If co-optation is a loss of feminism – about a feminist subject or strategy within a social movement that has moved to other movements and institutions not thought of as feminist – then we have to acknowledge that feminism has never been about a subject singularly produced through gender. Theories of intersectionality or postcolonialism also reveal a feminism that is not purely articulated by one social movement solely based on gender, but a gendered subject intimately co-constructed with other social movements and institutions.


Synthesis of high temperature polyimide foams with pore sizes in the nanometer range was developed. Foams were prepared by casting graft copolymers comprising a thermally stable block as the matrix and a thermally labile material as the dispersed phase. The copolyimides as the matrix material were prepared via polycondensation reactions of pyromellitic dianhydride with three new diamines (4BAP, 3BAP, and BAN) through the poly(amic acid) precursors. Functionalized poly(propylene glycol) (PPGBr-1000 and PPGBr-2500) as the labile oligomer was prepared via reaction of poly(propylene glycol) monobutyl ether with 2-bromoacetyl bromide. Graft copolymers were prepared by the reaction of the poly(amic acid)s with these thermally labile constituents. Upon thermal treatment the labile blocks were subsequently removed leaving pores with the size and shape of the original copolymer morphology. The polyimides and foamed polyimides were characterized by some conventional methods including FTIR, H-NMR, DSC, TGA, SEM, TEM, and dielectric constant. The average pore size of the polyimide nanofoams was in the range of 5–20 nm. The structure–property relationships of the prepared nanofoams were investigated based on the diamine structures and also molecular weights of labile groups. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.


This work is a study, by item, of the direct restrictive factors in the way of improvement of the operating speed of the commuter trains on civil railways. The factors related to the rails will include the safety against derailment, vibration, traveling comfort in relation to oscillation, and track strength with regard to resistance to breakage. An inquiry has been made in this study into the possibility of train operation at the maximum speed ranging from 120 to 130 km/hr. As the train speed is increased, track failures increase. Thus, it is necessary to improve the tracks which still remain at the lowest level of structural requirements.


THE patient, a widow, aged 79, was under the care of Dr. W. H. Briand. She had suffered from troublesome irritation of the vulva, with pain on sitting down, on walking, and on passing water. Examination showed a condition of kraurosis of the vulva of an advanced type. Just within the vagina at the vulvo-vaginal margin, on the left side, there was a hard nodule the size of a pea, which felt suspiciously like a malignant growth. I advised removal of the whole of the affected area of the vulva and of a portion of the vagina involved by the growth. This was carried out, and a microscopical examination of the nodule showed that it was carcinoma. It has long been recognized that kraurosis of the vulva may be a precursor of carcinoman; I have met with about a score of cases of kraurosis, and this is the second in which malignant disease had supervened, so that the liability to this complication may be looked upon as a definite one. When kraurosis is so troublesome as to necessitate operation, the procedure that I have usually adopted is as follows: An incision is carried round the vulva just outside the affected area, a second incision skirts the margin of the vagina and vulva, passing in front of the urethra in its anterior portion; the whole area between these two incisions, involving the labia minora and majora and the clitoris, is removed; the cut edges are brought together, the resulting scar being triradiate; the junction of the three limbs of the scar is just in front of the urethra. In this case the procedure was modified by carrying the inner incision higher up in the vagina.


The embodiment of the invention discloses a data management method and device, relates to the technical field of computers, and aims to solve the problems of slow current maintenance and update processes of a dimension table and low safety. The method comprises the following steps: receiving a maintenance and update command; acquiring user identity information and dimension table information of the dimension table needing to be maintained and updated according to the maintenance and update command; acquiring preset dimension table configuration information according to the dimension table information, wherein the dimension table configuration information comprises a source database in which the dimension table is positioned, a target database of which the dimension table needs to be synchronized, and dimension table operation authorization information; judging whether the user identity information satisfies the dimension table operation authorization information or not according to the user identity information and the dimension table operation authorization information; if the user identity information satisfies the dimension table operation authorization information, updating the dimension table needing to be maintained and updated, and synchronizing the updated dimension table to the target database. The method and the device are suitable for data management of the dimension table.


On January 15, 2016, Haier Group, China's leading home appliances maker, announced that it was going to acquire General Electric's Appliances unit for $5.4 billion. The deal was reached shortly after GE withdrew from an earlier agreement with Swedish appliance company Electrolux with a purchase price of $3.3 billion. This case analysis will explore the motives of Haier's acquisition move, benefits the acquisition will likely bring to Haier, as well as potential challenges. It also includes an analysis of the US and global home appliances markets, with in-depth analysis of key competitors in this changing market.


The deterioration of eco environment in the upper basin of Yangtze has attracted the attention of the public. In the course of eco reconstruction,many problems will be encountered, such as occupation problem,food problem and financial problem. Financial problem is rudimentary. The people in the upper basin of the Yangtze River may not be able to complete the eco reconstruction on their own. According to the principles of pay use,and considering efficiency and fairness and utilizing the thinking of game theory, the authors proposed the building of an economic compensation system in combination of the inner compensation, outer compensation and gap compensation in order to turn the coordination among the economics, environment and society into reality. In the early period of eco reconstruction,the external compensation and gap compensation are the major steps and the internal compensation may be complementary; After the economics in the upper basin has been improved,the internal compensation is the major steps,while external and gap compensations are complementary.The internal compensation is to explore the latent potential of resource and economics in the upper basin,external to enhance the ability of creation of the upper basin,gap to create better policy environment,in addition to investment.


A groove large-optical cavity (G-LOC) InGaAsP/InP laser has been fabricated on semi-insulating InP substrate. The fabrication process involves only a single step liquid phase epitaxial growth on a channeled substraote, and is thus simple and reproducible. The device combines the advantages of the groove laser and the LOC structure. In groove laser, the presence of a built-in real index waveguide makes it possible to obtain low-threshold, single mode operation, while the LOC structure posseseg the potential capability of delivering high output power. As a result, threshold current as low as 25 mA and an output power of 200 mW per facet have been achieved. The G-LOC Laser can be used as light source in applications such as optical communication and signal process, as well as integrated with other optoelectronic devices.


Abstract. The coffee berry borer, Hypothenemus hampei (Ferrari), has at least two generalist predators that are well-known for their biological control potential, the little fire ant, Wasmannia auropunctata and various species of lizards in the genus Anolis. While it is frequently suggested that multiple control elements make biological control more efficacious, particular situations may not reveal such an effect. We investigated the relationship between these two potential biological control elements by surveying coffee bushes on 11 sites within six farms in the central coffee-producing area of Puerto Rico. At both the site level and the level of individual coffee trees, W. auropunctata had a significant negative effect on the presence of Anolis spp., suggesting that in this particular case the benefits of multiple generalist predators may be elusive.


Nitrous oxide (N2O) is one of the important greenhouse gases responsible for global warming and destruction of the ozone layer. In a laboratory experiment the effects of moisture regime, temperature, and N fertilizer application on emission of N2O from soil were studied. Gas samples were analyzed with a gas chromatograph equipped with electron capture detector. Total emission of N2O during 32 days ranged from 0.03 mg N2O kg−1 soil at 5°C with no fertilizer at field capacity to 26.26 mg N2O kg−1 soil at 5°C with 200 mg N kg−1 soil in submerged condition. Emission of N2O was higher in submerged condition compared to field capacity moisture regime of soil. Application of N as ammonium sulphate increased the emission in both the moisture regimes. Emission of N2O in field capacity moisture regime was the highest at 45°C, whereas in submerged condition the highest emission was recorded at 25°C. There was a strong interaction effect of temperature and moisture regime on emission of N2O.


It is proposed to use the heat-exchange apparatus whose surface was formed by two-phase siphons of a closed type for the system of deep recovery of the heat of escaping gases of the boiler with the steam capacity of 0.278 kg/s. To protect the gas escape channel from the damage the by-pass was arranged for the portion of combustion gases passing by the heat-exchange apparatus that allows us to raise the temperature of escaping gases above the dew-point temperature. Due to the fact that the heat-exchange apparatus uses the physical heat of gases and also the heat released during the condensation of water steam from the combustion products of natural gas its surface is subdivided in two stages that use different liquids as an intermediate heat carrier for the thermosiphons, in particular the stage without the steam condensation uses water and the stage with the steam condensation uses the water-ammonia mixture. This required some improvement of the known methods of heat calculation for the thermosiphon-type heat exchange apparatus. Computing studies were carried out using the software developed by the authors. The investigation allowed us to establish that in the case of maintenance of the fuel rate at a fixed level the heat recovery system allows us to provide the steam production at a capacity of 0.278 kg/s and also to additionally heat 0,5049 kg/s of the heating system water in the hot water supply system in the range of 10 °C to 65 °C and also to generate the condensate at a capacity of 0.0247 kg/s. The comparison of heat-exchange apparatuses of a thermosiphon type and coil type showed that their structures are comparable with regard to heat engineering and overall indicators.


A method of identifying individuals using visual-evoked-potential (VEP) signals and neural network (NN) is proposed. In the approach,a backpropagation (BP) NN is trained to identify individuals using gamma-band (30-50 Hz) spectral power ratio of VEP signals extracted from 61 electrodes located on the scalp of the brain. The gamma-band spectral-power ratio is computed using a zero-phase Butterworth digital filter and Parseval's time-frequency equivalence theorem. NN classification gives an average of 99.06% across 400 test VEP patterns from 20 individuals using 10-fold cross-validation scheme. This shows promise for the approach to be developed further as a biometric identification system.


