, the message will be encrypted and decomposed again and again until the microdot is not assumed or contaminated. If the microdot is not assumed or contaminated, the corresponding part will be publicly sent. The novelty of the proposed method is that introduced message decomposing to solve the security problem of DNA steganography.


Introduction Sheila Lintott and Maureen Sander-Staudt I. Maternal Norms, Practices, and Insights 1. Sara Ruddick, Transracial Adoption, and the Goals of Maternal Practice Jean Keller 2. Where Did I Go? The Invisible Postpartum Mother Jennifer Benson and Allison Wolf 3. Into the Mouths of Babes: The Moral Responsibility to Breastfeed Christine Overall and Tabitha Bernard 4. Tales from the Tit: The Moral and Political Implications of Useless Lactational Suffering Lissa Skitolsky 5. Motherhood and the Workings of Disgust Sherri Irvin II. Maternal Roles and Relations 6. The Practical and Theoretical Challenges of Mothering with Disabilities: A Feminist Standpoint Analysis Maeve M. O'Donovan 7. Mothers, Children with Disability, and Post-Modern Sainthood Christine A. James 8. Psychoanalytic Feminism and the Dynamics of Mothering a Daughter Alison Stone 9. Why Don't Philosophers Tell Their Mothers' Stories? Philosophy, Motherhood, and Imaginative Resistance Joshua Shaw 10. On Stepmothers as Hybrid Beings & World-Travelers: Towards a New Model for Care-ful Ethics Beckey Sukovaty III. Maternal Phenomena, Phenomenology, and Aesthetics 11. Creating Life, Giving Birth, and Learning to Die Brooke Schueneman 12. The Pregnant Body as a Public Body: An Occasion for Community Care, Instrumental Coercion, and a Singular Collectivity Julie Piering 13. Becoming Bovine: A Phenomenology of Early Motherhood, and its Practical, Political Consequences Sally Fischer 14. The Aesthetics of Childbirth Peg Brand and Paula Granger 15. The Sublimity of Gestating and Giving Birth: Toward a Feminist Conception of the Sublime Sheila Lintott


Honors and Awards • Kavli Fellow, National Academy of Sciences Frontiers in Science Symposium, 2012 • Herb Toor Award for Outstanding Research Paper, Carnegie Mellon, 2009 • National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, 2008-2011 • ARCS Foundation Scholar, 2007-2010 • Christopher Goezte Prize for Undergraduate Research, MIT, 2004 • MIT Program on Human Rights and Justice Fellowship, MIT, 2003


Three contrasting segments of a stream, exhibiting varying levels of production, were monitored for water quality, oxygen-derived primary productivity and the yield and growth rate of indigenous aquatic plant biomass. Average daily primary productivity rates observed for the respective segments included: 3.9 g O2/sq m/day for a low in-stream phosphorus (22 micrograms total P/L), periphyton-dominated community; 5.5 g O2/sq m/day for a low in-stream phosphorus (17 micrograms total P/L) mixed periphyton-macrophyte community; 18.3 g O2/sq m/day for an enriched phosphorus (1,340 micrograms total P/L) macrophyte-dominated community. Additional data are presented for sediment and interstitial sediment water nutrients and macrophyte biomass variations over a growing season. Specific photosynthetic rates estimated for the macrophyte population ranged from 0.005/day to 0.244/day for the low phosphorus environment to from 0.036/day to 0.456/day for the phosphorus-impacted segment. The need to accomodate natural and wastewater-derived in-stream aquatic plant productivity in wasteload allocation analysis is discussed.


Numerically, within the framework of the critical state model, the densityof superconducting currents in a second-generation HTSC tape based onGdBa2Cu3O7-x is determined. It is shown that during the restoration of the transverse crack of the superconducting layer by shunting the crack with a piece of defect-free tape, the critical current of the restored area decreases by ~8%. It is shown that preliminary irradiation of the crack edges with ions of hydrogen, helium, neon, and oxygen makes it possible to restore the initial value of the critical current. The calculation of the effect of radiation on a superconducting tape was carried out using the SRIM software package. Keywords: high temperature superconductor, irradiation, radiationdefects, critical current.\


Real-time energy monitoring systems is a demand-response system which is reported to be effective in saving energy up to 12%. Real-time energy monitoring system is commonly composed of smart-plugs which sense how much electrical power is consumed and IHD(In-Home Display device) which displays power consumption patterns. Even though the monitoring system is effective, users should themselves match which smart plus is connected to which appliance. In order to make the matching work to be automatic, the monitoring system need to have appliance identification algorithm, and some works have made under the name of NILM(Non-Intrusive Load Monitoring). This paper proposed an algorithm which utilizes multiple classifiers to improve accuracy of appliance identification. The algorithm proposes to understand each classifiers performance, that is, when a classifier make a result how much the result is reliable, and utilize it in choosing the final result among result candidates from many classifiers. By using the proposed algorithm this paper make 4.5% of improved accuracy with respect to using single best classifier, and 2.9% of improved accuracy with respect to other method using multiple classifiers, so called CDM(Commitee Decision Mechanism) method.


Abstract The Icelandic translation of the Children Depression Inventory (CDI) was administered to 436 children attending fifth through ninth grade of primary school (228 girls and 208 boys). The cohort was composed of three equally big groups, from the fifth to sixth grade, seventh grade and eight to ninth grade. The CDI total scores were somewhat lower than in most Anglo-Saxon studies. A cut-off score of 15 identified the upper 10% of the children as depressed. An analysis of variance yielded a significant difference due to grade, but no sex difference, and no interaction between grade and sex. The reliability of the inventory was satisfactory. The factor structure found by Kovacs (1992) was not replicated. It is proposed that total scores should be used rather than scores on specific factors for the Icelandic translation.


This paper introduced the device of electrical conductivity detecting based on MSP430F449,which is powerful in property and low in electricity consumption.there are tree parts included in this article: theory of measurement, design requirments and the choice of plan.Moreover,the design of hardware of the electrical conductivity detecting device,and the function of each module are given.


A new FB-function based on the P0 function is given in this paper. The nonlinear complementarity problem is reformulated to solve equivalent equations based on the FB-function. A modified smooth Newton method is proposed for nonlinear complementarity problem. Under mild conditions, the global convergence of the algorithm is proved. The numerical experiment shows that the algorithm is potentially efficient.


The present invention provides topical compositions for the human skin or to be used as a sunscreen to protect the hair, the use of the novel benzoxazolyl benzene derivative, and radiation-blocking composition of the formula Ⅰ, in particular cosmetic or skin against ultraviolet radiation do: Formula Ⅰ Wherein R R X is a phenylene or naphthylene, or is a substituted phenylene or naphthylene.


The thesis explores the relationship between late Neolithic knappers and flint resources at the settlement of Rocca di Rivoli (Verona, Italy), a key site for the understanding of the late Neolithic in northern Italy.

Approximately 8000 flint artefacts were recorded by means of an attribute-based relational database and subsequently analysed. The use of the \(chaine\) \(operatoire\) method, combined with a social agency approach, provided a useful framework within which to discuss topics such as tradition, style and specialization in the context of the late Neolithic of northern Italy.

