The relationship between the resin and fiber properties in Polypropylene Long Fiber Thermoplastics is presented. The effects of glass content, Maleic anhydride grafted polypropylene additives (coupling agent) and melt flow of the resin are presented. Various samples of Polypropylene Long Fiber Thermoplastics pellets (PP GLFT) were compounded with various coupling agent loadings and using different melt flow homopolymer polypropylene resins. The glass content of the pellets was varied from 30% to 50%. The pellets were then molded and tested for normal mechanical properties. The results of the study are presented. Introduction Long Fiber Thermoplastics have enjoyed a long run of double digit growth and have found general acceptance as structural materials. PP LFT materials offer strength and stiffness and are recyclable having a long shelf life. Consequently, their introduction has lead to an increased penetration of the automotive market for structural thermoplastic composites. These applications typically are metal replacement and facilitate both part weight reduction and part consolidation. Polypropylene based Long Fiber Thermoplastics (PP LFT) are the largest segment of this market and are also experiencing the largest growth. Within the PP LFT segment there are three distinct methods of making and using these materials. The classic method is the pultrusion impregnation and/or cross head extrusion method of generating LFT pellets that are subsequently injection molded. For the purpose of this paper this type of material is labeled Granulate Long Fiber Thermoplastics (GLFT). The second main method of producing LFT is In Line Compounding(IC). Within the IC segment there are two distinct methods of producing parts. In one method, the IC material is compression molded into parts in a process similar to that used for the manufacture of Glass Mat Thermoplastics and thermoset parts. In the second method the IC material is fed directly into an injection molding machine for either standard Injection molding or Injection compression molding. For the purpose of this paper both are labeled as Direct Long Fiber Thermoplastics (DLFT) and are differentiated as compression and injection DLFT. PP LFT materials exhibit their best performance when the polypropylene resin has Maleic anhydride grafted polypropylene added to the matrix. The amount and characteristics of this additive are well documented in short glass polypropylene compounds [4-7] but are not well reported for PP LFT materials. There are a number of factors that affect the performance of the coupling agent in PP LFT parts.  Coupling Agent concentration  Fiber glass content and sizing  Polypropylene properties such as melt flow, molecular weight and crystallinity.  Mold Design and temperature  Method of making PP LFT: GLFT vs. IC DLFT. The DLFT and GLFT processes are distinct and can lead to different part performance based upon the heat history, ultimate fiber length retention, fiber Page 2 orientation in the part and time at temperature to allow effective coupling. Experimental PPG TufRov 4599 225 yield 17 micron fiber glass rovings and PPG TufRov 4576 225 yield 17 micron fiber glass rovings were processed through a cross head pultrusion GLFT line and pelletized into 12 mm (1/2 inch) long pellets. TufRov 4599 and TufRov 4576 are both designed for compatibility with Polypropylene resin and react with and promote the adhesion of the matrix resin to the fiber. TufRov 4576 has a higher specific reactivity to the Maleic Anhydride coupling agent and has significantly higher mechanical properties performance. TufRov 4576 is also designed for excellent hot water and color performance. Homopolymer polypropylene from Total Petrochemicals grade 3860X 100 MFI resin was used. Other ingredients used include:  Polyram BondyRam ® 1001 100 MFI Maleic Anhydride grafted PP with 1% Maleic Anhydride (w/w)  A heat stabilizer package  Carbon Black. The heat stabilizer package used will allow the molded parts to survive stringent 1000 hour heat stability tests at 140 0C as per current automotive standards. Glass content of the pellets was controlled and varied to produce GLFT materials of 30% to 50% glass loading (w/w). The coupling agent loading was varied from 0.5% to 3% (w/w) with samples being collected at each glass content and coupling agent loading. A second set of trials was done varying the polypropylene resin to determine the effects of different melt flow homopolymer grades upon the mechanical properties of the molded GLFT parts. For this study the glass content was held constant at 50% and the coupling agent loading was held constant at 2% (w/w). Total homopolymer polypropylene 3860X (100 MFI), 3925WZ (60 MFI), 3825WZ (30 MFI) and Huntsman P4G3Z-039 (5 MFI) homopolymer polypropylene were used in the formulations. Table I shows the test matrix of all samples produced, molded and tested Samples were subsequently dried at 120 0C for four hours and the moisture was measured for each sample prior to molding with maximum allowed moisture of 0.6% (w/w). A Van Dorn 55 injection molding machine was used for molding test specimens. A free flow check valve was installed on the screw tip prior to the initiation of this work. The mold used was standard ISO tensile test specimen mold with large diameter sprues and runners and large radius curves. The gate is a fan gate to the tensile specimens. The mold is a balanced design producing two tensile specimens per shot. Impact and flex specimens were cut from the tensile bars by removing the tab section of the specimen. All test specimens conformed to ISO requirements. The exact profile used for the molding is recorded in Table II. Unless otherwise stated, all mechanical property testing was performed at 230C and at a relative humidity of 50%. All testing was done in the A2LA accredited laboratory at the PPG Fiber Glass Science and Technology Center in Shelby, North Carolina. Tensile properties were tested according to ISO 527-2 using 10 specimens and a crosshead rate of 5 mm/min (0.2 in/min) with an extensometer gauge length of 50 mm (2 in). Flex properties were tested according to ISO 14125 using 10 specimens and a crosshead rate of 2.0 mm/min (0.8 in/min) and a span of 64 mm (2.56 in). Charpy notched impact properties were tested according to ISO 179-1 with 10 specimens and a Type A notch. Charpy UnNotched impact properties were tested according to ISO 179-1. Heat Distortion Temperature (HDT) properties were tested according to ISO 75.


1 Introduction: the trade and environment debate 1. 1 Guide to the issues (Duncan Brack) 1.2 Trade and environment after Singapore (Leon Brittan) 2 Trade versus environment: the evidence 2.1 Introduction (Frits Schlingemann) 2.2 Trade-related environmental measures: how much is a dolphin worth? (James Lee) 2.3 Competitiveness and investment (Jonathan Barton) 3 Industry concerns 3.1 Industry perspectives (John Canning, William Seddon-Brown, David Wakeford, David Wallis) 3.2 Process and production methods (Charles Arden-Clarke) 3.3 Developing-country perspectives (Veena Jha) 3.4 Trade and climate change policies (Duncan Brack) 3.5 Discussion 4 Resolving trade and environment disputes 4.1 Introduction (Juan Carlos Sanchez Arnau) 4.2 Lessons from the European experience (Damien Geradin) 4.3 WTO dispute settlement: the environmental dimension (Jeffrey L Gertler) 5 Conclusion: the future 5. 1 Trade and environment in the WTO (Sabrina Shaw) 5.2 Industry perspective (Reinhard Quick) 5.3 Developing-country perspective (Magda Shahin) 5.4 OECD perspective (Michael Reiterer) 5.5 UN-EP perspective (Hussein Abaza) 5.6 The CTE: a renewed mandate for change or more dialogue? (James Cameron) 5.7 Discussion


In this paper, we propose a novel Holling-Tanner model with impulsive control and then provide a detailed qualitative analysis by using theories of impulsive dynamical systems. The Poincaré map is first constructed based on the phase portraits of the model. Then the main properties of the Poincaré map are investigated in detail which play important roles in the proofs of the existence of limit cycles, and it is concluded that the definition domain of the Poincaré map has a complicated shape with discontinuity points under certain conditions. Subsequently, the existence of the boundary order-1 limit cycle is discussed and it is shown that this limit cycle is unstable. Furthermore, the conditions for the existence and stability of an order-1 limit cycle are provided, and the existence of order-k(k≥2) limit cycle is also studied. Moreover, numerical simulations are carried out to substantiate our results. Finally, biological implications related to the mathematical results which are beneficial for successful pest control are addressed in the Conclusions section.


Objective: To determine the effect of a physical training program on the healthy physical condition of patients with controlled hypertension. Method: A clinical trial was conducted of 78 people diagnosed with controlled hypertension. Of those subjects who voluntarily agreed to participate in the study and who met the inclusion criteria a study group of Palavras-chave: Hipertensión; Ejercicio Físico; Actividad Motora; Educación y Entrenamiento Físico. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1809-98232016019.140168 278 Rev. BRas. GeRiatR. GeRontol., Rio de JaneiRo, 2016; 19(2):277-288


Bornstein, Marcy T., M.A., June, 1985 Psychology Development and Evaluation of a Group-Based Program for Children of Divorce The present investigation examined the effects of a group-based psychological treatment for children of divorce. Thirty-one children, ages 7-14 years, whose parents were recently divorced, were randomly assigned to treatment or waiting-list control conditions. Treatment consisted of a six-session group psychotherapy program focused on feelings identification, communication skills, and anger management training. While the first five sessions were entirely child-centered, the final meeting included both children and parents. Therapeutic effects were evaluated from preto posttreatment via child, parent, and teacher measures. Results indicated significant experimental group improvement on one teacher measure of child problem behavior. However, both experimental and control condi tions evinced significant changes in parent-child and parent-parent conflict over time. These results were discussed with respect to: (a) subjective indices of change (i.e., consumer satisfaction), and (b) implications for future research and clinical application. Director: Herman A. Walters


The surface wear of valve disk and seat is a critical factor for valve equipment performance. Leakage of the valve system was charcterized for nuclear power plant. A new simulator was developed for the manual control valve system and seat. The test results of pressure simulator were shown for the leakage evalution. Direct water monitoring system was used to the experiment. The pressure simulation results by water pressure control method were presented for the system design. The valve gate and globe check valve with different surface roughness were studied with experimental method. Precautionary measurements were also executed to support service engineers.