Unraveling the impacts occurring within peasant resulting from the expansion of palm oil production in the Northeast Para is what we seek in this article. Between the years 2011 and 2013, traveled six rural communities in the municipalities of Bujaru and Concordia do Para. To collect data and analyze reports institutional documents (INCRA, EMBRAPA). However, the primary stage of the research was the realization of field work, when we get closer and experience the daily life of the research subjects. Our data induce us to think that the capital has pushed farmers to ensure the subjection of income from land to capitalism, the peasants in turn have reacted and fought to remain living off the land and building their autonomy. Normal 0 21 false false false PT-BR X-NONE X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Tabela normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:auto; mso-para-margin-right:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:auto; mso-para-margin-left:0cm; text-align:justify; mso-line-height-alt:0pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-language:EN-US;}


This paper presents results of an investigation of the optimum signal processor for passive time delay estimation in a multisensor, multitarget environment. Target-sensor geometry is assumed stationary over the observation interval. In this paper, performance of the optimum processor, in terms of the Cramer-Rao Lower Bound, is presented; bias and variance characteristics of the conventional time delay processor are discussed; and performance comparisons between the optimum and the conventional processors are made.


Abstract The clean shipping concept emerged in a bid to make maritime transportation green and environmentally friendly. This mandate is being accomplished through improved conducts, actions and technology in the maritime industry. One of such measures was the creation of the Sulphur Emission Control Areas (SECA) in 2005 and 2012 to reduce the rate of sulphur emissions from shipping. Sustainable growth—an EU 2020 priority—is strategically linked to the SECA regulation in that it promotes resource efficiency, greener environment and a competitive economy. Thus, the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) and, as adopted by the European Parliament (EP), SECA regulation stipulated that from 2015 all ships in SECA are under the obligation to use low sulphur marine fuel that must not exceed 0.1% (IMO, 2011). This regulation has incited rigorous arguments on the economic disadvantage it would subject affected maritime stakeholders who are made to comply with stringent regulation their counterparts in non-SECA are not subjected to. Two years of 0.1% sulphur regulations have witnessed many changes in the maritime industry and most of the first responses were realised with vessels that ply along the Baltic Sea. This work presents an account of European maritime industry's approaches towards SECA regulations and the stakeholders' thoughts on the economic impact of SECA. This contribution brings a clearer picture to the status quo as well as highlighting a needed future focus.


Aim of this paper is to analyse the role of warehouse receipts in the agribusiness sector, as well as prerequisites for successful public warehouses system. Warehouse receipt emerge as a promising financial instrument for farmers and other owners of agricultural products to provide loan against warehouse receipts. Warehouse receipts also offer alternative investment opportunities for banks by creating a new asset class. The paper analyses the experiences of the Serbia, which introduced the system of public warehouses in 2009. Applied research methodology includes literature review, comparation analyses and Indemnity fund' data analyses. According to the results of this paper, Serbian legal framework can be good example for other countries aiming to establish public warehouses system as a system consisting on all necessary prerequisite to establidh successful public warehouse system. After positive experiences in the initial years, the development of the public warehouse system in Serbia came to a standstill in 2015., when two frauds in the public warehouse system occurred, which led to a loss of confidence in public. An important lesson learned in Serbia is that in addition to complete legislation based on the experience of successful public warehouse systems, it is necessary to implement legal provisions in practice. According to the results of the paper, the main cause of the crash of public warehouses in Serbia is despite the legal provision on the establishment of a special inspection for public warehouses, this most important link has never been established in practice. Lessons learned in Serbia can be a useful experience for other countries, j the process of establishing this important system for agribusiness sector. This paper provides first comprehensive analyses of the public warehouse system in the Serbia.


(Excerpted from "The American Psychiatric Association Practice Guidelines for the Psychiatric Evaluation of Adults, Third Edition." Copyright © 2016, American Psychiatric Association. Reprinted with permission.).


Polymeric composites materials have been developed to a high extend, lately, because of their very important and special characteristics. Once obtained, parts made of these materials type, often need machining and milling represent an efficient procedure. Simulation of cylindrical-face milling process enables determination of possible errors in cutting tool's trajectory while mathematical models of resulting surface roughness allow estimation of this micro-geometrical precision parameter values.


The present invention discloses a torque fluctuation absorber (1), comprising: a first rotary member (10), which is formed in an annular shape, and comprises a first projecting portion formed on the inner circumferential surface (10B); a second rotary member (11, 12), with the first rotary member (10) is connected; third rotary member (20,20B), which comprises a second protrusion portion formed at an outer circumferential surface (2Od); damper portion (2), which a torque fluctuation absorber caused by the torsion between the second rotary member (11, 12) and the third rotatable member (20,20B); and, an elastic member (16,30,31), which is arranged in a first projection portion (10b) between the second projecting portion (2Od) and, as well, when the damper portion (2) is generated by absorbed second rotary member (11, 12) and between the third rotational member (20,20B) caused by the torsion when the torque fluctuation, the elastic member (16,30,31) absorbs a first projection portion (10b) and second protrusion portions (2Od) an impact generated by direct contact.


Ganglion cell tumours, including gangliogliomas and gangliocytomas, are low grade neoplasms with a mature neuronal component. Ganglion cells within these lesions occasionally exhibit neurodegenerative changes including neurofibrillary tangles (NFT) similar to those in Alzheimer's disease. The frequency and spectrum of degenerative pathology in these lesions have not been defined, nor has their relation to patient age or factors such as apolipoprotein E (ApoE) genotype that predispose to Alzheimer's disease. We studied 72 ganglion cell tumours (61 gangliogliomas, 11 gangliocytomas) from patients 7 months to 72‐years‐old. Haematoxylin and eosin (H&E), silver stains (Hirano method) and immunohistochemistry for tau, α‐synuclein and β‐amyloid were performed on formalin‐fixed, paraffin‐embedded tissue from surgical specimens. Tau‐and silver‐positive NFT and neuropil threads (NPT) were present in four of 26 ganglion cell tumours from patients over 30‐years‐old (ages 31, 38, 50, and 58 years). Neuronal granulovacuolar degeneration (GVD) was noted in five of 26 tumours from patients over 30‐years‐old (mean, 48 years). NFT, NPT, and GVD were not seen in ganglion cell tumours from patients under 30‐years‐old[0/46]. Cytoplasmic argentophilic bodies distinct from NFT were present in five of 26 tumours from patients over 30‐years‐old and in two of 46 under 30 years. Neither α‐synuclein positive neuronal inclusions nor β‐amyloid immunoreactivity was noted in ganglion cell tumours from any age group. The distribution of ApoE genotypes was similar among those tumours that contained tau‐associated neuropathology and those that did not. Neurodegenerative changes are uncommon in ganglion cell tumours, but increase in frequency with patient age. GVD, tau‐positive NFT and NPT, and argentophilic bodies occur more often in ganglion cell tumours from patients over 30‐yrs‐old, but do not appear to be associated with a specific ApoE genotype.


Arachnoid cysts are benign tumours of the arachnoid, they constitute around one percent of all intracranial spaceoccupying lesions. Among the cystic lesions of the sellar region, intrasellar arachnoid cysts are rare and contribute to about three percent of all intracranial arachnoid cysts. Most common sites of encounter are the Sylvian fissure followed by the cerebellopontine angle, the supracollicular area and the vermis.


Gingival fibromatosis is a clinical condition that is characterized by gingival overgrowth. It is often caused due to medication, hereditary reasons and other local factors. When the etiology is unknown, they are referred as Idiopathic gingival enlargement (IGE). IGE is a rare and is often occurs as a manifestation of an underlying syndrome or as a separate entity. They clinically appear as gingival overgrowth with firm consistency with both deciduous and permanent dentition equally affected and worsens during adolescence. IGE is a slowly growing benign growth affecting all anatomic parts of the gingiva leading to esthetic and functional problems with difficulty in speech, mastication and deglutition. This leads to plaque accumulation which complicates the previous gingival enlargements. There are many cases reporting the idiopathic gingival enlargement in the literature, but here we report a rare case of non-syndromic association of IGE, chronic periodontitis and plasma cell gingivitis in an older patient.


Background: GDF-15 (growth/differentiation factor 15) is induced by myocardial stretch, volume overload, inflammation and oxidative stress. Its expression is tightly linked with cardiovascular events as well as the risk for major bleeding and all-cause mortality. The present study aimed to elucidate the prognostic potential of GDF-15 in patients after cardiac surgery. Methods: 504 patients undergoing elective cardiac valve and/or coronary artery bypass graft surgery were prospectively enrolled. GDF-15 levels were measured prior surgery to evaluate the impact on bleeding events, thromboembolic events and mortality. Results: Preoperative GDF-15 was associated with the primary endpoint of intra- and postoperative red blood cell transfusion (for bleeding risk factors adjusted [adj] OR [odds ratio] per 1-SD [standard deviation] of 1.62 [95%CI:1.31-2.00]; p<0.001). Higher concentrations of GDF-15 were observed in patients reaching the secondary endpoint of major or clinically relevant minor bleeding (for bleeding risk factors adj. OR per 1-SD of 1.70 [95%CI:1.05-2.75]; p=0.030) during the 1st postoperative year, but not for thromboembolic events. GDF-15 was a predictor for cardiovascular mortality (for comorbidities adj. HR [hazard ratio] per 1-SD of 1.67 [95%CI:1.23-2.27]; p=0.001) and all-cause mortality (for comorbidities adj. HR per 1-SD of 1.55 [95%CI:1.19-2.01]; p=0.001). A combined risk model of GDF-15 and EuroSCORE II outperformed the EuroSCORE II alone for long-term survival (c-index: 0.75 [95%CI: 0.70-0.80], p=0.046; net reclassification improvement: 33.6%, p<0.001). Conclusion: Preoperative GDF-15 concentration is an independent predictor for intra- and postoperative major bleeding, major bleeding during the first year and for long-term cardiovascular or all-cause mortality after cardiac surgery.


