What is the subject of the Tales of the Marshes? It has always been disputed. "Peasant Revolt" has been the most acceptable idea for the latest decades. Taken the content apart,the Tales of the Marshes rarely touches upon peasants' life under the society with patriarchal clan system. Say nothing of describing farmers' requirement of politics and economy. Peasants mentioned once in a way mostly keep silent,do not have any pursuit,bending or lifting upon. Outstanding souls at the bottom of the society created in the Tales are mostly vagabandages away from patriarchal clan system or marginal civilians,of which the struggle for the sake of better living conditions are described in the story. It's necessary to improve their social status in order to achieve their "economic requirement" of abundant material for life,so,"success and wealth" turns to be their political requirement. The Tales of the Marshes is all about the success and failure of the farmers' uprising. Tales of the Marshes,the river novel,as the first work written in spoken language not only made a landmark in the history of literature,but also,considered in a way of the history of Chinese ancient ideology,provided unheard-of ideas and glossaries corresponding such as "you rebel,you right","bawcock","beforced to revolt" and so on which were widely accepted afterward by many estates besides insurrectionists. "Zhao'an" (pronunciation of a Chinese word with meanings of:on one hand,of a ruler,offer amnesty and enlistment to rebels;on the other hand,of former rebels,accept amnesty and serve the ruler) as is described in the novel could not be more severely criticized for the latest decades. Especially,scholars standing for the theory of "Peasant Revolt" even name it sellout for the bawcocks to serve the ruler. In spite of doctrines,being practical and realistic,we can find that "Zhao'an" was not only an inescapable final,but also not totally passive in sense.


A FOUR MEMBER PANEL WAS ASSIGNED THE TASK OF BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN THE WORK OF COMPILING AND ANALYZING DATA ON THE ENVIRONMENT WITHIN TRANSPORTATION CORRIDORS, AND MAKING DECISIONS ABOUT DEVELOPMENT THAT WILL BE PERMITTED IN THOSE CORRIDORS. THE SUCCESS OF MODELS (WHICH ARE ESSENTIAL IN THE ORGANIZATION AND SYSTEMATIC CONSIDERATION OF THE GREAT AND VARIED MASS OF DATA) DEPENDS AS MUCH ON HOW WELL THE VALUES ARE DEFINED AS ON HOW WE ORDER AND ASSIGN PRIORITIES TO THEM. THE PANEL WAS CONCERNED WITH THE BASIC VALUES REPRESENTED IN THREE TYPES OF NATURAL AND MAN-MADE ENVIRONMENTS THAT HAVE CUASED PROBLEMS TO HIGHWAY PLANNERS AND ADMINISTRATORS. THEY ARE, NAMELY, WILDLIFE RESOURCES, PARKS AND OUTDOOR RECREATION FACILITIES, AND HISTORIC LANDMARKS AND PRESERVATION SITES. THE NATURE AND NEEDS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES WERE TO BE STUDIED AND STRATEGIES FOR ENSURING THEIR REALIZATION WERE TO BE FORMULATED. THE OBSERVATIONS MADE BY THE PANELISTS ARE VARIATIONS OF THE GENERAL THEME OF RECONCILING THE DEMANDS OF A MODERN INDUSTRIAL SOCIETY WITH THE NEEDS OF THE ECOSYSTEMS SUPPORTED BY THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT.


This study examines how the decisions of the elderly regarding work/retirement and hours worked are related to the public pension and other related programs by constructing a single index of implicit tax (ITAX) that incorporates various factors related to institutional disincentives to working in Japan. Our regression model underscores that public pension and other related programs, taken together, discourage the elderly from working. Based on the regression results, we conduct simulations to show the extent to which three policy reforms, that is, (1) abolishing the earnings test for pension benefits; (2) raising the age of eligibility for pension benefits; and (3) extending the wage subsidy for the elderly, can encourage the elderly to stay in the labor force longer and work longer hours. The simulation results highlight the relative effectiveness of raising the age of eligibility.


Antibacterial activity of two homologous series (m-alkoxyphenols and p-hydroxybenzoates) was studied in vitro by the respiration of Escherichia coli using flow microcalorimetry. Results for both series showed a linear relationship between log(dose) and the calorimetric response (CR). Analysis of the data allowed the identification of contributions for the derived bioactivity from the parent structures (the molecule minus n-CH2 groups present in the side-chain) and the lipophilic groups, CH2.


This research aims to find out the interest of students in participating in extracurricular activities of scouts at SD Negeri 20 Sitiung. This method of research is quantitative descriptive research. The method used is the survey method. The population in this study is students of the 2019/2020 school year. This research sample is all students who must participate in scout extracurricular at SD N 20 Sitiung which numbered 21 students. The sampling technique used is proportional random sampling. The instrument used is a questionnaire. The analysis technique is to pour the frequency of the answer results using the likert scale. The results of this study showed that the interest of grade x students in participating in extracurricular scout activities at SD N 20 Sitiung is high with an average consideration of 92.36. Interest in grade x students in participating in extracurricular scout activities at SD N 20 Sitiung which is category; (a) very high 16 people or 24.62%; (b) a height of 38 persons or 58.46% ; (c) being 9 persons or 13.85% ; (d) low 2 persons or 3.08% ; (e) very low 0 person or 0%.


Disasters radically change people's lives and an area's economic environment. Some people lose their sources of income while simultaneously facing huge expenditures to make their homes habitable again. Others lose parts of their customer bases as people decide to leave the disaster-stricken area. In such situations, policy makers must decide which policies are most likely to help people rebuild their lives and the area's infrastructure and economy. The best option for policy makers is to unleash the forces of entrepreneurship. Because entrepreneurs have better incentives than government officials do to identify problems and provide solutions, the more chaotic a society is, the more it needs entrepreneurs to put it back on track. While post-disaster communities present institutional and policy challenges, the ingenuity of entrepreneurs can make a significant difference in whether a disaster-stricken area rebounds or stagnates.


This study aimed to clarify the association between sleep duration and various physical and psychosocial factors among older Japanese adults.


Following work exploring the low temperature electrolysis in alkaline media, using graphite consumable anodes, from which syngas was obtained 1 , laboratory studies have been conducted in acid media pursuing higher efficiency in the production of hydrogen and synthetic fuels. Experiments were conducted in an own designed undivided planar cell with 25 cm 2 geometrical area electrodes using a 0.5 M H2SO4 solution with and without Fe(II) additions. Fe 2+ oxidizes to Fe 3+ at the anode surface. The redox couple Fe 3+ / Fe 2+ acts as an oxidation mediator not only oxidizing the bulk and detached graphite but also the surface functional groups. The practical experimental potential for graphite oxidation is within the range for the electroxidation of the Fe redox couple giving as a result a 4-fold increase in the amount of produced CO2 at near room temperature, when using 0.025 M FeSO4.


The ZnFe2O4 and TiO2 nanocomposite films was prepared by Sol-Gel method on conductive glass, and the influence factors of it's photoelectrocatalytic performence such as the film layer, pole and voltage was investigated. The results indicated that: the photocatalytic effects of composite films with ZnFe2O4+ TiO2+ ZnFe2O4 was the best. The decomposing ratio of methyl orange with the photoelectrocatalysis of composite films at voltage 0.2-6V all increased unstably.At the same time, the distance from films to pole plank also had the effects on the photocatalytic activities of the films.


The purpose of this article is to examine the facts of four real life cases (but fictional names) that have come before the Magistrates' Courts in South London since the advent of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (CDA). The writers, from their experience of these cases, are concerned at the use being made of Anti-Social Behaviour Orders -ASBOs. The writers expect that fellow practitioners will have come across similar scenarios. As they will be aware there is real anxiety about the use of these applications to circumvent the more demanding rules of evidence and burden of proof that would apply if the cases were brought before a criminal court. However this article seeks to illustrate wider sentencing issues and the profound effect these Orders are having on the liberty of the individual given that their scope is often only limited by the ingenuity and imagination of the sentencer. The only challenge left to the practitioner is to resort to the slippery concept of 'proportionality'. Their experience also indicates that ultimately the use of ASBOs will lead to an increase in custodial sentences.


Several eco- friendly natural substances can enhance the shrimp immune defence system therby acting as a prophylactic agent in feed additives. Agents such as (1, 3)- (1, 6)- D β - glucan and complex mannan- oligosaccharides located in yeast cell walls present such immunomodulatory and potential prebiotic properties. The aim of our study was to evaluate the effect of a commercial yeast cell wall extract (YCW) on shrimp performance and health status, and influence on gut microbiota. Juvenile Penaeus vannamei (Boone, 1931) were raised at an intensive shrimp farm and fed with two different diet inclusions levels of YCW, that is, 0.5% and 1.0%, in addition to a yeast free control group. After 102 days, animals were sampled, and standard nutrition performance parameters were measured. Additionally, the phylogenetic profile and composition of shrimp gut microbiota were evaluated. Animal performance, including growth and survival, was significantly better on animals fed with YCW than the control group. Furthermore, beneficial bacteria phylotypes were stimulated by the presence of YCW, positively modulating the gut microbiota, with emphasis on 1.0% YCW treatment. Therefore, YCW can be re-garded as a prophylactic functional agent in the intensive rearing of juvenile P. vannamei thus improving animal performance and contributing to a healthy intestinal microbiota.


The mobile technology is improved by adopt the Internet Protocol (IP) based technology. The IP
Multimedia Subsystem or IP Multimedia Core Network Subsystem (IMS) is a technology designed by 3rd
Generation Partnership Project (3GPP). This technology used IP to deliver the communication packet and
recognized as Next Generation Network (NGN). The emerging IP based technology took a lot of advantages by
using IP to deliver a packet. However, some issues i.e availability, security and realibility still need
consideration to meet the telecommunication standard. The cloud based computing become buzzword as a technology for cost reduction and hardware efficiencies. This paper conducted the feasibility to setup mobile core network in cloud based enviroment. The QoS is presented as the results to conluded the feasibilities. The results show that cloud based mobile core network is feasible since the QoS still fullfill the telecommunication standard.
Keywords: mobile core network, IMS, cloud computing, jitter.