After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the United States obtained an opportunity to map the world according to its own benefits and interests. The United States implemented a quest to arrange international issues within its interests. The Middle East was given special focus, but the US urge of instigating its project in the region in contrast to emergence of new international balances may hindered its project. Hence, the US declared its new world system and used 11 September attacks as a pretext to implement its new international system. The Middle East region was in the forefront of this new project. This research handles how the US used the UN resolution to justify its occupation Iraq.


In order to improve operational effectiveness against the stiff surface targets, deep underground targets and the armored vehicles et al, guidance laws considering the terminal constraints on miss distance as well as the impact angle are derived in this paper. According to the dynamics and kinematics of the relative moving relations of the missiles against a stationary target in three-dimensional space, a three-dimensional impact angle constrained guidance law, based on the sliding mode control theory, is derived. Then, the extended trajectory shaping guidance law using the linear quadratic optimal control theory is analyzed and extended to the three-dimensional space to meet the terminal impact angle requirement. Finally, compared with the classical augmented proportional navigation guidance (APNG), numerical simulation results are presented to confirm the validity and superiority of the derived adaptive sliding mode guidance (ASMG) and the deduced extended trajectory shaping guidance (ETSG).


AIM: To examine the protective effects of Ginkgo biloba extract (GbE) on the learning and memory in the Alzheimer disease (AD) model induced by aluminum salt in rats, and to examine the potential mechanisms. METHODS. The AD model of rats was induced by administration and drinking of aluminum chloride solution. The abilities of spatial leafing and


In this paper we propose a fast iterative reconstruction algorithm for microwave-induced thermoacoustic (TA) imaging. Instead of calculating the forward and back projections in real time, we construct a library of the impulse responses of individual pixels in advance. During reconstruction, only covariance calculations are performed to reconstruct the intensity of each pixel. In addition, we propose to use a Wiener filter based-deconvolution to accelerate convergence, enabling even single iteration construction in some scenarios. We validate the proposed method both with simulations as well as experiments. Compared to the time reversal method, the proposed fast iterative reconstruction demonstrates better image quality with reduced computational time.


To the Editor.— Osterholm et al 1 report in this issue of JAMA an outbreak of chronic diarrhea that was attributed to the consumption of raw milk. Although they report that several additional outbreaks have been associated with raw milk, we observed an apparent point source outbreak of chronic diarrhea in Texas in which an association with raw milk was not found. Study.— The Texas outbreak was identified early in 1985 when one of us (L.J.H.) identified several patients with frequent, urgent diarrhea that had lasted several months. In cooperation with the Texas Department of Health, an investigation was performed using the following case definition: an individual who averaged more than three unformed bowel movements per day for at least one month, had no known pathogen isolated from the gastrointestinal tract, and had no known etiology for the condition. A written request was made


This article proposes a new way of looking at social conflicts relating to industrial tree plantations by arguing that such conflicts reflect the struggle between two distinct institutional logics, i.e., property versus possession. The abstract logic of property, enhanced by credit relations and the minimization of costs, stimulates commercial plantations and tends to be detrimental to the environment. By contrast, the concrete logic of possession forces local communities to take account of complex local social and ecological interactions, and thereby encourages a sustainable use of the forest.


The photodissociation of Cl2 in crystalline Xe is examined using synchrotron radiation for all state of Cl2 from the C 1Π1u state to the region of Xe exciton absorption. Isolation of atomic chlorine in two dominant trapping sites is observed following photodissociation throughout the spectral region studied. The production efficiency of the thermally stable trapping site was found to increase significantly with temperature and was most pronounced in the region of the onset of the Xe2Cl excitation feature. Correlation between these two processes is explained in terms of a charge‐transfer‐induced dissociation mechanism involving the formation of a Xe+(Cl2)− intermediate. In contrast to Ar and Kr matrices, photodissociation of Cl2 in Xe appears to occur without a pronounced cage effect. This observation is rationalized in terms of the larger lattice parameters of Xe which allows isolation of Cl2 and Cl at single substitutional and octahedral interstitial sites, respectively. From this structural information,...


Two distinct absorption-line systems distinguished by radial velocities have often been observed in the optical high-resolution spectra of classical novae during their early decline phase. The origin of these absorption-line systems is under debates. We present optical high-resolution spectroscopic observations spectra of nova V2659 Cyg and discuss about the temporal evolution of those absorption-line systems observed in this nova during its early decline phase. The observed temporal evolution of absorption-line profiles with relatively higher velocities (the high-velocity component) can be explained qualitatively by the clumpy ejecta and movement of the ionization fronts in the ejecta with time. Conversely, the low-velocity component may originate in the cool region compressed by the shock caused by collision between the fast nova wind and the slow expanding, equatorially focused dense ejecta. We also present high-resolution spectra of V2659 Cyg during its nebular phase in optical and near-infrared wavelength regions. Emission lines detected during the nebular phase also showed two velocity components, suggesting that the velocity structure of the ejecta during the nebular phase is similar to that during the early decline phase. The double-horned profiles of emission lines with low velocities imply a ring-like distribution of materials with lower velocities. The observations during both the early-decline phase and the nebular phase support the multiple ejection of ejecta at a nova explosion, with different velocities.


Lithium manganese oxide cathodes used in Li-ion batteries suffer from manganese dissolution and capacity fade. We present a new technique for directly measuring the manganese ion (Mn2+) concentration in a typical Li-ion carbonate electrolyte using 4-(2pyridylazo) resorcinol (PAR) as a UV-vis probe. Chelation between PAR and Mn2+ ion induces a characteristic absorption peak where the peak intensity corresponds to Mn2+ ion concentration in the electrolyte. Electrochemical stability of the probe is verified by performing potential hold and cyclic voltammetry. The in situ characterization of Mn dissolution in a customized battery cell is performed during cyclic voltammetry. © 2018 The Electrochemical Society. [DOI: 10.1149/2.1111802jes]


With an assumption of normality for the regression error term, OLS also corresponds to Maximum Likelihood (ML) estimation. The note contains the statistical model and all expressions that are needed to carry out estimation and essential model diagnostics. Both concise matrix notation as well as more extensive full summation notation are employed, to provide a direct link to "loop" structures in the software code, except when full summation is too unwieldy (e.g., for matrix inverse). Some references are provided for general methodological descriptions.


George E. Marcus and Michael M. J. Fischer. Anthropology as Cultural Critique: An Experimental Moment in the Human Sciences. University of Chicago Press, 1986. xiii. 205 pp. $9-95 (paper).


The utility model discloses a centrifugal refrigeration compressor which comprises a motor rotor, a motor stator, a motor shaft, taper shaped magnetic suspension bearings, beating end covers, vanes, a machine body, wherein the motor shaft is connected with a impeller coaxially in-line, two groups of the taper shaped magnetic suspension bearings are arranged on the two sides of the motor rotor symmetrically, the bearing end covers for limitation are positioned at the outer end of the taper shaped magnetic suspension bearings, each taper shaped magnetic suspension bearing consists of a taper shaped inner hole static magnet and a taper shaped outer circle magnet. The device has advantages of a simple structure, low energy consumption for cooling and high efficiency.


Objective To study the clinical features and antibiotic resistance in liver cirrhosis patients with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis(SBP).Methods 135 cirrhotic patients with SBP were studied and their body temperature,abdominal symptoms and signs,leucocyte and polymorphonuclear cells in blood and ascites before and after therapy were observed.Results 111 patients(82.2%)had varying degrees of fever.Abdominal symptoms existed in 122 cases(90.4%).Patients with ascites and refractory ascites were 120 cases(88.9%)and 95 cases(70.4%).Peripheral WBC10.0×109/L in 29 cases(21.5%),neutrophil70% in 86 cases(63.0%).Ascites WBC0.5×109/L in 61 cases(45.2%),and PMN50% in 78 cases(57.8%).Of 118 cases with ascites cultured,30(25.4%)were positive.Gram-negative bacteria in 25 cases(83.3%),and Gram-positive bacteria in 5 cases(16.7%).The detected Gram-negative bacteria resisted to the majority of commonly used antimicrobial drugs.After therapy,the patients'body temperature,abdominal symptoms and signs improved(P0.01).40 cases(29.63%)recovered,48 cases(35.56%)improved,47 cases(34.81%)were deteriorated and 15 cases died.Conclusion Clinical symptoms in patients with SBP are atypical and the diagnosis of SBP mainly depends on clinical and ascites examination.


There are a variety of methods used by EDC instructors with the goal of preparing students to actively participate in group discussions. However, due to the nature of individual differences in language learning, and the changing moods and motivations of learners, instructors must find a variety of means to help prepare classes to have successful discussions. One sign of a successful discussion is the absence of unusually long silences (inter-turn gaps). This reflective paper focuses on the use of several different pre-task planning (PTP) activities for one class in particular, and the effects these preparation methods have on student performance in group discussions: primarily the frequency and length of silences. Theories within the areas of sociolinguistics and second language acquisition (SLA) are referenced in an attempt to better understand the usefulness of PTP in promoting learners to develop more fluent L2 discussions. INTRODUCTION This project was started after an initial observation of one particular group (hereby referred to as Class A) in which every week, students consistently encountered instances of silence in their group discussions of three to four members. This was seen as a unique problem and uncommon compared to the progress of the other twelve classes taught in the Fall 2013 semester. An instructor might expect a lower level class to have more instances of silence in group discussions because of limited L2 proficiency, or a lack of understanding the instructions or task, but this was not the case for the Class A. All eight students showed positive signs of comprehension during instructor led explanations and presentations, and had no trouble starting activities once prompted. The problem of silence for this group occurred when the floor was open for any of the group members to speak, not when the speaker took an extended amount of time to think of how to explain his or her ideas. Class A's silences are considered unusually lengthy for a fluent discussion based on Sacks et al. (1974)'s findings that highly proficient speakers will tend to have very short gaps between one speaking turn to the next, measureable by less than a second. Although in a first language (L1), turns are usually smooth and more automated with minimal gaps, in a second language (L2), limited linguistic and interactional competence hinder this natural fluency (Levinson, 1983). Current research has looked at the ways in which a student's L2 can be developed, distinguishing three aspects of L2 performance: fluency, accuracy, and complexity (Foster and Skehan, 1996; Skehan and Foster, 1997; Skehan, 1998). Skehan (1998) defines the three dimensions of language production as; accuracy (how closely the L2 language produced conforms to target language norms), complexity (the use of interlanguage forms that are complex and structured), and fluency (the speaker's ability to produce language in real time). For the context of this paper, L2 learner fluency will be the primary focus, omitting the dimensions of accuracy and complexity. More specifically, fluency will be considered the amount silence in group discussions (i.e. the more silence, the less fluent the discussion). The two main areas of research used in this study are inter-turn gaps and pre-task planning (PTP) activities. Inter-turn gaps (Ryoo, 2011) is a fairly recent term adapted from Levinson (1983)'s attributable silence referring to any unusually lengthy silences between speaking turns. These speaking turns could be from one speaker to the next, or when one speaker continues his or her turn after no other member takes the floor. These inter-turn gaps often CS3校_[FINAL] New Directions in Teaching and Learning English Discussion_merged.pdf 14/04/14 15:58 128 ( )