This final project enhances an existing video on demand service with to new features that improve its usuability. Firstly, whenever a new high definition video is added to the system lower definition versions are automatically generated. By doing this, receiver adaptation is availablke in the form of spatial scalability. Secondly, a thumbnail is extracted for each video from a predefined time code in the video. The generated still images are further used and integrated in the web interface as well as remote Set Top Box interface.


The vectorial nature of hepatocyte receptor-mediated endocytosis (RME) and its susceptibility to cytoskeletal disruptors has suggested that a polarized network of microtubules plays a vital role in directed movement during sorting. Using as markers a well-known ligand, asialoorosomucoid, and its receptor, we have isolated endocytic vesicles that bind directly to and interact with stabilized endogenous hepatocyte microtubules at specific times during a synchronous, experimentally initiated, single wave of RME


The acquisition of surface water information is of great significance to environmental protection and rational development and utilization of water resources. With the rapid development of remote sensing technology, it has many advantages, such as large coverage, fast acquisition of information, short period, large amount of information, etc.It can provide large-scale and multi-dimensional data, which plays an important role in further esearch of Nansi Lake. In this paper, the PMS multi-spectral data of January 2019 was used as the data source, and the land use classification of Nansi Lake based on the eCognition software. Normalized water index extraction (NDWI) was used to extract water body information of Nansi Lake.


Abstract: Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis's poem "Soneto de Natal" and the chapter "Um soneto" from his novel Dom Casmurro exhibit striking points of intersection that describe the same process: the creation of a sonnet. In the novel, Bentinho abandons his attempt with only a first and last line. "Soneto de Natal" presents a full fourteen; yet, when scrutinized, it rings as hollow as Bentinho's. This idea of the lacuna speaks to much of Machado's early poetry, which suggests that access to the poetic muse is bestowed through suffering by experience. Thus, the young Bentinho, not unlike the mute prophet of one such early poem, struggles for inspiration while "Soneto de Natal" presents the inverse: the prophet granted experience who discovers that he is, like a poet-Moses, slow of verse. By analyzing these two sonnets, taking into account their shared imagery, vocabulary, themes, and the stylistic choices of "Soneto de Natal," we not only find a Machadian critique of the sonnet-mania of the 1890s, but also unmask "Soneto de Natal" as the anti-promethean exemplar of the novel's sonnet-making blueprint. In a deft sleight of hand, Machado illustrates his point in the most effective way possible: by passing off satire as the genuine article.


This study started from the awareness of the sharing economy"s positive features for the expansion of a collaborative consumption culture based on a trust and collectivity, and for intensifying the local industrial competitiveness and the life quality of citizen through using the idle resources. In this study, with the target for sharing accommodation which is recently reviewed with legal and institutional in Korea, the citizen's supports for making the public platform of sharing accommodation were measured through the willingness to pay(WTP) of citizens. As a results of an estimated WTP of the socio-economic benefits of the sharing accommodation platform applied for contingent valuation method(CVM), the result of double bounded dichotomous choice CVM is 4,141 won a per household, Tobit model is 13,305 won. Finally, the total socio-economic values of the platform business of sharing accommodation derived by extending the results of DBDC, are estimated about 2.4 billion 80 million won. This means the socio-economic benefits of citizens in Daejeon according to activating a sharing accommodation as a sharing economy in tourism sector.


Background: In the present day, indoor air pollution is a global issue affecting more than 3 billion lives due to the extensive use of solid biomass fuels. Indoor air pollution has been a major cause of cardiorespiratory illnesses in low- and middle-income countries, majorly affecting women and young children. There is a greater need to understand the drivers of rural health vulnerability associated with indoor air pollution. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in Indian rural setting to assess the impact of indoor biomass combustion on the respiratory health of households. A framework was designed and implemented to evaluate exposure source and risk factors associated with poor respiratory health in the subject population. A primary survey was conducted for 540 rural households belonging to different socio-economic strata. Three types of questionnaires (air quality assessment, socio-economic, health assessment) were used to investigate the determinants of health vulnerability due to exposure to indoor air pollution. Results and Conclusion: A robust analysis displayed vulnerability of the exposed population. Risk estimation showcased high association between biomass combustion and morbidity. The findings suggest a rural ethos health determinant. The overall prevalence of chest illness is significantly affected by socio-economic indicators and environmental parameters.


Conceptualization (AC) Learning in this stage involves using logic and ideas, rather than feelings, to understand problems and situations. Reliance is on systematic planning and developing theories and ideas to solve problems. "Thinkers" learn by logical analysis of ideas, systematic planning, and acting on intellectual understanding of a situation. Active Experimentation (AE) In this stage learners actively experiment with influencing situations. They have a practical approach and a concern for what really works. They value getting things done and seeing the results. This kind of learner has an ability to get things done, a willingness to take risks, and can influence people and events through action.


The invention discloses a method of liquid beam jet flows electrolyzing and processing dimples. Sizes of the dimples are controlled by adjusting diameter sizes of liquid beams of jetted electrolytes and jetted time, numbers of the dimples are controlled through numbers of jets, and processing speed is controlled by controlling the distance between a jet electrode and a surface which is waiting for being processed. Operation is simple, processing accuracy and processing efficiency are high, application range is extensive, shapes of processing surfaces are not restrained, processing links are fewer, and process cost is low. Meanwhile, light liquid state electric insulation mediums are used to be shield masks, adaptability is good, being tightly attached on the processed surface, non-processing parts of the surface which is waiting for being processed are protected to be easy to recover and revise, stray corrosion effects around processed areas are weakened effectively, locality of dimple processing and thin size processing ability are improved, and processing accuracy is high.


Ivan Ivanovitch Ivaniukov (1844-1912) was an eminent Russian economist, the author of a number of outstanding studies. Later in life he become one of the founders of the first Russian school of economics, which was opened in St. Petersburg Polytechnical Institute. I. I. Ivaniukov was one of the first lecturers to teach the history of economics and the history of economic theory in Russia. He was also among the first to introduce Russian scientific community to the theory of German new Historical School.


The RTL-46 provides an aircraft which utilizes advanced technology within the fictional Aeroworld market to better service the air travel customers and airlines of Aeroworld. The RTL-46 is designed to serve the portion of the travel market which flies less than 10,000 feet per flight. The design cruise velocity for the aircraft is 35 ft/sec, which rapidly expedites travel through Aeroworld. The major focus of the endeavor was to design an aircraft which would serve the Aeroworld market better than the existing aircraft, the HB-40. This could have been done through targeting another portion of the Aeroworld market or through serving the current HB-40 market more effectively. Due to the fact that approximately 70 percent of the potential Aeroworld passengers desired flights of 10,000 ft or less, this range became the target market for the RTL-46.


Tritium-labelled methyl farnesoate ([3H]-MF, 6.6 Ci/mmol) was prepared from a tritiated allylic alcohol derivative by an efficient new one-pot halogen exchange-reductive dehalogenation sequence. The resulting [3H]-MF was converted in three steps to a diazomethyl ketone analog, [3H]-FDK, which can be used for the photoaffinity labelling of MF binding proteins.


ASP(Active Server Pages) are a set of script environment on the server end by developed Microsoft. The network long-range teaching platform based on ASP technology is characteristic of simple programming, convenient defending, rich functions and so on.


We give the first example of a simply connected compact 5-manifold (Smale-Barden manifold) which admits a K-contact structure but does not admit any Sasakian structure, settling a long standing question of Boyer and Galicki.


Researchers universally agree that interactions between police and community members have the propensity to be emotionally charged. However, to date, there is limited research investigating situational and dynamic factors that make an interaction between a police officer and citizen more or less emotionally charged. Analyzing unedited police body-worn camera footage, associated with 287 criminal code violations, this research explores the individual, behavioral, and environmental factors that affect police officers' and citizens' emotional states during a police–citizen interaction. Results show clear variations at the situational, organizational, and environmental levels influencing the observed emotional state of the suspect and police officer.


This report presents 1994 peak period vehicle and passenger volumes entering four employment centers: Tysons Corner, Rock Spring Park, Ammendale Business Campus/Konterra Business Campus, and Fairview Park South.


It is the hemp of India, annual herbaceous plant, of Central Asian origin, belonging to the family of cannabáceas with one species: cannabis sativa and two varieties: Indica and American. All the plants of the cannabáceas family are dioicas: they have small masculine and feminine flowers in different plants. Those flowers are also called "buds". It is a drug that has its own entity, since it cannot be incorporated into classic classifications of A) Central Nervous System Depressant Drugs (CNS), B) Stimulant Drugs of the CNS and C) Hallucinogenic Drugs, because it has all three properties. The cannabis sativa (grown) as well as being cultivated drug abuse, also for fiber production and in this case the plant has a low concentration (<0.25%) of ∆9tetrahydrocannabinol (THC ∆9),2–5 and cannabidiol discharge (CBD), the first of the psychoactive effects being responsible, which in this case is minimal or negligible.6


Abstract : This project was a modeling and synthesis effort that examined metal and metal-complexing ligand dynamics in a major US Naval harbor, the Elizabeth River (VA). It built on our past work (funded through the ONR Harbor Processes program) studying the biogeochemical cycling of Cu, Cd, Zn, and Mn in the water column and sediments of the Elizabeth River.