OBJECTIVE To establish an HPLC method for the determination of icariine in Shengbai mixture.METHODS The separation of icariine was achieved on a DiamonsilTM C18 column(250 mm×4.6 mm,5 μm).The mobile phase was composed of methanol-water-acetic acid(60∶40∶0.4)at a flow rate of 1.0 mL·min-1.The detection wavelength was 270 nm,and column temperature 25 ℃.RESULTS The calibration curve was linear in the range of 18 to 90 mg·L-1,and the correlation coefficient was 0.999 9.The average recovery was 98.25%.The precision,expressed as the relative standard deviation(RSD)in a day and between days,was 0.60%-6.99% and 1.61%-5.83% respectively.CONCLUSION The HPLC method for the determination of icariine in shengbai mixture is simple,rapid,accurate and reliable,which is suited for the detemination of icariine in shengbai mixture.


High-power duplexer consisting of a four-port ferrite junction circulator and two-stage switched PIN diode limiter with appropriate driver circuit is designed and developed for a low-recovery-time requirement. Insertion loss of 1.5 dB, isolation of 70 dB and recovery time of 40 ns are achieved at a 10-KW peak, 200-ns pulsewidth at Ku band.


To solve the challenge of poor knee repair, an aptamer-bilayer scaffold is designed for autologous mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) recruitment and osteochondral regeneration. The scaffold can efficiently recruit MSCs to the defect and induce the directional differentiation of MSCs, thus successfully achieving simultaneous regeneration of cartilage and bone in the knee joint.


The single-crystal growth of rare earth silicates was investigated for the purpose of tunable-laser hosts. Silicates of the type R/sub 2/SiO/sub 5/, where R = La, Gd, Y, Lu, were prepared from stoichiometric melts and doped with Ce(3+) activators. Seed crystals were obtained from crystallized melt sections or by growth on an iridium wire. These seeds were utilized in standard Czochralski type growth to obtain larger single crystals. Cathodoluminescence experiments on both powders and single crystals showed wavelength shifts with different rare earth ions. The Gd, Y, and mixed crystals of Gd-Y silicates gave good bright emission with Ce(3+). The emission is broad band and covers the wavelength range of 370-525nm. The peak emission can be centered near 450-460nm by other compositions. Larger single crystals for laser hosts are under development.


The purpose of this study was to suggest measures for improving training cooperation between industries and universities through employer engagement by analyzing the state of employer engagement in training. The current study investigated the state of employer engagement in training and factors that facilitate employer engagement in training. A survey was conducted with 230 human resource managers who worked for companies with more than 300 employees. The study results showed that employers perceived their engagement in training for their employees are consumers rather than strategic partners to plan educational service and make decisions in their communities. However, employers perceived that their engagement in training would be effective because their training engagement can result in positive direct and indirect business outcomes. Moreover, the implementation of training programs based on industry needs was revealed as a critical factor for promoting collaboration between industries and universities and leading to employer engagement. Based on the study results, several suggestions are presented for improving training cooperation between industries and universities through employer engagement.


The control and decision topics with applications in engineering present an interesting scope of research. The goal of the special issue is to present recent applied research works in control engineering and decisionmaking with applications in services and industrial cases. This special issue is a selection of extended versions of best presented papers in the 2017 4th International Conference on Control, Decision and Information Technologies (CoDIT'17) took place in Barcelona, Spain, from 3 April 2017 to 5 April 2017. CoDIT'17 Conference was organized by ''Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya,'' with technical sponsorship of different IEEE entities: IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society (IEEE SMC), the IEEE Control Systems Society (IEEE CSS), the IEEE Spain Section. CoDIT'17 Program Committee received around 423 papers from 64 countries worldwide that yielded 204 valid papers. The acceptance rate for this conference was around 48%. The authors from all continents presented their original work, in all areas of Control, Optimization, Decision, Engineering, Computer Science, and Information Technologies. Based on recommendation of program co-chairs and sessions chairs, several authors of excellent conference papers were contacted by the guest editors to submit an extended version for this special issue. The proceedings of CoDIT'17 are published via IEEE Xplore on this link: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/mostRecentIssue.jsp?pu number=8091148 We appreciate the recommendations of the CoDIT'17 Program Committee members for the selection of suitable conference papers for the journal publication. All submitted papers for the special Issue CoDIT'17 had to undergo the strict peer-review process managed by the Editor-in-Chief of JSCE with the collaboration with the Guest Editors. After a thorough reviewing procedure, with the help of external experts, 12 papers were selected. We especially want to acknowledge all the authors for their efforts in updating their contributions and submitting high-quality articles. We are also very grateful to the reviewers for their helpful and constructive comments. Our great gratitude goes to the Editor-inChief of the Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part I: Journal of Systems and Control Engineering, Professor M. Necip Sahinkaya, for supporting the publication of this special issue. Special thanks go to the editorial staff for the excellent handling of the entire publication process.


Cloud-based services have gained immense popularity in recent times owing to ease of use and scalability. A serious concern is the ability of the service provider to secure the services and user data on cloud. Existing security techniques are not fool-proof and mostly concentrate on access-control aspects. A methodology for implementing the classical Chinese Wall security model for cloud-based services is presented in this paper. The model will allow users to safely host their services, and process sensitive data, on cloud.


We theoretically reveal that pure eigenmodes of an isolated magnetic skyrmion embedded in a ferromagnetic environment can be selectively activated using microwave electric fields without exciting gigantic ferromagnetic resonances, in contrast to conventional methods using microwave magnetic fields. We also demonstrate that this selective activation of a skyrmion can efficiently drive its translational motion in a ferromagnetic nanotrack under application of an external magnetic field inclined from the normal direction. We find that a mode with combined breathing and rotational oscillations induces much faster skyrmion propagation than the breathing mode studied in a previous work [Wang et al., Phys. Rev. B 92, 020403(R) (2015)].We theoretically reveal that pure eigenmodes of an isolated magnetic skyrmion embedded in a ferromagnetic environment can be selectively activated using microwave electric fields without exciting gigantic ferromagnetic resonances, in contrast to conventional methods using microwave magnetic fields. We also demonstrate that this selective activation of a skyrmion can efficiently drive its translational motion in a ferromagnetic nanotrack under application of an external magnetic field inclined from the normal direction. We find that a mode with combined breathing and rotational oscillations induces much faster skyrmion propagation than the breathing mode studied in a previous work [Wang et al., Phys. Rev. B 92, 020403(R) (2015)].


The present invention relates to a roll cover apparatus (12) for covering a roll 14 of a paper machine. The apparatus includes a synthetic cover covering the outer peripheral surface 18 of the roll made of electrically conductive material (16). A plurality of fibers (20,21,22) are randomly placed within the synthetic cover such that the fibers are disposed between the outer peripheral surface 24 of the outer peripheral surface of the roll and the synthetic cover. Electrically conductive material (26) includes a plurality of fibers (20,21,22) during use of at least be applied to any of the outer boundary of the fiber (20, 22) of the device (12), the web (W) of paper or when a slip occurs between the outer surface 24 of the cover 16, is represented by a series of (+) due to the electrostatic charge (30) is the discharge (30) of the current through the web (W) generated by the slip to the electrically conductive roll 14 from the outer surface 24 of the cover 16 is removed so that a misnomer Scoring of the web (W) is discharged through the conductive material 26.


All authors declare to have no conflicts of interest or affiliations with organizations or entities with a financial interest in or financial conflict with the subject matter or materials discussed in the manuscript and that this information is accurate, complete and up-to-date. This research was supported by the patient support group DEBRA Austria. The legal guardian (mother) of the patient in this manuscript has given written informed consent to publication of her daughter's case details.


The purpose of this research was to investigate the effect of the desired sportswear benefits on the sportswear image preferences and store patronage according to store type. The subjects were 773 male and female consumers who were residents in Seoul. The data were analyzed by factor analysis, multiple regression, and t-test. The results showed that there were five desired sportswear benefits: figure compensation, status ostentation, comfort, individuality, and youth-orientation. Sportswear image preferences consisted of four factors: innovative, luxurious, simple, and active. Store patronage encompassed department store, franchise store, discount store, wholesale store, internet, TV home shopping, and catalogue. Statistical analysis showed that there were significant effects of desired sportswear benefits on sportswear image preferences and store patronage. For example, the more consumers desired figure compensation/sex appeal benefits from sportswear, the more they preferred innovative, luxurious, and active sportswear images and the stronger was their patronage of department stores. The study also showed differences between male and female consumers in regard to sportwear benefits sought and store image preferences. The implications of the research were discussed.


The silicon PN junction offers some advantages in contrast with ion chamber ; high quantum efficiency, very large dynamic range, good linearity, vacuum and cryogenically compatibility. This in particular in experiments using synchrotron radiation such EXAFS in absorption or in fluorescence mode. We use a 30 μm thin ion implanted and passivated silicon detector as a beam monitor and another planar diode of 200 μm to measure the photon flux behind the sample. These two detectors are working in the photovoltaic mode at room temperature. Currents are amplified in a low input impedance current preamplifier and are typically ten times greater than with an ion chamber for the same absorption. Thus the contribution of the electronic to the total noise is significantly less compared to the other system and faster rise time become possible. We have done in particular the copper foil EXAFS in 1 minute against 15 minutes in the conventional step by step mode.


We present a bi-directionally 793-nm diode-pumped Tm3+, Ho3+-codoped silica polarization maintaining double-clad all-fiber laser based on a single-oscillator architecture emitting 195 W at 2.09 µm in continuous wave mode of operation, with a beam quality near the diffraction limit (M2 = 1.08). The power scaling of the laser is only pump-power-limited in the range of the total available pump power (540 W).