In Chip Multi-Processors (CMPs) with private L2 caches, to combine the strengths of private and shared caches, private caches can share capacity through spilling replaced blocks to other private caches. However, indiscriminate spilling can make the capacity problem worse and influence performance negatively. This paper proposes throttling capacity sharing (TCS) for effective capacity sharing. TCS determines whether to spill a replaced block by predicting its reuse possibility based on stack distance. We evaluate the performance improvement of TCS in a 4 core system. TCS improves weighted speedup on average by 54.64%, 5.34% and 7.21% compared to no spilling, Cooperative Caching (CC) with best spill probability and Dynamic Spill-Receive (DSR), respectively.


We aim to investigate the impact of environmental entrepreneurship and green innovations on CO2 emissions in highly polluting Asian economies. For empirical estimation, we have applied ARDL and NARDL models. In the short run, the linear estimates of environmental entrepreneurship are significant in China and India. The short-run non-linear estimates of environmental entrepreneurship are significant in the case of China, India, and Japan. Similarly, the short-run linear estimates of green innovations are significant in China, India, and Japan, whereas the non-linear estimated coefficients of green innovation appeared to be significant in India, Japan, and Russia. In the long run, the linear estimates of environmental entrepreneurship are negative and significant in three countries, namely China, Japan, and Russia. Similarly, the estimates of green innovations are negative and significant in China, India, Japan, and Russia. In the non-linear model, the estimated coefficients of positive shock in environmental entrepreneurship are significant and negative in the case of China, India, and Japan; while, the estimates of negative shock in environmental entrepreneurship are negative and significant in India only.


Abstract. Improving seed yield and oil quality of oilseed crops can aid in provision of a nutritious diet for humans. A worldwide collection of linseed was evaluated for seed yield (YLD), seed oil (OIL) and protein content (PRO), oil fatty acid composition, omega-3 to omega-6 ratio (ω3/ω6), total tocopherol content (TTC), and total phenolic content (TPC). At 2 years, higher temperature (∼7%) and lower relative humidity (∼16.6%) during the seed filling and maturity period (dryer condition) were correlated with significant decreases in YLD (∼18%) and OIL (∼4.5%), lower contents of linolenic acid (∼13%) and TTC (9.8%), and lower ω3/ω6 ratio (∼31%); oleic (∼9%) and linoleic acid contents (∼23%) and TPC (14.4%) increased. Correlation results demonstrated some significant associations among quantitative traits such as YLD, OIL, and thousand seed weight (TSW); however, the association of these traits with qualitative indices was mostly negative. Genotypes were classified irrespective of their geographical origin and independent of seed or flower colour. In this classification, a yellow-seeded Canadian group had the lowest ω3/ω6 ratio (∼0.05), the highest seed yield and high TTC, whereas groups with the highest ω3/ω6 ratio (>3.0) had the lowest oil TTC and low to average seed yield. Results suggested that some brown-seeded Asian genotypes with high grain yield and oil potential, higher ω3/ω6 ratio, and other more stable oil quality indices are suitable to develop broadly adaptive varieties under the possible fluctuation of climatic factors. Other genetic groups could also be used for breeding programs with specific objectives.


nationally representative sample of 3,678 dentate adults was drawn from interviewees in the computer-assisted National Dental Telephone Interview Survey in 1999 (response = 56.6%) and the follow-up mail survey (response = 64.6%). Three social determinants (personal control, perceived stress, and social support) were investigated for their role in shaping dental behaviour and for advancing the understanding of oral health differences among socioeconomic groups.


ONC201 (dordaviprone) is a new drug substance used in a compassionate manner to treat patients with glioblastoma. Given the clinical context and the particularly promising preclinical results, we have been asked by the medical authorities to make a first treatment available throughout France as a hospital preparation to allow access to treatment and to conduct clinical trials. However, to control the quality and safety conditions inherent in this academic manufacturing process, while there is virtually no data available to date to understand the stability of ONC201, we had to determine the stability profile of ONC201, i.e., its sensitivity to different stressors and the types of impurities that could form during its degradation. We found that ONC201 was sensitive to oxidation in the presence of hydrogen peroxide or under light irradiation. Both conditions resulted in the formation of 20 degradation products detected and identified by liquid chromatography–high-resolution mass spectrometry. Their structural elucidation required an in-depth study of the fragmentation pattern of protonated ONC201, described for the first time. The product ions of the degradation products were compared to those of ONC201 protonated ion to assign the most plausible structures for all the detected degradation products. Of these degradation products, those that were rapidly produced, of high intensity and/or identified as potentially having a different toxicity profile to ONC201 by in silico studies, were selected to be monitored during batch release testing and stability studies.


Deploying of BPR faces a lot of challenges either during pre-implementation, post-implementation,or both. Negative perceptions of BPR are one of the challenges normally happened during BPR deployment andit must be neutralized before it creates unnecessary resistance among employees. This research aims toneutralized BPR hard part such as radical change, clean slate process, and top down approach during revampingof project disbursement process in Shipyard. This study used qualitative method with interactive ActionResearch Cycle to neutralized BPR hard part using available BPR key critical success factors within Shipyardworking environment. The findings were based on interview conducted on twelve interviewees from Shipyard'scross-functional department and stake holders related to project disbursement process. Negative perceptionduring pre-implementation was gradually reduced and become more positive after applying BPR key CSF'sduring project implementation.


called "collective representations") peculiar to the field. We are impressed by the fact that many European writers, by contra'st, have been more inclined toward the development of well-rounded philosophies, comparatively complete in themselves. Examples of this are Tarde's Laws of Imitation, Gumplowicz' theory of Der Rassenkampf, Kropotkin's doctrine of Mutual Aid, Spann's Universalismus, and Oppenheimer's and Hobhouse's respective conceptions of the state and society. Space limitations prevent going further. The foregoing paragraphs have attempted to indicate some of the more striking points of comparison between the sociologies of the two continents. We differ in various ways in subject matter, in methods of discovery and presentation, in relation to schools and public life. Among us are divergent approaches and divergent emphases. But beneath all differences is a unity which binds us together into an increasing consciousness of interests that refuses to be restricted by limitations found in the national differences that on many fronts have so long produced political partisanship and international conflict. Sociology today cannot be successfully classified under nationalistic designations.


A2019 systematic review of 10 low-quality randomized controlled trials (RCTs) assessed the safety and effectiveness of exercise for women 15 to 49 years old with moderate-to-severe primary dysmenorrhea interfering with activities or high baseline scores on a validated pain scale (N5754). Exercise varied widely across studies from low intensity (eg, yoga) to high intensity (eg, aerobics) and for most studies occurred at least three times per week for 10 to 60 minutes each episode. Two RCTs included fewer than three episodes per week (n5135). Study duration ranged from eight weeks to seven months. Women with irregular menstrual cycles, intrauterine devices, mild, infrequent, or secondary dysmenorrhea due to fibroids, endometriosis, or other identifiable causes were excluded. In a subset of nine RCTs (n5632) comparing exercise to no exercise, there was a significant, large pain reduction in the exercise group with a standardized mean difference of –1.9 (95% CI, –2.1 to –1.7), corresponding to 2.5 cm reduction on a 10 cm visual analogue scale (VAS), compared to no exercise. One RCT (n5122) compared exercise to 250 mg ofmefemanic acid, given every eight hours from the onset of menstruation until pain relief over two cycles. There was a larger reduction in self-reported pain in the exercise group compared to 250 mg mefenamic acid (mean zscore difference –7.4, 95% CI, –8.4 to –6.4). Limitations included lack of follow-up beyond the end of the intervention, small sample sizes, inconsistent blinding, and inconsistent study protocols. A 2018 systematic review and meta-analysis of 15 RCTs examined the effectiveness of physical activity for primary dysmenorrhea (N51,576). Six of the studies (n5637) were also included in the 2019 systematic review. Studies excluded from the review above but included in this systematic review had no active intervention, combination interventions, included women with irregular cycles, or were cluster randomized trials. Patients were nonathlete women 15 to 25 years old with regular menses and not using hormonal contraception. Exercise included aerobic exercise (three RCTs; n5143), stretching exercises (four RCTs; n5368), yoga (three RCTs; n5100), Kegel exercises (three RTCs; n546), and mixed interventions (stretching, jogging, relaxation; one RCT, n5160). Comparison groups included patients receiving no exercise, acupressure, ibuprofen, hot pack, mefenamic acid, or education. Studies lasted four to 12 weeks. Frequency of most exercise interventions was three times per week. Exercise significantly reduced pain intensity compared to controls measured by VAS (0–10 cm) with a pooled effect estimate of –1.9 cm (95% CI, –3.0 to –1.1). According to the authors, greater than 1 cm change on VAS is considered clinically significant. Exercise also reduced pain duration during each menstrual cycle relative to comparison groups with a pooled estimate of effect of –3.9 hours (95% CI, –4.9 to –3.0). Limitations included heterogeneity of interventions and measurement of pain and inclusion of low-quality studies with high risk of bias.


