In a non-way gate oxide film is formed of a volatile memory device and a method of forming a gate pattern including the gate oxide film, the oxidation process into oxygen radicals first spare on a semiconductor substrate, forming a gate oxide film, and the first pre-nitriding the gate oxide film processes. It said first preliminary nitriding-gate oxide film of the second pre-is converted to the gate oxide film. Then, the second pre-gate oxide film and the oxidation treatment using oxygen radicals. A second pre-oxidation treatment of the gate oxide film is converted to the gate oxide film. Then, a first conductive film pattern, the interlayer dielectric film pattern, the second conductive film pattern on the gate oxide film in order. Thus, the gate structure comprising the gate oxide film of the nitriding treatment and the oxidation treatment can be made a transistor that can suppress the diffusion of nitrogen into the semiconductor substrate by increasing the nitrogen in the gate oxide film.


MySAP.com Utilities is the leading global software for meeting utilities' specific needs in business management. MySAP.com Utilities offers a level of integration unmatched by any other client/server software available. It links and combines processes vertically and horizontally, allowing data to flow to where it's needed, when it's needed. MySAP.com Utilities operates in an open environment, allowing companies to incorporate applications from SAP partners and third parties, including geographical information systems (GIS), supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems, as well as computer telephony integration (CTI) solutions.


This report reviews the method recommended by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for calculating Derived Intervention Levels (DILs) and identifies potential improvements to the DIL calculation method to support more accurate ingestion pathway analyses and protective action decisions. Further, this report proposes an alternate method for use by the Federal Emergency Radiological Assessment Center (FRMAC) to calculate FRMAC Intervention Levels (FILs). The default approach of the FRMAC during an emergency response is to use the FDA recommended methods. However, FRMAC recommends implementing the FIL method because we believe it to be more technically accurate. FRMAC will only implement the FIL method when approved by the FDA representative on the Federal Advisory Team for Environment, Food, and Health.


This work analyses the French terminology of fashion, particularly the field of the outerwear, within the framework of French terminological research. A broad descriptive model is adopted, based on the theoretical and methodological reconciliation between diachrony and synchrony, as well as on an interdisciplinary approach to terminology.
The study is divided into two parts: the former is devoted to the historical reconstruction of the outerwear terminology. After a methodological introduction about term records, we trace the path leading from the small group of terminological units in Old French to the complex lexical network in contemporary French.
In the latter section, the applied dimensions are explored, including the construction of "ontoterminologies", the study of terminology variation in heterogeneous professional contexts, and the list of lexicographical and terminographic resources for fashion, both in monolingual and multilingual communication.
Finally, the description of the approach to terminology is followed by the main results of the research and by further perspectives of study.


The genus Eucharassus is redescribed and a key to the species is given. Four new species are described: Eucharassus hovorei sp. nov. and E. lingafelteri sp. nov. from Costa Rica, E. chemsaki sp. nov. from Panama and E. wappesi sp. nov. from Panama and Guatemala.


Objective: To report a case of right pulmonary arteriovenous malformation (PAVM) affecting the right upper lobe, following the incidence of empyema thoracis in the contralateral lung. Clinical Presentation and Intervention: A 19-year-old, previously healthy male presented with acute respiratory distress, left pleuritic chest pain, fever and hypoxemia. Clinical findings, laboratory and radiological examinations including pulmonary angiogram were consistent with the diagnosis of left pneumonia complicated with parapneumonic pleural effusion and right upper lobe PAVM. The patient was intubated and ventilated because of persistent hypoxemia. He was successfully treated by percutaneous transcatheter embolization. Conclusion: This case shows that percutaneous transcatheter embolization is a safe and effective first option for the treatment of PAVM.


Clinicians refer to standard physiological signals (ECG and PPG) to diagnose conduction disorders and coronary arterial malfunctions. The exact disease is identified from the results of confirmatory medical tests. This procedure creates a time lag in treating patients and causes difficulty in attending emergency cases. In this study, a novel method is proposed to detect and classify diseases related to electrical impulses and coronary arteries from other cardiac abnormalities efficiently. The ECG and PPG signals are collected simultaneously from 300 cardiovascular diseased patients, following a predecided inclusion and exclusion criteria. A fused signal is generated using an algorithm from the PPG and ECG signals. The deep neural network is constructed involving self and cross attention properties, multidimensional convolution, and skip connections. Reinforcement learning is utilized to induce an adaptive property in the model. The model's ability in distinguishing the targeted diseases is achieved with an accuracy of 0.80, recall of 0.75, precision of 0.73, micro avg F-score of 0.78, and specificity of 0.85. Ablation studies are performed to get an efficient network. Comparison with the state-of-art methods and other established networks is made to denote the superiority of the proposed network. The fused signal is more efficient in comparison to the individual signals. Analysis of the ROC and PR curves produced an AUC and AP of 0.79 and 0.76, respectively. This technique could be used to identify the type of CVD at a preliminary stage of clinical diagnosis effectively involving less time, effort, and resources.


The CyberCode is a visual tagging system based on a 2D-barcode technology and provides several features not provided by other tagging systems. CyberCode tags can be recognized by the low-cost CMOS or CCD cameras found in more and more mobile devices, and it can also be used to determine the 3D position of the tagged object as well as its ID number. This paper describes examples of augmented reality applications based on CyberCode, and discusses some key characteristics of tagging technologies that must be taken into account when designing augmented reality environments.


Hypercholesterolemia is a disease of cholesterol metabolism disorder caused by high bloodcholesterol. Chemical treatment is reported to have side effects in the long term. The purpose of thisstudy was to determine the effectiveness of carrot stew to decrease cholesterol levels in hypercholesterolemicof rats.The design of this study used experimental randomized control-group pretest - post testdesign. The samples were divided into control and treatment groups, each group consisted 8 rats. Thetreatment used a carrot stew with 1.25cc dose and control with medication simvastatin 0144 cc dosewas given every morning for 3 days. The measurement of the cholesterol levels used Touch Essey dataanalysis by Wilcoxon and Mann-Whitney. The study started on May 15th - July 22, 2015.The results ofthe study showed the cholesterol control group decreased 12.5% (P = 0.069> a = 0.05) in the treatmentgroup and 50% (P = 0.716), On the statistical test showed no effect of carrot stew on blood cholesterollevels. While the results of the effect between treatment and control group (P = 0528> a = 0.05).Carrotswith beta-carotene could lower cholesterol levels in the blood, and could prevent the oxidation of LowDencity Lipoprotein (LDL). The absorption of beta-carotene was better when boiled in temperaturesbetween 60-100 ° C.


A fair amount of evidence has been amassed concerning the reliability, validity and fairness of assessment centres when used for selection purposes. Selection‐oriented assessment centres provide valid predictions of managerial performance and success, and seem not to generate significant adverse impact against black or female candidates. Assessment centres increasingly, however, seem to be used for purposes other than immediate job selection. In particular, they are often used for the identification of long‐term managerial potential, and for the diagnosis of training and development needs, perhaps as a part of an overall audit of managerial strengths and weaknesses or as a part of a wider organisational development effort. Two studies of participants′ reactions to development centres are presented. These are followed by two longitudinal studies of the impact on a range of career and organisational attitudes held by participants of two development centres run by two major UK financial services organisations.


While the partition function for QCD in a magnetic field $H$ has been calculated before within chiral perturbation theory up to two-loop order, our investigation relies on an alternative representation for the Bose functions which allows for a clear-cut expansion of thermodynamic quantities in the chiral limit. We first focus on the pion-pion interaction in the pressure and show that -- depending on magnetic field strength, temperature and pion mass -- it may be attractive or repulsive. We then analyze the thermodynamic properties in the chiral limit and provide explicit two-loop representations for the pressure in the weak magnetic field limit $|qH| \ll T^2$.


Silicon compounds containing R3SiO1/2 (M-unit), R2SiO (D-unit), RSiO3/2 (T-unit), and SiO2 (Q-unit) in various combinations are commonly used as flame-retardant auxiliaries for polycarbonate (PC) plastics, and the use of branched DT-type silicones as the main flame retardant has also gained interest. We have found, based on cone calorimetry, that the flame retardant effect of such silicones is determined primarily by silicone mobility during combustion and the silicon content in the plastic, and conversely that the aromatic units and branched structure of the silicone are of little importance. The flame retardant effect of linear D-type silicone, in particular, was found to be superior to that of DT-type as well as other silicones, apparently because of its relatively simple molecular structure and a resulting high mobility in the plastic under combustion. We found that D-type silicones increase PC resin recyclability, whereas the branched structure of DT-type silicones tends to lower recyclability. Our investigation indicates that the linear D-type silicones cause little or no PC decomposition during molding, in contrast to the PC decomposition encountered with DT-type silicones due to interaction with their numerous chain ends. The results indicate that the excellent flame retardance, high impact resistance, and superior moldability and recyclability of PC resin containing linear D-type silicone will make it suitable for applications in office machines, computers, and other equipment. Furthermore, the most important and essential fact is that silicon plays an important role of flame retardance, not silicone.


Reaction of N-R,N′-R′-2,5-diiminopyrroles (R = R′ = S-CH(Me)Ph; R = R′ = CH2Ph; R = S-CH(Me)Ph, R′ = H) with Cu(OMe)2 in the presence of chelating alcohols, ROH (R1 = C2H4NMe2, R2 = C2H4Py, R3 = CH2Py, R4 = CMe2Py) yielded the dinuclear, alkoxide-bridged complexes L2Cu2(OR)2. The complexes catalyze the polymerization of rac-lactide at room temperature with catalyst concentrations of 1–3 mM in 4–24 h (v = k[cat][monomer] with k = [2.3(5)] × 102 – [6.5(6)] × 102 M–1 h–1). EPR and mechanistic studies indicate that the complexes remain dinuclear during the polymerization reaction. In complexes with OR1, both alkoxides of the dimer initiate polymerization, with OR2 or OR3 only one alkoxide initiates polymerization, and OR4 is inactive in polymerization. The nature of the bridging ligand in the dinuclear complex determines stereocontrol. Independent of the spectator ligand L, complexes which retain an OR3 or OR4 bridging ligand in the active species show preference for isotactic polymerizations (Pm = 0.60–0.75)...