Various analytical and numerical simulation models have been proposed in the past to solve the Boltzmann Transport Equation in order to describe semi-ballistic phonon transport in silicon nanowires. One of which is the statistical method called the Monte Carlo simulation. Most of the available Monte Carlo models however, prefer the inclusion of cuboidal boundary by applying equivalent diameter to bypass the complication of tracking phonon ensembles at the curved boundary. We propose a Monte Carlo simulation for transient phonon heat transport in silicon nanowires which includes the effect of a fully diffusive cylindrical boundary for temperatures ranging from 50K to 300K. A comparison between the simulation results obtained from the cuboidal and cylindrical boundary is provided to assess validity of the former assumption. The thermal conductivities obtained from the simulation compares well with the experimental data obtained from the literatures for silicon nanowires of diameters 115nm, 56nm and 37nm.


Abstract. West Indian rock iguanas (genus Cyclura) represent the most endangered group of lizards in the world, with most taxa restricted to few or single islands. In addition to distribution and availability of resources, factors influencing optimal use of insular space in these large vertebrates may include a combination of social, ontogenetic, and long-term demographic factors. Life stage-specific dispersal and habitat use patterns have previously been characterized in Cyclura, but assessments across the lifespan are lacking. This study evaluates shifting patterns of movement in a single taxon, Cyclura nubila caymanensis. We used mark–recapture and radio tracking simultaneously to assess age- and sex-dependent variation in spatial ecology. Evidence for prolonged site fidelity among adults was consistent with territoriality-modulating space use in this long-lived taxon. Over 5–10 yr, some females were never resighted or recaptured outside of an 80-m perimeter. A notable exception was that gravid females migrated 1.17 ± 0.91 km to utilize coastal areas during the nesting season. In contrast, neonates dispersed farther (2.32 ± 2.26 km) and their trajectories were often nonlinear. Radio-tracked brother–sister pairs exhibited no tendency to disperse together during their first 4 wk, settling into final known locations at pairwise distances of 2.16 ± 1.74 km. Annual net displacement remained high over the first 1–3 yr of life. Our data are consistent with studies of related taxa wherein individual spatial requirements vary with population density and island size. Notably, panmixis of small island iguana populations appears largely driven by pre-reproductive movements.


Data from a survey of two thousand urban households in South Africa in September 2000 are used to examine household expenditure patterns and the impact on nutrition levels in children. Most contemporary models of household decision-making focus on bargaining between spouses with the major emphasis on the earning power of women and the subsequent influence on household decisions. However, this study finds that differential education levels are more important than earnings in determining how household expenditure decisions are made. Family members appear to have higher levels of nutrition in those householders where women are involved with the spending decisions indicating that financial management may be a valuable complement to education in efforts to improve nutrition in poor communities. JEL classification: 112, 132


he world is getting urbanized. Landscape approach is widely used for integrated assessent of urban areas. In this research we understand urban landscapes as natural-anthropogenic spatial coplexes (NL), which defined as a cobination of a certain type oforphological urban eleents (�orphotypes) and natural patterns. �hereby the classification of urban landscape includes three coponents such as natural background, city-planning structure and existing land use. 15 urban landscapes were defined for the area ofahilew. We haveade typology classification and defined the following classification units of urban landscapes: groups of species, species and variants of urban landscapes. Variants of urban landscapes asseble areas with siilar genesis. We defined 9 variants of urban landscapes. �iverseorphological structure of city identifies 12 species of urban landscapes. Species have been cobined into 3 groups. �he proposed classificationake possible to systeatize data about structure of urban environent for optiization of city planning and cityanageent.


Neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS) is usually a serious neurologic side effect of antipsychotic therapy and characterized by fever, altered mental state, muscular rigidity, and dysautonomia. This chapter provides a contemporary account of NMS, a synthesis of a voluminous and perplexing literature on its pathobiology and management, and gives clear guidelines on the care and prognosis thereafter for patients who develop NMS.


Nanoclays are layered aluminosilicate nanostructures. Depending upon the chemical composition and microscopic structure, various nanoclay types have been discovered such as montmorillonite, bentonite, kaolinite, halloysite nanoclay, etc. Nanoclays have been organically modified to develop compatibility with polymers. Polymer/nanoclay nanocomposites have prompted significant breakthroughs in the field of nanocomposite technology. Green nanocomposites form an important class of nanomaterials using naturally derived degradable materials as matrix/nanofiller. This review essentially deliberates the fundamentals and effect of nanoclay reinforcements in the green polymer matrices. Naturally derived polymers such as cellulose, starch, natural rubber, poly(lactic acid), etc. have been employed in these nanocomposites. Green polymer/nanoclay nanocomposites have been fabricated using various feasible fabrication approaches such as the solution route, melt processing, in situ polymerization, and others. The significance of the structure-property relationships in these nanomaterials, essential to attain the desired features, has been presented. Green polymer/nanoclay nanocomposites are light weight, inexpensiveness, ecofriendly, have a low cost, and enhanced indispensable physical properties. Consequently, the green polymer/nanoclay nanocomposites have found applications towards sustainability uses, packaging, membranes, and biomedical (tissue engineering, drug delivery, wound healing) sectors. However, thorough research efforts are desirable to extend the utility of the green polymer/nanoclay nanocomposites in future technological sectors.


The inclusion of general capabilities as an outcome of education has been explicitly discussed globally from about the 1990s, predominately in the context of the changing skills required for employment. A selection of these skills is included as a dimension of the Australian Curriculum introduced in 2011. Their status was strengthened by ACARA in 2017 (curriculum version 8.3) to "standing 'alongside' and equivalent in structural terms to disciplinary subject areas" (Gilbert, 2018, p. 129).


Objective:To study the relationship between the expression of Livin and Survivin and the carcinogenesis,progression,metastasis and prognosis of colonic cancer.Methods:The expression of Livin and Survivin in 100 specimen of colonic cancer,paracancerous,and normal colon tissue selected respectively were detected by using immunnohistochemistry SP method,and its relationship with the carcinogenesis,progression,metastasis and prognosis of colonic cancer,and with the 5 years survival rate were evaluated.Results:The positive expression rates of Livin and Survivin in colonic cancer were significantly higher than that in paracancerous,and normal colon tissue(P0.05).The expression of Livin and Survivin in colonic cancer have no correlations with the following clinicopathological factors:age,gender,tumor size and differentiation level.But the positive expression rates of Livin and Survivin in the cases with lymph node and distant metastasis were observed significantly higher than those without metastasis.The 5 years survival rates in the cases with positive expression of Livin and Survivin were significantly lower than those with negative expression of Livin and Survivin.There were no correlations between expression of Survivin and expression of Livin.Conclusion:Survivin and Livin may play important roles in the carcinogenesis,progression and metastasis of colonic cancer,and also may provide an important prognostic implication.


According to Max Horkheimer, the core dilemma of capitalist ideology is that it promotes egoism and contempt for egoism at the same time. This basic contradiction translates into belief in an organically structured society consisting of needs satisfying individuals and groups. This can be made out as a principle that prevails across all conservative schools and psychological differences. Conservative parties in the 'West' have started to adopt an unprecedented openness to the diversity of contemporary pluralistic societies. In doing so, they do what conservatives always did – they conform to actual social conditions. Conservatism is far from being anti-diversity, as long as the core belief remains untouched. The transformation of 'Western' conservatism we witness today is moulding conservatism into a form that has since long been established in India, where plurality and multiculturality have never been absent. This new development brings to the fore the key elements of a universal conservatism independen...


Discovering potential attacks on a system is an essential step in engineering secure systems, as the identified attacks will determine essential security requirements. The prevalence of Socio-Technical Systems (STSs) makes attack analysis particularly challenging. These systems are composed of people and organizations, their software systems, as well as physical infrastructures. As such, a thorough attack analysis needs to consider strategic (social and organizational) aspects of the involved people and organizations, as well as technical aspects affecting software systems and the physical infrastructure, requiring a large amount of security knowledge which is difficult to acquire. In this paper, we propose a systematic approach to efficiently leverage a comprehensive attack knowledge repository (CAPEC) in order to identify realistic and detailed attack behaviors, avoiding severe repercussions of security breaches. In particular, we propose a systematic method to model CAPEC attack patterns, which has been applied to 102 patterns, in order to semi-automatically select and apply such patterns. Using the CAPEC patterns as part of a systematic and tool-supported process, we can efficiently operationalize attack strategies and identify realistic alternative attacks on an STS. We validate our proposal by performing a case study on a smart grid scenario.


The presence of the Job Creation Law Number 11 of 2020 opened a new discourse on social forestry policy in Indonesia. The discourse on the concept of forest resource management is used as the basis for the theory and practice of local community-based development. The purpose of this paper is to develop a model of adaptive natural resource management for the development of site-scale social forestry. As potential superior Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs), the types of Papuan nutmeg and black fruit have been utilized by local communities for generations. A mixed method using descriptive system analysis was used in developing the concept of cultural forest. The results of the study found that a cultural-forest-based adaptive natural resource management scenario in West Papua from case studies on the use of nutmeg in Fakfak and black fruit districts in Teluk Wondama district can be designed as a model for social forestry at the site level. The three landscape typologies of natural forest habitat, secondary forest and home gardens are a systemic-holistic unit that demonstrates certainty of access and ownership for determining site-scale social forestry schemes in West Papua.