The intrinsic nature of the site, characterized by secondary deposition in pits, challenged the potential retrieval of data and subsequent interpretation and resulted in the identification of fragmented \(chaines\) \(operatoires\). In addition, the poor conservation of the finds and bias in accessibility procedures to the collection limited the choice of analytical methods available. Nonetheless, significant results were obtained.

At Rocca di Rivoli there were clear preferences in terms of raw material: flint coming from the Maiolica outcrops was by far the preferred variety to be working with. It is suggested that raw material procurement possibly took place in different ways, but that a more precise identification in terms of its organization is not possible at this stage.

The 16 \(chaines\) \(operatoires\) identified at Rocca di Rivoli represent basic frameworks allowing for endless variations and additions taking place during the unfolding of flint knapping activity. It is argued throughout the present work that knapping was undertaken by both expert and non-expert knappers, including apprentices. Some aspects characterising the practice of flint knapping changed throughout occupation of the sire, possibly pointing at changes in social dynamics affecting the community of Rocca di Rivoli.


Web log mining aims at mining some useful rules and patterns from web server log fde by means of data mining technology so that website structure can be improved and web personality service can be realized.An immune clustering algo- rithm of web log mining is presented in this paper.It applies artificial immune system to clustering analysis for the sake of finding similar customer population and mining underlying customer.Immune clustering simulates sap of immune respouse process of immune system and extracts the essential feature of data and generalize distribution feature of data,accordingly un- supervised clustering of web log mining can be realized.Experimental results applied on real data set show that immune clus- tering algorithm of web log mining is feasible and effective.


EPR was studied on KNi x Zn 1- x F 3 crystals, where concentration x is less than 0.1. Srectrum from single Ni 2+ ions was identified by g =2.27, and was superposed by superhyperfine structure from surrounding F - nuclear spins only for the most dilute specimen with x =0.39%. The other line at 8560 gauss observed with K-band microwave was attributed to isolated Ni 2+ pairs, from the temperature dependence of the intensity. Pair spectra were observed for dilute specimens, and exchange integral J =83 cm -1 was deduced from the temperature dependence of the intensity. In addition, complex superhyperfine structure was observed, and its tentative interpretation was given.


Model selection is a crucial step in choosing a best model from a series of candidate models for data based modelling problems. The commonly used Akaike information criterion (AIC) and Bayesian information criteria (BIC) may not be effective for many real-world modelling problems when the true system model structure is unknown and therefore not included in the candidate model set. This study investigates the model selection issue using AIC, BIC and an adjustable prediction error sum of squares (APRESS) for nonlinear dynamic predictive modelling. Results from simulation and real data modelling case studies show that both BIC and APRESS produce good models for nonlinear modelling problems. The APRESS works slightly better than BIC in achieving a parsimonious representation of the studied system. In addition, a model averaging method is introduced, which is capable to provide an averaged model that is more robust in generalization (i.e. in representing future data) than any single model.


Nitrogen (N) is invaluable for maintaining agricultural production, but its use, and particularly inefficient use, can lead to environmental losses. This paper reviews N use efficiency (NUE) and N surplus indicators for dairy production systems to assess their utility for optimising N use outcomes and minimising environmental N losses. Using case-study examples, we also assess realistic goals for these indicators and discuss key issues associated with their use. Published whole-farm NUE and whole-farm N surplus values ranged within 10–65% and 40–700 kg N ha–1 year–1 respectively. In a study of five catchments across New Zealand, whole-farm NUE was more strongly affected by catchment differences in soil and climatic conditions than by differences in management. In contrast, whole-farm N surplus differed both between- and within-catchments and was a good indicator of N losses to water. Realistic goals for both NUE and N surplus thus depend on the agro-climatic context of the dairy system and on its economic and environmental goals. Crop and animal NUE values can be valuable indicators for optimising fertiliser and feed use and minimising N losses. However, global or national whole-farm NUE values appear of limited value if the ultimate goal for setting targets is to reduce the environmental impact of N use; whole-farm level targets based on N surplus would be a more useful indicator for this purpose. Our review also reinforces the importance of standardising the variables that should be used to estimate NUE and N surplus values, to ensure equitable comparisons between different systems. Finally, NUE and N surplus targets should also be set in the context of other agro-environmental considerations.


Capacitive cantilever-mass micro-machined accelerometers have attracted much interest for properties such as a simple structure and potentially high sensitivity. This paper presents the simulation of a low-g capacitive cantilever-mass micro-machined accelerometer model to gain the desirable magnitude of displacement and capacitance by the CoventorWare software. The device fabricating procedure is also described. The cantilever uses proof mass suspended between fixed rigid electrodes to produce differential capacitance. The model takes into account the effect of device geometry and agrees well with results obtained by analysis.


To control for the defects found in remote sensing-derived estimates of population distributions, this study created a new method for estimating the population density of China at a 1 × 1 km spatial resolution by combining remote sensing-derived land use with China residence polygon data. As a result, we obtained three sets of land use data (i.e., remote sensing-derived, China residence polygon, and a combination of the two) to estimate population. On the basis of these data, we developed both urban and rural population distribution models. The results demonstrated that this new method could improve the accuracy of population estimation.


At the onset of the crisis caused by COVID-19, the Mexican education system chose to join the global context and suspend face-to-face classes for all educational levels. For the continuity of educational processes, a transition from a traditional educational model (face-to-face) to emergency remote teaching (ERT) was made through virtual learning platforms and learning management system (LMS) schemes. Universidad del Valle de Mexico (UVM), in a collaboration agreement with Microsoft Co., chose to use Teams to continue its educational process. In this work, we intend to identify the factors that can be taken into account regarding the level of student satisfaction in the teaching–learning process in ERT using Teams, and validate the established educational strategy. Statistical analysis was carried out to analyze the academic environment for these scenario changes while considering knowledge assessment, and competencies achievement. A combined sampling method was applied with convenience and statistical analysis. The main results established significant percentages, where more than 60% of the students surveyed were manifested in the use of the teams and the organization of the class sessions by the teachers, and the activities developed. Using the Cronbach's Alpha coefficient, the reliability of the data collection instruments was determined. The correlations of each of the survey questions were calculated to determine the relationship between themselves and the total answers, giving results similar to those obtained through data science tools. Taking advantage of the situation, data science tools were applied to compare the results with obtained values from RapidMiner software in the correlation of factors in of 0.440, 0.384, 0.246, 0.048 and 0.384.


Measurements of the temperature dependence of the proton spin-lattice relaxation time in solid acetylacetone demonstrate that the existence of two physically or chemically distinguishable methyl groups in the unit cell. One of these has a particularly large tunnelling splitting and is the subject of this investigation. Its tunnelling splitting has been measured by inelastic neutron scattering on the IRIS spectrometer and has the value 42 mu eV. The authors hence deduce the threefold barrier height to be 225 K (1.87 kJ mol-1). Using this value, the rate of thermally activated hopping has been calculated as a function of temperature and compared with experimental values.