Lyme disease has been recognised as one of the emerging vector borne diseases in Canada. Ticks, Ixodes scapularis SAY, play a major role as vectors of Lyme disease causative agent Borrelia burgdorferi. Ticks become infected with Borrelia while feeding on the primary hosts (mice, squirrels, shrews, and other small vertebrates). Deers are primary source of nourishment for each gravid female I. scapularis and are fundamental to the tick establishment without infection. The life cycle of tick, I. scapularis, is very complex and takes nearly two years to reach adult stage from egg. Studies have shown that tick life cycle is heavily influenced by changes in the climate. In particular, increasing temperature was shown to facilitate the rapid geographical expansion of vector I. scapularis and such an expansion might establish the disease in non-endemic areas of Canada. Hence, we tried to predict the temperature impact on the complex tick population life cycle as well as on their establishment conditions in the presence of primary and secondary hosts. This tick population model was based on the Ogden's process-based system, which comprises 12 mutually exclusive tick stages. Tick developmental rates were modelled as temperature dependent based on the earlier studies. We found the threshold condition, in terms of the basic reproduction number (R0), for tick persistence and showed the existence, uniqueness and stability of an endemic equilibrium. We also conducted some numerical simulations to illustrate the analytical results. These simulation results seem to be in good agreement with the previous studies on Lyme disease ecology, and our analysis indicates that temperature can be used as determining parameter to predict the distribution, establishment of tick populations and Lyme disease in the new regions.


BACKGROUND Circumcision refers to the removal of the skin covering the tip of the penis and is one of the most common surgical procedures performed in childhood. Even though circumcision is a well-standardized operation, several minor and major complications may be experienced by paediatric surgeons. Glans ischemia (GI) has been widely reported in the paediatric literature as a complication following circumcision. Nonetheless, etiopathogenesis of GI is not well defined and management guidelines are lacking. CASE SUMMARY We describe our experience with this rare and scary complication using subcutaneous enoxaparin alone or in association with a topical vasodilator. CONCLUSION Hypothetical causes and different management strategies are discussed.


As the study of bipedal walking grows in popularity in recent years, the demand for bipedal robots has also increased. However, a search through literature reveals little about the design process of bipedal robots. The design for the bipedal robot is rather different from conventional robots. There are limits on, among other things, the actuator size and the weight. Therefore, this paper aims to share our experiences in the design process, especially to those new in this area. This is done through outlining the considerations and process taken to design the first protoype of NUS Biped Robot the NUSBIP-1 .


In this study we used evaporation-induced self-assembly (EISA) as a facile approach for the synthesis, with amphiphilic poly(ethylene oxide-b-e-caprolactone) (PEO-b-PCL) diblock copolymers as templates, of a family of mesoporous silicas with large, tunable pore sizes. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM), small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS), and N2 adsorption–desorption isotherms revealed that the morphology transformed and the pore sizes of the mesoporous silica expanded upon increasing the PCL-to-PEO weight ratio in the templating PEO-b-PCL diblock copolymers. We also employed four kinds of homopolymers—two linear poly(e-caprolactone)s [PCL20 (Mn = 2100) and PCL408 (Mn = 42 500)], a star poly(ethylene oxide)-functionalized silsesquioxane [PEO13–POSS (Mn = 5776)], and a linear poly(ethylene oxide) [PEO22 (Mn = 1000)]—as additives during the fabrication of these mesoporous silicas. Pore expansion and a unique mesophase transformation occurred when using PCL20 and PEO–POSS as the additive, respectively. Notably, we obtained highly ordered body-centered cubic (space group Imm) mesoporous silicas with large cage-like pores of 10.1 and 22.6 nm when using EO114CL20 and EO114CL20/PEO–POSS, respectively, as templates for the EISA process.


To achieve IP-converged cluster deployments, the performance and scalability of iSCSI must approach that of FC SANs. We recognize and quantify that the major overhead of iSCSI comes from TCP/IP processing. Industry has largely responded with TCP offload engines (TOEs) and iSCSI storage adapters. As an alternative, this paper shows a software implementation of iSCSI on generic OSes and processors. The trend towards chip multiprocessing (CMP) and integrated memory controllers (MCH) largely motivated our direction. With CMP, increased processing power is delivered through multiple cores per processor; on-die MCH allows memory bandwidth to scale better with processor speeds. Our approach and analysis shows the effectiveness of partitioning the workload suitable for a CMP system, allowing iSCSI to scale with the increasing processing power and memory bandwidth of servers over time.


Bicuspid pulmonic valves are quite uncommon, being described in only 0.1% of donor's hearts, while pulmonary artery aneurysms (PAAs) are even rarer, having been found in 8 out of 109,571 autopsies. This rarity makes it difficult to characterize the relationship between them.


According to importance and security of energy in recent years, too many research about renweable energy have been done. Among renewable energy sources, fuel cell has far attention, because the efficiency of fuel cells is always higher as compared with other distributed generation systems. Fuel cell has a lot of advantages such as: high efficiency (35% 60%), low to zero emissions, quiet operation, high reliability due to the limited number of moving parts and the ability to be placed at any site in a distribution system without geographic limitations. Management in supplying residential load with fuel cell power plant (FCPP) connected to grid is the aim of this paper. Economical fuel cell model includes Operational cost, startup cost and different tariffs on electricity during the day hour is discussed. In the present research, reformer is used to produce hydrogen for FCPP. Genetic algorithm (GA) is used to determine optimal operation of FCPP with six-minute change in load pattern. The results are discussed in conclusion. doi: 10.5829/idosi.ije.2014.27.01a.08


This paper proposed a modified procedure of fuzzy LinPrera by adapting the Centroid method to defuzzify the final results into crisp values that best represents the whole set of fuzzy numbers. It is known that average is not suitable to use as a defuzzification method because it cannot represent the whole set of the fuzzy numbers and not consider the height of the membership function. By utilization of Centroid method, the defuzzification of fuzzy numbers can be done efficiently and the ranking process can be easily carried out. This modified procedure is adapted to the selection of best study mode offered by Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) for working people in order to demonstrate the calculations and obtain the final results. This study reveals that the Centroid method in Fuzzy LinPrera procedure is effective and suitable to use as an alternative tool in solving MCDM problems.


Introduction. The COVID-19-pandemic social tensions have caused a number of problems in staff's psychological health. The study of foreign experience and analysis of relevant foreign publications will allow generalizing diagnostic and developmental approaches to the study of organization staff's psychological health and its promotion. Aim. On the basis of the analysis of foreign sources, to define the basic directions of research into staff's psychological health in the conditions of social tension caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Results. As a result of the analysis of works of foreign authors, the author has determined the following main directions of research on staff's psychological health in the conditions of social tension caused by the COVID-19 pandemic: 1) managers' use of innovative management styles and their role in reducing social tension in organizations; 2) activities of remote teams during the COVID-19 pandemic and their role in maintaining staff's psychological health; 3) the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the level of stress among staff and the development of staff resilience; 4) the development of social resilience thinking in times of crisis as a prerequisite of organizations' resilience; 5) ensuring staff's well-being and satisfaction with work and family life during the COVID-19 pandemic; 6) the impact of work tensions caused by the pandemic COVID-19 on staff's conflict-coping creative efforts. Conclusions. Based on the analysis of foreign studies, the author has found a certain negative impact of social tensions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic on staff's psychological health in organizations. This problem can be solved using new approaches in the activities of organizations (use of innovative management styles; organization of effective work of remote teams using digital technologies; development of staff and organization's resilience; remote-work-and-family-life balance; intensification of creative efforts to overcome tension in work and reduce conflict interaction, etc.).


Umbilical cord is the lifeline of the fetus connecting it to the mother. It provides nutrition, oxygen, various trophic factors, and hormones from the mother to the fetus. Knotting of the umbilical cord is relatively a rare occurrence and is of two types. True knot of the umbilical cord is a serious condition which can result in fetal distress and catastrophic neonatal complications. We report a case of true umbilical cord knot, in a 28-year-old second gravida, which was diagnosed after elective cesarean section. The knotting was not found during her routine ante-natal scans. The newborn did not have any complications due to the knotting. Although prenatal diagnosis of a true knot is challenging, newer imaging techniques are promising.


Amine-terminated poly(ethylene glycol) benzoate (ATPEGB), synthesized from the esterification reaction of poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) with 4-amino benzoic acid, was used to modify the toughness of bisphenol-A diglycidyl ether epoxy resin (DGEBA) cured with room temperature curing agent, triethylene tetramine. ATPEGB was characterized by FT-IR and H-NMR spectroscopies, viscosity measurements, solubility parameter calculation and molecular weight determination with gel-permeation chromatography (GPC). The modified epoxy network was evaluated for its impact, adhesive, tensile, flexural and thermal properties. Improvement in mechanical properties depends upon the concentration of the ATPEGB modifier. The optimum properties were obtained at 12.5 phr (parts per hundred parts of resin) concentration of the modifier. The ATPEGB modified cured epoxy was thermally stable up to 315°C. The morphology of cured epoxy was also analyzed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) investigation of fracture surfaces.