In my editorial published in Volume 44(10), I highlighted a report from the International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems (IPES-Food) on the urgent need to redirect funding away from conventional green revolution approaches toward agroecology in Africa (Gliessman [1]) Goïta added: "All that is missing is a clear signal from governments, donors and farming leaders that ineffective Green Revolution approaches are consigned to the past, and agroecology is the way forward " The report, available in English and French, identifies eight obstacles to agroecology in West Africa, but also four leverage points where sustained action could build on progress already made, overcome these obstacles, and accelerate the agroecological transition in the region [Extracted from the article] Copyright of Agroecology & Sustainable Food Systems is the property of Taylor & Francis Ltd and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use This abstract may be abridged No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract (Copyright applies to all Abstracts )


The research about analysis of caffeine content on coffee Sumatera and coffee Flores with cycle variations using spectrophotometer UV-Vis has been done. Coffee extract obtained through soxhletation with ethanol 96% and variation cycles used is 3, 6, 9, 12 and 15. The extract obtained is dissolved in ethanol 96% and tested with spectrophotometer UV-Vis at a wavelength of 272 nm. The result obtained in this research is the caffeine content in coffee Sumatera for 3, 6, 9, 12, 15 cycles consecutive are 0.582 mg/L; 0.986 mg/L; 1.315 mg/L; 2.143 mg/L and 2.918 mg/L. While the caffeine content obtained coffee Flores for 3, 6, 9, 12, 15 cycles consecutive are 0.465 mg/L; 0.599 mg/L; 0.728 mg/L; 1.186 mg/L and 1.653 mg/L. Keywords : Coffee Sumatera, Coffee Flores, Ethanol 96%, Soxhletation, Caffeine, Spectrophotometer UV-Vis


In the present paper it is argued that the "neural correlate of consciousness" (NCC) does not appear to be a separate "module" – but an aspect of information processing within the neural substrate of various cognitive processes. Consequently, NCC can only be addressed adequately within frameworks that model the general relationship between neural processes and mental states – and take into account the dynamic connectivity of the brain. We presently offer the REFGEN (general reorganization of elementary functions) model as such a framework. This model builds upon and expands the REF (reorganization of elementary functions) and REFCON (of elementary functions and consciousness) models. All three models integrate the relationship between the neural and mental layers of description via the construction of an intermediate level dealing with computational states. The importance of experience based organization of neural and cognitive processes is stressed. The models assume that the mechanisms of consciousness are in principle the same as the basic mechanisms of all aspects of cognition – when information is processed to a sufficiently "high level" it becomes available to conscious experience. The NCC is within the REFGEN model seen as aspects of the dynamic and experience driven reorganizations of the synaptic connectivity between the neurocognitive "building blocks" of the model – the elementary functions.


When employed as a modulator in power inverters, model predictive control has an equivalence to a recently proposed modulation technique known as feedback quantizer modulation (FBQM). Both schemes produce a random-like switching pattern that can facilitate explicit control over the shape of frequency spectra associated with inverter output voltages and currents. This is useful to satisfy electromagnetic interference and acoustic noise requirements, and to avoid excitation of external system resonances. However, it will be shown in this paper that inverter deadtime introduces a disturbance into FBQM that significantly degrades the ability to shape the frequency spectra. Several compensation techniques, designed to model the effect of deadtime inside the formulation of FBQM, are proposed and experimentally verified on a two-level three-phase inverter.


Cloud computing is the most reliable, competent and useful in the world of current technology. Cloud computing is a technique that consists of several Web-enabled software and services. Resource programming and resource allocation in cloud computing is the vast area of research today. Therefore, the efficient algorithm for scheduling and allocating resources in the cloud will result in more elastic and efficient cloud computing services. The cloud implementation uses several steps from maintenance to deployment, etc. In this document, we conduct a survey of different load balancing algorithms and classify them based on their dynamics and find out the challenges facing these algorithms. So, we compare these algorithms with an approach to the Markov hidden model technique and with this technique, we will try to clarify the load balancing scenario of the cloud service when programming resources. Markov's hidden model in cloud resource scheduling can help predict the next workload that will arrive on the server, under which the system will allocate resources to a given job. This will contribute to better CPU utilization as well as a faster execution environment in cloud computing. Index Terms Cloud Computing; Load balancing; Proactive technique; Resource allocation; Resource Scheduling.


To solve the problems of transmission scheme optimization for complex mechanical products,a new ant algorithm combined the simulated annealing algorithm was put forward.The initial value setting of pheromone and update pheromone model of ant algorithm were improved.Commingled thoughts and design rules for the new ant algorithm were discussed.Process model of transmission scheme optimization design based on the new ant algorithm was also constructed.By using the method,the ideal searching direction of global optimal solution could be found as soon as possible and the convergence speed of ant algorithm was also improved,while the shortcomings of high initial temperature required and slow convergence speed of simulated annealing algorithm were also overcame.Application revealed the feasibility of this method.


Yb3+/Al3+ co-doped silica glasses with different Ce2O3 contents were prepared using the sol–gel method combined with high-temperature sintering. Changes in refractive index, absorption, emission and fluorescence lifetime of these glasses caused by X-ray irradiation were recorded and analyzed systematically. It is found that co-doping with certain amount of Ce could greatly improve the radiation resistance without evident negative effects on the basic optical properties of the Yb3+ ions in the near-infrared region. The nature of the radiation-induced color centres and the mechanism by which Ce prevented the formation of these centres were studied using optical absorption, electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) methods. Direct evidence confirmed that trapped electron centres (Yb2+/Si-E′/Al-E′) and trapped hole centres (Al-OHCs) were effectively inhibited by Ce doping, which was correlated to the coexistence of the redox couple Ce3+/Ce4+ in the glasses. These result...


Windows 10 was released in July 2015 as a free upgrade for Windows 7 and Windows 8 customers. With any operating system upgrade, there are many steps that need carefully planned and many questions answered in order to reduce problems for the technical staff as well as end users. What does the arrival of Windows 10 mean to your organization? How are you going to plan for a smooth transition to Windows 10? How should your organization approach its implementation? Since Windows 10 is free and distributed to Windows users, how will you support the various users who are prompted to install it -- especially home users and users on campus who are not in active directory? This paper will outline the new features of Windows 10, will discuss its improvements as well as the anticipated issues and challenges that may be faced during a campus wide implementation.


Weak law enforcement is usually blamed for the dramatic deterioration of the environment in China. Using a panel data covering 287 Chinese prefecture‐cities during 2004–2011, we investigate the role of personnel turnover and institutions in water pollution. We show that water pollution deteriorates with the tenure of incumbent mayors. Mayor turnover and institutional quality are associated with lower pollution. Furthermore, personnel turnover and institutions complement each other in mitigating pollution: the influence of mayor turnover on pollution reduction is larger in the cities endowed with stronger executive constraints. We also suggest some channels through which personnel turnover affects water pollution. In general, we illustrate that the turnover of cadres has only limited and temporary effects in mitigating pollution.


In the current turmoil of society and market, the insolvency of companies is a topic on the agenda because of social and economic implications that entails. And in time of crisis, like now, more and more companies became insolvent. The phenomenon of corporate insolvency has been studied in several areas, and the controversy has followed ever since, their approach. The subject is complex, and it becomes even more controversial when hugging each other as the taxation of insolvent companies, also complex. This study thus aims to identify and analyze the main problems raised by taxation of insolvent companies. To this end we drew up an empirical study that evaluates and confronts the opinions of the Insolvency Administrators, the Tax and Customs Authority, and Judicial Magistrates, with the aim of contributing to a better solution for business taxation in this regime.


The VALAD system consists of two devices, an axillary crutch (the PAAL crutch) and a forearm crutch (the FAD crutch). Children with various diagnoses have benefited from using these devices. This system has proven to be effective over the past six years at our hospital because it is adaptable to any situation and can be fabricated easily from materials and tools found at most hardware stores. After the therapist provides the final adjustments to the crutches, the children apply the final touches, decorative stickers.


Magnetically insulated induction voltage adders are pulsed-power accelerators widely used in various fields. Preliminary cavity experiments concerning the current uniformity have been done on a prototype induction cavity. The cavity is single-point fed by a 1.0-MV/200-kA/60-ns pulse of Chenguang accelerator. Three different configurations of azimuthal lines are tested. The results indicate that the azimuthal variations of feed currents for all these configurations are less than 40%. And under this extent of nonuniformity, the current distributions slightly affect the cavity output voltage. An electromagnetic (EM) model is proposed for this prototype cavity. The characteristics of cavity output responses and current uniformity are simulated and analyzed. The EM model could reproduce the major experimental results well.


The success of education development will be largely determined by the availability of educational resources as the main variable in providing educational services. Other factors are geographical conditions, demographic conditions, economic conditions, and the capacity of the population itself. This study examines the correlational-contributive relationship between these factors with the Gross Participation Rate (GER) in junior high schools in West Java. The data studied were 2015-2019 (5 years). Quantitative research methods with descriptive analysis. The results showed that the educational resources variable can explain the effect of 88, 14% on the total GER. The geographical condition variable can explain the effect of 63.96% on the total GER. The demographic condition variable explains the effect of 94.2% on the total GER and the KE variable contributes approximately 89.21% to the achievement of the total GER for SMP. The population capacity variable gave a valuable contribution of 37.96%.


This paper provides a comparison of two learning curve models that are used to quantify the productivity increase experienced as a result of process improvements and new technology adoption. Evaluating productivity increase is essential for estimating the cycle time and effort required to complete a software project. At SSERL, we have been using software process modeling and simulation to predict the impact of process and technological changes. Incorporating productivity learning curves in process simulation models improves the accuracy and validity of these models.


In order to acquire a suitable ink for ink-jet printing technology, a graphene oxide ink was explored based on the GO aqueous dispersion. The GO dispersion was characterized by field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). The average particle diameter and zeta potential of the GO dispersion was determined by zeta potential & particle size analyzer. The GO ink is composed of 1,2-propanediol, diethylene glycol monobutyl ether, glycerol, polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP) and GO dispersion. The surface tension and viscosity of the GO ink was tested by surface tension meter and rheometer. The GO ink was inkjet printed on polyethylene terephthalate (PET) substrate. The optimal inkjet printing parameters were obtained and the printing quality was characterized by confocal laser scanning microscopy. The results show that the GO ink is suitable for inkjet printing technology and the morphology of the GO film with one printing pass has good uniformity.