Immature male rats were fed a highly purified diet containing low, medium, and high doses of the B vitamins. A fourth group was fed a natural food stock ration. Animals were exposed for periods up to 17 weeks to gamma irradiation from a Cesium-137/Barium-137 source at levels of 0, at the 500 r per week level was significantly longer for rats fed the stock ration than for rats fed the purified diets. No significant difference in growth increment, appearance, organ weights or length of survival attributable to differences in B vitamin content were observed among the various groups. General animal activity measured by an open field test decreased with exposure to radiation up to 8 weeks duration while changes in learning ability were noted after 17 weeks. The composition of the diet employed was without significant effect on activity or learning performance on either irradiated or nonirradiated rats. (auth)


Involvement in community affairs is an honoured tradition among South African medical practitioners. The so-called old doctor belonged to an era when dedication to the arts, botany, zoology and nature in general was often combined with the practice of medicine. They were colourful individuals and their names are worth remembering in this eventful year.


This invention relates to improvements in the assembling of main reduction gears of the lock train type. More Particularly the invention relates to improvements in the assembling -of the lock train type of main reduction gears used on shipboard for driving the propeller shaft by high speed...


A comparative analysis has been carried out between Zhuangzi 's thought(starting from four directions, respectively" I lose myself"," empty boat"," following nature law to live happily and freely" and"view on life and death") and Zen' s issues(like" breaking persistence in ego and one' s belief"," only live and act in accordance with Budda so as to fully find one's true self","how to confront death"). It is found that there is some inner consistency to a great extent. This inner consistency contains rich thoughts, such as abandoning egotism, advocating respect for others, suppressing self-inflated emotions, diluting the fascination for vanity, actual profit and the opposite sex, following nature law to live happily and freely, act and live only in accordance with truth, confronting death calmly.


In this communication are reported the structural characterization of Me3AlNH2But(1), [Me2AlNHBut]2 (2) and [Me2AlNLi(THF)But]2(3). These compounds mark the first instance that a direct structural comparison can be made within a homologous series consisting of an alkylaluminum primary amine adduct, -amide, and lithium amide. One change of interest within 1–3 relates to the degree of bond shortening that occurs with the growing negative charge on nitrogen.


In the High-rise building construction, the selection, combination and optimization of top-down method have not been systematized to date and rely on experience and appraisal. In this article, four classes of parameters are selected according to the different nature of the factors influencing the design of top-down method so as to conduct systematized reorganization and analysis of the geological situation, structural characteristics, construction quality and term, and economic efficiency of the building. This study proposes several tables classifying the influencing factor, establishes selection criteria and suggests detailed flowchart for the planning of top-down method. Case study confirms the suitability of the resulting top-down method planning, and derives and combines the optimized method to provide fast construction.


A low-voltage, low-power BiCMOS comparator for use in a wide variety of pixel forming applications based on charge threshold detection is reported. Results from simulations and a test integrated circuit are discussed.


Presented Paper in  International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Conference - Challenges & Opportunities  1st – 2nd May, 2012 Organized by  College of Business & Economics, Qassim University  ،  Saudi Arabia Abstract. The purpose of this study was to investigate the extent of compliance of the Jordanian public shareholding companies in applying the rules of IAS 10: events after the reporting period. The study also aims to investigate the effect of firm size on the extent of compliance to IAS10, and whether there are differences between individuals holding professional licenses and those not holding licenses in applying the rules of IAS 10. In  order  to  obtain  the  data  necessary  to  this  study,  a  questionnaire  was  developed  and  distributed  to a sample study of 73 public shareholding company (financial managers, and accountants), and 80 external auditors. After analyzing the data and testing the hypotheses, the study has reached the following results: − The  extent  of  compliance  of  the  Jordanian  companies  in  applying  the  rules  of  IAS  10  is  low; especially the adjusting events, where the percentage of compliance is 54% of the sample firms and 62% for the auditors. − Auditors  are  more  compliance  than  management  in  treating  the  events  after  the  reporting  period dates. − There is no effect of the company size on the accounting treatment of the events after the reporting period date. However, small companies are more committed than big companies in treating the non-adjusting events.. − Individuals  holding  professional  licenses  are  more  compliance  in  treating  the  events  after  the reporting period than those not holding licenses. In light of the results of the study, and because of the great importance of the events after the reporting period  date  in  the  presentation  of  financial  statements  in  a  fair  and  relevant  form,  the  auditors  and management  of  companies  have  to  give  the  subject  of  particular  interest  and  comply  with  the requirements of International Accounting Standard No. 10.


This leading project aims to adapt the innovation program of the United Mexican States to commercial music startups Camaleon and Chambon, in order to increase the monetization of content, products or services by 10% by 2019 in Bogota, Colombia. Through scientific papers, the current situation in which commercial music enterprises in Colombia are located was contextualized, since it is undergoing a structural transformation that greatly modifies the functioning of the orange economies. Subsequently, through primary sources, in this case, conducting interviews with innovators and entrepreneurs of commercial music, the key aspects were deepened when structuring an open innovation program.
 Finally, a canvas model was developed for each of the commercial music ventures chosen, in order to define the ecosystem where the program is developed. The prototype of the open innovation program was at an initial stage where six pillars were defined on which moldable lines of action can be developed throughout its implementation. This program will be implemented throughout the year 2019 in the commercial music startups Chambon and Camaleon, and its impact will be measured after it has been implemented.


The efficacy of intermittent fasting (IF) on weight loss and metabolic parameters compared to continued caloric restriction is controversial. Although it has gained many followers among patients, literature is still conflicting due to some unclear aspects. First, there are different definitions of what is considered IF. to the different approaches regarding IF, it is to compare studies and dis-cuss possible benefits.


Abstract Objective : The aim of this study is to report the effect of Hani-maehwa laser(fractional mode) treatment on acne scar. Methods : The patient with atrophic facial acne scars was treated with 5 sessions of laser therapy at 4-week intervals. The therapeutic response to treatment was assessed at 3 months after last laser session. The treatment effect was evaluated by standardized photography, anti aging, skin brightness and flatness. That was measured by micro fluorescence measurement camera(ECO SKIN, Cuvitz Inc.) in 16(le ft zygoma) and 26(right zygoma) spot. And side effects were also checked. Results : Atrophic facial acne scars have improved markedly. Anti aging, skin brightness and flatness were improved. Especially anti aging and flatness were noticeably improved. Ad verse effects were not reported. Conclusions : Korean medicine cautery method applies to high level laser(CO 2 Hani-maehwa laser). These are different designs but same principle. It can be considered that laser therapy is effective method for treating acne scars. Key words : Hani-maehwa laser; High level laser; Laser therapy; Acne; Scar


Nanocrystalline NiO samples have been studied using the Ni K-edge extended x-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) spectroscopy and recently developed modeling technique, combining classical molecular dynamics with ab initio multiple-scattering EXAFS calculations (MD-EXAFS). Conventional analysis of the EXAFS signals from the first two coordination shells of nickel revealed that (i) the second shell average distance R(Ni–Ni2) expands in nanocrystalline NiO compared to microcrystalline NiO, in agreement with overall unit cell volume expansion observed by x-ray diffraction; (ii) on the contrary, the first shell average distance R(Ni–O1) in nanocrystalline NiO shrinks compared to microcrystalline NiO; (iii) the thermal contribution into the meansquare relative displacement σ 2 is close in both microcrystalline and nanocrystalline NiO and can be described by the Debye model; (iv) the static disorder is additionally present in nanocrystalline NiO in both the first Ni–O1 and second Ni–Ni2 shells due to nanocrystal structure relaxation. Within the MD-EXAFS method, the force-field potential models have been developed for nanosized NiO using as a criterion the agreement between the experimental and theoretical EXAFS spectra. The best solutions have been obtained for the 3D cubic-shaped nanoparticle models with nonzero Ni vacancy concentration Cvac: Cvac ≈ 0.4–1.2% for NiO nanoparticles having the cube size of L ≈ 3.6–4.2 nm and Cvac ≈ 1.6–2.0% for NiO thin film composed of cubic nanograins with a size of L ≈ 1.3–2.1 nm. Thus our results show that the Ni vacancies in nanosized NiO play important role in its atomic structure relaxation along with the size reduction effect.