In modern business, quality is one of the key factors for recognising a product or service on the market. For this reason, quality is becoming a new business paradigm in all spheres of human activities, whether we talk about material products or services. Therefore, increasing attention is paid to quality management that is focused on meeting the requirements of clients in order to keep the old and attract new ones, so that the organisation can survive in conditions of fierce competition. It is evident that nowadays quality management is becoming a leading asset in competitive business in all industries. World companies are focused on quality, so we may often hear that the 20th century was actually the century of productivity, but the 21st century will be, without doubt, the century of quality. Bearing in mind the importance of the quality of services, there were valid reasons to focus the scientific research attention in this paper on defining the model of valuation of the quality of banking services, as a research objective. In achieving this goal, there were valid and scientifically justified reasons to apply the statistical method, as a general method, and the descriptive (Survey-Research) method, as a special one. The model for evaluating the quality of banking services, which is defined in this way, represents an important assumption of contributing to the improvement of relations with clients (Customer relationship management – CRM) with the goal of satisfying their needs and wishes, but also with the realization of business benefits.


The present invention discloses a method for monitoring deep excavation of soil nail reinforcement, utilizing FOUNDATION dynamic deformation monitoring during excavation determined by real-time power load displacement response ratio parameter, and then based on the critical criterion than the response parameter to pit for dynamic stability analysis and evaluation, to determine whether to carry out excavation soil nailing, and thus achieve excavation process of reinforcing support effect for real-time dynamic monitoring and assessment. This method changes the shortcomings of the mechanism of the traditional method of soil nail ambiguity and uncertainty of the failure mode will pit each excavation pit with dynamic load displacement dynamic response of a layer produced by the simultaneous monitoring and evaluation, as foundation stability evaluation and monitoring and early warning and prevention to provide an effective method of dynamic optimization design.


The primary objective of this study is to examine the impacts on regional economy of implementing Total Pollution Load Management System(TPLMS) in Korea. To attain the primary objective, this study constructs a regional macro economic model. The regional macro-economic model is designed to capture the impact of environmental regulation on gross regional domestic products. The model consists of three sub parts, ie, production, employment, and environment sector. Each sector is made up by several equations, and total 14 equations are in the system of the model. Daegu metropolitan city is adopted as a case study region, and we investigate the impacts on manufacturing industry of the enforcing water quality standard in the city. The result of analysis shows that gross regional domestic product is reduced by 0.16~0.18% point if the amount of pollution treatment is increased by 1 % point in the frame of TPLMS.


Wafer-Scale Intearation (WSI) offers the possibility of departing from the von Naumann computer architecture and alleviating its implementation problems. By interconnecting the good chips on an undiced wafer, WSI provides a multiplicity of processing elements and bypasses the expensive stages of chip and printed circuit board
manufacture. Whereas VLSI offers low-cost components at the sub-system level, WSI offers low-cost computer systems . Hence, traditional market pressures deter the speculative development of a range of VLSI chips in order to launch a radically new computer structure. However, WSI
offers the integration of a new architecture in a single development.


This paper evaluates the vibration characteristics of structures with viscoelastic materials. The mechanical properties of viscoelastic layers have been described with the complex modulus approach. The equations of motion are derived using the principle of virtual displacement (PVD), and they are solved through the finite element method (FEM). Higher-order beam elements have been derived with the Carrera Unified Formulation (CUF), which enables one to go beyond the assumptions of the classical onedimensional (1D) theories. According to the layerwise approach, Lagrange-like polynomial expansions have been adopted to develop the kinematic assumptions. The complex nonlinear dynamic problem has been solved through an iterative technique in order to consider both constant and frequency-dependent material properties. The results have been reported in terms of frequencies and modal loss factors, and they have been compared with available results in the literature and numerical threedimensional (3D) finite element (FE) solutions. The proposed beam elements have enabled bending, torsional, shell-like, and coupled mode shapes to be detected


The purpose of this study was to evaluate the performance of Microfinance Banks in Nigeria using Balanced Scorecard. The study used a mixed method by combining both historical data and primary data respectively sourced from published reports which covered the period 2013 -2017 as well as questionnaire used to obtain opinions of staff and customers of LAPO Microfinance Bank, a foremost microfinance bank in Nigeria. It was hypothesized that customer, internal business process, learning and growth and financial perspectives have no significant influence on the performance of microfinance banks in Nigeria. Multiple regression analysis was employed in testing the study's hypotheses. Results of test of hypotheses showed that three independent variables, namely, financial perspective(Beta = 0.036, t= 2.1176, P< 0.05 customer perspective (Beta = 0.801, t= 2.0486, P< 0.05 )and internal business process perspective (Beta =0.074, t= 3.2174, P< 0.05 have significant effect on performance of microfinance banks in Nigeria while learning and growth perspective (Beta =0.161, t= 1.6186, P > 0.05 ) have no significant influence on the business performance of microfinance banks in Nigeria. The regression model reported an adjusted R 2 of 0.503 . The F value (17.311) was significant at 0.05 level with its P value = 0.000.Based on the outcome of analysis, it was recommended that MFBs look beyond their financial performance by incorporating into their performance analysis, other aspects of their operations which facilitate their profitability and sustainability; that MFBs develop customer related and internal business process focused strategies for improved business performance; MFBs in Nigeria should formulate policies and develop strategies to reposition its learning and growth perspective which is currently underperforming. .


Extract: The cardiovascular effects of propranolol (Inderal) [24] were compared in 13 adult dogs and 14 puppies. Left ventricular (LV) pressure was measured with a catheter tip manometer and myocardial contractility was assessed by LV measurements of peak rate of pressure development (LV dp/dt), LV dp/dt at 40 mm Hg LV pressure (P40 dp/dt), and peak LV (dp/dt)/P. Cardiac output was measured by indocyanine green dye dilution. Measurements were made before and 5 min after intravenous propranolol (0.5 g/kg) administered over a period of 1 min. In the adult dog, propranolol produced a significant depression of cardiac index and peak LV systolic pressure, significant elevation of systemic resistance index and LV end-diastolic pressure, and a significant fall in indices of myocardial contractility. The changes in heart rate, cardiac index, peak LV systolic pressure, and contractility indices produced by propranolol were 2–4 times greater, on a percentage basis, in the puppies as in the adult dogs. The systemic resistance index and LV end-diastolic pressure changed similarly in both groups. The increased sensitivity of the puppies to propranolol appears to reflect a greater dependence on circulating catecholamines in the immature circulation.Speculation: A greater depression of the cardiovascular function, induced by propranolol, is shown in puppies as compared with adult dogs. This is thought to reflect either an increased dependence of the puppy circulation on circulating catecholamines, or an increased sensitivity to the known myocardial depressant effects of propranolol.


This Note assesses the workability of the College Art Association's Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for the Visual Arts, with a focus on the principle and attendant considerations for Making Art. The Note first looks at existing doctrine of fair use as it has developed over the last 40 years, before turning to the CAA's Code of Best Practices, contextualizing the project within the history of fair use statements and attempting to summarize relevant objections and defenses to such efforts. Finally, the Note evaluates the Code and presents findings from interviews with artists. Ultimately, the Note suggests that the Code of Best Practices for Making Art is problematic for copyright owners and users, offering a hybrid of descriptive and aspirational recommendations rather than tools for complying with existing law.


Employability is the key to realize career ideal.The employability of minority college students in Guangxi region is relatively weak,which is mainly manifested by the lack of career aspiration,the weakness of professional foundation,the scarcity of social capital and the weakness of integrated "soft power".Colleges and universities should intensify guidance to improve student's employability in practice,strengthen the effectiveness of ideals and beliefs education to cultivate qualified talents for Guangxi economic and social development.


Con Murren reports on a new US Law which has widescale implications for those who manufacture and test nuts and bolts.


Photodynamic therapy (PDT) can be used to treat all kinds of (pre-)malignant and non malignant cells, and has some great advantages in comparison with conventional treatments, like radiotherapy and chemotherapy. To be able to perform PDT one needs three things to be present in a cell: photosensitizer, light of a specific wavelength, and oxygen. A photosensitizer is a specially designed drug that that is activated by light of a specific wavelength. When activated, the photosensitizer reacts with oxygen, which leads to cell death. The cell death can occur in two ways: necrosis and apoptosis. A new type of PDT has been introduced recently in the treatment of brain tumors, which is called metronomic PDT (mPDT). The principle of mPDT is similar to that of PDT, but the difference is the length of the treatment. mPDT works with a lower light dose and a longer treatment time compared to conventional PDT. This ensures that the cells dies in a natural way (apoptosis) and do not cause inflammations, which happens in normal PDT. To be able to perform mPDT on a human brain, it is necessary that the treatment can be monitored. For this purpose information on the state of the photosensitizer is necessary. An important aspect of the photosensitizer is the fluorescence, which occurs upon light absorption by the photosensitizer and is related to electronic transition from an excited state to the ground state of the used molecule. From the fluorescence reflection spectrum one can determine the concentration and interaction with cells, as well as localisation and configuration of the photosensitizer. The photosensitizers used for the treatment have a lifetime from 3.5ns to 10ns. To measure the lifetime of the photosensitizer we need to be able to reconstruct the exponential decay of the fluorescence reflection spectrum. In order to do this we use a LED to excite the photosensitizer and a photodiode for detection of the fluorescence reflection spectrum. We integrate the photocurrent on the parasitic capacitor of the photodiode, to make sure the system is fast. When the signal is integrated once, it holds no usable information other than the total charge integrated. For this purpose a tune-able delay circuit has been designed that can delay the beginning of the measurement, which allows us to change the integration window. If we now integrate the same signal several times, while changing the starting time for each integration, we can reconstruct the exponential decay of the fluorescence reflection spectrum. The designed chip houses the timing circuit for the tune-able delay, as well as a photodiode for light detection, and an amplifier to amplify the signal enough for readout with an AD-converter. There is also space for a LED on the chip, which is also controlled by the timing circuit to ensure correct on and off switching of the LED. The chip is designed in such a way that it can work with a external light source as well. The measurements are done without a photosensitizer because they are to expansive to use before proper testing of the chips has been completed. Instead of a photosensitizer the switching behaviour of the LED is used to determine the chips behaviour. The delay circuit works as designed. However we where not able to measure the delays that are created. We where able to show that the chip functions in the a way that is similar to what is expected.