The maximum packing fraction of solids in a dispersed phase is affected by many parameters including particle size, size distribution, particle shape and particle fluid and particle-particle interaction. For a given dispersion, the particle size distribution and particle shape play a dominant role in affecting the maximum packing fraction. For spherical particle packing, significant progress has been made in modelling the relationship between particle size, distribution and the maximum packing fraction. However, most industrial materials are not spherical in nature. The important aspect of this work has been to extend the work of Ouchiyame and Tanaka to predict maximum packing fraction for spherical particles in a poly disperse system. This new model can further be used to obtain the optimum distribution of irregular shape particles in a fluid matrix as well as in dry packing in order to maximise the packing fraction, provided particle shape factor and monodisperse maximum packing fraction are known. Experimental measurements of maximum packing fraction have been made by rheological techniques with various industrial materials and compared with the model prediction.


The output voltage of photovoltaic (PV) source and fuel cells is generally low. As the input voltage of the grid-connected inverter is much higher, high step-up DC-DC converters are needed to improve the efficiency in the grid-connected power system. A new topology for high step-up converter is proposed in this paper. The topology uses a coupled inductor to charge multiple output capacitors which are connected in series and provide energy for the load. By this means, the output voltage can be increased and the voltage stresses of the power devices are decreased resulting in a higher efficiency. In this paper, the operation principle and voltage transfer ratio of the topology are analyzed. In the end, experiment results shows that the theoretical analysis is correct.


Data mining is the process of extracting interesting patterns or knowledge from large amount of data. With the development of Data mining technology, an increasing number of data can be mined out to reveal some potential information about the user, because of which privacy of the user may be violated easily. Privacy Preserving Data Mining is used to mine the potential valuable knowledge without revealing the personal information of the individuals. k-anonymity is one of the Privacy Preserving model that aims at making the individual record be indistinguishable among a group records by using techniques of generalization and suppression. The existing approaches are based on homogeneous anonymization that anonymizes quasi attributes by choosing a single sensitive attribute. This approach causes high information loss and reduces the data utility. To overcome these issues in the existing system, Clustering based non-homogeneous anonymization system is proposed. In the proposed system, instead of selecting a single attribute, multiple sensitive attributes are selected. Generalization technique is applied on the most sensitive attribute and it is clustered. Based on the sensitivity level of the clusters, non-homogeneous anonymization technique (generalization and suppression) is applied to the identified quasi attributes of each cluster. The remaining non sensitive attributes are directly published. Thus the proposed system achieves high degree of data utility, reduces information loss and also achieves high degree of Data Integrity.


Kinematic information for the construction of velocity mod els can be extracted in a robust way from seismic prestack data with the Common-Reflection-Surface S tack. This data-driven process results in a number of kinematic wavefield attributes – wavefront curva tures and normal ray emergence angles – that parameterise moveout surfaces in the prestack data, a ssoci ted with each sample in a simulated zero-offset section. I present a tomographic inversion met hod hat makes use of this kinematic information to determine smooth, laterally heterogeneous subsu rface velocity models for depth imaging. The input for the inversion consists of kinematic wavefield a ttributes picked at a number of locations in the simulated zero-offset section. An optimum model is fo und in an iterative way by minimisation of the misfit between the picked data and the corresponding mo delled values. The required forward modelled quantities are obtained during each iteration by d ynamic ray tracing along normal rays pertaining to the input data points. Fréchet derivatives for th e tomographic matrix are calculated by ray perturbation theory. The algorithm is tested on 1D and 2D exa mples and the inversion is successfully applied to a 2D synthetic prestack data set. INTRODUCTION The determination of a suitable velocity model is one of the c rucial steps for seismic depth imaging in laterally inhomogeneous media. It is important not only for c rect positioning of reflection events in the subsurface but also for obtaining an optimally focused imag e if prestack migration is used. A number of approaches for the construction of velocity models exist, w hich differ in the criterion used for evaluating the quality of the current model, in the way model updates are det rmined and in the assumptions made about the velocity model (blocky, layered, smooth, etc.). Commonly used migration velocity analysis methods are usua lly b sed on residual moveout analysis in common image gathers. They make use of the criterion that i n the correct velocity model reflector image depths produced by prestack migration should be indep endent of offset (e.g. Deregowski, 1990; Liu, 1997). Another approach, depth focusing analysis (e.g. Jea nnot nd Faye, 1986; MacKay and Abma, 1992), employs the fact that during downward continuation in the co rrect velocity model reflection events should collapse to zero offset at zero traveltime. Both approaches require the repeated application of prestack migration and are therefore expensive in terms of computati on time. An often used tool for the determination of velcity models is reflection tomography (e.g. Bishop et al., 1985; Farra and Madariaga, 1988; Stork, 1992). In reflection tomography rays are traced through a model defined by a velocity distribution and a number of reflectors. Global model updates are computed to minimise the misfit between the modelled traveltimes and the corresponding values picked in the prestack data. The drawback of reflection tomography is the tremendou s amount of picking that is necessary to obtain traveltimes from the prestack data and the assumptio n of continuous reflectors, often across the entire section. Although many attempts to automatise the pr ocess have been made, the problem of picking remains. Recently, Billette and Lambaré (1998) have presented a tomo graphic velocity inversion method called Annual WIT report 2002 93


2554 Background: While RIT alone is effective in lymphoma, its application to more radioresistant solid tumors will likely require a combined approach similar to the use of radiosensitizing chemotherapy with external beam radiotherapy.

METHODS
Patients with metastatic hormone-refractory PC or advanced BC were imaged with Indium-111-DOTA-peptide-m170 (In-111-m170). One week later, Y-90-m170 was infused (12mCi/m2 for PC, 22mCi/m2 for BC). Initial cohorts received RIT alone. Subsequent cohorts received RIT followed by PT (75 mg/m2) 48 hours after RIT, a time when most radioactivity is concentrated in tumor and has been eliminated from normal tissues. Cyclosporin A (CSA) was given to prevent development of human antimouse antibody (HAMA). Peripheral blood stem cells (PBSC) were harvested prior to imaging for BC patients.

RESULTS
Bone and soft tissue metastases were targeted by In-111-m170 in 15 of the 16 patients imaged, with no unexpected uptake in normal tissue. 13 patients were treated with Y-90-m170. In 3 PC patients treated with RIT alone, no Grade 3/4 toxicity was seen. With RIT plus PT, 2 of 3 PC patients had neutrophils (ANC)<500/uL. In BC, with RIT alone, 1 of 4 patients had ANC <500, and 2 had platelets (pl) <25K. With RIT plus PT, all 3 BC patients had ANC < 500 and 2 of 3 had pl<25K. PBSC were given to 3 BC patients because of neutropenic fever or bleeding. One patient developed + HAMA (6%) in contrast to 71% of patients in a prior trial using m170 without CSA.

CONCLUSIONS
Y-90-m170 targeted PC and BC. In combination with PT, toxicity was limited to marrow suppression at the dose levels above. Myelosuppression can be ameliorated by PBSC, and the maximum tolerated dose of RIT plus fixed-dose PT with PBSC support has not been reached. CSA was effective in preventing HAMA, suggesting the possibility of repeated "fractionated" therapy that could enhance antitumor response. No significant financial relationships to disclose.


ABSTRACT The funeral of Jomo Kenyatta, Kenya's first president, offers revealing evidence of the intimacy and depth of Britain's continuing relationship with this former colony 15 years after independence. First approached by leading Kenyans for assistance in planning the funeral in 1968, British policy-makers willingly became involved, and continued low-level preparations for this over the following decade. When Kenyatta finally died, in 1978, British advice and planning lay behind the central elements of a funeral which incoming president Daniel arap Moi used to publicly demonstrate his succession. Yet the story of the funeral also shows that the relationship was sometimes incoherent and drew on multiple, sometimes cross-cutting, personal ties and institutional links, both political and military; neither the funeral itself nor Kenya's politics worked to a script written by British officials.


The purpose of this mini-course given at the Moscow Higher School of Economics is to present the very first notions of model theory. It is introductory and focuses on extremely classical results which can be found in any book on the subject. There is no claim on originality, quite the opposite. Each of the four lectures is supposed to last about ninety minutes. The material was not only chosen in order to demonstrate the power and interest of model theory but also to explain the basic notions. Of course everything we shall do could be described algebraically without appealing to logic. What matters is not the theorems themselves but the way one deals with them. My hope is that this first introduction will be of sufficient interest to suggest some further reading.


Over the years, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has become more relevant in today's society. A telecentre is a community centre where people use, access and utilizes the benefits of the centre through the ICT-based services provided. This paper reviews rural telecentres in Malaysia. The roles and functions of telecentres are explained and discussed to analyze the question on sustainability. The 'Just Transition' is a recent and particular transition for rural telecentre to be sustained. Based on the qualitative analysis and review of telecentres' sustainability, we found that some telecentres can be sustained while others could not. This is because of the impacts of economic, social, environmental and policy sustainability pillars on community telecentres in Malaysia. The review of this paper reveals findings obtained from in-depth interviews with telecentre managers and telecentres' sustainability depends on natural resources, geographical location, social entrepreneurship, social capital, human resources (competency of leaders) and basic infrastructure. Therefore, future research should be focus on the roles of governance on resource utilization and implement effective public policy for telecentres' sustainability.


The aim of this work is to show an automatic method of cloud classification for direct application in civil aviation. We start from the premise of an acceptable trade‐off between calculation speed and accuracy in the output data. For this reason, visible and infrared channels of the Meteosat satellite were used alongside data provided by the A/TOVS (Advanced/Tiros‐N Operational Vertical Sounder) probe onboard NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) polar satellites. A historical database of mean temperatures at ground level was also used. The analysis of different significant synoptic and mesoscale situations highlighted the efficacy of this method in the representation of the different cloud structures that normally appear in these situations. Considering the results of the study and given its speed and accuracy, it can be concluded that the method is appropriate for monitoring cloud systems in real time.