BACKGROUND
The orally disintegrating tablets (ODTs) are especially suitable for elders and children with dysphagia, who need to be customized dosages.

OBJECTIVES
This study aimed to prepare orally disintegrating tablets (ODTs) which can be customized as drug content by using semi-solid 3D printing pressure extrusion technology, with water insoluble and thermally unstable drug loratadine.

METHODS
The influence of binder concentration, disintegrating agent dosage and ratio mannitol: cellulose on formability and disintegration time was investigated. The properties of orally disintegrating tablets were investigated by ATR-FTIR, XRPD, DSC and SEM. The correlation formula between tablet bottom area and drug content was established.

RESULTS
The formulation was optimized, and contained loratadine 3 g, cellulose 4 g, mannitol 2 g, carboxy methyl starch sodium 1g, 6% PVP K30 16 ml. The disintegration time was less than 60 s with a infilling percentage of 60%, and the disintegration time was less than 30 s with a infilling percentage of 40%. There was no detectable interaction between loratadine and the selected excipients by the analysis of ATR-FTIR, DSC and XRPD. The structure of the tablets was porous, and the drug was dissolved completely within 10 min. The drug content (x) of the tablet and the bottom area (y) of the tablet showed a linear fitting relationship, y = 3.8603x - 0.7176, r2 = 0.9993.

CONCLUSION
Semi-solid extrusion of 3D printing technology was applied to prepare loratadine orally disintegrating tablets with customized drug content, which provides an alternative method for the research of customized preparation.


Density functional theory has been used to investigate the behavior of the $\ensuremath{\pi}$ electrons in bilayer graphene and graphite under compression along the $c$ axis. We have studied both conventional Bernal (A-B) and A-A stackings of the graphene layers. In bilayer graphene, only about 0.5% of the $\ensuremath{\pi}$-electron density is squeezed through the $s{p}^{2}$ network for a compression of 20%, regardless of the stacking order. However, this has a major effect, resulting in bilayer graphene being about six times softer than graphite along the $c$ axis. Under compression along the $\mathit{c}$ axis, the heavily deformed electron orbitals (mainly those of the $\ensuremath{\pi}$ electrons) increase the interlayer interaction between the graphene layers as expected, but, surprisingly, to a similar extent for A-A and Bernal stackings. On the other hand, this compression shifts the in-plane phonon frequencies of A-A stacked graphene layers significantly and very differently from the Bernal stacked layers. We attribute these results to some $s{p}^{2}$ electrons in A-A stacking escaping the graphene plane and filling lower charge-density regions when under compression, hence, resulting in a nonmonotonic change in the $s{p}^{2}$-bond stiffness.


Vibration patterns of a loudspeaker membrane at different times during the rise and decay of the motion were recorded with the use of a holographic interferometry method. It has been found that the processes of amplitude rise and decay differ from each other; additionally it was found that the vibration patterns during transient motions are different from those of the steady state patterns. The differences show that the transient behaviour cannot be explained by simple growth (or decay) of the vibration amplitude.


SUMMARY Flight activity of aphids as potential vectors of viral infection of alfalfa plants were monitored in Serbia for the first time in Europe. Research was conducted at the location Progar (Srem) for two years using six yellow water traps. A total of 1626 individual winged aphids were collected. The collected specimens were classified into 49 different taxa. During the two-year study, maximum population density of aphids and maximum potential vector activity were noted at the beginning of June, during the second alfalfa intercut. More than 65% of the collected specimens were potential vectors of the most important alfalfa viruses, Alfalfa mosaic virus (AMV) and Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV). The most numerous winged aphid species on alfalfa were Aphis craccivora, Aphis fabae, Aphis gossypii, Aphis pomi/ spiraecola and Therioaphis trifolii . The Morisita-Horn similarity index was used to calculate similarities in species composition among the traps. High values of this index showed no significant differences among the aphids in traps. It indicates that one trap alone could provide good insight into the abundance, aphid diversity and number of potential vector species in small alfalfa fields.


Al3Ti/Al composites were in situ fabricated by preheating Al and Ti powders mixture at certain temperatures.The fabrication mechanism of Al3Ti was studied by thermodynamics analysis and the influence factors were also discussed.Results indicate that: the melting of Al induces the reaction between Al and Ti powders.When Al and Ti mixture preforms is preheated at the higher temperature than the start temperature of thermal explosion reaction,coarse particulate of Al3Ti is made by thermal explosion mechanism.When the preheated temperature is lower than the start temperature of thermal explosion reaction,the reaction mechanism is diffusion and thermal explosion.The morphology of the Al3Ti/Al composites is influenced by the preheated temperature,the granularity of Ti particles and the cooling velocity.By making use of some cooling technique,Al3Ti/Al composites with excellent capability were prepared when preheated at 665℃.The hardness of the Al3Ti/Al composites is 3.6 times of pure Al and the wear capability is high.


Half of those doctors who have successfully completed the foundation training programme chose not to go straight into specialty training in 2016.

The UK Foundation Programme Office carried out a survey of the career destinations of foundation year 2 (FY2) doctors who did their foundation training in August 2016.1 The UKFPO's survey found that 50.4% of those who responded planned to go directly into specialty training.

The number of successful FY2s …


In a previous paper the author discussed fractures of the upper and middle thirds of the facial skeleton based on a survey of 92 cases from the Maxillo Facial Unit, Basingstoke, England. In 14 cases out of these 92 diplopia was recorded. This traumatic diplopia has proved a very disturbing condition for the patient, and left un-treated or inadequately treated the final resulf f o r the patient is loss of vision of one eye. This is due to the affected eye not being used in order to avoid disturbing double images, which is either achieved by supressing the double image in the brain or, if the patient is unable of doing so, by covering up the affected eye by a black patch or a non transparent glass.


We present results for two real-time filters prototyped for the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory (GRO), the Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer (EUVE), the Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE), and the next generation of Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES). Both real and simulated data were used to solve for attitude ,and gyro biases. These filters promise advantages over single-frame and batch methods for missions like GOES, where startup and transfer-orbit operations require quick knowledge of attitude and gyro biases. * Thiswork was su pported by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)/Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), Greenbelt, Maryland, Contract NAS 5-31500. PRE01EDiNG PAGE BLANK NOT FILMED 205 https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19930015519 2019-05-28T07:00:13+00:00Z


Jerzy Jedlicki's provocative essay on Poland's cultural "provincialism" as "Europe's eastern borderland" takes an unsparing view of Poland's hierarchical relation to "the major centers of European culture, situated south or west." As an American, I want to begin by noting that one might take a similarly severe view of America's cultural provincialism, at least until the twentieth century became an "American century." America was for a long time, in terms of cultural significance, "Europe's western borderland," with culture, to a considerable degree, imported from Europe to America. During the sixteenth century, in the age of the Renaissance, when Jan Kochanowski contributed to the creation of a vernacular culture in the Polish language (as distinct from Latin culture), he wrote self-consciously about the challenge of obtaining recognition for Poland's new cultural status.