The first substantive chapter in THE QUIET REVOLUTION IN LAND USE CONTROL was all about Hawai'i, where "it all began."' Indeed, Hawai'i still has the most centralized state land use controls in the United States. In fact, no state has adopted its sweeping state-wide zoning, which takes precedence over all local government land use controls in all but four percent of the state's land area. What distinguishes Hawai'i from other states, and what make these land controls possible, is that Hawai'i has only four local governments, its four counties, and that there is a history of central control, in part as a result of the state's monarchical antecedents (until 1898, Hawai'i was more or less a kingdom ruled by a Queen and her council).


The article is devoted to the lingua-socio-cultural analysis of Google Web Search and its camouflaged influence upon Internet users. We attempt to determine the value of this lingua-socio-cultural phenomenon. Google autocorrect, Google bombing and the hidden methods of influence are considered from the point of view of sociolinguistics and cultural linguistics.


Kosovo war is a war between NATO Serbian when at that time was under the rule of President Slobodan Milosevic. Kosovo is one of the provinces of Serbia which has majority domination of Albanian ethnic. Previously, Kosovo is a province with full autonomy right, but when Slobodan Milosevic became the president, that right was resisted, and made Kosovo be under the direct rule of Belgrade (The capital of Serbia). That rescission triggers rejection and rebellion of people of Kosovo particularly Albanian ethnicity. They demanded freedom from Serbian. Internal conflict between Kosovo rebels and Serbian Military attains its peak when Rancak Massacre occurred. There was a genocide indication that had been done by Serbian to the Albanian people in Rancak Kosovo. Rancak Massacre forced international society to take action to stop and solve the conflict in Kosovo. Concatenation of negotiation process had been taken into action, but still it could not make Milosevic withdrew his military army in Kosovo. Eventually, NATO as a Defence International Organization did their military aggression in Serbia. NATO's purpose was to force Milosevic to withdraw his
military army in Kosovo and replaced it by International peacekeeping Force army. The involvement of NATO in Kosovo war made Humanitarian Law was fully applied in this conflict. Humanitarian law is an International law that peculiarly regulating wars. It begins from how to start a war, method and war equipments, and legal target in war. The purpose of Humanitarian law is to protect Human rights and Humanity, particularly civilians that reside in war area. This Law is written in attempt to investigate and is based on juridical doctrinaire of Humanitarian law concerning NATO military aggression in Kosovo war, from NATO basic legal and procedure to do intervention in Kosovo war until method that has been used by NATO to do their military mission. Did NATO already do that Humanitarian law based?
Result of this written found that eventhougt NATO military aggression was justifiable based on Humanitarian law, NATO did not following the procedure of International Law. NATO also violated Humanitarian law because which military aggression caused a lot of civilians victims.


The electronic structure of some of azoxybenzene-ba sed liquid crystals belonging to nematicclass: p-az oxyanisole, p-azoxyphenetole, ethyl-p-azoxybenzoate, ethyl-p-az oxycinnamate and n-octyl-pazoxycinnamate have been studied by computational method. The DFT based calculation of bond length, bond order and bond angle were perf ormed with CAChe software. The study shows that replaceme nt of ‐OCH3 group of RC by ‐OC2H5, ‐COOC2H5, ‐ CH=CH‐COOC2H5 and ‐CH=CH‐COOC8H17 groups formed p-a zoxyphenetole, ethyl-p-azoxybenzoate, ethyl-pazoxycinnamate and n-octyl-p-azoxycinnamate, respec tively and replacement of ‐OCH3 group of RC by ‐OC2 H5, ‐ COOC2H5, ‐CH=CH‐COOC2H5 and ‐CH=CH‐COOC8H17 groups show bond angles between N1-N2-C9 and C3-N1-N2 mostly remain intact in these compounds an d a slight deviation is due to steric effects of substituting groups. Thus, results of computational calculations provide valuable information related to crystograp hic structure of the compounds.


Purpose – In school improvement studies, randomized experiments are rare. A special problem is the assignment to the experimental and control groups, taking into account the different starting conditions at the schools in terms of school improvement competencies. The purpose of this paper is to take the example of an intervention study conducted in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, the extent to which the challenges involved with a quasi-experimental design were addressed is examined. Design/methodology/approach – The intervention study was conducted with 54 math teachers (experimental group: n=29; control group: n=25) and their grade 7 and 8 classes (n=1,054) at 13 secondary schools. It aimed to increase teacher cooperation on teaching for promotion of students' self-regulated learning. T-tests, Mann-Whitney tests, ANOVA, multilevel regression analyses were conducted. Findings – At the beginning of the intervention, the teachers in the two groups did not differ significantly in prior cooperation on teaching pr...


:All software projects have one artifact in common: Source code. Code review from security standpoint ranks very high on the list of software security review best practices. Static Application Security Testing (SAST) should be implemented as a part of modern development process. Developing and deploying secure software is a challenging task. The code review from security standpoint is critical part in software security. The main aim is to benefit the Salesforce applications security review process for better performance and efficient findings for Cyber security practices. This approach will be modularized one that can facilitate developer to test Apex code against set of modules or classes or project as a whole as per the developer's concern and requirements. It will assist as developer's guide leveraging developer to implement secure coding practices without having prior paid automated scans for code review. Applications that intensify accuracy for better secure code analysis and reducing number of false positives. This approach will help salesforce application developer to pin point exact security issues during the development phase and help them to build secure salesforce application.


Skeletal muscle from individuals with type 2 diabetes has a cell-autonomous phosphoprotein signature. Skeletal muscle from individuals with type 2 diabetes has a cell-autonomous phosphoprotein signature.


In the current era of autonomous mobility, designing of high performing energy storing device and developing green technologies is one of the sweatiest task for engineers. Focusing on better alternatives on batteries, novel organic lithium battery was developed using highly efficient nanoparticle doped organic molecules and developed AI and quantum mechanics to select best electrode material for novel organic batteries. This predictive model gives an effective tool to scrutinize the best suitable nanoparticle doped organic molecules for developing high performing and superior energy density organic lithium-ion batteries. The accurate identification of efficient battery material to meet the high theoretical density around 1200 W h kg-1 supports for future design of more greener battery. Thus, developed articulated framework could be applicable as a tool to get the all information about the best doped organic molecules among thousands of available organic molecules to be used to developed efficient cathode for batteries.


In this paper we describe the multivariate statistical technique of correspondence analysis, and its use in the stylometric analysis of the New Testament. We confirm Mealand's finding that texts from Q are distinct from the remainder of Luke, and find that the first 12 chapters of Acts are more similar to each other than to either Luke or the rest of Acts. We describe initial work in showing that a possible "Signs Gospel", describing Jesus' seven public miracles, is indeed distinct from the remainder of John's Gospel, but that the differences are slight and possibly due to differences in genre.


: Physicochemical properties and acceptance by Asian consumers in the United States of 3 commercially U. S.-grown and 12 imported jasmine rice samples were evaluated. Rice kernels, flour, and starch were characterized for physical, chemical, pasting, and thermal properties. Amylose content, gel type, hardness-to-stickiness ratio, surface fat, protein, and pasting properties significantly affected the eating and cooking qualities and physical appearances of the rice samples; these variables were key to distinguishing the major quality differences and to differentiating U. S.-grown from imported jasmine rice. Data collected from this study could be useful to rice producers, importers, or rice breeders for understanding the physicochemical characteristics of aromatic jasmine rice and its acceptance by Asian consumers.


BACKGROUND & METHODS. The BIOlogical MEdicines for DIPG Eradication (BIOMEDE) trial is a randomized multi-arm multi-stage program (drop-the-loser adaptive design). The first trial was an open-label phase-II trial comparing three drugs (everolimus, dasatinib, erlotinib) combined with irradiation, allocated according to the presence of their specific targets. All patients underwent a biopsy at diagnosis to confirm the DIPG molecularly and establish the expression of pre-specified biomarkers. Patient samples were explored by WES with a sequencing depth average >100X for the tumor and >60X for the blood. RESULTS. Unsupervised clustering of copy-number-variations (CNV) identified 4 groups corresponding to a new stratification of DIPG: cluster 1 (n=42) with high CNV, cluster 2 (n=23) with chromosome 1q + chromosome 2 gains, cluster 3 (n=9) with low CNV and cluster 4 (n=21) with isolated 1q gain. Clusters 1 had higher hazard-ratio for death than the others (mean HR 1.959, range 1.054–3.643, p< 0.0001, adjusted Cox model). Extensive structural rearrangements/chromotrypsis were significantly more frequent in TP53-mutated samples. Indeed, when stratiftying patients in 4 groups based on type of histone H3 mutated at K27 and the presence of a TP53 pathway alteration the subgroup with TP53 altered pathway had a significantly higher hazard-ratio for death than the others (mean HR 3.450, p=0.0017, adjusted Cox model). Additional drug targets were identified, especially in the DNA repair machinery that could be exploited for new targeted therapies. CONCLUSION. WES at diagnosis was feasible in most patients and brings new prognostic and theranostic informations. This allows a better patients stratification and the development of personalized medicine in DIPG.


The cracks of top floor in brick masonry residence causing by thermal stress are common fault in the same kind of architectures. The cracks directly influence the durability and using safety of architectures. The paper analyzes the mechanism of thermal cracks for multi storey brick masonry structure according to temperature difference effect and summarizes the problems easily neglected in design and construction. Through those analysis a clear understanding of those cracks can be attained and some feasible and applicative settlements are proposed.