BACKGROUND
Those engaged in research might argue that we are involved in a process of explaining the world to others and to ourselves. The way in which we go about that process differs. The kind of questions we are concerned about answering will determine the approach we use, the information we gather and how we analyse the data. Some research questions are best answered using qualitative methods.

AIMS
To explain the place of qualitative research methods within the context of different approaches to scientific enquiry. To describe qualitative research through an examination of the characteristics that differentiate it from quantitative approaches, to describe the types of strategies used, and the roles the researcher may adopt. To show how these methods have been applied to the study of stuttering.

METHODS & PROCEDURES
Stuttering research was reviewed with the aim of finding studies using a range of qualitative methods. Work for discussion was selected based on historical importance, the methods used and the contribution the work has made to our understanding of stuttering and qualitative methods.

MAIN CONTRIBUTION
Papers using explorative qualitative research and mixed methodologies are described and their various contributions to our understanding of stuttering are discussed.

CONCLUSIONS
The qualitative research reviewed in this paper has added to our understanding of the experiences, thinking and views of people who stutter. The reports on people's experiences of therapy show that we still have much to learn and that we need to listen to our clients and involve them in therapy and in outcome planning.


The profiling method uses a double-blade system placed between a broad ion beam source and a mirror to modulate spatially the ion dose along the mirror surface. Two surfacing methods are developed. The first one consists of moving two blades in opposite directions with two independent variable-speed profiles to approach the desired shape in a time-effective way. In the second method, a slit of fixed width is moved at variable speed over the sample thus modulating the ion dose along the mirror for correcting residual errors left out by the previous shaping process. An iterative process is eventually applied to progressively and selectively remove material along the mirror until the target aspherical surface profile is reached. At each surfacing step a correction is applied to the removal function based on surface slope error Long Trace Profilometry measurements performed on the surface obtained at the previous step.


The inhibition efficiency of L-Arginine-Zn2+ system in controlling corrosion of carbon steel in sea water has been evaluated by the weight-loss method. The formulation consisting of 250 ppm of L-Arginine and 25 ppm of Zn2+ has 91% IE. A synergistic effect exists between L-Arginine and Zn2+. Polarization study reveals that the L-Arginine-Zn2+ system functions as an anodic inhibitor and the formulation controls the anodic reaction predominantly. AC impedance spectra reveal that protective film is formed on the metal surface. Cyclic voltammetry study reveals that the protective film is more compact and stable even in a 3.5% NaCl environment. The nature of the protective film on a metal surface has been analyzed by FTIR, SEM, and AFM analysis.


The presented document is an actualized synthesis of the Central Valley Archeology with a specific mention to the occidental sector. It details profusely the substantive information derived from scientific investigations, made by different specialists, which allow us to talk assertively of the lifestyles of the ancient inhabitants of this territory. We also mentioned about the type of population that should have had the Occidental sector of the Central Valley, with emphasis in the environmental characteristics that allowed, along cultural decisions, to develop more diverse and complex societies. We had used theoretical elements that allowed us to amalgamate that substantive information and in consequence to collaborate in the reconstruction on these ancient human groups, that inhabited our ancestral territory. This document is also, a tribute to San Jose, our Capital in its two hundred anniversary of holding the status of City, this sometimes chaotic city is holder of an ancient history, diverse, multicausal, the same as now, it sheltered human groups capable of interact with nature as from a determined social-cultural production.


Determination of the strain fatigue threshold of asphalt mixtures is very important for the design of long-life asphalt pavement. A new method to determine the strain fatigue threshold of an asphalt mixture has been put forward in this paper by the establishment of a three-parameter power function model based on the conventional two—parameter model (e-N). The strain fatigue threshold was determined by the analyzing the AC-25 and ATB-25 asphalt mixture test results of the three-parameter power function model. This study has shown that the strain fatigue threshold exists in low-strain conditions. The strain fatigue threshold of AC-25 and ATB-25 are 78μVegr; and 59μVegr; respectively, with 6% air voids. The fatigue limit strain for AC-25 is between 78 and 95μVegr;, and for ATB-25 is between 59 and 75μVegr;, which are recommended by Liaoning Shenyang in China.


Objective
To summarzie the experiences of kidney transplantation from rhabdomyolysis.

Methods
The surgical procedures and treatment protocols of the kidney transplantation in 3 cases from DD donors who suffered from anuria due to rhabdomyolysis were retrospectively analyzed.

Results
Three recipients were donated by two donors.When the blood of kidneys is washed out, the color of the kidneys was brown, and when the kidneys restored the blood perfusion, the transplanted kidneys were dark brown.All of these 3 cases had delayed renal function, and 2 recipients who received the kidneys from the same donor secreted the urine 3 weeks after surgery.The creatinine gradually decreased, and they discharged when the renal function was normal.The urine volume in the another recipient was 3000 ml or more per day in the first two days, gradually decreased from the third day, until anuria.We conducted an exploration of the transplanted kidney due to the area of transplantation uplift.We found that the kidney was bright red during the operation, the hematoma was removed and hemostasis was done, the urine volume gradually increased from one week after surgery, and the creatinine levels gradually decreased.After two months the creatinine levels were 103 μmol/L.

Conclusion
For the patients with rhabdomyolysis, their kidneys can be transplanted after active preservation, evaluation of the donor kidney function and blood flow, and the short-term outcome is satisfactory.

Key words:
Deceased donation; Rhabdomyolysis; Donor; Kidney transplantation


The experience referred to is mostly that of Hydrothermal Power Company beginning in 1971 when the investigation and development was started on the geothermal expander which is described here. The discussion includes results of testing in Mexico at Cerro Prieto where they enjoyed the hospitality of the Department of Geothermal Studies. The discussion will lead through the subsequent testing at the East Mesa Test Facility, courtesy of the US Bureau of Reclamation, and on Sinclair 4 near Niland, courtesy of Southern California Edison Company and Phillips Petroleum Company. They then discuss some of the plans which are contained in an evaluation project funded by ERDA.


The study of regional $CP$ asymmetry in Dalitz plots of charm ( beauty) decays gives us more information about the underlying dynamics than the ratio between total rates. In this paper we explore the consequences of the constraint from $CPT$ symmetry with emphasis on three-body $D$ decays. We show simulations of ${D}^{\ifmmode\pm\else\textpm\fi{}}\ensuremath{\rightarrow}{\ensuremath{\pi}}^{\ifmmode\pm\else\textpm\fi{}}{K}^{+}{K}^{\ensuremath{-}}$ and discuss correlations with measured ${D}^{\ifmmode\pm\else\textpm\fi{}}\ensuremath{\rightarrow}{\ensuremath{\pi}}^{\ifmmode\pm\else\textpm\fi{}}{\ensuremath{\pi}}^{+}{\ensuremath{\pi}}^{\ensuremath{-}}$. There are important comments about analysis of recent LHCb data in $CP$ asymmetries for ${B}^{\ifmmode\pm\else\textpm\fi{}}$ decays to three-body final states.


On the basis of study and analysis of judicial power, the article considers the problem of application of the legislation on the protection of the rights of consumers to a contract of property insurance. The conclusion is made about the legality of the application of the legislation on the protection of the rights of consumers to the contract of insurance of civil liability.


It is a daunting task to attempt to summarize and review 'Penal Populism, Sentencing Councils and Sentencing Policy' and in light of my prior experience in this field, somewhat redundant and possibly of diminished interest to the academy. Accordingly, I have elected to discuss how penal populism may be said to affect my work as a front line sentencer. In point of fact, if the concerns raised by the contributors are not of such a nature as to actually result in distorting the selection of a fit and proper sanction, as may be generally understood by most observers and commentators, then the resulting criticism are not of contemporary importance or of quotidian interest.


The rise of non-linear type of loads, industrial automation has drawn attention towards mitigation of power quality problems and lead to power quality awareness. In this context Shunt active filters efficiently resolve problems caused by current harmonics, improve power factor and compensate reactive power. This paper presents a shunt active power filter which reduces current harmonics in three-phase three-wire system. The performance of conventional PI controller is compared with fuzzy logic controller. The PWM current controlled Voltage Source Converter (VSC) is used as shunt active power filter with hysteresis controller for generating switching pattern. It is observed that the performance of shunt active power filter is superior with indirect current control using active-reactive power theory using fuzzy logic controller. The effective simulation results have been shown for steady state as well as transient conditions.


This research is an applied research focused on solving problems experienced by the Sukodono Tourism Awareness Group (Pokdarwis). The results of preliminary observations showed that they did not understand the tasks to be carried out. Therefore, this study aims to analyze and compile job descriptions of Pokdarwis Sukodono. The method used is a descriptive qualitative method, with a job analysis approach that adapts the steps of Dessler's (2010) job analysis and qualitative data analysis by Miles & Huberman's model (1994). Meanwhile, the data collection techniques in this study were interviews, observation, and documentation. The result obtained is job description of Pokdarwis Sukodono starting from the Chairman to the Business Development Section. This result is obtained after conducting repeated job analysis to obtain a credible job description. The results of this study bring enormous benefits to the management of Pokdarwis Sukodono, because now the management has a clear duty reference in working as a tourism agent in their area.
Keywords: Job Analysis; Job Description; Pokdarwis.