Summary Rats that received alphanaphthyl-isothiocyanate (ANIT) in their food developed intrahepatic bile duct hyperplasia. Immunochemical studies revealed additional antigens in the ANIT treated liver compared to that of the normal liver. These antigens were shown to be localized in the basal membrane of the intrahepatic bile ducts.


The present invention has excellent absorption and talchwiryeok, roll top foresight hard to be widely spread difficult, and difficult to be attached to the sole of the animal, the animal when the access to the container for receiving the litter the toilet hard sand out litter out of the vessel to provide for the purpose. Foresight by mixing an adhesive to the silica gel powder as the main component powder resin or silica sol, by compression molding, have excellent absorption and talchwiryeok, roll top is difficult, it is difficult to widely spread, it is difficult to adhere to the sole of the animal, the animal litter when access to the container to accommodate may provide a hard litter out the litter out of the vessel.


In recent years we have been studying the preparation of new materials based on cellulose, using different strategies. One of the strategies involves the heterogeneous chemical modification of fibers, aiming at producing in the one hand new materials with surface hydrophobic properties by the modification with fatty acids that can be applied as reinforcing agents in composites with polyolefin matrices and, on other hand, at producing derivatives with superhydrophobic/omniphobic properties by the surface modification with perfluorinated and/or silane reagents. A different strategy involves the combination of cellulose fibers with other polysaccharides possessing unique properties, like chitosan and other emerging natural materials such as bacterial cellulose and nanofibrillated cellulose, which also opened wide perspectives on the preparations of papers with original features, as well as a wide range of promising functional materials. A general overview of the preparation, characterization and properties of these novel materials will be presented in this communication.


To the Editor.— Malalignment of the great toenails is being increasingly recognized as a cause of infantile and childhood onychogryphosis and ingrown toenail. 1 We report two sets of monozygotic twins with congenital malalignment of the great toenails in each set. Report of Cases.— We have observed two sets of monozygotic twins aged 3 and 8 years. Abnormal great toenails were noted at birth in all four children. However, in both sets of twins, only one sibling had bilateral onychogryphosis; the other sibling had one onychogryphotic nail, the other great toenail was only slightly malaligned and was neither thickened nor dystrophic. Comment.— Samman described a dystrophy affecting one or both great toenails that was present at birth. 2 The nails are darker and shorter than normal and tend to be pointed laterally. The nails grow slowly, develop transverse ridges, and may be shed. Baran et al 3 have suggested that


Background: Urolithiasis is the course or process of formation of a stone in the kidney or anywhere in the urinary tract. The development of the stones is associated with a reduced urine volume or an augmented excretion of stone-forming components such as calcium, cystine, oxalate, xanthine, urate, and phosphate. The primary outcome of this study is to assess efcacy of Kidame tablet in Urolithiasis and overall compliance to the drug treatment. The secondary outcome is to assess the efcacy of kidame tablets by symptomatic relief from clinical symptoms of urolithiasis and reduction or expulsion of the stone size by ultrasonography. Methods: This study was an open label, non-randomized, clinical study to evaluate the efcacy and safety of homeopathic formulation "Kidame tablets" in patients with kidney stones. The Inclusion criteria was adult-Above 18 years to 60 years, both male and female. All eligible subjects who meet the Inclusion and Exclusion was enrolled into the study and were visited the study site on screening day, Day 0 (Baseline visit), Day 30 and Day 60. The 123 subjects were enrolled in this study. The primary endpoint was mean of the reduction in the size of the stone/expulsion of stone. The primary endpoint was analyzed using the p-trend test .The secondary efcacy of kidame tablets by symptomatic relief from clinical symptoms of urolithiasis and reduction or expulsion of the stone size by ultrasonography and endpoint reduction in symptoms of Urolithiasis and percentage change in Urolithiasis Symptom Score. The secondary endpoint was analyzed using p-trend test. The p-value for trend was found out to be statistically signicant. Results: A total of 123 samples was included in this study among them, 44 (35.8%) were female and 79 (64.2%) were male patients. The average age was 41.67± 8.67 (range, 23 – 60) years. The change over the time in vital measure was found out not to be statistically signicant (p=NS). A summary of adverse events, adverse events that occurred or not worsened during treatment. Most of the patients were reported with pain, however, a smaller number of the patients expressed with worsening pain. The results show that a signicant decrease in pain/colic, dysuria, number of stones, size of the stones (mm), position of stones in the kidney. Efcacy results from this study was shown more signicant results with kidame. Conclusion: Kidame at dose at least three times daily had more efcacious. The adverse event was not a higher incidence also the serious adverse event was not found. This is needed as this will help in bringing forward the positive effects of this medicine to worldwide physicians so that more patients of kidney stones can be benetted. The Pelvis of Kidney/ Calyces of the kidney were not worsened during the treatment. The incidence rate of adverse events was low and no patients reported serious adverse events, hence demonstrating the favorable tolerability prole of Kidame. Data from this study demonstrated the favorable safety prole of Kidame.


In this paper we present several extensions of the classical Bode integral relations to multivariable systems. Our main contribution includes an extended gain-phase integral formula and an extended sensitivity integral relation. These results are useful for analyzing certain fundamental design limitations that arise in linear multivariable feedback systems. In particular, they provide important insights into feedback properties which are unique to multivariable systems and which cannot be inferred from the scalar integral relations. Both results show that design limitations in multivariable systems depend strongly upon certain directionality properties.<<ETX>>


Poultry in free range systems and small farm flock results in uncontrolled access of birds to all the sources of environmental pollutants, since birds might accumulate elements not only from polluted soil, water, plants, geohelminths, as well as from various non-edible wastes and substances containing i.e. heavy metal compounds. Therefore, housing laying hens in free range system might lead to increased morbidity and mortality of birds (12) and poultry products, such as eggs, meat or giblets that might be polluted with toxic compounds (4,5,11). Particular intensification of the exposure of poultry (and other animals) might occur in industrialized regions, in particular mine-metallurgical industry, where there are significant emissions and imissions of toxic metals, including Cd and Pb (9). From the studies of many authors it results that heavy metals might accumulate in eggs content as well as in tissues and organs of galliform (13) and waterfowl (3). Moreover, existing compounds, organic and mineral, can reduce the accumulation of heavy metals in poultry tissues (1). The aim of the present work was to assess the influence of the humic-aluminosilicate preparation (HAP), feed for laying hens, on the cadmium and lead accumulation in the tissues of hens housed in free range system.


This scientific poster describes a new medical review system, and explains why it has been proposed. The system would consist of three components: (1) a Medical Condition Relative Risk Scale (MCRRS); (2) a Multiple Impairment Risk Score (MIRS); and (3) a Functional Evaluation Assessment (FEA). The MCRRS will be a list of medical conditions that could impair driving. Each medical condition will be assigned a relative risk score. It is proposed that the MCRRS be patterned conceptually on the globally accepted Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS). A crude example of the MCRRS scale and its application to diabetes is given. The MIRS would be derived from the MCRRS. One model for the MIRS is the AIS derivative, the Injury Severity Score (ISS). The FEA will be a uniform list of variables for the driver licensing agency to use in conjunction with the MCRRS and the MIRS. The aim is to assess the functional capability of a driver with medical conditions relative to the driving task. Two immediate benefits of this system are: (i) It would provide the driver licensing agencies with a scientific body of knowledge to support their licensing decisions; and (ii) it would preserve the system of individual evaluation incorporating a functional capability approach. For the covering abstract of the conference see IRRD 893891.


Sir,—A drug administered i.v. may be subject to rapid transformation by enzymes present in plasma or whole blood or by non-enzymatic processes. This is often a desirable feature of drugs used in anaesthetic practice. Clinically important drugs transformed enzymically or non-enzymically in blood include suxamethonium [1], cocaine [2], procaine [3], propanidid [4] and atracurium. A review of the disposition of opioids [5] highlighted their widespread biotransformation in human tissue. To our knowledge no substantial information has been produced on the in vitro metabolism of morphine in whole blood or plasma, bearing in mind that most analyses for morphine and its metabolites are performed almost exclusively on plasma or whole blood. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether morphine undergoes in vitro biotransformation in oxygenated whole blood or plasma at 37 °C. If this does occur, serious difficulties may be encountered in interpreting morphine concentrations in blood and plasma stored at room temperature before their analysis. One hundred millilitre of whole blood was withdrawn from a vein of a single volunteer; 50 ml was centrifuged at 3000 rev min" to harvest the plasma fraction. Whole blood and plasma specimens were then incubated in lithium-heparin tubes at 37 °C and morphine was added to give a concentration of 1 ug ml". The specimens were kept oxygenated by gently bubbling air through the samples and were mixed to achieve a homogeneous morphine concentration. Plasma samples obtained from both whole blood and plasma specimens were analysed at the following times: immediately after mixing and then at 2, 4, 6, 12, 24 and 48 h by a modification of a specific high performance liquid chromatographic procedure [6]. The results are summarized in table I. The failure to detect metabolites indicates that, under the conditions used, no transformation or breakdown of morphine occurred at 37 °C over the 48-h study period. Mean recovery of morphine from whole blood was 90%; that from plasma was 99% (P < 0.1). Morphine is primarily metabolized in vivo by glucuronidation catalysed by microsomal UDP-glucuronyl transferse. In


Formal training in technical report writing is virtually non-existent in Australia. The technical colleges in the State of Victoria are the only tertiary institutes which have provided this sort of training for their graduates. The courses provided at the Swinburne College of Technology incorporate an unusual feature, in that the classes are conducted by two lecturers; one from the appropriate technical faculty and one from the General Studies faculty, each having supervisory control over different aspects of the course, but working together in close cooperation. This system, which has now been used for about ten years, has been remarkably successful, not only in the quality of reports produced by the students, but in breaking down the barriers between the staffs of the technical faculties and the humanities lecturers.