Recently, research has shown that PIN photodiodes can be used in ionization radiation detection, especially in medical applications. In this research, three photodiode-based X-ray detectors have been implemented. The preamplifiers in these circuits have completely different structures; the number of pulse shaper stages and the bias of photodiodes are different. The first circuit benefits lower manufacturing costs due to its simple structure. The second circuit has a preamplifier with feedback impedance that generates pulses with a large amplitude. The third circuit has better noise than the second circuit due to the transistor preamplifier structure with a small feedback capacitor, and its gain is larger than the first circuit. The S1223-01 photodiode from Hamamatsu Corporation has been utilized in the experiments, which is excited using the 232 Th. Comparing the conversion gain, dissipation power, and pulse period of these circuits, the second circuit with a gain of 66.75-dB can be claimed to have the largest amplitude. Also, the first circuit with a noise power of 1.215-nV 2 and a dissipation power of 36.6-mW, has recorded the lowest noise and energy consumption among others. The third circuit with a time period of 8.2-μs has the lowest pulse duration and dead time.


Introduction 'Take-home exposures' occur when workers accidentally bring home contaminants from work. In construction, job responsibilities may expose workers to lead and other metals, which extend to their household members via the take-home pathway. It is crucial that construction workers are aware of the take-home pathway and learn about exposure prevention strategies. Objectives This work is part of the RECLEAN Pilot Study, which aims to reduce lead in the homes of construction workers through educational and environmental interventions. Methods We developed and evaluated a suite of educational materials to train construction workers and their families on strategies to prevent take-home lead exposure. Each of the two sessions targets a specific audience, with one tailored to construction workers and the other to workers' family or household members. The sessions were originally developed to take place in person but given the COVID-19 pandemic we adapted them for online delivery as well. Results Like traditional occupational health and safety trainings, the construction worker sessions present workers with best practices to prevent take-home lead and open discussion for how such practices may fit into their own routine after work. Alternatively, the family session is designed to engage household members in discussion through a process derived from motivational interviewing. The materials for both sessions include an introduction, behavior scoring sheet, behavior wheel, and action plan. Facilitators and participants discuss strategies to prevent take-home lead, identify barriers participants (and their coworkers or families) experience when trying to change their behaviors, and ultimately prioritize a prevention goal. Conclusion The materials for both educational sessions were developed based on current literature on take-home lead and behavioral theories and in partnership with lead and construction experts from multiple organizations. Using feedback from participants, project stakeholders, and session facilitators, we evaluate the feasibility and efficacy of these educational interventions.


This paper studies the traffic state estimation (TSE) problem using sparse observations from mobile sensors. Most existing TSE methods either rely on well-defined physical traffic flow models or require large amounts of simulation data as input to train learning algorithms. Different from previous studies, in this paper we propose a purely data-driven and model-free solution. We consider TSE as a spatiotemporal matrix completion/interpolation problem and apply spatiotemporal delay embedding to transform the original incomplete matrix into a fourth-order Hankel structured tensor. By imposing a low-rank assumption on this tensor structure, we can approximate and characterize both global patterns and local patterns in a data-driven manner. We use a truncated nuclear norm of a balanced spatiotemporal unfolding to approximate the tensor rank and develop an efficient algorithm based on the Alternating Direction Method of Multipliers (ADMM) to solve the problem. The proposed framework only involves two hyperparameters, spatial and temporal window lengths, which are easy to set given the degree of data sparsity. To validate the effectiveness of our proposed method, we conducted numerical experiments on real-world high-resolution trajectory data, which demonstrated its superiority in some challenging scenarios. The proposed method shows great potential for solving the TSE problem using sparse observations from mobile sensors and can be applied in various traffic applications.


The moisture-proof coating for paper is prepared with paraffine as the main raw material, water as the solvent, low-molecular polyethylene wax and stearic acid through heating and stirring. It features no toxicity, corrosion, odour and combustion because water replaces the organic solvent. It also has the advantages of low cost, and good moisture-proof effect.


A Modified Blind Estimator (Modified Autocorrelation-based Estimator – MAE) algorithm is presented for estimation of time delays in multipath acoustic channel in the presence of uncorrelated noise. Here, the multipath acoustic channel output signal is modelled as a superposition of the delayed, attenuated and filtered versions of the stationary Gaussian stochastic input signal. Different performance measures have been introduced to characterise the performance of the estimator. The simulation results show that MAE performance approaches the equivalent Cramer-Rao Lower Bound (CRLB) in terms of Accuracy Percentage (AP) measures, AP CRLB , in the high Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR) ranges. Furthermore, it is observed from simulations that when the SNR increases or the number of paths decreases the performance of MAE improves.


Event-based vision is a novel perception modality that offers several advantages, such as high dynamic range and robustness to motion blur. In order to process events in batches and utilize modern computer vision deep-learning architectures, an intermediate representation is required. Nevertheless, constructing an effective batch representation is non-trivial. In this paper, we propose a novel representation for event-based vision, called the compact spatio-temporal representation (CSTR). The CSTR encodes an event batch's spatial, temporal, and polarity information in a 3-channel image-like format. It achieves this by calculating the mean of the events' timestamps in combination with the event count at each spatial position in the frame. This representation shows robustness to motion-overlapping, high event density, and varying event-batch durations. Due to its compact 3-channel form, the CSTR is directly compatible with modern computer vision architectures, serving as an excellent choice for deploying event-based solutions. In addition, we complement the CSTR with an augmentation framework that introduces randomized training variations to the spatial, temporal, and polarity characteristics of event data. Experimentation over different object and action recognition datasets shows that the CSTR outperforms other representations of similar complexity under a consistent baseline. Further, the CSTR is made more robust and significantly benefits from the proposed augmentation framework, considerably addressing the sparseness in event-based datasets.


This paper engages an elaborate critique that Prijić -Samarž ija uses to disqualify moderate epistemic proceduralism as a proper approach to political legitimacy. The paper offers an alternative interpretation of Estlund's position, arguing that his position (contrary to Prijić Samarž ija's reading) represents a veritist account that locates procedure's epistemic value in its ability to produce the correct outcome. Furthermore, by introducing the distinction between collective decision-making procedures and collective decision-authorization procedures, it argues that moderate epistemic proceduralism can accommodate the special role of experts in its theoretical framework.


The aircraft conventional control systems including pilot-operators in loop are called as active endogenous systems, because the pilots react actively to real situations evaluated by them and their solutions origin from their minds, from the nervous system. The pilots must make decisions in situations characterised by lack of information, human robust behaviour and their individual capabilities. So, decisions born from reactions of pilot are an effect of subjective analysis.
 This paper investigates the aircraft landing. The subjective factor is the ratio of required and available time to decision on the go around. The decision depends on the available information and psycho-physiological condition of operator pilots and can be determined with the use of theory of statistical hypotheses. This paper introduces a modified Lorenz attractor for the modelling of the endogenous dynamics of the given active system.


Life is the result of all actions taken by choice over the course of time while fulfilling one's purpose in life. Stress forces us to deviate from normal functioning. Work life balance means healthy and satisfying lives both personally and professionally. It has gained increasing prominence in recent years and working hours emerge as one the issues of great concern. This paper helps is to understand the concept of work life balance and see whether a company employees get necessary conditions to achieve such balance in their lives.


Analysis of indentation depth dependence of elastic modulus of soft films on silicon substrate measured by nanoindentati on was studied. The experimental results were compared with two existing models that describe the effects of the substrate on elastic modulus of layered solid. Saha-Nix model that is the recent modification of King model agreed well with the experimental results to a certain limit of the indentation depth. It was found that the depth limit which Saha-Nix model is valid depended almost linearly on the relative elastic modulus of the film to the substrate Ef/Es. We further introduced an additional scaling parameter that is a linear function of Ef/Es in Saha-Nix model. The improved model was applied to porous silica low-k films. The model predicted a constant intrinsic elastic modulus of the film up to a depth of 30 % of the film thickness.


514Background: Gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (GEP NET´s) are infrequent tumors, with a variety of symptoms depending of the kind of peptide they secrete as well as the affected organs. Long acting somatostatin analogues have shown an adequate rate of symptom control in functional tumors, they also have demonstrated antiproliferative effect, which is translated in a significant improvement of progression free and overall survival Methods: In this retrospective analysis of patients with metastatic GEP NET treated with long acting somatostatin analogues as first line, treated between 2005 and 2015, we evaluated clinical and pathological features, symptoms, disease control and survival adjusted with OMS classification Results: Our cohort included 95 patients with a mean age of 53 years. Primary affected sites were midgut (29.4%), followed by pNET (17.%), stomach (14.7%), and primary unknown in 14%. 20% of cases were functional tumors with diarrhea as the most common symptom in 70% and flushing ...


In the paper, we are analyzing and proposing an improvement to current tools and solutions for supporting fighting with COVID-19. We analyzed the most popular anti-covid tools and COVID prediction models. We addressed issues of secure data collection, prediction accuracy based on COVID models. What is most important, we proposed a solution for improving the prediction and contract tracing element in these applications. The proof of concept solution to support the fight against a global pandemic is presented, and the future possibilities for its development are discussed. © 2021 The Author(s).


In this paper, a MIS of recruiting students of university is presented, and its functions and its speciality: dynamic connector of data, entire analyzer of data, inquest about any conditios, dynamic statistics of group of fields, freedom printing, ect. are also introduced in this paper.


The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of aquatic training during 6 month on exercise information processing ability (SRT, SMT, ART) and neurotransmitter (dopamine, serotonin, acetylcholine receptor antibody) concentration in Parkinson's disease. The subjects were 7 male and 4 fema...


To by-pass the preliminary wet chemical analysis of standards, a procedure for mixing finely divided pure metal powders, briquetting under high pressure and either sintering or melting in a protecting atmosphere by high frequency electronic induction heating is discussed.