The problems in the construction of garden-style cemetery were elaborated from the application of landscape architecture design elements,including terrain,water,buildings and plants,the beautifying of retaining wall,and the construction of cemetery culture,hoping to provide references for the construction of cemetery environment.


Objective To construct E. coli mutants knockouted the gene encoding high pathogenicity island (HPI) in order to evaluate the function of HPI. Method First, PCR products were obtained by using primers with 50 bp extension which were homologous to HPI and by using template plasmid named pKD3 carrying chloramphenicol resistance gene flanked by FRT sites. Then the products were reformed by the program with the pKD46 recombination system replacing high pathogenicity island in the chromosome of E. coli ZL. Secondy, the strains expressing chloramphenicol resistance gene were selected by chloramphenicol agar. The chloramphenicol resistance gene was then eliminated by using a helper plasmid pCP20. Finally, the purpose gene was identificated and sequenced. Result The constructed mutants were consistent with the expectations. Conclusion The construction of the mutants deleted HPI in chromosome of Escherichia coli was completed successfully.


A lmost 125 years after the first clinical application of a local anesthetic by Carl Koller, who instilled cocaine in the eye of a patient (1884), the European Society of Regional Anaesthesia and Pain Therapy (ESRA) highlights this honorable momentum by awarding the highest distinction to a person who devoted his professional life to practice, teach, and promote regional anesthesia (RA). The recipient of the 2008 Carl Koller Gold Medal Award was Dag Selander, MD, PhD. Dag Selander was born in Gothenburg (Göteborg), Sweden, where he later studied medicine, also in Stockholm. Before that, he spent the fall of 1958 as a pentry assistant (dishwasher) on the Swedish American Line's cruising ship M/S Kungsholm, which took him to New York, South America, and the West Indies (eg, Havana, Cuba, just before Castro in 1958!). During the study period in the 1960s, he took some Btime-out[ periods (which was possible in those days), to circulate in the beautiful archipelago of Greece and around Egypt and the Middle East. In Nubia, southern Egypt, Dag got a job at 2 occasions (1963 and 1964) in a Boston UniversityYbased international archaeological expedition for documentation of the old human corpses found. After 2 months hitchhiking in Israel, he had to go home and managed to get a job as steward assistant on a Swedish ship that took him from Haifa to Hamburg, Germany (and that journey contained a special episode that later showed that circles will closeI). Dag made his military service in the Swedish Navy and happened to get some special experience in hunting submarinesI. Dag planned to be a surgeon, but after starting the side education in anesthesiology, he realized that anesthesia and intensive care are based on clinical application of physiology and pharmacology. Therefore, he stayed in anesthesiology, with main education and work at Sahlgren's University Hospital in Gothenburg, Sweden. It was Selander's boss, Prof. Karl-Gustaf Dhunér, who stimulated and activated him in RA, especially its advantages but also about its complications. After cooperation with some competent colleagues, he presented his dissertation on BNeural Complications of Regional Block[ in 1978. It contained clinical and experimental studies on nerve trauma and toxicity in peripheral nerve blockade (PNB), focusing on the effects of block methods (paresthesia or no paresthesia?), needle bevels, local anesthetic concentration with or without epinephrine, and intraneural spread at intraneural injection. It also contained the first clinical study on the use of a catheter for PNBs. More studies and presentations followed, mainly on RA and PNB, including experimental studies on neural blood perfusion. In 1981, Dr. Selander became associate professor in anesthesiology and intensive care at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. After about 10 years at Sahlgren's University Hospital, Dag headed the anesthesia department of a special district hospital, the W. Frölunda Specialist Hospital, from 1979 to 1989. There was an excellent team of nurses and nurse assistants and operating surgeons, but Dag was the only anesthetist, responsible for around 3000 anesthesia procedures per year. Around 50% of the cases were day-cases. Unfortunately, he produced no report about the effective and patient-positive organization for anesthesia and surgery at W. Frölunda Specialist Hospital. During 1985Y1986, he worked clinically in Chicago, Illinois, with Prof. Alon Winnie at the University of Illinois Medical Centre, and in 1989, he had a locum job in the Department of Anesthesia at St Vincent's Hospital (head, Michael Davies) in Melbourne, Australia, both very good and stimulating periods. Back in Gothenburg 1989, Dag worked as a consultant in anesthesia and pain management at Sahlgren's University Hospital, until he in 1992 got a job as medical advisor in Astra Pain Control, Södertälje, Sweden. He worked there for 10 years, mainly with the clinical development, registration, and introduction of the new long-acting local anesthetic ropivacaine (Naropin), which was a very interesting job with worldwide


Multimedia transmissions, especially of sport events, are animportant share of the services offered by mobile network operators. Due to limited capacity, lossy compression codecshave to be used, inducing a significant quality degradation. The quality impairments can particularly be observed in soccer games, when the ball is blurred or even totally disappears on low-resolution user terminals. We present a suitable preprocessing of the original video by means of ball sharpening or enlarging in the original video sequence to avoid problems caused by resolution down-sampling and compression. The proposed system includes a novel initial ball-recognition algorithm and an improved ball-trajectory tracking. Our proposed algorithm runs robustly and is computational very economical.


Article 5 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1948 reads "No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment". This Article is widely regarded as expressing customary international law. Within the United Nations framework, torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment are explicitly prohibited under a number of international treaties, which are legally binding on those States which have ratified them. Many treaties establish Committees, known collectively as the treaty bodies, which are mandated to monitor States Parties' compliance with their obligations under the treaties. They do this by issuing General Comments or Recommendations, which provide detailed interpretation of specific aspects of the treaty. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the definition and the elements required for an act to be classified as torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, applied within the United Nations system, by considering the General Comments and jurisprudence of the treaty bodies, in particular the Human Rights Committee (HRC), which monitors compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), and the Committee against Torture (CAT), which monitors compliance with the United Nations Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (UNCAT). The paper focuses on States Parties' obligations under the main treaties, by considering the scope of application of these obligations. DOI: 10.5901/ajis.2013.v2n8p61


In NH_3·H_2O-NH_4Cl buffer medium at pH 10.0,calcium(Ⅱ) can form a blue complex with the composition of 1∶2(M∶R) with tribromoarsenazo.The maximum absorption wavelengh locates at 610 nm.The apparent molar absorptivity is e_(610 nm)=7.16×10~4 (L·mol~(-1)·cm~(-1).)Beer's law is obeyed in the range of 0-25 μg/25 mL for calcium.The method has been applied to the determination of calcium in rain water and sodium sulfate with satisfactory results.The present method is simple,rapid and accurate.


During a time of online learning, technology tools can help facilitate student engagement and foster deeper understanding of course concepts. A variety of helpful technology tools are available to assist transactional attorneys in practice and can be used by professors teaching transactional drafting. This article discusses three examples of technology tools available to facilitate the teaching of transactional drafting in an online format. This article introduces the reader to tools relevant to how artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and document assembly can be used in the classroom and provides specific resources and example assignments that can be easily adopted and integrated into existing courses.


Majumdar--Papapetrou multi--black-hole solutions of the Einstein--Maxwell equations are considered in four and higher dimensions. The Euclidean action with boundary conditions appropriate to the canonical ensemble is shown to lead to zero entropy.


The techniques of using wireless cellular networks to locate mobile stations have recently received considerable interest. The paper addresses the problem of maximum likelihood (ML) location estimation using (uplink) time-of-arrival (TOA) measurements. Under the standard assumption of Gaussian TOA measurement errors, ML location estimation is a nonconvex optimization problem in which the presence of local minima makes the search of the globally optimal solution hard. To circumvent this difficulty, we propose to approximate the ML problem by relaxing it to a convex optimization problem, namely semidefinite programming. Simulation results indicate that this semidefinite relaxation location estimator provides mean square position error performance close to the Cramer-Rao lower bound for a wide range of TOA measurement error levels.


New results on hadron spectra have been appearing in abundan ce in the past few years as a result of improved experimental techniques. These incl ude information on states made of both light quarks (u, d, and s) and with one or more heavy quarks (c, b). The present review, dedicated to the memory of R. H. Dalitz, treats light-quark states, glu eballs, hybrids, charmed and beauty particles, charmonium, and bb̄ states. Some future directions are mentioned.


An n×n complex matrix A is called weak stable if there exists a matrix W such that W+W * is positive definite and such that AW+W * A * is positive definite. In this note several characterizations for weak stability of a matrix are given, and conditions (on A) allowing W to be a diagonal matrix are also considered. A consequence of our results here is a characterization for nonsingular M-matrices.