....................................................................................................... 1 Chapter 1 Introduction ............................................................................. 3 1.1 Overview.................................................................................................... 4 1.2 Epidemiology ............................................................................................ 6 1.3 Motor Symptoms ....................................................................................... 7 1.3.1 Description of Characteristic Motor Symptoms ................................... 10 1.4 Theory of Deficits Associated with Parkinson's disease.......................... 11 1.4.1 The Structure of the Basal Ganglia...................................................... 11 1.4.2 Deficits Associated with Basal Ganglia Dysfunction ........................... 12 1.4.3 Contemporary Model of the Basal Ganglia ......................................... 13 1.4.5 Limitations of the Model...................................................................... 16 1.5 Parkinson's disease and the basal ganglia.............................................. 17 1.5.1 The Dopamine Theory......................................................................... 17 1.5.2 Dopamine Theory, Cognition and Behaviour....................................... 20 1.5.3 Effects of Medications on Cognitive and Behavioural Symptoms ......... 23 1.5.4 "Overdose" Hypothesis ...................................................................... 24 1.5.5 Abnormalities of Other Structures and Systems ................................... 26 1.6 Cognitive Deficits associated with Parkinson's disease .......................... 27 1.6.1 Overview............................................................................................. 27 1.6.2 Difficulties with the research in this area ............................................ 28 1.7 Executive Functions ............................................................................... 29 1.7.1 Overview............................................................................................. 29 1.7.2 Working Memory ................................................................................ 30


Objective:To explore the imaging features of fetus tuberous sclerosis complex by using ultrasonography and MRI.Methods:Fourteen 14 cases of fetuses who were confirmed as tuberous sclerosis complex by MRI and ultrasonography were retrospectively analyzed,and the imaging characteristics of the 14 fetuses were summarized.MRI adopted fast imaging consisting of HASTE sequence and DWI sequence,part of scans being in combination with T1WI(FL2D)sequence.Results:Twenty-two cases were diagnosed as fetal cardiac rhabdomyoma by ultrasonography,in which,14 cases were found with subependymal nodules by magnetic resonance imaging,they were all diagnosed as having tuberous sclerosis complex combined with cardiac rhabdomyomas,including 5cases which revealed brain subcortical noduls meanwhile.Fetal brain nodules revealed slightly higher signal on T1 WI and low signal on HASTE sequence.They were best shown on HASTE sequence.Nine cases of the 14 had a termination of pregnancy,2cases of specimens after abortion were confirmed to have cardiac rhabdomyoma with intracranial nodules after anatomic inspection,5cases were confirmed for tuberous sclerosis complex after birth.Conclusions:Prenatal ultrasonography can diagnose fetal cardiac rhabdomyoma successfully,MRI can diagnose fetal brain nodules with high sensitivity.Once ultrasonography finds cardiac rhabdomyoma,it is easy to diagnose fetal tuberous sclerosis complex by MRI combined with ultrasonography.


Abstract Studies of individual variation in the physiological performance of animals and their relationship with metabolism may provide insight into how selection influences diversity in phenotypic traits. Thus, the aims of the present study were to investigate variation in thermal tolerance and its relationship with individual metabolism in juvenile qingbo (Spinibarbus sinensis). To fulfill our goal, we first measured the resting metabolic rate (RMR), maximum metabolic rate (MMR), metabolic scope (MS, MMR–RMR) and excess post-exercise oxygen consumption (EPOC) of 40 fish at 25 °C. We then measured the critical thermal minimum (CTmin), lethal thermal minimum (LTmin), critical thermal maximum (CTmax), and lethal thermal maximum (LTmax) of 20 fish. Both MMR and MS were positively correlated with the metabolic recovery rate (MRR) (p = 0.001), indicating that high aerobic metabolic performance individuals possessed an advantage for the recovery of anaerobic metabolism. However, the negative correlation between EPOC and MRR (p = 0.017) indicated a slow recovery of the metabolism of high anaerobic metabolic capacity individuals. The RMR was positively correlated with CTmin and LTmin, whereas all of the metabolic rate parameters (RMR, MMR, and MS) were negatively correlated with CTmax and LTmax (p < 0.05), indicating that high aerobic metabolic performance individuals have a weakened thermal tolerance. These results suggested that there is a trade-off between aerobic metabolic performance and thermal tolerance.


Khasan, a translator of the Chinese National Language Translation Bureau, selected 100 poems from Mongolian poet B. Lkhagwasüren's collected works in Uyangyn Toirog [Lyric Circle] and Gashuun Öws [Bitter Herbs], and translated them into Chinese, publishing them in 2020 as Songomol shülgiin tüüwer [A Collection of Selected Poems by B. Lkhagwasüren]. In this article, first we examine the criteria the translator followed in selecting poems to be included. Then, based on an analysis of several examples, we examine how the translator translated the figurative usage of metaphor in the poems in selecting and translating the clear imagery of Mongol life and culture in B. Lkhagwasüren's poems into Chinese. Finally, we reach the conclusion that Khasan has accurately and skillfully rendered metaphoric imagery relating to Mongol life and cultural characteristics in B. Lkhagwasüren's poems.


GADEP is a computational system for data generation
and for graphic treatment of analysis results, concerning the structures of offshore platforms. This system operates on an advanced CAD/CAE unit and has
efficient interfaces with the ADEP system, for structural analysis and design, and with the GEDEP system, for the generation of platform and production facilities technical and fabrication drafts. Thus, those three systems provide the necessary tools for fully automated offshore structure design.
This paper discusses the fundamental aspects taken
into account in the design and implementation of the
GADEP system. An illustrative example is also
presented, in order to show a practical application of the system.


This article examines black churches located in economically challenged neighborhoods in a northeastern US city. Employing the concepts of the organizational divide and Heek's design—actuality model, we conducted interviews with clergy at seven black churches to understand their level of information and communication technology (ICT) use and capacity to secure funding from the White House Office of Community and Faith-Based Initiatives (FBCI). Through the use of e-government services, the FBCI is expanding public—private partnerships with faith-based organizations to implement social programs that address community challenges. Our findings suggest that black churches are rich storehouses of local information and have a long history of providing social support and spiritual strength. This may make them logical beneficiaries of the FBCI. Paradoxically, the black churches that provide social programs to economically challenged citizens are often underresourced and lack the organizational capacity to secure FBCI resources.


This paper mainly presents a proposal for a control system intended to provide a stable response with no-overshoot for a firstorder proper system in a loop configuration that includes also an integral controller. An extended theoretical analysis is provided to justify the approach and also an application is presented at the end of paper. The results from the approach proposed in this paper are simpler, mathematically, than those from the conventional approach. Moreover, 7 examples of arrangement of zeros and poles for stability with no-overshoot property on a second order proper controlled object with an integrator were shown though they were not solved easily and analytically.


A fixed-bed adsorption system was used to remove carbon dioxide in this study. Adsorption isotherms were obtained from a microbalance system and the characteristics of a molecular sieve affected by preparing variables were analyzed. The adsorbents, including a particulate molecular sieve and a molecular sieve membrane, were used to adsorb carbon dioxide in the fixed-bed adsorption system. Since the surface properties of the molecular sieve were affected by the preparation variables, particulate and membrane molecular sieves were synthesized to examine the effects of preparation variables on the adsorption of carbon dioxide. The experimental results showed that the pore size of the molecular sieve has increased with the chain length of quaternary ammonium salts and higher hydrothermal temperature. Adsorption isotherms for carbon dioxide adsorbed by particulate molecular sieve and molecular sieve membrane were favourable. In addition, the breakthrough curve for the lower inlet gas flow rate was closer to that of the particulate molecular sieve under the same amount of outlet fresh air. The results demonstrated that the adsorption system for the staggered alumina carriers coated with molecular sieve membranes is worthy of development.


OBJECTIVE
Chronic craniomandibular/cervical pain and temporomandibular disorders have not been studied in patients who had a craniotomy several years previously. The aim of the current clinical work was to address these issues.

METHODS
A total group of 150 ambulant patients who had a previous craniotomy was subclassified according to whether or not the temporalis muscle was manipulated.

RESULTS
The average incidence of multiple subsite regional head and neck pain was 69.3% a number of years after a craniotomy. Evidence of internal derangement of the temporomandibular joint was significantly higher in the group that required manipulation of the temporalis muscle during the procedure.

CONCLUSION
The pattern of chronic craniomandibular/cervical pain experienced years after a craniotomy supports the brain neuromatrix theory of pain.


where s is the distance from the entrance of the transport element; 0 0 / / t t s s ζ = measures the longitudinal position from the front of the bunch; κ is the transverse focusing strength; ( ) ( ) / F I I ζ ζ = , the current form factor is the instantaneous current divided by the average current; ( ) f d s and ( ) w d s are the lateral displacements of the focusing element and the generator of the wakefield, respectively; ( ) w ζ represents the time dependence of the wakefield while ε is its strength. When the wakefield is due to the resistive wall we have [4,5] ( ) ( )


Summary

A procedure for whole mount fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) on plant tissue is reported. The technique was demonstrated on seedlings and flowers of Arabidopsis thaliana L. with rDNA as a probe, labelled, both for direct and indirect detection. It was found that fixation in 1% formaldehyde yielded the best results with respect to morphology and hybridization efficiency. The combination of whole mount FISH and confocal scanning laser microscopy allowed the nuclear localization of the rDNA loci in all tissues of both seedlings and flowers. Direct labelling yielded the best signal-to-noise ratio, especially in the apical zones of the seedlings. The technique was further illustrated on seedlings of A. thaliana in double labelling experiments with rDNA and a tandemly repeated, 500 bp sequence of A. thaliana. Although nuclei in all tissues in the seedling exhibited both signals, hybridization efficiency for both signals was reduced in the dense, apical zones as compared with single labelling experiments with rDNA.