Dear Editor-in-chief Globally, governments and their expert medical advisors are focused on solutions to reduce the transmission (R-value) and mortality rates of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19). However, this letter aims to draw attention to the evidence that suggests there are a plethora of unintentional side effects on the mental health of the individual and wider society, produced by the measures implemented to control COVID-19 (i.e., government-imposed lockdowns). Following a brief discussion of these side effects, we present our opinions for positive change using sport, exercise and physical activity (PA) as a tool for ameliorating many of these side effects. COVID-19 restrictions have largely been driven by transmission and mortality rates, but there are reported issues with COVID-19 test sensitivity, a lack of testing, and misclassifications of death from or with COVID-19 (Pearce et al., 2020). While lockdowns currently persist, it is important to highlight that the mean case fatality rate for COVID-19 in adults under the age of 60 years is estimated to be 0.2%, rising to 9.3% in the over 80s (Ferguson et al., 2020). Where as, symptomatic infections in children are uncommon with a low risk of serious disease (Jordan et al., 2020). Whilst we appreciate that stopping the spread and mortality risk of COVID-19 is vital, consideration of the effects of lockdown restrictions on mental health are just as important, as failure to do so promptly, could prove to be as problematic as COVID-19 itself.


The stereocontrolled synthesis of (E)-configured styrenes via Pd(0)-catalyzed cross-couping of (E)-alkenylgermanes with aryl bromides is described. The germanes employed have bis(naphthalen-2-ylmethyl) substitution to allow photooxidative activation toward coupling and a C8F17-fluorous tag to facilitate purification by fluorous solid-phase extraction (F-SPE). The selectivities obtained suggest that a germyl-Stille rather than Heck-type mechanism predominates in the coupling step.


Abstract The first course in group work was taught in 1923 and was followed by a growing recognition in social work education of the importance of preparing students to work with groups. Unfortunately by the end of the 1970s group work located within a generalist curriculum had all but disappeared. This article presents a single course elective that prepares students to work with groups. The course design utilizes an unconventional time schedule, experiential learning and a three-part focus on mutual aid, tackling fear, and planning. The article includes a summary of weekly and daily course activities.


This paper presents the analysis of translation procedures in the Portuguese subtitles of medical terms from one episode of the TV sitcom ER, based on Cabre's Communicative Theory of Terminology (1999) and compares it with a previous analysis of the medical terminology of the TV show House (COLLET 2012). The goal was to verify which the main translation procedure was used. Only the terminology of one episode


The behaviour of the herbicide bromoxynil (3,5-dibromo-4-hydroxybenzonitrile), labelled with 82Br, is investigated in an activated sludge plant on the laboratory scale with municipal wastewater. Only 5% of bromoxynil present in a concentration of 5 mg/l are degraded after preadaption of activated sludge for some weeks. The known hydrolysis products 3,5-dibromo-4-hydroxybenzamide and 3,5-dibromo-4-hydroxybenzoic acid were identified as degradation products. In addition, 1.9±0.9% of the quantity of 82Br appeared in the solution as Br− by debromination. Moreover, a pronounced adsorption of the active substance on activated sludge occurs. Its activity amounts to about 130% of the initial activity of the solution.


The cost-effective access to space envisaged by ESA would open a wide range of new opportunities and markets, but is still many years ahead. There is still a lack of devices, circuits, systems which make possible to develop satellites, ground stations and related services at costs compatible with the budget of academic institutions and small and medium enterprises (SMEs). As soon as the development time and cost of small satellites will fall below a certain threshold (e.g. 100,000 to 500,000 €), appropriate business models will likely develop to ensure a cost-effective and pervasive access to space, and related infrastructures and services. These considerations spurred the activity described in this paper, which is aimed at: 1. proving the feasibility of low-cost satellites using COTS (Commercial Off The Shelf) devices. This is a new trend in the space industry, which is not yet fully exploited due to the belief that COTS devices are not reliable enough for this kind of applications; 2. developing a flight model of a flexible and reliable nano-satellite with less than 25,000€; 3. training students in the field of avionics space systems: the design here described is developed by a team including undergraduate students working towards their graduation work. The educational aspects include the development of specific new university courses; 4. developing expertise in the field of low-cost avionic systems, both internally (university staff) and externally (graduated students will bring their expertise in their future work activity); 5. gather and cluster expertise and resources available inside the university around a common high-tech project; 6. creating a working group composed of both University and SMEs devoted to the application of commercially available technology to space environment. The first step in this direction was the development of a small low cost nano-satellite, started in the year 2004: the name of this project was PiCPoT (Piccolo Cubo del Politecnico di Torino, Small Cube of Politecnico di Torino). The project was carried out by some departments of the Politecnico, in particular Electronics and Aerospace. The main goal of the project was to evaluate the feasibility of using COTS components in a space project in order to greatly reduce costs; the design exploited internal subsystems modularity to allow reuse and further cost reduction for future missions.


D E S P I T E the recent advances in the field of pressure suit development no suit exists which, while giving adequate protection against the effects of exposure to low barometric pressure, does not seriously interfere with the functional efficiency of the wearer. Thus in high altitude military aircraft the cabin is generally pressu,rized, and pressure suits, if worn at all, are used for emergency purposes o n l y . I t is poss ine to envisage two different sets of conditions under which a pressure suit may be employed in the event of failure of the pressure cabin. The suit may be employed to give short term protection to the wearer, in order that he may descend to an altitude where protection is not required, either in his aircraft or following escape from it. Alternatively, the suit may be used to give protection for a long period to enable the airman to remain within his aircraft at a high altitude when the pressure cabin has failed. The two physiologic effects of reduced pressure, which are of vital importance to this report, are anoxia and decompression sickness. Experience has shown that freedom from serious anoxia may be obtained in pressure suits by the breathing of pure oxygen


Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment The Millennium Declaration identified Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment (GEWE) as one of eight Millennium Development Goals and stated that it was an effective means to combat poverty, hunger and disease, as well as to stimulate development that is truly sustainable. Millennium Development Goal 3 (MDG 3) was established to "Eliminate gender disparity in primary and secondary education, preferably by 2005, and at all levels of education no later than 2015." The MDG Summit 2010 called for further action to ensure gender parity in education, health, economic opportunities and decision-making through gender mainstreaming in development policymaking. An important route to achieving gender equality is by empowering of women through education, employment and political representation, as well as by ensuring women's access to reproductive health services. Another fundamental step towards the realization of gender equality is to eradicate all forms violence against women.


The main problem of harvesting good-quality silage from red clover in the optimum stage of development (earing (budding) beginning of flowering) this is a bad silosuemost due to low sugar content in it. Festulolium a new type of fodder grasses obtained by crossing the meadow fescue and perennial ryegrass


The analysis of the results of the study of innovation entrepreneur-ray structures in Russia and the condi-tions for their development. Consideration of the key components of the development of entrepreneurship and innovation within innovative enter-nimatelskih structures. Types of business systems are presented, the classifi-cation function is composed of institutional foundations for the development of entrepreneurship. There are two ways to state legislative regulation of innovative entrepreneurial activity in the country. This is a new law on a system-innovation-tional activities, securing the tasks and resources, developing innovative activity in the community, or the creation of a set of institutions in a number of amendments to laws operating today, aimed at creating a synergistic effect on the innovation potential in the fields of science, business and of education. Both areas require real economic mechanisms to ensure the accessibility of business development, and creating long-term economic conditions. Consideration of the role of market institutions in shaping the socio-economic systems in Russia to enhance innovation activity of economic entities allow scientific obos nova following urgent tasks of economic de-velopment of our country: 1. Development of the institution to promote and intensify the processes of economic regulation-tion of in-novative business activity, consisting in the creation of flexible legisla-dative system. 2. Development of the institute of public-private partnership aimed at perfection-tion mechanisms for the development and regulation of national customs and mentality. 3. Development Institute of the innovation infrastructure, aimed at creating conditions for self-territorial economic systems with the creation of large industrial entities interested in growth and development of business areas, research centers and educational institutions, by creating the infrastructure corridors for the regulation of the redistribution of expertise within the country and in the global community.


In addition to the serotype‐specific primers described previously (1 to 7), a new serotype 8‐specific primer has been designed, allowing detection of all astrovirus serotypes. A total of 1,382 diarrheal stool samples in 5 regions in Japan were examined by reverse transcription‐polymerase chain reaction (RT‐PCR). The incidence of astrovirus infection in all 5 regions was 5.9% (82 of 1,382 samples) and infection occurred mainly from November to April. Serotypes 1, 3, and 4 were detected in 66, 14, and 2 of the 82 positive samples, respectively. None of the other serotypes was detected. The highest detection rate was from 0 to 1 year old, 39.0%, and the next highest was from 1 to 2 years old, 34.1%. The primers provide a useful approach for study of the epidemiology of astroviruses. J. Med. Virol. 61:326–331, 2000. © 2000 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.


Despite literature exploring interventions and strategies to encourage exercise adoption and maintenance, the drop-out rate of irregular exercisers, particularly within the first 6 months of adoption, continues to reduce the effectiveness of such interventions. Whilst a body of literature exists exploring the drop-out profile of clinical patients, less is known about the psychological and theoretical differences that discriminate exercise behavior and which could be indicative of susceptibility to drop-out in the general population. The current study examines whether the metamotivational constructs of reversal theory (Apter, 1989), exercise motives and exercise identity can discriminate between males' and females' exercise behavior, defined in relation to length of exercise participation, consistency (frequency of previous drop-out) and the main type of exercise engaged in. 973 participants responded to an online survey. MANOVA was used to determine whether exercise length and consistency resulted in significant differences in levels of outcome variables. Where significant effects were identified, discriminant function analysis was employed to determine whether and how the dependent variables were able to discriminate between groupings. Results indicated that differing profiles of exercise identity, metamotivational dominance (MMD) and motives for exercise could discriminate between females and males who had been exercising for different lengths of time, with different levels of exercise consistency and differing types of main exercise. These findings indicate that specific groupings may highlight individuals who are vulnerable to drop-out so that strategies can be tailored more effectively for these individuals and support more appropriate strategies to develop internalised motivation.