This report is a summary of activities conducted over the fiscal year 2007 contract period to fulfill requirements to coordinate Upper Columbia United Tribes (UCUT) interests within the Columbia River Basin. This coordination was specific to the implementation of portions of the Integrated Fish and Wildlife Program within the purview of the Northwest Power and Conservation Council and Bonneville Power Administration.


Neoplasms of the fallopian tube are extremely uncommon. In addition, the incidence of a mature teratoma of the fallopian tube with incomplete uterine mediastinum is extremely low. In the current case report, we present a case of mature cystic teratoma of the fallopian tube with incomplete uterine mediastinum in a 23-year-old female. This mass was noted on computed tomography (CT) scan and sonographic examination. The patient underwent left salpingectomy and uterine septum incision during surgery. One year later, the individual became pregnant.


A facile and efficient procedure for the synthesis of substituted thiazole-2(3H)-thiones and thiazolidine-2-thiones by the reaction of primary amines, carbon disulfide, and nitroepoxides is described. By using secondary amines in this protocol, the corresponding dithiocarbamate-substituted phenyl-2-propanones were prepared in excellent yields. In addition, substituted thiazoles and 1-(alkylthio)-1phenylpropan-2-ones were prepared in reactions of S-alkyl dithiocarbamates and nitroepoxides. N have attracted the broad attention of synthetic chemists in recent years due to their interesting and unique reactivity in organic transformations. These versatile small molecules can be considered as synthons of vicinal double electrophilic compounds such as α-diones and αhaloketones. α-Nitroepoxides can be easily prepared by epoxidation of nitroalkenes with H2O2/NaOH. 2 Nitroepoxides have been applied in the synthesis of very important heterocycles such as 1,3-thiazoles, quinoxalines, pyrazines, and imidazoles. Recently, Gonzalez and co-workers reported a stereoselective synthesis of morpholines and benzoxazines in a two-step sequence by the reaction of nitroepoxides with Nmethylethanolamines and N-methyl-2-hydroxyanilines, respectively. Yu et al. developed an efficient method for the synthesis of 2-aminothiazoles via the reaction of nitroepoxides with thioureas under mild conditions. Very recently, the same group reported the synthesis of pyrroles by a one-pot, threecomponent reaction of nitroepoxides, primary amines, and dialkyl acetylenedicarboxylate under catalyst-free conditions. Dithiocarbamates are very valuable compounds due to their potential as versatile building blocks for the synthesis of biologically active compounds, and they are widely utilized in agriculture and medicinal chemistry. Furthermore, dithiocarbamates are very useful intermediates in synthetic organic chemistry. Dithiocarbamic acids act as efficient nucleophiles toward various electrophiles, especially when they are derived from primary amines and carbon disulfide, and can react both with sulfur and nitrogen atoms. N,S-Heterocycles including thiazoles, thiazole-2(3H)-thiones, and thiazolidine-2-thiones are very important subunits in the structure of many complex natural products and pharmaceuticals. Compounds containing these heterocycles have shown significant biological activities as anticancer, antibacterial, antidiabetic, and antifungal agents. Given the abovementioned features, the development of novel processes for the synthesis of various categories of N,S-heterocyclic compounds is always in demand. In continuation of our interest toward the synthesis of novel dithiocarbamates and their applications as intermediates for the synthesis of novel biologically active compounds, we herein report the reaction of in situ generated dithiocarbamic acids with nitroepoxides, for the first time, for the synthesis of thiazole-2(3H)-thiones, thiazolidine-2-thiones, and dithiocarbamate-substituted phenyl-2-propanones. Additionally, the reactions of S-alkyl dithiocarbamates with nitroepoxides for the synthesis of 2-(alkylsulfanyl)thiazoles and 1-(alkylthio)-1phenylpropan-2-ones have been investigated (routes 1−5, Scheme 1). Initially, we investigated a one-pot, three-component reaction of butylamine, carbon disulfide, and nitroepoxide 1a. We observed that by mixing butyl amine (1 equiv) and carbon disulfide (2 equiv) in THF at room temperature for 15 min, followed by the addition of nitroepoxide 1a (1 equiv) and further stirring at room temperature for 2 h, the product 3butyl-4-methyl-5-phenylthiazole-2(3H)-thione (2a) was obtained in 68% isolated yield. The replacement of THF with other organic solvents provided unsatisfactory yields of 2a. Changing stoichiometry to 1.5 equiv of butylamine afforded 2a in 79% yield. A further increase of the amount of amine did not lead better product yield. Received: November 11, 2017 Published: December 6, 2017 Letter pubs.acs.org/OrgLett Cite This: Org. Lett. 2017, 19, 6748−6751 © 2017 American Chemical Society 6748 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.7b03501 Org. Lett. 2017, 19, 6748−6751 Under optimized reaction conditions, different primary amines and nitroepoxides 1a−d were applied to investigate the scope of the process (Table 1). High to excellent yields (68−90%) of products were obtained. The results show that higher yields can be achieved using nitroepoxides containing an electron-withdrawing group on the phenyl ring. The reaction cascade starts by the addition of amine to CS2 to give the corresponding dithiocarbamic acid, followed by epoxide ring opening with the sulfur of the dithiocarbamate, intramolecular hemiaminalization, and finally dehydration. By using water as solvent in this protocol, thiazolidine-2thiones 3a−d were obtained as a mixture of diastereomers in high yields (Scheme 2). It shows that in the presence of water at room temperature the dehydration step did not proceed. We confirmed that by heating the reaction mixtures to 50 °C or performing the reactions in the presence of PTSA (10 mol %) in water, the dehydration step was accelerated and the corresponding thiazole-2(3H)-thiones 2 were obtained. Encouraged by the work of Tsogoeva et al., we also examined a one-pot, two-step procedure for the synthesis of thiazole-2(3H)-thione 2a using nitrostyrene 4 (Scheme 3). We concluded that the in situ oxidation of 4 with tert-butyl hydroperoxide (TBHP) in the presence of 1 ,8diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene (DBU), followed by addition of carbon disulfide and n-butylamine, afforded the product 2c in good yield. Furthermore, we expanded the utility of this protocol using secondary amines. We observed that while dithiocarbamic acids derived from secondary amines are good sulfur mononucleophiles toward nitroepoxides, the reaction stops at the dithiocarbamate stage. Thus, various dithiocarbamate-substituted phenyl 2-propanones were synthesized via a one-pot, three-component reaction of secondary amines, CS2, and nitroepoxides in water for 2 h. The generality of the reaction was extended using various secondary amines and nitroepoxides (1a−d). The corresponding racemic carbamodithioates (5a−i) were prepared in high to excellent yields (Scheme 4). tertButylamine reacted similarly to the secondary amines to afford the corresponding dithiocarbamate 5j in high yields. Next, the reactions of S-alkyl dithiocarbamates with nitroepoxides for the synthesis of 2-(alkylsulfanyl)thiazoles were studied. The reaction of S-isopenthyl dithiocarbamate 6a (1 equiv) with nitroepoxide 1a (1 equiv) was considered as a model reaction for optimization of reaction conditions (Table 2). We found that by mixing an equal molar amount of the starting materials in various organic solvents such as THF, CH2Cl2, ethanol, and water at room temperature for 1 h, low yields of 7a were obtained (Table 2, entries 1−4). By Scheme 1. Reaction of Dithiocarbamic Acids and S-Alkyl Dithiocarbamates with Nitroepoxides Table 1. Diversity in the Synthesis of Thiazole-2(3H)thiones entry R 1, R′ 2 (yield %) 1 n-butyl 1a, H 2a (79) 2 n-propyl 1a, H 2b (76) 3 methyl 1a, H 2c (88) 4 isobutyl 1a, H 2d (77) 5 allyl 1a, H 2e (74) 6 n-propyl 1b, 3-OCH3 2f (68) 7 n-propyl 1c, 3-NO2 2g (84) 8 n-butyl 1c, 3-NO2 2h (82) 9 isobutyl 1c, 3-NO2 2i (87) 10 n-propyl 1d, 4-Cl 2j (83) 11 n-butyl 1d, 4-Cl 2k (90) 12 isobutyl 1d, 4-Cl 2l (85) Reaction conditions: amine (1.5 equiv), CS2 (2 equiv), nitroepoxide (0.5 mmol, 1 equiv), THF, rt, 2 h. Isolated yield. Scheme 2. Synthesis of Thiazolidine-2-thiones Reaction conditions: amine (1.5 equiv), CS2 (2 equiv), nitroepoxide (0.5 mmol, 1 equiv), water (3 mL), rt, 2 h. Isolated yield. Scheme 3. One-Pot, Two-Step Process for the Synthesis of Thiazole-2(3H)-thione 2a from Nitrostyrene 4 Organic Letters Letter DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.7b03501 Org. Lett. 2017, 19, 6748−6751 6749 performing the reaction in refluxing THF for 1 h, the yield was improved to 34% (Table 2, entry 5). Although a higher yield (39%) (Table 2, entry 6) of 7a was achieved by increasing the amount of 6a to 1.2 equiv, further increasing the amount of 6a to 1.5 equiv did not improve the yield (Table 2, entry 7). Performing the model reaction in neat conditions at different temperatures revealed that the best yield was obtained at 60 °C (84%) (Table 2, entries 8−10). In summary, stirring S-alkyl dithiocarbamate 6a (1.2 equiv) and nitroepoxide 1a (1 equiv) under solvent-free conditions at 60 °C for 1 h was considered optimal reaction conditions for further derivatization. Using the optimized reaction conditions, the reaction scope was investigated using various S-alkyl dithiocarbamates 6a−g and nitroepoxides 1a−d (Table 3). The desired products 7a−o were obtained in high to excellent yields. The C NMR spectra clearly confirmed the product structure; the chemical shift for C-2 of the thiazole ring was assigned to approximately 162 ppm, while the C-4 and C-5 of the thiazole ring appeared around 148 and 132 ppm, respectively. Interestingly, when the reaction of S-alkyldithiocarbamates 6 with nitroepoxides was carried out in the presence of 1 equiv of DBU in THF, the corresponding reacemic 1-(alkylsulfanyl)-1phenylpropan-2-ones were obtained in excellent yields. The reaction may proceed via the decomposition of S-alkyldithiocarbamate in the presence of DBU to furnish the alkylthiol group, followed by epoxide ring opening and elimination of the nitro group (Scheme 5). In summary, we have developed several efficient and highly practical methods for the synthesis of various categories of N,Sheterocycles including thiazole-2(3H)-thiones (12 new compounds), thiazolidine-2-thiones (four new compounds), and 2(alkylsulfanyl)thiazoles (15 new compounds) from nitroepoxides and in situ generated dithiocarbamic acids or S-alkyl dithiocarbamates. In addition, a facile and green process for the Scheme 4. Synthesis of Dithiocarbamate-Substituted Phenyl 2-Propanones Reaction conditions: secondary amin