535 Background: The utility of histological grade (HG) in invasive lobular carcinoma (ILC) remains controversial as one of the 3 Elston-Ellis components (tubule formation) is not present. Pleomorphic ILC (PILC) is a subtype of ILC characterized by an aggressive clinical behaviour. Genomic grade index (GGI) is a 97-gene signature which improves the accuracy and prognostic value of HG in invasive ductal carcinoma. It is particularly useful in segregating HG2 tumors into low and high genomic grade (GG1 and GG3). In the current study we evaluated the ability of GGI to grade ILC, and hypothesized that GGI would have prognostic value in ILC.

METHODS
A consecutive series of tumors diagnosed at Institut Jules Bordet, Brussels between 1995 and 2005 as early stage ILC was selected. Gene expression data were generated from frozen tumor samples using Affymetrix U133 Plus 2.0 arrays. GGI was calculated using the Ipsogen MapQuant Dx protocol, which defines tumors as GG1 or GG3; non classified cases are reported as UD (Undetermined). Invasive disease free survival (IDFS) was defined as the interval between the date of breast surgery and the date of any invasive recurrence or death.

RESULTS
Gene expression profiles and clinicopathological information were obtained for 118 ILC cases (103 classic ILC and 15 PILC). In the subset of classic ILC, the HG1, HG2 and HG3 frequencies were 17% (n=18) , 81% (n=83) and 2% (n=2). GGI classified 89% of HG1 tumors as GG1 (n=16) and 11% as GG3 (n=2). 71% of the 83 HG2 tumors were reclassified as GG1 (n=59), 13% as GG3 (n=11) and 16% as UD (n=13). In total 72% of pts were GG1 (n=75), 14% UD (n=14) and 14% of GG3 (n=14). In the subset of PILC (n=15), 13 tumors were classified as HG2 (87%) and 2 tumors as HG3 (13%). GGI reclassified the HG2 tumors into 38.5% GG1 (n=5), 23% GG3 (n=3) and 38.5% UD (n=5). In the subset of N0 patients (n=57) GGI was a prognostic factor for IDFS (GG1 vs GG3; HR = 0.24; 95% CI 0.06-0.95; p = 0.03).

CONCLUSIONS
GGI reclassified 83% of ILC tumors into low or high grade. In the HG2 subgroup, 81% of tumors were reclassified. We demonstrate for the first time the prognostic value of genomic grade in node-negative ILC. Results from the extension phase of our study with samples from additional centers will be presented at the meeting.


Carotenoid dietary intake and tissue levels in humans have been correlated with reduced incidence of various chronic diseases. However, there is scant knowledge regarding their metabolic fate and the true bioactive constituents. In addition to host factors, including genetic alterations such as single-nucleotide polymorphisms, the bioavailability of carotenoids depends largely on bioaccessibility (i.e. the solubility in the gut, which can be influenced by food matrix constituents such as lipids and fiber). A large fraction of unabsorbed carotenoids is passed on to the colon and it is unknown whether carotenoids can be further taken up or whether a significant proportion is fermented to unknown metabolites. This is important, as studies indicate that polar metabolites and/or derivatives appear to be bioactive, interacting with transcription factors such as NF-κB and Nrf2 and nuclear receptors such as RXR/RAR. While it is known that a fraction of carotenoids taken up by the enterocytes can be cleaved by beta-carotene oxygenases (BCO1/2) into apo-carotenoids, information about their further metabolism, biodistribution and excretion is scarce. In this chapter, a summary of current knowledge on factors influencing the fate of absorbed and non-absorbed carotenoids is attempted and health-relevant gaps in our understanding of their metabolism and degradation are highlighted.


We present a detailed Atomic Force Microscopy study of InAs/GaAs (001) self-assembled quantum dots, grown by Molecular Beam Epitaxy, during its complete evolution cycle, transition from 2D islands to 3D islands. We created the dots by deposing InAs on a GaAs substrate. After a critical InAs coverage value is reached the dots become self-assembled due to strain. The resulting dots typically have a height of 5.7 nm and an emission at about 900 nm occurs until a second critical coverage point is traversed.


Information extraction systems are traditionally implemented as a pipeline of special-purpose processing modules targeting the extraction of a particular kind of information. A major drawback of such approach is that whenever a new extraction goal emerges or a module is improved, extraction has to be re-applied from scratch to the entire text corpus even though only a small part of the corpus might be affected. In this paper, we describe a novel approach for information extraction so that extraction needs are expressed in the form of database queries, which are evaluated and optimized by databases. Using database queries for information extraction enables generic extraction and minimizes reprocessing of data. In addition, our approach provides two different query generation components that can automatically form database queries for extraction from training datasets, as well as from unlabeled data through a mechanism inspired by the pseudo-relevance feedback approach found in protein-protein interactions and drug-protein-metabolic relations from two sets of corpus. Experiments show that our approach achieves a precision of 83.6% and recall of 58.6% (F-measure of 64.2%) for the extraction of protein-protein interactions from the BioCreative 2 corpus, while achieving a precision of 85.0% and recall of 26.0% (F-measure of 39.8%) for drug-protein-metabolic relations.


During the period of clinical trial of Dagenan 1 at the University of Kansas Hospitals a 2 year old girl with meningitis was sent into the children's department by the family physician 2 for assistance in identifying the type of organisms which he had found in the spinal fluid. With a cell count of 5,000 per cubic millimeter and many organisms visible on the stained slide, the physician found it difficult to identify the various forms which were present but thought that they might be pneumococci and hoped that they might be amenable to serum treatment. We report the case with the rationale of the diagnosis and its treatment with sulfapyridine. In the absence of any known specific therapy we had hoped that this drug might be effective in what we found to be influenzal meningitis with bacteremia. REPORT OF CASE Phyllis B., aged 2 years, was observed by the


Bandgap engineering is important for realizing high‐performance semiconductor devices. In this paper, an investigation on the nanowire diode with a tapered InAs/InP core–shell structure was carried out. The strain distribution along the nanowire can be changed via the shell thickness and the gradient of the tapering. Due to the misfit‐strain between InAs/InP, a strain‐induced bandgap variation of 0.21 eV along the tapered InAs wire, which results in the rectifying I–V characteristic of the diode, was realized with an InP shell thickness of 6.5 nm. Moreover, due to the optimized shell thickness and strain‐induced built‐in electric field (including piezoelectric field), a recorded room‐temperature electron mobility of 22300 cm2 V−1 s−1 was achieved. This concept of bandgap engineering would enable the designing of a new kind of nanowire device.


We consider recovering the amplitudes and locations of spikes in a point source signal from its low-pass spectrum that may suffer from missing data and arbitrary outliers. We first review and provide a unified view of several recently proposed convex relaxations that characterize and capitalize the spectral sparsity of the point source signal without discretization under the framework of atomic norms. Next we propose a new algorithm when the spikes are known a priori to be positive, motivated by applications such as neural spike sorting and fluorescence microscopy imaging. Numerical experiments are provided to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed approach.


To MOST PEOPLE the word "residence" has pleasant associations suggesting a dignified dwelling that not only protects against the elements but proclaims the established social position of those who live in it. But for social workers, and especially for those in Travelers Aid Societies, who are daily faced with the problems it creates for individuals, "residence" means the very opposite-a barrier that excludes from the common shelter of established public benefits those individuals who have not lived lc:>ng enough within a particular jurisdicnon to be accepted as a part of its total legal responsibility. These persons are, in practical fact, second-class citizens to the extent that measures of common protection, established as socially necessary for others living in the community, are not available to them. This idea that entitlement to social benefits inheres in attachment to a particular segment of the earth's surface is a very old institution in our society-about three hundred and fifty years old, in fact. Like all our social institutions, it once served a needed social purpose and there are historical reasons for its survival into our own time. I do not believe, however, that our present rightful interest in human gerontology requires an institutional counterpart. For. however ~oggedly institutions cling to their own survival they are not, like people, ends in themselves but rather are the means to the achievement of human goals. A close look at this venerable institution of residence in terms of current needs and values shows little health in the ancient corpus. Itseems to me that those persons who are associated with Travelers Aid co~ld do no greater service to contemporary SOCiety than to apply their knowledge of 270 the .needs and problems created by this ?arrIe: of residence to speeding its passage into history.


. In this paper we study the everywhere H¨oder continuity of the minima of the following class of vectorial integral funcionals


This article aims to investigate aspects of the diffusion of Joao de Deus' teaching reading method in Brazil during the last quarter of the nineteenth century. Taking in consideration the intellectual mobilization which the method´s propagation has brought with it, it is believed that it was part of a larger program of redimensioning the awareness of the topic decay/delay in Portuguese and Brazilian societies. At the same time we also discuss here the persecution of the itineraries of the advertisers of the method when attention turned to the individuals who embarked on the journey of transposition of the Atlantic in order to promote the dissemination of the Joao de Deus´ method. In sum, the article aims to measure the extent of the redimensioning previously mentioned, particularly in terms of the Brazilian challenges in its efforts to take place in the "march of civilization" in the Western world.