THE co-administration of an aldosterone antagonist and a thiazide diuretic has been consistently effective in the treatment of cirrhotic edema and ascites (Gantt and Dyniewicz, I959; Ogden, Scherr, Spritz and Rubin, I96I; Shaldon, I96I). In renal (edema too, success has attended the use of spironolactone (Manning and Behrle, I96I). In both of these conditions independent evidence implicates secondary hyperaldosteronism in the causation of the cedema. In the treatment of congestive heart failure, however, spironolactone has frequently disappointed and it has been suggested that it is less likely to be successful here because aldosterone probably plays an unimportant role in this condition (British Medical Journal, 196I). Our own clinical impression regarding the efficacy of spironolactone as a diuretic seemed to accord with published reports such as those of Edmonds (I960), Farrelly, Howie and North (I960), and Stewart and Constable (I96I): it seemed that the addition of spironolactone to thiazide or chlorthalidone therapy regularly resulted in a diminution of urinary potassium loss, and often increased sodium excretion to some extent, but only occasionally helped appreciably in the removal of cedema. Exceptionally, however, we had seen striking responses to the addition of spironolactone, with rapid disappearance of (edema and ascites which had previously been accumulating steadily in spite of thiazide, chlorthalidone or mercurial therapy. The observation that some of these cases began to respond four, or even five days after starting spironolactone led us to believe that its 'latent period' might be much longer than the 24 to 48 hours usually quoted (Thomas and Bartter, I96I; Brit. med. 7., 196I). It therefore appeared that spironolactone might not have been given a fair trial when used for less than a week at a time and we decided to review our results with this in mind. Relatively few cases were found in which spironolactone had been given continuously for a week, after a similar control period during which they had gained weight on standard diuretic therapy; but comparison of their weight changes before and after the commencement of spironolactone caused us some surprise.


It is pointed out that a finite difference grid which moves with the solution of the partial differential equation being solved can improve the accuracy and efficiency of a numerical algorithm. This technique is particularly advantageous in the solution of problems involving boundary layers or shocks where a poorly chosen grid may give a numerical solution which is useless because of poor resolution or extreme oscillations. The present investigation is concerned with the development of a scheme which does not excessively distort the grid. The grid generation algorithm is based on the numerical solution of a system of elliptic differential equations. Holst and Brown (1981) have used a preliminary solution to move points on the boundary of the physical region and then resolved the problem on a new grid generated by an elliptic system. In the current investigation, the grid movement and the solution will develop simultaneously. The solution is used to modify the generating equations, thereby controlling the grid point distributions.


The National Metrology Institute of Japan has developed a resistive voltage divider (RVD), which is constructed from a series array of quantized Hall resistance (QHR) bars named "QHR voltage divider" fabricated on one chip. In principle, the QHR voltage divider does not need time-consuming bootstrap self-calibration and is not affected by measurement conditions such as ambient temperature and measurement current Therefore the QHR voltage divider is suitable for use as a reference standard for characteristic evaluation of conventional RVDs. In this paper, the evaluation of RVD current dependence based on the QHR voltage is demonstrated.


This paper discusses a new, straightforward and accurate method to calculate the resonant frequency of the dominant mode for microstrip patch antennas, considering the conductor foil thickness on the patch. This method aims to extend the applicability of existing microstrip-antenna models to millimeter wave frequencies. The proposed method predicts the resonant frequency with errors less than 1 % for frequencies up to 300 GHz, and for substrates with foils up to 35 µm thick.


This study aimed to obtain accurate data on the geographic information to determine the location of high school in Pohuwato. This application uses the PHP programming language and implemented in real time. The method used in this research is descriptive research method with the stages of research that started from: the stage of the analysis, design, construction, testing, implementation, evaluation, and maintenance. System testing methods used are White Box Testing and Black Box Testing. At the White Box Testing method, based on research results and flowgraph created flowchart of the data obtained. Flowchart examined, ie the site selection process. From the results of calculations using White Box Testing method, the value of the calculation result Cyclomatic Complexity = 5, Region = 5, and Independent Path = 5 who have met the eligibility requirements in terms of software. While the results of testing using the Black Box Testing method, the value of measuring the level of ease, speed information, as well as the accuracy of the data in order to meet the eligibility requirements in the application of the system.


This invention allows for triangulation of the camera position without the usual scene analysis and feature recognition. It utilizes an a priori, accurate model of the world within the field of vision. The 3D model is rendered onto a graphics surface using the latest graphics processing units. Each frame coming from the camera is then searched for a best match in a number of candidate renderings on the graphics surface. The count of rendered images to compare to is made small by computing the change in camera position and angle of view from one frame to another, and then using the results of such computations to limit the next possible positions and angles of view to render the a priori world model. The main advantage of this invention over prior art is the mapping of the real world onto a world model.


: To clarify the suitable types of rice varieties and the mechanism of high yield formation, we mainly analyzed the yield difference between indica and japonica rice in late season in the northern margin of the double-cropping rice along the Yangtze River. The experiment was conducted from 2018 to 2019 in Lujiang, Anhui province. The differences of yield and yield components, dry matter accumulation, and growth period between indica and japonica rice were compared and analyzed through 17 indica rice and 17 japonica rice varieties (strains) which were cultivated in this local area. The results showed that the overall for high-yielding japonica rice varieties with different panicle types in order to further develop the yield potential.


Incorporating population genetic data into
assessment processes would prove useful for the
management of hake fisheries. We have analysed
the molecular variation of five polymorphic
microsatellites and a 465 bp fragment from the
cytochrome b gene on 27 hake populations to
determine the genetic status of this species across
European fisheries. While weak genetic differences
(FCT = 0.0092, P < 0.01) exist between the seven
major oceanographic regions considered (North Sea,
Celtic Sea, Cantabrian Sea, Iberian Atlantic, Iberian
Mediterranean, Tyrrhenian Sea and Canarian Sea),
the deepest partition resides between Atlantic and
Mediterranean populations. However, the probability
of the 712 multilocus genotypes scored to be assigned
to Atlantic or to Mediterranean basins is fairly 0.5,
indicating that these two geographical stocks cannot
be reliably identified from each other neither for
fishery forensics nor for commercial traceability.


Calcium can be extracted not only from rocks but also from natural liquor such as seawater and brine water. In order to extract the calcium from seawater and brine water, oxalic acid was used in this research. Effect of variations of the volume of the oxalic acid at a constant concentration in seawater and brine water to produce calcium was investigated. The concentration of oxalic acid was 100 g/l and the variations of its volume were 2 ml, 4 ml, 6 ml, 8 ml, 10 ml, 20 ml, 30 ml, 40 ml, and 50 ml. The used seawater and brine water were firstly evaporated from 100 ml into 50 ml and then the oxalic acid was added into them with mixing to produce the calcium precipitates. The precipitates were analyzed by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscope (SEM) and the filtrates were analyzed by inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES). The SEM analysis showed that the precipitates from brine water were consisted of only calcium compound while from seawater sodium one was also...


The density, distribution and population structure of Opusia indica were studied through transects method. Two transects were delimited in a mangrove area of Korangi creek (24°79′ N/67°20′ E). On each transect, three 0.25 m2 quadrats were sampled at three tidal levels on a monthly basis during low tide. A total of 1919 crabs were obtained, of which 775 were males, 945 were non-ovigerous females and 199 were ovigerous females. Density of crabs varied between 198 m−2 to 798 m−2. The density and size distribution showed significant difference from low tide level to high tide level and were positively correlated with the percent moisture, percent organic matter and sediment structure. Based on carapace width (CW) males were significantly larger than the females indicating sexual dimorphism. The monthly size frequency distribution of crabs showed recruitment of juvenile crabs (< than 4 mm) nearly throughout the year except in few months. The monthly sex ratio deviated from 1:1 throughout the year, with female bias (χ2 = 31.633, P = 0.001 and df =11). Breeding was seasonal with peaks in SW monsoon. Size at sexual maturity based on smallest ovigerous female was CW = 4.0 mm. The average number of eggs per female were 2066 ± 479 (n = 25). Positive linear relationship was observed between the size of the female crabs and the egg numbers (r2 = 0.554).


This text analyzed the influence of latitude on the radiation from the sun to Jiamusi,the ground acquired calories,sunshine time and temperature difference between summer and winter.The result indicates that the temperature difference between summer and winter in Jiamusi is big,the ground acquired radiation is little and frost-free period is short.The latitude is one of the main factors of Jiamusi determining the weather characteristics.