Since the Independence of Brazil, different initiatives have attempted to establish a modern state; however, a social and political scenario marked, above all, by the ideals of colonization, the mixture between private and public, the slave system and patriarchalism, has made rational ideas the provinces of the country. In 1889, the Republic was installed in the midst of crises and disputes, being composed by a government based on the American and positivist models. From then on, science and education were propagandized as elements to take the country out of backwardness. In light of this, starting from a reflection on the conceptions of modernity and modernization in Europe in the XIX and XX centuries, this work analyzes both ideas in the political-educational transformations in Brazil, between the imperial and republican period. In the course of the article, the historical relationship between education and civilization is also evidenced, in order to understand the ways in which the Brazilian school was conceived.


Many antitrust violations occur at the local level, there are state laws prohibiting unfair competitive practices, and local prosecuting attorneys are empowered to enforce those laws. Why, then, are not more antitrust cases filed at the local level? This Article will attempt to answer that question by presenting an analysis of the major impediments to local antitrust prosecution. The discussion will focus primarily upon the most frequently raised objections to local enforcement and arguments will be presented to counter those objections. Finally, solutions to some of the practical problems encountered will be proposed. The arguments which the Article presents were formulated as a result of the author's personal experience in handling antitrust cases in San Diego County, California, and it is intended that this analysis of local antitrust prosecution will serve as an aid to both California district attorneys and local prosecutors in other jurisdictions as well. It is the author's position that in certain cases antitrust violations can and should be prosecuted by local officials.


Objectives: This study aimed to determine the prevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) coinfection and HBV seropositivity in perinatally HIV-infected adolescents. A secondary objective was to describe the clinical characteristics of adolescents with chronic HBV/HIV coinfection. Materials and Methods: Multicenter cross-sectional study of perinatally HIV-infected adolescents aged 12–25 years. HBV surface antigen, surface antibody (anti-HBs) and core antibody (anti-HBc) were measured. Coinfection was defined as having persistently positive HBV surface antigen. Seroprotective antibody from immunization was defined as having anti-HBs ≥10 mIU/mL with negative anti-HBc. HBV DNA quantitation and rtM204V/I mutation analysis (lamivudine resistance–associated mutation) were performed in adolescents with chronic HBV infection. Results: From November 2010 to March 2011, 521 patients were enrolled. Mean (SD) of CD4 lymphocyte count was 685 (324) cells/&mgr;L. The prevalence of HBV/HIV coinfection was 3.3% (95% confidence interval: 1.9–5.2%). Protective antibody against HBV was found in 18% of population, and this was significantly higher among adolescents who received than those who did not receive HBV revaccination after receiving antiretroviral therapy (93% versus 6%, P < 0.01). Among adolescents with chronic HBV infection, 88% have received lamivudine; however, 69% have HBV DNA >105 copies/mL and 75% had the rtM204V/I mutation. Conclusions: The prevalence of HBV coinfection in HIV-infected Thai adolescents was 3.3%. Most HIV-infected adolescents had no HBV protective antibody; therefore, revaccination with HBV vaccine is encouraged. The high prevalence of HBV-lamivudine resistance underscores the importance of HBV screening prior to antiretroviral therapy initiation to guide the selection of optimal regimen for coinfected children.