Nature conservation as a governmental responsibility has a considerably longer history in the United States than does pollution control or other matters of contemporary environmental concern. Nature conservation dates back at least to 1864 when Congress withdrew Yosemite Valley from settlement and granted it to the State of California "for public use, resort, and recreation."' The national parks movement was well underway when Congress established Yellowstone National Park in 1872.2 Twenty years later, Congress enacted the first national forest law, which authorized the President to set aside millions of acres of forest reserves.3 The purpose of these initial efforts was to slow the pace of destructive resource exploitation-which had already decimated the beaver and buffalo, levelled ancient forests, and wreaked vast harm through erosion-by establishing national forests and national parks.4 From these beginnings, the United States has invested its vast natural domain with a system of nature reserves that includes parks and forests, wildlife refuges, wilderness, species protection programs, and recreational, cultural, and historic areas. Unlike many nations, the United States is the proprietor of nearly one-third of the nation's land.5 Federal ownership is particularly prevalent in Western States, where natural conditions remain relatively


Spurious pulses can be generated on wired-OR computer bus lines under certain conditions. The letter explains how they are caused and presents two methods for overcoming their effects. The first relies on timing within the devices connected to the bus; the second, thought to be preferable, involves forming the line into a loop and arranging for each device to sense the signal at two points along it.


This work aims to obtain the flow rates of El Chañaral and La Garrapata overflows of the Pilcomayo River. This article presents a stationary two-dimensional model with fixed bed and no sediment transport in the overflow reach of El Chañaral and La Garrapata, located in the Upper Pilcomayo, part of the lower basin of the Pilcomayo River, in order to approximate the flow that activates the overflows. To achieve the proposed objective it has been analyzed satellite imagery, hydrographs, gauging during floods, topographies and SRTM radar images. In a first stage the topography and images SRTM were analyzed to develop the digital terrain model, then the boundary conditions model were selected with the help of satellite images and hydrometric series, and finally the results are evaluated to determine flow rates that overflows as well as those which continue downstream in the Pilcomayo River. Subsequently the results of the modeling are superimposed on satellite images available for the studied flows. It could be determined with this information an approximation to the flows that activate the overflows and those that overflows. The result obtained showed a good agreement with previous work.


This article is devoted to verbalization of the concept "space" in the Russian and German linguistic cultures. The linguistic-philosophical category of space is considered in different ways. The means of representation and cultural peculiarities of this concept in the unallied languages, deep analysis of semantic structure of language means expressing space relations in the consciousness of the Russian and German native-speakers are analyzed


Wastewater from fishery industries in Muncar, Banyuwangi, was assessed to find the adverse effect level to brine organism. This study used wastewater from oil and filleting industries. Toxicity level of wastewater was determined with acute toxicity test using Artemia. Static flow exposure tests were arranged for five wastewater concentrations and repeated three times. The lethal concentration of wastewater towards the 50% numbers of Artemia for twenty four hours was at the level of 7.2%.The result was valuable to determine fishery wastewater treatment in short term action plan and to set quality criteria of receiving water bodies in long term plan.


The Late Quaternary slip rate along the Maqu segment of the eastern Kunlun Fault was estimated using a combination of high‐resolution remote sensing imagery interpretation, field observations and differential Global Positioning System (GPS) measurements of offset river terraces, and 14C dating of snail shells collected from offset risers. The results show that the left‐slip rate along the segment is 3–5 mm/a, and that the vertical slip rate is 0.3–0.5 mm/a. Both the horizontal and vertical slips on the segment remain consistent over a distance of ∼100 km. It means that no slip gradient as previously suggested occurred along the Maqu segment, and which thus might behave as an independent seismogenic fault. Judging from multiple relationships among young terrace offsets, we infer that co‐seismic surface rupture produced by a characteristic earthquake with a magnitude of Ms7.0–7.5 on the Maqu fault could generate a horizontal slip of 4.5–5 m and a vertical slip of 0.45–0.5 m, with a corresponding ratio (Dh/Dv) of about 9. Two surface rupture events must have occurred over the past 3300 years, the latest one possibly between 1485 cal BP and 1730 cal BP.


The article covers the polemic in the Russian society at the turn of the XIX XX centuries, concerning consequences of the governmental policy aimed at accelerated development of the domestic industry. Positions of Russian populists, liberal and conservative economists and public figures concerning viability of the young Russian industry are analyzed.


The member nations of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas (ALBA) are working to create an integrated trade and monetary zone with a new currency. This paper explores the significance of their effort, highlighting potential challenges and benefits. First, it discusses the rationale for a cooperative development strategy. Next, it analyzes the history and workings of the European Payments Union (EPU), one of the most successful attempts at collective regional development. Finally, it draws upon the EPU experience to suggest a process of zone construction capable of achieving ALBA's goal of cooperative development.


In this experimental study, elastomeric spring dampers, which have a distinct re-centering characteristic, are used to retrofit a non-ductile, previously damaged 1/3 scale model reinforced concrete building frame structure which is subjected to a variety of ground motions in shaking table tests. A velocity dependent analytical model is developed and verified for the elastomeric spring dampers. This model is implemented in the widely available non-linear dynamic time history analysis computer program DRAIN-2DX to produce response predictions which are in good agreement with experimental observations. The elastomeric spring damper devices significantly attenuate the seismic response of the structure and provide a considerable amount of energy dissipation while the main non-ductile reinforced concrete structural load carrying elements remain elastic. The effect of varying the damper configuration on the structural response was also investigated.


Abstract Public health measures during the COVID-19 pandemic provided researchers with a quasi-experimental situation to examine what happens when anthropogenic noise sources (e.g., traffic) are greatly reduced. This article combines noise-related calls to Montreal's 311 service (29,891 calls from 2014 to 2022) with original survey data from 240 residents collected in 2020 after the lockdown and the summer reopening. The spatial analysis of the calls revealed that, across all pandemic phases, noise complaints increased with population density, the proportion of low-income residents, and the proportion of greenspace. However, the change in the spatial distribution of noise-related calls due to the pandemic measures is positively associated with the proportions of residential and greenspace land use. That is, areas with higher proportions of residential land use and greenspace experienced the greatest increase in noise-related calls. The analysis of the survey revealed that the sounds of traffic and construction decreased during both the lockdown and the subsequent reopening, while the sounds of the neighborhood and nature increased. However, the decreased traffic noise in the downtown core also allowed for the emergence of noise from the heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems in the area. We discuss these results considering the interest in reducing noise levels in cities.


Operation and practice are important in prosthodontic experiment teaching.The traditional teaching method cannot make students observe the whole process of treatment and master operative techniques,thus affecting their clinical practice.Application of magnified video camera system in the experiment teaching can present what is being taught in a way which can enhance students' interest in learning,consolidate their theoretical knowledge basis and improve their clinical skills.The system has become the necessary equipment and means in experiment teaching of modern stomatology.It deserves further promotion and application in stomatological teaching.


REINFORCED CONCRETE INVERTED T-BEAMS THAT SUPPORT PRECAST STRINGERS ON THE FLANGES OF THE INVERTED T WERE STUDIED IN 24 LOAD TESTS ON 6 SPECIMENS. RESULTS PROVIDE ADVICE FOR REINFORCEMENT DETAILS AND DESIGN PROCEDURES APPLICABLE TO THE FLANGES AS WELL AS THE WEB SHEAR STRENGTH OF SUCH BEAMS. /AUTHOR/


To a type of complex water resource system optimal problem,in consider of random sector natural water,how to analyze is very important,to mulf-variables non-linear programming model,in this paper,an optimal design project will be achieved by appling random analysis method,also realizable.


A technique for multiposition Doppler HF sounding of the ionosphere that use the emission of broadcasting radio-stations as probing signals is developed in the Institute of Radio Astronomy of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (IRA NASU) during some last decades. At present the Internet-controlled receiving sites designed by IRA NASU are located in Arctic, Scandinavia, Europe, Africa, and Antarctica. The analysis of HF signal propagation on the super long radio paths is one of the major tasks of this network. This paper discusses the results of the analysis of signal propagation from Europe and Northern America to Antarctica. The signals of time and frequency services were used as probe because of the excellent stability of their parameters. The radiation of RWM (Moscow, carrier frequencies 4996, 9996, and 14996 kHz) and CHU (Ottawa, frequencies 3330, and 7850 kHz) stations are recorded round-the-clock at the Ukrainian Antarctic Station (UAS, 65.25S, 64.27W) Akademik Vernadsky since 2010. Time and spectral analysis of the RWM pulse signals allowed to detect experimentally four different pathways: the direct and reverse paths lying on the great circle, and trajectories outside the great circle formed by focusing along the solar terminator and scattering on the ionospheric irregularities of auroral ovals. For the last spatial mode it is possible to estimate the location of equatorial boundary of auroral oval and one projection of plasma drift velocities. An impact of solar activity on super long HF propagation is demonstrated by comparison of monthly averaged spectrograms corresponded to different years. The example presented at figure 1 demonstrates that, the spectrograms of the signals which propagated under the various conditions (Septembers of 2010 and 2011 are characterized by mean F10.7 = 81.1, Amp = 8.8, and F10.7 = 134.5, Amp = 19.3. respectively) are quite different. Various spatial modes demonstrate the different reactions on solar activity. The variations could be explained by different intensity and location of plasma turbulence associated with polar ovals, gradients of plasma parameters along the solar terminator, critical frequencies and absorption. These mechanisms will be discussed within the presentation.


The paper on 'Contextual concepts for Media-delivered Village Education' by Kwasi Ansu-Kyeremeh is analysed and reviewed. The need to safeguard cultural values is also highlighted in the paper.