This paper examines alternative certification programs in terms of entrance requirements, supervision and mentoring, and post-certification professional support. A good alternative program uses rigorous screening processes to ensure the selection of qualified teacher interns; provides high-quality preservice training in methodology, classroom management, and human development; has a structured, well-supervised induction period that includes guidance by a mentor teacher; requires ongoing professional development; and follows up with post-internship training to ensure continued effective teaching. Two alternative programs are described: the Texas Alternative Certification Program, the largest school-based teacher education effort, and Teach for America, a non-university private group that has developed its own concept of teacher education. The two programs appear to have the same basic components: similar entrance requirements, pre-assignment training, some university coursework, and collaborative support and mentoring from participating entities. However, the first program is teacher-centered, with the emphasis on methodology, theory, and pedagogy, while the second is more learner-centered and problem-driven. The study concludes that alternative certification programs may be enhanced through collaboration among alternative programs, university faculty and programs, school districts, and other related parties. (Contains 15 references.) (ND) *********************************************************************** Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. *********************************************************************** Post-Baccalaureate programs, p. 1 Post-Baccalaureate Teacher Certification Programs: Strategies for Enhancement, Improvement, and Peaceful Co-existence with Traditional Teacher Certification Programs Gwendolyn Duhon-Haynes, Ph.D. Department of Teacher Education College of Education Grambling State University Grambling, LA Mary Augustus, Ph.D. Calcasieu Parish School Board Lake Charles, LA Rose Duhon-Sells, Ph.D. Distinguished Professor McNeese State University Lake Charles, LA Alice Duhon-Ross, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Albany State University Albany, GA U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Office of Educational Research and Improvement EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) This document has been reproduced as received from the person or organization originating it. Minor changes have been made to improve reproduction Quality. Points of view of opinion$ Stated in Mil Sac u* ment do not necessarily represent official OERI position or policy. PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE AND DISSEMINATE THIS MATERIAL HAS BEEN GRANTED BY TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) Post-baccalaureate teacher certification programs (the term most commonly associated with university-based alternative certification programs) and other types of alternative certification programs became prominent in the mid to late 1980's as a mechanism to address the severe teacher shortage that existed in the academic areas of math and science, as well as in urban and rural geographic areas. In addition to filling the need for certified teachers in specific areas, Fenstermacher (1990) lists other possibilities for the acceptance of alternative certification. He believes that alternative certification: 1. Provides opportunities for bright college graduates to begin careers in teaching without having to complete extended teacher education programs; Provides relief in times of a teacher shortage while also resolving the problems of competent performance engendered


Corrosion was observed on the roller of a food machine which was used to make dumpling and wonton. The aim of the present work was to investigate the corrosion causes and mechanisms of the food machine. We investigated the corrosion causes by visual observation, analyzing corrosion products, and detecting the presence of microorganisms. We found that the corrosion was caused by Cl- and sulfate reducing bacteria (SRB). Cl- was from food raw materials. Food residues provided conditions for microbial production and growth. Corrosion mechanism was analyzed, and proposals were put forward to the manufacturer and user of the food machine.


Gonbei Highway, a winding road in a mountainous region in central Japan, was damaged by typhoons in the autumn of 2004, and a 9-km stretch of the highway has remained closed (without being restored). We established 11 survey sites to examine slope vegetation along Gonbei Highway in the summer of 2004 (just before the area was damaged), and we conducted surveys again in 2016 (12 years after the damage), including at 5 survey sites along the closed section of the road. At each survey site, a quadrat (2 m × 5 m) was established on the mountain side and the valley side of the road. The deterioration of the road surface was also observed. Here, we examine the effects of suspending traffic on roadside vegetation and road surface deterioration. Our results showed that succession to arboreal vegetation was not observed at the roadside sites along the closed section of the road: vegetation coverage increased significantly along the closed section with increasing coverage of shrubs (mainly bamboo grass). In contrast, tree seedlings increased in the passable sections. Thus, the suspension of traffic and the subsequent long-term absence of roadside vegetation management allowed bamboo grass to increase, and the community of bamboo grass prevented invasion and growth of tree seedlings. Obvious deterioration of the road surface was not observed, excepting sparse cracks and weed invasion. Consequently, the dominance of bamboo grass may be one of the criteria by which to judge the necessity of vegetation management along roads closed to traffic.


Zipf law on word frequency and Heaps law on the growth of distinct words are widely observed in many different written languages. In this paper, via extensive analysis on the spoken transcriptions, we found the word frequency of the spoken transcriptions exhibits a power law distribution, which obeys Zipf law, and the growth of distinct words obeys the Heaps law. However, in speech, the usage of words are much more concentrated on some words, which leads to the larger probability of high frequency words than in books, and also when the content length grows, the emergence of new words does not increase as much as in books. These observations would be useful for speech analysis and modeling.


Substrate removed GaAs/AlGaAs optical waveguides with propagation loss as low as 1 dB/cm was demonstrated using lifted-off Si for index loading. Loss components were identified, minimized and measured propagation loss correlated well with calculations.


Active optics, as envisaged for the ESO NTT, is based on four principles: 1. The linear relationship between the applied support force and the deformation of the mirror resting on a force based support system. 2. The orthogonality of the corrected aberrations. 3. The restriction to correct only those aberrations for which small forces are necessary, i.e. long wavelength aberrations as e.g. astigmatism and spherical aberration, which are also those modes induced by errors in the system. 4. The use of precalibrated forces for these corrections. Using the Shack-Hartmann test method for the analysis of the wavefront, we have confirmed these principles in an experiment with a lm diameter spherical mirror with a thickness of 18,9 mm and 78 supports.


The Aerospace Corporation is developing a space qualification method for silicon carbide optical systems that covers material verification through system development. One of the initial efforts has been to establish testing protocols for material properties. Three different tests have been performed to determine mechanical properties of SiC: modulus of rupture, equibiaxial flexural strength and fracture toughness. Testing materials and methods have been in accordance with the respective ASTM standards. Material from four vendors has been tested to date, as part of the MISSE flight program and other programs. Data analysis has focused on the types of issues that are important when building actual components- statistical modeling of test results, understanding batch-to-batch or other source material variations, and relating mechanical properties to microstructures. Mechanical properties are needed as inputs to design trade studies and development and analysis of proof tests, and to confirm or understand the results of non-destructive evaluations of the source materials. Measuring these properties using standardized tests on a statistically valid number of samples is intended to increase confidence for purchasers of SiC spacecraft components that materials and structures will perform as intended at the highest level of reliability.


I. An experimental investigation was made of the enthalpy change upon vaporization of three hydrocarbons in the pure state. The hydrocarbons studied were n-pentane, cyclohexane and 1-butene. Direct calorimetric determinations of the enthalpy change were carried out at 30° temperature intervals in the temperature range 100°F. up to 310°F. and at pressures in the range 3-250 lb. per sq. in. abs. The experimental data was smoothed and interpolated utilizing residual techniques. Critically chosen values of the enthalpy change upon vaporization of n-pentane, cyclohexane and 1-butene are presented at even temperature increments of 10°F. The data extrapolated to 77°F. is in excellent agreement with selected values at 77°F. reported by Rossini which were measured at the National Bureau of Standards.

II. Evaluations were made of the phenomenological coefficient and the diffusion coefficients based on gradients in the chemical potential and fugacity for methane diffusing in the liquid phase of the methanen-butane system. Values of these coefficients are presented at six pressures evenly spaced in the pressure range 250-1500 lb. per sq. in. at each of the temperatures 100°, 160° and 220°F. The evaluated coefficients are marked functions of the state of the phase.


Mechanical forces acting on atoms or molecular groups can alter chemical kinetics and decomposition paths. So called mechanochemistry has been proposed to influence a variety of processes, from the formation of prebiotic compounds during planetary collisions to the shock-induced initiation of explosives. It has also been harnessed in various engineering applications such as mechanophores and ball milling in industrial applications. Experimental and computational tools designed to characterize the effect of mechanics on chemistry have focused exclusively on simple linear forces between pairs of atoms or molecular groups. However, the mechanical loading in condensed matter systems is significantly more complex and involves many-body deformations. Therefore, we propose a methodology to characterize the effect of many-body intra-molecular strains on decomposition kinetics and reaction pathways. We combine four-body external potentials with reactive molecular dynamics and show that many body strains that mimic those observed in condensed matter encourage bond rupture in a spiropyran mechanophore and accelerate thermal decomposition of condensed TATB, an energetic material. The approach is generalizable to a variety of systems and can be used in conjunction with ab initio molecular dynamics, and the two examples utilized here illustrates both the versatility of the method and the importance of many-body mechanochemistry.


ABSTRACT
Background: Cerebral Palsy is the disorder of movement due to brain injury and it comes with spasticity as well. Spasticity is well managed by stretching exercises. This study was a pre-post analysis of the effects of high frequency over low frequency of sustained stretching of hamstring muscle and how it decreases popliteal angle in diplegic cerebral palsy children.
Objectives: To determine the effects of high frequency of static sustained stretching over low frequency on hamstring flexibility on children with Spastic diplegic Cerebral Palsy and also to determine if the high frequency of stretches would decrease the popliteal angle significantly.
Methodology: Quasi Experimental with pre-post design was conducted in Rising Sun Institute for Special Children, Mughal Pura Campus and Defense campus Lahore for 4 months from December 4, 2015 to April 4, 2016.A group of 32 male children aged 6-12 were treated with higher frequency of static sustained stretching i.e. 6 reps 60 seconds hold 5 days per week as compared to previously given lower frequency of stretching exercise i.e. 3 reps for 30 seconds 5/days/week. The baseline measurements were taken before applying the higher frequency of static sustained stretching and post interventional measurements were taken after four months. Data was analyzed using SPSS version 22.0. The main outcome measure was popliteal angle and increase in hamstring flexibility.
Results: Out of 31 patients, 100% were males with the mean age of 8.32±1.77 years. Statistical analysis concluded that high frequency of stretching i.e. 6 reps 60 seconds 5 days/week had significant effect over low frequency i.e. 3 reps 30 seconds 5 days/week on decreasing popliteal angle and increasing hamstring flexibility.
P value < 0.05 was taken as having significant effect on study.
Conclusion: The study demonstrated that Sustained stretching of high frequency is more significantly effective over low frequency in increasing hamstring flexibility by decreasing popliteal angle in children with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy.
Keywords: Cerebral palsy; Range of Motion; Rehabilitation; Static Stretching


We evaluated the distribution of Type III collagen, Type VI collagen, and fibrillin in human bone, using monoclonal antibodies (MAb) of proven specificity. All three molecules are present in developing and remodeling bone. Type III collagen is present in discrete fiber bundles throughout the bone cortex but is concentrated at the Haversian canal surface and in the fibers at the bone-periosteal interface. The collagen fibrils in these bundles are of uniform diameter. Type III-containing collagen fibers are detected at all ages examined, from 30 fetal weeks to 80 years. Type VI collagen is present in fetal bone in discrete fibrils separate from Type III collagen, and becomes restricted to the margins of bone cells and the bone surface by 7 years. The distribution of fibrillin resembles that of Type III collagen in the fetus, but at 7 years is absent from the interior of the cortex except for the canaliculi and cement lines, and remains concentrated in discrete fibers at the bone surface.