Introduction Hyperpolarized noble gas MRI is able to provide useful information related to structural and physiological properties of lungs and lung diseases. To relate the measured parameters (e.g. relaxation times, diffusion coefficients, flow rate) to lung properties (e.g. airway diameter, surface area, connectivity) several mathematical and computer models have been proposed [1-3]. Validation of these models has generally been done indirectly by comparison to known lung properties or histological sections. Direct comparison of computer simulations and measurements on a phantom built following the Kitaoka acinus model has been reported [3]. However, the geometry of this model significantly differs from the lung geometry (e.g. rectangular airway cross-section, square-angle branching). Similarly, different experimental methods and/or pulse sequences are used by different groups and their results are difficult to compare since they are performed in different subjects under different experimental conditions. In this work, we describe the construction of a simple branching-tree lung phantom made of commonly available parts that can be easily reproduced in any laboratory. Preliminary experimental results obtained with this phantom are reported, including dynamic ventilation imaging and diffusion measurements. Methods The phantom was built from polypropylene Y-connectors commercially available from Harvard Apparatus (Kent, UK). Figure 1 shows part of the phantom consisting of five generations with inner diameters ranging from 4–1.5 mm, which reproduce approximately generations 4 till 9 of Weibel's lung model [4]. Other generations can also be modeled since a large range of Y-connectors with other diameters are readily available. Hyperpolarized helium of polarization about 25% was obtained using a Helispin polarizer (GE, USA). 2D (coronal projection image, TR/TE: 4.8/2.1 ms, 128x128, FOV: 20cm, flip angle: 7°), 3D (TR/TE: 5.3/1.4 ms, 100x100X100, FOV: 20cm, flip angle: 1°) and dynamic ventilation (series of 2D coronal projections with frame rate ~87 ms) images were obtained on a 1.5T GE HDx system using a spoiled gradient-echo sequence. Diffusion experiments were performed on a 3T Philips Intera system. Global ADC data was obtained from FID acquisition after bi-polar diffusion gradients. 1D diffusion profiles were obtained by adding a read-out gradient. For both sequences, the diffusion gradient timing parameters were similar to those used in [1], and the gradient strength was varied from 0 to 15 mT/m in 60 equal steps. Custom-built transmit-receive birdcage coils (15 cm diameter) were used. Results and Discussion Fig. 2 shows a reconstruction of a 3D He image obtained from the phantom. All five generations of the phantom can be clearly observed which proves the phantom can be used to assess the spatial resolution of the MR system and He imaging method down to 1 mm. Fig. 3 shows a series of images acquired during the injection of He in the phantom using a syringe to simulate the results of dynamic ventilation imaging during inhalation. The image series exhibits excellent temporal and spatial resolution. It can be observed how the gas reaches all five "airway" generations of the phantom. The global diffusion experiments resulted in an ADC value of 0.79 cm/s with the diffusion gradient in the Z direction (up-down direction in Fig. 3) and 0.70 cm/s with the gradient in Y direction (perpendicular to Fig. 3 plane), where more restriction is present. Fig. 4 shows the 1D diffusion-weighted profile of the phantom corresponding to the b=0 s/cm. The calculated ADC values for each of the peaks (locations) marked in the spectrum are presented in Table 1, which indicates the presence of different levels of diffusion restriction at these locations due to the presence of different airway dimensions and orientations. The volumeweighted average of these ADC values (0.73 cm/s) is in good agreement with the corresponding global ADC value reported above (0.70 cm/s). The phantom may also be useful in other diffusion measurements such as long range ADC, anisotropy and tortuosity. T2* effects can easily be simulated by submerging the phantom in water, since polypropylene fibers have been proven to be a good model for lung susceptibility effects [5]. The accurate knowledge of the dimensions and geometry of the phantom components and their spatial arrangement allows simulations to be easily constructed that exactly reproduce the phantom geometry and can be compared directly to experimental data. Conclusion The results obtained in this work demonstrate that this phantom is a valid physical model of the lung that can be used to validate the predictions of theoretical and numerical simulations in HNG MR imaging. The phantom may be very useful in the investigation between geometrical properties of the lung and measured MR parameters.


A co-rotating twin screw extruder with 3 zones of mixing elements was used to produce nanocomposite fibers of polyethylene terapthalate (PET) and carbon nanotubes. The PET and the CNT materials were fed using two separately controlled feeders. The polymer was fed at the first entrance to the extruder; whereas, the CNT was fed at three different positions located along the extruder barrel. The results showed that an addition of 1 wt% CNT enhanced the mechanical properties of PET/CNT nanocomposite fibers. The yield strength, tensile strength, and toughness were increased by 80%, 51%, and 134%, respectively, in contrast to the mechanical properties of pristine PET fibers. The scanning electron microscope (SEM) images showed that the feeding position with three mixing zones gives the most uniform distribution of CNT and the best spinnability of the PET/CNT fibers.


Objective To determine the levels of myelin basic protein (MBP) and interleukin-16 (IL-16) in patients with Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS). Method The levels of MBP and IL-16 were measured in patients with GBS (36 cases) by ELISA method and compared with those in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS,45 cases), and those in control subjects (33 cases). Result Levels of MBP in CSF from the control, GBS and MS patients were significantly higher than the serum samples from these patients (P 0.01),but the levels of IL-16 in CSF were significantly lower than the serum IL-16 (P 0.01). The level of MBP in CSF was significantly higher in GBS patients than the control subjects (P 0.01), but the level was lower than the CSF from MS patients (P 0.01). Level of MBP in serum was significantly lower in GBS patients than the MS patients (P 0.01), but no difference was found between GBS and control subjects. Levels of IL-16 in CSF were significantly higher in GBS patients than the control subjects (P 0.05), but the level of serum IL-16 was significantly lower in GBS patients than the control subjects (P 0.01). Significant differences in the levels of IL-16 in CSF and serum between GBS and MS patients were not observed. Conclusion Demyelination on the nerve root may be apparent during the onset of GBS. For the patients with GBS, IL-16 may be responsible for myelinolysis and inflammation on the nerve root.


Abstract : Controlled Density Fill (CDF) is a ready-made mix of sand, fly ash, cement, and water that, when used as backfill, flows into excavated cavities, completely filling all voids. It can be used anywhere conventional soils or aggregate backfill is used. Its advertised advantages are numerous including speed, cost, and performance. This study concentrates on CDF's performance in utility trenches as a flexible pavement subgrade backfill material where careful engineering consideration must be given in determining material properties for pavement design and analysis. Since resilient modulus testing is the most accurate method of determining pavement subgrade suitability for soils, these tests were conducted of CDF cylinders. Moduli were compared with those of typical subgrade soils. Subgrades with resilient modulus values greater than 15, 000 psi are considered excellent material. While subgrades under Washington highways averaged 19,300 psi, CDF with 40 lbs/CY of cement averaged 41,400 psi. CDF with 30 lbs/CY of cement averaged only 11,700 psi. No plastic deformation (settlement) problems were encountered after 612,000 equivalent single-axle loads with the 40 lbs/CY mix. When combined with other advantages including economy, CDF appears to be a viable subgrade material.


More than half the kitchens in the world use traditional wood burning stoves for cooking. The traditional stove involves burning of wood in open which leads to inefficient combustion with 5 to 10 % thermal efficiency. In this study, highly improved stoves were designed and developed by varying height, shape and air supply. It was observed that the cylinder shaped stoves performed with higher thermal efficiency than the frustum stoves. The height of the combustion chamber was optimized at 12 cm with better combustion (19.83%) and higher heat transfer rate (20.15%). The primary air supply of 80 % and secondary air of 20 % resulted in higher combustion temperature (660.9 °C) and lesser air pollutants of 0.82 g L-1 (CO) and 142 g L-1 (HC). The cylindrical combustion chamber of height 12 cm with primary sir supply and secondary air supply of 80 and 20 %, respectively resulted to higher thermal efficiency of 22.86 %, specific fuel consumption of 0.59 kg L-1 and heat transfer efficiency of 23.08 %.


In the previous reports of this series, it was assumed that the piston-ring was pushed out by the force of back pressure, and the experiments were carried out by the rubber tire method. In the actual condition, however, the pressures of gas act on the surfaces of the back and side of the ring and between the ring and the cylinder at the same time. In this report we have obtained the ratio of the pressure in the rubber tire to the pressure difference between the upper and lower sides of ring in order to equalize the lubricating properties in both cases, through the theoretical and experimental studies. This ratio is influenced by the shape and thickness of the oil-film and also by the moving direction of the piston-ring and etc., however, the approximate value is 0.5 for all conditions.


A new metal-free tandem protocol for the synthesis of α-ketoimides via sp3, sp2, and sp C–H functionalization followed by oxidative cross coupling with benzamidines hydrochloride using catalytic iodine with TBHP in DMSO has been developed. A wide range of functional group tolerance, an inexpensive catalyst, operational simplicity and good to excellent yields of the products are the striking features of this method.


Introduction: Human and animal studies have shown that schistosomiasis protects against metabolic diseases such as dyslipidemia, atherosclerosis and diabetes. However, less is known about the effects of a high-fat diet on hepatic architecture, formation and composition of granulomas in acute schistosomiasis mansoni. Methods: Male C57BL/6 mice fed high-fat (60% fat) chow or standard (10% fat) chow for 13 weeks were infected with 80 Schistosoma mansoni cercariae. The mice were assigned into four groups: uninfected fed standard (SC), high-fat chow (HFC), infected fed standard (ISC) and high-fat chow (IHFC). Blood lipid concentrations (cholesterol, triglycerides, LDL, VLDL, HDL), oral glucose tolerance test, body mass gain, liver mass and intestinal parasiteegg counting (oogram), cellular composition, percentage of inflammatory infiltrates and morphometric features (area and perimeter) of liver granulomaswere measured. The volumetric density of hepatocytes, steatosis, sinusoids, necrosis and hepatic fibrosis were estimated by using stereology. Results: IHFC mice showed lower blood lipid levels, biometrics, improved glucose tolerance and less steatosis compared to control mice (HFC). The IHFC group showed larger granulomas, predominance of polymorphonuclear cells and rich inflammatory infiltration, binucleated hepatocytes and histopathological changes more severe than ISC. Conclusion: Although acute schistosomiasis reduces the effects of a high-fat diet on the host's metabolism, it induces damage to liver architecture.