Shoba De is among the most widely-read Indian writers writing in English language and she is undoubtedly, the one popular author who is reviled more than most others by serious literary critics. Her narrative technique is innovative and the way in which she adopted the words from regional language is giving essential image to her writings. Expressing independent nature of women through literature started to flourish by the post-modern writers whose attentive narration on culture through literature stands in specific manner. Shobha De' is a remarkable post-modern and courageous writer to write everything vehemently, such as sensual human behaviour and their huge contribution to define the new cultural identity. Her novel Sisters (1992) strongly describe the modern woman who has the abilities to threat the patriarchal subversive strategies. It is true that her female characters often dare to step out of the confines of their homes, hearths, marriages and families; however even as they do so, they inevitably give the impression that they are unlikely to set the Arabian ocean on fire with views of empowerment. The author has projected the two aspects of femininity; the one, projects the traditional aspect of womanhood and other is modern and she handled regional dictions to make extra ordinary perfection to the novel. Shobha De' depicted the lives of the two half-sisters, Mallika Hiralal and Alisha. Mallika is a combination of tenderness of femininity and force of Assertiveness while Alisha is thoroughly strong headed and arrogant and self-respect protector. The novel is a conflict between these two women who achieve at the end of the novel the preferred 'sisterhood.' The novel Sisters is not only a novel of a sisterhood but it interprets the inner voice of every woman who wants to lead a successful in royal society.


Abstract Based on an Inconel 718 superalloy thick plate bending product with gradient radius (thickness: 12 mm), the accuracy control of hot bending was studied by the finite element method numerical simulation and experimental test. Meanwhile, the effects of bending die gap and friction coefficients were investigated using Deform‐3D, and the parameters of the hot bending test have been improved. The results show that radial deviations decrease with reduction in the gap between male and female dies as the friction coefficients are fixed, and decrease as the friction coefficients rise when the die gap settles. In addition, radial deviations of the area, which are close to the plate's border, rise with the decrease in distance to the border. According to the results, an Inconel 718 thick plate bending product with gradient radius has been formed on a hydraulic machine of 5000 kN with improved parameters. The radial accuracy of thick bending plate meets the requirements (R±0·5 mm).


Six reducing monosaccharides (mannose, galactose, fucose, glucose, xylose, and arabinose) were derivatized with 1‐phenyl‐3‐methyl‐5‐pyrazolone (PMP) and chiral resolution of these racemic PMP‐monosaccharides was studied by ligand‐exchange CE using borate anion as a central ion of the chiral selector and (S)‐3‐amino‐1,2‐propanediol (SAP) as a chiral selector ligand. PMP‐mannose, PMP‐galactose and PMP‐fucose were successfully enantioseparated. Lowering the capillary temperature increased the resolution of PMP‐mannose system, but decreased that of PMP‐galactose and PMP‐fucose systems. Whereas the maximum resolution was obtained at pH 8.9 in the PMP‐mannose system, resolution increased gradually with pH in the PMP‐galactose and PMP‐fucose systems. Expecting the formation of the ternary borate complexes with SAP and PMP‐monosaccharide in the CE experiments, the optimized structures of the borate diastereomers were obtained by semiempirical molecular orbital calculations to discuss the structural difference of the diastereomers in connection with the enantioseparation behaviors.


The observation that neural circuits of the neocortex are adapted to many different tasks raises deep questions of how they are organized and operate. Most theories of cortical computation propose that the cortex processes its information in a feedforward manner through a series of hierarchically organized stages and that each of these stages is dominated by the pattern of the input to the local cortical circuit. The most infl uential of these models of the local circuit is Hubel and Wiesel's ( 1962 ) proposal for the circuits that underlie simple and complex cells in the cat's primary visual cortex. Felleman and Van Essen ( 1991 ) extended the notion of a processing hierarchy in their comprehensive summary wiring diagram for the primate visual system. In these models of intraand interareal cortical circuits, sensory information from the retina is passed through successive stages of cortical processing, each of which increases the feature selectivity of visual receptive fi elds. Thus, from the concentric center-surround receptive fi elds of the retina and dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus, simple cells are created, then complex cells from simple cells, and eventually the face cells, object-specifi c cells, and 3-D motionspecifi c cells of the high levels of the cortical processing hierarchy. This serial processing schema is conceptually simple, which makes it very attractive for theorists (e.g., Riesenhuber and Poggio, 1999 ). More recent experimental and theoretical considerations of the cortical circuits, however, have suggested a rather different architecture: one in which local circuits of cortical neurons are connected in a series of nested positive and negative feedback loops, called "recurrent circuits" ( Fig. 2.1 ; Douglas et al., 1989 ; Douglas and Martin, 2004 , 2007 ). Excitatory neurons outnumber the inhibitory neurons by 5 to 1, so this ratio might be expected to create an unstable positive feedback. However, because the recurrent connections also exist 2


In the past, digital thermometers are mostly designed using discrete components (such as timers, counters, decoder drivers etc.) and temperature sensors (such as thermistors etc.). However, advances in electronics engineering has made it possible to have a computer in a chip "Microcontroller" and also integrated circuit temperature sensors. This paper presents the design and implementation of a microcontroller based digital thermometer. The system is based on PIC16F877A microcontroller interfaced with LM35DZ temperature sensor, seven segment led display and a buzzer. The system design is in two phases; hardware and software. The system makes an alarm when the temperature reading is 40C and above. The system result after testing showed a mean absolute percentage deviation (MAPD) of 4.69% when compared to standard mercury in glass thermometer. The device can be used in laboratories, industries as well as other application requiring accurate temperature measurements.


A decade ago, I led this Journal with an editorial titled, ''Vaccine Uncertainty: Preventing Progress of Public Health.'' I was concerned about the trends and challenges to one of the proven public health successes of the twentieth century: immunizations. Immunizations have eradicated smallpox from the planet, nearly eliminated the polio virus worldwide, and dramatically reduced the occurrence of other preventable infectious diseases including measles, pertussis (whooping cough), and rubella (German measles). Yet the benefits of vaccination, particularly the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine, were challenged by ''breaking''—aka ''paradigm changing''— research initiated by Andrew Wakefield in the UK with a study published in 1998 in the Lancet. A couple of years later (2000) a US congressional panel called on the US Department of Health and Human Services to begin an investigation into claims that childhood vaccines are dangerous. In particular, this panel advanced the claim that the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine given to children is linked to cases of autism. As a father, physician, and editor of a journal focused on communicating health ethically, I remained concerned about the challenges, fear, and pain of individuals and families with autistic children. Given the consequences of this issue for public health, I joined with Jon Clemens at the World Health Organization to co-author an article published in the Journal of Medical Ethics titled, ''Misled and Confused? Telling the Public about MMR Vaccine Safety.'' We were concerned about the uproar over the Andrew Wakefield case—the Lancet publication reported on the cases of 12 anonymous children with developmental disorders, who were admitted to a pediatric bowel unit at the Royal Free hospital in Hampstead, UK. Wakefield heralded the report as evidence for a clarion call for a boycott of the ''3-in-1'' MMR vaccine, in favor of breaking it up into single shots. The ''evidence'': the claim that the parents of 8 of the 12 children blamed MMR for the sudden onset of what was described as a combination of both an inflammatory bowel disease and ''regressive autism,'' in which language and basic skills are lost. Without going into the specifics and the fact these were never replicated, more than a decade of debate, demonization, and demagoguery ensued. This joined a chorus of communication against vaccines building upon a challenge of the use of the preservative thimerosal, and other hypotheses that linked vaccines to autism.


This paper describes the performance of a simplified dynamic controller with fuzzy logic controllers. The six degree-of-freedom simulation study focuses on the results with and without fuzzy logic controller. One area of interest is the performance of a simulated the cross coupling effect. The controller uses explicit models to produce the desired commands. In this paper the effect of the cross-coupling between channels on the overall performance of the flight system has been considered. Two fuzzy controllers have been added to the system to improve its performance. This paper presents the development and simulation of a modified system is presented using MatLab Simulink. Also it focuses on the use of fuzzy logic controller in model-based control of multipleinput, multiple-output systems. Here, we address the question of how the overall performance of the system is affected when both fuzzy logic controllers are applied at the same time. Simulation and experimental results of a flight system , as an illustrative example, are presented.


The persistence of residues of three insect growth regulators (IGRs)—BAY SIR 8514 [1-(4-trifluoromethoxypheny1)-3-(2-chlorobenzoy1)urea], diflubenzuron, and methoprene—in stored wheat was studied over a period of 12 to 23 months. Based on mosquito bioassays using fourth-stage larvae of Culex quinquefasciatus Say, the residues of BAY SIR 8514 at 1, 5, and 10 ppm declined by almost 50% during the 23-month posttreatment storage. Diflubenzuron at these concentrations showed a residue loss of 40 to 50% during the 23-month study period. The residues of methoprene in stored wheat were determined by gas-liquid chromatography over a period of 12 months. The losses in residues at 1, 5, and 10 ppm were 61, 66, and 62%, respectively.


The paper presents a new set of energy demand forecasts for the Republic of Cyprus up to the year 2040, taking into account recent oil price developments and focusing on the ability of Cyprus to achieve the greenhouse gas emission reduction targets agreed by EU leaders in October 2014. The emphasis is on emission reductions in those sectors that are not subject to the EU Emissions Trading System, i.e. on final energy demand sectors excluding aviation and the cement industry. According to a 'baseline' scenario, energy demand will grow modestly over the coming decades, which is far from sufficient for Cyprus to achieve its 2030 emission targets. We therefore develop two additional scenarios that assume the implementation of an economy-wide carbon tax from 2016 onwards. It turns out that a strong tax increasing by around 15 Euros per tonne of CO2 every year from 2016 onwards is necessary in order to induce a sufficient decline in carbon emissions, or alternatively a carbon tax that can start from very low levels and increase geometrically up to 2030. Such taxes, which are also recommended by international organisations, would lead to a more rigorous implementation of energy efficiency measures in buildings and transport than currently foreseen, and would allow Cyprus both to comply with the EU decarbonisation targets and to reduce its dependence on fossil fuels.