Abstract : This report describes the research results of the High Assurance Virtualization ENgine. HAVEN is an FPGA-based virtualization technology that implements much of the traditional hypervisor functionality in FPGAs instead of in software. There are two main results: A Secure Virtual I/O Manager (SIM) and a Secure Memory Manager (SMM). The Secure Virtual I/O Manager implements a virtual PCI controller along with multiple virtual Network Interface Cards (NIC) in conjunction with independent data buffers on a single FPGA. The CPU sees multiple NIC even though there is only one true physical card. The SMM registers a memory range with the CPU and ensures that all memory managed by the SMM is encrypted and only decrypted when it is moved to the CPU cache.


The idea that G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) may generate or modify various functions as dimmers or higher-order oligomers is now generally accepted. Significant numbers of GPCRs exit as heteromeric assemblies (refered to as hetero-oligomerization), generating novel functions for ligand binding and second messengers, and in turn creating unique receptor trafficking systems for pharmacological profiles (Angers et al., 2002, Bulenger et al., 2005). This is also true of the purinergic receptor family. Over recent years, we have explored many biochemical and pharmacological aspects of this particular family via hetero-oligomerization between metabotropic (i.e. G protein-coupled) purinergic receptors (particularly between P1 and P2), in which the agonists are metabolites playing important role in the purinergic signaling cascade.


THE term "Health Maintenance Organizations" (HMOs to the cognoscenti) is bandied about a good deal these days. Feelings about it, for and against, can sometimes run high. Indeed, attitudes to the term are already polarized to a degree. The enthusiastic advocates and the uncompromising opponents seem to have taken their stance, despite a good deal ofuncertainty about what the term means or implies.


The title complex has been synthesized by the reaction of the ligand TTHA (triethylene tetraaminehexaacetic acid) with NiCO3•2Ni(OH)2•4H2O in water, which was characterized with single crystal X-ray diffraction, element analysis, molar conductivity, ultraviolet and visible (UV-Vis) spectrum, and TG-DTA. The nickel (Ⅱ) center of the aquo-cation [Ni(H2O)6](superscript 2+) is coordinated by six oxygen atoms from water, forming a near symmetry octahedron. Every nickel (Ⅱ) center of anion [Ni2 TTHA(H2O)2](superscript 2-) is coordinated by two aliphatic amine nitrogen atoms, three acetate oxygen atoms from the ligand TTHA and one oxygen atom from water, with binuclear nickel (Ⅱ) to gather by aliphatic amine nitrogen atoms bridged from the ligand TTHA forming two distorted octahedrons.


There are around 10,000 kinds of synthetic dyes and pigments industries with over 7 × 10 tons production worldwide every year [1-3]. The use of synthetic dyes in the textile industry has been the primary cause of environmental pollution because of its undegradable properties in comparison to the natural dyes [4,5]. The restriction of synthetic dyes in the textile industries, actually has already made by every government concerning environmental issues and health safety consideration [6,7]. Natural dye has arisen as a promising substituent of synthetic dye regarding of the problems. Natural dyes have properties that could beneficially reduce the pollution caused by synthetic dyes, which have better biodegradability and less toxicity [8-11]. Natural dye often called as a green and sustainable dyeing process due to its properties, such as low toxicity, biodegradable, its abundance and eco-friendliness [12,13]. Derived from natural resources, natural dyes come from plants, animals, fungi or insects extract. As derived from the natural resource, it is renewed, safe to use and environmental friendly. However, the application of natural dyes has some Fresh Neem Leaves (Azadirachta indica A. Juss) Extraction and Application: An Optimization using Response Surface Methodology


Detectable debris discs are thought to require dynamical excitation (`stirring'), so that planetesimal collisions release large quantities of dust. We investigate the effects of the secular perturbations of a planet, which may lie at a significant distance from the planetesimal disc, to see if these perturbations can stir the disc, and if so over what time-scale. The secular perturbations cause orbits at different semimajor axes to precess at different rates, and after some time tcross initially non-intersecting orbits begin to cross. We show that tcross ~ a_disc^9/2 /(m_pl e_pl a_pl^3), where mpl, epl and apl are the mass, eccentricity and semimajor axis of the planet, and adisc is the semimajor axis of the disc. This time-scale can be faster than that for the growth of planetesimals to Pluto's size within the outer disc. We also calculate the magnitude of the relative velocities induced among planetesimals and infer that a planet's perturbations can typically cause destructive collisions out to 100 s of au. Recently formed planets can thus have a significant impact on planet formation in the outer disc which may be curtailed by the formation of giant planets much closer to the star. The presence of an observed debris disc does not require the presence of Pluto-sized objects within it, since it can also have been stirred by a planet not in the disc. For the star ∊ Eridani, we find that the known radial velocity planet can excite the planetesimal belt at 60au sufficiently to cause destructive collisions of bodies up to 100km in size, on a time-scale of 40Myr. (Less)


- Cooking appliance with fat storage means, and fat storage medium for such appareil.- The invention relates to a food cooking apparatus in the presence of fat, comprising firstly a main body within which is mounted a reception means designed to accommodate therein the food and secondly a heating means designed to cook said food, characterized in that it comprises a storage means (34) of fat ( 35), distinct from the receiving means, the receiving means being adapted and arranged to contain both the food and substantially all of the fat (35) likely to come from the storage means (34) .- apparatus cooking fryers kind.


The present study was conducted at ICAR research complex for eastern region, Patna during kharif 2012 and 2013 with objective to identify rice genotypes having high yield potential and stability under water stress (drought) conditions. Fifteen rice (Oryza sativa L.) genotypes were grown under irrigated and water stress conditions. Water stress was imposed at reproductive stage by withholding irrigation supply. Yield and yield attributesof rice genotypes under water stress condition were recorded. The effects of water stress on various physio-morphological traits associated with drought tolerance were also studied at reproductive stage. Results revealed that, significant yield decline was observed in most of the genotypes grown under stress condition compared to non-stress condition. Drought susceptibility index (DSI) and relative grain yield (RY) were used to illustrate yield stability and yield potential, respectively. Significant variation in drought susceptibility index and relative yield values within genotypes were observed. The DSI values ranged from 0.68 to 1.46 and the mean RY values were 0.85 for irrigated plots and 0.77 for water stressed plots. The rice genotypes IR 83376-BB-24-2, IR 83373-B-B-24-3 IR 84895-B-B-127-CRA-5-1-1 and IR83387-B-B-27-4 showed high yield potential and stability (i.e. DSI mean RY). These drought tolerant genotypes were also superior in terms of grain yield and higher content of desired physio-morphological traits in terms of plant biomass, relative water content, soluble protein and proline content. These drought tolerant rice genotypes may be adopted in large area in rainfed lowland ecosystem where drought is frequent, particularly at reproductive stage.