Objective:  Many of the risk factors for major depression are not amenable to change. The present study was designed to identify factors associated with recovery from depression that could be targets for clinical intervention.


In this study, the characteristics of air pollutant emissions from ships' engines have been investigated by conducting E2 and E3 cycle mode tests. A engine 360Ps (Doosan L126TIH engine) and 400kW dynamometer Horiba-Schenck were utilized for engine tests. The FTIR analyzer and SPC were used to measure exhaust gas (NOx, SOx etc.) and PM (particulate matter), respectively. The results showed that the emissions of THC and CO produced from engine were increased with the increase of sulfur content in fuel oils at E2 and E3 cycle modes. The kinetic viscosity of the fuel increased as the sulfur content of the fuel increased, thereby the specific fuel oil consumption (SFC) of the engine improved. This result is considered to be due to improved combustion conditions due to increased average diameters of sprayed particles and due to increased kinetic viscosity under constant fuel injection pressure in this study. In the case of NOx emission, this study showed no significant change in amount of sulfur content.


We have used the graphics processing unit (GPU) of the graphics card to create an evolutionary image processing system which is able to learn how to detect a user-specified object in an image. The system receives an image sequence as input. The user only has to tell the system where this object is located. This is done by using the mouse pointer. The user simply moves the mouse over the desired object and then presses the mouse button as long as the object is located under the mouse pointer. The user follows this object over several frames while keeping the mouse button pressed. As this is being done, the system evolves a population of image processing algorithms by exploiting the power of the GPU at interactive rates. Our system is the first GPU accelerated evolutionary image processing system (Figure 1) which allows the automatic creation of object detection algorithms [2]. This is the first step towards building fully adaptive evolutionary vision systems [1]. Consumer graphics cards are specifically optimized to render images at high speeds. A three-dimensional scene consists of numerous triangles which are fed to the graphics card. In order to obtain photo-realistic images, small programs can be sent to the graphics card to specify computations which should be carried out per vertex (vertex shaders) or per pixel (pixel shaders). The OpenGL shading language (OpenGLSL) has been developed as a standard to program vertex and pixel shaders. This shading language as well as the computations which are carried out on the graphics card are highly optimized for rendering three-dimensional scenes consisting of thousands of triangles. We use this programming paradigm to perform image processing on the graphics card efficiently. To fully exploit the power of the GPU, we use exactly the same paradigm which is used when rendering images. Only a single polygon is rendered. This polygon represents the output image of the image processing algorithm. The image processing algorithm (generated by simulated evolution) is fed to the pixel shader. This pixel shader is then used to compute the correct output color for each pixel. The original input image is supplied to the pixel shader as a texture.


In the university curriculum and choreography of animation professionals, acting class in the curriculum has not been given enough attention, is the most easily overlooked animation specialized courses. Less importance to the acting class, mainly because of lack of knowledge for the importance of professionals in the animation show. Professional courses in animation should be mentioned in an acting class and painting classes with the same important role, should be treated as a required important course in animation professional.


Old historical string musical instruments in Western cultural tradition have been recognised as objects of universal cultural heritage since 1967. These instruments are those from the violin family, guitars, harps, harpsichords and pianos built since before the 14th century. These rare and unique musical instruments specifically addressed vital questions related their use, restoration and conservation. For the characterization of historical musical instruments one or several non-destructive tests could be selected depending on the purposes of the investigations, namely the characterization of their materials or the behaviour of the entire instrument.


In the process of industrialization and urbanization, the urban smog in the UK is becoming increasingly severe. Smog has caused a certain degree of harm to people's life safety, animal and plant health and the appearance of buildings. In view of the characteristics of the mixed air pollution state, the British government began to carry out comprehensive governance. A series of measures, such as increasing the use of new energy, formulating long-term environmental protection plans, making environmental data public and information transparent, and strengthening public participation in air quality supervision, have all laid a solid foundation for the UK's environmental governance. It is worth mentioning that the UK's use of marine renewable energy plays an important role in environmental protection, such as the development of tidal energy and the use of offshore wind energy resources, which are in a leading position in the world. Through a series of governance measures, the UK's air pollution control has achieved significant results.


Conrad's Heart of Darkness has been studied from various points of view by scholars. However; the approach to woman has not been focused to a desired extent. It is evident that the existence of woman has been kept in the background in Heart of Darkness purposefully. Despite all unfavourable approach, this paper aims to reveal the importance of women characters in the novel. This study claims that woman characters' contribution to Heart of Darkness is much more than the supposed. The success of the novel depends on women to a large extent.


Chain Expansion of Functionalized Alkanones by Rearrangement Reactions

In analogy to the transamidation reactions which were published earlier a method is described to prolong aliphatic C-chains by two or four C-atoms. 1,3-Diketones or 2-nitro alkanones which are monosubstituted at C(2) are condensed with e.g. methyl vinyl ketone. The reaction product is transformed to its chain-prolonged isomer in the presence of strong base via a 4- or 6-membered intermediate. The most effective reagent for the Michael reaction is methyl 3-oxo-4-pentenoate (20). In this case it was possible to convert 3-nitro-2-butanone (21) to methyl 2-acetyl-6-nitro-3-oxoheptanoate (26) in 82% yield.


When I wrote my Science report (1), I relied on the tentative conclusion of Robin et al. (2) that the near-vertical reflections were "deep shear surfaces." When Harrison's paper (3) appeared, I wondered if those reflections might in fact be unreal. However, Bentley has evidence for anisotropy in the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, and he suspects that convection may be involved (4). T. HUGHES Inistitiute of Polar Studies and Departmnent of Civil Engineering, Ohio State University, Columnbus 43210


The present study sought to investigate the effect of verbatim and nonverbatim interlingual and intralingual subtitles on L2 vocabulary comprehension and production. To this end, four groups of 30 language learners studying conversational English in two language institutes in Qazvin participated in the study. Each of the groups watched the same movie with a different type of subtitling: a) verbatim interlingual, b) nonverbatim interlingual, c) verbatim intralingual and d) nonverbatim intralingual subtitles. The participants also received a vocabulary pretest and vocabulary comprehension and production post-tests. Two separate Two-Way ANOVA procedures were used to analyze the obtained data. The results revealed that nonverbatim subtitles resulted in more vocabulary comprehension regardless of whether they were interlingual or intralingual, whereas intralingual subtitles were more conductive to vocabulary production irrespective of whether they were verbatim or nonverbatim.


The invention 3D a first surface, a first opposing surface and the first second surfaces molded in three dimensions that is substantially parallel to the surface and the first and second circumferential portions interconnecting the forming surface formed by It relates to a sheet metal component including an edge portion extending along the peripheral edge. Edge comprises a front end portion formed of the trimming operation, a recess is formed around the forming operation of the trimming operation. Trim, sheet metal, the front end portion, the recess


This article presents the recent results from the study conducted by the authors on the application of giant magnetostrictive material. Tb0.3Dy0.7Fe1.95 is used to develop a novel pump which is able to feed at constant rate under high pressure. Two kinds of methods are employed for comparison purpose to fabricate the giant magnetostrictive material; Bridgman method and powder metallurgy method. The performance of the pump using each sample is closely evaluated and compared with each other. Prestress dependency of the magnetostrictive rods is also examined to illustrate distinctions between the two methods. It is found that the rod manufactured by powder metallurgy method shows less prestress dependency than that based on Bridgman method while the pump equipped with the latter sample yields a higher flow rate than the former does. It is also verified in terms of the efficacy of giant magnetostrictive materials on pumps which implies possible futuristic applications in human bodies by downsizing its power transmission mechanism.


Abstract Sharing Economy is a new economic institution. This conclusion was reached from a thorough analysis of institutional theory and Schumpeter's proposal on consumption and technological revolutions. This is not a minor issue given its current importance and users' trend, due to its institutionalization, towards the use of digital platforms for obtaining products and services. These platforms, called peer to peer or p2p, reduce uncertainty and build trust between the parties, while providing decision elements and analysis information. The platforms one of the key elements of this institution. The text deals with the main authors on collaborative consumption, their institutional status and their existence as a mechanism that allows addressing the social optimum, the super decisive agent of Harsanyi and the forms of consumption.


This research has introduced an authenticated study of the jurisprudent maxim (what can be excused in the means cannot be too in the ends) which is considered one of excuse maxims in the shari'a of islam. The research has also tackled its concept , applications , and conditions.
The study explains that the means and the objectives are the same, but means are of less important than objectives, so the legislator allows excuses in the means unless they are bare objectives.
The research differentiates between the maxim and the meckavelli theory which says "the end justifies the means" by explaining the meaning of the theory and its origin, and the difference between the theory and the maxim respect of source, application, and conditions.