Objective: Discussion of some particular situations' handling solutions of using laparoscope to cut the gall bladder.Methods: Analysis and conclude 54 cases in our hospital,of their reasons,methods,experiences and appreciations of cutting the main part of gall bladder operation.Results: 54 cases are all successful.There are no bleeding,bile leak and hurt of the bile duct outside the liver.The average operation time is 65 min(42-110min).No other diseases after the operation.Conclusions: It's easy and safe to use laparoscope to cut the main part of gall bladder operation when it is festered cholecystitis or the seriously adhesion of the three angles of the gall bladder,the gall bladder is inside the liver,which cannot cut the gall bladder normally.


Abstract The primitive ideals of the quantum group C q [ SL ( n )] are classified in the case where q is a non-zero complex number which is not a root of unity. It is shown that the orbits in Prim C q [ SL ( n )] under the action of the character group H ≅ ( C *) n −1 are parameterized naturally by W × W where W is the associated Weyl group. It is shown that there is a natural one-to-one correspondence between primitive ideals of C q [ SL ( n )] and symplectic leaves of the associated Poisson algebraic group SL ( n , C ).


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Implementation of digital economy tools in the new information environment is a catalyst for innovative development of the economic environment of the state as a whole. It is obvious that not all the available opportunities and resources for the development of the digital economy have found their vectors of implementation, many of them have not been studied sufficiently and haphazardly, the existing potential and prospects have not been disclosed.Understanding of the need to develop elements of the digital economy has come to a head in the Russian economic and legal environment, as evidenced by the development and implementation of priority areas of the strategy of scientific and technological development of Russia. The mentioned problems determine the relevance of the research study of the possibilities of applying the positive foreign experience of digitalization of the economy in domestic practice. The paper provides an overview of the main categories of the digital economy, examines the features of its widespread distribution in the countries of the world, assesses the opportunities and prospects for the development of digitalization in Russia. New technologies, criteria and approaches to assessing the level of the digital economy, its institutionalization require effective regulation and management.


The mobile game market is now gradually forming a unique ecological industry chain. Game parties are beginning to look beyond the game experience and focus on building mature game IPs. By creating specific IP to drive the game's peripheral revenue, strengthen the emotional connection with game users, and achieve the purpose of long-term development. Looking at the domestic market, Honor of Kings, as a phenomenal mobile game in China, its IP development and marketing are of reference learning significance. In this paper, we selected Honor of Kings as the research object, and we collected data through both questionnaire surveys and interviews, using SPSS for statistical analysis. The research analyzed its IP marketing strategy and effect and searched for the factors which affect its IP marketing effect. It finds that the impact of Honor of Kings IP marketing is influenced by the degree of perfection of Honor of Kings worldview, i.e., IP connotation and local cultural awareness. At the same time, we analyzed the IP development process and marketing strategy of Honor of Kings in combination, pointed out its advantages and shortcomings, and gave suggestions to provide new ideas for IP marketing of other game companies.


WC powder is an important raw material for production of cemented carbide.Cemented carbide from nano structured WC powder has excellent characteristics.In this paper,recent development and application of nano structured WC powder are described and the existing problems are discussed.


Abstract SCI-32 The discovery of acquired genetic mutations associated with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) and acute myeloid leukemia (AML) has rapidly expanded with the use of next-generation sequencing technologies. The distinction between MDS and de novo or secondary AML (arising after MDS) and therapeutic recommendations are largely based on the presence of morphologic dysplasia and the percentage of bone marrow myeloblasts. Using whole genome sequencing to define the allele burden of hundreds of mutations, our group has shown that nearly all the bone marrow cells in seven patients with MDS and secondary AML were clonally derived (∼85%), regardless of the myeloblast count. We now have experimental evidence suggesting that the vast majority of mutations in these samples are randomly acquired during aging (passenger mutations) and carried forward in a cell when it is transformed. By using all the validated mutations in a sample (passengers and drivers) we found that five of the seven MDS samples harbored two or more malignant clones and that all seven contained a founding clone that gave rise to subsequent daughter clones. Thus, the MDS bone marrow samples are a mosaic of several tumors with unique sets of mutations each shaped by the acquisition of a series of mutations and clonal diversification. Each clone contained at least one coding gene mutation, and we identified 11 recurrently mutated genes in the seven samples, including recently described mutations in U2AF1 , a spliceosome gene that is typically mutated in the MDS founding clone. In addition, the MDS founding clone always gave rise to the dominant secondary AML clone, suggesting that therapies targeting mutations in the founding clone may have benefit in treating both MDS and secondary AML. It is possible that therapeutic response and disease progression is driven not only by the presence of recurrent mutations, which have prognostic value, but also by the clone (i.e., founding and daughter) in which they arise. We are currently testing this hypothesis by monitoring the dynamic change in clone size, including driver mutation allele burdens, during treatment of patients with AML and MDS. Disclosures: No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.


'Spectacle' is a core concept of the book Spectacle Society written by Guy Debord.Melatonin(Naobaijin) advertisements, one of the best selling health products in China,present the product in different kind of images and other forms,and construct a big spectacle in the media.The article believes that the spectacle of Melatonin advertisements have something to do with the people's consumption desire.Modern mass media play a big role in the spectacle construction.


In this article, reflectivity is considered as an individual general ability to develop different attitudes to life events in order to reduce an external and internal uncertainty in situations. The objective of the research is to examine the self-assessment criteria for reflectivity with psychosemantic procedure. The author designs a modified version of the Ch. Osgood's (1957) Semantic Differential (SD) for examining the content and formal features of the self-assessment criteria of reflectivity. This study suggests two main processes of self-assessment of reflectivity, notably differentiation and integration. The results of factor analysis indicate that individuals with high reflectivity level are aligned with low differentiation of the semantic space and monolithic nature of self-assessment criteria. The coherence and consistency of self-assessment criteria reduce the individuals' level of inner uncertainty, transform external problems to familiar tasks and increase an efficient decision-making. A high level of differentiation is related to individual readiness to make a correct decision in the situation of multiple choice. High differentiation increases the individual adjustment and prevents from poor effects of high reflectivity. Consequently, a high level of reflectivity is associated with a low level of differentiation of self-assessment criteria.


Project, where beetles were imported to get rid of accumulating dung on the continent which naturally lacked cattle and their insect cleaners. And the African Bushmen's use of leaf beetle larva poison for hunting. The pests are covered by migrating locusts, bed bugs and Colorado beetles, with very interesting stories of their own. Other species offer examples of fascinating evolutionary and physiological aspects. It is hard to find errors in the book. I note that Mantophasmatodea, mentioned as a new insect order discovered in 2002, in later years has been given only family status. Unfortunately, these insects are only briefly mentioned. Having known one of the discoverers of the presumed order personally (the late Danish professor N.P. Kristensen), I can testify that the history behind this is also very exciting, illustrating the problems of zoological classification (probably the final word has not been said yet). But of course all books about insects can only treat a very tiny fraction of the whole. The selection in this book is well chosen, and it must be hoped and expected that it will inspire new entomologists, themselves a species in decline, for years to come.


With increasing environmental pollution, super-wetting materials for emulsion separation have attracted considerable attention in recent years. However, there are still major challenges in separati...


This paper analyses the electromagnetic compatibility of power communication equipment, discusses the requirements at different situation based on Specification of Electromagnetic Compatibility for Power Communication Equipment issued by State Grid Corporation of China. It has a reference value for the performance design, test and operation of electromagnetic compatibility of power communication equipment.


This paper offers a way to study the specifics of the non-equivalence phenomenon in the speech in the aspects of synchrony and diachrony the study of the non-equivalent vocabulary using a large parallel diachronic corpus. Diachronic parallel corpus is a collection of parallel translations made in different periods of time. It is a reliable basis to study functioning of various translation units in the speech. Numerous parallel-translated texts reflect possibilities of the language and translation, providing a high reliability of conclusions. Large diachronic corpora of parallel translations, which are based on several source texts, allow studying the specifics of non-equivalence manifestations both in the synchrony and in the diachrony. Within the scope of the translation science, the methodology of parallel corpora construction is one of the most urgent and insufficiently developed problems. We have developed a diachronic parallel corpus based on the material of 30 diachronic German translations of five main novels by Fyodor Dostoevsky in order to examine the specifics of translation of the non-equivalent culture-specific vocabulary realia. The principles of constructing of a new diachronic corpus, the criteria for selecting the source and target texts, goals and possibilities of use of the corpus are explained in this paper.


"Offerings of the Dharma in Vimalakirti-Nivdesa Sutra" is one of chapters of "circulation part," which is essential supplements to the dharma gate of non-duality because of emphasis on the function of prajna and bhavana.It is very important to prevent Buddhism from philistinism and hypocrisy.


RRC lies in the 3rd sublayer of air interface protocol stack in TD-SCDMA system. Security mode control is an important procedure in RRC. It includes two functions: integrity protection and ciphering, which play very important roles in improving the security of network. This paper focuses on the implementation of the security mode control procedure in RRC sublayer of TD-SCDMA terminal.


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Monotetic alloy have been researched for hundred years.Recent years,researchers have prepared homogeneous monotectic alloy by electro-magnetic body force(EMBF).But the mechanism of separation and refinement of the second phase in liquid matrix by EMBF is not very clear.This paper investigated the effect of different AC EMBF on the microstructure and solidification process of Zn-10%Bi hyper-monotectic alloy by quenching the samples in water under high static magnetic field.It is shown that,the superimposing of AC EMBF can influence the moving speed of the second phase droplet and damp the gravity segregation in solidifying Zn-10%Bi alloy.When the AC EMBF reaches5×10~5N/m~3 in different magnetic flux densities from 2 to 10 Tesla,the homogenuous distribution of bismuth particles could be achieved,A physical model is established to illustrate the mechanism of separation and refinement of the second Bi droplets at the stage of liquid-liquid separation by AC EMBF.The results show that the second droplets can be divided into two or three smaller droplets by Lorenz force caused by induced current at the former and later location of bismuth droplet.When the bismuth droplet moves at a proper speed which is adjusted by EMBF,it will be broken down by Lorenz forces.