Set in a country house's relaxing atmosphere of a modest breakfast scene accompanied by a cup of marmalade, Pinter's A Slight Ache (1959) seems to present a world of utmost simplicity over where a sense of complete tranquility and utter nakedness rule. However, as claried by a reading of the play in the light of Sigmund Freud's "The Uncanny", Pinter presents not a world of simplicity but a convoluted world of bewildering complexity, impending danger, and emotional repression, hiding beneath the 'slight ache' of its characters 'a stinging ache' that vigorously resists both denition and resolution. Based on this, the present study analyzes Pinter's one-act play A Slight Ache from the perspective of Freud's psychoanalytic concept of 'the uncanny' and aims to show that although the play gives the impression of reecting simplicity for its such known characters as a married couple set at a modest breakfast table or a matchseller silently standing on their back gate, it arouses uncanny feelings beneath the surface because its 'familiar' characters are uncovered to be potentially dangerous and battling towards each other with their repressed intentions and evil thoughts relating to their blurred pasts guised in an illusionary veil of ordinary-looking words.


In this thesis we mainly investigate multi-chain effects on the dynamics of entangled model polymers. We develop a systematic methodology for testing different relaxation mechanisms. For this purpose we use a stochastic single chain slip-spring model which quantitatively predicts chain dynamics at long time scales. In this model all relaxation mechanisms are naturally integrated. In order to test different assumptions related to respective contributions of different relaxation mechanisms we use a set of simplified slip-spring "toy" models, where different relaxation modes are systematically deactivated, analyzed and later reassembled in a controlled way. For testing existing constraint release (CR) theories we analyze different mixtures of linear and simple branched polymers. Implementation of the obtained results to tube models could be used for improving predictions of all stress relaxation components in the systems with complex constraint release environments, i.e. polydisperse in chain length and even architecture, which is typical for complex industrially relevant polymers.


Parameter's determination on saturated systems is a complex task. Sometimes you can determine these parameters by calculation but building errors must be checked to verify the final values of them. In this paper we describe a recursive algorithm to calculate the parameters for different models of an inductor in real time and buried in a generic measurement system made to test three phase inductors.


Summary form only given. We present an FPGA-based online data reduction system for the pixel detector of the future Belle II experiment. At the SuperKEKB design luminosity of 8 × 1035 cm-2 s-1 and a trigger rate of 30 kHz, the occupancy of the pixel detector is conservatively estimated at 3 %. With its almost 8 million channels, this corresponds to a data output rate of more than 20 GB/s after zero suppression, dominated by background. The Online Selection Nodes (ONSEN) system aims at reducing the background data by a factor of 30, in order to reach an output data rate that the Belle II event builder system can handle.


The crystal structure of β-NaSn (low temperature modification) has been determined. It crystallizes tetragonally, a= 1046 ± 2, c = 1739 ± 3 pm, isotypic with NaPb. The short distance between Sn-atoms of different Sn4-groups is discussed.


A molecular theoretical investigation of the viscoelastic properties of amorphous polymeric substances within the rage of long relaxation time has been pursued using a temporarily crosslinked network structure model. The origin of the energy dissipation is ascribed to the slipping of chains and the change in number of chains induced by deformation. Since the slipping of chains exists, the inner deformation tensor of chains which is different from the observable deformation tensor of network structure can be introduced. Assuming that the inner deformation tensor is characterized by a single average deformation tensor, the relation between the observable and inner deformation tensors is obtained. The expression of the rate of change in number of chains is also obtained in the same formula with that of chemical reaction. The stress-deformation-time relation is proved to be the generalization of Maxwell model. This shows that the system considered is equivalent to the generalized three dimensional Maxwell model.


Hyperhomocysteinaemia is implicated in various disease states and conditions including cardiovascular diseases. Various studies have shown that moderate beer consumption helps to lower the level of plasma homocysteine which is beneficial to human health. The aim of this study is therefore the determination of the effect of beer on plasma Homocysteine level in healthy adults in Ekpoma, Nigeria. 40 Healthy fasting adult males and females were screened and randomized into two groups; control (water) and beer (1bottle). They had venepuncture while supine and without tourniquet. Homocysteine, tHcy, assay was done using ELISA with tHcy binding protein as the capturing enzyme.  Excluded from the study were subjects with impaired renal and hepatic function. Hypertensives and diabetics were also ruled out.  The mean level of tHcy in males and females were 8.4 ± 0.8µmol/L and 7.1 ± 0.5µmol/L respectively and these reduced markedly after two weeks of moderate beer consumption.  The cholesterol level before and after two weeks of beer in males and females are as follows; 4.5 v 3.9, 4.1 v 3.6 mmol/L. It remained unchanged in the control group. Moderate consumption of beer lowers tHcy. Keywords: Homocysteine, plasma, proteins, Beer, cholesterol, Nigeria


This brief paper describes the background to a demonstration of an Australian kiosk for public transport information using interactive touch screens. The development project aimed to provide a user interface to facilitate access by elderly and disabled people. The purpose of the original prototype was to reduce car usage at the University of Wollongong, New South Wales; the software was developed to answer travel queries throughout the region; the third stage involved surveying potential users which enabled redesign of the user interface. The kiosk was to be opened in 1998 in a town centre for a trial period. In the longer term it is envisaged that the information would be available for home access via the internet.


Based on an equivalent single-conductor (ESC) model of multilayer graphene nanoribbon (MLGNR) interconnects with side contacts, comparative study on their distributed parameters and transmission characteristics is performed in this paper. It is found that the number of conducting channels of a metallic MLGNR interconnect is the linear function of its width and Fermi energy, which can be described by an analytical equation. Its equivalent inductance and capacitance in the ESC model can also be characterized by a set of closed-form equations. Furthermore, according to the ITRS projection, transmission performance of the MLGNR interconnects with different contacts are predicted and compared with their Cu and carbon nanotube counterparts at different technology nodes. Also, some numerical results prove that MLGNR interconnects can provide better performance than Cu wires in particular at intermediate level. Even with the maximum crosstalk impacts considered, the advantage of MLGNR interconnects over Cu wires can still be kept.


By the way of analyzing the process of R&D activities, we propose that R&D efficiency should be separated into two parts: research efficiency and marketing efficiency both of which are crucial to success of R&D activities. In the light of this idea, this paper received some new findings from empirical study on R&D efficiency of private technological enterprises in Guangdong province. Production ability of research fruits (research capacity) is not weak, not as we imagined; actually, speed of marketization of research fruits (marketing capacity) is just "bottleneck" of R&D efficiency.


Complex applications often require the execution of a large number of jobs in a distributed environment. One highly successful and low cost mechanism for acquiring the n ecessary compute power is the "public resource computing" paradigm, which exploits the computational power o f private computers. However, applications that are based on this paradigm currently rely upon centralized job a ssignment mechanisms that can hinder the achievement of performance requirements in terms of overall execution t ime, load balancing, fault-tolerance, reliability of exec ution results, scalability and so on. This paper extends a sup er-peer protocol, proposed earlier by this group, for the execution of jobs based upon the volunteer requests of worke rs. The paper introduces a distributed algorithm that aims to achieve a more efficient and fair distribution of jobs to workers. This is obtained by the definition of different roles that can be assumed by super-peers and ordinary nodes o n the basis of their characteristics. A simulation study is carried out to analyze the performance of the super-peer p rotocol and demonstrate the advantage of distributing the job assignment process.


Functionalized poly(amido amine) (PAMAM) dendrimer nanostructures with redox activity and catalytic ability were for the first time utilized as detectable signal tags for highly efficiency electroc...


This paper brings forward the results of theoretical and experimental investigations performed to determine the causes that led to the failure of 20 inches threaded casing connections during the tubing of the Lupşa Sat No. 1 oil well, Romania. The failure occurred due to the breakout of the threaded casing connections assembled in the factory. In order to establish the main causes of failure, theoretical investigations were taken into consideration to highlight the influence of the thread element errors on the correct make-up casing pin–coupling (box) conditions and to the axial tensile strength of the threaded casing connection. In addition, experimental investigations were performed on the failure casing connections, consisted of measuring the dimensional characteristics of the thread elements to determine the performance and monitor the technical condition of the tubular material used in the petroleum industry.


The laser plume measuring system is established to evaluate the transmittance of the 0.808μm、1.06μm、10.6μm lasers for propellant plumes.The plume measuring system of 10.6μm CO2 laser is pioneer in China.The result of spot tests show that the accuracy,responsibility and the stability of the measuring system meet the design requirement.


In this study a composite (re)design of a sensor module on top of a marine vessel has been made. This design has been analysed with finite element software for multiple occurring load cases.
Different materials have been analysed in a material study and it was concluded that an intermediate modulus carbon fibre in an epoxy matrix was preferred for the module when used as a prepreg. By combining this with an aluminium honeycomb a stiff sandwich structure is made. This sandwich also acts as a thermal insulation and electromagnetic shielding material.
To meet the strict stiffness requirements different stiffener methods are analysed and a double deck concept has been chosen. By tuning the lay-up of these decks an adequately stiff structure is obtained.
The joint loads are analysed and based on this analysis adhesive joints seem viable. For all external bonds electromagnetic shielding concepts are proposed.
A manufacturing method for the structure is proposed as well as assembly methods.