The preventive/corrective control for voltage stability is an indispensable part of on-line voltage monitoring system. Hidden trouble of voltage stability could be eliminated by cooperation of preventive control and corrective control, thus the operating point could be in secure area continually. In this paper, a 168-bus real power system was investigated to illustrate how to solve optimal control problem using primal-dual interior point method (PDIPM). Additionally, this paper presents a new scheme of voltage collapse preventive control problem, coordinating the optimal power flow (OPF) computation with the automatic voltage control (AVC) system. This new scheme proposed has been recognized by engineering practice.


bution in patients with gram-negative sepsis in the ICU. Anesthesiology 67:A126, 1987 20. Sumner WR, Michael JR, Lipsky JJ: Initial aminoglycosides levels in the critically ill. Crit Care Med 11:948-950, 1983 21. Triginer C, Izquierdo I, Fernandez R, et al: Gentamicin volume of distribution in critically ill septic patients. Intensive Care Med 16:303-306, 1990 22. Bergmans D, Bonten M: Colonization and infection with pseudomonas aeruginosa in intensive care: Endogenous or exogenous origin? Yearbook of Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine. Heidelberg, Springer Verlag, 1999, pp 131-140


A new CVD technology is proposed to form a conformal SiO/sub 2/ film with superior film quality. This technology is named Tetraethylorthosilicate (TEOS) Ozone Pulse-wave Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition (TOP-PECVD). In the TOP-PECVD technology, TEOS-O/sub 3/ thermal film deposition and O/sub 2/+O/sub 3/ plasma film modification processes are alternately repeated in the same reaction chamber to obtain a thick and homogeneous film. The TOP-PECVD film has high conformality (Side/Top) of over 90%, which is much larger than that for a conventional TEOS-PECVD film (41%). On the other hand, it has less moisture content and smaller leakage current as compared to the conventional TEOS-PECVD film. Carbon content, measured by SIMS, is one hundredth times less than that in the TEOS-PECVD film. Delineation etching patterns show that the TOP-PECVD film has a good homogeneous quality.<<ETX>>


Suitable for graduate level and executive education programs, this undisguised case describes the life of Dennis Paustenbach, president and CEO of ChemRisk, and what, to his mind, is the typical life of a senior executive: many demands on one's time, multiple projects, and serious consequences for inattention, both personally and professionally. This case can be used to teach students about individual behavior, Type A behavior, time and priority management, balancing work and family life, managing performance, managing energy in professional life styles, organizational behavior, and leadership.


The invention relates to a method for operating an opto-electronic sensor (5) for a motor vehicle (1), wherein during a first measuring cycle (M1) at least one series of measurements (14) is carried out, wherein by means of a transmitting unit (6) of the optoelectronic sensor ( 5) (within a predetermined angular range 12) a predetermined number of transmission signals (8) is emitted and the (from an object 3) reflected transmitted signals are received as reception signals (9) by means of a receiving unit (7) of the opto-electronic sensor (5), wherein by means of the opto-electronic sensor (5) on the basis of the receiving unit (7) during the first measurement cycle (M1) received reception signals (9), a location area (16) of the object (3) within the predetermined angular range (12) is determined and at a subsequent, second measuring cycle (M2) is changed, the transmission of the transmission signals (8) within the location area (16).


The computational model was established for the conventional pump-pipe-nozzle fuel system of Diesel engines;and some formula of physical property parameters were given for diesel fuel and DME blends,such as its density,volume modulus,viscosity and surface tension.The simulation results show that by increasing the DME mixing ratio,the needle valve delays to open slightly.But its injection duration is almost unchanged.However,the injection pressure,the injection velocity and the cumulative amount of fuel injection decrease.


This review discusses the determinants of job stress in the nursing profession. It summarizes the results of 51 studies published between 1990 and 2005. The present review includes psychological, attitudinal and behavioral stress indicators, and in this way focuses on a variety of outcomes: job satisfaction, health complaints, burnout, absenteeism and turnover. The dimensions of the Job Demands, Control, Support (JDCS) model were found to be important determinants, as well as other job characteristics such as communication, home-work conflict and taskand role clarity. Challenging work, supervisor support, control and coping have the potential to buffer the detrimental effects of a stressful work environment. Challenging or meaningful work however can work out in opposite ways. The commitment to take care of others can be an important buffer in the stressor-strain relationship, but also can lead to burnout, when going on too long. Providing a comprehensive review of the existing literature is complicated by the enormous diversity of work stressors and the differences in their operationalizations. This review calls for more consensus in operationalizations of independent as well as dependent variables. The present study extends previous research on occupational stress in nursing by simultaneous examination of direct effects of work conditions on a variety of stressors, and moderators of the stressor-strain relationship.


 In the current investigation relatively high surface flow and low nitrate removal rates would increase the surface area needed for the implementation of CWs. A better understanding of these controlling factors as well as the hydrology of small waterways influenced by intense agriculture, should lead to an appropriate definition of the area and number of CWs needed to decrease nitrate concentrations. Insight flow dynamics of small watercourses would compensate the possible overestimation of the wetland size.  ICWs offer an interesting perspective to tackle diffuse nitrate pollution, hence, the importance to further explore the feasibility of the presented study.


This report discusses the use of peer sampling and its application in planning individualized instructional programs. The procedures are illustrated by a plan to familiarize an incoming student to a university campus and community. The plan is formulated for two potential residences to illustrate the environmental specifity of the procedure.


The tonic postural system guarantees the stability of the human body in upright stance and during locomotion. It is considered as a complex organization which involves several internal systems and has multiple sources of information. In this paper, we provide a review of techniques and materials for human stability assessment. The primary tools to record and evaluate human sways in static posture are presented such as video-based methods, sensors-based methods and force platform-based methods. Moreover, various protocols and postural conditions in the literature are presented for recording the center of pressure (CoP) displacements. In addition, several relevant studies in the literature are shown and analyzed by highlighting the performances and limitations of the proposed techniques.


This paper demonstrates the impact of transceiver impairments on channel capacity and bit-error-rate (BER) performance of a dual-hop half-duplex cognitive relay network over AWGN channel. We consider the soft-information-relaying (SIR) protocol where the relay node computes the reliabilities (soft) of the received signal from source and then forwards to the destination. The hardware impairment model of the received signal via AWGN channel is first introduced. The analysis on capacity and BER performance are then presented for the network with binary phase shift keying (BPSK) modulation. Furthermore, the impacts of hardware impairments on BER are quantified for the network with SIR and hard decode-and-forward (DF) protocol. The simulation results on channel capacity of the network with SIR protocol acknowledge the ceiling capacity of the realistic transceivers that can not be exceeded by increasing transmit power. Moreover, we found that the BER performance of SIR network with the worst hardware impairment level in 3GPP LTE requirements is on par with the best transceiver level of the network with hard DF. This concludes that the SIR outperforms the hard DF on limit the impact of hardware impairments on BER performance.


Banks as financial institutions in addition to carrying out the functions briefing (mobilize) funds from the public in the form of deposits, banks are also functioning as an institution rarely credit.Not in business as a credit institution bank asked for a collateral for loans that have been be given.Guarantee It could be collateral material or individuals. This study aims to determine the terms of a credit agreement with a third party guarantee, as well as legal protection that can be given to the creditors. This research was conducted using the method of juridical normative research specifications were used in this research is descriptive analysis that describes the study of law against the non-fulfillment of the promise associated with the legislation in force and legal theories that support and analyze the obstacles often arise in practice conducted by studying documents and interviews. Based on the survey results revealed that the provision of credit agreement with a third party guarantee in the Civil Code refers to the provisions of Article 1820 to Article 1850.Apart than that there are several articles related to the production of this underwriting agreement such as Article 1131 to Article 1134, followed by Article 1313, Section 1320, Section 1329, Section 1338 Book of civil law legislation.Law protection for creditors in the credit agreement with a third party guarantee is very small, because it is tied only the ability of a third party that the third party if the debtor defaults will pay off the debt of the debtor, and here there are no objects owned by third parties are bound by the lender, so the lender trouble to ask for the fulfillment of the achievements of the debtor by a third party.


The purpose of this article is to investigate the relationship between career adaptability (CA) and organizational embeddedness (OE) and organizational and occupational turnover intention among employees in the Netherlands. Logistic regression analysis was utilized to examine survey data obtained from 173 employees with various occupations, who worked for (semi-)public and private organizations in the Netherlands. The variable measuring CA did not contribute to explaining organizational or occupational turnover intention. The variable measuring OE contributed to explaining organizational and, to a lesser extent, occupational turnover intention. In addition, for moderately to higher embedded workers, the odds of organizational turnover increased when they had higher CA. Our results suggest that the fostering of CA, in general, does not influence the likelihood of workers making transitions. Implications for practice and future research are discussed.


Neural network and polynomial-based techniques are applied to. process aerodynamic data obtained fi-om computational simulations for flows around a generic threedimensional wing/blade and a twodimensional airfoil. The main purpose of this study is to offer insight into developing appropriate techniques for supporting engineering design and op-on by considering small data sets (between 9 to 25 simulations) and a larger data set (up to 765 simulations). Relative performances of radial-basis and back-propagation networks, and polynomial-based iechaiw are Compared. For moderate data sizes, both the neural network and the polynomial-based techniques yi$d comparable prfomances ths? improve as the data size increases. For large data sets, a two-layer radialbasis network is effective for data analysis provided thatappropriatecan be developed to guide the s&&ion of model para&ters.


In spite of their prospects for tribological applications, the high friction and wear of ceramic materials under dry sliding contact necessitate the need for lubrication. Results of the present study showed that an effective way of lubricating ceramic surfaces under boundary conditions at room and high temperatures was the simultaneous application of solid (soft metal) and liquid lubricants (oil). Compared to dry sliding of uncoated materials, oil lubricated sliding of ion-beam-assisted-deposition (IBAD) Ag-coated Si{sub 3}N{sub 4} surface resulted (for the conditions tested) in a decrease of the friction coefficient by a factor of 18 (0.8 to 0.05) and of the wear rate by more than four orders of magnitude ({approx}10{sup {minus}4} to {approx}10{sup {minus}8} mm{sup 3}N{sup {minus}1}m{sup {minus}1}). The Ag coating was effective in preventing ceramic-to-ceramic contact under boundary-lubricated regimes. The only drawback observed in the present study was the occurrence of a chemical interaction between the Ag film and sulfur from the oil which reduced the durability of the Ag film. 7 refs., 8 figs., 4 tabs.


Based on the investigation in Xinjiang Manas county,using binary Logistic regression analysis,we built an analytical framework contained of household`s property right safety cognition,opportunity cost,transaction cost and external environment features. The results showed that opportunity cost and transaction cost had a positive significant influence on contract way for farmers renting out land; external environment characteristic had negative significant influence on the contract mode selection. For farmers to rent land,opportunity cost had negative significant influence on the contract mode selection. Farmer`s property safety cognition did not significantly affected contract way selection for farmers to turn in or turn out the land.