The 9000 χ g supernatant (S9) of liver samples from fifteen kidney transplant donors was used to study the variation of the human metabolism of polycylic aromatic hydrocarbons in vitro. The differences between the S9-preparations were studied with benzo[a]pyrene and pyrene using high pressure liquid chromatographic separation of metabolites. In this in vitro system, 1-hydroxypyrene was the major metabolite of pyrene, and 3-hydroxybenzo[a]pyrene was the major metabolite of benzo[ajpyrene. The parameters of the isoenzyme kinetics (Michaelis-Menten constant apparent Km and maximum reaction velocity Vmax) of the 15 donors were estimated for the hydroxylation of pyrene to 1-hydroxypyrene and the hydroxylation of benzo[a]pyrene to 3-hydroxybenzo[a]pyrene. The average apparent affinity of the isoenzymes for benzo(a]pyrene hydroxylation was of the same magnitude as the average affinity for pyrene hydroxylation. The average Vmax of the liver preparations to pyrene, however, was 10-fold higher than that of benzo[a¡pyrene. Large differences of the apparent isoenzyme constants were found (350-fold). The differences of metabolic clearance were small. The data show a significant correlation between the Vmax of benzolajpyene and the Vmax of pyrene hydroxylation in the human liver preparations.


If K is a compact polyhedron in Euclidean έ/-space, defined by linear inequalities, βt > 0, and if / is a polynomial in d variables that is strictly positive on AT, then / can be expressed as a positive linear combination of products of members of {/?,}. In proving this and subsidiary results, we construct an ordered ring that is a complete AGL(d, R)-invariant for K, and discuss some of its properties. For example, the ordered ring associated to K admits the Riesz interpolation property if and only if it is AGL(d, R)-equivalent to a product of simplices. This is exploited to show that certain polynomials are not in the positive cone generated by the set {/?,}. Let L be a subfield of the real numbers, and let j8, = y ai4+\ (Ϊ = 1,2, 3,..., J) be linear polynomials ("linear forms") in the d variables {Xj}9 with coefficients from L. Suppose the convex polyhedron in R^ defined by K = f){βi)~~ι{[0,oo)) is compact and has interior. Let / be a polynomial in the d variables with entries from L, such that the restriction, f\K, is strictly positive. Then our first result (1.3) asserts that / may be represented as a combination with coefficients from L n R+ (that is, positive numbers in L) of terms that are products of the original set of /Γs that determine K. If / vanishes at only a vertex of K (and is strictly positive elsewhere), this decomposition does not hold in general (§ΠI). Our second principal result concerns the Riesz decomposition property in an ordered ring naturally associated to K, and leads to some interesting geometric characterizations of those polytopes that are affinely homeomorphic to products of simplices. With K defined as above, define a monomial (in the βfs) to be a polynomial in the JΓs that can be expressed as a product of the form βw = βw(\)βw(2) m m , βw(s)


New-new trade theory provides a theoretical basis for the study of extensive and intensive margins of trade and makes these dual margins become a new dimension of the study of trade growth pattern.By the trade data of HS-6-digit sub-products in China and other 30key countries from 2001to 2011,this paper discusses the effects of the components of foreign trade costs on dual margins of export growth in China based on the description of stylized facts of dual margins of export growth and the subdivision of the components of trade costs.The results are as follows:firstly,export growth in China is mainly attributed to the pulling effect of intensive margin,and compared with extensive margin,intensive margin is more featured by absolute dominance,slight concussion and steady increase;secondly,the components of trade costs have different effects on dual margins;as a whole,with the demise of distance,cost factor related to real economy has greater effect on intensive margin and extensive margin is more affected by external shocks and soft environmental factors like culture and law.


Representations of graphs are a way of encoding the structure of a graph by using other discrete structures. The object of a representation of a graph is to encode its structure efficiently. Typically a graph can be encoded by an n× n adjacency matrix. It is possible, however, to encode graphs much more efficiently using other representation schemes. This work considers tree representations of graphs. A tree representation of a target graph G is an assignment of subtrees of a host tree to the vertices of G in such a way that if uv ∈ E(G), then the subtree assigned to the vertex u and the subtree assigned to the vertex v have at least t nodes in common. This study considers tree representations such that the host tree comes from the family of subdivided n-stars. The largest such representable asteroidal set is constructed, and a lower bound on the length of the longest cycle representable on this family of host tree is also discovered. Next we move to a different area of study. The study of closure systems and closure spaces is a relatively new direction in mathematics. Jamison writes in his new text that 'the notion of closure is pervasive throughout mathematics'. Surely, closure and closed sets can be discussed in almost any mathematical setting. It has been shown by Pfaltz in 1995 that for any finite ground set S, with |S| = n such that n ≥ 10, there are n unique closure operators on S. In topology, the separation properties provide criteria for categorizing topological spaces. While not all closure spaces are topological spaces, we may still explore whether the separation properties hold under certain conditions. This work defines a class of closure operators on the integers and investigates the conditions for which the resulting closure space satisfies the different definitions of separability.


On contentious issues such as gun control, where advocacy groups on both sides claim to have the weight of public opinion behind them, polling can help clarify what Americans really think. Three decades of polling have painted a clear picture of public opinion about gun control. These polls show that public support for the regulation of firearms is strong, deep, and widespread. (1) Large majorities back most policies to control the manufacture and sale of guns, increase gun safety, and restrict criminals from acquiring firearms. This general support for gun control extends to policies specifically intended to prevent children's access to guns and reduce youth gun violence. This article outlines the level of public support for gun control measures. It begins with a description of Americans' broad-based support for virtually every type of firearms regulation and an assessment of how strongly gun control supporters feel about the issue. The next section of this article focuses on Americans' attitudes toward firearms regulation to protect children and youth. The article concludes with an examination of historical trends in public opinion about guns--making the point that American public opinion about gun control is fixed and unlikely to change much over time. The article relies primarily on public opinion polling data from the National Opinion Research Center (NORC) at the University of Chicago. (2) The NORC General Social Survey currently polls 3,000 Americans biennially regarding their attitudes on social issues. Since 1972, it has assessed Americans' attitudes toward firearms regulation. From 1996 to 1999, NORC also conducted the annual National Gun Policy Survey. Taken together, the NORC data provide the most complete picture available of American public opinion about guns and of how public opinion has evolved over time. (3) Support for Gun Control Measures From 1996 to 1999, NORC conducted four National Gun Policy Surveys, each of which asked a representative sample of 1,200 Americans their views on three types of gun control policies: general gun control, gun safety, and restriction of criminals' access to guns. General gun control consists of policies to regulate the manufacture and sale of guns. Such measures include requiring police permits, background checks, waiting periods, or licensing and registration for all gun owners. As Table 1 indicates, large majorities of respondents to the NORC National Gun Policy Surveys support this type of gun control, particularly when it comes to handguns. In the 1999 poll, for example, nearly 81% of respondents supported a background check and a five-day waiting period before a handgun could be purchased; 80% endorsed mandatory registration of handguns; and some 54% to 58% wanted to ban domestic manufacture of "small, easily concealed, and inexpensive handguns." (4) Of the 11 general gun control measures that NORC asked about in 1999, the average respondent supported 7. (5) Women, residents of large cities and their suburbs, liberals, and Democrats are most likely to support general gun control measures, whereas men, residents of rural areas, conservatives, and Republicans are least likely to support such measures. People with higher levels of educational attainment also are more likely to support general gun control measures. Support does not vary by marital status, age, or income. The second type of gun control measure, gun safety, consists of policies designed to make guns safer and less accessible to unauthorized users such as children. These measures include establishing federal consumer product safety standards for guns, requiring that guns be childproof, and requiring gun owners to store their guns safely (that is, locked and unloaded). As Table 2 shows, support for safety-related gun control measures is even stronger than support for measures to regulate the sale of guns. …


This paper presents H2 control based on linear parameter varying (LPV) systems for speed control of permanent magnet synchronous motors(PMSMs). PMSMs model is rewritten in LPV systems which depend on online accessible time varying parameters given by real time information. Since the PMSM nonlinear model can be transformed into LPV systems, we design H2 control with gain scheduling. The proposed method obtains both improvement of transient response in the speed control and reduction of energy consumption. Finally, simulation results are performed to validate that the proposed method has good performance of transient response and efficient energy consumption as compared with conventional field oriented control.


The main aspects of inclusive education will be introduced in
the first chapter of the book. Individualization and
differentiation in schools form the paths for a quality life in
the adulthood. They create a positive school climate and
prevent the pupils from dropping out from the mainstream
schools. We introduce these concepts from the curricular and
systemic points of view. The article presents the research
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The selection of optimal process parameters for flame rectification was introduced including heating temperature,the flame's combustion ratio between oxygen and acetylene or propane,heating rate and cooling rate and so on.It has realistic significance to assure product quality and save energy.


Precipitation of the conjugated estrogens from pregnancy urine by 70% (w/v) (NH4)2SO4 was found to leave urinary substances in the supernatant which interfere with the assay following hydrolysis with enzymes (Ketodase and Glusulase). This removal of enzyme inhibitors is associated with a decrease in optimal pH for enzymic hydrolysis as well as with a reduction in the minimum amount of enzyme required to effect a maximum hydrolysis. One of the inhibitors removed is saccharolactone that may be present. An additional removal of enzyme inhibitors, with a further reduction in optimal pH, is effected by extraction of a solution of the (NH4)2SO4 precipitate by the technique of Kellie. These purification procedures result in an optimal pH for enzymatic hydrolysis equivalent to that reported for pure conjugates, and a 5- to 10-fold reduction in the minimum amount of enzyme required to effect a maximum hydrolysis. Propylene glycol, unlike its effect on phenolphthalein and pregnanediol glucuronides, has an inhibitor...