Sergey Shashnov- Head, Division for Strategic Forecasting, Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge, National Research University - Higher School of Economics (Russia). E-mail: email@example.com Address: 20, Myasnitskaya str., Moscow, Russia, 101000Anna Poznyak- Research Fellow, Research Laboratory for Science and Technology Studies, Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge, National Research University - Higher School of Economics (Russia). E-mail: email@example.com Address: 20, Myasnitskaya str., Moscow, Russia, 101000The paper discusses the results of revising the lists of S&T priorities and critical technologies of the Russian Federation, adopted in 2006 that became the basis for the federal targeted R&D program for the period of 2007-2012. The identification of priorities aims at more efficient budget planning. The lists of S&T priorities and critical technologies are adjusted and updated every four years. The updated lists allow mobilizing available resources on those areas which are associated with the largest economic and social effects as well as improving science, technology and innovation policies. In addition owing to the adjustment of priorities and developing roadmaps businesses get a clear view on the possibilities of commercialization and development of breakthrough solutions related to critical technologies while investors reveal promising directions and best conditions of investment. The authors present in detail the stages of adjusting and selecting the priorities by analyzing the established practices and trends in Russia, European countries as well as on the international level. According to the results of this work six core priority areas have been identified. Compared to the 2006 edition the renewed list was reduced significantly, from 34 to 25 positions. The number of critical technologies decreased in all directions, except for «Transport and Space Technology». Five technologies retained their wording unchanged, in 11 cases the formulations have been adjusted while the rest changed significantly. The list of critical technologies reflects the latest scientific and technological trends in conjunction with the objectives of socio-economic development. In the short term one may expect scientific and technological breakthroughs in these areas that will lead to the emergence of new markets, increasing competitiveness of domestic products, a higher quality of life and national security. They are all characterized by significant economic, social and environmental effects.


The study of brain connectivity is one of the recent and growing concepts which has been very important as exploring brain function discrepancy between healthy and patient ones. In this study, a non-invasive Electroencephalography (EEG) method is used to record the electrical activity of the brain. EEG signals are recorded of individuals at resting-state and performing mathematical calculations. According to the quality of performing mathematical calculations, 36 study participants were classified into two groups of bad and good counters. To analyze brain connectivity, two approaches are considered. The first analysis is comparing the performance of good and bad counters, and the next step involved comparing rest and doing task patterns among all cases. In this regard, graph theory has been used. These mentioned graphs are constructed using Pearson correlation analysis and by using different thresholds, the graphs are sparsed. At each threshold, graph features are extracted. In the continuation of the research, after extracting features such as global efficiency, local efficiency, clustering coefficient, transitivity, and modularity, a non-parametric statistical test is used for evaluation. The results show a significant difference in the features of global efficiency and modularity at the 0.65 threshold in both resting and performing mental tasks in all individuals. Moreover, there is no statistically significant difference in thresholds when comparing good and bad counters features at resting-state.


The effect of lamination process on the performance of Metglas/Pb(Zr,Ti)O3-based composite magnetoelectric (ME) sensors has been studied. Improved sensor processing can lead to higher coupling between the magnetostrictive and piezoelectric phases. A higher coupling factor results in higher magnetic field sensitivity and lower equivalent magnetic noise floors. Spin-coat/vacuum-bag application and cure of interfacial epoxy, in addition to the use of Metglas foils with enhanced magnetostriction (λ = 42 ppm), has led to an increase in the ME coefficient from 6 to 21.6 V/cm·Oe, and a decrease in the 1 Hz equivalent magnetic noise from 2 × 10−10 to 4 × 10−11 T/√Hz.


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Reconfigurable manufacturing systems (RMS) show multiscale characteristics on the granularity of reconfiguration. In order to assist manufacturing enterprises to appropriately select a reconstruction scale, the performance of manufacturing system was transformed into signal, which was disposed to be quantitatively expressed. On the basis of the characteristics and structure principles, the multiscale characteristics of RMS were proposed. Then a multiscale intrinsic model was established. The daily capacity was chosen as the production performance signal. Fourier transformation was used to reveal and quantitatively state the relationship between the reconfiguration scale and system performance. The model was then validated by means of a case-study.


A triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) composed of porous conductive-polymer and intercalated PTFE wrapping wires, is demonstrated. The proposed TENG generated a short-circuit current for a long duration and showed enhanced output performance compared with the conventional flat TENG. To qualitatively analyze the output characteristics of the proposed TENG, modeling based on parallel connection of the finite capacitors was accomplished while focusing on two important factors: surface charge density and effective surface area. Simulation was also carried out and the results were compared with the measured data to validate the proposed model.


The visible red band light emission of the Si-rich silicon oxide films prepared by electron-beam evaporation with postannealing was investigated. The films annealed at temperatures lower than 600°C were composed of Si nanoclusters with high fraction of boundary atoms, featuring photoluminescence (PL) band centered at 700–710nm. By contrast, the PL bands of the films annealed at temperatures higher than 600°C redshifted with the expansion of the Si nanoclusters. The most intense light emission was observed in the 600°C annealed sample. The conversion of the luminescence mechanism from surface states controlled to quantum confinement controlled was proposed on the basis of the evolution of the film structure.


Importantandcommonsyndromesofoldage,suchas dementia, parkinsonism, falls, depression, andurinary incontinence, may be associated with vas-cular pathology affecting subcortical brain struc-tures.Theadventofneuroimaginghasbroughtthismore to the attention of clinicians and researchers,with increasing evidence that the common findingsof white matter change, and small lacunar infarctsare not entirely benign, as previously assumed.Such lesions are common in elderly populations:only 5% of 1077 subjects aged between 60 and90 from the Rotterdam study were found to becompletely free of white matter lesions.


This study investigates the nature of asymmetric passthrough of global food inflation to domestic inflation in Pakistan by using monthly data from 1993M2 to 2012M2. In this study, stationarity of the data is checked by applying Augmented Dickey Fuller (ADF) test. Ordinary Least Square (OLS) estimation results indicate that passthrough of global food inflation in consumer prices in Pakistan is asymmetric for the covered data period, i.e. domestic prices respond differently in the period of global surge in food prices as compared to fall in prices. The policy recommendation based on the results is that government should protect marginalized segments of the economy from abnormal effects of global food inflation to save them from food insecurity, poverty and vulnerability.


The inequality in 1 results from the non-negativity of the KL divergence. Department of DSAI, Faculty of Information Technology, Monash University, Australia. Correspondence to: Quan Hoang <email@example.com>. Proceedings of the 37 th International Conference on Machine Learning, Vienna, Austria, PMLR 119, 2020. Copyright 2020 by the author(s). 1.2. Proof of Equation 4. Lemma 2. For a fixed distribution q (z), the optimal distribution p (z | x) that minimizes the functional F [p (z | x) , q (z)]:


This essay examines how work with basic values at acollege in a medium sized Swedish city proceeds. The college serves as anobject of case study and is thought to be representative of a large numbe ...


No study yet described the comparative efficacy of two over‐the‐counter (OTC) anti‐aging products in Asian subjects using the techniques involving analysis of living skin.


In this paper, we will define the derived 2-functor by projective resolution of any symmetric 2-group, and give some related properties of the derived 2-functor.


Belanger and Chamberland briefly reflect on the universality of the visual arts as a way of transcending linguistic and cultural barriers. Biographical notes on 18 artists.